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Man gets 60 years in attempted murders BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Trevaughn Ziontae Jackson, 20, has been sentenced to 60 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of two counts of attempted murder in the 2013 shooting of a 20-year-old man and a 52-yearold woman. Third Judicial District Circuit Judge Jeffrey Young handed down the ruling Wednesday at the Sumter

County Judicial Center. Jackson was also found guilty of possession of a weapon during a violent crime and firing into a dwelling, and he had an earlier conviction of receiving stolen goods valued at JACKSON less than $2,000 and had also been arrested for first-degree burglary. “He was found guilty of all four of the charges that we

went forward on,” said Third Judicial District Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III. In September 2013, Jackson was arrested and charged with two counts of attempted murder after the incident earlier that month in which the two victims were shot at a home in the 1000 block of Dibert Street. At the time of the shooting, police said they thought an altercation between the male victim and others, including Jackson, had led to the shooting. Both victims were shot in

their upper torsos and were taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center before being transported to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Finney said the 52-year-old woman was left with a permanent impairment from the shooting, and the 20-year-old man will likely carry the bullet in his body for the rest of his life because it’s in a location that prevents it from being removed. Finney said the testimony of the two gunshot victims

was key to the successful prosecution of Jackson. “I am very proud of the victims because there were allegations that people were being contacted to change testimony and things like that,” he said. “They stuck to their guns and came to court and told the jury what happened. Because of that, we were successfully able to prosecute the guy.” Jackson was defended by Public Defender Tiffany Jackson, who could not be reached for comment.

FULLY involved Duggan retires from PD to focus on fire service BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

f you’ve been around Sumter long, you’ve met Joey Duggan.

The 45-year-old has played Santa Claus for various functions and participated in Sumter’s Dancing with the Stars. He’s been involved in area schools and downtown events such as 4th Fridays. But Duggan may best be known for his public safety roles as police officer and fireman. “In the early ’90s, we were approached about cross training as public safety officers with the city,” he said. “With the way our shifts work — 24 hours on and 48 hours off — it made sense that we could fill in gaps. It was a bumpy road. Some firefighters didn’t like being police officers, (but) a few hung in there through the transition. Several firefighters enjoyed law enforcement so much, they left their careers in the fire service to join law en-

forcement full time.” But Duggan’s first career choice has always been firefighting. On Friday, Duggan turned in his badge and gun, and on Tuesday he will become the leader of Sumter Fire Department’s training division. “It’s bittersweet,” he said. “I’ve been blessed to serve the citizens of Sumter, (and) I’ve had a wonderful experience. I have a lot of good memories. I’ve had a good career over there. I cannot say anything negative about my career in law enforcement.”

Joey Duggan helps fight a fire earlier this year in Sumter. Duggan has taken a full-time administrative role after hanging up his police cap. SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS

BUMP AND RUN, DADDY AND SON For nearly 21 years, Duggan has donned his police cap. He first worked in the Community Oriented Policing program known as COPS. “I was on bike patrol, and I tried horse patrol,” Duggan said. “Then I was thrown off, and I said, ‘the heck with this.’” But he spent the majority of his time in the warrants division, which is where he first met Staff Sgt. Gerald Richardson.

“Our nicknames were ‘Bump and Run,’” Richardson said. “Joey is kind of a stocky guy, and I’m tall and slender. We had a few (suspects) run, so I would run them down, and he would use his strength and his bulk to hold them down.” This was typical of working with Duggan, Richardson said.

“It was a blast,” Richardson said. “You know, he’s a funny guy. He kind of keeps it lively. Very seldom do you see him down. He doesn’t have that kind of spirit about him. But he still gets the job done. He can get serious when it comes to work, (and) he had a knack that I don’t care how serious

the situation was, his attitude really calmed a lot of the people we dealt with down.” Duggan also garnered the nickname “Son” while working warrants. “There was a Truman Duggin, so I’d answer the phone, ‘Warrants. This is Duggan,’ and he’d answer the phone, ‘Warrants. This is Duggin,’” Joey Duggan said. “So it got where our regulars would ask, ‘Is this Daddy or Son?’ He was ‘Daddy,’ and I was ‘Son.’” Duggan did a three-year stint in recruiting and then moved to the crime-prevention unit.

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Donate blood, vote for your favorite first responders BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 With competition and a good cause, it’s no surprise the Battle of the Badges has done so well. “It’s been a real success,” said Joey Duggan, chairman for the annual blood drive. “The community has been very, very gracious in wanting to support public safety entities.” You vote for your favorite

first responders — Sumter Police Department, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter Fire Department, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services or Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center — by donating a pint. The drive runs Monday through Friday. On the first four days of the week, it will be held at Sumter Donation Center, 1155 N. Guignard Drive, which is open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 5

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p.m. Thursday. On Friday, the American Red Cross will be set up at the main branch of the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St., from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The fire department has won the contest the last two years, and last year, the drive collected 157 units of blood, said Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for Sumter Police Department. “Considering each pint can help save up to three lives — that’s nearly 480 lives poten-

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tially impacted,” said Krystal Overmyer, external communications manager for the Red Cross’ biomedical field marketing and communications. “Historically, Labor Day and the period after Labor Day is a challenging time for the Red Cross because so many people are busy with special plans and travel. But patients don’t get a holiday from needing blood. We are incredibly grateful for the support from Sumter first responders and the entire Sumter community for

this blood drive because it truly makes a difference to patients here in South Carolina.” Sumter’s EMS director knows all about this need. “Blood makes a difference in people’s lives,” Bobby Hingst said. “We see that every day when we’re taking care of patients. We participate every year. It’s a fun, friendly competition among public service appointments, and it’s a way for us to give

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Tuomey CEO will speak at VIP program Michael Schwartz, interim CEO of Tuomey Healthcare System, will be the guest speaker at a 10 a.m. Wednesday program hosted by Sumter Community Vision in Progress. Schwartz, a health care executive with more than 40 years’ experience in development and management of inSCHWARTZ tegrated hospital systems, has been with Tuomey since December 2013. He replaced former CEO Jay Cox, who resigned in September 2013 after Tuomey was found to be in violation of Stark Law and the False Claims Act. Sumter VIP Director Patty Wilson said Schwartz will address changes in services and policies at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, including “Payas-you-go” and other issues. “He will also talk about the future of the hospital,” Wilson said. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center, 129 S. Harvin St. The public is invited to attend, and there is no charge for admission. For more information, call Wilson at (803) 491-4910.

Stormwater Solutions hosts video contest Sumter Stormwater Solutions is hosting its first video contest for the students of Sumter County. The contest is open to all elementary, middle and high school students. The contest will end on Nov. 21. There will be prizes for the selected winners. Interested students or teachers will need to pick up a registration form from their school’s guidance counselor or at the Clemson Extension office in Sumter. The extension office is on the fifth floor of the administration building at 115 N. Harvin St. next to the Sumter County Public Library. For more information, contact Jolie Brown at (803) 773-5561 or Jolie2@clemson.edu.

Woman says boyfriend hit her with watermelon FORT MILL — A Fort Mill man has been charged with criminal domestic violence after his girlfriend said he hit her with a watermelon. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that a 41-year-old woman told deputies that her boyfriend, 48-year-old Jimmy Poage, had been drinking on Wednesday night and thought she was cheating on him. The woman said Poage threw a watermelon at her and hit her recently repaired hip. Police arrived and found Poage walking away from the home. Officers said Poage told them his girlfriend had lied and that she actually had slapped him and smeared watermelon on her own clothes.

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Tom Adams, left, Fort Mill town councilman and candidate for the U.S. 5th Congressional District, answers questions while John Rickenbacker, who was serving as a representative for Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., a Sumter native, listens Thursday in Sumter.

1 candidate shows up for forum BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Fewer than 20 people showed up for the Sumter Branch of the NAACP Candidate Forum on Thursday including one candidate, Tom Adams, who is running for the 5th Congressional District seat. Blame it on the Gamecocks. “I want to point out I had a ticket to the game,” Adams said. The Fort Mill town councilman will face Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., in November. John Rickenbacker served as a representative for Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. The Sumter native will go up against two candidates in the fall, Republican Anthony Culler and Libertarian Kevin Umbaugh. “What conclusion should we draw from the other candidates not attending?” said Andrea Loney, who served as

“But it’s spotty,” Adams said. “We need to continue to help people along as they change jobs and get an education. We need to extend benefits to those still struggling to find jobs.” He supports putting money into the Highway Trust Fund, which provides grants to states to help maintain and build roads. He also supports increasing funding for public housing and early education such as the Head Start Program. “We need to help take care of people,” Adams said. “I’m in favor of those kind of traditional, Democratic values. That being said, we have huge debt. The government can’t be everything to everybody all the time.” He’s also in favor of a strong American military and pledged to support bases in the 5th District. He believes in supporting veterans, too. “Those folks did what we asked. Now it’s time we do what we said,” Adams said.

the facilitator. “Please understand, all candidates for the U.S. 5th and 6th Districts were invited. So you can draw whatever conclusion you like when you go to the poll, and we’ll know better than to schedule a forum during a USC (University of South Carolina) game day.” She asked the questions submitted by members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Adams stressed compromise. “I like to say, ‘Compromise wrote the Constitution,’” he said. “Our government is broken. We’ve got the extreme left and the extreme right. They won’t come together in the middle. You have to meet in the center. That’s where the hard work of government is done. Our government worked before, and it can work again. If you give me your vote, I’ll give you a voice.” He thinks the Affordable Care Act could be more affordable, and he thinks the economy is improving.

Students challenged with new STEM activities Teacher brings back innovative ideas from training program BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (804) 774-1214 After spending some time attending SET Sail STEM training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this summer, Ebenezer Middle School’s Marlissa Morton plans to implement some of the engaging and innovative activities into her own classroom and in the school’s STEM academy for sixth-, seventhand eighth-grade students. “We worked with different engineers on everything from simple catapults to building bridges,” said Morton, who teaches seventhand eighth-grade science. “It was really a great experience.” The training opportunity allowed Morton to learn several innovative STEM activities that she will carry

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Ebenezer Middle School’s Marlissa Morton, right, was one of a few educators around the world to attend SET Sail STEM training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this past summer. with her throughout the year while working with other faculty members who will teach and manage STEM academy. Morton said she has already noticed in the past that students enjoy the hands-on experience during science, and STEM academy will give them the opportunity to introduce students to more robotics and

engineering activities and careers in those respective fields. “I try to encourage my students to challenge themselves and go above and beyond. Go beyond the traditional careers,” Morton said. “I know my students love science, and they like the challenge.” Through the STEM academy, Morton said students

will have the opportunity to use technology and learn about robotics and engineering with hands-on projects. This summer, Morton also completed training for the Project Lead The Way Gateway in Design and Modeling at the USC School of Engineering. The program provides engineering and biomedical science curriculum for middle-school students that challenges, inspires and offers schools variety and flexibility. Much of the learning experience with the program is through activity-based learning, project-based learning and problem-based learning. Currently, Ebenezer is the only middle school in the district with the Gateway program. Morton said the program feeds into the programs at Sumter High School as well, and students who take the course may have the opportunity to earn college credit for engineering at USC Sumter.

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made that so much easier for me. He just facilitated so many relationships and partnerships I just could never have built if not for him introducing me and helping me to get to know people. I don’t think I’ve ever met a more selfless individual who is a true community servant. He would absolutely do anything in the world to help somebody. That’s the personality that draws people to him. He knows when to cut up and have fun, and he knows when to take things seriously, go by the book and follow protocol.”

TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION As Duggan takes on the training position, he will maintain his rank of captain. The position opened after Capt. Kaye Rogers retired. “I hope I can fill her shoes,” Duggan said. “She had excellent computer skills and administrative capabilities. I know I’ll have a lot of learning to do. It’s kind of funny. I mentored her when she first started with the fire service, and now

sentenced Friday to six months of probation, 25 hours of community service and a one-year ban on trapping. Additionally, Martin was fined $1,000 for leading the operation; the other two were fined $500 each, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Rhett DeHart, who prosecuted the case. “Today’s sentence sends a strong message to unscrupulous hunters and landowners who think they are above the law,” Nettles said. The three workers release about 6,000 quail yearly on the private, 8,000-acre plantation for its owners to hunt. They placed dozens of baited, steel traps on the property to kill red-tail hawks and great horned owls, which eat quail. The protected birds cannot be killed without a permit.

