ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, February 9, 1996 TAG: 9602090049
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-4 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: FROM STAFF REPORTS
The Big Orange wrestling tournament is on again, though it will be an abbreviated affair.
Timesland's biggest regular-season tournament, postponed twice by snow storms, will be a one-day event Saturday at William Byrd with eight teams instead of the usual 16. Championship matches are scheduled to start at 5:30 p.m.
Teams entered are the host Terriers, Blacksburg, Cave Spring, Covington, Martinsville, Northside, Staunton River and William Fleming. Though not all these teams were in the original field of 16, all have participated in the Big Orange in past years.
Defending champion Franklin County will be unable to participate because it will be at the Group AAA dual meet competition in Richmond.
In other news:
* The Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame has distributed applications for its 1996 college scholarship program to area clubs, high school coaches and guidance counselors. The Hall of Fame scholarships, topped by the $6,000 Don Holliday Memorial award, total more than $10,000.
Any student whose principal residence is in the counties of Roanoke, Botetourt or Franklin or cities of Roanoke or Salem is eligible. Applicants don't have to be avid golfers, but should show an interest in the game.
Deadline to submit applications to the Hall of Fame is April 15. For more information, call Jerry English at (540) 345-0361.
* In Orlando, Florida, Jenny Johnson qualified for the Olympic Trials by placing 10th at the Senior Nationals swim meet.
* Virginia Tech divers Martha Peck and Jaclyn Davoud have qualified for the NCAA zone diving competition, held March 15-16 in Athens, Ga.
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