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Branch Night, A Different Experience |
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Branch Night - Joining Our New Teams
"Open your envelopes," said the colonel on stage. His command sparked an onslaught of emotions. A cadet four rows behind me burst into tears. A cadet in front of me raised his hands in triumph. Hi
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Army continues road swing |
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The Army hockey team will continue its season-long 11-game road trip with a weekend series in Erie, Pa., against Mercyhurst. Games on Friday and Saturday are set for 7:05 p.m. at the Mercyhurst Ice Center.
Army began its road trip with a trek to Rochester, N.Y. Following the Mercyhurst series, Army will travel to Schenectady, N.Y. for a non-conference game at Union, a two-game set in Buffalo against Can
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Army heads to Rutgers |
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PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The Army football team, coming off a bye week, will return to action Saturday against Rutgers in Piscataway, N.J., in a noon kickoff at Rutgers Stadium.
The Black Knights, 3-7, will make the trip down Route 287 to play a Rutgers squad that has won its last four games.
ESPN Regional will carry the contest live as will the Army Sports Network. Saturd
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Army splits with RIT |
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – RIT scored three goals in the final period and split a weekend series with Army in a 6-3 victory, Saturday in an Atlantic Hockey Association contest at Frank Ritter Arena.
More than 1,870 fans were on hand as the Tigers rebounded from a 5-3 Army win on Friday.
Army is now 3-5-1 overall and 3-4 -1 in conference competition while RIT improved to 4-6-1 and 3-2-1 in leag
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Army starts 11 game road swing |
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The Army hockey team will embark on an 11-game road trip, beginning with a series at RIT this weekend.
Games on Friday and Saturday are set for 7:05 p.m. at the Frank Ritter Arena in Rochester, N.Y.
Following the trek to Rochester, N.Y., Army will travel to Mercyhurst in Erie, Pa., to Schenectad
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Army preps for home and home with AIC |
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The Army hockey team will play its final home game of 2008, this weekend during a home and home series with American International College.
On Friday, Army travels to Springfield, Mass., while Saturday’s contest is set for Tate Rink at 7 p.m.
Following Saturday’s game, the Black Knights will play 11 straight road games. The next home g
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Army heads to Rice |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army begins its run of three straight games away from West Point to complete the schedule on Saturday when it travels to Rice. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. ET at Rice Stadium.
Following the game at Rice, Army has a bye week before taking on Rutgers in Piscataway and Navy in Philadelphia.
The Army defense has been on a roll of late, limiting four of its last five oppo
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From Tanzania To The Ice, With White Knuckles |
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My knuckles turned white as the mini bus, or Dalla Dalla as they call it in East Africa, recklessly zoomed around the corner. A brief second ago I gazed out the cracked window to my side and noticed that the solid yellow line that separated the two lanes of the road was now oddly on my right.
Cars still drive on the right side of the road in Tanzania. The plastic and steel frame of the bus was clanking and shaking as we reached a speed of about 80 kmh (approximately 60 mph). We finally inc
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Making the right choice |
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Army junior hockey player Owen Meyer knows a little about the military life.
His uncle, Art Hartman, was a standout football player for the Black Knights before graduating in 1985, while his other uncle, Thomas Whitehouse, is a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps.
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Falcons fly past Army |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Army scored on its first possession but Air Force put together a touchdown and three field goals and beat the Black Knights, 16-7, in front of a sellout crowd of more than 37,400 at Michie Stadium.
Playing at Michie Stadium for the final time this season, Army responded to the huge crowd with a touchdown less than two minutes into the game but did not find the end zone again and fell to 3-6 in a
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Army skates to 3-3 tie |
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MILFORD, Conn. – Three different players scored goals and Jay Clark made a career-high 42 saves as Army skated to a 3-3 tie with Sacred Heart, Saturday night in an Atlantic Hockey Association matchup at the Milford Ice Pavilion.
