WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 05/23/06

05/23/06

News-7 at 11

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*CG breaknow MURDER ARREST

We have breaking news tonight.
Roanoke Police have someone in custody,
charged with the shooting that killed
one man and and left seven others
injured.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT It happened over the weekend at this

house on Melrose Avenue.

Killed in the shooting was 22 year
old TJ Thompson and his family believes
the killing was gang related.
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GRAPHIC=HOLD Police say 25 year old Jason Donnell

Roberson turned himself in to police
tonight around 9:30

He is charged with murder and the use
of a firearm.

Police say Roberson was one of the
people shot during the melee.
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GRAPHIC=HOLD Earlier this afternoon, Police

Chief Joe Gaskins said the violence
could have been gang-related.

New River Valley Bureau Chief
Rachel DePompa talked with a gang
expert about the difficulty in
identifying such crimes.

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INQ=You ask

*CG standup Rachel DePompa
rdepompa@wdbj7.com
:00
*CG locator Roanoke
:14

*CG 2line Alfred Trussell
Melrose Avenue Shooting Victim
:24
*CG 2line Ron Smith
Roanoke Resident
:39

*CG 2line Tod Burke

RU Criminal Justice Professor
1:00

*CG locator Galax
Last Week
1:06

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OQ=DePompa, News 7.

<< You ask five different experts
what a gang is and you'll most likely
get five different answers.

To some folks a gang is a group
of kids who constantly hang out and may
dress alike.

To someone else it's a group that
carries guns.

Ever since gunshots rang out on Melrose
Avenue, there's been a lot of talk
about gangs in Roanoke.

Aflred Trussell says they exist and he
was shot by one of them that night.

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INQ=All they're ALFRED TRUSSELL 4:11:14.00 ALL THEY'RE

LOOKING FOR IN THESE LITTLE BLACK
NEIGHBORHOODS ARE DRUGS AND
PROSTITUTION. THEY'RE NOT LOOKING FOR
THE GANGS.

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OQ=for the gangs.

But longtime Roanoke resident Ron Smith
says he's never seen gang activity
here.

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INQ=I lived in Ron Smith/Roanoke Resident

14;17:21 i lived in new jersey for
three years i've seen gang activity
before

What i seen in new jersey nothing like
that around here in Roanoke. 14:17:27

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OQ=in roanoke.

Radford University Criminal Justice
Professor Tod Burke been studying gangs
for 15 years and has written numerous
articles on the topic. He says, no
matter what you call it, there seems to
be a problem.

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INQ=It's not just roanoke 11:10:00 IT'S NOT JUST ROANOKE. THIS

HAPPENS ANYWHERE. AND IT'S BEEN GOING
OUT OF THE CITIES AND IT'S BEEN GOING
INTO SUBURBAN AREAS AND RURAL AREAS.
:16

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OQ=rural areas.

For instance, Police in Galax are
keeping a close eye on graffiti. People
are writing messages about the MS-13
gang. Whether or not it's real is hard
to say. Burke says it could be wanna-be
gang members.

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INQ=I think sometimes 10:43:00 I THINK SOMETIMES THEY ARE

EVEN MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE TRUE GANGS
THAT ARE OUT THERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T
GO BY THE RULES OF GANGS AND THEY STILL
HAVEN'T ESTABLISHED THEIR ORGANIZATION.
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OQ=organization.

Burke says the jury's still out on what
exactly is happening on the streets of
Roanoke, but he says police are in a
tough situation.

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INQ=It's very difficult BURKE: 18:37:00?? THEY HAVE TO

ESTABLISH FIRST DO WE REALLY HAVE A
GANG PROBLEM. IF THEY DO THEY WOULD
CERTAINLY WANT THE FUNDS. THEY WOULD
CERTAINLY WANT THE HELP, BUT THEY DON'T
WANT TO PUSH AN ALARM WHEN IN FACT ONE
DOESN'T EXIST. ::52

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OQ=doesn't exist.

Burke says if anything comes out of
this recent shooting, it's that people
are more openly discussing the issue
and that may lead to more of a focus on
fixing the problem. RD News 7.>>
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GRAPHIC=Linda Weber In a little over a week, we will know

whether the Roanoke County School
Superintendent will be coming back or
not.

That word tonight from the school
board chairman.

Weber in Monitor DOUBLE BOXES

DOUBLE BOXES=Natash & Justin/BAM Justin McLeod was at tonight's school

board meeting. justin what do we know
beyond that?

Well Natasha, that's essentially it.

