Stories by Brian Lester
Stories by Brian Lester
Navarre High Athlete of the Week
Kylyn Shawaryn has made her presence felt on the field in the early going of the 2026-27 girls soccer season. The Raider standout scored two goals and dished out three assists for the Raiders in their season-opening win over Crestview last Tuesday and then added two assists in Navarre’s 2-0 win over Lincoln last Friday […]
Navarre Raiders enjoy the thrill of another Beach Bowl victory
Matt Lee wrapped up the Gulf Breeze quarterback and drove him to the ground for a sack. He turned to the jubilant Navarre Raider sideline, the crowd cheering, the energy flowing, and showed his emotion.
His play was one of a handful that helped seal the deal on a thrilling 42-35 victory over the rival Dolphins in the Beach Bowl Tuesday night.
Jaya McDonald looks back at her junior season in golf
Jaya McDonald took time last week to talk about her junior season. The Navarre Raider golf standout made it to the Region 1-3A tournament for the third year in a row.
It’s Beach Bowl time for Navarre and Gulf Breeze
Navarre and Gulf Breeze will close out the 2026 season against each other when they meet in the Beach Bowl Tuesday night.
The Raiders (1-8) and Dolphins (0-9) face off at Dolphin Stadium in their annual rivalry game.
Kurtz, relay team share thoughts on state meet experience
Navarre’s Brynlee Kurtz hoped for two things this swim season. One was a medal from state.
The other was to be part of a relay that made it to state.
Soundside football program is moving up
Jay Walls is already working on trying to set up a schedule on the heels of Soundside opting to go varsity in football in 2027.
Schools are typically on a two-year cycle with scheduling, and that means the Hurricanes, who originally didn’t plan to go varsity until 2028, have to explore different options find opponents.
Brian Out Loud
Pace probably isn’t a district champion in football for the third year in a row if not for a fortunate or unfortunate break, depending on what side you are on.
An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty flag was thrown after a Niceville player spiked the ball to celebrate a successful two-point conversion late in the action of a showdown between the Patriots and Eagles last week.
Week 10 Top 25 College Football Scores
Check out the latest Top 25 college football scores.
Week 12 Area High School Football Scores
Check out scores from the final week of the high school football regular season.












