Andy Charest

Navy guard Jordan Sugars drives toward the basket against an American University defender in the Mids' last home game of the 2010-11 season.. Sugars, now a senior, will lead a young Navy team in Ed DeChellis' first season as head coach. (Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chad Runge)

2011 Academy Basketball Preview: Navy

By Andy Charest on November 2, 2011 Basketball, Navy, Uncategorized

Navy faces a rebuilding year after a fifth-place finish in the Patriot League and an early exit in the conference tournament. Last season: Overall 11-20; Patriot League 6-8 Coach: Ed DeChellis (first year) Key player: G Jordan Sugars (16 ppg., 6 reb.) What to watch:Former Penn State head coach Ed DeChellis — who has taken the Nittany Lions and East Tennessee State University to the NCAA tournament — takes the helm of one of the youngest teams in the country (three seniors, six sophomores, 10 freshmen). Fortunately, DeChellis has the talents of senior guard Jordan Sugars to work with. Sugars,…

Navy guard Dowd up for Senior CLASS Award

By Andy Charest on November 1, 2011 Football, Navy, Uncategorized

Navy senior guard John Dowd has inched ahead of Michigan State quarterback Kirk Cousins (as of late Nov. 1) to take first place in fan voting for the 2011 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award. The award recognizes student-athletes for achievement in four categories while honoring a four-year commitment to their school: community, classroom, character and competition. The winner will be announced before the BCS national championship game. If Dowd ends up winning the award, it could start a small streak for Navy; last year’s winner was Midshipmen quarterback Ricky Dobbs. Fan voting makes up one-third of the total score for finalists;…

Army, Navy top sprint football standings

By Andy Charest on October 26, 2011 Uncategorized

Navy, at 5-0, and Army, at 4-1, reside at the top of this week’s Collegiate Sprint Football League standings. The CSFL, which includes teams from Army, Navy, Mansfield University (Pa.), Post University (Conn.), Cornell, Princeton and Penn, has been in existence since 1934. Sprint football is played just like regular football. But sprint players must adhere to strict weight and body fat standards to be eligible to play. According to the league website, a player must weigh 172 lbs. or less, have 5 percent body fat or greater and urine specific gravity less than or equal to 1.020. Football fundamentals…

Yankee Stadium will host the Nov. 12 game between Army and Rutgers (Getty Images photo).

Black Knights in da Bronx Nov. 12

By Andy Charest on October 24, 2011 Uncategorized

For the second straight year, Army football will play a game on the big-money diamond-turned-gridiron of Yankee Stadium. The Black Knights will take on the BigEast’s Rutgers Scarlet Knights Nov. 12 at 3:30 p.m. Army lost to Notre Dame, 27-3, last year at the stadium. The original Yankee Stadium, in existence until 2009, hosted many memorable football games, including the 1928 Army-Notre Dame matchup. It was that game in which legendary Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne urged his team to “win one for the Gipper,” referring to All-American George Gipp, who was dying of an infection at the time. The…

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