COLUMBIA (AP) — A South Carolina hunting preserve is paying $250,000 in restitution after three of its employees pleaded guilty to illegally trapping and killing hawks and owls to improve quail hunting on the property, U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles announced Friday. The financial penalty against Mackay Point Plantation in Jasper County is among the largest ever imposed for violating the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. The money will be divided among local animal charities, including the Center for Birds of Prey in Awendaw, according to Nettles’ release. Mackay Point’s general manager William Martin, 59; hunting dog trainer Keith Gebhardt, 54; and equipment handler Mark Argetsinger, 63, pleaded guilty. They were each

Thaddeus Stout shows his tongue after finishing the Ant Attack Ultimate burger in less than the required seven minutes at USC Sumter on Thursday. Stout and several other contestants participated in the Ant Attack Ultimate Burger Challenge sponsored by the university’s Student Life department. Stout successfully completed the challenge, and his name will go on the Wall of Fame, and he’ll receive an Ant Attack T-shirt along with a few other prizes from the Fire Ant Café. The burger has 20 ounces of meat, three buns and five pieces of cheese, two of which are a hot ghost pepper cheese.

“That’s probably where I’ve been seen the most,” he said. “I’ve always been a people person. It was the best fit really, (and) I really enjoyed it. I’ve built so many relationships through so many years. ... I would hope that with my career in law enforcement, I left it better than it was.” Barron Hite, crime prevention coordinator, certainly thinks he has. “He recognizes the importance of fostering positive relationships between law enforcement and the community,” she said. “He knows the value of those relationships, and while we hate to see him go, we are certainly better off for having had him in crime prevention and community relations the past four or five years.” When she moved to Sumter, he made the transition easier. “It’s kind of difficult to come into a new community and gain the trust of that community,” Hite said. “Joey just

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I’m going into the position she left. I might call her to mentor me now.” The fire chief thinks Duggan is up to the job. “I’m glad he accepted,” Chief Karl Ford said. “We want to upgrade our training department, and he meets that need. We want to have the best we can have now and leave the department in good shape for the future. This will give us that map and direction to carry on in the future.” He’ll be working with Lt. Matt Carroll to make sure training meets all state and insurance requirements. But that is not the major reason firefighters train. “Our motto is everyone goes home, (and) training is probably the No. 1 key to making sure everyone goes home,” Duggan said. He’s hoping this will be a good move for the fire department, and he knows it will be a good move for him. “I will now have what I’ve never had before: the ability to have more of a weekend,” Duggan said.

“To have a life,” Ford said. “He’s not cutting down. He’s choosing one to concentrate on. He worked a lot of hours. With one job, he’ll have more time with his family and still have that sense of accomplishment.” He and his wife of 23 years, Tess Duggan, have three children. The oldest son, Clayton, is a senior at Winthrop University studying history and planning to continue on to a masters in education. His daughter, Molly Catherine, is a sophomore at Winthrop studying special education. “I think this career move to administration is an opportunity for myself and Tess to go up to Rock Hill and see the kids on a weekend,” Duggan said. “We can make plans on a weeknight. I don’t have to juggle my schedule as much. I’ve always had to work around holidays. That won’t be a problem anymore. When all is said and done, you have to look at everything. Lay it all out. This is good for me.” Molly Catherine’s twin, Jordan, works for Sumter Fire Department.

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Our unique germs stick with us for a lifetime WASHINGTON (AP) — Sorry, clean freaks. No matter how well you scrub your home, it’s covered in bacteria from your own body. And if you pack up and move, new research shows, you’ll rapidly transfer your unique microbial fingerprint to the doorknobs, countertops and floors in your new house, too. In fact, researchers who studied seven families in Illinois, Washington and California could easily match up who lived where using their microscopic roommates, almost like CSI for germs. Thursday’s study is part of an effort to understand how the trillions of mostly beneficial bacteria that live in and on our bodies — what’s called the human microbiome — interact with bugs in the environment to affect our health. “We have so little information about where the microbes come from that shape our microbiome, whether it’s for health or disease,” said microbiologist Jack Gilbert of the Argonne National Laboratory and University of Chicago. Where do people spend most of their time? “It’s the indoor environment. The best place to look at that was the home,” said Gilbert, who led the Home Microbiome Project and included his own family. Right at birth, babies start picking up microbes on the skin, in the nose and in the gut that eventually make up living communities that will share their bodies throughout life. Many of these bugs play critical roles in digestion, the immune system and other health-inducing factors. Others may make it easier to gain weight or influence disease. What shapes the balance of good bugs and bad is a huge scientific question. Hospital studies make clear that someone who already is sick can catch a new infection from pathogenic bacteria left behind by a previous patient. In contrast, the new study examines healthy people, and it marks an important step: Beginning to show what’s normal in a regular home, said Dr. Lisa Helbling Chadwick of the National Institutes of Health. That’s a key question before scientists can explore how to possibly create healthier homes. “You have to think about the microbiome of your home as part of your

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Dylan Gilbert, 7, of Naperville, Illinois, demonstrates how he helped collect samples of bacteria from his foot during a 2012 study. Dylan’s father, microbiologist Jack Gilbert of Argonne National Laboratory, led the Home Microbiome Project that analyzed bacteria in seven homes across the country, including his own, and found the microbes that normally live in people’s bodies quickly move onto their doorknobs, countertops and floors. home’s immune system,” said Chadwick, of NIH’s National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, who wasn’t involved with Gilbert’s project. “Instead of relying on killing bugs to stop the spread of infection, maybe we need to cultivate better bugs.” For the study, Gilbert recruited seven households that included 15 adults, three children, three dogs and a cat. For six weeks, participants collected samples of the microscopic bugs living on and around them by swabbing the hands, feet, noses and paws of everyone in the household, plus doorknobs, light switches, floors and countertops. Back in the laboratory, Gilbert’s team identified the bugs by their DNA, and they reported Thursday in the journal Science that people substantially affect the microbial communities in their homes. Different homes harbored markedly different bacterial populations, but they closely matched the microbiomes

of their residents. The big surprise: How quickly the bugs settled in. Like Pigpen’s trailing cloud of dust in the Peanuts comic strip, when three families moved — one of them from a hotel room to a house — it took about a day for the microbes in their new homes to closely resemble those in the old ones. “The speed at which that colonization happens was quite remarkable,” Gilbert said. Sure, there are some leftover bacteria from previous occupants, he said. But many bacteria die or go dormant after a while on a hard, air-conditioned surface. At the same time, the oil in your skin readily transfers your own bacteria to surfaces. That’s not counting all those tiny flakes of dead skin that people constantly shed, microbe-filled dust that probably just blankets the bugs that were there first, Gilbert noted. “It changed my perspective almost on hotel rooms,” he added

with a laugh. In another home, someone went on a three-day trip, and that person’s contribution to the usual household microbe mix dropped noticeably. And dogs moved the bacteria from surface to surface even more rapidly. As for potentially dangerous bacteria, in one house, the scientists tracked a germ called Enterobacter from one person’s hands to the kitchen counter and then to another person’s hands. No one got sick, possibly because the residents were healthy and hadn’t recently used antibiotics, Gilbert said. It will take more research to figure out where the different bugs that people and their pets bring into their homes originally come from. And Gilbert pointed to the study’s other implication: Maybe people should make sure they’re regularly getting outside to expose themselves, and their immune systems, to a wider variety of bugs.

Ebola in mind, U.S. colleges start screening some students BY CAROLYN THOMPSON The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. — College students from West Africa may be subject to extra health checks when they arrive to study in the United States as administrators try to insulate campuses from the worst Ebola outbreak in history. With the virus continuing to kill in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, the expected arrival of thousands of students from those countries has U.S. authorities on alert but cautioning against alarm. “I can see why there would be concern; there’s no vaccine for it,” said Fatima Nor, an 18-year-old freshman at the University at Buffalo, where about 25 students from Nigeria are enrolled for fall. But she said knowing that the virus is transmitted strictly through direct contact with bodily fluids of sick people, and not by sitting next to someone in class, should be enough to calm nerves. “As long as everyone keeps their personal space, it should

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‘I don’t see this as a huge threat on college campuses, but it makes sense when you’re communicating with students ... to ask a question or two.’ DR. SUSAN EVEN Student health director at University of Missouri-Columbia be OK,” said Nor of Buffalo. While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued no specific recommendations for colleges, some state health departments, including in South Carolina and North Dakota, have spelled

out for administrators what symptoms to look for and how to react. Elsewhere, universities are drafting their own precautionary plans against the often-fatal hemorrhagic fever, which causes weakness, vomiting,

Public No ce / Public Mee ng Sumter County Emergency Management, in conjunc on with the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments (COG), will be conduc ng a planning eﬀort mee ng to update the SanteeLynches Regional Hazard Mi ga on Plan (2015-2020) for the County. Hazard Mi ga on Plans are a requirement of the Disaster Mi ga on Act of 2000 and administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). A hazard mi ga on plan is a publicly-guided document which iden ﬁes vulnerability to natural and manmade disasters. Public par cipa on is encouraged and the public is welcome to a end the mee ng, from 2:00-3:00 PM on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the Sumter County Courthouse 141 N. Main Street 3rd Floor. For individuals who are not able to a end, but would like to provide comments, informa on can be found on the SanteeLynches COG website www.santeelynchescog.org under “Public Mee ngs”. Furthermore, the plan will address all public comments received prior to submission for approval from FEMA. The plan can be viewed at www.santeelynchescog.org from September 25-26 to receive any FINAL public comments before submission.

diarrhea, internal bleeding and sometimes bleeding from the nose and ears. The American College Health Association recommends its members update emergency plans, find out where patients have traveled and use isolation exam rooms when available. Several colleges are checking the temperatures of students arriving from affected countries and continuing to monitor for fever until any risk of contagion has passed. “I don’t see this as a huge threat on college campuses,” said Dr. Susan Even, student health director at the University of Missouri-Columbia and a member of the ACHA,

“but it makes sense when you’re communicating with students ... to ask a question or two.” U.S. universities count 9,728 active students from Nigeria, 204 from Liberia, 169 from Sierra Leone and 95 students from Guinea, according to the federal government. The odds they could bring Ebola to campus seemed too small to worry Laura Washburn, a senior at Tufts University outside Boston. “It’s not like I’m not going to class because someone has been to Africa,” she said. “I mean, it’s hard to say how paranoid we should be about it, but I feel pretty safe at Tufts.”

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Reading tablets decent, but are they needed? BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — E-book readers are great for reading books, but they can’t be used to get directions or watch videos of people dumping ice over their heads. Tablets can. In partnership with Samsung, Barnes & Noble released a readingcentric tablet last week, the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. Amazon, meanwhile, has the Kindle Fire tablets. Of course, you can simply install Nook and Kindle reading apps on an iPad or a non-Nook Galaxy. The iPad even comes with iBooks installed. Are reading-centric tablets really a better way to experience the printed word? Let’s take a closer look. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

GALAXY TAB 4 NOOK ($179) Turn it on, and you’re greeted with a banner that takes up roughly the top third of your screen. This is your library, where you’ll find novels, comic books, magazines and newspapers that you’ve recently read or purchased, along with non-reading content that Barnes & Noble sells — namely, movies, TV shows and games. This library banner isn’t available on other devices, though Amazon tablets have a similar feature called Carousel. If there’s a book or newspaper you read regularly, you can pin it to the home screen. Usually, you can do that only with apps. A book icon on the lower left corner of the home screen takes you to

The 7-inch Amazon Kindle Fire HDX tablet computer is seen in Seattle in 2013. where you left off in the Nook reading app. If you stop reading to send an email, you can click the book icon to relaunch the Nook app and resume reading. This feature is also found only on the Nook tablet. Unfortunately, you have to go back to the home page first. It would be better to have that book icon wherever you are, whether that’s email or Tinder’s dating app. The tablet’s reading app works much like the one on other devices. You see what page you’re on and the number of pages left but not the estimated time left to finish.

At roughly the size of a paperback, the Samsung Nook tablet also feels nice in my hands. The Nook GlowLight e-reader, which Barnes & Noble designed on its own, has a larger frame surrounding the display. That makes it bulky, even though its screen is just 6 inches diagonally, compared with 7 inches on the Nook tablet. Beyond that, the new Nook tablet works just like any other Android device. It doesn’t outshine rivals, but it works well at the basics. Pictures taken with the 3-megapixel rear camera aren’t as sharp as what other tablets offer, but at least it has one. Previous Nook tablets didn’t. One disappointment: Although you can create separate profiles for members of the family, including limiteduse ones for kids, you need to use the same Barnes & Noble account across the various profiles.

