Charlie Cottrell started at center for the first time last season. A lot of responsibility came with that role and it’s a role the Navarre Raider senior understands even more this season.
There was little doubt about the University of West Florida coming out on top in its season opener against Kentucky Wesleyan Friday night at Pen Air Field.
The Argos came in ranked in the top nationally and coming off a third NCAA Division II final four appearance in program history. Kentucky Wesleyan was unranked and won just two games in 2022.
Rain began to fall hard as Navarre’s football team walked off the field stinging from a 40-17 loss to Pine Forest, the cold eyes of an 0-2 start staring right at them.
This wasn’t the way the Raiders had hoped their trip over to Pensacola would go here Friday night at Lon R Wise Stadium, especially a game against a team now coached by former long-time assistant Tony Carter.
Before the second set against Booker T Washington
Thursday night, the Navarre Raider volleyball team huddled up to talk strategy.
The Raiders had just lost a marathon opener 31-29 to the Wildcats and now it was time to get back on track.
Navarre is hoping for a bounce-back win Friday night when it travels to Pensacola to take on Pine Forest.
The Raiders are coming off a 34-27 overtime loss to Catholic and are gearing up for a game that will have an interesting storyline to it.
Navarre’s swim team competed in a tri-meet with Milton and Fort Walton Beach last Wednesday afternoon at the Pullum YMCA.
Several Raiders finished in the top three, including Hayden Weber who was second in the 100 Breaststroke (1:08.51) and third in the 100 Butterfly (59.03).
In 2016, Kaleb Nobles was making his debut as the quarterback of a first-year University of West Florida football program.
Fast forward seven years and Nobles is now the head coach of the program that ushers in a new era Friday night when it hosts Kentucky Wesleyan in a 6 p.m. game at Pen Air Field.
Addison Danforth is a skilled volleyball player, but it’s something that doesn’t show up in the box score that may very well be her best asset on the court for the Navarre Raiders.
One of the most encouraging things for Navarre head coach Tish Boozer heading into a new year is that many of her key golfers have spent time on their own this offseason working on their game.
Julia Irmen used to kick a ball rather than set it. She played soccer when she was younger, but for the senior Navarre standout, the game wasn’t for her.
“The running part just wasn’t for me,” Irmen said.
