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The gym was packed with smiles and cheers when Roanoke College's mascot Rooney the Hawk and several of players from Roanoke's men's and women's basketball teams visited Fort Lewis Elementary on Wednesday, October 28, to help the kids raise money for the Children's Miracle Network.

For each basket Rooney netted, the kids counted it towards their pledges. After Rooney had his turn - stomping a little when he didn't score and celebrating with the whole school when he did, the students got their chance to make a few baskets with the help of Roanoke College basketball players Rebecca Bays of Vinton, Rachel Hawkins from Winchester, Jaleesa Osborne from Glouster, Corey Poindexter from Pulaski, and Papa Fall from Senegal.

One of the school's themes for Red Ribbon Week was "Keep your head in the game! Fort Lewis is too smart to do drugs."

The women's basketball program at Roanoke is ranked first in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference for the preseason poll, and the men's basketball program is ranked sixth.

It's never too late to look at photos of Salem football. Laura Tucker shares these photos -- all 238 of them -- from last week's Salem - Hidden Valley game.

Thanks, Laura!

You can view them in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

Do you have photos involving people or events around Salem? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com.

OTHER RECENT SALEM HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE:
* Nov. 6: Photos from Junior Honor Association induction at Salem High School
* Nov. 6: Salem High Schoolers help others during Red Ribbon Week
* Nov. 3: Salem High School wrestling coach dresses up for Halloween
* Nov. 2: Photos from Salem - Hidden Valley football
* Oct. 31: Video highlights from Salem - Hidden Valley football
* Oct. 28: Photos from Salem JV volleyball vs. Hidden Valley
* Oct. 27: Photos of a good catch for Salem JV football
* Oct. 26: More photos from Salem's three overtime football win over Christiansburg
* Oct. 26: Photos from Salem cheerleaders in district competition

These photos are from the North Salem Tigers U10 girls soccer team of the Salem Parks and Recreation League, and along with them, proud coach Todd Neff sent this account of their great season to go along with the pictures:

"This age group doesn't keep official rankings but our girls did VERY WELL. We lost our first game, made some adjustments then won the next 8 games in a row. Our record was 8-1 and we (unofficially) came in 1st place in our division. The next 2 best teams came in at 5-2-1 by my account.

Our girls were a joy to coach and improved DRASTICALLY as the season progressed. We avenged our only loss (4-2) with a 1-0 victory!

Info on the Coach and assistant coach: My name is Todd Neff and I'm the Mechanical Engineering Manager at ITT Night Vision (coach). My wife, Debbie Neff, was the assistant coach and team coordinator. We loved coaching and look forward to being involved in Salem Parks and Rec league next season."

The team included Alexa Warme (forward), Sydney Willinghan (defense), Molly Willingham (forward), Marlie Gregory (halfback), Isabel Baynum (goalie), Mackenzie Neff (forward), Saylor Bane (defense).

Got local sports team photos? Anybody from the little ones to the adult league are welcome to show off their pictures here! Just send them to news@sosalem.com and we'll post them here.

Here are photos of the West Salem Cheerleaders.

Do you have a photo that you would like to submit? If so, send it to news@sosalem.com.

Submitted by Jodie Brammer

The Virginia Extreme Force 16U Team returns from the Rising Stars Showcase tournament in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Pictured is: (bottom row, L to R)  Brittany Ratliff, Katie Stauffer (Salem HS), Brittany Flora, Briana Pinero, Danielle Santos (Lord Botetourt HS), Carrie Williams, (Top Row:) Savannah Price, Liz Klussman, Kate Conner, Savannah Kramer, Brandy Bryant (Glenvar HS), Rae Hall. The team will be moving up to 18U this January and has already been accepted to the Colorado Fireworks Tournament in June 2010.

Picture courtesy of Amy Williams.

Submitted by Alison O'Brien

Here's a photo that Shelly Fisher sent us of the Lady Cardinals soccer team.

In the photo: Maddie Fountain, Madison Hall, Ellie Fountain, Emily Snow, Anna Fisher, Iva Barnes, Madison Sowder, and Eden Hall

Do you have sports photos from this fall? Send them to us at news@sosalem.com and you'll find them here on the Notebook!

Cathy Sargent shares this photo gallery from the Salem - Hidden Valley football game.

Thanks, Cathy!

You can view her photos in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

Do you have photos from the game? Or anything, for that matter, involving people or events around Salem and western Roanoke County? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com.

