The Sumter Item: March 25, 2018

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BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS KATHRYN R.C. REAVES 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Standing on a stage in front of their wingmen at Shaw Air Force Base, two 20th Security Forces Squadron Airmen received recognition for dedicated service to the United States Air Force, totaling nearly 90 percent of their lives, or 154 years — dog years, that is.

The March 14 retirement ceremony honored Astra and Marky,

patrol explosive detector military working dogs, and marked the day they transitioned from service members to pets.

“I’ve seen too many memorials for K-9s, so I wanted something special that everybody can actually see and enjoy,” said Senior Master Sgt. Anthony Wolfe, 20th SFS operations superintendent. “I’ve talked to handlers that have never seen a retirement for an MWD, so we tried

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Astra, retired 20th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dog, plays in the grass near Shaw Air Force Base.

Astra, now 11 years old, became a patrol explosive detector dog in 2008 and served with the 20th SFS until her reSEE RETIREMENT, PAGE A10 tirement March 14.

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t least 650 people enjoyed locally grown produce and fresh-picked ingredients

combined to make unique and classic dishes during the fifth-annual Farm to Table event on Thursday at Sumter County Civic Center.

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Hosted by Sumter Rotary Club, the event not only shines a spotlight on local farmers and restaurants, but also raises money for charitable organizations that give back to the community.

As has been done every year since its start, proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to multiple causes such as Coins for Alzheimer’s Research, 4-H, Sumter United Ministries and the Warm Heart Fund at Shaw Air Force Base.

“It was wonderful,” said Jeannie Crotts, special projects director for the Rotary club, about the event. “I think it was the best yet.”

Crotts said she received positive feedback from both the guests and vendors.

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New facility to benefit students, public Patriot Park building will open in summer

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Anyone visiting Patriot Park in the past few months may have noticed the construction of a new facility that will benefit local students and resi-

dents who want to learn from or just enjoy the nature Sumter has to offer.

The construction of Patriot Park Pavilion, the newest facility at the park, will allow Sumterites to get the most out of the local environment by

providing an educational facility for students and an events center for the public.

This has been an ongoing project for about 10 years, said Sumter County Councilman Charles Edens, and it’s about to come to an end when the facility is completed

sometime this summer.

Originally, the idea was to build an environmental center for local students, but the plan has since evolved to include a space for public events, he said.

The building is about

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Rabon files for District 2 county council seat

BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com For the first time since 2010, there will be a June Republican primary this year for the District 2 seat on Sumter County Council.

That’s confirmed after Bubba Rabon filed recently with Sumter County Election Commission to contest incumbent Artie Baker for the spot on county council.

Rabon spoke Thursday at a

neighborhood gathering to kickoff his campaign.

A lifelong resident of Sumter County, Rabon is best known as a builder, developer RABON and small-business owner. He owns Rabon Properties for housing/apartment rentals and co-owns Bubba’s Diner, 841 Broad St., with his wife, Cathy.

Previously, Rabon owned Ameri-

can Superette on U.S. 378 across from Shaw Air Force Base, Cherryvale Grocery, East of Chicago Pizza, Batteries Plus and Rabon Construction Co., among other businesses.

He also spent almost two decades developing real estate and commercial properties in the Myrtle Beach area and served for three years on the board of directors for the

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Busing, construction renovations highlight 4th session

BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com DALZELL — Busing concerns, having construction renovations completed on time, and what would happen to closed schools were key discussion items from community members at Thursday's public meeting on a draft school consolidation proposal held here at Hillcrest Middle School.

Thursday's meeting was the fourth in a series of "community conversation sessions" that Sumter School District staff and its board of trustees hosted to gather public feedback on Interim Superintendent Debbie Hamm's draft proposal to close three low-enrollment schools and move those students into nearby schools in the county and implement nationally recognized magnet programs into them. Hamm has emphasized since she first introduced the proposal that it could change based on community feedback. Also, she has said any final decision on a proposal will be made by the school board.

Since Thursday's session was at Hillcrest Middle, most of the community members' concerns and questions centered on the part of the proposal that calls for closing Rafting Creek Elementary School in Rembert and moving those students six miles to Hillcrest Middle as part of a K-8 magnet school.

In the potential reconfiguration of Hillcrest, construction would be necessary to accommodate elementary school children, including more bathrooms.

Community members questioned whether that construction could be completed by August and the start of next school year.

When asked Friday in a follow-up question, Hamm said construction and remodeling at Hillcrest would be a challenge, but the district's goal

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Sumter School District Board of Trustee Johnny Hilton, center, talks with community members during a round table discussion Thursday night at Hillcrest Middle School in Dalzell.

FINAL COMMUNITY CONVERSATION SESSION WHEN: 6:30 tonight WHERE: Rafting Creek Elementary School, cafeteria, 4105 S.C. 261, Rembert

would be to have everything in place to have work begin immediately upon school closing in early June for the summer and to get all work completed before the August school start date.

Several Rembert-area residents also expressed concern with what would happen to the Rafting Creek Elementary School facility should it close.

Hamm said the district would not want for the facility to deteriorate, and it would consult with a Realtor

and an architect on potential uses for the facility, such as a church, community center, assisted living facility or affordable housing complex.

Since the school was constructed with public money, the district would potentially look to sell the facility at a negotiated and reasonable price, she said.

About 60 people were in attendance at Thursday's meeting. The district hosted another session Saturday at Mayewood Middle, and the final public session will be tonight at Rafting Creek Elementary School, 4105 S.C. 261, in Rembert.

MONDAY BOARD MEETING MOVED TO CRESTWOOD Due to possible large attendance, Sumter School District's Board of Trustees' regular monthly work session scheduled for Monday has been

moved from the district office to a larger site.

The school board will meet Monday at Crestwood High School, 2000 Oswego Road, at 6 p.m.

A district staff member distributed the agenda for Monday's work session late Thursday.

Headlining the board meeting will be Interim Superintendent Debbie Hamm discussing further her draft school consolidation proposal with the trustees, and public feedback received from a series of six "community conversation sessions" held since the board last met on March 12.

The draft proposal from the district's administration calls for closing three low-enrollment schools (Mayewood Middle School, Rafting Creek Elementary School in Rembert, and F.J. DeLaine Elementary School in Wedgefield) at the end of this school year and moving the students, teachers and staff to larger nearby schools in the same general areas of the county. Then, nationally recognized magnet programs would be implemented next year at the three larger schools. In the short term and long term, Hamm said she hopes the topnotch programs can help sustain and possibly increase enrollment in rural schools in the county. Enrollment at schools in rural areas of the county has dropped considerably over time, according to district data.

Also, on Monday, Hamm is expected to present to the board a proposal for moving Brewington Academy to another location. Brewington is now located on the Mayewood Middle campus. If the board ultimately decides on closing Mayewood, it would need another site for Brewington.

Like all board-related meetings, Monday's work session is open to the public. However, since it's a work session, public participation isn't listed on the agenda.

College chairman: Canty not being considered for Morris presidency

Handgun fee proposal would fund officers in S.C. schools

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7 percent charge would be attached to sales

The Rev. Ralph Canty isn't being considered any longer for the Morris College president position.

The chairman of the college's board of trustees, the Rev. Mack Hines of Florence County, made the announcement last week.

Canty never actually submitted an appli- CANTY cation for the presidential opening last fall, but a local grassroots campaign submitted a petition in October — about a week after the application deadline — with about 310 signatures for Canty to be considered as a candidate. Sumter County resident Carlton Washington led the petition campaign.

Hines said ultimately since Canty didn't submit an application, he's no longer being considered for the position.

Hines told The Sumter Item that he would be disclosing more in-

formation on the search process in April, after another board of trustees' meeting.

Canty said he was appreciative of the grassroots effort, and wishes the college the best in its continued search.

"I believe the trustees will make the right decision in the end," Canty said. "I'm prayerful that the new person will bring new vision and new energy to the college."

The college currently faces various challenges including legal health issues with a mold infestation case that has resulted in a class action lawsuit, and financial concerns, according to Washington.

Canty said he thinks Morris will be able to bounce back from its challenges with the right visionary leadership.

Morris has been in the process of seeking a president since the late Luns Richardson retired on June 30, 2017. About six months following his retirement, Richardson died in January at the age of 89. Leroy Staggers, an academic dean at the college, has served as interim president since Richardson's retirement last year.

BY MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA — In the wake of legislative inaction on a budget request to fund police officers in South Carolina's schools, some state lawmakers have proposed charging a fee on all handgun sales to pay for it.

On Thursday, a dozen Democratic House lawmakers introduced legislation that would attach a 7 percent charge to handgun sales in the state.

The money would go into a "School Safety Fund," which schools could use to pay for school resource officers.

The proposal, now assigned to a committee, comes after House lawmakers refused to put any money in this year's proposed budget for school resource officers. During floor debate, Republican state Rep. Josiah Magnuson floated the idea of taking $5 million out of the state Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department's budget to pay for the officers, but that proposal was voted down.

The Senate has yet to take up the House's spending plan. The House

approved the plan despite a push from Gov. Henry McMaster to allocate $5 million for police officers in schools. The governor made the plea before 17 people were killed in a Florida school shooting. Since then, the governor has said the state should find whatever money it takes to keep South Carolina's schools safe, convening a school safety summit earlier this month.

Even if lawmakers found a way to fund the governor's proposal, the money would barely make in a dent in the $60 million a year state Education Department officials say is needed for an officer in all 1,200 schools.

President Donald Trump has said he supports efforts to arm teachers and school staff, but McMaster and South Carolina law enforcement leaders including State Law Enforcement Division Chief Mark Keel have said that trained law enforcement officers, not educators, are better equipped to serve in those roles.

At a meeting earlier this week of a House panel discussing various school safety proposals, no one spoke in favor of arming teachers.

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Poll: Support soars for stricter gun control laws

BY STEVE PEOPLES AND EMILY SWANSON Associated Press NEW YORK — Support for tougher gun control laws is soaring in the United States, according to a new poll that found a majority of gun owners and half of Republicans favor new laws to address gun violence in the weeks after a Florida school shooting left 17 dead and sparked nationwide protests.

The poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, found that nearly 7 in 10 adults now favor stricter gun control measures. That's the strongest level of support since The Associated Press first asked the question five years ago. The new poll also found that nearly half of Americans do not expect elected officials to take action.

"It feels hopeless," said 30-year-old Elizabeth Tageson-Bedwin, of Durham, North Carolina, a self-described Republican who teaches seventh-grade English. "Considering recent events, gun control in this country needs to be stricter — and it can be without infringing on anyone's rights."

Overall, 69 percent of Americans think gun laws in the United States should be made stricter. That's up from 61 percent who said the same in October of 2016 and 55 percent when the AP first asked the question in October of 2013.

Overall, 90 percent of Democrats, 54 percent of gun owners and 50 percent of Republicans now favor stricter gun control laws.

Sixty percent think that making it harder to legally obtain a gun would result in fewer mass shootings; just 49 percent said the same in the 2016 poll.

The new poll finds support for specific gun control measures even among those who bristle at the term "gun control."

"That's what Hitler did," said Flora McIntyre, of Simi Valley, California, re-

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peating a common, but inaccurate, line of criticism against gun control measures. "Hitler made everyone register their guns. Then he came and collected all the guns."

But when asked about specific gun control prescriptions, the 82-year-old retired nurse, who said she owns a rifle and a .44 Magnum, said she favored stronger background checks and limits on the number of bullets allowed in a gun magazine. She also opposes President Donald Trump's plan to give guns to trained teachers.

The poll shows that McIntyre is not alone.

More than 8 in 10 Americans favor a federal law preventing mentally ill people from purchasing guns, along with a federal law expanding background check requirements to include gun shows and private sales.

Nearly 8 in 10 favor allowing courts to prevent people from owning guns if considered a danger to themselves or others, even if they have not been con-

victed of a crime. And 7 in 10 favor a nationwide ban on devices known as "bump stocks" that allow semi-automatic guns to function like automatic guns.

Nearly 6 in 10 favor a nationwide ban on AR-15-style rifles.

"They should take them off the market. Too much power right there," 25-year-old Sedrick Clark, of St. Louis, Missouri, said of AR-15s.

Clark, a self-described Republican, said he recently purchased a handgun for protection. But he said he'd support police efforts to go door to door to confiscate "dirty guns" from convicted felons and others who shouldn't have them.

"I know Trump would do it," Clark said, praising the Republican president.

Americans have mixed views on whether they expect any elected leaders to enact tougher gun control laws in the next year.

The Florida legislature passed a law earlier in the month to raise the minimum age to purchase a firearm to 21.

The law also extended the waiting period to three days, banned "bump stocks," funded more school police officers and mental health services, and allowed certain staff members to carry guns in schools. Congress, however, has yet to adopt new gun control measures that would apply to the rest of the country.

Just over half of Americans — 51 percent — expect elected officials to tighten gun laws, while 42 percent expect no changes; another 6 percent expect gun laws to be made less strict. Nearly twothirds of Republicans, but less than half of Democrats, predict gun laws will be made stricter.

Democrat Cody Campbell, a 42-yearold IT worker from Atlanta, suggested that the financial impact of the gun industry would prevent meaningful change.

"Here in the U.S., it's all about the money, and guns are a big part of how we make money," said Campbell, a gun owner who supports stronger gun control.

In Florida, not far from where a 19-year-old gunman killed 17 people and wounded 17 others last month, 50-yearold John Karnosh said he's favored stricter gun control measures since the 1999 school shooting in Columbine, Colorado, that left 15 dead.

"All this time has passed and still nothing has changed," said Karnosh, a gun owner from Miramar, Florida, who is not registered with either party. "I live in the same county, down the street from Parkland. I see what these kids are doing. If anyone can build a movement for change, these kids will do it."

The AP-NORC poll of 1,122 adults was conducted March 14-19 using a sample drawn from NORC's probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population.

The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.2 percentage points.

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A life-sized animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience in Canon City, Colorado, went up in flames after an electrical issue.

Extinct again: Animatronic T-Rex bursts into flames CANON CITY, Colo. (AP) — The co-owner of a dinosaurthemed park in southern Colorado thinks an electrical malfunction caused a life-size animatronic Tyrannosaurus Rex to burst into flames.

Zach Reynolds says the T-Rex at the Royal Gorge Dinosaur Experience smoldered for about 10 minutes before it caught fire Thursday morning. Visitors watched as the inferno spread through the dinosaur, which appeared at times to be breathing flames.

Reynolds joked, "We knew he had a temper, but today he blew his top."

The 24-foot-tall T-Rex, which moved and made sounds, was one of 16 dinosaurs that line the park's Wild Walk exhibit.

Reynolds says it was a total loss but at least "it made for some spectacular imagery along the way."

He hopes to have a replacement T-Rex installed by the summer.

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Contestants throw hatchets at wooden bull’s-eyes at the Kick Axe Throwing venue in the Brooklyn borough of New York.

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BY ROBERT BUMSTED Associated Press EW YORK — Leave it to the hipsters of Brooklyn to combine craft beer and sharp objects. Kick Axe Throwing is the first bar in New York City to pick up on a nationwide trend of ax throw-

ing, a growing sport that some enthusiasts hope will take off the way bowling did in the last century.

"People are like, 'Sharp objects and beer?

What a great idea that is.' But truthfully, after you have a couple drinks you start to actually throw a little bit better," said Alexander Stine, an "axepert" at Kick Axe. He honed his own skills growing up in Colorado throwing knives at carnivals and now trains newcomers on proper technique. "It's about believing in your ability to do something you didn't think you could do before."

Scoring is similar to darts. Players aim at a wooden board painted with a bull's-eye and rings corresponding to different point values.

Playing to the sport's origins at Canadian logging competitions, Kick Axe's decor is reminiscent of a ski lodge, complete with flannel chairs and calfskin carpeting.

The perimeter of the venue is lined with cages for throwing.

There's a bar serving wine and beer but no hard liquor. Guests can take a break from throwing axes to play board games like "Candy Land" at tables in the center of the room.

While Kick Axe mainly caters to casual players, there are locations across the country where enthusiasts play the sport competitively.

There was no alcohol in sight during recent tournament play at Chicago's Bad Axe Throwing, a Canadabased chain of 18 venues.

Bad Axe's CEO, Mario Zelaya, founded the World Axe Throwing League a year ago. He said it now has 2,500 members worldwide who compete at his own locations and other independent venues.

"It's bowling 2.0," said Zelaya.

"What bowling maybe used to be in the 80s and 90s, and this is what axe throwing is right now. It's fun. It's new. It's addictive. It's active entertainment."

The World Axe Throwing League held its first world championship tournament in December. Competitors played in their home courts, and the games were broadcast remotely on Facebook Live. The winner took home a $3,500 prize.

Zelaya says his ultimate goal is to make ax throwing an Olympic sport.

‘It’s bowling 2.0. What bowling maybe used to be in the ’80s and ’90s, and this is what axe throwing is right now.’

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More brides ditching strict restrictions on bridal party

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Flesch-Jones Erricka Michelle Flesch and James Laughton Jones II, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018, at First Baptist Church in Sumter.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Richard Thompson of Sumter and the granddaughter of Mrs. William Vernon Reardon (Mary Ann) and the late Mr. Reardon of Salters. She graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a major in Finance and Real Estate and a minor in Psychology. She is employed as a real estate broker associate at Coldwell Banker Commercial Cornerstone.

The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Emmett Jones and the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Thomas Jones Sr. and Mrs. James Maurice White (Gayle) and the late Mr. White, all of Sumter. He graduated from Wofford College with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He is employed as a sales manager by Jones Buick GMC.

The Rev. Mark Eugene Yoder officiated at the ceremony.

Music was provided by James Allen Lowe, organist.

Escorted by her father, the bride wore a French alencon lace and tulle strapless gown featuring a fit-and-flare skirt with tiered tulle layers and lace-scalloped hem detail. She carried a loose bouquet of antique pink rose varieties, white hydrangea, Queen Anne's lace, wild flowers and garden greens hand-tied with silk ribbon.

Abby Jayne Wingard served as maid of honor, with Ashley Jones McLeod as matron of honor.

Bridesmaids were Kaitlyn Amanda Beard, Elizabeth Nell Black, Savanna Gail Green, Betsy Hale Jones, Emily Lynn Matthews, Amber Renee Welch and Charlotte Rutledge White.

Flower girls were Adelaide McLane Harris, Jenna Lane Knopf and Grace Ann Locklear.

The bridegroom's father served as best man. Groomsmen were Eric Warren Avant, Adville Barnes Boyle IV, David McKinley Jones, Edwin

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Thompson Kinney, William Mullins McLeod Jr., Derek Brent Moore, Mendel Burns Shaw, William Belton White and Thomas McConnell White.

William Breck Taylor Jr. served as ring bearer.

The reception was given by the bride's parents at La Piazza in Sumter.

The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom's parents at The O'Donnell House in Sumter.

Following a wedding trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico, the couple will reside in Sumter.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Alison Kelly felt she had enough on her plate dealing with her own wedding gown and all the details of her mountain getaway nuptials without micromanaging how her bridal party would dress.

So instead, she asked her maid of honor — her sister — and the rest of her bridal party to choose natural tones to honor the informal Vail, Colorado, location that she and her husband had picked for their nuptials, and to wear styles that made them feel good.

"I'm surrounded by women who make their own decisions and are strong and independent. There's no way I could tell any of them what to wear. It just wouldn't even work," Kelly laughed. "I know that they know their own bodies."

She was thrilled with the results, a soft mix of rose blush, light red, ivory and taupe that proved the perfect complement to her own

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Central Carolina Technical College Academic Program Manager for the Pharmacy Technician program Dionne Simmons explains the different learning experiences the Pharmacy Technician program offers.

Central Carolina Technical College COME SEE ME DAY

On March 15, Central Carolina Technical College held Come See Me Day. The program invited area high school students to CCTC to learn about admission and financial aid requirements, as well as discover the 50 plus academic programs the college offers.

