February 28, 2015

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Vandalism kills 300K chickens $1.7 million in damage to farmers’ property reported; suspect sought

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the suspects responsible for the vandalism

of 16 chicken houses throughout Clarendon County in the last two weeks that has left 300,000 chickens dead and caused as much as $1.7 million in damage.

Chicken houses have been targeted sporadically from the

northern to the southern ends of the county, including Manning, Gable and Summerton areas. A chicken house in Sumter County was also hit last week.

Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said all of the

farmers targeted were contracted with Pilgrim’s Pride Corp.

“There is someone in the community who knows something about these criminal acts,” Garrett said at a press conference held in Manning

on Friday. “All we want is information to help catch the suspect or suspects.”

Garrett said whoever is responsible for the crimes is familiar with the alarm systems

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Officers stabbed in riot

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Lee prison’s latest incident sends several for treatment

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com BISHOPVILLE — Two officers were stabbed during a prison riot that broke out Thursday afternoon at Lee Correctional Institution, according to a statement released by the South Carolina Department of Corrections late Friday afternoon.

The department’s Public Information Officer Stephanie Givens issued an email indicating S.C. Law Enforcement Division will take the lead in the investigation as to exactly what happened inside the maximum-security Bishopville prison.

Department officials characterized it as

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Taylor Lewis, a fourth-grader at Wilder Elementary School, reacts as Sgt. Tyshica Gayle attempts to win tickets for her during Sumter Police Department’s Black History Month celebration. Students from six elementary schools wrote essays and were rewarded with a pizza party at Chuck E. Cheese on Thursday.

Officers treat contest winners to event to make connections

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Pizza, games and music.

That’s what dozens of well-deserved Sumter County elementary school students were treated to Thursday. The winners of Sumter Police Department’s 3rd-annual Black History Month Art and Essay contest gathered for an afternoon of fun at Chuck E. Cheese in Sumter.

More than 100 students from all seven of the city’s elementary schools participated in the event, which implored the children to submit drawings of their favorite Black History figures or essays cataloguing the contributions of iconic blacks. Forty-two entries were chosen, and those students were rewarded with Thursday’s pizza party.

Millwood Assistant Principal Michelle McBride said one of the classrooms at her school did a proj-

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ect in honor of former South Carolina Chief justice Ernest Finney Jr. The students researched his accomplishments and crafted an artistic rendering on the door of the classroom, to which Finney made a visit earlier this month. She said many of the children recognized Finney from the community, and the project brought the notion of black history closer to home for them.

“I think it was a phenomenal experience for our children,” she said.

“One of the essay writers couldn’t believe that we had someone in Sumter that was a judge that he knew. And to make that connection like that, it’s invaluable.”

The art renderings and essays ranged from figures such as Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks to more contemporary heroes such as Olympic Gold medalist Gabby Douglas to President Obama.

Sumter Police Chief Russell F. Roark said the contest is a good way

to bring children into contact with their local police force in an enjoyable way. Many of the officers played with the students as they frenetically scurried across the game floor.

“I think one of the most important things that we gain from this is connection with the kids in a good atmosphere,” he said. “This is positive interaction because what we want the children to understand is that we care about them and that they are important.”

Sumter School District started the contest in January, then turned the entries over to the department for officers to judge and pick winners.

“We get to celebrate with them, and every year it’s different kids.

It’s just fun interacting with them,” Cpl. James Sinkler said. “It’s fun for the officers. A lot of them, they enjoy playing like this because all of them got a little kid in them.”

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200 mountain bikers could come to park Weekend race kicks off series

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com The Maxxis Southern Classic Mountain Bike series will start its 2015 season at Poinsett State Park on Sunday.

The race schedule includes multiple age and experience categories and distances.

Wave race starts begin at 9 a.m. for a 10-mile race for Category 3 (beginners) men and women and juniors; at 10 a.m. for a 21-mile race for Category 2 (sport riders) men and women, single-speed and Clydesdale; and at 11:30 a.m. for a 31-mile race for Category 1 (expert and pro) men and women.

While the race is listed as The Knot Mountain Bike Race, the race actually includes at least portions of the Knot, Splice, Whippoorwill and Scout trails.

Riders will complete one, two or three laps of the trail, depending on the

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VIP meetings offer youth summer job information Sumter Community Vision In Progress will focus on the area’s youth during its monthly program on Wednesday at the James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center on South Harvin Street.

Specifically, said the organization’s Patty Wilson, the meeting will address “their abilities to become gainfully employed during their summer break.”

Representatives from several groups will be present to assist youth from ages 14 to 21 in finding summer jobs.

Among the organizations expected to be present at the regular 10 to 11 a.m. meeting are the City of Sumter, United Way, Clarendon and Lee Counties, Palmetto Youth Connections, SC Works Santee-Lynches, Adult Education and many more. Each organization represented will provide a brief introduction to its services.

Wilson said parents and adult guardians are encouraged to attend the morning informational session and to bring their youth to a longer evening session at the center at 6 p.m.Wednesday, at which they’ll be able to interact with the organizations present.

“This will give the children the opportunity to understand and make inquiries on where and when they can fill out applications and speak to representatives about employment,” she said. “Some will have applications available; several have said positions are often filled before school lets out for the summer,” so this will give them a step up.

For further information, contact attorney Calvin Hastie at (803) 774-7776 or Wilson at (803) 491-4910.

Sumter mother faces neglect charges after altercation A Sumter mother faces charges after she reportedly attempted to suffocate her son Thursday afternoon.

Nicole Liscom, 33, of 19 Bonview St., was charged with unlawful neglect of a child in connection with the incident.

According to an incident report from Sumter Police Department, officers were dispatched to do a welfare check on the victim — an 8-year-old boy — just after 3:40 p.m. Thursday at the suspect’s residence. The response stemmed from a call the boy made to his father in New York, indicating Liscom attacked him at their home.

Police arrived to question the victim, but he was not at the home. Liscom was there, and officers noted she appeared severely intoxicated to the point she was unable to keep her balance when they spoke to her. Reports indicated there were also several 40ounce Four Loco beer bottles strewn throughout the residence.

A neighbor approached the officers as they left the suspect’s residence and took them to her home, which is where she said she brought the boy to escape Liscom’s assault. Officers questioned the neighbor and the victim there, and the boy said he came home from school and began arguing with the suspect because she was drunk. At that point, she wrestled him and climbed on top of him, making it hard for the boy to breathe. Officers noted several scratches on his neck and shoulders.

Officials from S.C. Department of Social Services responded to the scene and put the child into emergency protective custody and placed him with a family member. Officers later arrested the suspect.

Downtown neighborhood retain character

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Information from the U.S. Postal Service can give residents of Hampton Park Historic District some comfort about the future of their mail delivery.

Residents of Hampton Park do not have to worry about the neighborhood losing its historic character because of curbside mailboxes, unless neighbors want to make the switch.

