Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 17, 1993 TAG: 9311160130
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M. J. Dougherty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Grab your bicycle. Because over the last 11 days of November, the New River Valley Bicycle Club has six rides scheduled.
Saturday at 1 p.m. is the Tour de Wolf Creek. A flat 40 miles from Wolf Creek Park in Narrows to Rocky Gap. The ride leader is DOW SCOTT (552-4607).
Nov. 26 at noon it the Traditional Turkey Trot. A 60-mile loop from the Virginia Tech Memorial Chapel in Blacksburg to Catawba through Bradshaw Valley. The ride leader is TIM MYERS (951-5285).
Nov. 27 at 1 p.m. is the Climb the Wall. A 25-mile steep ride from the Tech Chapel out of Blacksburg via Harding Avenue. The ride leader is PAUL SMITH (951-7825).
Nov. 29 in the evening will be the Nocturnal Riders Club ride. If there is enough interest, Tim Myers will lead the night time ride.
And on Sunday and on Nov. 28 there are Social Rides. They leave from the Tech Chapel at 2 p.m. These rides are at an easy pace and stress visiting with your fellow rider. Often the group gets together for a meal afterwards.
Safety is stressed on all rides. Helmets are required, as are lights for night rides. And any rider under 18 must have a waiver signed be their parent and be accompanied by a responsible adult.
In other bicycle club news:
Dow Scott is interested in running training rides on early Sunday afternoons if there is enough interest.
The club's monthly meeting will be Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. in the community room of the Blacksburg Branch Library.
\ YOUTH FOOTBALL: If you want an example of someone who makes the most of their opportunities, look no further than JENNY UNDERWOOD.
The daughter of Becky and Paul Underwood of Montgomery County, Jenny plays for the Auburn Eagles sandlot football team.
So far this season, Jenny has touched the football three times.
On two of those occasions, Jenny has done what anyone who has ever played football wishes they could do - she has scored a touchdown.
\ RADFORD VOLLEYBALL: The Jettsetters won their final match of the regular-season to claim the title in the Co-Ed Volleyball League with a 12-1 record. Athlete's Choice and Side Out tied for second place, one game back at 11-2.
The league tournament concludes tonight at 7 p.m. with the championship game.
\ UPCOMING IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY: The high school aren't the only ones who are getting ready for basketball tournaments. The Montgomery County Department of Parks and Recreation will sponsor men's and women's basketball tournaments in December at Christiansburg Middle School.
The registration deadline is Nov. 24. The entry fee is $75 per team. All players must be 18 or older. And there is a maximum of 10 players per squad.
For more information, call Tim Cooney, the athletic supervisor, at 382-6975.
Registration continues for the county's youth and adult basketball leagues which begin play in January.
The youth leagues are co-sponsored with the Christiansburg Parks and Recreation Deparment. The cost is $10 per participants for the Pee-Wee Clinics (ages 6-8), the Junior Leagues (ages 9-10), the Sandlot Leagues (ages 11-12) and the Senior Leagues (ages 12-14) and $15 for the High School League (grades 9-12).
The cost for the men's and women's adult leagues is $220 per team. Competitors must be at least 18 years of age.
\ UPCOMING IN RADFORD: Basketball is also the main subject of interest at the Radford Recreation Department. For more information, call the department at 731-3633.
Sign-ups continue for boys and girls basketball for ages 7-14. The three leagues are Rookie (ages 7-9), Midget (ages 9-11) and Junior (11-14). The cost is $5 per child.
The organization meeting for men's and women's adult basketball leagues is tonight at 6 p.m. at the recreation department.
\ UPCOMING IN THE REGION: The Glenvar-Salem Girls Basketball Association will be holding open an open gym at Glenvar High School this Sunday from 3-5 p.m. For more information, call MARK DRISCOLL at 387-1236.
\ COMMUNITY SPORTS HOTLINE: The Roanoke Times & World-News/New River Current Community Sports Hotline is awaiting your call with interesting happenings from the world of community recreation sports.
The number is 381-1664 (or 1-800-346-1234, Ext. 664 from outside Montgomery County).
Or you can write us with information at P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va., 24073. Or fax information to us at 381-1656. Or stop by our office at 114 Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg (across from New River Valley Mall) and drop off information.
With the information, please include full names (first and last) and include a telephone number so we can reach you if there are questions.
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