WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 02/12/07

02/12/07

News 7 at Eleven

HEADLINE #1 HEADLINE #1 (:01 of head pad)

CAPTION: Ice Warning

Robin Standup:Monitoring the developing
ice storm which may affect your plans
on Tuesday.

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HEADLINE #2 HEADLINE #2

CAPTION: My Backyard

Natasha Cart: Some folks in Montgomery
county think they've found a way to
keep out an unwanted rail-yard.

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HEADLINE #3 HEADLINE #3

CAPTION: Mayor's Speech

Steve Cart:

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HEADLINE #4 HEADLINE #4

CAPTION: Youth Court

Justin Standup:

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<< *CG standup Natasha Ryan
nryan@wdbj7.com

*CG 304

*CG standup Mike Stevens >>
mstevens@wdbj7.com
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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=News-7 at 11 Good evening I'm Natasha

Ryan.
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Natasha tosses to Robin
Another round of winter weather is on the way, we're going to head over to Meterologist Robin Reed...
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Robin/WXCENTER
MCU SITTING POSITION in Weather Center
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WXPRO/FULL Weather Map

SCHOOLTOUCH/FULL SCHOOL DELAY *************

Robin On Cam Toss back to anchor

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Robin/WXCENTER

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GRAPHIC=NONE It was a full house at Montgomery

County's Board of Supervisors meeting
tonight.

More than a hundred residents
showed up backing a new course of
action to keep a Norfolk Southern
freight yard out of their community.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Montgomery Co.
:00 The Citizens for the Preservation
of Our Countryside presented an
ordinance that would ban corporations
from exercising eminent domain in the
county.

Representatives with Norfolk
Southern want to build the 18 million
dollar intermodal shipping yard in the
Elliston-LaFayette (la-FAY-ette) area.

However, nearly everyone at the
meeting tonight urged the county to
keep the development out.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=it's not a

*CG 2line Shireen Parsons
Comm. Environmental Legal Defense
:00

*CG 2line Richard Rittenhouse
Opposes Freight Yard SHIREEN PARSONS, COMMUNITY :08 ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL DEFENSE FUND

04:23 IT'S NOT A SILVER BULLET.
NOTHING IS FOR SURE. NOTHING IS FOR
SURE. THIS IS OUR BEST CHANCE IN
STOPPING IT.:30

RICHARD RITTENHOUSE, OPPOSES FREIGHT
YARD

08:42 IT'S VERY CRITUAL. WE FEEL LIKE
DECISIONS ARE GOING TO BE MADE THAT ARE
IRREVOCABLE VERY SOON. WE WANT TO
AFFECT THAT NOW.:52

RUNS=:17 (END SOT)

OQ=affect that now

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Norfolk Southern representatives
have said the project would create 15
jobs and get 200-thousand trucks off
Interstate 81 every year.

Before the county Board of
Supervisors can take a vote on the new

ordinance there must be a public
hearing on the matter.

Last year, the board voted to
oppose the intermodal shipping yard.
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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=LEGAL SCALES It was all James Morrell's

moh-RELL's idea.

That according to a co-defendant
who testified today against the 33-year
old double murder suspect, claiming
Morrell plotted and executed the whole
thing.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

Jeremy Carter has already pled
"no contest," with a limit on the
amount of time he'll get when he's
sentenced.

But Morrell wasn't about to make

a deal with the Commonwealth.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Jeremy Carter
Double Murder Co-Defendant JAMES REACHED OVER AND PULLED A CORD
FROM THE WALL AND CUT IT IN HALF. AND
GAVE ONE END TO DODO, AND HE HELD ONE
END. AND THEY WRAPPED IT AROUND
BRENDA'S THROAT, CHOKING HER UNTIL SHE
STOPPED BREATHING.

RUNS=15 (END SOT)

OQ=she stopped breathing

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG locator Roanoke
February 10, 2006 Carter testified Brenda Vaughn
had been bragging about a 15-thousand
dollar disability settlement she was
getting.

So the three men decided to rob
her at her Tinker Creek Manor apartment
last year.

Carter says he thought they'd
just tie Vaughn up and take the money.

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE but ended up killing her and her

friend Brenda Wright.

The trial continues tomorrow.

