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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Traffic deaths on U.S. roadways increased 8 percent in 2015 compared to 2014, according to preliminary estimates from the National Safety Council. The jump represents the largest one-year increase in more than 50 years, the council said. The organization estimates more than 38,000 people were killed, and 4.4 million were seriously injured during 2015, making it the deadliest driving year since 2008. The council estimates South Carolina experienced a 16 percent increase in fatalities, while only 13 states showed improvement. “Americans take their safety on the roadways for granted,” said Deborah Hersman, organization president and CEO. “Driving a car is one of the riskiest activities any of us undertake in spite of decades of vehicle design improvements and traffic safety advancements.” The estimate is subject to revisions as more data is compiled. The organization said a stronger economy and lower unemployment rates are likely at the core of the trend, and average gas prices were 28 percent lower in 2015 than in 2014 and are projected to continue dropping this year, making driving more affordable for many Americans. The U.S. Department of Transportation estimates a 3.5 percent increase in the number of miles driven in 2015 compared to 2014. So far in 2016, traffic deaths are down in South Carolina, with 109 deaths reported so far this year, compared to 132 in 2015, according to South Carolina Department of Public Safety. The council recommends the following safety tips for motorists: • Make sure every passenger buckles up on every trip; • Designate an alcohol- and drug-free driver or arrange alternate transportation; • Get plenty of sleep and take regular breaks to avoid fatigue; • Never use a cell phone behind the wheel, even hands-free; • Stay engaged in teens’ driving habits, as teens are three

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Hillary Clinton speaks to a capacity crowd at Morris College on Wednesday evening.

Clinton outlines platform at Morris College BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Hoping to maintain her strong support among black voters in South Carolina and across the South, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton made a campaign stop at Morris College in Sumter on Wednesday evening. Clinton touched on themes sure to resonate with the crowd at the historically black college and made sure attendees were aware of her support for President Obama’s policies in the state that derailed her campaign in 2008 and propelled Obama to the White House. She said there is a lot at stake in the election. “The Republicans were in South Carolina, and you had a chance to see and hear them,” Clinton said. “Any one of them would take us backwards. I want to build on what Obama has done and work toward the future. “I will defend what the president had to do when he inherited a mess from the Republicans,” she said. “I don’t think he gets the credit he deserves.” Clinton said she would work to create more jobs and put more income in the KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

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Clinton outlined her platform during her visit to Morris College on Wednesday..

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Planning Commission votes down amendment for foster home BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter Planning Commission voted to not recommend an ordinance amendment that would permit the opening of Rosa House, a group foster home for teenage boys, at 518 Knightbridge Road during its meeting Wednesday. The applicant, Willis Holliday, intended to have a grand opening for the foster home in January but was in-

formed that the group home was not permitted in the area, a residential-9 district. Senior Planner Helen Roodman said residential care structures are only permitted in residential-6 and general residential districts which are meant to accommodate single-family housing on small lots and higher-density residential development, respectively. Holliday chose to pursue an ordinance amendment to permit residential care structures — foster homes,

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rehabilitation centers and homes for the elderly — in the residential-9 districts, meant to promote low- and medium-density single-family residential development. Sumter Planning Department presented the planning commission with three options: leave the prohibitions in place; make residential care a conditional use in residential-9; or make residential care a special exception use in the district subject to a public hearing and final approval by Sumter

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Board of Zoning Appeals. The applicant was not present during Wednesday’s meeting but two individuals living in the Knightbridge Road residents spoke in opposition of the opening of the home. Samuel Brown told the planning commission that he and others in the neighborhood did not know Holliday intended to open a foster home until reading about it in the newspaper

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35-year-old charged with domestic violence Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Cesario Espejo-Zamara Wednesday for allegedly striking his girlfriend and mother of his children, throwing her onto a bed and twisting her foot while their children were in the room. The victim was treated at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Espejo-Zamara, of 5725 Shamrock Drive, Wedgefield, is charged with second degree domestic violence and has been transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center where he awaits a bond hearing.

Rembert shooting victim arrested for theft On Wednesday, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested the victim of the recent shooting in Rembert for allegedly stealing a backpack containing money from the shooter’s vehicle, an act that may have started the entire incident. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, 19-year-old Malik J. Singleton, of 5409 John Leary Road in Rembert, allegedly broke the rear window of the vehicle belonging to Christopher Pressley-Council, the shooter, on Feb. 19 and took a backpack containing four pairs of hair clippers and a large sum of money. Later that morning, Singleton was confronted by Pressley-Council who fired a weapon at him, grazing his arm. Singleton’s girlfriend, 17-year-old Shanique S. Mickens, of 5409 John Leary Road, has also been arrested for rendering assistance to Singleton, knowing that he broke into the vehicle and took the backpack, according to the release. Both Singleton and Mickens are charged with larceny and breaking into a motor vehicle. Singleton also faces a charge of possession of marijuana after 4 grams of the drug were found during a search. Both subjects are being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting bond hearings.

Job fair will be held in Bishopville on March 19 The Santee-Lynches Council of Governments and SC Works will host a job fair from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m Wednesday, March 9, at the Lee County Parks & Recreation Dept. Gymnasium, 121 E. College St., Bishopville. As many as 40 employers are expected to be available to job seekers who attend the event. The fair is open to veterans only from 9 to 9:30 a.m., and the fair will be allowed inside starting at 9:30 a.m. Attendance is free.

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Sumter High drama wins big BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Sumter High School Drama Department has had a very successful year with well received local performances and a host of awards, both for individual actors and for the ensemble. As a result, the department, headed by drama teacher and director Kelly Melton, will be representing South Carolina for the first time at the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, March 2-6. Theater students are raising money to pay for conference expenses. They will host a disc golf tournament on Saturday, and they are selling Seroogy’s Chocolate Bars. A yard sale is planned for a later date. Morgan Edwards of the Drama Booster Club said the group has already earned many honors for 2015-16 such as: • Sumter High School won the One-Act Play Championship in November at the S.C. Theatre Association conference with the performance of “Where Have All the Lightning Bugs Gone?” It competed against 30 schools, winning the right to represent S.C. along with Blythewood High School at the Southeastern Theatre Conference. The cast included Sean McAlister and Bronwyn Hartman with Melton directing; • The department produced its 25th musical in 19 years, presenting four performances of “Once Upon a Mattress” in January; • For the 15th year, the department presented its “Improv Olympics,” an improvisational comedy competition; • Six theater students qual-

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The cast of Sumter High School Drama Department’s 25th musical, “Once Upon a Mattress,” is shown. The department has won many awards this year, and students are raising money to attend the Southeastern Theatre Conference in Greensboro, North Carolina, in March. ified for the International Thespian Festival, an international theater competition to be held in Nebraska in June, for their performances at the South Carolina State Thespian Festival held Feb. 19 through 21 at Dorman High School. To qualify, they had to receive scores in the highest level of Superior from all three professional judges in their individual categories. Winners and their categories are Lauren Memery for Solo Musical; Sara Grace Young, Solo Musical; Ashleigh McElveen and Bart Johnson, Duet Acting; and Jude Cuttino and Kyla Kitterman, Duet Musical. This is the 16th consecutive year that Sumter High drama students have qualified at the

state level to move on to this national honor; • Bronwyn Hartman won for her original dramatic monologue at the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association Competition; • The original film “Drama,” produced by Sean McAlister and Woodley Kate James was chosen to be screened at the Palmetto Dramatics Association Festival; and • Lauren Memery won an acting award for her role in the one-act play, “The Office of Unexplained Maladies,” directed by Lianna Salva at the Palmetto Dramatics Festival.

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dents, or call Cathy Cuttino at (803) 468-0398 to place an order. Registration for the Disc Golf Tournament at the Dillon Park Disc Golf Course, 1210 Clara Kellogg Drive, will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday with one round of 20 holes at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $25 for all divisions — Pro/Advanced, Intermediate, Beginner and Women/Junior. Pay online at discgolfunited.com. Click “Events” and Sumter Showdown 4 or email Kelly.Melton@sumterschools.net with your name and division. For more information or if you’d like to make a direct donation, contact Kelly Melton at (803) 840-2348 or kelly.melton@sumterschools. net.

Veteran officer returns to downtown area BY TONYIA MCGIRT Sumter Police Department After nearly 37 years in law enforcement — more than 27 years with Sumter Police Department and nine years with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office — Cpl. Cleveland Pinkney is again with the city helping patrol Sumter Opera House and the surrounding downtown area. “I wear this uniform with pride,” Pinkney said. “I just wanted to be a part of that again and make a difference in the community.” “We are pleased to have officer Pinkney on our downtown team,” Chief Russell F. Roark III said. “One thing we try to do is match the right people with the job at hand. Cpl. Pinkney’s personality, professionalism and experience makes him the right fit to serve the opera house and downtown.” Pinkney first came to work for Sumter Police Department in 1978 and was assigned to the downtown area. By 1983, he was promoted to corporal before being named a detective in 1985.

The Investigative Services Division is where Pinkney first ventured into the area of forensics, receiving specialized training in areas including blood spatter evidence in PINKNEY 1987. “It was proven very effective in Sumter shortly after that,” Pinkney said, referring to the Joyce Robinson murder case that headlined local news for some time. Born in Sumter, Pinkney’s desire to serve in law enforcement started while growing up in New York City. “I was always amazed by the officers walking the beat,” he said, “I always had an interest from a very young age.” Before returning to Sumter with his wife, Fredericka, and joining Sumter Police Department, he served in the U.S. Marine Corps as a military police officer. “I thought that was the best job on Earth,” he said. At the time of his return, Pinkney found the south was much different

than it is today and what he was accustomed to living in New York where he was taught by his parents that “there was no separation of people.” Today, he said, “We can shake hands and we can embrace each other. “I look at the officers that came before me and paved the way,” Pinkney said. “I was lucky enough to replace one of the first black police officers, Collins “Bubba” Gilyard.” He also served with another, Norman China, whose son, Hugh, also was a city police officer before his retirement. In 1993, Pinkney would become the first black officer to be named an Officer of the Year by American Legion Post 15 and Sumter Palmetto Rotary Club. In 1996-97, several organizations and agencies, including International Association of Chiefs of Police, honored Pinkney with a Bravery Award. Pinkney was also credited for saving the life of a woman during a shooting incident in Columbia while off duty. Read more about Pinkney online at theitem.com.

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CONVENT, La. (AP) — Tornadoes ripped through an RV park in Louisiana and damaged nearly 100 homes and apartments in Florida, and forecasters warned that more twisters were possible Wednesday as the deadly storm system moved to the East Coast. More than 88 million people were at risk of seeing severe weather from the sprawling storm. Three people were killed Tuesday, and dozens were injured, some critically. One of the hardest-hit areas along the Gulf Coast on Tuesday was a recreational vehicle park in the town of Convent in southern Louisiana. RVs were tossed about and lay on top of wrecked cars and pickup trucks. Two people were killed there, and 31 injured people were taken to area hospitals, said St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Martin. Seven of them were in critical condition, he said. An all-night search of the RV park found no additional injuries or fatalities, the sheriff said. Three people were still missing, and Martin said he hoped to locate them Wednesday. Briaxton Lott, 23, was in the trailer park when the tornado hit. The pad where his trailer once sat was empty, and he pointed to the remnants of his trailer about 100 feet away. “The whole front end came up and slammed back down, and I grabbed up the baby and the next thing I know we just went rolling end over end,” Lott said. His destroyed trailer ended up right next to three trailers that appeared untouched.

Children’s toys were scattered in the mud, and an alarm could be heard going off. Remains of the jumbled and mashed trailers and vehicles were scattered across the park. Lott, who was in the trailer with his wife, two kids and their dog, didn’t even know where the top of his trailer was. He came back in the morning to dig out some possessions, including family Bibles and items inherited from an uncle who passed away. When asked his plans for the future Lott said: “Just keep moving forward. We’ll definitely be going to church Sunday, definitely.” Some of the larger metro areas at risk Wednesday included Raleigh, North Carolina and Richmond, Virginia. Straight-line wind gusts may be particularly strong, reaching 70 mph or greater. Forecasters with the National Weather Service had to take cover Tuesday in a shelter in Slidell, Louisiana, because a tornado was nearby. Lightning took out the office’s radar, forcing them to use backups. “We felt the shockwave go through the building,” said Ken Graham of the National Weather Service. The storms dumped several inches of rain in Alabama, Georgia and elsewhere, causing flash flood watches. By 7 a.m. Wednesday, Albany, Georgia, had recorded 3.58 inches of rain in a 24-hour period. In Atlanta, the two-day total was approaching 3 inches before dawn Wednesday. Schools were closed in parts of Georgia, Florida and South Carolina ahead of the storms.

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dent and throwing bodily fluids following a vehicle collision at Victory Drive and Cherokee Street Tuesday evening. According to an incident report, Gibbs took his grandmother’s Ford SUV without permission and collided with another vehicle, causing approximately $4,000 to the SUV and $2,000 to the other vehicle. He then allegedly left the scene and was later found at his grandmother’s house by officers. While waiting to take a blood alcohol concentration test at Sumter Police Department, Gibbs allegedly spit on an officer, resulting in the final charge.

CHARGES Nicholas Maurice Yeadon, 20, of 227 East Clark, Pinewood, was arrested Monday pursuant to a warrant alleging he contacted a 14-year-old girl via Facebook in January and asked her to perform a sexual act on him. According to the warrant, Yeadon was aware of the victim’s age. He is charged with criminal solicitation of a minor. Travis L. Ray, 34, of 3365 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, was arrested Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor in 2013. A warrant alleges that Ray blindfolded and assaulted the victim, who was 12 and 13 years of age during the alleged assaults, multiple times between Oct. 1 and Oct. 31, 2013. William Heyward Poole, 44, of 30 Corn Court, Sumter, was arrested Monday and charged with third degree domestic violence for allegedly slapping and choking a family member on Feb. 18. Benjamin Gibbs, 36, of 10 Church St., was arrested Tuesday and charged with driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an acci-

STOLEN PROPERTY A gold rope bracelet, valued at $300, and a pair of gold hoop earrings, valued at $300, were reportedly stolen from a room at a hotel on the 2500 block of Broad Street between 11 a.m. Monday and 1 a.m. Tuesday. A chrome plated Cobra .380 caliber semi-automatic handgun, valued at $250, was reportedly stolen from a residence on West Bartlette Street between 4 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday. The victim told law enforcement he had a family gathering at his home at the time the theft occurred.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama accused Senate Republicans on Wednesday of putting the Supreme Court’s credibility at risk if they make good on their vow not to consider or vote on his pick to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia. He promised to nominate a candidate anyway. “I’m going to do my job,” Obama said. Obama, weighing in during an Oval Office meeting, acknowledged that Republicans are under “enormous pressure from their base” to oppose his nominee. But he said if Republicans defy the Constitution by snubbing his nominee, the ability of any future president to pick judges will further erode. “At that point, not only are you going to see more and more vacancies and the court system break down, but the credibility of the Court begins to diminish because it’s viewed simply as an extension of our politics,” Obama said after a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II. Senate Republicans want to hold off a Supreme Court pick until Obama leaves office in January. Just a day earlier, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.,

