Jordan Leggett wasn’t expecting the call that came in on a Monday in mid-May. The New York Jets asked the third-year tight end to come by the team facility. They planned to waive him. “It kind of caught me by surprise,” Leggett said. “I figured the day would come eventually, but it’s unfortunate it happened […]
The Navarre Wahoo summer swim team challenged itself Saturday morning at the Navarre YMCA. Literally. It was an in-house meet since the invited opponent had a scheduling conflict. This was the second meet of the young swimming season. Navarre head coach Mary Moorer, with her team of volunteers, packed a lot of swimming into the meet. […]
Xayvion Thomas’ Twitter feed is filled with posts about the various college camps he’s been attending. They are seemingly nonstop for the past few weeks now. Invested in getting noticed by recruiters, he’s also putting forth the effort to mold himself into the best player he can be for the start of Navarre’s football season. […]
Anthony Vizcaya faced seemingly impossible odds of ever finding his way back to minor league baseball in the United States. Cut by Cleveland in 2015, he then bounced around the world playing the game he loves. The 25-year-old reliever from Venezuela made stops in his own country. He also spent time in Spain and with […]
Practice is intense on a Monday afternoon. Navarre’s girls basketball players are running up and down the floor, pressing on defense the moment the ball is inbounded. The season is still months away, but this is where the success starts, where the foundation for the 2019-20 campaign is laid. “This group realized we were more […]
Navarre’s boys basketball team didn’t outscore its opponent too often last season and have had its share of struggles during the summer season against teams with a more fine-tuned offense. But the Raiders looking to change that and it starts at the point guard position. The burden to get the team into a good flow […]
Dan Baccarini stands near one of the fields at the NYSA Soccer Complex on a picture-perfect evening in late May. A group of girls are playing soccer, competing in a drill to see which side can score the most goals. On another field off in the distance, boys just starting out in the game are […]
Nick Brahms wakes up and is ready to attack the grind that is the life of a student-athlete. His first stop is the Auburn University Regional Airport. His preflight responsibilities are complete right around 7 a.m. and then Brahms is in the air for the next 60-90 minutes as part of his training within Auburn’s […]
Navarre won its first two games of the summer baseball season. The Raiders defeated Escambia Tuesday and knocked Gulf Breeze Wednesday. Against the rival Dolphins, Ethan Andre’s hit up the middle in the fifth inning allowed Tyler England to jog across for the game-winning run in Navarre’s 4-3 victory. The offense showed up early for Navarre against Gulf […]
Liam Kelly was in class at Navarre High watching a movie when he found out he had landed his first acting gig. His mom shot him a text that included the email from his agent. “I just looked at it for a minute and said there is no way this is real,” Kelly said. He […]
Jaylin Davis was calm this time. Almost in chill mode for the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. Forget that he was at the plate in the 10th inning of a tied game against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp last Monday at Blue Wahoos Stadium. And forget it was a game Pensacola needed to win to stay in a […]
“We’ve got a lot of work to do.” Those were the words of Navarre head basketball coach Terry Posey after his team dropped a couple of summer league games at Choctaw last Tuesday. Navarre fell 69-44 to Choctaw and lost 40-38 to Niceville. The Raiders came into league play having held just two practices, Posey […]
Navarre’s volleyball team spent four days last week learning from the best. Gold Medal Squared, a collaborative effort of some of the most experienced coaches that has been providing training for more than 30 years, put on a volleyball camp for the Raiders at the high school. “The girls are getting great insight. It’s extremely […]
A return trip to the College World Series is up next for Matt Cronin and the Arkansas Razorbacks. Arkansas rolled past Mississippi 14-1 in the decisive third game of an NCAA Super Regional Monday afternoon at Baum Stadium. The Navarre alum and ace closer of the Razorbacks worked the final inning of the victory. He […]
Jon Boddy is stepping down as the head coach of Navarre’s baseball team after a three-year run. The chance to spend more time with his family is the reason behind his decision. He has two younger children, including a 7-year-old, and two in high school as well. “It’s just the time. It’s not like I […]
