BCSP Notes . . .
Boone to help kickoff Classic
Coaching legend Herman Boone, a
North Carolina Central Uni-versity graduate, will
be the keynote speaker and ESPN's popular host Stuart Scott will serve
as master of ceremonies at the Ford
MEAC·SWAC Challenge Kickoff Luncheon on Friday,
September 2 at noon at the Sheraton Birmingham Hotel (Birmingham
Ballroom).
The luncheon will commence the Ford MEAC-SWAC Challenge, which will feature South Carolina State of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) against Alabama State of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The game will be played on Saturday, September 3 at 2:30 p.m. CT at Legion Field and will be aired nationally on ESPN2.
The Kickoff Luncheon will also feature all participating student-athletes, athletic director, head coach and conference officials representing South Carolina State and Alabama State. The cost of the luncheon is $50 and tickets can be ordered by calling (704) 973-5019 or logging on to the event website at www.fordmeac swacchallenge.com.
Boone's inspirational story was captured in the Disney film "Remember the Titans" starring Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington. In 1971, racial tensions ran high in Alexandria, Va., as three schools were newly integrated to form the T.C. Williams High School. It was from this union that the Titan football team was created. The former rivalries between the schools coupled with the strain between the black and white players resulted in a team that was far from united. Through the game of football, Boone and assistant coach Bill Yoast were able to help their small Virginian community put aside their intolerance and join together to support their children. The Titans became one of the best teams in Virginia, compiling a 13-0 record and went on to win the state championship. Boone is now retired but continues to motivate and inspire audiences with presentations on respect, teamwork, community involvement and importance of character, among others.
Emory named to CoSIDA Board
Elizabeth City State Sports
Information Director April Emory has been appointed to
the Board of Directors of the College Sports
Informa-tion Directors of America (CoSIDA). She
will serve as College Division Representative for
the South Atlantic Region. Emory was appointed by CoSIDA president Joe Hernandez to fill the
unexpired term of John Arenberg of Emory University, who has left the profession and
therefore vacated his spot on the Board.
Emory has been sports information director at ECSU since 2001. Prior to that, she was SID at St. Paul's College, her alma mater. She has been a member of CoSIDA since 1999 and has served on the CoSIDA Scholarship Committee since 2003. In July, she was elected president of the CIAA SID Association after serving as vice president since 1999. She is also secretary of the Black College Sports Information Directors Association.
Lady Bears to play in Classic
The Shaw University Lady Bears basketball team has
accepted an invitation to play in the third annual Holiday Isle
Classic in Islamorada, FL. The tournament is slated for November
28-29 and will feature teams ranked in the top-10 in the final
NCAA, Division II regular season poll last season.
Others in the field include Emporia State, from Emporia, Kansas, seventh in that final regular season poll, Nova Southeastern University who finished 17-12 last season and Midwestern State, from Wichita Falls, Texas. Pairings for the Holiday Isle Classic will be announced at a later date.
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