KINDLE FIRE HDX (STARTS AT $229) Although the Kindle Fire uses Android, Amazon has modified it so much that it has little resemblance to other Android tablets. The Kindle reading app is good and comparable to what’s found on the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader and the Kindle apps for other devices. You get not just the page number, but also the estimated time left based on your reading speed. And Amazon has packed its devices with reading extras, such as quick access to character summaries, details about places mentioned and other information culled from Wikipedia and other sources.

The Kindle Fire is less reading-centric than the Nook. A tab up top offers quick access to shopping, for instance. The Kindle is also too big to grip comfortably with one hand. The 7-inch version of the Kindle Fire has the same screen dimensions as the Nook, but the Kindle has a larger frame. The width is more like that of a CD case than a paperback. That said, the Kindle’s screen resolution is better than the Nook’s, so text looks sharper. The Kindle also comes in several flavors. There’s a larger one, with an 8.9-inch screen. There are also versions with cellular capabilities. The only choice you get with the Nook tablet is the color of the frame. Only the 8.9-inch Kindles have rear cameras, though — at 8 megapixels. Although you can’t set up separate profiles for others in your family, you can enable a kids mode with restrictions on use.

AND THE REST I still think dedicated e-readers are better for reading. Hiding the status bar and turning on Quiet Time can help block distractions, but with ereaders, you don’t have distractions to begin with. The Kindle Paperwhite is the best of the e-readers I’ve tried. A tablet is good if you want to do more than reading and don’t want to carry multiple devices. I don’t think you’ll want to buy either the Nook or the Kindle Fire simply because it’s a reading-centric tablet. You’d want them because they are good tablets. But they are not the only good tablets out there.

Ex-007 actor spying again in ‘The November Man’ movie BY JOHN DEFORE The Hollywood Reporter LOS ANGELES — Onetime 007 Pierce Brosnan embraces a darker take on spycraft in Roger Donaldson’s “The November Man,” playing a former CIA agent whose autumnal nickname acknowledges his tendency to leave few alive when he passes through a town. A familiar string of dark secrets, shifting allegiances and (wo)man-who-knewtoo-much pursuit propels the storyline (adapted from one in a series of Bill Granger novels), giving Brosnan the opportunity to prove his cool remains intact, sans tux and gadgets. “November Man” won’t do anything like Bond’s box office but will satisfy the actor’s fans and moviegoers biding their time until the next top-shelf le Carre-style thriller. Here, Brosnan plays Peter Devereaux, who in his day was known for his unwillingness to form personal attachments that could compromise his duties. Like all spies, though, he had his secrets: When the woman he once loved dies while spying in Moscow, he becomes the enemy of her killer — his old protégé David Mason (Luke Bracey), whose bosses at Langley ordered the hit lest she be captured by the Russians. Make that one Russian in particular: Corrupt former general Arkady Federov (Lazar Ristovski), who is on track to be the next Russian president and wants to erase anyone who knows about the atrocities he committed in the Second Chech-

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With a big splat, paintball fires into Afghanistan BY REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan — The hidden gunman, dressed in long green coveralls and a SWAT-team-style vest and helmet, looks ominous as he takes aim and fires off a short burst. But this isn’t a Taliban attack in the heart of Afghanistan’s capital — it’s just a friendly game of paintball. The arrival of recreational paintball to Afghanistan may seem peculiar to outsiders, especially in a country that’s known decades of war, faces constant bombings and attacks by Taliban insurgents and is preparing its own security forces for the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. However, it shows both the rise of a nascent upper and middle class looking for a diversion with the time to spare, as well as the way American culture has seeped into the country since the 2001 U.S.-led invasion to topple the Taliban. “These people deserve to have more fun,” said Abbas Rizaiy, the owner of the “Eagle” paintball club in central Kabul. Rizaiy brought the game to Afghanistan just a few weeks ago. He’s a longtime fan of the first-person shooter video game “Call of Duty” and stepped up to the next level by playing paintball in neighboring Iran where he was born. He moved to Afghanistan 10 years ago and eventually decided to open the club this year in Kabul, a city more associated with real bullets than ones that splatter paint. For those who have never suffered a welt from the game, paintball involves participants geared up in helmets, goggles and protective clothing firing at each other using gas-powered guns that shoot paint pellets. The games can be complicated affairs that last for hours or as simple as a capture-the-flag contest that lasts only a few minutes. Naqibullah Jafari, a marketing officer in Kabul who came with his friends one day, acknowledged that they didn’t

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HELEN PROPST Helen Hope Edwards Propst, wife of Dr. Charles R. “Pap” Propst, died on Aug. 28, 2014, at her home. The daughter of the late Dr. Warren Stevens Edwards and Inez Norton Edwards, Helen was born in Eclectic, Alabama, moved to Montgomery, and later settled in Auburn, which they all considered PROPST home. Throughout her life, Helen’s kindness and generosity of spirit touched all who knew her. She was a graduate of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, and did post graduate work at Auburn University, where she also taught as a professor’s assistant. She later completed work in gerontology at the University of South Carolina, as she had deep concern and empathy for others as they began to face their later years. Nowhere was this concern more evident than in caring for her parents and other relatives. Following her time at Auburn University, she moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where she worked as an editor and part-time reporter for Curtis Publishing and its Ladies Home Journal periodical. She was well-served by her grammatical skills, which was obvious as she continued to constructively correct loved ones when necessary for as long as she lived. It was in Philadelphia that she met her future husband and the two of them just celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary this past May. Helen was an active member of First Presbyterian Church, where she served in numerous leadership capacities including deacon and elder. She was also a past president of the Women of the Church and was named an honorary life member. Her first love was being in the First Presbyterian choir, where she remained an active participant up until the past few years. She was a devoted mother and wife and was also active in the community. She was a past president of the Junior Welfare League. She was a firm supporter of the public schools and was instrumental in implementing an art program within Sumter School District 17. Continuing her interest in and compassion for the aging citizens of the community, she was involved in the early development of Covenant Place and was also a cofounder of Shepherd’s Center. She was also a past board member of Solomon’s Home. Selected by Gov. Dick Riley, she represented South Carolina at the National Conference on Aging in Washington, District of Columbia. Her best efforts were directed toward taking care of family and working quietly in the background, thus allowing others to be more actively involved in the community. She greeted all newcomers with a welcoming smile and a helping hand and made sure they knew they had a friend. She loved to entertain and some of her best times were spent gathered around her dining room table with friends and family. Surviving are her husband of Sumter and three children, Charles Sims Propst and his wife, Anne, of Greenville, Barbara Propst Spell and her husband, David, of Sullivan’s Island and Warren Edwards

Propst and his wife, Donna, of Columbia. She is also survived by a sister, Dr. Nancy Claire Edwards of Charlotte, North Carolina; and seven grandchildren, Charles (Chad) Sims Propst Jr. and his wife, Jess, Martha Riviere Propst, Helen Caldwell Spell, Celia Smoak Spell, Charles Robert Propst II, James Dendy Propst and Edwin Caldwell Propst. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at First Presbyterian Church in Sumter with the Rev. Dr. Mark Durrett and the Rev. Ray Fancher officiating. The family would like to thank Caris Hospice and Visiting Angels of Sumter for the wonderful care and attention they provided over the past few months. There will be a private burial in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home located at 30 Buford St., Sumter. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church Choir Fund, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Inez Norton Edwards Scholarship Fund at Agnes Scott College, 141 E. College Ave., Decatur, GA 30030. 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.

SUSAN W. SMITH Susan Ward Smith, age 68, beloved wife of Conly Furman Smith Jr., died on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

JAY HODGE WEDGEFIELD — James Melvin “Jay” Hodge Jr., 24, husband of Crissy Hansen, died on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of James Melvin Hodge Sr. and DeDe Griffin Parker. Jay was a member of Lakeside Outreach Ministries Church. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing. Survivors include his wife of Wedgefield; father of Sumter; mother and father, Jamie Parker of Sumter; two children, Keylen Cantlon and Jason “J.C.” Hodge, both of the home; one brother, Ryan Hodge (Stormy Gainey) of Wedgefield; one sister, Breanna Hodge of Sumter; maternal grandmother, Angie Griffin of Sumter; paternal grandparents, Roy and Rachel Hodge; and step-grandparents, James and Evelyn Parker. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, J.C. Griffin. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Kenny Griffin officiating. Burial will be in Lakeside Outreach Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jonathan Mankin, Trey Griffin, Joseph Newhouse, Duane

Griffin, John Griffin and Dustin Williamson. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 6410 Legendary Lane. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

EMMA EPPS Emma Jane Robinson Epps, 95, departed this life on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. She was born on April 7, 1919, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Robert L. Haynes and Elvira Robinson Fulwood. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1650 Pudding Swamp Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

FANNIE HARRIS The earthly journey of Fannie Mae Stavis Harris, 82, came to a sudden end on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2014, at her home. Born on March 3, 1932, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late William Stavis and Mary Ann Stavis Jackson. Fannie was educated in the Sumter County public school system. She worked as a housekeeper for many years. She was a faithful member of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Rembert, where she served on the choir, missionary board, hospitality committee, and as captain of the homecoming committee. She later moved her membership to Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, Sumter, where she continued to serve in the house of God, until her health failed. Fannie’s faith in God shined from the inside out, allowing her to share her unselfish love that God bestowed upon her to everyone she met. Fannie was united in marriage to the late Frank Harris. From this union nine children were born. She was preceded in death by one son, Steven Harris; and two daughters, Deloris Harris and Jannie Johnson. She leaves to cherish her fond memories: four daughters, Geraldine Weathers, Ethel H. Major (Simon) and Elizabeth English, all of Sumter, and Gladys Harris of Rembert; two sons, Frankie Harris (Tawana) of Washington, District of Columbia, and John Harris (Charlene) of Rembert; five sisters, Bertha Canady, Janice Watts, Marion Redmon, Sarah Jackson and Joyce Stuckey, all of Jacksonville, Florida; one brother, Albert Jackson of Jacksonville; a special grandson / son, Bobby J. Harris (Edna); 26 grandchildren; 37 greatgrandchildren; a special niece / daughter, Carolyn Ritter; two adopted daughters, Betty McCall and Ellarene Dawson; one adopted son, Darrell Price; two devoted caregivers, Fredricka Harris and Wendy Maple; a host of other nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends who admired and loved her dearly. She was also preceded in death by two grandchildren, Gussie and Willie Johnson III; one sister, Frances Pickens; two brothers, Steven Stavis and Richard Jackson; and a son-in-law, Willie Johnson Jr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014 the Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road, Sumter, with Bishop Marvin Hodge Sr., pastor, eulogist, assisted by Minister Carolyn Sanders, Minister Larry Wright and Pastor Bryan Smalls. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 6300 Dinkins Mill Road, Rembert. The procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home. Flower bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church cemetery, Rembert. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

EMMA P. WRIGHT Emma Porter Wright, 96, widow of Webster Wright, died on Thursday, Aug. 28, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Jan. 24, 1918, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late David and Annie Anderson Porter. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 953 Rebecca Cove, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

ARLENA W. SPANN MANNING — Arlena Wilson Spann, devoted wife of 62 years to Willie Lee Spann Jr., exchanged time for eternity on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born on Nov. 30, 1936, in Bordeau, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late Rev. James Maylon and Willie Mae Tucker Wilson. She leaves to cherish her memories a host of family and friends. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 200 Collins St., Manning. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel of Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home. Service of remembrance will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Friendship AME Church, 6156 Furse Road, Pinewood, where the Rev. Albert L. Thompson, pastor, will bring words of consolation. Service of committal, benediction and interment will follow in the church cemetery. Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services. Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@aol. com.

