The Navarre Raiders Quarterback Club will kick off the 2012 football season with Raider Day on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Bennett C. Russell Stadium. Fans can watch high school and youth football scrimmages, bounce in inflatable “castles,” have their faces painted, buy Navarre Raider gear, compete in a basketball toss, enjoy concessions and participate in a variety of other activities.

Cost is $2 for children between the ages of 4 and 7 and $5 for anyone 8 or older.

Any students planning to compete for Navarre High School's boys or girls cross country teams in 2012 should attend a meeting at 4 p.m. Aug. 13 in Room 366 at the high school.

Center of attention

Navarre High graduate Sterling Lovelady (’11) is competing with fellow Florida State sophomore Austin Barron for the Seminoles’ starting center job, according to a position review of the offensive line published Thursday at Seminoles.com. The 6-foot-2-inch, 277-pound Lovelady played in six games last year as a true freshman.

The Pensacola Blue Wahoos have received right-handed pitcher Chad Rogers from Bakersfield to fill the vacancy created by J.C. Sulbaran’s trade to the Kansas City Royals’ organization.

Rogers, 23, was 6-4 in 21 starts with the Blaze this season. He pitched 111 1/3 innings, striking out 88 batters and walking 29 and compiling a 3.15 earned-run average. His ERA was third-best in the Advanced-A California League when he was promoted.

Rogers, from Galveston, Texas, was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds in the 28th round of the 2010 draft out of Galveston Junior College. He is expected to start on the road Friday in the series opener against the Huntsville Stars.

The first-year Wahoos are the Reds’ Double-A affiliate.