The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) articles from October 2007

The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA) archives from October 2007

BRIEF: The best mojitos in Hampton Roads.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Lorraine Eaton Oct. 1--Mojito madness. That's the only way to describe the myriad responses when we asked readers to nominate their favorite mojitos. We chose four readers (of nearly 100 who applied) with impeccable pedigrees to...

Team spotlight: Lakeland field hockey ready for next step.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Paul White Oct. 1--They're closing in. After years of frustrating finishes at the Eastern Region field hockey tournament, the Lakeland Cavaliers appear poised to take their best shot yet at a coveted berth in their first Group...

The Buzz: Tipping point.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Marc Tandan Oct. 1--LIONS RECEIVER Roy Williams is making more than $1.5 million this year, but that doesn't mean he has enough cheese to tip the pizza delivery guy. In an interview with Detroit sports radio station WDFN last...

EDITORIAL: Tax cap pledges way off the mark.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--TO HEAR REPUBLICANS Nick Rerras and Hank Giffin tell it, they have hit upon a miracle cure for escalating real estate taxes in Virginia: Simply have the state legislature impose a 5 percent cap on annual property-tax increases and...

EDITORIAL: Vick digs hole deeper with more misbehavior.(Editorial)
October 1, 2007... Oct. 1--Michael Vick still doesn't get it. We were all set to criticize Surry County's chief prosecutor for piling on, then Vick does something else to self-destruct. Gerald Poindexter obtained a grand jury indictment against the Atlanta...

BRIEF: Traffic: High Rise Bridge backed up to Military Highway.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Cindy Clayton Oct. 1--At 7:30 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: High Rise Bridge Traffic was backed up to George Washington Highway. Interstate 64 An...

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Mike Gruss column: Arizona State gives Salem H.S. devil of a time about nickname.(Column)
October 1, 2007... Byline: Mike Gruss Oct. 1--The design is different. The colors are different. The logos are different. But that didn't stop Arizona State University from sending a cease-and-desist letter to Virginia Beach's Salem High School last...

Green Run, Cox ready to end the waiting game.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Larry Rubama Oct. 1--VIRGINIA BEACH The Beach District football game involving Green Run and Cox will be played today at Cox High School at 7 p.m. The game was scheduled for Friday but was postponed because of a scheduling...

Defensive back from Maury is first to commit to ODU program.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Rich Radford Oct. 1--NORFOLK Ricky Nichols made three big picks this weekend. The first two were game-saving interceptions in the end zone that helped Maury beat Norcom. The third pick, however, was the real attention...

Blackwater fired first in most of 200 incidents, data show.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Bill Sizemore Oct. 2--A congressional panel that is to hear testimony today from Blackwater USA Chairman Erik Prince released data Monday showing that the company's contractors have been involved in nearly 200 shooting incidents in...

Athleticism, musical talent run in family for Great Bridge senior.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Christopher A. Vito Oct. 2--CHESAPEAKE -- In the moments before a cross country race, Great Bridge senior Jayna McGehee pauses to place a religious medal around her neck. In days gone by, the medal of St. Christopher rested in...

BRIEF: Verizon to begin payouts for phone book errors.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Carolyn Shapiro Oct. 2--Verizon Communications Inc. is expected to send checks within 45 days to 1,581 residential and business customers in Virginia who filed claims regarding errors in or omissions from the company's telephone...

Law to protect military personnel from high-cost loans in effect.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Tom Shean Oct. 2--A federal law to protect military members from the costs of short-term, high-interest loans took effect Monday amid calls by consumer advocates to broaden the scope of the new rules. The rules under the...

The story behind the scar of Norfolk's early NASCAR hero.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Earl Swift Oct. 2--The scar made a long straightaway down the left side of his face. It ran shallow across his forehead and sliced through his eyelids and dug deep into his cheek. It crossed his mouth so that when he grinned, as...

Paolini, Cox lead after first day of Eastern Region golf tourney.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Christopher A. Vito Oct. 2--VIRGINIA BEACH Despite being in one of the most important events of his young career, John Dawson said Monday he's playing pretty loose in the Eastern Region golf tournament. A sophomore at...

EDITORIAL: Down in the mud on Indigo Dunes.(Editorial)
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Would neighbors object if the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center were to build a research center on the old McLeskey property on the Lynnhaven River? Would they object if the Army Corps of Engineers decided to restore the...

Workers sue to collect pay for extra hours.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Philip Walzer Oct. 2--NORFOLK A former employee has sued Advantis Real Estate Services Co., alleging that she frequently worked overtime but received nothing in return. The suit, filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court,...

