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Volume 57, Number 15 • April 15, 2010

Supervisors vote against higher taxes 2011 tax rate will remain at 53 cents By Amy Condra acondra@goochlandgazette.com

Goochland’s Board of Supervisors voted not to raise taxes this year, despite County Administrator Rebecca Dickson’s recommendation that a four cent tax increase would balance the 2011 budget. The tax rate remains at 53 cents per $100 of assessed real estate value for next year. “We will be pressed to make the budget this year,” said Dickson. The adopted 2011 budget is $40

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Virginia Voice volunteer reader Birck Turnbull reads from the newspaper last week. Virginia Voice is a non-profit organization which provides an audio reading service on a special closed circuit radio system.

Virginia Voice reads the news tion is uniquely set up to serve. Founded in 1978, Virginia Voice serves visually handicapped listeners as well as others with disabilities that make By Ken Odor it impossible for them to read. jodor@goochlandgazette.com “Our biggest challenge is to get the Every radio station wants more lis- word out about our availability,” said teners, but Virginia Voice wants a special Executive Director Nick Morgan. “The kind of listener, the kind the organiza- people who need us have limited ability to hear about us. They can’t find us

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13 Opinion 14-15 Sports 2-4 TV Listings 6-7 5

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million, or 8.3 percent lower than last year’s budget of $43.7 million. Dickson had said earlier that revenue generated from higher tax rates would prevent the county from making deeper cuts to a recommended budget of $40.5 million. The county administrator’s recommended rate of 57 cents was defeated by a vote of 3-2, as Supervisors Ned S. Creasey, Malvern “Rudy” Butler and James W. Eads voted against Andrew Pryor and William E. Quarles Jr. Supervisors then unanimously voted to maintain the current rate. “We’re going to have to go back to the drawing board,” said Quarles. see Budget> page 2

New charges against Pet Rescue Foundation Thirteen additional complaints filed By Ken Odor jodor@goochlandgazette.com

Pet Rescue Foundation operator Annette Thompson of Hadensville faces new charges after 13 more complaints of animal neglect were filed against her earlier this month. Thompson had been scheduled

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to stand trial April 12 on the one remaining Class IV misdemeanor animal neglect charge facing her. After Thompson’s attorney Darvin Satterwhite asked for a continuance, a trial on the misdemeanor and the newly filed charges is now scheduled for May 24 in Goochland General District Court. An investigation by an ad hoc see Animal rescue> page 3

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Budget continued from > page 1 “When people say they don’t want to raise taxes, the next question should be, what are you going to cut? Something is going to have to go.” The board voted to use $800,000 from the county’s fund balance reserves to help balance the revised budget. The fund balance is currently at $14.4 million, but Dickson warned that the county is already facing about $2 million in challenges for next year’s budget. “Under the proposal of a zero cent increase, if we were to pull $800,000 and (then) $2 million over the next two years, then the numbers (in fund balance) go down to $11 million,” said Dickson. School will need to cut an additional $317,000 from a $23 million budget, down from $26 million last year. Schools had earlier proposed cuts for next year that include the elimination of the Tender Tots Program, the Virginia Preschool Initiative, the summer governor’s school, the literacy and mathematics specialists and at least 12 teachers. There will be no salary increase for employees and all staff contracted for 200 or more days will be subject to a four-day furlough. The county will make reductions totaling $200,000, after having identified the following reductions to next year’s budget: the elimination of four part-time positions and the reduction of two department head positions-- the county assessor and the purchasing agent-- to part-time status without benefits. Administrative and support staffing are scheduled to be cut and county employees will be subjected to unpaid three-day furloughs during the upcoming fiscal year. The schools and the county will detail these cuts on June 1, said Dickson. The board also voted to raise the connection fee for residential water customers from $3,000 to $4,000, and for sewer connections, from $4,000 to $6,000. The additional tax rate for Tuckahoe Creek Service District

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customers was increased from 23 cents per $100 of assessed value to 27 cents. These fees are the same for both county and TCSD customers. Higher rates in the TCSD would help pay off the county’s debt for the $63 million water and sewer system. Right now, neither the principal nor the interest on $27.54 million capital appreciation bonds is being paid, and incremental debt service starts in 2012. “We can’t cut our way out of it, we can’t tax our way out of it, we have to start developing the TCSD,” said Butler.

