One Mid’s Journey: A Look at Navy Quarterback Tai Lavatai’s Road to Annapolis
One of the more interesting aspects of shining a light on these amazing student athletes at the Naval Academy is finding out how they wound up on that path to…
Author: Karl Darden
Celebrating 20 Years of Navy’s Triple Option
Can you believe it? Navy’s Triple Option is turning 20 this year. That just blows me away. It’s amazing how time flies. During the past two decades, Navy football fans…
National Champions Again: Catching Up With The Navy Lightweight Rowing Team
This past May, the Navy Lightweight Rowing team won its first national championship since 2004. And just a couple months ago, head coach Shawn Bagnall joined me on the Navy…
The Ultimate Guide to Navy Water Polo
If you’re like me, water polo isn’t a sport that makes it onto your radar screen very often. It started as club sport at the Naval Academy in 1982 before…
Major Breakthrough: How the Navy Volleyball Team Ended Their Patriot League Championship Drought
In 1977, the Navy Volleyball team took to the court for the first time. They went 25-9 that year. And from 1977 – 1990, they compiled an impressive 377-201 record…
Here’s Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the All Time Army-Navy Sports Series
On November 20th, 1890, Navy defeated Army 24-0 in the first ever Army-Navy football game. Since then, the rivalry has grown over the past 131 years to include 24 men’s…
Undefeated – An Inside Look at the Navy Track & Field Team’s Season of Dominance
Things did not look particularly good for the Navy Track & Field team a few weeks ago heading into the last two events of the Patriot League Outdoor Championships. At…
Energy and Effort: How Navy Guard Austin Inge Has Impacted the Navy Basketball Program Right Out of the Gate
With just over two minutes to go in the Navy-Georgetown basketball game this past season, the Hoyas brought the ball up court following a missed three pointer by Tyler Nelson.…
Serving Notice – Cary Kolat Delivers Big Time In His First Year As Navy’s Wrestling Coach
It’s been nearly a year since Cary Kolat took over the Navy Wrestling program as its head coach. Prior to his arrival, it had been stuck in a serious rut.…
Introducing Navy Sports Central – The Official Podcast of the Navy Sports Nation
One thing I’ve always believed when it comes to taking on new projects is that you constantly want to be trying to take the next step forward. This is the…