Attendees were also introduced to Central Carolina Scholars, CCTC’s initiative that provides qualifying high school seniors the first two years at CCTC tuition free. Students were divided between the Health Sciences Center, Legal Studies Center, Main Campus, Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center and the Natural Resources Management Center.

GRADUATION FAIR Central Carolina Technical College will host a Graduation Fair on Tuesday on Main Campus in building M500’s atrium from 10 a.m. to noon and 4 to 6 p.m. Students will have the opportunity to have graduation portraits taken, gather information about job searching, view class rings and check the status of their graduation applications.

ART SHOW OPENING AT THE GALLERY UPSTAIRS Central Carolina Technical College Foundation Gallery of Art and Expression will host an opening reception on Wednesday from 5 to 6 p.m. at The Gallery Upstairs on Main Campus, second floor of Building M500.

The show highlights artwork from CCTC’s Industrial and Engineering Technology division along with art-

work from CCTC faculty, staff, students and artists in the four-county service area. The Gallery Upstairs and reception is open to the public. The show will remain on display until July 12. — Catherine M. Wood

University of South Carolina Sumter FIRE ANTS HAVE HEART GOLF TOURNAMENT RETURNS The USC Sumter Athletics Department has partnered with the American Heart Association to host a golf tournament on Friday, April 20, at Beech Creek Golf Course. The shotgun start will begin at 9 a.m. with a four-player Captain’s Choice format.

The tournament includes special holein-one options and prizes for longest drive and closest to the pin. All proceeds from the tournament will benefit both Fire Ant Athletics and the American Heart Association.

For more information or to register to play, please call USC Sumter Fundraising Coordinator Christie Stutz at (803) 938-3892. — Misty Hatfield

Wilson Hall NOYES NAMED GLOBAL SCHOLAR

Senior Betsy Noyes received a Global Honors Scholarship from Gordon College in Massachusetts. Valued at $120,000, the scholarship covers the full cost of tuition, room and board. In addition, the scholarship provides for international travel, an international internship with a global service organization, seminars and cultural activities. The Global Honors Scholars program prepares students to provide Christ-honoring leadership in a multicultural world, and scholars will form

Wilson Hall students were well recognized in the annual Myrtis Osteen History Essay Contest and received prizes totaling $1,475. Senior Eadon Lee won first place in the contest which was open to all Sumter County high school students who were asked to submit an essay with the theme “The Value of History to Me.” In addition to Lee, the following students placed in the competition: second place, senior Chandler Curtis; third place, junior Bridget Anderson; fourth place, freshman Andi Grae Wingate; and senior Madison Tash received a Sumter County Historical Society Scholarship. Tom O’Hare, a history teacher, coordinated the essays on behalf of the school. With the purpose of encouraging history in the Sumter area, the competition is sponsored by Beauregard Camp of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Sumter County Historical Commission and Sumter County Historical Society.

AGNO ACCEPTED FOR ART SHOW

Junior Angelica Agno’s artwork has been accepted for ArtFields Jr., an art competition open to students throughout South Carolina. The selection process was extremely competitive with more than 750 submissions from across the state. Agno’s work will move forward to compete in the secondary category for cash prizes and awards to be announced April 28. ArtFields, held in Lake City the week of April 20-28, is one of the South’s premier art competitions and festivals.

The goal of the show is to honor the artists of the Southeast with a week’s worth of celebration and competition in the heart of a traditional Southern small town. More than $100,000 in prizes will be awarded based on the input of every visitor to ArtFields and a panel of judges made up of acclaimed artists and educators. Agno was recommended for the show by her art teacher, Mary Ann Reames.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS As of March 13, 90 percent of the 69 members of the senior class received merit-based scholarship offers totaling more than $2.9 million to a four-year college or university. The following is a partial list of scholarship recipients compiled from information submitted to the college counselor, Diane Richardson. Anderson University offered a Provost Scholarship to Zan Beasley, Furman University offered a Bell Tower Scholarship to Steph Areford and Amber Prewitt, and the University of South Carolina offered a Garnet Scholar Award to Addy Carraway and Madison Reaves. Jacob Cotton and

white gown. The groom's party was also not matchymatchy. He wore light gray, his best man was in black and the other groomsmen were in darker gray. Identical boutonnieres tied their looks together.

The trend is well represented on the retail side. David's Bridal, with more than 330 stores in the United States, Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom, has an online section of mismatched bridesmaids options with advice on how to make the concept work, from using the same color in different styles to choosing wildly different fabrics, lengths, silhouettes, colors, prints and embellishments.

One suggestion from the company: Select different shades of the same color, but include light, medium and dark shades to allow for an ombre gradation. For large wedding parties, mix in some pale neutrals that will offset the overall palette.

Nick Wrobel received a President’s Scholar Award from Coastal Carolina University, Layton Creech received a Boys State Scholarship from Presbyterian College, and Grace Tristan received a Garnet Scholarship from Winthrop University.

THIRD GRADE VISITS STATEHOUSE In conjunction with their study of state history as part of their social studies curriculum, the third-grade classes traveled to Columbia on March 7 to tour the Statehouse where they learned about South Carolina history and met Gov. Henry McMaster. After touring the Statehouse, the students visited the governor’s mansion. Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, a Wilson Hall graduate whose daughter is in the class, hosted the students, and the students also met Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, also a Wilson Hall graduate. — Sean Hoskins

USC Upstate School of Education on Sumter Campus EDUCATIONAL CONCERT HELD On March 19, the USC Upstate School of Education sponsored an educational concert for local early childhood programs. More than 10 local schools participated in the concert featuring Debbie Clement from “Rainbows Within Reach.” Clement is a native of Wisconsin and now resides in Florida. She performs for schools across the United States. Her engaging show features singing, dancing, sign language and audience participation.

Children are taught using visual, auditory and kinesthetic modalities. Her background in art and education enables her to engage children and adults in learning experiences during her performances. She has authored, illustrated and published three books.

The books feature a CD and the signlanguage instructions.

The concert was sponsored by the USC Upstate School of Education on the Sumter Campus student teacher organization, TEACh. At the end of the day.Clements conducted a staff development for the staff and students.

For more information, contact Betty Harrington or Gail Corning at (803) 938-3702 or harrinbg@uscupstate.edu.

JOINT TRIP PLANNED On Wednesday, the USC Upstate School of Education on the Sumter Campus will travel to Edventure to meet the USC Upstate education students for a joint trip. The trip will include a guided tour of Edventure and staff development. After the tour of Edventure, the group will tour the Capitol building. The goal is to familiarize all education students in the resources available in our area and state.

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Students, seniors connect through cursive writing DALLAS (AP) — Instead of logging onto Facebook or refreshing the latest Twitter feed, Nancy Miller patiently waits for more exciting news at her senior living community: A hand-written letter from her younger pen pal.

The Dallas Morning News reports the two have never met, and neither has any idea what their writing pal looks like.

But Miller does have a connection to 9-year-old Ahan Jain: the Dallas Cowboys.

"Which is a wonderful connection," said Miller. "I've been a Dallas Cowboys fan since the 1960s when Roger Staubach was the quarterback. So we talk a lot about the Cowboys."

"We both talk about who they're going to cut and who they're going to trade," said Ahan.

When third-grade teacher Karen Gunter displayed the Declaration of Independence in her classroom at Good Shepherd Episcopal School, her students were struggling. They couldn't read it. Cursive writing is taught at Good Shepherd, but reading it is a whole different story.

That gave her the idea to partner with Presbyterian Village North, a senior living community in Dallas. The third-graders would write the seniors

in cursive, and the seniors would respond, also in cursive.

When the letters from the senior center arrive, they are scanned and displayed on the projector. The recipient then reads their letter to the entire class. The third-graders take a few extra seconds as they decipher the odd-looking tails and curly q's. With 20 letters from 20 seniors, the variance in cursive writing differs greatly.

"Some of it is slanted one way, some the other, and we talk about what makes it easier or harder to read," said Gunter.

The idea is to help the younger crowd get used to cursive — both reading and writing. But the assignment has turned into much more. There are now 20 new friendships formed. The students have also learned how to write (thank you) letters and show their emotions through penmanship.

"The kids cannot wait to get letters," said Gunter. "They ask me most days, 'Check the mail! Check the mail!

Check the mail!'"

Back at the senior center, Miller also gets excited for letters addressed to her from Ahan. "I can tell he's very bright," Miller explained.

"He's articulate, he's interested in many different things, and we have a

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Jackson Jr. Administration Building at 10 a.m. in conjunction with the annual pre-Easter worship service. The ceremony will be held in the NealJones Auditorium, and Dr. Solomon Jackson Jr. will deliver the message.

Jackson is a native of Columbia. He presented a check in the amount of $10 million to the late Dr. Luns C. Richardson, president of Morris College, on Jan. 7, 2010. This was the largest individual gift in the institution’s history. His first priority is the students, therefore, portions of Jackson’s gift were used to provide endowed student scholarships, construct a new dormitory and aid in the construction of a new Student Health Services Center. Other designated capital development projects include construction of a new administration building, the purchase of a new coach bus, the roof replacement of an existing dorm, continued landscaping and beautification of the campus and adding to the college’s general endowment.

Jackson describes learning God’s word and fellowshipping with some outstanding teachers, preachers and students at the college as a “great experience.” He publicly expresses his gratitude for the time he spent in the classroom of Morris College. Jackson proudly shares how studying theology at Morris College helped to mold him as the person he is today. He truly internalizes the school’s motto, “Enter to Learn; Depart to Serve,” and he exemplifies this by his unselfish actions toward the improvement of education.

— Anika Cobb

STUDENTS VISIT MUSEUM The USC Upstate on the Sumter Campus Social Studies students recently visited the Sumter County Museum and participated in two local “quest” assignments. The students were required to explore the Sumter community and report back in a presentation on local resources related to education, entertainment, government, medical facilities and business opportunities. The students also had to travel the area of S.C. 261, known as The Kings Highway, and locate historical markers. The goal is for all teacher candidates to know their local community and the resources available.

SERVICE LEARNING PROJECT SET On Thursday, the USC Upstate TEACh organization will participate in a service learning project at a local day care to provide an egg hunt for children. This project is in conjunction with learning to serve as we learn to teach. — Betty Harrington

Morris College NEW DIRECTOR OF SUMMER SCHOOL APPOINTED Morris College has named Lorne Lee as director of Summer School. Lee holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma and a Master’s degree from Howard University. He taught in higher education since 2004 and has been with Morris College since 2010.

Applications for the 2018 summer school session are being accepted, and students are able to utilize the Pell Grant to pay for summer school after the reinstatement of year-round Pell Grants by the federal government.

For more information regarding summer school opportunities, please contact the Morris College Office of Admissions and Records at (803) 9343225.

Thomas Sumter Academy STUDENTS COMPETE IN SCIENCE FAIR

BUILDING DEDICATION / PRE-EASTER WORSHIP SERVICE On Thursday, Morris College will hold a dedication for the Solomon

few connections."

Ahan says basically the same thing about Miller, in third-grade language of course, "She's really nice to me.

She's smart and active."

The curiosities on what their pen pals look like will be solved in April.

(Ahan thinks Miller has black hair;

really it's more on the gray side.) A pizza party is scheduled for the seniors to meet their pen pals.

When the school year is over, the students may continue to write their pen pals, even though it's not required. And the letters will be in cursive.

Thomas Sumter, our students enjoy great teachers who help them ask how and why. — Dr. F.L. Martin III

through second grade; intermediate, which included grades 3-5; and middle school, composed of grades 6-8.

Sumter School District students were recognized in all five areas of the competition.

Winners in the Primary Literature Division were: first place, Braysen Yeargin, Willow Drive Elementary School; second place, Destiny Walkes, Willow Drive Elementary School; third place, Jaedon W. Howard, Kingsbury Elementary School; and third place, Nathan Anderson, Willow Drive Elementary.

Winners in the Intermediate Literature Division were all from Kingsbury Elementary School. Congratulations to: first-place winner Addyson McCants; second-place winner Alana Jones and third-place winner Jordan T. Harvin.

The first place winner in the Intermediate Photography Division was Anna Alan from Alice Drive Elementary.

The winners of the Primary Visual Arts Division were: first place, Aniya Lyles, Kingsbury Elementary School; and second place, Coral Hodge, Alice Drive Elementary School.

From Kingsbury Elementary School, the winners in the Intermediate Visual Arts Division were: first place, Taylor Greene; second place, Noah D. Lavigne; and third place, Monica Elaine Jackson.

In the Intermediate Music Composition Division, Jasmine Anthony from Kingsbury Elementary School placed first.

Mia Turner from Kingsbury Elementary School placed first in the Primary Dance Choreography Division, and Rhiannon Green from Alice Drive Elementary School placed first in the Intermediate Dance Choreography Division.

All 17 of our finalists’ submissions have advanced to the next level of judging, which is the State PTA Reflections.

Sumter School District STAR TEACHER OF THE MONTH

Casey Barth, an eighth-grade ELA and English I Teacher at Chestnut Oaks Middle School, was named the March Star Teacher of the Month.

The Star Teacher program is sponsored by Community Broadcasters and Staples. Casey was a guest on the Good Morning Sumter Show on WDXY AM 1240 and FM 105.9 with host Derek Burress and Interim Superintendent Debbie Hamm. In addition to appearing on the show, Casey received a gift bag from Staples.

Casey has taught English language arts for the past six years, and four of those years have been at Chestnut Oaks Middle. She serves as the gradelevel leader, the representative for the Teacher Advisory Council for Chestnut Oaks Middle School and the head volleyball coach. Casey earned a Master of Education with a focus in Reading and Language Development. By completing this degree, she earned the Read to Succeed endorsement. Casey has also earned the Gifted and Talented endorsement. Through her love for teaching and her commitment to the field of education, Casey is completing her Education Specialist degree.

Casey knows that she will be a teacher and a leader who fully supports her students, parents, community, school and school district to the best of her ability.

Casey was nominated by Emily Helms who is an eighth-grade student.

She said Mrs. Barth is an excellent teacher. She explains all topics in class very well, and if a student is confused, she does her best to help. She is also very nice and caring, and she treats her students as if they were her own children.

GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS CONTINUE

SENIORS DEDICATED TO SERVICE Morris College graduating seniors Antwan Moore and Patrick Paul are dedicated to a life of service. The two have a combined 10 years of service in the armed forces.

Moore, a sociology major from Sumter, is an Army veteran, while Paul, a recreation administration major from Florence, is an Air Force veteran. The two have served in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, as well as undisclosed locations. Both young men plan to continue a life of service after their matriculation through Morris College.

Upon graduation, Moore plans to obtain his Master’s Degree in Education Psychology. He plans to become a school counselor and affect change in the lives of students in their formative years and reinforce their desire for higher education. Paul, who already has job offers in his field, plans to obtain his Master’s in Counseling while continuing to develop his non profit organization, Keep Passing Blessings, that is dedicated to mentoring young males.

Both young men have been excellent role models on campus and have provided service to youth in and around the Sumter community.

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Karen Gunter, third-grade teacher at Good Shepherd Episcopal School, left, helps Samantha Moseley, 9, write a letter back to pen pal Sue Standlee, a senior resident at Presbyterian Village North in Dallas. Each senior is paired up with a student, and the pair is writing cursive letters back and forth as part of a unique pen pal partnership.

Several Thomas Sumter Academy high school students competed recently in the Regional Science Fair held in Columbia. Participating students are: back row — Michael Conte, Tirth Patel, Cameron Dixon, Trey Bolton, Mason Studer, Dazjuan Butler, Jarret Butzer and Tristan Furrow; and front row — Carrington Turner, Ava Newman, Ava Claus, Allie Lindler and Maci Willetts. Alyssa Law, not pictured, also participated.

These students had myriad science projects that once again exhibit the TSA difference. Asking a question, forming a hypothesis and working through the steps of the scientific method are important foundational skills that must be part of lifetime of learning.

Elementary, middle and high school are where students build a solid foundation that prepares them for college and for life. Our students at Thomas Sumter set themselves apart through their problem-based learning skills — to think critically and not be afraid of making mistakes and learning from those mistakes to create something even better.

One of the best things children do — that we tend to grow out of at some point — is to ask the question why? At

The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce held the Golden Apple Awards program at Furman Middle School. Nominated by their teachers, guidance counselors or administrators, 12 students were recognized for displaying exceptional citizenship and character. Each student received a certificate and a proclamation signed by Mayor Joseph T. McElveen and County Council Chairman James T. McCain Jr. Congratulations to the following students: Quindon Dais, Taddyana Hicks, Blake Dew, Abbigail McIntosh, Joel Sinner, Taylor Gooden, Quinn Welsh, Emmalee Browder, Shadaya McBride, Cody Ardis, Seth Scandurro and Tamonnie Floyd.

The Golden Apple Awards program, which is held at each high school and middle school in Sumter School District, is presented by Caterpillar Inc. Gold sponsors are Kaydon Corp., Nu-Idea School Supply and the University of South Carolina Sumter.

DISTRICT PTA XIII REFLECTIONS WINNERS NAMED The South Carolina PTA District XIII, representing Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, held its annual Reflections program recently. Reflections honors local student achievement in the areas of photography, visual arts, music composition, dance choreography and literature.

Within each area of the competition, the categories were primary, which included pre-kindergarten

SPRING BREAK All Sumter School District schools and offices will be closed March 30April 6 for spring break. — Shelly Galloway

CAMPUS CORNER Troy University TROY, Alabama — Santino Sims of Sumter graduated from Troy University during Term 3 of the 2017-18 academic year.

Sims graduated with the Bachelor of Science degree.

Logan Cruse of Sumter has been named to the Chancellor’s List at Troy University for Term 3 of the 2017-18 academic year.

The Chancellor’s List honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a grade-point average of 4.0.

Sherman College SPARTANBURG — Vice President for Academic Affairs Joe Donofrio, D.C., A.C.P., is pleased to announce the following local students included on Sherman College’s Dean’s List for grades earned during the fall 2017 academic quarter: Christopher Gardner of Bishopville and Letitia Smith of Sumter.

Dean’s List students have achieved a grade-point average of at least 3.5 for the quarter.

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it, and this time we said, ‘Let’s go ahead and try two dogs this time.’”

As MWDs, Astra and Marky worked with their handlers to provide safety and security by sweeping nearly 110,000 vehicles and facilities at Shaw as well as overseas during their combined 11 deployments.

Countless hours of training alongside 20th SFS Airmen helped hone their skills while strengthening bonds with their teammates as they memorized maneuvers and tactics.

Technical Sgt. Gary Magnelli, 20th SFS kennel master, reflected on this relationship as he watched them take their final ride before retirement.

“To see their final ride in person kind of choked me up a little bit,” Magnelli said.

“I’ve known these dogs for quite a while, but to actually send them off that way was good.”

This connection continued to grow with each deployment Astra and Marky completed, supporting missions such as Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, Inherent Resolve and Freedom’s Sentinel.

MWDs and their handlers are always busy doing what is needed, including supporting the president and the vice president, Magnelli said.

Their experiences were apparent throughout the ceremony by the ribbons displayed on their vests.

One ribbon, worn by Marky, stood out from the others, representing the hardships he and his handler faced during one deployment.

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Marky, left, and Astra, 20th Security Forces Squadron Military Working Dogs, perform their final bite during their retirement ceremony as Col. Daniel Lasica, 20th Fighter Wing commander, stands in a bite suit at Shaw Air Force Base on March 14. The dogs served a combined 21 years, or approximately 90 percent of their expected life spans.

While conducting combat operations near a deployed location, Marky and his handler were injured by an explosion, said Staff Sgt. Eric Sweat, 20th SFS MWD handler.

Marky and his handler were each awarded a Purple Heart for their injuries, including Marky’s difficulty hearing and seeing after suffering a traumatic brain injury.

