Sports Archive

Enough notebooks to start one heck of a campfire with have laid inside a compartment in my desk for several years now.

Each one contains notes of games gone by, countless interviews with athletes and coaches and details on big moments that will forever go down of some of the best in this area’s sports history.

Navarre’s girls weightlifting team closed out the 2020 portion of its schedule on a high note.

The Raiders did it by winning their own invitational Tuesday afternoon, claiming the crown with 90 points.

Michael Carter had himself a day against the Miami Hurricanes Saturday. The University of North Carolina running back churned out 308 yards to record his second consecutive 1,000-yard season.

Carter’s yard total against the Hurricanes in Miami is the second-most in school history. He also scored two touchdowns and now has five touchdowns in the last two weeks.

Once down by almost 20 points, Navarre’s boys basketball team faced a dire situation late in its District 1-6A game against Pace Friday night.

Then the Raiders changed course. Shots started falling. They made critical defensive stops.

If we were looking for a sign that the sports train has gone off the tracks during the COVID-19 pandemic, the wait is over.

Florida State didn’t play a football game for a third consecutive week last week because of COVID issues.

When the Pensacola Blue Wahoos take the field in 2021, they will do so as the affiliate of a new team.

Pensacola has received an invitation to become part of the Miami Marlins organization as its new Double-A team.

The Pensacola Ice Flyers will put their single-game tickets on sale starting Wednesday at Noon.

The Ice Flyers are one of five teams in the SPHL that will have a season this year despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The home opener is Dec. 30 at the Pensacola Bay Center.

A tie is better than a loss. Especially against Niceville.

Despite being down five starters because of COVID-19 exposure, Navarre’s boys soccer team managed to forge a tie with the rival Eagles Monday night. Nathan Green scored the lone goal for the Raiders, who ended a streak of eight consecutive losses to the reigning 6A state champ.