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The United States Women’s National Soccer team won a gold medal for the first time in more than a decade Saturday in Paris.


And Navarre’s own Emily (Madril) Sams was an alternate on the team, making her first ever trip to the Olympics a memorable one.

Former Navarre baseball star Matt Cronin is moving up to the Harrisburg Senators.


Cronin’s promotion to the Double-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals was announced earlier this week.

Navarre’s boys soccer team spent the month of July working as a team, focusing largely on the conditioning aspect of the sport.


Speed work, agility, and even games of futsal were all part of the routine for the Raiders, who are hoping the work pays off this season.

When she arrived at nationals earlier this summer in Pittsburgh, Izzy Zach knew that earning a roster spot with Team USA for the Pan Am Youth Championships was possible.

Jack Helton said he was around 9 years old when he started playing football. Soccer used to be his sport, but football soon proved to be a useful outlet.

Michael Carter went back to a familiar place for part of this NFL offseason, training and working out with former North Carolina teammate Javonte Williams in Chapel Hill.


It was a good experience for the Navarre alum, the kind of experience he needed after being waived by the New York Jets in November and landing with the Arizona Cardinals that same week.

College Football Network has named Temple wide receiver Dante Wright is an All-American Athletic Conference preseason pick.


The Navarre alum is headed into his final season with the Owls and was named an Athlon Sports preseason pick earlier this summer.

When Ryan Davenport took over the Navarre Raider volleyball program in 2018, the team had won only five matches the previous year.


Fast forward to 2024 and the program continues to rise, the Raiders coming off a third consecutive season of double-digit wins as well as back-to-back appearances in the regional tournament.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy’s football team played for a Sunshine State Athletic Conference state championship last season.


The Stingrays are hoping to contend for another one and win it all this time. But head coach Everette Alford has pumped the brakes on those expectations for now, shifting the focus to the present.

New head coach Garrett Bagley won’t have to worry about the culture of the Navarre football program going into the 2024 season.


One of the most successful programs in the area for more than a decade, Raider football is still about being hard-nosed, hard-working and believing in the next-man up mentality no matter who is lost to graduation or transfers.