Chants of ‘Let’s go Lighthouse’ rang through Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola on a sunny Monday evening in Pensacola.


It was the sixth inning and the Stingrays trailed 6-2, but fans were hoping their team could pull off a rally.

Navarre’s boys weightlifting team has made it a routine thing to finish among the best in the state.


That was again the case this season as the Raiders tied for state runner-up honors in traditional and finished in a tie for third in Olympic at the 3A meet in Lakeland April 19.

Rachel Leggett’s official address wasn’t South Alabama’s Mitchell Center last offseason, but it might as well have been.


She was in it every day, working on her shot and every other basketball skill to prepare herself for a big second season with the Jaguars.

Navarre’s girls lacrosse team finished its 2024 season showing it has plenty of promise for the future, winning three of its last four, including a district tournament game against Tate.

Austin Reed led the University of West Florida to an NCAA Division II national championship in 2019.


Five years later, he could hear his name called in the 2024 NFL Draft this weekend.

Connor Mathews held his final clean and jerk lift just long enough for it to count, stumbling backwards on the platform but keeping his balance as he fought to avoid passing out.


Surrounded by a couple of fellow lifters, and his coach, Garrett Bagley, Mathews crouched down on the floor, overcome with emotion.