22:00-01
video-open
SUPER=#4065
SUPER=70-Connie Stevens;
SUPER=70-Mike Stevens;
ANCHOR=Connie
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=tonight on NEWS-7 PRIMETIME
(( TONIGHT ON NEWS-7 PRIMETIME...
THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY IS EXHALING, WITH A HUGE SIGH OF RELIEF, AFTER A MAJOR
COURT VICTORY.
WE'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY PLEASED WITH THIS OUTCOME.
A WOMAN USING AN OXYGEN TANK IS BURNED WHILE REPORTEDLY SMOKING A CIGARETTE
IN HER APARTMENT. ))
RUNS=:00
OUT Q=in her apartment
top-story
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#top
GRAPHIC=none
(----------------)
TOP STORY GRAPHIC 11004
It's MONDAY, May Fifth, our Top Story
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:40:32 Matthews tape
IN Q=by swapping
((RON MATHEWS/ROANOKE FIREFIGHTER; SWAPPING INEXPERIENCED FIREFIGHTERS INTO THE
MEDICAL SIDE, AND INEXPERIENCED MEDICAL PERSONNEL INTO THE FIRE SIDE, IS
RIDICULOUS;))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=is ridiculous
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A judge rejects a firefighter's complaint concerning a new policy.
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P-Firefighters
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#597-20
GRAPHIC=n7pt
Good Evening, you're watching NEWS-7 Primetime on WEFC.
I'm Connie Stevens.
SS=legal scales
Roanoke firefighters lost a battle over job assignments in Circuit Court
today.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=@File
Some firefighters dislike a new policy that has them swapping jobs with
Emergency Medical Technicians.
While they both have the same training, they say experience makes the
difference.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:41:26
IN Q=what's going to happen
((RON MATHEWS/ROANOKE FIREFIGHTER; WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS PEOPLE ARE GOING
TO HAVE LESS EXPERIENCED FIREFIGHTERS DOING MEDICAL SERVICE, YOU'RE GOING TO
HAVE LESS EXPERIENCED MEDICAL PEOPLE DOING FIRE SERVICE AND THE PUBLIC IS NOT
GOING TO BE SERVED BY THIS.))
SUPER=01-Ron Mathews/Roanoke Firefighter;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q="served by this
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But a judge rejected Ron Mathew's grievance today, saying the Fire Chief has
the right to make assignments in the department.
The chief says rotating personnel will reduce the number of hours an EMT
spends on an ambulance, and reduce stress.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 17:02:31
IN Q=by de-stressing
((JIM GRIGSBY/FIRE AND EMS CHIEF; BY DE-STRESSING, WE CAN PUT SOME OF THE
MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON THE ENGINE AND BRING THE ENGINE PERSONNEL OVER ON THAT
AMBULANCE TAKING SOME OF THAT STRESS OFF SO WE THINK IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE
A BETTER LEVEL OF SERVICE, CERTAINLY NOT ANY DEGRADING OF SERVICE.))
SUPER=01-Jim Grigsby/Fire & EMS Chief;
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=degrading of service
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Twenty four more firefighters are taking the same grievance to court Friday.
p-city-budget
ANCHOR=connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-16
GRAPHIC=roanoke city seal
A proposed 161 million dollar budget for Roanoke city was under the
microscope tonight at a public hearing.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
Most comments centered on a proposed "city-wide youth application."
Four community service groups joined forces.
They want programs similar to those at the West End Center throughout the
city.
