Navarre High School’s girls soccer team had plenty to celebrate Tuesday as it clinched the top seed in the district tournament with a 4-1 win over Niceville. The Raiders are 7-0 in the district this season.
The Lady Raider dominated the Fort Walton Beach Invitational on Dec. 1 at Choctaw. The Raiders won a first place finish in each of the 10 weight divisions. The Raiders also finished second in seven weight divisions. The final score was Navarre 75, Fort Walton Beach 23 and Choctaw 15.
The Lady Raiders played two of their toughest rivals this week with their unbeaten streak on the line. The Raider offense scored three times against each opponent and the defense allowed only one goal in the two games.
Dan Baccarini remembers when Navarre United was a thriving soccer club. He hopes bring it back to where it once was, now that he is the club’s new director of coaching.
Less than a week after learning Jackie Coyne had stepped down unexpectedly as the head coach, Navarre’s girls basketball team went out Monday night and put forth every ounce of effort it had in a 39-36 loss to county rival Pace.
Monique Fred was on a competitive JV cheer team a year ago and so it’s no surprise the Navarre senior jumped at the chance to be on a competitive squad at the varsity level this year.
Inside a somber locker room late Friday night, Navarre football players gathered around their head coach, Jay Walls, and listened quietly to his postgame speech.
Even last season, when Navarre’s girls basketball team was in the midst of arguably its best season in program history, Jackie Coyne considered stepping down as the head coach of the Raiders.
