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With the heat index, it’s probably feels like it’s at least 100 degrees on a late June morning in Navarre. Lee Jones is encouraging Raider players as they run sprints and navigate their way through weave drills on a sun-baked practice field.
It’s one of those days where Jones, a former Navarre Raider standout, is thankful he’s now a coach instead of an athlete.

New Breed is a team of flag football all-stars, a dream team that one might create on a video game.
You’ve got Pace quarterback Amaya Pablo, nicknamed Little Tua and arguably one of the nation’s best quarterbacks. There’s Natalie Busch, who burst onto the scene in 2024 with a breakout season at Navarre, and is one of those receivers who catches almost anything you throw her way.

Lighthouse Christian College is starting football in 2024, with eight games on its schedule for the inaugural season.
The Makos are eyeing Division I recruiting coordinator Ronnie Cottrell as their head coach – details are still being worked out – and are aiming to have between 75 and 80 on their roster.

Members of the Navarre Raider softball team dumping a cooler full of water over the head of Jacqueline Othmani at the end of a youth camp earlier this week.
While it was the players having fun, in a way, it could be viewed as a celebration of Othmani being named the new head coach of the Raider softball team.

Navarre alum Emily (Madril) Sams has received big news, earning a call up as a training player for the United States Women’s National Soccer Team.
She will be with the team for its pre-Olympic training camp ahead of the 2024 Games in Paris.

Connor Mathews is likely headed to Niceville for his senior season of football and also announced his commitment to a Division I college.

Soon it will be so long June and hello July.
That’s when everything starts to ramp up a little more on the football field as the Navarre Raiders inch closer to the start of preseason camp and the 2024 campaign.

Jacob Walsh gained a lot of valuable experience a season ago playing alongside veteran talent on the Navarre Raiders’ offensive line.
It was players like Charlie Cottrell, Jaxson Spalla and Cam Pollard, three leaders up front who Walsh was able to learn from.

Navarre Xpress has made strong performances a habit. It was no exception at the Region 9 Qualifier in Lake City the weekend of June 22.

Quentin Randolph caught a touchdown pass for the seventh time in the last eight games as he helped the Vegas Knight Hawks edge the Arizona Rattlers 55-50 on June 22.