Utility projects include the completion of a countywide utility master plan and the expansion of utility service to the Courthouse Village and Eastern Goochland. The plan will be reviewed annually and under its provisions debt service payments will not exceed 12 percent. Dickson said the county’s debt was at 10.6 percent as of June 2009.

Capital investment plan

The board unanimously voted to adopt a set of financial policy standards that will implement a best practices policy for the county. The county administrator has said that these guidelines will promote long term financial stability for the county and will provide a framework for measuring the fiscal impact of government services. The guidelines establish limits for responsible debt management and recommend that budgets be considered two years in advance, with two-year projections.

Supervisors passed the five year C totals around $20 million. School and county projects make up nearly $17 million of that, while utility projects will cost $3.3 million. The county and school category includes money to replace the county’s radio communication system, renovate the old Goochland Middle School, improve and maintain county facilities and grounds, acquiring land for county use and replacing ambulances for the Fire-Rescue department.

Financial policy standards

GOOCHLAND’S 2011 ADOPTED BUDGET 2011: $40,041,750 | 2010: $43,660,653 | Change:

General Fund General government:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Judicial: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public safety: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Public works: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Health and welfare: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Culture and leisure: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Community development:. . . . . . . . . . . . . Debt service and other:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Schools operating transfer: . . . . . . . . . . . Other general fund transfers: . . . . . . . . . .

8.3%

(change from 2010)

$3.1 million . . . . . . $1.5 million . . . . . . $5.8 million. . . . . . $2 million . . . . . . . $690,586 . . . . . . . $929,255 . . . . . . . $1 million . . . . . . . $4.4 million. . . . . . $17.3 million . . . . . $32.7 million. . . . .

10.8 percent 2.6% 8.9% 21.8% 6% 9.5% 16.6% 3.8% 13.2% 32.7%

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School Operating Fund Total for 2011: $23 million Instruction: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administration, attendance and health: . Pupil transportation: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operation and maintenance: . . . . . . . . . . Facilities: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Technology: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(change from 2010)

$15.7 million . . . . . $1.1 million . . . . . . $2.4 million. . . . . . $2.5 million. . . . . . $65,000 . . . . . . . . $1.4 million . . . . . .

21% 24.9% 1.8% 1.1% 35% 16.8%

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Goochland doctor’s license suspended The Virginia Board of Medicine has summarily suspended the license of Manakin-Sabot based family practitioner Dr. Ralph D. Hellams Jr. The suspension, dated March 23 in a letter to Hellams, sets a hearing date of April 30 to hear evidence on allegations of unprofessional conduct.

Ina Statement of Particulars attached to the letter, Hellams is alleged to have entered into a romantic and sexual relationship in 2008 with a female patient whom he has served as primary care physician for approximately 11 years. In addition, Hellams is alleged to have treated the patient’s hus-

band after the initiation of the inappropriate relationship with the female patient, thus possibly adversely affecting his care. A third allegation concerns the possible improper use of narcotics in the treatment of the female patient’s chronic back pain. Hellams could not be reached for comment.

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Animal rescue continued from > page 1 group of animal welfare advocates led to two original charges being filed on February 27, one a Class I misdemeanor charge in the death of a horse later determined to have been euthanized at the foundation. That charge was reduced to a Class IV misdemeanor and then later dismissed when it was determined that the one year statute of limitations had run out. “We’re grateful for the 13 additional warrants for animal abuse that were issued by the magistrate against Ms. Thompson,” said Eileen McAfee, who

