WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 11/16/04

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Coming up on News 7-
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A two year old Southside boy is missing. Police are also looking for his mother. Plus, Craig County schools can continue operating a little longer thanks to some recently released funds. And he was once "hot for teacher". Now David Lee Roth is hot to be taught ... about saving lives..
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[ANCHOR=Shannon]

News 7 is next.

[Stevens]

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Good evening, I'm Shannon Young.
There's an Amber Alert tonight for a missing Danville boy.
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Two year old A'Mario Jermae Stevens was staying with his grandmother, when Danville police say his mother took him.
Officers say 25 year old Sherrie Latoya Stevens then took A'Mario to another location where an unknown woman picked him up.
Police now have a warrant out for Sherrie Stevens.
(XXXXXXXX)
[WIPE TO CRIMESTOPPERS FS]
Anyone with information is asked to call Danville Police or Crimestoppers at 434-793-0000.
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[Victory-Stadium]

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Should Victory Stadium stay or should it go?
Tonight, Roanoke residents got their say at a public forum. [***VICTORY STADIUM IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shanonn & Justin /BAM;]

Justin McLeod was there and joins us now with more. So Justin what's the consensus?
Shannon, the majority want to keep Victory Stadium.
[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]
[SUPER=@justin1]

About a 100 people showed up tonight and many say it's time for the city of Roanoke to finally make a decision.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; :00]
[SUPER=01-David Bowers/Former Roanoke Mayor; :13]
[SUPER=01-Neil McNally/Against Renovation; :22]
[SUPER=01-Mike Slenski/Roanoke Resident; :37]
[SUPER=01-Helen Davis/Victory Stadium Supporter; :49]
[SUPER=01-Dorothy Lavender/Supports High School Stadiums; 1:02]
[SUPER=01-Emily Keyser/Against High School Stadiums; 1:16]
[SUPER=01-Stuart Barbour/Roanoke Resident; 1:32 (QUICK)]
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((((NAT SOUND OF WOMAN AT 21: 30 ON TAPE 2 SAYING "FOURTEEN YEARS AGO, WE TOLD YOU TO RENOVATE IT."))
It's an issue that has had people fired up for years.
Many who showed up to this public forum want to keep Victory Stadium.
[SOT 13:42:39; TAPE 1]
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((DAVID BOWERS/FORMER ROANOKE MAYOR: )) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=THAT EVER LIVED]

But some feel hanging on for sentimental reasons is wrong.
[SOT 7:47 TAPE 2]
[IN Q=Those stories]
((NEIL McNALLY: THOSE STORIES MAKE FOR GOOD MEMORIES FOR THOSE INVOLVED BUT IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=TO MOVE ON]

....partly because of recent problems, like flooding at Victory Stadium.
Then last week several areas had to be blocked off when steps started to crumble and that's not all.
[SOT 13:19:53; tape 1]
[IN Q=As a PA announcer]
((MIKE SLENSKI: AS A PA ANNOUNCER THE SYSTEM THERE IS AN EMBARRASSMENT, THE SOUND SYSTEM IS AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THIS CITY.)) [Runs06]
[OUT Q=TO THIS CITY]

Supporters of Victory Stadium concede the facility needs work but they say the city is to blame.
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[IN Q=This is disgusting]
((HELEN DAVIS/VICTORY STADIUM SUPPORTER: THIS IS DISGUSTING. THIS IS A BLACK MARK ON THE CITY OF ROANOKE AND WE DO NEED TO SAVE VICTORY STADIUM.)) [RUns08]
[OUT Q=to save victory stadium]

Some say the solution is to build separate stadiums at the two high schools.
[SOT 13:34:29 tape 1]
[IN Q=William Fleming and Patrick Henry]
((DOROTHY LAVENDER/SUPPORTS HIGH SCHOOL STADIUMS: WILLIAM FLEMING AND PATRICK HENRY ARE THE ONLY SCHOOLS IN THE ROANOKE VALLEYS DOESN'T HAVE ITS OWN TRACK OR FOOTBALL FIELD.)) [Runs09]
[OUT Q=or football field]

