Inside his office on a Thursday afternoon, Navarre girls weightlifting coach Garrett Bagley is talking to a couple of his lifters about what they should be focused on during their workouts for that day.
Dante Wright had just hit a jump shot in the lane in the fourth quarter, pushing Navarre over Gulf Breeze back to 10 in an intense rivalry game Tuesday night in Navarre.
The Lady Raiders had seven lifters automatically qualify for the state meet in Belleview on Feb. 2 with first place finishes in their seven weight divisions. In addition, another 10 qualified as a result of finishing among the top 20 lifters in the state within their weight division.
Niceville 1, Raiders 0
After defeating Escambia 8 – 0 and Tate 2 – 0 in the first two games of the district playoffs, the Raiders met rival Niceville for the district championship on Jan. 19 at Tate.
