In February, Kylie Shelley won the state weightlifting championship in the 119-pound weight division. However, she felt there was something missing. “It was a much better feeling in 2013, when we won the team championship,” Shelley said. “We stood on that platform together to accept our championship medals. We had worked hard together and it was only right that we celebrated together.”
Navarre High School football players and cheerleaders are accustomed to performing on grass, but they showed May 28 they can also make important plays on sand.
Bragging rights go to the defensive Maroon squad as they bested the White offensive players, 41-35, May 22 in the annual Maroon-White Navarre Raider Spring football game. Although defense officially won the day, in reality, the offensive prowess on both sides of the ball captured the spotlight.
For the first time, Pensacola was a site for the annual, nationwide observance of “Ride of Silence” to honor cyclists who have been killed or injured by motorists. The event was also designed to bring awareness to “Sharing the Road,” a cyclist-motorists awareness program.
Navarre High School football players will take the field at 7 p.m. Friday for the annual Maroon and White scrimmage game, which brings an end to the Raiders’ spring practice.
Navarre area students with special needs came out to play games, dance and just have fun at this year’s Raider Sports Ability Games at the Navarre High School fields Friday.
The 35th Annual Senior Scholar Athlete Awards Banquet was held May 8 at Olive Baptist Church in Pensacola. The event was sponsored by the Pensacola Sports Association and recognizes senior student athletes in every sport from each high school in Santa Rosa and Escambia counties. Recipients are selected for their athletic accomplishments and community service contributions with an emphasis on academic and scholastic excellence.
