Thursday, January 08, 2009

Quick hits

Lady Demon softball coach Donald Pickett is about to make his debut as a head coach and even more important, as a daddy.

His season begins the first weekend in February. There are major changes to the Demon Diamond that we'll detail later, but suffice to say you'll like the new look. Don't be surprised if there's a nursery (OK, that's stretching it, but understandable).

He and his wife are expecting a baby to arrive Friday. We'll update you ...

... now on to the less important notes ...

...The Demon basketball team is skipping the BCS national championship football game telecast, and Grey's Anatomy. The players, not happy with their performance in Thursday morning's workout, called a practice for tonight ...

...Look for a feature story on the McConathy family basketball history at Northwestern next week on KTBS-TV Shreveport. Reporters Leslie Spoon and Rob Brennan were at Prather Coliseum Thursday morning doing interviews and gathering material ...

... Sunday, you should be able to enjoy a profile of new Demon football coach Bradley Dale Peveto at www.shreveportimes.com if you don't receive the print edition. Sports editor Scott Ferrell carved 20 minutes out of Coach Peve Wednesday evening as our coach drove to a home visit ...

... Coach Peve and his staff are expected to be introduced at halftime of the men's basketball game Saturday in Prather Coliseum. Part of next week is a dead period for recruiting, meaning the coaches can't contact potential players, and there is the possibility that Coach Peve and staff might be able to do some friend-making among Demon fans at an event or two. Stay tuned! ...

... Former Demon baseball infielder Chris Salim is adding his wit and wisdom to the popular area radio talk show Sports On Call based on 100.7 FM KZBL, the Demon Sports Network flagship station, from 5-6 on Monday-Thursday evenings. He joins longtime host Mike Luster. They had a 30-minute visit Wednesday with Coach Peve, and had assistant men's basketball coach Mark Slessinger on the show Thursday evening.

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