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Volume XIIII, Number 45

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This has been the busiest season at Urban Sports News in the 20+ years I have beencovering sports. We have served as the official still imaging company for the SWACSoccer, Bowling, Baseball and Football Championships. USN has been involved in thecoverage of several college bowl games. USB has expanded our basketball coverageto include NAIA schools. USN has done extensive coverage of college soccer andvolleyball in 2013-2014. Courtney Turner has been a blessing and has allowed me to expand USN coverage.Courtney is a 2013 graduate of Texas Wesleyan and a former basketball player for theRams. She has a deep rolodex for a 24-year old. She will be working on TCU sports,NAIA and Division I basketball. We have added Onyesonam Nolisa to the USN team. Oni attends Texas Wesleyanand is a public relations major. Oni began her internship in July and has worked withme on The Texas Southern Women’s Basketball Team Photo Shoot, The Labor DayClassic, and the “Pretty Girls Hoop 2” August Photo Shoots. She will be providingsupport in all social media and working as a sports photography apprentice. Her dutieswill be tailored around her basketball schedule. There is a bio on Oni in this issue onpage eleven. With the hiring of Chevonne Mansfield at the American Athletic Conference, wehave opened up a new avenue of sports coverage. We have worked with Chevonnewhile she was at the SWAC and SEC. She is a bright star in the athletic administrationuniverse. UCONN, SMU, Tulane, Central Florida, East Carolina, Memphis andTemple offer new sports coverage horizons for USN. New schools that we have provided first-ever sports coverage include Sam HoustonState, University of Miami, Northwestern State, Florida Gulf Coast, University ofArkansas-Little Rock, Boise State, Lamar University, Dartmouth, Xavier-NewOrleans, Oklahoma City University, Wayland Baptist, Oklahoma Baptist, St. ThomasUniversity, Incarnate Word University, Tulsa University, and Wyoming. I am working on a book project called “Pretty Girls Hoop 2.” The objective of theproject is to find bright, accomplished players who are smart, pretty and can hoop.This is a non-commercial educational project designed to provide positive role modelsfor young girls in ages 12-18. Our subjects are carefully pres-creened and often haveovercome all manner of adversity to excel on the court and the classroom. Each profilewill include action photos, studio lit high-fashion shots to present our subjects in anew light. Some of our photographed subjects have produced stunning photos. There is a spread on the project in this issue. The players we have photographed todate include: Secrett Anderson, Grambling; Takoia Larry, Texas Wesleyan; TonisheaMack, Grambling; Angeleigh Davis, Wayland Baptist; Courtney Turner, TexasWesleyan; Sarah Woodard, Texas Southern; Morgan Simmons, Texas Southern;Briianna Sidney, Texas Southern; Onyesonam Nolisa, Texas Wesleyan; Ricquel Butler,Jarvis Christian; Tarah Turner, Jarvis Christian; Kayala McCray, Texas Wesleyan; We have identified players and coaches from TCU, Xavier of New Orleans, WileyCollege, and the University of St. Thomas in Houston to approach about “Pretty GirlsHoop 2.” My goal is to publish the book in late 2015. Tennessee State won our 2013 TJ’s Catfish/Urban Sports News Black College Poll.The Tigers finished the season 10-4 and went two rounds deep in the BCSChampionship series. This year marks our fourth year conducting our poll. Bethune-Cookman tops our current poll. The poll is listed on page 12. This issue has expanded volleyball coverage, soccer and band features to round outour current issue. I have seen some great volleyball players over the past few weeks.Savanah Leaf, Miami; Kali Fluke, Texas Southern; Qiana Canete, UT-Arlington;Taylor Gross, UT-Arlington; Edina Begic, UALR; Ashley Smith, TCU; Alexia Heist,TCU; Candyce Alexander, Prairie View; and Sonja Milanovic, UALR represent someof the best talent in college volleyball. The NFL has a violence problem among its players. The Ray Rice saga is the tip ofthe iceberg. The NFL has had 56 domestic violence complaints in recent years. Whatreally sickens me is all the fans that were wearing the jerseys of Rice, Hardy andMcDonald. Now that’s insanity.

Until Next Time,

Peace & Much LoveJohn R. Posey, Publisher

TCU Trounces Minnesota 30-7

The TCU Horned Frogs raised their record to 2-0 in dominating fashion with a 30-7 victory over the Minnesota Golden Gophers before 43,958. TCU travels to Dallas to play SMU on September 27th. Photo: John Posey,Urban Sports News.

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By John R. Posey, Urban Sports News

FORT WORTH, TX – TCU and Minnesotareluctantly signed an agreement to play as GaryPatterson and Kill are very good friends. In fact, Killwas in Patterson’s wedding party 10 years ago. TCU and Patterson left that friendship in the lockerroom. Receiver Josh Doctson caught two first-halftouchdown receptions and TCU’s defense smotheredMinnesota’s run-oriented attack for a 30-7 win Saturdaybefore 43,958 at Amon Carter Stadium. TCU (2-0) forced five turnovers and held Minnesota(2-1) to 99 yards rushing — 134 below its average. Doctson opened the scoring with a 13-yard over-the-shoulder catch. He finished with six catches for 64yards.Doctson had a leaping grab with his right hand fora 7-yard score that increased TCU’s lead to 17-0 early inthe second quarter. Trevone Boykin was 27 of 46 for 258 yards, twotouchdowns and an interception. He also rushed 12times for 92 yards. TCU held David Cobb to 41 yards on 15 carries.Cobb averaged 145.5 yards rushing in Minnesota’sprevious two victories.

The Gophers’ lone score came on a 12-yard passfrom freshman Chris Streveler to Maxx Williams with10:56 to play. TCU’s newly-installed up-tempo offense wasted littletime adding points on the scoreboard. Only one of theHorned Frogs’ six scoring drives took longer than 2minutes as the offense smoothly executed the up-tempooffense newly installed for 2014. Minnesota’s starting quarterback, Mitch Leidner, leftthe game early in the fourth quarter following a hardtackle. Leidner was 12 of 26 for 151 yards and threeinterceptions and also lost a fumble. Leidner had justreturned after leaving last week’s Gophers win overMiddle Tennessee State with a sprained ligament in hisleft knee. TCU scored on its first two possessions and wasnever seriously threatened the rest of the way. AfterDoctson’s first touchdown catch, the Frogs followedMinnesota’s second consecutive three-and-out with thefirst of Jaden Oberkrom’s three field goals, from 46yards. The Frogs’ opening scoring drive of 18 yards was setup by a 46-yard punt return by Cameron Echols-Luper. Midway through the first quarter, TCU had outgainedMinnesota in total yardage 50 to minus-1. The Gophersfinished the first quarter with minus-1 yard rushing.

Two of Minnesota’s three first-half turnovers wereturned into TCU touchdowns. Cobb lost a fumble on thefirst play after Boykin was intercepted by Briean Boddy-Calhoun at the Gophers 39. TCU converted the turnoverinto one yard touchdown run by B.J. Catalon for a 24-0lead. The home-and-home series will resume when TCUvisits Minneapolis next September in the season openerfor both schools. The Horned Frogs offense has a lot of romm forimprovement despite producing more than 400 yards inoffense. They were 2 for 12 on third down. Boykin wasintercepted once and sacked twice. There were twoholding penalties and a false start. “We were basically shooting ourselves in the footwith the penalties and stuff that basically we cancontrol,” Boykin said. “It was nothing Minnesota did,even though they are a good, quality team. We just shotourselves in the foot with most of the things we did.” TCU plays SMU on September 27th and then hostsOklahoma. on October 4th. And that’s when we’ll findout how good the 2014 Horned Frogs are.

TCU Horned Frogs Football Through the USN Lens5 Urban Sports News Volume XIIII, 45

TCU quarterback, Trevone Boykin, heads upfield on a quarterbackkeeper. Photo: John Posey, USN.

Top: Josh Doctson grabs a 7-yard touchdown pass from TrevoneBoykin in TCU’s 30-7 win over Minnesota. Photo: John Posey, USN.

Safety Derrick Kindred (26) heads down the sidelines with an interception against the Minnesota Golden Gophers. TCU’s defense forced fiveturnovers in their 30-7 win. Photo: John Posey,USN.

Junior Safety, Chris Hackett (1), upends Chris Streveler of theMinnesota Golden Gophers. Hackett also had an interception. Photo: JohnPosey,USN.

