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01/31/2012 Coach Sowell's Pre-season Update !! I had a chance to stop in and see Coach Sowell this week, and he provided an update on the 2012 Navy Lacrosse team's status - and his observations to date. Thank you, Coach !! --------------------------------------------------------------- .....Read More 12/31/2011 Richie Meade Will Be Inducted into Long Island Lacrosse HOF !! We learned today that Richie Meade has been elected to the Long Island Metropolitan Lacrosse Foundation Hall of Fame. The induction is scheduled for Saturday February 11, 2012 - 7 pm - at the Huntington Hilton. $100 in advance, $125 at the d .....Read More 12/14/2011 Coach Meade Named Head Coach for 2014 U.S. World Team !! BALTIMORE, Dec. 14, 2011 -- US Lacrosse has named Richie Meade head coach of the 2014 U.S. men's national senior team. Meade will lead Team USA in its title defense at the 2014 Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) World Championship, hosted by US La .....Read More 11/30/2011 Cade Norris '13 Named "Honor Man" - will wear Brendan Looney's #40 !! Cade Norris '13 Named "Honor Man" - will wear Brendan Looney's #40 !! In honor of former Navy Lacrosse player, Brendan Looney '04, our close friend, who gave his life on Sept 21, 2010, while serving as a SEAL in Afghanistan, the Navy Lac .....Read More 11/06/2011 Details for Sunshine Classic in Jacksonville !! Details for the Jacksonville, FL trip have been released. .....Read More 11/05/2011 Jake Lawlor '75 Inducted into US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame !! Jake Lawlor '75 stood on the shoulders of giants last Saturday. Great Navy Lacrosse defensemen like Charlie Guy '46, Swede Swanson '54, John Raster '55, Mike Coughlin '64, Soupy Campbell '64, Pat Donnelly '65, Carl Tamulevich '68 and Gre .....Read More 11/04/2011 Coach Sowell's Summary of the Fall 2011 Season !! It has been a great Fall for Navy Lacrosse. We have begun our transition from our fall season to our off-season training and individual work. This is a perfect time to update you .....Read More 10/04/2011 Navy Lacrosse Fall Ball is Here !! Welcome to the 2011-2012 Navy Lacrosse Season! Fall Ball is here !! The 2012 Navy Lacrosse team is loaded with talent, and we should all expect a double-digit winning season next spring. The first Fall Ball Scrimmage will .....Read More 08/30/2011 Navy Lacrosse Team to Run in 9/11 Heroes Run - honoring Travis Manion '04 !! Brendan Looney '04 constantly challenged his roommate, Travis Manion '04 to push himself. Brendan always tried to push himself harder. In a reflective effort to understand our heritage as Navy Lacrosse players, honoring some of our f .....Read More 08/26/2011 Navy Releases 2012 Men's Lacrosse Schedule !! Stacie Michaud published the 2012 Navy Men's Lacrosse Schedule this week. Thank you Stacie !! Navy Releases 2012 Men's Lax Schedule Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Navy Sets 2012 .....Read More 07/29/2011 Mickey Jarboe '00 Will Coach the Goalies in 2012 !! Joining J.L. Reppert '99 on Coach Ricky Sowell's staff will be Mickey Jarboe '00, our very own 2-time Kelly Award winning goalie. Coach Meade was going to add J. L. Reppert '99 and Mickey Jarboe '00 to his staff at the end of last season, so it .....Read More 07/28/2011 ADM Mark Ferguson '78 Named Vice CNO !! Navy Lacrosse has its newest 4 Star Admiral !! ADM Mark Ferguson '78, and attackman who played alongside Jeff Long '77, Mike Buzzell '80, Mike Hannan '79, and Brendan Schneck '80 on the attack, has worked very hard during his naval career and w .....Read More 07/06/2011 J.L. Reppert '99 Joins Navy Lacrosse Coaching Staff !! J.L. Reppert '99 was destined to coach at Navy in 2012. At the conclusion of the 2011 season, J.L. was identified as part of the changes to the coaching staff that were going to help Navy return to our winning ways. Coupled with a he .....Read More 06/28/2011 Nine Players Named to the All Academic Team !! The legacy of Coach Richie Meade continues to grow at the Naval Academy. In the previous ten decades of Navy Lacrosse, it would have been unheard of to have 9 players recognized as Academic All Stars. Have we ever known a Navy Lacros .....Read More 06/09/2011 NAAA Names A New Men's Lacrosse Coach NAAA (Chet Gladchuk) announced today that "Rick Sowell, who has been involved with rebuilding programs at Georgetown, Dartmouth, St. John's and Stony Brook, is leaving his post at Stony Brook to become the eighth head men's lacrosse coach in 104 years at .....Read More 06/03/2011 Instructions for John Meehan Funeral Posted from MIke Meehan. I know many of you have been asking - this morning (June 4th), my father John Meehan passed away. He was a great man who touched many lives and he will be sorely missed by all. Arrangements are as follows .....Read More 05/27/2011 Jake Lawlor '75 Elected to US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame !! BALTIMORE - The induction class for 2011 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year's class will be inducted in a ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 29 at The Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md. .....Read More 05/26/2011 Michael Hirsch '11 Named All America 2011 !! Navy Defenseman Michael Hirsch '11 Named Lacrosse All-America BALTIMORE, Md. - Navy defenseman and two-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection Michael Hirsch (Schwenksville, Pa.) was among the 92 student-athletes named to the 2011 USILA .....Read More 05/23/2011 The Birddog Sums Up the Actions of the Navy Director of Athletics !! Mike James '99 writes a Blog under the pseudonym "The Birddog," a respectful reference to the old Navy Football scouting network of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Mike, like many others was struggling with how to understand the actions of the Navy Dir .....Read More 05/21/2011 Navy Lacrosse Camp 2011 - Directed by Coach Meade - Sign Up Now !! The 2011 Navy Lacrosse Camps will be Directed by Coach Meade, as they have been for the past 17 years. Even though Coach Meade retired from coaching the varsity lacrosse team, he still remains the US Naval Academy's lead clinician for Men's Lac .....Read More 05/21/2011 Sons of Navy Lacrosse Alumni in the News !! Last night, I watched Joe Papetti III (son of Joe '85) and Steven Hincks Jr. (son of Steve '78) play key roles in South River High School's Semi Final victory in the 3A/4A Maryland State Playoffs. Joey scored the first 4 goals of the 3rd quarte .....Read More 05/06/2011 Navy Club Lacrosse Team Won the National Club Championship !! The following article appeared in the "The Capital" the local paper in Annapolis on May 5th, 2011. Bill Wagner writes: Navy Captures National Club Lacrosse Championship Navy's club lacrosse team has been on the cusp of winn .....Read More 04/26/2011 Hirsch '11, Warner '11 and Hull '14 Make All Patriot League Team !! Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Hull Named Patriot League Men�s Lacrosse Rookie of the Year CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Three members of the Navy men's lacrosse team garnered All-Patriot League recognition it was .....Read More 04/22/2011 Navy to Close Season at Hopkins !! Stacie Michaud published the attached announcement. Stacie has done an outstanding job during a difficult season, and we thank her for her great support of Navy Lacrosse. Thank you Stacie !! Men's Lacrosse Contact: .....Read More 04/16/2011 No N* for this season. The 2011 Navy Lacrosse team played one great half of lacrosse - going up 7-3, and appearing in control headed into halftime. (despite having only one save in the goal). Unfortunately, we let Army score a goal with under 15 seconds left in the .....Read More 04/13/2011 Navy Lacrosse 2011 Banquet The 2011 Navy Lacrosse Banquet is just around the corner. The members of the Parents Club and the close Navy Lacrosse supporters are invited to sign up to attend through the Navy Sports website: The following message was sent by the .....Read More 04/08/2011 Navy Outscored by the Terps - 10-4. Maryland scored 4 goals in the first 4:53 of the game, and had the game-winner with 3:26 remaining in the first quarter. The 6-1 lead at the end of the 1st quarter would be plenty on this cold rainy night. The second quarter saw a .....Read More 04/01/2011 Navy Trips to a 4th 1 goal loss at Georgetown - 9-8. Andy Warner '11 is not playing tonight - while sitting out after suffering a concussion during the Colgate game. RJ Wickham '12 will finish with 20 saves tonight. Pat Durkin '14 is playing on the 1st midfield with Jay Mann '13 and .....Read More 03/30/2011 Game before the Navy-MD Game to Benefit Wounded Warriors !! On Friday night, prior to the Navy-MD game on 4/8/11, there will be a High School benefit lacrosse game featuring La Salle College High School versus DeMatha Catholic at Navy Marine Corps Stadium (Annapolis, MD). Mike Haas' parents sent the fo .....Read More 03/26/2011 Navy Falls to Colgate at Home 5-4. Despite jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first quarter, and playing maybe their best defense of the season, the inability to score against a match-up zone proved their undoing. So far this season, the Navy offense has used excellent off-ball mo .....Read More 03/21/2011 Harrison Chaires '14 Named PL Rookie of the Week - Andy Warner '11 Named PL Offensive Player of the Week !! Harrison Chaires '14 Named PL Rookie of the Week - Andy Warner '11 Named PL Offensive Player of the Week !! This article was published by Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 - Thank you Stacie !! Lax Standouts Chaires and Warner .....Read More 03/19/2011 Navy Cruises By the Crusaders 8-3 !! Led by plebes Harrison Chaires '14 with 3 goals and Tucker Hull '14 with 2 goals and 2 assists, Navy blanked Holy Cross in the first half and cruised to an 8-3 victory. All three of Harrison's goals were scored on EMO, as Navy scored on 5 or 10 .....Read More 03/15/2011 Navy Grabs the Tigers by the Tail - Winning 14 - 11 !! Logan West '12 coming off a break-out performance on Saturday, did one better tonight, setting a Navy Marine Corps Stadium record, winning 19 face-offs. Logan bested the previous stadium record of 17 set by Chris "Iceman" Pieczonka '05 against .....Read More 03/14/2011 ***** NAVYLAX 100 - Roster of supporters ***** And .....Read More 03/12/2011 Navy Leaps on the Leopards - Starts 8 - 0, Finishes 15 - 6 !! Home at Last !! Coming off a 4 game road trip, it was great to back in Navy-Marine Corps Stadium for a lacrosse game. Hey, we are 2 - 0 at home !! Despite severe rain and cold weather during the past week, the weather was quite nice .....Read More 03/03/2011 Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech by Brian Lantier '65 Brian Lantier '65 was inducted into the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame. His acceptance speech is provided to appreciate the "brotherhood" that is Navy Lacrosse. You are all a part of this brotherhood. Thank you for your kind introduction .....Read More 03/01/2011 Navy Falls to Lehigh 14-10 Following a tough road loss to UNC in Chapel Hill, Navy was hoping to rebound against Lehigh and start the Patriot League schedule in the win column. Alas, it was not to be. Sam Jones '14 continues to be a bright spot - scoring 4G .....Read More 02/25/2011 Navy Drops a Close One to UNC 10-8. Although the temperature hit 72F in Chapel Hill today, it had dropped below 60F by game time at 7:30 pm. Of course, compared to the whipping winds and rain in Annapolis, it seemed like Spring Break for the midshipmen. Unfortunately, .....Read More 02/21/2011 Sam Jones '14 Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week !! Stacie Michaud published the following article. Thank you Stacie !! PS. For those of you who do not know, Stacie Michaud is our tireless Lacrosse Sports Information Director - she is amazing, and treats us like gold. If you e .....Read More 02/19/2011 Navy Loses 5 Goal Lead - Falls to Loyola 9-8 ! Some days it doesn't go your way. It was colder than expected and the wind was whipping napkins and candy wrappers across the field. Of course, as the game began, it seemed like all of those factors would play in Navy's favor. < .....Read More 02/15/2011 Ens. Colin Smith '09 - In need of Bone Marrow Match - You can help !! Colin Smith '09 (NAPS '05, St Mary's HS '04) played Navy Club Lacrosse and played lacrosse at NAPS and St. Mary's. He grew up in the same neighborhood at Brendan Teague '08. Colin's parents have long been supporters of Navy Lacrosse. In Octobe .....Read More 02/12/2011 Navy Sails By VMI in the Opener - 14 - 8 !! Today was a great day to be a NAPSter. Last year's starting attack at NAPS was Sam Jones '14, Tucker Hull '14 and Harrison Chaires '14. Today, they combined for 7 goals and 4 assists. Add in an EMO goal by Austin Heneveld '14, and t .....Read More 02/09/2011 Three Days Until Face-off !! VMI is coming to Annapolis to face our own Navy Lacrosse team. Navy is primed for a great start to the season. We have a lot of new faces surrounding a solid core of strong players up the middle including RJ Wickham '12 in goal, Matt .....Read More 02/04/2011 Navy Played a Very Good Cavalier Team !! How did you spend your Friday afternoon? For the Navy Lacrosse team, they spent a lot of it on a bus. Six hours - Three hours down to Charlottesville - and three hours back. The interesting part happened during the time in .....Read More 02/03/2011 UVA Scrimmage Moved Up to Friday 2/4/11 at 3 pm !! In order to avoid the impending bad weather, UVA has changed the date and time of the scrimmage for this weekend. The scrimmage will now be played tomorrow (Friday) 4 February 2011 at 3:00PM. The location is unchanged. .....Read More 02/01/2011 Brian Lantier '65 Named to Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame !! Brian Lantier '65 headlines the 2011 Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame class. NAVYLAX congratulates Brian Lantier '65 and his family on Brian's election into the Long Island Lacrosse Hall of Fame. The Long Island Metropolitan Lacr .....Read More 01/29/2011 Navy Plays Well in Durham !! Navy traveled to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils. Preseason scrimmages are usually a time to evaluate talent and refine teamwork. Coaches usually say "Scrimmages don't mean much, it's all just practice until the games start." .....Read More 01/27/2011 Navy will Open Season with a Scrimmage at Duke on Saturday !! Navy will travel to Durham, NC to take on the defending National Champion Duke Blue Devils this Saturday. Duke will be holding a coaching clinic in the morning, including Coach Meade speaking to the assembled coaches at 10 am on the topic of Le .....Read More 01/26/2011 Navy Picked 2nd in the Patriot League !! The following article was provided by Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Thank you Stacie !! Mids Picked Second In Preseason Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Poll ANNAPOLIS, MD. - Under the guidance of 17th-year head coach R .....Read More 11/01/2010 NAPS Team Played a Great Southern Tour !! The 2011 NAPS team came down for three scrimmages and stayed for the football game this weekend. This is a great set of young men and should be very welcome additions to the Class of 2015 !! "These are great guys - some recruited, so .....Read More 10/10/2010 Navy Lacrosse Scrimmage Scheduled for Friday 10/15/10 Dear Friends of Navy Lacrosse, Fall ball for Navy Lacrosse has finally arrived. Navy will play UVA at 4:00 pm Friday, October 15th on Farragut Field. The tailgate will be in front of McDonough Hall immediately following the scrimmage. In the e .....Read More 09/29/2010 Brendan Looney '04 Funeral Arrangements - UPDATED The Funeral Arrangements have been UPDATED. The funeral service for Lt. Brendan Looney, USN will be held on Monday (Oct. 4) at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception (400 Michigan Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20017) from 10 .....Read More 09/25/2010 The Looney Family Remembers Brendan Looney '04 Remembering Brendan Looney - The Looney Family and Friends "He was an honorable man." "He was proud of serving his country and being where he was." "He believed in it (what he was doing); we believed in it; we believe .....Read More 09/24/2010 Military Times Publishes Brendan Looney '04 Story - Memorial Mentioned in Baltimore Sun Military Times published an article that confirms details published about the accident that claimed the lives of Brendan Looney '04 and 8 other passengers in a Black Hawk helicopter in the Zabul province of Afghanistan. The Read More 09/22/2010 Mourning for Navy Lacrosse The Defense Department released the names of the sailors who perished in a helicopter crash .....Read More 09/21/2010 Recruiting Announcements Navy does not usually make recruiting announcements, due to the application, nomination and appointment process, but some media outlets track those players who commit to the Academy. Recruiting has become a year-round effort, and many of today' .....Read More 09/20/2010 Navy Announces Navy Lacrosse Camps !! Navy has announced the Navy Lacrosse Camps for this fall and next year. Parents can click on www.NavyLacrosseCamps.com to sign up. Navy National Shootout ---------- 11-20-2 .....Read More 09/19/2010 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Will Host 2012 NCAA Quarterfinals The NCAA Men's Lacrosse Committees have selected the quarterfinal sites for the 2012 championships. The quarterfinal sites in 2012 will be hosted by the U.S. Naval Academy at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md., and by Drex .....Read More 07/19/2010 Two New Chapters for Navy Lacrosse !! Last Saturday, Coach Meade and John Rupp '83 and I were able to witness two new chapters in Navy Lacrosse in about 20 minutes. First, we traveled over to Farragut Field to watch the incoming NAPSters warmup and go through some drills. .....Read More 05/27/2010 RJ Wickham '12 and Patrick Moran '10 Named All America !! The NCAA announced their selections for All America recognition and included two Navy players (RJ Wickham '12 and Patrick Moran '10), one son of a former Navy midfielder (Michael Chanenchuk, Princeton midfielder) and one grandson of a former Navy Assistan .....Read More 05/23/2010 Charlie Guy Jr. '46 Finished the Race !! Saturday morning, May 22nd, while a number of lacrosse teams were preparing for upcoming NCAA Quarterfinal match-ups and the USNA Class of 2010 was preparing for graduation, the Navy Lacrosse Alumni felt a twinge in our hearts as one of the greats "finish .....Read More 05/22/2010 D1SCOURSE Blog - Patrick Stevens' Take on Navy Lacrosse 2010 !! Patrick Stevens covers college sports in D.C./Baltimore/Virginia. His Blog - "Rewind Navy Lacrosse 2010" digs into some explanations of Navy's season this year. --------- Patrick Stevens' Blog -------------------------------------- 05/1 .....Read More 05/13/2010 Coach Meade is Registering Navy Lacrosse Camp Staff 2010 !! Please click on the Camp Staff Sign-Up link then complete the form. The form will be sent directly to Coach Goers in the Navy Lacrosse office. If you are accept .....Read More 05/08/2010 Navy Lacrosse 2010 Passes the Torch to 2011 !! The Navy Lacrosse Banquet was held tonight in the N* Room - one floor below the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Tonight was a night to acknowledge to great accomplishments of the Class of 2010 over their 4 years. It was .....Read More 05/02/2010 Army wins their First Patriot League Final - 11-8 Today was not the day. After numerous tight games and numerous come-backs, the 2010 team couldn't pull off another one. Army put up some good players today, but Navy didn't make enough plays to win. There were many undercl .....Read More 04/30/2010 Navy Spots the Leopards an early 4 goal lead, then Dominates for an 11-9 Win !! Navy opened the game a little flat and allowed Lafayette to get a number of close-in shots in the first half. Navy started the game down 6-2 at the end of the first half. Halftime: Lafayette 6-2 Navy scored 5 unanswered (including .....Read More 04/27/2010 Five Navy Players Named to All-Patriot League Team !! This was just released from the Patriot League Office. Thank you Stacie Michaud for keeping us up-to-date on the latest information !! Five Midshipmen earn All-Patriot League honors Men�s Lacrosse Contact: Stacie .....Read More 04/24/2010 The Streak is Over !! Navy Clips Johns Hopkins 9-8 OT !! If you asked Coach Meade how he wanted the script to begin, would he have replied - "Oh, just give me a game like Maryland had last week. Let Hopkins jump out to a 3-0 lead, then let us dominate the ball on offense for a long time, go up o .....Read More 04/20/2010 Navy to Travel to West Point for Patriot League Tournament !! Based on Army beating Lafayette 15-14, Army is now the top seed for the Patriot League tournament and now has the opportunity to host the tournament. The 2010 Patriot League Tournament will commence on April 30th with Navy facing Lafayette, whi .....Read More 04/17/2010 Navy Only Scores 6 - Fails to Get the Star Against Army Despite outshooting Army, 38-27, winning the ground ball battle, 28-27, winning 10 of 16 faceoffs and committed just 15 turnovers (compared to 17 turnovers for Army), Navy could not outscore Army. Navy only connected on 1 of 5 EMO opportunities .....Read More 04/15/2010 Possible Traffic Congestion Around Ravens Stadium Traffic Delays related to the Day of Rivals lacrosse event this Saturday, April 17. M&T Bank Stadium informed us of the following street closures and alternate routes. Lombard Street Crane Operation The Baltimore City Depart .....Read More 04/10/2010 Navy Plays Maryland Close - Falls 11-9 ! On a bright sunny day at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Navy came in ready to knock off #5 Maryland. Since 2004, Navy is 5-1 against Maryland including last year's 10-4 Navy victory. Jaren Woeppel '10 is nursing a hamstring, and did not play to .....Read More 04/06/2010 USILA Coaches Poll - Virginia #1 - Teams with Losing Records in Top 20 !! #1 Virginia (10-0), #2 North Carolina (10-0), #3 Syracuse (7-1), #4 Maryland (6-2), and #5 Princeton (7-1) have clearly separated themselves from the pack. All of their losses come from within. Cornell (7-2) was there, but losing to unranked D .....Read More 04/02/2010 Navy Drops an OT Thriller to Georgetown 13-12 !! This game had it all ... almost. Patrick Moran '10 got a hat trick - his 6th of the season. RJ Wickham '12 had 15 saves - he's on track to earn some All America