Word: midshipmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard came out tentative in the first game, and Navy built an early 7-4 lead. The Crimson kept close to the Midshipmen with the spiking of Freshman Henry Chang, but Navy Captain Chadwick Watson and the rest of his crew loosed an arsenal of slams to sink Harvard...
...third year, North fought his way into the academy's middleweight championship. At 147 lbs., he was scheduled to meet James Webb, now Secretary of the Navy. Webb was the favorite, a polished puncher; North the underdog, all blood and guts. In front of 1,500 screaming midshipmen, North won the three-round fight in a close decision. "Ollie was a Friday-night fighter," recalls his coach, Emerson Smith. "One of those guys who looks like a bum in the gym, then performs like hell on Friday night." Some of Webb's supporters begrudged North the victory...
Navy showed its depth by taking the fifth and sixth singles, but the Crimson made the Midshipmen work for their victories. Darryl Laddin, who has missed most of the season with injuries, opened the first set with a 6-4 victory over Navy's John Wagner. However, Wagner rallied to win the final two sets...
...Crimson crews travel to Annapolis, Maryland, next weekend for an annual sea-duel with the Midshipmen of navy. the varsity has taken the Haines Cup five years running, and in 18 of 20 attempts overall...
...couple of openers, look for Michigan over Navy, and Western Kentucky over West Virginia. David Robinson will dominate Michigan's weak inside and look good doing it, but look for some great athletes on the Wolverines to expose the overall mediocrity of the Midshipmen. Western Kentucky and its powerful front line is hot and could even give Syracuse a scare...