“When a residence is sold, the mode of delivery cannot be changed arbitrarily prior to the new resident moving in,” said U.S. Postal Service District Communication Coordinator Harry Spratlin. “The existing mode of delivery must be retained absent of an agreement otherwise.”

During Sumter City Council’s meeting on Feb. 17, council approved a resolution opposing the postal service’s proposal to require all new residents of the district to convert from door delivery to curbside delivery.

The resolution states, “the City Council of the City of Sumter, South Carolina is informed and believes that the United States Postal Service is informing new residents of the Hampton Park Historic District that they must place their mailbox on the curb, adjacent to the

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Amy Gibson stands in the front yard of her home on Calhoun Street in Hampton Park Historic District where she has lived for the past nine years. Gibson was concerned that the U.S. Postal Service will change the neighborhood’s mode of mail distribution from door delivery to curbside. street.”

Spratlin said that is not the case. “We have to have an agreement in writing with the customer to effect conversion,” he said.

Neither the customer nor the postmaster can change the mode of delivery without the consent or notification of the other, said Spratlin. The postmaster can only ask a resident to convert to another mode of mail delivery if there is a cost benefit for the postal service.

According to Spratlin, requests to switch from door-to-door delivery to curbside service were sent to three residents in the downtown area but no one

agreed to the change.

Sumter Postmaster Venusa Gantt said to her knowledge the department has not received any complaints from residents in the historic district about the installation of curbside mailboxes.

Gantt did mention that she spoke with one resident in the historic neighborhood about changing mailboxes but could not comment if the customer requested to convert to curbside delivery.

Spratlin said the postal service is trying to cut back on costs because the agency is required to pay $5.3 billion every year for employee health benefits.

It’s a requirement no other business or government agency has to pay, he said.

According to Spratlin, the postal service does not receive tax subsidies and relies on the sale of products and services to pay for postal operations.

“Therefore, USPS and our managers have a responsibility to cut costs at every opportunity,” he said.

Per customer, door delivery costs $353 while curbside delivery costs $224 annually and cluster boxes individually cost $160 per year. These figures are for the Greater South Carolina District which includes most of the state except areas with zip codes beginning with 297 and 298. The national average for delivery costs are $380 for door, $240 for curbside and $170 for cluster boxes per year.

Spratlin said cluster boxes are now mandated for new construction projects such as housing subdivisions.

“We have a growth manager who contacts all constructors and developers,” he said. The postal service is also asking that businesses voluntarily convert to cluster boxes.

Cluster boxes, which provide convenient 24hour lock and key access, are most often provided and installed at the postal service’s expense, said Spratlin.

The 2013 Postal Reform Act states that the agency could save about $4 billion annually by phasing out “to-the-door” delivery, a service used by about a quarter of addresses in the country, but that plan is met with opposition.

Experts question guns-on-campus bill

BY DAMIAN DOMINGUEZ Special To The Sumter Item It’s a matter of defense.

That’s what lawmakers in the 10 states, including South Carolina, pushing bills to legalize firearms on college campuses say.

As Nevada Assemblywoman Michele Fiore put it succinctly, if not diplomatically: “If these young, hot little girls on campus have a firearm, I wonder how many men will want to assault them. These sexual assaults that are occurring would go down once these sexual predators get a bullet in their head.”

However, the premise that guns will protect women from sexual assault is, according to experts in the field, wrong.

South Carolina Sen. Lee Bright, R-Spartanburg, who is sponsoring such a bill, said, “I believe the

more guns we have the safer we are.”

The South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault cannot be counted among the bill’s supporters, however.

When Rebecca WilliamsAgee, director of prevention and education, was asked whether the coalition supported the use of firearms as a defensive measure, she quickly said, “Absolutely not.”

In sexual assault cases, she said, guns are more likely to be taken and used against the victim than for his or her defense. Considering that 77 percent of victims last year knew the perpetrator, she said, defense becomes a challenging issue.

“We’re talking about someone that the victim already knows, someone they are familiar with,” she said.

Such familiarity makes the process of reacting to

an assault slower and more difficult than people often realize, she said. The victim may not feel threatened or have any worry of being assaulted to begin with, she said, because of the high likelihood of the person knowing the perpetrator.

Though the numbers vary annually, in 2013 Coastal Carolina University had the highest number of sex offenses out of South Carolina’s public four-year colleges, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education.

Capt. Thomas Mezzapelle, an administrator at Coastal’s Department of Public Safety, said that the usual safety tips are what are most effective at preventing sexual assaults on campuses. Traveling in a group and familiarizing oneself with available po-

lice call boxes are important steps, he said.

Carrying a gun, however, isn’t a safety measure he recommends. “We, in general, don’t like the idea of guns on campus,” he said. “It’s one more thing we’ll have to face that we can’t control.”

He said that Bright’s bill could fundamentally change the way law enforcement interacts with the public on college campuses. “If the bill passes, we’ll have to consider that anyone we deal with is armed,” he said.

Bright’s bill is making its way through the Senate; it was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee in mid-January. Regardless of whether it passes, Williams-Agee offered one simple piece of advice on how to avoid committing sexual assault.

“Don’t rape.”

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Diversified reading in honor of Black History Month Fourth-grade Crosswell Drive Elementary School student Gracie Gregg participates in the 201415 African American Read-In Feb. 20. Students and teachers read and discussed different types of literature authored and illustrated by blacks.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES William Feaster, 52, of 401 Rogers Ave., was arrested Wednesday and charged with his second offense of criminal domestic violence and unlawful neglect of child or helpless person following reports he pulled a woman from a vehicle on Monday and attacked her. The man allegedly also punched another person in the mouth during the incident.

Marcus Rhodes, 24, of Sumter, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, failure to stop for a blue light and his second driving under suspension offense

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James Archie, Jr., 23, of 410 Highland Ave., was arrested Friday and charged with receiving stolen goods and unlawful possession of a weapon after reports that officers found several stolen items, including a 9mm Ruger handgun, at his home during a raid Nov. 6.

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Court: Company must pay S.C. $136 million for drug marketing

BY MEG KINNARD The Associated Press COLUMBIA — A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary should pay the state $136 million for deceptive drug marketing of an anti-psychotic drug, South Carolina’s highest court ruled this week, upholding penalties against the company but reducing the amount.

The decision by the state Supreme Court more than halved the original penalties levied against Janssen Pharmaceutica Inc. by a Spartanburg County jury.

In 2011, a trial court ordered the drugmaker to pay $327 million, saying Janssen broke the law by downplaying to doctors the links between diabetes and Risperdal and by improperly claiming the drug was safer than competing medications, like Eli Lilly & Co.’s Zyprexa.

Circuit Judge Roger Couch assessed a $300 penalty per sample box of the drug that was distributed. He also assessed a $4,000 penalty per publication of the “Dear Doctor” letter, writing that Janssen knew Risperdal was associated with health problems but intentionally hid studies to that effect, instead telling doctors their drug led to lower incidence of diabetes and weight gain than a competing medicine.

