Tri-County shoot change
Outdoors The annual Tri-County Deer Rifle shoot will not be held at Carmichaels Sportsmen’s club Sunday, Nov. 1 as reported. This year the shoot has been moved to the East Monongahela Sportsmen’s Club with a 10 a.m. starting time.
The change was necessitated because of extensive road construction near the Carmichaels club in Greene County.
FOOTBALL Judge refuses to dismiss case
RENO, Nev. (AP) – A Nevada judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of raping a woman at a hotel-casino at Lake Tahoe.
Washoe District Judge Brent Adams also refused a request by a lawyer for the two-time Super Bowl champ to sanction the woman’s attorney for pursuing the case without sufficient evidence.
The judge said in a one-page order Thursday that lawyer Cal Dunlap has met the minimal standards required to avoid the imposition of sanctions in his representation of a former host at Harrah’s Lake Tahoe hotel-casino.
Roethlisberger’s lawyer David Cornwell says the judge is apparently giving the woman the benefit of the doubt until there can be a fuller examination of her claims.
BASKETBALL WVU women ranked 9th
West Virginia University’s women’s basketball team was ranked 9th in the Big East Preseason Coaches’ Poll.
WVU received 121 votes as Connecticut finished first with 225 votes with Notre Dame chosen second with 210 votes.
Junior guard Liz Repella was named to the preseason all-conference team. She averaged 16.5 points per game and 8.1 rebounds last season.