Jax Callen developed a passion for volleyball pretty quickly. When he  was younger, his dad introduced him to the beach version of it and Callen hasn’t looked back.

In a match against Stephen F. Austin in November, Kyra McKelvey turned in a big-time performance, the kind of performance fans were used to seeing during her days at Navarre.


McKelvey racked up a career-high 21 kills for Southeastern, which won the match in five sets and extended one of the nation’s longest win streaks to 20.

When Antenney Hemingway retired from the United States Air Force after 15 years, he wanted to still make a difference. He saw coaching as a path to doing just that.

Former junior college athletes now competing at the NCAA level have been granted an extra year if their eligibility is set to expire after the 2024-25 season.

Hailey Netro’s experience at the First Tee Greater New Orleans National Tournament earlier this month did not start off well.


She was a little under the weather on the first day, battling allergies and a cold, but still managed to shoot a 94.

The story of the year for 2024 is an easy one to pick. Navarre alum Emily (Madril) Sams winning a gold medal tops anything else across the local sports scene over the last 12 months.

But there were certainly other big stories worth highlighting this year, including a new Raider football coach, success in weightlifting, a big year for the volleyball team and former Raiders doing big things in the pros.