The Navarre Raiders know the doubters are exist. Three wins and seven losses kind of creates that mindset among those on the outside of the football program.
But on the inside, in the locker room, on the practice field, Navarre is driven.
Curtis Sanders primarily played on the defensive side of the ball a season ago but is poised to get reps at running back as well this fall for the Navarre Raider football team.
The rising senior welcomes the opportunity to impact the game in more than one way.
Kaige McDonnell didn’t start competing in USA Weightlifting until the spring.
But it didn’t take long for the Navarre sophomore to thrive as he placed third at nationals earlier this summer in Colorado.
Katelyn Weller is one of the top volleyball players in the area and will continue her career collegiately at Alabama-Huntsville.
The Navarre Raider senior announced her decision to commit to the NCAA Division II Chargers on July 26. The team competes in the Gulf South Conference.
Quentin Randolph is having the time of his life this season with the Vegas Knight Hawks. And that fun is translating to success on the field for the former Navarre Raider.
He ramped that success up to another level on Saturday night, breaking the franchise record for touchdown catches in a season in the final game of the regular season.
Since early June Navarre’s football team has been on the field and in the weight room, dialed in on being ready for the start of the 2025 season.
Now that summer workouts are history and fall camp is underway, the Raiders feel good about the way the past couple of months have gone.
Otis Simmons used to be a custodian at Holley Navarre Intermediate. He was well known among the students and would pop into classrooms on occasion to joke around with them.
More than a decade later, Simmons is still at Holley Navarre, now working as a gym teacher, and he’s also the new basketball commissioner at NYSA.