That total penalty was the largest drug marketing award in state history and the largest penalty levied for violations of the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act. Risperdal was introduced in 1994 as a “second-generation” anti-psychotic drug, and it earned Johnson & Johnson billions of dollars in sales before generic versions became available. The drug is used to

treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and irritability in autism patients.

During a hearing in 2013, attorneys for the drug company argued before the South Carolina Supreme Court that the award should be overturned, saying Janssen — a subsidiary of New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson — didn’t mean any harm and hurt no one. Drug company representatives did not immediately return a message seeking comment on the high court’s decision.

This week, the justices said the penalty must be reduced because of South Carolina’s three-year statute of limitations on such cases.

“It was error to award the State civil penalties for violations in connection with the labeling claim outside the statute of limitations,” the court wrote. “An award for

civil penalties within the statute of limitations was proper.”

In 2013, Janssen announced a $181 million settlement with 36 states and the District of Columbia. Janssen admitted no wrongdoing, and South Carolina was not part of that deal.

Last year, the Arkansas Supreme Court declined to reconsider its decision that threw out a $1.2 billion judg-

ment against the company over allegations it violated the state’s unfair trade practices act in improperly marketing Risperdal. A year ago, the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned a $330 million verdict against Janssen.

Janssen agreed to pay $5.9 million to settle a lawsuit with Montana. Two similar cases in Pennsylvania and West Virginia were eventually dismissed.

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O’Connell leads gripping Belfast thriller ‘71’

BY JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer The grimly gripping thriller “’71” plunges a young, inexperienced British soldier into the mayhem of 1970s Belfast.

Private Gary Hook (the up-and-coming “Unbroken” star Jack O’Connell) and his fellow fresh soldiers have little sense of The Troubles, as the North Ireland conflict was called.

Given their orders to ship out from England shortly after basic training, they’re assured they’re not leaving the country. But it’s more like another world. Promptly sent onto the burning streets of Belfast in berets, not riot gear, they find themselves tossed into an urban war zone ready to boil.

At first the resistance is almost charming: Boys toss bags of urine at them. A clamor grows as women clang trash can lids on the row-house sidewalk. Soon, they’re surrounded by a screaming mob: old and young, men and women. As their ranks splinter, a soldier beside Hook is shot point-blank in the head by an IRA youngster. In the melee, Hook is left behind to survive a night on his own in a city divided between Catholics and Protestants but where battle lines are invisible to an outsider. “’71,” directed by the French-born British filmmaker Yann Demange, is a tightly controlled cannon-ball dive into a violent history. Taking place over one night in which a disoriented Hook tries to survive an unfamiliar city and an unfamiliar conflict, “’71” is plotted like an action film but made with the moodiness of the art house.

O’Connell’s Hook doesn’t do much talking. He’s more like a hot potato dropped into a simmering war, through which we observe the yellow, bloody haze of nighttime Belfast. The script, which is by playwright Gregory Burke, strictly avoids taking any side. Instead, it examines the tensions among all agents in the conflict.

Hook is a kind of blank slate (asked if he’s Protestant or Catholic he replies that he doesn’t know), that reminded me a little of Clint Eastwood’s

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This image released by Roadside Attractions shows Jack O’Connell, center, in a scene from “71.”

“American Sniper,” a film also about an unknowing soldier sullied by the fog of war. But while “Sniper” stayed focused on its warrior, the eyes of “’71” are outward, trained on the locals. A fine ensemble, actors including actors David Wilmot, Sean Harris, Sam Reid, Barry Keoghan and Martin McCann.

Nationalists, loyalists and British military are composed variously of honest people — mothers who take pity on the boyish soldiers, commanders who want to be peacekeepers not oppressors — and those that want violence: undercover agents, power-hun-

gry rebels. In “’71,” the fighting is fueled by the worst elements of each party.

“We take care of our own” is an ethos frequently invoked, but almost always by those who have no genuine interest in adhering to it. It’s the note that reverberates at film’s end, too, which harkens back to an earlier scene when Hook, an orphan, visits his kid brother at a rural and unwelcoming home for children.

Though “’71” sometimes fits into its one-night concept a little too tidily, it’s an altogether smashing debut for Demange, who has worked in British

TV. Shot in 16mm by day and digitally by night by cinematographer Tat Radcliffe, it viscerally and convincingly creates a gritty nocturnal odyssey in a brutal chapter of Irish history.

The young O’Connell already seems destined for stardom and rightly so.

He’s tough but tender with a fire lit behind his eyes. This plus last year’s ferocious British prison drama “Starred Up” constitute as promising a start as any actor in recent memory. “’71,” a Roadside Attractions release, is rated R for “strong violence, disturbing images and language throughout.”

Nick Hornby’s novel ‘Funny Girl’ takes readers to 1960s London

BY RASHA MADKOUR The Associated Press The author of “High Fidelity” has a new novel out, and it’s a sweet sojourn to 1960s London, where a cast of writers and actors embark on a groundbreaking television show that changes the course of their lives.

“Funny Girl” by Nick Hornby follows Barbara Parker, who has the looks to be crowned Miss Blackpool, but who wants nothing more than to be the next Lucille Ball.

“She wished that she could be happy, of course she did; she wished she wasn’t different,” Hornby writes. “Her school friends and her colleagues in the cosmetics department at R.H.O. Hills didn’t seem to want to claw, dig, wriggle, and kick their way out of the town like she did, and sometimes she ached to be the same as them.”

When she goes to an audition and is finally in the same room with fellow comedy buffs who also assiduously study “I Love Lucy” episodes, Barbara — who now goes by her stage name Sophie — bursts into tears and her relief at finding her “people” is palpable.

The feeling is mutual: “They loved her. She delivered her lines with an ease and sense of timing that had been beyond the reach of every other actress they’d

seen that week.”

The chemistry between Sophie and the other characters is real and deep. Hornby, whose other credits include “About a Boy” and “Fever Pitch,” has a knack for crackling dialogue and well-defined characters.

There’s Clive, the gorgeous but insecure actor; Dennis, the BBC producer who’s more decent than any person should be. There’s the writing duo, both gay — Bill, the unabashed cynic, and Tony,

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The final section of the book — after the series ends — is slow and misses the easy fluidity of the earlier sections. Whether this is by design — to mimic the letdown of passing your peak years — or simply the author losing steam, it’s a shame.

Nevertheless, the ending manages to be mostly satisfying and the reader closes the book feeling like it was a journey worth taking.

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FROM PAGE A1 the chicken houses have. The alarms control the heat, air conditioning and ventilation units inside the houses. The alarms notify the farmers via cellphone when their building gets too hot or cold.

Each house holds as many as 20,000 chickens. It only takes about an hour for the chickens to die once the ventilation and heating or cooling systems are turned off.

