WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/12/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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People take drug tests for jobs.. but what about drug testing for high school students?
Gay couples take the plunge in San Francisco. But are these weddings legal.
And CSI in School. This is not TV ... This is a real program where kids are learning forensics.
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News 7 at Eleven is next.

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It may be controversial but student athletes in one school system may soon have to jump another hurdle before they can play.
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[SOT 17:03:19]
[IN Q=It's kinda of invasion]
((HALEY JENNELLE/NORTHSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT: IT'S KINDA OF INVASION OF PRIVACY BUT ON THE OTHER HAND IF YOU ARE DOING DRUGS THEN THAT'S BAD IN THE FIRST PLACE. ))
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[OUT Q=in the first place]
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[Drug-Testing]

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Students in Roanoke County may one day have to take a test and it's not a written one.
We're talking about random drug tests. [***DRUG TESTING IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Jean & Justin /BAM;]

Justin McLeod is here now with details. So Justin who could be affected?
Jean, it would probably be student athletes
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as well as those who take part in extra curricular activities.
The school system says this is a preventive measure and not meant to punish anyone.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
[SUPER=01-Haley Jennelle/Northside Middle 8th Grader; :15]
[SUPER=01-Morgan Nichols/Northside H. S. Freshmen; :28]
[SUPER=01-Eric Lee/Northside H. S. Senior; :44]
[SUPER=01-Ronnie Massey/Northside H. S. Sophomore; :55]
[SUPER=01-JoAnne Burkholder/Roanoke Co. Schools; 1:15]
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[OUT Q=THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS PER KID]
((((NAT SOUND OF CHEERS))
Everyone knows how students can excel on the court.
But what you may not know is what some are doing off the court, especially when it comes to drug use.
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[IN Q=In the middle school]
((HALEY JENNELLE/NORTHSIDE MIDDLE 8TH GRADER: IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO DO DO DRUGS AND IT'S HUSH HUSH BUT IT'S NOT A BIG PROBLEM.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=A BIG PROBLEM]

The Roanoke County school system wants to keep it that way.
It is looking into whether to begin random drug testing.
[SOT 17:02:34]
[IN Q=I think it should]
((MORGAN NICHOLS/NORTHSIDE H.S. FRESHMEN: I THINK IT SHOULD BE DONE FOR ATHLETES AND ANYONE INVOLVED IN SPORTS OR ANY EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT.)) [Runs04]
[OUT Q=ACTIVITIES LIKE THAT]

That could include activities like band, cheer leading, even those who drive to school.
Supporters say random drug testing works because it makes students think twice about using drugs.
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[IN Q=It would make a big]
((ERIC LEE/NORTHSIDE SENIOR: IT WOULD MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE IF THEY DID THE DRUG TEST, IT MAKE ME NOT DO IT.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=NOT DO IT]

But some say drug testing is an invasion of privacy that could create problems.
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[IN Q=It could have a defect]
((RONNIE MASSEY/NORTHSIDE SOPHOMORE: IT COULD HAVE A DEFECT AND THEN SAY THEY ARE DOING DRUGS WHEN THEY ARE REALLY NOT.)) [Runs04]
[OUT Q=they are really not]

That was one of several concerns brought up at a work session Thursday afternoon.
One school board member questioned whether drug tests should be the parents responsibility rather than the schools.

Some also wonder whether the school system can afford it.
[SOT 17:01:36]
[IN Q=The cost of it is]
((JoANNE BURKHOLDER/ROANOKE CO. SCHOOL SYSTEM: THE COST OF IT IS GOING TO BE TREMENDOUS. DRUG TESTS CAN RANGE ANYWHERE FROM FIFTEEN DOLLARS TO 35 DOLLARS PER KID.)) [Runs08]
[OUT Q=35 DOLLARS PER KID]))
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We should mention this is very much in the early stages and the school system first wants to get public input.
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That is why several public forums will be held next month all over the county.
Each one starts at seven o'clock. Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions and give their opinions.

