Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Naval Academy midshipmen have won the trophy eight times in 10 years.
For the eighth time in 10 years, President Barack Obama has honored the U.S. Naval Academy with the Commander-in-Chief Trophy for defeating the other service academies in football. The trophy is awarded to the winner of the Navy, Army and Air Force series of football games. In 2012, Navy won 17-13 over the Army in December after beating the Air Force 28-21 in October. Obama told the midshipmen Friday that soon he'd be visiting them for commencement in Annapolis. Commissioning Week for the Class of 2013 is May 17-24. Following that, many of them will be sent across the world, and the scope of their teamwork would be greatly enhanced. "Together, your victories will not simply be about football trophies—as impressive as that trophy is—but it …
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Vicky Vandiver and her son Vincent, who stars in the video, won free tickets to Saturday's Army-Navy game.
The mom and little brother of a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy won the school's first spirit video contest for the Army-Navy Game. The contest invited fans of both teams to submit their own spirit videos last month. The academy and West Point each chose their top three videos, and fans voted for the winners through Facebook. "The video was all my 9-year-old Vincent's idea. He admires his older brother so much and has missed him a lot since he left in June on I-Day," Vicky Vandiver said in an email. Nicholas Vandiver is a first-year student at the academy. Vandiver said she heard about the contest through an article on Annapolis Patch and Vincent asked if he could enter "and send [it] to his big brother as an electronic greeting card …
Monday, November 26, 2012
Ralph "Rafi" Montalvo remains in a medically-induced coma after a car accident on Thanksgiving evening.
A Navy football player is in critical condition after he was involved in a serious automobile accident on Thanksgiving night near his home in Miami, according to Navy Sports. Freshman Ralph "Rafi" Montalvo, Navy's third-string quarterback, was the passenger in a single-vehicle accident. He remains in a medically induced coma at Kendall Regional Medical Center in Miami, according to Navy Sports. "He is improving every day and the entire Navy Football Brotherhood is praying for him and his family," said Scott Strasemeier, Navy's associate athletic director. Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo flew to Miami on Saturday to be with Montalvo and his family. Niumatalolo recently promoted Montalvo to third-string quarterback, according to Navy Sports…
Saturday, November 24, 2012
A look at Navy football's 2012 uniforms for the Army-Navy game on Dec. 8.
Here's what the midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy will wear when they take on West Point's football team for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy on Dec. 8. The 113th game will be played at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia at 3 p.m. Since the rivalry started, the record stands at 56 wins for Navy, 49 for Army and seven ties. What do you think of the uniforms?
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Fans have until Nov. 28 to submit spirit videos that will be played on the videoboard during the football game.
Fans of Navy football have a chance to show their spirit by making their own video to be featured during the Army-Navy game on Dec. 8. "With midshipmen and cadets producing spirit videos for the game each year, this now gives fans on both sides a chance to do the same," said Jeff Barnes, a Navy Athletics spokesman. Every year students at the U.S. Naval Acdemy and West Point create spirit videos ahead of the game, which usually are a music video remake of a popular song. In 2012, both Army and Navy chose the South Korean Pop song "Gangnam Style," and both garnered more YouTube clicks than any previous video. The midshipmen's video was viewed more than 6.5 million times. The two teams collaborated this year to expand the game's social media …
The man in the photo is considered a suspect in the theft of $600 replica of the Naval Academy mascot.
Annapolis Police are searching for a man in connection with the theft of a stuffed replica of the Naval Academy mascot that was stolen from a Jeep during a football game against Indiana on Oct. 20. The screen shot comes from a video obtained by police who say the man is considered a suspect in the stuffed goat's disappearance. The goat's owner told police he brought the stuffed animal to his Class of 1961 tailgate party, but left it inside his car parked at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for the game. Police said the man forgot to completely roll up a window, and the goat was missing when he returned to his car. The stuffed animal is a “realistic life-sized stuffed goat” that police said is worth more than $600. Anyone with …
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
The team and more than 900 midshipmen are getting ready to head to Ireland for Navy football's season opener against Notre Dame.
When the U.S. Naval Academy football team takes the field for its season opener against Notre Dame in Dublin, Ireland on Saturday, thousands of American fans—including more than 900 midshipmen—will be cheering in the stands. "We don’t get a chance like this every day," Midshipman Second Class Soon Kwon said. "Usually games are at home or a nearby state, and this is a great way for us to get away from school, have fun and celebrate our football team." He spent about $1,200 on airfare and lodging in order to watch Navy take the field at Aviva Stadium with his friendsfor the Emerald Isle Classic website. They leave Thursday night after classes. Ideally, Kwon said he'd love to see the entire island, but the academy has instructed midshipmen …
Monday, August 27, 2012
Here's a look at when Navy sports teams are playing this week and where they stand for the season.
Overall Navy Sports Record: 3-4 (.429) Football (0-0) Last Week: Idle This Week: vs. Notre Dame, 2 p.m. in Dublin, Ireland (9 a.m. Saturday in Annapolis). Fans can watch the game on CBS-TV, ESPN America TV (overseas), American Forces Network TV, or listen at Navy Radio Network and Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. Offshore sailing Last Week: Idle This Week: CBYRA Race Week, Saturday-Monday, all day in Annapolis. Women’s soccer (2-1) Last Week: Defeated USC Upstate, 6-1 This Week: George Mason, 7 p.m. Monday in Annapolis Jacksonville, 6 p.m. Friday, in Jacksonville, FL North Florida, 1 p.m. Sunday in Jacksonville, FL Men’s soccer (0-1) Last Week: Lost to No. 23 Old Dominion, 4-0 This Week: Robert Morris, 7 p.m. Thursday in Glenn Warner …
The Irish American Football Association claims the academy promised it about $92,000 to help with grassroots American football efforts.
The Sept. 1 football game between the Naval Academy and Notre Dame has caught some opposition from a local Irish group that claims Navy football broke its promises, according to the Marine Corps Times. The Irish American Football Association (IAFA) has some authority to regulate how American football is played in Ireland, and Navy officials initially entered into talks in 2010 and 2011 when the Emerald Isle Classic idea was first brought up. Navy Athletic Director Chet Gladchuk told the Marine Corps Times he believed these talks were necessary to secure approval for the game, but the academy soon realized they were not and ended the conversation. IAFA officials claim that during those discussions Navy officials promised to help with …
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Four times this football season Navy fans will have the opportunity to have lunch with Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo and talk about the season.
Navy football fans have the opportunity to join Head Coach Ken Niumatalolo for lunch and talk about the season on four different Tuesdays this fall. "It gives people an inside look at Navy football," said Associate Athletic Director Scott Strasemeier. "It's a good lunch, but it's also an opportunity to meet the coach and ask him a question or two." The 2012 Navy Football Luncheon Series will kick off at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in the N-Room at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. During the lunch Niumatalolo and host Pete Medhurst will "break down the upcoming season, including the opener on Sept. 1 against Notre Dame," according to a press release. The team flies out to Ireland the next day to face the fighting Irish on Saturday at Aviva …
Kathleen Hopkins
10:38 am on Monday, November 26, 2012
My husband was in a medically-induced coma for a month in 1995. He was a riding his motorcycle and was hit by a car who did not stop at a stop sign. He fully recovered. I hope and pray that Midshipman Montalvo does the same. Thoughts and prayers to him and his family. more ›