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Stories by Brian Lester

Stories by Brian Lester

May 22, 2026

The Uniiversity of West Florida baseball team dropped the opening game of its NCAA Divisioin II South Super Regional on Thursday.

May 21, 2026

The University of West Florida’s first FCS schedule has been released.


UWF will kick off its Division I era on Aug. 27 with a game against Southern Illinois at Pen Air Field.

May 20, 2026

The first football schedule in program history has been released for Soundside.


The Hurricanes will open their inaugural season on Aug. 17 when they take on West Florida Tech on the road.

May 19, 2026

Kate Hudson highlighted her senior year of lacrosse at Huntingdon by reaching the 100-point milestone.


It wasn’t something she expected going into college, but the former Navarre Raider is thankful she achieved it.

May 19, 2026

Spring wrapped up for the Navarre Raiders with a game against rival Milton on May 15 at Hurley Manning Field.


While the score wasn’t kept, a foundation was laid for the Raiders moving forward into the summer months.

May 18, 2026

Dwayne Carter stood in the middle of a group of young football players and hyped them up. They cheered, their excitement undeniable, and Carter, one of the Navarre Raiders’ all-time greats, told them he wanted that same energy for the next drill.


For Carter and his ever growing C3 brand, this is what it’s all about.

May 18, 2026

Sometimes it comes down to just doing what is right for the student athletes in our area high schools.


It doesn’t always happen. State tournaments are played on the day of high school graduations, and even locally, all-star games are played on graduation nights.

May 16, 2026

After its season ended one step short of state, head coach Jacqueline Othmani took a few extra moments on the field with her heartbroken Navarre Raider softball team late Friday night.


Like her players, she hoped for a different outcome against Pace. Still, even in the wake of an 11-0 loss in a Region 1-6A title game, Othmani told her Raiders to hold their heads high.

May 14, 2026

Michael Sandle hasn’t missed a beat in his second season with the Windy City ThunderBolts.


During the first week of the season – May 7-14 – the former Navarre Raider hit .462, tallying 12 hits and driving in five runs.

May 14, 2026

There are no secrets, no surprises, and no lack of knowledge on what Navarre and Pace bring to the table as softball programs.


The Raiders and Patriots have met seven times already in the last two seasons, and Friday’s Region 1-6A championship game will mark meeting No. 8 and the right to go to state.