“Whoever is doing this knows exactly how these alarms operate,” Garrett said. “And it is not an easy combination but a system of switches that you have to turn on and off.”

Garrett said there is a strong possibility that whoever is responsible lives in Clarendon County, as all of the hits, except one, have been in this area.

The sheriff’s office first received a report on Feb. 16, when four farms throughout the county were vandalized, and four houses suffered a total loss. On Feb. 19, three more chicken farms fell victim, causing the loss of four more houses. On Feb. 23, a single farm was targeted, causing the loss of eight houses.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office also reported an incident on Feb. 19 in which a farm near the Clarendon border was targeted, and 2,000 chickens died as a result.

Clarendon and Florence county sheriffs’ offices along with South Carolina Law Enforcement Division have been searching for the suspects involved in this case. All of the incidents have occurred in the middle of the night.

RACE FROM PAGE A1 category. In previous years, the race has been ridden counterclockwise. Race directors will determine which direction the ride will be when they ride the course today.

Races will start and end west of the dam of Old Levi Mill Lake and

OBITUARIES JOBE M. MCLEOD Jobe Manning McLeod, 89, husband of the late Katie Lee Turner McLeod, died on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his home.

Born on Dec. 21, 1925, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Seymon and Bessie Bartlett McLeod.

MCLEOD He was a retired painter for B.L. Montague and a charter member of New Start Community Church of the Nazarene.

He is survived by two daughters, Jane Mills (Jim) of Mayesville and Helen Cope (Joey) of Society Hill; two sons, Ricky McLeod (Rena) and Terry McLeod (Julie), both of Sumter; a daughter-inlaw, Janice McLeod of Sumter; 15 grandchildren; 19 greatgrandchildren; and two special grandchildren, Jobey McLeod and Kacey Floyd.

He was preceded in death by a son, Danny McLeod; a granddaughter, April Black; a great-grandson, Joshus Lee; three brothers, Willis McLeod, Bubba McLeod and S.W. McLeod; and three sisters, Corrine Ingram, Mel Ingram and Edith Barwick.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at New Start Community Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Dale Turner officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Joseph McLeod, Chip McLeod, Wade King, Feliche Cruz, Andrew Jefferson and Todd Daley.

Visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Ricky and Rena McLeod, 4540 Pond Loop Road, Sumter.

The family would like to thank Bob Arnold and Best Lumber Co., his nurses, Teresa Brown and Renee Easterling, Hospice Care of Sumter, Dr. Les Beben, and Seth Land and his staff for all of their care and attention.

Memorials may be made to New Start Community Church of the Nazarene, 4686 J.W. Rhames Road, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St.,

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Fully grown chickens are seen in a chicken coop in Clarendon County recently.

About 300,000 chickens have died in Clarendon and Sumter counties as a result of vandalism to chicken houses, with more than $1 million in property damage.

Chicken farmers throughout the county have also been on alert.

Ambrose Han, of A&G Farms in Manning, suffered a loss of 40,000 chickens and two houses on Feb. 16.

His brother, Hubert Hahn, also a local chicken farmer, said that is about a $40,000 loss in monetary value.

“We’re losing a lot of money as a result of this,” said Hahn. “All of the chicken farmers are on alert.”

Garrett said if a suspect is charged and convicted, he or she could face 16 counts of burglary and

destruction of property. He also said the sheriff’s office is in contact with federal authorities to see if the case falls under a federal statute because the crime involves potential tampering with the food chain.

Pilgrim’s Pride could not be reached for comment at press time.

Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who may have information on this case to call the department at (803) 435-4414 or call 1-888-CRIME-SC to leave an anonymous tip. Calls to the sheriff’s office can also be anonymous.

the park office.

Co-race Director Geoff Duncan praised Poinsett State Park staff, saying they have helped create an outstanding course at a venue that welcomes riders. He said as many as 200 riders attend the races. The entry fee is $35 for Category 1 and $30 for Categories 2 and 3. There is also a $10 late fee for signing up the

Manning, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

CARLOS H. SKELTON SR. Carlos Henry Skelton Sr., 70, widower of Shirley Jeffords Skelton, died on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at his home.

Born in High Point, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Archland H. and Earline Womble Skelton. Mr. Skelton attended Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene and retired from Yellow Freight Co. He enjoyed fishing and NASCAR. Mr. Skelton was an avid South Carolina Gamecocks fan and a member of the Gamecock Club.

Survivors include two sons, Jerry Dean Skelton and Carlos Henry Skelton Jr. (Bessie), both of Sumter; three brothers, Clifford Skelton of Gilbert, J.B. Skelton of Aiken and William Skelton of North Carolina; two sisters, Nell Skelton of Alabama and Dorothy Scarborough of Goose Creek; and a special niece, Lynn Smith of Woodrow.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Billy Skelton and Archie Skelton.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sammy Geddings officiating. Burial will be in the Mt. Elon Baptist Church Cemetery in Lydia.

Pallbearers will be John Miles, Jim Miles, Joshua Anderson, Joshua Gibbons, Jay Dial and Richard Irick.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 2640 Indigo Drive.

The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff of Amedysis Hospice for the compassionate care they provided.

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

VICKI JO POLLOCK Vicki Jo Pollock, 53, died on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Van Wert, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Richard M. Sr. and Mary Conley Pollock.

Survivors include a son,

a “disturbance” as they sorted out details Thursday.

Multiple prisoners reportedly attacked seven officers in an inmate dorm at the facility, which was later secured by Lee Correctional’s emergency team and a crew of SLED agents.

Friday’s statement specified how seriously the officers were injured. Two of the officers sustained multiple stab wounds, and five others endured a barrage of kicks and punches.

All of the officers were treated at outside medical facilities Thursday and released.

Prison doctors treated two inmates who were injured during the melee, requiring no additional treatment. Rumors swirled that several officers were taken hostage during the ordeal, a notion that department officials said was not true.

The riot sparked shortly after noon Thursday as an officer was trying to search an inmate and erupted into the ensuing riot that left the seven officers and two prisoners wounded.

There has not yet been any word as to what transpired to escalate the incident.

Prison officials also have not pinpointed what the exact cause of the violent encounter was.

Those are some of the details SLED looks to uncover during its investigation. The prison went on security lockdown for several hours in the immediate aftermath of Thursday’s chaos.

A guard stood armed with a shotgun at the front gate of the facility, turning away all visitors who pulled up to the entrance alley.

Other armed guards could be seen patrolling the rooftops surrounding the prison.

SLED agents poured onto the premises in unmarked vehicles early Thursday afternoon to help respond to the situation. By 8:40 p.m. Thursday, those same vehicles left the prison complex.

day of the race. Registration begins at 7 a.m. on race day. You can preregister at www.mtpleasantvelo.org.

Pro category racers win cash awards depending on the number of entries, and all other categories are awarded unique medals and prizes provided by Maxxis and Affordabike, a bike shop in Charleston.

