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The University of West Florida football team will now kick off its game against Northeastern State at 1 p.m. instead of 4 p.m. on Saturday at Darrell Gooden Stadium.

One week of October football is in the books. Here’s a look back at how everything played out for the teams in our coverage area last week.

Navarre and Pace have consistently been among the better cross-country teams in the area this season.

They opened October with Booker T. Washington’s Wildcat Invitational at the University of West Florida on Saturday.

During a weather delay late in the first half of Friday night’s homecoming game against Fort Walton Beach, Navarre Raider head coach Garrett Bagley talked outside the locker room with the athletic director and an official about trying to move forward.

His team led 17-6 with 2:15 to go until halftime. With the Raiders in position for their first victory, Bagley was determined to play football.

The high school baseball playoff format in Florida will look different in 2027.

Every round of the playoffs, with the exception of the quarterfinal round, will now be a best-of-three format.

After a bye week, the Navarre Raider football team returns to action Friday night, taking on Fort Walton Beach at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

The Raiders’ homecoming game kicks off at 7:30 p.m.

The Florida High School Athletic Association regional rankings look a little different this year, but here’s the latest look at them.

Instead of the rankings being broken down by region each week on the FHSAA site, MaxPreps just lists the overall state rankings for each classification.

Navarre’s volleyball team dropped its first four matches of the season.

That could have been the start of a tough year for the Raiders, who are in their first year under the direction of head coach Sloane FitzHenry.

Lighthouse Christian College’s golf team won its first New South Athletic Conference championship last Tuesday at the Osceola Municipal Golf Course in Pensacola.

The Makos were led by Jay grad Ty Posey, who earned medalist honors with a score of 65.

The Navarre Raider girls golf team earned a top five finish at the Miracle Strip Invitational on Monday.

Led by Jaya McDonald, the Raiders finished fourth with a score of 380, just five off third-place Fort Walton Beach.