Sports Archive

Tish Boozer used to coach high school golf at Navarre and knows how difficult it is to build a program, to find a group of players who all have the skills to be successful in the sport.

Winning is something Gavin LaValley is accustomed to. He’s done it most of his baseball career.

Matthew Estrada has been named the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year. The University of West Florida standout is hitting .343 and has driven in 21 runs. He is the sixth player in program history to earn the honor and he also landed a spot on the All-GSC second team.

Greg Greenhaw has only one returning starter on his offensive line. That’s Bryson Garner.

Navarre senior Garrett Schluter started long snapping when he was in middle school. He wasn’t expecting to.

Jon Boddy paced back and forth a few times in the dugout, the head coach of Navarre crossing his arms as he did so. The players leaned on the railing of the fence in front of the dugout, shouting words of encouragement to their teammates on the field, hoping their season wouldn’t run out of breath.

Matt Harshany has long been recognized as one of the best basketball players in the Panhandle.

Just another inch or two and the ball is fair and probably good for an extra-base hit. Instead it goes foul, and University of West Florida (UWF) softball player Callan Taylor steps back up to the plate to take another swing at a pitch during a game against Valdosta State two weeks ago.

Eighteen games. That’s all Taylor Sparks played in last season with the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. A rash of injuries, including a broken wrist, derailed his opportunity to showcase his talent in his second season with the Double-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds.

Khiara Newton placed at the state track and field meet for the third consecutive season Saturday afternoon.