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These are the top stories on NEWS 7 at SIX tonight:
An arrest in last month's bank robbery.
A rift within the S-C-L-C in Danville.
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VO-NAT
And the story of a store clerk who was ready to plead guilty to selling
alcohol to minors- -but found her case dismissed.
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Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports head
GRAPHIC=NONE
Tonight in sports, Bill Foster, Ace and Pitino talks about tomorrow's
Tech-Kentucky game.
We'll check out this afternoon's NCAA scores
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VO-NAT eng#
and check in with Roy Stanley who has the story on LIberty's last second win
and Northside's loss in the state group two-a semi-finals.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Robin
SS=None
Such a weather day. Rain, lightning and severe weather closer to the coast.
How about your weekend? Stay tuned for the details..
Robbery-Arrest
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=SSM
TAPE#96-17
GRAPHIC=NONE
Federal authorities have made an arrest in last month's robbery of a
Lynchburg bank.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Feb. 6
The Co-Operative Savings Bank on Old Forest Road was hit during the late
afternoon of February 6th.
A lone gunman walked into the bank wearing a ski mask, forced the employees
to lie on the floor and made off with an undetermined amount of money.
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ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
The F-B-I announced today that it has arrested 25-year-old John Victo
Philbrook of Vinton, and charged him with the crime.
Philbrook works at the main Roanoke post office.
He's being held without bond.
Motley-Keen
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=THa
TAPE#96-13
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Danville Civil Rights organization is fighting an "internal" battle.
Members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference are at odds over the
organization's philosophy.
Teresa Hamilton reports.
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SOT
IN Q=In January
SUPER=03-Pittsylvania Co./January 15; :00
SUPER=01-Rev. William Avon Keen/SCLC Danville Pres.; :18 VERY QUICK!!
SUPER=@Teresa1; :39
RUNS=1:35
OUT Q=Hamilton, News 7.
((In January, SCLC President William Avon Keen and the Reverend Thomas
Motley showed a united front in memory of Martin Luther King, Junior.
Today-- the two say they still respect one another.
But that respect hasn't prevented Motley from asking for Keen's resignation.
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SOT
IN Q=At this
((WILLIAM AVON KEEN/DANVILLE SCLC PRESIDENT: AT THIS PRESENT TIME I AM STILL
THE PRESIDENT OF THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=leadership conference.
And Keen has no plans of stepping down.
Keen says Motley was recently forced to resign as Vice President when he was
quoted in a local newspaper.
Keen says the SCLC has strict rules-- the President is the only one to make
statements to the press.
Take SU
Motley declined our offer for an interview.
But off camera-- he said the differences between himself and Reverend Keen
are purely philosophical.
end su
Motley doesn't feel the SCLC has what it takes to carry its message into the
21st century.
Motley believes in "the power of subpoenas and lawsuits".
He says quote "marches have not and will not change the ways and
philosophies of those who will deprive us of our civil and constitutional
rights".
According to Keen, the SCLC does believe in litigation-- but only as a last
resort.
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SOT
IN Q=To use
((TO USE THE COURTS AS AN INITIATION PRINCIPLE IN SCLC IS AGAINST OUR
PHILOSOPHY, IT'S AGAINST THE BIBLICAL PRINCIPLE. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=the biblical principle.
Motley says he has 60- signatures from SCLC members also asking for Keen's
resignation.
News 7 has NOT seen the list and State SCLC officials aren't commenting.
Teresa Hamilton, News 7.))
Willis
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#96-14
GRAPHIC=NONE
The store clerk was ready to admit she made a mistake.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Montgomery Co.
Sherri Lynn Willis had sold beer to a couple of minors, not knowing Roanoke
County police had put them up to it and were monitoring the transactions.
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SOT
IN Q=You know being
SUPER=01-Sherri Lynn Willis/Store Clerk; :00
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./December 14, 1995;:24
SUPER=01-Karen Cowell/Glenvar High School Counselor;1:00
RUNS=1:33
OUT Q=be too true.
