Energy flowed through the veins of Navarre’s volleyball team as the action grew more intense and the value of every point ramped up another notch against Gulf Breeze.
That was to be expected as the Raiders faced their rival in a tense and exciting rivalry match between two state-ranked teams Tuesday night, with Navarre searching for its first win over the Dolphins since 2007.
Several area teams are ranked in the first set of FHSAA regional rankings for volleyball.
In 6A, Navarre and Pace are both ranked in the top eight, while in 1A, Jay and Central both find themselves in the top eight.
Navarre’s swim team competed at a Pentathlon in Fort Walton Beach Saturday.
Hayden Weber finished in the top 10 for the Raiders, taking ninth with a total time of 2:44.61.
Area teams competed at the Gulf Coast Stampede Saturday at the Escambia County Equestrian Center in Pensacola.
The meet featured runners from 13 states on a morning that began with a slight chill in the air but warmed up as time went on.
A dominant start to the 2023 season continued Saturday for the University of West Florida football team as it went on the road and rolled past McKendree 35-3 in Lebanon, Illinois.
The No. 6 Argos scored 35 points for the second consecutive week and have yet to allow a touchdown, giving up only a field goal for the second straight week.
Hunter Pfiester ran down the field with no intentions of slowing down. He wanted the end zone. And he nearly got there. Navarre’s senior quarterback even shoved one Rickards defender out of the way for a few extra yards before being stopped short of the goal line.