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2016

After election, God still in charge

here is a significant chance that the candidate you voted or will vote for won’t make it on the ballot in November, and that probably makes you uneasy. After all, you vote your convictions. You prayed about your decision. You took time to research the issues, to compare the contenders. You may have even left a little early for work so you could swing by the polls last Saturday, or you are planning to do so this Saturday. You are both a conscientious citizen and a devoted believer, the perfect pairing of morality and social responsibility. However, your candidate of choice didn’t win the nomination for our state, and now you are faced with an unpalatable inevitability: What if you have to vote for someone you find unfit for the position? Why should you be forced to make a decision based on what you perceive to be the lowest common denominator? Ideally, your candidate would have won. Ideally, they would make it to the White House. Ideally, all of the Amer-

ican people would be of one mind, united against injustice and discrimination. Ideally, each person would show Faith Matters kindness and JAMIE H. mercy to the other. Ideally, WILSON kids wouldn’t throw tantrums in the grocery store and that co-worker would stop sending those passive aggressive emails and carbon-copying your boss. Ideally, tough decisions and situations wouldn’t be a part of daily life. But that isn’t our world, and our days are filled to the brim with situations that are less than ideal; but that doesn’t mean that God can’t carry out His will in our chronically broken world. When we feel discouraged by our less-than-ideal situations, Scripture offers us a bigger perspective: “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his pur-

CHURCH NEWS Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph Lemon-Dingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, March 2-4 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. The Rev. Dr. Shawn Johnson will speak. Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, Feb. 28 — The Black History Month celebration will come to a close with a soul food dinner. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Saturday — An appreciation program for the Palmetto Gospel Singers of Sumter will be held at 5 p.m. On the program: St. Matthew B.C. Choir; Sumter Violinaires; The Hill Boys; and many others. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Saturday — Gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Believers Quartet and Armed & Ready. A love offering will be received. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — Black history program at 4 p.m. Curt Thomas, motivational speaker and author, will speak. Elizabeth Baptist Church, 4829 Alex Harvin Highway, U.S. 301 South, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Second pastoral anniversary celebration of Pastor Terry Johnson at 3 p.m. Pastor W.T. Johnson will speak. Faith Missionary Baptist Church No. 1, 115 Laurel St., announces: * Sunday — Fourth Sunday fellowship at 4 p.m. at West End Community Church, 101 S. Salem St. The Rev. Tamara Durant, pastor of Powerhouse Outreach Ministry, Lamar, will speak. Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1891 Florence Highway, announces: * Sunday — An appreciation service for Mrs. V. Jackson will be held at 4 p.m. Prophetess Talitha Martin Harrison, of Sumter House of Worship, will speak. * Thursday, Friday and Sunday, March 3, 4 and 6 — Appreciation service for Apostle Virnetta J. Bennett as follows: 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; and 4 p.m. on Sunday. Speakers: Assistant Pastor E. Boone; Apostle J. Gilliam; and Pastor Lashonda McElveen. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Black history program during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Sunday, March 6 — Holy communion after 10:15 a.m. worship. Howard Chapel AME Church, 6338 Old Manning Road, New Zion, announces: * Saturday — Black and white gala affair at 7 p.m. at F.E. DuBose Career Center, 3351 Sumter Highway, Manning. Czaar McKnight will speak. For infor-

mation and tickets, call Judith Bethune at (843) 373-8397 or Ernest Cooper at (843) 659-4472. Kingdom Builder’s Outreach announces: * Every first and third Monday from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m., praise / step team at North HOPE Center. * Saturday, April 2 — “So You Think You Can Praise” friendly competition event. Open to all solo artists, groups, ministry teams, mime, praise dance, and all other Christian talents. Registration ends March 1. Contact Minister Chenise MzChozen Williams at (803) 305-5255. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, March 12 — Knitting Hearts Café will meet from 10 a.m. to noon. Deena Shuffler will speak. Special dance presentation by dance team from Antioch International Church. Nursery provided for children age 5 and under. www.knittingheartsministry.org Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 S.C. 260, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Black history program will follow the 11:15 a.m. worship. Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day at 4 p.m. Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Black history program. Dr. Twianna Mayo will speak. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces:

pose” (Romans 8:28, NIV). Let the words of that verse sink in: God can wield the circumstances of our world, no matter how challenging, to work for our benefit. Imagine the worst-case scenario in your life right now. Let the full weight of that situation settle in your mind. Now imagine that scenario transformed into a defining and edifying moment in your life. It’s hard to fathom, but that is the power of our God. Why would we place our hope in anyone else? This one verse gives hope to those of us struggling with those problematic decisions. We have this great hope from our gracious God, and because of that we can confidently navigate our flawed world, presenting our requests to Him (Phil. 4:6) knowing He has our best interest at heart. That hope transcends fear, helping us make decisions that would glorify our Heavenly Father. It’s the hope we have that — no matter who is elected as our nation’s president — God is still in charge. Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail.com.

* Sunday — Golden Age Ministry anniversary program and black history celebration at 10:45 a.m. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends worship at 10:45 a.m. culminating Black History Month with “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories.” Dr. Nate Brock will speak. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Saturday — Seniors Citizens Red and White Ball be held at 3:30 p.m. * Sunday — Citizens Day will be held at 10 a.m. New Birth Holiness Church, 42 Larkin St., announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day at 4 p.m. with gospel singing groups. On the program: Sumter Violinaires; The Corinthians; The Jubilees; and Hosea Session and Messengers. Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Male chorus anniversary program at 2 p.m. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Wednesday, March 2 — The Ark Singers (http://thearksingers.com/) will perform in concert at 7 p.m. A love offering will be received. Call (803) 4525373 or visit www.pinewoodbaptist.org. * Sunday-Wednesday, March 13-16 — Revival services will be held at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. on Sunday and 7 nightly MondayWednesday. Dr. Tommy Kiker, of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, will speak. Dinner will be served at 5:45 p.m. Monday-Wednesday in the fellowship hall. Special music

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Gospel choir gives new sound to Mormon hymns SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A mostly black gospel choir in Utah is bringing a vibrant new sound to familiar Mormon hymns and shining a light on the increasingly global component of a faith that has more than half of its members outside the U.S. Songs like “When Jesus Says Yes” and “He’s a Battle Axe” are accompanied by swaying, clapping and stomping as the Genesis Gospel Choir makes what members call “a joyful noise.” But the choir, which has more than 30 singers, is getting more invitations to sing before predominantly white audiences than they had imagined, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. Genesis Group President Don Harwell says the clapping may make some Mormons uncomfortable, but gospel music appeals to new church members from different cultures, and they should be able to add their

culture to the church. “They are so locked in standard Mormon culture they don’t realize how many different cultures are now in the church,” Harwell said. “With South America and Africa, there may be more people of color in the church than white people.” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has 15 million reported members today with more than half outside the United States, church scholars have said. The Genesis Group was created in 1971 to support black Mormons at a time when blacks were barred from the lay clergy. The ban was lifted in 1978. The support group was dormant for a while but has since evolved. Genesis choir director Debra Bonner and her husband Harry joined the LDS church in 1981 after she resigned from being a Baptist missionary in Liberia.

nightly. Nursery provided. To make dinner reservations, call (803) 452-5373. * Saturday, March 19 — Community Easter egg hunt 10 a.m.noon for ages birth to sixth grade. There will be games, prizes and snacks. Adult chaperones must accompany all children. * Friday, March 25 — Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. * Sunday, March 27 — Easter services as follows: 7:15 a.m. sunrise service; 7:45 a.m. breakfast; 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service. Nursery provided.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday — Third annual Boys to Men program at 2:30 p.m. Open to all young men and boys. * Saturday, March 12 — The play “A Long Way Home,” written, produced and directed by Deacon Anthony G.Q. Canty, will be presented at 6 p.m. at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door and can be purchased by calling Azalee Williams-Kinard at (803) 236-6451.

Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — United Day celebration during 10 a.m. worship. The Rev. Ceasar Clinton will speak.

St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1093 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — 2016 baby contest, fashion show and gala at 3 p.m.

Spring Hill AME Church, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton, announces: * Saturday, March 5 — Rainbow tea at 5 p.m. The Rev. Rommie Williams will speak.

Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — Black history program during 11 a.m. worship. Sunday school begins at 9:30 a.m. and children’s church at 10:45 a.m. Curt Thomas will speak.

St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday, March 6 — Pastor’s ninth anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Pastor Jonathan Anderson, of Fellowship Baptist Church of Manning, will speak. St. Luke AME Church, 2355 St. Paul Church Road, announces: * Sunday — African heritage / Black History Month celebration. St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church, 2280 Four Bridges Road, announces: * Friday and Sunday — The 22nd pastoral celebration weekend will be held at 7 p.m. on Friday and 10:45 a.m. on Sunday. Pastor George P. Windley Jr. and Minister Ernest Pitts will speak.

Tiverton Missionary Baptist Church, 2420 Old Charleston Road, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, March 13 — The 172nd anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3 p.m. The Rev. Jeanette Collins will speak. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Sunday — Black history worship at 10 a.m. Dr. Ezell Pittman will speak. Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Sunday, March 13 — Usher’s 58th anniversary program. The Rev. Patricia Kirkland, of Brockington Street Church of God, Timmonsville, will speak.

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Trump wins in Nevada LAS VEGAS (AP) — With a big win in Nevada, Donald Trump claimed a thirdstraight commanding victory in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Marco Rubio edged out Ted Cruz in a tight race for second that offered little evidence that Republicans were ready to coalesce around one strong alternative to the businessman billionaire. With victories now under his belt in the West, the South and Northeast, a gleeful Trump was oozing even more confidence than usual Tuesday night that the GOP nomination is within reach. “It’s going to be an amazing two months,” he told a raucous crowd at a Las Vegas casino. “We might not even need the two months,

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People react while meeting Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at a campaign rally Monday in Las Vegas. folks, to be honest.” Trump’s rivals know they are running out of time to stop his juggernaut. Rubio edged out Cruz by fewer than 2,000 votes, according to The Associated Press vote count. Appearing Wednesday on NBC’s “Today” show, Rubio said the majority of Republicans don’t want Trump to be their nominee for president. “The sooner we can get this race narrowed, I think the easier it’s going to be to stop Donald Trump,”

he said. After finishing third in Iowa, fifth in New Hampshire and second in South Carolina and Nevada, Rubio needs a win soon to support the idea he can beat Trump. Cruz, for his part, skipped right past Nevada’s underwhelming verdict for him in his caucus-night speech and pinned his hopes on the big round of voting that’s coming up next, saying: “One week from today will be the most important night of this campaign: Super Tuesday.”

supersize takeout soda in 2014. Six in 10 Democrats and Republicans alike say they would not consider voting for Bloomberg in a general election, according to the poll. The total saying they wouldn’t vote for him is the highest level for any candidate in the field. But the survey also suggests that a Bloomberg candidacy could not be merely shrugged off by the two parties. With more than one-third at least open to backing him even before he’s started, Bloomberg may have the potential to become a spoiler in a close fall election. But a President Bloomberg? Opposition to Bloomberg’s possible candidacy is nearly uniform across the political spectrum, as 61 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters and 63 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters say they wouldn’t vote for him.

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

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Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

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ost of us can remember a time when we spoke to people instead of recordings, when addresses were for physical places and did not consist of www.com, when “service” station did not mean self-service. We spoke person-to-person and eye to eye on nearly every occasion. Today when you are face to face with someone, let your spirit shine through. Visit God’s house each week and greet your fellow worshippers warmly. Make the most of your human connections.

Anglican Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am

Saturday: 6:00 pm S 99:15 15 - 12 00 Noon, N 55:00 00 PM Sun. 12:00 Confession: Sat. 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverened Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

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Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

Assembly of God Baptist - Southern Catholic - Roman First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterﬁrstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Baptist - Missionary Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org FPastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM

Interdenominational City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Lutheran - ELCA St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

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Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 The Rock Church of Sumter Rev. Jeremy Howell 365 N. Saint Pauls Ch. Rd. • 803-494-7625 Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Pastor Gwendolyn Credle Sunday School: 10 am Sunday School 9:30 am www.yourbethel.org Worship Service 11:00 am BMethodist@ftc-i.net St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

Non-Denominational Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street

First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (classes for all ages) Hospitality/Fellowship Hall 10:10 a.m. Children/Youth Gather 4:45 p.m. W. Bldg. Night Church 5:00 p.m. (classes for all ages) Supper 6:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall

Presbyterian - ARP Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

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Clarendon probate judge to retire Geddings served in position since 2009 BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon County Probate Judge Kathy Geddings will be retiring at the end of this year after 32 years in the probate office. She will continue serving until a new probate judge is elected in November and sworn in January 2017. Throughout her career, Geddings served under three probate judges. She was elected to the position herself in November 2008 and sworn in January 2009. “The probate office is a well-oiled machine thanks to her,” said Peggi Jackson Sorrell, deputy probate judge, who’s known Geddings for 30 years. “I’ve always known Judge Geddings to be very conscientious and very meticulous to details. She makes sure things are done the right way. I’m very fortunate to be in this position under her mentorship.” Sorrell has announced she will run for probate judge in the November election. “Judge Geddings is a great and fair leader and has a good heart,” said Rebecca Massey, who serves as her clerk. Gedding’s family is from South Carolina, but she was born in Connecticut, as her father was serving in the U.S. Navy and was stationed there.

She moved to Manning with her family in the 1960s and graduated from Manning High School in 1969. Geddings took courses at Winthrop College, now Winthrop University, and worked for the late Judge Julien Weinberg when he was an attorney in Manning for about nine years. When Weinberg was elected probate judge in 1985, Geddings worked as his clerk. Several years later, she was appointed as Weinberg’s deputy probate judge. Geddings also served as associate probate judge under the late Judge Ralph F. Cothran and Judge Barney Lee B. Morris. When Morris retired in 2008, Geddings decided to run for the position. “She’s a very intelligent person, she did her job really well and I was really pleased when I found that she was interested in serving,” Morris said. “Everything she did in her job was perfect.” The probate office is responsible for probating the estates of deceased persons, involuntary commitment of mentally incompetent persons, guardianships and conservatorships of incapacitated adults and conservatorships of minors and issuance of marriage licenses. Geddings said the office handles about 300 estates per year.

Clarendon County Probate Judge Kathy Geddings will be retiring at the end of this year after 32 years in the probate office. KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM

She said the most challenging part about her job is making decisions on an individual’s estate when there is a disagreement among family members. “You follow the law, but there is always someone who wins and someone who loses,” she said. “When families disagree, it can present certain challenges.” Geddings said what she has enjoyed the most about her job is serving the residents of Clarendon County. “I feel very humbled to have been able to do it,” she said. Geddings said one of the things that has been accomplished in her two terms is moving from paper records to electronic records. “It makes it a lot easier to keep track of all of the paperwork,” she said.

Clarendon County Clerk of Court Beulah Roberts described Morris as hardworking. “Her shoes will be hard to fill,” Roberts said. “She has so many years of experience and a hands-on approach in running the probate office. She is dedicated to the people of Clarendon County.” Geddings is a member of the South Carolina Association of Probate Judges. She is an active member of the Clarendon Pilot Club. She attends Home Branch Baptist Church, where she teaches a children’s Sunday school class. Geddings is married to Horton McDowell “Mac” Geddings Jr., and they have two children and four grandchildren.

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An apprentice woodworker shows students some of the items he made at the 2015 Francis Marion Living History Days event.