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SOT 12:35:05
IN Q=
((YOU KNOW BEING TIRED AND YOU'RE WORKING HARD AND YOU'RE BUSY. SOMETIMES YOU
JUST FORGET OR YOU'RE JUST IN A HURRY, DON'T WANT TO TAKE TIME OUT TO "CARD."
I KNOW THAT'S A MISTAKE.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=
The 22- year- old clerk was the only one working at the Riverside Quickette
store December 14th. That's the night a 16- year- old Glenvar High School
student bought a six-pack there, then plowed into Bonnie Kitts. She died. He
admitted he was driving drunk.
Police had gotten countless calls urging them to investigate the Quickette
store, so they sent in two underage beer-buyers- -a boy and a girl- -one at at
time.
Willis pled guilty last month, but Judge George Harris dismissed the case.
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SOT 12:34:10
IN Q=
((WELL AT FIRST HE SAID: "THE GUY LOOKS OLD ENOUGH." I TOLD THE JUDGE, "THAT'S
WHAT I THOUGHT." THEN HE LOOKS AT THE PICTURE OF THE GIRL AND SAID: "SHE LOOKS
OLD ENOUGH." I SAID, "THANK YOU."))
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OUT Q=
Agents of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board have been
investigating. As of this afternoon, however, the store's beer license remains
in force.
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SOT 13:26:20
IN Q=
((THOSE PLACES NEED TO BE STOPPED. AND IF THEY WON'T DO IT VOLUNTARILY, THEY
NEED TO BE SHUT DOWN. IF YOU PULL THEIR LICENSES, THEY WILL NOT BE IN BUSINESS,
SO THEY CAN'T SELL. ))
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OUT Q=
School officials, police and Glenvar residents all say the Riverside
Quickette store has a reputation as one place minors have gotten away with
buying beer... for years.
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SOT 12:55:05
IN Q=tHE OWNER
(The owner of the store, Fred Dotson of Dotson enterprises, did not return our
phone call for a comment. ))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=FOR A COMMENT.
Sherri Willis says she's heard the rumors, but says Dotson IS "carding"
kids.
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SOT 12:30
IN Q=
((I MEAN HE'S GOT HIS BEER LICENSE. HE'S SELLING BEER, SO IT MUST NOT BE TOO
TRUE.))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=be too true.
ANCHOR=Keith
The drunk- driving teenager is set to be sentenced next week.
Road-Safety
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=bmy
TAPE#96-16
GRAPHIC=Mike
The disappearance of a young woman in the Culpeper area has state police on
alert. Alicia Reynolds disappeared near Culpeper two weeks ago after she
apparently pulled over for a man signalling that she had car trouble.
Beth Myer reports police want people to know it's NOT safe to pull over for
just anyone on the highway.
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SOT
IN Q=
SUPER=03-Madison County/March 13; :00
SUPER=02-Lucy Caldwell/State Police Communications; :24
SUPER=@Beth1; :42
SUPER=01-Tony Britton/Virginia State Police; :54
RUNS=1:39
OUT Q=Beth Myer, News 7.
(( Police divers searched a small pond in Madison County earlier this week,
hoping to find traces of a missing 25- year- old Baltimore woman.
Alicia Reynold's parka was found near the pond. She was last seen on U-S
29 near Culpeper Saturday March 2nd.
Police believe she was abducted by a man who told her she had something
wrong with her car. Other women have called police with similar stories.
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44 21 00 - 44 41 00
SOT
IN Q=More than a dozen
((LUCY CALDWELL/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE COMMUNICATIONS: WHAT MORE THAN A DOZEN
WOMEN HAVE TO TOLD POLICE GENERALLY IS THEY WERE FLAGGED DOWN. THE MAN TOLD
THEM SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THEIR VEHICLE AND THAT HE WOULD GIVE HEM A RIDE
TO A GAS STATION IF THEY NEED IT.))
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OUT Q=they need it.
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2 11 25 00 - 2 11 35 00
SOT
IN Q=If a citizen is trying to pull
((If a citizen is trying to pull you over, police say it's best not to stop.
Instead take an exit to a populated area where you can see for yourself if
anything is wrong.))
