Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, July 14, 1994 TAG: 9407140062
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: M.J. Dougherty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Or more precisely, Reese is the first player in league history to hit 200 home runs.
Reese reached that standard in Golden Corral's 24-3 win over Budweiser.
For the season, Reese has 18 round-trippers, leaving him tied for fourth in the home run race. Golden Corral teammate BRIAN GOLDEN leads the league with 21 homers.
Golden Corral isn't faring too badly as a team, either. G.C. pulled into a tie for first place with a 27-6 win over the Swamp Rats.
Both Golden and Athletes Choice are 15-0.
Elsewhere around the league, Renfro got three home runs from DANNY MARTIN as it won for the first time this season, beating Mr. Bills 11-6.
BOBBY OSBORNE and EDDIE RICHARDS homered twice while KEITH CHINAULT and SHAWN DALTON went 6-for-6 as the Raiders beat LEP Profitt 35-20 in the season's second-highest scoring contest.
YOUNG HITTERS AND HURLERS: The Pulaski Sox won 10 of their last 12 regular season games as they prepared for tournament time.
The Sox (18-7) are in the Dixie Majors (ages 15-18) Southwestern Region Tournament, which began last Friday at Calfee Park in Pulaski.
Pulaski beat Giles, Wythe County, Montgomery County and Carroll County during the streak . Both of the losses came at the hands of Carroll County.
Standouts for the Sox include LARRY MARSHALL, who pitched a one-hitter in a 4-1 win against Giles; JEREMY ALMARODE, who pitched a pair of two-hitters and went 4-for-4 in a 12-2 win over Montgomery County; CHRIS RATCLIFFE, who pitched a shutout, had three hits and scored three runs in a 17-0 win over Montgomery County; and BRIAN ROOP, CALEB HURD and JON DOYLE, all of whom went 3-for-3 in the 17-0 win.
SPIKES AND SERVES SET: Sugar & Spikes has rolled off six straight wins to take over first place in the Blacksburg Women's Summer Volleyball League.
S&S (12-2-1) has a one-game lead over Sharkey's (11-3-1). Sharkey's swept Sugar & Spikes when they met earlier in the season in a first-place showdown. But since then, Sharkey's lost one game to third-place Out of Bounds (9-3) and two games to fourth-place Total Chaos (8-4).
Troublemakers have been making trouble for the opposition in the Blacksburg Coed B Summer League. They have won nine straight games and taken a half-game lead.
Troublemakers (11-3-1) are just in front of No Politeness (9-2-1), which has won eight straight.
SWIMMING ALONG: The Blacksburg Sunfish posted their highest score of the season as they won a home tri-meet.
The Sunfish scored 1,221 points, more than Radford (796) and North Lakes (389) combined.
JEN GRIZZARD set the only team record in the meet. She broke her own mark in the 50-meter breaststroke with a 36.09-second effort. Competing in the Gold Division (the highest division), Grizzard also won the 100-meter freestyle for women 19-24.
Other swimmers who won both the 100 freestyle and 50 breaststroke in the Gold Division were TRACY NG (girls 9-10), DAVID RHINESMITH (boys 11-12), JAMES WOLFE (men 25-39) and KAYE KRIZ (women 40 and over).
Double winners in the Silver Division were KARIN SOLBERG (women 19-24) and ROBERT SUSIL (men 19-24). And in the Bronze Division, ANDREW KRIZ (boys 7-8) and CATHERINE WHEELER (girls 15-16) won twice.
CAMPS UPDATE:The Blacksburg High School Girls' Basketball camp will be held at the school Aug. 8-12. The camp runs 8 a.m.-noon each day.
Applications are available at the school office. For more information, call MICKEY McGUIGAN (552-2951).
Registration continues through Aug. 24 for a cheerleading camp in Christiansburg.
The camp will be Aug. 27, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. It is open to youths in grades 1-11. Cheers, chants, dances, jumps, stunts and more will be taught.
The cost is $20 and includes lunch. Youths registered by July 29 receive a free T-shirt.
For more information, call the Christiansburg Department of Parks and Recreation (382-2349).
PIGSKIN SIGN-UPS: Registration is under way for youth football in Christiansburg. The sport is open to youths ages 9-13 (as of Nov. 1 - and not in the eighth grade).
There are lightweight and heavyweight teams. All 9-year-olds will play on the lightweight team. The 12- and 13-year-olds will play on the heavyweight team. Youths ages 10 and 11 will play lightweight if under 85 pounds, and 11-year-olds between 85 and 90 pounds can play on either team.
The cost is $20 for town residents and $25 for nonresidents. The deadline is Aug. 12. For more information, call the Recreation Department (382-2349).
BICYCLING ONWARD: The schedule for rides by the New River Valley Bicycle Club for the last weeks in July is listed below.
Helmets are required for all rides as well as lights at night. Minors must be accompanied by a responsible adult and have a waiver signed by a parent.
July 22 is the "Moonlight Madness Ride," the monthly full moon voyage to the Waffle House in Christiansburg. Meet at the Ellett Valley FoodTime at 10:59 p.m.
July 23 is the "Climb From New Castle," a fairly hilly 75-mile loop from Blacksburg to Craig County. Meet at Virginia Tech Chapel in Blacksburg at 9 a.m. The ride leader is STEVE FELDMAN (382-9125).
July 24 is "Picnic at the Peaks," a 65-mile journey to the Peaks of Otter. Meet at the Tech Chapel at 8 a.m. The ride leader is DOW SCOTT (552-4607). Call him to make arrangements for food and return transportation.
July 30 is the "Paint Bank Tour," a flat, 60-mile ride along Stoney and Potts Creek. Meet at the intersection of U.S. 460 and Virginia 635, two miles west of Pembroke at 8 a.m. The ride leader is PAUL SMITH (951-7825).
July 31 is the "Catawba Loop," a 90-mile journey along Mount Tabor Road and Harding Road. Meet at the Tech Chapel at 8 a.m. Smith is again the ride leader.
Every Wednesday is the club's "Social Ride." Meet at the Tech Chapel at 6 p.m.
Thursdays July 21 and 28 are "Time Trials," on a hilly, 14-mile course. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at Lick Run and Mount Zion Road west of Blacksburg. Call ERIK GRONNING (953-2495) for more information.
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