Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, February 16, 1994 TAG: 9402160338
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-4 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. Dougherty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
That is what some local recreation sports teams have found out this winter.
Atop the volleyball leagues in Radford are Jetsetters and Out for Fun. Jetsetters (5-0), the only unbeaten team in the Co-Ed A Division, went to three games before getting by the Panthers 15-8, 16-18, 9-0. The Jetsetters needed those victories to stay ahead of Athlete's Choice (5-1) which won a pair of matches to move just one-half game away from the top spot.
However Out for Fun used winning in a different way - to move to the top. OTF (4-1) won three matches in a two-day period, including a 15-17, 15-6, 15-13 win over previously unbeaten REC (3-1).
The Fitness Center held the top spot in the Radford Men's Slowbreak Basketball League. Fitness Center (8-0) downed Apco 66-44 and Donley & Gray by the same score to keep its record unblemished. The victories also allowed it to keep Shelor's (7-1) from moving into a share of the lead.
Meanwhile, Above the Rim is above the competition after the first set of games in the Montgomery County Men's Fastbreak Basketball League. The closest call for ATR (4-0) came in its season-opener against Corning, 83-75. CHUCK COURTS had 26 points in the victory.
Above the Rim is also the only team to have gone over the century mark - beating New River Valley Homes 111-55. DELRAY ''DOC'' JONES scored a league-high 45 points in the win.
Led by two of the league's top scorers, DAVE HERBSTER and TIM PENN, Corning (3-1) rebounded from its initial loss and sits in second place.
Herbster leads the league at 29.3 points per game. Other top scorers are Jones at 27.3 ppg, Courts at 24.5 ppg, Penn at 24.3 ppg, JIM COMPARIN of The Doors at 22.9 and CHARLES ARNOLD of New River Valley Homes at 21.0 ppg.
TOURNAMENT REPORT: The second round of the Pulaski Men's Basketball League tournaments yielded no upsets as the top remaining seeds all advanced.
In the major tournament, Craft's Crew and Athlete's Choice each won, setting up a rematch of the season finale in the winners' bracket finals.
Craft's overcame a determined C&L Campers 80-72 as CHARLES ARNOLD and SAM POINDEXTER combined for 44 points.
A-Choice advanced with a 91-75 win over L.R. DAVIS. AARON MERCHANT led four players in double figures with 30 points.
In the Minor Tournament, Renfro and Bad Boys reached the finals. Refro got 26 points from JEROME CONNER as it knocked off Pulaski Hospital 60-47. The Bad Boys used balanced scoring - ROLLO ROLLINS and RALPH PRETLOW each scored 12 - to beat Pepsi Cola 69-49.
RUNNING AWAY FROM WINTER: Or maybe it's running into spring. But whatever you want to call it, the 1994 Blacksburg Classic is less than two weeks away.
The 10-mile run, 5K run and 1-mile fun run/walk will be Feb. 27. The running will begin at 2 p.m. at the Rector Field House at Virginia Tech. The race is open to runners of all ages. And to celebrate running - and hopefully the quick arrival of spring - there will be a pizza party after the race.
For more information or for registration materials, contact MAARTEN VAN GELDER, the race director, at 381-2450 evenings.
SPIKES AND SETS: Friday is the last day to sign up for adult and youth volleyball clinics in Christiansburg.
The youth clinics are Sunday at the Christiansburg National Guard Armory. The cost is $2 for town residents and $7 for nonresidents. The schedule is 1-2:30 p.m. for ages 9-11 (as of June 1); 2:45-4:15 p.m. for ages 12-14; and 4:30-6 p.m for ages 15-18.
The adult clinic will be Feb. 27 and March 6 1-3 p.m. at the armory. The fee is $10 for residents and $20 for nonresidents.
Registration for youth and adult volleyball leagues has been extended until March 4. There are three youth leagues: minor (ages 9-11 as of June 11), major (ages 12-14) and high school (ages 15-18 and must be in high school). The cost is $8 for town residents and $13 for nonresidents. These leagues will only be held if youths register.
Adult volleyball will have five leagues: Co-Ed Church A, Co-Ed Church B, Co-Ed Open, Women's Open and Men's Open. The cost is $75 per team plus $10 for each nontown resident on the roster. Team managers meetings will be held Tuesday for each league.
For more information on these volleyball clinics and leagues, call CHUCK MUNCY, the supervisor of athletics, at 382-2349.
HOOPING IT UP: Who are the best young hoopsters in Radford? That question will be decided by three youth basketball tournaments Feb. 26-27 at the city Recreation Department.
The department will hold hotshot, one-on-one and three-on-three competitions. The fee is $1 per tournament for each participant who does not play in the city youth league. There is no charge for youth league players. Preregistration is required and continues through Monday.
For more information, call the Recreation Department at 731-3633.
NASCAR TRIP: There are still a few seats available on the April 17 trip to the First Union 400 sponsored by the Christiansburg Parks and Recreation Department.
The cost is $45 and includes race tickets and transportation via vans to North Wilkesboro Speedway in North Carolina. People under age 18 must be accompanied by a paying adult. Also note that alcoholic beverages and tobacco products will not be allowed on the vans at any time.
This trip has sold out the last two years.
For more information, call ART PRICE, director of parks and recreation, at 382-2349.
INFORMATION, PLEASE: If you want to get information in the Community Sports Notebook, there are several ways to do so.
You can write us at the Roanoke Times & World-News, New River Valley Bureau, P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va., 24073.
Or you can drop off information at our office at 114 Peppers Ferry Road (that's across from New River Valley Mall).
Or you can fax information to us at 381-1656.
So please, let us know what you know. And be sure to include first and last names and a contact number, just in case we need more information.
Information has to be received by Thursday at 5 p.m. to appear in the Community Sports Notebook the following Wednesday.
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