It’s hot inside the Panhandle Elite Volleyball Club during a Navarre Raider volleyball summer workout session, the fans that are blowing providing little relief as players compete in a six-on-six match.
With work being done on the gym floor at the high school, the Raiders have gotten their workouts rolling here in Gulf Breeze and they have come in ready to work.
Navarre’s football team is inching closer to the start of its 2025 season.
The Raiders went 3-7 a year ago. But they are aiming to flip the script and get back on track after enduring their first losing season since 2009.
Former Navarre lacrosse standout Kate Hudson led the way for the Huntingdon Hawks offensively this past spring.
Her effort also earned her All-USA South Conference honors as a third-team selection.
Summer workouts wrapped up for the Navarre Raider softball team in at the end of June.
And head coach Jacqueline Othmani is pleased with how things went for the squad.
Jack Beyer is consistent in his workout. Kick after kick sails through the uprights as he practices on a hot and sunny morning inside Bennett C. Russell Stadium.
The rising junior is feeling good about the progress he’s making.
Nadia Rivera wasn’t always a catcher. She didn’t really like the position when she was younger and played third instead.
But around the time she started playing travel softball, she moved behind the plate.
There is a different vibe inside the gym on a week day morning as Navarre’s boys basketball team prepares for another summer workout.
And it’s not an act. The players truly are enjoying what has been a productive summer for the Raiders, who seem to be trending in the right direction.
We have officially reached the point of the year where we are stuck between the continuation of summer and the start of high school sports season.
But it’s not as if the local sports world has completely hit a wall.
Michael Sandle is playing like he was never out of baseball for most of last season.
He’s been an impact player for the Windy City Thunderbolts and was selected as a Frontier League All-Star earlier this month.
Kennedy Kerns is staying local for college soccer as the former Navarre standout will play at Pensacola State this fall.
She’s thankful for the chance to play the game at the next level after dealing with challenges during her high school career.
