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2026 Football Schedule – Crestview Bulldogs

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Crestview Bulldogs
2026 Football Schedule – Crestview Bulldogs
Head Coach – Thomas Grant (5th Year)
 
8/13 – vs. BT Washington (KO Classic)
8/21 – vs. Lincoln
8/28 – at Enterprise (AL)
9/4 – vs. Pine Forest
9/11 – vs. Tate *
9/18 – vs. Coffee County (GA)
9/25 – at Pace *
10/2 – at Mitchell
10/9 – Open Week
10/16 – vs. Niceville *
10/23 – at Navarre *
10/29 – at Dothan (AL)
 
* Denotes District Game
 
Helmet is courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

Soundside High School

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Principal Kasie Windfelder & Head Coach Jay Walls
Head Coach Jay Walls

Soundside High School Principal Kasie Windfelder has made her first hire…Head Coach Jay Walls.

Coach Walls has made stops at Suwannee HS (FL), Tift County (GA), Navarre HS (FL) an Bainbridge HS (GA).
 
He will return to the Navarre area, where he amassed an overall record of 102-33, while winning seven District Titles and registering zero losing seasons. He was the first Raider Head Coach to win 12 games in a season (2012).
 
He also took the Raiders to the playoffs in 10 of his 12 seasons with a playoff record of 11-10. Navarre won their first two Region 1 Titles in school history under his helm and played in two Class 6A State Semifinals.
 
Soundside High School will start with Freshman and Sophomore classes this Fall. If they have enough players, they will field a junior varsity and freshman team; if not, then the Hurricanes will field just a junior varsity team.  They will not have a varsity squad until Year 3.

Navarre Lady Raiders Softball

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Navarre Lady Raiders Roster - 2026

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)

Rural Schools moving to SSAA

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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 Soccer

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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 Football Hirings

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Michael Harper
Tommy Roberts

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. 

2025 FHSAA State Championships Scoreboard

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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

2025 FHSAA State Semifinals, Rural & FIT Championships

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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

2025 FHSAA Playoffs – Region Finals, Rural Semifinals & FIT

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2025 FHSAA Playoff Scoreboard – Week 3
Class 7A
#2 Lake Mary 40, #1 DeLand 31
#1 Venice 41, #3 Sumner 22
#1 Vero Beach 49, #7 Dr. Phillips 23
#1 Miami Palmetto 65, #3 Goleman 41
Class 6A
#1 Buchholz 27, #2 Mandarin 20
#1 Armwood 42, #2 South Lake 0
#2 West Boca Raton 41, #5 Mitchell 3
#2 West Broward 30, #1 Southridge 27
Class 5A
#1 Ponte Vedra 27, #2 Mainland 10
#2 Lakeland 27, #1 Edgewater 14
#1 Riverdale 28, #3 Manatee 26
#1 St. Thomas Aquinas 34, #6 McArthur 7
Class 4A
#2 Choctaw 31, #1 St Augustine 28
#1 Jones 24, #3 Lake Wales 10
#2 Port Charlotte 22, #1 Jesuit 21
#2 American Heritage 25, #1 Archbishop McCarthy 20
Class 3A
#1 Raines 61, #3 Bishop Kenny 15
#1 Bishop Moore 31, #2 Eau Gallie 28
#1 Booker 50, #2 Nature Coast 14
#1 Miami Northwestern 50, #2 Miami Central 29
Class 2A
#1 Bolles 44, #2 Catholic 10
#3 Cocoa 17, #1 Bradford 10
#1 Cardinal Mooney 49, #2 Lakewood 29
#2 Cardinal Gibbons 20, #1 Immaculata-LaSalle 17
Class 1A
#2 Trinity Christian Academy 27, #1 University Christian 12
#1 Carrollwood Day 30, #2 Clearwater Central 28
#2 Cardinal Newman 42, #1 St Pete Catholic 13
#1 Chaminade-Madonna 35, #2 True North Classical 14
Class Rural – Semifinals
#1 Blountstown 30, #4 Pahokee 3
#2 Hawthorne 36, #3 Chiefland 6
Florida Invitational Tournament
Class 4A-7A Semifinals
#2 Tate 35, #5 Chiles 14
Class Rural – Semifinals
#2 Port St Joe 33, #3 Holmes County 20