I thought that many of you would like to see these three video clips of former Demon Byron Allen. Byron graduated prior to his senior season in 2005 and was a part of our NCAA tournament team in 2006. He has played professionally in the ABA and overseas. This season he has had a very successful campaign in Taiwan. He has mentioned what an incredible experience it has been to learn a new country and culture. As you will see on the video clips he is a crowd favorite. His fun personality definitely can be seen.
Mark Slessinger, Demon basketball assistant coach
Highlight Clip links below:
http://www.4shared.com/file/100570143/ddd40779/2009_04_19_Allen.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/100573113/b2165cd2/2009_02_28_Allen_all-star_game_dunk_round2.html
http://www.4shared.com/file/100574055/a30c6e6d/2009_03_14_allen.html
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
Crescent City Demons
A trip to South Louisiana last week for the annual NSU Alumni Association New Orleans area reception resulted in visits with several former NSU athletes.
Bobby Hebert took a break from his sports talk show on WWL for a quick Thursday afternoon lunch and was headed to Baton Rouge for the LSU spring game on Saturday, hoping that his son, T-Bob, would continue to establish himself as a starting offensive lineman for the Tigers in his redshirt sophomore year.
That night at the alumni reception, former NSU hard-hitting safety and Holy Cross alumnus Neil Ponstein, joined by his parents and his fiance', Nicole, attended along with two of the best feet to ever tote the pigskin for the Demons, Deon Ridgell, who has been working in student services at Xavier University for the past nine years.
Also in attendance was former gridder Mike Ginart, and his wife, Alice. More on Mike in a moment.
Friday morning's breakfast with 1980's stars John Kulakowski (on spring break from his job as principal at Bonabel High School) and NFL veterans Al Edwards, and Randy Hilliard was full of laughs and reminiscing.
Finally, lunch with Ginart, who is an attorney in Chalmette, in the French Quarter at the Rib's Room of the Royal Orleans Hotel was scrumptous, to say the least. Of course, when I saw former Lady Demon softball player Margaret Patterson and learned that she is the food and beverage manager for that establishment, it came as no great surprise to me that the fare was so top notch!
Greg Burke
Athletic Director
Bobby Hebert took a break from his sports talk show on WWL for a quick Thursday afternoon lunch and was headed to Baton Rouge for the LSU spring game on Saturday, hoping that his son, T-Bob, would continue to establish himself as a starting offensive lineman for the Tigers in his redshirt sophomore year.
That night at the alumni reception, former NSU hard-hitting safety and Holy Cross alumnus Neil Ponstein, joined by his parents and his fiance', Nicole, attended along with two of the best feet to ever tote the pigskin for the Demons, Deon Ridgell, who has been working in student services at Xavier University for the past nine years.
Also in attendance was former gridder Mike Ginart, and his wife, Alice. More on Mike in a moment.
Friday morning's breakfast with 1980's stars John Kulakowski (on spring break from his job as principal at Bonabel High School) and NFL veterans Al Edwards, and Randy Hilliard was full of laughs and reminiscing.
Finally, lunch with Ginart, who is an attorney in Chalmette, in the French Quarter at the Rib's Room of the Royal Orleans Hotel was scrumptous, to say the least. Of course, when I saw former Lady Demon softball player Margaret Patterson and learned that she is the food and beverage manager for that establishment, it came as no great surprise to me that the fare was so top notch!
Greg Burke
Athletic Director
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Bills trade could pave path for D-Bell to emerge
Opportunity knocks, it seems, for 2007 Demon football All-America offensive tackle Demetrius Bell.
His NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, finally shipped off multi-talented but malcontent starting left offensive tackle Jason Peters Friday, dealing him to the Philadelphia Eagles, where stadium full of malcontents historically watches the Eagles play. (Sorry, couldn't resist).
This trade may be as much a testament of faith in Bell as it is an instant dose of asprin for a 300-pound-plus migrane in the Bills' front office. Peters is gone, and maybe, Bell steps in at right tackle. Lead journalist Chris Brown says as much in his post on www.buffalobills.com - check it out.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/filling-the-left-tackle-void/875d1c0f-a415-4ef3-98dc-0bc42fdee6d7
His NFL team, the Buffalo Bills, finally shipped off multi-talented but malcontent starting left offensive tackle Jason Peters Friday, dealing him to the Philadelphia Eagles, where stadium full of malcontents historically watches the Eagles play. (Sorry, couldn't resist).
This trade may be as much a testament of faith in Bell as it is an instant dose of asprin for a 300-pound-plus migrane in the Bills' front office. Peters is gone, and maybe, Bell steps in at right tackle. Lead journalist Chris Brown says as much in his post on www.buffalobills.com - check it out.
http://www.buffalobills.com/news/article-1/filling-the-left-tackle-void/875d1c0f-a415-4ef3-98dc-0bc42fdee6d7
Wedding reunion
The rainy weather this weekend didn't dampen former Lady Demon volleyball teammates in town for the wedding of Beth Freeland, who came back to Natchitoches to walk down the aisle. Among those back was Shannon Puder, in from Aurora, Col., where she manages a bakery.
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