Sports Archive

As Navarre’s girls lacrosse team huddled up after a 20-10 loss to Gulf Breeze on Monday at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, the players couldn’t help but hear the cheers coming from the Dolphins as they celebrated a win.

There were still a few tears in the eyes of Rachel Leggett as she walked out of the Bay Center in Pensacola and was greeted by family and friends who served as her own personal cheering section during the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship game on Monday.

Former Navarre Raider Rachel Leggett and the Troy Trojans are headed to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament.


Troy punched its ticket with an 83-73 win on Sunday over Arkansas State, last year’s champ, and will play James Madison at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pensacola Bay Center.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos will play a game at Birmingham’s Rickwood Field on May 27.

Navarre’s girls lacrosse is ranked among the top eight in Region 1-2A in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings.


The Raiders are seventh in the region after a 7-1 start to their season.

Navarre’s boys lacrosse team is ranked second in Region 1-2A in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings. The Raiders are the fourth-ranked team in the state in the classification.

The Pensacola Sports Association All-Star Games are slated for March 12 at Hartsell Arena in Pensacola.


Santa Rosa County will be well represented in the game. Tip-off for the girls contest is 5 p.m. The boys game gets rolling at 7 p.m.

Navarre’s softball team knocked off reigning 4A state champion Fort Walton Beach Thursday night on the road.


The Raiders blanked the Vikings 4-0 thanks to a complete game effort from Kaleigh Atchley and a 10-hit performance from the offense.

Navarre’s flag football team opened this week with a big win over state-ranked Pace. The Raiders edged the Patriots 7-6 on Monday.

Navarre’s boys lacrosse team is in the middle of its best start in program history.


The Raiders are 7-1 after a 14-10 loss to South Walton on Tuesday night at home.