The day before Navarre’s regular season finale in baseball, First-year Raider head coach John Crossley talked about how this team battles no matter what.


“They are still battling. Still fighting,” Crossley said. “The guys have not given up on themselves or me. It’s been good to see.”

Jaden Colabine stood in the front of the goal that he defended to near perfection as his teammates came rushing to him to celebrate a big win.


This was a special night for the Raider boys lacrosse team, which won a tournament game for the first time in program history, dominating Milton 13-1 Wednesday night in a District 1-2A quarterfinal.

Jacob Green didn’t start playing lacrosse until last year.


He only scored six goals on a Navarre Raider team that won only four games.

Subtract the opening quarter of Navarre’s girls lacrosse game against rival Gulf Breeze and the Raiders played the powerhouse Dolphins pretty tough Wednesday night.


So while a 15-8 defeat at the hands of Gulf Breeze in Dolphin Stadium is technically a loss, it’s also a big step forward for Navarre in a season that has been historic for the program.

Jon Bessellieu walked up to the podium at the District 1-3A weightlifting meet last month with a Bible in his hand.


It was his way of hopefully inspiring others to dive deeper into their faith.