Garrett Bagley gathered his Navarre football team in the end zone late Friday night to talk about moving on from a tough loss.


The Raiders didn’t have their best week of practice leading up to their game against Escambia at Emmitt Smith Field, but even still, they nearly rallied for a win over the Gators on a rainy October evening.

Navarre’s football team will try to keep its momentum rolling when it takes on Escambia Friday night at Emmitt Smith Field. Kickoff is 7 p.m.


The Raiders have won two in a row, including last week’s District 1-6A opener against unbeaten Tate by a 30-27 score.

Avery Mentzer laid on the floor in obvious pain, casting a pall over the senior night excitement for the Navarre Raider volleyball team Wednesday.


Mentzer was injured during pregame warmups. Her chance to play in a showdown against the Florida State University High Seminoles had seemingly been wiped out.

It had been awhile since Tyler Lewis had been inside the University of West Florida Aquatic Center.


Normally, the Navarre Raider standout swims there all the time as he is part of the Greater Pensacola Aquatic Club. Issues with the pool prevented him from doing that.

With 13 seconds to play and a Navarre victory over Tate basically a done deal, the Raiders shook hands with the Aggies as they waited to take a knee and run the clock out.


They then ran off the field smiling, jumping and cheering. Head coach Garrett Bagley found his wife and gave her a hug and kiss. Cooper Black and Vinny Villanova showed off their flipping skills on the visiting sideline.