TCU Nike Invitational6 Urban Sports News Volume XIIII, 45

Horned Frogs Continue Strong Play Leading Up to Big 12 OpenerARLINGTON, TX— TCU’s volleyball team openedthe 2014 with an experienced roster and high hopesfor a Big 12 Title run. The Frogs return five of sixstarters and 14 returning players from a team thatfinished 16-15 in 2013. It was the ninth time in 12years that the Horned Frogs finished with a winningrecord under Head Coach Prentice Lewis. The team took a trip to Italy this summer and theplayers and Coach Lewis believe it served as thebuilding block for improved harmony on the squad. Senior Mattie Burleson said the trip was able toprepare the team for the many challenges they willface during the 2014 Big 12 season. She felt the teambonding by the day. After the trip, the chemistry of the team is thestrongest that it’s ever been,” Burleson said in arecent interview. While Lewis places importance on chemistry, shewants a team that competes every night. “I want the team to play hard every match. I wantthem to be grovelers. I want them to be a team thatdoes not give up and fights until the very last point.” Junior setter, Alexia Heist, has been namedcaptain and is described by her coach as a “big time”setter. Heist recently reached the 1,000 assist

milestone against Notre Dame at the ShamrockInvitational. Sophomore outside hitter, Ashley Smith, is beingcounted on to play a larger role as a hitter and leaderon the court. She is currently second on the team inkills with 101 after 11 matches. Ashley has a .255hitting percentage. “I want to be the person that the team can look atas the consistent player that’s always going to playwell, no matter what,” said Smith. “I want the team to play hard every match. I wantthem to be grovelers. I want them to be a team thatdoes not give up and fights until the very last point,”Lewis said. Senior Stephanie Holland leads the Frogs inKills with 108. Transfer Sarita Miklas is third in kills.Holland and Miklas were named to the All-Tournament team. Reagan McGuire leads the team inblocks.

Natalie Gower is leading the way with a .315

hitting clip, which ranks No. 7 in the Big 12 and has

also shut down opponents at the net with 16 total

blocks. Junior Blaire Pickens is also a major contributor.Pickens became only the third player in Big 12

history to have a perfect 1.000 hitting percentageafter putting down 10 kills on 10 attempts in the winover Grambling State on Friday afternoon. Thanks toher career-high clip, she sits atop the TCU recordbook for highest single match hitting percentage. The Horned Frogs have played a toughnonconference schedule that included top-rankedPenn State, Miami, Notre Dame, UALR, UNI, Iona,William & Mary, and Northeastern. They entered thefinal tournament of the preseason at 7-4. The Frogs finished with a 3-1 record in their TCUNike Invitational beating Grambling, Prairie View,and Miami. TCU lost 3-0 to the University ofArkansas-Little Rock. TCU finished 1-2 at theShamrock Invitational losing to UNI andNortheastern. The Frogs beat Notre Dame. The Big 12 coaches picked TCU to finish 7th inthe conference and no Horned Frog Player wasnamed to the Preseason All-Conference Team. When asked what her expectations were for thisseason, Coach Lewis said that she’d never give aspecific target for a total number of wins. But deep down, the writer feels that Coach Lewiswants to hit the 20-win mark with the 2014 edition ofthe Horned Frogs.

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TCU Middlle blocker, Mattie Burleson, scores a kill against the University of Miami. TCU won the match. John Posey,USN.

TCU outside hitter, Sarita Mikals, prepares to kill a Miami attatck during the TCU Nike Invitational. The Colleyville sophomore is a transferfrom Houston. John Posey,USN.

Top: TCU setter, Alexia Heist, jump sets a middle attack during theTCU Nike Invitational. She is considered on of the top setters in theBig 12.Photo: J. Posey, USN.

Top: TCU opposite, Blaire Pickens, scores a kill during the TCU NikeInvitational Tournament. She was recenntly named TCU Muscle MilkAthlete of the Week. Photo: J. Posey, USN.

Sports Through USN The Lens

Prairie View Libero, Chandler Bacon, makes a dig against the University of Miami at the Nike Invitational at TCU. Chandler is a juniortransfer from San Jacinto College. Photo: John Posey,USN.


Prarie View Volleyball Through the USN Lens

Prairie View setter, Ana Kiso. sets an outside hitter against theUniversity of Miami. She is from Belgrade, Serbia. Photo: USN.

Prairie View Outside Hitter, Jasmine Lewis, attacks the University of Miami front row at the TCU Nike Invitational. Jasmine is a freshmanfrom Rowlett, Texas. Photo: John Posey,USN.

Prairie View senior outside hitter, Candyce Alexander, sets an outsidehitter against the University of Miami. She is a transfer from MissouriState. Photo: USN.

Texas Southern Volleyball Through the USN Lens

Top: Kali Fluke serves against UT-Arlington at the Hilton Invitational.She was named to the All-Tournament team. Photo: J. Posey, USN.


Texas Southern Libero, Kailynn Gray, push sets a ball across the net during the TCU Nike Invitational. Kailynn is a freshman from GrandPrairie, Texas. Photo: John Posey,USN.

Opposite Nicole Robinson attacks from the right side against UT-Arlington at the Hilton Invitational. She is a freshman from Phoenix, Arizona.Photo: J. Posey, USN.

Texas Southern defensive specialist, Samone Boyd passes against UTA.Photo: J. Posey, USN.

AAC Weekly Soccer Honors

March 14-15, 2014


PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American AthleticConference has announced the winners of the league’sweekly men’s soccer honors for the week ending Sept.14.

Offensive Player of the WeekAkeil Barrett * Sr. * F * TulsaBarrett tied the game and forced two extra frames in RVTulsa’s 1-1 draw against No. 2/4 Creighton. The seniorscored the equalizer in the 53rd minute after splitting theBluejay defense. Barrett’s goal was the first againstCreighton this season. He led the Golden Hurricane withfive shots, including two on goal.

Defensive Player of the WeekJakob Nerwinski * So. * B * UConnNerwinski scored his first career-goal in RV/25 UConn’s3-1 win at RV Seattle. The sophomore finished with acareer-high three points against the Redhawks afterassisting on a goal by Ethan Vanacore-Decker.Nerwinski and the UConn defense held Seattle to justone goal.

Goalkeeper of the WeekJake McGuire * So. * TulsaMcGuire played all 110 minutes in the net against No. 2/4 Creighton. The sophomore made five saves versus theBluejays, including three in overtime, as RV Tulsaplayed Creighton to a 1-1 (2OT) tie. The Bluejaysaveraged 1.75 goals per game entering Saturday’scontest.

Rookie of the WeekCheikh Stephane Coly * Fr. * MF * UConnColy and the Huskies held RV Seattle to one goal inUConn’s 3-1 win over the Redhawks. The freshmanstarted both decisions last week, including a matchup atNo. 10/11 Washington, and helped limit a Seattleoffense that averages 1.75 goals a game.

Weekly Honor Roll

Idrissa Camara * Jr. * F * SMUNetted two goals, including the game-winner, in SMU’s3-1 win over Stony Brook.Jacob Wagmeister * R-Jr. * GK * UConnMade nine saves last week and stopped a career-hightying six shots in UConn’s win at RV Seattle.Jared Martinelli * Jr. * F/MF * TempleScored the game-tying goal with six minutes left inregulation in Temple’s 2-2 tie vs. La Salle.Leonardo Ayala * Sr. * B * UCFLed UCF’s central defense that earned a 1-1 (2OT) tievs. College of Charleston.Spasoje Stefanovic * Jr. * GK * USFPosted five saves in the Bulls’ 1-0 loss at Old Dominion,made a number of critical stops throughout the game

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Four American AthleticConference Players were honored with Player of theWeek accolades for the fourth week of the 2014 women’ssoccer season. Tulsa snatched two recognitions withCourtney McKeon named Goalkeeper of the Week andRoman Edwards named Defensive Player of the Week.UConn’s Danielle Gottwik received the Rookie of theWeek award and UCF’s Tatiana Coleman received hersecond Offensive Player of the Week award this season. Freshmen goalkeeper McKeon received Goalkeeper ofthe Week honors as she led her team to one win and onetie this weekend. Against No.15/20 ranked Oklahoma, sherecorded six saves to leave them scoreless in doubleovertime. She also registered four saves against UTMartin with no shots made against her over the weekend. Tulsa’s Edwards also came up big on the defense.Against No. 15/20 Oklahoma she had two shots, one thatwas recorded on goal. UConn’s Gottwik aided the Huskies to two wins thisweekend. Against St. John’s she tallied one assist. OnSunday, she netted two goals, including the game-winner,and an assist to lead UConn past MU Mass 5-0. After being named Offensive Player of the Week inWeek 1, Coleman has been honored again after helpingUCF go 2-0 this weekend. She scored in both gamesincluding the game-winner against Oregon State and twoassists against the Beavers.

