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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