It was as if the running back had no idea what just hit him. One of those ‘Did you get the license number of that truck?’ plays. Tommy Leggett charges up the field and drills the ball carrier, popping the football loose and setting the stage for a fumble recovery for the Texas Tech defense. […]
Quentin Randolph played in the third spring game of his University of West Florida football career Saturday afternoon at Pen Air Field. But this one was different for the former standout from Navarre. “It’s the first one where I’ve been healthy the whole spring,” Randolph said. “I had a couple of catches and it nice […]
Austin Tebo couldn’t have asked for a better way for senior night to play out. He and fellow Navarre seniors Cade Taylor and Ryan Cocker went out winners with a 5-1 win over Crestview. “We played great and executed our plays and got the win,” Tebo said. The Raiders have won seven of their last […]
Carson Whitley and Nick Lightner are district champions. The two Navarre tennis players won titles last week in Gulf Breeze, nearly leading the Raiders to a runner-up finish. The titles are the first for the two in their high school careers. Lightner didn’t even start playing tennis until his sophomore year. Whitley has been playing […]
Navarre is back on the football field. The Raiders opened spring practice Monday on a sun-splashed afternoon. It’s the first of 16 practices Navarre will have over the next four weeks. Practice wraps up with a spring game against Pace May 18. Decked out in jerseys and helmets, players were excited as they took the […]
Navarre split a baseball series with Milton last week. The Raiders topped Milton 7-1 Thursday and fell 3-2 Friday to the two-time district champions. Navarre has won three of its last four games. It plays Crestview in a two-game district series starting Thursday. “We feel good about our chances,” Navarre head coach Jon Boddy said. […]
Five Navarre athletes signed national letters of intent Wednesday afternoon in the high school cafeteria. Matt Harshany is taking his basketball talents to Cornell where he will play NCAA Division I hoops. Volleyball player Caitlin Bethell will continue her career at Lincoln Memorial, an NCAA Division II school in Tennessee, and Emma Thomas is headed […]
Navarre’s track teams closed out the regular season as champions of Santa Rosa County. The boys and girls teams both won their second consecutive titles Friday afternoon at home. “It’s an awesome feeling to win the county meet,” Navarre head coach Tony Carter said. “I told the kids at the beginning of the year that […]
From one of the worst to nearly first. Navarre’s boys weightlifting team capped an historic season Saturday with sensational finish at the 2A state meet Saturday in Panama City, taking second with 14 points, half that total coming from Josh Carter, who won a state title in the 219-pound weight class. Spruce Creek won the […]
Navarre Press reporter, sports editor and now published author Brian Lester, took the time to sit down with us to talk about his book just recently published. As he recounts the historic season for University of Findlay, Ohio’s men’s basketball team, the emotion is palpable. Read the full article in the Mar. 29 issue […]
Fans stood holding signs and taking photos as players from the Pensacola Blue Wahoos walked off the plane and into the terminal at Pensacola International Airport Sunday afternoon. The flight the team was aboard touched down in Northwest Florida just after 4 p.m. on Easter. The Blue Wahoos were flying in from spring training in […]
Eleven lifters will compete for Navarre in the boys state weightlifting meet Saturday in Panama City. That is a school record, beating the old mark by three. Jordan Jefferson, Josh Carter, Daniel Bost and Chris Williams all earned automatic bids to state for winning regional titles. Alex Najera, Cody Thompson, Noah Melendez, Evan Gourley, Omari […]
Callan Taylor has been named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Week for the first time in her University of West Florida softball career. The sophomore standout from Navarre earned the honor after dominating at the plate over the weekend in a series against Alabama Huntsville. Taylor finished the three-game series with six hits, […]
Spring football is underway for the University of West Florida football team. In some ways, you could say it’s spring ball part two. After all, the Argonauts got more than a month of extra practice time thanks to last season’s playoff run. “We got a ton of stuff done in that time and feel like […]
Nick Brahms is in spring football at Auburn putting forth the kind of effort he’ll need to win the starting job at center this fall. That by itself is a thrill. But there’s more. The Navarre alum is flying high in other ways. He’s in the aviation program at Auburn. “It’s super cool,” Brahms said. […]
