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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by the Davis family. Father Emmett is the Assistant Men's Basketball coach at Navy. He's the former head coach at Colgate and is currently in his second stint as an assistant in Annapolis. His wife, Gail, was a star basketball player at LaSalle in Philly and is the former Head Coach for Girls Basketball at Broadneck High School just outside Annapolis. Their sons, Emmett, Brendan and Shane, were all star athletes at Broadneck High School. Emmett Jr. is now a senior Wide Receiver on the USNA football team. Shane is the backup QB for Lafayette and Brendan is entering his freshman season as a preferred walk-on for the UMBC basketball team. We're also joined again by Carin Gabarra of Navy Women's Soccer to talk about big scheduling news for her team. And we introduce our pod listeners to the new Captain of the Navy Women's Soccer Team, Kristina Dzhandzhapanyan. Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital joins us, as well.

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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this special postgame episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to breakdown Navy's home opening loss to BYU.

John, Ward and Wags, look at the few things that went right, where Navy needs to improve and then look ahead to the rest of the schedule.

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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss final preps for BYU and breaking down the Offensive Line depth chart. On that O-line, we have a conversation with new Tri-Captain Billy Honaker, the starting RT. He is from Shertz, TX, and is majoring in General Engineering.

We also talk to the voice of Navy Sports, Pete Medhurst, to get his insight leading up to Monday night’s showdown. And speaking of BYU, we talk to Salt Lake Tribune beat reporter Jay Drew about the Cougars and their preps for their first trip to Annapolis. Finally, don’t forget to join us Monday night on Facebook Live for our virtual tailgate event. 6pm to 7pm. We’ll have guests and make sure you’re enjoying the cocktail of the week from Dry 85.

Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the BYU Labor Day opener without Midshipmen in attendance and break down the fullback and cornerback depth chart.

We are also joined by special guest Zerbin Singleton '08, a two-year starter on the football team at slot back and current USMC Cobra pilot.

His teams won all four Army-Navy games, all four games vs Air Force, won four CIC trophies and broke the losing streak to Notre Dame in 2007 with an epic 46-44 triple-OT win in South Bend.

Finally, we announce plans for our virtual tailgate event on Facebook Live to help Navy Fans pre-game before the 8 pm game on ESPN.

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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to go over position depth at the slotback and linebacker positions.

We are also joined by special guests—-Navy Football greats David Lillefloren and Micheal Davis from the Class of '92 as well as. Brian Bolter of Dry 85 and Red Red Wine Bar in Annapolis.

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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the latest on Navy’s decision to play the Labor Weekend opener against BYU without fans. Will the Brigade be able to attend? That is currently TBD.

In this segment we talk with special guests—-Matt Munnelly and Bill Givens.

Munnelly is in his 22nd year at Navy, where he serves as the Senior Associate Athletic Director for Ticket Operations and Summer Sports Camp Programs. Givens serves as the Associate Athletic Director for Operations & Championships. Givens is also the sport administrator of the wrestling and track & field programs.

We also chat with @UnsatMIDN, a popular figure on Twitter…a current USNA Mid and rabid Navy Sports fan about the adjustments Mids have had to make in the Hall…and what the morale is like as they approach a semester with no liberty and possibly no attendance at football games.

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Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the latest on. a fall football season as Navy continues to prepare for a Labor Weekend opener against BYU.

In our special double segment we highlight the reopening of the Naval Academy Golf Course with special guests—-Men’s Golf Coach Pat Owen, Eric David, Superintendent of the Naval Academy Golf Course and Mallory Dietrich ‘10, owner of Stars and Sweets Bakery.

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For more information...

On the Naval Academy Golf Course visit: usnagolf.com

On the course renovation, read Bill Wagner story in the Annapolis Capital: https://www.capitalgazette.com/sports/navy/ac-cs-naval-academy-golf-course-restoration-20200812-vt3i4vj7nvcxteepvg64k6dsie-story.html

On Stars and Sweets Bakery, follow and DM Mallory on Instagram at @starsand sweets

Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital to discuss the decision to cancel Notre Dame and add BYU in the Labor Day football home opener on ESPN.

We are also joined by special guests—-Navy Head Women's Basketball Coach Tim Taylor and Women's basketball standouts Lt.Col. Courtney O’Brien '04 and Ashley Pelzek '06.

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Guest Bios:

Ashley Pelzek

Ashley Pelzek graduated from the Naval Academy in 2006 with a BS in International Relations. Originally from Western Massachusetts, she attended East Longmeadow High School and received the Vi Goodnow Award in 2002, presented annually to the top basketball player in Western Massachusetts and was a McDonald’s All-America nominee.

