Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 16, 1995 TAG: 9502160042
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV5 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: By M.J. Dougherty STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Stevens Funeral Home downed Express Stop 68-49, ending a its 58-game winning streak.
MIKE SAMSON scored a game-high 21 points, leading four Stevens players in double-figures on a hot-shooting night. RANDY OLVERSON added 16, RON SHELBURNE 12 and DENNIS SHREWSBERRY 10.
Defensively, a 2-3 zone by Stevens prevented Express Stop from getting its half-court game going. And the hot shooting meant few opportunities for transition baskets for Express Stop.
DAVID SMITH paced Express Stop with 14 points, and TIM PENN had 13.
The loss set up a three-way tie for the league lead between Stevens, Express Stop and L.R. Davis. All three teams were 12-1 with one regular-season game to go. Each team is 1-1 against the other two, so tournament time should prove interesting.
The tournaments - Major for teams with winning records and Minor for teams with losing marks - get under way this week. The finals for both single-elimination events are Feb. 26.
nIn the Montgomery County Men's League, Corning (4-0) remained unbeaten with a 122-55 victory over New River Casting. SHAWN MCMILLAN hit a dozen 3-pointers and finished with 40 points for Corning.
Above the Rim (3-1) won the battle for second place as it downed Crocket Home Improvement 114-88. CHUCK COURTS (39) and DARYL PRICE (33) combined for 72 points for ATR. CHARLES PEOPLES scored 39 in a losing effort for Crocket.
Peoples leads the league in scoring at 34.5 points per game. McMillan's big game allowed him to take over the league lead in treys with 19.
nIn the Blacksburg Men's A League, Hoopsters (4-0) won a first-place showdown against previously unbeaten First National Bank (3-1), 71-64. CHIP WALTON paced Hoopsters with 22 points, and TROY PRICE had 17 for FNB.
Walton leads the league in points scored (97), 3-pointers (nine) and free-throw shooting accuracy (79 percent).
PIERRE PEOPLES of Hardee's has the highest scoring average, 26 ppg. He augmented that mark with 28 points in a 77-66 victory over Kroger.
nIn the Blacksburg Men's B League, Travel Squad (7-0) continued to roll. The lastest victim was Green Machine, 64-47, as MARK WALLACE scored 26 points.
Wallace is the league's top scorer (26.1 ppg) and free-throw shooter (80 percent). DENNIS JUDD of the Eagles is tops in the league with 17 3-pointers.
SPIKES AND SERVES SET: All the leaders stayed in place in the Blacksburg volleyball leagues, although not all first-place teams won their most recent matches.
nIn the Men's Power League, Sting (17-3) lost its first three games of the season in its four-game match with Stung. But it still stayed in front of Stump Jumpers (13-3).
nIn the Women's A League, the Unknowns (17-3) split four games with Total Chaos. However, Girlfins (13-6) could not take advantage, as they split with Diggin Dames.
nIn the Women's B League, Slow Motion (18-6) swept Buns of Steel and added a game to its lead over All in Pieces (14-10).
nIn the Coed A Power League, KA went 2-for-3 against Gumbies to keep ahead of Total Control (15-4-1).
nIn Coed B Division 1, Fertility (18-2) won seven of eight games, while Assorted Nuts (14-6) won all four against Network Netters to keep the pressure on.
nIn Coed B Division 2, the two top teams went head-to-head. The result was a tie between Thrown Together (13-3) and Christina's Team (12-4). Each won twice in the four-game match.
SWIMMING ALONG: The Southwest Aquatic Team was edged in a dual meet against the Lynchburg YMCA Jaguars recently.
Despite the loss, SWAT had several outstanding individual performances. A trio of swimmers won three events each: EUNICE KIM captured the 50-meter freestyle, the 50 breaststroke and the 200 individual medley in Girls 11-12; BETSY GARRETT won the 100 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 100 butterfly in Girls 13-14; and PAUL MOORE emerged victorious in the 25 backstroke, 25 breaststroke and 100 individual medley in Boys 8-and-under.
Double winners included YVONNE NG, 25 butterfly and 100 individual medley, Girls 8-and-under; JOHN BAILEY, 50 freestyle and 25 butterfly, Boys 8-and-under; MARK STONE, 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle, Boys 15-and-over; and GRAHAM GRAVLEY, 100 butterfly and 500 freestyle, Boys 15-and-over.
Other first-place finishers for SWAT were SUSANNA GILMORE, 50 backstroke, Girls 11-12; SADIE UMBERGER, 50 freestyle, Girls 13-14; CHRISTY CHAVIS, 100 breaststroke, Girls 13-14; ELLEN DORSEY, 200 individual medley, Girls 13-14; DAVID DARVALICS, 25 backstroke, Boys 6-and-under; TOMMY EVANS, 50 freestyle, the Boys 9-10; GRANT THROCKMORTON, 50 butterfly, Boys 9-10; and WILLIAM NEWCOMB, 100 individual medley, Boys 9-10.
SWAT used the meet as a tuneup for the upcoming Junior Olympics and YMCA Championships.
RACING AROUND: The First Union 400 in North Wilkesboro, N.C., is less than two months away, and the Christiansburg Parks and Recreation Department has your seat for this NASCAR Winston Cup race - and a seat for you to get there.
The cost is $50 and includes transportation and race ticket. The deadline for registration is March 10.
For more information, call ART PRICE, director of parks and recreation, or CHUCK MUNCY, athletics supervisor, at 382-2349.
DON'T MISS OUT: The deadline for registration for adult and youth volleyball in Christiansburg is fast approaching.
Friday is the last day to sign up for adult leagues or clinics. Feb. 24 is the deadline for youth volleyball registration.
For more information about these programs, call the recreation department, 382-2349.
by CNB