Hope was fading for Navarre’s softball team, the Raiders down to six outs to make something happen against Choctaw in its season opener Tuesday night.
It was in the bottom of the sixth inning when Navarre came to life offensively, scoring four runs.
Jason Kisor will be the first to tell you things are a lot different for Navarre’s flag football team this season.
The Raiders have more experience, depth, and the potential to be one of the area’s top teams.
Izzy Zach didn’t make it to the podium at the 3A state weightlifting meet a year ago. But oh what a difference a year makes for one of Navarre’s standout lifters.
Zach sat on the floor of the RP Funding Center in Lakeland Friday during the awards ceremony, wearing a medal around her neck and a smile on her face, savoring the thrill of being a state champion for the first time.
Alyssa Grant didn’t spend her Super Bowl Sunday at a party. She was actually at the Super Bowl in Las Vegas earlier this month.
A Navarre grad and recreation management major at Florida State, Grant was able to see what life was like working a major sporting event.
Navarre’s girls weightlifting team stuck around for the team championship trophy presentation Friday night, watching rival Pace claim both the 3A Olympic and traditional titles at the RP Funding Center in Lakeland.
While this marked the second consecutive year that the Raiders fell short of adding an eighth state championship in program history, the end of the season was still something worth noting.
Navarre head coach Kirk Whited talked last week a few hours before a preseason game against rival Gulf Breeze about seeing what his Raider baseball team can do when it’s on the field and the lights are on.
Turns out, a good first impression was made as the Raiders rolled past Gulf Breeze 17-8 after falling behind 5-0 early.
Heartbreak enveloped Navarre’s girls soccer team late Tuesday night. Its dream of moving on in the Region 1-1A tournament dashed after a chaotic ending to a 2-1 double overtime loss to Nease on a chilly February evening at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
A new era begins for Navarre’s softball team. Chelsi Kania enters the 2024 campaign as the head coach and takes over a team with a promising cast of talent.
It’s a Navarre team that finished as the district runner-up a year ago and advanced to the regional semifinal.
A total of 23 recruits were added to the University of West Florida football team on national signing day Feb. 7.
That group includes Navarre’s own Tyrell Marshall, a standout defensive back for the Raiders
Before awards were given out at the District 1-3A girls weightlifting meet last month in Niceville, the announcer noted the district is the best, not just in the area, but in the state as well.
That might seem like an exaggeration, but the results don’t lie when it comes to the success of girls weightlifting in Northwest Florida.