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Kerry Dougherty column: Bill puts too much weight on fast food's role in obesity.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Kerry Dougherty Oct. 2--HUNGRY LAWYERS and chubby clients. What a combo. Over the past few years, a few odd couples have lumbered into court with lawsuits aimed at wringing fat settlements out of fast-food joints. Why, I...

BRIEF: Smithfield division to close plant in Texas.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Philip Walzer Oct. 2--A division of Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Monday that it will close a Texas plant, laying off 165 workers. Armour-Eckrich Meats LLC will shut its Lufkin, Texas, plant in March and shift production to...

Peanut farmers brace for a rough harvest.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Linda Mcnatt Oct. 2--WINDSOR Ready, set, dig. By Wednesday, peanut farmers will be busy in local fields, digging, shaking and picking a crop that has traditionally been one of the most important in southeastern Virginia....

BRIEF: Kaine asks for federal drought disaster ruling.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Jim Washington Oct. 2--The effect of drought and high temperatures on the state's crops has moved Gov. Timothy M. Kaine to ask the federal government to declare Virginia a statewide agricultural disaster area. The designation...

Five of seven N.C. counties vote against air field.
October 2, 2007... Byline: Jeff Hampton Oct. 2--Currituck Currituck and Pasquotank counties were the only two of seven North Carolina counties Monday that did not pass a resolution opposing sites announced by the Navy two weeks ago as potential spots for...

EDITORIAL: Fitting tribute for Tech professor.(Editorial)
October 2, 2007... Oct. 2--Liviu Librescu stared into the face of hatred too many times during his lifetime. He never flinched. Nazis and communists tried to break his spirit, but his love of life and freedom was too strong. Even his death is a testimony to...

Laura Bush gives pep talk to troops at Kuwait air base.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Louis Hansen Oct. 25--ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, KUWAIT This remote base handled 700,000 civilian and military passengers last year. Aircraft from Ali al Salem shuttle troops and contractors to bases in Iraq and Afghanistan....

BRIEF: Feds issue recall on 4 brands of kid's jewelry at Dollar Tree.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Carolyn Shapiro Oct. 25--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today a recall of four brands of children's jewelry that Dollar Tree Stores Inc. sold until the middle of this year. Dollar Tree, a chain of 3,334...

Boys soccer: Cape Henry nips Norfolk Collegiate.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Darrell Cuenca Oct. 25--VIRGINIA BEACH The flow of host Cape Henry's attack was as intermittent as the rain that soaked Wednesday's Tidewater Conference tournament semifinal. But with less than 15 minutes remaining,...

Early interest swayed Wilson standout to sign with ODU.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Jami Frankenberry Oct. 26--The letter came about four years ago, and JoNiquia Guilford never forgot it. Dozens more followed from some of the top women's college basketball programs in the country, but that first recruiting...

Brangelina, staring down the barrel.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Mal Vincent Oct. 26--It was the morning of the day after, and Brad Pitt, the man who plays Jesse James in his latest film, was reflecting on what it feels like to be a hunted man with a bounty on his head. He knows -- better,...

Author's hunting and fishing tales spill over into second book.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Jeff Hampton Oct. 26--CURRITUCK Currituck native Travis Morris had so many stories about hunting and fishing on the Currituck Sound that they couldn't fit in just one book. Morris, 74, now has a second book, "Currituck...

BRIEF: Getting the new Sandler Center in tune.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Video By Steve Earley Oct. 26--Tuning a building involves more than sliding a couple of speaker cabinets out of a corner. Enter the acousticians, practitioners of what one theater architect jokingly refers to as the "black art."...

Salem sees itself in Green Run.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Jami Frankenberry Oct. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH Three years ago, coach Robert Jackson returned to the Beach District to take over a program that had unraveled. Salem High School's football team was coming off a 1-9 season. The...

BRIEF: Coast Guard to stop marking Quinby Inlet with buoys.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Lauren King Oct. 26--The U.S. Coast Guard will discontinue marking Quinby Inlet with buoys because shoaling on Virginia's Eastern Shore has encroached into the inlet and reduced water depths to less than three feet. Since...

A new Beach home offers 24-hour care for those with critical needs.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Susan E. White Oct. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH Ian Gordon shrieked with delight as his wheelchair maneuvered down carpeted hallways toward the room he'd been waiting to see. "Look in here, Ian," Apasa Blow, a mental health and...

Motorcycle riders on the rise - and so are deadly accidents.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Jim Washington Oct. 26--As Mark Mulvaney throttled his 2005 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic along the fast lane on Interstate 264 recently, his sixth sense kicked in. A motorcyclist for 35 of his 50 years, Mulvaney sensed that...

