Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, September 30, 1994 TAG: 9409300012
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-7 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Beamer said the one-game suspension was for a violation of team rules and he would not comment further.
Morrison, a freshman from Chesapeake, is the primary backup at whip linebacker. He has seen action in each of the Hokies' four games, recording nine tackles and one sack.
Redshirt freshman Korey Irby will replace Morrison as the backup to Brandon Semones against the Orangemen.
In other regional sports news:
Winston Cup driver Ken Schrader will not be able to drive a Late Model Stock at New River Valley Speedway, but a full schedule of racing is on tap Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
Schrader's scheduled driving appearance had to be canceled Thursday because his car owner wanted him to focus his attention on Sunday's Winston Cup race at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway, according to Lew Shelor of Shelor Chevrolet, who arranged Schrader's appearance.
Saturday night's double-points races in all divisions will highlight the Wade's/Campbell's Soups/Winston-Heritage Buick, Olds, Pontiac, GMC 200.
Three track championships have not been decided. Floyd's Jeff Agnew leads Roanoke's Tony McGuire by 44 points in the Late Model Stock competition. Charlie Miles of Christiansburg is 46 points ahead of Rock Harris of Yadkinville, N.C., in the Limited Sportsman division. Gene Duncan of Radford has a 42-points advantage over Randy Bell of Galax in the Mini Stock class. Tony Howell of Christiansburg and Davis Phillips of Plum Creek have wrapped up the Modified Mini and Pure Stock titles, respectively.
The Late Models will be racing 100 laps, while the Limiteds go for 35. The Mod Mini, Mini and Pure Stock drivers each race for 25 laps.
Gates open at 2 p.m., with practice at 4 p.m. Qualifying is at 6:15 p.m., and the first green flag falls at 8 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults and $1 for children 12 and younger. Racing resumes at 2 p.m. Sunday with the third and final 100-lap Enduro race, which will have a two-hour time limit. A 50-lap Pure Stock and 25-lap Mini Stock race also share the schedule. All three races are for points. Gates open at 10 a.m., with practice at noon. Adult admission is $10, or $5 with a ticket stub from Saturday night, and $1 for children 12 and younger.
Virginia freshman Lewis Chitengwa and Virginia Tech sophomore Sean Farrell will participate in the 72-hole World Team Amateur golf championships next week in Versailles, France.
Chitengwa and Farrell will represent their native Zimbabwe in the tournament, along with two other players.
The World Team Amateur championships take place every two years with the top four players from 52 countries vying for the title. This year's U.S. team is comprised of Tiger Woods of Stanford (1994 U.S. Amateur champion), Allen Doyle (top-ranked U.S. amateur), John Harris (1993 U.S. Amateur champion) and Todd Dempsey of Arizona State (1993 NCAA champion).
Roanoke's Ned Baber fired a 76 and is six shots off the lead after one round of The Virginian Senior Classic at the The Virginian Golf Club in Bristol.
David Carerra of Ligonier, Pa., is alone in first place after a first-round 70, which included four birdies and two bogeys. Arman Fletcher of Roanoke shot a 79.
The 54-hole tournament continues today.
In Winchester, Rick Wells scored Roanoke's only goal, in the 48th minute, as the Maroons (6-4) fell to Shenandoah 2-1 in overtime in men's soccer. Shenandoah is 3-5.
At Staunton, the Washington and Lee women's soccer team scored seven goals in the first half, put its subs in and cruised to a 7-0 victory over Mary Baldwin. Michelle Bauman had two goals and two assists for the Generals (4-2).
The Roanoke Valley Tennis Association will hold its fall doubles tournament outdoors for the first time and has added a one-point tournament and a players' party in an effort to increase participation.
The tournament, which is the RVTA's fund-raiser, will be Oct.7-9 at River's Edge and Crystal Spring courts and is expected to feature men's, women's and mixed doubles brackets, as well as a consolation draw to guarantee each team two matches. The one-point tournament is Oct.8 and includes prize packages for the winners and runners-up. The party is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct.8.
Entry deadline is Monday, Oct.3; and the fee is $30 per team. Forms are available at local indoor courts. Call 989-4178 during the day or 772-4408 after 7 p.m.
by CNB