Participants must have an annual

Max Allan Pollock of Sumter; a brother, Richard M. Pollock Jr. of Sumter; a sister, Tami Finkbeiner (Gene) of Sumter; nine nieces; four nephews; and a number of great-nieces and great-nephews.

A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Dianne Hodgison officiating.

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

GEOFFREY A. ALSBROOKS Geoffrey A. Alsbrooks, 59, husband of Harper Hill Alsbrooks, died on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Pageland, he was a son of Elizabeth “Betty” Florence Alsbrooks and the late Rev. Jasper Alsbrooks. He was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. Geoffrey was a sub-contractor for The State newspaper and was a self-employed contractor for Alsbrooks Construction. He also served as the director of the Sumter Softball Association.

Survivors include his wife of Sumter; mother of Sumter; three daughters, Brittony Geddings (Jerry) of Sumter, Geran Winters (Michael) of Jonesville and Brienne Alsbrooks of Sumter; eight grandchildren, Landon, Alyssa, Colton, Haylee and Kaylee Geddings, and Mikey, Rachel and Ruth Winters; three brothers, Tim Alsbrooks (Betty) of Sumter, Kevin Alsbrooks of Sumter and the Rev. Gregg Alsbrooks (Dodi) of Bel Air, Maryland; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Calvary Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Gregg Alsbrooks officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Nazarene Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Larry E. Florence, Donnie Florence, Bobby McDuffie, Steve Alsbrooks, Rod Saunders, Mike Larkins and David Florence.

The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Sunday at Calvary Church of the Nazarene and other times at the home of his mother.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematori-

or one-day USA Cycling Mountain Bike license. For more information, email racedirector@mtpleasantvelo. org.

The Maxxis Southern Classic Series includes races in South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

The Knot is the first one of the year. Lone Star Barbecue will be selling food at the event.

um of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

OLLIE MAE LOWERY LANE Ollie Mae Lowery Lane, 78, of 220 Council St., entered into eternal rest on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Willie Williams and Lillian Lowery.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the home.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral Home of Sumter.

ODESSA MACK MANNING — Odessa Mack, 71, died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Puritt Health, Orangeburg.

She was born on Feb. 23, 1944, in the Davis Station section of Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Rutledge and Martha A. David Mack.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister, Viola Lemon Cain, 6699 Moses Dingle Road, Manning.

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

MELVIN O. CHESTNUT SR. Retired Sgt. Maj. Melvin O’Neal Chestnut Sr. was born on May 25, 1960, a son of the late Joseph Sr. and Mable McLeod Chestnut. He was called to heaven on Feb. 24, 2015, in San Diego, California.

He entered the Marine Corps on June 16, 1978, and attended recruit training at Parris Island. Upon completion of recruit training, he attended the Infantry Training School (ITS) at Camp Pendleton, where he was designated the MOS of 0311. He had numerous duty stations Marine Barracks, Hawaii, Camp Pendleton, Parris Island and Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Also, he was deployed to West Pac deployment aboard the USS Cayugal (LST 1186), Okinawa, Japan; Mediterranean deployments aboard the USS Iwo Jima and USS Saipan; participated in Desert Shield and Desert Storm; West Pac aboard the USS Boxer; Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom; and Al Asad, Iraq. Sgt. Maj. Chestnut retired on June 30, 2008, from the United States Marine Corps with 30 years of honorable ser-

vice to God, Country, Corps and family. He was a working member of the New Creation Church of San Diego; a member of the Marine Corps League San Diego Bulldog Detachment No. 835; and a member of the Montford Point Marine Association Inc., Chapter No. 12 San Diego. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal, Presidential Unit Citation, Armed Forces Expedition Medal, Combat Action, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Ribbon w/star, Good Conduct Medal (10th award), and numerous others.

He leaves behind to cherish his memories: his wife, Beverly R. Freeman-Chestnut of LaGrange, Georgia; two sons, Melvin O’Neal Chestnut II and Brodric Chestnut; six sisters, Mildred (Elias) Wells, Helen Richardson, Mary Chestnut, Thomasena (David) Wheeler, Rebecca Hunt and Daphne Chestnut; three brothers, Joseph (Patricia) Chestnut Jr., Walter (Vivian) Chestnut and Alphonso Chestnut; brothers and sisters-in-law of San Diego and Georgia; a host of special nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

The family will be receiving family and friends at the home of his sister, Mary Chestnut, 46 Bethune Park Drive (formally Raccoon Road), Mayesville.

Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Clarks United Methodist Church, 2980 Oswego Highway, Sumter, with the Rev. Wyatt C. Minton III, pastor.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 5, in San Diego with full military honors.

This is a courtesy announcement of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com.

HELEN R. HANCOCK Helen Rodgers Hancock, 78, wife of Bruce D. Hancock, died on Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at her home.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

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AROUND TOWN Wayne Hunter at (803) 464A charity benefit antique auc3003. tion will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Marvin The Shepherd’s Center will Hodge Life Enrichment Cen- hold a one pot cook-off 11 upRoad. a bargain at a charity ter, 609Pick Miller Thereor two a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, March will be antique furniture benefit antique auction 13, at Trinity Lincoln Center, and odds and ends. Food 24 Council St. Tickets are and drink will also be avail$10 for all you can eat. Call able for purchase. Call Mar- (803) 773-1944. vin Hodge at (803) 316-7276, The American Red Cross will Lottie Spencer at (803) 883offer New Volunteer Orienta4532 or Crystal Perry at tion / Disaster Services Over(803) 406-7474. view for new Red Cross volThe AARP Foundation Volununteers from 9 a.m. to noon teer Tax-Aide Program will on Saturday, March 14, at offer free income tax assis1155 N. Guignard Drive. This tance for low-income or elderly class is for anyone who taxpayers. You will need: all would like to volunteer in tax forms and information; any capacity with the Red government-issued ID; SoCross. Call (803) 775-2363 to cial Security card; all W-2’s, register or find out more in1099s and 1098s; and supformation. porting documents if you You can make a difference in plan to itemize. Assistance the life of an abused, abanwill be available 9 a.m.-2 doned or neglected child. The p.m. on Mondays and South Carolina Department Wednesdays through April of Social Services is seeking 13 at The Spectrum senior families interested in becenter, 1989 Durant Lane. coming adoptive or foster / Call (803) 316-0772. resource parents. The agenFree income tax filing services cy will host an Adoption and FAFSA applications will be and Foster Care Expo inforprovided through April 15 as mational meeting from 4 to follows: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

7 p.m. on Tuesday, March Wednesdays, SC Works — 17, at the North HOPE CenSantee Lynches, 31 E. Calter, 904 N. Main St. For more houn St., (803) 774-1300; 9:30 information, call (800) 763a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m.

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Saturdays, appointments VFW Post 11078, Summerton, only on Sundays, Goodwill will meet at 6 p.m. on Tues— Job Link Center, 1028 day, March 17, at its quarBroad St., (803) 774-5006; ters on Canty Street. All and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Thursmembers and potential new days and 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturdays, Lee County Adult members are invited.

