WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 10/19/01

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Coming up on News 7 - Firefighters battle flames at the Vinton Moose lodge.
America's war against terrorism takes to the ground.
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Plus, from broadcasting to print, anthrax strikes another media outlet. And a local woman says she has a tonic that'll cure what ails you.
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News 7 is next.
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[IN Q=The terrorists though they could...]
((DONALD RUMSFELD/SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: THE TERRORISTS THOUGHT THEY COULD STRIKE FEAR IN AMERICA'S HEARTLAND. BUT, THROUGH YOU THE HEARTLAND STRIKES BACK.))
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[OUT Q=the heartland strikes back.]
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Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld addressed bomber crews at Whitman Air Force base in Missouri today, thanking them for administering what he called "justice from the skies". But attacks from the air aren't the only ones being suffered by Afghanistan as officials confirm ground crews have breached the country's borders.
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[Attacks-Update]

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After nearly two weeks of airstrikes only, a defense official says U-S ground forces are fighting in Afghanistan tonight. The Pentagon says it won't reveal the size of the operation or its location. Earlier in the day, officials said commandos were in northern and southern Afghanistan, searching for Taliban targets, and searching for Osama bin Laden and his lieutenants.
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Jim Acosta is live now with the latest.
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((File Tape CBS NEWS HAS CONFIRMED AS MANY AS 200 ARMY RANGERS ENGAGED IN THE FIRST MILITARY COMBAT ON THE GROUND -- RAIDING AN AIRFIELD IN THE TALIBAN-HUB CITY OF KANDAHAR. THE RANGERS APPARENTLY PARACHUTED INTO AFGHANISTAN LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THEIR MISSION: ATTACK AND DESTROY.
EARLIER -- DEFENSE SECRETARY DONALD RUMSFELD CAUTIONED THE NEW OFFENSIVE WOULD NOT BRING QUICK RESULTS.

(SOT/Donald Rumsfeld, U.S. Defense Secretary
"it would be unwise to think the outcome is determined. it's not... it's not going to be fast.")
AND THESE DAYTIME BOMBING RAIDS INDICATE THE U-S IS CRUSHING THE TALIBAN FROM THE SKY.
WHILE SOME RESIDENTIAL AREAS APPEAR TO BE DESTROYED -- THERE ARE REPORTS THAT TALIBAN SOLDIERS ARE SEEKING SHELTER IN CIVILIAN BUILDINGS SUCH AS MOSQUES AND HOSPITAL.
AND OTHER FIGHTERS ARE LEAVING -- TO JOIN ANTI-TALIBAN FORCES.
DESPITE THEIR APPARENT LOSSES -- THE TALIBAN TAUNTED THE U-S TO SEND IN --NOT HUNDREDS -- BUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TROOPS -- IN HOPES OF A FACE TO FACE COMBAT.

(SOT/TALIBAN OFFICIAL. "we know this is going to be a long war...
military capabilities.")
TO ESCAPE THE EXPANDING BATTLE -- REFUGEES ARE ON THE MOVE -- HEADING TO THE AFGHAN BORDERS.
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[Special-forces]

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As you just heard, it's clear the Special Forces are now playing a significant role in "Operation Enduring Freedom."
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[NO SUPER] Special Forces units- -as seen in this training exercise- -are likely to be airlifted into Afghanistan from carriers in the Arabian Sea and from the former Soviet state of Uzbekistan, not far from the Afghan border.
Keith Humphry asked a local combat veteran why he expects American troops to succeed where Soviet troops failed.
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((MSTR SGT MARCELINO CASTILLO, JR./US MARINE CORPS, RETIRED: MOST OF THE SOVIET TROOPS WERE NOT THAT INTELLIGENT. THEY HAVE SPECIAL FORCES, YEAH. THE RUSSIAN SPECIAL FORCES WERE GOOD, BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM TO HANDLE AFGHANISTAN. KEITH HUMPHRY/NEWS 7: DO WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THEM? YES.))
[SUPER=141-Mstr Sgt Marcelino Castillo, Jr./US Marine Corps, Retired]
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[OUT Q=do we have enough of them? Yes.]
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Castillo (cas-TEE-yo) predicts Special Forces WILL locate Osama bin Laden. Contrary to those who say U-S Special Forces are not prepared for the harsh Afghan winter, Castillo says troops received rigorous COLD Mountain warfare training in the Sierra Nevadas.
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[Anthrax]

