Cole Crocker looked as if he was on track to throw a no-hitter the way the first few innings of action went against Pine Forest Thursday night.
Crocker had kept the Eagles scoreless and Navarre had a commanding double-digit lead.
The pressure was on. Navarre’s softball team had watched a five-run lead fade away against West Florida Tech at home.
Now, the game was tied in the bottom of the sixth inning and the Raiders needed to make something happen.
It was a one-goal game at halftime and that meant Navarre’s girls lacrosse team still had an opportunity to nail down its first win of the season.
Milton held a slight advantage over the Raiders, and head coach Teddi Koppelberger talked with her team at the half about taking control.
Eddie Brown was only in sixth grade when his dad passed away. If he could see his son today, he’d be impressed with how far he’s come in the game of basketball.
He was likely smiling from somewhere above on a mid-February night as Brown eclipsed the 1,000-point milestone in less than two years at Lighthouse Christian College.
Bella Kendall threw the ball around early and often, finding receivers open for big gains and touchdowns. She also shined on defense.
Madison Simmons was her usual athletic self, a player making plays on both sides of the ball, and Natalie Busch put pressure on the quarterback time and again, the rush often resulting in a flag pull for a sack.
Izzy Negley gave pole vaulting a try as a sophomore, testing the waters of the event at a few camps.
“It seemed like something that was really fun so I wanted to continue with it,” Negley said.
Navarre alum Michael Sandle has been spending time working out with the Raider baseball team ahead of spring training, which he leaves for this weekend to begin another year of pro ball.