Five Points Community Farm Market on uncertain ground.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Debbie Messina Oct. 26--NORFOLK Shifts in the real estate climate and the political winds have whipped up an uncertain future for the Five Points Community Farm Market. The market is searching for a more secure location in...

Beecroft, Cyrus shine, then rest as top seed gets set for rematch.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Darrell Cuenca Oct. 26--NORFOLK Wednesday's rains forced Norfolk Academy and Norfolk Christian to play their Tidewater Conference tournament semifinal a day later -- just a day before the final. Schuyler Beecroft and...

New commander is familiar face at naval hospital.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Kate Wiltrout Oct. 26--PORTSMOUTH There's a new boss at Portsmouth Naval Medical Center. Rear Adm. Matthew Nathan took command Thursday of the 298-bed hospital, relieving Rear Adm. Thomas Cullison. A specialist in...

Great Bridge not a cinch to clinch Division 5 playoff berth.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Larry Rubama Oct. 26--SUFFOLK A sign reading "If you win, you're in" greeted Great Bridge football players as they entered their locker room this week. The message was posted to help the Wildcats forget about last week's...

1-year-old girl rescued from pool is in critical condition.
October 26, 2007... Byline: John-Henry Doucette Oct. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH A 1-year-old girl who fell into a pool and nearly drowned at the home of a child care provider was in critical condition Thursday, police said. Rene Ball, a police spokeswoman,...

Amerigroup foresees higher earnings despite expansion woes.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Tom Shean Oct. 26--Virginia Beach Amerigroup Corp. cautioned Thursday that it faces intense competition in its effort to expand throughout Tennessee and will likely see only modest membership growth when it enters South...

Shippers say railroad industry has taken advantage of 'monopoly'.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Gregory Richards Oct. 26--Alliant Techsystems Inc., which runs the Radford Army Ammunition Plant west of Roanoke, has a beef over service and rates with Norfolk Southern Corp. and has taken it public. Deliveries by the...

Feds issue recall on 4 brands of kid's jewelry at Dollar Tree.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Carolyn Shapiro Oct. 26--The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Thursday a recall of four brands of children's jewelry that Dollar Tree Stores Inc. had sold until the middle of this year. Dollar Tree, a chain of...

Heartfelt 'Wild' gives audiences a moral dilemma.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Mal Vincent Oct. 26--"Into the Wild" is a heartfelt film that sends us away sobbing for the loss of an innocent -- a dreamer who is defeated by his own dreams. It is clear that director Sean Penn, who adapted the screenplay...

BRIEF: Traffic: Lifts planned at Centerville Turpike, Steel bridges.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Cindy Clayton Oct. 26--At 7:30 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: Downtown Tunnel Traffic was backed up to City Hall Avenue and Des Moines Avenue. Hampton Roads...

Lawsuit claims biodiesel company reneged on financing deal.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Mike Saewitz Oct. 26--CHESAPEAKE An Oregon biodiesel company filed a lawsuit last month against Smiling Earth Energy LLC, claiming the firm failed to provide the promised financing to build a $310 million biodiesel plant and...

BRIEF: Virginia Beach school cafeterias cash in by charging for fries.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Lauren Roth Oct. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH At a dollar a pop, 106,926 bags of french fries is no small potatoes. In fact, spud sales have kept school cafeterias from bringing in less money than last year. Fries used to come with...

At least 40 percent of Dare teachers have second jobs.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Kristin Davis Oct. 26--DARE COUNTY A new report reveals that a majority of Dare County's 11 schools have at least 30 percent of their teachers who work second jobs during the academic year. At three of the schools -- Cape...

Youth bike races boast an international flair.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Frank Roberts Oct. 26--EDENTON "The British are coming! The British are coming!" And they are armed with their bikes. They are coming to race their young American counterparts at Cycle Speedway's course at the...

Post Script: He entertained the world but kept a low profile at home.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Jim Washington Oct. 26--PORTSMOUTH Willie James Lundy sang for the queen of England and, later, on her recommendation, for President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He performed on "The Ed Sullivan Show"; shared a stage with the...

Kill Devil Hills restaurant wins right to install windmill at last.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Kristin Davis Oct. 26--KILL DEVIL HILLS It took five years and two tries from a pair of restaurant co-owners who wanted to harness the wind for energy and education. The Outer Banks Brewing Station got permission Wednesday...

Wastewater discharge permit raises concerns for Lake Anna.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Scott Harper Oct. 26--RICHMOND Lake Anna is the hottest lake in Virginia, and no wonder: More than 2 billion gallons of warm wastewater are pumped into its depths each day from the North Anna nuclear power plant. On most...

