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Saturday, 27 May 2023

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18-0! Breaking Down Navy Rugby’s Amazing Championship Season

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Karl Darden | 0 Comments
Navy Rugby has a long and storied history at Annapolis. It was introduced in 1962 as an intramural sport. The following spring, the Second Battalion won the first Brigade Championship.…
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One Mid’s Journey: A Look at Navy Quarterback Tai Lavatai’s Road to Annapolis

Posted on August 1, 2022 by Karl Darden |
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…
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Major Breakthrough: How the Navy Volleyball Team Ended Their Patriot League Championship Drought

Posted on July 14, 2021 by Karl Darden |
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…
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Serving Notice – Cary Kolat Delivers Big Time In His First Year As Navy’s Wrestling Coach

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Karl Darden |
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.…
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Carrying On The Legacy: A Navy Women’s Lacrosse Preview

Posted on February 12, 2021 by Karl Darden |
Last spring, the Navy Women’s Lacrosse team stood ready to make a serious run at a national championship. The pandemic changed all of that. But even though it still has…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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