Charlie Cottrell had made up his mind that he wasn’t going to play football again. Birmingham-Southern, where Cottrell was supposed to play his college ball, closed its doors in May for financial reasons.


He had other offers, other opportunities, but none of them felt like home the way Birmingham-Southern did. And then came an opportunity to play the game he loves again.

Former Navarre soccer star Emily (Madril) Sams is part of an Orlando Pride team that is making history.


The Pride won their eighth consecutive game May 24, beating the Portland Thorns 2-1 to set a record for the longest win streak in NWSL history.

Spring football is out of the way and it’s time for summer workouts for the Navarre Raiders.


The Raiders will get rolling with those June 4, going three days a week through the end of the month before ramping up to four days a week in July.

The scoreboard said Pace 17, Navarre 7 after Monday night’s spring game in Pace, and first-year head coach Garrett Bagley is looking at that outcome a couple of different ways.


In no way is the game the only thing that matters when evaluating the last three weeks of spring football.