LIVE FULL=Justin/BAM LIVE FULL
*CG standup Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com The school board received the final
report about the investigation into
Linda Weber but board members are
remaining tight lipped about the
findings.

That left some parents angry and
disappointed.

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*CG locator Roanoke Co.
:06

*CG 2line Teri Langford
Cave Spring H. S. Parent
:16

*CG 2line Mike Stovall
School Board Chairman
:29

*CG 2line Kay Harvey
Cave Spring H. S. Parent
1:14

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OQ=THERE WOULD BE ACTION <<
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INQ=The school board ((MIKE STOVALL/SCHOOL BOARD CHAIRMAN:

THE SCHOOL BOARD DID RECEIVE THE FINAL
VERBAL REPORT FROM MARTY ROBISON.))

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OQ=FROM MARTY ROBISON Citing personnel issues the school

board chairman said it could not
release the findings of the
investigation into Linda Weber.

Parents from Cave Spring High School
aren't buying it.

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INQ=I would hope TERI LANGFORD: I WOULD HOPE AS ROANOKE

COUNTY TAXPAYERS THAT WE WOULD SEE SOME
TYPE OF OVERVIEW OF WHAT THE REPORT
REVEALED.

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OQ=report revealed But talking to the school board

chairman after the meeting, that seems
unlikely.

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INQ=I can understand MIKE STOVALL: I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY

THEY ARE DISAPPOINTED BUT I AM SURE
THEY CAN UNDERSTAND TOO THAT IF THEY
ARE EMPLOYEES AND THEY'VE WORKED FOR
SOMEONE BEFORE THEY WOULD NOT PUBLICLY
WANT THEIR EMPLOYEE INFORMATION
DIVULGED AND BY LAW WE CANNOT DIVULGE

THAT INFORMATION.

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OQ=that information But you may remember last week Mike

Stovall told us in an exclusive
interview, a survey of school employees
found 71% had negative feelings toward
Linda Weber and central administration,
29% percent was positive.

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INQ=We have any JUSTIN McLEOD/REPORTING: WE HAVE ANY

REASON TO BELIEVE THAT HAS CHANGED
DRAMATICALLY SINCE WE TALKED?

MIKE STOVALL: WHAT I CAN SAY TO YOU
COMING OUT OF TONIGHT'S MEETING IS AS
BY JUNE 1 AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD I WILL BE MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT
TO THE PUBLIC.

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OQ=to the public If those initial findings hold true,

some parents feel it is enough to fire
Linda Weber.

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INQ=I think any KAY HARVEY/CAVE SPRING PARENT: I THINK

ANY EMPLOYER IN THIS VALLEY WOULD TELL
YOU IF HE TOOK A SURVEY OF HIS
EMPLOYEES AND 71 PERCENT DISAPPROVED I
THINK THERE WOULD BE ACTION.

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OQ=there would be action

LIVE=Justin Full/BAM LIVE FULL

The school board chairman says he has
yet to talk to Linda Weber about the
findings.

At last check, Weber was visiting
family in Texas. It's unclear whether
she is back in town.

DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha & Justin/BAM DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, she is scheduled to return
as superintendent a week from Thursday.

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GRAPHIC=NONE One Another note about Cave Spring

High School.

Last Saturday's production of the
musical Grease had to be postponed
because of a power outage.

It has been rescheduled for tomorrow
night at Cave Spring beginning at seven
o'clock.

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GRAPHIC=Fire Four children and three adults

are now homeless after a fire today in
Roanoke...

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

The fire started at about 11:30
at this duplex on Grayson Avenue. When

firefighters got there heavy smoke was
coming from the windows.

No one was home and no one was
hurt... but tonight firefighters say
the fire started in several different
spots and the cause has been ruled
incendiary.
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The Red Cross is looking for
donations of living room and bedroom
furniture as well as clothing and bed
linens. If you'd like to help call
985-3560 for more information.
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GRAPHIC=Brush Fire Fire Crews have been on the

scene of a forest fire in Botetourt
County since early this morning.

The fire is on Dagger Spring Road
in the Eagle Rock area. Officials say
the fire is spanning nearly ten acres
but is not posing much of a threat.

It's believed that the fire may

have been started by lightning that hit
in the forest overnight.
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TAKE VO-NAT

*CG locator Shenandoah

An early morning fire gutted
nearly half a block in the town of
Shenandoah, near Harrisonburg.

Today's aftermath shows some of
the worst hit structures including a
hardware store and an apartment
building.

Officials say only one person
was injured as a result of the fire
after jumping from the second-story of
a building to escape.

