Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, April 1, 1993 TAG: 9304010194
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B2 EDITION: METRO
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ETC. LONGTIME UVA WRESTLING COACH RESIGNS
George Edwards, the wrestling coach at Virginia since 1969, resigned Wednesday effective June 30.Edwards, 51, compiled a record of 156-132-3 and led the Cavaliers to three Atlantic Coast Conference championships.
John Black, a former Penn State quarterback who writes for several publications that cover Penn State athletics, will be the featured speaker Saturday night at the annual meeting of the Southwestern Virginia Club of the Penn State Alumni Association. Those interested can call Josie Eyer at 703-384-6990 in Roanoke.
In Lexington, Washington and Lee's men's lacrosse team blistered Shenandoah 23-0. David Lefkowitz had three goals. Sixteen players scored for the Generals (5-1).
Lisa Dowling had seven goals to become Washington and Lee's all-time leading goal scorer as the Generals defeated Randolph-Macon 18-5 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's lacrosse game.
In Lynchburg, Liz Florence and Jen Shimrak each had five goals as Roanoke beat Lynchburg 16-9 in women's lacrosse. The Maroons are 3-1 overall and 1-0 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference; Lynchburg is 3-2 and 2-2.
The Bedford Recreation Department will be host Saturday for the Virginia Recreation and Park Society basketball tournament in four age groups, 10-and-under through 17.
Games will begin at 10 a.m. at Thaxton Elementary School, Bedford Elementary School, Liberty High School, Bedford Educational Center and Otter River Elementary School.
Preliminary qualifying for Franklin County Speedway's season-opening race Saturday will be held tonight at 7 in Callaway. Gates will open at 3.
At Richmond, Virginia Commonwealth's Jeff Yarbrough had four hits and four RBI as VCU beat Radford 7-3. Radford is 9-7; VCU, 12-10.
In Lexington, Steve Blankenship's two-run home run in the seventh inning helped seal Mary Washington's 5-1 victory over VMI (9-15).
Mark Roberts, Ryan Cook and Forrest Porterfield scored goals as North Cross (3-0) defeated Salem 3-0 in high school boys' soccer.
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