Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, May 25, 1994 TAG: 9405280004
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M. J. Dougherty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Now the GBO is one of the premier regional men's golf events in Southwest Virginia. A field of between 124 and 144 golfers is expected when the two-day tournament tees off June 25.
"It attracts a very good caliber of golfer, both amateur and professional," said KEMP FANT, who is once again serving as tournament director. "We've consistently gotten good players. It's a beautiful setting. And the Blacksburg Country Club is an excellent location."
The country club will host the tournament despite the fire that destroyed the clubhouse in late February. Additional temporary facilities are expected to be in place at the club by that time. And most of the activities associated with the tournament take place outside on the mountainous par-72, 6,685-yard course.
"We expect an excellent field," said Fant. "We had a very good tournament last year and we feel we'll maintain that same caliber of competition that we've had in year's past. The tournament quality should not be affected at all."
Last year, MIKE KRULICH of Bluefield won the tournament's championship flight with a strong and steady second round.
And speaking of last year, the cost to enter that tournament is unchanged - $110. That covers two rounds of golf, cart rental each day and caps and bag tags.
The field will be broken into six or seven flights after the first day, depending upon the size of the field. Prizes are awarded to the top finishers in each flight. The biggest prize goes to the winner of the championship flight - $500.
The entry deadline is June 18. For more information about the tournament or how to sign-up, call Fant at 382-5379.
SULTANS OF SWAT: Brisk winds at Loving Field last week helped Golden Corral and Volvo GM put on a display of power in the Pulaski Men's Softball League.
Golden Corral had a league-record size players hit two or more home runs as it outslugged Volvo GM 34-19. The two teams combined for 25 round-trippers, smashing the league-record of 21 that had stood since 1979.
BRAD GOLDEN, GUY REEDY and CHRIS TICKLE each hit three home runs to pace Golden Corral's 17-home run attack. G.C.'s homer output fell two short of the league record of 19 set by Burton's Insurance in 1979.
In its other game, KEITH TURMAN pitched a two-hitter and BOBBY EASTER homered twice as Golden Corral beat All Sport/Pepsi 25-0.
All those runs helped Golden Corral remain one of three unbeaten teams in the league. Also at 6-0 are last year's league champions Athlete's Choice and the Outlaws, newcomers to the league.
Athlete's Choice had five players hit a pair of home runs as it downed Heilig-Meyers 27-6.
DOUG MABRY hit two home runs in each of the Outlaws' victories: 18-3 over the Hustlers and 28-9 over All Sport/Pepsi.
Elsewhere around the league, BRAD WILSON of Electroplate Rite hit three homers, making him just the 14th player in league history to accomplish the feat. But Wilson's historic heroics weren't enough as EPR lost to Mr. Bills 25-24.
CHAD OWEN went 6-for-6 and scored six runs while RYAN BLACKBURN went 6-for-6 with three triples as Budweiser set a season-high for runs in its 40-14 win over Pulaski Hospital.
Today is the ground-breaking for a new recreation softball field in Radford. The ceremony is set for 5:30 this afternoon at the field located on Hunters Road.
A FISH STORY: The ninth annual 1260-J/Claytor Lake State Park Fishing Tournament will be June 25 at the park.
The competition begins at 8 a.m. with weigh-in at 3 p.m. There is no entry fee but participants must have a registration card to receive prizes. The card also is good for free admission to the park and free boat launch the day of the tournament.
Registration cards are available at tournament sponsors including Blacksburg Feed and Seed, Carpet Man in Blacksburg, Furniture City, Heilig Myers Furniture, S&M Milling, S.G. Wimmer and Sons and the 1260-J (WJJJ 1260 AM) Studios in Christiansburg and the state park.
Participants will fish in either Youth (ages 13-and-under) or Adult divisions. Prizes will be awarded for the largest small mouth bass, large mouth bass, catfish, crappie and sunfish. There will be a $5,000 award for catching "Sly Sam," a specially-tagged bass, during the tournament. And there will be treasure bottles in the lake which can be redeemed for prizes.
RACE TIME: If you want to the races in the fall, then the time to sign-up is at hand. The deadline is June 3 for registration to go to a pair of fall Winston Cup races. A trip to the Southern 500 at Darlington, Raceway in South Carolina on Sept. 4 costs $85. A trip to the AC-Delco 500 on Oct. 23 at North Carolina Motor Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. costs $80. The price includes a race ticket and transportation. For more information, call the recreation department at 382-2349.
TENNIS SOMEONE: JERRY DANNER won a pair of titles at the recent New River Community College tennis tournament held at Pulaski County High School.
Danner captured the top prize in the Men's A Singles with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over TIM REED. Then in Men's A Doubles, Danner and BUTCH WATSON won the tie-breakers and the match. They edged Reed and ROBBIE WILLIAMSON 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (7-5).
In Men's B Singles, STEVEN COX rallied to down TIM HOWERTON 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. JOE SHUMATE and LOU CORSO battled back from an early-round loss and downed TIM DUNFORD and JASON BORILLIO for the Men's B Doubles title 6-3, 7-5. And in Mixed Doubles, SUSAN COX and Williamson swept SUE OCIANO and Steven Cox 8-0.
SERVES AND SPIKES: Despite losing two of three games in its last match, St. Paul II (21-3) holds a comfortable lead over St. Paul/Old Brick (16-8) in the Christiansburg Church Coed A Volleyball League.
Meanwhile Cambria Baptist I (24-0) swept its counterpart, Cambria Baptist II, to remain perfect in the Christiansburg Church Coed B League. Belmont Christian (20-4) lost once and fell to four games back.
by CNB