As the Navarre Raider baseball team added another run on the board in a preseason game against Fort Walton Beach last week, the mood in the dugout was upbeat as ever.


These Raiders are driven to succeed and there is an air of confidence and excitement surrounding them in 2026.

Connor Hamblin didn’t start playing tackle football until his freshman year.


He had played flag football and in the backyard with friends. Once he started playing at Navarre, he didn’t look back.

Navarre’s boys basketball team set out to lay a foundation this season, and in a lot of ways that was achieved.


The Raiders won nine games, five more than the previous season, and strides were made even if the win-loss record shows as 9-15.

District championships in basketball will be on the line this week as area teams head into their respective tournaments.

Teams get rolling on Monday. Semifinals are Wednesday and championship games are Friday.

Maryah Eddy didn’t get a chance to compete in the weightlifting postseason a year ago because of competitive cheerleading.


But she has made up for lost time, including at the Region 1-3A meet Thursday at Pace, taking home runner-up honors in Traditional while placing third in Olympic.