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Sports: Sunday, April 13, 1997

• INTEREST STILL BUILDING IN MARTINSVILLE'S 50TH YEAR THE TRACK HAS ADDED 31,000 SEATS SINCE 1988 TO BRING THE TOTAL GRANDSTAND CAPACITY TO 71,000
• DON'T SELL 5-11 ROBEY CALDWELL SHORT BASEBALL
• RED-LETTER DAYS FOR OWENS IN CINCINNATI `ERIC OWENS CAN DO A LOT FOR US'
• ROBINSON LED THE RACE FOR CHANGE
• DE LA HOYA DETHRONES WHITAKER CHAMPION SAYS, `I WAS ROBBED'
• ATTENTION BELONGS TO WOODS
• UVA'S BROOKS ERA STARTS WITH SOME SPRING FLINGS QUARTERBACK COMPLETES 10 OF 26 PASSES IN SCRIMMAGE
• DRAFT BLOWING THROUGH STATE STRONGER THAN EVER AS MANY AS 9 CAVS, HOKIES APIECE MAY BE DRAFTED
• BURTON CELEBRATES ANOTHER VICTORY
• BRISTOL REMAINS A WORK IN PROGRESS
• BOYS ALL-TIMESLAND BOB TEITLEBAUM PLAYER OF THE YEAR RAYMOND ARRINGTON RAYMOND ``PEANUT'' ARRINGTON, JUNIOR, 6-3, LIBERTY SEASON STATISTICS: AS THE LEADING SCORER OF THE GROUP AA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, ARRINGTON STEPPED UP HIS SCORING NEARLY SIX POINTS TO 19.3. HE HIT 54 SHOTS FROM 3-POINT RANGE AND WAS A 40 PERCENT SHOOTER FROM THE FIELD WHILE MAKING 77 PERCENT FROM THE LINE. WHEN IT COUNTED, ARRINGTON COULD SCORE AS HE HAD 69 POINTS IN THREE GROUP AA TOURNAMENT GAMES. HE WAS SEMINOLE DISTRICT AND REGION III PLAYER OF THE YEAR. FAVORITE TV SHOW: ``MARTIN.'' FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: PHILADELPHIA 76ERS. JOB I DREAM OF DOING IN LIFE: BEING A SPORTS AGENT AND WORKING WITH OTHER PLAYERS' MONEY. THE GAME I REMEMBER THE MOST IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: BEATING NANSEMOND RIVER IN THE GROUP AA SEMIFINALS. NO ONE EXPECTED US TO WIN. SOPHOMORE OF THE YEAR DORIAN HENDRICKS, SOPHOMORE, 6-3, PULASKI COUNTY SEASON STATISTICS: HENDRICKS AVERAGED 15 POINTS A GAME AS THE COUGARS' LEADING SCORER. HIS BEST GAME CAME AGAINST ONCE-BEATEN GRAHAM AS HE SCORED 30 POINTS IN A 10-POINT LOSS. HE FAILED TO HIT DOUBLE FIGURES ONLY ONCE. HENDRICKS FINISHED AS THE FOURTH-LEADING SCORER IN THE ROANOKE VALLEY DISTRICT. FAVORITE TV SHOW: ``MARTIN.'' FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: DALLAS COWBOYS. JOB I DREAM OF DOING IN LIFE: PLAYING PRO BASKETBALL. THE GAME I REMEMBER THE MOST IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: THE GAME AGAINST GRAHAM THAT WE ALMOST WON. COACH OF THE YEAR ALAN CANTRELL, FLOYD COUNTY 1996-97 SEASON: CANTRELL HAS WON THIS AWARD FOR THE GIRLS, WHOM HE ALSO COACHES AT FLOYD COUNTY. HIS BUFFALOES FINISHED 26-3 AND WON THE GROUP A CHAMPIONSHIP BY POLISHING OFF THREE RIVERS DISTRICT NEMESIS GLENVAR 65-58, THEN RALLYING TO UPSET SURRY COUNTY 66-63 IN THE STATE TITLE GAME. CANTRELL'S FLOYD COUNTY TEAM WAS WILLING TO RUN AND PRESS WITH SURRY COUNTY WHEN EVERYONE THOUGHT THE BUFFALOES MIGHT HAVE NEEDED TO PLAY A TEMPO GAME. CANTRELL BEAT OUT GLENVAR'S ART LAWRENCE, WHOSE HIGHLANDERS HAD ONLY ONE RETURNING STARTER AND STILL MADE THE STATE TOURNAMENT, AND ROLAND LOVELACE, WHO TOOK OVER AT WILLIAM FLEMING AND GUIDED THE COLONELS BACK TO THE GROUP AAA TOURNAMENT. COREY REYNOLDS, SENIOR, 6-0, PATRICK COUNTY SEASON STATISTICS: REYNOLDS WAS THE LEADING SCORER IN TIMESLAND, WITH A 26.9 AVERAGE. HE HIT 