votes. Brendan Conners '10 had a hat trick. Andy W .....Read More 03/30/2010 The is the Top 6, then everybody else !! Virginia (9-0), Syracuse (5-1), North Carolina (9-0), Maryland (6-1), Princeton (6-1) and Cornell (7-1) are a combined 42-4, with #1 Virginia beating #2 Syracuse and #6 Cornell, while #3 Carolina owns victories over #4 Maryland and #5 Princeton. Read More 03/30/2010 Patrick Moran '10 - 5th Hat Trick Lands Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week !! Patrick Moran '10 was named league's offensive player of the week by the Patriot League today. Tuesday, March 30, 2010 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Thank you Stacie !! .....Read More 03/27/2010 Navy Pulls Out a 10-9 OT Thriller after Trailing by 4 goals !! The sun came out and that bodes well for Navy Lacrosse. Navy has had a so-so season in the cold weather, but really turned it around last week under great weather against Holy Cross. The weather today in Hamilton, NY started out a li .....Read More 03/22/2010 RJ Wickham '12 Named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week !! Wow, if RJ keeps up this pace, they might rename the award. RJ is already threatening to join the top 20 all-time Navy Goaltenders in saves in only his sophomore season. Wickham named league's goalkeeper of the week Men' .....Read More 03/21/2010 Navy Club Lacrosse Set To Play Eastport Club at Rip Miller Field Thurs 3/25 !! Navy is loaded with talented lacrosse players. We have over 50 on the varsity team, and probably another 50-100 who also want to play lacrosse at a competitive level. The Navy Club Lacrosse program has been an opportunity for a large .....Read More 03/20/2010 Navy Trounces Holy Cross - 12-3 !! Okay - lacrosse season is here !! Navy is undefeated in beautiful weather. I am willing to declare that all games prior to today should be considered pre-season scrimmages, and we should start now. Navy rocks, Patrick Mora .....Read More 03/16/2010 Navy Bitten by the Tigers of Towson 10-9. Despite scoring in the last minute of each of the first 3 quarters, it was a last-second Towson score that doomed the Navy squad today. Despite getting a goal from the rare combination of Defenseman Jake Brosnan '10 from Defenseman Matt Vernam .....Read More 03/14/2010 Tim Paul '10 and Matt Vernam '12 Named to Tewaarton Watch List !! Despite sustaining a season-ending injury after two games, Tim Paul '10 was recognized as one of the players this season who could have a break out year. Matt Vernam '12, based on his stellar plebe year, starting almost every game and serving a .....Read More 03/13/2010 This is Not Last Year's Patriot League !! The Navy Lacrosse faithful were stunned when we lost to an undefeated Lafayette team for the first time in program history last Friday, dating back 10 contests. Lafayette had been known as the team who appreciated Holy Cross so that they would .....Read More 03/12/2010 Navy Spots the Leopards the Lead - Fall 15-8. Fortunately, we only play each game once. This game in Easton, PA was played in torrential downpours and it was definitely a game that Navy will not want to repeat. Lafayette's first victory over Navy in program history, and Navy's .....Read More 03/09/2010 RJ Wickham '12 and Jaren Woeppel '10 Receive Patriot League Honors !! A couple of PL victories and some outstanding play on defense has perked up the Navy team and drawn some recognition from the Patriot League coaches. RJ Wickham '12 has performed very well in every game so far this season, and is very comforta .....Read More 03/08/2010 Virginia Tops Syracuse to Rise to Top of Coaches Poll - Navy Appears at #18 !! With Virginia knocking off last season's champion, Syracuse, we have a new #1 at the top of the poll for the first time this year, while Syracuse only fell to #2. After knocking off two Patriot League foes last week in Lehigh and Bucknell, Navy .....Read More 03/06/2010 Navy Corrals the Bison - Tops Bucknell 8-7 in OT !! What a great week !! Opening the Patriot League season with two wins, including an OT victory over Bucknell one of the toughest teams in the league, is definitely the way to start the season. This game was not easy, but it was a "cha .....Read More 03/02/2010 Navy Tops the Lehigh to Open the Patriot League Season 8-3 !! Fueled by a 3 goal 4th quarter, Navy broke open a tight game to knock off Lehigh 8-5, opening the Patriot League season on a positive note. Led by Andy Warner '11 with 2 goals and 3 assists, the attack did most of the damage today. B .....Read More 03/01/2010 Doug Derocher '92 Lost His Battle With Cancer - Navy Mourns Chris Cote '91 passed on the following information. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joe Schweitzer '89, Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but Doug Derocher lost his battle with cancer today at 12: .....Read More 02/26/2010 2010 Recipe Book - Tailgating Again in 2010 !! - Send in your Recipes !! The FONL has compiled a recipe book each year for the past 4 or 5 years - and wow, do they collect some great recipes!! This year, Beahta Davis (mother of Nikk '12) is collecting the recipes. Please send your favorite recipes to Beah .....Read More 02/25/2010 Navy Falls to UNC in a Very Cold and Windy N-MC Stadium 11-4 TO '89 said "Buddy, I'm not sure how you're gonna dress this one up and make it sound good." First things first - these were ridiculous conditions in which to play lacrosse. The NCAA should reconsider when the season starts. Read More 02/24/2010 RJ Wickham '12 Named Patriot League Goaltender of the Week !! Stacie Michaud, NAAA published this story from the Patriot League office. Thank you Stacie !! =========================================================== RJ Wickham '12 garners Patriot League honor Men's Lacr .....Read More 02/24/2010 Block Ordering of Army-Navy Tickets in Ravens Stadium !! Craig Crumley '74 and Joan Crumley (parents of Ian '12 - #34) have agreed to help organize ordering a block of tickets for the upcoming Army-Navy game to be played on April 17th at Ravens Stadium as part of the Day of Rivals. Thank you Joan & C .....Read More 02/23/2010 131 Wins and Counting !! This article was published on USNA.com. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Under Head Coach Richie Meade, the Navy men's lacrosse program has solidified its notable standing in the Division I lan .....Read More 02/23/2010 Army Navy Alumni Game Scheduled - See Details !! Mark Kapral '89 and Joe Schweitzer '89 have organized the Army Navy Alumni game details and there is a link ==> A/N ALUMNI GAME SIGN UP !! 4/16 <== for sign-ups posted to .....Read More 02/22/2010 Navy Faces UNC at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium Thursday Night !! This Thursday at 7:30 pm in Navy-Marine Corps Stadium will feature a great early-season contest between a stubborn Navy team and the 3-0 UNC Tar Heels. Matt Bitter's '09 little brother, Billy leads the attack for UNC. Navy's defense .....Read More 02/20/2010 Navy Drops a Tight One to Loyola - 8-7 in OT !! The weather warmed up a little, but the Navy shooters did not. RJ Wickham '12 had a stellar day in the cage - stopping 19 Greyhound shots - compared to only 3 saves for the Loyola goalie. Patrick Moran '10 had another hat trick (his .....Read More 02/19/2010 Tailgating to be held at Class of '53 Pavilion !! Coach Goers set up for the Lacrosse Tailgater to be held at the Class of '53 Pavilion (Water Tower end, where the Ticket Booths are set up). This area is "inside" the stadium, and is therefore "Alcohol-free." Please respect the rules. Read More 02/18/2010 Navy to Host Loyola at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium on Saturday !! Stacie Michaud, our great Sports Information Person from NAAA published the following report: Thank you Stacie !! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Menï .....Read More 02/13/2010 Navy Keys on Offense in Topping VMI - 16-5 !! It was cold. There was snow surrounding Rip Miller Field. The old aluminum bleachers were FULL of Navy Lacrosse fans. (over 1600 fans at Rip Miller - that was great !!) There was a note circulating in the stands asking if .....Read More 02/11/2010 Navy - VMI game for Saturday moved to Rip Miller Field !! If you live in Maryland or close by, you have seen 5 or 6 feet of snow telling us that it seems a little early for lacrosse season. However, the schedule is the schedule - and it says that we have a game against VMI this Saturday. Pr .....Read More 02/10/2010 NAVYLAX Stewardship Committee Launches Equipment Truck Campaign !! The Navy Lacrosse team spends a significant amount of money renting trucks to away games. The trucks are not customized to suit our specific Navy Lacrosse purpose, and the performance is average. The Navy Football team had the same p .....Read More 02/04/2010 Navy Plays Well in Charlottesville !! Let's drive down to play Virginia, possibly one of the best teams in the country going into 2010 on about 2 days preparation. That will give us a gut check. Gut check - sat. Read More 02/03/2010 Navy CLUB Lacrosse to Play Team Scotland !! How about a "warm up" right now? Team Scotland (led by their inimitable coach - Bob Russell - father of Matt '06, Kevin and Rob) will bring their brand of fiery lacrosse to Rip Miller Field on February 19th at 7 pm. The Navy CLUB Lac .....Read More 02/02/2010 Andy Tormey '10 - Helping Out in Haiti !! Inside Lacrosse recently published an article highlighting relief services provided by the military in Haiti - specifically, 2009 Navy Lacrosse Team Captain, Andy Tormey '09. The article was written by Molly Mita, and published by the Inside .....Read More 01/30/2010 First Scrimmage of 2010 - Navy Fetches a Victory over the Retrievers !! It was white, it was orange, it was supposed to be green, and it was blue ... and gold. To open the season, Navy was supposed to have a nice tune-up scrimmage against UMBC, who has looked very good the past couple of years - finishing in the to .....Read More 01/27/2010 Navy Picked To Finish Atop The Patriot League by the Coaches !! The finest Sports Information Person in the country, our very own, Stacie Michaud, recently published the latest report about the Coaches projections for this season. With 7 coaches voting, and a maximum of 12 points available (a coach could no .....Read More 01/15/2010 New Commanding Officer at NAPS !! USNA.com published an article to let us all know that there is a new Commanding Officer at NAPS. This is very important for Navy Lacrosse fans. NAPS is often used as a learning institution to prepare athletes who are going to come to .....Read More 01/12/2010 All New NAVYLAX Gear Available Now !!! Denny Wedekind '65 is the authorized distributor for official NAVYLAX Gear (you can have a wide variety of items embroidered with the Navy Lacrosse logo - and NAVYLAX members receive exclusive pricing and 10% goes to support the Navy Lacrosse team). .....Read More 01/06/2010 Navy Lacrosse 2010 is Drawing Near - Did Attend A/N Football - Here is your picture !! WOW - Technology continues to march on (You all should meet JP Colmus '10, if you want to see just how far it has advanced for Navy Lacrosse), and we can now use it for almost anything. Thanks to Steve Curlee '75, we found out that someone to .....Read More 01/02/2010 Cold and Windy - 28 days until UMBC Scrimmage !! Time is counting down - but the weather sure doesn't feel like lacrosse yet. My son and I played catch in the side yard yesterday, but the wind whipping down the South River made it so that we could barely hear each other. =:0 The N .....Read More 01/01/2010 Happy New Year - 2010 !!! Thirty Days and counting down !! First scrimmage on January 30th against UMBC at Navy. We have been anticipating the 2010 season to begin ever since the exit from last season's NCAA playoffs. This team has great potential, and we ha .....Read More 12/31/2009 Highlights of 2009 Include Jeff Long '77 Induction into National Hall of Fame !! There were many highlights in 2009 for the Navy Lacrosse program, and one of them was clearly Jeff Long '77 being inducted into the National Hall of Fame. Jeff was a three-time All-American and also holds the honor as Navy lacrosse�s all-time .....Read More 12/04/2009 Navy Lacrosse 2010 Schedule Posted !! Our favorite Sports Information Professional - Stacie Michaud published the 2010 Navy Lacrosse schedule today, and this promises to be an exciting spring indeed. Navy will have some of the highlights of the season, starting off with the .....Read More 11/30/2009 FONL Gearing Up for Great Army-Navy Football Celebration - Come Join In !! I heard from my favorite three Navy Lacrosse 2010 Moms today. The Terrific Three - Lisa Schroeder, Marty Brosnan and Susan Moran are always rolling out new and great ideas. Don't try to keep up - just join in the fun !! Ne .....Read More 11/27/2009 Navy Lacrosse Captain's House - Named Home of the Week !! If any of you were around when the Coach Szlasa era began, then you might know the name of a local talent named John Pilli '73. John was a little larger than life (starring in both football and lacrosse) and he brought to the Naval Academy a "View of Joh .....Read More 11/23/2009 President Bush Dons NAVYLAX Battle Gear in Preparation for 2010 Season !! Okay, NAVYLAX parent Jamey Clement has raised the bar on dedication to the sport. In showing that loyalty for Navy Lacrosse runs to the highest level, Jamey asked Presiden .....Read More 11/09/2009 Jeff Long's '77 Memory of the Hall of Fame Induction !! Jeff Long '77 wants to thank everyone who came to the Hall of Fame induction on Saturday. "I want to thank everyone who attended the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Dinner last Saturday. I had my game face on that night and the emotion of t .....Read More 11/08/2009 Jeff Long's '77 Induction into National Hall of Fame - Navy Lacrosse Reunion !! What a night !! Jeff Long '77 turned the U. S. Lacrosse Annual Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony into a celebration of the brotherhood of Navy Lacrosse. Each inductee was given a chance to speak about their accomplishments, and .....Read More 10/28/2009 Jeff Long '77 Induction into US Lacrosse Hall of Fame - Dinner 11/7 !! Will you be there ??? One the greatest lacrosse players in Navy Lacrosse history and one of our great friends will be inducted into the US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame on November 7th in Hunt Valley, MD (north of Baltimore). .....Read More 10/10/2009 Navy Lacrosse 2010 opens the Fall Season in Great Fashion !! The 2010 edition of Navy Lacrosse is an outstanding team. The players have bought into Coach Meade's philosophy of playing for the guy next to you and they are playing a fast-paced up-beat style of lacrosse. This is definitely .....Read More 10/09/2009 San Diego Benefit to Help Families of Navy SEALs !! Benefit to help the families of Navy SEALs to be held Downtown 19 November at Dick's Last Resort in the Gas Lamp Quarter (SAN DIEGO, CA) - On the evening of 19 November, a fundraiser will be held at Dick's Last Resort in the Gas Lamp .....Read More 09/12/2009 Navy Lacrosse Fall Scrimmages - Great Lacrosse in Annapolis !! Navy will be hosting arguably the finest line-up of Fall Ball lacrosse in the country. On October 10th - the 164th anniversary of the founding of the Naval Academy (10/10/1845) - Navy will host the reigning National Champion Syracuse Orange, th .....Read More 08/05/2009 Navy Lacrosse Camp - A great time for a NAVYLAX reunion !! DJ Jahn '57, Tommy Hagan '69, Rick Ector '71, Ray Finnegan '75 and many more have stories to tell. Coach Meade, Col John Rupp '83, 1Lt Matt Russell '06 each had chances to talk about life beyond lacrosse to these Navy Lacrosse campers. Read More 08/01/2009 Eight games in 4 days - Big Wins for all !! Vail 2009 - Great friends getting together to vacation and play a little lacrosse. Maybe it should have read 8 games at 8,000 ft. That would describe it. =:-) The tradition begun by Mike Gottleib '70 almost 20 years ago and carried .....Read More 05/24/2009 Andy Tormey '09 Named to First Team - Lowe's Senior Class Award !! Andy Tormey '09 - Team Captain 2009 was named as one of five members of the Lowe's Senior Class Award 1st Team. Tormey selected to Lowe�s Senior CLASS Award First Team Tormey Named to Lowe�s Senior CLASS Award First Team < .....Read More 05/22/2009 Jeff Long '77 Named to US Lacrosse Hall of Fame !! It's official - the leading scorer in Navy history and one of the most successful coaches in college lacrosse history is a member of the National Hall of Fame class of 2009 !! A number of people invested time and effort into having Jeff receive .....Read More 05/21/2009 Andy Tormey '09 and Tim Paul '10 Named All America !! USILA Names Navy's Tormey and Paul to Its All-America List ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy senior defenseman Andy Tormey (Syracuse, N.Y.) and junior attackman Tim Paul (Parkton, Md.) were among the 79 student-athletes named to the 2009 USILA All-Americ .....Read More 05/03/2009 It's Official - Navy plays Duke in the first round !! In a tough NCAA field this year, it was hard to tell who was #1. Syracuse, Duke and Princeton all had valid claims. Of course, the NCAA Selection Committee is based in Baltimore, and they make their minds up around April 15th, so any .....Read More 04/26/2009 Navy Takes Patriot League Championship Over Bucknell 9-8 !! A hairy own-goal play involving the fast-emerging Robby Battle '10 proved to be the winning goal with 3 minutes remaining in today's nail biter played under scorching conditions at Lewisburg, PA today. Navy's victory over Bucknell sealed the P .....Read More 04/24/2009 Navy Tops Colgate in Triple OT - 9-8 - Up Next Bucknell !! Navy won. Navy advances to play Bucknell, a 10-8 winner over Army earlier today, in the final on Sunday at 3 pm. The winner on Sunday advances to the NCAA tournament with the Patriot League's Automatic Qualification. So, h .....Read More 04/21/2009 Navy Places 7 Players on the All Patriot League Team !! Navy represented on All-Patriot League Team Tuesday, April 21, 2009 Men�s Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Seven Midshipmen Garner All-Patriot League Men�s Lacrosse Honors CENTER VALLEY, Pa. � Seven me .....Read More 04/20/2009 Virginia Regains Top Rank - Navy Holds at #11 !! Rank ... Team ......... Record ......... Points ......... Previous Rank 1 Virginia .................... 13-1........ 158 ........6 First place votes ........2 2 Cornell .....................9-2 ........145 ........1 First place vote . .....Read More 04/18/2009 Hopkins Wins 15-7 The day was glorious - the crowd was partisan - and Navy was on a roll. What a great day for lacrosse. The first quarter definitely went our way. Patrick Moran '10 scores the first of his 3 goals. Basil Daratsos '10 scores hi .....Read More 04/16/2009 Tommy Phelan '09 is Patriot League Goalie of the Week !! This press release was distributed by NAAA Sports Information, Stacie Michaud. Thank you Stacie Patriot League honors Phelan Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Phelan Earns League and Nation .....Read More 04/15/2009 Vote for Andy Tormey '09 for the Lowe's Senior Class Award !! Our team captain, Andy Tormey '09 has been nominated for the Lowe's Senior Class Award. This is a publicly selected award. I ask that each of you (as well as your friends and neighbors) consider voting for Andy. Andy is .....Read More 04/13/2009 Navy Rises Another Spot in The Coaches Poll - Hits #11 !! It happened. "Duke knocked down the champ." Virginia no longer has the pressure of the undefeated season hanging over their heads. The ACC tournament is going to be a knock-down affair. Duke-Virginia-Maryland-North Carolina Wow - that's going .....Read More 04/11/2009 Navy Wins the N* Decisively - 8-4 !! It was a rainy, cold Baltimore day at M&T Bank Stadium. Glen Miles '86 said it reminded him of Korea (in that affectionate way that Marines talk about places like Okinawa, 29 Palms, Quantico and other garden spots). All I know is that the th .....Read More 04/08/2009 Andy Tormey '09 & Tommy Phelan '09 Named PL Players of the Week !! Patriot League honors Navy defensive duo For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 8, 2009 Men�s Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 For more information on Navy Athletics, log onto www.NavySports.com Th .....Read More 04/06/2009 Navy Rises To #13, while Maryland Lands at #12 .... hmmmm !! The coaches subscribe to the old boxing maxim "You gotta beat the champ to be the champ." Virginia survived another tough contest with another 1-goal victory (key word: Victory - the Wahoos have done it 12 times this season). This w .....Read More 04/05/2009 Army-Navy Alumni Game - Details Here !! The following information was published by Joe Schweitzer '89, Chair of the NAVYLAX Service Committee. I would like to begin with two requests: 1. If you have any inclination to come to McCormick & Schmick's on Friday night, then please si .....Read More 04/03/2009 Navy Upends #7 Maryland - 10-4 !! On senior night with over 15,000 in attendance, the 2009 Navy Lacrosse team defined themselves. Playing inspired lacrosse in front of their outstanding goalie, Tommy Phelan '09 - the team fought for every inch of ground at Navy Marine Corps Mem .....Read More 03/31/2009 Polls starting to steady out - Navy Slips to #17 The coaches are starting to see some consistency, despite what many could see as "big" games going either way. Virginia is like the Evander Holyfield of the heavyweight division. They win a 1-goal squeaker over Hopkins one week and then play t .....Read More 03/29/2009 Navy Runs Past Georgetown 10-8 - Brendan Connors '10 - scores 4 !! Man oh man !! If you were looking for the 2009 Navy Lacrosse team to define itself with a signature win - you got it today. There will be naysayers who will discount today's 10-8 victory over a Georgetown team that is 2 games under . .....Read More 03/24/2009 Navy Drops to #16 in Coaches Poll - Colgate Debuts at #17 !! Navy's loss to Colgate only dropped them one spot in the poll and elevated Colgate to #17. Navy faces Georgetown on Saturday, who is reeling at 2-4 and dropped out of the poll for the first time in the past few years. On a team who upgraded ta .....Read More 03/21/2009 Navy Drops a 10-9 Decision - Colgate Keeps The Top Spot in Patriot League Wow - Losing this game hurts. If you are Navy, you are not quite sure how this could happen. Navy won 15 of the 23 faceoffs (15 out of 22 by Frankie Coppola '10). We won the groundball battle 30-19. Navy outshot .....Read More 03/17/2009 Luck of the Irish Not With