Navarre High School football players and cheerleaders are accustomed to performing on grass, but they showed May 28 they can also make important plays on sand.
Bragging rights go to the defensive Maroon squad as they bested the White offensive players, 41-35, May 22 in the annual Maroon-White Navarre Raider Spring football game. Although defense officially won the day, in reality, the offensive prowess on both sides of the ball captured the spotlight.
For the first time, Pensacola was a site for the annual, nationwide observance of “Ride of Silence” to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured by motorists. The event was also designed to bring awareness to “Sharing the Road,” a cyclist-motorists awareness program.
Navarre High School football players will take the field at 7 p.m. Friday for the annual Maroon and White scrimmage game, which brings an end to the Raiders’ spring practice.
Navarre area students with special needs came out to play games, dance and just have fun at this year’s Raider Sports Ability Games at the Navarre High School fields Friday.
The 35th Annual Senior Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet was held May 8 at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola. The event was sponsored by the Pensacola Sports Association and recognizes senior student athletes in every sport from each high school in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. Recipients are selected for their athletic accomplishments and community service contributions with an emphasis on academic and scholastic excellence.
Jenna Bobbitt may be the best softball player to ever put on a Raider uniform, and that is saying a lot. This week, the Florida High School Coach’s Association agreed with that assessment and named her to the north squad for the state all-star tournament to be played in Ocala May 16 and 17. Bobbitt was also named to the Subway Northwest Florida All-star team consisting of Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa seniors in a game to be played May 22.
The Navarre High School Baseball Booster Club hosted the annual end of season awards banquet May 8 at the Club at Hidden Creek. Coach David Meredith presented individual awards to the following varsity players:
