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

DATE: THURSDAY, October 19, 1995                   TAG: 9510190039
SECTION: SPORTS                    PAGE: B-2   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Medium

RUSH ADDS A BACKUP QUARTERBACK

The Roanoke Rush has added former Salem High School player Tra Wilson as a backup quarterback. The Rush, which plays Delaware on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Victory Stadium in the final home game of the season, needed Wilson after starting quarterback T.J. Jackson injured his hand on Oct. 14. Regular back-up Eric Smith has mononucleosis and is doubtful for Saturday's game.

The Rush lost two quarterbacks earlier this season - starter Fred Lassiter left the team for personal reasons and Eros Sanchez decided to continue his college studies.

In other sports news:

Trey Kirby scored two goals in VMI's 3-0 win over Washington and Lee in a college soccer game. Ben Kjome had two assists for the Keydets (7-8). John Weeks made 15 saves in the shutout. The Generals are 6-7.

Beth Coughlin scored both goals for Hollins in a 2-2 tie with Sweet Briar in a women's soccer game that extended to two overtimes. Hollins is 4-10-1 overall and 0-7-1 in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Eduardo Wissar's goal with 1:06 left in overtime lifted Radford into a 3-3 tie with Big South Conference leader UNC Greensboro in a men's soccer match at Dedmon Center Stadium.

Michelle Bauman scored a school-record four goals to lead Washington and Lee (9-3, 6-2) past Lynchburg 10-3 in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference women's soccer match at Lexington. Claire Bowers scored two goals for the Generals.

Scott Maxwell scored the only goal of the game to lift Ferrum past Shenandoah 1-0 in a Dixie Conference men's soccer game in Ferrum.

Cave Spring's Alicia Todd pulled the upset of Patrick Henry's Laura Dickinson 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, but it was not enough to keep Patrick Henry from winning the Roanoke Valley District girl's tennis championship held at River's Edge.

Patrick Henry, which advances to the Northwest Region tournament on Monday at C.D. Hylton, was led by Sarah McCorkle, Betsy Roberts, Ann Forsythe and Erin Rutherford, who each won their respective singles matches. Despite the loss, Dickinson also qualified for the regional tournament as the district's top singles player.

In doubles action, Dickinson and Forsythe defeated Todd and Heather Krause 6-2, 6-2, and Roberts and McCorkle def Malio Miller and Carly Stover 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) to give the Patriots the title.

The VMI Keydet Club will meet today at noon at the Jefferson Club in Roanoke to watch film of VMI's football game last Saturday with Tennessee-Chattanooga.

Dale Ford, an American League umpire for 22 years, will be the featured guest at a charity reception Nov. 4 at the Hotel Roanoke to raise money for the Cave Spring National Little League.

The little league has undertaken a community-service project to raise $150,000 for improvements to the facilities at Starkey Field.

Tickets for the benefit cost $100 and can be reserved by calling Lefty McLawhorn at 774-9459. Door prizes include $5,000 in cash and $1,000 in autographed items.

by CNB