As the Navarre Raider flag football team walked off the field late last Thursday night, the sting of defeat cutting deep, it couldn’t help but notice the celebration going on behind it.


Pace was enveloped in joy, celebrating its 19-0 victory over the Raiders in the District 1-2A championship game at Bennett C Russell Stadium.

With a runner on base and two outs, Navarre’s baseball team was on the cusp of perhaps piecing together a seventh-inning rally last Monday night.


The Raiders had just scored one run on a ground out by Bo Shipley, cutting the Pace lead to two, but couldn’t deliver the clutch hits when they needed them most to keep hope for a win alive.

Jayln Gantt is new to Navarre. He moved here from Georgia before the school year and has quickly settled in as a solid runner for the Raiders.

Navarre’s girls and boys tennis teams will compete in the District 1-3A tournament April 16-17 at Shoreline Park in Gulf Breeze.

Rozlyn Palmer charged up the field, weaved through the defense and found an opening to score the game-winning goal against Tate Wednesday night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.

Palmer raised her hands in the air after the goal with 5:53 to play in regulation, and then the freshman found senior teammate Ravyn Jimenez and hugged her.

Ryan Ragan stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded in the seventh inning, the game tied, confident he would deliver in a big moment for Navarre’s baseball team.

This battle between the Raiders and visiting Lafayette County should have been over long before the clock pushed toward 10 p.m., but for Navarre, winning late was better than never on this mild Tuesday evening.