The Raiders won the first game of the district playoffs, 4 – 1 over Crestview on Jan. 21 at Ashton-Brosnaham Park. In round two, they played Pace the next night and came away with a 2 – 1 win. However, the winning streak was broken by Niceville on Jan. 24 in a 2-0 loss.
Kirk Herbstreit, football analyst for ESPN’s College GameDay, will be the featured speaker at the All Sports Association annual awards banquet Friday, Feb. 6 at the Emerald Coast Convention Center.
The second-seeded Navarre Lady Raiders drew a tough schedule in the district playoffs starting with Crestview in the first round. The next night, they were scheduled to play Niceville; a team they had never beaten. If they won both, then they would probably face number one seed, Pace.
The Raiders celebrated Senior Night on Jan. 15 by blanking Catholic 2 – 0. Two days later, they closed out the regular season with a 1 – 1 tie against Gulf Breeze.
Allison ‘Cat’ Pettigrew and Jenna Bobbitt signed a letter of intent on Jan. 16 to attend Pensacola State College and play softball for the Pirates. Surrounded by family, friends and teammates, the two close friends, signed together. Both said they look forward to playing together at the next level.
The Navarre Raiders varsity boys’ basketball team has to continue to play hard as the number of remaining games for the season continues to dwindle. The past few games the Raiders have won and lost by only a small margin. The Raiders participated in the Christmas Tournament at Pensacola Catholic over the holiday break. At the tournament, the Raiders beat Gulf Breeze High School 39-38, lost to Washington High 49-42, and lost to Escambia Charter 54-52.
The Raider girls dominated the sub-sectional meet held in Navarre on Jan. 8. The top three lifters in each weight division qualified for the sectional meet to be held at Choctaw on Jan. 22. “We had a pretty good meet,” Coach Garrett Bagley said. “Our goal was for each lifter to get one of the top three spots in each weight class and then move on to the sectionals in two weeks.”
The Raider girls’ soccer team beat Arnold at home 3 – 2 on Jan. 8. For 12 of the girls, the victory was especially sweet since it was senior night. Gabby Armstrong, Taylor Brown, Ella Burkhart, Shelby Clark, Jenny Fitzpatrick, Hannah Gullickson, Hunter Moorer, Mercedes Schmick, Ally Spicer, Jade Whitley, Bri Young and managers Sierra Shepard and Jake Phillips were honored in a ceremony before the game.