But some residents believe that idea would create too many problems.
[SOT 13:40:02 tape 1]
[IN Q=If you put]
((EMILY KEYSER/AGAINST HIGH SCHOOL STADIUMS: IF YOU PUT A STADIUM AT PATRICK HENRY, YOU WILL SEE A BUNCH OF REALLY REALLY REALLY MISERABLE PEOPLE.)) [Runs08]
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But some wonder if Roanoke will ever decide the fate of Victory Stadium.
[SOT 13:36;34; tape 1]
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((STUART BARBOUR/ROANOKE RESIDENT: THIS PROBLEM OF VICTORY STADIUM HAS BEEN KICKED AROUND FOR LONGER THAN IT TOOK TO PLAN AND EXECUTE D-DAY.)) [Runs05]
[OUT Q=PLAN AND EXECUTE D-DAY]))
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[LIVE= Justin /FULL BAM]

The chairman of the citizen's committee reminded the public it's mission is to consider feasibility, not public opinion.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Justin /BAM;]

Shannon, the committee is expected to make a recommendation to city council by spring.

[Craig-Supervisors]

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Craig County schools will *NOT* be closing their doors.... at least for now. The standoff between the school board and supervisors came to a halt after tonight's meeting. Supervisors finally released the school system's November appropriation of nearly 530-thousand dollars. [***NEWS 7 @ 11 IN MONITOR***]
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Susan /Newsroom;]
Susan Bahorich was at the meeting and is in the newsroom tonight with more. Susan?
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Shannon- It was a packed house tonight as concerned teachers, students and residents came out to support their schools. A half-dozen people spoke and most blamed the supervisors and county administrator Larry Moore for the hold-up.
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[SUPER=03-New Castle; :00]
[SUPER=01-Rose Martin/Craig Co. Superintendent; :07 ]
[SUPER=01-Brian McAllister/Craig Co. H. S. Student; :19]
[SUPER=01-Rex Hale/Craig Co. Resident; :26]
[SUPER=01-Lisa Campbell/Craig Co. Supervisor; :42 ]
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((After multiple memos asking her to appear- School Superintendent Rose Martin addressed Craig County Supervisors...
[NATS@25:49.02] ((DR. ROSE MARTIN, CRAIG CO. SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT: AS A SIGN OF GOOD FAITH, I AM HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OF NOVEMBER APPROPRIATIONS...)) [RUNS:04]
... but she wasn't the only one. The board's meeting was packed as citizens- young and old- came to voice their concerns.

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[INQ=They told us...]
((BRIAN MCALLISTER, CRAIG CO. H.S. STUDENT: THEY TOLD US WE MIGHT HAVE TO SHUT SCHOOL DOWN AND MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO ANOTHER SCHOOL- WE'RE ALL WORRIED ABOUT THAT.)) [RUNS:06]
[OUTQ=..worried about that.]

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[INQ=Can't be educated...]
((REX HALE, CONCERNED CITIZEN: CAN'T BE EDUCATED IF TEACHERS HAVE TO WORRY WHETHER THEY GET PAID OR NOT. DON'T DO THIS ANYMORE.... CLAPPING..)) [RUNS:10]
[OUTQ=.. anymore.. clapping]

The supervisors eventually gave the school board its funds for November- saying they never meant to worry anyone.

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[INQ=We thought we...]
((LISA CAMPBELL, CRAIG CO. SUPERVISOR: WE THOUGHT WE REACTED IN A REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE MANNER ON BEHALF OF THE COUNTY...)) [RUNS:10]
[OUTQ=.. of the county.]

While the school board seems to have won this round- parents and teachers are concerned Tuesday's meeting will become the monthly norm...

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[INQ=They should go...]
((AMY BURGER, CONCERNED CITIZEN: THEY SHOULD GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE YEAR AND THAT WAY WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS EVERY MONTH...)) [RUNS:06]
[OUTQ=.. this every month.]))
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[LIVE= Susan /FULL Newsroom]
Craig County school board has to ask for appropriations each month and get them approved by the supervisors. A number of people tonight asked the supervisors to just give the schools their money in one lump sum.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Shannon & Susan /Newsroom;]
Shannon- that doesn't seem likely, the supervisors and county administrator are still concerned over what they call discrepancies in some of the accounting...