Clark, playing on back-to-back nights for the first time in his career, turned away five shots in the extra session to preserve the tie.
Owen Meyer, Matt Hickey and Danny Colvin each scored goals f
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Army earns first win of season |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Owen Meyer scored two goals and handed out two assists, Matt Hickey had a goal and two assists, Cody Omilusik finished with a goal and assist and Jay Clark made 32 saves as the Army hockey team beat Sacred Heart, 6-3, Friday night in an Atlantic Hockey Association matchup in front of 1,191 fans at Tate Rink.
Army scored four goals in the second period and won its first game of the season while improving to 1-3-0 overall and 1-2-0 in conference completion. Sacred Heart, coming off a win and tie at RIT last
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Army faces off with Sacred Heart |
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The Army hockey team continues conference play with a home and home series with Sacred Heart this weekend.
Friday’s game is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Tate Rink while the series will shift to Milford, Conn., for Saturday’s 7 p.m. contest.
Army enters the weekend 0-3-0 overall and 0-2-0 in Atlantic Hockey A
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Army takes on Air Force |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Black Knights will make their final home appearance of the 2008 campaign on Saturday when they host the Air Force Falcons in a service-academy match up. Kickoff is scheduled for 12:02 p.m., and the game will be televised live by ESPNU.
The Black Knights have won three of their last four games, including their last two outings at Michie Stadium. Army is coming off a 14-7 win against Louisiana Tech in its last game. Junior RB Ian
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Smith scores twice as Army wins |
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Ian Smith scored the first two touchdowns of his career and the Army defense turned in a stellar performance as Army beat Louisiana Tech, 14-7, Saturday afternoon at a rainy and windy Michie Stadium.
Smith rushed for a one-yard score in the first quarter then caught a fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Chip Bowden and the Army defense netted five sacks in front of a crowd of more than 27,000 on Pe
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Army comes up on losing end |
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STORRS, Conn. – For the third straight game, the Army hockey team outshot its opponent. And for the third straight time the Black Knights came up on the losing end.
Saturday at the Freitas Ice Forum, Army scored first but Connecticut scored the next three goals and added a pair of insurance goals in the final period as the Huskies swept the two-game series with a
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Army falls. 4-3 |
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STORRS, Conn. – Army scored three goals in the final period but Connecticut netted three power play goals and held on to beat the Black Knights, 4-3, Friday night at the Freitas Ice Forum in the Atlantic Hockey Association opener for both teams.
Connecticut built a 3-0 advantage through two periods before Army mounted a comeback and got within a goal with less than a minute remaining. Despite using six skaters, Army wasn’t able to tie the gam
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Army hockey to open conference play |
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The Army hockey team will open defense of its regular season Atlantic Hockey Association championship with a two-game series at the Mark Freitas Ice Forum against the University of Connecticut.
Army won its first league championship a year ago with a 17-8-3 conference mark and will look for its first wins of the season on Friday and Saturday. Both games are scheduled for 7:05 p.m. starts in
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Army takes Louisiana Tech |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. - Army begins a stretch of two straight home games on Saturday when it hosts Louisiana Tech at Michie Stadium at 1 p.m. Saturday’s game is Pete Dawkins Day, and the 1958 Heisman Trophy winner will have his jersey number retired in a special halftime ceremony. Dawkins was the third Army player to win the coveted award and remains the last Black Knight player to take home the hardware.
The Black Knights have just two home dates remaining on the 2008 calendar. Following Saturday’s tilt with the Bulldogs, Army will host Air Force on Nov. 1. The Black Knights will play their final thre
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CBS reaches new agreement to broadcast Army-Navy football |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – CBS Sports has reached an agreement to extend its broadcast rights to one of the greatest rivalries in all of sports, the annual Army-Navy football game, through the 2018 season.
