In Rob Simon’s first year coaching at Navarre, the Raiders lost to Gulf Breeze both during the regular season and in the playoffs. Since then, there have been five years of ties. The Raiders finally broke through on Dec. 17 in an away contest, as the Raiders won in exciting fashion over Gulf Breeze, 5 – 4.

The Raiders boys soccer team split their games last week with a hard-fought 2 – 1 victory at Crestview on Dec. 17 followed by a 3 – 0 loss to Niceville at home on Dec. 19.

The Raiders once again dominated the competition as they won the Choctaw Invitational on Dec. 11 with 84 points. Their closest competitors Niceville and Choctaw scored 30 and 23 points respectively.

The Lady Raiders scored a 5 – 0 win on Dec. 10 at home against Fort Walton Beach. Three days later they played Bay at home and shut them out as well by an 8 – 0 score.