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Navarre head boys soccer coach James Baccarini gathered his team together for a photo late Thursday night after the Raiders dominated Milton 5-0 in their regular season finale at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Navarre Raider Kennedy Kerns has played this soccer season with her mind partly on the sport she loves and also on a friend who means so much to her.


Autumn Davenport was in a car accident in July and suffered a traumatic brain injury. She has been recovering since then, making positive progress.

With the first half winding down and Navarre’s girls soccer team in need of a goal, Natalie Busch delivered.


The senior standout scored off an assist from Lulu Kerns as the Raiders tied their game against Mosely up at 1-1 on a chilly Tuesday evening at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Abby Fogg sent text messages to some of her former players, thanking them for playing a part in getting her to a milestone win in her coaching career.


Fogg won her 100th game as the head coach of the Raider girls basketball team Tuesday night, with Navarre grinding out a 38-34 road win over a Milton team that has been on a roll this year.

Navarre’s girls weightlifting team begins its postseason run next week. The Raiders are set to compete in the District 1-3A meet Jan. 22 in Pace.


It’s been an interesting month so far for the Raiders, who typically host their own invitational a couple of weeks before the district competition.

Jay’s girls and boys basketball teams are both in the top half of the latest FSHAA regional rankings while Milton’s boys and girls basketball teams are also in the top eight this week.

Navarre’s girls soccer team is still in the top eight of Region 1-6A. The Raiders check in at No. 6 this week.


As for the Raider boys team, it sits just outside the top eight this week (ninth).

A Josh Cooper layup. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Jayden Johnson. Navarre was doing all it could to fight in the fourth quarter against Gulf Breeze until there was no time left on the clock.


The Raiders didn’t win their rivalry matchup against the Dolphins on Jan. 11, losing 59-48, but they hit shots late that kept the score a little bit closer than one might expect against the No. 7 team in the state.

Navarre’s boys soccer team has 12 wins, the most for the program since the 2019-20 season when the Raiders won 15 games.


The Raiders (12-3-1) reached that mark on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Rocky Bayou.

Izzy Zach came into the high school weightlifting season with high expectations and riding the momentum of a successful summer.


Zach, a reigning state champion for the Navarre Raiders, went to nationals and the Pan Am Games over the summer as a competitor for 3P Gym out of Pace.