Cassiere scores 1-2-3 finish in NAIA-SIDA writing contest  June 21, 2009  NEW ORLEANS — Ed Cassiere, in his third year as Xavier University of Louisiana's sports information director, scored a sweep of the top three places in the season preview/review category of the 2008-09 Dr. W. Jack Bell Writing Contest for NAIA SIDs.      Results were announced Saturday during the NAIA-Sports Information Directors of America Convention in San Antonio.      Cassiere earned first place for his Xavier men's basketball preview, second place for his women's basketball preview and third place for his men's cross country preview. There were 35 entries and 10 places awarded. SIDs could enter a maximum of three stories in a category. Cassiere has won nearly 60 awards in a sportswriting career which he started as a 10th-grader in 1974.