The Virginian-Pilot 
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Friday, July 14, 1995                  TAG: 9507120150
SECTION: CHESAPEAKE CLIPPER       PAGE: 22   EDITION: FINAL 
SOURCE: BY JULIE GOODRICH, CLIPPER SPORTS EDITOR 
                                             LENGTH: Medium:   53 lines

GRAVES NAMED BRUINS' TOP TENNIS PLAYER STATE 300-METER HURDLES CHAMPION TONY SMITH EARNS MVP HONORS FOR BOYS TRACK.

THREE-TIME Southeastern District champion Frankie Graves was named most outstanding tennis player and state 300-meter hurdles champion Tony Smith earned MVP honors for boys track at the annual Western Branch High School spring sports awards ceremony.

Graves, who will attend the Naval Academy, also won the district doubles title with partner Steve Gilchrist, who was named most improved on the tennis team.

Four Lady Bruins shared outstanding player honors for Western Branch - Sarah Wolf and Jaci Morris, both All-Tidewater selections, and Calle Morris and Nicole Belote.

Daniel Dussia, an All-District pick, was named MVP for boys soccer. All-District selections Mimi Knoop (offense) and Mackenzie Martin (defense) shared most valuable distinction for girls soccer.

Senior Meredith Turnage, who will be attending North Carolina State on scholarship in the fall, was named the outstanding runner for the girls track team.

Other award winners are as follows:

Tennis: Brian Schollhammer (most valuable), Skip Williams (most valuable).

Girls soccer: Carolyn Bush (most valuable), Katie MacPhail (most improved).

Boys soccer: David Early (most improved), Steve Collett (best defense), Israel Macias (best offense).

Girls track: Dionne Dunston (most valuable), Erica Hudson (outstanding field events), Tanisha Johnson (coach's award).

Boys track: Donald Taylor (outstanding runner), Clayton Porter (outstanding field events), Darone Watson (leadership award).

Baseball: Nick Ardagna (most valuable), Cory Bauswell (most improved), Dale Goodrich (most dedicated), James Fticsar (best defense). ILLUSTRATION: Photos

Daniel Dussia, soccer MVP

Meredith Turnage, outstanding runner

Staff file photo by L. TODD SPENCER

Pitchers Sarah Wolf, left, Nicole Belote, and Jaci Morris are three

of four Lady Bruins who shared outstanding player honors for Western

Branch. Not pictured is Calle Morris.

by CNB