Sports Archive

It may only be a matter of time now before NIL is reality in high school athletics in Florida.


The FHSAA’s Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on it next Tuesday during its meeting, according to FHSAA Executive Director Craig Damon.

University of West Florida baseball standout Darrien McDowell has earned South Region Player of the Year honors.

The University of West Florida men’s basketball team has added Nick Lenhard to its coaching staff.

Former Navarre soccer star Emily (Madril) Sams is part of an Orlando Pride team that is making history.


The Pride won their eighth consecutive game May 24, beating the Portland Thorns 2-1 to set a record for the longest win streak in NWSL history.

Julia Irmen is coming back from a recent injury. It’s prevented her from playing volleyball this spring.


But her playing days aren’t over yet as the Navarre standout is headed to NCAA Division III Rose-Hulman in Indiana to continue her career.

A year ago, Quentin Randolph was on a Vegas Knight Hawks team that won only five games.


Randolph and the Knight Hawks are in a much different position in 2024, having already surpassed their win total from a year ago.

Spring football is out of the way and it’s time for summer workouts for the Navarre Raiders.


The Raiders will get rolling with those June 4, going three days a week through the end of the month before ramping up to four days a week in July.

Redemption was on the mind of Navarre’s Garren Lattig heading into the 2024 track season.


He missed part of his sophomore season because of an injury, and while he eventually recovered from it, he came up short at the district meet a year after going all the way to state.

Terence Marshall spent a lot of time at practice the week leading up to the FHSAA 4A meet working on his starts in the 100-meter dash.


“Me and coach Hemi (Antenney Hemingway) worked that whole week. It was the only flaw I had,” Marshall said. “I worked on it, and it made a difference.”

Natalie Busch had one of the best flag football seasons in program history during her junior year at Navarre.


As a result, she’s earned all-state recognition from SB Live.