Honor Roll

Shauni Kerkhoff, Temple, GK, Jr.Kerkhoff received Goalkeeper of the Week for the pasttwo weeks and continued to perform well this weekend.She posted seven saves on the weekend and received firstteam All-Tournament Team at the Cornell Classic.

Tana Dake, Tulsa, M, Fr.Midfielder Tana Dake played in all 200 minutes thisweekend. She stepped up for Tulsa after teammate RachelThun was injured against UT Martin. She had one assistand eight shots, five of which were on goal.

Rachel Hill, UConn, F, So.Hill posted two goals against St. John’s, including thegame-winner. She added another goal and one assistagainst Massachusetts. She now had nine goals on theseason.

Kelly Farrell, Temple, F, Jr.Recorded both goals for Temple in their victory overCornell and received first team All-Tournament Teamhonors at the Cornell Classic.

Carleigh Williams, UCF, D, Sr.Led UCF to two shutouts and played all 90 minutes ofboth matches. Her defensive efforts held Texas to threeshots on goal. She also recorded an assist in the win overOregon State.

Cheikh Stephane Coly of UConn won Rookie of the Week Honors.Photo: Courtesy of the American Athletic Conference.

Akeil Barrett of Tulsa won Offensive Player of the Week Honors.Photo: Courtesy of the American Athletic Conference.

Turner’s Duties Expand Nolisa to Intern

ARLINGTON, TX—Urban Sports NewsCommunication Intern, Courtney Turner, has been givenexpanded duties for the 2014-2015 season in both men’sand women’s sports. She has been an USN intern sinceNovember 2013. Courtney will be providing game daysocial media, video and press conference duties for TCUFootball. Courtney will also be working on TCU men’sand women’s basketball in an expanded capacity. Inaddition she will be working on NAIA basketball.Courtney has worked on college football, bowling andcollege basketball as her primary day-to-dayresponsibilities. Turner has worked on creating new social media

platforms for Urban Sports News, game coverage,features, statistics and postgame video interviews. Shewill also attend postgame press conferences and player/coach media availability events. Turner as already attended TCU Basketball MediaDay, TCU football press conferences and interviewedTCU All-American, Jason Verrett Courtney hasinterviewed TCU All-American, Jason Verrett andWayland Baptist Coach, Alesha Robertson. She hasworked both the SWAC Bowling and BasketballChampionships. Courtney has experience with the Heartof Dallas Bowl and the Harlem Globetrotters. She hasworked as creative director on photo shoots forAngeleigh Davis and Onyesonam Nolisa. Courtney alsoworked on a photo shoot with Jarvis Christian basketballplayers, Ricquel Butler and Tarah Turner in 2013. Shehas covered TCU basketball men’s and women’s mediaday. “Courtney is very talented, but more importantly, sheexhibits great initiative,” said John Posey, CEO ofUrban Sports News. “I have been impressed with herwillingness to learn and to take on new tasks. I’m tryingto push her to see that she can achieve new heights. Iwant to give her a wide range of assignments so thisexperience meets her expectations. Going forwardCourtney will have primary responsibility for findingnew subjects for features for my e-magazine USN. Shewill serve as the primary Urban Sports news contactwith Jarvis Christian, Wayland Baptist, LSU-Shreveport,Paul Quinn and Texas Wesleyan. She will be responsiblefor coordinating and cunducting interviews with thoseschools. Also, Courtney will be working more closely onmy “Pretty Girls Hoop 2” book project. She hasidentified several potential subjects for the book. Shewill assist me on TCU Game Day tasks.” Courtney is a May 2013 graduate of Texas Wesleyanwith a degree in Mass Communication. She is a nativeof Amarillo, Texas and lives in North Richland Hills.


ARLINGTON, TX—Urban Sports News is pleasedto announce the addition of Onyesonam “Oni” Nolisa asa Communications Intern for the 2014-2015 sportsseason. Oni is a Public Relations Major at TexasWesleyan and is a member of the basketball team. Shewill work on projects as her basketball schedule allowsand pick up more duties in the spring. “Oni is a remarkable find for USN. It was definitely acase of planning by accident.” said John Posey, CEO ofUrban Sports News. “Oni joined Texas Wesleyan at mid-season. TWU was one of the schools that we coveredregularly which is how I met Oni. I watched Oni playand liked her gritty, East Coast approach to playingbasketball. She was very unselfish and had a highbasketball IQ. I originally was interested in her as aphoto/essay subject for my book, “Pretty Girls Hoop 2.”I met with her and was impressed with her poise,intellect, and inner strength. Courtney Turner and I didher initial shoot and found that she had tremendousinitiative, creativity and exhibited a strong work ethic.Oni is very quiet and has many layers to her personality.Each layer reveals a new talent. She is a painter, a writer,a model, a basketball player, and an aspiring model. I’dcall her a ‘Renaissance Woman.’” “Oni has worked with me on a photo shoot for theTexas Southern Women’s Basketball Team, “Pretty GirlsHoop 2”, a TJ’s Catfish & Wings product shoot, and theLabor Day Football Classic. She did a great job handlingall social media for the Labor Day Classic via Facebookand Instagram. She has an insight, vision andperspective rare for a 21-year old. My clients like her. Ilook forward to her making valuable contributions toUSN.” Oni will work on all SWAC Conference sports, SMUbasketball, corporate/commercial projects, Big 12basketball, Texas Southern Sports, and track. Oni willserve as a photography assistant. She will also work onspecial projects as they emerge. Oni is a native of Waterbury, Connecticut andpreviously attended Hofstra University on a basketballscholarship.

TJ’s Catfish & Wings/USN 2014 Black College Football Poll: Week 3

Dropped Out: Southern, South Carolina State Others receiving consideration: Clark, Elizabeth City, Livingston, Miles, South Carolina State, Tuskegee. The TJ’s Catfish & Wings/USN Black College Poll is compiled by John Posey and a network of local associates. Contact us at [email protected] or 214-929-8573. Copyright 2014, Urban Sports News. All Rights Reserved.

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Rank Team Record Comment

1. Bethune-Cookman Wildcats 2-0 Beat Grambling 36-23. Next Up: At Central Florida. Tough non-conference schedule will have Wildcats ready for the MEAC.

2. Alabama State Hornets 2-1 Ran over Mississippi Valley 47-22. Next Up: Host Arkansas-Pine Bluff. ASU is talented, experienced and hungry.

3. Tennessee State Tigers 2-1 Crushed Jackson State 35-7. Next Up: Host Tennessee Tech. Tough as always.

4. North Carolina A&T Aggies 2-1 Edged Elon 17-12. Next Up: Host Chowan. Broadway’s teams just win.

5. Alcorn State Braves 2-1 Smashed Louisiana College 52-10. Next Up: At Mississippi Valley. Talented team, weak non-conference foes.

6. Texas Southern Tigers 3-0 Beat improved Central State 30-16. Next Up: Host Alabama A&M. Tigers may be the surprise of the SWAC.

7. Winston-Salem State Rams 1-1 Lost heartbreaker to Valdosta State 22-17. Next Up: Host Tuskegee. The Rams look strong again.

8. Howard Bison 1-2 Beat down Morehouse 35-17. Next Up: Play rival Morgan State in the Urban League Classic. Played Rutgers tough.

9. Jackson State Tigers 2-1 Lost to Tennessee State 45-7. Next Up: Host Grambling. Two weak wins. Jury is still out on this squad.

10. Morgan State Bears 1-2 Defeated Bowie State 28-3. Next Up: Play rival Howard in the Urban League Classic. Lost two close games to D-I schools.

