Navarre’s football team will put its impressive road win streak on the line Friday night when it takes on Pine Forest at 7 p.m. in Pensacola. The Raiders have won their last 13 road games and 24 of their last 25 games overall in the regular season. They are 3-0 after topping Choctaw 41-24 last […]
Fourteen swimmers won individual events and Navarre’s swim team swept the relays as well in a dual meet against Milton Wednesday afternoon at the YMCA in Navarre. Merete Conley and Olivia Sczesny were double winners, with Conley taking first in the 200 freestyle (2:25.09) and 500 free (6:26.56) while Sczesny was the top finisher in […]
Navarre’s volleyball team traveled to Niceville to take on the district leaders on Sep. 14. They hoped to give the Eagles a good match, but were overwhelmed, losing three straight games, 25 – 6, 25 – 10 and 25 – 9. The Eagles established their game plan early in the first game. The Raiders were […]
Jordan Leggett missed his second consecutive game for the New York Jets Sunday because of a knee injury. The Jets lost 45-20 to Oakland and fell to 0-2 on the season. But Leggett has told the media last week he expects to play in this Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium. He […]
Mike Beaudry three three touchdown passes, including two to Ka’Ron Ashley, and he ran for another as the University of West Florida football team crushed Chowan 51-23 in its home opener Saturday night at Blue Wahoos Stadium. Beaudry connected with Ashley twice in the first half, including a perfect 9-yard scoring strike to Ashley in […]
Two big plays in the second half turned the tide in Navarre’s favor in a showdown with Choctaw Friday night. The first swung the momentum. The second drove a dagger through the Indians’ victory hopes. Nolan Garrett and Alex Gilchrist each blocked a punt and Josh Carter scored off both to help the Raiders roll to a […]
Navarre’s girls golf team competed in a match against Pensacola Catholic and Gulf Breeze last Thursday afternoon at Tiger Point. Vannessa Salinas had the top score for the Raiders, shooting a 55, and her sister, Julianna, carded a 56. Kathryn Serenio came through with a 57 and Aubrey Stewart checked in with a 60. Charlotte […]
The University of West Florida’s football team will play its first home game of the season Saturday night when it takes on Chowan in a 6 p.m. showdown at Blue Wahoos Stadium. The Argos had their home opener against nationally ranked Midwestern State wiped out last week because of the threat of Hurricane Irma and […]
Navarre’s football team returned to the practice field Tuesday in preparation for Friday night’s game against Choctaw. The seventh-ranked Raiders had last Friday’s game against Crestview wiped out due to the threat of Hurricane Irma. The Santa Rosa County School District cancelled school Friday and Monday and all but a handful of athletic events were […]
Navarre’s volleyball team traveled to Pensacola on Sep. 5 and won a closely contested match, 3 games to two over the Tigers. Two days later, they returned home and were overwhelmed by Tate, last year’s district runner-up, three games to none. Navarre 3, Pensacola 2 The Raiders made the first game look easy, winning 25-12. […]
New York Jets tight end Jordan Leggett will have to wait to make his NFL debut. The former Navarre standout missed Sunday’s opener against the Buffalo Bills because of a knee injury. The Bills won 21-12. He was out of practice Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of last week and it’s uncertain if the rookie will […]
On a picture-perfect fall-like afternoon, on a day splashed in sunshine, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos scripted a memorable ending to a remarkable season. They held off Jacksonville 5-4 in 12 innings in Game 3 of a Southern League divisional playoff series here at Blue Wahoos Stadium, and they did it in typical Blue Wahoos fashion. […]
Football fields, volleyball courts, swimming pools and cross country courses will be silent this weekend. Due to the threat of Hurricane Irma and the evacuations resulting from it, Governor Rick Scott ordered Thursday night that all public schools, state colleges, state universities and state offices to close Friday through Monday. Schools in Santa Rosa County […]
Deck McGuire was downright dominant, Josh VanMeter was clutch and Zack Weiss was money when it mattered as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos took down Jacksonville 2-0 in the opening game of their Southern League best-of-five playoff series Thursday night in Pensacola. McGuire struck out a career-best 13 batters in eight innings of work and allowed […]
A showdown is set for Friday night. Navarre and Crestview will square off at Jack Foster Stadium in a battle between two teams that made the postseason a year ago. It’s the first meeting between the two teams since 2014 when the Raiders rolled to a 21-0 win. The Raiders are 2-0 and ranked seventh […]