Army, as they fall to Lehigh 13-12 OT !! Army dominated the game. That was the headline through three quarters on a beautiful St. Patrick's Day. With just over 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, Army was up 11-3. However, an improbable 4th quarter (9-1 run for Le .....Read More 03/16/2009 Virginia - Syracuse 1-2 in Coaches' Poll - Navy Holds at #15 !! Navy's win over Holy Cross did not impress the coaches enough to cause them to change Navy's position in the poll. It is clear that Virginia and Syracuse have separated themselves from the pack, but it is only mid-March. Maryland, Du .....Read More 03/14/2009 Navy Tops a Stubborn Holy Cross 10-5 !! Navy was down 4-3 after 3 quarters before rallying for a 7 goal 4th quarter to take the lead and the game in Worcester, Massachusetts. RJ Wickham '12, last week's Patriot League Rookie of the Week, looked great in the goal, and the defense was .....Read More 03/12/2009 RJ Wickham '12 Named Patriot League Rookie of the Week !! For his role in the victories over Mount St. Mary's and Lafayette !! Congratulations RJ !! Official announcement: RJ Wickham, Navy Fr., GK, Penn Yan, N.Y. Wickham helped Navy record a pair of wins by stopping 60.7 percent .....Read More 03/10/2009 Navy Flies Past the Mountain Hawks in the 3rd Quarter - Wins 10-8 !! The final headline reads "Navy Lacrosse Survives Scare in Bethlehem" but Coach Meade is trying to figure out how will his 2009 team perform day to day. We are almost through that point in the season where the games come one right after a .....Read More 03/07/2009 Navy Upends Lafayette Team 14-9 !! Navy is doing it the hard way at this point in the season. Andy Warner's '11 hat trick turned a rather close game into a 5-goal victory, but the game was not decided until late. Of note has been the Navy team's great 3rd quarter play .....Read More 03/03/2009 Navy Tops Mt. St. Mary's 6-2 !! Navy dropped to #16 in the polls after consecutive losses to North Carolina and Bucknell. A rebound game was in order. Navy responded to the challenge with a well-played 6-2 victory. Joe Lennon '10 led all scorers with a g .....Read More 02/28/2009 The Last Shot Falls to Lift Bucknell over Navy - 8-7. Wow, the Patriot League just got a little tougher. Opening the league season in Lewisburg, PA with the temperature swirling around below 30 F - is bad. Coming out "cold" and getting beat for 3 quarters is really bad. Navy .....Read More 02/27/2009 Navy Opens Patriot League Schedule Against Bucknell !! Navy has improved the quality of the Patriot League. That is quite a statement. Now, consider that this statement is coming from the other coaches in the PL, as well as those outside the league. The opportunity to play top .....Read More 02/25/2009 Geoff Leone '09 Named Patriot League Defender of the Week !! Geoff Leone '09 has been touted as a potential First Team All American - a huge honor for a short-stick defensive midfielder. A Navy player has been honored by the Patriot League in each of the last two weeks. Preseason All- .....Read More 02/20/2009 Navy - North Carolina - Tied at halftime 4-4 - Tied 7-7 at the end of 3rd qtr - Final UNC 9 Navy 8 UNC came out fired up and scored 3 on us before we got rolling. However, Navy hung in there and we are tied it going into half-time. Matt Coughlin '09 has looked aggressive in goal. We picked up where we left off in the 3r .....Read More 02/19/2009 Andy Tormey '09 and Tim Paul '10 Named to Tewaarton Watch List !! Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Tormey, Paul named to Tewaaraton Watch List For Immediate Release Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 For more information on Navy Athletics, log on to www .....Read More 02/14/2009 Happy Valentine's Day - Navy Tops Ohio State 8-6 !! Navy-Marine Corps Stadium was surprisingly drenched in sunshine as nearly 4,000 people turned out for another beautiful February Saturday of lacrosse at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. Facing off against the Ohio State Buckeyes, Navy looked to run i .....Read More 02/13/2009 Navy Faces Ohio State on Saturday - looking to go 2-0 !! Stacie Michaud of NAAA Sports Informaton has published the following game notes: Thank you Stacie !!! The Midshipmen lead the series against the Buckeyes, 4-1, winning four in a row. Midfielder Michael Beggins .....Read More 02/12/2009 Boathouse order closes out on Saturday - Happy Valentines Day !! Nan Teague has called in to remind us that the Boathouse order closes out this Saturday. The link is posted on the Parent's Corner. Get your gear before it is too late !! Go Navy !! Buddy Garland '84 .....Read More 02/10/2009 Tailgater Instructions for Ohio State game - See Parent's Corner !! Jim Tormey has published instructions for this week's tailgater on the Parent's Corner. Watch words for Saturday - Cold, wet - stay warm !! See you Saturday. Go Navy !! Buddy Garland '84 .....Read More 02/07/2009 Navy Opens the Season with a Win - Tops VMI 13-5 !! Well, VMI came to town ready to play. In the opening quarter, they executed Coach Shirk's game plan - get the ball, get to the front of the goal, shoot and score. I think I heard Mike Chanenchuk '79 and Roger Sexauer '80 explain .....Read More 02/06/2009 Navy Opens Against VMI on Saturday !! Navy will open at home for a second consecutive season against VMI of the MAAC conference. Stacie Michaud our NAAA Sports Information expert prepared the following game notes. Thank you Stacie !! Game Preview Read More 02/05/2009 Neil Duffy '84 Presents Keynotes Address at US Lacrosse Convention !! The US Lacrosse convention was held in Baltimore this year. The US Lacrosse Youth Council Awards in Excellence breakfast was held simultaneous with the FCA Awards breakfast - where Coach Richie Meade was presented the Peter Kohn Award for his s .....Read More 02/02/2009 Navy Lacrosse Releases 2009 Media Guide !! The 2009 Navy Lacrosse Media Guide was released by NAAA in time for the season opener coming up this weekend. Check out the Lacrosse Links to see the link to the media guide. It includes this History of Navy Lacrosse, Player Profiles .....Read More 02/01/2009 Navy Lacrosse Players Giving Back !! Wow, Coach Meade would have felt like he was witnessing a Legacy Day at San Clemente High School in Southern California this weekend. The Head Coach for San Clemente High School and Victory Lacrosse Co-Founder, Glen Miles '86 hosted a One Way 2 .....Read More 01/31/2009 Navy and Virgnia Battle to a Tie !! Navy's final tune-up scrimmage with UVA demonstrated a lot about our current Navy team and a little about Virginia (preseason #1 by Inside Lacrosse). Overall, we can be very pleased with tying Virginia 8-8 over four quarters - although the scor .....Read More 01/30/2009 UVA Scrimmage Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium !! If you are planning to come out to the scrimmage Saturday - dress warm, but expect some really HOT lacrosse !! I know John Schroeder (father of Zack '10) will be there !! I know that Sue and Jim Tormey (parents of Team Captain .....Read More 01/28/2009 Coach Mike Chanenchuk '79 Develops New Revolution in Lacrosse Strategy !! It has been reported that Michael Chanenchuk '79, a well-known lacrosse innovator, has taken the game a step forward on Long Island recently. Possibly influenced by his recent collaborations with Princeton coach, Bill Tierney, Chanenchuk has de .....Read More 01/27/2009 Navy Returning Starters Only Paint Part of the Picture !! Football coaches are famous for projected the upcoming season's performance based on the return of last year's players. Lacrosse fans sometimes fall into the same trap, although coaches rarely do. Lacrosse is such a fluid game that coaches rec .....Read More 01/26/2009 Inside Lacrosse Releases Poll - Navy Picked at #11 !! Navy will face the top rated team in this spring's Inside Lacrosse poll - University of Virginia - this Saturday at 1:00 pm at Navy Marine Corps Stadium, a week after knocking off the poll's #10 team in UMBC. Of course, preseason polls are e .....Read More 01/24/2009 Navy Faces Off the NCAA Lacrosse Scrimmage Season - Topping UMBC !! When I stopped by practice on Wednesday, the subzero winds blowing off the Severn were playing cruel tricks on the Navy Lacrosse team's ability to catch and throw. Although today wasn't lacrosse weather, at least mid 30s and sunny was better. .....Read More 01/23/2009 Navy Stadium Tailgater Location !! This season, we will use a consistent location throughout the season for the FONL tailgater - Thank you Ron Pastrana for bringing the Navy Lacrosse trailer. Hopefully, this map should orient you to the location. Think Taylor Ave - March- .....Read More 01/18/2009 Andy Tormey '09 Named as Team Captain !! Tormey named Navy lacrosse captain Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Andy Tormey '09 Named 2009 Navy Lacrosse Team Captain ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Preseason Secon .....Read More 01/17/2009 Navy Lacrosse Recipe Book - Come Dine in 2009 solicits your help !! FONL TAILGATERS The best in the Nation Dear Friends of Navy Lacrosse (FONL), We all know that Navy Lacrosse has the best tailgates in the country! Parents, family members, friends and alumni of the N .....Read More 01/14/2009 Coach Richie Meade Presented FCA's Peter Kohn Award The Fellowship of Christian Athlete's (FCA) operates a sports-specific ministry in the sport of Lacrosse, and have since 1988. One of our former Navy Lacrosse Team Captains - Ed Britton '58 was a driving force in this organization until his pas .....Read More 01/04/2009 Now is the time to Get Involved !! If you are curious about how you can get involved with Navy Lacrosse, now is the time. There is much to do, and not enough hands to help. =:-) First, check out the .....Read More 01/01/2009 Start the New Year with FONL !!! If you have not heard of FONL - now is the time. Friends of Navy Lacrosse is the parents and friends club that supports Navy Lacrosse at the grass roots level (the players - the games - the tailgaters - cheering at the games). The gr .....Read More 12/31/2008 Will Yeatman - son of Denny '83 and grandson of Dick '47 - transfers to Maryland !?! As if playing the Terps each year wasn't a tall enough order, it may have just gotten taller. Multiple news outlets have reported that Will will transfer to Maryland and play lacrosse this spring. Denny Yeatman's '83 son played his h .....Read More 12/23/2008 Navy picked #10 in Preseason Lacrosse Magazine Projections !! Lacrosse Magazine has picked the Cavaliers of Virginia to win the NCAA tournament in 2009. They have picked Syracuse and Maryland at #2 and #3 respectively and picked Navy to finish at #10. Preseason's Greetings: LM Releases Rankings .....Read More 12/15/2008 Geoff Leone '09, Andy Tormey '09 and Tim Paul '10 Headline Pre-season AA picks !! Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Four Mids earn Preseason All-America recognition Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Four Mids Garner Preseason All-America Recognition BALTIMORE, Md. - Two-time Al .....Read More 11/20/2008 Jim & Sue Tormey & FONL - Army Navy Football Tailgater in Philly !! Army Navy football is right around the corner. Jim & Sue Tormey want everyone to know where the NAVYLAX gang will be for the tailgater. Dear Friends: The NAVY Lacrosse tailgate for the Army/NAVY Football game will be at the JETRO .....Read More 10/24/2008 Inside Lacrosse Profiles Navy's Fall Ball Season !!! Christian Swezey, a reporter for Inside Lacrosse magazine, watched some of Navy's fall ball games and published the following on InsideLacrosse.com. Navy had its best fall in agesNavy just wrapped up its most successful fall season in years. Ge .....Read More 10/20/2008 Navy - Notre Dame Football Luncheon - Baltimore Chapter !!! Marc Troiani '77 (USNA roommate of Jeff Long '77) and Jason Hardebeck '87 are working with Chris McCabe (ND 78) and Mike Brennan (ND 85) (a local Severna Park athlete who played football at Notre Dame) to organize the Baltimore Navy / Notre Dame Football .....Read More 10/18/2008 George Tracy '63 Will Be Inducted in the National HOF Class of 2008 !! This is a repost from 9/28/2008. All Navy Lacrosse Alumni encourage NAVYLAX members to join us in Baltimore. The Class of 2008 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame will be honoring our own George Tracy '63 among its inductees. Of .....Read More 10/16/2008 NAVYLAX Parents Club (FONL) News !!! Sue and Jim Tormey (parents of Andy '09) - are the Leaders of the Parents Club (Friends of Navy Lacrosse - FONL) for the 2008 - 2009 season. They post the following information. What energy, what teamwork - - great results! Thank yo .....Read More 10/11/2008 Navy Lacrosse Shines in Fall Scrimmages !! Wow !! These guys are good. On the day after the Naval Academy celebrated its 163rd birthday and the day before the Navy celebrated its 233rd birthday, the Navy Lacrosse team celebrated by playing great lacrosse against two of the NC .....Read More 10/06/2008 Navy Lacrosse to Face Cornell and UVA This Saturday at USNA !! Navy Football has a bye week this Saturday, and that provides an opportunity for the Navy Lacrosse team to serve as the feature "Athletic Event in the Yard" this weekend. Navy will serve as the host for a jamboree-style lacrosse round-robin wit .....Read More 10/05/2008 Navy Plays Very Well in Two Scrimmages !! On a beautiful autumn day in Maryland on Sunday, October 5th, 2008, the 2009 Navy Lacrosse team showed the fans a little of what to expect for the upcoming spring season - and it looked really good. On both ends of the field, the players were c .....Read More 10/01/2008 Anthony Gilardi Named New Navy Assistant Coach !! Anthony Gilardi, a 2004 graduate of Ohio State (remember, they were the team that beat us in 2004 and kick-started our run to the National Finals) and an Assistant Coach at his alma mater the past few years, was recently hired to join the Navy Lacrosse Co .....Read More 09/30/2008 Navy Lacrosse Will Play Two Scrimmages This Weekend at St Paul's HS !! This Sunday 10/5/08, Navy will play Harvard and Stony Brook in two scrimmages at St Paul's HS. The field is astroturf and parking is somewhat limited, so arrive early for the 10 am scrimmage and stay late for the 1:30 pm scrimmage. F .....Read More 09/08/2008 Tentative Fall Ball Schedule !! Jim Tormey, President of FONL 2009, found the following on LaxPower. I have been trying unsuccessfully to find the Fall Ball schedule through our offices, but our calls have missed each other. We will assume these dates are correct, .....Read More 09/04/2008 Navy Lacrosse Legacies - Goalies in College !! Jim Rowan '75, Em Chenoweth '76 and Donny Benzing '80 all have something in common. Give up? Their sons will be playing goalie in college next year (I bet there are 3 or 4 that I have not mentioned - hey dads, send in their names.) .....Read More 08/18/2008 Mickey Jarboe '00 named MLL Goalie of the Year !! Mickey Jarboe '00 on the strength of the league's best Goal Against rating, became on the 4th Goalie in MLL history to capture the Goalie of the Year award. The MLL announced today that Mickey was named Goalie of the Year based on voting by the .....Read More 08/06/2008 Navy Lacrosse Players - Strong in the MLL !! The LA Riptide is very pleased with its decision to become a home for Navy Lacrosse players in the pro ranks. Although there are Navy Lacrosse alumni on other MLL teams (Billy '07 and Steve Looney '06 and Mitch Hendler '05 on the Chicago Machin .....Read More 08/02/2008 JL Reppert '99 Team Captain Enters Coaching Ranks at Harvard !! JL Reppert '99 was a an outstanding player and Team Captain during his playing days at the Naval Academy. He has subsequently served in the United States Marine Corps and coached lacrosse at the high school level both in California (Poway HS) a .....Read More 07/25/2008 Many Alumni and Alumni Legacies Coaching at Camp !! As we enter the second of three Navy Lacrosse Position Camps, we have seen numerous alumni and sons of alumni in the coaching ranks. DJ Jahn '57 headlines the list of the most experienced players passing on the game to a new generation. Read More 07/08/2008 Navy Lacrosse Proteges in the News !!! Many Navy Lacrosse players are "giving back" to this game about which we are so passionate. Recently, Jeff Long '77 and Neil Duffy '84 have players in the News. Jeff Long '77 recently completed his 21st season as head men's lacrosse .....Read More 07/04/2008 Capt. King '80 and Coach Meade host the parents of 2012 !! Sue & Jim Tormey (parents of Andy '09) are leading the FONL parents' club for the 2009 season. On July 1st, Tom and Dale Phalen (parents of Tommy '09), LaRue Lennon (mother of Bobby '09, Joe '10, as well as Clipper and Dan) - along with sons #2 .....Read More 07/03/2008 Eight Navy Players Head the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll !! Dan Decker '08 and Joe Lennon '10 both achieved a 4.0 in the spring semester leading the parade of academic standouts on the Navy Lacrosse team this spring. Greg Clement '08 joined classmate, Dan Decker '08 on the Patriot League Academic Honor .....Read More 07/02/2008 Nick Mirabito '08 Drafted by NJ Pride in MLL Draft !!! Nick Mirabito concluded his career as Navy's seventh all-time point producer with 158 points (96-52). ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Honorable Mention All-American Nick Mirabito (Bi .....Read More 07/01/2008 Navy Old Goats Victorious on Final Day over Princeton !! Gold versus Orange was a winning combination for the Navy Old Goats Super Masters team today. The final tally was 11-4. Everyone contributed including Bill Oatway '63 and Jim Headrick (both attack) and Rick Ector '71 at midfield. Phil Gaffney .....Read More 06/30/2008 Navy Old Goats - Competing at 8,200 feet in Vail !! The Navy Old Goats (40 and over) and the Grand Goats (50 and over) have both played three games in 3 days (some of the 50+ year olds have crossed over and played all 6 games). The defense led by Ross Baker '84, Dan Doster '84, Joe Papetti '85 a .....Read More 06/29/2008 George Tracy '63 Team Captain Named to National HOF 2008 !! George Tracy served as Navy's team captain in 1963, the same year he produced the winning margin in the North-South Senior All-Star Game. ANNAPOLIS, Md. - George Tr .....Read More 06/28/2008 Navy Old Goats Come Up Short on Scoring, but Win the Spirit Battle !! On a day when the defense played well, both the Half Centurions and the Super Masters Navy Old Goat teams struggled to score enough to win. For the Super Masters team, Billy Anderson '82 and Skip Miller '77 both scored two goals each. Add in S .....Read More 06/27/2008 Navy Old Goats in Vail - many new faces !!! Jim "Tall Daddy" Shulson '78 (Team Captain), Gary Herbold '79, Ken "Butts" McIlhenny '80 (+ his brother Ed) and Billy Anderson '82 were among the first-timers in Vail for the SuperMasters and the Half-Centurions tournament. Unfortunately, the y .....Read More 05/24/2008 Jordie DiNola '08 and Nick Mirabito '08 Named All America !! DiNola, Mirabito named All-Americans Saturday, May 24, 2008 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Thank you Stacie !!! Jordan DiNola '08 - 2nd Team AA, Nick Mirabito '08 - HM FOXBO .....Read More 05/22/2008 George Tracy '63 Named to US Lacrosse Hall of Fame !!! US Lacrosse Announces Class for the 2008 Hall of Fame BALTIMORE (May 24, 2008) � The induction class for 2008 for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been selected and approved by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors. This year's class will .....Read More 05/17/2008 Great Season Ends in NCAA Quarterfinals. The Navy Lacrosse team played very well at times - and witnessed stand-out performances by face-off specialist, Mikelis Visgauss '08 and goalie, Tommy Phelan '09, but it was not enough today. Despite a handful of unforced turnovers in the first .....Read More 05/14/2008 Inside Lacrosse Names Tim Paul '10 Its National Player of the Week !!! Attackman Tim Paul '10 produced a career-high four goals in Navy's NCAA Tournament win at North Carolina last Saturday. Sophomore Tim Paul has scored a goal in 13 of the Mid .....Read More 05/13/2008 Navy on a Mission - from Inside Lacrosse John Driscoll of Inside Lacrosse published the following article about last Saturday's victory over North Carolina. Mids on a mission in NCAA march May 12th, 2008 by John Driscoll Whether you�re a player on the field, a m .....Read More 05/12/2008 Maryland - Virginia followed by Navy - Hopkins at the Stadium !!! Wow, is it great to live in Annapolis !!! Who wouldn't want to spend a Saturday watching Maryland - Virginia and Navy - Hopkins all from one seat in Navy - Marine Corps Memorial Stadium ?? It's huge. We better have more Read More 05/11/2008 Navy - Hopkins at Navy Marine Corps Stadium !!! After Hopkins defeated Hofstra today to advance to the Quarterfinals, that set the slate for a Navy - Hopkins rematch at Navy Marine Corps Stadium. A lot of factors will have to break Navy's way, but they are clearly achievable. The Navy team .....Read More 05/10/2008 Navy Tops Carolina 8-7 !! Next Up NCAA Quarterfinals at Home !!! In first round action at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, NC, Navy expected Carolina to be a formidable foe - and it turned out to be true. UNC took Navy right to the wire - scoring with 44 seconds remaining to close within 1 goal. Navy .....Read More 05/07/2008 Navy vs North Carolina at Fetzer Field, UNC !!! Stacie Michaud published the game notes today - Thank you Stacie !!! Game 15: No. 14 Navy at No. 9 North Carolina (4th Seed) 2008 NCAA Tournament Saturday, May 10 � 7:30 pm � Chapel Hill, N.C. Media Informati .....Read More 05/06/2008 Meg Decker '11 - Named Finalist for LaxPower.com Rookie of the Year award !! Chris Forman, Assistant SID for Navy posted the following information about Freshman Meg Decker '11. Support USNA and vote for Meg !!! Meg Decker '01 Named a Finalist For LaxPower.Com Fan Award (May 7, 2008) .....Read More 05/04/2008 Navy is In !!! - NCAA Tournament brackets Announced !!! Navy is playing a re-run of last season. Driving to Carolina to face the Tar Heels at their stadium (Fetzer Field). Last year's result was not favorable, but the 2008 team is just grateful for another chance to play. .....Read More 05/03/2008 Division III Tournament holds interest for Navy faithful !!! The Division III NCAA Tournament pairings were announced Sunday and there are several games with Navy connections. Jeff Long's '77 Ithaca Bombers are seeded and scheduled to play Williams College on May 10th. The St. Lawren .....Read