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“Pretty Girls” Hoopers Are Role Models

Morgan Simmons, Brianna Sidney, Sarah Woodard of Texas Southern join Onyesonam Nolisa of Texas Wesleyan at a photo shoot inHouston..Photo By John Posey, USN

By John Posey, USN

“I attempt to preserve the history of minorities andwomen through the recorded image and explain whothey are to the global village. I accomplish myphotographic goals primarily by documenting sports,black college marching bands, dancers, and actiondisciplines”.—John R. Posey, 2013

ARLINGTON, TX— The genesis of “Pretty GirlsHoop 2” emerged after my 2013 Facebook post ofTexas Wesleyan basketball player, Takoia Larry,shooting a jump shot. Someone made the comment onher timeline that, “See you all…pretty girls can hooptoo.” This simple, but subliminal message, marinated inmy mind for a month. I knew women can be great basketball players andbe feminine in look and style. Women should beillustrated in a way that shows the many layers of theircharacter beyond the hardwood I thought. Where do I go? Who do I approach to get thisproject off the ground I wondered? How much is thisgoing to cost? Is this a viable project? Will players bewilling to participate? Who is the target audience forthe book? After much reflection, I reminded myself that Ihave mounted a major photographic exhibition at amuseum, created a national football poll, taughtmyself the craft of photography, and built a nationalsports news service. I assured myself I can accomplishanything if I put my mind to it. And away I went. Thus, a project was born as I decided to illustratethe veracity of that post. “Pretty Girls Hoop 2” is abook and gallery project designed to shine a light onsmart, beautiful, feminine women who play or coachbasketball. Many of these women have overcomeobstacles and used basketball as a tool to enrich theirlives. The women featured are strong and confidentand define themselves. In short, they rock! “Pretty Girls Hoop 2” is an empowerment projectdesigned to provide role models for young womenages 12-18 and help them develop and build self-esteem. There is a need for positive role modles foryoung girls. In addition, we want young girls tobroaden their horizons and believe they can achieve. My long-term plan is to make this book availablethrough schools and libraries. My goal was to identify 15-20 players and coacheswho personify being a “Pretty Girl” who hoops withferocity, yet is accomplished off the court and exudesfemininity. To date, I have photographed 12 womenplaying the game they love and capturing theircomplexity and layers of personality off the court. Ihave also had interest from Texas Southern aboutthree of their players for possible inclusion in theproject. I have targeted players at TCU, St. ThomasUniversity, and Xavier of New Orleans. This is a project with many moving parts so who

knows where this is headed in two months? Sports, dance and music are arts of motion,movement and coordination. This is my photographicarea of specialty. There is a beauty in capturing anathlete at a critical moment in his/her flight to thefinish line, goal, or basket. Athletes float the wayMiles Davis’ fingers glided up and down thatglistening Martin Committee horn or LeBron swoopsto the hoop on a solo flight that defies the restraints ofgravity. There is an implied beauty in capturingsomeone moving in ways that challenge ourperceptions of what is possible. You can’t explainwhat they’ve done; you just enjoy it for the miracleyou’ve just witnessed. Secrett Anderson is a financial analyst forRaytheon and models. Onyesonam Nolisa is anaspiring model and public relations major. TonisheaMack graduated with honors and coaches high schoolbasketball. Courtney Turner, Kayla McCray, andTakoia Larry are mass communications majors.Morgan majors in sports administration and has aninternship lined up whenn she graduates. There is a complex story that has emerged of eachof these ladies as we work together. Most haveovercome adversity to excel on the court andclassroom. Secrett and Takoia gave birth sons, yetremained in school and continued their basketballcareers. Neisha and Kashyla have had family membersincarcerated. Courtney and Tarah were raised in asingle parent household and are of mixed raceheritage. Kayla has endured a wide range of familyproblems. Onyesonam has overcome four kneesurgeries. Angeleigh Davis’ dad died at 22 and wasraised by her grandparents. Each “Pretty Girl” subject is smart, charming andunique. I found them to be innovative, committed andhard-working subjects. Secrett has a classic model build at 6’-1” withsquare shoulders and longs arms. She is the epitome ofstyle and grace. Courtney is smart, likeable and funny.

Kayla is silly, highly competitive, and full of pride.She has a good heart. Takoia is bright, thoughtful, andsensitive underneath a tough exterior. Angeleigh wasan NAIA All-American. Ricquel and Tarah graduatedwith honors. T-Mack is another one with a toughexterior that protects her from peering eyes. She issmart as hell and another one who takes her photoshoots seriously. I call her the “Picture Diva.” “Pretty Girls” subjects, Tarah Turner and RicquelButler, recently graduated from Jarvis Christian. Theywere teammates and roommates. Tarah is a leader whois a ball of energy and wants to coach. TT iis God-fearing and uses her faith to give her strength. Sheloves Oreos and peanut butter crackers. Ricquel ispretty as they come but is very reserved. Don’t let thatexterior fool you though. She is a warrior who istough as nails. She is an outstanding student and hasalso won a beauty pageant. My “Pretty Girl” images are a recording of aperiod in the life of these young women. But what Icapture is more than a moment in time; it is aduplicate of reality. Thus, I photograph with apurpose; my lenses burrow into the souls of thesesubjects searching for truth as to who they are andhow they feel so I can present my interpretation to theviewer. I don’t shoot pictures of them; I attempt toconstruct complex images of their livesthroughportraits, documentary projects and capturing thebeauty of motion in a wide variety of sports and actiondisciplines. Taking pictures of people that that are worthviewing is, at once, extremely difficult, ever-challenging, and particularly taxing from a creativepoint of view. Hopefully I have generated interest andawakened feelings deep in the bowels of of the viewerwith my interpretation of my “Pretty Girls” subjects.If so,then I’ve accomplished my goal of bringing visual joyto the lives of the people who view these images


“Pretty Girls Hoop 2” Documentary Subjects

Kashyla “Shy” Fields is a junior at Langston University. Shy averages7.5 points a game. Photo By John Posey, USN.

Jarvis Christian senior, Tarah Turner is a senior and the starting pointguard for the Bulldogs. Photo By John Posey.

Jarvis Christian senior, Ricquel Butler, is a native of Fort Worth,Texas. She averages 8.8 points a game. Photo By John Posey.


Angeleigh Davis is both athletic and intelligent. The former WaylandBaptist star was named both a Basketball and Academic All-American. Photo By John Posey.

Onyesonam Nolisa is a junior at Texas Wesleyan. She averaged 10points a game as a mid-season transfer from Hofstra. USN Archives.

Sarah Woodard is a senior point guard at Texas Southern.. Photo ByJohn Posey.

2014-2015 College Basketball Players to Watch

Texas Southern point guard, Sarah Williams, lead the team in steals.She averaged 6.7 ppg and 3.9 apg. Photo By John Posey.

Thomas Gipson is an inside force for Kansas State. He averaged 11.7ppg and 6.5 rpg in 2013-14. Photo By John Posey.

Arizona transfer, Lynette Holmes, lead the NAIA in scoring with a 26ppg average. She also led Langston in blocks. Photo By John Posey.

Wayne Selden is a 6’-5” sophomore guard for Kansas. He was an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention Selection. Photo by John Posey.

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Texas Southern guard, Jose Rodriguez is a native of the Bronx. Thesenior averaged 11.9 ppg and 5.7 rpg. Photo By John Posey.

Onyesonam Nolisa was a midseason transfer to Texas Wesleyan fromHofstra. She averaged 10 ppg in 2013-14. Photo By John Posey.

2014-2015 College Basketball Players to Watch

Brianna Sibley is a four-year starter for Texas Southern. Sibley wasan All-Swac selection. Brianna hails from Brooklyn. Photo By JohnPosey.

Whitney Gathright is a 5’-4” point guard for Xavier of New Orleans..She led the team with 12.3 ppg and 3.8 apg. Photo By John Posey.

Kyan Anderson is a senior point guard for TCU. He averaged 17.3ppg and 3.78 assists per game. Photo By John Posey.


Zahna Medley is junior guard for TCU. She was a First Team All-Big12 selection. Photo By John Posey.

Amric Fields is a senior forward for TCU. He averaged 13.1 ppg and6.1 rebounds per game. Photo By John Posey.

Alexis prince is a Redshirt Sophomore. She missed the 2013-2014season due to surgery. Photo By John Posey.

