18-0! Breaking Down Navy Rugby’s Amazing Championship Season
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
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…
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…
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.…
Carrying On The Legacy: A Navy Women’s Lacrosse Preview
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…
Offensive Rebounds and the Two Other Stats Responsible for Navy Basketball’s Great Start
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
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
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
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
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…