Navarre’s volleyball team opened its 2020 campaign Saturday afternoon with a three-game loss to Gulf Breeze. The rival Dolphins won the match 25-14, 25-19, 25-20. But for the Raiders, the opportunity to be back on the court meant everything to them, especially after not knowing 72 hours earlier if they’d even get to play the […]
Luke Losquadro hasn’t taken many days off leading up to the start of the high school swim season. He spent the summer training in the pool and is now back in the water with his Navarre Raider teammates as well. “I’m glad to be back to two practices a day,” Losquadro said. “I love pushing […]
It’s been a crazy week. For the first time in my life I experienced a hurricane. Despite some issues at home, we fared pretty well all things considered. I know others weren’t as lucky when it comes to damage and devastation. Many are left starting over. It’s times like this when sports just don’t matter […]
James Fox and Katie Fein understand what it takes to succeed in cross-country. They ran for Fein’s dad at Gulf Breeze and both are former coaches at their alma mater. Fein is in her third season as the girls coach at Navarre. Fox enters his first year as the boys coach. Their familiarity with each […]
Hurricane Sally has turned the area sports schedule upside down. All but one event remains on the slate in the wake of the Category 2 storm that ripped through Northwest Florida early Wednesday morning. That remaining event is a volleyball match between Navarre and Pensacola Catholic, which is set for Noon Saturday in Navarre. It […]
When Grady Kelly and his Navarre teammates walked off the field last October after punctuating the regular season with a 52-14 win over Crestview, the Raiders believed the best was yet to come. They were confident their dominating win over one of the hottest teams in the area was enough to cement their bid for […]
The wait will last a little longer for high school athletes. With their season already starting nearly a month later than normal because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Sally presents a new set of problems. The storm is expected to make landfall somewhere between Louisiana and Alabama, but those effects will be felt in Northwest […]
Navarre’s swim team heads into a new season Wednesday. It will host Fort Walton Beach and Milton at the Pullum YMCA in Navarre. The Raiders will get things going at 4:30 p.m. and it’s the first meet of what will be a shortened season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Senior night is scheduled for Sept. […]
One week from tonight it’s game time. Navarre kicks off its 2020 football season next Friday night against Milton under the lights at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. The Raiders are coming off a 6-4 campaign. With talent and experience on their side, they hope to make a run at a state championship in 2020. The […]
Grant Goetz had quite an experience this summer. The 8-year-old competed at the U.S. Kids Golf World Championship at Pinehurst in North Carolina. Goetz came away with a ranking of 64th overall in the three-round event that took place over the course of four days. “It was hard and challenging, but I loved everything about […]
Navarre Raider fans have a few things they’ll need to keep in mind as they head out to sporting events next week. The high school laid out information today on changes that will be in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. GoFan.Co is the place for fans to find tickets to football and volleyball games. It’s […]
As uncertain as everything is for Navarre’s volleyball team moving forward into a season amid the COVID-19 pandemic, there are no doubts or questions looming about its potential. Experience isn’t in short supply for the Raiders, who are coming off an eight-win season. They harbor aspirations of contending for a district title and more. Lilly […]
Josh Carter didn’t let a minute of his extended offseason go to waste. With the COVID-19 pandemic wiping out spring football and forcing limits on summer workouts, the all-time leading tackler in Navarre history found ways to stay on top of his game. The University of South Alabama linebacker spent a lot of time training […]
For most of this hot and muggy September night in Northwest Florida, Lighthouse Private Christian Academy stood on the cusp of pulling off a stunning win. But momentum swung in the fourth quarter against Baker. The Stingrays gave up 23 points in the final 12 minutes of play in a 35-12 season-opening loss Friday to […]
Michael Carter has been named to the preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference team. The senior University of North Carolina running back is a selection at the all-purpose position after rolling up 1,623 all-purpose yards a year ago. That total included a career-best 1,003 rushing yards. The all-purpose total is a career high as well. The Navarre […]
