An early-season showdown with a program featuring a former Navarre assistant, a trip to Alabama, and, of course, the Beach Bowl rivalry, are among the highlights of the Raiders’ 2023 football schedule.
After a preseason game at home against West Florida Tech on Aug. 18, the Raiders will kick off the regular season at Bennett C. Russell Stadium against Pensacola Catholic on Aug. 25. A week later, they make a trip over to Pensacola for a Sept. 1 game against Pine Forest.
It was one of those nights where seemingly every time a hitter swung her bat, contact was made and a hit was delivered.
Navarre’s softball team was in a zone in its game against Catholic Friday night, and that’s something it hopes to continue moving forward into the season.
Buried underneath the rubble of a 17-4 loss to Tate in its season opener at home last Tuesday night are some positives for the Navarre Raider baseball team.
First-year head coach Kirk Whited liked the way his team competed and saw some things late in the game that his team can use to its advantage moving forward.
Tony Carter made his way down the outside walkway of Navarre High school on a Wednesday afternoon in late February.
Only this time, instead of meeting with a reporter to talk football or even what’s ahead with track season, the long-time Raider assistant is here to talk about the new opportunity in front of him.
When Katelynn Johnson isn’t lifting weights, she’s swinging a tennis racket.
It might not seem like the sport a state caliber weightlifter would switch to come the spring, but for Johnson it works out perfectly.
Four Navarre Raiders have been recognized by Floridahsfootball.com as all-state players.
Seniors Dwayne Clark Jr., Jadon Reese and Ethan Newman, as well as sophomore Eddie Love Jr., were all honorable mention selections on the site’s Class 4S team.
Eddie Brown couldn’t be stopped. He just kept shooting. And scoring.
Sixteen field goals, eight of which came from beyond the arc. A jaw-dropping 53 points in all in Lighthouse Christian College’s 152-113 win over Southeastern Illinois Community College in mid-January.
Jason Kisor is no stranger to the game of flag football. He’s played the game for two decades and has even officiated games.
Now he’s the new head coach of the Raider program and ready to guide this team to a successful 2023 campaign.
Navarre’s quest for a three-peat at state in girls weightlifting came up short Saturday evening at the RP Funding in Lakeland.
The Raiders, aiming to continue their run of consecutive titles in the traditional competition, ended up third overall despite a solid all-around effort. It’s only the sixth time in the 19-year history of the state meet that Navarre didn’t finish first or second.
Navarre head softball coach Will Koch was pleased his team picked up a win over Northview in its preseason opener Monday in Gulf Breeze, and yet he was still looking for more out of his team in the wake of a 7-6 win against the Chiefs.
“The first game we weren’t as sharp and didn’t have as much energy. We came out flat,” Koch said. “It was a little concerning. We had a meeting afterwards.”
