WDBJ 7 news at 11 for 04/17/99

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Up next on News 7 at 11...
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A Pulaski County teenager is dead after a shooting at a family friend's house.
Refugees continue streaming out of Kosovo as bombing raids resume.
And a bomb scatters nails in a crowded London market.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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Plus a plane slides down a mountain at a West Virginia airport.
News 7 is next.

[Pulaski-Fatal]

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A shooting last night left 17-year old Terri Duangan (DOO-NA-GEN) of Pulaski County dead.
Kenneth Whorley was arrested in connection with the shooting.
Joy Sutton has more.
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[SUPER=01-Ricky Duangan/Victim's Brother; :00]
[SUPER=01-Erica Brown/Victim's Friend; :13]
[SUPER=01-Clayton Sweet/Victim's Pastor; :23]
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[OUT Q=Joy Sutton, News-7, Pulaski.]
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[IN Q=She was my sister]
((RICKY DUANGAN/VICTIM'S BROTHER: SHE WAS MY SISTER.. IT'S THE HARDEST THING IN THE WORLD TO LOSE YOUR SISTER)) [RUNS 05]
[OUT Q=lose your sister]

Terri Duangan was loved by many... she was someone her friends say they could always count on to uplift their spirits.
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[IN Q=She always made me]
((ERICA BROWN/VICTIM'S FRIEND: SHE ALWAYS MADE ME LAUGH. SHE HELPED ME WHEN I WAS DOWN AT MY WORST TIMES. SHE WAS MY BABY DOLL.)) [RUNS 11]
[OUT Q=she was my baby doll]
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[IN Q=I rememeber her love]
((CLAYTON SWEET/VICTIM'S PASTOR: I REMEMBER HER LOVE FOR THE LORD. AND IT WAS THE LOVE SHE HAD ON THE INSIDE..AND SHE SHARED IT WITH A SMILE.)) [RUNS 08]
[OUT Q=it with a smile]

Terri had lived here on Hogans Place with her grandmother who had raised her since she was five. She had dreams of some day becoming a special education teacher.
But, those dreams ended when she was shot in the throat last night.
Pulaski County authorities have arrested Whorley in connection with the shooting and he is being held without bond at the Pulaski County Jail.
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[IN Q=Terri was a]
((JOY SUTTON: TERRI WAS A GRADUATING SENIOR HERE AT PULASKI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. SHE WAS JUST WEEK FROM GRADUATION. SHE WOULD'VE BEEN THE FIRST EVER IN HER FAMILY TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL...JOY SUTTON, NEWS-7, PULASKI))
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Family members say Kenneth Whorley had a temper but they believe the shooting was an accident.
Charges against him include reckless use of a firearm and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

[Plane-Crash]

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Seven people were hurt when a private jet crashed while landing at Raleigh County airport in Beckley, West Virginia.
The plane skidded off the runway and fell off a 150 foot cliff.
Three people are in critical condition.
The passengers were members of a Beckley engineering firm, returning from a business trip.

[Kosovo]

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More of the same in Yugoslavia tonight.
NATO warplanes flying in, and streams of refugees coming out.
Lisa Hughes has the latest tonight.
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[IN Q=After two days of]
[SUPER=03-Novi Sad, Yugoslavia; :03]
[SUPER=01-Wesley Clark/NATO Supreme Commander; :17]
[SUPER=04-BBC Video; :31]
[SUPER=01-Sen. Joseph Biden/(D) Delaware; :53]
[SUPER=01-Jamie Shea/NATO Spokesman; 1:17 QUICK!]
[SUPER=01-Lisa Hughes/Reporting; 1:23]
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[OUT Q=CBS News, Washington;]
((AFTER TWO DAYS OF BAD WEATHER, LIMITED NATO AIR STRIKES, TONIGHT'S SUCCESS IS MEASURED IN A SERIES OF BLINDING EXPLOSIONS. SERB T-V REPORTS ALLIED PLANES HIT A MAJOR OIL REFINERY IN NOVI SAD.. ONE OF MORE THAN A DOZEN TARGETS UNDER ATTACK.