It should have been a remarkable night on the bayfront tonight. Yes, it would have been hot and humid, with a heat index hovering at 100, but that late summer weather would have mattered little for the University of West Florida football team. The Argonauts would have been kicking off their fifth season in program […]
AJ Arno didn’t put up the kind of numbers that jump off the state sheet as a wide receiver a year ago at Navarre. Rest assured, the senior standout has put in the time to make sure people take notice of his ability on the football field this season. Motivated as ever, he’s ready to […]
Glance up at the television screen inside the living room of the Recinos home and professional soccer dominates it. Forget about grabbing the remote and changing the channel. That’s not an option. It’s all soccer, all the time. Joel Recinos wouldn’t have it any other way. He loves the game. And up until six months ago, […]
Navarre’s cross-country team will run into its new season Sept. 19 at the Wildcat Invitational. That meet will take place at the Ashton Brosnaham Complex in Pensacola. It is one of three invitationals the Raiders are expected to run in during what will be a shortened season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Pace Patriot […]
Today is being celebrated as Jackie Robinson Day in Major League baseball. It is, arguably, the most important day in MLB history because that was the day Robinson broke the color barrier. Look, we’ve come a long way from that moment in 1947. But to pretend as if we don’t have a long way to […]
James Fox is the new head coach of the Navarre boys cross-country team. He takes over for Sean Tomey, who has stepped down from that role. Fox teaches at Navarre and will join Katie Fein on the coaching staff of the Raiders. Fein coaches the girls team at the school. What are your thoughts on […]
Rolling along Interstate 65 to Atlanta on a Thursday morning in March, South Alabama’s baseball team had no idea its 2020 season was on the cusp of coming to a halt. The Jaguars were on the road to Georgia State for its opening Sun Belt Conference series against Georgia State. Just 90 minutes into their […]
Navarre’s volleyball team will begin a 15-game schedule Sept. 15 against Milton. Game time is 6:30 p.m. It is one of three games the Raiders will play that week as they host Gulf Breeze Sept. 17 and Pensacola Catholic on Sept. 19. Navarre is set to play eight games in September and then seven games […]
The green light has been given to move forward with fall sports in Santa Rosa County. The next step is waiting to see how it all plays out. In this crazy time in our lives, we have come to embrace the fact that the only thing certain during the COVID-19 pandemic is uncertainty. Plans are […]
It’s official. Practice for fall sports can begin Sept. 7 while competition can get rolling a week later. The Santa Rosa County School Board approved a plan at its meeting Thursday morning. The decision comes on the heels of the Florida High School Athletic Association deciding last week to allow districts to begin practice as […]
University of North Carolina senior running back Michael Carter is on the 2021 Reese’s Senior Bowl Top 250 Watch List. The former Navarre Raider is one of three Tar Heels on the list. Carter is coming off the first 1,000-yard season of his career and earned All-ACC honors last season. Carter is also on the […]
A plan to begin fall sports in Santa Rosa County will be presented at Thursday’s 9 a.m. school board meeting. The county hopes to get fall sports started in early September, following a plan similar to what Escambia County has in place.. Under that plan, practice would begin Sept. 7 and games could get rolling […]
If things were normal right now, Navarre would be playing its kick-off classic tonight. The Raiders would have hosted West Florida in a tune-up game ahead of the Beach Bowl against Gulf Breeze the following week. But Bennett C. Russell Stadium is silent today. It will remain that way until September when games are expected […]
Nearly three hours into its meeting Friday morning, the Florida High School Athletic Association board of directors voted 11-5 to start the fall season Aug. 24. Competition can begin Sept. 4. “I think if we are starting school, we should be able to start sports. It’s good for the kids, Navarre head football coach Jay […]
Friday is decision day for the Florida High School Athletic Association. The board of directors for the governing body of high school athletics in the state will meet at 9 a.m. central time in a meeting that will be streamed live over the internet. The fate of the fall sports season is expected to be […]