ASU’s CrowellMakes Cleveland

Browns Roster


Urban Sports Newswire

MONTGOMERY, AL—Former AlabamaState running back, Isaiah Crowell, has beaten theodds and made the Cleveland Browns roster as anundrafted free agent. Crowell was a long shot to make the Browns,but solidified his standing with the Browns byrushing for over 100 yards in Cleveland’s finalpreseason game. He was the only Browns’ back torun for more than 100 yards during the preseason. Crowell made an impressive regular seasondebut against the Pittsburgh Steelers scoring twotouchdowns and rushing for 32 yards on sixcarries. He showed the speed and moves that hedisplayed at Alabama State over the past twoseasons. After rushing for 850 yards and being namedthe Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Yearin 2011, Crowell transferred to Alabama Statewhere he rushed for 1,963 yards during his twoyears on the Montgomery campus. The Columbus,Ga., native carried the ball 329 times averaging5.96 yards per carry. He also rushed for 30touchdowns, scoring 180 points during his Hornetscareer. Crowell was also used as a receiver out of thebackfield, catching 18 total passes for 122 yardsover two years at ASU. He finished his career asthe 6th all-time leading rusher at ASU and was tiedfor second with 30 touchdowns. His 180 totalpoints is tied for fourth.

By Courtney Turner & John Posey, USN

TCU cornerback, Jason Verrett, ended hisillustrious career being named a first-team All-American by the Walter Camp FootballFoundation. Verrett also was named to the 2013USA Today All-American team. He was ranked byESPN.com as the No. 1 player in the Big 12, was aJim Thorpe Award semifinalist and Lott IMPACTTrophy quarterfinalist. He was a Big 12 Co-Defensive Player of the Year, as well as, beingnamed to first team All-Big 12. Despite all his honors, many scouts thoughtVerrett was too small to be a first round pick in the2014 draft. NFL scouts’ concerns about the TCUAll-American were: 1) Undersized; 2) Teamsviewed him as only a slot corner; 3) BelievedVerrett struggled with bigger receivers. The San Diego Chargers were not swayed bysniping about Verrett’s size and chose him as the25th pick of the first round. He is currently a backup cornerback on theChargers depth chart and has struggled with ashould er injury. Will Verrett’s skills translate to the pros? Orwill his lack of size be exploited by the bigger,stronger wide receivers in the NFL? Jason remains cool as a cucumber in respondingto the challenges of playing in the NFL. “Everybody’s gonna face times where they feelthey’re struggling or put down,” said Verrett.

ASU’s JonesMakes Falcon’sPractice Squad

TCU’s VarrettMakes San DiegoChargers Roster

By John Posey, USN

Terren Jones, 6-7, 341 pounds, plays for theAtlanta Falcons. Jones was a three-time All-SWACperformer and an AFCA All-American following hissenior season at Alabama State University. He was an undrafted rookie tackle who reportedto camp 40 pounds overweight. He battled to lose theweight and started his career on the Falcons practicesquad. His hard work paid off in the eyes of his coach,Mike Smith. “Terren has done a nice job,” Smith said. “He’s abig guy that’s worked extremely hard. He came in asa 380 pound guy that probably needed to lose someweight. We put him on a very strict (diet) and he’sdone that. He’s well below that. He has some skillsthat we like. We’ll get an opportunity to evaluate himover these next five weeks.” Jones is listed as the third right tackle on theteam’s depth chart. He has practiced at left and righttackle while on the practice squad. Jones, who playedat Alabama State after turning his nose up at a gray-shirt offer from East Carolina when coming out ofFort Walton Beach, (Fla.) High, will now have thechance to earn some NFL snaps. “It’s just a blessing,” said Jones, who was an all-conference performer at Alabama State. “I have achance to live my dream. It’s a great feeling. Ithought they (Atlanta Falcons) were going to pickme.”

2014-2015 College Athletes to Watch

Imani Mcgee-Stafford (34) averages 10.4 ppg and 7.2 rpg for theTexas Longhorns. Photo By John Posey.


Morgan Simmons is a senior All-Conference selection for TexasSouthern. Photo By John Posey.

Maxx Williams makes a TD grab against TCU. He is one of the toptight ends in the Big 10. Photo By John Posey, USN.

Miami outside hitter, Savanah leaf played for Britain in the 2012Olympics. She is an All-ACC selection. Photo By John Posey.

Alabama State forward, Aaliyah Lewis led the SWAC Conference inscoring in 2013. She has scored 3 goals in 2014. USN Archival photo.

Alabama State wide receiver, DeMario Wesley, has caught 8 passesfor 194 yards and 2 TDs in 2014. USN Archival photo.


2014-2015 College Athletes to Watch

Sonja Milanovic is a junior outside hitter for UALR. She is an All-Conference selction. Photo By John Posey.

David Cobb averages more than 100 yards a game for Minnesota.Photo By John Posey,USN.

TCU outside hitter, Ashley Smith, attacks the Miami front row in theNike Invitational. Photo By John Posey,USN.

Sophomore Elxis Rice plays for Jackson State. She was named byCollege Sports Madness as Player of the Week for her hat trickagainst Mississippi College. Photo By John Posey.

Jerry Lovelocke will be under center again for Prairie View. He wasnamed to the All-SWAC team in 2013. Photo By John Posey,USN.

Texas Southern defensive back, Brandon Thomas, tight ropes downthe sideline against Prairie View for a score. Photo By JohnPosey,USN.

Richard Sherman Controversy Outs Those Using the Word ThugBy John R. Posey, Urban Sports News

I have spent the last week watching the RichardSherman postgame rant devolve into a national warof words between the African-American communityand pretty much everyone else. Now it’s my turn to weigh in with some “fightingwords,” that some will find offensive. I sat in stunned amazement watching Sherman’smachine-gun ramble, full of insults and the chokesign, directed at 49ers wide receiver, MichaelCrabtree. His boiling passion caught me completelyby surprise. I covered Crabtree when he was a senior at DallasCarter. He was an All-State football player and All-state shooting guard on the basketball team. Healways struck me as quiet and uncomfortablespeaking in public. He was not known as a trashtalker so I was trying to understand what were theunderlying reasons for all the anger displayed bySherman towards Crabtree. I initially looked at Sherman’s rant simply as his“Boys in the Hood” moment. He stepped back intoCompton mode and just went off. After all we arenothing more than the product of our collectiveexperiences. I’ve witnessed this type of diatribemany times at urban parks, house parties, card gamesand in rec centers throughout the country. I found hisrant more amusing than disturbing. Sherman didn’t score any cool points with me, atfirst, with all the mindless screeching about himselfand then I remembered Ali’s rant after upsettingSonny Liston. White folks were offended. I was ateenager who connected with Ali’s independence andfelt a sense of nationalistic pride at him “telling theworld” how great he was. He didn’t shuffle andmumble like Liston so I could identify with him as arole model. Not long after that rant, Ali was soon drafted foractive duty in the Army and found himself directly inthe cross hairs of J. Edgar Hoover who hated this“Uppity Nigger.” Ali was put through emotional,spiritual, and financial hell for speaking his mind; yethis support further galvanized in the Blackcommunity. Sherman’s idol? Muhammad Ali. I reflected back to the 1968 Olympics and theJohn Carlos/Tommie Smith clenched fist, silentprotest on the victory stand. They were stripped oftheir medals and unceremoniously kicked out of theOlympic Village without saying one word. Carlos/Smith were called traitors and “Uppity Niggers” byWhite America. To this Black teenager, they were myheroes because Carlos/Smith brought attention to theinequity, racism and poverty Blacks were forced tolive in the 1960s. No matter. White America went berserk on both occasions atthese rants and silent protests by intelligent, articulate

African-American male athletes. Young African-Americans supported Ali, Carlos and Smith. Todaythey support Floyd Mayweather and Cam Newtonwho have been categorized as talented and arrogantBlack men. And now it appears many, young African-Americans have rallied to Sherman’s defense as well. Count me among his supporters. Richard Sherman, a Stanford graduate, is beingcalled a racist and a thug by people who’ve nevermet the man. His rant had nothing to do with race,nor did he use foul language. It was immature anddisrespectful to an opponent. So why all the vitriol America? White America’s fury, intolerance, and ignorancehas been on display in forums all across the internet.Sherman has received an anonymous, verballynching as thousands of posts filled the internet withthe most racist, vile language I have read in my 60years on the planet. His life has been threatened. These cowards are hiding behind their firewallsand using the “New Age” term for nigger (I don’t usethe term n-word); thug. Never mind what hisStanford degree, 3.7 GPA, 1400 SAT, outstandingathletic talent, or documented community servicerepresent; all they see is a black man with dreds, aflair for using idioms of the ghetto, and a big mouth. He’s a thug or so they say. If yelling is thuggish, than Congressman, JoeWilson, is a “thug” for screaming, “You lie!” toPresident Obama during his State of the Unionaddress in 2009. When the white community is uncomfortable withthe behavior of a smart, strong black man, they callhim a thug because calling him a nigger is politicallyincorrect. Go up on any forum and see how manytimes the word thug is used to describe Sherman. Andthat is mild. He has also been called a monkey, ape,ignorant, and nigger , as well, countless times on theweb. It brings to mind these questions, “Why arehockey players called enforcers rather than thugs?”