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A New York Post employee is the fourth New Yorker to test positive for anthrax.
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The woman is said to have the skin version of the bacteria, as does a second New Jersey postal worker who works at a facility that processed some of the tainted mail. The source of the anthrax has yet to be identified. But officials are making progress in their investigation and they say it appears most of the letters are coming from the same place.
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[IN Q=The tests to date have concluded...]
[SUPER=01-Lachland Murdoch/Chair, New York Post;]
((TOM RIDGE/HEAD OF HOMELAND SECURITY: THE TESTS TO DATE HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THE STRAINS ARE INDISTINGUISHABLE, THEY ARE SIMILAR.))
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At the same time authorites are asking people to be vigilant.
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((I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT WE'VE SEEM THE END OF IT BUT WE OBVIOUSLY ARE PREPARING FOR MORE.))
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Meantime, health officials are reassuring Americans that anthrax is not contagious and that there are plenty of antibiotics to go around.

[Moose-Lodge]

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Firefighters are battling flames at the Moose Lodge in Vinton at this hour. We have a crew at the scene and we will pass along further information as it becomes available.

[Toss-2-Robin] Jean tosses to Robin in Weather Center

[WX1] [11:00pm] [10/19/2001] [MCU]WEATHER OFFICE [WXPRO/FULL]WEATHER MAP TOMORROW FORECAST

[Toss back to anchor][81-Accident]

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A one car accident was all it took to back up traffic five miles on Interstate 81 this afternoon.
State police say 18 year old Gina McFarlane, of Richlands, lost control of her southbound vehicle on the New River bridge near Radford.
The vehicle overturned twice then caught fire and was destroyed.
McFarlane is in the neuro-trauma unit at Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Her condition is not listed.

[State-Budget]

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Strike two for total phase-out of the car tax.
The first one came Monday, when the chief sponsor in the House declared the 100 percent phase-out next year "a dead issue."
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Today, the Republican-controlled Senate Finance Committee learned of 513 million more dollars in transportation and education funding shortfalls.
That's on top of a 500 million dollar shortfall they reported during the summer.
That could meaning tapping the state's decade old "rainy day fund" for the first time ever.
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((SEN. JOHN CHICHESTER/R-STAFFORD: WE'RE NOT AS FAR DOWN AS WE WERE IN 1991, WHEN WE DID NOT HAVE A RAINY DAY FUND WHICH WE CAN LOOK TO THIS TIME. BUT I THINK WHAT WE'VE HEARD FROM APPROPRIATIONS, AND CERTAINLY YOU WILL HEAR IT FROM FINANCE, THE COMBINATION OF USING THE RAINY DAY FUND AND TAX RELIEF WILL CERTAINLY BE OFF THE TABLE.))
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[OUT Q=certainly be off the table.]
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The newly reported education shortfall is attributed to new enrollments.
The transportation fund shortfall is because of lower fuel tax collections.

