Offensive linemen aren’t in the spotlight too often. But Nick Brahms found himself in it this week. The former Navarre Raider was named the SEC Offensive Lineman of the Week after helping Auburn beat Tennessee 30-17 Saturday. Brahms, anchoring a line that lost two starters during the game, graded out at 85% with a team […]
Losing in the postseason hurts. That was evident as ever late Friday night at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. It was there that Navarre’s postseason journey came to an end. Despite a gutsy second-half effort, the Raiders fell 35-21 to Buchholz in a 7A regional quarterfinal. With reality hitting in the final minutes that the 2020 […]
Navarre head coach Jay Walls stood in front of his team Tuesday afternoon before practice. He talked with his players about the expectation to do great things in the playoffs. That there is an opportunity to make a run at 7A state crown if the team plays up to its potential. The first step on […]
Zy Beckman nearly knocked in a header late in the second half of a Thursday night battle with Bay. With two goals already, the Navarre senior was looking for the hat trick. It did elude him but that mattered little in comparison to the outcome, which took the form of a 5-1 victory over the […]
Senior defender Cami Acevedo was wrapped up by a Maclay defender more than once Saturday afternoon as she battled for control in Navarre’s season opener against the Marauders. She expected a physical game. And the Raiders got it, but they still prevailed, notching a 2-1 win at the NYSA Soccer Complex. “They are really aggressive […]
Mickey Vollmer stopped just in front of the free-throw line, took the pass from Rachel Leggett and swished home a shot that put Navarre ahead by 12 against Jay in a preseason game at Pace last Tuesday night. It was one of several big baskets the junior standout connected on in the Raiders’ 58-42 win […]
Navarre’s girls soccer team is currently in the midst of its 2020-21 season. The Raiders have 22 players on the roster. A full page of photos of the Raider soccer players is in this week’s Navarre Press.
Jordan Leggett has a new NFL home. The Navarre Press learned early Tuesday afternoon that Leggett had signed with the Denver Broncos. He is currently on the team’s practice squad. Leggett tweeted about the signing Tuesday evening. LETS GOO https://t.co/yXHOk4OdLj — Jordan Leggett (@JordanLeggett16) November 17, 2020 A Navarre alum, Leggett last played in an […]
Maybe I missed the memo. Maybe I was left off the press release list that was sent out by the Florida High School Athletic Association. Or maybe I just need to clean out my email because an important one from the FHSAA is buried under the rubble of other emails that include requests for your […]
Navarre’s girls soccer team split its two preseason matches last week at the NYSA Soccer Complex. The Raiders knocked off rival Gulf Breeze 5-3 last Wednesday but lost 4-3 to West Florida Saturday. The big win over the rival Dolphins didn’t come easy. It was a back-and-forth affair as head coach Rob Simon was able […]
Jada Thomas said she didn’t want to push herself too much in the first girls weightlifting meet of the season last Wednesday afternoon. But being the competitor that she is, the senior attempted a few extra bonus lifts to test her strength. Officially, Thomas recorded a 180-pound bench press and a 170-pound clean-and-jerk, giving her […]
Luke Losquadro played football until his freshman year of high school at Navarre. A tough day at practice changed everything. He was on special teams and someone ran into him. His hand broke as a result. “During surgery, I was thinking I need to get out of (football),” Losquadro said. “After going to practice my […]
Chants of Let’s Go Raiders boomed from the visitor’s section of Jack Foster Stadium. Along the sideline, Navarre’s football players showed an extra bounce in their step, raising their helmets in the air in the final minutes of a 30-13 road win over Crestview. The celebration continued into the locker room late Thursday night, chants […]
Every so often Navarre head girls basketball coach Abby Fogg will remind her team of the gut-wrenching ending to last season. That district tourney semifinal against Pace she references went to three overtimes, and ultimately it was a 17-of-29 showing from the free-throw line that doomed the Raiders’ upset bid in an 81-74 loss. Junior […]
It feels a little different for Navarre’s boys soccer team as it hits the field for another practice on a picture-perfect fall afternoon. There is a new head coach for starters. James Baccarini is now at the helm. This is also a team with 14 seniors, the majority of them seeing significant time last season. […]