investigated the foundation. “For years, so many animals have suffered from her lack of proper care for them. Hopefully, this will be the beginning of the end for the Pet Rescue Foundation.” However, McAfee said she worries about animals still at the Thompson site. “We’re very concerned about the animals who are still suffering on her premises, some of whom are noted in the veterinary records attached to Animal Control’s Investigation Report of 3/5/10 posted on the Goochland Gazette’s Web site,” McAfee said. “So even more than a month after being served with the two initial complaints for abuse, Ms. Thompson continues

to provide inadequate care to her animals. Thankfully, Goochland Animal Control Officers obtained veterinary care for them” The new charges, filed by four individuals, allege neglect of a number of dogs adopted from the facility, and focus primarily on a lack of proper veterinary care. One adopted dog was later euthanized and another died several months after adoption. Heartworm infections and Lyme disease were among the ailments suffered by the animals, according to the charges. “We are investigating the charges and preparing for trial,” said Satterwhite when contacted Monday.

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Funding the balance Last week, Michael Carter stood to say to our supervisors, “Additional taxes and fees… continue to put a noose around the necks of the people of Goochland.” These words were affecting, as were those spoken by others who agreed that there are many in this county who simply cannot bear a heavier tax burden. These fears were eased as supervisors voted to retain the current tax rate. These mercurial economic times have taken their toll on many of us; nerves are raw and bills are mounting, and relief seems far away. The bad news, according to County Administrator Rebecca Dickson, is that we are right to be concerned: Our county’s economic future won’t fully brighten for years. And now that Goochland’s revenues will not be replenished by higher real estate taxes, where will we get the money needed for services and facilities? Board Chairman William E. Quarles Jr. asked Dickson, “How do we recoup the monies that you remove… how would fund balance look for items that may be required?” Dickson said there are two ways that fund balance is built up: Spending below budgeted revenue or budgeting additions to the fund. And, she added, considering how low revenues have been, “We won’t be adding to fund balance this year, and I don’t think we’ll be adding to fund balance in 2011. I don’t expect we’ll be adding to fund balance in the next two years.” But we will be taking from it—after voting against a tax increase, supervisors approved using $800,000 from fund balance to address next year’s deficits. Dickson anticipates that the county will have to use $2 million more from fund balance over the next two years. Such deductions would take fund balance

from about $14 million down to $11 million, she said. Dickson said that fund balance is the only source of funds for unanticipated costs: “That scenario could put us in jeopardy.” Supervisor James W. Eads said at last week’s meeting that he is opposed to taking money out of fund balance to balance the budget. “That is as good as burning furniture in your house to keep warm,” he said. So how are we going to pay our bills? If the county cannot rely on increased revenues or a growing fund balance to cover its costs, then it will have to slash those costs deeply. Figuring out where to wield those cuts is likely going to be a bloody task, one that Dickson said that the county will accomplish by June 1. And while Goochland is celebrating a flat tax rate, there are those that are already thinking of how reductions could affect the county’s well-being. “We have been working with the school system a long time trying to get up to top-notch, and our sheriff’s department and fire-rescue is second to none,” said Supervisor Andrew Pryor. “I can’t see cutting public safety and schools.” But if the revenue isn’t there, and fund balance disappears, such cuts may be inevitable. Goochland’s fund balance has long been misunderstood, and has, among other things, been referred to as a “rainy day fund.” Dickson, who has been widely praised for her fiscal acumen, has offered several strategies for salvaging and strengthening the county’s fund balance, but it doesn’t yet seem that the county is heeding these. And until it does, the education of Goochland’s children and the safety of its citizens may well, over the next few years, endure an escalating storm.

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Proud of Goochland County For the first time in many years, I am proud to be a citizen of Goochland County. I am proudest of the fact that “new faces” spoke out against a real estate tax increase at both the hearing held at Goochland High School and at the regular Board of Supervisors meeting on April 6. These citizens made a statement and it was heard loud and clear - no tax increase! I cannot thank them enough for making

their voices heard. Perhaps the message from these citizens would have been different had not so much of their monies been squandered in mismanagement and packages being given as rewards for poor performance. They, as well as most of the citizens of this county, want the mess cleaned up and they want accountability. Until that is done, don’t ask for more money out of citizens’ pockets. Goochland now has the chance to roll up its sleeves,

work smarter and come together as a team to put this county on the right track. We need to get down to brass tacks, stop the whining and get the job done. While some changes have been made, and some have not been popular, there is still much to be done. It is hard to teach an old dog new tricks and if the dogs are not willing or unable to cooperate to clean up the mess we’re in, then there are plenty of well-qualified people waiting in the wings who would see Letters > page 7