But they say the proposed budget doesn't give them enough funding to help
troubled youth.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 8:34:42
IN Q=WEST END CENTER
((TOM MCMICHAEL: WEST END CENTER HAS A BROAD BASE OF FUNDING AND WE HAVE A
BROAD BASE OF FUNDING. I THINK THE ISSUE IS WITH THIS WELFARE REFORM... THESE
NEEDS WILL BE EXAMINED AND GET SEVERE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. ))
SUPER=01-Tom McMichael/Presbyterian Community Center;
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=PERIOD OF TIME
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Some citizens in the Southeast section of the city say they're being
neglected.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 7:38:18
IN Q=they have not
((PAT DILLARD/PRESBYTERIAN CENTER: THERE HAS NOT... 15-20 YEARS AGO. ))
((PHILIP CHAGNON: IT'S NOT JUST THE ....KIDS IN WHOLESOME ACTIVITIES. ))
SUPER=01-Pat Dillard/Presbyterian Community Center; :00
SUPER=07-Philip Chagnon; :11
RUNS=:22
OUT Q=wholesome activities.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
City Council is expected to finalize the budget next week.
(----------------)
P-Smoking-Trial
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE#597-19
GRAPHIC=NONE
(----------------)
VO-NAT
A big win for big tobacco in a Florida courtroom.
A jury today found the R.J. Reynolds tobacco company NOT liable for the
wrongful death of a smoker.
49-year-old Jean Connor died of lung cancer in 1995.
She smoked three packs a day for more than 30 years.
She died days after this video was shot, some of which was shown to the
jury.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=They kill
((DANA RAULERSON/CONNOR'S SISTER: THEY KILL 170,000 PEOPLE A YEAR AND SIX
PEOPLE CAN'T SEE THAT.))
SUPER=01-Dana Raulerson/Connor's Sister; :
RUNS=:06
OUT Q=can't see that.
(----------------)
****CONNIE AUDIO ON CART****
The company argued Connor chose to smoke, and to ignore health warnings.
SOT
IN Q=The American
((PAUL CRIST/R.J. REYNOLDS ATTORNEY: THE AMERICAN JURY, DESPITE THE MASSIVE
AMOUNT OF PUBLICITY WHICH HAS BEEN GENERATED OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, IS STILL
WILLING TO LISTEN TO THE EVIDENCE, TO FOLLOW THE LAW. ))
SUPER=01-Paul Crist/Attorney for R.J. Reynolds; :
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=follow the law.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Today's verdict came as the tobacco industry is seeking to negotiate an
overall deal to avoid all future lawsuits and regulation of tobacco as a drug.
(----------------)
P-Melrose-Fire
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#97-22
GRAPHIC=fire
An elderly woman is in very serious condition tonight as a result of a fire
at the Melrose Towers apartments.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
The fire started in (VEEDA) Veda Linkswiler's seventh floor apartment.
Fire officials say it appears the blaze started on the couch.
They say Linkswiler was on oxygen, and the fire may have been sparked by a
cigarette.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=she was burned
((THOMAS TYREE/DISTRICT CHIEF; SHE WAS BURNED, HER LEG, PORTIONS OF HER FACE,
THE EVACUATED HER OUT AND SHE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE FIRE'S UNDER
CONTROL, THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED, THERE'S SOME WATER DAMAGE AND SOME
SMOKE DAMAGE.))
SUPER=01-Thomas Tyree/District Chief
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=some smoke damage
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The building's sprinkler system extinguished the fire before it could spread
outside the seventh floor room.
Residents evacuated the building when they heard the alarm.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 18:40:13
IN Q=I went up
((REBECCA SIZEMORE/7TH FLOOR RESIDENT; I WENT UP THE ELEVATOR END AND STARTED
KNOCKING ON DOORS, THIS LADY WAS ASLEEP AND DIDN'T HAVE HER HEARING AIDS IN,
GOT HER UP AND THEN JUST STARTED KNOCKING ON DOORS AND GOT ALL MY HALL AND
STARTED DOWN THE STAIRS. ))
SUPER=01-Rebecca Sizemore/7th Floor Resident;
RUNS=:14
OUT Q=down stairs
(----------------)
VO-NAT
The fire marshal is still investigating.
Officials credit the sprinkler system for preventing the fire from
spreading.
(----------------)
P-W&L-Student
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=eea
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=NONE
A Washington and Lee student died after falling out of a window Friday
night.
19 year old freshman John "Jack" (BAUW-DEN) Bowden fell out of a second
floor window.
A University spokesman says Bowden had been drinking.