“His dedication was unmatched as he later recovered and amassed 146 outside-thewire missions and eliminated multiple explosive and weapon caches,” Sweat said.

With these types of difficulties behind them, Astra and Marky performed their final bite as MWDs before being presented with bones and

their certificates for retirement.

“The part I liked the most was being able to take Astra home, being able to step up here and receive the leash from the commander and hearing the narrator say ‘military working dog Astra, now pet, retired,’” said Staff Sgt. David Mussio, 20th SFS MWD

trainer and Astra’s new owner. “No longer will she be known as military working dog. She is retired. … She gets the chance to really be a pet, (no longer hearing) the word ‘no,’ she gets to lay on the bed, she gets to lay on the couch, she gets to eat what she wants. She really gets to enjoy life now.”

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Investors fear that if China responds in kind to sanctions on $60 billion worth of Chinese imports the White House announced on Thursday, it will be a first step toward a full-blown trade war that could damage the global economy and slash profits at big U.S. exporters such as Apple and Boeing.

The market’s two biggest sectors slumped the most.

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COMMENTARY

Why conservative Christians sticking with the president

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ASHINGTON — As “60 Minutes” prepares to air its interview with adult-film actress Stormy Daniels, conservative Christians are

being accused of hypocrisy. How can so-called “values voters” continue to stand with President Trump despite revelations that he allegedly had affairs with a porn star and a Playboy model and paid them for their silence?

No doubt some Christian promise to “appoint justices leaders have gone too far in to the Supreme Court who rationalizing Trump’s past will strictly interpret the personal behavior and excusConstitution and not legising his offensive comments late from the bench.” while in office. He is a deeply The president is moving at flawed man. But Trump does record pace to fill the federal have one moral quality that appeals courts with young deserves admiration: He conservative judges who will keeps his promises. protect life and religious freeDuring the 2016 campaign, dom for decades. He also fulTrump pledged to defend reli- filled his promise to defend gious liberty, stand up for un- the Little Sisters from govborn life and appoint ernment bullying, by conservative jurists to expanding the relithe Supreme Court gious and conscience and federal appeals exemption to the courts. And he has Obamacare contradone exactly what he ception mandate to promised. The aborcover both nonprofit tion-rights lobby and for-profit organiNARAL complains zations. that Trump has been Trump ordered the Marc Thiessen “relentless” on these creation of the Confronts, declaring his science and Religious administration “the worst ...

Freedom Division at the Dethat we’ve ever seen.” That is partment of Health and more important to most Human Services to protect Christian conservatives than the civil rights of doctors, what the president may have nurses and other health-care done with a porn actress workers who refuse to take more than 10 years ago. part in procedures such as Trump’s election came as abortion, reversing an religious liberty was under Obama-era policy that reunprecedented attack. The quired them to do so. And his Obama administration was Justice Department issued 25trying to force the Little Sispage guidance to federal ters of the Poor to violate agencies instructing them to their religious conscience and protect the religious liberty facilitate payment for abortiin the execution of federal facient drugs and other conlaw. traceptives. During oral arguWhile Clinton promised to ments in the Obergefell v. repeal the Hyde Amendment Hodges case, President barring federal funds for Barack Obama’s solicitor abortion, Trump has been a general told the Supreme pro-life champion. He became Court that churches and unithe first president to address versities could lose their taxthe March for Life when he exempt status if they opposed spoke by satellite video from same-sex marriage. the White House’s Rose GarHillary Clinton promised to den. He reinstated and exescalate those attacks. In panded the “Mexico City poli2015, she declared at the cy” — which prohibits U.S. Women in the World Summit foreign aid from going to that “religious beliefs ... have groups that perform or proto be changed” — perhaps the mote abortion. He signed legmost radical threat to reliislation overturning an gious liberty ever delivered Obama-era regulation that by a major presidential candi- prohibited states from dedate. Had Clinton won, she funding abortion service prowould have replaced the late viders. conservative Justice Antonin Indeed, Trump has arguScalia with a liberal jurist, ably done more in his first giving the Supreme Court a year in office to protect life liberal judicial-activist major- and religious freedom than ity. any modern president. Little The impact would have wonder that religious conserbeen immediate, as the court vatives stick with him despite prepares to decide two cases the Daniels revelations. This crucial to religious liberty. is not to say that Christians In Masterpiece Cakeshop v. don’t think a culture of fideliColorado Civil Rights Comty is important. But the culmission, the court will soon ture of life is important too. determine whether the govSo is a culture that is welcomernment can compel a U.S. ing to religious believers citizen to violate his conrather than waging war on science and participate in them. speech that violates his sinNo one upholds Trump as cerely held religious beliefs. moral exemplar. He is not the In National Institute of most religious president we Family Life Advocates v. have ever had, but he may be Becerra, the court will dethe most pro-religion presicide whether the state of dent. Christian conservatives California can compel proare judging Trump not by his life crisis pregnancy centers faith, but by his works. And to advertise access to aborwhen it comes to life and libtion to their clients, in viola- erty, his works are good. tion of their conscience.

Those cases are being heard Follow Marc A. Thiessen on not by five liberals but five Twitter, @marcthiessen. conservatives, including Justice Neil M. Gorsuch — © 2018, The Washington Post because Trump kept his Writers Group

COMMENTARY

Newsprint tariffs would affect all of us

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here are two things you need to know about newspapers.

Newspapers are important to community life and democracy. Always have been. We at the National Newspaper Association think it is important for all sorts of newspapers to survive for the sake of a free society — the very large and the very Susan Rowell small ones, the liberal ones, the conservative ones, the middle-of-the-road ones, the ones with no viewpoint but just important news, all of them. Some are our members. Many are not. We defend them anyway. America needs them like we need oxygen.

The second is that even if your newspaper seems to be “online,” the digital copy that you may count on probably couldn’t exist if there weren’t a printed newspaper behind it. The newspaper in print supports all of the other versions economically. So, if the printed version disappeared, you can’t assume all would be well because it is online anyway. It

won’t be.

These facts are important because the paper your newspaper is printed on is under attack.

One small paper mill in Washington State is trying to use the federal trade and tariff laws to make this paper — newsprint, or uncoated groundwood paper, in paper parlance — about 50 percent more expensive.

This mill has complained to the U.S. Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission about international competition. If it succeeds, the prices of newspaper printing will skyrocket. The resources available for everything else your local newspaper may need or want to do for you will be strangled.

Canadian paper producers have supplied the U.S. for many years. They have some natural advantages over U.S. papermakers because of hydroelectric power and shipping costs. More than a dozen U.S. mills have stopped making newsprint in the last decade because demand for paper has declined. Today, even if Canadian paper disappeared because of high tariffs being proposed to the federal government, the U.S. paper mills could not sup-

ply newspapers with the paper they need. Mills cost hundreds of millions of dollars to build and can take many years to be safely situated in compliance with environmental rules. With demand falling, no one is going to invest in a massive expansion of U.S. newsprint.

Over the short term, tariffs could force the price of paper up and the New York investors who own the Washington State mill could gain.

But our country will lose. Fragile newspapers will vanish. Challenged newspapers will have to cut back. Even healthy newspapers are going to have to find ways to absorb a daunting new cost. And who will pay?

Everyone who relies on a newspaper to tell the local stories, cover elections, advertise sales, get pictures of the winning touchdown and cheer the economic development people on in their work of creating new jobs.

That worries me. If it worries you, pay a visit www.stopnewsprinttariffs. org and be informed.

Susan Rowell is publisher of The Lancaster News and president of the National Newspaper Association.

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Christopher F. Sumpter II 1200 Broad St., PMB 180 Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 305-9375 (cell) csumpter@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 James Byrd Jr. PO Box 1913 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 468-1719 (cell) (803) 436-2108 (fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 3250 Home Place Road Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (cell) cedens@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) vmcghaney@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr.

317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (cell) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten PO Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home) council@sumtercountysc.org

Steven Corley 115 Radcliff Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 305-1566 scorley@sumter-sc.com

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com SUMTER CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 David Merchant MAYOR 26 Paisley Park Joseph T. McElveen Jr. Sumter, SC 29150 20 Buford St. (803) 773-1086 Sumter, SC 29150 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com (803) 773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com STATE LAWMAKERS WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery Rep. Will Wheeler, D-Bishopville 829 Legare St. District 50 Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 484-5454 (office, Bishopville) (803) 773-9298 (803) 212-6958 (office, Columbia) tlowery@sumter-sc.com (803) 428-3161 (home) (803) 229-2407 (cell) WARD 2 Ione Dwyer Rep. Wendy C. Brawley, PO Box 1492 D-Hopkins Sumter, SC 29151 District 70 (803) 481-4284 PO Box 5 idwyer@sumter-sc.com http://bit.ly/2t0Mljq WARD 3 217 Sagemont Drive, Hopkins Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 29061 810 S. Main St. Home: (803) 776-9286 Sumter, SC 29150 Office: (803) 212-6961 (803) 774-7776 chastie@sumter-sc.com Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon WARD 4

District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087 (home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia)

PO Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business) (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 PO Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov

Rep. Ralph Norman — 5th District 2350 Rayburn HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501

Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia) Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 PO Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35

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7,000 square feet and has two stories — approximately 3,500 square feet each — with classrooms and a multi-purpose room with a view of the water on the property, said Gary Mixon, Sumter County administrator.

And the facility will be painted Colonial blue, which is fitting for Patriot Park, he said.

Though the use of the building has expanded, Edens said, the educational purpose is still the main focus.

“It’s going to be really nice,” he said.

Every school will be able to access the building and use the classrooms, he said, and the public will also be able to rent

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North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce. According to his biography, while active in Myrtle Beach, Rabon also made several trips to Washington, D.C., lobbying for the Interstate 73 project for the coastal area.

He said he thinks his experience as a businessman would serve Sumter County well on council.

“I have been in business, and I know the needs of the small businessman,” Rabon said. “I’ve also been in the development business, and I know what it takes to help a community grow and get developments complete.”

If elected, Rabon said his focus areas would be helping to maintain Shaw Air Force

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the building for events.

Edens said the center will also be useful when Sumter hosts sporting events at the park. It will be very convenient to have a space near the sports complex to accommodate large groups during tournaments, he said.

Edens said the approximately $900,000 project is funded with money from Sumter County, left over money from the 2008 Capital Penny Sales Tax used to construct the Patriot Park Sports Complex, and contributions from the state.

There are also plans to build a gazebo on a small island of land in the pond, he said, but that part of the project has not started yet.

RHONDA BARRICK / THE SUMTER ITEM The center is going to fit in The new Patriot Park Pavilion will provide educational and event space for the public at the park beginnicely, he said, nestled into the ning sometime this summer. setting of the park.

Base, roads and infrastructure in the county, working on the litter problem and working with law enforcement to keep Sumter as a safe place to live.

Baker has served continuously on county council since winning the November 2002 election over Democrat Rudy Singleton. His only opposition for the District 2 seat since then was in the June 2010 primary, when he defeated GOP challenger Reb Richardson, according to the county’s election commission. Baker has never faced a challenger in the November election since Singleton in ’02.

Rabon said he thinks it’s time for a change.

“It’s time to get some new blood in there and some different ideas,” Rabon said.

Rabon, 69, is also a military

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His bio also lists that he serves on the board of directors for The Salvation Army of Sumter.

Rabon said he’s never run for elected office before. He said he will hold community meetings in various subdivisions between now and June to spread the word on his campaign. If elected, he said

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he would continue to regularly hold community gatherings to understand the needs in every community of the district.

He and his wife have two children and are members of Alice Drive Baptist Church.

Peggy Garrett, a Sumter resident, said she will support Rabon.

“I think Bubba would be good at anything he tried,” Garrett said. “He doesn’t

mind you speaking to him, and he enjoys speaking to you as well.”

District 2 represents the northwest portion of the county to include the west side of the City of Sumter, parts of Dalzell and Stateburg and Shaw Air Force Base.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

Cooler with showers Chilly with plenty of around clouds

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

Partly sunny and cool

Partly sunny and cool

Low clouds and warmer

Increasing cloudiness

52°

39°

58° / 41°

60° / 47°

76° / 57°

83° / 60°

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 25%

NE 8-16 mph

NE 8-16 mph

NE 8-16 mph

NE 7-14 mph

SSW 6-12 mph

SSW 8-16 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 46/35 Spartanburg 47/36

Greenville 48/36

Columbia 55/40

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 52/39

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Emotions will EUGENIA LAST be difficult to control. Think before you say something you’ll regret. It won’t be as easy to fix a regretted mistake as in the past.

Listen to complaints and criticism, and make an effort to bring about positive change.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll face opposition if you are too open about your plans. Work out any problems before you share or try to put your plans into motion.

Problems with siblings, friends or neighbors can be expected. Live by the rules.

offer suggestions rather than cash.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t make a move or say anything until you have time to consider every angle of a situation that is unfolding. Someone may disappoint you, but the reason isn’t likely to be as daunting as you think. Show compassion and understanding.

Today: Areas of drizzle. Winds northeast 7-14 mph.

Monday: Cold with clouds and sun. Winds northeast 7-14 mph.

Aiken 52/39

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Alter your life because you want to, not because someone else is choosing to do so. A problem with a relative, child or close friend will leave you feeling at odds about how to handle his or her actions or affairs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There will be a tug-of-war when it GEMINI (May 21-June 20): How you comes to possessions or assets and earn your living is about to change. how you handle personal financial, Trying to hold on to something that legal and medical matters. A no longer belongs to you will stand problem regarding a parent or child in the way of new beginnings and is best handled with care and marking out your territory in an compassion. area that offers greater success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): CANCER (June 21-July 22): The Listen, be pleasant, but don’t get sweetest revenge is your own involved in a deal that is impractical success. Don’t waste your time because family or a close friend is arguing a moot point when it’s begging you to take part. Share what you accomplish that will make the difference. Outsmart any your concerns and opt out regardless of what others do or say. adversary you encounter by being AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pick and choose who you spend your time with. Engaging in activities LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Someone with people who are demanding, may be hiding something from challenging or aggressively you. Be patient but observant and you will discover what’s shaking the competitive will not ease your stress. Catching up on your reading foundation of a relationship that or kicking back with someone you means a lot to you. Kindness and love is preferable. honesty will be required. Personal growth is encouraged.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take part in events that will benefit a VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll cause you believe in or someone have to be on your toes when you care about. Offering support, dealing with people who use positive reinforcement and a emotional tactics in order to take nonjudgmental attitude will give advantage of you. You can you insight into what’s at the root outsmart anyone looking for a of a problem. handout if you are prepared to a doer and an advocate for those who can’t.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD COPY CATS: Which ought to sound familiar

By Mark McClain

ACROSS 1 Diminutive toymaker 4 It means “trillion” 8 Helped out 13 Early American fur tycoon 18 GI’s offense 19 Chopped down 20 Wedding cake figure 21 Infamy 22 Step up from a spinet 24 Sad-eyed pooch 26 By __ (barely) 27 __ toast (soup partner) 29 Long sandwich 30 Big name in elevators 31 NHL extra periods 33 Prefix for political 34 Famous folks 36 Investment

choice 40 Sorority hopeful 45 Check an addition 46 From the UK, say 47 Line count in a sonnet 49 Below par 50 Canine from China 53 Certain security staffer 54 Republic writer 57 Ingot, for instance 58 Ruminate (over) 59 Prayed, in Paris 60 Take for granted 62 Automatic reaction 65 Created like pigtails 68 World Series setting 71 Athlete’s-foot treatment brand 74 Less assured 75 Patrons of 115

Down 79 Major Russian

river 80 The slightest sound 82 Family nickname 84 Family, so to speak 85 Amenity for green commuters 88 Opulent residence 91 Director Howard 92 Shoe with a blade 93 Doorstep covering 94 Add to 97 Predecessor of Sadat 98 Tundra 101 Roam around 104 Org. for code crackers 105 Many times, in verse 106 Absent 110 Wines and dines 111 Take on or take in 113 Take a loss 117 Sweet loaf 120 What eight

long answers here do 122 Crowd-scene actor 123 Petrol measure 124 “Unfortunately, . . .”

125 Med. clinic workers 126 In a prone position 127 City north of Bonn 128 Divests 129 “May I help you?”

DOWN 1 McGregor of movies 2 Timber wolf 3 Go up alone 4 Road crew material 5 Checkup, for instance 6 Back out a commitment 7 Confounded 8 “Waterloo” group 9 Tax-shelter vehicle 10 Spread gossip 11 ‘50s Ford 12 Caterpillar competitor 13 Hardwood tree 14 Chase off 15 Lacking slack 16 Prefix for present 17 Half of the checkers 18 Simple rhyme scheme 23 Allude to 25 Libyan port city 28 Great, in retro reviews 32 Sharp break 34 24/7 news pioneer 35 OR activity: Abbr.

36 Cat-collar attachments 37 Almanac section 38 Triple-decker sandwich 39 Sheepskin boot

Charleston 58/44

Today: Showers; only in the morning in central parts. High 52 to 64.

Monday: Sun and clouds. High 56 to 60.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

60° 48° 69° 43° 88° in 1995 27° in 1986

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.97 75.34 74.99 97.51

24-hr chg -0.11 none -0.12 -0.07

RIVER STAGES

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 2 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

trace 1.83" 3.03" 4.92" 7.05" 10.45"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 59/41/sh Chicago 43/31/s Dallas 83/67/t Detroit 40/31/s Houston 84/66/c Los Angeles 64/48/pc New Orleans 83/64/pc New York 43/32/sf Orlando 84/63/pc Philadelphia 44/31/pc Phoenix 76/53/s San Francisco 58/45/pc Wash., DC 47/34/pc

City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 50/45/c 51/47/c 85/66/c 51/39/s 84/69/pc 67/50/s 83/66/pc 46/32/s 79/64/pc 46/30/s 71/51/s 62/49/s 51/34/s

Myrtle Beach 53/40

Manning 53/40

ON THE COAST

The last word in astrology

Florence 52/39

Bishopville 51/38

Today Hi/Lo/W 43/32/sh 53/39/sh 57/40/sh 62/45/sh 51/42/r 58/44/c 48/34/sh 49/38/sh 55/40/c 50/37/sh 47/37/r 49/38/sh 48/37/r

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 7.05 -0.11 19 5.23 -0.90 14 6.01 +0.11 14 3.62 -0.22 80 79.61 +0.57 24 11.52 +0.74

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 48/36/pc 52/43/c 59/44/c 60/49/c 52/43/c 59/46/c 54/36/pc 49/43/c 60/42/pc 57/38/pc 50/38/pc 57/38/pc 56/35/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 52/39/sh Gainesville 81/58/pc Gastonia 46/36/sh Goldsboro 50/36/r Goose Creek 56/42/c Greensboro 45/31/sh Greenville 48/36/sh Hickory 44/32/sh Hilton Head 60/44/sh Jacksonville, FL 80/57/pc La Grange 72/46/c Macon 67/43/c Marietta 57/40/sh

Sunrise 7:19 a.m.

Moonrise 1:36 p.m.

Sunset Moonset

7:37 p.m.

3:04 a.m.

Full

Last

New

First

Mar. 31

Apr. 8

Apr. 15

Apr. 22

TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Mon.

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 59/39/pc 69/58/c 51/38/pc 56/35/pc 57/46/c 49/31/pc 52/40/pc 48/34/pc 57/50/c 63/57/c 52/47/c 54/48/c 50/44/c

High 3:58 a.m.

4:38 p.m.

5:10 a.m.

5:48 p.m.

