Sports Archive

Navarre High School’s girls’ weightlifting team on Saturday will travel to Kissimmee hoping finally to wrestle home the first-place state trophy. The Lady Raiders finished in second place four straight years, twice by one point and once by two points.

Navarre High School’s softball team opened the season with 12-1 and 11-1 preseason home wins against Gulf Breeze and Milton, respectively. Both games ended early because the “mercy rule” was in effect. As the scores might indicate, the Raiders’ pitching was spectacular and the defense played errorless ball.

With a wealth of talent returning, Navarre High School softball coach Scott Murphy is looking forward to the upcoming season. The Lady Raiders have nine returning players and will be considered to be one of the favorites to compete for a district title.

His girls’ basketball team had just lost by 27 points in its final game of the season, but Navarre High School coach Greg Boozer couldn’t stop smiling.

Navarre High School’s boys’ soccer team followed up an outstanding 2-1 upset win Jan. 30 at Tallahassee Chiles with an even better effort Feb. 2 against Niceville. Unfortunately, as well as the Raiders played, they lost to the Eagles by a 1-0 score. Ironically, the Raiders lost in almost the exact circumstances in which they won against Chiles. In both games, there was slightly less than four minutes remaining. The ball was knocked down inside the box and bounced around before a player knocked home the winning goal from close range.

Those pesky porpoises – also known as the Gulf Breeze Dolphins – didn’t get Navarre’s “Senior Night” memo, handing the host Raiders a 53-36 defeat  in the last regular season basketball game.

One hundred sixty-eight dollars isn’t much for some people, but it can be a lot to those just starting out in life.

Two regular-season games will determine Navarre’s football fate this year and next.

Jay Warren, Navarre High School’s standout running back, has committed verbally to play football at Florida Atlantic University.

Navarre High School has finished second or tied for second in the Florida High School Athletics Association girls’ weightlifting finals in four of the past five seasons. Last week, the Lady Raiders won their fifth straight sectional meet and qualified 11 lifters to try to win the school’s first team title Feb. 9 in Kissimmee.