He was alone in the room when he fell... some students passing by the dorm
found him.
Bowden was taken to Stonewall Jackson Hospital with head injuries.
He was then flown to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, where he died.
Bowden was from Connecticut.
P-Heritage-Teacher
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#597-11
GRAPHIC=none
Friends and family are mourning the death of a popular Heritage High School
teacher who was killed in an accident Friday night.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Lynchburg/Last Week; :00
36- year- old Suzanne Dawn LaReau (luh-ROH) was riding her bicycle on
Boonsboro Road in Lynchburg when she was struck by a tractor trailer.
LaReau died instantly... police are still investigating the accident.
SUPER=04-Today;
Flags flew at half-staff at Heritage High School today, where LaReau was a
math teacher and head coach of the girls varsity basketball team.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:23:03
IN Q=So far
((DR. ROGER ROBERTS/HERITAGE H.S. PRINCIPAL: SO FAR I THINK WE'VE BEEN COPING,
IS THE BEST WORD I COULD USE. A LOT OF SADNESS. STUDENTS, I THINK, ARE TRYING
TO REMEMBER A LOT OF THE GOOD MEMORIES ABOUT DAWN LAREAU.))
SUPER=01-Dr. Roger Roberts/Heritage Principal; :00
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=about Dawn LaReau.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
LaReau was also the assistant basketball coach at Randolph Macon Woman's
College.
Her colleagues there are still in shock.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:56:17
IN Q=She had just
((JO TODD/RMWC BASKETBALL COACH: SHE HAD JUST SUCH A ZEST FOR LIFE AND ENJOYED
LIFE SO MUCH, VERY ENERGETIC, JUST LOTS OF ENERGY. AN EXCELLENT TEACHER, GREAT
MOTIVATOR, JUST A JOY TO HAVE AROUND.))
SUPER=01-Jo Todd/RMWC Basketball Coach; :00
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=to have around.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Memorial services for LaReau were held this afternoon.
(----------------)
tease#1
music under
ANCHOR=Connie
SUPER=x5040; Primetime Tease Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
SUPER=x5041; Primetime Tease Stop
The Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners about possible scams this
Spring...that story a little later on NEWS-7 Primetime...
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And it may have raised thousands of dollars for a Roanoke crisis center, but
now the focus of the TRUST 500 is shifting to safety.
(----------------)
WEFC!!!
go to break
P-Dan-River
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=afr
TAPE#597-18
GRAPHIC=layoffs
Dan River Mills is closing one of its Danville plants.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
The company is shutting down its Riverside weaving facility-- where it
currently employs 350 people.
The company plans to phase out the the plant over six months, and some
Riverside employees will be transferred to the company's Schoolfield complex.
But Dan River says there WILL be a net loss of jobs after this closing.
The company says the shutdown is part of its multi-million dollar
modernization effort at its Danville facilities.
Approximately 45-hundred employees work for Dan River in Danville.
(----------------)
P-Stolle
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=KHu
TAPE#597-12
GRAPHIC=STOLLE
On the campaign trail, Ken Stolle (STAHL-EE) has talked with Republican
groups about the environment, education, transportation, economic development.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke
But he says it's always the Public Safety issues that get the most
attention.
Even though the Attorney General in Virginia has little to do with law
enforcement, this G-O-P candidate says it's what "makes us safe in our homes"
that matters.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 2:39
IN Q=And I think
((KEN STOLLE/R-CANDIDATE FOR ATTY GEN'L: AND I THINK, AND I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS
AND IT'S BEEN MY RULE EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. THAT THE
NUMBER ONE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT HAS GOT TO BE PUBLIC SAFETY, AND THAT THE PEOPLE
LOOK TO THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO PROVIDE THE LEADERSHIP ON THOSE PUBLIC
SAFETY ISSUES. ))
SUPER=01-Ken Stolle/(R) Attorney General Candidate;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=safety issues.
ANCHOR=Connie
SS=HOLD
Stolle's stop in Roanoke this morning was one of four appearances around
the state, officially announcing his candidacy.
