Sarah Shipley smiled as she popped off of the bench after her final lift, clenching her fists and stretching out her arms before leaping over to her teammates to celebrate a personal exclamation point kind of moment at the District 1-3A girls weightlifting meet Wednesday afternoon in Niceville.

Shipley hit a new PR on the bench with a 185-pound lift, willing herself to get the bar up despite the extra strength it took to do it and clinching a district championship in traditional along the way.

The gym erupted in cheers, the loudest of those perhaps coming from the Raider bench, the players smiling and jumping up as Mackenzie England bolted down the court and right down the middle of the lane for a wide-open layup that put Navarre ahead 41-40 with little time left on the clock.

Jayah Jones was bumped out of bounds near the score table while bringing the ball up the floor early in the third quarter of an intense battle with rival Pace Thursday night.

Jones made the two free throws and pulled the Raiders within 43-35 with 6:40 to go, keeping the window of hope open for a comeback win.

Emily Madril has always seemed destined to be a pro. From her time as a Navarre Raider to her success at Florida State, Madril never failed to show her ability to be one of the best in the game.

On Thursday night, the young soccer star heard her name called in Philadelphia at the NWSL Draft, getting selected third overall by the Orlando Pride.