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Letters continued from > page 6 love to have their jobs. No one likes to have to take the bull-by-the-horns, but we’re at the point where it becomes necessary to get the job done. We’ve been too lax for far too long. I commend Becky Dickson, county administrator, for the splendid job she has done since taking office. She has had, and continues to have, the monstrous task of cleaning up this county’s government, and I am impressed with what I have seen. She brought on John Wack to be assistant administrator for finance. John has his work cut out for him, but I am confident, with the assistance of those employees in finance, that we’ll have a first class finance department. Since citizens have become involved in the process here in Goochland, please continue to be aware of what is going on in your county by attending meetings and telling your supervisors how you feel on issues. They are, after all, accountable to you.

Sincerely, Ann A. James Oilville

Clearing up misperceptions After attending the Board of Supervisors’ public hearing on March 30th and listening to citizens express their thoughts and opinions, I came away feeling there may be some misperceptions. First, there were a couple comments about the two new, highly paid people

that have been hired by the County Administrator. The truth is that only one of those people is new, the Deputy Administrator for Financial Services. Anyone who questions the need for a highly qualified individual in that position need only read the recent report from KPMG, the external auditor. As to the other position, Deputy Administrator for Community Development; that was a move by the County Administrator to consolidate various departments and put Don Charles at the helm. Anyone who has attended the BOS meetings since the discovery of the fiasco in the utilities department and the problems at Hidden Rock Park, should be very familiar with Mr. Charles. He stepped into a hornet’s nest, and immediately went to work to uncover the truth and clean up the mess. Two positions are being eliminated, namely Economic Development and Planning, which will be under Mr. Charles’ direction, as are Utilities, Buildings and Grounds and the Convenience Centers. I can’t say what fair wages are for the various County positions, but I can say that Mr. Charles has been a key component in trying to repair the damage, and he is superb at gathering information and communicating it in a clear, succinct manner. Another thing that was repeated by several citizens, was the feeling that the County Administrator and her Staff had been irresponsible and haphazard in the way they prepared their budget. I think that is grossly unfair. Again, while it’s understandable that many citizens don’t have the time to attend BOS meetings, especially

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OPINION: Letters to the Editor those during the day, if you had attended I think you’d feel very differently. Each department obviously spent hours discussing, analyzing and preparing their budgets, and gave thoughtful presentations to the public. Ms. Dickson had them follow a consistent format, starting with an explanation of what services they provide to the public and the difficulties and intricacies of providing these services. They discussed their accomplishments and initiatives, followed by a presentation of the specifics of their budget and cuts to personnel, supplies etc. Each department worked with Ms. Dickson to find ways to re-structure , consolidate and become more efficient and cost-effective. After reviewing these presentations which are still available on the website, you may not agree with every line item in their budgets, but I think you will have a better appreciation of the effort made to trim and save. The County Staff now makes it easy for you to stay informed. All you need to do is download the Agenda Packet for the meeting and you can read the information that will be presented. Rarely is something presented that is not in the packet. Better than that, download the audio recording of the meeting now on the County website and listen to the audio while following along reading the packet documents. If you don’t have Internet access Administration is always willing to supply a CD with the agenda packet or the audio of a meeting for 60 cents. That’s hard to beat!! The only person who I feel has not been responsible in their budget development