30 POINTS OR BETTER 10 TIMES, WITH A HIGH OF 40 IN A 75-62 VICTORY AGAINST CARROLL COUNTY. REYNOLDS SHOT 77.4 PERCENT FROM THE FREE-THROW LINE, WHERE HE MADE MORE SHOTS THAN ANYONE ELSE ATTEMPTED IN TIMESLAND. HE ALSO SHOT 31.8 PERCENT FROM 3-POINT RANGE AND WAS THE PIEDMONT DISTRICT PLAYER OF THE YEAR. FAVORITE TV SHOW: I DON'T WATCH MUCH TELEVISION. I READ A LOT. BUT ANY NBA GAME. FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: IT'S GOT TO BE THE CHICAGO BULLS. JOB I DREAM OF DOING IN LIFE: BEING AN AIRLINE PILOT BECAUSE I CAN'T DUNK, SO I'VE GOT TO FLY SOME SORT OF WAY. THE GAME I REMEMBER THE MOST IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: THE PIEDMONT DISTRICT SEMIFINALS LAST YEAR, WHEN I HIT THE LAST SHOT TO PUT US IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. CHARLES BURNETTE, SENIOR, 6-4, WILLIAM FLEMING SEASON STATISTICS: BURNETTE AVERAGED 13.5 POINTS AND 7.7 REBOUNDS A GAME AS A LEADER OF A TEAM THAT USED EIGHT OR NINE PLAYERS MOST NIGHTS AND HAD A BALANCED ATTACK. ONE OF HIS BEST GAMES WAS A 21-POINT EFFORT AS THE COLONELS SHOCKED DEFENDING GROUP AAA CHAMPION GEORGE WASHINGTON-DANVILLE 75-60 IN THE NORTHWEST REGION TOURNAMENT. FAVORITE TV SHOW: ``NEW YORK UNDERCOVER.'' FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: DALLAS COWBOYS. JOB I DREAM OF DOING IN LIFE: BEING A SPORTS BROADCASTER DOING BASKETBALL GAMES. THE GAME I REMEMBER THE MOST IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: THE GW-DANVILLE BASKETBALL GAME THIS YEAR. WE HAD NEVER BEATEN THEM IN FOOTBALL OR BASKETBALL. DEVON ``BOO'' BATTLE, JUNIOR, 6-4, PATRICK HENRY SEASON STATISTICS: BATTLE WAS ONE OF TIMESLAND'S MOST INTIMIDATING PLAYERS, AVERAGING 22.4 POINTS AND 10.6 REBOUNDS PER GAME WHILE BLOCKING MANY SHOTS WHEN PATRIOTS OPPONENTS VENTURED INSIDE. HE SHOT 56.9 PERCENT FROM THE FIELD, AND HAD HIS BEST GAMES WITH 34 POINTS AGAINST MARTINSVILLE AND 31 IN A VICTORY AT E.C. GLASS. FAVORITE TV SHOW: ``NEW YORK UNDERCOVER.'' FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: DALLAS COWBOYS. JOB I DREAM OF DOING IN LIFE: SOME KIND OF PRO ATHLETE, BUT I'M UNDECIDED WHICH SPORT. THE GAME I REMEMBER THE MOST IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: THE SECOND WILLIAM FLEMING GAME LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN WE WON. PHILIP KLAUS, SENIOR, 6-6, BLACKSBURG SEASON STATISTICS: KLAUS CAPPED A GREAT CAREER BY AVERAGING 20.8 POINTS AND9.0 REBOUNDS PER GAME AS THE INDIANS WON THE BLUE RIDGE DISTRICT TOURNAMENT INTHEIR FIRST YEAR AS A MEMBER OF THE LEAGUE. KLAUS, THE PLAYER OF THE YEAR IN THE DISTRICT, HAD HIS BEST GAME WHEN THE INDIANS HANDED GRAHAM ITS ONLY REGULAR-SEASON LOSS, 69-52, AS HE HE SCORED 34 POINTS. FAVORITE TV SHOW: ``SEINFELD.'' FAVORITE PRO SPORTS TEAM: THE HOUSTON ROCKETS. JOB I DREAM OF DOING IN LIFE: PHOTOGRAPHER FOR NATURAL GEOGRAPHIC. THE GAME I REMEMBER THE MOST IN MY HIGH SCHOOL CAREER: THE FIRST SALEM GAME THIS YEAR WHEN WE BEAT THEM IN TRIPLE OVERTIME.
• GIRLS ALL-TIMESLAND
• MONEY IS THE NAME OF THE GAME ON RIVAL BASS TOURS
• TECH DEFENSE DOMINATES IN SCRIMMAGE
• LEMIEUX READY TO ENJOY THE GOOD LIFE PENGUINS STAR AS COMFORTABLE WITH RETIRING AS HE IS WITH A PUCK