ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Tuesday, June 4, 1996 TAG: 9606040049
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: STAFF REPORT
BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL championships kick off a week of state tournaments.
Timesland teams will be busy the rest of the week trying to win state championships.
Tonight, William Byrd (18-4) will be at home against Grundy (16-6) in the first round of the Group AA baseball tournament. The game starts at 7. Byrd won the right to host a first-round game by winning the Region III championship.
In Group A baseball, Giles (21-1), the Region C champion, entertains St.Paul (14-5) at 4 p.m. Tonight, Grayson County (22-2) travels to Powell Valley (18-4-1) for a game at 7.
In softball, Glenvar (19-5) will play St.Paul in a Group A tournament game this afternoon at 4:30 at Green Hill Park in Salem.
Cave Spring (22-3) hits the road for a game against James Madison (18-5) at West Springfield High School at 5 p.m. in the Group AAA tournament.
The Group AA boys' soccer championship will be settled Wednesday when William Byrd (17-3-1) entertains Western Albemarle (20-1-1) at 7 p.m. This is the Terriers' first trip to the championship game since they lost at Park View-Sterling in 1991.
There will also be a Group A boys' soccer tournament held Friday and Saturday at Radford. While this is not an official Virginia High School League tournament, it is sanctioned.
Radford and Giles are both entered. On Friday, Central of Woodstock (10-7-1) takes on Northampton (14-4) at 6:30 p.m. while Giles (8-6) meets Northumberland (14-4-1) at 8:30 in first-round games. Radford (14-3) and Brentsville District (15-3-1) both got first-round byes.
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