Navarre Raider Offensive Lineman Kyle Hughes (Class of 2026) has committed to further his education and play football for the Hawks of Huntingdon College. Huntingdon is a D3 school located in Montgomery, AL.
Navarre Raiders Quarterback Ali Bryant (Class of 2026) has committed to further his education and play football for the Falcons of Concordia University Wisconsin. CUW is located in Mequon, WI.
Soundside High School Principal Kasie Windfelder has made her first hire…Head Coach Jay Walls.
IrishBillSports.com will broadcast all of the Navarre Lady Raider varsity home softball games this coming season.
2026 Softball Schedule (Home games in bold):
2/19 – vs. Pace (4:30/6:30 PM)
2/24 – vs. Niceville (4:30/6:30 PM)
2/26 – at Crestview (4:30/6:30 PM)
3/2 – vs. Crestview (4:30/6:30 PM)
3/5 – at West Florida (4:30/6:30 PM)
3/10 – vs. Tate (4:30/6:30 PM)
3/12 – 3/14 – Coastal Classic (Gulf Port, AL) – games TBA
3/16 – at Fort Walton Beach (6:00 PM) – Varsity Only
3/25 – at Choctaw (4:30/6:30 PM)
3/27 – vs. Gulf Breeze (4:30/6:30 PM)
3/30 – vs. Milton (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/1 – vs. West Florida (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/3 – vs. Crestview (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/6 – vs. South Warren – Bowling Green (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/7 – at Tate (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/9 – vs. Choctaw (4:30/6:30 PM) – Senior Night
4/13 – vs. Fort Walton Beach (6:00 PM) – Varsity Only
4/14 – at Gulf Breeze (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/16 – at Niceville (4:30/6:30 PM)
4/21 – at Pace (4:30/6:30 PM)
Navarre Alum & former Lighthouse PCA Head Football Coach has been hired as the new Head Coach and Physical Education teacher at Port St Lucie High School.
Chipley High School becomes the latest Panhandle Rural school to move from the FHSAA to the Sunshine State Athletic Association (SSAA). Currently, there are only 18 teams left in the Rural Classification (that number be dropping in the very near future).
Per Palatka Daily News reporter, Corey Davis, the list has grown to 51 teams since the 2025 High School football season concluded that have joined the Atlantic Division of the SSAA. Overall, almost 200 schools have joined the SSAA.
Schools that have joined the SSAA are as follows:
Stanton
Paxon
Interlachen
West Nassau
Fernandina Beach
Umatilla
Bell
Bronson
PO Atlantic
Satellite
Space Coast
Bayside
Labelle
Frostproof
American Heritage
Coral Springs Charter
Hardee
Franklin County (Panhandle)
Clewiston
Dixie County
Lemon Bay
Sneads (Panhandle)
Wewahitchka (Panhandle)
Cottondale (Panhandle)
Jefferson County
Crescent City
Graceville (Panhandle)
Branford
Vernon (Panhandle)
Somerset Canyons
Liberty County (Panhandle)
Pompano Beach
Union County
Trenton
Okechobee
Kings Academy
Belen Jesuit
Pine Ridge
Desoto
Wildwood
Holmes County (Panhandle)
Cocoa Beach
Marianna (Panhandle)
Jay (Panhandle)
North Broward Prep
Milton Central (Panhandle)
Discovery
Coral Shores
Keystone Heights
Lake Placid
Chipley (Panhandle)
The FHSAA Board of Directors will be holding an emergency meeting this coming week to discuss the current status of Class Rural, Class 1A and Independents in the State of Florida.
Lady Raiders faced off against Pace in the Class 6A, District 1 semifinals on Thursday night.
Navarre jumped out to 2-0 lead 13 minutes into the game. The Lady Patriots battled back and tied it 2-2 with 10 minutes to go in regulation.
After two scoreless overtime periods, Pace prevailed in penalty kicks, moving on to the District Championship.
Navarre falls to 10-8-2 on the season.
Navarre Goalkeeping
Julia Roseano – 1 save
Navarre Scoring
9th min – Kylyn Shawaryn from Jade Wright
13th min – Emma Barry from Jade Wright
Navarre High School (FL) has hired Michael Harper as their new offensive coordinator. He comes to Navarre from New Hope HS in Alabama. Coach Harper stepped down as Head Coach after going 5-15 (4-12 Class 4A, Region 8) in two seasons.
New Offensive Line Coach Tommy Roberts joins the Navarre Raiders coaching staff. Roberts comes to Navarre after coaching at Booker T. Washington in Pensacola.
Class 7A
Lake Mary 28, Vero Beach 27
Class 6A
West Boca Raton 31, West Broward 0
Class 5A
St. Thomas Aquinas 29, Lakeland 0
Class 4A
American Heritage 33, Jones 28
Class 3A
Raines 23, Miami Northwestern 22
Class 2A
Cardinal Mooney 52, Bolles 28
Class 1A
Cardinal Newman 17, Chaminade-Madonna 14
Class Rural
Hawthorne 24, Blountstown 8
Class 7A
#2 Lake Mary 31, #3 Venice 26
#1 Vero Beach 45, #4 Miami Palmetto 44 (2OT)
Class 6A
#4 West Boca Raton 14, #2 Armwood 13
#3 West Broward 24, #1 Buchholz 17
Class 5A
#2 Lakeland 40, #3 Ponte Vedra 13
#1 St. Thomas Aquinas 45, #4 Riverdale 13
Class 4A
#1 Jones 35, #4 Port Charlotte 23
#3 American Heritage 31, #2 Choctaw 14
Class 3A
#2 Raines 28, #3 Booker 8
#1 Miami Northwestern 52, #4 Bishop Moore 21
Class 2A
#2 Bolles 42, #3 Cardinal Gibbons 20
#1 Cardinal Mooney 40, #4 Cocoa 0
Class 1A
#2 Cardinal Newman 48, #3 Carrollwood Day 33
#1 Chaminade-Madonna 35, #4 Trinity Christian Academy 0
Class Rural – State Championship
#2 Hawthorne 24, #1 Blountstown 8
Florida Invitational Tournament
Class 4A-7A
Dr. Joaquin Garcia 10, Tate 0
Class 1A-3A
Dunnellon 13, North Miami Beach 7
Class Rural
Fort White 32, Port St Joe 29