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=CRIME A Campbell County man is in jail,

charged with using drugs to lure young
girls into having sex with him.
TAKE LIGHTFOOT FS ON APRISA TAKE APRISA

Chuck Lightfoot of Evington is
charged with two counts of indecent
liberties with a minor in addition to
numerous drug distribution charges.

Bedford County authorities say
Lightfoot would entice teenage girls
with drugs, cell phones, clothes and
other items in order to get sexual
favors.

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=HOLD They also say Lightfoot is a long

haul truck driver who may have victims
in other states along the east coast.

They're urging anyone who had

contact with him to contact the police.

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GRAPHIC=NONE In other news.....A lot to be proud

of but lots to work on too ... that's
the gist of tonight's State of the City
address in Lynchburg.

DOUBLE BOXES=Natasha & Steve/Microwave DOUBLE BOXES

Steve Smallshaw is in our Lynchburg
newsroom with more on that ... Steve,
sort of a mixed bag in the mayor's
speech?

LIVE=Steve FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL
*cg LIVE Steve Smallshaw
ssmallshaw@wdbj7.com It's been a difficult few months Lynchburg for city leaders here since Clarence
Beard died in police custody last fall
... that incident has revealed a need
for some community dialogue about race
relations in Lynchburg.

But overall, officials say the Hill
City is still a good place to live and
work.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=From a revitalized

*CG locator Lynchburg
:00

*CG 2line Joe Seiffert
Lynchburg Council Member
:11
*CG 2line Joan Foster
Lynchburg Mayor
:50
*CG 2line Michael Gillette
Lynchburg Council Member
1:10

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OQ=a positive difference.

<< From a revitalized downtown to
new businesses popping up all over the
city to fully accredited schools,
Lynchburg has a lot to be proud of.

NATSOT natsot

RUN03 I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THE STATE OF
THE CITY IS STRONG ...

SOT SOT FULL 21:19:16

IN Q=I think our JOE SEIFFERT/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL MEMBER:

I THINK OUR ECONOMICS ARE REAL GOOD.
TOMORROW EVENING WE'RE GOING TO TALKING
ON SEVERAL REZONING ISSUES, A LOT OF

HOUSING COMING INTO THE CITY, LIBERTY
UNIVERSITY IS GROWING, IT'S A GOOD
CLEAN INDUSTRY AND I'M VERY HAPPY ABOUT
THAT. DOWNTOWN'S BEING DEVELOPED, IT'S
COMING ALONG REAL WELL, SO I'M REALLY
EXCITED ABOUT WHERE WE ARE.

RUN18 (END SOT)

OUT Q=where we are. But there also are challenges.

Civil rights activists are still
unhappy with the investigations into
how Clarence Beard died in police
custody last fall ... and both sides
acknowledge there needs to be a better
understanding between the different
factions of Lynchburg society.

SOT SOT FULL 20:12:16

IN Q=To begin JOAN FOSTER/LYNCHBURG MAYOR: TO BEGIN A

PROCESS TO PROMOTE DIALOGUE WITHIN THIS
COMMUNITY ABOUT RACE, ABOUT
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DISPARITY AND OTHER
ISSUES THAT I BELIEVE IN YEARS PAST WE
HAVE BEEN VERY HESITANT TO DISCUSS.

RUN18 (END SOT)

OUT Q=hesitant to discuss.

SOT SOT FULL 21:22:15

IN Q=Attitudes have been MICHAEL GILLETTE/LYNCHBURG COUNCIL

MEMBER: ATTITUDES HAVE BEEN IN PLACE
FOR CENTURIES, CYCLES OF ATTITUDES HAVE

BEEN INCULCATED IN THE NEXT GENERATION
CENTURY AFTER CENTURY. THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT I KNOW HOW TO FIX, IT'S
NOT SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE EASY
TO FIX, BUT MY ONLY HOPE IS THAT IF WE
PUT ALL OF OUR HEADS TOGETHER, THAT
COMBINED BRAINPOWER OF COMMITTED
CITIZENS CAN MAKE A POSITIVE
DIFFERENCE.

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OUT Q=a positive difference.

LIVE=STEVE FULL MICROWAVE LIVE FULL
*cg LIVELOC Lynchburg

The city is bringing in outside
mediators to help put those community
forums together.