Kids study American Revolution hands-on at living history days BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com About 600 third-grade students from Clarendon County and surrounding areas will have the opportunity to experience American Revolution era history hands-on at the 10th Annual Francis Marion Living History Days at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton. The event will be held for schools that have registered today and Friday. The general public is invited out from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Twelve stations will be set up for children to observe and learn about life in the American Revolution period; from Hessian and German soldiers, to tomahawk throwing, colonial clothing, colonial music, quill writers, old pots and pans and crime and punishment. “The goal of this event is to show the history the students are learning in living color,” said George Summers, who cofounded the event with his wife, Carole Summers. “It’s important for them to recognize the history of this area and appreciate what Francis Marion and his followers achieved here.” The event is held each year in late February, near the date of Gen. Francis Marion’s death on Feb. 27, 1795. Marion, was a general who served in the American Revolution in South Carolina. Acting with the Continental Army and the state’s militia, he was a persistent ad-

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Abby Richburg, left, a Manning Junior High School seventhgrade student, smiles with her assistant principal, Tiffani Burgess, after being named runner-up at the Pee Dee Regional Spelling Bee, recently held at Francis Marion University in Florence.

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Peggy Chiappetta, right, makes indigo dye at the 2013 event. versary of the British in their occupation of the state, even after the Continental Army was driven out at the Battle of Camden. Frank and Brenda Holloway of Sumter participate in the event each year by telling the story of Marion. Their station is called “Ox Swamp.” During the American Revolution, on Nov. 8, 1780, Marion and his brigade of 400 men lured British Lt. Col. Banastre Tarleton about 26 miles from Jack’s Creek through the swamps to Ox Swamp. After spending six hours in this pursuit, Tarleton gave up the chase saying “... as for the old fox (Marion), the devil himself could not catch him.” Thus, Marion became known as the “Swamp Fox.” Holloway displays items from that era, such as cannons, guns

and farm equipment. His wife gives a talk on the role of women at the time. “It fascinates the children to see the kind of life people had to live back then and the challenges they had to face,” Holloway said. Karen MacNutt, of Boston, an attorney and historian who studies the American Revolution, has been attending the event for seven years. “Living history is much more interesting to a child, it gives them an idea of how tough times were back then and how people worked through their problems,” MacNutt said. For more information on Francis Marion Living History Days, check out www.francismarioncountry.com or contact George and Carole Summers at (803) 478-2645.

For the second year in a row, Abby Richburg, a Manning Junior High School seventh-grade student, was the runner-up at the Pee Dee Regional Spelling Bee, held at Francis Marion University in Florence on Monday. Richburg, 12, went a total of 32 rounds, including more than 20 rounds headto-head with the defending champion, Rebecca Liu, an eighth-grade student at Williams Middle School in Florence County School District One. Liu will compete at the 2016 Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. At the competition, Richburg was challenged with having to spell words such as “pitchblende” and “magnanimous.” Between the two of them, the girls spelled out words including: “gestalt,” “commensurate,” “adagio,” “recalcitrant” and “isinglass.” Two weeks before the competition, the participants, about 40 total, were given a list of several thousand words to practice. The words had different origins such as French, Latin and German. Participants were allowed to ask for the definition, origin of the word and hom-

onym. Homonym is one of a group of words that share the same pronunciation but have different meanings, whether spelled the same or not. Richburg said while preparing for the contest she would write down words she had trouble with and then review them many times. “I think everyone in our family called out words to Abby up to 10 times when she was preparing,” said her mother, Becky Richburg. Abby has been competing in school spelling bees since the fourth grade, but her spelling talents became noticeable in kindergarten, Becky said. “She could sound out words quite easily in kindergarten; she had the phonetics down,” she said. “Writing out the words came a bit later, but I guess you could say it was kind of like photographic memory.” “I had to stay up many nights studying words, but it was worth it,” Abby said. “I enjoyed being able to compete because I love it.” Abby said she hopes to participate in the event again next year. Abby is the daughter of Terry and Becky Richburg. She has a twin sister, Anna, and two older siblings, Emily and Jacob. She would like to pursue a career in the medical field.

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Ingredients that make baking a success I f you’re never had a failure with cookies, cakes, biscuits, rolls or pastry, read no further. Baking secrets start with recipes. That means, next time you get ready to bake, read the recipe first to make sure you have all the right ingredients on hand. Generally speaking, the basic ingredients used for batters and dough are flour, liquid, fat, sugar, eggs, leavening and salt. The amounts of Nancy Harrison each and how they RETIRED are mixed together CLEMSON determine the final EXTENSION product. Cooking AGENT time and temperature also make a difference. All these relationships affect the color, flavor, texture, shape and volume. Let’s consider flour for a few moments. All flours are not equal. There are differences between all-purpose flour, self-rising flour, wheat flour, bread flour, cake and pastry flour.

Flour contains proteins that combine with liquid to form gluten. This sticky, elastic material gets stronger and more elastic as the batter is stirred or the dough is kneaded. These strands of gluten form a network of cells that expand when heated. Baking “sets” this framework. Flour also contains starch, which absorbs liquid, and swells. When heated, this adds body to the framework of baked foods. The three most common types of flour are all-purpose, bread and cake. All-purpose flour is a blend of hard and soft wheat flours, which makes it versatile for many products. It is usually enriched and may be bleached or unbleached. Bread flour is made from hard wheat, which is rich in protein and forms strong gluten. It is the best choice for yeast breads and rolls. Cake flour is made from soft wheat, which is lower in protein, so less gluten is developed; which is why it produces more tender cakes. Some type of liquid is needed to develop the gluten, gelatinize the starch, activate the leavening agent and dis-

solve the sugar and salt to distribute them through the batter or dough. The proportion of water to flour helps determine how much gluten forms. Milk is the most commonly used liquid, although fruit juice and water can also be used. Milk is 87 percent water and also contains protein. Milk will give baked products a finer texture, better color and somewhat different flavor than water. Fat — whether shortening, cooking oil, butter or margarine — makes baked products tender and rich. It also helps keep baked good fresh and flavorings distributed. The right amount of fat allows leavening gases to expand into the tiny areas of melted fat during baking. Too much fat, however, will weaken the gluten and cause your loaf to fall. Vegetable shortening and oils are 100 percent fat, while butter and margarine are 80 percent fat with 20 percent water and solids. Sugar is used primarily for sweetening in baked products, but it does more than sweeten. It caramelizes with heat, which helps your baked goods brown. It also helps to enhance flavor.

Honey, corn syrup and molasses are sugars and can be substituted for granulated sugar, but the amount of liquid must also be adjusted. As a guideline, try reducing the liquid by ¼ cup. Artificial sweeteners require special recipes. They do not tenderize or increase browning, and some of them lose their sweetening power and become bitter when heated. Eggs do several things for baked goods. Egg yolks are emulsifiers, bringing about even distribution of fat in batters and dough. They promote tenderness and fine texture. Egg proteins, along with gluten, form the structure of your baked goods. Beaten eggs, particularly beaten egg whites, help with leavening, into the batter. Beating whole eggs, creaming sugar and fat, and beating the batter itself also add air. Cooking causes the air bubbles to expand, making the batter or dough light. Angel food cakes depend on air for one-half to two-thirds of their leavening. Always have your ingredients at room temperature.

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aked goods can take some time to prepare. But as many baking enthusiasts know, the results are well worth the effort. Such is the case with the following recipe for Pistachio Honey Rolls from Marguerite Marceau Henderson’s “Small Sweet Treats” (Gibbs Smith).

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Place the nuts, sugar, cinnamon and orange zest in a food processor and grind until nuts are finely chopped. Transfer to a bowl. Place a sheet of phyllo dough on a work surface. Keep the remaining sheets covered with a damp towel after each sheet is used. Brush the sheet of phyllo with butter, top with another sheet of phyllo and brush with more butter. Lightly spread the sheet of phyllo into four strips lengthwise. Roll up each strip, starting at the bottom, and place on a Silpator parchment-lined baking sheet, seam-side down. Continue with remaining 14 sheets of phyllo and nut filling. Bake on the middle rack of a preheated 375 F oven for 15 minutes. While still warm, drizzle with honey. Allow to cool completely before serving. Pistachio Honey Rolls are well worth the effort.

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Food blogger offers tips to make pastries from scratch

ven for talented cooks, dessert can be a different story, especially when you go beyond baking mixes to make pastries from scratch. “Pastries, and the doughs that give them life, have daunting reputations, but they’re not as complicated as they sound,” says Russel Van Kraayenburg, food blogger and author of the new recipes and ratios book, “Making Dough.” “Dough is often nothing more than butter, flour and water — a simple base for a never-ending variety of pastries.” To demystify the art and science of baking from scratch, Van Kraayenburg’s book offers instructions for creating a dozen crucial dough types and

PIE DOUGH To make Pie Dough, Van Kraayenburg offers this by-hand technique. Ingredients: 6 ounces bread flour 2 ounces cake flour 1 teaspoon salt 7 ounces unsalted butter, cold 1/4 cup water Directions: Mix flours and salt in a large bowl. Chop butter into 1/2 inch chunks and add to mixture. Pinch butter into flour, breaking it into large pea-sized pieces. Work quickly to keep butter

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from melting. Pour water into flour mixture. Mix dough with your hands or about 10 to 15 turns of a wooden spoon, until it just starts to come together. The dough will be tough and should remain in a few large chunks. Place dough on a lightly floured surface and push chunks together. Knead 4 to 5 times, just until it holds together. Flatten into a disk about 1 inch think. Wrap tightly in parchment and let rest in fridge for at least one hour. More dough secrets and tips can be found at russellvankraayenburg.com. • Measuring: Since different ingredients have different densities, weighing them is the

best way to produce precise results. (However, it is handy to memorize what 1 teaspoon of salt looks like in your hand. The same goes for baking soda, powder, sugar and any ingredient used regularly in small amounts.) • Storage: Flour contains a small amount of water. Over time, it can either dry out or absorb moisture from the air. When you open a paper sack of flour, transfer it to an airtight container and store in a cool, dry, dark place, such as a pantry or cabinet far from your oven. Keep both bread and cake flours on hand. • Sugar substitutions: Substitutions that can work in cooking won’t necessarily work in the laboratory of baking. Certain sweeteners cara-

melize when heated; others leaven and aerate mixtures. Always use the sweetener the recipe calls for and never replace a sugar with a chemical sugar substitute. • Trial by hand: While a food processor or stand mixer could ease the dough-making process, try each recipe by hand at least once.

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Hillary Clinton spoke Wednesday at Morris College ahead of Saturday’s Democratic presidential primary.

CLINTON FROM PAGE A1 hands of ordinary people. During her husband’s (Bill Clinton 1993-2001) presidency, she said the economy was strong, more jobs were created and more money went to the middle class. “I will build on the hard work and persistence of Bill and Obama,” she said. Clinton said she would put people to work rebuilding the nation’s infrastructure, improving health care and increasing people’s income so they have the spending power to sustain small businesses. “(South Carolina state Rep.) David Weeks tells me they are arguing in Columbia on how to fix the roads,” she said. “You have to fix the roads, bridges and airports.” The former secretary of state under Obama, Clinton said there are three nations that can be 21st Century superpowers, China, Germany or the U.S. “I intend it to be us,” she said. Clinton said there are too many gimmicks in the tax code allowing corporations to not pay what they should. “We will make the wealthy pay their fair share,” she

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is nearly uniform across the political spectrum, as 61 percent of Democratic and Democratic-leaning voters and 63 percent of Republican and Republican-leaning voters say they wouldn’t vote for him. Bloomberg has indicated that he will decide next month whether to jump in the race. His aides say the rise of the parties’ fringes has opened a centrist, pragmatic path that the fiscal conserBLOOMBERG vative and social liberal could fill, but that he would only try if he saw a reasonable chance to win. One of the richest people in the United States, Bloomberg has decried the 2016 campaign as “a race to the extremes” and suggested he might run if Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders led the Democratic field and either Donald Trump or Texas Sen. Ted Cruz led the Republicans. But more than half of the self-identified moderates in each party — and half of independents who don’t lean toward either party — won’t consider backing Bloomberg, the poll found. Some surveyed were quick to rule him out despite only knowing about a few of his signature policy initiatives. “I like the fact that he’s not a rabble-rouser,” said Hal Daume, 29, a Republican from Watchung, New Jersey, who admired Bloomberg’s 12 years as mayor and said he would support him. “He’s a quiet guy who gets the job done. I trust him and respect his principles.”

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NEW YORK (AP) — By wide margins, Americans of all ideologies say they have no interest in voting former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the White House, suggesting that the billionaire media mogul would have significant headwinds should he mount a thirdparty bid for president. Just 7 percent of registered voters say they definitely would vote for him, while 29 percent say they’d consider it, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. “Isn’t he the one who wanted to restrict the size of soda drinks?” asked Patricia Kowal, a 66-year-old Democrat who works on an assembly line and lives in Lublin, Wisconsin. “I think that’s intruding on people’s personal choices. It’s none of the government’s business.” A court blocked Bloomberg’s attempt to ban supersize takeout soda in 2014. Six in 10 Democrats and Republicans alike say they would not consider voting for Bloomberg in a general election, according to the poll. The total saying they wouldn’t vote for him is the highest level for any candidate in the field. But the survey also suggests that a Bloomberg candidacy could not be merely shrugged off by the two parties. With more than onethird at least open to backing him even before he’s started, Bloomberg may have the potential to become a spoiler in a close fall election. But a President Bloomberg? Opposition to Bloomberg’s possible candidacy

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‘Idol’ announces its final top 10 list BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Ready for a first and a last? Or the last first? How about the final finalists? For what it’s worth, tonight marks the first appearance of the top 10 finalists on “American Idol” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG). This is the final top 10 of a series that has been making such lists since 2002. Surely there are fans of the show who will be able to recite, and perhaps rank, all 150 top 10 finalists from the show’s 15 seasons. And perhaps “Idol,” in full valedictory mode, will showcase them. Last Wednesday marked the first time that “Idol” was pitted against CBS’ “Survivor,” another long-lasting relic from the dawn of reality TV. The two series attracted almost the same-sized audience, roughly 8 million viewers — healthy numbers in today’s fractured marketplace, but far from the days when “Idol” was considered the “Death Star” of TV. Overexposure has been a facet of reality television since 1999, when ABC discovered that it could score high ratings with relatively cheap programming called “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” and resorted to blanketing its schedule with the show. This election cycle, cable “news” outlets have presented a seemingly endless round of debates between the Republican candidates. For the record, this is the 10th debate. They’ve offered a great deal more heat than light, but they’ve been cable ratings winners. Proof that not everybody loves the process arrived last weekend when the former “Apprentice” host and the apparent “star” of this cable spectacle described the party-organized debates as “like death.” Call it ironic, poignant, fitting or merely coincidental, but tonight’s debate, the first since the end of Jeb Bush’s White House bid, takes place in Houston, longtime home to former President George H.W. Bush. • British television fixture John Simm (“Life on Mars”) returns in “Prey” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14) as a Manches-

ter police detective who vanishes into the city’s criminal underworld to clear his name after being accused of killing his wife. • Hosted by the Oscar-winning star of “The Theory of Everything,” “War Art With Eddie Redmayne” (7 p.m., Ovation) explores the connection between the brutality of armed conflict and artistic expression, profiling artists inspired by war and visiting scenes of carnage, from World War I battlefields to the horrors of contemporary Syria.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Jamie gets worrisome news about his wife on “You, Me and the Apocalypse” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • The master of a secret vault becomes a murder suspect on “The Blacklist” (9 p.m., NBC, TV14). • Olivia ponders Jake’s next move on “Scandal” (9 p.m., ABC). • Country band Little Big Town needs a new look on “Project Runway All Stars” (9 p.m., Lifetime, TV-PG). • Philip proves threatening on “How to Get Away With Murder” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • Family can deliver the bitterest blow on “Baskets” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). • An app addict goes oldschool on “Portlandia” (10 p.m., IFC, TV-14). • Will unravels his wife’s secret on “Colony” (10 p.m., USA, TV-14). • Rollo wrestles with his princess bride on “Vikings” (10 p.m., History, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE A touchstone of its era, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (8:20 p.m., Freeform) turns 30 this year.

