Josh Wilson helped lead the Navarre Raider boys weightlifting team to a top three finish at the Region 1-3A meet Wednesday in DeLand.
Navarre finished third in both Olympic and traditional, and was just two points off a runner-up finish in the latter.
It could have been a fold-up shop kind of night for the Navarre Raider baseball team.
The Raiders were in 5-0 hole after two innings against Escambia last Tuesday night, but rather than back down, they battled back in a home game against the Gators.
Navarre’s softball team walked off the field stinging from a heartbreaking defeat to reigning 6A state champion Pace last Tuesday night.
Yet, the Raiders also walked away from the 13-9, extra-inning loss with a bit of added confidence, the belief that they do have what it takes to compete with the best.
Subtract the opening quarter of Navarre’s girls lacrosse game against rival Gulf Breeze and the Raiders played the powerhouse Dolphins pretty tough Wednesday night.
So while a 15-8 defeat at the hands of Gulf Breeze in Dolphin Stadium is technically a loss, it’s also a big step forward for Navarre in a season that has been historic for the program.
Navarre’s boys lacrosse team is enjoying a late-season surge and has inched closer to its first winning campaign in program history.
The Raiders won their fifth consecutive game last Tuesday night, holding off Milton 12-6 in a second meeting with the Panthers that was much closer than the first.
It had been nearly three weeks since Navarre’s flag football team had played a game.
But the Raiders didn’t need much time to get on track, rolling over Tate 34-13 Tuesday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
Jon Bessellieu walked up to the podium at the District 1-3A weightlifting meet last month with a Bible in his hand.
It was his way of hopefully inspiring others to dive deeper into their faith.
Navarre alum Matt Cronin is starting the 2025 baseball season with a new team and a new organization.
Cronin, drafted by the Washington Nationals in 2019, is now with the Seattle Mariners organization.
