Navy Sports Blog http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/blog/6/NavySportsBlog.html Capital sports writer Bill Wagner shares items from his Navy notebook. E-mail Bill.]]> en-us Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:10:02 -0500 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:50:53 -0500 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html PHP 5.2.11 nlundskow@capitalgazette.com (Nick Lundskow) erikwiffin@capitalgazette.com (Erik Wiffin) 60 Updated NAPS List http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843580/UpdatedNAPSList.html    Players, parents of players and all sorts of other sources have been sending The Capital names of recruits that will be headed to the Naval Academy Prep School. Here is an updated list of NAPS recruits The Capital has been able to confirm. An asterisk denotes a player that is new to the list that was previously posted in this blog.

Kody Akers, QB, 5-10, 190, Rutherford Hayes High, Delaware,...

]]> Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:50:52 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843580/UpdatedNAPSList.html Recruiting Territories http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843544/RecruitingTerritories.html     The Navy recruiting article that appeared in Wednesday's edition of The Capital contained one inaccuracy. It was stated that assistant coach Ashley Ingram recruits Alabama for Navy. That would make some sense since Ingram played and coached at North Alabama. However, assistant Keith Jones was already recruiting Alabama when Ingram joined the staff. Jones had developed strong ties in the state and landed some good players so head coach Ken Niumatalolo decided not to make...

]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:25:22 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843544/RecruitingTerritories.html Keith McBride Info http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843524/KeithMcBrideInfo.html    Navy's coaching staff considers Tennessee standout Keith McBride as one of the team's top "direct-entry" recruits. Head coach Ken Niumatalolo said the staff was looking for a bigger, stronger type of slotback to bolster the current crop that features a slew of small, quick runners.

    McBride, a sturdy 6-foot, 210-pounder, certainly fits the bill. McBride has good size, but also possesses tremendous speed as evidenced by...

]]> Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:22:01 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843524/KeithMcBrideInfo.html Recruit Defections http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843522/RecruitDefections.html    Two recruits that were committed to attend the Naval Academy Prep School had a late change of heart this week.

  Logan Hutton, a wide receiver from LaMarque High in Texas, received a scholarship offer from Minnesota on National Signing Day and accepted. Hutton told the Daily News of Minnesota that he had reservations about de-committing from the Naval Academy, but could not pass up a chance to play in the Big Ten Conference at the same school as his older brother.

  "It's...

]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:13:38 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843522/RecruitDefections.html Navy Recruiting Updates http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843518/NavyRecruitingUpdates.html   The Capital ran a story on Navy's 2009-2010 recruiting efforts in the Thursday edition and head coach Ken Niumatalolo has some interesting comments.

http://www.hometownannapolis.com/news/nas/2010/02/04-53/Recruiting-boosts-Navy-prospects.html

   I will be posting mini feature stories on Navy recruits in this blog over the next month or so along with...

]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:21:59 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843518/NavyRecruitingUpdates.html Direct-Entry Recruit List http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843515/DirectEntryRecruitList.html    It's taken almost a week and lots of research along with many phone calls and e-mails from readers, but The Capital believes it has nailed down Navy's direct-entry football recruiting list. Navy will not formally announce its incoming recruiting class until after plebe summer is completed in July.

    If this list is complete, it would mark one of the smallest classes for Navy in quite some time. In an interview with The Capital, head coach Ken Niumatalolo...

]]> Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:40:26 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843515/DirectEntryRecruitList.html This Kid Is A Beast!!! http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843514/ThisKidIsABeast.html   Here are some photos of Navy's top incoming recruit, linebacker Vince Mauro of St. Thomas Aquinas High in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

   First and foremost, check out this YouTube posting of highlights that show Mauro making play after play against Byrnes High (S.C.) in a game that was televised nationally on ESPN. Note that the running back in these clips is Marcus Lattimore (6-2, 215), a Parade All-American who committed to South Carolina over Auburn and many others.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djB0BAaJsMQ

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]]> Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:02:55 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843514/ThisKidIsABeast.html Recruit List Update http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843510/RecruitListUpdate.html    The Capital has been working furiously today to find out as much info as possible on Navy football recruits and flesh out the list. We have nailed down numerous names, but are still trying to determine which prospects are direct-entry recruits and which will be attending the Naval Academy Prep School.

    Here is the updated list of recruits The Capital has confirmed. If the player is confirmed to be coming directly to the Naval Academy, that is listed in...

]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:36:18 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843510/RecruitListUpdate.html Navy Football Recruiting http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843509/NavyFootballRecruiting.html     National Signing Day is Wednesday, Feb. 3 and Division I schools throughout the country will be announcing recruiting classes. The Naval Academy does not offer athletic scholarships and thus does not have recruits sign a National Letter-of-Intent. However, Navy still tries to finalize its recruiting class on Wednesday in the spirit of National Signing Day.

    The Capital has been keeping tabs on Navy's recruiting class and has been researching...

]]> Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:21:13 -0500 http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843509/NavyFootballRecruiting.html Dobbs To Be Honored http://www.hometownannapolis.com/blogs/post/2843508/DobbsToBeHonored.html For:  Immediate Release
Sent:  February 1, 2010
Contact:  Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775
 
Dobbs To Be Honored At Philadelphia Sportswriters Dinner Tonight
 
ANNAPOLIS, Md.—Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs will be honored tonight at the annual Philadelphia Sportswriters Dinner for being named the Army-Navy Game Most Valuable Player.
 
Dobbs led Navy to a 17-3 victory over the Black Knights by rushing...







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