As part of the new agreement, beginning in 2009, the game will be moved a week later and played on the second Saturday in December to conclude college football’s regular season. The announcement was m
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Bulls need overtime to defeat Army, 27-24 |
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If there’s one thing the Buffalo Bulls can say about their 2008 season, it’s that their games have had memorable finishes.
Saturday was no exception, as the Bulls needed overtime to complete a 27-24 comeback victory over Army.
The win followed a 34-28 overtime loss to Western Michigan, and came two games after A.J. Pri
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Army comes to town |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army football team, coming off its first two wins of the season, will travel to Buffalo for a Saturday afternoon contest against the Bulls. Kickoff at UB Stadium is set for 3:30 p.m.
The Army Sports Network will have the radio call live as will Time Warner Cable Sports, available in the Hudson Valley on Channel 6.
Army and Buffalo will be meeting for the third time and the firs
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Youth will be served at Army |
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As they Army Black Knights gear up for the 2008-09 hockey season, they will do so with a lot of new faces as 12 seniors graduated from a team that won the Atlantic Hockey regular season title – before being upset by Mercyhurst in the semifinals of the tournament.
"It’s going to be a challenge, because we lost so many guys," stated Army coach Brian Riley during a recent phone interview from West Point. "We hope the freshmen are able to step up so to not make th
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Mooney, Bowden power Black Knights |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Senior fullback Collin Mooney rushed for a career-best 229 yards and sophomore quarterback Chip Bowden scored his first career touchdown as Army beat Eastern Michigan, 17-13, Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium.
Mooney carried 29 times, including runs of 67 and 54 yards, as Army snapped a five-game losing streak at Michie Stadium in front of a crowd of more than 29,000 on Homecoming.
Bowden rushed 12 times
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Army host Eastern Michigan |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army football team, fresh off its first win of the season, will return to Michie Stadium for the first time in three weeks when the Black Knights host Eastern Michigan, Saturday afternoon as part of the Homecoming festivities.
Kickoff is set for 1:06 p.m. and the game will be carried live by ESPN Classic and the Army Sports Network.
The first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive a mini-replica of Michie Stadium. In
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Army host Eastern Michigan |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The Army football team, fresh off its first win of the season, will return to Michie Stadium for the first time in three weeks when the Black Knights host Eastern Michigan, Saturday afternoon as part of the Homecoming festivities.
Kickoff is set for 1:06 p.m. and the game will be carried live by ESPN Classic and the Army Sports Network.
The first 10,000 fans through the gates will receive a mini-replica of Michie Stadium. In
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A ‘Beast’ of a beginning; Volk showing he belong at West Point |
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Justin Volk knows tough. While a senior a Canisius High School last year, Volk and his teammates would practice three times a day during the middle of August just to get ready for the upcoming season.
So, when it came time to take on the Beast Barracks at West Point, Volk figured how tough could be it.
"I couldn’t wait for two-a-days to start," said Volk, who is a Plebe (freshman) running back o
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Mooney Leads Army to 44-13 Win At Tulane |
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NEW ORLEANS, La. – Senior FB Collin Mooney rushed 19 times for a career-high 187 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Black Knights to a 44-13 victory on Saturday in front of 23,794 fans at Tad Gormley Stadium. Army improved to 1-4 while the Green Wave fell to 2-3.
The win snapped Army’s 11-game losing streak that dated back to last season’s Tulane victory at Michie Stadium. The win also stopped a 12-game losing streak in games played away from West Point.
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Army travels to Tulane in search of win |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. - The Black Knights play their second straight road game when they travel to Tulane on Saturday. The game will be broadcast locally in New Orleans on Cox Sports. Kickoff is slated for 3 p.m. ET. Army enters this weekend's action at 0-4, while the Green Wave is 2-2.
TELEVISION_Network: Cox Sports (Local)_Play-by-Play: Sean Kelley Color Analyst: Ronny Rantz Sideline Reporter: Sean Temple
o Saturday’s game is the first time this season the Black Knights will not b
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Army comeback falls short |
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Despite 128 yards rushing from sophomore QB Chip Bowden in his first career start, Texas A&M scored a 21-17 victory over Army in front of 84,090 fans at Kyle Field on Saturday afternoon. The win improved the Aggies’ record to 2-2, while the Black Knights are now 0-4.