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GRAPHIC=None NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was in

Virginia today to answer to reckless-
driving charges.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT

VO-NAT

*CG locator Henrico Co.

Busch was pulled over near
Richmond last month for squealing his
tires.

The charge came one day after the
21- year- old was introduced as a
spokesman for a national safe-driving
campaign.

The judge today reduced the
charge to "improper driving" which
carries a 150- dollar fine.

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INQ=I do and always have

*CG 2line Kyle Busch
NASCAR Driver 23:08:49 KYLE BUSCH/NASCAR DRIVER: I
DO AND ALWAYS HAVE RESPECTED LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND WHAT THEY DO FOR US AND
ALWAYS HAVE TRIED TO ACCOMPANY MY
DRIVING TO THE LAWS OF THE ROAD AND
BEING ABLE TO, OF COURSE, MAKE SURE I'M
A GOOD DRIVER JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE
WHO'S OUT THERE AS WELL TOO.

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OQ=there as well too.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Busch didn't have to appear in
court today, but says he wanted to show
he's not trying to get any special
treatment.

After his court appearance, he
headed back to Charlotte to concentrate
on Race Week.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Nearly 27 million veterans could

soon have something in common....they
all could become identity theft
victims....This after information was
stolen from an employee of the
Department of Veterans Affairs.

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INQ=

*CG 2line Jerry Fuller
Veteran
0:12

*CG 2line Julie Wheeler
Better Business Bureau
0:36

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OQ=fed info < (END SOT) the VA, taking home personal

records....But an employee did it and a
disk containing the vets' name, social
security numbers and dates of birth was
stolen.

*14:23-34 there is a sense of panic
when you hear that sort of thing, i
hate to say it but i'd like to trust
the government to be able to take care
of this, to solve the problem.

Jerry says now, he's just wondering
what he can do, if anything....The V-A
is taking steps, including mailing a
letter to each affected veteran but in
the meantime....credit experts say
don't panic or take any drastic action.

*3:00:26-44 JW make sure review bank
statement, credit card, billing
statement and I also strongly recommend
getting you free credit report probably
in about 60 -90 days

And what you're looking for is any
unusual activity.

And that includes checking on credit
cards you haven't used for awhile...

The V-A has set up a call center to
address concerns, that number is
1-800-FED-INFO.....>>
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NATASHA'S MIC HOT You can also visit our website WDBJ 7
dot com for more information, just
click on websites in the news.
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GRAPHIC=None Caught on tape--a suicide attempt

was narrowly prevented in Washington
State.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Near Gig Harbor, WA

A man, armed with a knife,
climbed five-hundred feet up a catwalk
on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, which is
currently under construction.

The man had reportedly called 911
earlier threatening suicide. The video,
taken from a nearby helicopter, shows
him struggling with ironworkers until

they managed to subdue him.

Once the man was brought down,
police found there was actually a
warrant for his arrest on an assault
charge.

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Think your allergies are
especially bad this spring? It's not
your imagination.

We'll talk relief with a
local doctor.

ENG#=2

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease HURRICANE SEASON

Plus Hurricane Season
starts next week and it could be an
active one. So will vacationers still
head to the coast?
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Still ahead on News Seven, a
new message purportedly from Osama Bin
Laden.

What he says about the only
man convicted in the U-S for the 9-11
attacks.

ENG#=1

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease COMMUTING COSTS

Plus how a local college
hopes to cut down on gas... by giving
employees a long weekend.
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INQ=HEY FOLKS

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

<< Hey folks Mike Stevens back in
the News 7 Sports office as the the Avs
get even with Kinston.

The Blue Ridge baseball

semi-finals are upset-filled today as
the higer seeds go down.

Cave Spring has a new girls'
basketball coach tonight, and this
Knight gets an honor, as well.

The entertaining highlights are
coming up on the Big 7.>>

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OQ=...BIG 7

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GRAPHIC=Bin Laden A tape believed to be from Osama

bin Laden denies Zacarias Moussaoui's
involvement in the September 11th
attacks

ENG#=1 VO-NAT

VO-NAT An audio message less than five

minutes long was transmitted with a
photo of Bin Laden claiming that
Moussaoui had "no connection at all"
with nine-eleven.

The speaker claiming to be Bin
Laden said he was the person in charge
of all 19 hijackers on Septemeber 11th.

He said Moussaoui's confession of
helping plan the attacks was "void",
the claims were the result of
"pressures exercised against him during
four and a half years in prison in the
U-S."

One counterterrorism official
says there's no reason to doubt the
tape's authenticity.

