Goodbye Florida. Hello national championship opportunity. With a spot in the College World Series final on the line Friday night, Arkansas earned a title shot with a 5-2 win over the Gators at Ameritrade Park in Omaha. Clutch pitching by Matt Cronin over the final two innings helped Arkansas defeat the reigning champs on a […]
Matt Cronin worked the final 1 1/3 innings of Arkansas’ 7-4 win over Texas Tech Wednesday in Omaha, Neb., helping the Razorbacks earn a spot in the semifinal round of the College World Series. Cronin allowed two runs on two hits and struck out two while walking one as he made his first appearance in […]
Former Navarre track coach Mimi Surratt last saw Darnell Deas Jr. in March. It was at the FSU Relays in Tallahassee. Deas was a running back at Navarre in 2017 and competed in track as well that year, but he had since moved to the Jacksonville area and attended Fleming Island the second half of […]
One might be a little surprised to find out Bryson Garner played quarterback when he was younger. Typically, you don’t think of linemen playing anywhere but on the line. Garner is now tasked with the job of protecting the quarterback. He said he ended up on the line because of his size. And that’s okay […]
Cone drills, pulling sleds and seven on seven drills are among the activities crammed into a typical day of workouts for the Navarre Raiders under a hot summer sun. Words of motivation roll off the tongues of coaches, reminding players that the work they put in now will pay off when the games count, especially […]
Arkansas’ charter bus is loaded up and ready to roll out of Fayetteville on a 90-degree Thursday afternoon in June. The ultimate destination is Omaha, Neb., the home of the NCAA College World Series. But first up is a trip to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and a charter flight to Nebraska. As Matt Cronin settles […]
Arkansas is one step closer to a national championship. The Razorbacks rolled past Texas 11-5 Sunday in their College World Series opener at Amritrade Park in Omaha. Navarre’s Matt Cronin is the team’s closer and has played a key role in its success this season. But he did not make an appearance in Sunday’s game. […]
Campers arrived at the NYSA complex on June 4 to begin a fun-filled week of soccer. “We have about 80 campers this year,” coach Rob Simon said. “We attempt to encourage and foster the camper’s love of soccer. Read the full article in the June 14 issue of Navarre Press. Visit www.navarrepress.com/subscribe to view subscription […]
Quinn Caballero caught his first touchdown pass of the year last November in Navarre’s regional semifinal loss to St. Augustine. It was one of the 28 catches he made for 342 yards. His numbers weren’t bad, and he had a chance to showcase his talent in his first season with the Raiders. But the rising […]
C.J. McElroy waits for his turn to hit during batting practice on an almost unbearably hot afternoon in Pensacola. When he finally gets his shot, he makes the opportunities count, consistently knocking balls into the outfield. Afterward, sweat already starting to roll down his forehead, McElroy is stopped by bench coach Lenny Harris, who played […]
Navarre softball standouts Emma Thomas, Nathalie Holbrook, Britney Silver and Morgan Marquis competed for the East in the Subway All-Star Game Thursday night at the University of West Florida Softball Complex in Pensacola. For the first time in their career, the final score did not matter. It was an honor just to be chosen for […]
Cade Taylor and Ryan Cocker are playing college baseball next year, but Thursday night they had one last chance to experience life as high school athletes. The two Navarre standouts competed for the East in the Subway All-Star Game at the University of West Florida’s Jim Spooner Field in a game that ended with the […]
Matt Cronin helped Arkansas seal the deal on a College World Series bid Monday night. In front of a crowd of 11,217 at Baum Stadium, Cronin pitched the final inning of a 14-4 win over South Carolina in a decisive game three of the Super Regional in Fayetteville. The former Navarre standout faced four batters […]
He was Cincinnati’s worst nightmare in 1995. Mike Devereaux delivered two big blows to the World Series hopes of the Reds that year. His clutch run-scoring hit in the 11th inning of Game One of the National League Championship Series lifted Atlanta to a 2-1 win. Three games later, Devereaux crushed a three-run homer in […]
Chris Williams rushed for close to 600 yards during the 2017 campaign. He also scored three touchdowns in a season where he had an opportunity to play a more prominent role in Navarre’s talented backfield. Having an opportunity to showcase his skills and gain valuable varsity experience proved to be a big deal for the […]