Ht. 3.1 2.7 3.2 2.8

City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low 11:14 a.m.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 43/31/sh 58/43/sh 53/40/sh 53/40/sh 62/45/sh 48/32/r 47/34/sh 49/36/sh 68/46/sh 47/36/sh 56/41/sh 50/38/r 44/31/sh

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

41 More inane 42 Central part 43 Oddly scary 44 Put a stop to 45 Morning TV cohost 47 Greatly removed 48 1300 hours 51 Attire 52 Didn’t look forward to 53 Most squarish 55 Tire descriptor 56 Arabian sultanate 58 Mani-__

abroad 70 Operatic piece 71 Add, at a record studio 72 Author Jong 73 Benefits 76 Urban wailer 77 US Govt. security 78 Mailed 81 GPS reading 83 Beast in 12 Down’s logo 86 Distort, as data 87 Pacific battleground of 1943

98 Harries 99 Prius or Tesla 100 City mentioned in “That’s Amore” 102 High-minded 103 Historian __ Kearns Goodwin 106 Genesis 4 figure 107 Candlelike 108 Starter like contra109 Tall tale 111 City in Yemen 112 Break from a

BALANCED FUND (36 Across) is a mutual fund that holds both stocks and bonds.

The two major types of SONNET (47 Across) are the Italian (two stanzas of eight and six lines) and the English (three stanzas of four lines

SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

JUMBLE

61 Linguistic suffix 63 Get happy or angry 64 Inc. cousin 66 Nautical record 67 “Sometimes you feel like __ . . .”

69 One living

88 Something seen in a profile 89 Valuable violin, for short 90 Money in Malta 93 Deface 95 Office aide 96 In a nonpermanent way

sitcom 114 Carton sealer 115 Places to stay 116 NFL scores 118 Be too persistent 119 Consist of 121 Dollar sign shape Specifically, a

and one of two lines).

The atoll TARAWA (87 Down) is today the capital of the Pacific island nation of Kiribati.

Ht. 0.3 0.0 0.2 ---

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 45/36/pc 57/49/pc 58/42/pc 56/43/pc 57/52/c 53/31/pc 52/38/pc 56/35/pc 61/51/c 49/40/pc 56/45/pc 58/38/s 48/32/pc

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PREP BASEBALL

PREP BASEBALL

South Florence hands Sumter 10-2 whipping

Taking it on the road

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter High School baseball team had a chance to take control of Region VI-5A with a victory over South Florence on Friday at Gamecock Field. After giving up five runs in the top of the first inning though, it was pretty obvious SHS would have to settle for being in a tie with the Bruins.

SF rode the pitching of lefthander Will Hardee and added five more runs the rest of the way for a 10-2 victory.

Sumter, which committed five errors and had just four hits, dropped to 4-6 on the season and 4-1 in the region.

South Florence improved to 8-4 and pulled even with the Gamecocks at 4-1.

“I told the guys (in a postgame meeting) that this SHUMAKE happens to the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees, the Baltimore Orioles,” SHS head coach Brooks Shumake said of the poor performance. “It’s baseball and you’re going to have a game like this sometimes.”

Both teams had played on Thursday, Sumter beating Conway 2-0 while the Bruins lost to West Florence 7-0.

Sumter started left-hander Ethan Brown on the mound, and he lasted just three batters. Hardee led off the game with a single before Korique Rainey drew a walk. A base hit

by Austin Moore loaded the bases and led to Shumake bringing in righty Seth Posey.

He walked Jameson Purvis on four pitches to force in a run. Posey struck out Joshua Collins and got Kevin Brown to hit a chopper to Joey Pereira at

SEE SHS, PAGE B6

TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM

Laurence Manning’s Andrew Boyd prepares to deliver a pitch in the Swampcats’ 8-6 victory over Wilson Hall on Friday at Baron Field.

LMA rallies to beat Wilson Hall 8-6 at Baron Field

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item The two teams that account for the past four SCISA 3A baseball state championships renewed acquaintances on Friday at Baron Field.

As is usually the case when Laurence Manning Academy and Wilson Hall meet in any sport, it was a highly competitive game that went back and forth and was not decided until late.

This time it was the Swampcats coming away with a rare road win in the ri-

USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

valry, rallying from a 4-1 deficit with three runs in the fifth and four in the sixth before holding off a seventh-inning Baron rally for an 8-6 win.

LMA head coach Barry Hatfield, who is attempting to lead the Swampcats to an unprecedented third consecutive 3A state title, gave credit to Wilson Hall starter Charlton Commander for battling through the effects of a 2-day stomach virus to pitch five full innings.

Commander, who struggled through a 32-pitch first inning and ran his pitch count to 52 after the second, closed

with 101 pitches but surrendered four consecutive hits and all three runs in the fifth before Daniel Reynolds and Daulton Dabbs worked the sixth and seventh innings.

“We got his pitch count up and we started hitting the ball kind of like I expected,” said Hatfield, whose team ran its record to 6-0 and 2-0 in Region II while winning at Wilson Hall for the first time in Hatfield’s 8-year tenure at the school. “But we were able to

SEE RIVALS, PAGE B6

CLEMSON MEN’S BASKETBALL

South Carolina advances with 79-63 win over Buffalo

BY JOHN KEKIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ALBANY, N.Y. — That the upstate New York crowd wasn’t rooting for South Carolina didn’t matter one bit to A’ja Wilson. Her imposing presence inside and her booming voice proved enough for the Gamecocks to escape Buffalo.

The 6-foot-5 Wilson, the consensus first pick in the next WNBA draft, had 20 points and 13 rebounds, Alexis Jennings added 20 points, and South Carolina held off the upstart Bulls 79-63 on Saturday to keep alive its quest to defend its national title.

“I just feel like my energy really

helps my teammates,” Wilson said.

“That’s the biggest thing. That’s my goal, whether it’s screaming at one or just screaming at everyone. That’s just how I operate. I really try to use that on every possession.

“We have to let each other know that everything’s going to be OK.” That reassurance didn’t come until late in the game.

The Gamecocks led 55-48 entering the fourth quarter, and the Bulls stayed with them. A layup by Autumn Jones cut the lead to five, but after South Carolina committed a turnover, Buffalo center Cassie Oursler lost the

SEE USC, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson’s Gabe DeVoe (10) heads to the basket as Kansas’ Devonte’ Graham (4) and Malik Newman defend during the second half of the Tigers’ 80-76 loss to the Jayhawks in their regional semifinal game in the NCAA tournament on Friday in Omaha, Nebraska.

Clemson’s NCAA run carries burden of higher expectations

BY PETE IACOBELLI THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina’s Alexis Jennings, center, tries to go up for a shot between Buffalo’s Katherine Ups, right, and Cassie Oursler, left, during the Gamecocks’ 79-63 victory on Saturday in a semifinal game in the Albany regional of the NCAA tournament in Albany, N.Y. Defending national champion USC will face top-ranked Connecticut on Monday in the regional final.

COLUMBIA — Clemson exceeded all expectations with its run to the Sweet 16. The Tigers won’t have the luxury of surprise next year.

Clemson was voted 13th in the 15team Atlantic Coast Conference last October with many wondering if this would be the last of coach Brad Brownell. He was entering his eighth season running the team, with just one NCAA appearance — in 2011.

Instead, the Tigers rolled to a 25-10 record, including a startling 31-point victory over Southeastern Confer-

ence champion Auburn in the round of 32. The run for fifth-seeded Clemson ended Friday night with an 80-76 loss to top-seeded Kansas in the Midwest Regional.

“It’s just been an unbelievable pleasure to coach these guys,” Brownell said after the defeat. “They’ve been tremendous all season.”

Clemson tied a team record for season wins and won 11 ACC games in a season for the first time. The Tigers won’t fly under the radar next year. The bulk of this year’s group is back — leading scorer Marquise

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

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SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018

THE SUMTER ITEM

AUTO RACING

Champion Truex on pole after weather washes out qualifying MARTINSVILLE, Va. (AP) — Weather washed out qualifying for NASCAR’s first stop this season at a short track and Martin Truex Jr. will start Sunday from the pole at Martinsville Speedway.

There was no qualifying session because of a wintry mix that TRUEX moved through the Virginia area and halted the Truck Series race after just 23 laps Saturday. NASCAR postponed the

Truck Race and set the Cup field by owner’s points.

The Truck Race is now scheduled to resume after Sunday’s Cup event.

Truex is the defending Cup Series champion and is coming off his first victory of the season last week in California. He led both of Saturday’s practice sessions, which NASCAR was lucky to get in before the weather disrupted its first two-day “enhanced weekend” of the year.

NASCAR is trying a new attack in certain markets in

which cars are only on track for two days instead of three, it saves teams money and gives the drivers time to do fan events.

NASCAR was hopeful the weather would clear and both Cup and Trucks can be completed on Sunday. Next weekend is the first scheduled break for the Cup Series since the season began in early February at Daytona.

Brad Keselowski is the defending race winner and Jimmie Johnson, who has opened this season in a slump, leads all active drivers with nine

STP 500 LINEUP Saturday qualifying, ccd.; race Sunday At Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. Lap length: 0.526 miles Car number in parentheses Lineup in owner points order 1. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota.

2. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford.

5. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford.

6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota.

7. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet.

8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford.

9. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford.

10. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford.

11. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford.

12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet.

13. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota.

14. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet.

15. (21) Paul Menard, Ford.

16. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet.

victories at Martinsville.

When asked how he can get a 10th victory at Martinsville, Johnson quipped: “I think survive the snowstorm and see what happens with the weather.”

Much has been made about the slump for the seven-time champion, who is in

SCOREBOARD South Pointe Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

TODAY

East Clarendon at Lake View, 5:30 p.m.

MONDAY

6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: St. Louis vs. Washington (MLB NETWORK).

9 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Philadelphia from Clearwater, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

11 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Miami Open Women’s Round-of-16 Matches and Men’s Third-Round Matches from Key Biscayne, Fla. (TENNIS).

1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh from Bradenton, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Tampa Bay vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

5 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Miami Open Women’s Round-of-16 Matches and Men’s Third-Round Matches from Key Biscayne, Fla. (TENNIS).

6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. — College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Albany Regional Championship Game from Albany, N.Y. — South Carolina vs. Connecticut (ESPN, WNKTFM 107.5).

7 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Boston from Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Denver at Philadelphia (NBA TV).

7 p.m. — College Softball: Texas A&M at Florida (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Yankees at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Washington at New York Rangers (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. — High School Basketball: Powerade Jam Fest from Atlanta — McDonald’s All-Americans 3-Point Contest and Slam Dunk Contest (ESPN2).

8:30 p.m. — College Basketball: CBI Tournament Championship Series Game 1 (ESPNU).

10 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Boston at Phoenix (NBA TV).

11 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Oakland at San Francisco (MLB NETWORK).

LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY Varsity Baseball

Dreher at Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Camden Military, 4:30 p.m.

Manning at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m.

Lee Central at Buford, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Lake City, 5:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m.

South Pointe Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Baseball

The King’s Academy at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball

Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Lugoff-Elgin, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Lake View, 5:30 p.m.

B Team Baseball

Sumter at East Clarendon, 6 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Golf

Wilson Hall at Atlanta Athletic Invitational, 3 p.m.

Varsity Softball

a 28-race winless streak dating back to last June. One driver who didn’t have much sympathy for Johnson’s plight was Keselowski. “It’s hard to feel bad for a guy who has won 83 races. There are a lot worse problems going on in the world,” Keselowski said.

SPORTS ITEMS

TV, RADIO 6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Mets vs. St. Louis from Jupiter, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

9 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh from Bradenton, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

10 a.m. — PGA Golf: World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play Semifinal Matches from Austin, Texas (GOLF).

11 a.m. — College Baseball: Army vs. Navy from Baltimore (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

11 a.m. — Formula One Racing: Australian Grand Prix from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2).

11 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Miami Open Women’s and Men’s Third-Round Matches from Key Biscayne, Fla. (TENNIS).

Noon — NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (WIS 10).

Noon — College Lacrosse: Notre Dame at Ohio State (ESPNU).

Noon — Road Racing: IAAF World Half Marathon Championships from Valencia, Spain (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon — College Baseball: Arkansas at Florida (SEC NETWORK).

1 p.m. — College Baseball: Louisiana State at Vanderbilt (ESPN2).

1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay from Port Charlotte, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Brooklyn (NBA TV).

1 p.m. — College Baseball: Clemson at Louisville (WJMZ-FM 93.1).

2 p.m. — College Baseball: South Carolina at Georgia (WNKT-FM 107.5).

2 p.m. — College Softball: North Carolina at Notre Dame (ESPNU).

2 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup Series STP 500 from Martinsville, Va. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9).

2:30 p.m. — PGA Golf: Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship Final Round from Punta Canta, Dominican Republic (GOLF).

3 p.m. — PGA Golf: World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play Championship and ThirdPlace Matches from Austin, Texas (WIS 10).

3 p.m. — College Baseball: Kansas State at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

3 p.m. — College Baseball: Alabama at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK).

4 p.m. — College Hockey: NCAA Tournament Northeast Regional Championship Match from Worcester, Mass. (ESPN2).

4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City from Surprise, Ariz. (GOLF).

5 p.m. — Senior PGA Golf: PGA Tour Champions Rapiscan Systems Classic Final Round from Biloxi, Miss. (GOLF).

5 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Miami Open Women’s and Men’s Third-Round Matches from Key Biscayne, Fla. (TENNIS).

6 p.m. — NBA Basketball: New York at Washington (NBA TV).

6:30 p.m. — College Hockey: NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional Championship Match from Allentown, Pa. (ESPNU).

7 p.m. — College Softball: Texas A&M at Florida (ESPN2).

7 p.m. — LPGA Golf: Kia Classic Final Round from Carlsbad, Calif. (GOLF).

7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Boston at Minnesota (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Utah at Golden State (NBA TV).

9 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels (MLB NETWORK).

Midnight — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Arizona vs. Colorado (MLB NETWORK).

3 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: San Francisco at Oakland (MLB NETWORK).

17. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford.

18. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet.

19. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet.

20. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet.

21. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet.

22. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet.

23. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota.

24. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford.

25. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet.

26. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet.

27. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford.

28. (38) David Ragan, Ford.

29. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet.

30. (51) Harrison Rhodes, Chevrolet.

31. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford.

32. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet.

33. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet.

34. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota.

35. (72) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet.

36. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet.

37. (96) DJ Kennington, Toyota.

38. (55) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet.

Junior Varsity Softball Varsity Boys Tennis

Sumter at Lower Richland, 5 p.m.

Manning at Lugoff-Elgin, 5 p.m.

Middle School Track and Field

TUESDAY

Ebenezer, Furman, Hillcrest at Chestnut Oaks, TBA Alice Drive, Mayewood at Bates (at Memorial Stadium), TBA

TUESDAY Varsity Baseball

Sumter at Socastee, 6:30 p.m.

Darlington at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m.

Lugoff-Elgin at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Manning, 6:30 p.m.

Columbia at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Green Sea-Floyds, 6:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Baseball

Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m.

Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball

Sumter at Dreher (DH), 5:30 p.m.

B Team Baseball

Dreher at Sumter (DH), 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Williamsburg, 5 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Golf

Sumter at Manning Varsity (at Wyboo Golf Club), 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer

Socastee at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Boys Soccer

Crestwood at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer

Socastee at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Crestwood at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball

Sumter at Socastee, 6 p.m.

Columbia at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 6 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6 p.m.

North Walterboro Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Softball

Crestwood at Lugoff-Elgin, 5:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Green Sea-Floyds, 5:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 3:45 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis

Socastee at Sumter, 5 p.m.

Manning at Camden, 5 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field

Lee Central at Lamar, 7 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Wilson Hall, 3:45 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m.

JV Track and Field

Thomas Sumter at Orangeburg Prep, TBA

NBA STANDINGS x-Toronto x-Boston Philadelphia New York Brooklyn

54 49 41 26 23

19 23 30 47 50

Southeast Division W L

Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando Atlanta

40 39 32 21 21

32 34 41 51 52

Central Division W L

x-Cleveland Indiana Milwaukee Detroit Chicago

43 42 38 32 24

29 31 34 40 48

Pct

.740 .681 .577 .356 .315

Pct

.556 .534 .438 .292 .288

Pct

.597 .575 .528 .444 .333

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct

y-Houston San Antonio New Orleans Dallas Memphis

58 43 43 22 19

14 30 30 50 53

Northwest Division W L

Portland Oklahoma City Minnesota Utah Denver

Pacific Division

44 44 42 41 40

28 30 31 32 33

W L

y-Golden State 54 L.A. Clippers 38 L.A. Lakers 31 Sacramento 24 Phoenix 19 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

18 34 40 49 54

.806 .589 .589 .306 .264

Pct

.611 .595 .575 .562 .548

Pct

.750 .528 .437 .329 .260

FRIDAY

Denver 108, Washington 100 Indiana 109, L.A. Clippers 104 Cleveland 120, Phoenix 95 Minnesota 108, New York 104 Toronto 116, Brooklyn 112 Milwaukee 118, Chicago 105 Oklahoma City 105, Miami 99 San Antonio 124, Utah 120, OT Boston 105, Portland 100 Golden State 106, Atlanta 94

SATURDAY

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Orlando, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

TODAY

Cleveland at Brooklyn, 1 p.m.

San Antonio at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m.

Miami at Indiana, 5 p.m.

Boston at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Toronto, 6 p.m.

New York at Washington, 6 p.m.

Portland at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 8 p.m.

Utah at Golden State, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m.

Denver at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Houston, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at Miami, 8 p.m.

Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

MLB SPRING TRAINING AMERICAN LEAGUE W

Boston Houston Cleveland Baltimore New York Kansas City Chicago Oakland Seattle Minnesota Tampa Bay Toronto Los Angeles Detroit Texas

19 18 18 16 17 16 15 13 13 12 13 13 13 11 7

NATIONAL LEAGUE W

Cross at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L

Bulldogs whip Gamecocks12-3, lead series 2-0

MONDAY

Denver at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 7 p.m.

New York at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Boston at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

GB

— 4½ 12 28 31

GB

— 1½ 8½ 19 19½

GB

— 1½ 5 11 19

GB

— 15½ 15½ 36 39

GB

— 1 2½ 3½ 4½

GB

— 16 22½ 30½ 35½

Milwaukee San Diego Chicago St. Louis Miami Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado Atlanta Arizona Washington Philadelphia Cincinnati Pittsburgh New York

19 15 17 16 15 15 13 12 13 12 12 12 10 10 9

L

Pct.

9 9 12 11 12 12 12 14 14 13 15 16 17 15 22

0.679 0.667 0.600 0.593 0.586 0.571 0.556 0.481 0.481 0.480 0.464 0.448 0.433 0.423 0.241

L

Pct.

9 9 11 11 11 14 15 14 16 15 16 16 18 18 18

0.679 0.625 0.607 0.593 0.577 0.517 0.464 0.462 0.448 0.444 0.429 0.429 0.357 0.357 0.333

SATURDAY

Boston 6, Houston 0 Miami 4, Washington 3 St. Louis 8, N.Y. Mets 7 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 8, Atlanta 3 Philadelphia 4, Detroit 1 Pittsburgh 7, Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Yankees (ss) 13, Toronto 6 Chicago White Sox 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 Cleveland 10, Texas 3 Milwaukee 10, Oakland 5 San Diego 6, Cincinnati 2 Arizona (ss) vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

Kansas City 4, Arizona (ss) 4 Minnesota vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Sacramento at Sacramento, CA, 9:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.

Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

TODAY

Miami (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 12:10 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Miami (ss) at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Oakland at Oakland, CA, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. L.A. Angels at Anaheim, CA, 9:07 p.m.

MONDAY

Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Norfolk at Norfolk, VA, 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox vs. Charlotte at Charlotte, NC, 6:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Houston at Houston, TX, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. Omaha at Papillion, NE, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Toronto at Montreal, QC, Canada, 7:07 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Atlanta, GA, 7:35 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Texas at Arlington, TX, 8:05 p.m.

San Diego vs. El Paso at El Paso, TX, 8:05 p.m.