More 05/02/2008 Ed Britton '58 Finishes the Race !!! One of our Navy Lacrosse beloved Team Captains (Ed Britton '58) finished the race at 7:52 am EDT at his home in Alexandria, VA this morning. Those of us on the Fellowship of Christian Athletes National Board (many recruited by Ed) were on our monthly con .....Read More 04/30/2008 Is Navy in the NCAA Tournament ? LaxPower has posted a rather definitive article about the selection criteria for the NCAA tournament. As just desserts, the selection committee may end up choosing between Army and Navy for the final at-large bid in the 16 team field. .....Read More 04/27/2008 Ithaca - coached by Jeff Long '77 - wins Empire 8 !!! Congratulations to Jeff Long '77 on his great regular season - culminating in an Empire 8 Crown. No. 8 Ithaca Defeats RIT Claim Empire 8 Crown ITHACA, N.Y. - The men's lacrosse team defeated RIT 12-9 in the Empire 8 Tournament final .....Read More 04/26/2008 Navy Drops a 12-9 Decision to eventual PL Champion Colgate. Army lost to Bucknell 8-7. Navy followed with a loss to Colgate 12-9. Colgate topped Bucknell for the Championship and the Automatic Bid. Go Navy !!! Buddy Garland '84 .....Read More 04/25/2008 Jordan DiNola '08 Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year !!! Both Jordan DiNola '08 and Brendan Teague '08 were honored as 3-time All Patriot League players at defense. Geoff Leone '09 and Jaren Woeppel '10 were also honored from the defense. Nick Mirabito '08 and Tim Paul '10 were honored on .....Read More 04/23/2008 Nine Navy Players on the All Patriot League Team !!! Nine Midshipmen honored by the Patriot League For Immediate Release Wednesday, April 23, 2008 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 For more information on Navy Athletics, log onto www.NavySports.com .....Read More 04/22/2008 Navy Drops to #14 in USILA Poll - UMBC Rises to #5 with Signature Wins over Maryland and Ohio State !!! The second to last Poll just came out from the Coaches. There were a few surprises, but mostly - if you are winning , you move up, if not, you move down. Princeton #10 and Hopkins #6 rose from the doldrums with late season victories over previousl .....Read More 04/20/2008 Going to Army for PL Tournament !! Well, Bucknell dropped their PL season finale to Colgate, so Army gets to host the Patriot League tournament. That result also changes our opponent. Colgate is now the #3 seed, and we will face them in the semi-final on Friday, since .....Read More 04/19/2008 Hopkins Dumps Navy 12-5 !!! The sun was shining and over 16,000 fans turned out to watch Navy end the streak. Today was not the day. A few players had bright spots, but Hopkins went out 3-0, 6-3 at half, and never looked back. Navy did not score agai .....Read More 04/17/2008 7 Decades of Navy Lacrosse Players Celebration - Logistics !!! We have between 150 - 200 people registered for the Friday night event at the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame. It will be a great evening of celebration of Navy Lacrosse and renewal of friendships. Paying in advanc .....Read More 04/16/2008 Patriot League Tournament - Where will we play? Some people have asked where the Patriot League Tournament will be played on April 25th and 27th. The tournament is traditionally hosted at the home field of the team who wins the regular season title. Further, the winner of the Patriot League .....Read More 04/14/2008 Navy Drops to #10 in USILA Coaches Poll !!! Wow, lose late in the year to Army and fall in the polls. =:-( Hopkins at 4-5 with a crushing victory over Maryland (one of the few decisive victories involving a top 10 team not inflicted by Duke this year) rises up to #7, while Army moves u .....Read More 04/12/2008 Army Wins the Star - 9-6 !!! #17 Army def. #6 Navy, 9-6 Saturday, April 12, 2008 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Army Lax Snaps 13-Year Drought Against Midshipmen WEST POINT, N.Y. - The sixth-ranked Navy men's lacrosse t .....Read More 04/07/2008 Navy Moves Up To #6 - The Top 8 Is a Toss-Up !!! Wow, I said to my son on Saturday morning that if the polls went as they should, then Navy should jump to #6. Then I added, but they never go as they should - Hopkins will be under .500 and still in the Top 10. Well, time to stop whining. Read More 04/06/2008 See the Stars of Tomorrow - NAPS vs. USMAPS - Friday 4/11 - before the Army Navy Alumni Game !!! If you are heading to West Point this weekend, then you owe it to yourself to go up Friday afternoon. After the Navy Varsity practices at Michie Stadium on Friday, then the players from NAPS will face off against the players from USMAPS. < .....Read More 04/05/2008 More Action on April 18th - Come Out to See Navy JV - Tomorrow's Stars!!! In addition to the Hall of Fame party and the Navy Football game, the Navy Lacrosse JV/Development Team/BTeam/Weems Creek Team (pick one) plays NAPS at 1900 on Rip Miller Field that same April 18th night according to my schedule. Steve Comiskey .....Read More 04/04/2008 Navy tops #3 Maryland - 5-4 !!! Friday night lacrosse - Navy vs. Maryland in College Park. Does it get any better than this??? How about your goalie standing tall, your face-off man dominating, and your young attackman scoring big? That was Maryland's formu .....Read More 03/31/2008 Navy Moves Up To #9 - Syracuse Takes Top Spot in USILA Coaches Poll !! Syracuse handled Loyola pretty well to take over the top spot in the poll after #3 Maryland dismantled previously unbeaten Virginia on Saturday. The other noteworthy game on Saturday was North Carolina's demolishing of Hopkins at Homewood. Hop .....Read More 03/29/2008 Navy Falls to Georgetown 11-10 OT !!! With a 5 pm EDT start and a national TV audience - Navy was primed to played the most important game of this 2008 season - so far. It was a beautiful day that turned into a slightly chilly evening, but the fine lacrosse that was played on the f .....Read More 03/26/2008 Kids in the News !!! Navy Lacrosse is becoming very prolific "at the next level." Since I now have a freshman in college, playing club lacrosse at Jacksonville University in Florida (btw, he had a hat trick against Orlando last Saturday - Go G !!), I am paying atte .....Read More 03/25/2008 Geoff Leone '09, Tommy Phelan '09 and Tim Paul '10 named players of the week !!! Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Lacrosse Trio Earns Special Mention for Performances Against Bucknell and Colgate ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Defensive midfielder Geoff Leone (Massapequa, N.Y.), goalkeeper Tommy P .....Read More 03/24/2008 Navy Slips to #10 in USILA Coaches' Poll after Colgate Victory !! With much jockeying over the top spots, it appears that the Division I coaches are stumped over how teams should be ranked. Georgetown beats Duke in rather convincing fashion (Hoyas were up 9-7 when Duke started pressing with the goalie, G-Town .....Read More 03/23/2008 Navy Dominates Colgate 8-3 !! In Hamilton, NY today, it was 18F. I don't care where you come from, that's cold weather for playing lacrosse. The fans said "Well, at least it was sunny - that made it seem warmer." Thank goodness for that. .....Read More 03/20/2008 Navy on Top in Patriot League - Just a Bit !! Inside Lacrosse published a little analysis of the Navy-Bucknell game and provided some commentary on the implications in the even Patriot League. Analysis: Navy 4, Bucknell 3 March 20, 2008 - Sean Burns PLAYER OF THE GAM .....Read More 03/19/2008 Navy Pulls Out a Dramatic Overtime Win Over Bucknell - 4-3 !!! Around noon, the temperature started dropping and the overcast sky looked like it would release a little of its moisture. Oh boy, by game time, the temperature was down to 48F and the rain was steady. But, hey, it's Wednesday, and we are pl .....Read More 03/18/2008 Navy Rises to #8 in USILA Poll - Bucknell at #12 !! Duke and Virginia are clearly out in a class by themselves right now. Duke hammered North Carolina by 10 goals - and UNC stays at #4. Wow, that is quite a compliment to Duke. Can you imagine the ACC tournament? The 4 teams are a combin .....Read More 03/17/2008 Happy St Paddy's Day - Patriot League Honors Two Navy Players !!! Okay, I forget - did the Italians hire the Irish for muscle - or was it the Irish cops who were always looking to 'bust heads' on the Italians. I don't know - I better go watch some old movies. =:-) Well, the Patriot League saw fit to honor t .....Read More 03/15/2008 Cap'n Truax - Navy Lacrosse Faithful Passes Alan Vazquez '83 sends along this note about his sponsor - Cap'n Walter Truax. "Navy Lacrosse lost a great friend today. Walter Truax (Father In Law of Corky Vazquez, '81, Father of Ann (Truax) Vazquez USNA Welfare and Rec, and sponsor of Al Va .....Read More 03/15/2008 Navy Trounces Holy Cross in the Lone Star State 16-3 !! Question: The Ford Patriot Cup - who should win the inaugural Ford Patriot Cup in Dallas? Answer: That would be the Navy Lacrosse team who has Dallas' first Division I player as their starting attackman. Greg Clement '08 score .....Read More 03/14/2008 Jeff Long '77 and his Ithaca Bombers Post Big Victory in San Diego !!! Our roving lax reporter, Emory Chenoweth '76, Navy Lacrosse midfielder and Retired Navy Test Pilot (in that order) had a chance to catch up with his former teammate - Jeff Long '77 during the Ithaca Bombers west coast spring trip. Emory's son i .....Read More 03/11/2008 Navy Stifles Lehigh with a Complete Effort - 11-3 !!! Beautiful sun - a great crowd - excellent lacrosse - what a combination. Lehigh took the initial face-off, but the combined hustle of Mikelis Visgauss '08 and Jaren Woeppel '10 - created a turnover before Lehigh could move the ball into the off .....Read More 03/10/2008 Navy Falls to #11 - Duke moves up to #1 in USILA Coaches Poll !! Duke, Virginia and North Carolina are now the three remaining undefeated teams. Rank Team Record Points Previous Week 1 Duke 5-0 216 (10) 2 2 Virginia 6-0 208 (1) 3 3 North Carolina 4-0 200 4 4 Johns Hopkins 3-1 .....Read More 03/08/2008 Navy Swims By Lafayette 8-5 !!! In a game, marked more by torrential rains than outstanding lacrosse, the Navy Lacrosse team demonstrated great character and pulled out the victory. Any day of lacrosse is great, but some days are slightly less great than others. When you can .....Read More 03/07/2008 Patriot League TV Schedule for 2008 Navy is playing on television 5 times this season. In addition, the Patriot League Championship will be televised. Sunday, March 23 Navy at Colgate * (CSTV), Noon Saturday, March 29 Georgetown at Navy (CSTV), 5 p.m. .....Read More 03/06/2008 Lafayette Pre-Game notes !!! Check out the information that Stacie Michaud - Yeah Stacie - assembled for Saturday's game !!! Navy at Lafayette Saturday, March 8 - 1:00 pm - Easton, Pa. - Rappolt Field Broadcast Information Television: .....Read More 03/03/2008 Annual Alumni Celebration - 7 Decades of Navy Lacrosse - Beat Hopkins !!! **** Sign Up Now **** Space will be limited --- Sign up today !!! <----- RSVP on the Calendar **** Save the Date **** Read More 03/02/2008 Navy Stays at #10 after Mount St. Mary's Victory !!! The USILA has released the March 3 coaches' polls for Men's Division I. Rank Team .......... Pts (1st) ....Prev. 1 Johns Hopkins (2-0) ...... 253 (7) .... 1 2 Duke (3-0) ..................... 249 (6) .... 2 .....Read More 03/01/2008 Navy Scoring Coming From a Host of Contributors !!! Nick Mirabito '08, Greg Clement '08, Tim Paul '10, and Andy Warner '11 are doing what attackmen are supposed to do - scoring in bunches. Nicholas and Tim Paul have been scoring ever since they arrived. They both started as plebes and they love .....Read More 02/29/2008 Navy Tops Mt. St. Mary's with Balanced Effort 12-5 !!! Navy's starting attack - Nick Mirabito '08 3G 2A, Tim Paul '10 2G 2A and Greg Clement '08 1G 1A - scored six goals and had five assists to lead the 10th-ranked Midshipmen to a 12-5 victory over Mount St. Mary's (0-2) on Friday night. In .....Read More 02/26/2008 Nick Mirabito '08 Wins Patriot League offensive player of the week ! Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Mirabito picks up Patriot League award Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 For more information on Navy Athletics, log onto www.NavySports.com Mirabito's Hat .....Read More 02/23/2008 Navy Drops a Heartbreaker in OT to Cornell 8-7. It was cold. But, that didn't stop Navy. It was snowing a little. But, that didn't stop Navy. They were playing at a neutral site on Long Island instead of the friendly confines of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Sta .....Read More 02/21/2008 New Shirts + News on the Cornell Trip !!! For those who want to be "in the know," there is no better place than the Parents Corner. That is where the latest information on when and where for tailgaters and .....Read More 02/20/2008 Jordie DiNola '08 and Matt Coughlin '09 - Patriot League Players of the Week !!! The Patriot League announced today that Navy's Team Captain and two-time All America defenseman Jordie DiNola '08 was named Defensive Player of the Week for his role in Navy's two victories over VMI and Ohio State. Goalkeeper Matt Coughlin '09 .....Read More 02/19/2008 Four Midshipmen Named Pre-Season All America !!! Navy placed four players on the Pre-Season All America list. Two-time All America defenseman Jordie DiNola '08 was named to the 2nd Team. Jordie was also included on the initial Tewaarton Watch List that will be pared down as the season progre .....Read More 02/16/2008 Navy Score OT Victory over Ohio State 8-7 !!! Michael Beggins '09 (this year's #17) came up big in OT, scoring the winning goal in Columbus. Despite chilly 33F temperatures at game time, the Midshipmen said that it felt like spring at the "Horseshoe" the football and lacrosse home of the O .....Read More 02/13/2008 Preps for Ohio State Underway !!! Check out the Parents Corner to find the latest information for the away game at Ohio State this weekend. Much of the Patriot League opens their season this weekend. We will begin to see results trickle in next week. Duke, North Car .....Read More 02/09/2008 Navy Starts Out The Season With A Win !!! On a beautiful sunny day in Annapolis, unseasonably warm for early February, the Navy Lacrosse team displayed speed, talent and hustle to earn a nice victory over the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) to face-off the NCAA Division I season. The .....Read More 02/07/2008 Navy Opening The Division I Lacrosse Season !!! Navy-VMI will be the first game of the entire Division I slate for 2008. For Tailgater information - check out the Parent's Corner. Stacie Michaud from NAAA sent out the following game notes: Navy Lacrosse Op .....Read More 02/06/2008 LaxPower Forum Polls announced !!! Dedicated Navy Lacrosse fan, Leslie Heubeck, offered up the following information about the upcoming season and polls. Laxpower.com, the premier online lacrosse site, has released its initial weekly polls for the 2008 season. Navy Lacrosse join .....Read More 02/05/2008 Dick Long '69 - Inducted into Potomac Chapter of US Lacrosse HOF !!! This has been a big year for Navy Lacrosse and Hall of Fame inductions. Dick Long '69 - a varsity letter winner and a member of the National Championship team in '67 and the strong '69 team that posted 10 wins including victories over Maryla .....Read More 02/04/2008 Navy Lacrosse on TV !!! The Patriot League announced the Men's Lacrosse Games to be carried on ESPNU, CSTV Center Valley, PA -- Five games involving Patriot League men's lacrosse teams will be aired through the League's package with both ESPNU and CSTV. On .....Read More 02/01/2008 Final Scrimmage is Saturday - 1 week until the Season Opener !!! The regular 2008 season begins next Saturday at Navy Marine Corps Stadium (2/9/08). It's amazing that it is here already. We have one final tune-up with UVA down in Charlottesville, VA this weekend. Russ Decker sent all of the information and .....Read More 01/31/2008 Navy Womens Asst Coach - Alison Valentino Selected to USLacrosse Baltimore Hall of Fame !!! NavySports.com announced the following: (not sure who wrote the article, or else we would thank them. =:-) Valentino Selected to USLacrosse Baltimore Hall of Fame Former Loyola standout currently serving as Associate Head Coach. < .....Read More 01/29/2008 Jim Jackson (Baltimore Sun), father of Jack Jackson '90 Will Be Inducted Into GB Lacrosse HOF !!! Jack Jackson '90 played defense in the late 80s and 1990 while his father, the late Jim Jackson was a popular sportswriter (especially lacrosse) for the Baltimore Sun. Jack was a varsity letter winner and a great teammate. Jack lives in Northe .....Read More 01/28/2008 Reserve Your Seat for Greater Baltimore Chapter HOF Induction of Glen Miles '86 !!! As we told you on December 11, 2007, the Greater Baltimore Chapter of US Lacrosse has announced the 2008 Class of honorees for their Hall of Fame. The award ceremony will be February 2, 2008 at The Grand Lodge and Masonic Temple in Hunt Valley, Maryland. .....Read More 01/19/2008 Adm Hank Chiles '60 - AA Lacrosse player - named USNA Distinguished Graduate !! The Naval Academy recently announced the newest class of Distinguished Graduate Award winners, and included is our very own 4-star Adm Hank Chiles '60. Many of you may know of Adm Chiles' exploits, but you will never hear them from him. He is .....Read More 01/13/2008 Save the Dates - April 18-19, 2008 - Alumni Celebration Weekend !!! April 19, 2008 is the date for the Navy Hopkins game in Annapolis this year. On Friday, April 18, 2008 in the evening, the NAVYLAX Service Committee will hold a commemorative event (cocktail hour, stand-up food) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial St .....Read More 01/05/2008 First scrimmage on Jan 26th - only 3 weeks left !!! JV Schedule too !!! If you check the Schedule button on the left of the screen, you will find the most up-to-date changes. JV schedule is not posted at the bottom of the varsity schedule. Look at day and month only, they are all 2008 games. =:-) .....Read More 12/17/2007 NAVYLAX Confirmed as a 501(c)(3) Charity by the IRS !!! A big thank you to Sean Logan '85 for his persistent "discussions" with the Internal Revenue Service over the past 2 years. This week, we received confirmation, that we are legally considered a "charitable organization" and "contribut .....Read More 12/14/2007 Was Navy Football Snubbed by the BCS? Inquiring minds at the Alumni Association have done some "nuke math" to figure out that maybe Navy had a shot at the BCS championship. Let's go into the Alumni House to see what George Watt's '73 people figured out... Football Logic. .....Read More 12/13/2007 Navy Picked to Capture the Patriot League in 2008 !! NAAA reports that Inside Lacrosse Magazine has picked Navy to repeat as League Champions. Thank you Stacie Michaud !!! Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Navy is preseason Patriot League favorite Men's Lacrosse Cont .....Read More 12/12/2007 Four Navy Players Picked as Pre-season All America !!! NAAA Reports the following: Thank you Stacie Michaud !!! Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Mids earn Preseason All-America recognition Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Face-Off Yearbook Names .....Read More 12/11/2007 Ed Britton '58 - Team Captain - Wishes You All a Merry Christmas !!! Bill Campbell '57 and Shannon Heyward '57 send in the following: If any of you remember Ed Britton, the outstanding lacrosse player in the class of '58, be advised that he is dying of leukemia. He has been a strong witness .....Read More 12/09/2007 Ken Niumatalolo in - Paul Johnson out as Head Football Coach !! The news was announced yesterday that AD Chet Gladchuk has tapped Assistant Head Coach, Ken Niumatalolo as the new Head Football Coach to succeed his 12 year mentor, Paul Johnson. All reports are that transition should provide significant conti .....Read More 12/07/2007 Glen Miles '86 Elected to Baltimore Chapter of US Lacrosse HOF !!! The Baltimore Chapter of US Lacrosse has announced the 2008 Class of honorees for their Hall of Fame. The award ceremony will be February 2, 2008 at The Grand Lodge and Masonic Temple in Hunt Valley, Maryland. Navy midfielder and retired Marin .....Read More 11/28/2007 Army-Navy football in Baltimore !!! This Saturday at M&T Bank Stadium, the high-scoring Navy offense, may set some all-time season records for offensive production. Will you be there to cheer them on? Connect up with other NAVYLAX people who will be tailgating at St Je .....Read More 11/21/2007 Happy Thanksgiving from NAVYLAX !!! As the Navy Lacrosse team - 2008 Edition - is deep into "winter workout period," they are all taking a short break to travel home to be with family, or spend a short holiday with local friends. We all have much for which to be thankful. Read More 11/16/2007 Class of 2008 Picks Service Selection !!! The 2008 Navy Lacrosse seniors picked their Service Selection last night and it is clear that Coach Meade is leading a fine group of young men who will make a great contribution to our country. Team Captain Jordan DiNola '08 reported that "Serv .....Read More 11/15/2007 NAVYLAX Gear for Christmas - Order Now !!! Order your NAVYLAX gear for the holidays. Our fabulous Director of the NAVLAX Online Apparel Store, Denny Wedekind '65 - Kelly Award winning goalie and 3-time National Champion - has developed a custom line of NAVYLAX gear that will knock your .....Read More 11/12/2007 Karl Rippelmeyer '60 joins the 50th Class in US Lacrosse HOF !!! .....Read More 11/07/2007 Karl Rippelmeyer '60 to be Inducted into US Lacrosse HOF !!! National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Ceremony - Black Tie-optional event to be widely attended by USNA contingent. November 10th at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, MD. The RSVPs continue to roll in, led by Brian Lantier '65 and Mike .....Read More 11/05/2007 The Scoreboard Tells The Story !!! The end of the 44 year streak is a testament to the courage of the Navy Football Team. The scoreboard tells the story. Go Navy !!! .....Read More 11/03/2007 Hopkins is Going Down !! Navy Tops Notre Dame in Football 46-44 3OT !! The curse of Navy vs Notre Dame football - a streak that dated back to 1963 - has been broken. Navy Lacrosse Star, Pat Donnelly '65, scored two touchdowns in that game (one on a pitch and one on a pass from teammate and Heisman Trophy winning quarterb .....Read More 08/20/2007 USS Riptide Game Time Set in Rochester !!! The game times for MLL Championship Weekend have been set. Additionally, the Riptide Nation (that would