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A report will then be issued and Jean, it will ulitmately be up to the school board to decide whether to begin drug testing.

[Athletes-Drugs]

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A new drug scandal is targeting four people who supplied performance enhancing supplements to pro-athletes.
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[VO-NAT 17.5]
[SUPER=03-Burlingame, CA;]

The 42 count indictment goes after Balco labs .. a California company that provided nutritional supplements to athletes including star slugger Barry Bonds.
The feds say those supplements contained illegal steroids like the designer drug T-H-G, a substance hard to detect in a drug test.
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((KEVIN RYAN/U.S. ATTORNEY: THE DEFENDANTS ARE ACCUSED OF DISGUISING THESE DRUGS TO AVOID DETECTION BY ANTI DOPING AUTHORITIES USING FALSE NAMES ON MAILING LABELS CONTAINING THE DRUGS.))
[SUPER=01-Kevin Ryan/U. S. Attorney;]
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[OUT Q=CONTAINING THE DRUGS.]
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Bonds became a Balco Client- but he denies using steroids.
Linebacker Bill Romanowski is one of several Oakland Raiders who tested positive for T-H-G and had a relationship with Balco labs.
The company's top two people are charged along with one of Bond's trainers and a track coach.
None of the athletes is charged but prosecutors say they may face investigations down the road.
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[Soldier-Arrest]

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An Army national Guardsmen is under arrest at Fort Lewis, Washington- accused of trying to provide information to al-Qaida.
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[VO-NAT 11.5]
[SUPER=03-Fort Lewis, WA;]

The Army says Specialist Ryan Anderson is a tank crew member whose unit is set to depart for Iraq.
A Washington newspaper reports Anderson is a college graduate and a convert to Islam.
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((LT. COL STEPHEN BARGER/U.S. ARMY PUBLIC AFFAIRS: SPECIALIST ANDERSON WILL BE HELD AT FORT LEWIS REGIONAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY PENDING CRIMINAL CHARGES OF AIDING THE ENEMY BY WRONGFULLY ATTEMPTING TO COMMUNICATE AND GIVE INTELLIGENCE TO AL QAEDA TERRORIST NETWORK.))
[SUPER=01-Lt. Col Stephen Barger/U.S. Army Public Affairs Officer;]
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[OUT Q=al Qaeda terrorist network.]
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Colonel Barger says the investigation is ongoing.
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[School-Delays]

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A couple of schools have decided to delay classes tomorrow.
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Carroll County, Charlotte County and Patrick County schools will operate on a two hour delay Friday.
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[L'burg-Schools]

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Lynchburg schools students will have longer school days to make up for missed classes. Starting on Monday, the school day will start 15 minutes earlier, and will end 15 minutes later.
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[TAKE ELEMENTARY BOARD FS 1001] Elementary schools will start classes at 8-thirty and end at 3-25. [TAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL BOARD 1002] Middle School will now open at 7:40, and end classes at 2:50.
[TAKE HIGH SCHOOL#1 BOARD 1003]
And for the high schools, students without a first period class will start at 8-o'clock, and end at 2-30
[TAKE HIGH SCHOOL#2 BOARD 1004]
And students WITH a first period class will report at 7 o'clock.
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School officials say if there are fewer than four additional snow days this year then Spring Break and the Memorial Day holiday WILL remain as scheduled.

[Snow]

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V-DOT says it's ready for more winter weather.
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[SUPER=03-Christiansburg;]

The Christiansburg office got a new supply of salt this morning.
Officials say half the original supply has already been used this winter.
More is on order.
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[SF-Marriage]

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In San Francisco today, city officials are challenging California law by performing dozens of gay weddings.
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[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;]
Gay couples lined up in City Hall, exchanging vows in two-minute ceremonies performed one after another. The first couple to be married were these two women who waited fifty-one years to be wed. San Francisco's mayor is spearheading the pre-emptive challenge against a conservative group who will try to get a court injunction against marriage licenses for gay couples tomorrow. The legal status of the licenses issued today is still unclear.
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[Mass-Marriage]