[Mason-Dixon]

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The latest NEWS 7 Mason-Dixon poll shows a big lead for Attorney General, but a real horse race for Lieutenant Governor.
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Republican Jerry Kilgore leads Democrat Don McEachin 41 to 31 percent for Attorney-General.
In the race for Lieutenant Governor, Democrat Tim Kaine's five point lead has shrunk to a statistical dead heat.
Kaine is polling 38 percent support among likely voters.
Republican Jay Katzen is polling 36 percent.
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[Costumes]

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The numbers don't look too good right now for stores that depend on Halloween sales.
A haunting lack of customers is proving to be a real horror, but as Marya Jones reports, they're trying to get them back in the spirit with patriotic costumes.
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[NATSOUND from 9:33 with video (pan) at 1:27] ((NATS: SCARY MUSIC IN STORE))
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In a store filled with goblins and ghouls, the scariest thing for Cathy DeMartino is the shortage of customers she's seeing this season.
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((CATHY DEMARTINO/STORE OWNER: PEOPLE AREN'T IN THE SPIRIT. PEOPLE HAVE THE WORD FEAR WRITTEN ON THEIR FOREHEADS.))
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Analysts say people spend more money on Halloween than any other holiday -- except Christmas.
So far, DeMartino's business is down more than a third from last year.
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((JEREMY GILES/CUSTOMER: I JUST WANT TO BE SOMETHING REAL GROSS LIKE MY FACE SKIN PEELING. JUST SOMETHING REAL NASTY.))
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[SU 11:37 - :48] ((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: WHILE THE OLD STANDARDS ARE JUST AS POPULAR AS EVER, THIS YEAR HALLOWEEN RETAILERS ARE GOING FOR SOMETHING A LITTLE EXTRA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ALL THE PATRIOTISM. THEY'VE GOT A LOT OF RED, WHITE AND BLUE.))
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The hot item is the Uncle Sam costume... not just for the Fourth of July anymore.
And there are plenty of police officers and firefighters in stock... perhaps to offset the Biohazard costumes.
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((CATHY DEMARTINO/STORE OWNER: THE COSTUME COMPANIES DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH -- I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL YESTERDAY TO GET MY UNCLE SAM COSTUMES. AND IT'S A FABULOUS THING BECAUSE EVERYBODY'S FEELING VERY PATRIOTIC AND WANTS TO STAND UP FOR THEIR COUNTRY. AND WE'VE GOT THE COSTUME FOR THEM.))
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((STEPHEN HOUCHINS/CUSTOMER: I'M GOING TO BE A SKELETON. A GOOD SKELETON.))
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As Halloween retailers twiddle their thumbs, Christmas stores are gearing up, hoping the buying spirit makes a comeback.
Marya Jones, News-7, Roanoke.))[Tease1]
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It's a quarter million dollar sigh of relief. Still ahead, why Lynchburg is happy with a change of mind.
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And home remedies .. part of the Blue Ridge traditional culture. They come in all shapes and sizes.
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[Sports-preview]

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[Liberty-Village]

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Despite a sluggish national economy, developers of a luxury retirement community in Campbell County say they're optimistic the project will sell quickly.
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Liberty Village is an 11-hundred unit neighborhood being built on Candlers Mountain Road.
It's a four- year, 150 million dollar project that officials say will have a huge impact on the local economy.
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((JACOB FRYDMAN/SAVOY SENIOR HOUSING: BUT WHEN THE DOLLARS GO OUT AND GET RESPENT AND GET INVESTED IN OTHER INVESTMENTS IN THE AREA, ARE USED TO BUY GOODS AND SERVICES AND THAT MONEY GETS RESPENT, ECONOMISTS TELL US THAT THIS INVESTMENT WILL CREATE OVER 600 MILLION DOLLARS IN THE MULTIPLIER EFFECT FOR THIS COMMUNITY.))
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[OUT Q=for this community.]
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Liberty Village is being marketed towards the 55- and over population, whose members want an active, faith-based lifestyle.
An open house is set for this weekend.
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[VHSL-L'burg]

