Navarre High School dominated the district meet held Jan. 9 at home, placing first in nine of 10 weight divisions. The Raiders also had five second-place winners and one third-place finisher.
This time of the year every game is a challenge, according to Navarre girls’ soccer coach Rob Simon. In a week of non-district matchups, the Raiders beat a very tough Choctawhatchee team on Monday Jan. 7, tied Pensacola Catholic on Tuesday Jan. 8 and succumbed to West Florida after leading the game for the first 60 minutes on Friday, Jan. 11.
Navarre freshman Nadia Fingall recorded a triple-double and the Lady Raiders played their most complete basketball game of the season Friday in a 59-32 rout of visiting Tate High School.
“I was born in New Orleans on Dec. 28, 1912, so, yes, I guess I’m an old coonass,” Bob Givan laughed.
“Back then, most folks were born at home, but some were born in a hospital, and I was one of ‘em … I was born in Hotel Dieu New Orleans, and its still there far as I know.”
NEW YORK (AP) — Two makers of pet treats are pulling products from the market because they may contain traces of poultry antibiotics that aren’t approved in the U.S.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) will host a series of public meetings in late January to help shape the future of deer management in the Florida Panhandle.
Researchers with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) documented fewer manatee deaths in 2012 than in the previous three years, as milder winter temperatures led to significantly less cold-related mortality. The FWC recorded 392 manatee carcasses in state waters last year, of which a quarter was determined to be from human-related causes.