Cleveland vs. Arizona at Phoenix, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. L.A. Dodgers at Los Angeles, CA, 10:10 p.m.

Oakland vs. San Francisco at San Francisco, CA, 10:15 p.m.

MATCH PLAY RESULTS SATURDAY

At Austin Country Club Austin, Texas Yardage: 7,108; Par: 71

FOURTH ROUND

(Seedings in parentheses)

Bubba Watson (35), United States, def. Brian Harman (18), United States, 2 and 1.

Kiradech Aphibarnrat (28), Thailand, def. Charles Howell III (59), United States, 1 up.

Kyle Stanley (45), United States, def. Sergio Garcia (7), Spain, 3 and 1.

Justin Thomas (2), United States, def. Si Woo Kim (50), South Korea, 6 and 5.

Cameron Smith (46), Australia, def. Tyrrell Hatton (12), England, 2 and 1.

Alex Noren (13), Sweden, def. Patrick Reed (19), United States, 5 and 3.

Ian Poulter (58), England, def. Louis Oosthuizen (25), South Africa, 2 and 1.

Kevin Kisner (32), United States, def. Matt Kuchar (16), United States, 1 up.

QUARTERFINALS

Bubba Watson (35), United States, def. Kiradech Aphibarnrat (28), Thailand, 5 and 3.

Justin Thomas (2), United States, def. Kyle Stanley (45), United States, 2 and 1.

Alex Noren (13), Sweden, def. Cameron Smith (46), Australia, 4 and 2.

Kevin Kisner (32), United States, def. Ian Poulter (58), England, 8 and 6.

ATHENS, Ga. – Georgia pounded South Carolina 12-3 on Saturday at Foley Field to win the 3-game Southeastern Conference baseball series.

The Bulldogs won on Friday 7-5. The final game of the series is scheduled for today at 1 p.m.

All of the Gamecocks’ runs came on solo home runs by Carlos Cortes, Jacob Olson and Hunter Taylor.

USC dropped to 13-10 on the season and 1-4 in the SEC. The Bulldogs improved to 17-6 and 4-1.

CLEMSON-LOUISVILLE GAME RAINED OUT LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Clemson and Louisville are scheduled to play a doubleheader today beginning at 11 a.m. after the second game of the Atlantic Coast Conference series set for Saturday was postponed due to rain.

Clemson won the series opener on Friday by a 3-1 score.

Jacob Hennessy pitched a career high 7 1/3 innings to get the win for the Tigers. He scattered five hits and two walks, allowing just one run while striking out six.

Kyle Wilkie had a 2-run double for Clemson, which improved to 17-5 overall and 4-3 in the ACC. Drew Wharton had an RBI double.

The Cardinals fell to 17-5 and 3-4.

WESTERN CAROLINA 8 CITADEL 5 CHARLESTON — The Citadel lost to Western Carolina 8-5 in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday at Joe Riley Park.

The twinbill was being played because of the threat of rain on Sunday.

The Bulldogs won the opening game in the Southern Conference series opener for both teams on Friday, beating WCU 5-1.

Former Wilson Hall standout William Kinney had a double and a run batted in for The Citadel in Friday’s contest. He was 2-for-5 in Saturday’s first game.

The Bulldogs were 10-12 and the Catamounts 3-18 entering the final game.

JUSTIN THOMAS ENJOYS ANOTHER SHORT ROUND IN MATCH PLAY AUSTIN, Texas — Justin Thomas is the top seed remaining in the Dell Technologies Match Play and performing like one.

Thomas went only 13 holes for the second straight match in a 6-and-5 victory over Si Woo Kim. He advanced to the quarterfinals Saturday afternoon and moved one step closer to a chance to become No. 1 in the world.

Thomas, the No. 2 seed, and seventh-seeded Sergio Garcia were the only top-10 seeds to advance out of group play. Garcia lost in the fourth round to Kyle Stanley.

FEDERER LOSES IN OPENING MATCH AT MIAMI OPEN TO KOKKINAKIS KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Roger Federer lost his second match in a row Saturday following a 17-0 start to the year, this time squandering a lead against a qualifier ranked 175th.

Federer was eliminated at the Miami Open by big-serving Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4).

Kokkinakis became the lowestranked man to beat a No. 1 player since No. 178 Francisco Clavet upset Lleyton Hewitt in 2003, also at Key Biscayne.

Federer lost playing for the first time since he was beaten by Juan Martin del Potro in the Indian Wells final Sunday. That defeat also came in a winner-take-all tiebreaker.

From staff and wire reports

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NCAA WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Duke’s Rebecca Greenwell (23) drives past Connecticut’s Katie Lou Samuelson (33) during the Huskies’ 72-59 victory in an Albany regional semifinal game in the NCAA tournament on Saturday in Albany, N.Y. UConn will face South Carolina on Monday

UConn tops Duke 72-59, heads to Albany final ALBANY, N.Y. — Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are in a familiar place — the Elite Eight.

Napheesa Collier had 16 points and 11 rebounds to help top-seed UConn beat Duke 72-59 on Saturday and advance to the regional finals for the 13th consecutive season.

The Huskies’ senior duo of Gabby Williams and Kia Nurse was key on the defensive end to help UConn to the win.

“We’re fortunate that our two seniors are two of the bet-

ter defensive players in the country,” Auriemma said.

“We can count on those two every game. Gabby’s going to play great every game. She plays at a certain level every game. Kia’s one of the toughest competitors we’ve had at Connecticut.”

UConn (35-0) will face defending national champion South Carolina on Monday night to try and advance to a record 11th straight Final Four.

“Last time we played them we got out to an early run so I don’t think any of us are expecting it to be easy (Mon-

USC FROM PAGE B1 ball out of bounds, the ball gently rolling off her fingertips under the basket at the other end, a critical miscue.

Wilson’s three-point play gave the Gamecocks a 60-52 lead before Cierra Dillard’s driving layup off the glass with 6:38 left cut the deficit again. But Buffalo missed three straight shots and a fast-break layup by Doniyah Cliney gave South Carolina a 10-point lead with just over five minutes to go.

South Carolina’s dominance inside against the smaller Bulls spelled the difference.

The Gamecocks outrebounded Buffalo 48-21, outscored the Bulls 20-5 on second-chance points, and finished with a 52-30 edge in the paint.

“We just did what we do best,” Jennings said.

Second-seeded South Carolina (29-6), whose only losses this season have come against ranked teams, will face topseeded and unbeaten UConn in the regional final on Monday night.

Dillard led Buffalo with 29 points, the only Bulls player in double figures.

Buffalo (29-6), just the third Mid-American Conference school to reach the Sweet 16, was among the final four teams to earn an at-large berth. It was the program’s second tournament appearance after a first-round exit two years ago, and though the loss dampened their spirits, don’t expect it to last.

“We’re going to enjoy it,” Oursler said. “We changed the program for Buffalo and we know that, so we’re obviously going to enjoy this time, and

it’s nice to know we’re leaving a group of women who are going to carry this on and keep killin’ it for future years to come. It’s just a growing program and it’s nice to see that.”

The Gamecocks, who have won six straight, defeated North Carolina A&T and Virginia by double digits in the first two rounds, holding both to under 60 points as they stayed on track to make a third Final Four in four seasons.

But those performances had flaws — 19 turnovers in one — that coach Dawn Staley focused on correcting. They didn’t on Saturday — South Carolina had 26 turnovers — but in the end it didn’t matter.

Buffalo is a senior-dominated team and has players from around the globe — four from Australia, a couple of Canadians, one from Nigeria — as well as Buffalo-area locals.

That melting pot of sorts had created a close-knit group and they helped contribute to the madness of March that has seen 11th seeds wreak havoc on brackets. The 11th-seeded Bulls had already vanquished sixth-seeded South Florida (102-79) and third-seeded Florida State (86-65) — on the Seminoles home court, no less.

Buffalo coach Felisha Legette-Jack, who nearly quit coaching after being fired by Indiana, had said her Bulls were “too silly and quirky to be afraid” and their late-season rush proved it.

The Bulls had lost only once in 13 games, the lone setback coming against Central Michi-

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First Round Friday, March 16 At Columbia, S.C. Virginia 68, California 62 South Carolina 63, N.C. A&T 52 Saturday, March 17 At Storrs, Conn.

UConn 140, Saint Francis (Pa.) 52 Quinnipiac 86, Miami 72 At Athens, Ga. Duke 72, Belmont 58 Georgia 68, Mercer 63 At Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State 91, Little Rock 49 Buffalo 102, South Florida 79 Second Round Sunday, March 18 At Columbia, S.C. South Carolina 66, Virginia 56 Monday, March 19 At Storrs, Conn.

UConn 71, Quinnipiac 46 At Athens, Ga. Duke 66, Georgia 40 At Tallahassee, Fla. Buffalo 86, Florida State 65 Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 24 At Albany, N.Y. South Carolina 79, Buffalo 63 UConn 72, Duke 59 Regional Championship Monday, March 26 South Carolina (29-6) vs. UConn (350), 7 p.m.

SPOKANE REGIONAL

First Round Friday, March 16 At Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame 99, Cal State Northridge 81 Villanova 81, South Dakota State 74, OT At College Station, Texas DePaul 90, Oklahoma 79 Texas A&M 89, Drake 76 At Eugene, Ore. Minnesota 89, Green Bay 77 Oregon 88, Seattle 45 Saturday, March 17 At Columbus, Ohio Central Michigan 78, LSU 69 Ohio State 87, George Washington

day),” said Williams, who had 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists. “A’ja (Wilson) doesn’t want her college career to be over on Monday. We know they are going to put up a fight and it will be a battle.”

The Huskies scored the first seven points of the game beginning with a banked-in 3-pointer from Nurse and they were off and running.

gan in the MAC Tournament two weeks ago. That was one of two setbacks to CMU, which won the MAC title and also reached the Sweet 16.

As they often did during the season, the Bulls attacked South Carolina repeatedly from beyond the arc. They finished 7 of 24 (29.2 percent), well below their season average (33.6 percent).

“One thing about shooting, it’s going to come and go,” said Legette-Jack, who gave Aussie senior guard Stephanie Reid a tearful embrace in the final seconds. “Our shooting were the shots we usually take. They don’t go in all the time.”

AND THEN THERE WAS ONE Staley and Legette-Jack were the last two African American coaches in the tournament, which started with 10.

45 Second Round Sunday, March 18 At Notre Dame, Ind. Notre Dame 98, Villanova 72 At College Station, Texas Texas A&M 80, DePaul 79 At Eugene, Ore. Oregon 101, Minnesota 73 Monday, March 19 At Columbus, Ohio Central Michigan 95, Ohio State 78 Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 24 At Spokane, Wash.

Notre Dame 90, Texas A&M 84 Oregon 83, Central Michigan 69 Regional Championship Monday, March 26 Notre Dame vs. Oregon (33-4), 9 p.m.

KANSAS CITY REGIONAL

First Round Friday, March 16 At Raleigh, N.C. Maryland 77, Princeton 57 N.C. State 62, Elon 34 Saturday, March 17 At Starkville, Miss.

Oklahoma State 84, Syracuse 57 Mississippi State 95, Nicholls 50 At Los Angeles UCLA 71, American 60 Creighton 76, Iowa 70 At Austin, Texas Arizona State 73, Nebraska 62 Texas 83, Maine 54 Second Round Sunday, March 18 At Raleigh, N.C. N.C. State 74, Maryland 60 Monday, March 19 At Starkville, Miss.

Mississippi State 71, Oklahoma State 56 At Los Angeles UCLA 86, Creighton 64 At Austin, Texas Texas 85, Arizona State 65 Regional Semifinals Friday, March 23 At Kansas City, Mo. Mississippi State 71, N.C. State 57 UCLA 84, Texas 75 Regional Championship

Sunday, March 25 Mississippi State (35-1) vs. UCLA (27-7), 7:30 p.m.

LEXINGTON REGIONAL

First Round Friday, March 16 At Louisville, Ky. Louisville 74, Boise State 42 Marquette 84, Dayton 65 At Knoxville, Tenn.

Oregon State 82, Western Kentucky 58 Tennessee 100, Liberty 60 At Waco, Texas Michigan 75, Northern Colorado 61 Baylor 96, Grambling State 46 Saturday, March 17 At Stanford, Calif.

Florida Gulf Coast 80, Missouri 70 Stanford 82, Gonzaga 68 Second Round Sunday, March 18 At Louisville, Ky. Louisville 90, Marquette 72 At Knoxville, Tenn.

Oregon State 66, Tennessee 59 At Waco, Texas Baylor 80, Michigan 58 Monday, March 19 At Stanford, Calif.

Stanford 90, Florida Gulf Coast 70 Regional Semifinals Friday, March 23 At Lexington, Ky. Oregon State 72, Baylor 67 Louisville 86, Stanford 59 Regional Championship Sunday, March 25 Oregon State (26-7) vs. Louisville (35-2), Noon

FINAL FOUR

At Columbus, Ohio National Semifinals Friday, March 30 Albany champion vs. Spokane chamion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.

Kansas City champion vs. Lexington champion, 7 or 9:30 p.m.

National Championship Sunday, April 1 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

NCAA TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE MEN

TODAY TBS 2 p.m. – Villanova vs. Texas Tech 4:30 p.m. – Kansas vs. Duke

WOMEN

TODAY ESPN Noon – Oregon State vs. Louisville 7:30 p.m. – Mississippi State vs. UCLA MONDAY 7 p.m. – South Carolina vs. Connecticut 9 p.m. – Notre Dame vs. Central Michigan

SOUTH CAROLINA 79, BUFFALO 63 BUFFALO (29-6)

Hemphill 3-9 0-0 6, Oursler 4-10 0-0 8, Dillard 9-22 7-11 29, Reid 3-11 1-2 8, Ups 0-2 0-0 0, Suchan 2-4 0-0 4, Wilkins 0-4 0-0 0, Jones 3-6 0-0 8, Ups 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 24-68 8-13 63.

SOUTH CAROLINA (29-6)

Jennings 7-11 6-6 20, Wilson 7-16 6-7 20, Cliney 6-8 0-0 12, Harris 2-7 5-6 10, Jackson 2-6 0-0 4, Grissett 3-5 1-1 7, Herbert Harrigan 3-6 0-0 6, Patrick 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 30-59 18-20 79.

Buffalo 17 South Carolina 16

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3-Point Goals_Buffalo 7-24 (Dillard 4-11, Reid 1-3, Ups 0-1, Wilkins 0-4, Jones 2-5), South Carolina 1-5 (Harris 1-3, Jackson 0-2). Assists_Buffalo 15 (Dillard 6), South Carolina 21 (Harris 9). Fouled Out_Buffalo Hemphill, Rebounds_ Buffalo 21 (Oursler 4), South Carolina 48 (Wilson 13). Total Fouls_Buffalo 19, South Carolina 16. Technical Fouls_None.A_10,310.

BIG PICTURE Buffalo: Legette-Jack made her sixth season at the helm of the Bulls one to remember.

Only one 11 seed has ever advanced to a regional final, Gonzaga in 2011 with a sevenpoint win over Louisville. The Bulls lose three senior starters who were instrumental in setting a school record for victories. They also went 12-0 at home and, and posted 21 vic-

tories decided by at least 10 points, a high bar to match.

South Carolina: The Gamecocks move on to the Elite Eight, but their penchant for mistakes will have to be fixed to have a chance to reach the Final Four.

UP NEXT South Carolina will play UConn in the regional final on Monday night at 7 p.m.

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At UD Arena, Dayton, Ohio Tuesday, March 13 Radford 71, LIU Brooklyn 61 St. Bonaventure 65, UCLA 58 Wednesday, March 14 Texas Southern 64, N.C. Central 46 Syracuse 60, Arizona State 56

EAST REGIONAL First Round

Thursday, March 15 At PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Villanova 87, Radford 61 Alabama 86, Virginia Tech 83 At American Airlines Center, Dallas Texas Tech 70, Stephen F. Austin 60 Florida 77, St. Bonaventure 62 Friday, March 16 At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Purdue 74, Cal State Fullerton 48 Butler 79, Arkansas 62 At Viejas Arena, San Diego Marshall 81, Wichita State 75 West Virginia 85, Murray State 68

Second Round

Kansas State 69, Creighton 59 UMBC 74, Virginia 54 At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Cincinnati 68, Georgia State 53 Nevada 87, Texas 83

Duke 69, Syracuse 65

Regional Championship

Second Round

Saturday, March 17 At Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho Kentucky 95, Buffalo 75 At American Airlines Center, Dallas Loyola of Chicago 63, Tennessee 62 Sunday, March 18 At Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. Kansas State 50, UMBC 43 At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Nevada 75, Cincinnati 73 At Philips Arena, Atlanta

Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 22 Loyola of Chicago 69, Nevada 68 Kansas State 61, Kentucky 58

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 24 Loyola of Chicago (31-5) vs. Kansas State (25-11), 6:09 p.m.

Thursday, March 15 At PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Rhode Island 83, Oklahoma 78, OT Duke 89, Iona 67 At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. Kansas 76, Pennsylvania 60 Seton Hall 94, N.C. State 83 Friday, March 16 At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Michigan State 82, Bucknell 78 Syracuse 57, TCU 52 At Viejas Arena, San Diego Auburn 62, College of Charleston 58 Clemson 79, New Mexico State 68

Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 23 Villanova 90, West Virginia 78 Texas Tech 78, Purdue 65

Regional Championship

Sunday, March 25 Villanova (33-4) vs. Texas Tech (279), 2:20 p.m.

SOUTH REGIONAL First Round

Thursday, March 15 At American Airlines Center, Dallas Tennessee 73, Wright State 47 Loyola of Chicago 64, Miami 62 At Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho Kentucky 78, Davidson 73 Buffalo 89, Arizona 68 Friday, March 16 At Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C.

Second Round

Saturday, March 17 At PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Duke 87, Rhode Island 62 At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. Kansas 83, Seton Hall 79 Sunday, March 18 At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Syracuse 55, Michigan State 53 At Viejas Arena, San Diego Clemson 84, Auburn 53 At CenturyLink Center, Omaha, Neb.

Regional Semifinals

Friday, March 23 Kansas 80, Clemson 76

WEST REGIONAL First Round

Thursday, March 15 At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. Houston 67, San Diego State 65 Michigan 61, Montana 47 At Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho Gonzaga 68, UNC Greensboro 64 Ohio State 81, South Dakota State 73 Friday, March 16 At Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. Texas A&M 73, Providence 69 North Carolina 84, Lipscomb 66 At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Xavier 102, Texas Southern 83 Florida State 67, Missouri 54

Second Round

Saturday, March 17 At Taco Bell Arena, Boise, Idaho Gonzaga 90, Ohio State 84 At INTRUST Bank Arena, Wichita, Kan. Michigan 64, Houston 63 Sunday, March 18 At Spectrum Center, Charlotte, N.C. Texas A&M 86, North Carolina 65 At Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.

Florida State 75, Xavier 70 At STAPLES Center, Los Angeles

Regional Semifinals

Thursday, March 22 Michigan 99, Texas A&M 72 Florida State 75, Gonzaga 60

Regional Championship

Saturday, March 24 Michigan (31-7) vs. Florida State (23-11), 8:49 p.m.

FINAL FOUR

At The Alamodome, San Antonio

National Semifinals

Saturday, March 31 South champion vs. West champion East champion vs. Midwest champion

National Championship Monday, April 2 Semifinal winners

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 Reed, point guard Shelton Mitchell and forward Elijah Thomas, all double-digit scorers.

Clemson will say goodbye to two seniors in shooter Gabe DeVoe and forward Donte Grantham, whose leadership Brownell often credited for holding the Tigers together when things got rough.

Grantham was averaging 14 points a game when he tore knee ligaments late in a win over Notre Dame in January and missed the last 16 games. But Grantham, his knee in a brace, was on the bench each game, urging his teammates.