[RAMS]

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When students of Roanoke's Academy of Math and Science come back from holiday break this year-
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they'll have a present... a brand new school.
Today principals from other Roanoke City schools got a first look.
The school has a full size gym-
lots of bright areas with big windows,
and several outdoor learning areas including a science area with a planting bed and goldfish pond.
Geometric shapes throughout the building are meant to strengthen math skills.
The school is also "wired" for computers in every room- and it's air conditioned.
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[L'burg-Cops]

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Getting drivers to slow down while they travel through highway construction zones can be tricky ... but so can some local police officers.
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

Lynchburg officer Doug Childress disguised himself as a V-DOT construction worker today as he used his radar gun to check traffic along Route 460.
Some drivers weren't aware of what he was doing until it was too late ... Lynchburg and Campbell County officers wrote a dozen speeding tickets in just a few hours.
Childress says they'll continue to target highway work zones the rest of this week.
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[Hardy-Road]

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The pollution problem at the Hardy Road Trailer park has been fixed for now.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Bedford Co.]
A spokesman for the State DEQ says the owner of the trailer park capped the discharge pipe last week. State and federal government officials say partially- treated waste from the sewage lagoon had been flowing into a creek that feeds the Roanoke River and ultimately empties into Smith Mountain Lake. Trailer Park owner D-J Cooper apparently capped the pipe sometime last week, though he did not return our calls to confirm that. He reportedly had the lagoon partially pumped, as well. Because 22 trailers are still connected to the sewage treatment lagoon, though, it is unclear whether pumping the pond and capping the pipe bring his operation into compliance with the clean water act.
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Flight attendants say they may keep their feet firmly on the ground.
Why they may strike next month when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]

Plus neighbors of a proposed airport in Franklin County try to get the project grounded.
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[Sports-Preview]

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[OUT Q=...in sports"]
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[Iraq]

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As insurgents continue to cause chaos in many parts of Iraq, the military is getting little help from Iraqi security forces....especially in Mosul, one of the country's biggest cities. Charlie D'Agata has that and more from Baghdad.
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[SUPER=01-Charlie D'Agata/CBS News; :45]
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((US forces have launched a new major military offensive....this time the target: Mosul.
(NATS)
Backed by heavy artillery and helicopter gunships, more than twelve hundred US troops moved in to retake parts of Iraq's third largest city...and one overrun by militants.
(BEST FILE -- FEW DAYS AGO)
Violence erupted late last week when insurgents went on a rampage, storming a dozen police stations...firing mortars...and setting off a string of car bombs. Iraqi police went running...some to the side of the insurgents ...prompting the government to fire the city's chief of police and most of the police force. With Iraqi security on its knees...the US military decided to move in. BRIDGE: MILITARY OFFICIALS SAY MUCH OF THE VIOLENCE IN MOSUL AND ELSEWHERE CAN BE BLAMED ON INSURGENTS WHO FLED THE FIGHTING IN FALLUJAH. And citing the danger that still remains in that city , US forces have turned back aid convoys...saying they're providing it themselves to the small number of civilians that stayed behind. As the military battle rages on, a battle on anther front may have been lost...to save the life of aid worker Margaret Hassan.....her family say's they believe she is dead. And Al Jazeera has said it received a videotape showing what appears to be her execution. Insurgents said Hassan would die if Britain did not pull its troops out of Iraq...and some feel - the seige of Fallujah may have pushed her captors to carry out their threat....Charlie D'Agata, CBS News, Baghdad.))

[Rice]

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President Bush says he's chosen a woman of strength, grace and decency to be ``America's face to the world.''
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[SUPER=03-Washington, DC]
With those words, the president today named national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to succeed Colin Powell as secretary of state. The 50-year-old former academic and adviser to Bush's father has been one of the president's closest advisers. She told reporters it's ``humbling'' to imagine succeeding Powell, whom she called a mentor. Mr. Bush says, as a child of the segregated South, Rice understands the true power of freedom -- and its role in foreign policy. His choice still must be confirmed by the Senate.
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[FA-Strike]

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With the holiday travel season just around the corner, the nation's largest flight attendants union is considering going on strike. The board of directors for the Association of Flight Attendants unanimously approved the resolution today. The union's president has accused the airline industry of using bankruptcy to obliterate collective bargaining rights.
Patricia Friend says airlines use bankruptcy to cancel union contracts, impose deep pay cuts, terminate pension plans and eliminate health coverage for retirees.
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((PATRICIA FRIEND/PRESIDENT, ASSOCIATION OF FLIGHT ATTENDANTS: WE WILL NOT STAND QUIETLY BY AND ALLOW OUR PROFESSION, BUILT OVER A PERIOD OF NEARLY SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS TO BE DESTROYED BY MANAGEMENT GREED.))
[SUPER=01-Patricia Friend/Association of Flight Attendants President;]
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[OUT Q=by management greed.]
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The union's 46-thousand members must also approve the strike before any walkout takes place. The Association of Flight Attendants will immediately poll members at four airlines and plans to tally the vote by the end of December.