JAMES H. LONON James Harold Lonon, 75, husband of Naomi Jones Lonon, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, at his home. He was born on Dec. 8, 1938, in Sumter, to the late Rev. James F. and Emma T. Billups Lonon. He was a member of Church of God By Faith Inc. and later joined Enoch Missionary Baptist Church for a short time and returned back to his home church. He attended the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Lincoln High School with the Class of 1957. He worked for Southern Coatings as a foreman and retired in 1996. After his retirement, he established his own yard service company and served his com-

DRIVE FROM PAGE A1 back. At the end of the day, it’s not about who wins; it’s about blood donations. Hopefully we’ll have a good turnout.” All donors participating on Friday will receive a free Red Cross T-shirt and a coupon by email for a free haircut at Sport Clips. At the end of the drive, the Red Cross will announce the department with the most votes and honor the winner with a commemorative plaque. For more information, call Joey Duggan at (803) 436-2721, Sumter Donation Center at (803) 775-2364 or visit redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can make an appointment by calling one of these numbers or going to the website and using the code “BattleBadgesSumter.”

munity until he became ill in 2012. He is survived by his devoted wife of 54 years, Naomi Jones Lonon; his loving children, Alafair (Elijah) Lewis of Sumter, Elder Jonathan Byron (LaBrentha) Lonon of McDonough, Georgia, Terence James (Evangelist Tanson) Lonon of Sumter, Keith Edgar (Monica) Lonon of WinstonSalem, North Carolina, and Harold Matthew (Binnah) Barno and Destiny Shropshire, both of Sumter; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; three adopted grandchildren; one sister, Norella Young of Atlanta, Georgia; a special daughter, Minister Tamekia Antionette Milton of Newport News, Virginia; one adopted son, Robert McFadden of Sumter; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at noon on Monday at the Church of God By Faith Number One, Sumter, with Elder James Lucas, pastor, and District Elder Mack S. Wilson, assistant, the Rev. Dr. Friendly Gadson (eulogist), Elder Thomas Davis, Elder Jonathan Byron Lonon, Minister Deloris McBride and Minister Sharon Mellette. Burial will follow in Stukes Cemetery. Mr. Lonon can be viewed from 3:30 to 7 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 509 Knightsbridge Road, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

JUNIOR A. WASHINGTON Deacon Junior Albert Washington, 82, husband of Lula Conyers Washington, died on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on March 19, 1932, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Cole and Daisy Wright Washington. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. He was a member of Salem Missionary Baptist Church, where he served his church as chairman of the deacon ministry and member of the brotherhood, pray band ministries, senior choir and International F&AM Masons Lodge 35. Survivors are his devoted wife, Lula Conyers Washington of the home; three sons, Arthur (Linda) Washington, Albert Washington and Thomas (Jeronia) Washington of Sumter; six sisters, Lillian Washington, Theodosia Washington, Frances Mack, Bettie Lou Burch, Ruth Jackson and Naomi (James) White, all of Sumter; one brother, Lindsay (Geneva) Washington of Sumter; a granddaughter, Satonya Gibbs, and a great-grandson, Marquell Washington, reared in the home; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Salem Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Lei FergusonWashington, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Nate Brock, eulogist, assisted by Bishop Leroy T. James and the Rev. Stanley Hayes Sr. Burial will follow at Hillside Memorial Park. Viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 232 W. Williams St., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Stephen Porter with Sumter County Emergency Medical Services gives blood at last year’s Battle of the Badges.

WHAT: Third Annual Battle of the Badges WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday WHERE: American Red Cross Sumter Donation Center, 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Monday through Thursday; main branch of the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St., Friday CONTACT: Call Joey Duggan at (803) 436-2721, Sumter Donation Center at (803) 775-2364 or visit redcrossblood.org Future area blood drives: • Wednesday, from 3 to 8 p.m. at Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive • Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Sumter County Adult Education, 905 N. Main St. • Sept. 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St. • Sept. 10, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St.

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014

LABOR DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Monday. GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed on Monday: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; County of Sumter offices; Clarendon County offices; and Lee County offices. SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter School District; Lee County Public Schools; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Thomas Sumter Academy; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Sumter Christian School; Wilson Hall; William Thomas Academy; Robert E. Lee Academy; Morris College; Central Carolina Technical College; and USC Sumter. OTHER — The following will be closed on Monday: Clemson Extension Service; Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce; Harvin Clarendon County Library; Black River Electric Coop.; and Farmers Telephone Coop. The Sumter County Library will be closed today, Sunday and Monday. All offices of The Sumter Item will be closed on Monday.

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An American Red Cross blood The Campbell Soup friends drive will be held 9 a.m.-2 lunch group will meet at 11:30 Give the gift of life by donating blood p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, at a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, at Trinity Missionary Baptist Golden Corral. Church, 155 Wall St. Each The Sumter Chapter of the Nadonor will receive a free box tional Federation of the Blind of Girl Scout Cookies and all will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesdonors are eligible for a day, Sept. 9, at Shiloh-Randrawing for a free massage. dolph Manor, 125 W. Give the gift of life by joining Bartlette St. Mariah McKellar, the 3rd Annual Battle of the director of Sumter United Badges Blood Drive CompetiMinistries Free Medical Clintion. Donor week will be held ic, will speak. Transportation 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Mondayprovided within the coverage Wednesday, Sept. 1-3, and 9 area. Contact Debra Canty, a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, chapter president, at Debraat the Sumter Donation CenCanC2@frontier.com or (803) ter, 1155 N. Guignard Drive. 775-5792. For pertinent inforCall (803) 775-2364 to schedmation about the upcoming ule an appointment. On Frigala, call the 24/7 recorded day, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 message line at (206) 376p.m., the Battle of the Badg5992. Deadline is Sept. 15. es Blood Drive will be held at Clarendon School District One the Sumter County Library, will conduct free vision, hear111 N. Harvin St. Call Joey ing, speech and developmental Duggan at (803) 436-2721 to screenings as part of a child schedule a donation time. find effort to identify stuAppointments/donation dents with special needs. times can also be made at Screenings will be held from redcrossblood.org and enter 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumsponsor code “BattleBadges- merton Early Childhood CenSumter.” All donors will reter on the following Thursceive a free Red Cross T-shirt days: Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. and a coupon by email for a 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. free haircut at participating 12, 2015; March 12, 2015; Sport Clips locations. April 9, 2015; and May 14, The Clarendon County Demo2015. For more information, cratic Party will meet on call Sadie Williams or Audrey Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Walters at (803) 485-2325, exManning Restaurant, 476 N. tension 221. Brooks St., Manning. The exClarendon School District Two ecutive committee will meet will hold Saturday with the Suat 6 p.m. Dinner will be perintendent from 9 a.m. to 1 served at 6:30 p.m. and the p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at meeting will begin at 7 p.m. the district office, 15 Major The public is invited to atDrive. Superintendent John tend. Tindal will be available to A community-wide yard sale anyone in the district or will be held 8 a.m.-noon on community who would like Saturday, Sept. 6, in the park to speak with him. next to the South Sumter Re- Sumter Green Fall Feast will be source Center, which is loheld from 6 to 9 p.m. on cated at 337 Manning Ave. Thursday, Sept. 18. Music will Event is sponsored by the be provided by 4-Way Stop South Sumter Resource Cenand a variety of food will be ter, Sumter County Youthavailable from chefs, caterBuild and the Farmer’s Marers, restaurateurs and gourket. There will be fresh fruits met cooks. Tickets are $30 in and vegetables from local advance or $40 at the door if farmers available for purany are left. Adults only. Call chase also. Call (803) 436(803) 436-2640. 2276.

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SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014

PREP FOOTBALL

Swampcats defense stifles Augusta Christian in 14-5 win BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy’s offense might not have been as prolific as it was the previous Friday in a 55-7 season-opening win over Gray Collegiate Academy, but the defense was just as stingy as the Swamp-

cats held off SCISA 3A opponent Augusta Christian 14-5 at Billy Chitwood Field. “I’m very proud of the defense,” said LMA head coach Robbie Briggs. “The kids battled their tails off. That’s a very good football team. They’ve got three Division I players on their team. I can’t say enough about our guys.

We’re 2-0 and very thankful, and we’re all healthy.” The teams traded punts to open the game BRIGGS before Tyshawn Epps intercepted a Matthew Peavler pass, setting the Swampcats up at the Augusta

Christian 18. Four J.T. Eppley rushes moved the ball to the 3 before Adam Lowder came in behind center and rushed it in for the score and a 7-0 LMA lead with 3:37 to go in the opening quarter. The Lions took over at their 20 after the ensuing kickoff and embarked on an 11-play drive that took them

deep into Swampcats territory. The big play was a 52yard run by E’Mon Reeves that got AC down to the LMA 29. An 11-yard John Freeman run on third-and-7 got the Lions to the 15, but the Swampcats defense stiffened and stopped Reeves for no

SEE LMA, PAGE B3

Double bonus Gamecocks snap 6-game skid to Knights, get 1st win under new coach Jones BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Sumter High School football fans had two occasions for celebration on Friday. The 6-game losing streak to county rival Crestwood High School is over, and it came in the form of new Gamecock head coach John Jones’ home debut. Sumter used a steady first-half passing attack and used ball control in the second half for a 48-29 victory, handing new Knights head coach Roosevelt Nelson a loss in his debut on Freddie Solomon Field at Sumter Memorial Stadium. The Gamecocks, now 1-1 on the year, built a 36-21 halftime advantage and held the Knights to four offensive possessions in the second half while adding a Rodney Pitts 21-yard touchdown run, a 20-yard Vincent Watkins field goal and a safety. A 33-yard pass from Barnes to wide receiver Ky’Jon Tyler put the ball in Crestwood territory after the Gamecocks opened the second half at their own 40-yard line. Three plays

SEE SHS, PAGE B3

FRIDAY’S SCORES Sumter 48, Crestwood 29 Lake City 26, Lakewood 20 Manning 47, Scott’s Branch 0 Marion 42, Lee Central 6 East Clarendon 30, Green Sea-Floyds 12 Wilson Hall 44, Orangeburg Prep 7 LMA 14, Augusta Christian 5 Thomas Sumter 28, Robert E. Lee 14 Clarendon Hall 28, Patrick Henry 14

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Sumter’s Xzavion Burson (1) and Russell Jenkins celebrate a touchdown during the Gameocks’ 48-29 victory against Crestwood on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

5 keys to victory against Georgia

Tigers brace for healthy Gurley

BY DENNIS BRUNSON have to find a way to dennis@theitem.com make do without the

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — For Todd Gurley, the key to avoiding another injury marred season is simple. “Just run harder,’’ he said, chuckling. Georgia’s dynamic running back will be on display in one of the key games of college football’s opening weekend, leading the No. 12 Bulldogs against 16th-ranked Clemson. A year ago, the Tigers started the season by beating Georgia 38-35 in a matchup of Top 10 teams. Gurley ran for 154 yards and two touchdowns, but knows it could have been so much more. In the middle of a 75-yard touchdown run on his second touch of

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Containing Georgia running back Todd Gurley, right, will be a major factor if Clemson hopes to open its season with a victory today in Athens, Ga. the game, he pulled his quadriceps trying to avoid a tackler. He wound up carrying the ball only 12 times. “I couldn’t really lift my leg up like I wanted to,’’ Gurley recalled. “I’m known for breaking tackles, but I definitely couldn’t do that like I wanted to.’’ Assuming Gurley has fully recovered, Clemson will have its

hands full trying to stop Georgia’s running game. The Bulldogs have a backup (Keith Marshall) who could start at plenty of schools, and a couple of touted freshmen (Sony Michel and Nick Chubb) who might get some playing time right away.

SEE GURLEY, PAGE B5

Say what you will about the 5-game losing streak to South Carolina and not winning enough of the “big” games on the schedule, the three years the Clemson football program had with Tajh Boyd at quarterback and Sammy Watkins at wide receiver were pretty special. The Tigers haven’t come close to enjoying success like this since Danny Ford was in charge in the late 1980s. If not for that nasty losing streak to the Gamecocks, the Clemson faithful would be downright giddy with where the program is at right now. As is the case with college football though, time marches on, and the Tigers

likes of Boyd, Watkins, Martavis Bryant and Roderick McDowell on offense. And as USC found on Thursday against Texas A&M, you can’t just will something like that to happen. Also like Carolina, Clemson is going to be breaking in some new players against some stout competition, and on the road no less. The 16thranked Tigers will be making the 75-mile trip to Athens, Ga., to face No. 12 Georgia. Here are five things Clemson has to have go in its favor if it is to come away with a victory.

1. OVERCOME THE INITIAL SURGE It doesn’t take much to get Bulldog

SEE 5 KEYS, PAGE B5

SPORTS

SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 2014

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Tony Stewart, center, returned to the track and spoke for the first time on Friday in Atlanta since striking and killing Sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. three weeks ago in New York.