Something special is taking place on the softball field at Navarre. The Raiders are in the midst of their best season in nearly five years. Head coach Kelly Hayes knows a thing or two about special teams. She played on one at Navarre in 2011 when the Raiders won the district title. “We all did […]
The high school careers of Navarre basketball standouts Matt Harshany, Andre Smith, Killian Casey and Arleigh East came to a close Friday night at the Subway All-Star Games at Pensacola State. All four represented the East squad at the event, which features seniors from Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa County schools. Read more about the […]
Navarre’s weightlifting team is the outright champion of the region for the first time in program history. The Raiders won the title Friday, tallying 70 points, and four lifters won their respective weight classes. Josh Carter, Chris Williams, Jordan Jefferson and Daniel Bost all punched tickets to state. There is a possibility a few other […]
Navarre will open the 2018 football season Aug. 24 against Pensacola Catholic on the road. The Raiders host Louisville (Miss.) a week earlier in its kickoff classic. The home opener is Aug. 31 against Washington at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, one of five home games for the Raiders in 2018. Homecoming is slated for Sept. […]
Navarre is hoping to win a regional boys weightlifting crown for the second time in program history Friday. The meet is scheduled to begin at noon in Navarre. Navarre last won a regional title in 2016. It also won the district title that year and sent eight to state, a school record. The Raiders won […]
Another meet is in the books for Navarre’s track teams. The boys placed third at the Aggie Invitational Saturday in Pensacola. The girls finished fifth. Three athletes won individual championships. Dante Wright and Abigail Pantlitz both prevailed in the 100. Xavier Allen won the 200. Read more about the Raider track teams and get full […]
Navarre is the boys weightlifting champion of the district for the the second time in program history. The Raiders won the title with 91 points Friday at Niceville. Six lifters won individual titles. “The guys have been relentless in the weight room with their effort. They are doing a great job,” strength and conditioning coach […]
Five lifters won their respective weight classes at the Navarre weightlifting invitational last Wednesday. The Raiders also won the team title, easily out-distancing runner-up Niceville. “We’ve had a good season so far,” Navarre head coach Jay Walls said. “Our kids have been working really hard.” The meet could be a sign of things to come. […]
Tim Elenz is still battling an eye disease, but it hasn’t kept him from competing on Navarre’s weightlifting team. As a senior, it means a lot, especially after he had to give up football last fall. “The best part is being back with my family. I missed the team more than weightlifting itself,” Elenz said. […]
Taf Bentley has resigned as the head boys basketball coach at Navarre High School, effective immediately. Principal Brian Noack confirmed the resignation via email Tuesday morning. Bentley is no longer teaching at either. Raider athletic director Scott Murphy didn’t know why Bentley turned in his resignation and said no time table has been set to […]
Navarre’s comeback attempt fell a little short in a 16-9 loss to Tate last Friday night. The Raiders trailed 10-1 after two innings but capitalized on mistakes by the Aggies, including walks and wild pitches, to get back in it. The Raiders managed only a handful of hits, including a home run by Ryan Cocker, […]
Navarre’s bats were blazing in last Tuesday’s 16-2 win over Washington. Kallie Anderson and Mary Beloat drove in four runs apiece in the win. The Raiders (7-1) closed out the week with a perfect run through the Florida USA Softball Challenge in Panama City. Read more about the Navarre softball team in the March 8 […]
Navarre swept MVP honors at the Subway All-Star Soccer Games last Thursday in Gulf Breeze. Kileigh Whited was named the MVP in the girls game after helping the East top the West 9-1. Brendan Bartlett was named the MVP of the boys game after scoring the lone goal in a 1-0 win over the West. […]
Jordyn York didn’t have the easiest start to her college basketball career at the University of Mobile. An injury sidelined her last season. But she’s back in business now and averaging a little over 5 points per game while knocking down 18 3-pointers. “I love contributing to the team and playing against tough competition,” York […]
Navarre dominated Choctaw 10-1 in a softball game last Tuesday. The Raiders used solid fielding and timely hitting, producing two big innings to propel them to victory. The Raiders tied the game in the bottom of the inning. Britney Silver led off with a walk. She moved to second on a wild pitch and scored […]