She played basketball all four years at the Academy and was the team captain her firstie year.

Upon graduation and commissioning, she service assigned to NFO and became an F/A-18 WSO. She completed tours at Top Gun, VFA-106 and completed tour deployments onboard USS George H.W. Bush, flying combat missions over Syria and other areas of the 5th Fleet AOR.

She left the Navy in 2017 and attended MIT Sloan School for her MBA, and since 2019, she has been with McKinsey and Co. as an Associate.

Courtney O’Brien (nee Davidson)

Lt.Col. Courtney O’Brien was a four-year standout for the Midshipmen from 2000 through 2004, O'Brien graduated as just the second player in Patriot League history (now one of seven) to have earned all-league honors in all four seasons. An All-Patriot League Second Team honoree following her freshman season in 2000-01, she improved to All-Patriot League First Team status in each of her next three campaigns.

For her four-year career, she finished with 1,857 points…and is still Navy’s all-time leading scorer. She ranks fifth on the Patriot League's all-time scoring and three-point field goals made lists. Her number was retired in 2019, joining Becky Dowling as the only two WBB players to have their number raised to the rafters of Alumni Hall.

O'Brien was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps following her graduation in May of 2004 and has prospered in the fleet as a KC-130J Super Hercules pilot.

She is assigned to Headquarters Marine Corps, The Pentagon, as the Aviation Readiness Officer.

Tim Taylor

Tim Taylor, a decorated assistant coach from the Atlantic Coast Conference, was announced on April 28, 2020 as the new head coach of the Navy women's basketball program.

Most recently an assistant on staff at the University of North Carolina during the 2019-20 campaign, Taylor has honed his craft with 12 seasons of great Division I success and experience, with the majority coming at the University of Virginia

Taylor is a 1989 graduate of James Madison University with a degree in political science. He later earned his master's degree in educational administration in 2012. He and his wife Tonya are the proud parents of three children, a daughter Jordan (21) and sons Dalton (19) and Jackson (16).

Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital, special guests—-Navy Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Joe Amplo and Navy Lacrosse star goalie Mickey Jarboe '00

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Guest Bios:

Joe Amplo:

Joe Amplo is the ninth head coach in Navy lacrosse history. He was named head coach on June 5, 2019.

Amplo has established himself as one of the premier head coaches in the sport after building the Marquette program from the ground up.

The Farmingville, New York, native attended Hofstra and was an All-America East performer as a senior in 1999 when he started all 16 games and led the school to the quarterfinals of the NCAA Championship. He played in 58 games in his career and notched 91 ground balls, 40 of which came during his senior season.

Amplo graduated from Hofstra in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in geography and earned a master’s degree in college student counseling.

Mickey Jarboe:

Mickey Jarboe is one of only 13 players in the history of Div. I lacrosse to win the Ens. C. Markland Kelly Award, presented to the nation’s top goalkeeper, multiple times. He received the award in 1999 when he guided the Mids to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1994 and a year later was presented the award a second time. Meanwhile, he is one of seven goalkeepers in program history to earn the award and joins Dennis Wedekind as Navy’s only two-time Kelly Award winners.

A two-time First-Team All-American, Jarboe was the 2000 recipient of the Naval Academy Sword for Men which is presented annually to that midshipman of the graduating class to have personally excelled in athletics during his years of varsity competition.

A native of Towson, Md., Jarboe concluded his college career as Navy’s career saves leader with 701 stops and ranks No. 2 in single-season saves, recording 215 in 1999. He is one of only three players in program history to make 200-plus saves in a single season.

Jarboe graduated from the Naval Academy in May of 2000 with a bachelor of science degree in political science. He was commissioned an ensign in the United States Navy where he would spend the next nine-and-a-half years as a helicopter pilot.

Welcome to the Sing Second Sports Podcast--a weekly pod for Navy fans by Navy fans. On this episode we are joined by Bill Wagner of the Annapolis Capital and special guest—-Jim Berry, the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine, to discuss athlete safety, COVID protocol and look ahead to the Fall season.

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Guest Bios:

Jim Berry, MA, ATC, is in his 16th year at the Naval Academy and his fourth as the Associate Athletic Director for Sports Medicine.

Prior to Navy, Berry earned his Master of Arts in Sport and Recreation Management from Kent State University (2004).

From June 2001 to May 2002, Berry was an intern with the Cleveland Browns.

An Ohio native, Berry chose the Ohio State University for his undergraduate education. He received his Bachelor of Arts in History in 2001.