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Swashbucklers start training camp

April 3, 2009 - Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL)
Louisiana Swashbucklers News Release


LAKE CHARLES -As they tied their laces before heading out of the locker room, the look said it all. "I'm ready. Let's get this thing going", said returning wide receiver Henry Hunter as the Swashbuckler hit the field at Washington Marion High School for the start of training camp 2009. Hunter was just one of a mixture of returners and new faces who begin the vision as champions of the Southern Indoor Football League in its inaugural season.

The Bucs will get a look at 30 players before head coach Darnell Lee trims the roster to 23 prior to the April 25th opener with the Florida Kings. "I'm excited for this training camp. There will be some very interesting battles for positions in the next few days. Especially for the running back spots", said Lee, dressed in familiar coaching attire and a whistle around his neck. Over five players, including Iowa standouts Germanie Thomas and Lepeacous Celestine, and former McNeese State fullback Jordy Johnson will vie for the position. Florida native Devin Wispress is also expected to report to camp soon.

Louisiana signed running back Tim Blackwell on Wednesday. Blackwell is a 6'0, 205 pound speedster out of Southern Miss. He is very familiar with the Swashbucklers, after spending most the season last year with the Corpus Christi Hammerheads. The Bucs beat the Hammerheads twice last year, including the championship game of the Intense Football League. Also familiar with the Swashbucklers success is former Frisco Thunder linebacker Courtney Brooks. Brooks at 6'3, 240, is attempting to earn the roster spot vacated by Travis Moses.

The Swashbucklers also signed offensive lineman Jeff Ridgle on Wednesday. Ridgle is 6'7, 300 pounds out of Arkansas Pine Bluff.

Former McNeese State University defensive backs Ivan Stevenson and Brian Harvey have been invited to camp, and will battle for that job with another former Cowboy Jonathan Walker who previously signed with the team.

"I missed these guys", said Hunter, who joins fourteen other Bucs returners trying to earn a spot on this year's squad.

The team will practice 7-9PM, Tuesday-Thursday at the Washington-Marion complex until the field is set at the Lake Charles Civic Center in the middle of April.

For information on Swashbucklers indoor football, call the team office Monday - Friday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at 310-PASS (7277) or visit our website at www.labucs.com.

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