Karl Darden, Author at Navy Sports Nation

Offensive Rebounds and the Two Other Stats Responsible for Navy Basketball’s Great Start

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Karl Darden |

There is a universally accepted principle in basketball: your team needs to have the ball in order to score. The one way to get the ball more often than your…

Navy Basketball: 3 Reasons Why You Need To Watch This Year

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Karl Darden |

This blog had been up and running for about two weeks when I did a feature on the Navy Basketball team. They had just won an exciting game over Lafayette…

The 2020 Navy Sports Nation Holiday Gift Guide

Posted on November 23, 2020 by Karl Darden |

The last six weeks of the year have always been my favorite. In Arizona, mid-November means I can say goodbye to triple digit heat for at least six months (give…

On Target: The Making of a Navy Rifle Athlete

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Karl Darden |

Most parents would probably agree that getting their son or daughter involved in a sport early is a good thing. The biggest challenge is finding the right one. Today, we’re…

The First 100 Wins: How Ken Niumatalolo Has Kept Navy Football on a Strong Positive Trajectory

Posted on November 3, 2020 by Karl Darden |

With Navy’s win over Temple earlier in the season, Ken Niumatalolo notched his 100th win as head coach at the Naval Academy. It couldn’t have come much tougher to come…

The Ultimate Guide to Navy Sprint Football

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Karl Darden |

Navy Football tends to dominate the sports conversation during the fall for obvious reasons. As a result, fans tend to forget that there are other sports being played on campus.…

How To Be A Great College Football Fan Without Driving Everyone Else Crazy

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Karl Darden |

We’ve all heard this phrase dozens of times: “fan” is short for “fanatic”. And while that’s pretty true, having to deal with some fan(atic)s isn’t always easy. So today, in…

The 2019 Navy Women’s Rowing Team – Masters of Swing

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Karl Darden |

One of the things I’ve enjoyed the most about starting this blog is discovering how many championship caliber programs we have at Annapolis. And today, we will be discussing another…

The 2012 Army – Navy Game: How “The Streak” Reached 11 (Even Though It Probably Should Have Ended at 10)

Posted on August 10, 2020 by Karl Darden |

I am a numbers guy. And a phrase I hear frequently as it relates to this is “the numbers don’t lie.” That might be true most of the time. But…

Navy Women’s Soccer: 3 Reasons Why They Are the Reigning Patriot League Champions

Posted on July 30, 2020 by Karl Darden | 8 Comments

In case you missed it, there were three women’s sports at the Academy that won the Patriot League Championship this past year. The Swimming & Diving and Indoor Track teams…