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GRAPHIC=Hurricane 2006 There are predictions of another

active season, but many people are
still making plans to head to the
Atlantic Coast this summer.
ROLL HURRICANE ANIMATION ANIMATION

Brent Watts is in one of the most
popular spots, the Outer Banks, as we

look ahead to Hurricane Season 2006.

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*CG locator Kill Devil Hills, NC
:00

*CG 2line Rita Payne
Oceanfront Condo Owner
:27
*CG 2line Bob Gabriel
Kill Devil Hills Resident
1:09
*CG standup Brent Watts
bwatts@wdbj7.com
1:20

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GRAPHIC=NONE Local doctors say this is the
HEALTH CHECK 7 ANIM worst allergy season in years.

They blame the high pollen count

on the lack of rain and the mild
winter.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem

It has some allergy sufferers getting
more shots just to cope this year.

Pollen-related problems can be worse
in the Roanoke Valley because of the
mountains.

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INQ=So you get trees

*CG 2line Dr. Thomas Fame
Lewis-Gale Allergy Clinic SO YOU GET TREES IN THE VALLEY :00 POLLINATING THEN THEY START WORKING WAY
UP TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN SO WE
HAVE AN EXTEND TREE POLLEN SEASON
BECAUSE THE ALTITUDE OF THE MOUNTAIN
AND THE POLLINATION CONTINUES.
*CG 2line Kelly Bagnasco I HAVE BEEN DOING ALLERGY SHOTS FOR Allergy Sufferer QUITE A FEW YEARS, THIS YEAR IT'S BEEN :15 COMING THROUGH WORSE. THE SHOTS ARE
HELPING BUT NOT AS MUCH

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OQ=but not as much

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The Lewis-Gale Allergy Clinic has
been giving out between two-hundred and
three-hundred shots a day.

And the spring allergy season won't
be over for another month.
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GRAPHIC=NONE Doctor Fame says allergy sufferers

can also try over-the-counter
antihistamines like Claritin.

He also recommends trying a saline
salt water rinse to clear out pollen
from the nostrils.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Baseball highlights from the Avs

and the Blue Ridge tournament, plus
there's a new hoop coach at Cave
Spring, but first your Extra Point -

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

Cave Spring senior Julie Sablik
was honored by the Roanoke County
School Board tonight as she received a
proclamation comending her for her
outstanding work in the pool.

Sablik who is headed to Virginia
Tech was recently named the state's
swimmer of the year.

Now your scores.

SCORES GO TO SCORES

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OC=....LAST SCORE

*CG carolina

Kinston
1
4
Salem
6

4
Potomac

6

Lynchburg
3

*CG hsbaseb 4
Alleghany
15

Northside
4

Blue Ridge Semi-Finals
4
Lord Botetourt
7

William Byrd
4

Blue Ridge Semi-Finals

*CG hsbaseb 4
Auburn
11

Floyd Co.
1

Three Rivers Baseball
4
George Washington
8

E.C. Glass
1

Western Valley Baseball

*CG hssoft 4
Ft. Chiswell
9

Galax
8

Holly Arnold - Game Winning Hit
4
Grayson Co.
12

Bland Co.
0

*CG hssoft 4
Blacksburg
1

Pulaski Co.
0

River Ridge
4
Halifax Co.
7

E.C. Glass
0

Western Valley

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GRAPHIC=AVS The Salem Avalanche opened their

three game series with Kinston tonight
by getting smoked 9-to-nothing.

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*CG locator Salem

Indians vs. Avalanche Another breezy night in the :00 valley although the conditions overall
were pretty nice last night.

The Avs got busy in the bottom of
the first inning as Neil Sellers smacks
one to left field. Bo Torbert will
motor around the bases and do his best
to get another run, and watch him slide
in under the tag to make it
2-to-nothing.

Still in the first, Mario Garza
gets a hold of this offering and just
cranks it out over the right *CG final Kinston field fence. The two run shot scores 1 Sellers and Salem gets the 6 to 1 win Salem over Kinston.
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GRAPHIC=HOLD AVS This series will wrap up tomorrow

night before Potomac rolls into town on
Thursday. Friday Washington Nationals
pitcher Pedro Astacio, who is rehabbing
from a strained forearm, is scheduled
to start against Salem.
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GRAPHIC=VHSL The Blue Ridge District Baseball

Tournament semifinals were upset filled
today.

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*CG locator Roanoke Co.
Mountaineers vs. Vikings The regular season champ Northside :00 Hosted Alleghany in game one.

The Mountaineers came back in the
fifth as Robbie Andrews rips a shot to
right field, scoring Anthony Lowry from
third to trim the deficit to 4-3.