SERIES NOTES Cake and candles for Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Flashbacks reveal April and Jackson’s evolving relationship on “Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Star City falls on hard times on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A fateful text on “Life in Pieces” (8:30 p.m.,

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After Saperstein’s (guest star Santino Fontana) death, Harlee (Jennifer Lopez) realizes there are no lines Wozniak (Ray Liotta with handgun) won’t cross and decides to help Stahl’s (Warren Kole) investigation in tonight’s episode of “Shades of Blue” airing at 10 on NBC. The crew retaliates against a pair of abusive cops after they harass Harlee’s daughter Cristina (Sarah Jeffery) and her boyfriend. Wozniak makes Loman (Dayo Okeniyi) feel like a part of the unit. CBS, TV-14) * Smuggler’s cove on “Mom” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Clarke wavers between vengeance and mercy on “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A West Coast adventure on “2 Broke Girls” (9:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Facts emerge about Sherlock’s mother on “Elementary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Harlee has a change of heart on “Shades of Blue” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Michael Hayden is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Robert Patrick, Kate Hudson and Lake Street Dive appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Tom Papa sits down on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:35 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Gerard Butler, Jenny Slate and The 1975 on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Kelly Ripa, Billy Brown and Tinashe & Snakehips appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Angela Bassett and MisterWives visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Casey Affleck and Lucy Hale appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate

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USC offers Lakewood’s Johnson for 2017 class By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Lakewood High school defensive end Tyreek Johnson has received an offer from the University of South Carolina to be part of its 2017 football recruiting class. The offer to Johnson came on Monday, according to The Big Spur. Lakewood head coach Brian Jackson said Johnson got a call from new Carolina head coach Will Muschamp with the offer. This was Johnson’s first offer from a Football Bowl Subdivision school, according to Jackson. Coastal Carolina, a Football Championship Subdivision school, made an earlier offer. JOHNSON Jackson said Johnson is also talking with Duke, Clemson and Alabama among others. The 6-foot-4-inch Johnson had 89 tackles during his junior season for the Gators, who went 1-9 on the season. He had 17 tackles for loss, nine quarterback sacks and five QB hurries. Johnson is now one of 12 instate players to receive offers from USC for the ’17 class. The others are wide receiver/athlete Cameron Bent of Bluffton, tight end Will Register of Chapin, offensive lineman Summie Carlay of Laurens, defensive end Logan Rudolph of Northwestern in Rock Hill, linebacker Brad Johnson of Pendleton, defensive end Tre Lawson of North Augusta, linebacker Damani Staley of Ridge View in Columbia, defensive back Tank Robinson of Lake Marion in Santee, wide receiver Or’Tre Smith of Wando in Mt. Pleasant and wide receiver Shi Smith of Union County.

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Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley, left, tries to get by Hammond’s Banks Brown, second from left, and Jonathon Yuchmow, right, with help from teammate Greyson Sonntag, second from right, during the Barons’ 64-49 loss on Wednesday at Sumter County Civic Center in the quarterfinals of the SCISA 3A state tournament.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Wilson Hall was already dealing with concerns before it ever took the floor at Sumter County Civic Center on Wednesday against the upper No. 1 seeded Skyhawks of Hammond in the SCISA 3A boys basketball state playoff quarterfi-

nals. Starter Grier Schwartz was out with a concussion and Sam Watford, another starter, was dealing with the flu for the upper No. 5 seed Barons. “We battled; We fought,” WH head coach Eddie Talley said following a 64-49 loss. “We didn’t back down. But they’re very athletic and a very good team.”

Hammond had three players post double figures in scoring -- none of them named Seventh Woods -- and a 13-0 run midway through the third quarter proved to be the turning point as the Skyhawks advanced to Friday’s semifinal against Northwood at 5 p.m.

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In the pits

Daytona 500 win gives Hamlin long awaited time in spotlight The Associated Press

Late push sends Highlanders past LMA 49-44 By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com It’s the little things that often decide close games at this time of year. Unfortunately for Laurence Manning Academy, it was a couple little things that helped Heathwood Hall earn a 49-44 victory on Wednesday in the SCISA 3A boys state tournament semifinals at Sumter County Civic Center. Nygel Vaugh scored four of the Highlanders’ final six points as Heathwood ended the game on a 6-0 run to advance to the semifinals on Friday at 8 p.m. against Cardinal Newman/Porter-Gaud. “There were just a lot of things that happened in the game,” said LMA head coach Will Epps, whose team finished 18-10 on the season. “There were a lot of loose balls everyone was fighting for, and some of them we didn’t come up with. That’s the way the game is. “It wasn’t for lack of effort. I’m very proud of the young men and I enjoyed this season. … Heathwood Hall is just the better team tonight.” The Swampcats, the lower No. 3 seed, and the Highlanders, the lower No. 2 seed, were within a few points of each other for most of the game. The score was actually tied 43-43 with just over a minute remaining when the final RICK CARPENTER/THE SUMTER ITEM sequence of events spelled the Laurence Manning’s Taylor Lee (5) goes up for a shot between Heathwood end for LMA’s season.

Hall’s Nygel Vaughn, left, and Justice Hill, rear, in LMA’s 49-44 loss in the SCISA see SCISA, Page B4 3A state playoff quarterfinals on Wednesday at Sumter County Civic Center.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Denny Hamlin burst onto the scene a decade ago when he showed up at Daytona International Speedway as a rookie and won the first exhibition race of Speedweeks. Hamlin beat Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon that night, and an article the next day from a newspaper in a city with deep racing roots opened with “Denny Who Did What?” Hamlin It was quite the arrival for a cherub-faced short track racer from Virginia who had clawed his way into a ride with Joe Gibbs Racing. Hamlin had dreamed of becoming a NASCAR star his entire childhood, and he cheered hero Bill Elliott twice a year from the grandstands at Richmond International Raceway. Racing was all he wanted to do, and if it didn’t work out, he might have made a career as a welder. His success was immediate, two wins and a spot in the Chase as a rookie. He finished third in the overall standings and seemed to be on the fast track toward a Sprint Cup title. But the title never came, not even during an eight-win season in 2010 when he let Johnson off the ropes and coughed away the championship. It was an embarrassing defeat for Hamlin, who had morphed along the way from the shy and socially awkward Southern kid into a rich race car driver with a swagger and an entourage of wealthy playboys. He became friends with Michael Jordan and Bubba Watson; spent an offseason in Arizona working on his golf game; bought courtside seats to the Charlotte Hornets; and became known for throwing epic parties. It’s a glamorous lifestyle, but it came with a catch: Failure to win big races and championships opened up Hamlin to criticism that he was incapable of taking the next step in his career.

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Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Mike Trout still doesn’t have a playoff victory during his otherwise spectacular start to his major league career. He hopes to remedy that this season with the Angels.

Trout committed to stealing more bases again for Angels By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press

“A lot of it comes down really on Mike’s evolution and getting that confiTEMPE, Ariz. — Mike Trout wants to dence back,” manager Mike Scioscia said. take a swipe at something else this sea“Mike has a lot on his plate, he does so son — stealing bases, the way he once many things well. He does have the abilidid. ty to steal bases. He’s shown that. HopeThe Los Angeles Angels’ do-everything fully he’s going to be more comfortable star got off to a fast start in his 2012 AL with getting his jumps. We feel he will be. Rookie of the Year season with 49 steals. It’s part of what he can bring. We’re not His totals have gone down every year going to put a number on it, but I think since, from 33 in 40 tries in 2013, to 16 and he has more potential in that one area.” then just 11 last year while being caught Scioscia said there’s “no doubt” Trout seven times. can be a 30-30 performer with 30 home “It’s definitely one of the personal runs and 30 stolen bases — and perhaps goals I want to get back to,” Trout said even a 40-40 guy. Wednesday. “Just getting my confidence “It doesn’t matter what my numbers back. The last couple years my confiare as long as we’re winning,” Trout said. dence has been down, not getting good Trout was the runner-up to Toronto’s jumps, not getting good reads, just getJosh Donaldson last year in the AL MVP ting back to the way I used to be. I’m just voting. And the Angels don’t want Trout trying to get on second base so Albert can trying so hard to make things happen on drive me in.” the basepaths that it backfires. He gets feedback about what Pujols As of now, there isn’t concern about wants from Trout as a runner when the Trout facing more wear and tear on his slugger is in the batter’s box and said, body. “We’re on the same page, for sure.” “Last year there was no doubt he tried Before taking the field for Los Angeles’ to force a couple things and then had to first full-squad workout at Tempe Diablo readjust,” Scioscia said. “He absolutely Stadium, the 24-year-old Trout said he has the ability to be 40-40 possibly. We’re plans to work before and after practice going to let those numbers just fall into with the coaches on stealing. Former place. Wherever they are, they are. It’s Brewers manager Ron Roenicke will be not like we woke up today and said, ‘Hey, involved with the effort given his experyou better start running more.’ It’s a protise in the running game. cess. Last year we talked about it.”

PRO FOOTBALL

Blockers as scrutinized as ever By DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press

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throw the football,” said Tennessee general manager Jon Robinson, whose team has the INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Romo. Andrew first selection in the draft. Luck. Joe Flacco. Andy Dalton. Ben RoethIf the Titans stay in their spot and take lisberger. Tunsil, he’ll be the second tackle in four They’re all quarterbacks who have either years to go first overall. Eric Fisher (Cenwon a championship or been picked for tral Michigan) was drafted by Kansas City, multiple Pro Bowls. They’re also guys who followed by Luke Joeckel (Texas A&M) to missed four games or more in 2015. Jacksonville in 2013. Nine offensive linemen The importance of keeping the quarterwere first-rounders that year. There were back from serious injury has five of them in 2014, when tackle Greg Roblong been obvious, and that inson (Auburn) was taken by St. Louis at was never more apparent than No. 2. Seven offensive linemen were selectlast season. So guess which po- ed in the first round in 2015. sition group will be as scruti“I’ve always been told that an offense and nized as much as ever this a team is not any better than its offensive spring? line,” UCLA center Jake Brendel said. “I “All the way through the Na- feel like that’s something that’s even been Conklin tional Football League, everyexemplified even more at the pro level, for one is concerned about their of- sure.” fensive line,” Seattle general Depth is crucial. manager John Schneider said. “Every year when it comes down to the “If you talk to college coaches 53-man cut down, that’s maybe the most acrecruiting high-school kids, tive position people are looking for,” Minnethey are concerned as well.” sota general manager Rick Spielman said, Thus, this promising collecadding: “If a team thinks an offensive linetion of prospects could hold man has a chance he’s probably going to get Decker some of the keys to improveclaimed, so you’re very guarded on a guy ment for several teams. Missis- who may not be ready but has upside, but sippi tackle Laremy Tunsil has he’s going to take time to develop. You want been widely projected as the to try and keep those guys, because if you first overall pick in the early, get rid of those guys and you get injuries up endless waves of mock drafts. front, I think it really hurts your football Tackles such as Ronnie Stanley team.” (Notre Dame), Taylor Decker The evaluation process has been compli(Ohio State) and Jack Conklin cated by the trend toward spread offenses in Tunsil (Michigan State) are also legiti- college. The majority of blockers have been mate first-round candidates, as zone blocking out of two-point stances, is guard Cody Whitehair (Kansas State). rather than powering ahead out of three“Being the No. 1 pick would be great,” point alignments. Tunsil said, before expanding on his goal: “You really have to dig through those “I’d love to play for any team.” plays where you can really see him unroll As the least-glamorous position on the his hips and dig his cleats in and really get field, excluding special teams, offensive moving,” Arizona general manager Steve linemen won’t make many of the headlines Keim said, adding: “offensive linemen as a at the NFL scouting combine this week. whole are hard to find. You look across the They’ll play a critical part in the evaluation National Football League and you see some of this rookie class, though. With the prolif- talented players. Yet at the same time, eration of elite pass rushers, the right tack- there’s some parity, some overachievers, les have become as coveted as the left tacksome tough guys with intangibles, whether les. Guards and centers are critical compotheir smarts, their passion for the game, nents, too. their toughness. “The quarterback is the most important “Supply and demand at that position is position on the team. It’s imperative you extremely tough, because so many qualities keep him upright and keep him able to at the position come into play.”

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NBA Standings

TODAY 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Perth International First Round from Perth, Australia (GOLF). 11 a.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Match – Fenerbahce vs. Lokomotiv Moscow (FOX SPORTS 2). 11 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Honda LPGA Thailand First Round from Chonburi, Thailand (GOLF). Noon – NFL Football: NFL Scouting Combine Press Conferences from Indianapolis (NFL NETWORK). 1 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte – Bowie State vs. St. Augustine’s (ASPIRE). 1 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Match – Augsburg vs. Liverpool (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Match – Clube de Portugal vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FOX SPORTS 2). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: Honda Classic First Round from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte – Virginia State vs. Fayetteville State or Chowan (ASPIRE). 3 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Match – FC Midtjylland vs. Manchester United (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Match – Fiorentina vs. Tottenham (FOX SPORTS 2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte – Johnson C. Smith vs. Lincoln (Pa.) or Livingstone (ASPIRE). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida State at Duke (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Memphis (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Nebraska at Penn State (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Providence at Seton Hall (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: North Carolina at Virginia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Teams To Be Announced (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Connecticut at South Florida (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). v – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Toronto (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Nashville at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at New Orleans (TNT). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte – Shaw vs. Virginia Union (ASPIRE). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Indiana at Illinois (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: UCLA at California (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Winthrop at High Point (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: St. John’s at DePaul (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Middle Tennessee State at Western Kentuckyi (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Teams To Be Announced (SEC NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: South Carolina at Mississippi (WNKT-FM 107.5). 9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Murray State at Eastern Illinois (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Houston at Portland (TNT). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: Portland at Brigham Young (ESPNU). 11:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East Jet Tools 150 from New Smyrna, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Honda LPGA Thailand Second Round from Chonburi, Thailand (GOLF). 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Perth International Second Round from Perth, Australia (GOLF).