Education, 123 E. College St., The Lincoln High School Class of 1966 will hold a planning Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. meeting for the 50-year Call Ms. Samuels at (803) class reunion at 4 p.m. on 240-8355.

Saturday, March 21, at the The Sumter Benedict Alumni South Sumter Resource Club will hold an important Center. meeting at 6 p.m. on MonThe Sumter County Developday, March 2, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. mental Disabilities Foundation is proud to announce its inauBlassingame at (803) 506gural Sumter Disabilities Bene4019. fit Gala, in celebration of The Clarendon County DemoDisabilities Awareness cratic Party will meet at 7 Month (March 2015). This p.m. on Thursday, March 5, event will be held from 6:30 at Bassard’s Pond House, to 10 p.m. on Thursday, 4162 Rev. JW Carter Road, March 26, at The O’Donnell Summerton.

House. The attire for the The Campbell Soup friends evening is cocktail / black lunch group will meet at tie optional. Event will offer 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, a fare of fine food, a wine March 7, at Golden Corral. tasting experience and silent auction. Purchase adRobert E. Lee Academy will vance tickets by credit card hold its 15th Annual Cavalier online at http://tinyurl.com/ Pride Auction on Saturday, m9duzgq.

March 7, at 630 Cousar St., Bishopville. Food will be St. Anne Catholic School’s sixth served from 5 to 7 p.m. annual benefit auction will be There will be a silent and held from 6 to 10 p.m. on live auction with bidding Friday, May 1, at the beginning at 5:30 p.m. A raf- O’Donnell House. This event fle will be held for a Yeti will include heavy hors cooler. Event will also fead’oeuvres, music, a cash bar ture a chance to win $1,000 and silent auction. Rafe, in tuition credit or $500 master of ceremonies from cash. All proceeds will benJ.R. Dixon Auctions, will also efit the school to improve conduct a live auction. Tickthe education of the stuets are $25 per person. All dents. proceeds will benefit St. Anne Catholic School and The Overcomers Stroke Supassist in continuing its variport Group will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 12, ous programs and funding scholarships. Call (803) 775in the Alice Drive Baptist Church library on the corner 3632 for tickets or more information. of Loring and Wise. Call

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High 48 to 52.

Sunday: A brief shower or two; warmer in northern parts. High 57 to 61.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Problems at EUGENIA LAST home will mount if you let your emotions take over. Do something creative or unusual, but don’t neglect your domestic duties or you will face complaints. A new project or skill will have the potential for profit.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will make new acquaintances at a community or networking event, but don’t be too quick to share your secrets. Listen and learn, and you’ll be the one in a good position when the time comes to present what you have to offer.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen carefully to what someone says before you respond. Ask questions and challenge what you feel may turn into an issue of concern. Good fortune will follow if you do your due diligence now. Love is on the rise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Share your home, your thoughts and your future plans with someone special.

Make an agreement that will help you nurture your relationship and ease daily stress. An unusual change to your lifestyle will be rewarding and cost-efficient.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Focus on home and making your place one of comfort and joy.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A Additions to your surroundings change would do you good, but should be functional and only if you can utilize what you entertaining, but not put you in have already worked hard to debt. Budget wisely and you will accomplish. Melding the old with the new will be tricky, but the gains come out on top. Love is will be worth the effort. highlighted.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be aware that not everyone is on your side. Spend time doing things you enjoy that are geared toward keeping you busy. Debates will lead to a no-win situation with someone who doesn’t share your values.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Put a stop to anything or anyone interfering in your life. Focus on what you can do to help your community or a cause you believe in. Sort through any differences you have with your partner. Avoid travel or unpredictable situations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Use your charm and get into a discussion with someone you are involved with romantically, and it will lead to a lifelong promise. A short trip will encourage you to gather information that will encourage a positive change.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make a decision to take better care of yourself. Self-improvement projects will bring stellar results and boost your confidence. An interesting job prospect will get you moving in a new direction. Put time aside for someone you love.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Your involvement in legal, financial or medical networks will lead to a beneficial connection. Joining a political group will give you a chance to make a difference.

Outsiders will appreciate your contribution, but others might not understand.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Socialize, network and do things that will keep you busy, out of trouble and inspired. Don’t let the demands someone makes set you off. Avoid getting involved in someone else’s business. Focus on a creative endeavor.

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17-19-21-32-39 Powerball: 8 Powerplay: 3

15-23-26-45-66 Megaball: 4 Megaplier: 3

3-4-19-22-36 Lucky Ball: 13

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SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Victoria, a 2-year-old tortoiseshell female American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, active, affectionate, sweet, gentle and playful. Victoria is great with other cats and she loves attention. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog, treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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PREP BASKETBALL

Rivals collide on road to 3A title game Lakewood ready to make history

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Lakewood High School senior Sonora Dengkol looked around The Swamp -- her school’s gymnasium -- on Wednesday during practice and noticed something was missing.

There was nothing but region championship banners for girls basketball hanging on

the wall.

Dengkol and her Lady Gator teammates hope to change that today as they as FIELDS they will take on rival Crestwood for the 3A lower state title at 6 p.m. at Florence Civic Center.

SEE LAKEWOOD, PAGE B3

3A GIRLS LOWER STATE TITLE WHO: Lakewood (21-4) vs.

Crestwood (21-4) WHAT: 3A lower state championship game WHEN: Today at 5 p.m.

WHERE: Florence Civic Center TICKETS: $10 per person. Children age 5 and under get in free.

Crestwood after return to Columbia

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com It was certainly a defining moment for the Crestwood High School girls basketball team.

The Lady Knights are counting on it not being the only one, however.

Crestwood’s 47-41 loss to Lakewood in mid-January snapped a streak of 25

straight victories in Region VI-3A that dated back to 2012.

And even though CHS reWILSON bounded to beat the Lady Gators 57-53 later on, the early loss meant the defending 3A lower state

SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B3

Third time’s the charm Sumter beats James Island 48-44 for 4A lower state title

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com FLORENCE – The house of horrors that was Florence Civic Center is not so anymore.

Not for the Sumter High boys basketball team at least.

For James Island it might be another story.

A phenomenal opening quarter saw the Gamecocks nearly build a 20-point lead – and they needed every point it turned out as James Island nearly pulled off an epic rally.

But in the end, Sumter made enough free ENGLISH throws and enough plays on defense to hold on for a 48-44 victory on Friday in the 4A lower state championship game.

After two straight seasons of falling short in the lower state title game, the Gamecocks are finally headed to Columbia where they will meet the winner of Monday’s 4A upper state title game between Hillcrest and Wade Hampton at Colonial Life Arena on Friday at 8:30 p.m.