is the Superintendent of Schools. After taking a close look at her budget, I found no evidence that hours were spent analyzing, discussing or evaluating and trying to find ways to make budget cuts which would minimally impact our children’s education. I requested documents such as notes, minutes or spreadsheets that would give some insight into Dr. Underwood’s budget development and was told there were none. Disturbing, especially considering this is a $24 million budget. Rather she cut teachers, assistant teachers, gifted and other instructional programs and supplies. GEPA, a group of concerned parents and other concerned citizens, have spent endless hours and incredible effort attempting to understand the budget decisions and actions taken by Dr. Underwood and offer alternative budgetary suggestions, but she has remained defiantly resistant to any sincere effort to offer clarification or explanation and have an open dialogue. It is inconceivable that these cuts to Instructional personnel, programs and items like textbooks were the only places she could find to trim her budget. This whole process has been an embarrassment. I’m not trying to convince anyone that they should be jumping up and down for joy to have their taxes raised, but I do feel that with the exception of the Schools, real effort and thought has gone into this year’s budget development. I don’t want to see the quality of our County services suffer and I don’t want to see our “rainy day” fund depleted see Letters > page 8

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Letters continued from > page 7 to cover the shortfall. For the majority of us a 4 cent tax hike, after reduced assessments, will leave us paying about the same as last year. Our County has suffered from bad leadership, lack of discipline and vision for years, and irresponsible decisions have left us deeply in debt. Our current administration cannot fix this overnight. New transparency and diligence are in place, and Ms. Dickson and her Staff have achieved an incredible amount in a short period of time. We should continue to demand nothing less, but I also hope we can support and encourage our new County Administrator and Staff as they face enormous problems and obstacles ahead.

I also fervently hope that the School Superintendent will go back and take another look at her budget and re-consider damaging cuts made to Instruction. Even after the bottom line budget is voted on by the BOS on April 6th, she can still make changes in her budget, re-allocate funds and make cuts elsewhere. Admitting mistakes and rectifying them would be courageous and bold leadership we could all rally behind. Sincerely, Linda Wise Manakin Sabot

Affirming our supervisors The Goochland Gazette headlined an article which appeared in last week’s edition, “Goochland School Superintendent Underwood

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When I re-sent my request, with a strong reminder of Ms. Underwood’s legal ignorance, I was initially “stonewalled” by her legal (counsel), Andrea Erard. After standing my ground, claiming knowledgeable existence of the requested information, and demanding its release, Ms. Erard voluminously inundated my inbox with the requested information. Wilfull violation of the open records law can result in a fine of up to $2,500, for which Ms. Underwood can be held personally liable. Filing such a suit in General District Court requires no legal expertise and an approximate $50 fee. The Virginia Coalition for Open Government’s web site can generate the form needed to begin a FOIA case in district court. For a $50 investment, I can expect a

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describe Elise but she will be fondly remembered for her compassion, wit, humor and intelligence. She was born at home in Jordan Mines, Virginia, the daughter of Dr. Eugene Knight and Eleanor Taylor Bowles, the sixth of their seven children. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Ellis Hammack, a son, John Knight Hammack, sisters, Dorothy Sarto and Ellen Knight Bowles, and brothers, Joel and Cabell Bowles. Prior to marrying on April 6, 1946, she attended Richmond Polytechnic Institute. For over 15 years, Elise worked in the Richmond City School System at Chandler, Henderson and Albert Hill Middle Schools. Survivors include her children; Elissa Penn (Alan) of Glen Allen, Robert E. Hammack, Jr. of Palm Springs, CA and Eleanor Harris (Jeff) of Goochland County; grandchildren, Melissa Penn, Emily Harris and Robert Clay Harris; sister, Sarah Kelly and brother, Edward Bowles. A memorial service will be held at Three Chopt Presbyterian Church on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 2 p.m.

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Freshman Brady Straus finds strength in loss No. 3 ranked Cougars don caps in memory of Raymond Straus BY DAVE LAWRENCE sports@goochlandgazette.com

hen the Collegiate boys’ tennis team traveled to St. Christopher’s last Friday, they were sporting a new item for their uniform – a white baseball cap.— —Or at least to the casual observer, it might have looked like little more than a white baseball cap with a Cougar logo. On the back, however, the initials “RS” suggested something more than team spirit influenced the wardrobe selection. For one of the Collegiate team members, Brady Straus, it represented something much more important. “RS” are the initials for Straus’ father, Raymond, who passed away on March 6 – shortly before the team’s first match this season. “This is the first match we’ve worn them for. We just got them yesterday,” said Collegiate coach Chris Conquest. “I’ve been amazed at how strong Brady’s been – strong and positive through it all. The team has been a good support for him as well.” Getting the hats was the team’s idea. Straus said they are a nice memorial to his father.