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NHL Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 59 34 18 7 75 164 137 Tampa Bay 60 34 22 4 72 165 149 Detroit 61 30 20 11 71 153 158 Boston 60 32 22 6 70 185 169 Ottawa 61 29 26 6 64 176 187 Montreal 60 28 27 5 61 163 165 Buffalo 60 24 29 7 55 144 166 Toronto 58 20 28 10 50 142 175 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 58 44 10 4 92 194 133 N.Y. Rangers 60 34 20 6 74 173 155 N.Y. Islanders 58 32 19 7 71 168 145 Pittsburgh 58 30 20 8 68 154 151 New Jersey 61 30 24 7 67 138 143 Carolina 61 28 23 10 66 151 161 Philadelphia 59 26 22 11 63 145 161 Columbus 61 24 29 8 56 156 190

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 61 38 17 6 82 199 172 Chicago 62 38 19 5 81 176 148 St. Louis 62 35 18 9 79 156 150 Nashville 61 29 21 11 69 159 157 Colorado 62 31 27 4 66 165 173 Minnesota 60 27 23 10 64 157 152 Winnipeg 59 25 30 4 54 152 176 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 59 35 20 4 74 159 138 Anaheim 58 31 19 8 70 146 141 San Jose 58 32 21 5 69 174 157 Arizona 60 27 27 6 60 164 185 Vancouver 59 23 24 12 58 142 168 Calgary 59 26 30 3 55 161 182 Edmonton 61 22 33 6 50 151 188 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit 2, Columbus 1, SO New Jersey 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 3, Philadelphia 1 Nashville 3, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 2, Arizona 1 N.Y. Islanders 4, Minnesota 1 Dallas 5, Winnipeg 3 Ottawa 4, Edmonton 1 Los Angeles 2, Calgary 1

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 10 p.m. Buffalo at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Columbus, 7 p.m. Carolina at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Florida, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Nashville at Chicago, 8 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Calgary, 9 p.m. Ottawa at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m. Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Buffalo at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 37 18 .673 — 33 25 .569 5½ 24 34 .414 14½ 15 42 .263 23 8 48 .143 29½ W L Pct GB 32 24 .571 — 31 27 .534 2 29 26 .527 2½ 26 29 .473 5½ 25 30 .455 6½ W L Pct GB 40 15 .727 — 30 26 .536 10½ 29 26 .527 11 28 29 .491 13 24 33 .421 17

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

W L Pct GB 47 9 .839 — 32 23 .582 14½ 30 27 .526 17½ 28 29 .491 19½ 22 34 .393 25 W L Pct GB 40 16 .714 — 30 27 .526 10½ 28 28 .500 12 22 35 .386 18½ 18 39 .316 22½ W L Pct GB 50 5 .909 — 37 19 .661 13½ 24 31 .436 26 14 43 .246 37 11 47 .190 40½

Tuesday’s Games

Orlando 124, Philadelphia 115 Washington 109, New Orleans 89 Sacramento 114, Denver 110 Utah 117, Houston 114, OT Portland 112, Brooklyn 104

Wednesday’s Games

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m. New York at Indiana, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Golden State at Orlando, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at New York, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Denver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

College Basketball By The Associated Press

TUESDAY’S Scores

EAST Adelphi 88, American International 71 Army 80, Boston U. 71 Baruch 80, Lehman 64 Bethany (WV) 69, Thiel 60 Buffalo 87, Kent St. 70 Marist 71, Rider 58 Nichols 107, W. New England 68 Post (Conn.) 62, Dominican (NY) 43 St. Joseph’s (NY) 78, Farmingdale 75 St. Peter’s 61, Manhattan 40 Virginia Tech 71, Boston College 56 Yeshiva 69, Purchase 62 SOUTH Barton 75, Mount Olive 73 Davidson 65, Rhode Island 54 Emory & Henry 101, Shenandoah 54 Georgia Southern 54, Georgia St. 52 Georgia Tech 75, Clemson 73 Hampden-Sydney 69, Bridgewater (Va.) 60 Kentucky 78, Alabama 53 LSU-Alexandria 88, LSU-Shreveport 66 Lee 79, Hiwassee 75 Limestone 76, North Greenville 65 Mississippi 85, Missouri 76 Randolph-Macon 84, E. Mennonite 68 Savannah St. 83, Allen 72 Vanderbilt 87, Florida 74 MIDWEST Bowling Green 87, Ohio 82 Cent. Michigan 76, N. Illinois 64 Dayton 52, Saint Louis 49, OT E. Michigan 73, W. Michigan 62 Evansville 67, Bradley 55 Miami (Ohio) 77, Akron 64 Michigan St. 81, Ohio St. 62 Minnesota 83, Rutgers 61 Toledo 77, Ball St. 67 SOUTHWEST Arkansas 85, LSU 65 Kansas 66, Baylor 60 Texas A&M-CC 65, Abilene Christian 59 Texas Tech 83, TCU 79 Tulsa 74, Temple 55 FAR WEST Boise St. 81, UNLV 69 Colorado St. 86, New Mexico 69

Transactions By The Associated Press BASEBALL National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Jamey Wright on a minor league contract. American Association LAREDO LEMURS — Signed INF Travis Denker. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Released INF Angel Chavez. TEXAS AIR HOGS — Signed C Drew Carlile and OF Teo Martinez. WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Signed C Justin Marra. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DETROIT PISTONS — Signed F Justin Harper to a 10-day contract. HOCKEY National Hockey League MINNESOTA WILD — Placed F Jason Zucker on injured reserve. Recalled F Jordan Schroeder from Iowa (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned D Brady Skjei to Hartford (AHL). OTTAWA SENATORS — Signed D Chris Wideman to a two-year contract extension. ECHL READING ROYALS — Loaned F Justin Crandall to Chicago (AHL). COLLEGE FLORIDA STATE — Agreed to terms with men’s basketball coach Leonard Hamilton on a contract extension through the 2018-19 season. FORDHAM — Named Joe Davis pass game coordinator/quarterbacks coach. NEBRASKA — Named John Parrella defensive line coach. OKLAHOMA — Named Calvin Thibodeaux defensive line coach. UNLV — Named Tony Samuel defensive line coach. VANDERBILT — Named Osia Lewis senior defensive assistant, outside linebackers coach. YALE — Announced men’s junior basketball G Jack Montague will not return to the team.

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Sumter March Madness Tournament The 1st Annual Sumter March Madness Tournament will be held March 11-13 at both the Alice Drive Middle School and Sumter High School gymnasiums. The tournament will be at ADMS on March 11 beginning at 6 p.m. It will be played at SHS on March 12-13 beginning at 9 a.m. each day. There will be age brackets for boys 10-12, 13-15 and 16-18. The entry fee for the doubleelimination tournament is $50 per team.The registration deadline is March 4. For more information, call Iris R. Dargan at (912) 321-0837.

Sumter Perseverance Tryouts The Sumter Perseverance youth basketball program is holding tryouts for the upcoming AAU season. Tryouts will run through April 1. For more information, contact Coach Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513, at coachj_ perseverance@yahoo.com or at www.facebook.com/ perseverancebasketball.

Carolina Crush Tryouts The Carolina Crush AAU basketball organization of Columbia will host tryouts on March 6 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Crooked Creek Park in Chapin. The park is located at 1098 Old Lexington Highway. There will be tryouts for both boys and girls 10u-17uv teams at a fee of $10. Players must have a parent or legal guardian at the tryout. For more information, visit carolinacrushbasketball. weebly.com, call (803) 792-7222 or email crushbasketall2013@ gmail.com.

GOLF St. Francis Golf Classic The 21st Annual St. Francis Xavier High School Golf Classic will be held on May 6 at Sunset Country Club. The format will be 4-man Captain’s Choice with a 10 a.m. shotgun start. The cost is $70 per person. For more details, contact Steve Capinas at scapinas@hotmail.com.

TRIATHLON YMCA Indoor Triathlon The Sumter Family YMCA will have an indoor triathlon on March 5 at the YMCA at 510 Miller Road. There will be an endurance event and a sprint event. The endurance event will include swimming 500 yards, biking 12 miles and a 5K run. The sprint is 300 yards swimming, biking nine miles and a 5K run. The triathlon is for both individuals and teams. For the endurance event, the cost is $45 for an individual and $60 for a team. The cost for the sprint event is $30 for an individual and $45 for a team. There are 10 individual age groups, starting at 12-15 and

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The Lee Central Middle School boys basketball team went 15-0 on the season in winning the Upper Pee Dee Middle School Conference regular-season and tournament championships. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Daurrion Kelly, Mykell Benjamin, Jordan Williams, Miguel Watters, Jaden Broughton, Kentrell Holloman and Kendrick Cook. Second row: Coach John Couser, Delonzo Johnson, Javontae Price, Daveon Thomas, Naquan Peeples, Omari Martin, Nykelius Johnson and coach James Price. running through 55+. The team combined age groups are 50 and under, 70-under, 120-under and 121-up. Registration will run through March 1. Registration will be taken at the YMCA or online at ymcasumter.org.

Lupori 211; Dalton Kirby 160–454; Brooklyn Harner 139–382; Ghassen Green 200–568.

Bantams/Preps: Sydnie Vohs 181; Luther Bells 154-326; Warner Newman 139–302; Payton Frye 150; Liam

Dickson 102; Malorie Spiegel 124; Haley Carter 132. v Logan Geder 188.

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BOWLING Gamecock Lane Scores Jan. 17-23

Afternoon Delight: Chuck Scott 248– 652; Norvell Jackson Jr. 202; Doug Oliver 234–588; Jerry Coker Sr. 485. Industrial Mixed: Earl Fronabarger 279–739; Russ Ratcliff 279–765; Larry Clark 223–569; Steve Anderson 245; Judy Mcdonald 230–590; Chuck Scott 622. Sunday Night Mixed: Tom Teigue 471; Larry Horne 530; Todd Haviland 268– 605; Ron Poole 234-603; Maritza Hogan 155-313; Harold Allen 666. Tuesday Night Mixed: David Griffin 298-812; Richard Roarick 268–688; John Garrett 277-633; Byron Phillips 279-774; Phillip June 278–729; Willie Graham 238–578; Rowland Yates 278– 745; Charlie Boykin 277–705; Tim Hudnall 279-714; Terence Williams 265–671; Ricky Grimmett 235–584; Daniel Girdvainis 245; Kevin Welch 244–677; Winston Jewell 255; Nick Pipkin 213–564; Sue Bailey 257–702; Felicia Blake 215–561; Ethel Faragi 201–510; Heather Brown 163–423; Steve Shirley 655; Micheal Starnes 559; Joe Spangler 707; Kevin Drost 705; David Durant 645; Mike Wallace 659; Bobby Hagood 520; Lenny Girdvainis 559; SCP Parker – 396; Tucker Tumblin 528; Mike Reynolds 521; Felicia Lonon 531; Donna Girdvainis 404; Loisann Horne 694; Debbie Tutton 463. Close Encounters: David Timmons 224; Steven Ruighaver 224–581; Robby Carter 529. Afternoon Delight: Doug Oliver 231604; Leo Mickens 668; Norvell Jackson Sr. 514; Jerry Cocker Jr. 576; Pam Scott 184–441; Eva Jackson 563; Thomas Jackson 649; Norvell Jackson Sr. 496. Industrial Mixed: Russ Ratcliff 762; Scott Mcdonald 267-626; Chuck Scott 257–682; Otha Johnson 246–649; Ron Rath 238–615; Alice Oxendine 199; Judy Mcdonald 223–563; Jay Gillion 592; Jerry Beasley 571; Larry Clark 574. Friday Night Mixed: Maceo Pack 265; Reggie Ratcliff 243-599; Eduardo Allen 290–732; Bill Riles 255–665; Sean Chapman 275–688; Dandrel Dukes 268–748; Tony Friday 245–686; Bing Davis 251– 635; Gene Jenkins 233–641; Darryl Fleming 255–626; James Canty 246; Ken Rainwater 261–693; Kevin Austin 192–494; Carl Lyon 224–598; Alex Tribbey 146–361; Moses Jackson 259– 701; Gregg Anderson 765; Marc Harton 698; Sam Green 635; Charlie Boykin 675; Jeronia Pringle 409. Jr./Mr./Sr.; Zayd Mccolgin 202–457; Connor Batey 243–588; Keonta Bethea 224–525; Ryan Wolfe 202–524; Mark

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Fifth-ranked Xavier upsets top-ranked Villanova 90-83 CINCINNATI — J.P. Macura got Xavier rolling with 19 points off the bench, and freshman point guard Edmond Sumner had 19 points and nine assists as fifth-ranked Xavier got the win that had eluded it, knocking off top-ranked Villanova 90-83 on Wednesday night. The Musketeers (25-3, 13-3) led most of the way in the first matchup of Top 5 teams since the Big East was reconfigured, pulling away at the end against the only team they’d never beaten in league play. Villanova (24-4, 13-2) was the first No. 1 team to play in the Cintas Center, which opened for the 2000-01 season. The Wildcats couldn’t overcome

foul trouble or Xavier’s balance, losing for only the second time in their last 18 games. Lee Central-Dillon game postponed The 2A boys basketball quarterfinal game between Lee Central and Dillon high schools scheduled for Wednesday was postponed due to the threat of severe weather on Wednesday. The game has been rescheuled for today at 7 p.m. in Dillon.

USC 16 Winthrop 4 COLUMBIA – Fifteenthranked South Carolina jumped out to a 6-run lead in the first inning and belted out 16 hits on

the way to a 16-4 victory over Winthrop on Wednesday at Founders Park. The Gamecocks are 5-0 on the year with Winthrop dropping to 4-1. USC broke ahead 6-0 in the bottom of the first inning. Marcus Mooney led off with a walk, John Jones singled and Jonah Bride walked to load the bases with one out. Alex Destino drove in Mooney with a fielder’s choice. Jones scored on a balk before Chris Cullen came up with an RBI single. After LT Tolbert was hit by a pitch, TJ Hopkins crushed his first career homer. Sophomore right-handed pitcher Tyler Haswell earned

the first win of his career with three scoreless innings of relief. He allowed one unearned run on two hits with a strikeout.

Cavaliers 114 Hornets 103 CLEVELAND — LeBron James and Kyrie Irving scored 23 points each and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Charlotte Hornets 114-103 on Wednesday night. The Cavaliers bounced back from a home loss Monday to Detroit in which James tied a season low with 12 points. Kemba Walker added 20 points for Charlotte, which had

won four straight on the road and five straight overall.

Woods releases video PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Tiger Woods posted a video of him swinging a 9-iron in a golf simulator on Wednesday to shoot down rumors on social media that suggested his recovery from back surgeries had worsened to the point he could not even sit in a chair. The 13-second video Woods posted on Twitter shows him dressed in shorts and golf shoes, and he takes a smooth swing on a golf simulator. “Progressing nicely,” Woods wrote. From staff and wire reports

SCHSL State Playoffs Girls

4A Semifinals Saturday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (1) Rock Hill vs. (1) Spring Valley, 5 p.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (1) Sumter vs. (1) North Augusta, 5 p.m. 3A Semifinals Friday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (1) Wren vs. (1) Dreher, 7 p.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (1) Myrtle Beach vs. (2) Wilson, 7 p.m. 2A Quarterfinals Tuesday Upper State (2) Newberry 54, (1) Pendleton 45 (1) Keenan 57, (1) Andrew Jackson 40 Lower State (1) Bishop England 56, (2) Dillon 48 Mullins 77, (2) Battery Creek 47 Semifinals Saturday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (2) Newberry vs. (1) Keenan, 2 p.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (1) Bishop England vs. (1) Mullins, 2 p.m.

1A Semifinals Saturday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (1) Christ Church vs. (1) C.A. Johnson, 11 a.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (1) Timmonsville vs. (1) Burke, 11 a.m.

