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Volume #30, No. 2 February, 2015

February Brings Golf & Football! Schedule of Join us this month at Dave & Buster’s Lynnhaven Mall, for 2 exciting speakers! U p c o m i n g N S C E v e n t s On Monday. February 2nd, Lauren Doughtie, of the Symetra Golf Tour will

speak to our members. Ms. Doughtie, a golfer since the age of 10, is a graduate of North Carolina State University, and while there was Monday, February 2nd named to the 2008 All-Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Team. Luncheon Meeting: Doughtie was a four-year member of the Symetra Tour and earned Lauren Doughtie her first professional win in 2012 at the Ladies Titan Tire Challenge Symetra Golf Tour

in Marion, Iowa which she won in a playoff. Doughtie earned a spot in the top-20 at the 2012 Final Qualifying School in a seven-player, Monday, February 16th three-hole playoff to earn Category 12 on the 2013 priority list. She continues Luncheon Meeting top play on the Symetra Tour. Latrell Scott Head Football Coach On Monday, February 16th, join us for a talk with NSU’s new head football

coach, Latrell Scott. Mr. Scott comes to NSU following an outstanding two-year run as head coach at Virginia State University. He directed the Tro- Saturday, February 21st jans to a 19-4 record and two Central Intercollegiate Athletic Asso- NSC Basketball Outing ciation (CIAA) Northern Division regular-season titles in his two ODU Monarchs v Louisiana seasons in Petersburg. In 2013, Scott was voted the Virginia Sports Tech at Ted Constant Center, Information Directors (VaSID) College Division State Co-Coach of 3 pm the Year. His overall record as a head coach is 25-9. Scott has com- bined 15 years of coaching experience at Monday, March 2nd (2012), the (2009), the University of Tennes- 70th Annual Jamboree Jimbo Fisher see (2008), Richmond (2005-07), VMI (2002-04), Western Carolina (2001) and Tickets on sale NOW! Fork Union Military Academy (1999-2000).

February meetings will be The 70th Annual Jamboree - Tickets on sale NOW! held at Dave & Busters Lynnhaven Mall! Lunch begins As you all have heard, the Norfolk Sports Club’s 70th Annual Jamboree is promptly at 11:30 am, and scheduled for Monday, March 2nd at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. We are meeting begins at 12 pm pleased to welcome Jimbo Fisher, Florida State University’s head football coach as our speaker! Tickets are on sale now, $85 per person, or $800 for a table of 10, and are available by calling Wayne Ford at 497-3095 or by calling Sending condolences to: the NSC office! Get them while you can! This is one hot ticket! Frances Everton

Rooney Rainey Did you hear? The NSC will be advertising the 70th Annual Jamboree by hanging a banner on the walkway over Waterside Drive, AND by having an ad On the passing of their loved on the large sign outside of Nauticus! If you are downtown, take a quick look! ones. P a g e 2 Letter from your President...