be the Parents' Club) is running the "Mother of All Tailgates" according to my good friend Bob Russell (father of Matt '06) - for details .....Read More 08/18/2007 NAVYLAX Goes over 1700 members !!! It is the off-season and we are still growing. We recently surpassed 1700 members and counting. We have created the central hub for information sharing and teaming for events to support Navy Lacrosse. When you have a momen .....Read More 08/12/2007 USS RIptide - Sails Into Playoffs - Wins The West !!! The MLL's Brine Coach of the Year, John Tucker, wrote to tell me that the LA Riptide, led by a contingent of Navy players will be playing in the MLL playoffs next weekend in Rochester on August 25th and 26th. John writes that Mickey Jarboe ' .....Read More 08/09/2007 LA Riptide - Dominated by Navy Players is Playing Their Final home game for 2007 before the Playoffs - Come on Out to Support !!! THE LA RIPTIDE'S LAST HOME GAME OF THE SEASON IS HERE! LA RIPTIDE VS. CHICAGO MACHINE - The Home Depot Center, Carson SATURDAY AUGUST 11TH AT 4:00PM ESPN2 MLL GAME OF THE WEEK SPECIAL NAVY TICKET OFFER FOR THI .....Read More 08/06/2007 Col. John LeCornu '61 - Navy Lacrosse O-Rep Passes On. Col. John LeCornu '61 was the O-Rep when I started playing lacrosse at Navy. For those players in the early '80s timeframe, "The Colonel" was our role model, and was our picture of a true Marine. Before we entered USNA, we had all fallen prey .....Read More 08/02/2007 Pictures from Navy Lacrosse Camp !!! Although Camp started on a bit of a low note with the announcement that Coach Meade lost his father after a season-long bout with illness, the crew pulled together to put on the largest camp ever (780 campers in session 1 and 760 campers in session 2). < .....Read More 07/31/2007 Mickey Jarboe '00 Featured in Inside Lacrosse Magazine !!! NAAA reports the following: Thank you Stacie Michaud !! Former Navy standout Mickey Jarboe featured in Inside Lacrosse ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Naval Academy graduate and 2006 Major League Lacrosse All-Star Mickey Jarboe is the fo .....Read More 04/29/2007 Navy Wins Patriot League Title !!! Rob Lenseth '08 busted out for a hat trick in only the second start of his career. His shots were cannons - it was great to watch. Nick Mirabito '08 had 4G and 2A and garnered Tournament MVP honors. Coach Meade was very proud of Rob .....Read More 04/27/2007 Navy Routs Army Enroute to Patriot League Finals !!! It was raining all day in Annapolis. We prepared for field conditions to play a factor in today's rematch of a game played two weeks ago. Then God said "Let's make it a sunshine-drenched afternoon at Navy Marine Corps Stadium with th .....Read More 04/26/2007 Navy dominates All Patriot League Team !!! The Patriot League announced their All Patriot League Team and somehow inexplicably left off one of the best goalies in the NCAA. Colie Finnegan '07 is currently ranked 3rd in Goals Against Average and has anchored a stellar defense all year, and somehow .....Read More 04/26/2007 Richie Meade named Patriot League Coach of the Year !!! The Patriot League and NAAA announced the following: Thank you Stacie Michaud, NAAA Sports Information. Meade named league's coach of the year Richie Meade Named Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Year .....Read More 04/25/2007 Inside Lacrosse posts their prospective NCAA seedings !!! Adam O'Neill of Inside Lacrosse wrote the following: Bracket Breakdown: Two weeks to go Adam O'Neill Sound Off! What teams do you think deserve to be in the NCAA Tournament? Talk about it on the Lacrosse Forums. .....Read More 04/25/2007 Tim Paul '10 Named Patriot Rookie of the week !!! NAAA Reports the following = thank you Stacie Michaud. Tim Paul named Patriot League Rookie of the Week For Immediate Release Tuesday, April 24, 2007 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Tim Pau .....Read More 04/24/2007 Bob Russell - father of Matt '06, Honored as Connecticut Volunteer of the Year !!! The following article is excerpted from 4/24/07 NEW HAVEN REGISTER Sunday at the Aqua Turf in Southington CT, Bob Russell of Madison, Connecticut was honored as the Sportswriter's Volunteer of the Year. Bob is a 20 year resident of M .....Read More 04/23/2007 Navy Drops to #10 - #1 Cornell remains undefeated !!! 2007 is the season of parity. Many teams have won many 1-goal games. It sure does pay to be on the winning end of those 1-goal games. In this season, more than any in recent memory, almost every team finds a stride on any given weekend. .....Read More 04/22/2007 NAPS vs USMAPS - the Prep Powers faced off in Annapolis !!! Our roving reporter, Randy Radeackar '72 has done it again. Check out all of the action on Randy's Blog of the event. Do you want a preview of next season ? Check out Randy's NAPS vs USMAPS .....Read More 04/21/2007 Navy Freshmen Shine In Loss To The Jays - Hopkins 10-9 For the fourth year in a row, Hopkins found a way to come out on the better end of a 1-goal game over Navy. Face-offs - clears - loose balls - ball control - possession - these were the main factors in today's game. Both teams have big-name pl .....Read More 04/20/2007 Hopkins Game - 3 pm in Baltimore - Let's Post Big !!! (Tailgater Info Here) Okay Navy Lacrosse fans - this is the big weekend. The Final Regular Season game - and a chance to beat Hopkins. There will be a pre-game tailgater - come set up in the parking lot near the FONL-Parents Club tailgater. It is a bit o .....Read More 04/19/2007 Billy Looney '07 Makes the Tewaarton Final 17 List !!! The following information was released by NAAA ---------------- Thank you Stacie Michaud -------------------- Looney among final 17 on Tewaaraton list Billy Looney Named to Tewaaraton's Final 17 BALTIMORE, Md. .....Read More 04/18/2007 Navy Will Host Patriot League Tournament - Weekend of 4/27-4/29 !! This News just in from NAAA ------- Thank you Stacie Michaud for posting ------------------------ Top-Seeded Navy to Play Host to 2007 Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Tournament ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After sweeping all six of .....Read More 04/17/2007 Navy Slips to #9 After Hopkins Nips Maryland in OT !!! Navy played well enough to win, but Maryland who nipped Navy in 2OT last week, lost to Hopkins in OT this week. Hopkins rise and a switch near the top for Duke and Virginia were the most noteworthy changes in the Coaches Poll this week. WIth o .....Read More 04/16/2007 NAPS will play USMAPS on Friday at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium - want a preview of next year ??? The Chronicles of Randy - aka Navy JV game summaries are now posted Navy JV summary and will be updated after the NAPS game, as well. It was just announced that the NAPS team will be playing .....Read More 04/15/2007 Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame Ribbon-Cutting !!! The following article was posted on the The Capital newspaper in Annapolis. Navy Adds to Lacrosse Lore With Hall of Fame Gathering (The Capital) By Joe Gross A literal who's who of Navy lacrosse players turned out Frid .....Read More 04/14/2007 Life is Good !! Another N* Victory - Navy 12-9 !!! Things started well, Navy broke out to a 3-0 lead and finished the quarter 4-1 on a Billy Looney '07 to Nick Mirabito '08 connection to finish the 1st quarter. Less than 2 minutes into the game, Billy Looney '07 drove and scored unassisted at .....Read More 04/13/2007 Army-Navy Alumni game draws big crowd - Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame - Ribbon Cut !!! If you are coming to the Army-Navy game on Saturday - come early. The midshipmen will march-on in their warm-up suits, so get to your seats before the march-on begins. March-on will conclude by 11:50 am - face-off at noon. .....Read More 04/10/2007 Updated information for Friday night !!! It is hard to believe that April is here. When you live in Maryland, April showers really do bring May flowers. So, if you are coming this weekend, bring an umbrella or a jacket, or plan to get wet. Friday night: 6:30 pm - Ribbon Cutting .....Read More 04/09/2007 Service-Related Charities to Benefit from Army-Navy Alumni Game Donations !!! Friday night, after the Ribbon Cutting for the Bilderback Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame, down on the field at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, approximately 150 Army and Navy Lacrosse Alumni will get together and play a game to benefit 4 Service-Related Char .....Read More 04/08/2007 Cornell and Albany Remain Undefeated Atop the Coaches Poll !! Among the USILA Coaches Top 20 teams, the champions from 2006, the Virginia Cavaliers were the first team to make it to 10 wins. As long as #1 Cornell at 8-0 (and this week the unanimous selection for the first time this year) and #2 Alb .....Read More 04/07/2007 Navy Drops to #8 - Army falls out of the USILA Coaches Top 20 !!! Oh what a difference two weeks can make. Two weeks ago, Navy was 8-0 and ranked #4 and Army was 6-1 and ranked #9. Both teams were riding hot defenses and we were looking at a clash of Titans, with the Patriot League Regular Season title and t .....Read More 04/06/2007 Navy Loses Heartbreaker in Double OT - 8-7 !!! It was a night of freshmen. The spotlight shined brightest on freshman Tim Paul '10 (Loyola HS, Baltimore), who was starting at attack in place of Bruce Nechanicky '09 who tore his ACL last week in the Georgetown game. Tim Paul '10 d .....Read More 04/02/2007 Atlanta NAVYLAX Players Holding TILT Tournament !!! Our boys from Atlanta have a good deal to promote. Many of you have heard of Trident Lacrosse - many of you may have not heard of it. It is a great concept developed by some innovative .....Read More 04/01/2007 Navy Ranked #6 - Maryland Ranked #11 !!! All of Navy's future scheduled opponents (Maryland, Army, Hopkins) all lost over the weekend, falling one, eight and three spots, respectively. Cornell and Albany remained undefeated, both moving to 7-0, and also remained at the #1 and #2 spots .....Read More 03/31/2007 Navy Drops One at Georgetown - 10-9. Despite 4 goals and a lot of hustle from Ian Dingman '07 and great play from Goalie - Colie Finnegan '07, Navy could not shake a determined Georgetown team, losing 10-9. Many will say the difference was the 5-2 third quarter that reversed Navy' .....Read More 03/29/2007 We have only 42 players for April 13th - Are you in ??? Stan (Swede) Swanson '54, the Schmeisser winning defenseman who played in front of the legendary Jack Jones '55 in 1954 signed up to play in the Alumni game. PS. That undefeated '54 team was National Champions in an era when Navy routinely brought in pla .....Read More 03/27/2007 More Patriot League Honors - Will Wallace '07 & Basil Daratsos '10 Navy Sports.com reports the following honors for last week ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Will Wallace and Basil Daratsos Earn Patriot League Honors March 27, 2007 CENT .....Read More 03/26/2007 Navy Remains at #4 in the Coaches Poll - Virginia Jumps to #3 !!! With three of the four undefeated teams winning last week, Cornell, Albany and Navy stayed put in the Coaches Poll. Eleven coaches voted in this week's edition - and 10 of them believe that Cornell is the best team in the country. (In reali .....Read More 03/25/2007 Navy Strikes First - Tops Bucknell 6-3 !!! Ian Dingman '07 registered his 5th hat trick of the season and Bruce Nechanicky '09 scored 2G and 2A to lead all scorers. Nick Mirabito dished 2A while Tommy Wallin '07 added a goal and Will Wallace '07 contributed an assist in addition to winning 8 of 8 .....Read More 03/23/2007 Navy - Bucknell game to be Broadcast Live on Web !!! Today is Sunday, and Navy will travel to Bucknell in Lewisburg, Pa for a 1 pm face-off against the 7-1 Bucknell Bisons. (For all you old LI folks, it brings back memories of the Red & White, the old AG Berner Bisons) Today's game .....Read More 03/22/2007 Navy Scoring at a Hot Pace !!! Senior Ian Dingman '07 has recorded 4 hat tricks through 7 games. He is right on pace to equal or top last year's mark of 8 hat tricks in 15 games. Ian has been a great finisher throughout his career. What makes this team special is .....Read More 03/21/2007 Will Wallace '07 and Basil Daratsos '10 Steal the Show - Navy tops Colgate 15-10 !! Brrrrrr, it's not supposed to be this cold on March 21st. Although the weather was chilly, Navy came out like a ball of fire - winning the first quarter 5-zip, but then the adrenaline wore off and they were cold on the field, just like we were .....Read More 03/20/2007 More Patriot League Honors !!! NAAA released the following information: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 For more information on Navy Lacrosse, log on to www.NavySports.com Navy Takes Three of Four Weekly P .....Read More 03/19/2007 Navy Rises to #4 in USILA Coaches Poll !!! On the strength of two wins last week over admittedly weak opponents, Navy moved from #5 to #4 in the Coaches Poll primarily based on the weak Duke victory over UNC. Duke defeated Carolina 9-7, only 2 weeks after Navy trounced that same Tar Heel team by .....Read More 03/17/2007 Navy Tops Holy Cross 12-2 in Texas !!! Navy pitched a shutout for nearly 58 minutes today, even with mostly freshmen and sophomores playing in the second half !!! After a couple of great days of Texas hospitality, the Navy Lacrosse team prepared to make history. Today's game agains .....Read More 03/13/2007 Big Team Win in 13-5 Navy Victory over Canisius !!! What's great about a Tuesday lacrosse game at 10 am? You get to share it with your old classmates, coaches and the parents who decided to play hookey. I was fortunate enough to sit next to Dan and Val Doster '80 and remember back to .....Read More 03/12/2007 Cornell #1 - Albany #2 - Navy Up To #5 in USILA Coaches Poll !!! After another weekend of topsy turvy results, the USILA Coaches Poll has another new team at #1 !!! Cornell is undefeated at 4-0, owning victories over #9 Army, #18 Notre Dame and #23 Colgate. The Big Red garnered 236 points and 10 first place .....Read More 03/11/2007 Jordan DiNola '08 Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week !!! The following information was released by NAAA - Stacie Michaud. Thank you Stacie =:-) DiNola Named Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy junior defenseman Jordan DiNola (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) w .....Read More 03/10/2007 Navy Tops Lehigh - 9-5 !!! After a slow start that saw Lehigh jump out to a 3-0 lead, Navy turned on the jets and started to look like the team that demolished North Carolina, scoring 7 goals in the second period. The sluggish opening period concluded with Lehigh in fron .....Read More 03/07/2007 Andrew Dow '07 and Colie Finnegan '07 Garner Patriot League Honors !!! NAAA Announced the following information: Thank you Stacie Michaud. =:-) Colin Finnegan has been named the Patriot League's goalkeeper of the week twice in the last three weeks. Senior captain Andrew Dow held Tar Heel .....Read More 03/05/2007 Navy Rises to #6 in USILA Coaches Poll - Army #9 !!! This week's edition of the USILA Coaches Poll begins to acknowledge some of the early-season action in Division I. Each year, the coaches rank the teams early based on a combination of reputation, prior-year performance, talent recruited in, an .....Read More 03/04/2007 US Lacrosse Name Coach Richie Meade as Men's Lacrosse Coach of the Week The Navy SID released the following information - announcing that US Lacrosse recognized our great coach - Richie Meade - for engineering the dominating victory over North Carolina 19-8. Congratulations Coach Meade and the entire Navy Lacrosse staff !!! .....Read More 03/03/2007 JV Trounces Catonsville CC - Randy Radaecker '70 Roving Reporter !!! Randy Radeacker '70 serves up another report after the JV team steamrolled the young men from Catonsville CC. Coach Ryan Moran had to pull back the throttle and begin rotating players all over the field to hold the score under 20. (I guess that was t .....Read More 03/02/2007 Greg Clement '08 Caps off Navy's 19-8 Victory of UNC !!! There may have been a chill in the air, but the Navy offense was red hot. The announced crowd of 5,100 saw the Navy put up the highest offensive output in years !!! (most goals against a ranked opponent since putting up 19 against Army in 1990) .....Read More 03/01/2007 #12 Navy Faces Off with #5 North Carolina at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium !!! After two warm up contests against St Joseph's and Lafayette, Friday's tilt against North Carolina looks to be the real season opener. Tonight, we could catch a glimpse of what the 2007 season may really shape up to be. Returning a s .....Read More 02/28/2007 Two Time All American Billy Looney '07 named to Tewaarton Watch List !!! The Tewaarton Foundation Announced the following: Billy Looney Named to Tewaaraton Award Preseason Watch List BALTIMORE, Md. - Two-time All-American midfielder Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) has been named to the Tewaaraton Award .....Read More 12/17/2006 Astronaut Bob Curbeam '84 Scheduled to Set a Space Walk Record !!! Astronaut Robert Curbeam is poised to set a record with his fourth spacewalk of the space shuttle Discovery mission, this one to work on a stalled solar panel. That would be the highest number of forays into space conducted by a crew member on .....Read More 12/10/2006 Space Shuttle Discovery with Bob Curbeam '84 Successfully Launched !!! The Space Shuttle Discovery lit up the Florida night sky. The beginning of the 12 day mission was flawless. CNN.com reports the following: HOUSTON, Texas (AP) -- The orbiting Discovery crew started the meticulous inspectio .....Read More 12/06/2006 Bob Curbeam - From Baltimore to Navy to Space ... and Back !!! The Baltimore Sun wrote about one of their own today. The Sun noted that Beamer is a 1980 graduate of Woodlawn High School in Baltimore. Thursday's launch will mark the third space launch for Beamer, and his second aboard the Space S .....Read More 11/01/2006 NAVYLAX Gear Order --- Deadline extended 'til November 8th !!! The orders for NAVYLAX gear have been brisk. So, we are extending the deadline one week. All orders submitted to the NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Store by November 8th will receive a 10% discount - and will be shipped in December. Read More 10/30/2006 Mike Coughlin '64 - US Lacrosse Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony !!! As we mentioned in July (July 11 to be exact), another "truly great player" from the Navy Lacrosse program will be inducted into the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame with the Class of 2006. Mike Coughlin '64 will join 9 other lacrosse luminaries in the .....Read More 10/24/2006 Time To Order Your NAVYLAX Gear For Next Year !!! All orders submitted to the NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Store by November 1st will receive a 10% discount - and will be shipped in December. Follow this link ******** NAVYLAX .....Read More 10/23/2006 No Tailgater for the Navy - ND game !!! Tailgating will be an independent steaming operation this weekend. We could not pull off a proper site at M&T Bank Stadium. Some of us will tailgate in the Section H parking, but coordinating might be near impossible. I have Section H parking .....Read More 10/18/2006 Navy Lacrosse Scores a Goal !!! The Navy Lacrosse program is an integral part of the United States Naval Academy, which is an institution dedicated to finding, training, and graduating great people who will serve as Naval Officers and Marines in the the Naval Service. The Nav .....Read More 10/16/2006 FCA Events Coming to Maryland, DC and Virginia in November !!! November 10th - hold the date. Jay Schroeder will be the guest speaker and Buddy Garland '84 will be hosting a table - you are invited !!! There are actually 4 events over a 3-day period - all with inspiring speakers to talk about this g .....Read More 10/15/2006 NAVYLAX Homecoming Weekend a Big Success !!! Beginning with the JV-NAPS jamboree on Thursday, then continuing with the Odd-Even game on Friday night and Saturday evening's social gathering at O'Loughlin's and culminating with the Varsity scrimmages on Sunday, this was a Navy Lacrosse weekend. < .....Read More 10/13/2006 Homecoming Notes - Park at Stadium - and more !!! Mark Goers, Director of Navy Lacrosse Operations has published a logistical bulletin for us. The Boat Show is in town and it is Homecoming weekend. Annapolis is packed - if you do not have a sticker to drive on the Yard, then park at .....Read More 10/10/2006 Sponsorships for Homecoming - Way to Support Navy Lacrosse !!! We want to thank the following people and companies for stepping up to sponsor the NAVYLAX Alumni game for this Friday - October 13th. ----------- $250 each ----------- Rick Ector '71 - TVIG Incorporated Skip Miller '77 - Progeny .....Read More 10/09/2006 Start Homecoming Weekend Early - JV Lacrosse Jamboree !!! Navy is a great place, because where some schools rely on community colleges and junior colleges to train freshmen and sophomores to be ready for Division I varsity competion, Navy has a great JV program that plays against those CC and JC schools. Read More 10/06/2006 Navy Wrings Out A Solid Scrimmage Amidst Downpour at UVA !!! Rumor has it that the new Officer Rep for the UVA movement order, Capt. Dan King '80 has applied for the Navy Lacrosse Team to receive credit for one day of "sea pay" based on the amount of water that they have seen over the past 24 hours. The .....Read More 10/01/2006 FONL Heading to Charlottesville, VA for Navy - UVA Scrimmage !!! Dear Lax Friends and Navy fans Navy takes on the defending NCAA champion UVA Cavaliers this Friday, October 6, at 4PM, at the UVA practice field. #2 on the attached map: Read More 09/29/2006 Navy posts well in scrimmage vs. Loyola !!! With the fall temperatures just beginning to dip into the 50s, the Navy Lacrosse team seized the opportunity to play the first of their three fall scrimmages. For many, it was their first chance to don a Navy uniform and play in front of family .....Read More 09/28/2006 Homecoming Navy Lacrosse Alumni Game !!! Homecoming will have a special significance for Navy Lacrosse this year. The NAVYLAX Service Committee, led by Joe Schweitzer '89 and Carl Nease '92, made an agreement with Coach Meade to run the fall Alumni game. Now the fall .....Read More 09/27/2006 Jacksonville, FL - Navy Lacrosse Player seeking a coach !!! Bob Kapcio '82 is trying to find people in the Jax area who can help get a program off the ground - coaching, clinics, equipment, anything you can provide. I know that Mike Buzzell '80 runs a successful program in Jacksonville - many players - .....Read More 09/24/2006 Great Tailgater - Football Drops one in OT against Tulsa !!! Despite a tough overtime loss to Tulsa in Football, the NAVYLAX tailgater was full of life. Nan & Sam Teague deserve great big kudos for hauling the trailer out and firing up the grille, complete with rain tent and coolers. Kathy & Sean Higgin .....Read More 09/21/2006 Football Tailgater and Lacrosse Scrimmage Information !!! The FONL (Friends of Navy Lacrosse - aka Parents Club, but open to all NAVYLAX members) is led by John Wallace - father of Will '07 and Russ & Lauren Decker - parents of Dan '08 and Sam & Nan Teague - parents of Brendan '08. John Wallace posted .....Read More 09/15/2006 Homecoming Weekend - NAVYLAX all weekend !!! If you are a NAVYLAXer - then Homecoming weekend has just been upgraded !!! We already had the October 14th post game social (n .....Read More 09/14/2006 Fall Lacrosse Tournament Changes Venue - Shifts to Navy !!! The lacrosse tournament scheduled for Homecoming weekend has been cancelled. In its place, Navy has invited three teams to come to Navy and play two games each on Sunday October 15, 2006. The tournament will involve two simultaneous games on R .....Read More 09/12/2006 Another Navy Victory - Another Great Tailgater !!! Two weeks in a row - NAVYLAX Tailgating is undefeated !!! Navy Football again played well enough to win - earning a narrow 1-point victory over I-AA power UMass, but a W is a W. Navy Football is 2-0. ... and the Navy Lacr .....Read More 09/05/2006 Great Tailgater - the Wallace-Decker Team Shines in Victory !!! Wow, what a great way to start the season !!! Navy Football plays well enough to win - racks up over 400 yards on the ground - and the Navy Lacrosse crowd throws a great tailgate party !! Russ Decker (father of Dan '08) was leading t .....Read More 09/01/2006 Hold the Date - Navy Homecoming Alumni game !!! Homecoming will have a special significance for Navy Lacrosse this year. The NAVYLAX Service Committee, led by Joe Schweitzer '89 and Carl Nease '92, made an agreement with Coach Meade to run the fall Alumni game. Now the fall .....Read More 08/29/2006 Navy Lacrosse veteran, Chuck Merdinger '41 recalls Pearl Harbor !!! The following snippet was clipped from an e-mail sent by Chuck Merdinger '41 to Brian Lantier '65. Brian facilitated Chuck viewing an original art collection of Pearl Harbor paintings. This was Chuck's response: "Thanks also for .....Read More 08/26/2006 2007 NCAA Final 4 - only 20 tix left in the NAVYLAX section!!! You have an opportunity, as NAVYLAX members to sit together at the 2007 NCAA Final 4 !!! We began the tradition in 2004, during Navy's run to the NCAA Championship Final. We had a block of 284 seats together in M&T Bank Stadium in Bal .....Read More 08/20/2006 NAVYLAX 501(c)(3) status for 2006 !!! NAVYLAX Inc. has applied for 501(c)(3) status with the Internal Revenue Service and we are awaiting notification of our approval. One of our corporate sponsors Logan Russack Law (led by Sean Logan ' .....Read More 08/19/2006 Updated profiles !!! An up to date profile on the NAVYLAX site helps the current team in recruiting and team management. Please consider completing your Bio and attaching a picture and a resume. It is important for the coaches to be able to demonstrate t .....Read More 08/15/2006 US Lacrosse Hall of Fame - Who Will Be Next? Are you interested? US Lacrosse executes a process each year to select new members for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Some schools are better than others at using that process to have their former players and coaches inducted into the Hall of Fame. .....Read More 08/14/2006 Patriot League Honors Academic Standouts !!! The Naval Academy recently announced that Dan Decker '08, who we saw starring for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes elite team in Lake Placid was the only player on the Patriot League Honor Roll who earned a 4.00 grade-point average for the spring seme .....Read More 08/12/2006 Navy Lacrosse at Lake Placid - Faces in the News !!! Navy Lacrosse was represented well at Lake Placid this weekend. Playing on teams at all levels was the Navy theme this weekend. Dan Decker '08 jetted up to New York from Annapolis and played for one of two Fellowship of Christian Ath .....Read More 08/11/2006 Navy Contingent Alive and Well - Winning at Lake Placid in Game 1 !! Glen Miles '86 has grown a Navy connection into the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) Masters team at Lake Placid. Glen played his first tournament for FCA two years ago, he added Buddy Garland '84 at midfield last year, and has added Paul .....Read More 08/02/2006 Louis "Buster" Phipps Jr. - Long-time Navy Assistant Passes. From 1959-1972, the Navy Lacrosse team assembled a record of 117-18-2 for an 86% winning percentage. Those Navy teams won or shared 9 National Championships, including 8 in a row. Coach Willis P. Bilderback was the leader of Navy lacros .....Read More 08/01/2006 Navy Lacrosse players "Getting it Done" at the Pro Level !!! A local Maryland guy, who coached Severn School last season is now coaching the LA Riptide in the MLL. I met John Tucker through Roger Sexauer '80, while I was officiating a summer league game. John was an interested spectator. As i .....Read More 07/31/2006 Navy Lacrosse Camp (Round 2) Finishes with Flash !!! The NAVYLAX presence at this year's second overnight Navy Lacrosse Camp was great to see !!! With over 650 campers (over 1300 for both sessions) and 3 - 4 lacrosse sessions each day - the grads and Navy Lacrosse supporters had a great chance t .....Read More 07/26/2006 Bayhawks - Military Appreciation Night - Discounted Tickets !!! On July 22nd, fresh off his record-setting performance in Canada playing for Team Scotland, Matt Russell '06 continued to add to his lacrosse legend, as he helped vault the Baltimore Bayhawks to a thrilling overtime victory !!! On Saturday, aga .....Read More 07/25/2006 Large Navy contingent at Navy Lacrosse Camp !!! With over 650 campers and 3 - 4 lacrosse sessions each day - the Naval Academy was inundated with lacrosse this past weekend. The Extended Position Camp began on Friday (7/21/06) and the campers departed on Tuesday (7/25/06). In betw .....Read More 07/23/2006 Grandest Geezers (50 and older) take World Championship with an All-Star lineup !!! Skip Miller '77 and Steve Hincks '78 join the ranks of their former teammate Jeff Long '77, Glen Miles '86 and Andy Ross '98 as a World Champion. Although this was the 50 and older division, these Geezers played with all the intensity and style .....Read More 07/22/2006 Canada stuns Team USA to win World Championship - 15-10 !!! LONDON, Ontario - Geoff Snider won 20 of 28 faceoffs and Jeff Zywicki had five goals and an assist to lead Canada to a 15-10 victory over the United States and claim the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation (ILF) World Championship today at rainy TD Wat .....Read More 07/21/2006 Team Scotland takes 11th place at World Games !! After a heartbreaking 10-7 loss in a rematch with Team Italy on Thursday, where Matt Russell '06 had 27 saves, and brother Kevin Russell led Team Scotland with 4 points (2G 2A), Scotland came back to defeat the Netherlands 15-3 in the 11th place game. Read More 07/18/2006 Team USA 21-2 over Japan, while Team Scotland routs Hong Kong 21-3 On a day when Matt Russell '06 took a breather and cheered Team Scotland legend, John Marr (age 67) between the pipes, brother Kevin Russell led all scorers with 8 points (4G 4A). Jordan McBride (5G 1A) had a hat trick in the 1st qtr, and Team .....Read More 07/17/2006 Team USA secures #1 seed with victory over Iroquois Nation; Scotland drops a tough one to Ireland !!! The Powell brothers teamed up for 18 points, while Scott Urick scored 4 goals to lead the USA to a 21-13 victory. Only one day after a tight 13-12 win over Team Canada, the Americans took an early 6-0 lead and raced to victory. Team USA was do .....Read More 07/16/2006 Team USA squeaks by Canada 13-12, while Scotland tops Wales, 7-3 !! Team USA relied on a balanced offensive attack to secure the victory over Team Canada. Jay Jalbert had a hat trick (3G) to lead all scorers, while Kyle Harrison (2G 1A), Joe Walters (2G 1A) and Michael Powell (1G 2A) also contributed 3 points f .....Read More 07/15/2006 Team USA continues to roll - Bests England 25-5 !!! Scott Urick (6G), Ryan Powell (5G) and Michael Powell (2G 4A) led all scorers as Team USA scored early and often. The score was 10-5 at halftime when the Americans put the hammer down and reeled off 15 unanswered goals in the second half. .....Read More 07/14/2006 USA tops Australia 20-8, while Scotland outlasts Italy 13-12 in OT !! On a day when the Powell brothers, Casey, Ryan, and Michael racked up 17 points collectively, the Russell brothers did a little of their own brother act to bring Team Scotland their first victory of the 2006 World Games. With father Bob Russell .....Read More 07/13/2006 Matt Russell '06 Tending the Goal for Team Scotland !!! Matt Russell '06 has joined his brother Kevin (St Lawrence University) to play for Team Scotland at the World Games in London, Ontario. Matt and Kevin have never played on a team together, so they are enjoying this opportunity to join forces to .....Read More 07/11/2006 Mike Coughlin '64 Elected to US Lacrosse Hall of Fame !!! Navy Lacrosse will now be represented by another "truly great player" in the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame. Navy Lacrosse has a rich tradition of great teams, great coaches and great players. With 17 National Championships and 2 National Finalist teams and o .....Read More 07/10/2006 Matt Russell '06 voted MLL Rookie of the Week !! Three-time All American and former Kelly Award-winning goalie, Matt Russell '06 is continuing to prove that he is among the nation's elite lacrosse players. After his 13 save (allowing only 12 goals) effort in a 19-12 victory over the league-le .....Read More 07/09/2006 Matt Russell '06 Leads Bayhawks to Victory in first career start !!! One of Navy's stars from the past three seasons, goalkeeper Matt Russell '06, is continuing his lacrosse career "at the next level." Only days after returning from a post-graduation vacation, Matt Russell '06 suited up for the first time as a B .....Read More 07/05/2006 Military Appreciation Night at July 8th Baltimore Bayhawks game !!! Come out and support the Bayhawks on July 8th when they play the Boston Cannons at 7 pm at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University. There will be discount tickets plus a free keg party for military members and former military members. Go to .....Read More 06/27/2006 Navy Old Goats fall in Championship Game - 13-12 Despite a great tournament, where Navy scored 46 goals in 4 games (47 by one count, but that's a long story), we came up one short against the Hobart Elder Statesmen on the final day. The families were clearly the class of the tournament. The .....Read More 06/26/2006 Navy Old Goats - 3 in a Row - In the Championship after a 10-8 Win !!! After two lopsided victories over pretty good teams, the Navy Old Goats were tested today. The semi-final opponent was a Tri-Cities Canadian team from the Vancouver area. For those who know Canadian lacrosse, think pin-point passes, precision .....Read More 06/25/2006 Navy Old Goats - Continue to Roll - Top Princeton 12-4 !! Despite thin numbers at midfield, the Navy Old Goats are playing very efficiently and dominating the competition in the early rounds. One of our team members had the following summary: Another sunny day, another superb outing by a relaxe .....Read More 06/24/2006 Success in Vail - Navy Old Goats down the AF Gray Birds 11-2 !!! Despite being a little thin at midfield, the Navy Old Goats scored early and often to prevail over our US Air Force brethren on a beautiful day in sunny Vail, Colorado. For those who did not make the trip, we miss you, and are praying for you t .....Read More 06/20/2006 2007 NCAA Final 4 in Baltimore - order tickets now !!! The Navy contingent has ordered a block of 100 tickets sitting together in Section 500 at Baltimore Ravens stadium for the 2007 Final 4. This will be our 4th year in a row sitting together as a group at the Final 4. Games will be on Memorial D .....Read More 06/15/2006 Bobby Flynn '92 Bobby Flynn '92 is currently stationed in Newport at the Navy Warfare Development Command, and he would like to reach out to former NAPSters. If you have any Navy memorabilia, please send it to Bobby. Memorabilia etc, can be mailed dire .....Read More 06/10/2006 Team Captain of the '53 team, Col. Bill Deale passes away. While I was at the NCAA Final 4 championships in Philadelphia, US Lacrosse Archivist, Joe Finn (St Mary's HS lacrosse player), passed on the following news about one of our team captains - Bill Deale '53. The following appeared in the Baltimore .....Read More 06/07/2006 Navy Lacrosse Camps - Recruiting Coaches - Have you signed up ??? Coach Meade is looking for alumni and other mature, experienced coaches and leaders to help run the Navy Lacrosse Extended Position Camp (July 21-25, 2006) and the Navy Lacrosse Position Camp (July 27-30, 2006). Sign up by June 1st Read More 06/05/2006 Store Links Featured item link Featured item Catalog of items Read More 05/31/2006 Jon Birsner '06 and Matt Russell '06 drafted into the MLL !!! Whereas the Navy Lacrosse players of the 60s and 70s thought that playing at Navy meant that you would not be subject to the Draft (okay, different draft and most people reading this site, probably do not remember the Draft). However, fo .....Read More 05/29/2006 USILA names All America teams - Five Navy players recognized !!! Navy's Jon Birsner '06 and Billy Looney '07 top the list of Navy All Americans for 2006 !!! Also recognized by a panel of Division I coaches were Steve Looney '06, Matt Russell '06 and Jordan DiNola '08. USILA 2006 Men's Division I .....Read More 05/28/2006 Under Armour announces High School All Americans - Two defensemen coming to Navy !!! Forty six senior boys' high school lacrosse players were selected as members of the first annual Under Armour All-America lacrosse team. Honorees will participate in the Under Armour All-America Lacrosse Classic game, to be held at Towson Unvie .....Read More 05/26/2006 Matt Russell '06 wins NAAA Sword for Men !!! Navy goalie, Matt Russell '06 just added the Naval Academy's most prestigious award for athletics to his long list of accolades. The NAAA Sword for Men is presented to that man of the graduating class who has personally excelled in men's athlet .....Read More 05/24/2006 Matt Russell '06 and Jon Birsner '06 selected to North-South All-Star game - cannot play due to personal commitments. Villanova will play host to the 2006 North/South Senior All-Star game, presented by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) and STX Lacrosse, on Friday, May 26th in Villanova Stadium. The gates will open at 6:00 p.m. for the 7:00 p. .....Read More 05/21/2006 Navy Lacrosse influence in Major League Lacrosse If you tuned in to watch the season opener between the Baltimore Bayhawks and the Long Island Lizards on ESPN2 (game played on 5/20/2006), then you saw Navy LT Adam Borcz '01 score a 2-point goal for the Lizards with an over-the-shoulder right-handed cann .....Read More 05/20/2006 Tewaaraton Trophy Men's, Women's Finalists Named The Tewaaraton Award Foundation has announced the men's and women's finalists for the 6th Annual Tewaaraton Trophy presented by Warrior. These five men and five women have been selected as the most outstanding players in collegiate lacrosse. 20 .....Read More 05/14/2006 Navy's Season Over - Dropped by Georgetown 9-7 !!! Navy came out of the gate on fire. Will Wallace '07 won every face-off, Steve Looney '06 was back and creating havoc and opportunities every time the ball hit the ground and Navy was scoring at will. That lasted 5 minutes. At this point, Navy .....Read More 05/12/2006 Tailgater plans for Navy - Georgetown - begin at noon !!! Thanks to Paul Spalding for arranging a great tailgater spot at Georgetown. Okay, if the truth is to be told, Georgetown was offering - nothing, zero, nada - so any location would have been a vast improvement. However, Paul used his .....Read More 05/11/2006 Congratulations to Coach Jeff Long '75 and his Ithaca Bombers !!! Ithaca Downs St. John Fisher in ECAC Semifinal ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Bombers advanced to the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Upstate NY final, beating St. John Fisher 16-13. Ithaca, ranked 11th nationally, improves to 12-4 and will hos .....Read More 05/11/2006 Navy Lacrosse: Gritty goalie drives NCAA lacrosse hopes !!! The following article appeared in the Capital - the local Annapolis paper. It was written by Bill Wagner, a local sports news reporter. College lacrosse is similar to professional hockey in the sense a great goaltender can take a team deep .....Read More 05/10/2006 Navy - Georgetown game moved to 3:30 pm - and televised !!! Navy - Georgetown Tickets are on sale now. The game time has been moved to 3:30 pm on Sunday - and it will be televised on CSTV. Read More 05/09/2006 Navy - Georgetown - Tickets on Sale Now - Game time Sunday at 3:30 pm !!! Navy - Georgetown Tickets are on sale now. Click here to order Navy - Georgetown tickets. Supplies are V .....Read More 05/08/2006 NCAA tournament field announced on ESPN !!! Navy (11-3) will travel to 8th-seeded Georgetown (11-2) in the first round of the NCAA tournament on May 14th - time TBA. #1-seeded Virginia (13-0) will host Notre Dame (10-4) on May 13th at 3:30 pm in a game that will be televised on ESPNU. C .....Read More 05/07/2006 Navy will Face Georgetown in the First Round !!! Navy (11-3) will travel a short distance to Georgetown (10-2) to face the Hoyas in a rematch of their April 1st contest that was played here in Annapolis. The game will be played this Sunday, May 14th, at a time to be announced. Geor .....Read More 05/05/2006 NCAA Tournament Announcement Party !!! Come join the 2006 Navy Lacrosse team at O'Brien's this Sunday evening as they watch ESPN for the announcement of the NCAA Tournament pairings. Navy's victory over Army for a 3rd consecutive Patriot League title ensured Navy a berth in the NCAA .....Read More 05/02/2006 Patriot League - All League Honors Announced - Navy Sweeps !!! Navy dominated the All-Patriot League Lacrosse Team, as chosen by the coaches. Co-Captain Jon Birsner '06 was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year (a first for a Navy player), while Co-Captain Matt Russell '06 garnered goalkeep .....Read More 04/30/2006 Navy wins Patriot League Championship - advances to NCAAs !! In Hamilton, NY, Navy topped Army 8-5 to capture its third consecutive Patriot League Championship (in only 3 years in the League). The Navy defense was outstanding in limiting the Army attack to only 5 goals, while the offense was well-distrib .....Read More 04/28/2006 Navy tops Lehigh to earn berth in Patriot League Final, 9-2 !!! Navy and Army will square off again Sunday at noon for the second consecutive year in the Patriot League finals. Navy is now 10-3 on the season, and Army is 8-5 after defeating top-seeded Colgate in the opener tonight at Colgate (Hamilton, NY). .....Read More 04/26/2006 Patriot League Tournament information The Patriot League Tournament will be hosted by Colgate this weekend in Hamilton, NY. Army will meet Colgate in the opener at 4pm, followed by Navy and Lehigh at 7 pm. The winners will face off on Sunday at noon. The tourn .....Read More 04/25/2006 US Lacrosse Building Bridges !!! **** The following article is currently available on the US Lacrosse website **** http://www.USLACROSSE.org ***** A Means to Their End by Matt DaSilva, Lacrosse Magazine Online Staff Miles Harrison (father of Kyle and f .....Read More 04/24/2006 Navy ranked 8th in Coaches Poll heading into PL Tournament On the heels of Saturday's loss, Navy dropped to #8, while Hopkins rose six places to #6. Virginia and Hofstra were unanimous picks at #1 and #2 respectively, followed closely by Maryland at #3. Cornell and Georgetown were both solid .....Read More 04/23/2006 Navy will travel to NY for Patriot League Tournament !!! 