“It’s great to have a memory of him and it’s great that they thought of that,” Straus said. “He was a great dad – always supported the team. It’s good that he’s here with us on the hats. I like that.” The loss of his father is something that gives Brady even more motivation to do as well as he can this season– He certainly did well on Friday, winning his singles match and helping win his doubles match to lead the Cougars to a 6-3 victory against the Saints. Straus, a freshman, is the No. 2 singles player and is on the No. 1 doubles team with Max Schnur. He defeated St. Christopher’s Jack Scherger 6-1, 6-1 in singles. He and Schnur defeated Scherger and Will Halladay 8-2 in their doubles match. Conquest said Straus has not lost a singles match all year. “He hasn’t missed a beat on the court,” Conquest said. “I think that it helps him focus and keep his mind on stuff. It’s kind of nice to have the tennis as a fallback.” Straus agreed. “When I play tennis or any other sport, like soccer, just to get my mind off of it, it’s really helped the past couple of weeks,” Straus said. “Getting out there and not thinking about him, just thinking about tennis – that’s what he would have wanted.”

Both Conquest and Straus said it was nice to defeat the Saints on their home court. “Especially for me. I used to go to St. Christopher’s,” Conquest said. “It’s a friendly rivalry. It’s definitely a rivalry, but when we go to the Prep League tournament, we’re rooting for each other. If Collegiate’s not going to win the Prep League, we root for St. Chris to bring the title to Richmond and vice versa.” Collegiate, currently ranked No. 3 in the TD Top-10 Poll, won the Prep League title last year – the first time in the school’s history that they brought the championship home. Now both the Cougars (5-3) and the Saints (2-3) are in something of rebuilding years – more so for St. Christopher’s than for Collegiate. “I think we played pretty well. I think we had our chances,” said St. Christopher’s coach Richard Peyton. “We could have won that last doubles match. … In our No. 3 singles, we had a couple of match points that could have gone either way. So, as matches are, you win some and you lose some. We have a young team. I think they are improving rapidly.” Schnur defeated Harris Blair in the No. 1 singles, 6-0, 61. Collegiate also won the No. 3 singles when Turner Willett defeated Halladay 6-2, 7-6 (108) and the No. 6 singles when

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Collegiate freshman Brady Straus keeps full concentration on the ball as he hits the high backhand return. For the first time last week the Cougar players wore white caps in memory of Brady’s father Raymond who passed away on March 6. Straus, Collegiate’s #2 player, has not lost a singles match this season.

Gordon Gunn defeated Holt Walker 6-0, 6-4. The Saints won two grueling matches in the No. 4 and No. 5 singles. The Saints’ Andrew Gnapp defeated Cole Phillips 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 7-6 (10-6) in the fourth match and Trevor Hall defeated Andrew Elliott 6-7 (97), 7-5, 7-6 (10-1).

Willett (C) d. Halladay 6-2, 7-6 (108); Gnapp (SC) d. Phillips 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 10-6; Hall (SC) d. Elliott 6-7 (9-7) 7-5, 10-1; Gunn (C) d.Walker 6-0, 6-4. Doubles: SchnurStraus (C) d. Scherger- Halladay 8-2; Blair-Walker (SC) d. Elliott- Phillips 8-5; Gunn-Palmore (C) d. GnappCollegiate 6, St. Christopher’s 3 Singles: Schnur (C) d. Blair 6-0, 6- Hall 8-5 Records: St. Christopher’s 1; Straus (C) d. Scherger 6-1, 6-1; 2-3; Collegiate 5-3

St. Christopher’s Blair and Walker defeated Elliott and Phillips 8-5 in the No. 2 doubles match, but Collegiate ended the day on a winning note when Gunn and Austin Palmore defeated Gnapp and Hall.