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Meanwhile, Lynchburg officials are breathing a sigh of relief now that the state high school basketball tournaments are staying in the Hill City.
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The Virginia High School League had discussed moving the tournament out of the Liberty University Vines Center after controversial remarks from L-U chancellor Reverend Jerry Falwell.
Falwell had suggested that gays, feminists and abortionists were to blame for the September 11th terrorist attacks.
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((REV. JERRY FALWELL/LIBERTY U. CHANCELLOR: WE HAD A TERRIBLE THING HAPPEN ON 9-11, THEN TWO DAYS LATER, EVERYBODY'S FEELINGS ARE RAW AND INSTEAD OF SAYING YOU'VE GOT YOUR OPINION AND I HAVE MINE, WE WANT TO THROW ROCKS AND THAT'S ALL OVER NOW AND PEOPLE ARE BACK TO NORMAL.))
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[OUT Q=back to normal.]
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City leaders say Lynchburg stood to lose a quarter of a million dollars in business if the tournament was relocated.
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[Southwest-Traditions]

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Blue Ridge culture is often defined as traditional music or local crafts.
But regional traditions come in all shapes and sizes, including an eye dropper or a quart jar.
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Herbal remedies once filled many shelves in western Virginia.
Though most people now treat minor ailments with over- the- counter drugs, home remedies still have a place in many people's lives.
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[IN Q=We've got blood builder]
((ELLA MAE TOMPKINS: WE'VE GOT BLOOD BUILDER WHICH BUILDS YOUR BLOOD. WE'VE GOT MENOPAUSE FOR THE WOMEN. FAT BURNER IF YOU WANT TO LOSE SOME WEIGHT. IT JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT AILMENT YOU HAVE.))
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[OUT Q=what ailment you have.]
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Ella Mae Tompkins has spent the last fourteen years studying herbs... She learned from her father, who learned from his.
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((BURGESS LINEBERRY/WILD MOUNTAIN HERBS SHOP: PEOPLE WOULD COME, MAYBE A SNOW KNEE DEEP, AND WE WOULD GO DIG THIS YELLOW ROOT FOR THEM. AND HE'S GIVE IT TO THEM OR MAKE THEM UP SOMETHING TO TAKE, SO I GUESS IT WAS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEDICINES THERE WAS, ONE OF THE OLDEST YELLOW ROOT.))
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[OUT Q=of the oldest, yellow root.]
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Herbal remedies are just one of the regional traditions that will be in the spotlight when the Blue Ridge Institute at Ferrum College holds its annual folklife festival a week from Saturday.
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It's trash .. it's art .. it's both. Still ahead, we'll draw out the details.
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And the confederate sub that sank a union ship. Researchers are learning still more about the Hunley.
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[WEB-ADDRESS]
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[Web Address Announce] [Pinnacle 4885ess]

[Hunley]

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The archaeological team excavating the H. L. Hunley is learning more about the sub and its crew.
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Crews have found two gears that transfer the propulsion force for the crankshaft to the propeller are actually connected with an iron chain, which is still in place. They're also looking for the presence or absence of glass which could help determine the sequence of events leading up to the sub's final moments. The Hunley was the first sub to ever sink an enemy ship. But shortly after it launched its torpedo in 1864 the submarine itself mysteriously sank off the South Carolina coast, taking its nine member crew to a watery grave.
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[Mosaic]

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A very public art display is underway in the New River Valley.
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A mosaic is being put on the outside wall of a Blacksburg convenience store. Artists from Radford University, Blacksburg Middle School and the Boys and Girls Club hope to complete it by the end of the week. The mosaic is made up of handmade pieces, cut mirror and ceramic tiles. All the items used to make the design have been discarded or donated. This is the first mosaic scheduled to go up in Blacksburg over the next two years.
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((Shannon and Steve toss to break))[S-Glenvar]

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We start over at Glenvar where the Highlanders played host to Three Rivers district rival Auburn.
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Glenvar star quarterback Adam Hill on top of the press box resting that injured ankle.
In the first quarter, the first play from scrimmage after the kickoff, Auburn quarterback Levi Day fires over the m
iddle and hits Justin Macino and goes 86 yards for the touchdown [SUPER=34-Auburn/17/Glenvar/28;]and it was 6-nothing E
agles.
On the ensuing kickoff Highalnders return man Nate Parks pulls it in at the 18, cuts to the sideline and he is gone on an 82 yard TD run and Glenvar wins it 28-17.
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[S-Cave]

