Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: TUESDAY, September 5, 1995 TAG: 9509070030
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
The southwest Roanoke club plays host to a sectional qualifier of the 12th annual Oldsmobile Scramble national tournament to be held Sept.28-Oct.2 in Orlando, Fla.
The five-man teams, which consist of a club professional and four amateur partners, will compete in gross and net divisions. The two winners in each class advance to the national.
The Hunting Hills qualifier is one of 150 sectional events leading to the Olds Scramble, the largest tournament - participant-wise - in golf.
In other sports in the region:
Virginia Tech women's basketball coach Carol Alfano announced the promotion of Beth Dunkenberger to top assistant coach and added Valerie Privett as a second assistant.
Dunkenberger, a native of Shawsville, replaces Bonnie Henrickson, who left for a job with the Iowa program. Dunkenberger will coordinate recruiting.
Privett joins the staff after serving as an assistant coach at East Tennessee State for a year.
Forward Matt Leonard scored two goals as the top-ranked Virginia men's soccer team rallied from an early deficit to defeat Boston College 3-2 in the final game of the Coca-Cola Classic at Charlottesville.
UVa (2-0) won the tournament championship by virtue of scoring six goals. American, which defeated UNLV 2-0, finished second with five goals.
Boston (0-2-0) shocked the hosts by scoring twice in the opening 20 minutes to surge to the lead.
Charleston Southern held the VMI men's soccer team scoreless for the second straight week as it beat the Keydets (0-2) 2-0 in Lexington.
Matt Owen scored on a penalty kick 4:13 into the game and Anthony Johnson stole the ball from a Keydet defender in front of the VMI goal and added an insurance goal for Charleston Southern (1-1) at 85:52.
The Roanoke Star Red U-15 boys' soccer team defeated the Chesterfield Flames 1-0 to win the Blue Division championship at the Midlothian Labor Day Tournament. Goalkeeper Derrick Taylor picked up the shutout.
by CNB