Cadets have up and down week in North/South BY JIM RIDOLPHI sports@goochlandgazette.com

hat a difference a week can makes. A week earlier, Lee-Davis sophomore pitcher Jacob Perks was beside himself over a dismal outing against Varina. “He had a bad outing last week and was very bothered

by it,” said Confederates head coach Kenny Lewis. “He just had one of those days when he couldn’t throw a strike.” But in the opening game of the North-South Spring Break Tournament agaisnt Benedictine it was a different story for Perks as the righthander pitched five innings of near perfect baseball against Cadets.

The C-Feds, ranked No. 7 in this week’s TD poll, took advantage of effective hitting with some aggressive base running to complement Perks’ peak performance and recorded a 13-2 victory over the Cadets. Lee-Davis (5-2) pushed a run across in the first inning, but the Cadets fired back in the top of the third, scoring two

runs. Colton Konricka scored on a Chris Hogan sacrifice fly to give the Cadets a 2-1 advantage. But the C-feds mounted a two-out rally in the bottom of the third to gain the lead and never looked back. Billy Steel belted a double down the left field line and Will Connerly drove him in with a single. Connerley scored on a Jordan

Boze hit and the C-Feds were up 3-2. Perks sat the Cadets down in order in the top of the fourth, clearing the way for a 10-run explosion by the C-feds in the bottom half of the inning. That rally also began with two outs and didn’t end until the home team batted around. “I’m not sure it was as much what we did in that

inning or what they did,” said Benedictine head coach Sean Ryan. “They had one of those innings where the floodgates seemed to open up. “I was disappointed with the pitching today,” Ryan said. “We just couldn’t get that third strike in many key situations, and couldn’t get that final out see Baseball > 10

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Cougar girls soccer finds familiar spot at the top BY JIM RIDOLPHI sports@goochlandgazette.com

ollegiate varsity soccer player Becky Patton is picking up right where she left off last season. Last year’s Times Dispatch Player of the Year scored five goals last week against visiting Pope John Paul the Great as the No. 2 ranked Cougars recorded a 10-1 victory upping their record 7-1. Remarkably, Patton notched that tally in less than a half of soccer and an injured teammate actually contributed to Patton reaching the unusually high mark. Late in the first half, freshman Ellie Sullivan, who had already scored two goals herself, went down hard after colliding with Pope’s goalkeeper

Anna Davis. Play was stopped for several minutes, while trainers and school officials tended to her injured leg. “Usually I pull a player when they’ve had three goals,” said Cougar coach Bill Rider. “Following the injury, I couldn’t get the subs warmed up before (Patton) had scored two more,” he added. “She did a great job and we were reading how to get the ball behind their backs, and there was some real creative play by her teammates.” Rider was pleased with his team’s overall play. “I was impressed with the way we played today because we didn’t know what to expect from our opponent, but they were actually very solid,” Rider said. “We moved the ball around and the kids finished well. “Meredith Donahue con-

trolled the middle of the field exceptionally well. She’s coming off a major ACL injury and showed she has regained her confidence,” Rider said. Midfileder Jenny Sroba also had an excellent game against Pope. “She was just tearing them up from the left side,” Rider said. Senior co-captain Ally Koonce recorded a number of assists and Rider said that’s her usual style of play. “She always has creative play and a number of our goals came off her assists.” Pope coach George Forsythe said his team is young at a school has only been in existence for two years. “We don’t have any upper classmen on the team, so we’re playing with sophomores and freshmen and it’s a big challenge for us,” he said. However, according to

PJPTG ------------------------- 1 0 -- 1 Collegiate -------------------- 6 4 -- 10 PJPTG: Avis C: Patton 5, Sullivan 2, Koonce, Stettinius, Donahue Saves: Davis (PJPTG) 12, Darden Photo by Jim Ridolphi (C) 4 Last year’s TD Player of the year Becky Patton (22) had Records: Pope John Paul The Great five goals against PJPTG. 1-3; Collegiate 7-1 Woods and Dyer; Walsh, Carter (3), Pulisic (4) and Keeler. L: Walsh. Highlights: Andrew Woods (B) 2 for 2, 3 RBI; David Geary (B) 1 for 1, 3-run homer.