It comes as no surprise that Luke Losquadro is still at swim practice when he takes a call from reporter that wants to know how he feels about his latest accomplishment. Losquadro has put in plenty of work throughout the season. And now he is set to swim one final time when he competes at […]
Uncertainty and doubt joined Navarre at the start line of the regular season when it began two months ago. In reaching the finish line Thursday night, one thing was for certain: The Raiders left no doubt that they are among the top teams in the area. They pushed away Crestview 30-13 at Jack Foster Stadium, […]
Despite playing amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Navarre’s football team is about to reach the finish line of the regular season. The Raiders play their final game of the regular season tonight against Crestview in a 7 p.m. showdown at Jack Foster Stadium. A lot of uncertainty hung over the season and how it would play […]
Tori Martino entered her senior season of college soccer at Indiana University-East unsure of what was ahead. Twice in the preseason the team was forced into a mandatory two-week quarantine. A player tested positive for COVID-19 before practice began and another player tested positive in the middle of preseason play. “Our season was unknown until […]
Jebari Mitchell has developed a knack for setting the tone with an explosive kick return. He was at it again Friday night with Navarre trailing by a touchdown four minutes into its homecoming showdown with Enterprise. Mitchell bolted through a host of would-be tacklers, his blockers doing the dirty work, as the senior standout ran […]
Garrett Bagley is quick to push away any comparisons of his 2019 state runner-up girls weightlifting team at Navarre to the one that will compete for the Raiders this season. “That group last year did an amazing job and was one of the best ever from top to bottom,” Bagley said. “This year, we have […]
Rain begins to let up as Navarre’s girls soccer team gets going with another practice at the NYSA Soccer Complex. But a little precipitation on an afternoon in late October isn’t going to keep the Raiders from putting in the necessary work to prepare for a season that is filled with both high hopes and, […]
TJ Peltier doesn’t discount the value of sports. A senior on the Navarre football team, Peltier knows that without athletics, his life would look different. He says sports has kept him humble. “If I didn’t have football, I’d probably be out somewhere fighting all the time and always in trouble,” Peltier said. Peltier came into […]
AJ Arno was all alone in the middle of the field. He had a good feeling he was about to make a big play. He actually had that feeling before the ball was even snapped. And he was right. He made a catch on a 61-yard scoring strike from Zach Marquis look easy. He took […]
Another border war is on the horizon for the Navarre Raiders. Navarre plays host to Enterprise today in a 7:30 p.m. showdown at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. It’s homecoming night for the Raiders (4-0) and also their second consecutive week in which they are facing a team from Alabama. The Wildcats are 7-2 and playing […]
Two individuals and a pair of relay teams from Navarre are gearing up to compete in the Region 1-4A meet Saturday in Lake Brantley. Luke Losquadro will compete in the 50 and 100 Freestyle at the regional while Chase Jennings will compete in the 100 breaststroke. Losquadro set school records in both events at the […]
Lily-ana Campbell wasn’t sure what to expect when this season began. And not just because of the COVID-19 pandemic shortening it. Fresh off a move from North Dakota to the Sunshine State, the Navarre sophomore knew running cross-country was going to present a different kind of challenge. Through it all, particularly the heat and humidity, […]
Emily Madril said she felt “on top of the world” when she scored a goal September 17 to put the Florida State women’s soccer team ahead 2-0 in its season-opening win over Notre Dame. The Navarre alum had not played in a game for the nationally ranked Seminoles since 2017. Multiple ACL tears that kept […]
Navarre trailed Andalusia by four with just over two minutes to play Friday night. But it never gave up hope even as it stood on the brink of heartbreak. The Raiders led most of the night, but now, a couple of yards outside the goal line, they needed a touchdown in the worst way. So, […]
A strange couple of weeks for Navarre’s football team are finally over. The Raiders return to the field tonight. They take on Andalusia in a 7:30 p.m. home game at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. Navarre hasn’t played since Oct. 8 when it rolled past Choctaw 50-21 in its first home game of the year. The […]