Azeria Trandell crushed the ball over the fence in centerfield and suddenly Navarre’s softball team had new life.
A two-run deficit had been erased as the Raiders tied the game with one swing of the bat in the bottom of the fourth inning against Tate last Thursday night.
When Navarre’s softball team walked off the field after its game against Gulf Breeze on March 12, 2020, it had no idea it would be the last time a game would be played that season.
The COVID-19 pandemic was only supposed to shut down schools for two weeks.
Last Friday night didn’t go the way Navarre’s boys lacrosse team hoped. The Raiders were beat 20-0 by West Florida in their home opener at the NYSA’s Ian Lockwood Field.
But not every night in the early part of this season has been a tough one.
Amber Leggett added to her legacy at Sam Houston State this week, receiving the top honor in the Southland Conference.
She became just the second player in program history to be named the conference’s player of the year, and she did thanks to a season that was nothing short of impressive.
Seventeen hits, seven pitchers and 20 runs.
That’s what Navarre and Washington combined for in a wild game Monday night that ended with the Raiders falling 12-8.
Third down. Tied game. Second overtime. The pressure to make a play mounting for Navarre against rival Gulf Breeze.
And here’s Tailor Ernst, dropping back to throw even as the pass rusher charges at her and gets her hands in her face.
Navarre’s track team competed in the Wildcat Invitational Saturday at Sherman L. Robinson Stadium in Pensacola.
Rachel Leggett won two events while Brandon Boynton set a new personal-best in the pole vault.
Navarre’s all-time leading rusher is being compared to one of college football's all-time greats.
During an interview with the NFL Network this week, Michael Carter discussed the comparison that was made by Mack Brown, his head coach at the University of North Carolina.
Nick Ducati prepared for his final lift in a dual meet against Choctaw Wednesday afternoon. His teammates stood around him, cheering loudly and shouting words of encouragement.
Ducati grabbed the bar and raised it up, his face turning a little red as he fought to keep the weights above his head and punctuate his day with a 270-pound lift.
Tyler Hymel said he came into this tennis season more confident in his ability to excel on the court and it’s showing.
He picked up his latest win Thursday, winning his first singles match 9-7 over Cole Armstrong, and he said the experience he gained over the summer is paying off.
