Caitlin Tilton said she gained a lot from her first two seasons of softball with Coastal Alabama North, both as an athlete and a person.
Tilton reflected on that experience ahead of her first year with the United States Sports Academy in Daphne, Alabama. The Navarre Raider grad transferred there after last season.
Jaleah Jones is only a freshman, something that can be easily forgotten when she’s recording double-doubles on a regular basis for the Navarre Raider girls basketball team.
She always believed she could make an impact as a ninth grader and she’s done just that.
Navarre’s girls soccer team established early on Thursday night that it wasn’t going to back down from Niceville in the District 1-6A championship game.
Aiming for a second consecutive district crown, the Raiders cannot be faulted for their effort against the Eagles. And even after Niceville broke a scoreless tie late in the first half, Navarre kept battling.
There were tears, long embraces and looks of disbelief, the usual after effects of a heartbreaking loss.
Navarre’s boys soccer team felt it all as it walked off the field late Tuesday night at Ashton Brosnaham Park, the raw sting of defeat cutting deep after its dream of playing for a district championship was dashed by Tate.
Navarre’s girls soccer team is headed to the District 1-6A title game.
The Raiders advanced with a 1-0 win over Tate Tuesday night in a semifinal showdown at Ashton Brosnaham Park in Pensacola.
Olivia Hall isn’t new to weightlifting. She got into the sport as a sophomore and had a chance to compete for the Navarre Raiders for the first time last season.
A year later, Hall has no doubt come a long way after winning championships in Olympic and traditional at the District 1-3A meet on Jan. 25 in Pace.
The district basketball tournament brackets are set, with action getting underway next week.
Girls tournaments will run Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday while the boys tournaments will take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Runner-up isn’t bad at all when one considers Navarre was in a District 1-3A girls weightlifting meet on Saturday that featured back-to-back state champion Pace.
The Raiders placed second in Olympic and traditional in the highly competitive meet at Pace as the road to state began. Double champions Izzy Zach and Olivia Hall led the way.
The District 1-3A girls weightlifting meet is set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Pace.
It was originally scheduled for Wednesday but had to be moved due to the historic snowstorm that hit Northwest Florida this week.
Last season ended on a low note for the Navarre Raider softball team, with the Raiders dropping their last five games.
But a new coach and renewed optimism has the team feeling good about what’s ahead in 2025.