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[SUPER=03-Boston, MA;]
Meanwhile, Massachusetts lawmakers continue their debate over whether to ban gay marriage in that state. Unlike the two amendments defeated yesterday, the measure of the day neither requires nor prohibits civil unions. The amendement on the table today seeks to define marriage as a union between one man and one woman.
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((REP. DAVID FLYNN/(D) BRIDGEWATER SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU BELIEVE REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES.))
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[OUT Q=regardless of the consequences;]
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If successful, the amendment will go on the ballot in 2006, ultimately allowing voters to decide. So far, Legislators have been deadlocked. The debate may be delayed another week.
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[VA-Marriage]

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While other states are opening the door to gay marriage, Virginia's House of Delegates is trying to slam it shut.
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[SUPER=03-San Francisco, CA;]

The House approved legislation today that affirms the state's ban on homosexual marriages.
Delegate Bob Marshall say his bill is necessary to keep gay couples from trying to get civil unions recognized in the state.
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[SOT 13:43:45]
[IN Q=we will not recognize any attempts at civil unions]
((DELEGATE BOB MARSHALL/R-PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY: WE WILL NOT RECOGNIZE ANY ATTEMPTS AT CIVIL UNIONS SO-CALLED OR DOMESTIC PARTNERSHIPS FROM OTHER STATES FOISTED UPON US BY UNELECTED JUDGES WHO DO NOT REPRESENT THE WILL OF THE CITIZENS OF VIRGINIA.))
[SUPER=01-Del. Bob Marshall/(R) Prince William Co.; :00]
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[OUT Q=who do not represent the will of the citizens of Virginia.]
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Delegate Adam Ebbin, the state's only openly gay legislator, says the measure unnecessarily restates what is already the law.
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[SOT 13:48:01]
[IN Q=DO WE HAVE TO KEEP DOING THIS OVER]
[SUPER=01-Del. Adam Ebbin/(D) Arlington; :]
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[OUT Q=LET'S MOVE ON TO THE BIG THINGS.]
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The bill faces a final vote in the House tomorrow before it moves to the Senate.
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Could a controversial proposed methadone clinic be on the move?
The latest on talks between the company and opponents when News 7 returns.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=The evidence]
((THE EXVIDENCE IS IN. TV SHOWS HELP KICK START FORENSIC SCIENCE IN SCHOOLS. I'M TERI OKITA. IT'S CSI HIGH, JUST AHEAD.))
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[OUT Q=csi high, just ahead.]

[Sports-preview]

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[OUT Q=THE BIG 7."]
(( Hey folks - Mike Stevens back in the News 7 Sports Office as Botetourt and Northside turn it out in Roanoke County.

A Glenvar star inks D-1 soccer papers - the Double A state swim meet is set for tomorrow at Radford. And Travis Wells chats with today's Daytona winners. Tonight on the Big 7.))
[CSI-School]

