Earlier this week in practice, the Navarre Raiders tried to ramp up the competitive fire among the player with competitions.
The hope is that it provides an added spark for Friday’s District 1-6A battle with Crestview at Jack Foster Stadium.
Twice in a span of a little over a week last season, Navarre’s girls soccer team lost to Niceville.
The Raiders fell in the district final and then in the Sweet 16 as their season came to a close.
Zeke Burgess has landed his first major college offer.
The versatile junior standout athlete for the Navarre Raiders picked up an offer from the University of Kentucky on Monday.
The second annual Amy Wolfenden Invitational took place on Saturday at the University of West Florida Aquatic Center.
Navarre, Pace, Milton and Crestview were among the teams at the meet.
Navarre’s boys and girls cross-country teams both took first place at the Wildcat Invitational Saturday at the University of West Florida.
Jaelee Placke led the charge for the girls, running a 21.40 to place first overall, while Brody Bruce crossed the finish line in first place as he clocked in with a time of 16:59.
Pace has moved up to third in the latest FHSAA regional football rankings in 6A and Milton is fourth in 5A. Baker is also in the mix for a postseason berth the Rural classification.
Less than a week remains until district tournament play begins and several area teams are in the mix for a postseason berth.
Jay is ranked second in Rural in the latest FHSAA regional rankings while Baker is fourth. Pace, winners of 12 in a row, is eighth in Region 1-6A.
