On a humid July morning Mary Moorer is busy working with the youngest age group of swimmers at the Navarre YMCA pool. One of the young girls, with a kickboard in hand, gets set to jump back into the pool when Moorer asks how many laps she has left. The girl tells her four but […]
Before Nick Longhi did an interview with the media after a game earlier this month, he politely asked that no one bring up the trade that sent the talented minor leaguer from Boston to Cincinnati. It was understandable. Yes, he grew up in Florida, moving to the Sunshine State before his first birthday, but he […]
Young football players eager to learn hit the practice field at Navarre High over the course of three days last week for the NYSA football camp put on by the coaching staff at Navarre. Raiders head coach Jay Walls was pleased with how it turned out. Two camps were held, with a skills camp in […]
This season, Navarre’s girls weightlifting team will be defending the state title for the fourth time in five years. It will be Coach Garrett Bagley’s biggest challenge since he took over the program five years ago. “For the first time in several years, we do not have a returning state champion,” Bagley said. “It will […]
With only four returning starters, Navarre’s defense is short on experience heading into the football season. That’s where great leadership comes into play and senior linebacker Cade Taylor is ready to help provide it for a Raiders team with high expectations. “You definitely have to set a good example by working hard,” Taylor said. “The […]
Former Navarre wide receiver Benito Jordan Williams is headed to Alabama A&M to play football. Williams made the announcement on Twitter Thursday. Last season was the first of his high school career in which he played football and he instantly made an impact, playing a pivotal role in the Raiders’ offense. Williams finished his senior […]
Rookie Davis is his own biggest critic. When he learned he was being demoted from Cincinnati to Triple-A Louisville in May, he accepted it without complaining, understanding he still has work to do to be an everyday starter in Major League Baseball. He now finds himself back in Pensacola with the Double-A Blue Wahoos as […]
Navarre’s volleyball team won only six games a year ago. It’s one more win than the Raiders had in Michelle Lee’s first season as the head coach. But optimism is high as the Raiders continue their summer workouts in preparation for the season ahead. Seven players are gone, but with a handful of returning players […]
Michael Sandle didn’t get a chance to play at South Alabama last season, redshirting instead for the Jaguars during his first season as a college baseball player. It wasn’t an easy thing to do for an athlete who played multiple sports while at Navarre High School. “It was hard at first because I’m used to […]
Watch the highlights of Darrell Hixon at the national Top Gun Showcase in South Carolina and it’s easy to be impressed with the way the Navarre offensive lineman handles the competition he is up against. The 5-foot-11 senior dominates every lineman he faces, even the ones who have a clear-cut size advantage, and he comes […]