Joe Sczesny is ready to get back to playing basketball with his Navarre teammates this summer. The action picks up in June and the rising senior knows it’s an opportunity to get better. “Summer is definitely a big help,” Sczesny said. “We’re working together and putting things on film that we can go back and […]
Editor’s Note: The 2019 Subway All-Star Softball Game is June 6 at the UWF Softball Complex on the campus of the University of West Florida. Game time is 6 p.m. The game features standout seniors from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties. Kallie Anderson, Emily Cannington and Lakin Grindland have been selected to represent Navarre […]
April was a tough month for Pensacola Blue Wahoos catcher Mitchell Kranson. He ended up with more strikeouts (8) than hits (6) in the first month of the Southern League season. Yet, in a game known for being one of failure, the ninth-round pick of the Minnesota Twins in 2016 never let the slow start […]
Two local gymnasts spun the southeast region on its head last month, claiming all-around titles, an accomplishment unusual for Northwest Florida, which isn’t known for top-end gymnastics. Emi Goto and Hannah Gray compete with the Gulf Breeze Gymnastics team and took top honors in their respective skill levels at the USA Gymnastics Region 8 championships held in […]
Grady Kelly is already making quite an impression on the football field. The thing is the season hasn’t even started yet for the Navarre Raiders. The junior defensive lineman made a trip to Mississippi in early May to compete in an Elite 100 Showcase. He came away with MVP honors, earning himself a spot in […]
Gabe Davis shot out of the backfield with a full head of steam, the defense with no chance to slow him down. In the blink of an eye, the rising senior was in the end zone, extending Navarre’s lead over Milton to double digits in the spring game Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. […]
Octavien Moyer plays his college baseball in Tallahassee. He’s a junior at Florida A&M. Opportunities to play close to home have been nonexistent in his collegiate career. Until Saturday. On a sunny and almost unbearably hot weekend afternoon at Blue Wahoos Stadium in Pensacola, Moyer and the Rattlers played Southern in an exhibition doubleheader. For […]
Julia Rathbun didn’t really start seriously thinking about college basketball until she was on the cusp of her final season at Navarre. Something changed in her the summer of her senior year. “Junior year, it was kind of iffy. I was a backup player and only started a few games,” Rathbun said. “But my summer […]
Jaylin Davis has faced more than his fair share of adversity during his pro baseball career. Drafted in the 24th round by the Minnesota Twins in 2015, Davis never had a chance to play that season after tearing the labrum in his right shoulder during his junior season at Appalachian State. The 24-year-old outfielder has […]
Editor’s Note: The 2019 Subway All-Star Baseball Game is June 6 at Jim Spooner Field on the campus of the University of West Florida. Game time is 6:30 p.m. The baseball game features standout seniors from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa counties. Cameron Terrian, Eric Anderson and Kaleb Hellard have been selected to represent Navarre […]
Winning a state title is always a big deal, and after nearly 20 years, the Gulf Coast Texans finished on top in the Florida Youth Soccer Association State Cup tournament. Five Navarre Raiders helped produce the Pensacola-based club’s first state title since 2002. Jennifer and Jessika Seward, Autumn and Jade Slaybaugh and Anakah Madril played […]
Two former Navarre Raider baseball players are ready to travel on the road to the NCAA College World Series. Matt Cronin and Octavien Moyer are both set to play in the regional round of the NCAA tournament this weekend. Matt Cronin plays for SEC West Champion Arkansas, which is hosting a regional this weekend at […]
Jordan Leggett is back in Florida. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed the former Navarre football standout after the New York Jets waived him Monday. The Bucs claimed him off the waiver wire late Tuesday night. They were one of five teams trying to sign him after the Jets let the fifth-round pick of the […]
Friday night’s Maroon and White Scrimmage at Bennett C. Russell Stadium provided a glimpse of what the Navarre Raiders will look like in the fall when the games count. They went into this scrimmage on a warm evening in late May excited about the opportunity to play in front of the fans and put their […]
Until last season, Emily Madril had never had the game of soccer taken away from her. A torn ACL in in 2018 sidelined her for the season at Florida State. She now knows why people say you don’t appreciate something until it’s gone. “I’ve never had to be in a position where I’ve experienced that,” […]