JACKSONVILLE – Sixty-four boys’ teams scored points Friday at the FHSAA Class 3A State Track and Field Championships, including Navarre High School – with one half of one point.

Nicholas Benton finished tied for eighth place in the long jump, soaring 21 feet, 11 inches on his final attempt. Rapheal Webb of Gainesville won the event, jumping 23-4.5.

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The girls’ 12U softball team BTW – which stands for “Born to Win” – won its age group this weekend in the Northwest Florida Girls Softball Alliance midseason tournament. BTW had to win its way through the losers’ bracket in the double elimination tournament and avenged their loss against Tiger Point with a 6-5 win in the championship game. Pictured, back row, from left, are coaches Jody Anderson and Kelvin Cannington; second row, from left, are Britney Silver, Shaylee Sawyer, Madelyn Stone, Bria Hickson, Savanna Spurlock, Morgan Marquis, Eva Weege and Emily Hesse; kneeling, from left, are Emily Cannington, Kallie Anderson and Janea Hundley.

Raider Games is an exceptional event for exceptional students. Held Friday at Bennett C. Russell Stadium, home of Navarre High School’s football, soccer, and track and field teams, Raider Games isn’t about winning and losing. The games are about what games should be about – playing. (Photo: Peri Whitworth, 11, center, dances with West Navarre Intermediate teacher Stacey Oatman, the Raiders' mascot and cheerleaders.)

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For area high school football fans, New Year’s Day was May 1.

That’s the first day Florida High School Athletics Association teams could practice.

 “It’s the same every year,” Navarre High School coach Jay Walls said. “We’re starting off a new year…Certainly, we had a great year last year, and we’re proud of that, but it’s time to move on.” (PHOTO: Offensive line coach Greg Greenhaw instructs his charges.)

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