Kaitlyn Lawson saw the ball deflected in the box and rolling in her direction. Here on a chilly senior night against Choctaw at Bennett C Russell Stadium, the Pensacola State signee was on a mission to put that ball in the back of the net in the final minute.

If there is one thing Navarre’s boys basketball team has done this season it’s compete.

Of its eight losses through the first 18 games of the season, only four have been by double digits.

After head coach Garrett Bagley gave a pep talk to the team Friday night, Izzy Zach took a moment to say a few words to the team in the wake of a runner-up finish for the Raider girls weightlifting team at its own invitational.

She was certainly pleased about the two gold medals around her neck, one for winning her weight class (183) in Olympic, and the other for a victory in traditional.

Ultimately, a goal five minutes into the second half of Navarre’s boys soccer game against Milton Thursday night was the difference between winning and losing.

And that goal was scored as a result of a gutsy play by the Raiders, who edged the Panthers 2-1 on senior night at Bennett C Russell Stadium.

Navarre’s girls soccer team came into Wednesday night’s battle with Pace feeling good about its latest surge of success and its place in the District 1-6A regional poll.

The Raiders stood atop it, unbeaten in eight of its last nine games, poised to seal the deal on the top seed for the district tournament.

Grady Kelly is headed back to Florida.

The Navarre alum announced Sunday was committing to the Seminoles after making an official visit to Florida State over the weekend.