The Lady Raiders beat Niceville 4-0 at home on Dec. 16. The victory gave the Raiders an unbeaten district record and earned them the number one seed in the district playoffs which begin Jan. 13.
Eric Solgard graduated from Gulf Breeze High School in 1998, where he played four years of football. When he didn’t receive any scholarship offers, he joined the military. Turning the clock ahead a few years, after receiving a medical discharge, he decided return to the sport he loved … football.
For the first time in school history, the Navarre boys soccer team will enter the district tournament as the number one seed. The team’s 5-2 victory over Crestview on Monday night guaranteed they will have the best regular season record of the eight teams in their district.
Two days after dominating the Choctaw Invitational Tournament, the Raiders were still scoring personal bests as they beat Pine Forest 67-21 at home on Dec 10. The Raiders won nine of 10 first places and seven of 10 second places.
Navarre 1, Gulf Breeze 0
The Raiders won 1-0 over Gulf Breeze at home on Dec. 9, avenging an earlier 3-1 defeat by the Dolphins. The earlier loss was the only one of the season.
Navarre 3 Pace 0
Navarre faced the Pace Patriots for the second time this season on Monday, Dec. 8. It was the first game of the year played on the home turf at Bennett Russell Stadium.
The Raider lifters won the team championship at the Choctaw Invitational Tournament on Dec. 8 by an overwhelming margin. The Raiders captured 93 points. Their nearest competitors in the 12-team event were Pine Forest with 37 points and Niceville with 25. The Raiders also broke several meet records in their first real test this season.