Still in the 5th, Kenny Farren
stands in and delivers a single to
right. Andrews and Jay Nagel race
across the plate giving the
Mountaineers the lead for good.

Andrews added another RBI in the
6th. Alleghany pulls off the upset
scoring 14 straight runs. *CG final Alleghany The final was 14 to 4. The Mounties 14 advance to the title game while Northside Northside can rest up for the 4 regionals.

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*CG locator Roanoke Co.
Cavaliers vs. Terriers William Byrd and Lord Botetourt :00 hooked up in the second game.

We pick it up in the 4th, the
Terriers Jacob Branson has some trouble
with the bunt off the bat of Alan
Watts. Branson's throw to third gets
away allowing Mike Reed to cross the
plate, breaking a 1-all tie.

Still in the 4th, Jed Rasnick
comes up with a base knock thru the
right side of the infield. Emory
Straub chalks up another Cavalier run,
and it was 4-1 Botetourt.

But the Terriers answered in the
bottom half of the inning. Stephen
Dean doubles down the left field line,
and Lance Kennedy is on his horse for
home with the Terriers second run of
the game.

Coty Trivellin then drives *CG final Lord Botetourt in Dean with this shot back up the 7 middle. But it wasn't enough as William Byrd Botetourt shocks Byrd 7-to-4.
4

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GRAPHIC=JESSICA FICARRO Jessica Ficarro is the next

girls' head basketball coach at Cave
Spring.

Ficarro, who is currently a
special education teacher at Hidden
Valley, she will be formally hired for
the job tomorrow.

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*CG locator Roanoke Co.
Last Season Ficarro was a finalist for the :00 Hidden Valley coaching job where she
had been an assistant under former
coach Steve Buchanan for three season.
Ficarro played her college ball at
Roanoke and will now replace Linda Long
and take over the once storied Cave
Spring program that has struggled in
recent years.

Her staff will be formidable with
former Hokie Sarah Hicks and former RU
star Sherri Hickman - a Cave Spring
alum serving as assistants.

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GRAPHIC=N.C. STATE Current N.C. State star and

former William Fleming basketball
standout Khadijah Whittington still has
a chance to make the USA basketball
under 20 team.

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*CG file ACC

Khadijah just went through three
days of intense tryouts this past
weekend in which the field of 38
players was cut down to 18.

In July, Khadijah and the other
17 finalists will get back together for
another training camp in which the team
will be pared down to a dozen players,
who will compete in Mexico City in
August.

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GRAPHIC=UVA UVa coach Debbie Ryan knows all

about Kadijah and alot of other things
as Grant Kittelson recently found out.

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*CG locator Charlottesville
Hometown Hoops Weekly
:00
*CG 2line Debbie Ryan
UVA Head Women's Basketball Coach
:17
*CG reporter Grant Kittelson
gkittelson@wdbj7.com
1:09

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OQ=News 7 Sports. << Debbie Ryan just completed her
(END SOT) 29th season as the Head Coach of the

U-V-A Women's Basketball team. In a
profession that is seeing more and more
coaches retire early or changes jobs a
number times, Ryan is quickly becoming
a rarirty and not the norm.

(RYAN BITE:)

What makes Ryan's Tenure even
more impressive is that she is going on
6 years cancer free. Ryan was
diagnosed with Pancreatic cancer back

in 2000, A tumor was removed before
the cancer could spread to any other
organs.

(RYAN BITE:)

Coach Ryan is excited by the team
she has returning after an up and down
year this past season.

(RYAN BITE:)

Grant Kittelson News 7 Sports.

>>

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GRAPHIC=Gas Prices Up Rising gas prices have forced one

local college to come up with new ways
to help its employees save money on
getting to work.

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*CG locator Lynchburg

Lynchburg College is now offering
its workers a flexible summer work
schedule ... they can work four LONGER
days a week to save an extra day of
commuting.

Beverly Reid spends more than an
hour on the road every day ... she
figures the compressed schedule will
help in other ways as well.

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INQ=I think the

*CG 2line Beverly Reid
LC Career Services Director 11:43:52 BEVERLY REID/LC CAREER
SERVICES DIRECTOR: I THINK THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEND TIME WITH MY
FAMILY, MY CHILDREN DURING THE SUMMER
THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. AND I THINK IT
GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO SOME
MORE THINGS AT HOME, CATCH UP ON SOME
PROJECTS.

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OQ=on some projects.

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L-C estimates about a third of its

workforce commutes to Lynchburg from a
surrounding county.

The school will resume its regular
schedule when students return in the
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