P-Bryant
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=ssm
TAPE#97-19
SS=bryant
Another Republican would like to make sure Stolle has some company in
Richmond.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-File Tape;
Lynchburg delegate Preston Bryant announced today he will seek re- election
to his 23rd District House seat.
Bryant spent 18 months on Lynchburg city council before beating out Democrat
Gil Cobbs for the post in 1995.
Bryant lists juvenile justice reform and higher educational standards as the
biggest accomplishments of his first term.
He'd like to take on health care and transportation issues if he's re-
elected.
So far, Bryant has "no" announced opposition.
(----------------)
p-trust-race
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#597-17
GRAPHIC=none
The Advance Auto Parts Trust 500 event was the biggest fundraiser in the
history of the Roanoke Valley trouble center.
But a caution flag is still being waved when it comes to safety concerns.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke/Yesterday;
Several of the 32- go cart drivers wrecked yesterday on the track that
circled the Roanoke City Market.
TRUST has high praise for Advance Auto's work in making this event such a
strong fundraiser.
But it admits race organizers must look under the hood and make a few
adjustments.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT TAPE ONE 23:14:04
IN Q=One of the
((JANICE DINKINS/TRUST EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO DEAL WITH IS THE LIMITATIONS OF THE AUTOMOBILES AND THE TRACK. AND
REALIZING THAT WE'RE DRIVING GO CARTS HERE.))
SUPER=01-Janice Dinkins/TRUST Executive Director;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=go carts here.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=
The winner of the race ended up in the hospital suffering from severe
bruises and a stiff neck.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 58:03 97-
IN Q=
((DAVE FRANKLIN/TRUST 500 ORGANIZER: IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FOR PEOPLE TO GET
OUT THERE AND HAVE SOME FUN AND NOT TAKE IT SO SERIOUS. WE MIGHT WANT TO LOOK
AT DOING THREE AND A HALF HORSEPOWER MOTORS AS OPPOSED TO FIVE HORSEPOWERS.
THAT MIGHT SLOW IT DOWN A LITTLE BIT.))
SUPER=01-David Franklin/TRUST 500 Organizer;
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=slow it down a little bit
(----------------)
VO-NAT pre-pro
The race made nearly 40-thousand dollars for TRUST.
That's double the center's previous fundraising high.
(----------------)
(relax/take a break/sigh)
P-Spring-Scams
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=spr
TAPE#97-11
GRAPHIC=SCAMS
Be careful when it comes to contracted home repairs...
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That's the word from the Better Business Bureau, which is warning folks
about the perennial spring scams.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 11:10:27
IN Q=People think
((FRAN STEPHANZ/BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU: PEOPLE THINK THEY'RE GOING TO GET A
GREAT DEAL. IN REALITY THEY END UP SPENDING A LOT MORE. ))
SUPER=01-Fran Stephanz/Better Business Bureau;
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=a lot more
(----------------)
VO-NAT
Stephanz says if an independent contractor shows up at your home--
unexpectedly, follow these tips.
Check the person's license plates to see if they're from out- of- state.
If you're presented with a contract, make sure you read every detail.
Ask the contractor for references.
And never agree to have any repairs done until you've received at least two
other bids.
(----------------)
Forecasts
SUPER=X5000;
SUPER=330-Clouding Up/Showers Likely/48-50/Shower Early/Then Breezy/64-68;
SUPER=331-Increasing Clouds/Shower Late/50-55/Turning Partly/Sunny/66-68;
SUPER=332-Increasing Clouds/Showers Late/47-49/Partly Cloudy/And Breezy/63-65;
SUPER=333-Showers Likely/By Midnight/48-50/Clouds And/Early Showers/63-66;
SUPER=334-Scattered/Showers/48-50/Clouds And/Showers Early/58-60;
SUPER=X5001;
P-Inhaler
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=5pm
WRITER=cst
TAPE# 597-21
GRAPHIC=kicking the habit
Tonight on Health Check-- more help for smokers trying to quit-- the Food
and Drug Administration approved a smokeless nicotine inhaler.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=04-McNeil Consumer Products; :
The Nicotrol Inhaler, sold by prescription only, lets smokers suck nicotine
through a plastic tube.
The device will be available later this year, added to the arsenal of
nicotine patches and chewing gum, as well as a prescription strength nicotine
nasal spray.
(-----------------)
cool-video
ANCHOR=Connie
NEWSCAST=10
WRITER=amo
TAPE#cool
SUPER=x5042; Video of the Day Load
SUPER=x5045; Start Motion
GRAPHIC=News-7 primetime
How would you like having a famous television show shoot in your backyard
for 14 years?
(----------------)
VO-NAT
SUPER=75-Granada Hills, CA; :
Residents of the Knots Landing Cul-de-Sac in California know all too well.
The REAL residents make our video of the day.
No, it's not Gary and Val Ewing-- rather, meet Dick and Judy Whelan-- the
real owners of the Ewing House, and they ARE friends with their next door
neighbors-- Bob and Laverne Stein.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:50:43
IN Q=One of our
((BOB STEIN: ONE OF OUR NEIGHBORS WHO WORKED AT A BANK AT THE TIME OVERHEARD
A CONVERSATION ABOUT A T.V. SHOW BEING DEVELOPED AND THEY WERE LOOKING FOR A
CERTAIN KIND OF STREET, A CUL-DE-SAC STREET.))
((THE PHONE RANG AND IT WAS A LOCATION MAN AND HE WANTED PERMISSION TO COME AND
SHOOT IN THE CUL-DE-SAC FOR THE PILOT OF KNOTS LANDING. HE SAID WE DON'T KNOW
IF IT WILL GO OR NOT BUT WE CERTAINLY WOULD LIKE TO GET A TRY AT IT)).
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=try at it.
(----------------)
VO-NAT
And the rest is history.
So when the stars came back to the cul-de-sac to shoot a miniseries, it
was like old times.
(----------------)
SUPER=x5043; Video of the Day Stop
SP-Score
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#S7-5
GRAPHIC=PRIMETIME BIG
Tonight on Primetime sports here on WEFC, highlights from the big Blue Ridge
district soccer showdown at Byrd, playoff highlights and coaching news from
NBA, plus postseason lacrosse honors at Roanoke College.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
But first, a number of boxers fighting out of the Victory Gym in the Roanoke
City Boxing Association were recognized today by City Council.
Four boxers picked up titles at the recent Virginia Golden Gloves
invitational in Norfolk.
Three others were runners-up.
And another won a collegiate championship in Annapolis, Maryland.
Congratulations to these guys and their first batch of honors.
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WIPE TO SCORES
SUPER=#556
SUPER=X5011
SUPER=0093-/Salem/3/j/Kinston/13////Wilmington/5//Lynchburg/5/11//;
SUPER=X5010;
SUPER=0091-/Texas///Cleveland////j/Kansas City/2//Boston/0///;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0091-/Detroit/1/j/Toronto/3////Anaheim/7//Baltimore/2/9//;
SUPER=x5009;
SUPER=0091-/Minnesota/7//New York/5/9///Oakland/3//Milwaukee/2/5//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Pittsburgh/0/j/Florida/3////Philadelphia/1//Houston/8/7//;
SUPER=X5009;
SUPER=0092-/Atlanta/2//St. Louis/1/8///New York/4//Colorado/1/4/Two Late
Games/;
SUPER=X5028;
SUPER=0096-/Seattle/102/j/Houston/112//West Semi-Final Game 1/;
SUPER=X5031;
SUPER=0103-/Philadelphia/2//Buffalo/1/3/East Semi -Final Game 2/;
RUNS=:40
oc...LAST SCORE.
(-------------)
go to break
SP-NBA
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10PM
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s7-6
GRAPHIC=nba playoffs
The NBA playoffs resumed tonight down in Houston, with the Rockets and the
Sonics opening up their best of seven western conference semi-finals at the
summit in Houston.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Houston/TNT; :00
The Rockets were swept out of the playoffs in four games by the Sonics last
year.
But remember, the Rockets did not have Charles Barkley last year. Sir Charles
hits the three pointer for a 16 point lead in the third.
Shawn Kemp will try to keep the game from getting completely out of hand with
the power move inside.
But the Rockets would answer with the other two parts of their trifecta.
Clyde Drexler hits the three pointer to expand the lead.
SUPER=32-Seattle/102/Houston/112/Game One;
And then the man, Hakeem Olajuwan, goes baseline and drops in the easy one.
The Rockets beat the Sonics 112 to 102.
(-------------)
SP-Brown
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#ST5-27
GRAPHIC=76ERS
The Philadelphia 76ers have the rookie of the year in the Allen Iverson, and
now they have one of the league's most successful veteran coaches as they hire
none other than
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Philadelphia; :00
Larry Brown.
The North Carolina graduate was given a 5 year $25 million dollar contract
today to turn the troubled franchise around ASAP.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q="Experience...
((PAT CROCE/76ERS PRESIDENT:))
((LARRY BROWN/NEW 76ERS HEAD COACH:))
SUPER=01-Pat Croce/76ers President; :00
SUPER=01-Larry Brown/New 76ers Head Coach; :20
RUNS=:39
OUT Q=...BACK TO EVERYBODY."
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=HOLD 76ERS
Brown has had only had 2 losing seasons in 24 years of coaching. He will
have complete control of the basketball operations on and off the court.
SP-Maroons
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#ST5-28
GRAPHIC=Roanoke Lacrosse
The Roanoke Women's lacrosse team, that is ranked 5th in the nation, has
extended its season at least one more game.
This morning the team received an invitation to play in the NCAA Division
III tournament against Johns Hopkins this Saturday.
(----------------)
VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Today; :00
The men's team will play Washington College this Saturday at 1:30 in
Chestertown, Maryland.
This Afternoon, the Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced that maroon
head coach Bill Pilat is the 1997 coach of the year.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=It's
((BILL PILAT/ODAC COACH OF THE YEAR:))
SUPER=01-Bill Pilat/ODAC Coach of the Year; :00
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=...an honor"
(----------------)
VO-NAT(Con't)
Roanoke senior goalie Chris Gordon is the ODAC player of the year. The
All-American amassed 166 saves this season.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=roanoke lacrosse
Maroons Jeff Jones, Adam Jackson, Chris Davin and Peter Lawrence were all
named to the first team. Washington and SS=W&L
Lee's Andy Jenkins, Ed Dougherty, Shane McLaughlin, and Jay Johnson were
selected to the ODAC first team as well.
SP-Soccer
ANCHOR=Mike
NEWSCAST=10pm
WRITER=Mike
TAPE#s7-7
GRAPHIC=SOCCER
And finally, the big Blue Ridge soccer match between Blacksburg and William
Byrd lived up to its billing tonight as the two teams battled to a 1-all tie in
double overtime.
(----------------)
VO-NAT eng#
SUPER=03-Vinton/Indians vs. Terriers; :00
Byrd head coach Jeff Highfill was understandably a little anxious tonight as
his fell behind 1-to-nothing.
But his nerves would calm down just a bit when #15 Greg Johnson put the pill
in the left corner net to tie the game at 1-all.
The Indians had a number of chances to end the game in regulation, but Byrd's
defense was tough with goalie Roger Wimmer.
SUPER=34-Blacksburg/1/William Byrd/1/Double Overtime;
And the game ends in a 1-all tie in the double overtime.
(-------------)
ANCHOR=Mike
SS=SOCCER
But there is a consolation for the Indians. With the tie they clinch the
regular season Blue Ridge title.
bye
ANCHOR=Connie
That's all for us-- but for more news in 30- minutes Jean Jadhon will be
Thanks for watching NEWS-7 Primetime, see you tomorrow, goodnight.
along with NEWS-7 at 11 over on WDBJ-7.
by SS