Navarre keeps climbing up the poll. The Raiders jump one spot to seventh in this week’s Associated Press 6A football poll. Navarre pushed its record to 2-0 this past Friday, knocking off Washington 27-12 in Pensacola. It was the 13th consecutive road win for the Raiders, who have also won 23 of their last 24 […]
Merete Conley won first place in the 500-yard freestyle in a meet against Washington last Tuesday at the YMCA in Navarre. She clocked in with a time of 6:27.81 and is the lone Navarre swimmer to finish first in an individual event. The 400 relay team also earned a first-place finish, clocking in with a […]
Austin Ross didn’t leave the Mississippi Braves lineup looking silly last Monday night in the final start at home of the regular season. He failed to record a strikeout in his 5 and 2/3 innings of work, but on the flip side, he only gave up two runs on seven hits and earned his first […]
Navarre’s volleyball team won its home opener with a three-game sweep of Pine Forest last Tuesday. After playing inconsistently against Milton and losing against Gulf Breeze the week before, the Raiders came ready to play against the Eagles. “There was a definite improvement in our play tonight,” Coach Michelle Lee said. “We were able to […]
Navarre’s cross country teams competed in the Patriot Invitational Saturday in Pace. The girls took seventh with 209 points and the boys placed ninth with 287. Niceville won the boys and girls races. Lauren Bilby had the top time for the Raider girls, taking 36th in a time of 24:17.39. Talley Yamaguchi finished 41st in […]
Mike Beaudry made Missouri S&T pay for a turnover early in the fourth quarter, hitting Gage Krull on a 13-yard scoring strike that gave West Florida the lead for good in a 20-16 victory over Missouri S&T Saturday night in Missouri. The Miners tried to rally, getting inside the 10 but were forced to settle […]
Cam Smith was thrown into the fire early in his soccer career at Huntingdon. Only a freshman at the time, the former Navarre standout was tabbed as a starting center back on the defense in his second game at Huntingdon and has been in the lineup ever since. As one can imagine, it was an […]
Eighth-ranked Navarre survived a tough road test Friday night with a 27-12 win over Washington in Pensacola. The Raiders trailed 6-3 at halftime but rallied in the second half to improve to 2-0 on the season. The Raiders have won 23 of their last 24 games in the regular season and have won 13 consecutive […]
Michael Carter made a statement in his college football debut for the North Carolina Tar Heels Saturday. The former Navarre star rushed for 94 yards and scored two touchdowns in 35-24 loss to California in Chapel Hill. Carter scored the Tar Heels’ first touchdown of the game, tying the score at 7-7 on a 2-yard […]
Navarre’s football team has developed a reputation for being road warriors. The eighth-ranked Raiders did nothing to tarnish it Friday night in Pensacola, winning their 13th consecutive road game with a 27-12 victory over Washington. The streak dates back to the beginning of the 2015 season and that success is one of the reasons the […]
Jordan Leggett saved his best performance of the preseason for last. After sitting out a weekend game against the New York Giants, the former Navarre standout caught two passes for 16 yards for the New York Jets in their 16-10 win over the Philadelphia Eagles Thursday night at MetLife Stadium. The rookie out of Clemson […]
Navarre’s football team hits the road for the first time this season when it travels to Washington Friday night for a 7 p.m. game. The Raiders enter the showdown riding the high of a 56-35 win over Pensacola Catholic in their season opener. Navarre is ranked eighth in the state in 6A and its win […]
Navarre’s football team moved up one spot in the latest 6A Associated Press football poll. The Raiders are No. 8 in the poll this week after defeating Pensacola Catholic 56-35 in their season opener last Friday night. Miami Northwestern is the new No. 1 team in the state, receiving 11 first-place votes. Northwestern was ranked […]
Navarre’s volleyball team split its first two matches of the year, topping Milton in its opener Tuesday and falling to rival Gulf Breeze Thursday. Staying close in games 1, 3 and 5, the Raiders put together timely rallies that pushed them past the Panthers. But they didn’t have the same fortune against the Dolphins as […]
Navarre’s swim team opened its season last Tuesday afternoon with a meet against Gulf Breeze at the YMCA in Navarre. Olivia Sczesny won two events while the Raiders’ boys and girls 200-yard freestyle relay teams also claimed first place. Sczesny is a senior this year and won the 50 free in a time of 26.38 […]