The Navarre girls weightlifting program could have entered this year with a rebuilding mentality after losing five of the six medal winners from last year’s state championship team to graduation. However, this team is extremely motivated to make a return trip to the state meet in February.
Three members of the Navarre swim and dive team punched their tickets to the FHSAA State Championship with strong performances at last week’s Regional competition in Jacksonville.
The Navarre High girls soccer team began the week by shutting out Crestview 8 – 0 in a Nov. 5 away contest. Two days later, the Lady Raiders played arch-rival Gulf Breeze to a scoreless tie at NYSA. Playing their third game of the week, Navarre traveled to West Florida High School and shut out the Jaguars 2 – 0 last Saturday.
The first week of the regular soccer season was a busy one for the Raiders boys soccer team. They played Choctaw at home on November 4 and won 3 – 1. They lost to Gulf Breeze, 4-0. However, the final score did not reflect how close the game really was. Then, on Nov. 9, the Raiders traveled to West Florida High School and won in convincing fashion, 6 – 0.
Navarre High School sent three swimmers to Regionals based on their individual performances, while the boys’ 200-yard freestyle relay team also qualified for the Regional meet.
The Lady Raiders won the season opener in dominating fashion with a 9-1 victory against Catholic High in Pensacola last Tuesday. They followed that up with a 2-1 win over Mosley on Wednesday.
The Navarre High School boys soccer team had a win and a tie last week as it tied Gulf Breeze 2 – 2 on Oct. 29 and beat Choctaw 2 – 0 two days later in a preseason tourney held at the Twin Oaks Complex in Niceville. Coach Zac Preston was more interested in seeing his team perform under real playing conditions rather than the final score of the games.
The Lady Raiders soccer team beat a very good Pensacola High team 2 – 0 in the first preseason game at NYSA on Oct. 24. Two days later, they scored a solid 4 – 2 win over another powerhouse, West Florida, in their second preseason match.