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OUT Q=is wrong.
But, if you have already pulled over, and feel you are not safe, police say NOT
to panic.
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SOT
IN Q=I'd definitely stay in
((TONY BRITTON/VIRGINIA STATE POLICE: I'D DEFINITELY STAY IN THE CAR, KEEP
DOORS LOCKED AND WINDOWS AS FAR ROLLED UP AS YOU CAN, SO YOU CAN TALK. ))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=you can talk.
Trooper Britton says law officers on duty are dressed in proper uniform.
State police will wear their hats, the badge is on the left pocket flap, a name
tag is on the right, and state police patches are on both shoulders.
Citizens can look for a blue bar light on top of the car, and state police
decals on the sides, front and rear. Unmarked cars have blue strobe lights on
the dash and rear windows.
Still, police recommend only rolling your window down just enough to
communicate with the officer if you are pulled, especially if you are not sure
the person is a real law officer.
Beth Myer, News 7.
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Keith
SS=NONE
When News 7 at 6 returns, an airplane struck by lightning makes an emergency
landing in Roanoke, a strike against General Motors starts to hit close to home
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VO-NAT
and we'll meet a Lynchburg couple who have been doubly blessed by a miracle of
modern science.
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Small-Plane
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=spr
TAPE#96-7
GRAPHIC=NONE
Passengers of a U- S Air commuter flight are breathing a collective sigh of
relief tonight.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
While traveling from Washington, D-C to Roanoke, their plane was struck by
lightning.
An airport alert was issued, but the pilot managed to land safely.
There were no injuries among the three crew members and twelve passengers.
But there were some anxious moments.
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SOT 10:46:43
IN Q=There was a flash
((MIKE MCLOUGHLON/PASSENGER: THERE WAS A FLASH OF LIGHT INSIDE THE PLANE. THE
CREW HANDLED IT REAL WELL. FORTUNATELY WE MADE IT DOWN SAFELY. ))
SUPER=01-Mike McLoughlon/Passenger;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=down safely
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Franklin Co.;
Meanwhile in Franklin County, a school had to be evacuated because it too
was struck by lightning.
No one was hurt, but the electricity went out.
Students had to be taken to a nearby school.
Officials hope Dudley Elementary will open again Monday.
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Salem-Fire
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=JoeD
TAPE#96-20
GRAPHIC=Fire
Salem Fire officials are blaming an electrical problem for the blaze that
damaged a home there this morning.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Salem;
Investigators believe a short- circuit in the home's wiring was responsible.
The fire apparently started in a wall space and caused extensive damage to
the building near the intersection of Mulberry Street and Hill Avenue.
A dog was rescued from the burning home, but there were no injuries.
Neighbors say a family was preparing to move in.
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County-Ax
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=jmo
TAPE#96-24
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Roanoke County woman backed out of her driveway and over a 40 foot
embankment this afternoon.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;
Violet Hambrick was backing out from her home on West Riverside Drive when
she went into the Roanoke River.
Witnesses say Hambrick was travelling at a high rate of speed.
It happened around four.
Hambrick didn't appear to suffer from major injuries.
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GM-Strike
ANCHOR=keith
NEWSCAST=6
WRITER=tal
TAPE#96-15
GRAPHIC=General Motors
The strike by 27- hundred General Motors employees in Michigan is taking its
toll in Southwest Virginia.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Wytheville/File Tape;
260 workers of the Kingston-Warren Corporation in Wytheville remain
furloughed since the plant shut down Monday evening.
Kingston-Warren makes rubber window moldings for several G-M vehicles.
SUPER=03-Radford/File Tape;
And in Radford, officials at New River Castings are watching the strike on a
daily basis.
25- to 30 percent of its business is making iron castings for G-M.
Officials say they may have to go to a shorter work week if the strike
continues much longer.
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In-Vitro-Twins
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#96-10
GRAPHIC=NONE
For couples who have had trouble having children, in vitro fertilization has
provided a ray of hope.