OTHER RECENT SALEM HIGH SCHOOL COVERAGE:
* Oct. 31: Video highlights from Salem - Hidden Valley football
* Oct. 28: Photos from Salem JV volleyball vs. Hidden Valley
* Oct. 27: Photos of a good catch for Salem JV football
* Oct. 26: More photos from Salem's three overtime football win over Christiansburg
* Oct. 26: Photos from Salem cheerleaders in district competition
* Oct. 26: Photos from Salem varsity volleyball vs. Christiansburg
* Oct. 26: Photos from the Salem-Christiansburg JV volleyball game
* Oct. 26: Photos from the Salem-Christiansburg football game -- with 3 overtimes!
* Oct. 21: Two videos -- plus photos -- of Salem volleyball vs. Blacksburg
* Oct. 19: Photos of Salem football vs. Blacksburg

Gerry Sharpe shares this photo gallery from Friday's Glenvar - Eastern Montgomery football game.

You can view them in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

Do you have photos involving teams from Glenvar or Salem? Or anything else, for that matter, involving people or events around Salem and western Roanoke County? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com.

OTHER RECENT COVERAGE OF GLENVAR HIGH SCHOOL:
* Oct. 26: Photos from Glenvar vs. Radford football
* Oct. 26: Glenvar presents present for conservation announcement by the governor
* Oct. 24: Video highlights from Glenvar-Radford football
* Oct. 22: Ben Grisso shares photos from Glenvar homecoming
* Oct. 22: Photos from the Glenvar powderpuff game
* Oct. 20: More photos from Glenvar homecoming
* Oct. 20: Photos of Glenvar decking the halls for homecoming
* Oct. 19: Paparazzi photos from Glenvar homecoming
* Oct. 19: A dry picture of the Glenvar homecoming court
* Oct. 19: Glenvar cheer coach Jessica Madison gets a very public proposal of marriage
* Oct. 19: Photos from the Glenvar homecoming parade
* Oct. 19: More photos from Glenvar's homecoming game
* Oct. 17: Photos from Glenvar's homecoming game and ceremonies

Cathy Sargent shares this photo gallery of the Salem Sabres 16U team beating Alleghany over the weekend.

Thanks, Cathy!

You can view her photos in the slideshow above or in this gallery format.

Do you have photos involving teams or players from around Salem? If so, you can share at news@sosalem.com.

The Salem Red Sox, the Advanced Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox have released their game schedule for the 2010 season, the second year as a Boston Red Sox affiliate and 44th season in the Carolina League."We were thrilled with the support we received from our loyal fans throughout our inaugural season as the Salem Red Sox as our team fell just short of the Carolina League Championship," said Sam Kennedy, President of the Salem Red Sox and Fenway Sports Group. "The 2009 season ended just a few games earlier than we were ready for, and we are already looking forward to another great year on and off the field in 2010."

Salem opens its season with a six-game road trip with stops in Potomac and Lynchburg before returning to Salem for the Red Sox home opener on Friday, April 16 at 7:05PM. The campaign begins on April 8 in Northern Virginia against the Potomac Nationals (Washington Nationals) with the first of a four-game series followed by a three-game series in Lynchburg against the defending Carolina League Champion Lynchburg Hillcats (TBD) starting on Tuesday. Lewis-Gale Field will see its first action of the 2010 season on Friday, April 16 when the Salem Sox host the Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Atlanta Braves) at 7:05 p.m.

For a complete schedule of games, go to www.salemsox.com and click on "schedule."

Fans can get their Salem Sox merchandise, 10th Man Flex Plans, and Kids Club memberships for the 2010 season at the Salem Red Sox kiosk at Tanglewood Mall that will open on Thursday, November 20 and remain open until after the New Year or at the official team store at the Salem Red Sox offices at Salem Memorial Ballpark.

Every fan that visits the kiosk can enter into a drawing for a unique, behind the scenes, VIP trip for two to Fort Myers, Florida to watch the Boston Red Sox embark on another season at Spring Training 2010. The drawing will be held on Monday, February 1, 2010. This once in a lifetime weekend getaway will include airfare, hotel accommodations for three nights, rental car, two tickets to two spring training games at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, the opportunity to take batting practice on the field, VIP tour of the facility, Red Sox gift bag, and an exclusive postgame BBQ with three current Boston Red Sox Field staff members and players. No purchase necessary to enter. This package is valued at $2,400.

Submitted by Dave Cawley, Salem Red Sox. Keep reading for the rest of the release:

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