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4A Quarterfinals Tuesday Upper State (2) Spring Valley 58, (1) Fort Mill 49 (1) Byrnes 75, (1) Blythewood 55 Lower State (1) Irmo 61, (2) Carolina Forest 45 (2) West Ashley 63, (2) South Aiken 49 Semifinals Saturday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (1) Byrnes vs. (2) Spring Valley, 6:30 p.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (1) Irmo vs. (2) West Ashley, 5 p.m. 3A Quarterfinals Tuesday Upper State (1) Seneca 77, (1) South Pointe 72 (1) A.C. Flora 55, (1) Berea 51 Lower State (1) Midland Valley 55, (2) Wilson 47 (1) Marlboro County 57, (4) Lakewood 48

SKYHAWKS

for that,” Talley said. “But our guys kept working and From Page B1 kept competing and battled until the end. It’s a great group and a great group of Hammond improved to seniors. I hate it had to end 23-2 on the season while the this way for them.” Barons finished the year at Hammond hadn’t played 15-11. in 11 days and University of “The biggest thing (during North Carolina signee their third-quarter run) was Woods was dealing with a we just turned the ball over bone bruise in his knee and about three straight times,” played limited minutes, scorTalley said. “We didn’t turn ing just five points with five it over much in the first half rebounds. and that kept us in the game. But Goodwin, Jonathon “They got out in transition Yuchmow and Michael and we didn’t do a very good Turner were more than job of getting back.” enough for the Skyhawks. Chevez Goodwin led the Yuchmow had 14 points in charge for Hammond in the helping the Skyhawks grab second half with 11 of his an 11-point lead at halftime. team-high 17 points. The He had six in the first 6-foot-8-inch senior also quarter and eight in the secgrabbed 10 rebounds, includ- ond, including the first three ing many of his own for easy buckets for Hammond to putbacks. open the second period. he “We don’t have an answer finished with 16 for the

DAYTONA

in “The Great American Race,” and came three From Page B1 months after Toyota celebrated its first Cup championship, won by Kyle Busch He proved otherwise Sun- and Gibbs. day by winning his first But on a personal level Daytona 500 with a dramat- for Hamlin, the victory ic last-lap pass of teammate gives him the clout he’s Matt Kenseth, then a doorworked hard to earn to-door battle to the finish throughout the garage. In a line with Martin Truex. sport in which few drivers Hamlin won “The Great are willing to lash out at American Race” by 0.010 the sanctioning body, Hamseconds, the closest finish lin has never shied away in Daytona 500 history. from criticizing procedures. At last, a win in a crown He’s been fined several jewel event. times for using Twitter to All that swagger had fitake a shot at NASCAR, nally transferred onto the and he’s yet to back down race track to give Hamlin a from pointing out injustices crowning moment in his or inconsistencies. career. Career victory No. Behind the scenes, Ham27 stood above all the othlin was the driving force in ers and pushed Hamlin into unifying the drivers into an elite category of driver, what ultimately grew into a the one place he’s always driver council that debuted wanted to be. last season. Hamlin was the The win was considerringleader of a group text ably special for Hamlin and chain of drivers who were the Joe Gibbs Racing orgadisgruntled with the onnization in that it ended track product and the diGibbs’ 23-year drought in rection NASCAR wanted to NASCAR’s biggest race. take with the rules packThe three-time Super Bowl- age. winning coach now has two The group text still exDaytona 500 rings. It was ists, but also graduated into also Toyota’s first victory a formal council of elected

Semifinals Friday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (1) Seneca vs. (1) A.C. Flora, 8:30 p.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (1) Midland Valley vs. (1) Marlboro County, 8:30 p.m. 2A Quarterfinals Wednesday Upper State (1) Abbeville 84, (1) Blacksburg 59 (1) Keenan 52, (1) Andrew Jackson 45 Lower State (2) Timberland 61, (1) RidgelandHardeeville 54 (1) Lee Central at (1) Dillon, ppd. 1A Quarterfinals Tuesday Upper State (1) C.A. Johnson 44, (2) Ridge Spring-Monetta 43 (1) Calhoun County 58, (1) McBee 47 Lower State (2) Carvers Bay 58, (2) C.E. Murray 47 (1) Hemingway 62, (1) HannahPamplico 54 Semifinals Saturday Upper State at Bon Secours Wellness Arena (in Greenville) (1) Calhoun County vs. (1) C.A. Johnson, 12:30 p.m. Lower State At Florence Civic Center (2) Carvers Bay vs. (1) Hemingway, 12:30 p.m.

game. Goodwin and Turner added six each in the first half and Turner had 10 for the game. The Skyhawks closed out both quarters on 6-2 runs. The Barons kept pace in the first 16 mintues, however, thanks to Drew Talley and Easton Ward. Ward hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first stanza and the younger Talley added another in the second. He had seven first-half points while Ward had eight. Wilson Hall hit seven treys in the contest, with two each from Drew Talley and Ward. The younger Talley led the Barons with 17 points while Brent Carraway added 10. Ward finished with eight. WH came back to within 14 in the fourth quarter, but was unable to gain any more ground.

drivers who meet with NASCAR to discuss various issues. Hamlin followed the recent deal that created charters for the owners, and pored over the agreement to see if the drivers were being slighted. Although no one would credit him as the leader of the garage, his behind-the-scenes efforts to unify the drivers into one collective voice has paid dividends for all the competitors. No longer that chubby kid who stunned the field in his debut Daytona race, Hamlin is a 35-year-old father and the most-tenured driver in JGR’s four-car stable. His sponsorship deal with FedEx, that dates to his rookie season, is also one of the longest pairings in the sport. He still hangs with Jordan — the former NBA superstar cheered from Hamlin’s pits a year ago as Hamlin again fell short in a championship bid — and he has an air of braggadocio that shows how comfortable he is in the spotlight. Now, with a Daytona 500 win, he’s earned his shining moment.

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Laurence Manning’s (21) goes up for a layup during the Swampcats’ 49-44 loss to Heathwood Hall on Wednesday.

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From Page B1 Rashaad Robinson hit the front end of a double bonus, but it was nullified by the officials who had taken time out to address the scoreboard, which had been flickering and freezing in the second half. Robinson made one of his last two shots to give the ‘Cats a 44-43 lead. But Vaughn’s bucket with about 44 seconds left put HH back on top, and Vaughn made his way to the other side of the floor in time to take a charge from Robinson and give the ball back to Heathwood. The foul was the fifth for Robinson, who ended his night with a team-high 15 points. To make matters worse for LMA, Vaughn hit both free throws to increase the deficit to 47-44 with 29.5 seconds remaining. The Swampcats tried to get a couple of 3-pointers to fall, but neither did, and Matthew Lee hit both of his free throw attempts in the waning seconds to seal the victory for Heathwood, which improved to 17-7. “When you’ve got to have a 3 and time’s running out, they were out on us and they defended us well,” Epps said of the closing moments. “When Rashaad fouled out, we felt we could still win, but we knew it was going to be tough. Not having a player like that on the court makes a huge difference.” As was the case for the Highlanders, who had star junior Josh Caldwell for the entire game. He finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and seven steals. Seven of his points came in the decisive fourth quarter as the Highlanders dug themselves out of an early 5-point hole. Caldwell scored five points during a 10-0 run that put HH up by five. It was a game of similar back-and-forth runs. After a dead even first quarter, LMA went on an 8-1 run to open the second and led 23-19 at the break. Heathwood then rebounded to grab a 5-point lead in the third before the Swampcats rallied back. The score was knotted at 33-33

SCISA State Playoffs 3A

BOYS Second Round Wednesday (U1) Hammond 64, (U5) Wilson Hall 49 (U3) Northwood 67, (U2) Pinewood Prep 59 (L1) Porter-Gaud 60, (L4) Cardinal Newman 41 (L2) Heathwood Hall 49, (L3) Laurence Manning 44 Semifinals Friday (U1) Hammond vs. (U3) Northwood, 5 p.m. (L1) Porter-Gaud vs. (L2) Heathwood Hall, 8 p.m. GIRLS Semifinals Friday At Sumter County Civic Center (U1) Hammond vs. (U3) PorterGaud, 6:30 p.m. (L1) Northwood vs. (L2) Pinewood Prep, 3:30 p.m.

BOYS Semifinals Today at Sumter County Civic Center (1) Spartanburg Day vs. (1) Trinity-Byrnes, 5 p.m. (1) Bethesda Academy vs. (3) Spartanburg Christian, 8 p.m. GIRLS Semifinals Today At Sumter County Civic Center (1) Hilton Head Christian vs. (1) Spartanburg Christian, 3:30 p.m. (1) Pee Dee vs. (1) Trinity-Byrnes, 6:30 p.m.

BOYS Semifinals Today at Wilson Hall A (1) Charleston Collegiate vs. (2) Covenant Classical, 7:30 p.m. at Wilson Hall B (1) Curtis Baptist vs. (1) Anderson Christian, 7:30 p.m. GIRLS Semifinals Today at Wilson Hall A (1) Richard Winn vs. (1) Holly Hill, 6 p.m. At Wilson Hall B (1) Dorchester vs. (1) Curtis Baptist, 6 p.m.

heading into the final stanza. “It was a very well-played game on both sides,” Epps said. “We tried to do things to take the ball out of Caldwell’s hands. We did everything we could game-plan wise to put our guys in the best positions. It just wasn’t our night.” Justice Hill added 14 points for HH while Lee finished with 11 to give the Highlanders three in double figures. Nazir Andino, Taylor Lee and Shakeel Robinson each had seven for the Swampcats.

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RECRUITING

Top prospect from Georgia commits to Clemson

ne of Georgia’s top 2017 football prospects and one of the top cornerbacks in the class, LeAnthony Williams Jr.(6-feet, 180 pounds) of Roswell, Ga., announced a commitment to Clemson on Monday. He picked the Tigers over Georgia, Notre Dame, Tennessee and Florida and is the eighth commitment for Clemson’s ‘17 class. Williams attended Clemson’s junior day in late January and from that point he felt like that was the right place for him. “When I started to narrow down the schools and figure out who was giving me the most attention and all that, that’s when I came down to Clemson,” Williams said. “Clemson was the place I wanted to be. It definitely felt like home.” Williams’ former teammate, linebacker Tre Lamar, enrolled at Clemson in January and is expected to compete for early playing time this season. He obviously has been in Williams’ ear, plus Williams was impressed on his visit by head coach Dabo Swinney and secondary coach Mike Reed. “It was just Coach Reed and the coaching staff,” Williams said. “Coach Swinney is just always there, and they showed me a lot of attention. I’m excited to play for Coach Reed. He’s a player’s coach, and he knows how to put a player where he’s comfortable. I wanted to play for Coach Swinney because of what I heard from Tre and other people.” Williams is the first defensive back to commit to the ‘17 class for the Tigers, who are expected to take at least three CBs in the class. Offensive lineman Noah Sherburn, an ‘18 recruit from Canton, Ga., visited Clemson two weekends ago. Clemson wide receiver target Tee Higgins of Oak Ridge, Tenn., was offered by Michigan on Friday.

USC OL TJ Moore (6-6, 275) of Charlotte also was among the ‘17 University of South Carolina targets to attend its junior day, and he might be the one highest up on USC’s commitment scale. Moore said USC is tops on his list and it’s not really close right now. “I just like South Carolina a lot, and it’s close to home,” Moore said. “I like the community and all the people around it. They are a lot further (ahead of the field). It’s close to home, (USC assistant) Coach (Shawn) Elliott and I have a great relationship and I think in a few years, by the time I get into South Carolina, they are going to have everything back together how it was before. I think it’s going to be a good place for me.” He said North Carolina, Norht Carolina State, Kentucky, Miami and Florida State are other schools of interest to him right now. He’s also hearing some from Clemson. He’s planning to visit Penn State and UK as well. During his junior day visit, Moore got the chance to talk in detail with USC head coach Will Muschamp and Elliott and got an inside look at how they see him fitting in with the program. “They said I’m a hard worker and just a different kind of athlete,” Moore said. “He said I would really fit in on the offensive line, probably right guard. Coach Muschamp said he wanted me on the defensive side of the line, but Coach Elliott was like, ‘No, I’m going to keep him on O-line.’ ” However, Moore is not ready to make an immediate commitment, saying he wants to wait until the start of his senior year, maybe into ‘17. Running back Davijuan Dean (5-11, 180) of T.L. Hanna High School in Anderson is an emerging prospect in the state after rushing for 1,200 yards and scoring 20 touchdowns last season. Old Dominion has offered and USC has taken notice. He attended USC’s junior day and, based on what he was told, he’s expecting USC to stay on him. “(Assistant) Coach (Bobby) Bentley really loves me,” Dean said. “He told me they run the same offense my high school runs, so I’ll already know what

to do and know what they expect. “The visit was great,” Dean continued. “I love the new coaching staff. They show their players a lot of love. That was my first time to visit WilliamsBrice (Stadium) so I didn’t really know what to expect, but it was way better than I thought it was going to be. They really love my film and stuff like that. They want me to come back anytime I want. They were telling me, stay focused on and off the field and in the future I’ll be rushing for TDs in William-Brice.” Dean said his next visit would be to Troy at the end of February and he Phil Kornblut plans to return to USC Recruiting on March 19 corner for a spring practice. OL Summie Carlay (6-5, 280) of Laurens High was not all that well known in recruiting circles until this month when uschamp gave him his first major offer. Carlay was a tight end who played on the OL for the first time as a junior. After reviewing his film, Muschamp and Elliott concluded he’s Southeastern Conference material. “It was great to get down to Columbia and meet with Coach Muschamp and Coach Elliott,” Carlay said. “Both are really intense, yet approachable and easy to talk to. I’m really excited about the offer. My coaches have worked hard to develop me at the position and to help me out on weight. Coach Muschamp said the staff really liked my film, liked my nastiness and discipline and the effort I showed in the weight room. I weighed in at 280 pounds on Saturday.” Carlay obviously is an unfinished product as an OL, but he’s got this offseason and his senior season to learn about the nuances of the position. And he said Muschamp would love the opportunity to have him in the program to further develop his skills. “He said I would be on the OLine and felt like I would be a good fit for the kind of program he is trying to build at Carolina,” Carlay said. “Character is important to him and he likes my performance in the classroom.” Carlay also has an offer from Coastal Carolina. He doesn’t have any other visits planned at this point. TE Drake DeIuliis (6-6, 210) of Charlotte attended USC’s junior day and left with an offer in his pocket from Muschamp. USC joined Duke, Boston College, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest as offers for DeIuliis, who made his first ever visit to USC on Saturday. “I saw the coaches for the first time and they all are wonderful people,” DeIuliis said. “Every coach was so welcoming and accepting. They told me they are working toward a 2-tight (end), 1-tight offense. There’s already a commitment, Will Register, and they want to get me and Will Register to be on the line at the same time possibly in a tight formation and possibly in the slot. It’s wonderful to know and I’m definitely looking at South Carolina very hard.” DeIuliis came in with his parents and he got the chance to talk directly with Muschamp about the present state of the program and his vision for the future. “I think he’s going to do a great job,” he said. “He brings up how the tradition there is great. It was lax the last couple of years, and he’s going to turn it around and embrace everything that was there before. I think he’s going to do a wonderful job turning it around and they are going to be a successful team in the future.” DeIuliis also got a look at the football facilities and thought they were impressive. He has also visited VT, Duke, WF and UNC. He plans to visit UGA soon. Bentley is handling his recruiting for USC. He does not have a current favorite and would like to make his decision this summer. He also plays bas-

ketball and would like to stay in school his entire season year if he can. DeIuliis played quarterback last season out of need for his team. As a sophomore, he caught 40 passes for 900 yards and 13 TDs. USC handed out several more offers last week, including two to QBs. USC, of course, already has an offer out to ‘17 QB Jake Bentley of Opelika, Ala., the son of assistant coach Bobby Bentley. Jake received an offer from Nebraska last week. USC offered Hendon Hooker (6-4, 190) of Greensboro, N.C., and Jelani Woods (6-7, 225) of Ellenwood, Ga. Both are considered pro-style QBs. Hooker’s offer list also includes NCSU, ND, West Virginia, Pittsburgh, East Carolina, Syracuse, Virginia and WF. Clemson also offered him, but the Tigers already have two QBs committed in the class. “I’m very excited about an offer,” he said. “It’s an honor to receive a scholarship offer from this prestigious institution.” Elliott made the offer to Hooker, who passed for 2,234 yards, 17 TDs and six interceptions, according to statistics provided to MaxPreps. He also rushed for 1,200 yards and 15 TDs. Woods also has offers from Michigan, Louisville and South Florida. As a sophomore, he passed for 1,700 yards and 17 TDs. USC also sent offers out to WR Tahj Capehart of Virginia Beach, Va., WR Al’dontre Davis of Lutcher, La., defensive end Justin Thomas of Spanish Fort, Ala., athlete Chase Hayden of Collierville, Tenn., DE Chase Young of Hyattsville, Md,, defensive lineman Kurt Hinish of Pittsburgh, DE Labryan Ray of Madison, Ala., ATH Jaiden Cole of Monroe, La.,, RB Kyshaun Bryan of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., WR Anthony White Jr. of Hialeah, Fla., DB Jaylen Kelly-Powell of Detroit, DL Teair Tart-Spencer of ASA College in Brooklyn, N.H.,and OL Carter Warren of Patterson, N.J., last week. Warren (6-6, 310) also has offers from Rutgers, VT, Pitt, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, ODU, Maryland, PSU, UK and Connecticut. He said schools are recruiting him as a left tackle. Elliott is recruiting Warren for USC. “He’s loving my footwork and my physical abilities,” Warren said. “I definitely have interest in them. It’s one of the top schools. It’s a big one for me.” Warren has visited PSU, Rutgers and plans to visit Pitt soon. He hopes to get down to USC in the spring. He does not have favorites and is eyeing his birthday, Jan. 19, 2017, for making a decision. RB Javon Leake of Greensboro, N.C., and ‘18 ATH Derion Kendrick of South Pointe High in Rock Hill visited USC on Saturday and ‘18 QB Cade Fortin of Suwanee, Ga., visited on Sunday. USC offered ‘18 DL Robert Cooper of Snellville, Ga., last week. He attended the junior day earlier this month.