Baseball continued from > 9 in their big inning,” he added. “We just couldn’t make a quality pitch in a two-strike situation.” Zach Joseph got the start for the first game of the tournament and pitchers Sam Dodson and lefty Brooks Snead also saw action late in the game. “We really didn’t want to use that many pitchers in the first game, but we’ll deal with it and see what happens later in the tournament,” Ryan said. Ryan said playing in tournaments like the Spring Break is a great opportunity for his team, and he welcomes the chance to play local public schools. “We’re excited to play in a tournament like this,” Ryan said. “We like this tournament because we always get to see quality teams and we like to play the best in the area,” he added.

Forsythe, playing teams like Collegiate will only improve their skills. “This team today was the best,” he said. “They do everything well, they are well disciplined and loaded with talent.” Collegiate’s only loss was 0-1 at No. 1 ranked Mills E. Godwin, with whom they have a rematch at home on April 30. “We had a good match with Godwin early on and both teams had a chance to win,” Rider said. “We’ll be seeing them again in a couple of weeks.”

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The field umpire gets a good look as Benedictine’s Teddy Kozak, right, slides in under the tag of the Lee-Davis short stop Billy Steel.

The Cadets bounced back to win the night cap at Atlee, 17-0. Benedictine scored 15 runs in the first three innings and were led by a threee-run homer from David Geary. However on Thursday the Cadets fell to Douglas Freeman 10-9 and Hermitage 6-3 to close out the week.

Joseph, Dodson (4), Snead (4), Konvicka (4) and Dyer; Perks and Connerley and Lumpkin (5). W: Perks. L: Joseph. Highlights: Chris Dyer (B) 2 for 3, double, SB, RBI; Jacob Perks (LD) 6 Ks, Will Connerly (LD) 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 runs; Hank Parsley (LD) 2 for 2, 2 runs, RBI.

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Benedictine.......... 202 050 0— 9 8 2 Douglas Free....030 210 4— 10 13 3 Woods, Myers (4), Dyer (7) and Dyer, Wood (7); Costas, Butler (4), Dodson (5) and Herod. W: Dodson. L: Dyer. Highlights: Chris Dyer (B) 1 for 3, 2 runs; Chris Hogan (B) 1 for 2, 2 runs, 2B, RBI; Mark Measell (B) 2 for 3, run, 2 2Bs, RBI; Nick Poulos (DF) 2 for 4, run; Kyle Witty (DF) 3 for 4, Photo by Charlie Leffler 3 runs; Jacob Williams (DF) 3 for 3, 3 runs, 2 2Bs, 2 RBI; Michael Friend Last Wednesday, race fans got the opportunity to meet (DF) 2 for 4, 4 RBI, game-winning with NASCAR drivers Jason Leffler, above left, and Justin Allgaier, center, at the Kroger in Mechanicsville. GoochRBI; Mac Hudgins (DF) 2 RBI Benedictine............. 010 200— 3 4 1 Hermitage ............... 100 311— 6 6 1 Barnes, Dyer (2), Petronovien (4) and Mathews; D. Jones, Pauley (6) and Blunt. W: D. Jones. L: Dyer Highlights: Chris Hogan (B) 1 for 3, RBI, run; Jamie Rooker (H) 1 for 4, 3 runs, HR; Darren Mcleod (H) 2 for 4, 3B, run

land’s Kim Howe was on hand to get autographs from the two drivers. Leffler and Allgaier were at Kroger as part of a promotion for the BUBBA Burger 250 Nationwide race which will take place at Richmond International Raceway on April 30.The two drivers joined local celebrities in a “Signature BUBBA Burger” competition in which each created their own version of the burger for a panel of judges. Allgaier won the competition on a fan vote after the judeges came back tied.

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