With under 10 minutes to play in a tightly played match against rival Milton on a chilly Tuesday evening, Owen Bartlett had to hold his own in a pressure situation.

Three times he came up with clutch saves, once diving in the air and knocking the ball off his body, as the Raiders held on and preserved their 2-2 tie against the Panthers at Hurley Manning Field.

Defensive back De’Mareyae Givens hadn’t forgotten the pain of last season’s gut-wrenching ending to the season. The University of West Florida Argonauts lost to Newberry in their first ever home playoff game, which was played at Blue Wahoos Stadium.

He and his teammates didn’t want history repeating itself.

Terry Posey liked what he saw from his team against Milton last Wednesday night in a preseason tip-off tournament at Pace.

Certainly, everything isn’t perfect and most of the players on the team are new to varsity, but live action can’t be duplicated, and the Raiders took advantage of it in a 58-55 win.

Abby Fogg saw the two things she wanted to see most from her Raider girls basketball team last Wednesday night in a 48-27 win in a preseason opener against Niceville at Fort Walton Beach.

Energy and effort. It’s a positive sign for a Navarre team that, while it will have a different look than the past couple of seasons, still expects to contend for a district title and more.

Navarre dominated Gulf Breeze in its first meet of the girls weightlifting season.

The reigning 3A state champion Raiders had lifters place first and second in each of the 10 weight classes.

Basketball practice looks a little different this year for the girls team at Navarre.

For the first time in quite some time Rachel Leggett is no longer on the team. One of the area’s best players during her career with the Raiders, Leggett has moved on to play college ball at South Alabama.