DeVoe, who entered Clemson four seasons ago with a high-school reputation as a big-time scorer, finally lived up to that his senior year.

He closed his career with 31 points against the Jayhawks, the most points for a Clemson player in an NCAA game.

Also gone is one-year Michigan grad transfer Mark Donnal, who provided critical depth on a tem lacking height.

Next year, Reed and Mitchell should give the Tigers one of the ACC’s strongest, most experienced backcourts.

Reed, a Robert Morris transfer, looked comfortable in his second season with the Tigers and became the team’s go-to player. Mitchell, who transferred from Vanderbilt, also looked very much at home. He was Clemson’s leader at the foul line, often thwarting comebacks with his 85 percent shooting.

Thomas, the 6-foot-9 Texas A&M transfer, still has problems with early fouls and being assertive under the basket. Still, he posted nine of his 11 career doubledoubles this season and will look to take another step forward this fall.

The most promising

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Sunday, March 25 Kansas (30-7) vs. Duke (29-7), 5:05 p.m.

MIDWEST REGIONAL First Round

Saturday, March 17 At PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Villanova 81, Alabama 58 At American Airlines Center, Dallas Texas Tech 69, Florida 66 Sunday, March 18 At Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Purdue 76, Butler 73 At Viejas Arena, San Diego West Virginia 94, Marshall 71 At TD Garden, Boston

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breakout player next season might be 6-7 Aamir Simms, who averaged 15 minutes this season and has combined the power to slash to the basket with good instincts and touch on his shot.

Clemson was in the running for No. 2 national recruit Zion Williamson, a likely one-and-done forward picked Duke. The Tigers are expected to add a notable recruit in 6-11 Trey Jamison of Hoover, Alabama.

And there will be no doubt about Brownell. He and athletic director Dan Radakov-

ich will work out an extension past his current deal that runs through 2021. Radakovich wants Brownell back and the 49-year-old coach wants to return.

Brownell was told last year that progress had to be made, especially with Clemson’s recent, $63.5 million renovation of Littlejohn Coliseum that debuted before the 2016-17 season.

“I knew I needed to win this year,” Brownell said.

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RIVALS FROM PAGE B1 lengthen his inning, let him hit his pitch count and we were lucky enough in the sixth to get some runs on and swing the bat.”

Wilson Hall head coach Adam Jarecki, whose team now stands at 4-3 and 1-1, was thrilled with the way his team competed with a very talented LMA squad.

Trailing by four entering the bottom of the seventh, the Barons brought the tying run to the plate and put the ball in play before LMA shortstop Taylor Lee handled a Bryce Lyles grounder and fired to first baseman Brent Jordan for the final out.

“Third game this week, and we don’t have enough pitchers,” Jarecki said in reference to his decision to leave Commander on the mound to close the fifth.

“We made the decision that we were going to ride him as long as we could tonight because we’ve got a conference game next week and if we burned two pitchers tonight we wouldn’t have had one for then. He also was sick for two days, and I’m ex-

tremely proud of (his effort). He struggled in the beginning, but he came back and did well. In a perfect world, yeah, I would have liked to have pulled him (earlier), but I was going to get as much out of him as I could. I’m really proud of him, because I know he’s been under the weather. ...

I’m just proud of my kids, and they’re (LMA) very good, as advertised. Down four there in the end, it would have been easy to just roll over, but we battled back, got two right there and had chances.”

LMA had a late pitching change of its own after scheduled starter Braydon Osteen was plunked by a Commander pitch in the first. With Osteen having trouble gripping the ball, Hatfield made the call to send Osteen to third and bring Andrew Boyd to the mound. Boyd responded with a complete-game effort in which he scattered seven hits, walked two and hit two batters.

“We said we don’t really have an ace, we have 1A and

SHS FROM PAGE B1 third base. Pereira decided to go to first with the ball, but short-armed the throw, allowing two runs to score and make it 3-0.

A 2-out Noah Oliver single drove in Purvis to make it 4-0, and another run scored when second baseman Drake Thames couldn’t handle Cameron Rainey’s grounder.

“I was proud of the way we bounced back tonight,” said SF head coach Kenny Gray. “We just struggled last night, but we came out ready to go tonight.”

The fact South Florence had the lefthanded Hardee, a Coastal Carolina signee, on the mound made the 5-0 first that much harder for the Gamecocks to overcome.

SHS did manage to get a single run in each of the first two innings to cut the lead to 5-2 thanks to two errors in the first and another in the second. The Bruins committed four errors.

“We’ve relied on pitching and defense all season,” Shumake said. “We haven’t been strong offensively, but we got a run in each of the first two innings and I thought maybe we could scratch our way back into the game. Of course, we

OBITUARIES KENNETH L. SMITH CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Kenneth Leroy Smith, 65, died on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Carolinas Medical Center, Concord, North Carolina.

He was born on Nov. 24, 1952, in Greeleyville, a son of the late Lucius Harold Smith and Hattie SMITH Fulton Smith.

Funeral services for Mr. Smith will be held at noon on Tuesday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 253 Coleman Road, Greeleyville, with the Rev James G. Carter Jr., pastor.

Burial will follow at the churchyard cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, the Rev. Charles and Thomasina Smith, 234 N. Brook St., Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC of Manning.

Simon; paternal grandparents, Allen Sr. and Susan Lesane Simon; maternal grandparents, Sam Jr. and Alice China Lewis; and several aunts and uncles.

Survivors are his mother, Amelia Dianne Lewis Simon; siblings, Christi D. Simon and Vincent Craig (Tech. Sgt. LaShonda) Simon, both of Columbia, and Sgt. Tamara R. (Lesha) Simon of Mapleton, Georgia; his nephew, Vincent “Vinnie” Simon; his niece, Tiarra Robinson; two special cousins, Patricia “Michele” Britton Tate of Mascoutah, Illinois, and Sandra “Drell” Simon of Pinewood; several aunts, uncles and a host of relatives and friends.

Please visit our website for more details at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com Professional services rendered by Palmer Memorial Chapel, Inc.

NATHAN D. SIMON Funeral services for Nathan Donell Simon will be held on Monday at Beulah AME Church, 3175 Florence Highway, Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Dwayne Bruce officiating.

The public may view from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Palmer MemoriSIMON al Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Interment will follow at Beulah AME Church Cemetery.

Mr. Simon, 47, transitioned on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, in Atlanta.

Born in Sumter County, he was a son of Amelia Dianne Lewis Simon and the late Aignathser “Nathan” Simon. Nathan attended the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Mayewood High School Class of 1988. He attended Francis Marion University, the University of South Carolina and Midlands Technical College. He was a lifelong member of Beulah AME Church, where he began his spiritual journey. Mr. Simon was a technical support supervisor at Verizon Communications in Atlanta.

He was preceded in death by his father, Aignathser

1B,” Hatfield said of Osteen and Boyd. “Braydon, he’s a senior and I was going to give him his opportunity.

Unfortunately, he gets hit right above his right elbow and he couldn’t grip the ball. I had him loosened back up at the end of the night to come in and close, but (we didn’t use him then).

Andrew knew that he was going to pitch sometime this game, but I don’t think he quite expected it (so early).

Then in the first inning he comes out and has a 7-pitch inning.”

Jarecki said his team had prepared in expectation of facing Boyd on the mound, so the change did not really impact any of the Barons’ game plan.

“The whole night I felt like throughout our lineup we weren’t intimidated (at the plate). Boyd is as good as we’re going to see,” Jarecki said. “I just felt like we went up there with the right approaches, we hit and we fought. We were expecting Boyd, to be honest with you. Osteen is a little different. Both very good, but we were kind of expecting to see Boyd. He’s strong, and they’re two different

JERRY GRAHAM Jerry Graham was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on June 29, 1952, to the late Zelma Graham and step-father Joe Hickerson.

Jerry departed this life on Sunday, March 18, 2018, in Sumter.

Jerry is survived by his three sons, JabGRAHAM bar Graham, Damein Graham, and Jermaine Graham; two daughters-in-law, Nicole Graham and Michele Graham; five grandchildren, Damein Graham Jr, Dorian Graham, Ethan Graham, Shyanna Graham and Mayim Graham; step-father, Joe Hickerson; brother, Larry Graham; three brothers-in-law, McKinley Bowman Jr, Paul Bowman, and Tyrone Pearson; three sisters-in-law, Patricia Graham, Gail Bowman, and Carolyn Pearson; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 14 Brand St., Sumter, with pastor Larry W. Barnes officiating. Interment will follow at 2

SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 2018 kind of pitchers. I think Osteen’s more a finesse kind of guy, kind of works the plate, but very good. If his original plan was to throw Osteen, then we would have had to make an adjustment.”

Lee was the prototypical table setter from the leadoff position for the Swampcats, reaching base in each of his four plate appearances while scoring twice and driving a run home. Lee closed his night at the plate with three singles and took first on an infield error in the second.

“When we can get him on base, we’re in business to lead off a game,” Hatfield said. “There’s going to be very few games when he leads off the game getting on base in some way, shape or form that we’re not going to score. He’s got extremely good speed, he’s a smart kid and we’ve got some people behind him in the order that can drive him in.”

Though he could not go on the mound, Osteen still made a difference with his bat. After the hit by pitch, Osteen grounded to Commander in the second but then singled to right and

weren’t able to hold them down.”

SF put together four hits and push across three more runs in the fourth to make it 8-2. It added two more runs in the sixth.

SHS managed just the four hits, two of them coming from Trey Yates. Jacob Holladay and Zion Brown each had a hit.

Hardee worked five innings, allowing three hits and walking one while striking out eight.

“He’s been good for us all season,” Gray said of Hardee.

He gets out there and he throws strikes.”

p.m. in Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia.

A public viewing was held from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday at the mortuary.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, Larry and Patricia Graham, 2180 Kingsbury Drive, Sumter.

Messages of hope can be left at www.whitesmortuary. net Services are entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC, 517 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

CHARLES T. REWIS Charles Thomas Rewis, 80, died on Friday, March 23, 2018, at his home.

Charles was born in Wake Country, Noorth Carolina, on June 29, 1937, to the late George Thomas and Mary Ruth Thompson Rewis. He married his wife of 37 years, Virginia REWIS Ayers Rewis in Sumter on Nov. 18, 1980.

Charles was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on May 18, 1963, at the convention in Savannah, Georgia. He was active in the Kingdom Halls of Jehovah’s Witnesses for many years.

He attended Commercial High School in Chatham County, Savannah, Georgia.

During his high school years, he loved to play football for the Commercial High School Cobras and he also played football in the U.S. Army before becoming a witness for Jehovah.

Charles worked many years for a chemical company, as well as an air conditioner salesman. He sold insurance for more than 20 years before retiring in 1999.

He is survived by his wife of the home; four children, Robin Renae Garrett of Savannah, Georgia, Dana Cheri Huten (Arnaud) of Nantes, France, Edward Windell Rewis (Tonya) of Sumter, and step-son, Delmas Elliott McLeod of Bishopville; a brother, Robert Brooks (Lydia) of Summerville; a sister, Gloria McLeod (Steve) of Sumter; four grandchildren, Daniel-Charles, Kennedy, Madison, and Reagan Rewis; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends.

In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by a

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scored one of LMA’s three runs in the fifth before hitting an RBI fielder’s choice grounder and coming around to score in the sixth.

No. 3 hitter Morgan Morris added a single, double, two runs and two RBI for LMA while Boyd and Brewer Brunson singled and walked, respectively, then came around to score the first two runs of the sixth.

Reynolds had two singles and scored twice from Wilson Hall’s leadoff spot while Trent Elmore beat out a suicide squeeze bunt in a 3-run third for the Barons. Elmore also reached on an error in the second, scoring Wilson Hall’s first run after a Tanner Epps sacrifice bunt and a Chandler Scott double.

Epps followed Elmore’s squeeze with a 2-RBI single to give the Barons the 4-1 edge.

LMA plays two games with Manning High to open the week, hosting the Monarchs at 7 p.m. on Monday before moving over to Monarch Field for a 6:30 p.m. game on Tuesday.

Wilson Hall hosts Thomas Sumter on Monday before traveling to play Florence Christian on Tuesday.

South Florence had nine hits, led by Hardee with two. He also scored two runs.

Purvis had a hit, two walks and three runs, Brown had a hit and three runs batted in and Niles Vereen and Oliver had RBI singles.

Sumter has a busy week ahead. On Monday, it plays host to Dreher before having to make the drive to Myrtle Beach on both Tuesday and Wednesday as it prepares to go through the region for a second time.

The Gamecocks meet Socastee on Tuesday and Carolina Forest on Wednesday.

daughter, Lisa Maris Coker; two brothers, George and Billie Joe Rewis; and a sister, Flarie Lee Birchall.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with brother Prince Felder officiating.

The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 100 Lynam Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

JOHN C. PERKINS John Calvin Perkins, age 63, died on Friday, March 23, 2018, at his residence.

Plans will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

DR. CURTIS V. GOINGS ATLANTA — Dr. Curtis V. Goings, of Atlanta and formerly of Sumter, passed on March 20, 2018.

Funeral services will be announced by Donald Trimble Mortuary, 1876 Second Ave., Decatur, Georgia, (404) 3710772.

WALTER E. HATCHER JR. Walter E. Hatcher Jr., 87, died on March 19, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born in Brooklet, Georgia, he was a son of the late Walter E. Hatcher Sr. and Corrine Simmons Hatcher.

Mr. Hatcher was a member of St. Mark’s United Methodist Church. He owned and operated Super Mat Laundry for more than 20 years prior to his retirement.

Survivors include his son, Robert K. Hatcher of Sumter;

and one sister, Martha Chisolm of Dallas.

He was preceded in death by his former wife, Wilma Jean Adams Hatcher.

A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Allen Vaught officiating.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WILLIAM J. BREWER William J. “Billy” Brewer, 63, husband of Nancy Brown Brewer, died on Friday, March 23, 2018, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia.

Born in Marion, he was a son of the late Johnny J. Brewer, the late Anna Bradham Brewer and the late Sarah Rogers Brewer.

He was a graduate of Furman High School and the University of South Carolina.

He was formerly employed at B.L. Montague Co. and was in his 24th year with Farm Bureau Insurance Company.

Mr. Brewer was a member of Bible Fellowship Church where he served as interim pastor. He was also an ordained deacon.

Survivors include his wife of 42 years; three daughters, Anna Murphy (Michael) of Augusta, Georgia, Grace Crothers (Ryan) of Irmo, and Sarah Lynn Chisholm (Travis) of Hartsville; six grandchildren, Hannah Murphy, Will Murphy, Orly Crothers, Hayes Crothers, Gabriel Chisholm, and Dallas Chisholm; one brother, Glenn Rogers; and three sisters, Carol Burleson (Danny) of Sumter, Linda Newton (John) of Highpoint, North Carolina, and Barbara Eller (Barry) of Greenville.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Kevin Massey and the Rev. Danny Settle officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral home and other times at the home.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Todd leads Lakewood to 15-1 victory over Crestwood Lakewood High School improved to 3-1 in Region VI-4A with a 15-1 varsity baseball victory over Crestwood on Friday at the CHS field.

Lathan Todd went 3-for-4 with two doubles and four runs batted in to lead the Gators, who improved to 8-3 overall. LHS scored six runs in the seventh with Todd, Dalton Browder and Cory Blackley each driving in runs.

David Frey pitched three scoreless innings to get the win. Tommy Pillsbury, Bobby Crisp and Chandler Hunter also pitched.

SUMTER 2 CONWAY 0 CONWAY – Josh Bryant tossed a 4-hit shutout to lead Sumter High School to a 2-0 victory over Conway on Thursday at the CHS field.

Bryant had seven strikeouts.

Joey Pereira had an RBI double and and Sam Marlowe and RBI single to lead the offense. Jacob Holladay had two hits.

VARSITY SOCCER TKA WINS GATOR CLASSIC XXII

ORANGEBURG – Thomas Sumter Academy finished third and Wilson Hall fifth in an 11-team meet on Wednesday at the Orangeburg Prep track.

OP won with 116 points followed by Carolina Academy with 98. TSA had 68, Heathwood Hall 63 and WH 59.

Winners for the Generals were Billy Colquitt in the 200-meter dash (23.91 seconds), Ethan Roberson in the 3,200 run (12 minutes, 5 seconds) and Tristan Furrow in the shot put (41 feet, 10 inches).

Winners for the Barons were the 4x800 team of Michael Towery, Drew Davis, Layton Creech and Graham Van Patten (10:09.00) and the 4x400 team of Towery, Creech, Van Patten and Noah Harvin (4:01.00).

VARSITY TENNIS SOUTH FLORENCE 5 SUMTER 1

FLORENCE – Sumter High School dropped to 0-4 in Region VI-5A with a 5-1 loss to South Florence on Thursday at the SF courts.

SHS is 1-6 overall.

ton both had two hits.

Buddy Gales got the win, allowing two hits in four innings.

Tate Sistare and Britton Beasley each had a hit and Tyler Jones scored a run for the 0-5 Barons. Sistare pitched 2 2/3 scoreless innings.

On Wednesday in Columbia, Wilson Hall lost to Hammond 9-3. Brogdon Parimuha had two hits for WH, while Jacob Watt reached base three times and scored twice. Sistare pitched two no-hit, no-run innings.

CLARENDON HALL 6 JEFFERSON DAVIS 2 BLACKVILLE – Clarendon Hall defeated Jefferson Davis Academy 6-2 on Thursday at the JDA field.

Kylic Horton led the Saints, going 3-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Nathan Carlisle and Kole Elliott each had two hits with Elliott picking up an RBI. Blane Kennard had 5⅓ innings with nine strikeouts to get the win.

LAKEWOOD 17 CRESTWOOD 7

The King’s Academy won Gator Classic XXII on Saturday at Lakewood High’s J. Frank Baker Stadium.

TKA beat Lakewood 4-0 in its opening game and edged Bamberg-Ehrhardt in the championship game.

B-E defeated Manning 3-2 in its opener. Manning won 2-0 over LHS in the consolation. The Gators are 5-4.

1 – Briggs Berry (S) defeated Ben Weldon 6-3, 6-4.

2 – Brock Chavis (SF) defeated Zachary Kelly 6-2, 6-0.

3 – John Marc Bryan (SF) defeated Tyler Smithhart 6-3, 6-0.

4 – Makgill Smith (SF) defeated Alex Burger 6-3, 6-1.

5 – Ehtan Byrd (SF) defeated Kaleb Bartrug 6-3, 6-1.

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1 – Did not play.

2 – Rivers Benton/Antonio Mendoza (SF) defeated Keller Thomas/Jordan Baker 6-2, 6-2.

Lakewood High School defeated Crestwood 17-7 on Thursday at the CHS field.

AC McKinnon led the Gators offensively, going 3-for-4 with two RBI. Ian Morris was 3-for-3 with an RBI, Daniel Young and Jay Thompson had two hits and two RBI, Travis Pillsbury had a double and three RBI, Dayven McLeod had a hit and two RBI and Jacob Ingram was 2-for-4 with a double and two RBI.

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FLORENCE – Wilson Hall defeated The King’s Academy 4-3 on Thursday at the TKA field.

Brandon Carraway and Blake Richardson both scored two goals for the Barons.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD TSA THIRD, WH FIFTH

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Laurence Manning Academy defeated Wilson Hall 12-1 on Friday at Baron Field.

Britton Morris led LMA’s 13-hit attack, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and five RBI. AJ Nelson and Kyle Hor-

ORANGEBURG – Wilson Hall won a 6-team meet on Thursday at the Orangeburg Prep track.

The Barons scored 213 points while Hammond was second with 74.

Doc Walker won three events for the Barons – the long jump, the triple

jump and the 400-meter hurdles. Will Singleton won both the shot put and the discus, Hugh McLaurin won the 110 hurdles, James Hiott the 1,600 and Alex McLeod the 400.