CLEMSON AND USC WR OrTre Smith (6-4, 212) of Wando High in Mt. Pleasant is one of the jewels of the ‘17 recruiting class in South Carolina. He has offers from USC, Clemson, FSU, Louisville, ECU, WF, VT, UGA, Georgia Tech, UNC, NCSU and Tennessee. He has already hit the junior day circuit at USC and Clemson and will check out more schools in the weeks ahead. Smith’s most recent visit was to USC earlier this month and he got his first full exposure to Muschamp and the new coaching staff. “The coaches were more lively and attentive and there was a better vibe in the room, a better atmosphere in the room,” Smith said. “I enjoyed myself. In the past times I went there I enjoyed myself, but this time it just felt different. “Coach Muschamp was explaining how there was a lot of talent in South Carolina, and he’s trying to build an in-state thing and I can be a big key to it. (Assistant) Coach (Bryan) McClendon, I got real close with him. He likes to joke around a lot and we had a good time.” Smith was at Clemson on Jan. 30 for the junior day and,

like his USC visit, he experienced a lot of positive things. “The atmosphere is a family atmosphere and that stood out a lot. Their players all say the same thing about the atmosphere, it’s like a family,” Smith said. “And my mom really enjoyed how they handled things.” Smith’s mother played volleyball at Clemson, so there are the natural ties to the school through her, but Smith said that won’t affect his decisionmaking process. “Not at all. My mother said it’s my decision and she is going to be behind me wherever I go so that has nothing to do with it, not at all.” Smith is also looking at UGA, WF, UNC, Alabama, NCSU and Tennessee for possible future visits. Smith plans to get his list down to five of six schools by the end of the school year, but he’s not sure when he’ll make the final decision, which could come down to an in-state battle, or maybe not. “Staying in state I’m close to the family, but I’ve got to see where I’m important and where I fit in,” Smith said. Assistant coach Pat Washington is his USC recruiter and Tony Elliott is the Clemson recruiter. Smith said he’ll probably graduate early, but that’s not 100 percent yet. Last season, Smith had 84 catches for 1,364 yards and 18 TDs. DE Brad Johnson (6-3, 225) of Pendleton High has burst on the scene as one of the state’s best for ‘17. “He has a great upside,” Pendleton head coach Paul Sutherland said. “He’s 16 years old and won’t be 17 until the middle of August. He won the (3A) state triple jump last year and has high jumped 6-feet-4-inches.” Sutherland took Johnson to GT last week for an unofficial visit and he went to WF as well. This weekend, he’s going to NCSU. He alsowas at USC’s junior day and came away with a favorable impression. “He had a great time; he and his mom loved it,” Sutherland said. “He was very impressed with Muschamp and really impressed with their Buck position.” Johnson has offers from USC, WF, Duke, Colorado State and Miami (Ohio). Clemson is also showing interest, but has not yet offered. “(Clemson defensive coordinator) Coach (Brent) Venables has come by and likes him, but has told him to be patient,” Sutherland said, adding Johnson wants to make his decision before his senior season. Last season, Johnson had 17 QB sacks. OL Eric Douglas of Charlotte was back at USC for junior day, the latest in a number of stops he’s made in Columbia over the past year. He camped there last summer and has also been to games in Columbia, but this was his first chance to meet with Muschamp and get an idea about the direction of the program. “The whole experience was great,” Douglas said. “Talking with Coach Muschamp and seeing the direction he’s taking the team, that’s something that’s obviously going to affect my decision. And him just saying how much he wanted me kind of resonated with me. They (Muschamp and Elliott) said that I’m a great player and they wanted me to start up this 2017 class.” Douglas went to UNC and was offered and went to UF as well. He plans to make his decision within a month or two with USC, Clemson, UF, UNC and NCSU on his list. He said he does not have a favorite at this point. Clemson is also remaining in touch with Douglas. He talked with the Tigers last week and he was there for their junior day in late January. DB Yusuf Corker (6-1, 175) of Stockbridge, Ga., was highly impressed by USC during his visit for junior day, so much so he has USC tied at the top of his list with WF. He’s got Clemson and UK next on his list followed by UNC and GT. “It was a great visit,” Corker said. “I really liked the coaches. I really liked how they talked about reaching a goal, but it’s not always about reaching the

goal; it’s also the journey that you take and the people that you meet on the way there that’s going to be with you the rest of your life because of the relationships that you build. That’s really important and I like that. And they also talked about being a brotherhood, and I liked that.” Corker had 40 tackles with four sacks and five knockdowns last season. He talked with the USC defensive coaches about his place there and learned his versatility would be put to use. “They said I would fit in great due to my size, and I could play corner, or they could move me to safety, or I could play the nickel and dime,” Corker said. “They really need some corners and DBs this year and I’m the guy.” Corker said he liked secondary coach and defensive coordinator Travaris Robinson and plans to return to camp this summer to be coached by him. He has also been to Clemson, Auburn, Duke, UNC and WF. Corker also has offers from Auburn, VT, GT, UK, Syracuse, ECU, Stanford, NCSU, UF, Arkansas and others. He plans to make a decision this summer and he is planning to enroll early if possible. McClendon is his USC recruiter. Clemson and USC target DB Jamyest Williams was offered by Nebraska last week.

OTHERS DE Mykelle McDaniel, a ‘16 recruit from Loganville, Ga., has been in recruiting limbo while waiting to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test and/or ACT so he can take official visits. He has now done that, according to Grayson High assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Kenyatta Watson and is now getting on the move. McDaniel took an official visit to Mississippi State over the weekend and is scheduled to take an official visit to USC this weekend. McDaniel (6-4, 255) has long been USC and has visited USC in the past. He was originally offered by the staff of former head coach Steve Spurrier. Some of his other offers prior to National Signing Day earlier this month included Nebraska, UGA, UF, Southern California and Tennessee. Those schools backed away from him over time due to academic concerns, but USC has remained in touch with him and Watson throughout the process. Also working for USC, McDaniel’s girlfriend attends South Carolina State. McDaniel was regarded as one of the top prospects in Georgia last season. As a senior, he had 60 tackles and 5 1/2 quarterback sacks. DB Trajan Bandy of Miami committed to Oklahoma. He also has offers from USC, Clemson, Tennessee, Michigan, Maryland, Auburn, Alabama, LSU and Southern Cal.

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Point guard Kyran Bowman, a 6-2 player from Havelock, N.C., is on the USC recruiting board. He also was a football prospect for the ‘16 class and at one time was a UNC commitment. However, basketball became No. 1 with him and he’s pursuing that for college now, and USC head coach Frank Martin and USC are starting to pursue him. “It’s high,” Bowman said of the interest level between him and USC. “(Assistant) Coach (Lamont) Evans came and saw me play. Coach Frank should be coming down this week. I’m going to visit after the season is over and I like Coach Evans.” Bowman also has offers from BC, ECU, Western Kentucky, Buffalo and North Carolina Central. This season, Bowman is averaging 22 points, nine rebounds and eight assists per game. He’s the brother of former USC football commitment Michael Bowman.

BASEBALL Clemson received commitments from catcher Tyler Lancaster of Spartanburg Methodist College and Mauldin High outfielder Bryce Teodosio last week.

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JORDAN LEE ADAMS WEDGEFIELD — Jordan Lee Adams, 18, of Wedgefield, died on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. He was a son of Chris and Julie Gaddy and also Jason Adams; grandson of Everette and Janice Russell, Hazel Adams and the late Wendell ADAMS Adams, and Donald and Patricia Gaddy; brother of Jared L. Adams; and nephew of David Russell, Eddie Russell, Rhonda Russell, Wendell “Buck” Adams Jr. and Angela Adams. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. Also, a casual memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Thomas Sumter Academy in Rembert. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation in Jordan’s name toward either of the following: Sumter SPCA, 1140 S Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or Thomas Sumter Academy, 5265 Camden Highway, Rembert, SC 29128. Online condolences may be registered at www.basscares. com Bass-Cauthen Funeral Home of Rock Hill is in charge of arrangements.

RUSTY TURNER PINEWOOD — Isadore Russell “Rusty” Turner, 45, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Peggy Geddings Turner and the late IsaTURNER dore Turner. Mr. Turner was a retired security guard with the SumterLee Correctional Institute. Surviving are his mother of Pinewood; a sister, Aletha “Lisa” Avins (Dondi) of Sumter; a nephew, Dondi Avins Jr. of Sumter; and his beloved dog, Cee Jay. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Turner and the Rev. Larry Fraser officiating. Burial will be in Bethel Baptist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 4585 Bethel Church Road, Pinewood. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 107 Westpark Blvd. No. 220, Columbia, SC 29210. 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.

Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, at his residence in Sumter. Born on July 13, 1969, he was a son of Bonnie Ann Geddings of Sumter and the late Daniel Joseph Meena Sr. of Newport News, Virginia. He was employed by Fairway Home Care of South Carolina as a personal care aide. He dedicated the last 10 years of his life caring for his disabled mother. Funeral services for Daniel Joseph Meena Jr. will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home, 210 Harpersville Road, Newport News, VA 23601. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979 or the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter in conjunction with W.J. Smith and Son Funeral Home of Newport News are in charge of the arrangements.

EDDIE ARCHIE JR. WEDGEFIELD — Eddie Archie Jr., 62, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Sept. 27, 1953, in Sumter County, he was a son of Bernice Moore Archie and the late Eddie Archie Sr. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 5420 Cane Savannah Road, Wedgefield. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

RICHARD BOHAN Richard Bohan, beloved husband of Diana Bohan, died on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

ROBERT ALSTON JR. Robert Alston Jr., 66, husband of Joyce Alston, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at his home. Born on March 30, 1949, in Sumter County, he was a son of Robert Sr. and Hellen Alston. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 4040 Furman Field Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

PARALEE G. MOODY Paralee Green Moody, 84, departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on June 9, 1931, in Sumter, to the late Richard and Annie Bell Kindrick Green. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 450 Deschamps Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc.

LOUISE PRINGLE JESSIE M. BRADLEY BISHOPVILLE — Jessie M. Bradley, 88, passed on Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at her residence. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Abner Sr. and Louvenia Toney Bradley. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at New Zion AME Church, 78 Elliott Highway, Bishopville, SC 29010, with the Rev. Archie S. Temoney Sr., pastor / eulogist. Interment will follow in New Zion Memorial Garden, Bishopville. Online condolences can be sent to the family at esquaredealfun@sc.rr.com. Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, has been entrusted with these services.

DANIEL J. MEENA JR. Daniel Joseph Meena Jr., 46, went home to be with his Lord and personal Savior on

Louise Pringle, 62, died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. Born on Sept. 29, 1953, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of James and Elizabeth Ingram McCray. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 880 Boulevard Road. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

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SAMMIE LEE BRADFORD Sammie Lee Bradford was born on Oct. 29, 1946, in Sumter, the fifth of seven children born to the late Luther and Mary Harris Bradford. On Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, Sammie completed his earthly journey and went home to be with the Lord. Sammie was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He graduated from Ebenezer High School in 1964. Throughout the years, Sammie remained active in the Sumter County school system. Sammie accepted Christ at an early age. In 1996, he joined Victory Full Gospel Church, where he served faithfully in many capacities including church elder, chairman of the deacon board, Sunday school leader, member of the usher board, and member of the pastor’s advisory council. During his lifetime, Sammie was employed in many capacities, including service as a soldier in the United States Army; a supervisor at Gordon Davis; and as a supervisor at Cutler HammerEaton, where he retired in 2010 after decades of dedicated service. After his retirement, Sammie was able to join his cousin’s catering business and spend his time doing something he truly loved, cooking. Sammie was united in marriage to Roberta Sunkett on Sept. 26, 1970, and to this loving union three children were born. He was totally committed to his family and ensured he instilled in his children a love of God, a sense of purpose, and the true value of family. Sammie leaves to cherish his memory: a loving and devoted wife, Roberta Bradford; four children, Tamica Simon and Sammie (LaTasha) Bradford Jr. of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Rachel Bradford and Saquon Cole of Sumter; five grandchildren, Latifah Simon, Menardo Simon, Chancies McFarland, Jamel Williams and Aliyah Thompson, all of Philadelphia; one greatgrandson, Liam Simon of Philadelphia; one brother, Richard Bradford of Sumter; three sisters, Elizabeth (Ollie) Choice of Laverock, Pennsylvania, Hermenia (Arthur) Wright of Glenside, Pennsylvania, and Della(Mitchell) Robinson of Philadelphia; a special cousin, Margaret (Willie) Lawson of Sumter; three special godchildren, Mitchell Robinson Jr. of Forestville, Maryland, Tiesha Smith of Atlanta and Joy (Patterson) James of Charleston; and a host of nieces, nephews, godchildren, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Luther and Mary Harris Bradford; a brother, Luther Bradford Jr.; and a sister, Betty Dorsey Bradford. Mr. Bradford will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. on Friday until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., with the Rev. Joann Murrill (Victory Full Gospel Church pastor). Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will be receiv-

THE SUMTER ITEM ing friends at the home, 7090 Scales Road, Rembert. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

KELLY J. CRAYCRAFT Kelly Junelle Craycraft, 45, died on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016. Born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of Paul Eugene Craycraft and the late Penelope Ann Sumner Craycraft. Miss Craycraft was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, where she was a member of WIC (Women in Church) and the Circle of Joy. She was also a member of the South Carolina Reading Association, International Reading Association, and South Carolina Teachers of Math. She was a second grade teacher at Lemira Elementary School. Surviving are her father and stepmother, Lynn Craycraft of Eastover; a brother, Kevin Eugene Craycraft (Bria) of North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; three nieces, Shaylin, Keilah and Teya; one half-brother, Scott Welker; two half-sisters, Rhonda Abner and Tracy Bryan; and one stepsister, Susan Pratt. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stuart Mizelle officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Burial will be in Penn Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in North Huntingdon. Memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. 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.

after going to night school to finish her last year of school at the age of 41. She worked as a seamstress and a bookkeeper for several years in Sumter and Florence. She was a member of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church in Effingham. Mrs. Green is survived by three children, David (Laurie Caulder-) Green of Hillsborough, North Carolina, Gary (Debbie) Green of Effingham and Brenda (Stanley) Wadford of St. Johns, Florida; 10 grandchildren, Angie (Mark) Blair of Hartsville, Ashlee (Fred) Reimer of Myrtle Beach, Ellen Green of Florence, Natalie (Micky) Lynch of Florence, Melissa Blackwelder of Florence, James Green of Florence, Nicholas (Katie) Green of Effingham, Seth (Jamie) Green of Houston, Texas, Julie (William) Schilling of Simpsonville and Jennifer (Lee) Edge of Gainesville, Florida. She is also survived by 24 greatgrandchildren and her dear friend, Evelyn Talbert of Patrick. In addition to her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother, Barney Baker; and three sisters, Bonnie Mae Hollman, Doris (US) June and Frances Hicks. Visitation will be from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home, 2402 S. Irby St., Florence, with funeral services at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Mt. Elon Baptist Church in Lydia, 1132 W. Lydia Highway. Pastor Mac Atkinson Jr. of Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church will officiate the services. Memorials may be made to Enloe High School Football at EEABC, c/o Chris Perisich, 1604 High Holly Lane, Raleigh, NC, 27614; Lebanon Free Will Baptist Church, 7001 Friendfield Road, Effingham, SC 29541; or McLeod Hospice House, P.O. Box 100551, Florence, SC 29502. The family would like to thank all of the staff at McLeod Hospice House for their compassion and great care of Mrs. Green in the months before her death. An online condolence page is available at www.stoudenmiredowling.com.

