Sports Archive

Jeff Manlin grew up playing lacrosse while in middle school and high school, and he nearly made the college team at the Air Force Academy.

Navarre’s softball team was eliminated by Niceville 5-2 at Milton April 25 in the opening round of the district playoffs.

Navarre’s baseball team experienced the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat in a pair of games last week, beating West Florida 9-8 and falling 7-5 to rival Gulf Breeze on senior night.

Some nights are more frustrating than others at the plate. Pensacola had one of its more difficult nights Friday in a 1-0 loss to Biloxi at Blue Wahoos Stadium.

The odds were stacked against Navarre’s 400 relay team entering the 1-3A regional meet last Thursday at Chiles in Tallahassee.

With the 144th pick in the NFL Draft, the Indianapolis Colts select Grover Stewart, a defensive tackle out of Albany State.

Brian O’Grady finished out his career at Rutgers as one of the top hitters in program history.

More than two weeks have passed since Navarre’s track teams last competed — 17 days to be exact if you are counting at home — and the time in between the district and regional meets has been well spent by the Raiders.

There is a certain amount of toughness to the Pensacola Ice Flyers that can’t be measured on a stat sheet.

It takes time to build a sports program from the ground up. It can be challenging, and at times even a little frustrating, but the willingness to stay the course must be strong enough to overcome any obstacle along the way.