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The success of the show CSI has put a new spin on science at some high schools.
As Teri Okita reports it's brought crime and passion into the classroom at one New Jersey school.
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[SUPER=01-Bob Cahall/Senior; :12]
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[SUPER=01-Bernard Stein/Science Teacher; :27]
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[SUPER=01-Fawn Dougherty/Senior; 1:06 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=01-Rebecca Tribbett/Assistant Vice-Principal; 1:14]
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(((NATSD OF CSI SHOW OPEN WHO ARE YOU? ) TRACK: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATORS CRACK THE CASE EACH WEEK, AND SAVVY STUDENTS WANT TO BE JUST LIKE THEM.
(NATSD OF SHOW)
(Super: Bob Cahall/Senior) --FIRST PART OF SOT IS COVERED
SOT: I had seen CSI on TV and had always been interested in true crime stories, so I thought this might have been a way
to come more in tune with that.
(LOCATOR: DEPTFORD, NJ)
TRACK: DEPTFORD TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL IN NEW JERSEY CAPITALIZED ON THE SHOW BY OFFERING A NEW FORENSICS CLASS. IT FILLED UP IN NO TIME.
(Super: Bernard Stein/Science Teacher) -- FIRST PART OF SOT IS COVERED
SOT: This really is a science course: they learn a bit of physics, a bit of chemistry, biology, physiology. (:11)
(Super: Teri Okita/Reporting)
STANDUP BRIDGE: Just like on TV and in real life, the students use the tools of the trade fingerprinting kits, shell casings, and microscopes to solve mock crimes.
(NATSD Check the fibers and see if they re all related)
TRACK: THIS LESSON CALLS ON THE TEEN SLEUTHS TO SOLVE AN ARSON CASE. THEY'VE ALSO STUDIED REAL-LIFE CRIMES LIKE THE KENNEDY ASSASSINATION AS WELL AS DNA SAMPLES, BLOOD SPLATTER, AND VARIOUS OTHER UNSAVORY SCENARIOS.
(NATSD BOY FLIPPING BOOK Blunt trauma, gunshot wound to head, wound to the chin. )
TRACK: THE STUDENTS LOVE IT.
(Super: Fawn Dougherty/Senior)
SOT: I like the aspect of trying to find stuff that sometimes can t be explained.
TRACK: AND THE SCHOOL LOVES THAT SCIENCE IS BACK EN VOGUE.
(Super: Rebecca Tribbett/Assistant Vice-Principal)
SOT: There s such a negative connotation in science: it's hard, it s more male-oriented, that we re trying to get away
from that and get some more kids involved. TRACK: THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF FORENSIC SCIENCES SAYS IT S SEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN INTEREST FOR THESE CLASSES, AND WHO KNOWS? THERE JUST MAY BE A FUTURE GIL GRISSOM OR CATHERINE WILLOWS WALKING OUT THIS DOOR. TERI OKITA, CBS NEWS, DEPTFORD, NEW JERSEY.))

[Boone]

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Dr. Cecil Knox's office manager wants a court-appointed lawyer.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October 22, 2003]
Attorney Bill Cleaveland has represented Bev Boone on the racketeering and fraud charges until now. He's filed a motion asking to be court-appointed. Bev Boone deferred to her husband, when asked about the motion. JIM Boone says the case has run them into bankruptcy. They've already spent several hundred thousand dollars, he says.
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Jim Boone says he's been drawing on profit sharing funds, but he says they don't have the money to cover the expense of the trial set to being April 13th.

[Methadone-Clinic]

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Opponents of a Roanoke methadone clinic say they are encouraged after meeting with representatives of the company that plans to open the facility.
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Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference sat down with executives from C-R-C Health Corporation this morning.
They shared their concern that the building on Hershberger Road is too close to churches, schools and nearby homes.
After the meeting, both sides said their conversation was constructive.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=There is some trust]
((JEFF ARTIS/ROANOKE SCLC CHAIRMAN: THERE IS SOME TRUST THAT HAS BEEN BUILT. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY'RE A BUSINESS ENTITY AND THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE PROTECTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT I THINK SOME GOOD CAN COME OUT OF THIS.)) ((JOE PRITCHARD/CRC HEALTH CORPORATION VICE PRESIDENT: WE HAD A VERY GOOD MEETING... GREAT MEETING, VERY PRODUCTIVE AND WE'RE STILL DIALOGUING AND I THINK MR. ARTIS PROBABLY TOLD YOU THAT. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE A SOLUTION.))
[SUPER=01-Jeff Artis/Roanoke SCLC Chairman; :00]
[SUPER=01-Joe Pritchard/CRC Health Corporation Vice President; :09]
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[OUT Q=and hopefully we'll have a solution.]
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That solution would likely require a suitable alternative to the Hershberger site.
The SCLC has suggested the V-A Medical Center in Salem, but so far V-A officials say that is not a possibility.

