ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, August 30, 1996 TAG: 9608300050
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-6 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN THE REGION
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Charlee Taylor, who grew up around Radford University basketball, will sign a letter of intent to play for the Lady Highlanders during the NCAA's early period.
Taylor, a point guard, enters her senior season at Radford High School with 709 points. She started as a freshman and missed her sophomore season with a knee injury. She averaged 18.6 points per game this past season.
Taylor, the daughter of former Radford University athletic director Chuck Taylor, is an all-around athlete. She is the defending Group A champion in the 800 meters.
In related news, Jason Williams, a 6-foot-6 forward from Bladensburg, Md., has given Radford University an oral commitment to play basketball.
Williams, who is coached by former Highlanders player Chris Hawkins, also plans to sign during the early period. He is believed to be Radford's first commitment.
In other sports news in the region:
Salem's softball fields will be the site of two major events this weekend when the U.S. Slowpitch Softball Association holds its Men's Class A and AA world tournaments. The tournaments at the Moyer Complex and Kiwanis Field open tonight at 7 and run through Monday.
Admission is $5 daily or $12 for a weekend pass, which provides admission to both facilities.
The Virginia Tech volleyball team opens its season today in the Virginia Tech Classic at Burrows-Burleson Tennis Pavilion and Radford University's Dedmon Center. Coach Stephanie Hawbecker's squad will compete in a field of six teams, including Radford, American, Georgetown, North Carolina and William and Mary.
Sunday's match between Tech and William and Mary will be played at Patrick Henry High School at 2 p.m.
The Virginia Tech men's and women's cross country teams were picked to finish second and third, respectively, in the Atlantic 10 Conference in vote by the league's coaches.
Tami Riley, a 1996 Maryland graduate, has been named assistant coach for the University of Virginia women's lacrosse team. Riley played defense on the Terrapins' 1995 and 1996 national championship teams.
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