(SOT) Wesley Clark/NATO Supreme Commander "President Milosevic is
losing and he knows he's losing."
IT IS HARD TO FIND ANY WINNERS IN THIS NIGHTMARE. AS THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES FLOOD INTO NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES, (mandatory courtesy: BBC) ONE ETHNIC ALBANIAN PHOTOGRAPHER SAYS HE CAPTURED A MORE PRIVATE TRAGEDY.. A FAMILY MOURNING AFTER THE MASSACRE OF SIX MALE RELATIVES. HE SAYS HE RISKED HIS LIFE TO GET THE FOOTAGE.

(SOT) "I want the whole world to see what the Serbs people have done to
us."
U-S LAWMAKERS ARE SEEING IT FOR THEMSELVES.. LISTENING TO HORROR STORIES FROM THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THEM.

(SOT) Sen. Joseph Biden/D-Delaware "We're going back to the U-S
Congress to tell the President and to tell Congress what we think the needs are. We want to help."
HELP IS REPORTEDLY BEING OFFERED TO A YUGOSLAV ARMY LIEUTENANT BEING HELD AS A PRISONER OF WAR. CAPTURED BY KOSOVO REBELS AND TURNED OVER TO THE U-S, HE'S BEEN EXAMINED BY A DOCTOR. THE PENTAGON IS NOT OPTIMISTIC HE'LL BE TRADED FOR THREE CAPTURED AMERICAN SOLDIERS, BUT NATO OFFICIALS PROMISE TO TREAT HIM FAIRLY.

(SOT) Jamie Shea/NATO Spokesman "He will not be used for propaganda
purposes."

(STAND UP) Lisa Hughes/CBS News/Washington))

[Explosion]

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An explosion at a London street market injured nearly 50 people today.
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Witnesses say it was a bomb. One man who saw it before it blew up said it was in a paper bag wrapped with tape and nails.
Many of the people hurt were injured by flying nails, including a small child.
No one has claimed responsibility.
Police believe it was NOT an act of terrorism, but connected to some kind of criminal activity.
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[Congress-Votes]

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Congress quickly finished its work on the next federal budget this week.
It was a one-point-nine TRILLION dollar spending plan that's largely a Republican package.
And, that shows in how western Virginia's representatives voted.
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The Senate passed the spending resolution 54-44.
Democrat Chuck Robb voted no.
Republican John Warner voted yes.
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Over in the House, the budget bill was approved 220 to 208.
Democrat Rick Boucher voted no.
But fellow Democrat Virgil Goode joined Republican Bob Goodlatte in supporting the measure.
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[SOL-Test]

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Some local teachers have gone on-line to make sure their students are prepared for the upcoming S-O-L tests.
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After realizing that many Virginia students scored below average in Social Sciences, the teachers at Raleigh Court Elementary School got together to create a website.
The site includes practice S-O-L questions and other questions for students of all ages on a variety of subjects.
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(KEVIN SPENCER/WEBMASTER: A CHILD THAT I THINK MIGHT HAVE DIFFICULTY IN A CERTAIN AREA WHETHER IT BE MATH OR SOMETHING,
THEN I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY GO ON HERE AND SPEND SOME TIME ON THE MATH WEBSITE OR GO TO A MATH TEST FOR A CERTAIN GRADE LEVEL.)
[SUPER=01-Keven Spencer/Webmaster;]
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[OUT Q=certain grade level.]
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If you would like to log onto the Raleigh Court Elementary S-O-L test website you'll find a link on web watch at wdbj7.com.
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[ANCHOR=Eric]
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The Bissell boy pitches in to help Ronald McDonald Houses with spring cleaning..
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And, U-S Postal officials have given a Looney Tunes character their stamp of approval.
Details coming up..
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[Daffy-Stamp]

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One of the Looney Tunes characters now has its own stamp..
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The United States Postal Service and Warner Brothers teamed-up with Walmart to launch the new "Daffy Duck" stamp today.
Daffy Duck now joins the Looney Tunes stamp collection...which already includes Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety.
Walmart will now become the retail headquarters for custom Looney Tunes stamp products.
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[Spring-Clean]

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Ronald McDonald Houses across the country did a little spring cleaning today.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke; QUICK!!]

