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.
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.
Defensive stalwart Lydia Brunet erupted for 17 points to lead Navarre High School to a 66-58 girls’ basketball win in the Raiders’ final game of the regular season Thursday at Gulf Breeze.