DOUBLE BOXES=STEVE/NATASHA DOUBLE BOXES

Those will be held within the next
several weeks.

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GRAPHIC=NONE The City of Martinsville isn't

too happy about Henry County's latest

purchase....the facility that recently
housed MZM, also known as the Athena
building.

The city called the property its
prime industrical development site.

The County plans to use the
building to house the
Henry-Martinsville Department of Social
Services and the Henry-Martinsville
Health Department.

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GRAPHIC=FIRE AFTERMATH The Roanoke County day care

center that was damaged by fire on
Friday is now cleaning up, and making
plans to re-open.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

A restoration crew and employees
of the Childcare Network have been
working since Saturday to clear the
air, and clean the building and its
contents.

So far, they've cleaned four of

the seven classrooms, but say the work
may take the rest of the week.

About half of the children are
attending Country Bear Day School
temporarily.

And the Childcare Network hopes
to re-open on Monday morning.

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GRAPHIC=CAR SEATS Most Virginians are against

raising the age requirement for car
booster seats.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT

VO-NAT That according to our latest

News Seven/Survey USA Poll.

Right now, state law says
every child through age five must use a
seat. A proposal before lawmakers in
Richmond would raise the age to eight.

Pollsters asked 500
Virginians what they think. 56 per cent
oppose the change - 39 per cent are in
favor.

But almost three-quarters of
those questioned favor height and
weight requirements over any age limit.

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I-NET NEXT I-NET NEXT

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You can see the complete breakdown of
this poll, by age, region and other
categories, at wdbj7-dot-com.
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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=NONE When a child acts up at school, you'd
EVENT=EDUCATION 7 BANNER expect the teacher or even the

principal to hand down the punishment.

But that's not always the case at
Roanoke's two high schools. In fact,
who is may surprise you.

DOUBLE BOXES=NATASHA/JUSTIN DOUBLE BOXES

News 7's Justin McLeod has the
details in this Education Seven Report.
Justin, who is doing the discipline?

Natasha, first of all, this is all
going to sound quite unusual.

LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL

YOUTH COURT FS IN MONITOR

*cg STANDUP Justin McLeod
jmcleod@wdbj7.com It's a program set up by Roanoke's
legal community where students serve as
jurors to hear cases of fellow students
who have committed minor offenses.

ENG#=4 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG locator Roanoke
:00

*CG 2line Jordan Fifer
Patrick Henry H.S. Senior
:11
*CG 2line Anne Tyler Feldman
Patrick Henry H.S. Senior
:41
*CG 2line Austin West
Program Coordinator
:55

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OQ=OF SUSPENSION TIME <<((NAT SOUND OF LAYWER SAYING AT 49:44

"THE PATRICK HENRY YOUTH COURT IS NOW
IN SESSION"))

Once a week after school, this
classroom here at Patrick Henry is
transformed into a courtroom.

((NAT SOUND OF SAYING "I DO" AT 51:46))

It's appropiately called youth court.

SOT FULL 1:18:37 SOT FULL

INQ=I think youth court JORDAN FIFER/PATRICK HENRY H.S. SENIOR:

I THINK YOUTH COURT IS A REALLY GOOD
PROGRAM HERE AT PH BECAUSE WE FOCUS ON
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE RATHER THAN JUST
PUNISHMENT.

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OQ=than just punishment Here's how it works.

Rather than face suspension, a
student, can choose to come here to
youth court where they agree to plead
guilty. (shot of student walking in at
49:23)

((NAT AT 52:40 SAYING "CAN YOU TELL US
IN YOUR OWN WORDS WHAT HAPPENED?))

On this particular day, this student,
who we've agreed not to show, is in
trouble for disrupting class. (shot of
girl's hands 49:38 or 53:30)

((NAT SOUND OF JUROR FROM 55:45 TO
55:47))

The jury, made up of fellow students,
grills the defendant and a witness
(shot at 1:00:33).

SOT FULL 1:16:05 SOT FULL

INQ=You really want ANNE TYLER FELDMAN/PATRICK HENRY H.S.

SENIOR: YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE

YOU UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE SITUATION AND
GET BOTH SIDES OF THE STORY AND NOT
JUST A BIASED PERSPECTIVE.

