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Target your audience with Sandpaper Marketing

Written by Brian Lester on March 31, 2023. Posted in Advertorial, Business Billboard, Uncategorized.

Did you know that 97% of Americans now own a cellphone, and 85% of those people own a smartphone? With a vast majority of our population looking at screens every day, it is important to know how to effectively market to those eyes. That’s where Sandpaper Marketing can help you find customers.

Passion for football keeps Cameron Dukes on path to chase dream

Written by Brian Lester on March 31, 2023. Posted in Sports.

There’s a passion quarterback Cameron Dukes has for the often unforgiving game of football that keeps him pushing ahead to pursue his pro dream. Sure, the Navarre resident has been knocked down, but he’s always gotten back up, and he understands that you just have to keep betting on yourself.

Navarre resident overcomes challenges to earn spot at Wounded Warrior Games

Written by Brian Lester on March 30, 2023. Posted in Community.

Rhoda Bargas spent the whole week in bed. Depression’s vicious grip kept her there. It sapped the Navarre resident of the excitement she should have been feeling with the Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials in Las Vegas looming on the horizon.

Ace DeMotts hits three home runs in one game

Written by Brian Lester on March 30, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Ace DeMotts thought he swung a little late. And truth be told, he wasn’t even trying to hit his third home run of the night in Navarre’s road game against state-ranked Pace Tuesday night.

Navarre weightlifting team dominates district meet

Written by Brian Lester on March 30, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Isaac Cole almost didn’t lift at Wednesday’s District 1-3A meet. He hurt his back at a meet a week earlier and that put his postseason hopes in jeopardy. “I thought it was going to stop me,” Cole said.

Lighthouse golfer headed to William Carey to continue athletic career

Written by Brian Lester on March 29, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Chase Guillot is going to college to play golf. It’s a dream come true for the Lighthouse Private Christian Academy star, who noted how fortunate he is to be in this position. He signed with William Carey, an NAIA school in Mississippi.

Schorzman hurdles her way to success

Written by Brian Lester on March 28, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Alina Schorzman is always busy when it comes to athletics. Whether she’s swimming in the pool, kicking a soccer ball or running down the track, the Navarre sophomore is active to say the least.

Riddle, Raiders earn big road win over Jaguars

Written by Brian Lester on March 27, 2023. Posted in Sports.

With a runner on second and two outs, Kayden Riddle kept her poise. Her team, after all, still had a 5-3 lead in the seventh inning on the road against West Florida Tech Friday night. So Riddle settled in and did her job while having the confidence the defense behind her would do its job as well to seal the deal on a big win for the Navarre Raider softball team.

Brian Out Loud

Written by Brian Lester on March 27, 2023. Posted in Brian Out Loud, Opinion.

There appears to be a lot of transferring going on lately, and not just among college athletes either. We’re talking a lot of movement among high school athletes as well. One coach in particular to the east of us seems to be working extra hard to bring in athletes from Navarre.

Lighthouse without a gym for now due to closure of Malcom Yonge

Written by Brian Lester on March 27, 2023. Posted in Sports.

Lighthouse Private Christian Academy is in a tough spot at the moment after Malcom Yonge Gym was closed by the city of Pensacola last Tuesday out of concerns surrounding potential unsafe building conditions. Lighthouse, which uses the gym for its athletic events as well as physical education classes, didn’t learn it the city was closing it until shortly before action was taken at 5 p.m. that day.

Author: Brian Lester