Brody Bruce wrapped up his high school cross-country career on a high note on Saturday. The Navarre Raider senior finished in the top 20 at the FHSAA 4A state meet,

Katelyn Weller finished her high school volleyball career at Navarre as one of the best in program history.

Natalia Taylor started playing softball when she was 7 years old. Her mom got her into it. It didn’t take long for the Navarre standout to fall in love with the sport.

As you read my column this week you are either preparing for Thanksgiving, enjoying your Thanksgiving meal or navigating the madness of Black Friday.
No matter what you are doing, I want to take a moment to say that I am thankful for all of you.

It wasn’t as if Tony Romo or Jimmy Garoppolo was going to be walking through the door to give Eastern Illinois a fighting chance against the nationally ranked Alabama Crimson Tide on Nov. 22.

Former Navarre Raider Michael Carter was on the field for third week in a row for the Arizona Cardinals and turned in a solid effort.

Kyra McKelvey is one of the best volleyball players in the Southland Conference.
In fact, the former Navarre Raider is the league’s player of the year for 2025.

Navarre’s girls basketball team is set for a new season, and the Raiders have a cast of experienced players it will be able to lean on throughout the 2025-26 campaign.

Navarre’s girls soccer team has played a challenging schedule out of the gate, and it didn’t get any easier Tuesday night in a District 1-6A showdown with Niceville.
The Raiders were beaten 4-0 by the Eagles in a rematch of last year’s Sweet 16 matchup.

There was a different kind of energy among the Navarre boys basketball players as they dominated from start to finish in a 77-41 season-opening win over Pine Forest Tuesday night at home.
And you could sense that energy in the stands too, especially in the raucous student section, which was hyped up cheering on the home team as a new era of Raider hoops got rolling.