“Why isn’t Justin Beiber’s behavior consideredthuggish rather than the actions of a misguidedchild?” Sherman has called out all of his “thug/nigger”accusers by adroitly flipping the scrip and takingthem to school in a recent press availabilty. “The only reason it bothers me is because it seemslike it’s the accepted way of calling somebody the N-word nowadays,” Sherman said during a pressconference on Wednesday. “It’s like everyone elsesaid the N-word and they said ‘Thug’ and they’relike, ‘Ah, that’s fine.’ That’s where it kind of takesme aback and it’s kind of disappointing….” “I’ve fought that my whole life, just coming fromwhere I’m coming from. Just because you hearCompton, you hear Watts, you hear cities like that,you just think ‘thug, he’s a gangster, he’s this, that,and the other,’ and then you hear Stanford, andthey’re like, ‘oh man, that doesn’t even make sense,that’s an oxymoron.’ You fight it for so long, and tohave it come back up and people start to use it again,it’s really frustrating.” I’d say Sherman put the bigots on blast. Sherman’s supporters roll deep out here. HBO’s, Bill Maher, is on record supporting himagainst underground racism. Hank Aaron has sent amessage of support. ESPN’s, Stephen A. Smith,issued a compelling defense of Sherman on “FirstTake.” Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin have chimedin with support for Sherman. He has climbed tonumber 10 in NFL jersey sales. Sherman has gainedhundreds of thousands of twitter followers sinceSunday and is over 650,000. He appears in a nationaltelevision ad for Beats by Dr. Dre. Sherman is awriter for MMQB.com which is a division for TimeWarner. More importantly, the mainstream media hascalled a moratorium on using the thug label sohaphazardly thanks to Sherman who thinks it was apositive. “It’s healthy, everything that happened. All thepeople who sent the messages, and who tweeted whatthey tweeted, it ends up turning around to be apositive, because it opens back up the discussion andpeople begin to get more education. And any timeyou get more knowledge, you’re more powerful as aperson.” Welcome to my world Mr. Sherman. I have foughtwith the behavior police for most of my life. I haveheard, “Why can’t you be like…?”more times than Icould count. You see Mr. Sherman, White Americastills thinks it’s their job to define us as if we are stillchattel slaves. And when we talk or act in a way theydisapprove of, we are going to be cursed andthreatened back into that behavior box called being a“Good Negro.” What the “Sherman Rant” has reminded us of isthat America is a divided country; mostly along raciallines. To whites, Sherman is a villain and thug. To



Texas Southern Opens 3-0

Le’Tevin Wilcox (29) gained some tough yardage against Prairie View in the Labor Day Classic. TSU won 37-35. The Tigers are off to a 3-0start. Photo: John Posey, USN.

By John R. Posey, USN ARLINGTON,TX—-After two years of learningCoach Darrell Asberry’s ystem the Texas SouthernUniversity football squad looks to bounce back in2014. With numerous starters returning, the Tigersseek to build and improve this upcoming season. Coach Darrell Asberry returns for his third seasonwith a plethora of returning talent that can build thefoundation for success for years to come. On thedefensive side, All-SWAC first team honoreedefensive lineman Amir Bloom returns for his junioryear. Bloom led the SWAC in 2013 with 8 sacks andwas third in the conference with 13.5 tackles for lossdespite sitting the last 2 games due to injury. Also returning for his senior year is defensiveback Brandon Thomas. The All-SWAC honoree ledthe Tigers with 82 tackles with 48 of thoseunassisted. Offensively, junior quarterback Homer Causeyreturns for the Tigers looking to build off a solid2013 season. He averaged 145.5 yards per game withfive passing touchdowns on the year. He’ll have tworeturning wide receivers in Fred Plummer and MalikCross who combine to give the Tigers a very capableone-two punch.

With 16 new Tigers stepping on the field as well,the future looks bright for the Tigers program.Asberry spoke highly of his new recruiting classcombined with his current team. “We believe we got something special when youadd the 2014 class to the two classes we alreadysigned,” said Asberry. “The coaches did anexceptional job recruiting and the future looks a lotbrighter for the Tigers.” Picked to finish 4th in the SWAC West, the Tigershave jumped out to a 3-0 record with speed, hard-hitting defense, the running of Daveonn Porter, andheady quarterback play by Homer Causey and JamalSmall. Tough challenges face them in Alabama State,Southern, Alcorn State and Jackson State.

TSU GAME RECAPS

TSU 37-Prairie View 35 Homer Causey ran for one touchdown and threwfor another and Texas Southern beat Prairie ViewA&M 37-35 in both team’s season opener on Sunday.Causey went 14 of 22 for 224 yards and rushed for88 yards in pacing the Tigers over their bitter rival.

All-SWAC selection, Brandon Thomas, openedthe scoring with a 17-yard fumble return in theopening quarter. Texas Southern went up 17-14 with 6:33 in thefirst half on Causey’s 44-yard touchdown passtoMalik Cross Prairie View answered with a 76-yardtouchdown pass from Jerry Locklove to Nick Petreon the next play. TSU’s Eric Medina hit a 30-yardfield goal with 2 seconds before halftime to make it21-20 at intermission. The Tigers scored 10 third-quarter points, onCausey’s 4-yard touchdown run and Medina’s 20-yard field goal. Prairie View cut the deficit to 2 with 2:49 in thegame on a 25-yard touchdown reception by GabeDunlap, but Texas Southern ran out the clock.

TSU 52-Texas College 14

The Texas Southern Tigers crushed Texas College52-14. Back-up quarterbacks, Jamal Small and JayCristophe filled admirably for starter Homer Causeyin the rout. Texas College scored on a 20 yard run to put theSteers up 8-7 midway through the first quarter. Butthe Tigers would not look back the rest of the way asPorter went all the way for 53 yards to put the Tigersup 14-8. TSU Quarterback Jay Christophe helped put upthe only points in the third quarter with a 52-yard runto extend the lead to 42-8.

TSU had a total of 529 yards of total offense withthe quarterback combination of Small and Christopefinishing the game a combined 18-of-25 for 284yards and 4 touchdowns.

TSU 30-Central State 16 Daveonn Porter ran for two touchdowns andTexas Southern beat Central State 30-16 Saturday. Porter scored on runs of 26 and 5 yards, andgained 89 yards on 18 carries, as TSU moved to 3-0this season. Jamal Small added 108 yards on 13carries, and went 17 of 31 for 186 yards and twoTDs, for the Tigers. Central State (1-1) scored first on John Adams’32-yard field goal, capping a 10-play, 64-yard firstquarter drive. But Small connected with FredPlummer for 26 yards for a score, then found MalikCross from six yards to lead 13-3 at half. Porter’s first TD made it 20-3 early in the third.But Central State scored twice — the latter a 25-yardinterception return by Christian Wilson — to cut it to20-16. Eric Medina kicked a 24-yard field goal, thenPorter’s fourth quarter, 4-yard scamper put the gameout of reach.

Meyer Coliseum Renovation24 Urban Sports News Volume XIIII, 45

By John R. Posey

ARLINGTON, TX— On a bright, windswept fallday, the sounds of drilling and digging emanate forvenerable Daniel-Meyer as the visitor passes therenovation site. It’s a sound that will continue throughmid-2015. DMC celebrated its 52nd birthday in 2014. The7,201-seat arena is the smallest basketball venue in theBig 12, and its third-oldest. The oldest arenas, Kansas’Allen Fieldhouse (1955) and Oklahoma State’sGallagher-Iba Arena (1938), have been expanded andrenovated multiple times. Oklahoma State’s $55 millionrenovation in 2000 doubled the capacity and added 14luxury suites. TCU’s neighbors such as North Texas and UTArlington have bigger and newer basketball arenas.UTA’s $78 million College Park Center seats 7,000 forMavericks basketball games. The TCU Board of Trustees approved a $63 millionrenovation to its interior design and exterior facadewhich began this spring. Harold Leeman, the director of facility planningand construction, said the old DMC was outdated.“There will be all new concession stands and roomfor people to stand around at tables,” he said in arecent interview. “Restrooms will also be redone toaccommodate more people. The corridors will bebuilt outwards.” Leeman said. “It will allow a lotof people to walk around without feelingcramped.” The ground floor in the coliseum has been re-designed.

