Sometimes a batter keeps swinging and the hits don’t come. The ball instead falls into the glove of an outfielder or smacks into the mitt of the catcher as the hitter swings and misses on strike three.
Everyone has a reason for trying out something new. Khiara Newton’s reason for attempting to pole vault during her freshman season at Navarre is a pretty simple one.
The Raiders have played in seven games this season decided by a run. In five of those games they came out on the wrong side of the ledger. Two of those one-run games were played last week, with Navarre edging West Florida 5-4 before falling 1-0 to Bishop Kenny out of Jacksonville.
Brent Short walked around the Navarre High gymnasium Friday afternoon at the 2A-Region 1 meet with a look of determination that was simply too hard to miss.
The statistics are alarming in regard to child abuse, both nationally and in Santa Rosa County.
One in three girls and one in three boys will be abused by the time they are 18. In the county, one in 19 children will be abused by the time they are 18.
Jay Warren remembers when the late Ian Lockwood, a teammate of his at Navarre High School, told him he was either going to one day play for Florida or against the Gators.
Navarre’s tennis teams put up a good fight in the District 1-3A tournament earlier this week, with the girls placing third and the boys finishing fourth.
Cyrus Grimes is gaining a great deal of attention as a high school baseball player.
College scouts are taking notice of his talents and the Navarre outfielder was just named a high honorable mention selection on the Perfect Game Preseason Underclassmen All-American team.