ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Monday, February 26, 1996 TAG: 9602270046
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-5 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Patrick Henry's boys' track team ran away with the Northwest Region Indoor Track championship held Saturday at Lynchburg College.
Patrick Henry finished with 79 points, 17 points ahead of second-place E.C. Glass. William Fleming finished eighth and Cave Spring was 13th.
On the girls' side, Gar-Field won easily over Woodbridge. Patrick Henry was 10th and William Fleming finished 13th.
The Patriots were led by Louis Booker, who won the 50-meter dash, and James Hickenbotham, who captured the pole vault and was second in the 55-meter dash. Raheem Barnwell finished second in the 55-meter hurdles and in the triple jump. William Fleming got first-places finishes from Waris Wade (55-meter hurdles) and Mike Newell (55-meter dash) with Fenn Crutchfield coming in second in the long jump.
The PH girls were led by Shana Walker and Tameka Smith, who were second and third in the shot put.
In other sports news:
Melissa Pickel's two-run triple keyed a three-run third inning to lead Radford to a 3-2 win at Carson-Newman in softball and salvage a doubleheader split on Sunday. Sheree Fletcher struck out three and scattered seven hits in a complete-game win. Radford (4-2) dropped the first game 8-6, despite a four-run seventh featuring another two-run triple from Pickel. Carson-Newman is 5-1.
Shannon Jost and Audra Freeman led Ferrum's softball team to a doubleheader win against Emory & Henry in the opener for both. Jost went 4-for-7 with four RBI, two doubles and three runs scored and Freeman went 4-for-7 with four RBI and scored twice as the Panthers won 15-2 and 9-0.
Virginia Tech's golf team finished 17th in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship at Jacksonville, Fla., with a three-day total of 932. Robby Rasmussen led Tech with a final-round, 1-under-par 71. Tulsa won the tournament with a three-day score of 871.
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