It was part of a spring clean-up tour sponsored by Bissell.
[SUPER=03-Philadelphia, PA/Courtesy of Bissell;]

The idea for the special day came from 8-year old Morgan Wilburn from Salem.
Many people know him as the "Bissell Boy."
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[SOT 00:29:03]
[IN Q=This is basically where]
((SHANNON BOOTHE/RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE: THIS IS BASICALLY WHERE IT ALL GOT STARTED WITH A LITTLE BOY NAMED MORGAN WHO VOLUNTEERED HERE AT THE HOUSE WITH HIS MOTHER..AND BISSELL GOT INVOLVED BECAUSE HE HAD A..HE WAS JUST CRAZY OVER VACUUMS.))
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[OUT Q=crazy over vacuum cleaners]
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[SUPER=04-Courtesy of Bissell;]

Morgan was showing off his cleaning skills at the Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia.
Bissell donated cleaning supplies and two vacuum cleaners to each Ronald McDonald House across the country.
This is the second annual "Ronald McDonald Spring Clean Day."
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[Business-Review]

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The global economic crisis catches up with Norfolk Southern.
And, Lewis-Gale clinic patients are being told they have six months to pay up.
Scott Goldberg has those stories and more in this week's News-7 Business Review.
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[NOTHING ON CHROMAKEY THIS WEEK] [99-11; 24:49] ((This week on the Review, they saw it coming.
The people who make cars that carry coal knew Norfolk Southern wasn't shipping as much.
So it wasn't a surprise when the railroad said it's cutting production of coal hoppers, and cutting 110-people from its workforce.
N-S blamed the layoffs on a slumping foreign demand for American coal. [99-1; 1:59:31]
Careful! This might hurt a little.
Lewis-Gale Clinic is asking its patients to settle their bills in the next six months.
The clinic used to let patients make small payments over a number of years.
But the bill-paying policy is changing, says the clinic, to keep up with industry standards. [99-5; 1:05:56]
The Valley's home-grown bank keeps on growing.
Valley Bank opened a new branch in Salem.
It's the fourth branch to open in the four years the bank's been around. [lb file -- lb1 1:15:25; lb2 00:09:40]
First Union profits took a first quarter dive.
Big Green blamed an 11-percent drop on its acquisition of CoreStates Financial Corporation. [99-10; 00:48]
Volvo said it's ready to roll.
The truck maker announced its expansion of the Pulaski County truck plant is scheduled to start in July.
It won't be finished until sometime in two-thousand-two. [DOW JONES PRE PRO]
On Wall Street, there's no stopping the Dow.
It finished the week at a record 10-thousand-494.
Slumping tech stocks brought down the NASDAQ.
That's this week's Review.
I'm Scott Goldberg.))
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Many people have no fear of combing through the Natural Bridge Caverns these days...
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but years ago few would go because of rumors it was haunted by a ghost.
More when the news continues.
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[Natural-Bridge-Caverns]

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In the 1800's a group of surveyors made their first trip into the Natural Bridge Caverns.
But, a ghost named "Emma" chased them away.
Kimberly McBroom has more in this week's Time Off.
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[IN Q=Since 1979, the public]
[SUPER=03-Natural Bridge; :00]
[SUPER=01-Charles McFadden/Caverns Manager; :19 QUICK!!!]
[SUPER=@Kimberly1; :58]
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[OUT Q=McBroom, News 7, Natural Bridge]

((Since 19-79, the public has been able to leave the light of day...and enter the dark, damp, mysterious world of the Natural Bridge Caverns.
On Easter weekend, the caves began a new tourist season-- it's always closed during the winter months to allow the formations time to recover.
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[SOT 10:13:35]
((CHARLES MCFADDEN/CAVERNS MANAGER: THE CAVE MOSS DIES OUT NATURALLY. WE DON'T LIKE USING CHEMICALS OR AND MANIPULATING THE CAVE AT ALL. SO, WE LET ALL THAT DO IT NATURALLY. AND THE THREE MONTHS DURING THE WINTER IS THE BEST TIME TO LET IT DO THAT. THAT WAY, WE CAN KEEP THE CAVE GROWING AND FORMATIONS ALIVE.)) [RUNS:14]
The caves are in their natural state-- no colored lights or painted surfaces.
The growth is steady, but slow--just one cubic inch every 100 to 400 years.
Natural Bridge Caverns are the deepest on the east coast....their lowest point dropping 347- feet underground.