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OQ=biased perspective It is then up to the panel to deliver

the appropiate justice, which prompted
us to ask is that really fair?

SOT FULL 41:17 SOT FULL

INQ=As far as AUSTIN WEST/PROGRAM COORINDATOR: AS

FAR AS PEER REVIEW IS CONCERNED,
STUDENTS TEND TO BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT
TO ONE ANOTHER THAN ADULTS DO.

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OQ=than adults do Even so, administrators and actual

lawyers (lawyer is the guy in pink tie)
serve as advisors to make sure
everything is done by the book.

Punishment can be restitution,
community service, or counseling.
(writing down punishment 1:11:30)

Since the program began at PH in
2003, and Fleming two years later, more
than 240 cases have been heard so far.

SOT FULL 39:19 SOT FULL

INQ=It has been AUSTIN WEST/PROGRAM COORDINATOR: IT

HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL. WE
FIGURE THAT WE HAVE SAVED OVER 500
HOURS OF SUSPENSION TIME.

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OQ=of suspension time

LIVE=JUSTIN FULL BAM LIVE FULL

YOUTH COURT FS IN MONITOR Roanoke is the first youth court in
Virginia.

The program will soon launch in
Richmond, Prince William County, and
Virginia Beach.

DOUBLE BOXES=JUSTIN/NATASHA DOUBLE BOXES

Natasha, we should mention point out
an offender must eventually come back
and serve as a juror for youth court.
TEASE NEXT TEASE NEXT

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

Virginia Tech returns to the
hardwood rankings -- Grant Kittelson
has more in Sports.

ENG#=1

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease BOATING LAWS

And boaters headed out to Smith
Mountain Lake may have another law to
follow before hitting the waves -- that
story coming up.
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WEATHER MINI OPEN

CK/WXBUG CURRENT CONDITIONS ROUND UP

CK/TITAN RADAR ANALYSIS AND MORE

CK/WXPRO WEATHER MAPS

FORECASTS

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

The race for President -- and
talk of Iraq -- come to Richmond.

ENG#=1

VO-NAT VO-NAT
*CG tease ROAD BLOCKS?

And Virginia's politicians are
calling it the "last chance" for road
funding. The latest -- and only
surviving transportation compromise in
a moment.
END VO END VO

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ENG#=2

WIPE WIPE WIPE WIPE

SOT FULL SOT FULL
INQ=

*CG tease AHEAD IN SPORTS

< back in the News 7 Sports office, the
Vikings try and take down the
Cavaliers, Virginia Tech will make
history when it enters the Dean Dome
Tommorrow and High School Seniors at
Franklin County and Cave Spring make
their college choices official. All
that and more coming up in Sports.>>

RUNS=18 (END SOT)

OQ=coming up in sports.

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=IRAQ Senator John McCain made his way

to Richmond today...trying to rally
support for his run at the White House.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

The War in Irag one of the many
subjects to come up.......While
speaking, McCain expressed his concern
that Iraqi insurgents will mount a
drive much like the Tet Offensive that
caused so many American casualties
forty years ago in Vietnam.

Both of our state's senators
weighed in on the War.

ENG#=2 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Sen. John Warner

(R) Virginia

:00 QUICK!

*CG 2line Sen. Jim Webb

(D) Virginia 17:13:20-24 I DON'T THINK YOU CAN DRAW
0:05 AT THIS POINT IN TIME COMPARABLES TO
THAT SITUATION.

17:16:24-38 WHAT HAS BEEN MISSING FROM
DAY ONE HAS BEEN A DIPLOMATIC STRATEGY
THAT IS ON THE SAME LEVEL OF INTENSITY
OF COMPETENCE AND INTENSITY AS THE
MILITARY PERFORMANCE OF OUR PEOPLE.

RUNS=0:18 (END SOT)

OQ=of our people

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Webb says that's the reason he's
stepped forward, arguing the country
has not seen a new strategy.

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NATASHA ON CAM NATASHA ON CAM

GRAPHIC=VA LEGISLATURE Supporters of a higher state

minimum wage are delivering thousands
of signatures to Richmond.

ENG#=3 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

36-thousand to be exact...and the
Virginia Organizing Project says more
than four thousand of them came from
the Roanoke Valley.

