Colt Brauns buried a 3-pointer. Aaden Jackson coasted through the lane for a layup. And just like that Navarre’s boys basketball team had shaken off a tough start and seized the moment against Gulf Breeze in a District 1-6A quarterfinal Tuesday night.
Huntingdon head football coach Mike Turk is set to receive the Starr-Sullivan Achievement Award at the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet in May.
Former Navarre Raider Calyn Rounsaville is heading into year two of her college softball career.
Rounsaville is coming off a solid freshman campaign where she eventually earned a spot in the starting lineup.
It’s almost time for the girls weightlifting state meets. The 3A schools compete are set to compete Feb. 11 while the 1A schools will compete Feb. 13.
Both competitions are at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland and will begin at 10 a.m. EST.
District championships in basketball will be on the line this week as area teams head into their respective tournaments.
Teams get rolling on Monday. Semifinals are Wednesday and championship games are Friday.
Noah Chin scored late in the fourth quarter, helping to put the finishing touches on Navarre’s 52-44 comeback win over Jay Friday night, his basket sending the student section that adores him into a frenzy.
Chin smiled. Sure, these past four years haven’t been easy. But on this night, he and his fellow Raiders had something to smile about, and it’s clear the direction of the program is trending up.
It’s almost time to hoop it up in the district tournament.
Area boys basketball teams getting rolling with tourney play on Tuesday. Semifinals are Thursday and championship games are Saturday.
Navarre’s shot at 22 wins in the regular season in girls basketball was denied last Thursday night.
In a playoff-like battle against the Jay Royals, the Raiders fell short, 45-41, in a hard-fought game featuring two of the best teams in the state.
Maryah Eddy didn’t get a chance to compete in the weightlifting postseason a year ago because of competitive cheerleading.
But she has made up for lost time, including at the Region 1-3A meet Thursday at Pace, taking home runner-up honors in Traditional while placing third in Olympic.
Despite falling in the district tournament earlier this month, the Navarre Raider girls soccer team is headed to the regional tournament once again.
The Raiders (10-9-1) are the eighth seed for the Region 1-6A tourney and play top-seeded Niceville (15-1-1) Thursday night at the Twin Oaks soccer complex. Game time is 6 p.m.
