Navarre was riding an emotional high after defeating Niceville on consecutive nights two weeks ago as the victories secured the regular-season championship.
Fans lined the grass around University Park Field Saturday morning. Tailgating was in full swing prior to kickoff. Even the cheerleaders were present. It felt like a regular season game in a lot of ways.
The regular season came to a close this week for Navarre’s softball team and while the season has not been a smooth one all the way through, Navarre head coach Kelly Hayes can’t fault her team for the effort it has put forth.
Michael Sandle had the option of playing college football but the Navarre senior decided baseball was the sport he wanted to play in college and signed a national letter of intent with South Alabama Wednesday afternoon in a packed cafeteria.
Amir Garrett stole a line from Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch when he answered a question about moving up to Double A baseball, where he will begin the year as a starting pitcher for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
Quentin Randolph walked off the practice turf at the University of West Florida Friday afternoon satisfied with the effort he had put forth during another day of spring football practice.
Hard work has paid off for five Navarre High School student-athletes.
Soccer players Mariah McKinney, Kayla Folse, Gianna Bly and Cat Baccarini, along with volleyball standout Shelby Freese, signed national letters of intent Wednesday afternoon.
Sometimes a batter keeps swinging and the hits don’t come. The ball instead falls into the glove of an outfielder or smacks into the mitt of the catcher as the hitter swings and misses on strike three.
Everyone has a reason for trying out something new. Khiara Newton’s reason for attempting to pole vault during her freshman season at Navarre is a pretty simple one.