[Franklin-Airport]

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Some Franklin County residents say they don't want an airport in their backyard... and will do everything they can to get their way.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;]
The county recently announced plans to build a general aviation airport near Colonial Turnpike and Patti Road. But, the 18-residents whose property will be affected want to know why they weren't consulted.
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((JIM POWELL/FRANKLIN CO. RESIDENT: I'VE SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FENCING, A LOT OF MONEY ON BOND, I'VE GROOMED THIS PLACE FROM ONE END TO ANOTHER, AND NOW I'VE WORKED MYSELF TO DEATH ON IT, AND NOW THEY WRITE ME A LETTER TELLING ME, NOT ASKING ME IF I'D LIKE TO SELL MY PLACE, BUT TELLING ME THEY'RE GOING TO TAKE IT.))
[SUPER=01-Andy Anderson/Franklin Co. Resident;]
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[OUT Q=going to take it]
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[VO-NAT]
County officials say they were only following federal guidelines.
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[SOT 17:50]
[IN Q=our study plan]
((BONNIE JOHNSON/FRANKLIN CO. ASST. ADMINISTRATOR: OUR STUDY PLAN WAS APPROVED BY THE FUNDING AGENCIES, THE FAA AND DOAB, AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING A PROPER JOB OF WHAT WE WERE DOING.))
[SUPER=01-Bonnie Johnson/Asst. Franklin Co. Administrator;]
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[OUT Q=what we're doing]
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[VO-NAT]
The county says it is willing to work with the residents, as the process continues.
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Five years after a deadly accident, college students revive a dangerous tradition.
More on that when News 7 returns.
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[VO-NAT]

And David Lee Roth used to be hot for teacher... now he's hot for saving lives. We'll tell you about his new gig.

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[Commercial]

[Bonfire]

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This week marks the fifth anniversary of the Texas A and M bonfire collapse, which killed 12 students.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Brazos Co., TX;]
The university no longer sanctions the bonfire tradition, which led up to the football game against the University of Texas. But Texas A&M students are on their way to completing this year's bonfire anyway. The fire is expected to be the largest of the three renegade bonfires held off-campus.
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((GREG KENEZEK/FRESHMAN; I THINK THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT TRADITION WE HAVE IN AGGIELAND.))
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[OUT Q=in Aggieland.]
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[VO-NAT]
Organizers believe this year's bonfire is better because it's safer. Workers wear harnesses and an engineer is often on site. The structure will burn this Saturday night.
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[Trenor-Funeral]

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Leo Trenor (TREH-ner) was happy when he was under the hood of a Model T Ford. And today, a fleet of Model T-s led the way, as family and friends paid their last respects.
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[VO-NAT]
Trenor died unexpectedly last week. He was remembered during a funeral service at Oakey's Salem Chapel.
[SUPER=03-Salem]
He was president of the Cranky T's Model T Club, and the funeral procession included ten vintage cars, plus the pickup that carried his casket.
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[SOT 23:07:40]
[IN Q=The normal person]
((JERRY STUMP/TRENOR FAMILY FRIEND: THE NORMAL PERSON WOULD HAVE ONE OF THOSE MODEL TS. HE ALWAYS LINGERED BETWEEN FIFTEEN AND 20 OF THEM. IT SEEMED LIKE AT ANY ONE TIME. SO HE ENJOYED REBUILDING THEM. HE REBUILT MOTORS AND TRANSMISSIONS. TWO DAYS BEFORE HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY, HE WAS WORKING ON A MODEL T ENGINE.))
[SUPER=01-Jerry Stump/Trenor Family Friend;]
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[OUT Q=working on a Model T engine.]
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[VO-NAT]
A successful businessman, Trenor was co-owner of Anchor Sales. The funeral procession passed his business on the way to Cedar Lawn Cemetery. Friends said it was a fitting tribute for a unique individual.
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[S-Extra]

