Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: WEDNESDAY, November 3, 1993 TAG: 9311030078
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. Dougherty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Medium
SWAT downed Greensboro, N.C., 438 1/2-315 1/2 in a dual meet at the Dedmon Center pool at Radford University.
In the victory, 18 swimmers, eight boys and 10 girls, won at least one event for SWAT. And five swimmers finished first in three different races while eight were double-winners.
Five swimmers were triple winners for SWAT. BETSY GARRATT won the 50-meter breaststroke, the 50-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley for girls ages 11-12. JACKIE MCLAUGHLIN captured the 50-meter freestyle, the 100-meter backstroke and the 200 individual medley for girls 15-16. SARAH CLEMENTS won the girls 15-and-over 100-meter freestyle and 100-meter butterfly and the senior 500-meter freestyle.
\ GRAHAM GRAVELY took the boys 13-14 100-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley and the senior 500-meter freestyle. WHIT HUGHSTON won the 100-meter breaststroke, the 100-meter butterfly and the 200-meter individual medley for boys 15-and-over.
Double winners included ASHTON DOWNS (girls 6-and-under: 25 freestyle and 25 backstroke), JULIE RHINESMITH (girls 8-and-under: 25 freestyle and 25 breaststroke), SARAH DRYE (girls 13-14: 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly), JAMIE ROGERS (girls 13-14: 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley), WILL BRUNNER (boys 9-10: 50 butterfly and 100 freestyle), JASON FOX (boys 13-14: 50 and 100 freestyle), STEVEN LANK (boys 13-14: 100 backstroke and 100 breaststroke), and MARK STONE (boys 15-and-over: 50 and 100 freestyle).
Other SWAT winners were TRACY NG (girls 9-10: 50 backstroke), BETSY TYNAN (girls 9-10: 50 butterfly), LAURA REYNOLDS (girls 13-14: 100 backstroke), COLE THROCKMORTON (boys 9-10: 50 backstroke), and RICKIE JENNINGS (boys 15-and-over: 100 backstroke).
SWAT is sponsored during the YMCA season by the Pulaski YMCA and is made up of swimmers from throughout the New River Valley.
"This was a very solid performance against one of the strongest teams in our league," said coach BILL BEECHER. "This is a result of good depth in all the age groups and all of the strokes. I think we're going to have a very good season."
\ UPCOMING: With snow already in the air, it's the time of the year for recreation sports to move indoors. And that means basketball.
Both Christiansburg and Blacksburg have started registration for youth basketball.
In Christiansburg, there are four leagues for boys and four for girls: Pee Wee (ages 7-8 and all first graders), Minor League (ages 9-10), Major League (ages 11-12) and Senior League (ages 13-14). The senior leagues also include 12-year-old seventh-graders for the boys league and participants cannot be in ninth grade in the girls league or playing eighth-grade basketball in the boys league.
The cost is $20 for town residents and $25 for participants who live outside of town but inside the Christiansburg school district. Registration continues through Nov. 30. For more information, call the Christiansburg Parks and Recreation Department at 382-2349.
In Blacksburg, there will be boys and girls high school age and sandlot (ages 9-14) basketball leagues. Registration continues through Nov. 19. For more information, call the Blacksburg Department of Parks and Recreation at 961-1135.
Blacksburg also will have another sport on its winter season schedule - wrestling. Registration continues through Nov. 19 for the sandlot wrestling program for youths ages 9-14. For more information, call the Blacksburg Department of Parks and Recreation at 961-1135.
\ COMMUNITY SPORTS HOTLINE: We're ready to hear from you. So call the Roanoke Times & World-News/New River Current Community Sports Hot Line if you know of interesting things that happened during the week during recreation sporting events in the New River Valley.
The Hot Line number is 381-1664 or 1-800-346-1234, Ext. 664. So let us know what you know.
Also, you can still write us with information at P.O. Box 540, Christiansburg, Va., 24073. Or fax information to us at 381-1656. Or stop by our office at 114 Peppers Ferry Road (across from New River Valley Mall) and drop off information.
No matter how you provide us with information, please include full names (first and last), if they are available for people. And include a telephone number so we can reach you if there are questions.
M.J. Dougherty covers community sports for the New River Valley bureau.
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