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Two Raiders jump to state

Friday, 26 April 2013 13:45 Written by Staff Reports

Navarre High School distance jumpers Nick Benton and Elijah Appel will compete at the Class 3A state track and field meet Friday, May 3, at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.

Benton finished second in the tirple jump and third in the long jump Thursday at the Region 1-3A meet in Tallahassee. Appel finished fourth in the triple jump. The top four finishers in each event advances to state competition.

Pole vaulter Roman Spear and distance runners James Mullin, Dominic Dudai, Trent Beck and Tanner Wilcox also competed in the regional meet but failed to qualify for the state field.

Benton finished 1.5 inches short of winning the triple jump. Terrance Sims of Pine Forest won the event, clearing 45 feet, 5 inches; Benton, who struggled most of the spring while recovering from a thigh injury, landed a jump of 45-3.5. Appel, who had not competed in the triple and long jumps until April, jumped 44 feet, 0.5 inches.

Johnny Robinson-Pettus, who performed well in both events all season for Navarre, is not eligible for Florida High School Athletic Association postseason competition because of FHSAA age restrictions. Robinson-Pettus will turn 20 later this year.

Rapheal Webb of Gainesville won the long jump with a leap of 23-7; Benton was third at 22-3.

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Pace edges Tate for district title

Friday, 26 April 2013 09:51 Last Updated on Friday, 26 April 2013 14:08 Written by Staff Reports

Pace High School won its fourth straight district baseball title Thursday with a 2-1 win against top-seeded Tate. The Patriots (18-9), seeded second, managed just two hits but stole home for one run and scored the eventual winning run when the Aggies' pitcher balked.

District 1-6A champion Pace will host District 2-6A runner-up Lynn Haven Mosley and Tate (21-6) will play at 2-6A champion Crestview; both games are scheduled at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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NHS baseball season ends in district semis

Thursday, 25 April 2013 08:51 Written by Staff Reports

Pace beat Navarre 5-3 in the District 1-6A baseball tournament semifinals, guaranteeing the Patriots their ninth-straight trip to regionals and sending the Raiders home for the season.

Second-seeded Pace (18-9) will play top-seeded Tate, which beat Escambia 5-2 in the other semifinal Wednesday, today at Tate for the district championship. Both teams will compete in the Region 1-6A tournament that starts May 2.

Navarre finished the season with an 11-15 record.

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NHS plays Pace at 4 p.m.

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 10:17 Written by Staff Reports

Navarre High School's baseball team will play Pace at 4 p.m. today at Tate High School in the semifinals of the Florida High School Athletics Association District 1-6A tournament. The winner will play the winner of the Tate-Escambia matchup at 7 p.m. tonight for the district title.

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Two NHS lifters medal at state

Wednesday, 24 April 2013 09:13 Written by John Richardson

Raiders T. J. Woodberry and Jay Warren brought home medals from the Florida High School Athletics Association weightlifting championship held Friday, April 19, in Kissimmee.

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