
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 29, 1994                   TAG: 9404290064
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B7   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
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STATE WRESTLING STARTS TONIGHT AT PULASKI

USA Wrestling's Virginia State Championships for Cadet Division competitors will be held tonight and Saturday at Pulaski County High. More than 200 youths age 15-16 will wrestle in Greco-Roman and freestyle competition in the event governed by international and Olympic rules.

Greco-Roman competition opens tonight at 8. Freestyle starts Saturday at 10 a.m. The top qualifiers will advance to the USA Wrestling's Cadet Division national tournament July 4-9 in Columbia, Mo.

Shannon Pyles hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning, then scored on a wild pitch later in the inning to give Giles a 5-4 win over Shawsville in a key Mountain Empire District baseball game at Shawsville.

Pyles was 3-for-3 with four RBI for Giles (7-4, 4-0), which trailed 4-2 entering the sixth. Mark Akers led Shawsville (9-4, 3-1), going 3-for-5.

Ronnie Spicer pitched a one-hitter and struck out 12 batters as Narrows edged Rocky Gap 2-0 in a Mountain Empire District game at Rocky Gap.

Whitey Blankenship scored Narrows' first run in the third inning off a wild pitch. Patrick Bailey's two-out RBI single in the fourth gave Narrows (9-2, 5-0) its other run.

Kenny Ward pitched a three-hitter, striking out seven batters in a complete-game effort as Carroll County whipped Blacksburg 9-2 in a New River District battle in Blacksburg.

Ward also hit a two-run homer, and Brian Hawks was 3-for-4 with one RBI for the Cavaliers (9-3, 2-1). Shane Beamer hit a two-run home run for the Indians (3-8, 1-2).

In New Castle, Johnny Crawford was 3-for-4 with three RBI as Craig County (5-7, 4-3) used an eight-run third inning to beat Parry McCluer 14-6 in a Pioneer district game.

In Riner, Bobby Cheeks struck out six batters as Grayson County (8-4, 3-1) beat Auburn (4-8, 2-3) in a Mountain Empire District game called after four innings.

George Wythe outshot Giles 36-13 en route to a 3-1 win in a boys' soccer game at Giles. Brian Barnes, Jon Elliott and Billy Hardwood each scored for the Maroons (3-7).

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