Payton Watson and Savannah Diel etched out a special place in Navarre girls weightlifting history last Thursday, joining Kylie Shelley as the only lifters to repeat as individual state champions.
The Lady Raiders won the state weightlifting title for the third straight year and the fourth time in the last five years last Thursday at Belleview High School.
Niceville eliminated the Raiders from the regional playoffs at Twin Oaks on Jan 31. Niceville took a 3 – 0 lead and the Raiders had to dig deep to find out what kind of team they were.
Inside his office on a Thursday afternoon, Navarre girls weightlifting coach Garrett Bagley is talking to a couple of his lifters about what they should be focused on during their workouts for that day.
Dante Wright had just hit a jump shot in the lane in the fourth quarter, pushing Navarre over Gulf Breeze back to 10 in an intense rivalry game Tuesday night in Navarre.
The Lady Raiders had seven lifters automatically qualify for the state meet in Belleview on Feb. 2 with first place finishes in their seven weight divisions. In addition, another 10 qualified as a result of finishing among the top 20 lifters in the state within their weight division.
Dottie Peoples retired as the executive director of the Northwest Florida Area Agency on Aging in 2011. She still serves on the agency’s board and was recently given another opportunity to work closely with the group, landing a spot on the Florida Department of Elderly Affairs Advisory Council.
Tabitha Gorse walks around the Nature Explore Classroom at Hurlburt Field on a sun-splashed Monday morning and points to some of its most interesting features.