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Over in Daleville, Lord Botetourt went out of district and classification to battle Cave Spring.
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[SUPER=03-Daleville/Knights vs. Cavaliers; :00]

Jared White receives a letter from governor Gilmore in recognition for the state receptions record.
We pick it up in the third quarter, Cave up 20 to nothing. The Cavaliers Eric Driscoll connects with..surprise, surprise, White and he scoots 39 yards for the TD.
[SUPER=34-Cave Spring/34/Lord Botetourt/14;]The Knights ice the win. Jeremy White puts up the deep ball and Michael
Brammar pulls it in for the 41 yard touchdown, Cave wins 34-14.
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[S-Numbers]

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Highlights from eight other games later on Friday Football Extra with our Mike Stevens but first the digits.
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[FFe-Scores ]

[SUPER=55-Bassett/6/Martinsville/49/Hargrave/38/Fishburne/0/Gretna/12/Appomattox/6;]

[SUPER=55-Altavista/6/Chatham/43/Jefferson Forest/14/Rustburg/24/Patrick Co./9/Fieldale Coll./0;]

[SUPER=55-Graham/41/Tazewell/6/Auburn/17/Glenvar/28/Covington/35/Craig Co./14;]

[SUPER=55-Radford/10/Giles/26/Grundy/49/Abingdon/9/Lee/0/Marion/42;]

[SUPER=55-Brookville/23/Liberty/10/Tunstall/18/Magna Vista/20/Ft. Chiswell/16/Galax/49;]

[SUPER=55-Pulaski Co./69/William Byrd/20/James River/6/Bath Co./14/Powell Valley/47/J.J. Kelly/13;]

[SUPER=55-Northside/6/Blacksburg/23/Franklin Co./31/Halifax Co./22/Pocahontas/14/Grayson Co./42;]

[SUPER=55-Holston/20/Northwood/13/Chilhowie/27/George Wythe/20/P.H. Glade Spring/22/Rural Retreat/67;]

[SUPER=55-Salem/31/Alleghany/0/Cave Spring/34/Lord Botetourt/14/Christiansburg/7/William Fleming/21;]

[SUPER=55-Riverheads/52/Parry McCluer/3/Broadway/30/Rockbridge Co./23/E. Montgomery/21/Floyd Co./35;]

[SUPER=55-Lebanon/51/John Battle/0/Narrows/19/Twin Valley/30/Laurel Park/No/Dan River/Rpt.;]

[SUPER=55-Roanoke Catholic/No/Fuqua/Rpt./G.W. Danville/Sat./Patrick Henry/2pm/Lynchburg Christian/Sat./North Cross/1:30
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[S-Tech]

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The Virginia Tech Hokies are off this weekend, but that gave the coaches a chance to check out the Tech jayvees in action against Hargrave Military this afternoon.
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Floyd's Josh Spence led the Tech offense with 98 yards on 23 carries. Frank Beamer also would see his young special teams players come through with two blocked punts and a blocked field goal. One of those resulted in a safety, another in a touchdown. Hargrave tested the Hokies defense as quarterback Patrick Stetson completed 11 of his 22 passes for 157 yards and a score against Tech.
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Hargrave's Derrick Bush also looked sharp on this punt return, but Tech rallies from a 9-to-2 deficit to beat Hargrave 19-to-15 in the only jayvee game this year.