For one central Virginia couple, the medical procedure proved nothing short
of a miracle.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg
Jane and Jim Lowe had suffered through the tragedy of SIX miscarriages since
their first son was born in 1990.
After conventional methods and fertility drugs failed, they turned to in
vitro fertilization as a last resort.
Jane Lowe became pregnant in July, and last night she gave birth to healthy
twins, a boy and a girl, at Virginia Baptist Hospital.
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SOT 16:05:25//16:03:21
IN Q=We still feel
((JANE LOWE/MOTHER: WE STILL FEEL LIKE IT'S BY GOD'S GRACE THAT THOSE MEDICAL
TALENTS ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN, BUT IT WAS BY GOD'S GRACE THAT IT WORKED.))
((JIM LOWE/FATHER: WE'RE VERY HAPPY, I KNOW THAT MY SON'S GOING TO BE A BIG
BROTHER NOW AND HE'S REAL HAPPY. NOW I HAVE A FAMILY WITH THREE CHILDREN AND
THAT HAS TO SINK IN, I THINK, A LITTLE BIT.))
SUPER=01-Jane Lowe/Mother; :00
SUPER=01-Jim Lowe/Father; :10
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=a little bit.
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VO-NAT
Doctors told the Lowes that while twin births through in vitro were not
unheard of, they are somewhat rare.
Campbell and Cate Lowe will leave for home in another day or two.
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Stocks
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=six
WRITER=tbr
TAPE#=Stocks
GRAPHIC=NONE
On Wall Street today, the stock market slipped but only slightly.
The DOW dropped one point closing at 55-hundred-5.
The DOW finished UP over 114 points on the week.
Nasdaq gained eight and a half.
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SUPER=#D-69;
Racing-Museum
ANCHOR=Keith
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=lbe
TAPE#96-12
GRAPHIC=NONE
For the second time in less than a month, Patrick County is getting some
GOOD economic news.
A few weeks ago it concerned manufacturing...this time around, it's tourism.
Len Besthoff has the story.
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SOT
IN Q=Patrick County
SUPER=03-Critz; :00
SUPER=@File; :10
SUPER=01-Leonard Wood/Wood Brothers Racing; :17
SUPER=@Payne; :30
SUPER=@Len1; :38
SUPER=01-Tommy Payne/R-J Reynolds; :48
RUNS=1:20
OUT Q=LB, News-7.
(( Patrick County is revved up after receiving a 50- thousand- dollar check
for the Wood Brothers Racing Museum and the Virginia Motorsports Hall of Fame.
The museum will go next to the Wood Brothers garage in Stuart, home of one
of racing's most successful teams.
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SOT 12:34:49
IN Q=It's certainly
((LEONARD WOOD/WOOD BROTHERS RACING: IT'S CERTAINLY A GOOD START AND NOW YOU
KNOW, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S REALLY GETTING ON THE WAY. ))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=on the way.
This is the first private sector donation to the museum, and Congressman L-F
Payne had a lot to do with it.
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SOT 12:43:58
IN Q=I had
((REP. L.F. PAYNE/D-5TH DISTRICT: I HAD MENTIONED TO SOME CORPORATIONS THAT
THEY MIGHT WANT TO HAVE A LOOK AT BEING SPONSORS OF THIS.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=sponsors of this.
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LBSOT 14:11:36
IN Q=So where
((So where did this money come from? Well, it was presented here at the
birthplace of R-J Reynolds, whose tobacco empire for years has been a major
sponsor of NASCAR'S Winston Racing Series.))
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=Racing Series.
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SOT 12:36:31
IN Q=The Woods
((JIMMY PAYNE/R-J REYNOLDS: THE WOODS BROTHERS MUSEUM SHOULD BE A GOOD
ECONOMIC PLAN FOR PATRICK COUNTY..))
RUNS=:05
OUT Q=for Patrick County.
R-J Reynolds says that even though the tobacco industry remains under fire,
there's still places where its support is welcome.
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SOT 12:37:19
IN Q=There are
((PAYNE: THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON WHO BELIEVE THAT R-J REYNOLDS
SHOULD NOT SPONSOR NASCAR OR ANY OTHER EVENT. WE STRONGLY DISAGREE WITH
THAT.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=with that.