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Clinic opponents and company officials have agreed to meet again next month.
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How about a little warm-up to start the weekend?
Robin has the forecast when News 7 returns.
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And some already have purple hearts... still ahead find out why some vets are being honored with red ones this Valentine's week.
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[Vets-Valentines]

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What better time than Valentine's week to show some love for our nation's veterans.
That's why this week has been set aside as time of tribute to hospitalized veterans.
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[SUPER=03-Salem]

The Salem V-A hospital brought in a variety of entertainers including Miss Virginia to honor local veterans.
Since 1978, the week of February 14th has been recognized as time to say thank you to the more 98-thousand hospitalized veterans throughout the country.
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[S-Extra]

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The big girls basketball rematch was packed tonight. Travis Well checks in from Daytona and we'll have some high school soccer and swimming note, but first your Extra Point -
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[SUPER=03-San Diego, CA/USA; :00]
Tiger Woods the favorite, but not playing like it. Showing his temper and firing a 71 today. The leader at eight under 64 is Kevin Stadler. That's right he's the son of "The Walrus" Craig Stadler - who won this event ten years ago. The final two rounds are on WDBJ-7 this weekend.
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[S-Vikings]

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The regular season in high school hoops is finally winding down, and they saved one of the best for last as the top two Double A girls' teams in the state hooked up tonight.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./Cavaliers vs. Vikings; :00]
The biggest high school gym in the area was packed for the Northside- Lord Botetourt showdown. Nicci Moats killed Northside in the first meeting and tonight's she starts out by dropping in from the paint. Northside would answer that with a little outside action as Bejah Strutt bangs in the three ball from the wing for the Vikings. But watch Brittany Rogers show some serious "grit" on the Cavs' end as she hits the off-balance shot and draws the foul.
[super=33-Lord Botetourt/43/Northside/46;]
Northside would go back outside with Emery Wallace and the jumper. The Vikings win it 46 to 43.
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[S-Soccer]

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A Glenvar high school star student picked her college today.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]
Holly Sacra (SAKE-ruh) added her name to that long list. The Glenvar senior, who has a 3 point 8 GPA and is the school's all-time leading scorer, signed scholarship papers to play division one soccer next season at Campbell University.
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[IN Q=BITES]
[SUPER=01-Danny Beamer/Holly's Coach with Roanoke Stars; :00]
[SUPER=01-Steve Franco/Glenvar Soccer Coach; :16]
[SUPER=01-Holly Sacra/Signs With Campbell University; :27]
[RUNS=:40]
[OUT Q=...gonna work hard."]
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[S-Swim]

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The Group Two A state swimming and diving championships begin tomorrow at the Dedmon Center pool at Radford University. For the second straight year the Hidden Valley boys are one of favorites to win the state title.
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[SOT]
[IN Q=BITES]
[SUPER=01-Jake Bova/Hidden Valley Senior Swimmer; :00]
[SUPER=01-Jordan Anderson/Hidden Valley Sophomore Swimmer; :15]
[SUPER=01-Brent St. Pierre/Marlins Swimming Coach; :30]
[RUNS=:44]
[OUT Q=...THE LATTER WILL COME."]
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[SUPER=03-Radford/Dedmon Center Pool; :00]
St. Pierre coaches many of the area's top swimmers who will be in action this weekend on the Marlins elite team - One of those is Cave Spring's Julie Sablik - who had great shot at winning two individual titles.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I DON'T LOOK...]
[SUPER=01-Julie Sablik/Cave Spring Sophomore Swimmer; :00]
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[OUT Q=...HOPE FOR THE BEST."]
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[S-Twins]

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The annual Gatorade 125 mile qualifying races that determine the starting grid for the Daytona 500 were uneventful today.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Daytona Beach, FL/First Gatorade 125; :00]
Tire wear was a big concern - and the new softer Goodyear tire did make handling and not drafting the key element. Dale Earnhardt , Junior won the first 50 lap dash and locked up the third starting spot on Sunday. The only real mishap in either race came when Jeff Gordon and rookie Kasey Kahne tangled in the pits. Gordon needed a provisional to make the starting grid for the 500.
[SUPER=04-Second Gatorade 125;]
No such worries for Elliott Sadler - he went out and won the second 125 in the M&M's Ford. Travis Wells has more with Sadler and Dale Junior.
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[wipe to eng#!!!!!!!!!!!!]