The petitions are in support of a
Senate billl that would raise the
minimum wage from 5-15 to 6-50 an hour.

Currently, 153-thousand
Virginians work for minimum wage.

The current annual pay for a
single full-time worker at minimum wage
is about ten-thousand dollars.

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GRAPHIC=LEGISLATURE "TRANSPORTATION" The transportation "compromise"

bill is driving through the state
Senate.

ENG#=4 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Richmond

The complex legislation relies on

bonding, a ten- dollar increase in the
registration fee and an increase in the
tax on diesel fuel... bringing it
in-line with the tax on regular
gasoline.

Salem Delegate Morgan Griffith is
carrying the bill- which is now headed
to the Senate Finance Committee where
it's been killed once before..

Griffith is worried about what
could happen to the bill, but hopes
senators realize this is the last
chance for transportation this year.

ENG#=1 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Del. Morgan Griffith

(R) Salem 2:39:37 DEL. MORGAN GRIFFITH/(R) SALEM:

CLEARLY THERE IS A NEED FOR A
PACKAGE THIS YEAR. WE HAVE THE LAST
BILL SURVIVING AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL
CONTINUE TO SURVIVE AND WE WILL
EVENTUALLY GET IT PASSED SUBSTANTIALLY
SIMILAR TO WHAT WAS AGREED UPON. 15

RUNS=15 (END SOT)

OQ=WAS AGREED UPON.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

The Senate Finance Committee is
scheduled to consider the bill
tomorrow.

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GRAPHIC=BOATING LAWS You may soon need to take a class

to set sail on Smith Mountain Lake.

ENG#=2 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Smith Mountain Lake
File Tape The House of Delegates and Senate
have both passed bills that require a
boating safety course before operating
a boat on any Virginia lake.

Today a Senate committee advanced
the House version.

Under Delegate Kathy Byron's
bill- boaters would face a 100- dollar
fine for failing to take the class.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL
SOT FULL

INQ=There's no yellow lines painted on
the water

*CG 2line Bruce Dungan
Smith Mountain Lake Association 1:51:05 BRUCE DUNGAN/SMITH MOUNTAIN
LAKE ASSOCIATION: THERE'S NO YELLOW
LINES PAINTED ON THE WATER, THERE'S NO
YIELD, THERE'S NO MERGE SIGNS. BOATS
COME AT YOU FROM 360- DEGREES ON THE
COMPASS SO IT IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
PIECE OF LEGISLATION.

RUNS=12 (END SOT)

OQ=very, very important piece of
legislation.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

There are some exceptions,
boaters with a mariner's license would
be exempt.

And experienced boaters could
bypass the class by taking an exam.

If approved, the requirement
would take effect in the summer of
2016.

(END VO) (END VO)

SPORTS TOSS NEXT SPORTS TOSS NEXT

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GRAPHIC= Coming up Playoffs on the High

School Hardwood. The Hokies make their
first ever trip into the Dean Dome and
more High School Seniors sign with
their college of choice but first
tonight's scores.

(GO TO BOARDS) (GO TO BOARDS <<<
RUNS=30

*CG hsbball

Cave Spring
25
4
Blacksburg
30

Christiansburg
48
4
Pulaski Co.
57

RIVER RIDGE QTRS

*CG hsbball

Jefferson Forest
45
4
Liberty
62

Pocahontas
53
4
Narrows
64

*CG hsbball

Staunton River
43

4
Brookville
72

Boys

Lord Botetourt
43
4
Northside
52

Girls

*CG hsbball

Craig Co.
52
4
Parry McCluer
68

Bland Co.
57
4
Fort Chiswell
70

*CG hsgbball

E.C. Glass
36
4
Franklin Co.
47

Gretna
31
4
William Campbell
35

*CG hsgbball >>>

Tunstall
40
4
Magna Vista
58

Patrick Co.
48

4
Dan River
64

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GRAPHIC=HS BASKETBALL High School Basketball District

Tournaments begin this week all around
the Valley. In the Blue Ridge District
, there was some un-finished business
for the Girls, as Lord Botetourt and
Northside had to determine the Regular
Season Champion in a 1-game playoff.
Both Teams finished District play at 6
and 2.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Salem
Vikings vs Cavaliers Along with the Championship a
berth in the Regionals was on the line

at the game which was played in Salem.