The 4x400 relay team of Jennings Frerichs, Will Croft, William Cooper and McLeod and the 4x800 team of Lee Mims, Sumter Cooper, Alex Jackson and Hiott were also winners.

VARSITY GOLF TRINITY-BYRNES 158 WILSON HALL 169

FLORENCE – Wilson Hall lost to Trinity-Byrnes by 11 strokes on Thursday at Florence Country Club.

T-B shot 158 to 169 for WH. Walker Jones shot a 38 to lead the Barons.

Miller Jones shot a 39, Will Barnes a 44 and Evan Hoffman a 48.

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Cameron Coulter and Dylan Richardson combined on the mound to lead Wilson Hall to a 2-1 win over Pee Dee on Thursday at Patriot Park SportPlex.

Coulter went 5⅓innings, giving up three hits while striking out four to get the win. Richardson got the save, allowing no hits and striking out four in 1 2/3 innings.

Coulter had two hits while Blake Van Patten had a hit and a run.

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TURBEVILLE — Laurence Manning Academy improved to 8-1 with a 14-0 victory over East Clarendon High School on Wednesday at the EC field.

Hayden Griffin and Jackson Campbell combined to pitch a no-hitter for LMA. Mickey Jordan and TJ Hicks had two hits apiece to lead the offense.

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Lady Generals get first win of season topping Calhoun 8-5 ST. MATTHEWS – Thomas Sumter Academy’s softball team picked up its first win of the season on Friday, beating Calhoun Academy 8-5 at the CA field.

Carmen Silvester led the way for the Lady Generals.

She hit two home runs with a double and drove in five runs.

She also picked up the win in the circle.

Sydney Daniel had two hits and scored three runs, Karin Brannon hit a homer and Josie Reed had a double.

WILSON HALL 13 HOLLY HILL 1 HOLLY HILL – Wilson Hall improved to 10-6 with a 13-1 victory over Holly Hill Academy on Thursday at the HHA field.

Drake Ives led the WH offense, going 2-for-3 with a 2-run home run and a double, three RBI and three runs.

Ellie Hunter had a 2-run homer, Carly Allred was 3-for4 with two runs, Becka Noyes was 3-for-4 with an RBI, Sydney Jarecki had a 3-run triple, Liza Lowder scored two runs and Madison Sliwonik had a double.

Hunter and Ives combined on the mound to get the win.

Hunter gave up four hits and a run in three innings, while Ives allowed a hit and a walk with six strikeouts.

CONWAY 9 SUMTER 6 CONWAY – Sumter High School lost to Conway 9-6 on Thursday at the CHS field.

Anna Copeland led the Lady Gamecocks with two hits, two RBI and one run. Erin McCaffrey and Gabby Kirkman both had two hits, one RBI and one run.

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LAKE VIEW – East Clarendon improved to 3-0 in Region VI-1A with a 15-4 victory over Lake View on Friday at the LV field.

Kinsley Driggers was 3-for-4 with a home run and four RBI to lead 8-5 EC. Gracen Watts

was 3-for-4 with a homer and three RBI, Hannah Hickman was 3-for-4 with two RBI and Caitlin Timmons had two hits and an RBI.

dles (18.75) and the long jump (14-10) and Carmen Silvester in the discus (82-09) and the shot put (31-10).

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Sumter High School fell to 1-4 in Region VI-5A with a 5-1 loss to South Florence on Friday at the SHS field.

Sophia Haughton scored the lone goal for the 4-4 Lady Gamecocks.

On Thursday in Conway, Sumter picked up its first region win with a 4-1 triumph over Conway. Aria Strickland, Haughton, Natalie Bartlette and Sara Missildine each scored a goal. Missildine had two assists.

LUGOFF-ELGIN 5 LAKEWOOD 0 LUGOFF – Lakewood High School lost to Lugoff-Elgin 5-0 on Thursday at the L-E field.

Shelby Brown had three saves for LHS.

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ORANGEBURG – Wilson Hall finished second and Thomas Sumter Academy third in an 11-team meet at the Orangeburg Prep track on Wednesday.

Heathwood Hall won with 137.5 points. Wilson Hall had 11.5 and TSA 101.5.

Individual winners for the Lady Barons were Kayla Porter in the 200-meter dash (27.90 seconds), Kaitlyn Smith in the 400 hurdles (1 minute, 19.60 seconds) and Chandler Patrick in the pole vault (6 feet, 8 inches).

The 4x800 relay team of Cameron Duffy, Gracyn Coker, Chandler Curtis and Emily Reynolds won in a time of 11:44.00.

Individual winners for the Lady Generals were Bella Crowe in the 400 (1:07.09) and the 3,200 (13:04.00), Aubrey Stoddard in the 1,600 (5:43.00), Taja Hunley in the 100 hur-

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SUMMERTON – Clarendon Hall improved to 7-0 with a 15-4 victory over Colleton Prep on Friday at the CH field.

Amberly Way struck out 14 batters in the 5-inning game to get the win. She also went 2-for-3 with three RBI. Olivia Wilson led the offense with three hits and six RBI. Collen McIntosh had a hit, three RBI and four runs.

On Thursday in Blackville, the Lady Saints defeated Jefferson Davis Academy 16-4.

Way got the win and had a hit and two RBI. Wilson was 3-for-4 with three RBI, while McKenley Wells and Macie McIntosh scored three runs apiece.

On Wednesday in St. George, CH defeated Dorchester 21-4. Way had a hit and two RBI and picked up the win with six strikeouts in three innings. Wells had two hits and two RBI, while Macie McIntosh had a hit and two RBI. LAURENCE MANNING 18 NORTHWOOD 3 MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy improved to 7-3 with an 18-3 victory over Northwood on Thursday at Julie Skolar Field.

Bailey Moore led LMA with two homers, five RBI and three runs. Abby Anderson had two hits, including a double, with an RBI and three runs, Breanna Boykin had two hits, and RBI and two runs, and Grace Anne Lasseigne had a triple, two RBI and a run.

Olivia Leviner was the winning pitcher.

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Wednesday at the SHS field.

Braelynn Durham led the Lady Gamecocks with three hits and three RBI. Emily Jordan had three hits, including a solo homer, and two RBI, Anna Lowder had two hits and three RBI and Kaydee Moore had two hits.

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LUGOFF – Lakewood High School lost to Lugoff-Elgin 2-0 on Thursday at the L-E field.

Samantha Hardy had 13 saves in goal for LHS.

WILSON HALL WINS

ORANGEBURG – Wilson Hall won a 6-team meet on Thursday at the Orangeburg Prep track.

WH had 184 points while OP was second with 103.

Winners for the Lady Barons were Margaret Briggs Kelly in the 1,600, Emma Bradley in the 100 hurdles, Mary Jones in the 400 hurdles and Natalie Ford in the high jump.

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CONWAY – Sumter High School fell to 1-4 with a 2-1 loss to Conway on Thursday at the CHS field.

Camden Brooks scored for SHS.

COLUMBIA – Laurence Manning Academy lost to Cardinal Newman’s junior varsity team 10-1 on Wednesday at the CN field.

LMA, which fell to 5-1, was led by Lindsey Barwick. She went 3-for-3 with a double and an RBI.

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pring is a great time to declutter a closet full of clothes, a garage full of boxes and a wallet full of inferior credit cards. ❚ The average credit-card holder with decent credit has more than four open accounts, and Americans

Divorce is stressful enough, but the new tax bill may ramp up the complications and anxieties for couples who are calling it quits.

For more than 70 years, the tax law allowed the higher-earning spouse to deduct the alimony they paid to their exes, while the “receiving” spouse was taxed at a 15% rate. But the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reverses that long-standing arrangement. Starting in 2019, the higher-income spouse will lose the alimony deduction and must pay federal taxes on it, while the receiving spouse won’t have to pay taxes. The new tax bill affects divorce agreements signed after Dec. 31, 2018, while divorces settled before that will be grandfathered in under the old tax bill.

“The big concern is really for people who are the higher-earning, moneyed spouses, because they won’t want to pay as much to their exes,” said Greg Frank, the CEO of DivorceForce, an online community for people going through divorce.

Those dynamics may result in a tense year of negotiations for couples who are splitting apart as higher-earning spouses likely push for a settlement in 2018, allowing them to lock in a tax deduction. Lower-earning spouses may want to delay the settlement until 2019, believing the new tax law will benefit them, he said. ❚ Where to start: Given the complicated mix of emotion and finances in divorce, it can be helpful to rely on a team of experts, including a divorce attorney, a divorce coach and a financial analyst with expertise in divorce.

opened 110 million new credit-card accounts in 2016 alone, according to the latest Consumer Financial Protection Bureau study.

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Gather your cards and ask three card. ❚ Decommission the card by not questions about each: ❚ Does it charge an annual fee? using it anymore, or ❚ Save it and make sure you’re optiFor cards with annual fees, the bar for keeping them is higher. “An annual fee mizing it. in itself isn’t a red flag, but you need to Be mindful of your credit scores as re-evaluate whether you’re getting you spring-clean credit cards, espeyour money’s worth,” Harzog says. cially if you’re considering canceling ❚ Do I carry a balance? If you need them. Scoring formulas reward a lot of breathing room to pay debt without in- open credit lines with unused capaccurring high interest charges, you have ity, along with a long history of onoptions. A lower-interest card is one, time payments.

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“Negotiations are difficult when it’s based on sex, money and control,” said Laura Bonarrigo, a certified divorce coach. “A home is family. It’s a promise; it’s children’s birthdays.”

Money and taxes can be used as a proxy for those emotions, she noted.

Her advice to clients is to reframe how they think about divorce. “I say, ‘What a great time to start over, to learn how to say ‘no.’ ” A detailed financial analysis can help put things in perspective, including how the new tax code will affect spouses, said Marielle Schurig, a certified divorce financial analyst at UBS Financial Services. ❚ Take a step back: A spouse who wants to argue for lower alimony payments based on the new tax code may want to examine how much their fight will cost in legal fees, Frank says. He said the typical hourly rate for a divorce attorney is $350; it can be as high as $1,000 an hour in big cities. ❚ How it affects happily married couples: Married couples with prenuptial agreements should also pay attention to the new alimony taxation, Schurig said. That’s because most of those prenups likely include alimony provisions based on the prior tax law.

Her advice: Rework the prenup now.

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Getting more take-home pay? What you should do The federal government wants you to spend it and help the economy, but saving it is truly the way to go Pete the Planner

Don’t buy more stuff

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My paycheck is bigger than it was last year.

No, I didn’t get a raise. Thanks to the recent tax cuts, I get to keep more of my yearly income than I used to, and you do too.

It’s a pretty strange sensation given the ever-shrinking paycheck I’ve received over the last several years, reduced regularly by increasing health insurance premiums. Don’t get me wrong, I fully expect health insurance premiums to continue to rise, but it’s still nice to keep more of my money than I did last year.

The government says it wants us to take this added income and put it back into the economy through increased consumer spending. The more you and I spend, the more the economy grows, it argues. The more the economy grows, the more everyone benefits. Well, that’s the way the story is supposed to go, according to supply-side economists.

Does it work? That depends on who you ask, and it opens up a complicated argument involving lots of economic theory and subjective metrics that will leave your head spinning.

But I won’t focus on that today. Instead, I’d like to focus on what you should do with that added take-home pay.

First of all, know that your personal economy should take priority over our national economy. I’m not anti-American. I’m pro-you.

Anytime you have access to more money, even if the money was really yours to begin with, you have a choice: Buy more stuff or create stability. During good economic times, most people choose to buy more stuff. Why? Because, apparently, we have tremendously short memories.

The U.S. economy is currently doing well. As of the fourth quarter of 2017, overall economic growth was about 2.6% on a quarterly basis. But that doesn’t reflect some more troubling economic indicators. For instance, the personal savings rate has slumped to the third-lowest level on record.

These two contrary indicators are actually related. The economy is relatively healthy because people are spending a ton of their money and saving close to nothing. With our paychecks bigger, the government is depending on you to spend even more. As we spend more, our personal savings rates falls even lower.

recession. It could arrive this year, next year or five years from now. But if you want to remain financially secure when it happens, you must do the opposite of what the government wants you to do.

Do you ever wonder why you don’t hear our government leaders more prominently promoting savings? When was the last time you heard a passionate speech by any leader on either side of the political aisle promoting the merits of personal financial responsibility? It has been a while.

I’m not worried about so many people taking my advice that it will tank the economy. The economy will, however, eventually tank again on its own merits, and those who chose to not use the tax cuts to create stability will be in a worse position. They may even have increased their dependency on that increased level of income.

Don’t fall for it

Financial life as a metaphor

If you want to truly benefit from strong economic times, create financial stability by increasing your personal savings rate. All economies eventually have downturns. There will be another

Let’s say we’re all squirrels. We’re squirrels beginning to think about preparing for winter. There are only so many acorns to go around at any given time. We get more in the fall but fewer in

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the winter, so we need to space out our consumption (budgeting).

As we begin to store our acorns for the winter (savings), we must regulate what we eat (spending) in order for our acorn stash to grow. If we find more acorns but just chow down as we find them, then winter will sting more from a lack of stashed food. However, if we maintain or even decrease our consumption and put away enough acorns, then winter won’t be so bad.

Of course, there are differences between you and money and squirrels and acorns. Winter always comes. Squirrels know this, despite their lack of calendars. And as far as I know, there isn’t acorn inflation. But you know what? Recessions and periods of economic ugliness always come too. We just don’t have the calendars that tell us when.

Which squirrel are you going to be?

The one that finds more acorns and thinks they’re at some sort of royal squirrel feast? Or are you going to be the squirrel that wakes up one day and says, “It’s spring already?”

Have a question about money for Pete the Planner? Email him at AskPete@petetheplanner.com

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This week’s economic news will shine a spotlight on the gap between the thoughts and actions of American consumers.

The latest reading on consumer confidence could bring an 18-year high, while a report on consumer spending will reveal whether those bullish views are starting to translate into brisker sales at the cash register. Also look for the third and final estimate of fourthquarter economic growth and a new measure of home price increases.

Consumer confidence last month surged to the highest level since November 2000 on strong job and income growth and solid gains in stock and home prices. The market’s plunge this week occurred after the latest consumer survey. Spending, by contrast, has been mixed. Economists expect the Conference Board on Tuesday to report that its consumer confidence index edged up to an 18-year high in March.

Low housing inventories have been pushing up home prices sharply. Economists figure that trend continued in January. After rising 6.3% annually in December, economists estimate the

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller home price index of 20 cities will show a 6.1% increase in January compared to a year earlier.

On Wednesday, the Commerce Department releases its final estimate of economic growth in the last three months of 2017. Its second estimate had the economy growing at a solid 2.5% annual pace, though that marked a downward revision from its previous 3.2% reading. Housing starts and consumer spending could be revised up in this final appraisal, Nomura economist Lewis Alexander says. Economists reckon Commerce will revise up its estimate of fourth-quarter growth to 2.7%.

Analysts have been puzzled that Americans’ spending hasn’t matched their optimism. Retail sales slumped the past couple of months, and spending overall increased modestly in January after sturdy gains the prior two months. In February, auto sales and spending on utilities likely slipped because of warmer weather, but outlays for other services probably picked up, Alexander says. All told, economists predict Commerce on Thursday will announce a modest 0.2% rise in consumption last month.

If you’re like more than half of Americans, you’re likely using a peerto-peer payment platform such as Venmo, Zelle or Cash App to send money with the tap of an app.

They are so quick and convenient that it likely comes as no surprise scammers have homed in on ways to exploit the system. And the use of these apps is growing. Nearly 60% of people in the U.S. use them, and that number rises close to 80% for young adults ages 18 to 34, according to a survey by Mercator Advisory Group.

The way most P2P apps work is similar: Download the free app onto your smartphone, sign up, and connect to your bank account or creditcard number. To send cash, type in someone’s email or phone number — or pull it right from your contacts list — add the dollar amount, push submit, and you’re done. Most are free, work with iOS and Android devices and take less than five minutes to set up. ❚ Easy money, easy target: At the core of the issue: You’re not supposed to use these apps with anyone you don’t know personally.

“Zelle is intended as a replacement for cash and checks and for sending money to individuals you know. It is not a payment platform for the purchase of goods and services,” said Lou Anne Alexander, group president for payments at Early Warning, the network behind Zelle. ❚ What to know about Venmo: PayPal, Venmo’s parent company, recently settled a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission over issues related to the security and privacy of customer transactions. According to the FTC report, one of the biggest complaints revolved around Venmo showing deposits made to accounts that

Americans are increasingly using convenient but perilous payment apps to send and receive money. PAYPAL

were later reversed.

In some cases, buyers used stolen credit cards or hacked accounts — which the payments company then reversed — leaving sellers with neither their precious possession nor any money for them. In other cases, sellers handed over just-released iPhone Xs or prized Hermès handbags. Many victims filed police reports, to no avail.

Venmo says that “we’ve taken steps to significantly strengthen our privacy and data security practices.” ❚ What to know about Zelle: With Zelle, it was mainly buyers who were duped. What’s tricky with Zelle is that it’s backed by dozens of banks and is even included in some banks’ mobile apps themselves. With money going straight from one bank to another, some people assumed their transactions were both fraud- and purchase-protected, as is often the case when using a credit card. But that’s not how it works.

Several Zelle users have complained that they lost hundreds or even thousands of dollars when they used Zelle to buy concert tickets or other goods online, according to Techcrunch.

“Sending money through Zelle is equivalent to sending cash,” Alexander said. “If consumers wish to exchange money for goods and services with people they are not familiar with, we recommend using credit cards, which have built-in buyer protections.”

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The American wild turkey is a prize T

he South Carolina Department of Natural Resources has forecast a good turkey season for most areas of the state this year. An estimated 50,000 hunters will take to the woods during the season that runs from March 20 to May 5 on private lands statewide. On Wildlife Management Areas open to turkey hunting, the season will open April 2 and close May 5.

The new season structure went into effect in 2016.

This season change was an increase in opportunity for the majority of the state. The Dan statewide bag limit was reGeddings duced to three gobblers with no more than two taken in one day.

Wild turkeys have excellent vision and keen hearing. They are the essence of wariness and unpredictability. To hunt them is to become obsessed. It is a thinking game with a constant stream of hunting maneuvers and decisions to be made. Most often the hunter comes up short and goes home empty-handed. Then, once in a while the stars line up just right, or the turkey makes a mistake, and the hunter is rewarded.

The comeback of the wild turkey in North America is one of the greatest success stories in conservation history. In the early 1900s, wild turkey populations had declined significantly because of habitat destruction and unregulated hunting. It was estimated that there were only about

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Wild turkeys are a prize for the South Carolina hunter. This bird was taken by Dan Geddings a few years ago in Allendale County.

30,000 birds left. They held on in isolated Lowcountry swamps and big river bottoms in the South.

Early restoration efforts focused on releasing pen-raised birds, but these efforts were met with disappointing results. Wildlife agencies began trap-and-transfer programs, but it took the creation of the cannon net in the 1950s and transfer of wild turkeys to areas of suitable habitat to begin successful restoration.

It was thought that turkeys needed vast tracts of unbroken woodland to survive, and early release sites in South

Carolina were selected primarily in the Upstate where a minimum of 30,000 acres could be secured. Eventually the minimum acreage for a restoration project was reduced to 10,000 and then 5,000 acres. These smaller release sites allowed areas in the Midlands to get wild turkeys. We have turkeys now where they had been absent for more than a hundred years.

Today, there are more than 7 million turkeys in North America because of the success of restoration programs, improved habitat management and increased conserva-

tion efforts. Wild turkeys are thriving, and there are huntable populations in 49 states, seven Canadian provinces and portions of Mexico.