Stewart: Ward’s death will affect me forever BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Tony Stewart took his seat on the podium — unshaven, his eyes glassy — and unfolded a sheet of paper. His voice quivered as he read, pausing to maintain his composure as he described the death of a driver he hit as “one of the toughest tragedies I’ve ever had to deal with.’’ This was a far cry from the brash driver known around the track as “Smoke.’’ Ninety minutes later, he climbed into his No. 14 car and sped toward the highbanked oval at Atlanta Motor Speedway, drawing a cheer from the crowd gathered around his garage. He quickly got up to speed, turning laps of nearly 190 mph, a racer back in his element. Ready or not, Stewart is back on the track. Heartbroken but eager to heal, Stewart rejoined the race for the NASCAR Sprint

Cup championship surrounded by those he considers a second family — his team, his crew, his rivals. He missed the last three races, going into seclusion after the sprint car he was driving struck and killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr., who had stepped on the track to confront him during a race. He’ll get back to work as an investigation continues in upstate New York. Authorities said Friday that the probe into the cause of the crash will last at least another two weeks. No decision has been made about whether Stewart will face charges. “This is something that will definitely affect my life forever,’’ Stewart said. “This is a sadness and a pain I hope no one has to experience in their life. That being said, I know that the pain and mourning that Kevin Ward’s family and friends are experiencing is something that I can’t possibly imagine.’’

He mentioned Ward’s parents and three sisters by name, saying he wanted them “to know that every day I’m thinking about them and praying for them.’’ Stewart took no questions about Ward’s death because of the ongoing investigation, but said he wasn’t sure if he had the emotional strength to answer them anyway. But his timid, halting delivery presented a much different side to a racer whose infamous temper has sparked clashes with the media and fellow drivers. It was business as usual when Stewart switched to his racing suit. He signed autographs. He talked with his crew about the car’s setup. He chatted up Kurt Busch. During a 90-minute practice, Stewart posted a top lap of 189.642 mph — 10thfastest among the 44 drivers attempting to qualify, quickly stamping himself as a contender in Sunday night’s race.

ORAL-B USA 500 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 190.398 mph. 2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 190.058. 3. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 189.883. 4. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 189.396. 5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 188.996. 6. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 188.918. 7. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188.629. 8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188.514. 9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188.45. 10. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 188.315. 11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188.06. 12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 187.907. 13. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.163. 14. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 189.099. 15. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 188.841. 16. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188.809. 17. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188.642. 18. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.507. 19. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.43.

20. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 187.875. 21. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 187.703. 22. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 187.361. 23. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 187.272. 24. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 186.95. 25. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 188.002. 26. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 187.9. 27. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 187.748. 28. (37) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 187.481. 29. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 187.329. 30. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 187.316. 31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 186.887. 32. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 186.642. 33. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 185.99. 34. (77) Joe Nemechek, Ford, 185.94. 35. (66) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 185.834. 36. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 185.766. 37. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 38. (34) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points. 39. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points. 40. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points. 41. (32) J.J. Yeley, Ford, Owner Points. 42. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevy Owner Points. 43. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevy, Owner Points. Failed to Qualify 44. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 184.646.

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PERNICE, BRYANT SHARE CHAMPIONS TOUR LEAD

CALGARY, Alberta — Tom Pernice Jr. and Bart Bryant shot 8-under 62 on Friday to share the first-round lead in the Champions Tour’s Shaw Charity Classic. David Frost was a stroke back. 49ERS LB SMITH SUSPENDED BY NFL

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith has been suspended for nine games by the NFL after a series of off-field legal issues. A statement Friday from the league said Smith had violated the

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NORTON, Mass. — Ryan Palmer took only 21 putts Friday on the TPC Boston and made birdie on half of his holes. That gave him an 8-under 63 and a two-shot lead after the opening round of the Deutsche Bank Championship. Keegan Bradley did his best to make an impression on U.S. captain Tom Watson for the Ryder Cup. He played bogey-free for a 65.

7 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Third Round from Turin, Italy (GOLF). 7 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: St. Louis at Miami (NFL NETWORK). 7:40 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Burnley vs. Manchester United (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 a.m. – College Football: Central Florida vs. Penn State from Dublin, Ireland (ESPN2). 9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Manchester City vs. Stoke (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Indianapolis at Cincinnati (NFL NETWORK). 11 a.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Washington State at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 11 a.m. -- Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s Second- and Women’s Third-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (WLTX 19). 11:30 a.m. – High School Football: Godby at Marist (SPORTSOUTH). Noon – College Football: Ohio State vs. Navy from Baltimore (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Football: UCLA at Virginia (ESPN). Noon – College Football: Indiana State at Indiana (ESPNEWS). Noon – College Football: Appalachian State at Michigan (ESPN2). Noon – College Football: Western Michigan at Purdue (ESPNU). Noon – College Football: North Dakota State at Iowa State (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – International Basketball: FIBA World Cup Group Play Game from Granada, Spain – Brazil vs. France (NBA TV). Noon – College Football: Tennessee-Martin at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK TIME WARNER 384). 12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Everton vs. Chelsea (WIS 10). 12:30 p.m. – College Football: Georgia Southern at North Carolina State (WACH 57). 12:30 p.m. – College Football: Wofford at Georgia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 12:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Hotel Fitness Championship Third Round from Fort Wayne, Ind. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Toronto or Detroit at Chicago White Sox (MLB NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. – High School Football: Norland at Martin Luther King (SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Deutsche Bank Championship Second Round from Norton, Mass. (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Rice at Notre Dame (WIS 10). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: Game To Be Announced (WOLO 25). 3:30 p.m. -- Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s Second- and Women’s Third-Round Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 3:30 p.m. – International Basketball: FIBA World Cup Group Play Game from Bilbao, Spain – Finland vs. United States (ESPN). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: West Virginia at Alabama or California at Northwestern (ESPN2). 3:30 p.m. – College Football: South Dakota State at Missouri (ESPNU). 4 p.m. – College Football: William & Mary at Virginia Tech (ESPNEWS). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – College Football: Arkansas at Auburn (SEC NETWORK TIME WARNER 384). 5:30 p.m. – College Football: Clemson at Georgia (ESPN, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7). 6 p.m. – Horse Racing: Woodward Stakes and Forego Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – College Football: Coastal Carolina at The Citadel (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Football: Northern Arizona at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Football: Idaho at Florida (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Miami at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Portland Classic Third Round from Portland, Ore. (GOLF). 7 p.m. – College Football: Samford at Texas Christian (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Chicago White Sox (WGN). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: Fresno State at Southern California (WACH 57). 7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Great Clips 300 from Hampton, Ga. (ESPN2, WEGX-FM 92.9). 7:30 p.m. – College Football: Southern Mississippi at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK TIME WARNER 384). 8 p.m. – College Football: Florida State vs. Oklahoma State from Arlington, Texas (WOLO 25). 8 p.m. – College Football: North Carolina Central at East Carolina (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Playoffs Conference Final Series Game (NBA TV). 9 p.m. – College Football: Louisiana State vs. Wisconsin from Houston (ESPN). 9 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at San Francisco or Washington at Seattle (MLB NETWORK). 9 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series MAVTV 500 from Fontana, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Shaw Charity Classic Second Round from Calgary, Alberta (GOLF). 10 p.m. – Professional Boxing: J’Leon Love vs. Rogelio Medina in a Super Middleweight Bout from Las Vegas (SHOWTIME). 10:30 p.m. – College Football: Washington at Hawaii (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 11 p.m. – College Football: Central Arkansas at Texas Tech (SPORTSOUTH). Midnight – NFL Preseason Football: Arizona at San Diego (NFL NETWORK). 3 a.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Atlanta at Jacksonville (NFL NETWORK).

NFL’s substance abuse and personal conduct policies. Smith won’t be eligible to return until Nov. 10. VIKINGS WR SIMPSON SUSPENDED 3 GAMES

MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson has been suspended for three games for violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy, his second such punishment in three seasons. The league announced the punishment Friday, putting Simpson on the sideline until Sept. 22 when the Vikings begin practice for Week 4. MLB PIRATES 2 REDS 1 PITTSBURGH — Josh Harrison hit a RBI triple and scored on Jose Tabata’s tiebreaking single in the eighth inning, leading Pittsburgh Pirates to a 2-1 victory over Cincinnati on Friday.

From wire reports

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 4 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Minnesota 11, Kansas City 5, 10 innings Houston 4, Texas 2 L.A. Angels 4, Oakland 3, 10 innings

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-2) at Toronto (Hutchison 8-11), 1:07 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 15-4) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 10-3), 1:10 p.m., 1st game Minnesota (Gibson 11-10) at Baltimore (Tillman 11-5), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Webster 3-2) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 9-11), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Bauer 5-7) at Kansas City (Shields 12-7), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 15-4) at Chicago White Sox (Bassitt 0-0), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game Texas (Mikolas 2-5) at Houston (Feldman 7-10), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Samardzija 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Undecided), 9:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 10-10) at Seattle (C.

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 4, Colorado 1 Atlanta 6, N.Y. Mets 1

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Washington at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Milwaukee at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs (Wada 4-1) at St. Louis (Masterson 2-2), 2:15 p.m., 1st game Cincinnati (Simon 13-8) at Pittsburgh (Worley 5-4), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Cosart 2-1) at Atlanta (Harang 10-8), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Je.Williams 2-0) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 12-10), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Matzek 3-9) at Arizona (Nuno 0-3), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Undecided) at St. Louis (Lackey 2-1), 8:15 p.m., 2nd game L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 13-8) at San Diego (Kennedy 10-11), 8:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Fiers 4-1) at San Francisco (Peavy 2-4), 9:05 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 10-10) at Seattle (C. Young 12-6), 9:10 p.m.

NFL PRESEASON By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST Miami New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo SOUTH Houston Tennessee Jacksonville Indianapolis NORTH Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland WEST Denver Oakland San Diego Kansas City

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 24, Jacksonville 14 Green Bay 34, Kansas City 14 Detroit 23, Buffalo 0 Cincinnati 35, Indianapolis 7 Philadelphia 37, N.Y. Jets 7 Miami 14, St. Louis 13 N.Y. Giants 16, New England 13 Carolina 10, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 24, Tampa Bay 10 San Francisco 40, Houston 13 Baltimore 22, New Orleans 13 Denver 27, Dallas 3 Minnesota 19, Tennessee 3 Cleveland 33, Chicago 13 San Diego 12, Arizona 9 Oakland 41, Seattle 31

TENNIS The Associated Press U.S. OPEN RESULTS

Friday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $38.3 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Second Round Gael Monfils (20), France, def. Alejandro Gonzalez, Colombia, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. Kevin Anderson (18), South Africa, def. Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, 6-7 (6), 6-2, 6-1, 6-3. Marin Cilic (14), Croatia, def. Illya Marchenko, Ukraine, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4. David Ferrer (4), Spain, def. Bernard Tomic, Australia, walkover. Grigor Dimitrov (7), Bulgaria, def. Dudi Sela, Israel, 6-1, 6-2, 6-2. Feliciano Lopez (19), Spain, def. Tatsuma Ito, Japan, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (4). David Goffin, Belgium, def. Joao Sousa (32), Portugal, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0. Richard Gasquet (12), France, def. Paolo Lorenzi, Italy, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-3. Gilles Simon (26), France, def. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1. Roberto Bautista Agut (17), Spain, def. Tim Smyczek, United States, 6-3, 6-2, 6-1. Dominic Thiem, Austria, def. Ernests Gulbis (11), Latvia, 4-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Teymuraz Gabashvili, Russia, def. Alexander Kudryavtsev, Russia, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4). Women Third Round Jelena Jankovic (9), Serbia, def. Johanna Larsson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-0. Peng Shuai, China, def. Roberta Vinci (28), Italy, 6-4, 6-3. Sara Errani (13), Italy, def. Venus Williams (19), United States, 6-0, 0-6, 7-6 (5). Mirjana Lucic-Baroni, Croatia, def. Simona Halep (2), Romania, 7-6 (6), 6-2. Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, def. Angelique Kerber (6), Germany, 6-1, 7-5. Lucie Safarova (14), Czech Republic, def. Alize Cornet (22), France, 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-4. Caroline Wozniacki (10), Denmark, def. Andrea Petkovic (18), Germany, 6-3, 6-2.

WNBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-3)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Indiana vs. Chicago Today: Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. Monday: Indiana at Chicago, 4 p.m. x-Wednesday: Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Phoenix vs. Minnesota Friday: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Sunday: Phoenix at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. x-Tuesday: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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Sears, Barons blow out OP 44-7 ORANGEBURG -- Wilson Hall began defense of its SCISA 3A football state title with a 44-7 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Indian Field. The Barons led 30-0 after one quarter and 44-0 at halftime. The second half was played with a running clock. Quarterback McLendon Sears ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more. Sears’ touchdown runs went for 16, 23 and 56 yards. Sears was 9-for-9 and threw scoring passes to Brent Carraway and Cody Hoover, and he also ran for a 2-point conversion. Robert James had Wilson Hall’s other score on a 4-yard run. The Barons scored two more points on a safety and Robert Young and Dawson Price each had an interception. “I think overall for a first game it was a pretty good performance,” said Wilson Hall head coach Bruce Lane. “I hope the team realized we played pretty well. I don’t think we (the coaching staff) were shocked at how we played.” OP fell to 0-2 on the season. LAKE CITY 26 LAKEWOOD 20

LAKE CITY — Lakewood High School fell to 1-1 on the season with a 26-20 loss to Lake City on Friday at the Lake City field. The Gators trailed 26-13 at halftime, but held Lake City scoreless in the second half. However, Lakewood could only score one time itself. Quarterback Roderick Charles ran for two touchdowns and Deondre Cisse scored on an interception return

for the Gators’ other TD. MANNING 47 SCOTT’S BRANCH 0

SUMMERTON — Manning High School opened its season with a 47-0 victory over Scott’s Branch on Friday at Spann Stadium. The Eagles fell to 0-2 on the season.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS THOMAS SUMTER 5 CAROLINA 4 Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Carolina Academy 5-4 on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. SINGLES 1 -- H. Jenkins (TSA) defeated Weaver 6-4, 2-6, 10-5. 2 -- Yarborough (C) defeated B. Jenkins 6-3, 7-5. 3 -- Hancock (C) defeated Townsend 6-7, 7-5, 10-8. 4 -- Decker (TSA) defeated Parker 7-5, 7-6. 5 -- Hood (TSA) defeated Jarrett 6-1, 6-1. 6 -- Chappell (TSA) defeated M. Matthews 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES 1 -- Weaver/Yarborough (C) defeated H. Jenkins/Townsend 8-4. 2 -- Hancock/M.M. Matthews (C) defeated B. Jenkins/Chappell 8-4. 3 -- Decker/Hood (TSA) defeated Parker/Jarrett 8-1.

HOLLY HILL 8 LAURENCE MANNING 1

Holly Hill Academy defeated Laurence Manning Academy 8-1 on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. SINGLES 1 -- O’Connel1 HH) defeated Newman 6-0, 6-0. 2 -- Breland (HH) defeated K. Johnson 6-0, 6-0. 3 -- McLean (HH) defeated Mac. Ham 6-0, 6-0. 4 -- Bozard (HH) defeated Mas. Ham 2-6, 6-2, 10-5.

5 -- Becker (HH) defeated A. Johnson 6-3, 6-1. 6 -- Graham (LMA) defeated Salley 6-4, 6-2. DOUBLES 1 -- O’Connell/Breland (HH) defeated Newman/ Mac. Ham 8-1. 2 -- McLean/Myers (HH) defeated Mas. Ham/K. Johnson 8-5. 3 -- Becker/Salley (HH) defeated A. Johnson/ Graham 8-6.

season with an 8-6 loss to Lake City on Thursday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Tyquarius Brown scored the Gators’ only touchdown on a 45-yard fumble return. He also had seven tackles. Steven Hackler also recovered a fumble.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL

CLARENDON HALL 12

EAST CLARENDON 3 LAKEWOOD 0

TURBEVILLE — Lakewood High School lost to East Clarendon 3-0 on Thursday at the EC gymnasium. The Lady Wolverines won by the scores of 25-6, 25-6, 25-6. Payton Mickens had 14 digs to lead the Lady Gators.

JV FOOTBALL

PATRICK HENRY 20

SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell to 1-1 on the season with a 20-12 loss to Patrick Henry on Thursday at Lonnie Robinson Field. Dylan Way scored on a 4-yard touchdown run for the Saints, and Kameron Earles went in from seven yards out. Ben Corbett caught four passes for 73 yards for CH. Bobby Ashba led the defense with 11 tackles, two of them going for losses.

JV VOLLEYBALL

SUMTER 35 CRESTWOOD 0 Sumter High School opened its season with a 35-0 victory over Crestwood on Thursday at the Crestwood field. Quarterback Alex Brumback threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead the Gamecocks. Brumback threw a 60-yard TD pass to CK Rembert and a 15-yarder to Shyheim Perry. His scoring run went for 15 yards. Michael Taylor had a 15-yard scoring run and Kerrion Ramsey went in from five yards out for the other score. LAKE CITY 8 LAKEWOOD 6

Lakewood High School opened its

SUMTER 2 JOHNSONVILLE 0 JOHNSONVILLE — Sumter High School defeated Johnsonville 2-0 on Thursday at the Johnsonville gym. The Lady Barons won by the scores of 25-14, 25-21. EAST CLARENDON 2 LAKEWOOD 0

TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon High School defeated Lakewood 2-0 on Thursday at the EC gymnasium. The Lady Wolverines won by the scores of 25-11, 25-12. Kayla Hickman and Maggie Sanderson both had five digs for the Lady Gators.

SHS FROM PAGE B1 later, SHS had a first down and goal at the Knights’ 7-yard line, but four tries yielded no points as Sumter turned it over on downs. However, the Gamecock defense stepped up and forced a safety as Ikeem Harper was tackled in the end zone, making it 38-21. SHS made the extra possession pay off as well as running back Rodney Pitts scored on a 19-yard run at the 5:28 mark of the third quarter to make it 45-21. After only touching the ball twice and having the Gamecocks hold the ball for nearly seven minutes, Crestwood star running back Ty’Son Williams finally made his mark. Williams carried the ball four times for 30 yards and capped a 7-play, 80-yard drive with a 9-yard TD run to bring the deficit within two scores after Williams ran in the 2-point conversion to make it 45-29. A 14-yard, 63-yard drive was capped by Watkins’ 20-yard field goal made it 48-29 with 8:51 to play. The SHS defense held University of North Carolina commitment to just seven rushing yards on seven carries in the first half, but Williams showcased his talents in the second half. The Knights running back had the only score of the second half for CHS, a 9-yard TD run, while finishing with 106 yards rushing on 14 totes. He also had three catches for 68 yards, including a score. Crestwood sophomore quarterback Tylas Greene ran the Knights’ new spread offense to the tune of 311 total yards while throwing for 167 yards on 7 of 13 passing. He also rushed for 23 yards on seven carries. Barnes led the Gamecocks to more than 500 yards of total offense. Barnes threw for three scores and an interception on 21 of 32 passing for 316 yards. He also rushed for 35

LMA FROM PAGE B1 gain on fourth-and-1 from the 6. Three plays later, the Lions were back in business as Kobie Brinson intercepted an Eppley pass, giving AC the ball at the LMA 12. Once again, the LMA defense flexed its muscle and came up with a stop, forcing the Lions to settle for a 27-yard field goal that cut the lead to 7-3 with 7:50 left in the half. The score would remain the same until the third quarter, with LMA getting the ball to open the second half. A three-and-out gave

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Crestwood’s Tyric Gadson (33) makes a catch on a jump ball during the Knights’ 48-29 loss to Sumter on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. yards on 10 totes with a 5-yard TD run. The SHS running game was led by Russell Jenkins and Rodney Pitts. Jenkins rushed for 117 yards including a 46-yard score, on 15 carries. Pitts accounted for 88 yards and a 19yard score. Tyler, the Gamecocks all-time leader receiver, had 10 catches for 177 yards, including a 10-yard score. Both teams will hit the road next week as Sumter travels to Stratford and Crestwood will be at Fairfield Central.

Tyler took a 10-yard pass from Barnes and found the end zone for the game’s first score at the 6:58 mark of the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead. Crestwood responded three plays later. Williams took a 71yard dump pass from Greene to find the end zone. Crestwood placekicker Colby Becker missed the extra point, leaving the score 7-6. Jenkins had a 46-yard TD run to give the Gamecocks a 14-6 lead at the 4:44 mark of the first quarter. Sumter took

a 21-6 lead with 8:49 left thanks to a 28-yard TD catch by Marquise Moore on third down and 20. A long pass play on 3rd and 19 bounced off several Sumter defenders and fell into the arms of Crestwood’s Tyric Gadson for a 33-yard TD catch to pull the Knights within a score, making it 21-14 with 7:46 left in the second quarter. The Gamecocks scored on their next offensive possession, using an 8-play, 56 yard drive capped by a 5-yard run

by Barnes, making it a 29-14. Sumter got the ball back with less than two minutes to play in the first half, but a Donald Rutledge 40-yard interception return for a touchdown pulled the Knights within a score and trailed just 29-21 with 1:28 to play. The Gamecocks had a huge play just before the half though, as Barnes threw a 24yard touchdown pass to Kalip Franklin with three seconds before halftime, making it 3621.

AC the ball at its 31 and the Lions were on the run again, with a 36-yard scamper by Reeves and a 22-yard run by Freeman helping to move the ball to the 5. AC would come up short once again, however, as Reeves’ rush on fourthand-goal from the 4 came up one yard short. The Lions got on the board seven plays later, though, as Eppley was flagged for intentional grounding attempting to pass out of the end zone, cutting the Swampcats’ lead to 7-5 with 3:50 left in the third quarter. AC fumbled the ball on its next two plays, losing the second one. LMA took over at its

46 and drove to the Lions’ 14 before stalling. The Lions made it into LMA territory on their next two drives, only to be turned back at the 40 on an 8-play, 46-yard drive, and the 32 on a fourth-

down stop. After the second stop, Epps took a handoff from Eppley and raced to the end zone for the clinching score with 3:19 to go. The teams swapped fumbles

on the next two possessions before the Swampcats defense held the Lions to one final three-and-out, giving the ball back to the offense for Eppley to take a knee and run out the clock.

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SCHEDULE Today EAST Penn St. vs. UCF at Dublin, Ireland, 8:30 a.m. Wagner at Georgetown, Noon Ohio St. vs. Navy at Baltimore, Noon Delaware at Pittsburgh, Noon Delaware St. at Monmouth (NJ), 1 p.m. Boston College at UMass, 3 p.m. Duquesne at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m. Holy Cross at Albany (NY), 6 p.m. VMI at Bucknell, 6 p.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at Fordham, 6 p.m. Norfolk St. at Maine, 6 p.m. Marist at Sacred Heart, 6 p.m. CCSU at Towson, 6 p.m. SOUTH

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South Carolina wide receiver Shameir Jeffery (8) has a pass go off of his fingertips as Texas A&M defensive back Howard Matthews looks on in the Aggies’ 52-28 victory on Thursday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

Answers for A&M, questions for USC Hill, Aggies offense shine as USC defense allows most passing yards in team history BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin knows his Aggies have more to accomplish. Still, he couldn’t help but take pride in the team’s dominating show at Southeastern Conference power South Carolina. “We’re not where we want to be, but I’ll put it this way: We’re not going anywhere anytime soon,” Sumlin said after the 21st-ranked Aggies beat No. 9 South Carolina 52-21 Thursday night. Few expected Texas A&M to click so fast or so well against the Gamecocks, practically unbeatable at home the past three seasons. But the Aggies and sophomore quarterback Kenny Hill showed they would keep moving forward in their third SEC season. Hill, a sophomore as quiet and unassuming as his predecessor Johnny Manziel was brash and glitzy, threw

for a school record 511 yards passing — the most ever allowed by the Gamecocks in program history. Texas A&M’s 680 yards of total offense was also the most ever allowed by South Carolina, the preseason pick to win SEC Eastern Division. The Aggies’ performance was a big ice bucket of water thrown on the Gamecocks’ defense, one of the country’s best in leading them to three straight 11-2 seasons. Texas A&M scored seven touchdowns in their first 11 possessions as Hill connected with 12 receivers. Hill was 44 of 60 with three touchdowns. Tailback Tra Carson scored three times and receiver Malcome Kennedy had 14 catches for 137 yards. Steve Spurrier didn’t have much fun watching this one. The Gamecocks’ 10th-year head coach is more accustomed to handing out such beatings than receiving them. “I think our players are better than what they showed, but I don’t know,” Spurrier said. “We have no pass rush, coverage was so-so and (the Aggies) knew what they were doing.”

