D’Anthony Bell recalls a story his mom told him when he was a child. Bell was just starting out in school and was asked by a teacher what he wanted to be when he grew up.
“It’s actually a funny story. I had never watched football before. I think I was in Pre-K and I was asked what I wanted to be, and I said NFL player,” Bell said. “It turned out to be a dream come true.”
Ultimately, a goal five minutes into the second half of Navarre’s boys soccer game against Milton Thursday night was the difference between winning and losing.
And that goal was scored as a result of a gutsy play by the Raiders, who edged the Panthers 2-1 on senior night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.
Michael Carter’s third season in the NFL proved to be his most challenging.
He was used in a limited role by the New York Jets, and then the Jets waived him in early November.
Navarre’s girls soccer team came into Wednesday night’s battle with Pace feeling good about its latest surge of success and its place in the District 1-6A regional poll.
The Raiders stood atop it, unbeaten in eight of its last nine games, poised to seal the deal on the top seed for the district tournament.
Tyler Lewis had a record-breaking season last fall while on Navarre’s swim team.
He set new marks in the 500 Freestyle (5:04.50) and 200 Freestyle (1:55.43).
Mason Fralick loves soccer. And if you ever wanted to know just how strong that love is for the sport, consider this example.
“One time my parents grounded me, and they grounded me from soccer practice,” Fralick said. “That gives you a hint of how important the game is to me. I still feel that way about it.”
The second set of FHSAA regional rankings have been released for girls and boys basketball.
The top eight teams at the end of the season in 6A will make the playoffs while the top four will get into the 1A playoffs. District champions earn an automatic berth.
Jonah Forrest is taking his basketball talents to NCAA Division III Belhaven next season. He committed to the school recently for a couple of reasons.
“The campus and the culture there had a huge effect, but how they play basketball was a huge factor,” Forrest said.