Wild turkeys are a prey species and are hunted by many predators to include bobcats, coyotes, foxes, feral dogs and hawks and owls when they are young. The average lifespan of a wild turkey is only about five years.

Populations can thrive in good habitat in spite of numerous predators.

Turkeys have long, powerful legs and can run at speeds up to 25 mph. They prefer to

run from danger but are also strong flyers and can fly at speeds up to 55 mph. Gobblers have spurs that are pointed and curved and grow to about 2 inches. The males have an iridescent sheen to their feathers and are sometimes referred to as “bronze backs.”

Hens are duller and more brownish colored. Turkeys feed in the early morning and in the afternoon. They will eat anything from acorns and berries to insects and small reptiles.

Wild turkeys like open areas in the spring for feeding and mating. They use forested areas for cover and for roosting in trees at night. Turkeys will roost over water if possible. A varied habitat of both open land and woodland is essential for wild turkey survival.

The mating season runs from March to June and usually begins when the birds are flocked together in wintering areas. A typical winter flock is usually a group of old hens and young birds. Small gobbler flocks join the hens to gobble and strut for attention.

After mating, the winter flocks break up, and hens begin searching for a nest site to lay a clutch of 10 to 12 eggs.

Incubation takes about 28 days, and the newly hatched chicks are ready to leave the nest in 12 to 24 hours.

Reproduction in turkeys across South Carolina has been low for the last decade because of weather and habitat changes, leading to fewer birds in the population and some decline in harvest. However, reproduction has improved for the last couple of years and populations have rebounded, which should lead to a higher hunter harvest this year.

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SUBMITTED On Sunday, Carolina Wildlife Center will open its doors for its annual Baby Shower/Open House. Make plans to come and discover what it takes to rescue, raise, rehabilitate and release the Midlands’ injured, sick and orphaned wildlife animals. Baby Shower gifts are welcome, and suggestions can be found on the center’s website Wish List or Amazon Smiles Wish List. Help the center stock up its supplies for the spring influx of babies.

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Caleb Andrews, age 5, caught a large bass in Lakewood Pond.

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• Frozen plain crawfish stamps Address: Carolina • Frozen silver sides (from • Pine straw and mulch Wildlife Center, 5551 PetSmart) • Scrub brushes Bush River Road, • Frozen krill (from • 75W reptile heat bulbs Columbia, SC 29212 PetSmart) • 100W night heat bulbs • Frozen tilapia • 48-inch UVB fluorescent bulbs Cleaning and bedding Cash donations and gift cards are al• Laundry detergent (no scent) ways welcome and appreciated. They give • Laundry bleach the center the ability to purchase food, • Trash bags — 50 gallon and 55 gallon medicine and equipment that specific ani• Facial tissues (lotion free) mals require. Items listed are general • Paper towels food and supplies used on a daily basis.

• Mops and brooms From time to time, the center needs items • Hand sanitizer specific to a certain species of animal.

• Nolvasan disinfectant You can inquire if there is a specific need.

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The Shelor Building had an architectural flair such as no other building in Sumter had at the time. It was showy, its colorful tiles seeming to glow in the light from its large windows. The building was abandoned and later torn down after being damaged by Hurricane Hugo, but its art deco style was unique in Sumter County.

Shelor Building unique in Sumter City tore down art deco-style landmark after Hugo hit

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eflections remembers the proposed construction of a modern building on the

corner of Sumter and Canal Streets in 1946 to be known as the Shelor Building. The building was the only vestige of art deco-style architecture built in the city.

Webster defines art deco as “a decorative style of the late 1920s and the late 1930s derived from cubism, based generally on geometric forms and applied to furnishings, textiles, graphic arts and was revived in the 1960s.” The building provided accommodations for several of Sumter’s most Sammy Way remembered enterREFLECTIONS prises. The information and photos used in preparing this article were obtained from The Item archives.

“J. Whitney Cunningham, one of Sumter’s most recognized and respected architects who died suddenly at an early age, was charged by Shelor Building Inc., to design and build a new structure on the corner of Sum-

The Shelor Building lies in pieces at the corner of Sumter and West Canal streets. The building was heavily damaged during Hurricane Hugo and became a parking lot.

The 45-year-old Sumter landmark was constructed in 1948 and was named for Henry Shelor. Tuomey Regional Medical Center bought the building and the property and planned a 70-car parking space for the lot after the building was demolished. ter and Canal streets at a cost of $140,000. He produced a sketch of such a structure that included eight completely furnished efficiency apartments. Construction was to have started in March but was temporarily held

up due to the scarcity of building materials. The contract for the general construction of the building was awarded to Avery Lumber Co. of Sumter. The structure was assigned a housing priority number by the veter-

ans’ association. The project included the construction of five store buildings, eight business offices and eight apartments — all to be housed in the same building, one of the most modern in the state. The building would be faced with porcelain enamel steel and have automatic sprinklers for fire protection. This structure was centrally heated and partially air conditioned.”

“The 19,379-square-foot, two-story building housed Eden’s Super Market No. 2 which formed the main unit and covered approximately 5,000 square feet of floor space. Those who leased office space included the Sumter Merchants Association; the Credit Control Bureau; Sigmund W. Stoudenmire, public accountant; and J. Whitney Cunningham, architect. In the 1960s, it was temporary home to The Item.”

The building was opened in 1948 “when wide Chevys toted girls wearing poodle skirts and boys sported ducktail haircuts and lasted through the years housing numerous businesses including doctors’ offices, insurance and finance companies, the Sumter County Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, the Pee Dee Brace and Limb Co. and a drug rehabilitation program. The 45-year-old landmark was extensively damaged in 1989

by Hurricane Hugo which tore apart much of its exterior blue-and-yellow enamel tiles which were broken or missing, leaving the building in poor condition.”

“The Thomas Jackson Construction Co. located in Orangeburg was selected to begin tearing down the structure. Jackson noted that it would take about two months to remove the building which was purchased by Tuomey Regional Medical Center for $131,000.

The plans were to expand their parking capability by adding an additional 70 spaces. The hospital bought the property from the estate of Henry Shelor for whom the building was named. The demolition was slow in order to keep debris and dirt to a minimum. Construction for the parking lot was scheduled to be completed in March according to Gregg Martin, vice president and spokesman for Tuomey.”

Workers at top try to knock down a wall with a sledgehammer while another worker uses a bulldozer.

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YESTERYEAR Marine band visited for fair week; 200-lap race scheduled 75 YEARS AGO — 1943 Oct. 16 — Oct. 22

• Sumter school children began another task for their country as they brought in the first installment in the waste paper campaign to be conducted today, Wednesday and Thursday. The students will be working to reach a quota of 25 pounds each for three days and will receive passes to a movie in the local theaters if they reach this amount, Superintendent William Henry Shaw said today.

• Mrs. James M. DuBose has been notified by the adjutant general that her husband, Lt. DuBose, died Sept. 26 in the North African area as a result of wounds received in action.

He had been serving with the armed forces overseas approximately five months.

Lt. DuBose is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore DuBose and former owner of Yesteryear a service stain Sumter tion here, enSAMMY WAY tered the Army on June 10, 1942, and was commissioned through the Officer Candidate School on Dec. 17 of that year. In April of this year, he left for service with the American Expeditionary Force in Africa.

• Francis Marion Dwight, M.D., 82, distinguished citizen and oldest physician in Sumter County, died at his home near Wedgefield. He had been in ill health for some time.

Born Dec. 12, 1860, he was the son of Samuel Jamison Dwight, M.D., and Sarah Ann Scott Dwight of Richland County. He was a descendant of a brother of the Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion, for whom he was named.

• The famous Marine band from Parris Island will participate in activities here on Nov. 11, during fair week. The band has a hundred pieces and will add greatly to the color of the Armistice Day parade here. A concert will be given by the band during the day, and the Marines will also play at the Charleston-Sumter game at the fairgrounds. Tickets for the game will go on sale in a few days.

• The commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps recently advised E. W. Dabbs of the Salem Black River community that under the law a status of presumptive death had been declared in the case of his son, Second Lt. Richard Furman Dabbs, USMC, who has been missing since Sept. 15, 1942.

Lt. Dabbs was flying on a patrol over the Caribbean when he failed to return to his base, and no trace has ever been found of him or his plane. He was a graduate of Mayesville High School and of The Citadel in the class of 1941.

• Officials from Shaw Field have been invited to participate in the program of the Third Battalion, State Guard, which will have maneuvers here Sunday. In the reviewing stand with other officers at the competitive drill at Edmunds High athletic field Sunday night will be the following Shaw officials who will serve as judges: Major H. H. Blizzard, commanding officer of the 77th Air Base squadron; Major H. E. Keller, commanding officer of the cadet detachment; and Lt. C. J. Barracino, cadet tactical officer. The Shaw Field band will give a concert immediately before the competitive drill begins.

The concert will start at 7:45 p.m.

• The entire cantonment area of the Women’s Army Corps at Shaw Field will be open to the public from Oct. 20 to Oct. 24 in connection with the inauguration of a new plan whereby women interested in joining the army will be given an opportunity of making a personal choice as to the particular branch of service they desire, Lt. Walter E.

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1943 — Sam and Kirk McGee, the Boys from Tennessee, who are just two of the WSM Grande Ole Opry stars appearing in Sumter on Oct. 20 in a large tent theater seating 3,000 located on Monaghan’s circus lot.

Lane, in charge of WAC recruiting here, announced today. For the first time, according to a directive received

by Lt. Lane from AAFTC, Fort Worth, Texas, women who wish to become an integral part of the army may choose either the Army Ground Forces, Army Service Forces or Army Air Forces.

• Today is the coldest October in about 14 years, the weather department reported.

Temperature this morning was 30 degrees, and it was the first frost of the season, officials said. The drop in temperature started on Friday, with the temperature of 62 dropping to 60 on Saturday and plunging to 39 on Sunday. The local weather department has been keeping records for 14 years. Officials said that no other Oct. 18 had a temperature as low as 30 but that on Oct. 29, 1943, it was 28 degrees; on Oct. 24, 1937, the temperature was 30 degrees: and on Oct. 27, 1937, it was 29 degrees.

• This year’s (1942-1943) license plates must be kept. Lt. Kinsey, head of this district of the State Highway Patrol, feels that if he can just get that fact across to the public, he will have accomplished something mammoth. Through the press for some time, now Lt. Kinsey has been warning automobile drivers who have applied for the ’43-44 tags to retain their present ones, for the new licenses are merely strips to be attached to the old. A person who throws away this year’s plate is defeating the purpose of the new tags, which is to save metal.

• A local committee of women to aid with the new state recruiting drive for volunteers for the Women’s Army Corps has been set up

by Gov. Olin D. Johnston, and the group held its first meeting last night. Members are Mrs. David Britton, Mrs. R. D. Graham, Mrs. Katherine Shattuck, Miss Lois McKnight and Mrs. Harry Davis. That group will attempt to stimulate more interest in the women’s branch of the Army, in which, so far, few Sumter women have enlisted. Unless more women can be secured through the voluntary method, a spokesman for the committee said today, the young women of the country may have to be drafted.

• Bill Hughes, captain and fullback of last year’s Sumter High School football team, has entered the Navy and is now stationed at Jacksonville Naval Air Station it was learned today. Besides starring on the gridiron, Bill was an aide last year to Coach Johnnie McMillian in his calisthenics classes. He graduated from high school in May and entered The Citadel in June. Bill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Hughes and has two brothers, Tommie, who is quarterback of this year’s high school 11, and John, who is in the Coast Guard.

50 YEARS AGO — 1968 June 16 — June 22

• Who has the right to determine if a child can be admitted to the Salvation Army’s Graham Emergency Shelter: The Salvation Army or Sum-

ter County Welfare Department? This is the latest barrier in the Army’s year-long attempt to acquire a license from the State Department of Public Welfare. First a few minor requirements had to be met, then the more extensive regulations governing a foster home were prescribed, and now, the Army is faced with the loss of control over its own shelter.

• Mrs. Lucile Phelps Williams, who studied to be a concert pianist, then turned to a career of dedicated social work, will retire at the end of June after 21 years with Sumter County Welfare Department. The Sumter native, who screens virtually every person who comes to the department for assistance, developed her intense desire to help people solve their problems while serving as a cadet hostess at Shaw Air Force Base during World War II. From that position, she moved directly to the Welfare Department in 1947 as a case worker, later serving for a year and a half as an acting director.

• Billy Baker drove his 1956 Ford to victory in the latemodel race, and Richard McFaddin captured his eighth win in 10 starts in the jalopy division to highlight Saturday night’s card at Sumter Speedway. Baker took the lead on the very first lap and never lost it in the 40-lap affair which saw H. C. Pritchard finish second.

• The U.S. Department of Agriculture will explain how grocers may take part in its food stamp program at a special meeting here. At the meeting, officials of USDA’s Consumer and Marketing Service will explain grocers’ responsibilities under Food Stamp Regulations and give grocers in Sumter County an opportunity to apply for authorization to handle USDA food coupons.

• A Manning landmark for 50 years, the quaint Gothicstyle church will soon be abandoned by the Free Will Baptist for a larger house of worship. The church which once belonged to the Episcopalians of Manning is hemmed in by an auto firm on the left and a junk yard on the right and seems to have an uncertain future.

• Sumter County has received an $87,312 grant, the federal share, for acquisition of 178 acres to be developed into a major recreational park at the intersection of Bypass 378-76 and Wise Drive. Sen. H. B. Richardson accepted the check from Dwight Holder, chairman, and Robert Hickman, director of the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, which performs a liaison function between the Federal Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and local grant recipients.

• “The richest and longest late-model race ever held at Sumter” is the way officials describe the special 200-lap feature, sponsored by the Sertoma Club, that will unfold tomorrow night at the Sumter Speedway. First place money was $800 while $1 will be paid to the leader of each lap, thus winner of the Sertoma 200 could pick up a possible $1,000.

The big card has attracted several well-known drivers, and 32 cars have already signed up to be on hand.

• The Recreation Service Club swimming pool recently opened for the season. Wattie Snowden, assisted by Cynthia, will be life guards. The pool will be open Monday through Friday. Dues for the year are $17, and members who have not already paid may do so at the pool.

• The field of mental health in South Carolina owes much to the efforts of Sumter’s G. Weber Bryan, but at the same time demands are more than he or the staffs of the state’s institutions for the treatment of the mentally ill can possibly perform. It is to the unsung heroes of the cause, the unpaid volunteers who work untiringly to improve the lot of the state’s mental patients, that Bryan, who has often been referred to as “Mr. Mental Health,” attributes the credit for the progress that has thus far been made. “Volunteers often feel that their efforts are not recognized and appreciated,” Bryan, who has been actively engaged in the field of mental health for the past 20 years, says.

• Sumter, punching out only five hits, survived a ninth-inning uprising by Olanta as the P-15’s went on to record their fifth-straight win by taking a 4-2 decision. Once again it was the defense that bailed the P-15’s out when trouble threatened as Sumter chalked up double plays No. 7 and No. 8 of the campaign. Al Harris started on the hill for Coach Bernie Jones’ crew but finally gave way in the sixth to Robert DuBose, who picked up his third win of the year.

• Perwin Co. Inc., Sumter manufacturer of quality draperies, is in the midst of an expansion program that will double plant facilities, with a commensurate increase in production capacity. Irwin Praeger, co-founder and continuing helmsman of the industry, announced the expansion that began in February with the addition of a 5,000-square-foot employees’ room, and will culminate with the construction of a 10,000-square-foot warehouse and distribution center.

25 YEARS AGO — 1993 March 19 — 25

• On a cold, blustery night, Bishopville High and Furman fought tooth and nail for nine innings before the Dragons’ Robbie Charles scored from third on a wild pitch to defeat the Indians 4-3. Outstanding pitching and sound defense enabled the Dragons to improve their regular season mark to 3-0. Senior ace Daniel Tiller entered the contest in the sixth inning with the game tied at 3-3 and pitched four scoreless innings to earn the win.

• After more than 500 wins as Manning High School’s girls’ basketball coach, John Thames not only received a plaque from Clarendon School District 2’s board of trustees, he also learned that the Manning High School gym would be renamed in his honor.

When he returns next season for his 27th year as coach of the Lady Monarchs, the 58-year-old Thames will send his players into the John Franklin Thames Arena.

• “More than $1.5 million in gifts and pledges has been raised toward the building of Covenant Place,” according to Glen Sharp, president and board chairman. This amount is toward an immediate goal of $1,670,000 needed to begin construction of the senior living community designed to serve primarily the citizens of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. Covenant Place is designed so that it will be affordable for a large number of moderate-income people, as well as those who have a higher income in their retirement years.

• On April 1, Sumter County will take over management of

the county-owned golf course at Dillon Park. And depending on who you ask, the move will either allow the county to provide an in-demand recreational service while turning a profit to boot, or it will result in more taxpayers’ money being wasted on a project that never should have been started in the first place. Some say the course is an asset; others say it is a liability. Some say it is an investment; others say it is a financial burden.

• Sometimes, John Land hits the button for the sixth floor when he steps on the elevator in the Marion Gressette senate office building. It is an understandable lapse; in the South Carolina Senate, you move up by moving down. Thus, Land no longer has an office on the sixth, or the fifth or the fourth floors, all of which he has inhabited during his 16 years in the Senate representing portions of Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. Just as a rise in seniority denotes more power in the state Senate, a descent in the Gressette building into a bigger office with more staff also signifies the accumulation of clout.

• Wilson Hall’s Jennifer Young was the top-scoring senior in USC Sumter’s recent 10th Annual Math-Science Contest, securing for herself a choice of a $750 USC Sumter Scholarship or a $500 U.S. Savings Bond. In presenting Young with a plaque in honor of her achievement, USC Sumter Dean Jack C. Anderson Jr. noted that the scholarship, offered as the competition’s top prize, has been named in honor of Charles F. Denny, professor of biology, and is funded by the Sumter Partnership of the USC Educational Foundation.

• Sumter School District 17 trustees will kick off a series of workshops scheduled to help the district draft a spending plan for next fiscal year.

All of the meetings are open to the public. Trustees will first talk about a capital improvement budget, property matters and perhaps “some preliminary discussion about the impact of the state appropriations bill,” when they meet for the first of four scheduled budget workshops, said Joe Klein, District 17’s assistant superintendent for fiscal affairs.

• Operators of the Laidlaw hazardous-waste landfill near Lake Marion plan to brief Sumter County Council on what they intended to do with the new offices their company was building last year at the landfill. The briefing was scheduled for January but was postponed at the request of Laidlaw officials. Construction on three buildings at the landfill, which is in Sumter County and operated by Laidlaw Environmental Services of South Carolina, was halted in April 1992 when the Sumter-City-County Planning Commission discovered the company constructing the buildings had no building permit for the structures.

• Sumter County Council shouldn’t talk with people who are suing the county — it’s just not proper, said county attorney Henry Richardson. So, based on that advice, council decided not to receive a briefing from a Laidlaw Environmental Services spokesman on what the company intended to do with buildings it was constructing last year at its hazardouswaste landfill in southern Sumter County.

• Ed Gibbons of Manning won the $2,000 Late Model season opener at the Sumter Rebel Speedway. The Item sponsored the race. Gibbons won the pole position after recording the fastest qualifying time at 15.00 seconds. Larry Powell had the second-fastest qualifying time at 15.30 and started opposite Gibbons. Gibbons and Powell held the top spots the entire race. Nelson Dowd finished third, followed

by Darren Griffin and Hank Edwards.

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In Loving Memory of Spc. Emanual L. Blanding 02/27/1986 - 03/22/09 Its been 9 years and we are thinking of you , but that's nothing new. We thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

We think of you in silence, We often speak your name. All we have are memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake from which we 'll never part. God has you in his arms, we have you in our hearts.

Love, Ebony, Tonya, Matthew, Matthew Jr., Carla, Grandma, Granddad, Aunts, Uncles & Cousins

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