Emma Gross was active and making plays on the court for Navarre’s volleyball team in a match against Gulf Breeze in early September.

Yes, playing well matters, and it’s clear Gross is a difference maker at the net, but the fact that she’s playing at all is what matters most.

Navarre alum Michael Sandle continued to have success in his second full season of his pro baseball career.

Sandle, a 10th-round pick of the Houston Astros in 2021, played most of the first month of the year in Triple-A with the Space Cowboys before spending the remainder of the season in High-A Asheville.

Navarre’s swim team competed at the Patriot Invitational Saturday at the University of West Florida.

Navarre’s girls finished seventh overall and the boys placed fifth among 13 teams.

Five was the magic number for Navarre’s cross-country team at the Wildcat Invitational on Sept. 19.

Marisa Turner and Dalan Bunn both finished fifth overall in their respective races on the Pensacola State campus in Milton.