There's no documentation or official discovery date of the caves.
But the story surrounding its development is legendary--
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[SOT standup bridge 10:28:51 ]
((KIMBERLY MCBROOM/NEWS 7: SMALL BATS STILL INHABIT THE CAVE. BUT IT WASN'T BATS THAT SCARED AWAY THE ORIGINAL GROUP OF SURVEYORS BACK IN THE 19TH CENTURY...IT WAS A GHOST.)) [RUNS:08]
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[SOT 10:36:17]
((CHARLES MCFADDEN/CAVERNS MANAGER: AS THE NOISE GREW TOO LOUD TO BE A PERSON, ONE OF THE GROUP CONVINCED THE OTHERS IT WAS A GHOST. THE NEAT THING ABOUT IT WAS, AS THEY BEGAN TO WORK THEIR WAY BACK OUT, THE NOISE FOLLOWED THEM OUT. THEY STARTED RUNNING AND IT CHARGED THEM OUT OF THE CAVE.)) [RUNS:14]
The noise was that of a woman's cry...the ghost was later dubbed "Emma".
McFadden says the surveyors were SO frightened...they left behind some tools and a couple of lanterns.
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[SOT 10:09:47 ***B-roll some with shot of lantern]
((CHARLES MCFADDEN/CAVERNS MANAGER: THE ORIGINAL SURVEYORS GOT TO THAT POINT RIGHT THERE, WHERE THE LANTERN IS AND THE GHOST SCARED THEM OUT OF HERE. OCCASIONALLY THERE WOULD BE A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE TO COME IN AND LOOK AT THE CAVE. BUT THAT'S WHY THE CAVE WASN'T EVER DEVELOPED BEFORE THE LATE 1970S. AT THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, WHEN THE OTHER MEN LEFT, NOBODY ELSE WANTED TO BE IN HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE. )) [RUNS:20]
But these days, there are plenty of visitors brave enough to see what lies "down under"--
Just remember to wear good walking shoes, watch for low ceilings... and don't be too afraid if you happen to hear "Emma's" cries.
Kimberly McBroom, News 7, Natural Bridge.))
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[SUPER=X5001;][S-Express]

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The Roanoke Express has taken a 2 games to none lead on Chesapeake in their East Coast Hockey League playoff series.
Last night at the Roundhouse the Express beats the Icebreakers 2 to 1.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke/Express vs Icebreakers; :]

The Express would get some special help when Jumpin Jack returns to the Roundhouse.
Roanoke would break the ice when Dan O'Connell takes the slap shot and Ben Schust re-directs it into the net for a one to nothing Express lead.
The Express defense would hinge on the play of Daniel Berthiume. Here he makes the diving glove save to preserve the one goal lead.
[SUPER=37-Roanoke/2/Chesapeake/1/;]

The Icebreakers would level the score with some 4 on 3 hockey Artus Kupaks slaps one home to tie the score at 1 in the second but Roanoke wins it 2 to 1.
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The series shifts to Chesapeake for two games next Friday and Saturday.

[S-Braves]

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The Colorado Rockies scored three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Atlanta braves 5 to 4.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Denver, CO/WTBS; :]

The Rockies ground crew removing snow from Coors Field this morning.
With the score tied 1 to 1, Mike Lansing hits this single up the middle scoring Todd Helton and the Rockies took their first lead 2 to 1.
The Braves rallied in the 8-th. Brian Jordan takes this pitch deep over the left field wall his third homer of the season Atlanta led 4 to 2.
[SUPER=35-Colorado/5/Atlanta/4/;]

The winning run came in the ninth Darryl Hamilton singled to centerfield and Pat Watkins beats the throw home and the Rockies beat the Braves by a score of 5 to 4.
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[S-Scores]

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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Boston, MA/FOX SPORTS; :]

In Boston, The Red Sox hosted the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Boston's Jose Canseco takes this pitch deep over the green monster for his fourth homer of the season and the Red Sox beat the Devil Rays 88 to 5.
For all of the baseball scores lets go to the boards.
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[S-Tech]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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[WRITER=rst]
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[GRAPHIC=Tech Football]

The spring season ended for the Virginia Tech Hokies yesterday with the annual Maroon and White game.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg; :]

A crowd of over 11-thousand showed up in Blacksburg yesterday for the annual spring game in which the white team was spotted 14 points.
The man everyone was watching was the new starting quarterback Michael Vick who showed he was versitle and tough recovering this fumble and taking a head hit on the sideline early in the game.
The white team would score for a 20 to nothing lead at the half.
But in the fourth quarter Shryone Stith gets the call on this two yard pop for the score after driving 71 yards the Maroons still trailed 20 to 10.
[SUPER=36-White/20/Maroon/17/;]

