Sports Archive

Navarre flag football star Natalie Busch is headed to Texas in December.


Busch was among 20 flag football players from across the country to be selected for the U.S. Army All-American Flag Bowl at the Ford Center in Frisco, Texas.

Life in the Gulf South Conference is a grind. Nothing comes easy. But that’s to be expected in one of the toughest conferences in NCAA Division II football.


A picture of that was painted in the University of West Florida’s league opener against West Alabama on Saturday night at PenAir Field.

Lauren Mavity hopes to one day be a pilot in the air force. She attended a naval flight camp over the summer, which will certainly benefit her with that future goal of flying in the military.


This fall, she’s part of the Navarre Raider swim team, one of the leaders on the squad, though she took some time before the season started to talk about her flight experience.

In most football games, if you lose the turnover battle then you are likely to lose the game.

Five minutes and 18 seconds left on the clock. A two-point lead for Navarre. And Raider fans hoping and praying that homecoming night wouldn’t end in heartbreak.


Milton was knocking on the door of the end zone, sitting just a yard out, and then amid the chaos of the play, Andre Spence knocked the ball loose.

Navarre’s girls golf team shot a 383 at the FCA Tournament at A.C. Read in Pensacola on Monday.


Jaya McDonald turned in the best score for the Raiders in the 18-hole tournament that featured 16 teams. The freshman standout carded an 87 and helped Navarre finish fifth overall.

For the first time in program history, the Pensacola State women’s soccer team is nationally ranked.


The Pirates, in their second year of existence, are No. 19 in the latest NJCAA poll.

Navarre’s football team is seeking its first win of the year Friday night when it hosts Milton.


There will be a little extra attention on the game, however, as it is homecoming for the Raiders, who will take the field for a 7:30 p.m. game against the Panthers at Bennett C. Russell Stadium.

Navarre’s volleyball team plays in one of the toughest districts and regions in Florida.


Four teams from District 1-6A are ranked in the top 10 in the state, including No. 1 Gulf Breeze. Seven teams overall in the region are in the top 10.

Ethan Erickson started golfing when he was 8 years old. His dad and grandfather got him into the sport.


It was a sport he enjoyed playing right away while growing up in Illinois and he even played in tournaments to help fine tune his skills.