Brady Hammel left Shorter University last winter unsure of what the future held for him. He had been the kicker for the Hawks for the past two seasons but the fit just wasn’t right at a program that couldn’t buy a win to save its life. “I actually did wonder if I would ever kick […]
New Navarre head volleyball coach Ryan Davenport is no stranger to the sport in this area. He’s coached at Milton and Gulf Breeze, both as a JV coach and a varsity assistant. He even spent the 2015 season as the head coach at Gulf Breeze. In his second year of teaching at Navarre, he’s ready […]
For most of the high schools in the state, a second-place finish in the district and a spot in the regional playoffs would have translated to a very successful season. Offensively the Raiders put up big numbers, scoring 71 goals and dishing out 66 assists. Defensively, they allowed only 22 goals and recorded nine shutouts. […]
Octavien Moyer loves playing baseball. So much, in fact, that he will do whatever it takes to make sure he’s on the field at Florida A&M. He primarily plays second base and shortstop, but he’s also seen time in the outfield. He even pitched in an inning this season. “I’m pretty comfortable playing anywhere as […]
Matt Cronin rose to the occasion for Arkansas in the regional final against Dallas Baptist Sunday night at Baum Stadium in Fayetteville. The sophomore out of Navarre worked the final two innings of the Razorbacks’ 4-3 win, striking out four, including the side in the eighth, while allowing just one run on three hits. The […]
The West Navarre Primary Stars shined bright at the S.S. Dixon fitness meet May 11. The WNP fitness team traveled to Dixon Primary with 24 students to compete in six different events. Read the full article in the May 31 issue of Navarre Press. Click here to subscribe for as little as $38 per year!
Rod Aldoff is back as the head coach of the Pensacola Ice Flyers. This will be Aldoff’s third go-round with the SPHL franchise. He replaces Jeff Bes, who stepped down last week to pursue other opportunities. Aldoff coached the team from 2013 until 2016 and again for the second half of the 2016-17 season. He […]
Matt Cronin and the Arkansas Razorbacks are moving on in the NCAA tournament. The Razorbacks won their regional opener Friday, rolling past Oral Roberts 10-2 at Baum Stadium. The former Navarre standout did not pitch but is having a stellar season as a reliever and is likely to see time out of the bullpen at […]
Tyler Morton was doing work at a house across the street from Choctaw High School earlier this spring, but his mind wasn’t on the job. “We were right across from the football field and I kept starting at it, and I’m like ‘What am I doing with myself? I need to get back into football.’” […]
On a hot May afternoon, eighth-grade football players, many of whom who will one day become the stars on Friday nights in the fall, go through another day of spring football practice on a field behind Navarre High School. For the first time ever here in Florida, rising freshmen have been afforded the opportunity to […]
Golf is a mental game, and if your head isn’t right, the sport can be downright cruel. Ailsa Clark found herself in the grip of a mental struggle during the spring portion of her season at Florida Gulf Coast University, and the former Navarre standout knew she needed to take a few steps back if […]
NFL Hall of Famer Derrick Brooks has never let his connection to Pensacola fade behind the spotlight he catapulted himself into while starring at Florida State and eventually with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he won a Super Bowl. That connection is now a little stronger after it was announced last Wednesday night in a […]
Michael Sandle never lacked the confidence to play college baseball. Nor the skill. All he really needed was an opportunity, and after a redshirt year in his first season at South Alabama, the former Navarre standout finally got one. Here he was, against Kansas State in the first game of his collegiate career, ready to […]
Darrell Hixon had no idea he’d be selected for scholar athlete of the year in football at the Pensacola Sports Association’s awards banquet earlier this month. “I was shocked they picked me,” Hixon said. “But it’s amazing. It feels really good to be recognized.” Hixon was one of 24 in the area to win a […]
A display of depth at quarterback, signs of progress along both lines and business as usual for Dante Wright highlighted the spring game against Pace Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. The Raiders won the varsity first half 31-14 and then outscored the Patriots 14-7 in a second half featuring many of the varsity […]