Sports Archive

With the NFL Draft rolling along with this weekend, Navarre’s own Grady Kelly is hoping to hear his name called.


Kelly is one of the Raiders’ all-time greats on defense and played at three different schools at the college level, starting his career at Colorado State and ending it at Michigan State. He also spent a season at Florida State.

Navarre’s girls lacrosse team saw its season come to an end in the Region 1-2A tournament Thursday night.

It’s time for the next step on the road to state in boys weightlifting. Regional meets get rolling this weekend, with 1A teams headed to Walton and 3A teams set to compete at Pace.

Navarre’s softball team takes aim at a second consecutive trip to the district championship game when it battles Crestview Tuesday night at home.

The regular season for Navarre’s softball team ended Tuesday night at Pace, the Raiders falling 15-4 to the Patriots in five innings.

Roan Strom and Curtis Sanders both made it to state last year. So did Evan Rosa Gale.


All three are hoping to make a run at it again this week when they compete at the Region 1-3A regional meet at Pace on Saturday.

When Leah Jackson picked off a pass in the third quarter and returned it for a touchdown, carving into the Crestview lead, there was hope for a Navarre Raider comeback in a District 1-3A flag football quarterfinal.

A Thursday night under the lights is how the University of West Florida football team’s Division I era will begin.


The Argos are set to host Southern Illinois in their first D-I Football Championship Subdivision game on Aug. 27 at Pen Air Field.

Sixteen Navarre athletes signed letters of intent on April 15 at the high school.

It was a day to remember on the track for Navarre’s boys track team. The Raiders claimed a district championship for the first time in program history on Saturday, claiming the District 1-3A crown at Pine Forest.


On the girls side, the Raiders finished fourth, led by a couple of record-breaking performances from Jade Wright.