Capital Gazette Sports

10/16/2025

Left guard Ben Purvis takes pride in wearing the No. 68 in honor of the late David Forney, following a Navy Football tradition started in 2020. Coaches say Purvis epitomizes the traits that made Forney so special.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/16/navy-lineman-ben-purvis-takes-pride-in-wearing-no-68-in-honor-of-david-forney/

10/15/2025

Arundel High graduate Kirk Karwoski made history as a dominant powerlifter. The six-time International Powerlifting Federation world champion will be inducted into the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame next month.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/15/anne-arundel-sports-hall-of-fame-kirk-karwoski-powerlifter/

10/14/2025

COMMENTARY: Navy Football showed grit, determination to win another thriller, this time 32-31 over Temple. For the second straight Sahttps://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/14/navy-football-bill-wagner-commentary-grit-determination/turday, the Midshipmen made clutch plays down the stretch to pull out a close victory.

10/11/2025

Navy soccer teams disappointed with results against archrival Army. Navy women's soccer gives up a two-goal lead and winds up with a 2-2 tie, while Navy men's soccer is shutout 4-0 in Army-Navy Cup XIV.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/11/army-navy-cup-soccer-doubleheader/

10/09/2025

Eli Heidenreich brought the "Lambeau Leap" to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and it produced a viral moment. The Navy Football senior jumped into the arms of his father after record-breaking touchdown reception.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/08/navy-football-eli-heidenreich-leap-celebration-father/

10/08/2025

Alex Tecza plays football for the people of Pittsburgh and his family. The Navy Football fullback has a special place in his heart for one particular relative that he wants to make proud.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/08/navy-fullback-alex-tecza-plays-for-family-and-the-people-of-pittsburgh/

10/06/2025

This is shaping up to be a special season for Navy Football, which is in position to achieve all its primary goals and perhaps more. Most important, the Midshipmen have taken the first step toward keeping the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy in Annapolis | COMMENTARY
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/06/bill-wagner-navy-football-commentary/

10/06/2025

Annapolis Yacht Club member John Bell skippered Hiwassee to victory in the J/88 North American Championship, which was held on the Chesapeake Bay.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/04/annapolis-yacht-club-member-captures-j-88-north-american-championship/

10/05/2025

Record-setting performances by quarterback Blake Horvath and snipe Eli Heidenreich helped Navy Football outlast service academy rival Air Force Football, 34-31, in the first leg of the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy series.

Blake Horvath set a school record for total yards in a game; Eli Heidenreich sets marks for receiving yards in a game, career receiving TDs

10/03/2025

Revamped Air Force offense looks a lot like the hybrid Wing-T attack employed by Navy Football. “There are some things I’ve looked at and gone ‘Oh wow. I know that play,’ ” Navy offensive coordinator Drew Cronic said.
https://www.capitalgazette.com/2025/10/03/air-force-offense-navy-hybrid-wing-t/

10/02/2025

Kayanna Adlam and Jordan Townsend score goals, but Navy women's soccer gives up the lead twice in disappointing 2-2 draw with Lehigh at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.

Navy women’s soccer gave up the tying goal to Lehigh in the 89th minute as the team’s settled for a 2-2 draw.

10/02/2025

Breaking down the jet sweep, a play that is an important staple and foundational building block of the Navy Football hybrid Wing-T offense. This handoff helps the Midshipmen get the ball on the perimeter quickly.

One play that is an important staple and foundational building block of Navy’s “millennial” version of Wing-T is the jet sweep.