ULYSSES W. MCLANE VIRGINIA NELL WRIGHT LYNCHBURG — Virginia Nell Wright died on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. She was a daughter of the late Henry and Maggie Busby Wright. Funeral services for Miss Wright will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 1148 Old Manning Road, Turbeville, with Elder Ronnie McFadden, pastor. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 7310 Fullard St., Lynchburg. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JEANETTE BAKER GREEN FLORENCE — Jeanette Baker Green, 85, widow of Charles O. Green, passed away on Feb. 23, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence, after an extended illness. Mrs. Green was born on April 28, 1930, in Lydia, to the late Ethan and Fannie Baker. She was a graduate of Sumter High School in 1971

Ulysses Willie McLane, 75, widower of Edris Jeffrey McLane, died on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at his home. Born on April 4, 1940, in Sumter County, he was a son of Willie and Minnie Atkinson McLane. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 3620 Horatio Hagood Road, Horatio. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

WILLIE E. RICHARDSON MANNING — Willie Edward Richardson, 35, died on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. He was born in June 1980, in Manning, a son of Hester Hilton Richardson and the late Willie Marion Richardson Jr. The family will receive friends at the home of his uncle and aunt, Joe Moses and Margaret Hilton, 1545 Loblolly Drive, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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ROSETTA P. KENNEDY GABLE — Rosetta Peterson Kennedy, 89, widow of Willie Kennedy Jr., died on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at her residence. She was born on July 6, 1926, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Isaiah Sr. and Lula Rose Peterson. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 2758 Cecil McFaddin Road, Gable. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funer-

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who constantly tell them not to worry, they’re doing a great job. It just seems like a bunch of nonsense to me. I think it’s because a generation or so back, moms began to elevate their children to top priority in the family over their husbands. What’s your take? Puzzled grandma in the South DEAR PUZZLED — The world is different today. Many women feel torn because they want or need to work, while at the same time feel pressured to help their children succeed in an increasingly competitive world. (Is the child academically prepared for kindergarten? Is the child able to work cooperatively with others? Is the

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school highly rated enough? What and how many extracurricular activities will boost their child’s chances of excelling?) While it may seem like nonsense to you, I assure you it does not seem like nonsense to them. Women of your generation didn’t second-guess themselves because parenting a generation ago was simpler. If children seem to be the No. 1 priority these days it may be because both parents feel driven to succeed and are determined that their children will, too. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

By C.C. Burnikel

ACROSS 1 Beach tube letters 4 Tube in Paris 9 __ butter: cosmetic moisturizer 13 Roofing sealant 14 Gem weight unit 15 Home extension? 16 __ standstill 17 Intensive study program 19 Classic laundry soap 21 They're drunk at socials 22 Fish in hamo, a Japanese delicacy 23 It's the opposite of a flying one 26 Auto racer Busch 27 "Uh-huh" 28 Miscellany 30 Faux pas 33 Certain king's pride 36 Nunavut people 39 Mighty clash 42 Simple type of question 43 "Good one!" 44 Dumped, perhaps 45 Sister brand of the Sensor razor 47 "You've found the right person"

2/25/16 49 D.C. bigwigs 51 2014 WNBA Finals runner-up 57 Wood-scratching tool 58 Pakistani bread 59 Loosen, as laces 60 Award to be announced February 28, previously won by the first words of 17-, 23-, 39- and 51-Across 64 Cellular messenger 65 Take the helm 66 Trees yielding caffeine-rich nuts 67 Staples of many websites 68 Giveaway bag 69 One-for-one deals 70 Touch gently DOWN 1 British Invasion drummer 2 Hibachi spot 3 Mali money 4 Real people? 5 Maestro's forte 6 Refrain bit 7 Many a reggae musician 8 Additional 9 "Fifth Beatle" Sutcliffe 10 "Sure, take it!" 11 Picasso supporter

12 "Set Fire to the Rain" singer 15 Call for help 18 "The Censor" of Rome 20 Part of a winter suit 24 Penultimate contest, for its winner 25 Work with pupils 26 Bob Marley Museum city 29 The Blackbirds of the NCAA's Northeast Conf. 30 Babe's pen 31 Falsity 32 "Everything's ready to go!" 34 Surveillance org. 35 Moral principle 37 Not close to 100%

38 Texas senator Cruz 40 Neither partner 41 Avatar of Vishnu 46 Faddish berry in smoothies 48 Hesitant okay 49 Old Milwaukee maker 50 Have because of 52 Accesses illegally, in a way 53 Hitched behind 54 Camera holder 55 In a way, slangily 56 Old Milwaukeemaking ingredient 58 "Morning Edition" airer 61 Links supporter 62 Suffix with form 63 Criticize

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2/25/16

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Estate Auction of the late Harriet Smith at 2869 Sequoia Dr. Sumter, Feb. 27th @ 9 am. Furniture, antiques, glassware, AC units, etc. Auction by Bill's Furniture, Antiques & Auction Firm. AFL 4061. Tommy Atkinson SCAL 3879. 10% buyers premium & 8% sales tax. Everything must be moved the day of sale.

2 plots for sale in Iris Gardens Evergreen Cemetery. $4200 call 843-833-1434 for

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BUSINESS SERVICES

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311. Open 7 Days a week 9am-8pm

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Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Roofing Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing avail. Expert installation. Long list of satisfied customers. 803-837-1549.

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Septic Tank Cleaning Call the pros for all of your septic pumping needs. 803-316-0429 Proline Utilities, LLC

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Trucking Opportunities F/T Class-A CDL driver needed to haul poultry. Night Shift. Must have 2 years verifiable exp & good MVR. Call 803-857-1857 or 540-560-1031 or 804-784-6166

07 Chrysler Sebring Touring. Low miles. Sunroof. Very nice. 4 dr. Auto. Stk# 568758. $3,000 cash. Plus TT&L and $299 doc fee. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.Us edCarsSumter.com.

Auto. Tech. Needed ASAP. Fulltime. Must have drivers license. Excellent pay. Mon- Fri. Apply at: B & C Automotive, 601 Broad St. Premier Assisted Living Leadership Opportunity. Unique opportunity for Director position. Located in Sumter, SC, as part of a CCRC campus. 100% full with secure memory care available. Work under the direction of Ex. Dir.; no CRCFA license needed. Prefer experience with dementia related challenges. LPN or management experience in a CRCF or CCRC. Please forward Vita and salary requirements to: rlinder@covenantplace.org . Full time Groomer Needed Must be willing to work Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat. Please send resume to Box 434 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Nesbitt Transportation is now hiring Class A CDL Drivers. Must be 23 yrs old and have 2 yrs experience. Home nights and weekends. Also hiring experience diesel mechanic. Call 843-621-0943 or 843-621-2572 Positions Available roofer/roofer helper, plumber/plumber helper, carpenter/carpenter helper & part-time auto mechanic. Apply in person at Roofco 1345 N Pike E , Sumter Cosmetologist or braider needed. Call 803-316-6989 Meter Reader/Maintenance Worker. Small Rural Water Co. seeks full time individual to perform meter reading and maintenance duties. CDL and Certification in water distribution is a plus. Duties include, but are not limited to reading water meters, maintenance to water mains and services. Company provides paid employees benefits, holidays. Exp. preferred but not necessary, will consider all applicants. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume and past salary history to Meter Reader Box P- 174 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

CONTRACTOR WANTED! LAKEWOOD & HWY 15 SOUTH

NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED. Must have RELIABLE transportation and a phone in your home. 6 Days a week CALL LORI RABON at 774-1216 or come in to fill out an application. 20 N. Magnolia Street

A good investment or starter . 2BR 1BA master/ walk in closet. $55,000 OBO Call 912-980-4386 A nice 3Brd, 2Ba DW mobile home with land. Must quailify for bank financing. $74,900 Call 803-469-6973

Experienced Receptionist needed for busy doctors office in Sumter. Call 803-566-0179

05 Chrysler Town and Country LX. Loaded. Runs great. Stk# 518885. $2,500 cash. Plus TT&L and $299 doc fee. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.UsedCarsSumter.com.

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Manufactured Housing

02 Mazda Tribute. Super deal. Hurry, won't last long. Stk# M19545. $1,200 cash. Plus TT&L and $299 doc fee. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.UsedCarsSumter.com.

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Swan Lake Apts. Apply now. 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. No Smoking, No Pets 803-775-4641. Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Turn your Tax Refund into your dream home! We have quality used refurbished mobile homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book page (M & M Mobile Homes).

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40 Percival Ct , fenced lot $15,500 Hook ups avail. 4325 Paige Dr, $12,500 well/septic 803-773-8022

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Land & Lots for Sale Reduced Dalzell-Rembert 3 Mobile Home Lots remaining! Investors or individuals! Call Burch 803-720-4129 7am-7pm

TRANSPORTATION Vans / Trucks / Buses

3BD/2BA lg GR, DR, eat-in kit., Util rm, lg sunroom, 1 car gar., lg fenced backyard, NO PETS! 15 mins to Shaw. $975 mo/dep. Dee 481-0895

15 Toyota Tundra SR5. Low miles. If you drive it you'll buy it. Stk# 083186. $2,000 Down, $588.05/mo., 7.9% APR for 72 mo., $34,995, plus TT&L & $299 doc fee. WAC. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.Us edCarsSumter.com.

Mobile Home Rentals

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 SW off 15 S Ramsey Rd 3BR 2BA 1 Ac. Lot , fresh paint, new carpet $400 Mo + $300 Dep Call 803-795-9970 Scenic Lake MHP 2 Bedroom 2 bath , No pets. Call between 9 am - 5 pm 803-499-1500 SW MH. 2BR/1BA, $375/mo + dep. Max 3 people. Incl water, sewage, garbage. No pets & No Sec 8. Behind Shaw. 803-236-3780

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20 Burgess Ct. 3BR 1BA $495 636-A Miller Rd 2BR 1BA $425 Both have Central heat & air 638-B Miller Rd 2BR 1BA $345. Central heat only. Call 803-983-5691 or 803-305-1581

Selene Finance LP, Plaintiff vs. Christopher L. Godfrey and Tabetha Dawn Godfrey, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS Christopher L. Godfrey and Tabetha Dawn Godfrey:

3BR/2BA brick, GR, DR, new app, counter, sink, freshly painted in & out, gar. w/remote, fen. back yd, sprinkler sys. 1575 sqft. $125,000 Call 803-481-0895

Will clean your home for reasonable rates. Have references. Call 803-491-5375.

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Bettye C. Gregg February 25, 1955 Happy Birthday in Heaven! We know that you're one of God's Angel looking over us. You're truly missed and we wish you were here to hear your laughter and see your smile. We love you and will never forget you. Love, Luther T. Gregg - Husband Lashauna C. Williams - Daughter Montoya C. Gregg - Daughter Khaylen, Egypt & Journey Granddaughters

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15 Nissan Frontier SV Crew Cab. Only 4K miles! Like new. Stk# 744181. $20,000 cash. Plus TT&L and $299 doc fee. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.UsedCarsSumter. com. 07 Ford F150. Only 52K original miles, great condition for the year. Stk# A88036. $500 Down, $332.99/mo., 11% APR for 54 mo., $13,995, plus TT&L & $299 doc fee. WAC. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.UsedCarsSumter.com. 97 Ford Expedition. Runs and drives. Solid truck. Stk# B15686. $800 cash. Plus TT&L and $299 doc fee. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.UsedCarsSumter.com.

Autos For Sale 2003 Ford F150 4 door super cab, fully loaded, 130k, runs excellent and asking $7995. Call 803-459-2003

Vacation Rentals

SALES SALES SALES! OVER 100 CARS STARTING AT $1995! Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

Church Branch: 3 Br, screened porch, pier, swimming area, rent weekly. Call Bobby Sisson at 803-464-2730

06 Honda Accord. 4 door auto. Good looking car. Stk# 033028. $2,500 cash. Plus TT&L and $299 doc fee. Call 866-224-5963 or visit us at www.UsedCarsSumter.com.

CONTRACTOR WANTED! PINEWOOD PANOLA & RIMINI If you have good, dependable transportation, a phone in your home, and a desire to earn extra income Call Lori Rabon at 774-1216 or Apply in Person at

20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2016-CP-43-00177 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER BRANCH BANKING AND TRUST COMPANY, Plaintiff, vs. ERIK FORD; KAREN W. FORD A/K/A KAREN E. FORD; ARROW FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC ASSIGNEE OF FIA CARD SERVICES, N.A.; and STERLING JEWELERS INC. DBA KAY JEWELERS, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANTS ERIK FORD AND KAREN W. FORD A/K/A KAREN E. FORD ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on January 29, 2016. Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 Attorney for the Plaintiff PO Box 11682 Columbia, SC 29211 803-233-1177 bgrimsley@grimsleylaw.com

SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 2015-CP-43-01701

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy 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 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 23, 2015.

NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you have a right to be considered for Foreclosure Intervention.

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 Christopher L. Godfrey and Tabetha Dawn Godfrey to Selene Finance LP bearing date of December 5, 2007 and recorded December 7, 2007 in Mortgage Book 1096 at Page 3503 in the Register of Mesne Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Sumter County, in the original principal sum of Seventy One Thousand Eight Hundred Seventy Two and 00/100 Dollars ($71,872.00). Thereafter, by assignment recorded on August 12, 2013 in Book 1192 at Page 624, the mortgage was assigned to Bank of America, N.A.; thereafter, assigned unto Plaintiff by assignment dated October 6, 2014 and recorded July 24, 2015 in Book 1213 at Page 2533., 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 with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina being shown and designated on a plat containing 1.22 acres, more or less, prepared by Charles Edwin Norris and Julia W. Norris by Lindler Land Surveying, LLC dated May 22, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 2002, page 358 on June 24, 2002. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This is the same property generally known as 5360 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 193-00-01-036. Also included is a 2003 Fleetwood M o b i l e H o m e , V I N : NCFL241A/B67773GB13.

TMS No. 1930001036 Property Address: 5360 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, SC 29040 Riley Pope & Laney, LLC Post Office Box 11412 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Telephone (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

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