As Navarre’s girls lacrosse team huddled up after a 20-10 loss to Gulf Breeze on Monday at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, the players couldn’t help but hear the cheers coming from the Dolphins as they celebrated a win.
There were still a few tears in the eyes of Rachel Leggett as she walked out of the Bay Center in Pensacola and was greeted by family and friends who served as her own personal cheering section during the Sun Belt Conference tournament championship game on Monday.
Not a seat was empty, or a ticket unsold for the presentation of “The Sound of Music” by Gulf Pointe Latin School Thespian Society Feb. 27 and 28. The hardworking students ranging from 7th to 12th grade not only devote themselves to musical theatre, but all of them are plugged into many other sports and extracurricular activities.
Former Navarre Raider Rachel Leggett and the Troy Trojans are headed to the championship game of the Sun Belt tournament.
Troy punched its ticket with an 83-73 win on Sunday over Arkansas State, last year’s champ, and will play James Madison at 1 p.m. Monday at the Pensacola Bay Center.
The University of West Florida is known for its trails as well as its academics.
Much of the trails traverse through longleaf pine forests. The plant, which once spread over 90 million acres across America, is famously fire-resistant and relies on fires to clear out dead underbrush to make room for its seedlings.
Skip Orth, author of the book “What Every Home Owner On The Emerald Coast Needs To Know About Lawn Care” and owner of Father and Son Pest and Lawn Solutions, will be holding a lawn workshop for home owners or anyone else desiring to increase their knowledge on how to keep grass healthy.
Lainey Durden had just reached her 100-point milestone as a Navarre Raider lacrosse player, and now it was time to make sure Lacey Riley got there as well.
“I was so focused on Lainey, and after she got it, she said, ‘Alright, let’s go get it for you, too,” Riley said.
Recently, a string of bear depredations has raised concerns among some Navarre residents.
A depredation is the act of attacking or plundering in a destructive assault. The term is used when bears attack livestock, crops, beehives or other property.
According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, there were 63 depredations in the agency’s West Panhandle Bear Management Unit in 2025, an increase from 29 reported in 2024 and 21 reported in 2023. Other statistics for the region indicate an increase in bear-human interactions, which could signal a growing bear population.
