Strong performances by Navarre High School’s middle-distance runners helped the Raiders finish third in the 14-team field Friday, March 2, at the 32nd Annual Frank Lay Patriot Invitational track and field meet at Pace.
The Lady Raiders’ softball team played four away games in one week and won all four. Next week will be a key week for Navarre. The Raiders will be looking to avenge two early season losses to Pace and Tate.
Navarre High School’s baseball program honored long-time supporter Dan Rollant, the late restaurateur who brought Vinnie R’s Italian Restaurant to Navarre, on Friday before losing 7-2 to visiting rival Pace. The Raiders started the week with home wins against Pensacola and Pine Forest.
Cameron Jordan, a defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints, will be the presenting speaker Friday when the Pensacola Sports Association hosts its annual awards banquet.
The Pensacola Sports Association recently announced the rosters for the 2013 Subway High School All-Star Basketball Games which will be played Friday, March 8 at Pensacola State College.
Navarre High School’s weightlifting team traveled to Pace on Feb. 25 to compete in a three-team meet and came away with the narrowest of victories. Led by first-place finishes in the 139-, 183-, 199-, 219- and 238-weight divisions, Navarre won the event with 42 points. Pace placed second with 41 and Escambia was a close third with 38 points. Because the meet included three teams, the scoring within a weight division was 5 points for first, three for second, two for third and 1 point for fourth. The fourth-place finishes became very important for the overall scoring.
Sequoia Golf Group of Newnan, Ga., has been selected to manage Regatta Bay Golf and Country Club in Destin. Sequoia owns or operates more than 50 daily fee, resort and private club facilities across the United States.
The Navarre High School softball team won two games last week to make it three in a row. However, neither win was easy as the Raiders won by a run in each. They played an almost perfect game against Escambia on Feb.26, but their defense fell apart three days later against Washington.
The Pensacola Sports Association selected Navarre High School soccer players Hayley Naker, Morgan Littlewood, Brendan White, Jordan Supra and Ryan Olson to play for the East team in its Subway High School All-Star Series soccer game, and the Florida Athletic Coaches Association picked Littlewood, Supra and Olson to play in its showcase games at the University of South Florida. The FACA Girls Soccer All Star Classic is planned March 1-2 and the Boys Soccer All Star Classic is scheduled March 8-9.
