There was a different kind of energy among the Navarre boys basketball players as they dominated from start to finish in a 77-41 season-opening win over Pine Forest Tuesday night at home.
And you could sense that energy in the stands too, especially in the raucous student section, which was hyped up cheering on the home team as a new era of Raider hoops got rolling.
Adalynn Curtis and Jaelee Placke helped lead the way for another successful Raider cross-country season for the Raiders.
The two were part of a Raider team that made the Region 1-4A meet for the second consecutive season earlier this month.
Brody Bruce didn’t start running cross-country until his sophomore year of high school at Navarre.
That was the beginning of a successful run, literally, for Bruce, who punched a ticket to state for the first time earlier this month.
Braylon Nelson has been chasing his baseball dreams most of his life, heavily involved in the recruiting process since the age of 14, and he will soon be headed to the next level.
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The Lighthouse Private Christian Academy standout signed with Division I Youngstown State on Nov. 12.
Heartbreaking doesn’t begin to describe the University of West Florida’s 47-44 overtime loss to Valdosta State Saturday night at PenAir Field.
Not when the loss cost the third-ranked Argos an unbeaten season as well as the Gulf South Conference championship.
Brody Bruce is bound for state.
The senior Navarre Raider runner punched his ticket at the Region 1-4A meet on Friday morning at the Cecil Field Golf Course in Jacksonville.
One thing Navarre’s girls basketball head coach Abby Fogg liked about the way her team played in the preseason this week at Pace was the way the team maintained energy and tempo no matter the lineup.
Navarre’s boys basketball team had a chance to showcase what it has against an actual opponent this week, playing L.E.A.D. Academy on Tuesday at Pace.
The Raiders rolled to a 70-43 win, holding off a rally attempt by the Lions early in the second half.