“We have a lot of space between the floor andthe seating bowl, so what we are going to do islower the floor about five feet,” he said. “Thisallows us to put more seats on the floor level andnot have them break the view from the people inthe bowl.” A section of the building structure will bedemolished to allow the floor to be lowered.Construction crews have rerouted electrical wiringand fiber through the DMC. Water and sanitarysewer lines have been rerouted to accommodatean office tower that will house the TCU coachingstaff. “The three story tower will have the coaches’offices on the second floor.” A Hall of Fame space will be created within theDMC, which includes memorabilia, uniforms, bigscreens to interact with and more to show off theTCU Athletics program. “When you walk in, there will be this reallycool space that you will see all the sports and theiruniforms,” Leeman said. “This was not originallyin the budget, but we were able to include it now.” TCU Assistant Athletics Director Mark Cohenwrote in an email, “Our new basketball home willbe tremendous source of pride for TCU and FortWorth.’ The men’s team will play in Wilkerson-GreinesActivity Center next season while renovations

continue. The women will play in the UniversityRecreation Center. Upon completion, the 332,000 square-footfacility will seat up to 6,860 people, according tothe TCU Physical Plant’s website. The goal for thecompletion date of the Daniel-Meyer Coliseum isOctober 2015.

Heist Reaches1,000 Assists

By John R. Posey, USN

ARLINGTON, TX—-TCU junior setter,Alexia Heist is a leader. She was a captain of hervolleyball team all four years of high school at ElPaso Eastwood. She was considered a Top-80recruit by Prep Volleyball. Her career has been one of distinction. Sheplayed in 29 matches as a freshman and started11. She racked up 172 assists and 187 digs. As asophomore, her role on the team expanded as sheplayed in all 31 matches and started 28. Shedished out 647 assists and racked up 213 digs. She reached a career milestone at theShamrock Invitational in the Horned Frogs 3-1(24-26, 25-18, 25-21, 26-24) victory over NotreDame. Heist dished out 31 assists on the nightand put her career total over the 1,000 mark. Shenow has 255 assists on the season which givesher 1,049 for her career puts her in eighth placeon the all-time assists leaderboard. She is onpace to record more than 2,000 assist for hercareer.

Name, School Pos. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School

Andie Malloy, Baylor, OH 6-2 Jr. Allen, Texas/Iowa StateMackenzie Bigbee, Iowa State, RS 6-1 Jr. Williamsburg, Iowa/WilliamsburgVictoria Hurtt, Iowa State, OH 6-2 Sr. Kansas City, Mo./ArchbishopO’HaraChelsea Albers, Kansas, OH 6-1 Sr. Papillion, Neb./Millard NorthSara McClinton, Kansas, OH 6-2 Sr. Omaha, Neb./Millard NorthTayler Soucie, Kansas, MB 6-1 So. Osawatomie, Kan./OsawatomieKatie Brand, Kansas State, S 6-1 So. Grand Island, Neb./CentralCatholicJulia Doyle, Oklahoma, S 6-2 Jr. Plymouth, Minn./WayzataKierra Holst, Oklahoma, MB 6-4 Jr. Coppell, Texas/CoppellKhat Bell, Texas, MB/OH 6-1 Sr. Mesquite, Texas/North MesquiteHaley Eckerman, Texas, OH 6-3 Sr. Waterloo, Iowa/EastMolly McCage, Texas, MB 6-3 Jr. Spring, Texas/Klein CollinsChiaka Ogbogu, Texas, MB 6-2 So. Coppell, Texas/CoppellJordan Anderson, West Virginia, OH 6-0 So. Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound

^Unanimous SelectionCoaches were not allowed to vote for their own players.

Preseason Indivdual Honors

Preseason Player of the Year:Haley Eckerman, Texas — OH, 6-3, Sr., Waterloo, Iowa/EastPreseason Freshman of the Year:Ainise Havili, Kansas — S, 5-10, Forth Worth, Texas/Haltom

Preseason All-Big 12Volleyball Honors

BIG 12 PRESEASON CONFERENCE HONORS

PRESEASON POLL

Rank Team (First-place Votes)Points

1. Texas (8) 642. Kansas (1) 533. Iowa State 494. Oklahoma 455. Kansas State 356. Baylor 317. TCU 18West Virginia 189. Texas Tech 1110. Oklahoma State

*Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team.

Heart of Dallas Bowl toHonor First Responders

DALLAS, TX – The Heart ofDallas Bowl announced a new missionin time for the fifth annual contest: tohonor first responders through football.The bowl game owned and operated byESPN Events, a subsidiary of ESPN,announced the new initiative at the14th annual Freedom Run 5K outsideDallas City Hall. The bowl game willbe played on Friday, Dec. 26, featuringa team from Conference USA against amember of the Big Ten Conference. “First responders are men andwomen who are the true heart of Dallasand put their lives on the line every dayto help make our communities safer,”said Brant Ringler, Executive Directorof the Heart of Dallas Bowl. “They aresome of the hardest working and underrecognized people in our communities,and we are proud to host them for aday of tribute and great football.” The groups that will be honored atthe game will include firefighters,police and EMS personnel; withtributes scheduled during each quarter,and presentations throughout the event.The pre-game fan fest will also bringtogether first responder groups from allover North Texas, with a tailgateoutside Cotton Bowl Stadium,showcasing hardware fromparticipating units. Both Dallas Chief of Police DavidBrown and Dallas Fire and Rescue

Chief Louie Bright III were on handfor the announcement. “We are proud to support the Heartof Dallas Bowl in their new mission tohonor first responders,” Chief BrightIII said. “I want to encourage all fireand rescue personnel, as well as allother first responders who can attend,to come be celebrated.” “The Heart of Dallas Bowlcontinues to host an event the entirecommunity can enjoy and we areextremely appreciative,” said ChiefBrown. “The first responder initiativeis a powerful ‘Thank You’ to men andwomen who deserve to beappreciated.” Complimentary tickets will be madeavailable to first responders and theirfamilies via signup at the bowlswebsite,www.HeartOfDallasBowl.com, laterthis fall. These tickets are madepossible by generous underwritingfrom North Texas businesses and bowlcorporate partners. Businesses who are interested ingetting involved supporting the firstresponder ticket program can contactthe bowl office at (214) 389-4300, or atthe bowls website,www.heartofdallasbowl.com.

Grambling Coach, Broderick Fobbs, and Prairie View Coach, Heishma Northern pose in fron of theState Fair Classic Trophy.Photo By John Posey,USN.



Sun Belt Conference Volleyball2014 Sun Belt Volleyball Coaches Preseason PollTeam (First Place Votes) Points1. UALR (4) 1102. Texas State (3) 993. Georgia Southern (2) 954. UT Arlington 835. South Alabama (1) 766. UL Lafayette (1) 637. Appalachian State 628. Arkansas State 589. Troy 4110. Georgia State 2811. UL Monroe 11

Preseason Sun Belt All-Conference Team

Edina Begic, UALRMechell Daniel, South AlabamaSonja Milanovic, UALRJamie DeRatt, Georgia SouthernCaylin Mahoney, Texas StateAndrea Hole, UL LafayetteKym Coley, Georgia SouthernMarja Zelenovic, Troy

Preseason Offensive Player of the YearEdina Begic, UALR

Preseason Defensive Player of the YearMarcela Araya, UL Monroe

Preseason Setter of the YearCaylin Mahoney, Texas State

UT Arlington freshman, Qiana Canete, is making a strong bid to be onthe All-Conference team. She leads the team in kills (133) and issecond in digs (143). Photo By John Posey, USN.

The Sun Belt Volleyball Coaches selected UALR as the preseasonfavorite to win the conference title. Photo: USN Archives.

UALR outside hitter, Edina Begic, was slected as the preseason Sunbelt Offensive Player of the Year. She was a 2013 All-Conferenceselection. She is a native Sarjevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Photo, USNArchives.

