ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 1996 TAG: 9610160019
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
Virginia Tech's Nov.9 football date with East Carolina at Lane Stadium will be televised by ESPN2, a Big East Conference spokesman said Tuesday.
John Paquette, the league's assistant commissioner, said the cable network has notified the Big East office that the game will be aired as one of the conference's scheduled appearances this season. ESPN spokesman Dean Diltz said the kickoff time has not been determined, but said it is likely to be 6 or 7 p.m.
With the ECU date on the tube, the Hokies' only remaining game not scheduled for telecast is a Nov.2 visit to Blacksburg by Southwestern Louisiana. Tech's Oct.26 noon game with Pitt will be on the Big East network (WSLS Channel 10), with the Miami and Virginia games on CBS (WDBJ Channel 7) and the ECU and West Virginia dates on ESPN2.
In other college sports news in the region:
Radford's Anthony Walker and Kim Hairston have been named to the Big South preseason all-conference teams.
Walker, a senior guard, averaged 14.1 points and five assists while being named all-conference last season. Hairston, a sophomore guard, averaged 14.4 points and was named the league's rookie of the year.
Radford's Kim Cruise earned honorable-mention honors. (Complete teams in Scoreboard. B3)
Eleni Vagelatos' goal off a free kick in the 87th minute gave American a 1-0 victory over Radford in a women's soccer game in Washington.
Holly Patterson made three saves for the Highlanders (4-8-1). Lisa Gervase made two stops to pick up the shutout for American (9-3-1).
Anita Sim and Vicky Saunders scored second-half goals as William and Mary stopped homestanding Radford 3-1 in a Colonial Athletic Association field hockey match. Elizabeth Michinard had the goal for the Highlanders (7-5 overall, 1-3 conference).
The Virginia golf team shot a 14-under-par 850 placed seventh at the 54-hole Taylor Made Red River Classic in Dallas.
James Driscoll led the Cavaliers with a 9-under 207 to finish fifth individually. Cole Kelly, who shot a tournament-record 63 in the first round, finished 19th at 212.
Wake Forest (30-under 834) won the team title and Ohio State's Chris Coleman (14-under 202) was the medalist.
Nogueira wins RVD girls' tennis title
William Fleming's Flavia Nogueira rallied to beat Pulaski County's Pryia Acharya 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the championship match of the Roanoke Valley District girls' tennis tournament at the River's Edge complex.
Acharya and Kristen Beeler of Pulaski County teamed up to defeat Alishia Todd and Mary Thomas of Cave Spring 5-7, 6-4, 6-1 in the doubles final.
Nogueira, Acharya and Beeler advance to the Northwest Region tournament beginning Friday at River's Edge.
Neil Norris of Fieldale-Collinsville and Robby Burton and Mike Wray of Martinsville earned state tournament berths during the Region IV golf tournament at Tazewell Country Club.
Tazewell won the team title on the second hole of a playoff with Grundy after both teams finished at 331 on the par-71 course. Both squads advance to the Group AA tournament next week at Falling Rivers Country Club in Appomattox.
Martinsville (340) was third, followed by Marion (344), Fieldale-Collinsville (347) and Virginia (347).
Charles Paschall of Tazewell earned medalist honors with a 78 and was joined on the All-Region IV team by Norris (79), Chris Fly (80) of Tazewell, Will Cooper (81) of Marion, Burton (81) and Anthony Matney (82) of Grundy.
Stan Macko, the Avalanche's groundskeeper at Salem Memorial Baseball Stadium, has been named the Groundskeeper of the Year for the Carolina League. Macko was selected for the honor by the National Association and Major League Baseball, which sponsor the award.
The award is based on the facility standards as required by the Professional Baseball Agreement that governs the minor leagues.
Macko, the Avalanche's director of stadium operations, also works as a sales representative for the club. The Binghamton, N.Y., native and Cortland (N.Y.) State graduate just completed his third year with the team.
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