20th ranked Colgate earned the Patriot League regular season title today with an 8-6 victory over Bucknell in Lewisburg, PA. By earning their 11th victory of the season against 2 losses (5-1 Patriot League play), Colgate will host the PL tourna .....Read More 04/22/2006 Navy drops a stunner to Hopkins, 9-8 !!! On a consistently rainy day in Annapolis, Navy scored first and kept the lead for most of the game, but in the fourth quarter, Navy let Hopkins back in the game - and that was all the Blue Jays needed. On senior day in front a of an announced h .....Read More 04/20/2006 Navy rises to #4 in Coaches Poll !!! Receiving the acknowledgement of the Division I coaches, Navy has risen to a #4 ranking heading into this weekend's matchup against #12 Johns Hopkins. Undefeated Virginia and once-beaten Hofstra retained their #1 and #2 rankings respectively, w .....Read More 04/19/2006 Service Selections for the Class of 2006 !!! The Seniors on this year's Navy Lacrosse Team have made their Service Selections. These men, will begin their service in the fleet in less than 2 months. We are very proud of these men as they follow in the tradition of so many Navy Lacrosse p .....Read More 04/16/2006 Patriot League Tournament scenarios Navy has completed its Patriot League schedule with a 5-1 record, the only blemish a 6-3 loss to Colgate. Colgate is the only other team with only 1 loss. They will complete their Patriot League season next Saturday against Bucknell. .....Read More 04/15/2006 Navy Pulls Out a Close One - Brings Home the N* - 11-10 !!! Today it was the midfield stepping up to shoulder the scoring load. Billy Looney '07 scored 4 goals, while Tommy Wallin '07 scored 2G 1A, Terence Higgins '08 added 2A, while Will Wallace '07 was 16 of 23 at the face-off X. The attack contrib .....Read More 04/13/2006 Army-Navy week - from the Lax Swami !!! As we prepare for the Alumni game on Friday evening and the varsity N* game on Saturday, the pundits are working overtime to describe the epic lacrosse game, that we call Army-Navy. In this weeks edition of the Lax Swami, Brian Lantier '65 reco .....Read More 04/12/2006 Army-Navy week !!! Get Ready for Battle !!! Click on the Parents Corner (blue button with yellow letters on the left side of the screen) for details on Lodging and Tailgater for this weekend. Army-Navy Alum .....Read More 04/10/2006 Navy rises to #5 in USILA Coaches Poll !!! With a quality win on the road against Maryland this past weekend, Navy rose to #5. With an 8-2 record, Navy is the highest ranked team with two losses. Virginia at 11-0 continues to top the Coaches Poll and is a runaway in the voting, with a .....Read More 04/08/2006 Navy tops Maryland 7-6 !!! Complete Team Effort ! Round 2 - College Park, MD. With a 23 1/2 hour delay under their skin, the Navy Lacrosse team came out ready to play and anxious for victory. Navy owned the ground balls. They outhustled, outshot and generally outplayed Maryland in eve .....Read More 04/07/2006 POSTPONED !!! Lightning postponed the Navy - Maryland game tonight. The game will be played on Saturday at 7:30 pm at Byrd Stadium. NAVYLAX will hold a pre-game tailgater beginning at 6 pm in Parking Lot 1-B. Look for the Gold Battle Gear shirt on the flag pole over the Tim Gavin's '81 RV. Wear your .....Read More 04/06/2006 Navy - Maryland game at Byrd Stadium - 8 pm - come early !!! Come out early and support the team !!! You know how we love to beat the Terps - and it is always a Battle. Maryland is ranked #4 and have played well this year, albeit a little inconsistent for their coach's taste. Tonight is an opportunity .....Read More 04/03/2006 Five Navy players on the Tewaarton Watch List !!! Senior Co-Captains Matt Russell '06 and Jon Birsner '06 head the list of Navy players on the Tewaarton Watch List. The Tewaarton Award recognizes the top collegiate lacrosse player each season. The award is chosen at the end of the season, and .....Read More 04/01/2006 Navy drops a tough game to Georgetown 9-5 Two goals by Ian Dingman '07, outshooting Georgetown, and edging the Hoyas in faceoffs - all of these could not overcome a lack of production at the offensive end of the field. Georgetown played consistent throughout the game and used a blow-ou .....Read More 03/31/2006 NAVYLAX - AMERICA'S TEAM - Ready for Battle T-Shirts !!! NAVYLAX has prepared the 2006 T-Shirt for the stretch run of the season. With big games over Georgetown, Maryland, Army and Hopkins leading up to the Patriot League and NCAA tournaments - we need to support the team in Read More 03/29/2006 Navy Lacrosse Players to Sign Autographs after Georgetown game !! Collegiate Men's Lacrosse Navy holds annual Meet the Mids For Immediate Release Wednesday, March 29, 2006 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Navy Lacrosse Team to Sign Autographs Follow .....Read More 03/28/2006 Joe Lennon signs with Navy - It's a Family Tradition !!! The following article was published in the Baltimore Sun. BALTIMORE SUN ------------------- MARCH 29, 2006 Carrying on a sibling tradition By Lem Satterfield and Katherine Dunn, Sun reporters When Loyola senior .....Read More 03/26/2006 #17 leads Navy in the Charge to defeat Holy Cross, 17-3 !!! Jon Birsner '06 now has 30 points on the season, with 10G and 20A. Ian Dingman '07 leads the team in goals, with 19G and 8A for 27 points. Fellow starting attackman Nick Mirabito '08 also has over 20 points with 14G and 7A. Billy Looney '07 l .....Read More 03/24/2006 Navy outmuscles Lehigh for 6th win, 9-4 !!! On a chilly afternoon in Annapolis, the Navy squad scored early and held a 5-1 lead after one quarter. The face-off, attack and unsettled offense were all in sync. Concerned about a let-down performance after the Colgate game, Coach Meade went .....Read More 03/21/2006 Sign up for Army-Navy Alumni game today !!! You can sign up for the Army-Navy Alumni game by clicking on the Calendar and choosing the "List" tab, then scrolling to the Army-Navy Alumni game on 4/14/06. Sign up today - Carl Nease '92 and Joe Schweitzer '89 are coordinating this event as .....Read More 03/20/2006 Navy drops to #8 in the USILA Poll. After the loss to Colgate on Saturday, Navy dropped to #8 in the most recent USILA Poll. Virginia, Duke, Cornell and Maryland make up the top 4 in today's poll. Hofstra, Georgetown, Princeton and Navy make up the second 4. .....Read More 03/18/2006 Another snowy day in the Patriot League trips Navy. Message to the scheduling Gods - Please do not schedule Navy to play lacrosse in the snow. For the second year in a row, Navy dropped a Patriot League game played in the snow. This year, it was a rugged Colgate team that dropped the Mids, 6-3. .....Read More 03/15/2006 Navy overwhelms Lafayette 11-6 !!! On a sunny and breezy Annapolis day, when Capt. Lee Dingman USMA '00 sang our National Anthem, the Navy Lacrosse team scored early and often enroute to an easy 11-6 victory. Less than 24 hours after Top-ranked Maryland was upset in double OT by .....Read More 03/11/2006 Navy overpowers Bucknell 9-5 !!! On a cold, windy and sometimes rainy night in San Diego, the Navy Lacrosse team earned a hard-fought victory, by the score of 9-5. Will Wallace '07 put on a clinic at the face-off X winning 16 of 17 face-offs - most of those Will won sin .....Read More 03/10/2006 Navy Old Goats pull off a victory in San Diego 5-4 !! Behind some "old school" scoring and some great defense, the Navy Old Goats beat a team of San Diego State alumni in a game that preceded Navy's contest against Bucknell. .....Read More 03/09/2006 Wet Weather predicted for San Diego this weekend. =:-( The local Navy Lacrosse task force in San Diego notified us that the weather is expected to be unseasonably wet and in the low 50s. They are advising everyone traveling to the game to plan to dress appropriately. Go Navy !!! Read More 03/08/2006 Passing of a Legend - Jim "Soupy" Campbell '64 It is with a heavy heart that we acknowledge the passing of one of the great legends of the Bilderback era of Navy Lacrosse. Today, Jim "Soupy" Campbell '64 conquered cancer by passing on to be with the Lord. Some of his teammates, Brian Lanti .....Read More 03/05/2006 The Weekend in Lacrosse - Both Hopkins and Duke Fall !!! On a weekend when #6 Navy played a very solid game in defeating #17 North Carolina, a few other teams played well, while other experienced early season upsets. #2 Maryland beat top-ranked Duke behind Xander Ritz' 5 goals in Durham, NC, while #7 .....Read More 03/04/2006 Navy Dumps the Tar Heels 11-3 !!! Chapel Hill, NC The loyal fans who traveled to Carolina to watch Navy square off against a young, but very talented UNC team, were treated to a resounding Navy victory. The weather was beautiful - sunny and warm, temperatures in the 50s - and .....Read More 03/01/2006 Sign up for San Diego Tailgater - extended to Sunday !!! You can sign up for the San Diego pre-game tailgater by clicking on the Calendar and choosing the "List" tab, then scrolling to the San Diego Alumni Club Tailgater on 3/11/06. Sign up today - Gary Luoto '72, Bruce Seitz '83, Bryce Whiting '94, .....Read More 02/28/2006 Navy - UNC lodging & tailgater information - all the latest !!! Navy plays North Carolina this Saturday at 1 pm at UNC. Thanks to the FONL group, and specifically Bob Russell and Tom Raspet, they have created a Blog (accessible from the Blog button on the main screen) that details all of the information for .....Read More 02/24/2006 Navy Runs Past the Buckeyes 9-3 !!! #7 Navy behind balanced scoring, dominance at the face-off X, and stifling defense led the game from start to finish and sent the #21 Ohio State team to their second loss in two trys. With temperatures hovering just below freezing .....Read More 02/23/2006 *** Payment instructions *** Please Read *** When paying for items on NAVYLAX.org, we have two choices. One choice incurs fees to NAVYLAX, on the order of 3% per transaction. If you want to avoid the fees, then you will need a PayPal account that is funded through a bank accoun .....Read More 02/22/2006 Big Lacrosse Weekend - Ohio State, 2 JV games, Tailgaters & more !!! Navy will play Ohio State at 7 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium on Friday, 2/24/06. The FONL will have all of the post-HOME game tailgaters at the Class of '53 Pavilion area at the closed end of the Stadium . The area will be unlocked and the FO .....Read More 02/19/2006 Great Pictures of the St Joe's game - NAVYLAX Online Photo Shop !!! Log onto the NAVYLAX Online Photo Shop to view and order pictures from the Navy victory over St Joseph's University. Great action shots - all your favorite players - order today !!! Read More 02/18/2006 Navy Handles an Overmatched St. Joseph's, 12-2 !!! With a balanced attack, including scoring from eight different players, Navy controlled the game from beginning to end. Ian Dingman '07 led the Navy scoring with 3G and 2A. Nick Mirabito '08 was close behind, also scoring a hat trick and assis .....Read More 02/15/2006 NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel sales - get your Preseason Orders in now !!! NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel sales - get your orders in now. =:-) We are trying to assemble a bulk order by February 14th - Extended to February 17th. Please try to get your orders in ASAP !! If you have not seen th .....Read More 02/14/2006 Navy posts the 2006 Navy Lacrosse Media Guide - all the news you can use !!! A big thanks to Stacie Michaud and the staff at NAAA (Naval Academy Athletic Association) for their creative work in producing the 2006 Navy Lacrosse Media Guide - AND publishing the Media Guide on-line, so that we all have access to the rich content that .....Read More 02/13/2006 All the INFO for Saturday's game at St Joseph's University - posted Here !!! Directions to the Field: The game on Saturday, 2/18/06 at 1 pm, will be played at Finnesey Field. From the South, Rt I-95 North to 476 North. Follow Rt 476 North to exit 3 (Rt 1). Follow Rt 1 North to S .....Read More 02/12/2006 Snow Blankets Northeast - Navy switching to wooden shafts !!! Okay, we made that last part up - but it is rather cold here in Annapolis. =;-0 Saturday was rainy all day with temperatures hovering around 34 deg F - so it was a great move by Coach Meade and the Naval Academy to move the Syracuse scrimmage .....Read More 02/11/2006 Navy posts very well at the Syracuse scrimmage !! With the temperatures hovering above the freezing mark and snow expected for the following day, Navy Lacrosse team took the opportunity to host the Syracuse Orange in Navy-Marine Corps Stadium. Both teams played well with Navy showing a great b .....Read More 02/09/2006 Ryan Moran announced as Navy's newest Assistant Coach - Mark Goers becomes Director of Lacrosse Operations !!! The Naval Academy just released the following announcement: Moran Joins Navy Lacrosse Staff, Goers Named Director of Lacrosse Operations ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy lacrosse head coach Richie Meade has announced that former .....Read More 02/04/2006 Navy plays very well against UVA in opening pre-season scrimmage !!! In a continuous downpour at the University of Virginia, the 2006 Navy Lacrosse team began their scrimmage season in fine style. With game-time temperatures around 45 deg F, the faithful Navy fans who made the trip to Charlottesville, VA were co .....Read More 01/25/2006 Navy Lacrosse JV Schedule - you gotta see this schedule !!! Many schools like to look at JuCo transfers to fill out their roster spots, when they need a "shot in the arm" for their recruiting class. Some schools like to rely heavily on community college transfers because they have played at a .....Read More 01/16/2006 *** Buying First 4 tickets --- Sell out anticipated *** **** Order now **** The tickets for the First 4 (including Navy's game against Bucknell at the University of San Diego on March 11th) must be ordered from the University of San Diego. Please call the University of San Diego Box Offic .....Read More 01/11/2006 *** This is hot - reserve today *** San Diego "First 4" - for hotel reservations and tickets - send e-mail to Bob Russell - FONL President The First 4 in San Diego will be March 11th. Navy will play Bucknell. The team hotel is the <b>Manchester Hyatt</b> in downtown San Diego. The team rate is $100 per night. I stayed at the Hilton down the street for the last 3 .....Read More 01/10/2006 Navy Faces Great Schedule - including Five Nationally-Televised Games !!! The Navy Lacrosse 2006 Schedule is another great one - and the TV stations are going to make sure that Navy fans across the country have a chance to watch them play. Navy was ranked #7 in the pre-season polls - and their 12 game schedule will have them p .....Read More 01/06/2006 New Hotel information for San Diego !!! For those who are traveling to San Diego for the Navy-Bucknell game on March 11th, Capt Bill Dawson '82 has arranged a great hotel deal with the Manchester Grand Hyatt in downtown San Diego. http://manchestergrand.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.j .....Read More 01/02/2006 NAVYLAX - Players, Family, Friends and Fans !!! Start the New Year off right !!! Do you know anyone who follows Navy Lacrosse, but has not joined NAVYLAX ? Now is the time to invite them to join. They will want to sign up now BEFORE the season begins. You do not want to .....Read More 01/01/2006 Happy New Year 2006 !!! Happy New Year to all !!! Only 34 days until the first scrimmage.... All of our players are eligible - injuries are healed - and this team is coming together. They will be "Ready for Battle" in a few short weeks. Read More 12/27/2005 Navy Lacrosse Legacies - new feature !!! As the college lacrosse season approaches, we all await the first games with great anticipation. However, the parents of college lacrosse players have a heightened sense of anticipation. At NAVYLAX we would like to start a new featur .....Read More 12/26/2005 Inside Lacrosse names 5 Navy Lacrosse players as Preseason All Americans !!! Inside Lacrosse magazine named 5 Navy Lacrosse players as Preseason All Americans. That is nice recognition for a team that many people expect to compete for the National Championship in 2006. Loaded with a wealth of both experienced and y .....Read More 12/25/2005 Merry Christmas from NAVYLAX !!! The beginning of the regular season is only 8 weeks away, and the first scrimmage against Virginia is the first Saturday in February. We hope you are all gearing up for a great lacrosse season. Here in Annapolis, Christmas is great ! .....Read More 12/14/2005 Letter to Mom from a Lacrosse player at TBS - You have got to read this letter !! Mom - Can you please forward this e-mail to any of the families that you still have in your contacts. It was not that long ago that everyone helped me send an amazing amount of gifts to our troops in combat. This year .....Read More 12/12/2005 Several Navy Lacrosse players taken in the MLL Expansion Draft The MLL (Major League Lacrosse - the outdoor league) has expanded to 10 teams. Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco join the original 6 East Coast teams (Baltimore, Philadelphia, New Jersey, Long Island, Rochester, and Boston). In an .....Read More 12/07/2005 NAVYLAX Mission Areas - we need you !!! NAVYLAX has a simple mission statement. We promote, help and develop Navy Lacrosse -- a winning tradition. We are committed to the excellence of Navy Lacrosse as it contributes to the development of midshipmen, the reputation of the Naval .....Read More 11/30/2005 NAVYLAX is over 1000 members strong and growing every day !! It is because of you, your friends, and their friends that NAVYLAX is growing every day. Oh yeah, it is also because the Navy Lacrosse program has an unsurpassed history of excellence spanning 9 decades, but we are talking about today. .....Read More 11/28/2005 Army - Navy Tailgate - See You in Philly !!! The following article is from Chris Baldwin and Bob Russell. Hello all! It's that time again, one last football game and what a game it will be. We will be meeting at the usual spot in Philadelphia next Saturday morning at 8-8:3 .....Read More 11/04/2005 Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame - Great Event last Friday Night !! Wow - Glen Miles '86, Jake Lawlor '75, Jon Brianas '00 and Coach Richie Meade brought down the house !! On a night when the classes that end in 5 and 0 were celebrating reunions - the Navy Lacrosse family was sharing an evening of fellowship an .....Read More 11/01/2005 NAVYLAX tailgating at Homecoming - See you there !!! Chris Baldwin and Bob Russell wrote to announce that the Parents Club will be tailgating at Homecoming this Saturday - 11/5/05. Same location - on Taylor Ave, just up from where the Mids march in - further from Rowe Blvd, under the '58 flag. Read More 10/31/2005 NAVYLAX Hall of Fame event replaces Alumni odd-even game - Nov 4th - 7 pm at the stadium !! We know that many of you have e-mailed and called to ask: "Is there an Alumni game this year?" or "When and where is the Alumni game?" Based on the success of last spring's Army-Navy alumni game - and Coach Meade' .....Read More 10/24/2005 NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel sales - get your orders in now. =:-) We are trying to assemble a bulk order by October 28th. Please try to get your orders in ASAP !! Link to NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Store !!! We want all NAVYLAX members to be able to link directly to the Clothing &a .....Read More 10/17/2005 Navy Lacrosse Alumni - we need your help !!! Friday, November 4th - bring your old memorabilia to the Stadium !!! NAVYLAX Alumni Lacrosse Event If you support Navy Lacrosse we need your help !! HONOR THE PAST ------ BUILD THE FUTURE !! Due to the success of the 2005 Army-Navy Alumni Lacrosse Game, Coach Meade has decided to save us for the 2006 .....Read More 10/15/2005 Link to NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Store !!! We want all NAVYLAX members to be able to link directly to the Clothing & Apparel Store. You can always go to the "Lacrosse Links" on the left side of the screen - then click on the "NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Stor .....Read More 10/14/2005 "End of Fall Ball" NAVYLAX event - Saturday night after the Navy - Kent State football game !!! Bob Russell is at it again !! =:-) The Parents Club is hosting a pay-go event at the "Original Steak House" in Edgewater, MD to celebrate the end of the Fall Ball season. First, I must compliment Bob on his choice of co .....Read More 10/12/2005 NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Store - launches today !!! Get your orders in before Oct 28th for a discount !!! Thanks to the combined efforts of many hard-working folks - the NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Apparel Store launches today !!! Many thanks to Nan Teague (mom of Brendan '08) for working closely with our Official NAVYLAX Online Clothing & Ap .....Read More 10/11/2005 Friday Jamboree update from Bob Russell From Bob Russell: "Sorry if I was not clear in my last post." "The NAPS and JV players all have to stay and watch the Varsity scrimmage against Loyola." "The plebe parents who are doing the food o .....Read More 10/11/2005 October 14th - Navy Lacrosse Jamboree - You gotta be there !!! Bob Russell posts the following information: Bob is inviting all NAVYLAX members to join the crowd in Annapolis on October 14th and 15th. Bob writes: "Ok , Here is the deal . You will be in Lacrosse heaven with 3 maybe 4 .....Read More 10/09/2005 Navy posts well against Ohio State and Notre Dame - building toward the fall finale against Loyola this Friday !!! First, we must extend a huge "hats off" to the St Louis chapter of the Alumni Association, led by their President - Tim Noonan '88, and the St Louis parents club. Both groups came up big and made this trip an awesome experience for the team and .....Read More 10/08/2005 A Tribute to James H.H. Carrington '48 - Navy Lacrosse All American The Carrington Room at the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame was dedicated on Friday night in honor of a $ 1 Million gift by Nancy Crown (Jim Carrington's daughter) to the $3 Million Hall of Fame campaign. NAVYLAX was represented by Jim Carring .....Read More 10/06/2005 Navy Lacrosse team departs for St Louis Friday morning !!! The team will leave Friday morning and arrive in St Louis by the afternoon. There will be a team practice at the Anheuser-Busch Training Center followed by dinner and sleep. Ahhhh sleep - we crave it as Mids, we crave it in the fleet, and now .....Read More 10/04/2005 Big thanks to Craig Washington '89 for a great trip to Va Beach last weekend !! On to St Louis >>>>>>> Craig Washington '89 did a bang up job with the local arrangements in Va Beach (a Seahawk will always come through =:-). Bob Russell also said that Mary & Bruce Hackett and company blew everyone away with the tailgater. They fed 180 people - wo .....Read More 10/03/2005 Buddy Garland '84 - changes everywhere !! Hello NAVYLAX ! As we near in on 1,000 members, I would like to tell everyone of a few changes that have happened and are about to happen. First, the "Carrington Room" at the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame will .....Read More 10/02/2005 Navy Lacrosse to compete in St Louis tourney this weekend !!! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: J.C. Dillon (w) 314.241.2294 / (h) 314.821.1207 / (c) 314.471.1429 <<jcdillon@core11.com>> FOUR TOP COLLEGE LACROSSE TEAMS PLAY IN FIFTH ANNUAL A.T.G. SUPERTURF FALL FACE-OFF. ST. L .....Read More 10/01/2005 Taylor Rose Miles is born on 9/28/05 !!! Ruth and Glen Miles had a baby girl, Taylor Rose at 5 am on 9/28/05. Both Mom and baby are doing well. Taylor was 9# 11 oz and 22.5 inches at birth. The NAVYLAX family wishes great blessings on the Miles family at this won .....Read More 09/26/2005 Navy Lacrosse JV to play scrimmage game on Friday night !! The Navy Lacrosse JV team will play a scrimmage game on Friday night against Essex CC @ 7 PM at RIP MILLER FIELD . This JV scrimmage will begin the fall ball season, an ongoing period of evaluation for all players, new and returning. .....Read More 09/25/2005 Navy Lacrosse will sponsor a clinic in Virginia Beach this Saturday !! The Navy-UVA scrimmage this weekend will also be highlighted by the Navy Lacrosse team putting on a clinic at 3 pm on Saturday, October 1, 2005. Individual and group instruction for youth lacrosse players 12 and under will be provided by the cu .....Read More 09/22/2005 URGENT: Virginia Beach Naval Station needs the names of those attending the post-game tailgater. URGENT , Base Security at Virginia Beach needs to know who is going to attend the Navy-Virginia game. The tailgater will be on the base and you need to get past the checkpoint to attend. If you are attending, send an email ASAP to COMMANDER CRA .....Read More 09/20/2005 Navy Lacrosse - trading memorabilia >>> Are you interested? Navy Lacrosse fans Paul Basile '89 suggested the idea of swapping Navy Lacrosse memorabilia through NAVYLAX. Paul started a BLOG - "The Navylax Poster Pursuit - An exchange for Navy Lax posters or other USNA lax trinkets" < .....Read More 09/08/2005 NAVYLAX - Parents Club (FONL) tailgater will be "Ready for Battle" after the Navy - Stanford game on Saturday !! The Parents Club (FONL) tailgater will be led by the duo of Matt Russell '06 and Mr. Chris Baldwin (father of Chris '08) beginning at 8 pm after the game. The early birds who want to help, can arrive before the game at 3 pm. The tailgater will .....Read More 08/28/2005 ****** Landing Zone ****** begins on Monday - 8/29/05 !!! The Navy Lacrosse team begins in earnest their quest for success during the 2006 season. It all begins on Rip Miller Field at 0545. Led by Team Captains, Jon Birsner and Matt Russell, and the seniors from the Class of 2006, the Navy Lacrosse t .....Read More 08/25/2005 *** ST LOUIS update *** Navy to compete in the "ATG SuperTurf Fall Face-off" on October 7th & 8th at the Busch Complex !!! *** UPDATE *** On Oct 8th, our Navy Lacrosse team will compete in a 4-team tournament in St. Louis, MO. In addition to Navy --- Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Maryland will compete in the fall tournament. NAVYLAX .....Read More 08/23/2005 Navy Lacrosse to participate in 4-team tournament in St Louis - October 7th and 8th !!! On Oct 7th and 8th, our Navy Lacrosse team will compete in a 4-team tournament in St. Louis, MO. Combined with the UVA fall-ball opening scrimmage in Virginia Beach and the spring game against Bucknell in San Diego, this tournament wil .....Read More 08/22/2005 Ian Dingman has Resumed his Quest to Become a Naval Officer NAVYLAX Since Ian Dingman left the Academy in January of this year, he stated openly that his primary goal was to return to Annapolis and become a naval officer. Ian began classes on Monday, 8/22/05, and hopefully ended one chapter of his ques .....Read More 08/19/2005 Navy UVA fall ball scrimmage - reserve the date - October 1st, 2005 in Virginia Beach, VA !! The Navy-UVA fall ball scrimmage is getting closer !! Location: Virginia Beach Sportsplex 2181 N Landstown Rd, Va Beach, VA October 1st schedule: 2:00 - William and Mary Women's Lax vs. ODU Women 3:00 - U- .....Read More 08/16/2005 ***** The Entire 2005 Season in Photos ***** NAVYLAX Online Photo Shop - Operated by Navy Lacrosse dad - Allan Barger - Portion of proceeds to directly benefit Navy Lacrosse !! Do you want to see great action shots of your exciting Navy Lacrosse players in action? Go to the Read More 08/15/2005 Navy Lacrosse parents club (Friends of Navy Lacrosse) is conducting annual registration - Sign up today !!! The Friends of Navy Lacrosse is an organization of families, friends, and alumni who support the Navy Lacrosse program. The FONL provides support by coordinating tailgates, planning the year-end banquet, providing travel information to parents, sending n .....Read More 08/14/2005 Parents of First Class Midshipmen Navy Lacrosse Players - Firsties' Parents Weekend - Sign up today !!! First Class Parents Weekend: September 9-11, 2005 The Friends of Navy Lacrosse will hold a dinner for Navy Lacrosse First Class Midshipmen and their families on Friday, September 9th, from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Phillips Seafood Restaurant. .....Read More 08/05/2005 Navy Lacrosse names Team Captains for 2006 season !! Returning starters, All American Goalie, Matt Russell, and All American Attackman, Jon Birsner were named as the team captains for the 2006 campaign. Both men have been starters since their sophomore season, and both have done wel .....Read More 08/04/2005 Navy Lacrosse to compete in the "First 4" - an early season tournament in San Diego, CA !!! Navy Lacrosse has been selected to serve as "Lacrosse Ambassadors"- bringing big-time lacrosse to the West Coast. Navy will play in the "First 4" on March 11, 2006 against Bucknell as the feature game in this tournament. (Navy will be t .....Read More 08/02/2005 Ens. Graham Gill '05 a member of the New Jersey Pride will play Rochester at 4 pm on ESPN2 !!!! ESPN2 will continue to feature a Major League Lacrosse game each week during the 2005 season. This week, Ens. Graham Gill '05 and his New Jersey Pride teammates will take on Rochester at 4 pm on ESPN2 !!!! This August 2nd, at 4pm, ESPN2 will f .....Read More 08/01/2005 NAVYLAX continuing to grow each day - now we are OVER 900 strong !! While Coach Richie Meade and Coach Mark Goers were busy conducting two successful lacrosse camps for nearly 1200 campers, and while the Class of '09 was being "indoctrinated" into the Navy way of life, the NAVYLAX organization was growing each day. .....Read More 06/30/2005 Navy Old Goats come up short at Vail, falling in Overtime !! "The Navy Lacrosse tradition is a life-long fellowship." Coach Richie Meade has said these words to many recruits over the years. The Vail Lacrosse shootout is one of those opportunities for the Navy Lacrosse tradition to live on. The Nav .....Read More 06/30/2005 Capt Slade Cutter '35 - Navy Athlete and Athletic Director - winner of 4 Navy Crosses - dies at 93. Posted by NavySports.com Capt. Slade Cutter, Naval Athlete and Submariner, Dies Slade D. Cutter, 93, the U.S. Naval Academy athletic icon who later amassed one of the great World War II combat records as a submariner, died June 9 at .....Read More 06/29/2005 NAVYLAX is accepting reservations for the 2006 NCAA Final 4 - sign up on NAVYLAX.org !! NAVYLAX has retained our account with Lincoln Financial Field for next year's NCAA Final 4. We had 132 tickets this year in Section 102 (between the restraining line and midfield). They were great seats, and it was great to all sit together. .....Read More 06/27/2005 Navy Announces Lacrosse Schedule - Fall and Spring !!! The Naval Academy announced the fall and spring schedule for next year's Navy Lacrosse team. The fall schedule again features the UVA scrimmage played at Virginia Beach, VA. Last year, .....Read More 06/22/2005 US Lacrosse Announced the 2006 World Team !!! 2006 U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team Announced BALTIMORE - US Lacrosse has announced the 23 players that will represent the United States in the 2006 International Lacrosse Federation World Championship. A 24-person player selection committee, chaired .....Read More 06/20/2005 Ens. Clipper Lennon '05 named Academic All-American !!! For Immediate Release Monday, June 20, 2005 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Navy's Clipper Lennon Named An Academic All-American ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy senior defensive midfielder Clipper Lennon (Wes .....Read More 06/14/2005 You May Receive a Call from the USNA Foundation ... about the Bilderback-Moore Navy Lacrosse Hall of Fame campaign !! NAVYLAX has four main mission areas: Membership, Stewardship, Recognition and Service. These areas are all facilitated by Communication. Folks must be aware that there is an opportunity to support the Navy Lacrosse team and .....Read More 06/12/2005 Captain Corky Vazquez '81 - Navy Lacrosse (Retired) !!! Last Friday, June 10, 2005, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium hosted the finest retirement ceremony that I have ever witnessed. On a bright sunny day, under the Superintendent's Tent, with a mix of tunes ranging from the "Navy Traditional Song .....Read More 06/11/2005 Navy Womens Lacrosse player, Ens Anne O'Donnell '05, finishes #3 in the Class of '05 !!! Ensigns Trevor Thompson, Grant Gillary and Anne O'Donnell were ranked #1, #2, and #3 in the Academy's order of merit for the Class of '05. In addition to her excellent academic and professional performance, Ens. Anne O'Donnell '05 was a varsity .....Read More 06/10/2005 Navy Lacrosse camp - LOOKING FOR COACHES - respond to Coach Mark Goers !! Navy Lacrosse alumni players - Coach Meade needs about 80 coaches to run his two camps over a two week period in late July. Coach Mark Goers will accept applications - anyone interested should click on RESUME once you follow the link to the .....Read More 06/06/2005 Navy Old Goat - Paul Danner is on his way back from Iraq !! Paul Danner started his trip back from Iraq yesterday and expects to be home in 10 days. He should make it to Vail in plenty of time for the picnic and tournament. You may remember that Paul was deployed as "surprise guest" OIC with a Marine .....Read More 06/05/2005 More stories from Iraq !! Navy Lacrosse players on the front lines. You HAVE to read these stories !! NAVYLAX is committed to the excellence of Navy Lacrosse as it contributes to the development of midshipmen, the reputation of the Naval Academy, and the ability to field a winning lacrosse team. We also value the honor, integrity and competitive spirit o .....Read More 06/03/2005 NAVYLAX welcomes William Henry Philip Goers to the Navy Lacrosse family !!! Congratulations to Jessica & Mark Goers !!! William Henry Philip Goers was born on Saturday May 28th at 2:33 am. He was 7lbs 15oz. 20.6 in long. Labor lasted for about 8 1/2 hours. Coach Goers reported that he and his son watched th .....Read More 06/01/2005 Graham Gill selected 7th overall in the MLL draft by the New Jersey Pride !! Congratulations to Navy midfielder, Ens. Graham Gill '05 for his selection in the 2005 MLL Draft. The New Jersey Pride held the Major League Lacrosse draft's first, sixth, seventh, ninth and 13th picks and made good use of those selectio .....Read More 05/31/2005 Navy Lacrosse places 6 members on the All America Team - Gill and Hendler named 1st Team AA !! While sitting in the stands at the Final 4 in Philadelphia, the assembled Navy faithful were slightly bittersweet that our team was not present vying for the National Championship. Our team was clearly as talented as the teams on the field - having beate .....Read More 05/30/2005 Ens. Chris Pieczonka Crossing Over - On-Field skills translate to Leadership in the Fleet !! Trident and DCMilitary.com recently published this article about Chris Pieczonka '05. Iceman's hot streak is a lesson in cool NAAA photo by Phil Hoffmann - - - - Article by JO3 Matt Jarvis, Trident Staff Writer .....Read More 05/28/2005 Ens. Clipper Lennon '05, Named to the Academic All-District Team - Congratulations !!! For Immediate Release Friday, May 27, 2005 Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773 Navy Lacrosse Standout Clipper Lennon Named Academic All-District MORRISTOWN, N.J. - Navy senior defensive midfielder Clipper .....Read More 05/27/2005 LaxSwami's write-up of the Navy-Virginia game At Homewood Field for Navy-Virginia... The Cavaliers stay a step ahead of the Midshipmen for the entire game... Navy's valiant season comes to an end when the Mids concede a goal with 1:40 left to play... Navy had to be happy with its numbe .....Read More 05/25/2005 Long-time Army coach, Jack Emmer retires after 36 years of coaching - 22 years at West Point. LaxPower announced today that Army's Jack Emmer is retiring from coaching. The Mineola, NY native (Wow, that place turns out some good coaches - Richie Meade is also from Mineola (Williston Park)). WEST POINT, N.Y. Army's Jack Emmer, college .....Read More 05/24/2005 Lake Placid teams looking for Players - courtesy of Joe Schweitzer '89 Joe Schweitzer '89 recently spoke with one of the Army guys that helped organize the alumni game. They are looking for a few players (5-10) to fill out their Masters [33 and over] and Grand Masters [45 and over] teams. Dates are below. If interested call .....Read More 05/21/2005 Navy falls in the NCAA Quarterfinals to Virginia, 10-8 - A fine season comes to an end !! A courageous Navy Lacrosse team took the field today against the Cavaliers of Virginia - and competed until the final second. All American goalkeeper, Matt Russell, had a great day in the cage - finishing with 12 saves, and the Navy defense was very stin .....Read More 05/18/2005 NAVYLAX continuing to grow each day - now we are OVER 700 strong !! Judy Hubal was responsible for 3 yesterday !! Yesterday, NAAA called and said, "we have our Navy allocation of 500 tickets for the quarterfinals at Hopkins." Those tickets are for the team, their parents, the Coaches, the midshipmen and the Navy staff. "We know that NAVYLAX represents the 'hard cor .....Read More 05/14/2005 Navy Tops Delaware 9-7 - moves on to the Quarterfinals next Saturday at Homewood in Baltimore !!! Despite a stalwart effort from the Delaware goalie, and near-dominant performance by the Delaware face-off man (who came into the game with the top winning percentage in Division I), the Navy Lacrosse team played well, and came away with a hard-fought vic .....Read More 05/12/2005 Navy Lacrosse summer camp registrations - Register on-line !!! Coach Richie Meade has opened the on-line registration process for the 2005 Navy Lacrosse summer camps. Prospective .....Read More 05/09/2005 NCAA Tournament Brackets - Navy seeded #5 to face Delaware in the first round - at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium - Saturday 5/14 at noon !! As the #5 seed in the NCAA Tournament, Navy (11-3) will host Delaware (11-5) in a first round game Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium at noon. The Parents Club Tailgater will be held in the Blue .....Read More 05/08/2005 NAVYLAX on Active Duty in Iraq - Brendon Drew '95 and Paul Danner - and many others !! NAVYLAX is committed to the excellence of Navy Lacrosse as it contributes to the development of midshipmen, the reputation of the Naval Academy, and the ability to field a winning lacrosse team. We also value the honor, integrity and competitive spirit o .....Read More 05/08/2005 NCAA Quarterfinals & Final 4 - Locations & times !! 2005: 35th ANNUAL NCAA DIVISION I MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP The first round games will be hosted by the Top 8 seeds in the Tournament. The Quarterfinals will consist of 4 games played at 2 sites (2 at each site). May 21, 2005 Host .....Read More 05/08/2005 How did they pick 'em? Criteria for selection to NCAA Tournament 16 Team Field. Automatic Qualifiers and At-Large Teams The Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship is a 16-team, single-elimination tournament. Six conferences received automatic qualification. The remaining teams are selected at large. Conferences with Aut .....Read More 05/08/2005 Ticket Applications for NCAA Quarterfinals - The 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse tournament field was announced on Sunday, May 8. Navy will face the winner of the UVA-Albany game at noon on May 21st at Homewood Field in Baltimore. Additionally, the winners of the Hopkins-Marist and Syracuse-UMass games will meet at 3 pm following the noon game. Read More 05/04/2005 Navy players invited to World Team tryouts BALTIMORE, Md. - US Lacrosse has announced the 120 players that have been invited to try out for the 2006 U.S. Men's Lacrosse Team, including seven current members, and two former members of the Navy Lacrosse program. A total of 30 attackmen, 42 midf .....Read More 05/03/2005 Navy Old Goats - preparing for Vail SuperMasters Shootout !!! Mike Gottleib, the venerable founder of the Navy Old Goats, is on the recruiting trail again - making sure that all great Navy talent over the age of 39.5 years (must turn 40 by 12/31/2005) is aware that we .....Read More 05/03/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the day 5/3/05) Yesterday, we discussed the 1LT Raymond J. Enners Award, which is presented to the "National player of the year" in Division I each season. We also mentioned that on 20 occasions since its inception, the winner was a key member of the NCAA champion. Read More 05/03/2005 Navy moves to #4 in USILA Poll - Hopkins and Duke retain top spots !! 5/2/05 - This week's USILA Coaches poll ranks Johns Hopkins #1, followed by #2 Duke, #3 Cornell, #4 Navy and Virginia at #5. USILA Coaches Poll Johns Hopkins (11-0) received all 10 first place vo .....Read More 05/02/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 5/2/05) The 1LT Raymond J. Enners Award is presented to the "National player of the year" in Division I each season. On 20 occasions since its inception, the winner was a key member of the NCAA champion. In 2004, Mike Powell of Syracuse was the winner. The awa .....Read More 05/02/2005 Duke loses to Maryland in ACC tournament 9-5 !! The whispers of "Duke's for real" and "Watch out for Duke" must not have made it to College Park. #10 Maryland came out early and built up a 9-3 lead before giving up a couple of late goals for the final margin. Maryland is not going away. Du .....Read More 05/01/2005 Patriot League Champions - Navy tops Army 15-8 !! In its two seasons in the Patriot League, Navy has won the crown both years - and the automatic qualification to the NCAA Tournament. So, for Navy, it's on to the NCAA playoffs ... the pairings for the 16-team tournament field will be announced next Sund .....Read More 04/30/2005 Navy wins 10-6 over Lehigh - Advances to the Patriot League Finals !! On to the Finals ... In a very "efficient" effort, Navy topped Lehigh by winning every aspect of the game. From face-offs to groundballs to shots to goals, Navy played a superior game. The final score did not reflect the difference in the level of play. .....Read More 04/29/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/29/05) In the latter part of the "early" years of college lacrosse (1908-1950), the organizing bodies began to see the need for National Awards to recognize some of the "best-of-the-best" players. Yesterday, we talked about the first Schmeisser Award recognizin .....Read More 04/28/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/28/05) Yesterday, we talked about "Father Bill" Schmeisser, after whom the award for top Defenseman in Division I is named. Since the inception of the award, Navy has produced 9 Schmeisser Award winners. With the Kelly Award (goalkeeper) and the Turnbu .....Read More 04/28/2005 All Patriot League Team announced - Navy garners 9 of 22 spots !! Matt Russell was named the 2005 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year. This is the inaugural award. Navy garnered nine All-League selections - five on the first team. Army placed five players, four on the first team. Bucknell also landed fi .....Read More 04/27/2005 Tewaarton Awards nominees announced - Navy's Mitch Hendler among the Final 16 ! The Tewaaraton Award Foundation announced the men's collegiate nominees for the 2005 Tewaaraton Trophy. The list of men has been narrowed to 16 from which five athletes will be chosen as the finalists for the award to be presented on June 2nd. .....Read More 04/27/2005 Sports Illustrated features Lacrosse as "America's fastest growing sport !!" "No one merely likes lacrosse; rather, people are divided into those who love it and the benighted masses who haven't yet been introduced to it. The love is ..." So begins the article in this week's issue of Read More 04/27/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/27/05) The top Defenseman in Division I is awarded the Schmeisser Award named after William C. Schmeisser, who played at Johns Hopkins. Which of the following is true of "Father Bill" Schmeisser? A. He played lacrosse for 3 seasons at John .....Read More 04/26/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/26/05) Yesterday, we discussed the Turnbull Award, presented annually to the Attackman of the Year in Division I. This award is named after Lt Col Jack Turnbull, who flew B-25s in World War II. Just as a Navy Goaltender won the first Kelly Award, .....Read More 04/25/2005 Lost & Found - from Army-Navy Alumni Lacrosse Game Tim Gavin '81 found some lacrosse gear on the field after the Army-Navy lacrosse game. For more info, click Lost & Found. .....Read More 04/25/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/25/05) In Division I, the Attackman of the Year is named the Turnbull Award. This award is named after Lt Col Jack Turnbull, who flew B-25s in World War II. Which of the following is true of Jack Turnbull? A. He was a pilot who perished in .....Read More 04/23/2005 HEARTBREAKER !! Navy loses to Hopkins in Overtime, 9-8 In front of an announced crowd of 6,308 at Homewood Field in Baltimore, #5 Navy (9-3) scored the go-ahead goal and was leading top-ranked Johns Hopkins (10-0) with :58 seconds remaining, 8-7. Unfortunately, in a scenario with eerie similarities .....Read More 04/22/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/22/05) As most Navy fans are aware, Navy has a long history of outstanding goaltending. Of Navy's 7 Kelly Award winning goalies, only Mickey Jarboe '00 ranks in the top 5 in career saves. Mickey started all four years from '97-'00 and stopped 701 balls - a h .....Read More 04/21/2005 Navy Leads in Average Home Game Attendance In its five home lacrosse games this season, Navy has drawn better than 30,000 fans and is leading the country in average home attendance with 6,526 fans per home contest. In each of its last two home games, Navy has topped the 10,000 mark, including the .....Read More 04/21/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/21/05) The Ensign C. Markland Kelly Jr. award is given to the top Goaltenders in Divisions I, II & III each year. Kelly was a VF-8 fighter pilot, his plane was officially "lost" at the Battle of Midway. Navy has a long history of top goaltenders, inclu .....Read More 04/20/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/20/05) Yesterday, we discussed the MacLaughlin Award - awarded to the top Midfielder in Division I each year. The award is named after Navy All American midfielder, Donald MacLaughlin Jr '63. Navy has only had one MacLaughlin Award winner since the award's inc .....Read More 04/19/2005 NAVYLAX Fax (Question of the Day 4/19/05) In Division I, the Midfielder of the Year is named the MacLaughlin Award. This award is named after Donald MacLaughlin Jr - USNA '63. Which of the following is true of Donald MacLaughlin Jr? A. He was a pilot who perished in Viet Nam. B. .....Read More 04/15/2005 Army-Navy Alumni Lacrosse Game Results in a Victory for All in Attendance On a slightly breezy Friday night at Rip Miller Field on the shores of the Chesapeake, 158 Alumni Lacrosse players from Army and Navy played like boys for two hours. In a game that consisted of 6 periods of 20 minutes each, men played, fans watched, and .....Read More

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