UALR Picked as Favorites

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The volleyball coaches of the Sun BeltConference selected UALR to finish first in the 2014Sun Belt Preseason Coaches’ Poll as announced onMonday. In addition to being selected as thepreseason favorite, the Trojans’ Edina Begic wasvoted as the Preseason Offensive Player of the Year. The Trojans garnered four of the eleven first placevotes while earning 110 points which was 11 pointsclear of second place Texas State. After winning theconference tournament in 2013, Texas State finishedwith 99 points and three first place votes. Sun Beltnewcomer Georgia Southern was predicted for a thirdplace finish with two first place votes and 95 points.UT Arlington took fourth with 83 points. South Alabama and UL Lafayette finished in fifthand sixth respectively while collecting one first placevote each. Appalachian State was tabbed for seventhplace followed by Arkansas State, Troy, and GeorgiaState. UL Monroe rounded out the poll. Begic, a senior outside hitter is the two timedefending Sun Belt Offensive Player of the Year andwon Sun Belt Player of the Week seven times duringthe 2013 Sun Belt season. Begic has led theconference in kills each of the past two seasons andfinished third in the nation with 5.11 kills per set and5.83 points per set last year. UL Monroe senior Marcela Araya was picked bythe conference coaches as the Sun Belt PreseasonDefensive Player of the Year. The Costa Rica nativeposted a school-record 549 digs in 2013, including asingle-match ULM and Sun Belt record 46 digs in avictory over Troy on November 2nd. Araya played inall of the Warhawks’ 117 sets and averaged the mostdigs per set (4.69) out of returning Sun Belt players.She tallied double-digit digs in all but five matchesand was named the Sun Belt Defensive Player of theWeek three times. Caylin Mahoney was tabbed as the Sun BeltPreseason Setter of the Year. Mahoney is coming offa season which saw her earn the Sun Belt ConferenceChampionship Tournament Most Outstanding Player.The senior from Texas State was third in the Sun Beltin assists and compiled more than 50 assists twiceand more than 40 assists in nine matches. Mechell Daniel (South Alabama), SonjaMilanovic (UALR), Jamie DeRatt (GeorgiaSouthern), Andrea Hole (UL Lafayette), Kym Coley(Georgia Southern), and Marija Zelenovic (Troy)were named to the Sun Belt Preseason All-Conference Team along with Begic and Mahoney.

Courtesy of the Sun Belt Conference

The Fabulous Southern University Dancing Dolls

God in my life, none of this would have been possible.My mother, Tara Frank, has been my rock through thegood and bad times. She is the, “Wind Beneath MyWings.” “My first game performing as a Dancing Doll is myfavorite memory. We played Florida A&M at the SWAC/MEAC Challenge in Birmingham. It was one hundreddegrees, but it didn’t matter because I was now a part ofthe Dancing Dolls Legacy which meant so much to megrowing up. My first time performance at MumfordStadium was amazing. We played Prairie View. There isnothing that can compare to the roar of the home crowdwhen the band walks through the gate. I felt like asuperstar. My first Bayou Classic in 2007 was anotherspecial memory. After all those years being a spectator, Iwas performing at the Superdome on national television.It was my first Thanksgiving away from home. I neverknew the amount of work and practice that goes intopreparing for the Bayou Classic. We practice onThanksgiving and perform three times in less thantwenty-four hours.” “My tenure as captain helped me mature as an adult. Iactually learned how to be a leader and keep thingspositive between eleven, different personalities. I haveto thank all of my sister Dolls for their input andbonding together as a team. I spent a great deal of timetrying to develop that “IT” factor for our lines in 2009and 2010. The ladies embraced it and we flourished as aline. I believe the key was communication and makingour shared experience a democracy. I am so proud ofthem all.” Photos I’ve taken of the Dancing Dolls haveappeared in ads, articles, websites, coffee table books,exhibitions and galleries. The group shots were taken at

the 2010 Bayou Classic and some for ads, as well as atthe Belle Rouge Hotel. The photo of the five DancingDolls, in blue, was taken at Southern University and wasa featured photo in my 2004 Black College BandExhibition, “And the Band Played On.” The exhibitionran at the African-American Museum of Dallas. One ofthe Dolls in the photo, Raeven Hall, performed in themovie, “Drum Line.” Another Doll in the picture,Melissa Prejean is a native of Sugar Land, Texas and ismarried to NBA star Brandon Bass. A photo of threeDancing Dolls captured in mid-air was taken in 2010 fora promotional poster. The Dolls featured in the 2011 salute ad are: BeatrizAlfaro; Britany Brown; Meagan Callier; Seaera Cole;Prentice Garrett; Casey Greggs; Chauncey McCoy; AprilRollins; Kayla Smith; and, Anngelica Taylor. I’ll leave my readers with this thought: “The Dancerbelieves that his(her) art has something to say whichcannot be expressed in words or in any other way thanby dancing... there are times when the simple dignity ofmovement can fulfill the function of a volume of words.There are movements which impinge upon the nerveswith a strength that is incomparable, for movement haspower to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself.This is the dancer’s justification for being, and hisreason for searching further for deeper aspects of hisart.” ~Doris Humphrey, 1937

D’Tara Frank performed as a Southern UniversityDancing Doll from 2007-2010. She was captain in 2009-2010. D’Tara works as an engineer in Sulphur.Louisiana.

By John Posey, Urban Sports News

I have had the unique opportunity to observe andcapture many of the special moments of Black CollegeMarching Bands over the last twenty years. One of mymost enjoyable experiences annually has been the honorof photographing the Southern University Dancing Dollsin an official capacity. The “photo shoot” featured in thead on the opposite page allows for more creativity andquality control than I could ever accomplish at a gameor parade. This year’s edition of the Dancing Dolls is the bestHBCU dance line I’ve worked in 20 years of working asa photographer. We are partners in a photo shoot. Theyhave proven to be disciplined, creative and fun to workwith for me. I don’t have to direct them. Ours is acreative exchange of ideas in search of photographicexcellence. I will miss seniors, Meagan Callier, BritanyBrown, and Kayla Smith. They have carried on theproud tradition of what it means to be a Dancing Doll. The Dancing Dolls are a tradition-rich danceauxiliary. The Southern University, Dancing Dolls arethe creation of former Southern University BandDirector, Dr. Isaac Greggs. The original SouthernUniversity Auxiliary was called the Southern Belles. Dr.Greggs decided he wanted dancers rather thanmajorettes. Mr. Lawrence Jackson has expanded on Dr.Greggs’ formula and has maintained a commitment toforty-one years of excellence in collaboration with RoseRoche’ as their sponsor. Bridgette Richard, a formerDancing Doll, has taken over the reins as the Dolls’sponsor. She is a classy lady and a true professional. The Southern University Dancing Dolls are bothgraceful and beautiful, but they are more than acollection of pretty faces; they are dancers. And asAlbert Einstein said, “Dancers are the athletes of God.”My photos of the Dancing Dolls represent acollaboration between the disciplines of photographyand dance. Photography is an aesthetically pure form ofself-expression. The only limits are within the artist’sown mind. Dance, like sports, is the art of motion.There is an innate beauty in the movement,choreography, imagination and precision in dance thatoften seems surreal to the human eye. Kiara Ely, Tianna Barnett and Traci Prince, whoperformed in Westside Story, are some of the “Dolls”who have gone on to careers in entertainment. Kiara hasperformed for Christina Aguilera and choreographed the“Dolls” 2006 Bayou Classic halftime show. D’TaraFrank danced with Beyonce at the Super Bowl. BeatrizAlfaro; Britany Brown; Meagan Callier; Seaera Cole;Prentice Garrett; Casey Greggs; Chauncey McCoy; AprilRollins; Kayla Smith; and, Anngelica Taylor performedwith Madonna in the Super Bowl. D’Tara Franks is a former captain of the DancingDolls and now is the Director of the Dance Auxiliary.She is a smart, down-to-earth leader who was a please towork with over four years. She is always responsive anda go-getter. She graduated from Southern with a degreein engineering. The following are her thoughts that wepublished in the 2010 coffee table book on the DancingDolls. “There have been so many memorable moments andso many people to thank over my Dancing Dolls careerthat writing about it is a daunting challenge. Without

The 2011 Southern University Dancing Dolls strike a “Rockettes” pose during their recent photo shoot at the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino &Hotel. Sports Legacy Gallery Photo: John Posey, USN.


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