ROANOKE TIMES

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, March 11, 1993                   TAG: 9303110304
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B3   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Staff report
DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short


RENEGADES PELT RAMPAGE 12-2

The Richmond Renegades took a 7-0 lead over Roanoke Valley on Wednesday night en route to a 12-2 pounding of the Rampage in East Coast Hockey League action.

Steve Mirabile had a hat trick for the Renegades, who also got two goals apiece from Darren Colbourne, Jeff Saterdalen and Guy Phillips.

Brendan Flynn had six assists - one shy of the team record - as Richmond pelted the Roanoke Valley goal with 50 shots.

"If I played Roanoke every game, I'd have 100 points," said Mirabile.

The Rampage, headed for the worst record in ECHL history, is 2-28-1 on the road and has been outscored 223-100 in those games.

\ ICE CHIPS: The Rampage heads into the last week of 64-game regular season with a 14-46-1 record. RV returns home today to face Birmingham at the LancerLot. The home finale is Saturday against Richmond. The club ends the season at Hampton Roads on Sunday. . . . Richmond (33-26-2) has won five straight and five of six against RV this season. ... Richmond coach Roy Sommer took a stick in the head and suffered a cut that required seven stitches to close.



by Archana Subramaniam by CNB