And in Patrick County, the company will be remembered as the one who set the
pace for this project, slated for completion late next year.
Len Besthoff, News-7.))
Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#sports tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
Coming up tonight in sports, Roy Stanley checks in from Lynchburg with a
report on the Group Two semi-finals.
Louisville infringes on Tulsa Time,
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VO-NAT eng#
and the Virginia Tech Hokies meet the press before facing the the real press
tomorrow afternoon against the Kentucky Wildcats.
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S-Tulsa
ANCHOR=mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=mve
TAPE#BB96-2
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR
The two former Radford University assistants in the NCAA's failed to turn the
tournament upset down, but you can't fault them for trying.
Last Night Phil Hopkins and Western Carolina almost upset Purdue and this
afternoon
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Milwaukee, WI/CBS-NCAA; :00
Steve Robinson and the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes had Louisville on the ropes
and on the verge of elimination.
Michael Ruffin's 21 points and 16 boards included this sweet tip to start a
run that would give Tulsa a 12 point lead.
Louisville would come back with Samaki Walker sending it into overtime with
this dunk straight off the mean streets. Louisville wins 2 in overtime.
Now here are the other first round afternoon numbers.
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wipe to chyron
S-NCAA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#none
GRAPHIC=none
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IN Q=FIRST SCORE
RUNS=:20
OUT Q=...last score
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S-WDBJ
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR
The Carolina-New Orleans game will get underway a little before 10 tonight.
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pinnacle board
But before that one you can tune in to WDBJ at 7:30 and check out the Wake
Forest Demon Deacons as they play Northeast Louisiana from the Midwest
regionals in Milwaukee.
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S-Tech
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#BB96-4
GRAPHIC=FINAL FOUR
The Hokies will play at approximately 4:45 tomorrow afternoon right here on
your hometown station against number one seeded Kentucky.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Dallas, TX/This Afternoon; :00
Both teams took part in afternoon news conferences today.
Tech came into the NCAA's looking for respect, they have that so now they
want the ultimate upset.
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SOT
IN Q=BITES
((BILL FOSTER/VA. TECH HEAD COACH:))
((ACE CUSTIS/VA. TECH FORWARD:))
((RICK PITINO/KENTUCKY HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Bill Foster/Va. Tech Head Coach; :00
SUPER=01-Ace Custis/Va. Tech Forward; :16
SUPER=01-Rick Pitino/Kentucky Head Coach; :23
RUNS=:34
OUT Q=...IMPRESSED WITH THEM."
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ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD FINAL
Again that game is set to tip off around 4:45 tomorrow afternoon.
S-VHSL
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE=S6-2
GRAPHIC=GROUP AA
More madness on the high school level in Lynchburg this afternoon as
Northside was eliminated in the Group Two-A state semi-finals.
Roy Stanley has more on that game and Liberty's dramatic comeback win.
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SOT
IN Q=AUDIO
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Northside vs. Lakeland; :00
SUPER=33-Lakeland/=64/Northside/=54; :24
SUPER=01-Bill Pope/Northside Head Coach; :30
SUPER=04-Nansemond River vs. Liberty; :42
SUPER=33-Liberty/=59/Nansemond River/=58; 1:13
SUPER=01-Gregg Reynolds/Hit Game Winning Shot; 1:19
SUPER=01-Mark Hanks/Liberty Head Coach; 1:25
SUPER=@roy1; 1:38
RUNS=1:46
OUT Q=...news 7 sports."
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S-Glenvar
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S6-3
GRAPHIC=GROUP A
Last night Glenvar was knocked out of the Group-A tournament.
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VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Night; :00
Head coach Art Lawrence and his Highlanders came out of the blocks with Cory
Willis hitting a three pointer to open the scoring.
But the Highlanders ran into a buzz saw as Marcel Jones and Troy Taylor
SUPER=33-Northumberland/=71/Glenvar/=58;
combined for 44 to lead Northumberland to tomorrow's state final with a
71-to-58 victory.
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