Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, October 18, 1994 TAG: 9410180069
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-2 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
Tech coach Frank Beamer said Thomas was planning on practicing Monday, and if he could practice full-speed by Wednesday, he would start in the Big East Conference game 1 p.m. at Lane Stadium.
Last week, Tech trainer Eddie Ferrell said he thought Thomas would be ready for the Pitt game. Thomas, who has 351 yards rushing in four games, sprained an ankle against West Virginia Sept. 22.
Beamer said freshman Ken Oxendine, who has started in Thomas' place, will miss some practice this week with a sore back.
In other sports in the region:
Virgina Tech's Sean Ferrell and Brain Sharp shot two-round totals of 146 and are tied for 14th place at the Ping/Tour Tulsa (Okla.) Invitational, played at the 6,805, par-70 Tulsa Country Club.
Tagg Ridings of Arkansas leads the individual competition by four strokes after a two-round total of 136. Ridings was the only player in the field to break par for two rounds, helping Arkansas to the lead in the team competition. The Razorbacks are at 571, three shots ahead of Tulsa heading into today's final round.
The Hokies are in eighth place at 594 after posting their worst two rounds of the season, 295 and 299.
Faber Jamerson shot 71 to earn medalist honors and lead Appomattox to the Region III high school golf title Monday at Falling River Country Club in Appomattox.
The Raiders' team total of 297 was 22 shots better than Tunstall, which beat Lord Botetourt in a playoff to earn second place. Northside was fourth at 321, followed by Martinsville (326) and Brookville (327).
Appomattox and Tunstall advance to the Group AA state tournament Oct. 24-25 at Cedar Hills Country Club in Jonesville.
Michael Tweedy and Chip Bass each shot 74 and John Williams added a 78 to round out Appomattox's scoring Monday. For Tunstall, Stephen Harper shot 76, William Haley 78, Beth Ware 80 and Chris Cassada 85.
Also advancing in the individual competition were: Mark Sweeny of Lord Botetourt (73), Eric Reynolds of Rockbridge County (73), Robby Burton of Martinsville (74), Wes Cothran of Brookville (76), Matt Thornton of Jefferson Forest (76) and William Cooke of Amherst (77).
Brandon Vernon and Adam Harris each shot 79 as Richlands captured the Region IV golf title at Cedar Hills Country Club in Jonesville. Richlands finished at 325, followed by Tazewell and Gate City at 328, Virginia High (345), Blacksburg (352) and Christiansburg (356). Dale Gilbert of Lee High shot 74 to win the individual title.
All of the top seeds advanced Monday in the semifinal round of the Roanoke Valley District girls high school tennis tournament at the Dedmon Center courts in Radford.
In the singles competition, top-seeded Priya Acharya of Pulaski County defeated No. 4 seed Catherine Roe of Patrick Henry 4-6, 6-3, 6-3. Alicia Todd, the No. 2 seed from Cave Spring, knocked off third-seeded Patricia Campbell of Franklin County 6-2, 6-4. Todd and Acharya will meet in the final today at 9 a.m. in Radford.
Todd and Debra Masters of Cave Spring, the top-seeded doubles team, will take on second-seeded Acharya and Kristin Beeler of Pulaski County in the doubles final at approximately 11 a.m. today. Todd and Masters defeated the No. 4 team of Roe and Kate Butcher of PH 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the semifinals Monday. Acharya and Beeler defeated the No. 3 team of Campbell and Emily Hunt of Franklin County 6-1, 6-4.
In preliminary team competition Monday, No. 4 seed Pulaski County advanced to the semifinal round with a 7-2 victory over No. 5 William Fleming. The Cougars will take on top-seeded Cave Spring at noon today in Radford. No. 2 seed Patrick Henry will play No. 3 Franklin County also at noon.
Flip Groggins of Fincastle captured the GT-1 Division national championship Sunday at the Mid-Ohio race course in Lexington, Ohio. Groggins established a new track division qualifying record and turned a division-record lap on the road course.
Ken Howe scored with eight minutes left in the second overtime to help Ferrum tie Bluefield 4-4 in men's soccer. Todd Stiles, Chris Kaison and Kevin Chenosky also had goals for the Panthers (5-9-2).
In Salem, Roanoke College and North Carolina Wesleyan (10-2-3) fought to a scoreless tie in women's soccer. Roanoke (8-4-2) was led by Kara Hedges, who had seven saves as she recorded her seventh shutout.
by CNB