BRIEF: Virginia International Terminals' September income rises.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Gregory Richards Oct. 26--Virginia International Terminals Inc. reported Thursday a 10 percent increase in net income for September on rising shipments of cargo containers. VIT, the Virginia Port Authority's terminal operating...

BRIEF: Gateway Executive Center sold in Beach for $4.15 million.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Jon W. Glass Oct. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH Gateway Executive Center, a 32,428-square-foot office building on Viking Drive, has been sold for $4.15 million. Gateway Executive Center LLC acquired the building from Oceana LP, according...

Bookers riding 4-game streak behind coach's spread offense.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Mike Keech Oct. 26--NORFOLK Ron Bolton's first season at the helm of Booker T. Washington's football program has been uplifted by four consecutive victories. The Bookers (5-3, 4-1) enter tonight's Eastern District game...

Owners assure fans, drivers the indoor circuit isn't going anywhere.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Christopher A. Vito Oct. 26--The arena-racing series Ricky Dennis founded is all grown up. And learning when to let go was the hardest part, Dennis said. "It's like leaving your kid. Watching your kid grow up and then, all...

Rains offer relief from region's dry spell.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Steve Stone Oct. 26--The ongoing rains have eased the region's drought, but not washed it away. "This has been a very nice, widespread rain, the first in a month and a half," said Bill Samm-ler, a senior meteorologist at the...

Field hockey: Upset of Princess Anne gives Beach final meaning.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Lee Tolliver Oct. 26--VIRGINIA BEACH For the first time in years, today's Beach District field hockey final means something. Kellam's 1-0 upset of top-ranked Princess Anne on Thursday means the Knights will battle Cox, a...

Field hockey: Zamesnik's OT score nets Granby Eastern crown.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Marc Tandan Oct. 26--NORFOLK LEAH ZAMESNIK SCORED TWICE -- including the game-winner 6-1/2 minutes into overtime -- as Granby edged Maury 3-2 in the Eastern District tournament final Thursday night at Powhatan Field. "This...

Newcomers boost Admirals' crash-and-bang quotient.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Paul White Oct. 26--If someone had made a television show based on last Saturday's Norfolk-Binghamton hockey game, a suitable title could have been borrowed from the recently canceled MTV series called "Punk'd." The Admirals...

Dukes' Landers playing like royalty at QB.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Paul White Oct. 26--HARRISONBURG As a high school senior at Tallwood, Rodney Landers remembers walking through the school with an eager big-name football coach at his side, then listening as the rumors swept through the...

Four-minute meltdown sinks Hokies.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Kyle Tucker Oct. 26--BLACKSBURG Everything went right for Virginia Tech on Thursday night. For 56 minutes. But over the final four minutes against No. 2 Boston College, absolutely everything went wrong. The Eagles (8-0,...

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., Tom Robinson column: In a heartbeat, the cheers are drowned out by stunned silence.(Column)
October 26, 2007... Byline: Tom Robinson Oct. 26--BLACKSBURG Historically, coordinator Bud Foster's defensive unit at Virginia Tech enjoys little more than swaggering up to apparent pretenders like Boston College and pulling their underwear up around...

Girls volleyball: Great Bridge continues to make history.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Chic Riebel Oct. 26--Kate McLamb and the upperclassmen at Great Bridge understand the history. They knew coming into Thursday night's playoff with Western Branch for the Southeastern District regular-season championship that...

Boys volleyball: Moses-Sutter combo lifts Western Branch to title.
October 26, 2007... Byline: Chic Riebel Oct. 26--So this is the way it was... Will Moses sets the ball high on the right and Zach Sutter slam it home for a point. Moses lofts one up from the left, Sutter spikes it for another point. Moses puts...

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., The Buzz column.(Column)
October 26, 2007... Byline: Joe Garvey Oct. 26--SO MUCH FOR LOYALTY: Presidential wannabe Rudy Giuliani dropped a bombshell on Bronx Bomber fans this week when he said he's rooting for the Red Sox in the World Series. The longtime Yankee rooter says he's...

Suit alleges adviser diverted $13 million to his own company.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tom Shean Oct. 27--NORFOLK Frederick V. Martin, a veteran money manager known for his outgoing personality and involvement in civic endeavors, built a large clientele among affluent families in the region. Then he...

Task force takes aim at illegal immigrants who break the law.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Warren Fiske Oct. 27--RICHMOND Two Republican members of Congress from South Hampton Roads began meetings Friday with local law enforcement officials to determine how to crack down on illegal immigrants who break the law. ...

