Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 20, 1994 TAG: 9404200079
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-10 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
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After all, the high school season ends in early March. The college campaign is over by the first weekend in April. And the regular season for the professionals is winding down.
But basketball is also a Summer Olympics sport. So it isn't out of season to be thinking about basketball. And there's still a lot of basketball to think about.
ROUNDBALL ROUNDUP: The playoffs got under way for the Christiansburg Men's Open Slowbreak League. And things went pretty much as expected.
The only first-round upset saw 12th place finisher Federal Mogul knock off No. 5 Woodmen of the World 52-46.
Regular season champ The Rebels won easily over Hubbell Lighting 109-39.
Ties were the order of the season in Pulaski boys basketball as both the Junior and Senior Leagues ended with two teams at the top.
In the Junior League, the Tar Heels and the Hornets tied at 10-2.
The Tar Heels forced the tie by winning their last nine games. Included in that stretch was a 62-56 victory over the Hornets that forced the tie at the top spot. ALAN JARRELLS led a balanced attack for the Tar Heels with 15 points. MIKE PARKS added 14 and ANDY BOND 12.
CHRIS DAVIS had a game-high 26 points for the Hornets while CHRIS PHILLIPS had 17.
Parks won the scoring title, averaging 23.6 points per game. Other top scorers were ERIC HARRIMAN of the Lightning at 18.1 ppg, JABBAR PATTERSON of the Wolverines at 17.8 ppg, Davis of the Hornets at 17.2 ppg, and EDDIE CARTER of the Wolverines at 15.8 ppg.
Patterson had the top single-game performance of the season with 35 points in the Wolverines' 65-64 win over the Lightning.
In the Senior League, the Suns and the Bulls shared the title with 7-3 records.
The two teams split a pair of late-season contests. In the season-finale, CHRIS GRAHAM (18), DREW MILLER (12) and BRETT CHRISLEY (10) combined for 40 points as the Bulls pulled into a tie with a 61-52 win.
Two days before, the Suns clinched their share of the tie by beating the Bulls 69-59. ROB BRANCH had 16 and ROBBIE CHINAULT 15 to pace the Suns.
JAMAR MCNAIR of the Blazers averaged an incredible 36.8 ppg to lead the league. Twice in the final week McNair topped the 40-point plateau, including 48 points in an 88-69 loss to the Suns.
Other top scorers in the league were A.J. STANCIL of the Celtics at 17.4 ppg, LARRY MARSHALL of the Celtics at 17.0 ppg, Chinault of the Suns at 14.7 ppg and DERRICK HUNTER of the Bulls at 14.0 ppg.
CAGERS FOR A CAUSE: The Blacksburg Police Department and the Blacksburg High School Faculty will meet on the basketball court on May 5 at 7 p.m. at the high school.
The game is a benefit for Special Olympics. Tickets are $1. They can be purchased at the Police Department, the high school or at the door on the night of the game.
THREE-ON-THREE NO. 1: The Roanoke Times & World-News three-on-three Basketball Tournament will be April 30 at the Virginia Museum of Transportation Parking Lot.
Competition will take place in nine categories: Youth (ages 11-and-under), Teen (ages 12-16), Under 6-feet, Open, Over 30, Over 40, Wheelchair, Challenge and Corporate.
The cost is $40 for the youth division, $100 for the corporate division and $60 for all others.
Entries will be accepted through Monday. Entrants receive a free T-shirt.
For more information or for applications, call 345-1316.
THREE-ON-THREE NO. 2: The Star City Three-on-Three Challenge is just a month away.
This year's competition will be May 21 in the parking lot of the Salem Civic Center. (The rain date is May 22).
Teams will compete in one of four divisions - open, seniors (35-and-over), women or boys (ages 13-15). The divisions will be divided into flights based on age, height and playing experience.
The entry fee is $80 per team. Precedes from the tournament will benefit The Salvation Army. The entry deadline in May 12. For more information, call CMT Sporting Goods, the tournament sponsor, at 343-5533.
STUDYING HOOPS: Concord College will host Mount Lion Boys Basketball Camps for boys ages 8-18.
The first camp will be June 16-20 for boys ages 13-18. The second will be a "Small Fry Camp" for boys ages 8-13 on July 14-18.
Campers will be divided into teams of five players to ensure everyone has equal playing time. Instruction and team play will be geared to the age and experience level of the individual. Concord players will serve as counselors. Coaches and counselors will live in the dorms with the campers.