Pick this one up in the second
half, Botetourt trailing but Tamara
Phillips doing her part, she gets the
bucket and the foul on the cut to the
basket.

Sometimes it's better to be lucky
and good. Northside's Ashley Masterson
gets fouled while shooting the
3-pointer, it's good off glass and tack
on a foul.

More Vikings, You only call it an
air-ball when the other team gets the
rebound in this case were giving Kelsey
Pope an assist to Josalyn Clark for the
bucket.
*CG final Lord Botetourt Botetourt didn't give up their 43 crown easily Sarah Boeren with the Northside steal and lay-in not enough Northside 52 wins 52 to 43 to claim the Blue Ridge
District Regular Season title.

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GRAPHIC=TECH Before this season the last time

the Virginia Tech Men's Basketball team
was ranked, came at the end of the 1996

Season. Tech returns to the rankings
this week at Number 25 in the Coaches
Poll.

If you think it was a long wait
to get back into the polls, well it has
been a much longer wait for the Hokies
to play in the Dean Dome

Mike Stevens checks in with the
Hokies who are looking to knock off the
Heels for a second time this season.

ENG#=3 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=FIRST AUDIO

*CG locator Chapel Hill, NC
:00

*CG 2line Jamon Gordon
Va. Tech Senior Guard
:24
*CG 2line A.D. Vassallo
Va. Tech Sophomore Forward
:38
*CG locator Blacksburg
January 13th
:57
*CG 2line Deron Washington
Va. Tech Junior Forward
1:14

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OQ=...News 7 Sports. << The Dean Smith Center has been
(END SOT) open for business 22 years - in that

time a who's who of college basketball
has stepped onto the floor including
Roanoke's own George Lynch - who won a
national title during his stay in
Chapel Hill.

But the Hokies have never, ever
played inside the Dean Dome.

JAMON GORDON - 173212

AD VASSALLO - 172920

The Heels will indeed be out for
revenge and more than that looking to
cement their position as the top team
in the ACC.

Tech knows is order to have kind
of chance - they'll have to have to
bring the same intensity they
exhibitied this past Saturday against
Virginia.

DERON WASHINGTON

JAMON GORDON

>>
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And speaking of the Tar-heels and
Hokies - the only place you can watch

the game is right here on Your Hometown
Station.

The tip-off from the Dean Smith
Center is set for 8 o'clock tonight.

The Heels are ranked 4th in the
country this and lost back on January
13th to Tech when they were the Top
ranked team in the country.

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GRAPHIC=FFE SIGNING DAy This past Wednesday was the first

day that High School Athletes could
sign a National Letter of intent. But
it is not the only day, the period is
open for a number of weeks.

In Franklin County another former
Friday Football Extra Star signed his
name on the dotted line, Hasan Craig
the Eagles defensive End will be taking
his game to Norfolk State. Craig chose
the Spartans over Virginia State and
the University of Richmond

ENG#=4 SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=BITES

*CG 2line Hasan Craig

Gets Full Scholarship to Norfolk State
:00
*CG 2line Ben Boyd
Franklin Co. Head Coach
:20

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OQ=...NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT."

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GRAPHIC=SOCCER Another signing took place and

this one is for Virginia Tech. It
involves the Hokies getting a soccer
player who is one of the area's best
all-around female athletes.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke Co.

At Cave Spring - the Knights
Jennifer Harvey made it official that
she is heading down I-81 to play Soccer
for Virginia Tech.

Besides playing at Cave Spring
she also been a stand-out for the
Roanoke Stars travel squad.

Harvey can also get it done on
the volleyball court, she helped lead

the Knights to the Group Double "A"
state volleyball championship this past
season and was named the state's player
of the year.

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GRAPHIC=NONE Prized pooches were sniffing out

the competition today as the annual
Westminster Kennel Club show got
underway.

ENG#=1 VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator New York, NY

These dogs were going through the
ropes prior to competition.

There are more than 26-hundred
entries in the show,

This year's contestants include a

13 year old dog that survived a
rattlesnake bite -- but there'll be one
dog that's noticeably absent this
year.

The Whippet, "Vivi" who won an
award last year is still missing.

Vivi escaped from her travel cage
at J-F-K Airport.

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