Bat-attack case goes to grand jury.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Michelle Washington Oct. 27--NORFOLK The metallic ping of a baseball bat told Stacy Stacknik what had happened to her brother. She heard the crack and saw Myron E. Fox Jr. strike her brother, Edward Stacknik Jr., in the...

If kids pass the test, parents get paid.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Amy Jeter Oct. 27--NORFOLK More than 250 Jacox Elementary School students received handshakes, medals and a chance to win prizes this fall at the school's annual ceremonies recognizing success on state standardized tests. ...

BRIEF: The Pilot in the war zone: Waiting and waiting and waiting.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Video By Stephen M. Katz Oct. 27--Anyone who has traveled on military transportation is familiar with routine: Wait, wait and wait some more. This video is part of a series of reports from Virginian-Pilot writer Louis Hansen and...

Debate asks: Should America lead a drive for democracy?
October 27, 2007... Byline: Kate Wiltrout Oct. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH It was intended to be a theoretical discussion about whether the U.S. should work to spread democracy to the world, but Friday's "Clash of the Titans" debate at Regent University quickly...

Salem tops Green Run in clash of unbeatens.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Jami Frankenberry Oct. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH Not so fast. The Beach District football trophy isn't going anywhere just yet. The Salem SunDevils made sure of that, dominating the line of scrimmage on their way to a 20-0...

This Western is firing blanks.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Mal Vincent Oct. 27--IF THINGS HAD BEEN this slow in this country's settlement of the West, we would have only gotten as far as Kansas by now. The pretentious and aggressively talky "The Assassination of Jesse James by the...

BRIEF: Beach pedestrian struck by car on Tuesday dies.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Steve Stone Oct. 27--VIRGINIA BEACH A pedestrian who was struck by a car Tuesday morning has died, police said Friday. The man, identified at Jack E. Gaston, 79, of the 2000 block of General Booth Blvd., had been...

Norfolk police shoot youth who pulled gun on them in Norview.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Matthew Roy Oct. 27--NORFOLK Police wounded a 17-year-old in an incident on Alexander Street on Friday afternoon. The youth, whose name was not released, was was taken to a hospital. His injuries were not believed to be...

Outdoor sportsmen hit with fines in Chesapeake.
October 27, 2007... Byline: John Hopkins Oct. 27--CHESAPEAKE Numerous outdoor sportsmen were hit with fines this week in Chesapeake General District Court for an array of hunting violations. It's that time of year for conservation police officers with...

Region's jobless rate down despite falloff in seasonal employment.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Tom Shean Oct. 27--Hampton Roads' unemployment rate fell in September despite the seasonal decline in leisure and hospitality jobs and a slight falloff in the construction sector, the Virginia Employment Commission reported Friday....

Views still jammed over trucks' use of Norfolk corridor.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Gregory Richards Oct. 27--NORFOLK Some Hampton Roads port truckers contend that the extension of a ban on big-rig trucks on Hampton Boulevard will result in longer trips and higher costs, while doing little to ease traffic as...

Flag-folding recitation fuels furor.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Dale Eisman Oct. 27--WASHINGTON The Department of Veterans Affairs has told administrators of its 125 veterans cemeteries not to participate in a religion-laced recitation that sometimes accompanies the folding of the American...

Field hockey: Kellam playoff push ends in Beach final.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Lee Tolliver Oct. 27--For a little more than 30 minutes of Friday's Beach District field hockey final, it looked as if the Kellam might continue its Cinderella season. In the Knights' first district championship game, Kellam...

Field hockey: Lakeland cruises to 7th straight Southeastern crown.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Lee Tolliver Oct. 27--With little more than pride and another trophy at stake, the Lakeland field hockey team cruised Friday to a 5-0 Southeastern District final victory over Hickory at the National Training Center. Both teams...

Oblivious-to-pressure Cavs making habit of pulling out close games.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Ed Miller Oct. 27--CHARLOTTESVILLE Chris Long was a wreck. With his team trailing Maryland by five, time winding down and the offense on the field, Virginia's star defensive end was reduced to being another nervous Cavalier fan...

Truckers chew up clock, slosh past Bookers.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Mike Keech Oct. 27--NORFOLK The caliber of play was as poor as the weather at Booker T. Washington High School Friday night, but Churchland football coach Cedric Cradle flashed a sunny disposition after the Eastern District...

After years of losing, winning is something NSU could get used to.
October 27, 2007... Byline: Vicki L. Friedman Oct. 27--NORFOLK It was homecoming at Price Stadium, and the scoreboard read: Morgan State 44, Norfolk State 7. Cornerback Andre Twine wanted to hide his head. It was halftime. "It felt like they...