RETHINK THE SEC RACES? Maybe Texas A&M has something for Alabama, Auburn and LSU in the SEC West. Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin’s teams had always been able to score, but quarterback Kenny Hill showed a steadiness and poise to let his receivers get open rather than Manziel running around from defenders seeking to make a play. When the Aggies wanted to slow things down, runners Trey Williams, Brandon Williams and Tra Carson were able to gain significant chunks on the ground. In the East, the Gamecocks were the preseason pick over Georgia and Florida. But rebuilt defensive line and secondary showed it’s not ready to take on complex SEC offenses.

WHERE’S CLOWNEY? Both teams had hoped their young defensive ends would have an immediate impact on the field, but neither Texas A&M’s Myles Garrett or South Carolina’s Darius English got much going. While the 6-foot-5 Garrett — considered a five-star prospect in the last recruiting cycle — got a late sack, English was held to two tackles as the Gamecocks

struggled to put any pressure on Hill.

NEW STYLE UNDER CENTER Texas A&M fans accustomed to Johnny Football had better get used to Hill’s farless flashy style. Don’t call him “Kenny Football,” he said after the game because he’s not crazy about that. He was nicknamed “King of the Hill” at Southlake High School and will let media members decide, he said, what to call him. Manziel couldn’t resist the chance to show out for the cameras, something that Hill says does not come naturally to him. If Hill keeps throwing for 500 yards a game, fans will call him anything he wants.

DAVIS’ IMPACT This is something South Carolina fans don’t want to see happen again. Davis ran for 1,183 yards in 2013, the fourth best single-season rushing mark in school history. However, he managed just 125 of that over the final four games. In this one, Davis didn’t start because of injuries during camp, then managed just 15 yards rushing before re-bruising his ribs and missing the second half.

Full slate of state schools ready to kick off today BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The college football season opens in South Carolina this weekend with a couple of teams that have never played each other before. Coastal Carolina heads to The Citadel today for a game between the Chanticleers, who made the Football Championship Division playoff quarterfinals a year ago, and the Bulldogs, who are adjusting to a first year coach and haven’t been to the playoff since 1992. But Coastal Carolina coach Joe Moglia said he doesn’t read too much into last year’s results. “Whether or not we are successful this Saturday is going to be a function of how well we have prepared and how well they have prepared and nothing else,” Moglia said. In other games today in-

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Coastal Carolina quarterback Alex Ross (4) and the Chanticleers travel to take on The Citadel today in Charleston as the state’s small colleges kick off the college football season. volving South Carolina’s FCS teams, South Carolina State plays Benedict in Columbia in the Palmetto Capital City Classic; Furman hosts Gardner-Webb; and Wofford travels to Georgia Tech.

On Thursday, Charleston Southern opened the season under its new lights with a 61-9 win over NAIA Point, while Presbyterian lost to Northern Illinois 55-3. In Charleston, The Citadel is excited to play one of the

best FCS teams in the state right off the bat, coach Mike Houston said. “A great test for us to see just where we are at this time,” said Houston, who came to Charleston from Lenoir-Rhyne to take over for Kevin Higgins, now an assistant at Wake Forest. Houston is keeping the Bulldogs’ triple-option offense, which should make the transition to his system a little simpler. For the Chanticleers, it is about sustaining excellence. Coastal Carolina won the Big South Conference title and made it to the FCS quarterfinals, losing to eventual national champion North Dakota State. Starting quarterback Alex Ross is back. The junior threw for 3,093 yards, 26 touchdowns and nine interceptions last season. He is considered a preseason candidate for the top FCS awards this season.

UT-Martin at Kentucky, Noon Troy at UAB, Noon UCLA at Virginia, Noon Wofford at Georgia Tech, 12:30 p.m. Georgia Southern at NC State, 12:30 p.m. West Virginia vs. Alabama at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. James Madison at Maryland, 3:30 p.m. Hampton at Old Dominion, 3:30 p.m. Arkansas at Auburn, 4 p.m. S.C. State at Benedict, 4 p.m. William & Mary at Virginia Tech, 4 p.m. Va. Lynchburg at Alcorn St., 5 p.m. U. of Faith at MVSU, 5 p.m. Clemson at Georgia, 5:30 p.m. Elon at Duke, 6 p.m. Liberty at North Carolina, 6 p.m. Morehead St. at Richmond, 6 p.m. Coastal Carolina at The Citadel, 6 p.m. College of Faith at Davidson, 7 p.m. Bethune-Cookman at FIU, 7 p.m. Idaho at Florida, 7 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Furman, 7 p.m. Florida A&M at Jackson St., 7 p.m. Southern U. at Louisiana, 7 p.m. Austin Peay at Memphis, 7 p.m. Savannah St. at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m. W. Carolina at South Florida, 7 p.m. Edward Waters at Tennessee St., 7 p.m. Stetson at Warner, 7 p.m. Southern Miss. at Mississippi St., 7:30 p.m. NC Central at East Carolina, 8 p.m. Jacksonville at SE Louisiana, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Youngstown St. at Illinois, Noon Indiana St. at Indiana, Noon N. Iowa at Iowa, Noon N. Dakota St. at Iowa St., Noon Appalachian St. at Michigan, Noon W. Michigan at Purdue, Noon Colgate at Ball St., 2 p.m. Marshall at Miami (Ohio), 3:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. at Missouri, 3:30 p.m. FAU at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. California at Northwestern, 3:30 p.m. Rice at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. Morgan St. at E. Michigan, 6 p.m. Ohio at Kent St., 6 p.m. Grand View at Drake, 7 p.m. Sacramento St. at Incarnate Word, 7 p.m. New Hampshire at Toledo, 7 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Kansas St., 7:10 p.m. SOUTHWEST Montana St. at Arkansas St., 7 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma, 7 p.m. Samford at TCU, 7 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff at Texas St., 7 p.m. Cent. Arkansas at Texas Tech, 7 p.m. Alabama St. at Sam Houston St., 7:30 p.m. Grambling St. at Lamar, 8 p.m. Florida St. vs. Oklahoma St. at Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m. North Texas at Texas, 8 p.m. Wisconsin vs. LSU at Houston, 9 p.m. FAR WEST Nicholls St. at Air Force, 2 p.m. S. Utah at Nevada, 3 p.m. Portland St. at Oregon St., 4 p.m. UC Davis at Stanford, 4 p.m. Montana at Wyoming, 4 p.m. N. Arizona at San Diego St., 7 p.m. Fresno St. at Southern Cal, 7:30 p.m. UTEP at New Mexico, 8 p.m. Montana Western at E. Washington, 10:05 p.m. Washington at Hawaii, 10:30 p.m. South Dakota at Oregon, 10:30 p.m. Sunday SOUTH Alabama A&M vs. NC A&T at Orlando, Fla., 11:45 a.m. Utah St. at Tennessee, 7 p.m. SOUTHWEST Prairie View vs. Texas Southern at Houston, 5 p.m. SMU at Baylor, 7:30 p.m. Monday SOUTH Miami at Louisville, 8 p.m.

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Mayewood Middle School will host a football jamboree today from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell. The jamboree will consist of nine middle school teams: Alice Drive, Bates, Chestnut Oaks, Ebenezer, Furman, Hillcrest, Lee Central, Mayewood and Williams Middle. The jamboree is free and open to the public. SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

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Venus Williams, left, congratulates Sara Errani at the net after Errani won their third-round match 6-0, 0-6, 7-6 (5) on Friday at the U.S. Open in New York.

Errani outlasts Venus Italian rallies to win thirdset tiebreaker to advance BY RACHEL COHEN The Associated Press NEW YORK — Sara Errani wagged her finger and cupped her hand to her ear for the U.S. Open fans who tried to will Venus Williams to victory. “I think I will remember forever that moment,’’ Errani said. Two points from defeat, the diminutive Italian rallied to force a third-set tiebreaker and outlasted Williams in a match that was both lopsided and tight. Errani won 6-0, 0-6, 7-6 (5) in the third round Friday after Williams had a chance to serve out the match in the final set. Williams twice came back from down a break in the third but was done in by too many unforced errors — she made 52 in all. Trying to close out the match at 5-3, the 19th-seeded Williams had one of her eight double-faults. The 13th-seeded Errani next faces qualifier Mirjana Lucic-Bar-

oni, who stunned second-ranked Simona Halep 7-6 (6), 6-2. The 32-year-old Lucic-Baroni hadn’t made a Grand Slam round of 16 since 1999, waylaid by injuries and financial struggles. “I feel like a little kid, like this is the first time ever happening,’’ Lucic-Baroni said. Errani, who wasn’t thrilled with fans yelling out support for her opponent during her serves, won just 12 games in three previous meetings with Williams. But in the first set, Williams couldn’t take advantage of her power, making just 30 percent of her first serves. Errani used her quickness to run Williams around the court, and the 34-year-old seemed sluggish after playing a long doubles match with her sister on Thursday night. But in the second, Williams looked like the seven-time major champion she is, pouncing on Errani’s soft serves. “She’s playing unbelievable,’’ Errani said. “I really don’t know how I won today.’’ Errani just had a little more left in the final set. And in the tie-

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breaker, Williams made four more unforced errors. The 5-foot-4 Errani reached the final at the French Open and the semis at the U.S. Open in 2012, but both times she was routed by power players: Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams. Big sister Venus couldn’t do the same Friday, though she had another chance at victory in a doubles match later with Serena. Sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber also was upset, losing 6-1, 7-5 to Swiss teen Belinda Bencic. Bencic, 17, is coached by Martina Hingis’ mother, Melanie Molitor, and was coming off a third-round showing at Wimbledon. Ninth-seeded Jelena Jankovic advanced by routing Johanna Larsson 6-1, 6-0. The 96th-ranked Larsson had upset Sloane Stephens in the second round. On the men’s side, fourth-seeded David Ferrer advanced to the third round when Bernard Tomic withdrew because of a left hip injury. Seventh-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and 12th-seeded Richard Gasquet both moved on in straight sets.

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Gurley is the main concern. “He’s a beast,’’ Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said. “The combination that he has, just the size, the speed, the strength. I perceive him to be a great worker. He seems that way. He’s got a big motor to him and he’s just unique from a total package standpoint.’’

QUARTERBACK SHUFFLE Senior Cole Stoudt is the new starting quarterback at Clemson, but keep an eye on Deshaun Watson. The touted freshman is a dual threat, setting Georgia state high school records with 17,134 yards and 218 touchdowns passing and rushing. He’s expected to get some playing time in the opener, and Clemson fans will surely be calling for more if Watson plays well against the Bulldogs.

DEFENSIVE GEORGIA The Bulldogs have a new defensive coordinator, luring Jeremy Pruitt from national champion Florida State. Pruitt pushed the guys up front to lose weight and get quicker, but the success of this unit will likely depend on the revamped secondary. Two starters were kicked off the team, and another decided to transfer. Cornerback Damian Swann is the only returning starter for a group that could include two freshmen.

BEASLEY THE BEAST Clemson’s Vic Beasley is one of the country’s best defensive ends, topping the Atlantic Coast Conference with 13 sacks a year ago. Fortunately for the Tigers, he decided to return for his senior season instead of entering the NFL draft. The Bulldogs know that Beasley will require extra attention from the offensive line.

AILING RECEIVERS Georgia will be without two of its top receivers. Malcolm Mitchell sustained another knee injury while working out just before the start of preseason practice, while Justin Scott-Wesley is sitting out after being charged with marijuana possession. Scott-Wesley is coming back from a knee injury and there was speculation he wouldn’t have been ready to go anyway.

fans fired up in the first place, and a 5:30 p.m. kickoff will provide the right amount of time for tailgating and partaking to have them at a fever pitch. The Tigers can’t afford to get swept up in all of that emotion from the beginning and get it into a deep hole with such a young team. If Clemson were to win the coin toss before the game, it would be wise to put its defense on the field first. The defense has been touted as the strength of the team and if it could go out and establish itself from the outset, that would do a lot to curb the UGA momentum and calm things down for the offense.

2. SELL OUT ON GURLEY Like the Tigers, Georgia will be starting a senior at quarterback in Hutson Mason. Of course, Mason had Aaron Murray in front of him and he has limited game experience, so it would behoove Clemson to see what he can do. That’s why the Tigers should stack the box and try to take away All-American running back Todd Gurley. Even though the strategy may not work, Clemson would be wise to do its best to not let Gurley beat it; put the onus on Mason to lead UGA to victory.