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Sumter’s Brandon Parker drives past two James Island defenders during the Gamecocks’ 48-44 victory on Friday in the 4A lower state champiSEE SUMTER, PAGE B4 onship game at Florence Civic Center. SHS advances to the state championship contest which will be played on Friday at 8:30 p.m. at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

Chargers top WH 53-24

Barons fall short against Northwood

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Wilson Hall’s varsity boys basketball team closed out the 2014-15 season one game shy of playing for the SCISA 3A state championship as the Barons fell 56-39 to Northwood Academy on Friday in a semifinal game at Sumter Civic Center.

The Barons entered the tournament as the Lower No. 6 seed, but used victories over No. 3 Augusta Christian and No. 2 Cardinal Newman, defeating the Cardinals 62-54 on Wednesday, to advance to the semifinals against the topseeded Chargers. As the Lower top seed, Northwood earned a first-round bye and knocked off No. 4 seed Ben Lippen 58-43 on Wednesday.

Wilson Hall head coach Eddie Talley challenged his team with a tough non-region schedule, and that was reflected in the Barons’ final 14-14

Wilson Hall’s Nicolette Fisher, left, fights for a loose ball with Northwood’s Erika Martin in the Lady SEE WH, PAGE B3 Barons’ 53-24 loss in the semifinals of the SCISA 3A state tournament on Friday at Sumter Civic Center.

SEE BARONS, PAGE B4

Height, or the lack thereof, was an issue for the Wilson Hall varsity girls basketball team from the first day of practice.

And, it was an issue on the last day of the season, which came on Friday in the semifinals of the SCISA 3A state tournament.

Northwood Academy’s 6-foot-4-inch Angel Middleton and 6-0 Erika Martin proved too much for the Lady Barons to handle on both ends of the floor as the Lady Chargers rolled to a 53-24 victory at Sumter Civic Center.

“We knew our size would be a problem because we had just three post players,” said WH head coach Glen Rector, whose team finished the season with a 22-6 record. “When we lost Mary Paisley Belk to an injury for the season, that left us with

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

5:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open Third Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

7:40 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Crystal Palace vs. West Ham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Hisense 250 Pole Qualifying from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:55 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Sunderland vs. Manchester United (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10:30 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 Pole Qualifying from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon -- College Basketball: Georgia Tech at Clemson (WKTC 63, WWBDFM 94.7).

Noon -- College Basketball: Georgetown at St. John’s (WLTX 19).

Noon -- College Basketball: Lehigh at Colgate (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon -- College Basketball: Michigan at Maryland (ESPN).

Noon -- College Basketball: East Carolina at Central Florida (ESPNEWS).

Noon -- College Basketball: Louisville at Florida State (ESPN2).

Noon -- College Basketball: Missouri at Georgia (ESPNU).

Noon -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series QuikTrip 500 Practice from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon -- High School Basketball: Roselle Catholic vs. Our Savior New American (FOX SPORTS 2).

Noon -- College Basketball: North Carolina State at Boston College (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

Noon -- College Baseball: Arizona at Florida State (SEC NETWORK).

12:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Rhode Island at La Salle (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. - PGA Golf: Honda Classic Third Round from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (GOLF).

1:15 p.m. -- High School Baseball: MCCU Tournament Game -- North Central vs. Camden Military (WPUBFM 102.7) 2 p.m. -- College Basketball: North Carolina at Miami (WLTX 19).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Villanova at Xavier (WACH 57).

2 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Memphis at Connecticut (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Northern Iowa at Wichita State (ESPN).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Cincinnati at Tulane (ESPNEWS).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Dayton at Virginia Commonwealth (ESPN2).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas Christian at Oklahoma (ESPNU).

2 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Hisense 250 from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Butler at DePaul (FOX SPORTS 2).

2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Mississippi at Louisiana State (SPORTSOUTH).

2:30 p.m. -- College Baseball: South Carolina vs. Clemson from Greenville (WNKT-FM 107.5).

3 p.m. - PGA Golf: Honda Classic Third Round from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (WIS 10, GOLF).

3 p.m. -- College Baseball: Eastern Illinois at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: CONCACAF Under-17 Match -- Panama vs.

Mexico (UNIVISION).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Arkansas at Kentucky (WLTX 19).

4 p.m. - Women’s College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Championship Game from Charlotte (ASPIRE).

4 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Gonzaga at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Creighton at Seton Hall (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Texas Tech (ESPNEWS).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Iowa State at Kansas State (ESPN2).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Virginia at Butler (ESPNU).

4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Alabama at Vanderbilt (SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. -- Track and Field: U.S. Indoor Championships from Boston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

5 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas at Kansas (ESPN).

5 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at New York Islanders (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

5:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Hyundai Construction Equipment 200 from Hampton, Ga. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9).

5:55 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexican League Match -- Leones Negroes vs. America (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Tennessee State at Belmont (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Tennessee at Florida (ESPN2).

6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Iowa at Penn State (ESPNU).

6 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Boston College at Notre Dame (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Mississippi State at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Syracuse at Duke (ESPN).

7:55 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexican League Match -- UNAM vs. Tigres (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at Philadelphia (WIS 10).

8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Wyoming at Nevada-Las Vegas (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Boise State at San Diego State (ESPN2).

8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Tulsa at Memphis (ESPNU).

8 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Kansas at Oklahoma (SPORTSOUTH).

8:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Auburn at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Arizona at Brigham Young (ESPN).

9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Phoenix (NBA TV).

9:55 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexican League Match -- Veracruz vs.

Atlas (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. -- College Basketball: Brigham Young at Gonzaga (ESPN2).

10 p.m. -- College Basketball: New Mexico at Fresno State (ESPNU).

Midnight -- College Basketball: California-Irvine at California-Santa Barbara (ESPN2).

Midnight -- College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Championship Game from Charlotte (ASPIRE).

1 a.m. -- LPGA Golf: Honda LPGA Thailand Final Round from Chonburi, Thailand (GOLF).

2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Detroit at Nashville (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

5 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open Final Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

GOLF The Associated Press THE HONDA CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Friday At PGA National (Champion Course) Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 7,140; Par: 70 Partial Second Round Play suspended by darkness Patrick Reed 67-67—134 -6 Luke Donald 69-67—136 -4 Russell Knox 69-68—137 -3 Daniel Summerhays71-68—139 -1 Robert Garrigus70-69—139 -1 Paul Casey 69-70—139 -1 Jamie Donaldson68-71—139 -1 Jason Dufner 71-69—140 E Scott Stallings 71-70—141 +1

