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

DATE: THURSDAY, June 29, 1995                   TAG: 9506290128
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

COETZEE TAKES LEAD AT STROKE PLAY TOURNEY

Longwood College's Charlaine Coetzee, winner of the 1995 Division III women's national title, fired a 2-under-par 70 Wednesday to take a three-shot lead through two rounds of the Virginias Women's Stroke Play Championship in Richmond.

Coetzee's 36-hole total of 2-under 142 on the 5,094-yard Brandermill Country Club course leads Longwood teammate Cindy Ho by three. Ho, who led the field after a first-round 71, had a 74 Wednesday.

Dot Bolling of Salem recorded a 75 Wednesday and stands fourth at 149.

Defending champion Lee Shirley of Salem skied to an 82 Wednesday and is 15 shots off the pace entering today's final round.

Blacksburg's Juanita Petrone (89) has a 172 total, while Covington's Norma Lemon (92) is at 181.

In other sports in the region:

Roanoker Brandon LaCroix slipped to a final-round 78 and finished 18th in the 14-15 age bracket at the North & South Junior golf tournament in Pinehurst, N.C. LaCroix, 14, finished with a 54-hole total of 10-over 226.

K.J. Hippensteel upset top-seeded Joey Hopke 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the Mid-Atlantic Championship for boys 15 and 16 years old held at the Woodlake Racquet Club in Richmond.

Hippensteel, the No.5 seed, advances to the semifinals today where he will take on fourth-seeded Goran Kreacic. Hippensteel's match with Hopke, a 16-year from Richmond, started at 10:30 a.m. and finished at 5:30 p.m. because of four rain interruptions.

Salem's Carolina League baseball game with Winston-Salem was rained out Wednesday. It will be made up today as part of a 6 p.m. doubleheader.

Athletes who need applications for the Commonwealth Games may call Virginia Amateur Sports at 343-0987 or 1-800-323-8274 or stop by the office located at 305 First Street in Roanoke. The application deadline is July 1. Late fees may be charged for some sporting events.

by CNB