Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: MONDAY, March 28, 1994 TAG: 9403280089
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-8 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: From staff reports
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The meeting begins at 5:45 at the Roanoke Airport Marriott.
The club had tried to arrange a visit from Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese, but Tranghese has been involved in the NCAA Tournament and the National Invitation Tournament and cannot attend. An appearance by Tranghese would have given Virginia Tech fans a chance to ask him about the conference's decision not to include the Hokies in all-sports expansion.
Tranghese declined to send a substitute from the Big East office, but said he plans to visit Roanoke in the near future.
In other sports in the region:
Virginia Tech's response to a Title IX lawsuit filed against the school two months ago is due in federal court in Roanoke today, but it is unlikely the response will be in the form of Tech's multiyear plan for compliance.
That plan, details of which have not been released, was informally approved by Tech's Board of Visitors in February.
Tech's lawyers and the lawyers for the dozen women who filed the suit, contending that Tech violates the federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in athletics by institutions that receive federal aid, are expected to meet within two weeks in an attempt to settle the case.
"It may or may not include our plan," Tech spokesman Larry Hincker said of the school's response. "Generally speaking, we believe we have not discriminated."
Said Amy Sabrin, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, "I still think there is potential to settle this case. They clearly understand something needs to be done."
In Staunton, three area teams qualified for the state under-12 boys' AAU basketball tournament during the weekend.
Martinsville won the regional tournament 40-39 over the Roanoke Jaguars to earn one of eight berths in the state tournament April 22-24 at University Hall in Charlottesville. The Jaguars qualified as the second-place team. The North Roanoke Hornets earned the third regional berth by defeating Charlottesville 56-43 in the losers' bracket.
The Salem Spartans earned the top seed in the state under-11 boys' tournament. The Spartans defeated Buchanan County 46-23 in the regional championship game. Buchanan County will be seeded second in the state tournament.
The Roanoke Jaguars defeated the Roanoke Hawks 44-31 to earn the region's third berth.
In Greenville, S.C., the final round of the Furman Intercollegiate golf tournament was canceled because of heavy thunderstorms and tornadoes that touched down near the golf course while the top six teams were playing.
Second-round leader East Tennessee State was declared the champion with a two-day total of 583 and a two-shot victory over Clemson. Keith Nolan of East Tennessee State shot a 5-under par total of 139 to earn medalist honors.
On the strength of a second-round 289, the second-lowest round of the tournament, Virginia Tech finished sixth with a total of 592. Brian Sharp had a two-day total of 144 to finish seventh individually.
In Miami, K.J. Hippensteel of Roanoke won his first-round match in the boys' 14-and-under competition Sunday at the U.S. Tennis Association's Easter Bowl tournament. The North Cross student defeated Micah Thompson of Del Ray Beach, Fla., 6-0, 6-1. Hippensteel's opponent today was to be determined.
by CNB