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21st ranked Florida State and Virginia clash in an ACC contest tomorrow night in Charlottesville at 7:45.
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[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/1995; :00]

UVa's only victory against the Seminoles took place back in 1995 in Charlottesville. Mike Groh was the winning quarterback. While his dad could not be there because of NFL coaching commitments, he did make sure to watch the 33-28 shocker on TV.
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[S-ODAC]

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Florida State isn't the only nationally ranked team that will play in the commonwealth tomorrow. Bridgewater is rated fourth in the Division III American Football Coaches Association poll. The Eagles battle ODAC rival Emory & Henry at 1pm in Emory.
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[IN Q=WELL LAST YEAR...]
[SUPER=01-Henry Eggleston/Bridgewater Captain from Franklin Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Brad McCrady/Bridgewater Junior from Northside; :12]
[SUPER=01-Mike Clark/Bridgewater Head Coach; :20]
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[OUT Q=...THE KIDS HAVE."]
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[S-Braves]

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Game three of the National League Championship Series between Atlanta and Arizona is in the eighth inning and the Diamondbacks lead 5 to 1. Curt Schilling came into the game having given up just two runs in the post season. He has allowed one run tonight. The series is tied 1-1.
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The Yankees lead the ALCS 2 games to none against Seattle. Game three is in New York tomorrow afternoon.

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Winston Cup drivers qualified for the EA Sports 500 today at Talladega.
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After qualifying the Wood Brothers Motorcraft Dodge 17th, Elliott Sadler's car caught fire. He gets away unharmed. Rick Mast went out and tried to make the race in a second car out of Junie Donlavey's shop, but he failed to make it.

Stacy Compton would go out second to last and he knocks off Bobby Hamilton. Compton sweeps the poles at Talladega this season with a speed of 185.240 miles per hour.
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[IN Q="Dodge...]
[SUPER=01-Stacy Compton/Wins Second Winston Cup Pole; :00]
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[OUT Q=...looked like it worked"...]
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[SUPER=0107-1. Stacy Compton/185.240/2. Bobby Hamilton//3. Sterling Marlin //4. Johnny Benson//5. Bill Elliott//;]
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[SUPER=0107-6. Dale Earnhradt Jr.//7. John Andretti//8. Kyle Petty//9. Joe Nemechek//10. Dale Jarrett//;]
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[SUPER=0107-11. Jeff Gordon//12. Ricky Craven//13. Jeff Purvis//14. Mark Martin//15. Kenny Wallace//;]
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[SUPER=0107-16. Brett Bodine//17. Elliott Sadler//18. Ward Burton//19. Kevin Harvick//20. Terry Labonte//;]
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[SUPER=0107-21. Todd Bodine//22. Buckshot Jones//23. Ricky Rudd//24. Matt Kenseth//25. Jimmy Spencer//;]
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[SUPER=0107-26. Casey Atwood//27. Kurt Busch//28. Ken Schrader//29. Jerry Nadeau//30. Michael Waltrip//;]
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[SUPER=0107-31. Dave Blaney //32. Rusty Wallace//33. Jeff Burton//34. Bobby Labonte//35. Bobby Hamilton//;]
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[SUPER=0107-36. Robert Pressley//37. Tony Stewart/Prov/38. Mike Wallace/Prov/39. Robby Gordon/Prov/40. Kevin Lepage/Pro
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[SUPER=0107-41. Jason Leffler/Prov/42. Ron Hornaday/Prov/43. Hut Stricklin/Prov/;]
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[OUT Q=...last driver."]
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[S-Express]

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The 3 and OH Roanoke Express welcomed Southern Conference foe Greenville to the Round House tonight wearing new Red White and Blue jerseys to honor the heroes of the recent attacks.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Grrowl vs. Express; :00]
In the first period. Daniel Berthiaume can play like superman in the net most of the time but his kryptonite was just too many point blank shots. After several saves Steve Rymsha rips rope.
[SUPER=34-Greenville/2/Roanoke/3;]To the second, the Express comes back. Steve Chabbert, avitvated Wednesday, wit
h the nice rocket shot from about 10 feet inside the blue line. 1-1. Greenville strikes back. Martin Masa puts in the rebound but the Express improves to 4 and OH with a 3-2 victory.
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[2Moose-Lodge]

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Firefighters have put out flames at the Moose Lodge in Vinton. Justin McLeod is there with the latest information.

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[LIVE=Justin full/Microwave]
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