Army trailed 21-7 just two minutes into the third quarter, but scored 10 unanswered points to trim the deficit to 21-17. The Black Knights had possession with less than seven minutes to go, but senior
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Army searching for consistency |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – For the first time this season, the Army football team will don the white jerseys.
After opening the season with three home games and a bye week, the Black Knights will play at Texas A&M Saturday afternoon at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. The game will be carried live by Ve
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Hines presented with Ace Bailey Award; former Army hockey player honored in Toronto |
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TORONTO, Canada – Former Army hockey standout Derek Hines was honored with the “Ace Bailey Award of Courage,” last week by the NHL Alumni Association during the seventh annual gala dinner presented by Scotiabank at the Westin Harbour Castle.
Army hockey coach Brian Riley was among the evening’s speakers and Hines’ family -- his father Steve, mother Sue and brothers Mike and Trevor -- accepted the award on Derek’s behalf in front of more t
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Seven turnovers proves costly for Black Knights |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Chris Jacquemain threw for 201 yards and a touchdown, Dennis Kennedy rushed for 73 yards and a score and Igor Iveljic kicked three field goals as Akron beat Army, 22-3, Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium.
Jacquemain completed 14 of 25 throws on the afternoon, including a long completion of 49 yards, as Akron improved to 2-1 overall. Kennedy carried 19 times and scored on a one-yard run.
Iveljic made
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Army searching for first win |
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The Army Black Knights (0-2) will be looking to snap an eight game loosing streak, dating back to last season, when they face the Akron Zips at 1:05 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20.
The game can be seen live on ESPN Classic with Eric Collins and Shaun King doing the play-by-play.
The Black Knights are coming off a bye week – and since 2002 they are just 2-11 in games played mo
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Officers, leaders, champions; Army boxing has it all |
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While West Point makes young men and women into officers and leaders, the Army Boxing Club makes them into champions – National Champions that is.
"We have a very good team," stated Army coach Ray Barone, during a recent phone interview from West Point. "We have a very young team. Four went on to win national titles, while the other two that los
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Turnovers doom Black Knights |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – The New Hampshire Wildcats turned a pair of Army turnovers into touchdowns and ran back a kickoff for a score to defeat Army, 28-10, in front of 25,762 fans at Michie Stadium on Saturday. The Black Knights are now 0-2 on the season, while the Wildcats improved to 1-0.
Army lost four fumbles, including one that was returned for a score. It was the second straight week that the Black Knights’ opponent found the end zone off an Army miscue. The Wildcats also scored on
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Army hoping for some good fortune |
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The Army Black Nights are looking to shake off an opening game loss to Temple, 35-7, as they take on New Hampshire at 1 p.m. Saturday in the second of three homes games to start the season.
In their week-one loss to the Owls, the Army offense sputtered at times and it was costly turnovers that did them in in the end.
The good news about the new option offense was that is gained 210 ya
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Temple takes advantage of Army turnovers |
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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Temple scored 14 points off of two Army turnovers and returned a kickoff for another score on the way to a 35-7 victory over the Black Knights, Friday night at Michie Stadium in the season-opening game for both teams.
Army, providing the first look at its new option-based offense, outgained the Owls by 34 yards but was hurt by two fumbles and a long kick return.
Temple senior quarterback Adam DiMichele, one of 55
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Army opens with Temple |
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The 2008 football season get underway for the Army Black Knights at 7 p.m. Friday as they take on Temple in a nationally televised (ESPN Classic) game.
Excitement and mystery surrounds the opener as Army will unveil its new option-style offense. Not since 1999 has Army used an option-style offense. From 2000-07, the Black Knights used a more conventi
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