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State high school volleyball action, Pete Gillen talks about the UVa Men's basketball team as the season opener closes in, and Joe Gibbs shows his thick skin
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[SUPER=04-NFL; :00]
But first our extra point. The N-F-L is taking money out of three player paychecks. Pittsburgh linebacker Joey Porter and Cleveland teammates Terrelle Smith and William Green are each out ten-thousand dollars, fines for their part in a pre-game fight Sunday in Cleveland.
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[S-Volley]

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The state volleyball quarter finals began tonight and Cave Spring hosted Magna Vista.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00]

Magna Vista was definitely feeling the heat in the gym as they battled the powerhouse Knights. We pick it up in the second game. Jennifer Harvey had the net covered not once, but twice. She slams the ball and then blocks the return right at the net.
The warriors stay close in game two when Jessica Brooks catches the Knights defense off guard with the deep shot that falls.
On to game three and Magna Vista again uses brain over brawn, no slam here, just a placement shot from Katelyn Cox for the Warriors point.
[SUPER=34-Cave Spring/3/Magna Vista/0;]

But the Knights Stacey Craighead was all over the court, especially at the net, here she blasts the quick kill that finds the floor untouched. Cave Spring wins 25-9, 25-7 and 25-17. The Knights advance to the semi-finals on Friday night against either Grafton or Robert E. Lee.
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[anchor=steve]
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In other state volleyball action, Rustburg beat Lee High School to advance to the semis. In single A, Altavista reaches the final four by beating Essex and Glenvar lost to Gate City.

[S-Gillen]

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UVa's men's basketball team opens the season against Robert Morris Friday night at U-Hall.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Chapel Hill, NC/2003 Season; :00]
Pete Gillen says his veteran team will compete hard in the tough ACC and he says former Roanoke Catholic standout J.R. Reynolds has improved over last year.
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[SUPER=01-Pete Gillen/UVa Head Basketball Coach; :00]
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[S-Skins]

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The Redskins have started worse than this season's 3 and 6. Joe Gibbs first year in Washington
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[SUPER=03-Landover, MD/Sunday vs. Bengals; :00]
began with an OH and 5 start. But the winner of three Super Bowls has not lost heart.
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[SUPER=01-Joe Gibbs/Redskins Head Coach; :04]
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[OUT Q=......change anything"]
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[S-Hokies]

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18th ranked Virginia Tech is favored by 10 points over Maryland. But emotion can not offer any kind of statistic and if these two teams history is any indication, Mike Stevens says count on tempers running hot Thursday night in Blacksburg.
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[SUPER=04-1993 Terps vs. Hokies; :20]
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[OUT Q=....NEWS 7 SPORTS."]
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((MIKE STEVENS:)) ((FRANK BEAMER:)) ((While he could do without the extra curricular Beamer desperately needs an inspired effort against a desperate Maryland team that is more than capable of winning. ((BRYAN RANDALL:)) Starting safety Vincent Fuller who dislocated his shoulder against North Carolina will play and start on Thursday. ((VINCENT FULLER:)) Kickoff is set for 7:45. The game is a complete sellout - all 65 thousand 115 tickets have been sold. Mike Stevens News 7 sports.))

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Former UVa star and now Atlanta rookie Matt Schaub will most likely miss the Cavs game Saturday at Georgia Tech. His Falcons are in New York to play the Giants. Schaub has played in two games behind Michael Vick but has made gains in practice.
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Roanoke College has a strong showing in the ODAC men's soccer post season teams. freshman goalkeeper and Blacksburg product Austin Rose in your rookie of the year.
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Maroons head coach Scott Allison is the co coach of the year in the ODAC. Coach Allison has led Roanoke to the conference title three of the past four years and a trip to the NCAA tourney for the third time in recent years. Allison has been named coach of the year three times since 2001.
Former Blacksburg star Elliott Stallings also made the all ODAC team with a team high 23 points.
Patrick Henry standout Donny Smith joins Stallings on the first team as a defender.
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Lacrosse and now soccer star Chris Keating also made the first team and Dave DeMello was a second team selection at midfield.

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One former rock star will soon be *jumping* to help others.
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David Lee Roth, former lead singer of Van Halen, is training to be a paramedic in New York City. His tutor tells the New York Post that Roth is one of the best students she's ever had.
Several weeks ago he used a defibrillator to save the life of a heart attack patient.
Roth tells the paper he's already been on more than 200 individual rides in Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn. He says no one has recognized him because he cut his rock star hair. (------------)