The Maroons scored their final points on this one yard dive by Jarrett Ferguson capping a 35 yard drive but the White out scores the Maroon 20 to 17.
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[SOT]
[IN Q="I feel good...]
[SUPER=01-Frank Beamer/Virginia Tech Head Coach; :]
[RUNS=:18]
[OUT Q=...to play better."]
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
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Jimmy Hensley wins the NAPA 250 in Martinsville. More on that when we return.

[S-UVa]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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The Virginia Cavaliers also held their spring football game yesterday, but not in the usual place.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Charlottesville/UVa Spring Game; :00]

With Scott Stadium under construction these days to add more seats to the South endzone, the Cavs took their spring game to Albemarle high school yesterday afternoon where they battled the wind and each other.
Senior Thomas Jones is expected to carry the load this season, and he scored on a one yard plunge on the first drive of the game.
The Cavs' defense was also in rare form as Travis Griffith comes from his defensive end spot and flies in for the sack on Dan Ellis.
The UVa offense would show a little spark later in the game. Quarterback David Rivers (RY-vers) hits Rick Ramsey on a slant pattern. Ramsey takes off , but drops the ball. But he is able to retrieve it and take it into the end zone for the TD.
And look who is back on defense. After being off a year for academic problems former PH star Shannon Taylor is back making strides with the rest of the team.
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[IN Q="It's always...]
((THOMAS JONES/UVA RISING SENIOR:))
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[OUT Q=...by example."]
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And former UVa great Patrick Kerney, the all-american defensive end was selected in the first round of the NFL draft yesterday afternoon.
Kerney was thet 30th overall selection - going to the Atlanta Falcons.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]
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That's it for sports. Have a great day everybody.

[S-Draft]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
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The Cleveland Browns used the number 1 pick in the draft to pick Kentucky quarterback Tim Couch. Five of the first 12 picks were quarterbacks including Donovan McNabb of Syracuse who went to Philadelphia with the second pick.
New Orleans took Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams with the fifth pick.
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[SUPER=03-Atlanta, GA; :]

Through a trade with New Orleans the Washington Redskins took Champ Bailey a cornerback from Georgia seventh who many thought was the most athletic player in the draft.
He was kick returner and also played wide receiver. Virginia fans may remember him as he led the Bulldogs over Cavaliers in the Peach Bowl.
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[Sports Tease]

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And coming up, There's a new leader after three rounds of the M-C-I classic at Hilton Head.
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[VO-NAT]

And hometown favorite Jimmy Hensley wins the NAPA 250 truck race at the Martinsville Speedway.
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[S-Trucks]

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Jimmy Hensley, the "Virginia Gentleman" got the home folks a win in his back yard yesterday by taking the checkered flag in the NAPA 250 truck race.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Martinsville/NAPA 250; :00]

More than 35 thousand fans turned out at the Speedway to watch the race and see how the new pit configuration would work out. As expected it was action packed as a number of trucks got banged up.
Stacy Compton looked like the man to beat when he passed fellow Dodge Driver Dennis Setzer, who had mechanical problems.
Compton would have his hands full as well, as he lost the power steering in his truck, and lost the lead to Hensley, who slipped by in turn four to take the lead for good.
The Petty powered Dodge had no trouble the rest of the way, as Hensley gets his second career truck win and Compton finishes second to take over the points lead.
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[IN Q="I think that's one...]
[SUPER=01-Jimmy Hensley/NAPA 250 Winner; :06]
[RUNS=:12]
[OUT Q=...a little redemption."]
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[S-Golf]

[ANCHOR=Roy]
[NEWSCAST=11pm]
[WRITER=rst]
[TAPE#=SP-41 (41:48)]
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With one round left to play, Chris Perry is the leader of the M-C-I Classic.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Hilton Head, SC/CBS SPORTS; :]

Yesterday's leader Payne Stewart dropped to second place tied with John huston one stroke off the pace. They're at 9 under par.
Perry, making this long birdie putt at 17, finished the day with a 3 under par 68. He's at 10 under par after three rounds. The final round can be seen right here on your Hometown Station.
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