3. ESTABLISH STOUDT EARLY Knowing how bullish Tiger offensive coordinator Ron Morris is when it comes to his offense, this shouldn’t be a problem. However, with an offense that revolves around the decision making of the quarterback, Clemson should let Cole Stoudt know he is in-

deed the man for it at QB. While true freshman Deshaun Watson is slated to see some playing time, the coaching staff has been adamant that it has complete confidence in Stoudt. While he may not be able to do all of the things Boyd did, not having Stoudt operate the offense in much the same manner Boyd did would send a message there is a lack of confidence in his ability.

4. WIN SPECIAL TEAMS Although Clemson didn’t know it at the start of the 2010 season, it hasn’t had to worry much at all about field goals the past four seasons with Chandler Catanzaro waiting in the wings. When a drive stalled and the Tigers were within his range, they could almost always count on putting three points on the board. With Catanzaro now kicking for the Arizona Cardinals, Clemson is back in a wait-and-see posture with Ammon Lakip taking over for him. The Tigers need Adam Humphries to continue to average 10 yards a punt return as he did last season, and they need to continue to be strong against punt and kickoff returns.

5. LIMIT THE TURNOVERS Every coach says this before every game, and it is much more often than not true that the team with the fewest turnovers wins a game. With a lot of inexperience at the skill positions, the Tigers can’t afford to make the task any more difficult for itself — or easier for UGA — however you choose to look at it. Multiple turnovers will make things much more difficult for Clemson.

The Sumter Touchdown Club will meet each Friday at the Quality Inn located at 2390 Broad Street Extension from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. The 13-week program features a guest speaker, a devotional, a high school coaches corner, the recognition of The Item Players of the Week, a catered breakfast and a pick’em contest. The speakers will include people involved in different aspects of football on the high school, college and professional levels. The club is accepting members at a price of $100 per membership. It is also looking for sponsorships at a cost of $200. Sponsorship and membership forms are on the club’s website, www.sumtertdclub. com.

BASEBALL ALI WILLIAMS SHOWCASE CAMP

The Ali Williams Showcase Camp will be held Sept. 20-21 at Crestwood High School located at 2000 Oswego Highway. Williams is a former Crestwood baseball player now pitching in the Kansas City Royals organization. The Sept. 20 session will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., while the Sept. 21 session will run from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Food will be served on Sept. 20 and there will be a showcase event for players ages 14 and up with college and professional scouts in attendance on Sept. 21. Also on Sept. 20 there will be an autograph session with former Major Leaguer Tony Womack, former Sumter High standouts and professional players Travis Witherspoon and Matt Price and professional players C.J. Edwards and Devon Lowery. The cost is $100 for players between the ages of 8-13 and $125 for players 14 and older. For more information, contact Williams at (803) 565-2453.

BASKETBALL OFFICIALS TRAINING CLASSES

The Wateree Basketball Officials will begin training classes for prospective high school officials on Monday at the Sumter County Recreation Department located at 155 Haynsworth Street. Meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m. and will be held on Monday of each week with the exception of a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The classes are held to prepare officials to call games for the South Carolina High School League Basketball Officials Association. Each training class will cover National Federation rules for high school basketball, South Carolina Basketball Official Association mechanics and SCBOA exam preparation. The statewide clinic and exam will be held on Saturday, Nov. 15, at River Buff High School in Lexington. For more information, call Granderson James, at (803) 968-2391 or e-mail him at grandersj@aol.com. FREE SPIRIT LEAGUE REGISTRATION

The Free Spirit Church League is accepting player and team registration for its fall basketball league. The league is open to boys and girls ages 5-12 based on their age as of Sept. 1, 2014. There will be leagues for age 6-and-under, 7-9 and 10-12. The registration deadline is Saturday. For more information, contact Deacon David Glover at (803) 983-1309 or Burnell Ransom at (803) 425-5118.

GOLF PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team or $40 per player. The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes. The last day to register is Sept. 5. Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Facebook or go to katsspecialkneads@ yahoo.com. For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902. 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday. The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble. Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

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Shared finances bind man to his mother DEAR ABBY — I’m a 22-yearold college student. My boyfriend of seven years and I are engaged. Because we Dear Abby were high school sweetABIGAIL hearts, we VAN BUREN have watched each other grow into the people we are today. For the most part, I’m very proud of the person he has become. When I quit my full-time job to continue my education, he stepped up to support me. I never asked for it, nor did I expect it from him. “Liam” is very frugal. (“Cheap” might be a better word.) I never understood it

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because he makes enough money to support us both and put plenty into savings. However, I recently learned that every payday, his mother calls, and he goes to her house and gives her money. It wouldn’t bother me if she was ill, unemployed, etc., but she’s well-off and earns a good living. Abby, what concerns me is that while Liam is 24 years old, he has a shared bank account with his mother. She seems to call him only on payday, EVERY payday, without fail. She also seems to have more control of his spending than he does. He won’t pay his bills without first consulting her. She was very clear when she told him he had spent too much on my engagement ring. I don’t want to come between Liam and his mother, but I’m not sure I can marry

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them both. It’s not that I want his money, but after we’re married, I feel the husband and wife should share bank accounts and bills, not my husband and his mother. Do I have a right to be concerned with this matter? Frugal fiancée in Florida DEAR FIANCEE — There may be a reasonable explanation why he gives his mother money every payday. (She may invest it for him.) But you’ll never know if you don’t ask. I cannot stress enough how important it is for you and Liam to be on the same page when it comes to finances and how decisions will be made after your marriage. Premarital counseling covers subjects like this because marriages have been known to fail when couples disagree about money.

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Are telethons becoming a thing of the past? BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH A tradition for nearly a halfcentury, the 49th Annual MDA Show of Strength Marathon (9 p.m. Sunday, ABC) has gone interactive. Viewers have been invited to vote (mda.org/ showofstrength/vote) for their favorite performance from years and decades past. One well-known clip showcases the 1976 reunion of longtime telethon host Jerry Lewis with his estranged comedy partner, Dean Martin, “brokered” by Frank Sinatra. You can also vote for Rat Packer Sammy Davis Jr. singing “Candy Man” from 1983; Celine Dion’s “Summertime” from 2006; Tim McGraw’s “Not a Moment Too Soon” from 1994; a 1974 Jackson Five performance and others. This invitation to audience participation, or interactivity, comes at a curious time for media fundraisers. When folks glance back at 2014, it may be remembered as the year of the “Ice Bucket Challenge.” Countless celebrities and ordinary people have participated in the viral social media charity event, raising millions of dollars for ALS research. Is this the new model for fundraising? Are telethons like the MDA’s a thing of the past, a vestige of the mid-20th century, when television was the king of all media? If so, what have we gained or lost? Well, performances for starters. The acts on this Labor Day event ranged in quality from classic to cheesy, but at least they lived up to the definition of the word “variety.” The peculiar aspect to the Ice Bucket Challenge is the uniformity of the “event.” Be it Matt Lauer or your Aunt Sally, everybody’s doing the same darned thing. But the real entertainment value of the Ice Bucket Challenge doesn’t come from watching stars or amateur acts, but in becoming a spectacle. In short, we’ve stopped being the faceless folks at home calling in and writing checks. We all want to become Jerry Lewis and “star” in our own charity event. Critics of the Ice Bucket Challenge have complained that it reduces actual social engagement to mere “slacktivism” or “clicktivism,” a sense

that one can do some good while never leaving the mirror-gazing confines of Facebook. But were those who wrote (and still write) checks for the MDA charity any more seriously engaged? Both are essentially feel-good events that raise millions for an admittedly worthy cause. What’s wrong with that? It should be interesting to see how social media evolves as both a way of raising money and creating an accompanying entertainment culture. The infinite variety of ways people can douse themselves with cold water can’t possibly be the end of this particular “art form.” The MDA telethons imbued fundraising with an old-fashioned show-business sensibility dating back to the vaudeville tradition of one darned thing after another. If you didn’t like the singer — stick around for the magician. The Ice Bucket Challenge has channeled many people’s better instincts while at the same time emphasizing 21stcentury social media’s penchant for coercion, conformity and narcissism. Take away the look-at-me aspects of the videos and you’re left with something vaguely resembling an old fashioned chain letter, a phenomenon even older than Jerry Lewis himself ! For all of its faults, the MDA telethon has endured for 49 summers. Will the Ice Bucket Challenge spawn a lasting trend or tradition? Or just be remembered as another passing fad, unique to its special moment like the phone-booth stuffing craze of the 1950s, “streaking” in 1974 or the Macarena? • “Raiders of the Lost Art” (7 p.m. Saturday, Ovation) presents six one-hour episodes about the intersection of art and theft, war and historical mystery. “Raiders” kicks off with the discovery of “lost” art in the home of Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a Nazi-era art dealer who had amassed a trove of works by Matisse and Picasso, deemed “degenerate” by the Third Reich. Future installments include “Faberge Egg” (Sept. 6), the odyssey of royal collectibles in the decades after the 1917 Russian Revolution, and “Posthu-

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Kevin Durand stars as Vasily Fet on “The Strain” airing at 10 p.m. on Sunday on FX. mous Genius: Vincent Van Gogh” (Sept. 13), whose works were valued at a mere $15 at the time of his death and now catch stratospheric sums. • If “Sharknado 2” (7 p.m. Saturday, Syfy) no longer seems ridiculous enough, there’s always the 2014 shocker “Bait” (9 p.m.) about a tidal wave flooding an underground supermarket with man-eating sharks all too ready to take a bite out of frightened shoppers. Cleanup in aisle three! • A Scottish separatist and a U.K. loyalist debate the merits of Scottish independence (8 p.m. Saturday, CSPAN). A referendum on whether Scotland should become an independent country takes place on Sept. 18. Scotland and England united to form the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. Ask any “Outlander” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA) fan.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Note: local NFL coverage may pre-empt some programming below. • TNT rings in the holiday weekend from Middle Earth. Catch “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring” (noon); “The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers” (4 p.m.) and “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” (8 p.m.). • College football action in-

cludes USC and Fresno State (7:30 p.m., Fox) and Florida State v. Oklahoma State (8 p.m., ABC). • A desperate mother is convinced that her ex-husband faked her son’s death out of spite in the 2014 shocker “Sole Custody” (8 p.m., Lifetime, TV14). • A stranger comes to town on “Hell on Wheels” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14). • With rebels surrounded, only the Doctor can help on “Doctor Who” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG). • Amy’s apparent movements in Seattle rattle Jack on “Intruders” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-MA).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Repeat reports scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): Prolific European art thieves dubbed “The Pink Panthers” by authorities; the growth in the number of people living to age 90 and beyond. • Homeland Security horns in on a case on “Unforgettable” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • “Masterpiece Mystery” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) presents “Breathless,” part two of three. • Efforts to pull the plug on the first part of the two-hour season finale of “Falling Skies” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • Weapons of mass destruc-

tion on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). • Frank seeks medical advice on “Manhattan” (10 p.m., WGN, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE Alan Ladd stars in the beloved 1953 Western “Shane” (8 p.m. Sunday, TCM).

SATURDAY SERIES A CEO’s murder investigation on “Unforgettable” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * “Dateline” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * Terry has misgivings on “Reckless” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * The death of an engineer on “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS, r) * Internal Affairs targets Amaro on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS) * On two helpings of “The Simpsons” (Fox, r, TV-PG), an art heist (8 p.m.), World Cup madness (8:30 p.m.) * “Wipeout” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * On two helpings of “Family Guy” (Fox, r, TV-14), an heir apparent (9 p.m.), Peter’s filthy habit (9:30 p.m.) * Disorder in the court on “Reckless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-1531 Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. James Mitchell, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S) James Mitchell: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on July 28, 2014. NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by James Mitchell to Bank of America, N.A. bearing date of January 15, 2009, and recorded January 22, 2009 in Mortgage Book 1117 at Page 2258 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Sumter County, in the original principal sum of One Hundred Sixty Three Thousand One Hundred Five and 00/100 Dollars ($163,105.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded in the said ROD Office on February 23, 2012 in Book 1167 at Page 842, the said Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. (MERS) as nominee for Premium Capital Funding, LLC d/b/a Topdot Mortgage assigned said mortgage to Bank of America, N.A., successor by merger to BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP fka Countrywide Home Loans Servicing, LP., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 33 of Bridgepointe Subdivision on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated June 15, 1992 and recorded in Plat Book 92 at Page 1050 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under Â§ 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 2730 Circleview Drive, Sumter, SC. TMS No. 206-01-05-005 Property Address: 2730 Circleview Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1110030 8/30, 9/6, 09/13/2014

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