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

DATE: THURSDAY, October 13, 1994                   TAG: 9410130029
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

FRY TIED FOR LEAD IN PGA TOURNEY

Mark Fry of Roanoke Country Club is one of three golfers tied for the lead after one round of the Middle Atlantic PGA Tournament of Champions being played at Old South Country Club in Lothian, Md.

Fry shot a 1-under-par 71 (35-36) and is tied with Frank Ferguson (38-33) of Washington Golf and Country Club and Jack Skilling (34-37) of Columbia Country Club.

Hanging Rock's Chip Sullivan is tied with four other golfers for 10th place at 75 (34-41). The second round begins at 9:30 a.m. today.

In other sports:

At Radford, the Highlanders survived a second-half scare to win their third straight men's soccer match, 3-2 over Liberty.

Goals by Che Henderson, Ryan Scott and Edwardo Wissar gave the Highlanders (8-4-2 overall, 3-1 Big South) a 3-0 lead before Liberty (2-9-1, 1-5) scored twice.

At Hollins, Amy Waldman and Angela Amstutz each scored two goals as Roanoke College (6-3-1 overall, 5-2 ODAC) topped Hollins 4-1 in a women's soccer match. Hollins (4-10, 0-7 ) was outshot 44-2 and got its lone goal from Louise Christovich.

At Lexington, goals by Bill Gill and Kevin Hocking lifted Washington and Lee's men's soccer team to a 2-1 Old Dominion Athletic Conference victory over Lynchburg. The Generals improve to 6-4-1 while Lynchburg is 6-6.

In Harrisonburg, Clay Rosenberger scored in the 17th minute and Eastern Mennonite held on for a 1-0 victory over Roanoke College in ODAC men's soccer. The Maroons (7-7, 5-3) failed to convert on two breakaways and hit two goal posts. The Royals improved to 11-4, 6-1.

Radford University will begin its basketball season with ``Highlander Hoops New Year'' at the Dedmon Center at 10:30 p.m. The event will include an exhibition game between former Radford men's and women's stars against an interfraternity all-star team at 10:45 and midnight introductions of the 1994-95 men's and women's teams. The men's team then will hold a scrimmage. Admission is free and open to the general public.

For more information, contact the Radford sports marketing and promotions office at 831-5726.

by CNB