For more information, write STEVE COX, Concord College Basketball Coach, Mount Lion Basketball Camp, Concord College, P.O. Box 64, Athens, WV 24712, or call (304) 384-5330 or (304) 384-5347.
ARCHERS ON TARGET: Triangle Archers will sponsor a 3-D trophy shoot Saturday at their range at 1250 Burley Lane - between Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
Registration will be from noon to 2 p.m. and the cost is $8. Trophies will be awarded in each division - men, women, young adult, youth and cub.The contest will include freestyle, freestyle with fingers, fixed pins with release and fixed pins with fingers.
There are 25 McKenzie Natra-Look targets. The maximum shooting distance is 45 yards.
A shoot for cash will be held at 1:30 p.m. The entry fee is $20.
For more information, call BARRY WOLFE at 382-9160 or JIM OVERFELT at 552-8023.
ROAD RALLY ROANOKE STYLE: The Thirteenth Annual Rabbit Road Rally will be May 1. The starting point is 2300 Orange Ave., NE, in Roanoke (that's a Hardee's restaurant).
The rally will use a Monte Carlo format. Simple route instructions with mileages given to all turns. Locations and times to all checkpoints are included in the instructions.
Competition will be in three classes: A for unlimited equipment, B for stock odometers, hand calculators and watches, and C for stock odometers, pencil and paper and watches.
The cost is $10 per car. For more information, call EARL HUTSON at 980-5883.
Registration begins at 1 p.m. The rally starts at 2.
TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT: The Blacksburg Recreation Department will hold an open meeting tonight at 7:30 at the Huntsman Community Building. The meeting will preview the recreation opportunities at the new western Blacksburg elementary school made possible through a cooperative arrangement between the town and the Montgomery County school system.
UPCOMING QUICKLY: It isn't too late to sign up for weight training classes being offered by Montgomery County Parks and Recreation being held at The Weight Club in Blacksburg. But you better be quick because Thursday is the last day to register for the youth and adult (beginners, intermediate and advanced) classes.
The cost is $15 for youths and $20 for adults and includes a free T-shirt.
Registration ends next week for golf lessons being offered through Montgomery County at the Grip-It & Rip-It Driving Range in Christiansburg.
Sign-ups for the Saturday classes end April 28. Sign-ups for the Monday-Wednesday and Tuesday-Thursday classes end April 29.
The cost is $15 for youth classes and $20 for adult classes. Discounts will be available on the purchase of range golf balls.
Softball sign-ups for men's and women's teams continue through April 28 in Montgomery County.
The cost is $220 per team.
There will be coach's meetings at the recreation department office on April 28 - men at 6:30 p.m., women at 7:30 p.m.
For more information on these programs, call the county recreation department at 382-6978.
YOUTH BALL GAMES: Registration is still going for baseball and softball for boys and girls through Blacksburg and Montgomery County.
Registration closes April 29 in Blacksburg for T-ball (youths ages 7-8), sandlot baseball (youths ages 9-12), Pony League baseball (youths ages 13-14), Dixie Youth Baseball (youths ages 15-18) and girls softball (two divisions: ages 9-12 and 13-18). The cost is $7 for T-ball and girls softball, $12 for sandlot and Pony League baseball and $20 for Dixie Youth baseball.
For more information, call the Recreation Department at 961-1135.
Pony League baseball and girls' softball sign-ups are still going on in Montgomery County. Both are co-sponsored with the Blacksburg and Christiansburg recreation departments.
Pony League baseball (youths ages 13-15) registration runs until May 13. The cost is $15.
Girls softball (ages 9-18) ends May 2. The cost is $15.
For more information, call the recreation department at 382-6978.
SCOOP ON SKATING: The Blacksburg Parks and Recreation Department and Blue Ridge Outdoors are co-sponsoring an in-line skating class on May 8 at 1 p.m. in the parking lot of the Blacksburg Transit Department. The class will cover skills such as standing, stopping, turning and surviving small hills.
Registration for the class closes May 2. The cost is $4. Skate, pad and helmet rental are available at Blue Ridge Outdoors.
For more information, call DEAN B. CRANE, the outdoor supervisor, at 961-1133.
ROAD RACE RUNNING: Saturday is the Water for People 10K and two-mile runs in Blacksburg.
Registration and check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Virginia Tech Duck Pond. The runs begin at 10.
The cost is $12 for runners who have not pre-registered. Proceeds go to the Blacksburg Student Chapter of Water for the People.
For information, call the chapter at 231-5293.
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