[S-Daytona]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-165 5942TC]
[GRAPHIC=NO GRAPHIC]

[ENG#=1]
[wipe to eng#!!!!!!]

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[SOT]
[IN Q=FIRST AUDIO]
[SUPER=@travis1; :00]
[SUPER=01-Elliott Sadler/Won Second Gatorade Qualifier; :13 quick]
[SUPER=01-Dale Earnhardt, Jr./Won First Gatorade Qualifier; :39]
[RUNS=1:11]
[OUT Q=...NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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[S-Grid]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=NONE]
[GRAPHIC=DAYTONA 500]

The field is now set for Sunday's Daytona 500. With Biffle at the top and Skinner at the bottom.
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[go to boards]
[SUPER=#556]
[SUPER=X5013;]
[SUPER=0106-1. Greg Biffle//2. Elliott Sadler//3. Dale Earnhardt, Jr.//4. Sterling Marlin//5. Tony Stewart//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-6. Jimmie Johnson//7. Jamie McMurray//8. Mark Martin//9. Michael Waltrip//10. Kevin Harvick//;]
[SUPER=X5009;]
[SUPER=0106-11. Jeff Burton//12. Matt Kenseth//13. Bobby Labonte//14. Joe Nemechek//15. Kurt Busch//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0106-16. Ricky Rudd//17. Brendan Gaughan//18. Rusty Wallace//19. Ward Burton//20. Ryan Newman//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0106-21. Johnny Sauter//22. Jeremy Mayfield//23. Dave Blaney//24. Johnny Benson//25. Casey Mears//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0106-26. Scott Wimmer//27. Kasey Kahne//28. Ricky Craven//29. John Andretti//30. Robby Gordon//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0106-31. Dale Jarrett//32. Kevin Lepage//33. Kyle Petty//34. Jeff Green//35. Brian Vickers//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0106-36. Scott Riggs//37. Ken Schrader//38. Terry Labonte//39. Jeff Gordon//40. Jimmy Spencer//;]
[SUPER=x5009;]
[SUPER=0106-41. Larry Foyt//42. Derrike Cope//43. Mike Skinner//;]
[RUNS=:45]
[OUTCUE=last driver."]
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[TOSS TO BREAK]

[Career-Day]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=jwi]
[TAPE#=03-48 TC1:55:19]
[GRAPHIC=None]
[ENG#=1]

Roanoke City eighth graders took a break from class today to go job hunting.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke;]
Nearly 30 local businesses set up at the Jefferson Center to teach students the options they have after high school or college. Educators say it's never too early for students to start thinking about their future.
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[SOT 15:22:30]
[IN Q=The reason we start]
((CRYSTAL TAYLOR/CAREER EDUCATION DIRECTOR: THE REASON WE START WITH EIGHTH GRADE IS BECAUSE WE OFFER THE PROGRAMS IN HIGH SCHOOL. WE OFFER SOME OF THE PROGRAMS TO HELP THEM BECOME A TELLER, TO HELP THEM BECOME ENGINEERS, TO HELP THEM BECOME ARCHITECTS AND IF THEY WAIT UNTIL HIGH SCHOOL THEY MIGHT NOT HAVE A PLAN.))
[SUPER=01-Crystal Taylor/Career Education Director;]
[RUNS=12]
[OUT Q=might not have a plan]
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[VO-NAT]
In preparation for the Standards- of- Learning- Test, students will complete a writing assignment about the job of their choice. This is the first time city schools have held a career day for eighth graders, but educators hope it will become an annual event.
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