Navarre head softball coach Jacqueline Othmani knows her team has a lot of potential. And the Raiders have shown it lately, winning six of seven after starting the year 1-3.

Navy Junior ROTC cadets in Santa Rosa County and other areas have been told not to wear their uniforms as a result of instruction from NJRTOC headquarters, which falls under Naval Service Training Command.

The latest win for Navarre’s flag football team was a little different as the Raiders played and defeated an out of state team for the first time in program history.


The Raiders rolled to a 19-0 victory over Cleveland (Tenn.) on March 12 at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, improving to 6-4 and taking a little extra momentum into spring break.

College sports need to be left alone. No changes are required.

The first set of regional rankings for baseball are out, and Pace, Jay and Central are among the area teams in the top eight.

Pace is second in Region 1-6A while Jay and Central are first and third, respectively, in Rural Region 1. Navarre and Milton are 12th in their respective regions.

Navarre’s own Dante Wright is now a pro athlete.


The former Raider is set to play for the Orlando Pirates of the Indoor Football League this season.

Navarre’s baseball team secured its biggest win of the season to this point, winning 5-3 over state-ranked Crestview on Thursday night at home.

As far as games go, the boys lacrosse showdown with rival Gulf Breeze last Wednesday night was arguably Navarre’s biggest to date this season.


Both teams came in regionally ranked and the rivalry factor only added to the setting for the game.

Roan Strom wasn’t going to let anything stand in the way of him breaking a Navarre invitational record in the clean and jerk.


“I felt a little rough. My knee was hurting. My back was hurting, but the adrenaline pushed me through,” Strom said.

Tate had tied the game at 3-3 and now the pressure was on for the Navarre Raider softball team to respond to the adversity.


The Raiders weren’t rattled.