It’s been Letteran exciting first from month ofthe the year President for the Norfolk Sports Club. I NSC Directory want to thank everyone who has come out to support the club at our new G. Bryce Burton, meeting location at Dave and Busters. There have been many positives and President 545-4613 some negatives associated with the move. I appreciate all the feedback that I have received from the membership, as we continue to try and improve the William “Bill” Rainey, experience of being a member of the Norfolk Sports Club. The NSC Board President Elect decided to extend our stay at Dave and Busters through March to better Office Operations, Sportsline, 2016 Jamboree 467-0017 evaluate what is the best location for our club’s luncheons and dinners. We welcome input from the club membership on ways to improve the club’s Vicki Trexler, meetings, as well as new location ideas. This is an ongoing processes de- First Vice President signed to improve the quality of our meetings, as well as offer a greater ap- Weekly Luncheon Speakers 489-3686 peal to new members. Anyone interested in helping with this process, please Joe Monaco, feel free to contact me. I hope you will continue to support all of those who Second Vice President are working so hard to make the Norfolk Sports Club the best it club in the Monthly Golf Outings 333-7676 land. The Jamboree committee is also in full swing preparing for the 70th Maurice N. “Buddy” Early, Annual Norfolk Sports Club Jamboree. As most of you know, the Jamboree Secretary 857-0947 is the major fundraiser used to support the operation of our club. It is im- Roger Travaglio, perative that everyone lend their support to make the event as successful as Treasurer 455-8192 possible. Reach out to people in the community that you think would like to sponsor our event, place an ad in our program or come to the Jamboree it- Mike Adams, self. The reputation of the Norfolk Sports Club has allowed us to secure an Sergeant-at-Arms 560-6722 excellent keynote speaker in Jimbo Fisher, head football coach at Florida Alton Forbes, State University. Please spread the word! Ex-Officio 436-1855 As you may recall from the January Sportsline, I felt it was impera- tive that the NSC needed to advertise more. So in the upcoming weeks, you Erin Round, will see a banner for the Jamboree going up over Waterside Drive in down- Administrative Assistant [email protected] 497-9583 town Norfolk, as well as an advertisement on the digital billboard on the side of Nauticus. Hopefully, this will not only bring attention to the Jambo- 2015 Directors ree but the club in general. We will also be releasing the names of our award winners to the press over the coming weeks. The success of the Jamboree One Year Term Two Year Term still comes back to individual club members who are dedicated to spreading Rick Hensley Jack Ankerson the word through the community. Please make every effort possible to reach Rick Laumann Jim Hoffower out to people who might sponsor the Jamboree or place ads. CH Lambert James Doty In conclusion, this is an exciting time to be a part of this dynamic Rick Page Steve Samuels organization. I hope you will throw your full support behind the Norfolk Sports Club as we strive to make a bigger impact on the Tidewater region in Next BOD Meeting: support of student-athletes. Monday, February 10th, at 5 p.m. Respectfully, at the office of Joe Monaco Bryce Burton Oceana Place, 448 Viking Drive VA Beach All club members are welcome and invited to each Board Meeting! Tickets still available! Come see your Board at work! ODU Monarchs vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Special get well wishes to: Paula Hoffower Saturday, February 21st, 3 pm at the Ted Constant Center! Call the office for details! The Sportsline Volume #30, No. 2 P a g e 3

February’s Member Spotlight…. Each month in 2015 the Sportsline will spotlight a member so you may Steve Samuels get to know them better!

Steve Samuels, 44, is GM/CFO at K&D Round’s Landscape Services, a full service maintenance and outdoor living company that has served the Hampton Roads area for over 28 years. He has been in the industry since he was 14 years old. Steve was born in Abilene, TX and grew up in Pueblo and Colorado Springs, CO. He attended Ambassador University in Big Sandy, TX and received Bachelor Degrees in Management of Information Systems and Theology, while obtaining a minor in Business Administration. He served as a City Councilman and Vice Mayor for Monument, CO from 2006-2009. His love for sports was fostered by his father who challenged him to play and educate himself on all sports. He played football and basketball in high school and college. In college, he developed a love of refereeing intramural sports programs and furthered that passion when he returned home to Colorado after school. He refereed high school football and basketball for twenty years with numerous state playoff and championship assignments including a top classi- fication football championship game in Mile High Stadium in 2006. Steve entered the ranks of col- lege refereeing in 2003 and has worked in multiple conferences in both football and basketball. He was elected the assignor of officials in the Colorado Springs area in 1999 and served in that role until 2009. He worked various Denver Nugget scrimmages including the first scrimmage when Allen Iverson was traded to the Nuggets to team up with Carmelo Anthony. Steve was a season ticket holder for the Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Rockies and Colorado Avalanche until his move to Chesapeake, VA in 2009. Steve is currently a 2015 NSC Board Member.

Steve and his beautiful wife Jennifer, who is from Chesapeake, have an adorable two year old daughter named Quinn.

Your 2015 Board of Directors and Officers!

President, Bryce Burton, welcoming members and guests to the first luncheon of 2015!

THE NSC MARCH MADNESS BRACKET CHALLENGE!

The NSC Bracket Challenge is back! Each bracket is $20! (And yes, you may buy more than one!) The bracket will Earnest Byner answering a question Enjoying Earnest Byner speak about his be available via email and at the Mon- from an NSC member days as a professional football player day, March 16th luncheon! Simply fill out the bracket and return it, along with your $20, to Erin by 4pm on Wednesday, March 18th! You may also scan and email your completed bracket to me and pay by credit card over the phone. The winner will get their name engraved on the March Madness Bracket Challenge trophy and will re-

Members and friends enjoying dinner ceive 50% of the proceeds from the challenge (minus the name engraving fee on the trophy). All other proceeds Our first speaker of 2015, Sam Allen, will go directly to the sports club. with Vicki Trexler, speaker coordinator The Sportsline Best of Luck! The Norfolk Sports Club Supporting Athletics in the Hampton Roads Area PO Box 12501 Norfolk, VA 23451 757-497-9583

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