Midway through the season, the Navarre Raider girls lacrosse team is at eight wins and counting, double the win total of the previous two seasons combined.
For those scoring at home, those eight wins are the most in school history.
Navarre’s baseball team earned a big win Wednesday night, knocking off West Florida Tech 6-3, handing the Jaguars their first loss. West Florida came into the game at 9-0 on the year.
Navarre’s baseball team knew it would have its hands full against the reigning 1A state champion Jay Royals last Friday.
And that proved to be the case as the Raiders fell behind 4-1 after one inning and ended up falling 10-3.
Facing the reigning state champions on the road is no easy thing. The Navarre Raider softball team was in that position Monday night, facing off against Pace in an early-season District 1-6A showdown.
Rachel Leggett’s third season of college basketball came to a close Tuesday afternoon in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.
Leggett and the South Alabama Jaguars lost 73-59 to Marshall in an opening round game at the Bay Center in Pensacola.
Lighthouse Christian College is a conference champion in basketball for the first time in school history.
Beaten in the title game a year ago, the Makos made sure this time around would be different as they defeated Mid-Atlantic Christian 87-76 in the New South Atlantic Championship game Sunday in Milton.
Navarre had a chance to put its track and field talent on display in the first big meet of March, with the Raiders competing at the Running Wild Invitational at Pine Forest on Saturday.
Eddie Love Jr. had one of the most impressive performances of the day as he won the 100 in a time of 11.04.
Navarre’s own Rachel Leggett will have a homecoming of sorts on Tuesday when South Alabama takes on Marshall in the Sun Belt Conference tournament in Pensacola.
Leggett and the Jaguars play at 2 p.m. in a tourney opener at the Bay Center.
Devony Ross couldn’t be in two places at once over Valentine’s Day weekend, but she ended up with some bonus good news upon returning to school a few days after competing for the Navarre Raiders at the 3A state weightlifting meet in Lakeland.
The Navarre Raider soccer programs were well-represented at the Pensacola Sports Association All-Star games on Thursday.
Cici Buffalino, Natalie Busch, Bre Smith, Rory Curtis, Taylor Armstead and Tyra Uwizeyimanna played in the girls game while Ryan Evans, Mateo Soto and Nathan McGovern played on the boys all-star team.