Robert Allenby 72-69—141 George McNeill72-70—142 Marc Leishman73-69—142 Jonas Blixt 71-71—142 Ben Martin 70-72—142 Brooks Koepka 78-64—142 John Peterson 74-68—142 William McGirt 71-71—142 Kevin Kisner 74-68—142 Jamie Lovemark72-70—142 Ricky Barnes 74-69—143 Andres Gonzales73-70—143 Derek Fathauer74-69—143 Jon Curran 71-72—143 Scott Pinckney 73-71—144 Tim Wilkinson 73-71—144 Camilo Villegas73-71—144 Robert Streb 73-71—144 Stephen Gallacher73-71—144 Patrick Rodgers75-69—144 Blayne Barber 75-69—144 Will MacKenzie72-73—145 Brian Stuard 73-72—145 David Hearn 70-75—145 D.A. Points 71-74—145 Boo Weekley 73-72—145 Harris English 71-74—145 Justin Rose 73-72—145 Luke Guthrie 72-74—146 Justin Hicks 73-73—146 Ernie Els 77-69—146 Retief Goosen 72-74—146 Billy Horschel 75-71—146 Jhonattan Vegas71-76—147 Scott Brown 71-76—147 Rory McIlroy 73-74—147 Tony Finau 74-73—147 Alex Cejka 70-77—147 Francesco Molinari73-74—147 Justin Thomas 71-76—147 Freddie Jacobson70-77—147 Brice Garnett 76-72—148 J.J. Henry 74-74—148 Billy Hurley III 73-75—148 Bo Van Pelt 79-69—148 Shawn Stefani 75-73—148 Alex Prugh 72-76—148

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NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 37 Brooklyn 23 Boston 22 Philadelphia 12 New York 10 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Atlanta 45 Washington 33 Miami 25 Charlotte 23 Orlando 19 CENTRAL DIVISION W Cleveland 37 Chicago 36 Milwaukee 32 Detroit 23 Indiana 23

L 20 32 33 45 46

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GB – 13 14 25 261/2

L 12 25 31 32 40

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GB – 121/2 191/2 21 27

L 22 22 25 34 34

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GB – 1/2 4 13 13

L 15 18 21 23 27

Pct .732 .684 .650 .596 .526

GB – 21/2 4 71/2 111/2

L 19 26 35 37 43

Pct .661 .552 .375 .351 .232

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Pct .800 .638 .525 .364 .268

GB – 81/2 15 24 291/2

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Memphis 41 Houston 39 Dallas 39 San Antonio 34 New Orleans 30 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Portland 37 Oklahoma City 32 Utah 21 Denver 20 Minnesota 13 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 44 L.A. Clippers 37 Phoenix 31 Sacramento 20 L.A. Lakers 15

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 110, Golden State 99 Phoenix 117, Oklahoma City 113, OT

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Houston, 8 p.m.

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

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

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

Oklahoma City at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 61 40 16 5 85 167 135 Tampa Bay 62 37 19 6 80 203 167 Detroit 60 34 15 11 79 176 156 Boston 60 29 22 9 67 158 158 Florida 61 26 22 13 65 145 172 Ottawa 59 26 23 10 62 167 161 Toronto 61 25 31 5 55 170 185 Buffalo 62 19 38 5 43 120 207 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 60 38 16 6 82 190 148 N.Y. Islanders 62 40 20 2 82 200 173 Pittsburgh 61 35 17 9 79 176 152 Washington 62 33 19 10 76 184 156 Philadelphia 62 26 25 11 63 164 181 New Jersey 61 25 27 9 59 137 161 Columbus 60 26 30 4 56 157 189 Carolina 59 22 30 7 51 134 159

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Nashville St. Louis Chicago Winnipeg Minnesota Dallas Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION

GP 62 61 62 63 61 61 61

W L OT Pts GF GA 41 14 7 89 188 147 39 18 4 82 190 152 37 20 5 79 183 146 31 20 12 74 174 170 32 22 7 71 173 160 27 25 9 63 191 202 26 24 11 63 161 175

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 62 38 17 7 83 182 174 Vancouver 61 35 23 3 73 174 162 Los Angeles 60 29 19 12 70 162 153 Calgary 61 33 24 4 70 174 158 San Jose 62 30 24 8 68 173 177 Arizona 62 20 35 7 47 137 210 Edmonton 62 18 34 10 46 142 206 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1, SO Buffalo 6, Vancouver 3 N.Y. Rangers 4, Arizona 3 Montreal 5, Columbus 2 Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2 Chicago 3, Florida 0 Minnesota 4, Nashville 2 Ottawa 1, Los Angeles 0 Detroit 3, San Jose 2

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Calgary at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Colorado at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Buffalo at Florida, 3 p.m.

Detroit at Nashville, 3 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 5 p.m.

New Jersey at Columbus, 5 p.m.

Arizona at Boston, 5:30 p.m.

Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 10 p.m.

St. Louis at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Ottawa at San Jose, 10 p.m.

THE SUMTER ITEM

USC MEN’S BASKETBALL

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina forward Michael Carrera (24) and the Gamecocks hope to correct their recent shooting ailments as they host Mississippi State today at 6 p.m.

Gamecocks hope to find shooting mark

BY DAVID CLONINGER The State If it was as simple as doing something wrong, South Carolina would know how to make it right.

But the Gamecocks are stymied on how to correct their shooting.

They are getting in the gym during their free time, taking extra shots and hoping it carries over. They are getting good looks during games and taking strong, set shots instead of blindly throwing the ball up with 2 seconds on the shot clock.

During games, though, the shots are rarely going in. USC’s defense is as strong as ever, but a defense can only hold for so long.

“Sometimes, they do great jobs shooting and driving and kicking it out, and give it to me and I give it back when they start doubling or helping,” center Laimonas Chatkevicius MARTIN said Friday. “Sometimes we don’t do a great job. I don’t know how to explain why we don’t, or why we do. I just hope (Saturday) is the day we do.”

The Gamecocks begin their final homestand by playing host to Mississippi State on Saturday, hoping to see enough shots fall to even their overall record and give themselves a boost toward a winning season.

Chatkevicius didn’t have a concrete answer as to why his teammates won’t attack the opponent when outside shots don’t fall.

It would have come in handy against Alabama, where USC, the worst 3-point shooting team in the SEC, attempted 30 3s – and made seven.

“I’m disappointed in our lack of aggressiveness, especially from our guards,” coach Frank Martin said after the game. “I’m very disappointed, but it is what it is. Instead of being aggressive in our zones, we are being way too passive, and unless we change, the outcomes will remain the same.”

Chatkevicius had a career-high 18 points, controlling the paint and giving USC a consistent offense. Had USC tried to help him by driving the ball instead of settling for jumpers, perhaps the result would have been different.

Against Mississippi State (12-16, 5-10 SEC), the Gamecocks will receive a primer on how to attack a zone. The Bulldogs like to do it, charging into the paint whenever they can.

“It depends on if the team is working well in the zone; it’s not super hard,” Chatkevicius said. “But if the guard makes a mistake and lets the guy through, a lot of times it’s a problem, and I get in foul trouble. But we were working on it a lot yesterday.”

MSU and USC have a lot in common.

Both have third-year coaches who were hired knowing they would have a major task on their hands.

“He’s very similar to us, where they’ve won some games and they’ve left some games on the table that I’m sure they wish they could do over again,” