18:00-01
1-News-Head
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#=
GRAPHIC=
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VO-NAT
Up next on News 7 at Six... The ice is slowly thawing on Bent Mountain,
where hundreds are still waiting for their power to be restored.
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ANCHOR=Eric
And we'll show you how new technology is helping Roanoke County police officers
investigate crime.
Sports-Head
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Headline
GRAPHIC=NONE
In sports, Roanoke College was at home this afternoon highlights from this
afternoon's A-C-C game.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Lady Flames of Liberty are undefeated and we'll show you two reasons
why.
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WX-Head
TALENT=Andrew
SS=None
Clouds still hanging tough across the mid atlantic. A cure for the winter
blahs is coming your way tomorrow.
BentMtn-Wx
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=98-01
GRAPHIC=Winter Weather
While most of the region has fully recovered from this week's blast of rain
and snow weather, that's not the case in some higher elevations.
Double Boxes=Eric and David/Microwave
David Johnson is on Bent Mountain, now where residents are assessing the
damage. David, how are things this evening?
Live=David Full/Microwave
SUPER=@David1;
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
Eric, AEP is still working around the clock to get people out of the dark.
And as the ice slowly melts away, residents are trying to figure out how to
put things back in order.
rollcue: put things back in order
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SOT
IN Q=The storm which
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; :00
SUPER=01-Glenn Reed/Reed Orchard; :08
SUPER=01-Ed Elswick/Bent Mtn. Resident; :34
SUPER=01-Terry McMahan/AEP; 1:01
SUPER=05-Roanoke Co.;
RUNS=1:11
OUT Q=the station energized.
((The storm which literally iced over Bent Mountain has many people still
trying to recover from the deep freeze.
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SOT14:17:21
IN Q=well we got
((GLENN REED/REED ORCHARD; WELL WE GOT A LOT OF BROKEN LIMBS, SOME TREES DOWN.
YOU KNOW, IT MIGHT AFFECT NEXT YEAR'S CROP BY FIVE OR TEN PERCENT.))
RUNS=:09
OUT Q=ten percent.
Glenn Reed's apple orchard was just a few of the thousands of trees snapped
in pieces by the damaging freeze.
Reed is just one of many trying to determine how he'll recover.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-14:17:41
IN Q=when we prune
((WHEN WE PRUNE THE ORCHARD THIS SPRING, IT WILL BE AN ADDED LABOR COST OF
CUTTING OUT ALL OF THE BROKEN BRANCHES.))
RUNS=:07
OUT Q=BROKEN BRANCHES.
BUTT/BUTT/BUTT
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SOT-13:44:33
IN Q=what i'm planning
((ED ELSWICK/BENT MOUNTAIN RESIDENT; WHAT I'M PLANNING ON DOING IS SOON AS IT
CLEARS UP WHERE I CAN GET A GOOD LOOK AT THEM IS THE TREES THAT HAVE ANY VALUE
TO THEM, I'LL GO AHEAD TAKE THEM DOWN AND SELL THEM.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=SELL THEM.
Trees were not the only things snapped in pieces.
Electrical towers wilted under the weight of the ice, and that's the reason
several residents remain without power.
The day began with about 16-hundred Bent Mountain residents still in the
dark.
Crews continue making repairs to reduce that number.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT-13:04:29
IN Q=we've gotten
((TERRY MCMAHAN/AEP; WE'VE GOTTEN ABOUT THREE OR FOUR HUNDRED OF THEM RESTORED.
WITH THIS TRANSFORMER, WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET A COUPLE A HUNDRED MORE AND THEN
BEYOND THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO WAIT ON THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS TO GET
THE STATION ENERGIZED.))
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=STATION ENERGIZED.
))
American Electric Power says those downed towers and lines are causing
distribution problems for AEP customers.
Double Boxes=Eric and David/Microwave
Crews will work through the weekend and into next week to get everyone's
power back on.
Body-Found
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#97-98
GRAPHIC=Fatal Fire
Authorities say 73-year old William Joseph Thomas died in a fire early this
morning in Danville.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Danville;
Rescuers found his body in a burning home at 41 Milton Avenue just before
five a-m.
Police are not sure what sparked the blaze, and say no one else was injured.
Meanwhile, authorities are continuing their investigation.
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Crime-Mapping
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# 98-11
GRAPHIC=Walking the Beat
Roanoke County is one of only three law enforcement agencies to use a crime
scene mapping system.
The state of the art equipment enables officers to collect more evidence in
less time.
Denise Allen has more in our monthly series "Walking The Beat."
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SOT
IN Q=SO WE MAP
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co./October; :08
SUPER=01-Tim Wyatt/Roanoke Co. Police Dept.; :26
SUPER=@Denise1; :40
SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.; 1:07
RUNS=1:52
OUT Q=News 7
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SOT
IN Q=
((SO WE MAP THE WHOLE CAR TOO.))
RUNS=:04
OUT Q=
This is the new way to investigate traffic accidents.
So when a car plunged from Yellow Mountain Road on to Route 220 in October,
Roanoke County investigators brought out their relatively new tool--a forensic
mapping system.
Most agencies get out measuring tapes and begin the time consuming task of
documenting the scene.
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SOT 10:57:10
IN Q=I WOULD THEN
((TIM WYATT/ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT: I WOULD THEN HAVE TO GO TO THE
STATION AND USE PENCILS, RULERS, PROTRACTOR AND A COMPASS AND IT WOULD TAKE ME
AGAIN SEVERAL HOURS TO PRODUCE THAT DIAGRAM.))
RUNS=:10
OUT Q=THAT DIAGRAM
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7 REPORTER: TIM WYATT SAYS THEY CAN COLLECT 40-PERCENT MORE
EVIDENCE IN NEARLY HAVE THE TIME.
A COMPLICATED INTERSECTION SUCH AS STARKEY ROAD AND BUCK MOUNTAIN CAN BE
MAPPED WITHOUT EVEN STOPPING TRAFFIC.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:51:47
IN Q=THE TOTAL STATION
((TIM WYATT/ROANOKE COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT: THE TOTAL STATION EMITS AN INFRA
RED BEAM TO OUR PRISM POLL. THE PRISM POLL OVER A PARTICULAR PIECE OF
EVIDENCE.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=PIECE OF EVIDENCE
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:51:59
IN Q=OR SKID MARK
((OR SKIDMARK, AND WE TAKE A SHOT FROM THE PRISM POLL. THE INFRARED BEAM
BOUNCES BACK AND IT GIVES US INFORMATION SUCH AS DISTANCE AND ANGLES FROM THE
TOTAL STATION.))
RUNS=:19
OUT Q=FROM THE TOTAL STATION
Through using the system on crime scenes and in monthly practice sessions
such as this one, Wyatt says they've gotten their margin of error done to about
ONE HUNDREDTH of an inch.
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SOT
IN Q=
(( ))
RUNS=:03
OUT Q=
The coordinates collected at the scene are down loaded into a computer.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 10:53:29
IN Q=IF WE HAVE A
((IF WE HAVE A CRIME SCENE EITHER INDOORS OR OUTDOORS IT CAN BE UTILIZED TO PIN
POINT EVIDENCE. ALSO THE WAY THE SCENE LOOKED AROUND THE EVIDENCE. WE HAVE A
LITTLE MORE PERSPECTIVE WHEN WE GO TO COURT WE CAN NOW LAYOUT A SCALE
DIAGRAM.))
RUNS=:15
OUT Q=A SCALE DIAGRAM
A donation from The Catawba Valley Moose Lodge enabled the Roanoke County
Police Department to purchase the equipment which prompts other agencies to
call on these officers for state of the art crime scene documentation.
Denise Allen News 7.))
Tease#1
HARD MUSIC UNDER
ANCHOR=Eric
SS=NONE
Their numbers were low but expectations were still high today--
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VO-NAT
at the "Thousand Man March".
When the news continues we'll tell you why organizers believe numbers fell
this year.
But, first let's check in with Andrew.
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ANCHOR=Andrew
wx ad lib
Roll
Lake Level
MUSIC UP FULL
COMM#1
Roll
TALENT=Andrew
SS=NONE
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SUPER=82-4.90''/plus 3.39''/12.00''/plus 8.84'';
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Man-March
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=djo
TAPE#=97-99
GRAPHIC=none
Two years ago, about 500-African American men participated in Roanoke's
"Thousand Man March".
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Roanoke;
That number dropped to eight today.
Local organizers say weather may have been a factor for the low turnout.
Though few attended, the goal remained the same, to rid society of some
stereotypes.
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SOT-10:35:11
IN Q=THE IDEA I
((HAROLD CANNADAY/1000- MAN MARCH ORGANIZER: THE IDEA I OBTAINED FROM THE
MILLION MAN MARCH WOULD BE ABLE TO CREATE SOME UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY BY JUST
SIMPLY GETTING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND TO SET POSITIVE IMAGES TO SAY THAT NOT ALL
AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES ARE VICTIMS OF CRIME OR DRUG USAGE BECAUSE A LOT OF THEM
WORK EACH AND EVERY DAY ON THEIR JOBS AND ARE GOOD PROVIDERS FOR THEIR
FAMILIES.))
SUPER=01-Harold Cannaday/March Organizer;
RUNS=:25
OUT Q=THEIR FAMILIES.
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VO-NAT
Participants focus on the contributions of black pioneers from more than
100-years ago.
Cannaday, a Roanoke City Schools employee, says he has seen several positive
changes in students since the march began.
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Talent=Eric
SS=
The local event started after the "Million Man March", which was held in
Washington D.C. in 1995, where black men gathered to re-dedicate themselves to
family unity.
CSX-Concourse
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6p
WRITER=sta
TAPE#=98-6
GRAPHIC=none
Clifton Forge has lost its fight to save the CSX-Concourse.
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VO-NAT
SUPER=03-Clifton Forge;
Town officials met with CSX representatives last October and persuaded
the company to leave the structure in the town's care if enough money was
raised to renovate it.
But, funds were low and CSX is now following through with plans to demolish
the concourse.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 13.59.28 - 13.59.41
IN Q=It's been a
((MARGARET WHITTINGTON/C&O HISTORICAL SOCIETY: IT'S BEEN A LANDMARK HERE IN
CLIFTON FORGE FOR MANY YEARS AND WE'RE VERY SORRY TO SEE IT GO BUT WE
UNDERSTAND THAT CSX MADE A STRONG, STRONG, BUSINESS DECISION TO REMOVE IT.))
SUPER=01-Margaret Whittington/C&O Historical Society;
RUNS=:13
OUT Q=to remove it.
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VO-NAT
Demolition crews are now removing asbestos from the roof and will tear the
structure down over the next few weeks.
The concourse is one of only two such structures still standing in Virginia.
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WebWatch
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=eea
TAPE#=WebWatch
GRAPHIC=Web Watch
If you're trying to figure out when to watch your favorite Olympic events,
the web can help.
And find out what the President has planned for YOUR money in 1999.
More in this week's WebWatch
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SOT
IN Q=The Winter Olympic
SUPER=03-Nagano, Japan; :05
SUPER=03-Roanoke/August 26, 1997; :51
RUNS=1:34
OUT Q=WDBJ7-dot-com
((
INTRO
The Winter Olympic games are as complicated as they are colorful, as you try
to keep track of schedules, events and athletes competing half a world away.
But, the official Olympic website can help you keep track of the action in
Nagano.
A headline ticker and slide show gives you details of the day with a glance.
The site boasts 30 thousand pages of information. There are news headlines,
a schedule of events... and the site will also keep a running medal count.
There's also a place for the kids to play, featuring an interactive olympic
ice hockey game.
For a little Olympic background information, World Book Encyclopedia set up
a special site, explaining the history behind the symbols and events of the
ancient and modern olympic games.
The internet gambling industry is fighting for survival in the United
States.
Congressman Bob Goodlatte is one of the sponsors of a bill that would
outlaw internet gambling in the U.S. That bill is currently before a house
panel.
Industry executive say they'd be willing to pay U.S. taxes, to avoid being
banned.
Speaking of taxes, where are YOURS going to go in 1999? Find out here...
the Office of Management and Budget website has the full text of President
Clinton's budget for next year.
You can download large portions of the documents, or search for specific
topics.
There's also a section explaining the budget process, how the money is
spent, and where it comes from.
The links to these sites are on the WebWatch page on the WDBJ Website, at
www-dot-wdbj7-dot-com.))
Tease#2
ANCHOR=Eric
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=mhi
TAPE#
GRAPHIC=
And coming up when the news continues, Roy Stanley will take a look at
sports highlights and Andrew Frieden will have the complete forecast for the
rest of the weekend--stay with us.
Forecasts
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SUPER=333-Mostly Cloudy/Some Flurries/25-30/Variable Clouds/Wind NE 10mph;
SUPER=334-Mostly Cloudy/Dense Fog Late/20-25/Fog Early/Mostly Sunny/38-42;
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Sports Tease
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#Tease
GRAPHIC=NONE
And coming up, An ODAC showdown at the Bast Center between Roanoke and
Hampden-Sydney Clemson beats Wake Forest.
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VO-NAT ENG#
And the Labonte brothers, Bobby and Terry will start on the front row in
next weekends Daytona 500.
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S-Roanoke
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=sma
TAPE#=BB98-2
GRAPHIC=ODAC
The Roanoke men's basketball team came into today game against ODAC rival
Hampden Sydney riding a two game winning streak while the Tigers entered the
contest with a 11 and 3 conference mark.
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VO-NAT #eng
SUPER=03-Salem/Tigers vs. Maroons; :00
Page Moir's 9 and 9 Maroons might not have Sydney's 17 and 3 overall record
but they would play hard.
In the first half; Roanoke senior Nathan Hungate gets the ball inside to
Alex Phillips who nails the turn around jumper from just outside the paint.
Then; the former Northside star takes matters into his own hands stealing
former Salem standout Kevin Garst's pass. He goes coast to coast for the lay
up. 16-13 Maroons lead.
SUPER=34-Roanoke/79/Hampden-Sydney/62/; Tony's Tigers would make a run of
their own. Kristian Hargadon steps up and snaps the nylon with the three
pointer.
Then; Chris Fox finds T.J. Grimes who sinks the rainbow J; and Roanoke wins
the ODAC clash 79 to 62.
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S-Clemson
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#BB98-1
GRAPHIC=ACC Logo
In the A-C-C this afternoon, Wake Forest was on the Road at Clemson taking
on the Tigers.
(----------------)
VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Clemson, SC/JP-RAYCOM; :
Rick Barnes and his team needing a win to keep pace in the conference.
It was all Wake early in the first half Tony Rutland pulls up and hits the
three pointer from the corner Wake led by 3.
The Tigers go to Harold Jamison who scores the easy basket inside and
Clemson took its first lead of the half.
This time Clemson gets out on the SUPER=33-Clemson/71/Wake Forest/46/;run
Terrell McIntyre passes to Greg Buckner for the Jam and Clemson goes on to win
it 71 to 46.
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PINNACLE BOARD FULL (99052)
And tomorrow at one North Carolina returns to the hardwood taking on Georgia
Tech and you can see it right here on Your Hometown Station beginning at 1
olcock.
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S-College
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#NONE
GRAPHIC=VMI Logo
V-M-I was on the road this afternoon at Army.
And Army wins the game 78 to 76.
SS=Sports Logo
And at the Dedmon Center this afternoon, Radford Hosted UNC-Asheville and
the Highlanders win it 91 to 87.
S-Qualify
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=6pm
WRITER=Roy
TAPE#R-38
GRAPHIC=Daytona Logo
When the green flag drops for next Sunday's Daytona 500 the front row will
be a Labonte family affair.
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VO-NAT ENG#
SUPER=03-Daytona, FL/ESPN2; :
While his brother watched from the top of a trailer Bobby Labonte knocked
Terry off the front spot with a speed of 192 point 415 miles per hour putting
Bobby on the pole for the 500.
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SOT
IN Q="Winter is
((BOBBY LABONTE/DAYTONA 500 POLE WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Bobby Labonte/Daytona 500 Pole Winner; :
RUNS=:12
OUT Q=......AT A TIME."
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VO-NAT (cont.)
Terry's speed of 192.127 puts him on the outside pole the Brothers will
start up front in the Daytona 500.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=First audio
((TERRY LABONTE/OUTSIDE POLE WINNER: ))
SUPER=01-Terry Labonte/Outside Pole Winner; :
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=......WE COULD HAVE."(QUICK OUT)
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ANCHOR=Roy
SS=Hold Logo
The remainder of the field will be determined in Thursday's qualifying races.
PINNACLE BOARD FULL (1050)
And tonight at 7:30 on Your Hometown Station Mike Stevens will have a half
hour preview of the 1998 season.
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S-Liberty
ANCHOR=Roy
NEWSCAST=Six
WRITER=Dal
TAPE# S8-3
GRAPHIC=Liberty
The Lady Flames are defending their Big South Conference Championship in
fine fashion.
And two of the reasons for Liberty's success are identical.
Denise Allen explains.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT
IN Q=The Wilkerson twins are double
SUPER=03-Lynchburg; :00
SUPER=01-Sharon Wilkerson/Liberty Guard; :10
SUPER=01-Sarah Wilkerson/Liberty Guard; :21
SUPER=01-Rick Reeves/Liberty Head Coach; :40
SUPER=@Denise1; :51
RUNS=1:30
OUT Q=News 7 Sports
(( The Wilkerson twins are double trouble--for the other team.
It's always been that way.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:08:46
IN Q=WE PLAYED SO
((SHARON WILKERSON/LIBERTY GUARD: WE PLAYED SO WELL TOGETHER THROUGH HIGH
SCHOOL WE HONESTLY THOUGHT THAT COLLEGES WOULD ALWAYS REQUIRE US TO BE TOGETHER
THERE WERE SOME JUST LOOKING FOR A SHOOTING GUARD AND THERE WERE SOME JUST
LOOKING FOR A POINT GUARD.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=A POINT GUARD
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:05:46
IN Q=IF ONE COLLEGE
((SARAH WILKERSON/LIBERTY GUARD: IF ONE COLLEGE WAS RECRUITING HER AND WASN'T
RECRUITING ME WE JUST SAID NO WE'RE A PACKAGE DEAL. YOU GET ONE YOU GET BOTH
OF US.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=BOTH OF US.
Liberty Coach Rick Reeves has known for years the Wilkerson twins would
ignite the Lady Flames.
They've been attending his basketball camp since the seventh grade.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:55:47
IN Q=WHEN THEY WERE
((COACH RICK REEVES/LIBERTY FLAMES HEAD COACH: WHEN THEY WERE IN THE NINTH
GRADE I TOLD THEM, "YOU TWO GIRLS ARE GOING TO BE VERY TALENTED PLAYERS AND I'D
LIKE FOR YOU TO PLAY FOR ME SOME DAY." AND THEY LAUGHED THEY THOUGHT THEY'D
NEVER BE GOOD ENOUGH.))
RUNS=:11
OUT Q=BE GOOD ENOUGH
But coach says their work ethic and desire to play the game has made them a
force to be reckoned.
SOT 2:22:19
DENISE ALLEN/NEWS 7 REPORTER: THE WILKERSON TWINS BRING NEW MEANING TO THE
PHRASE MIND-GAMES. THEY COMMUNICATE BY EYE CONTACT OR JUST THINKING OF THEIR
NEXT MOVE.
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 21:09:08
IN Q=I CAN KNOW
((SHARON WILKERSON: I CAN KNOW WHAT'S THINKING. I CAN KNOW WHEN SHE'S GOING
TO DRIVE. I KNOW WHERE TO GO AND IT'S JUST SO OBVIOUS WE PLAY SO WELL
TOGETHER.))
RUNS=:08
OUT Q=SO WELL TOGETHER
(/////SOT/////)
SOT 1:57:01
IN Q=THEY'RE JUST
((COACH REEVES: THEY'RE JUST LIKE A GREAT BOXER WITH A GREAT RIGHTHAND AND
THEN A GREAT LEFT HAND. YOU CAN'T WATCH OUT FOR JUST ONE THEY PLAY GREAT
TOGETHER BUT THEY ALSO PLAY WELL WITH THEIR TEAMMATES AND THEY BRING OUT THE
BEST IN THE OTHER PLAYERS.))
RUNS=:17
OUT Q=THE OTHER PLAYERS
And the chemistry is definitely working as the Lady Flames are having one of
their best seasons ever.
Denise Allen News 7 Sports.))
Wx-Tape
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Forecasts
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SUPER=331-Mostly/Cloudy/30-34/Partly Cloudy/& Breezy/44-49;
SUPER=332-Mostly/Cloudy/20-25/Foggy Early/Then Partly Cloudy/38-42;
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