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2026 Football Schedule – Freeport Bulldogs

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Freeport Bulldogs

2026 Football Schedule – Freeport Bulldogs
Head Coach – Sean Arntz (10th Year)

14 Aug – at Bozeman (KO Classic)
21 Aug – at Arnold
28 Aug – at North Bay Haven
4 Sep – at Gulf Breeze
11 Sep – vs. North Florida Christian
18 Sep – Open Week
25 Sep – at Walton *
1 Oct – at Rutherford
9 Oct – at Pensacola Catholic *
16 Oct – at Marianna
23 Oct – vs. Destin *
30 Oct – vs. Pensacola

* District Game

Helmet is courtesy of FloridaHSFootball.com.

Lady Raiders Softball on IrishBillSports.com

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Navarre Lady Raiders
IrishBillSports.com will broadcast all Navarre Lady Raiders Varsity Softball home games this Spring, with the first broadcast starting on 19 Feb at 6:30 PM against Pace.

Mardie Wilson and Irish Bill will bring you the action on IrishBillSports.com or via YouTube at Irish Bill Sports Live 944.
 
Broadcast Schedule
19 Feb – Navarre vs. Pace – 6:30 PM
24 Feb – Navarre vs. Niceville – 6:30 PM
2 Mar – Navarre vs. Crestview – 6:30 PM
10 Mar – Navarre vs. Tate – 6:30 PM
27 Mar – Navarre vs. Gulf Breeze – 6:30 PM
30 Mar – Navarre vs. Milton – 6:30 PM
1 Apr – Navarre vs. West Florida – 6:30 PM
3 Apr – Navarre vs. Crestview – 6:30 PM
6 Apr – Navarre vs. South Warren (KY) – 6:30 PM
9 Apr – Navarre vs. Choctaw – 6:30 PM
13 Apr – Navarre vs. Fort Walton Beach – 6:00 PM

Navarre’s Hughes & Bryant Commit

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Kyle Hughes
Ali Bryant

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.

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.

2026 Football Schedule – Niceville Eagles

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Niceville Eagles
2026 Football Schedule – Niceville Eagles
Head Coach – Richard Morgan (2nd Year)
 
8/13 – at Fort Walton Beach (KO Classic)
8/21 – at Prattville (AL)
8/28 – vs. West Florida
9/4 – vs. Mosley
9/11 – vs. Navarre *
9/18 – at Choctaw
9/25 – vs. Tate *
10/2 – vs. Godby
10/9 – vs. Pace *
10/16 – at Crestview *
10/23 – Open Week
10/30 – at Hoover (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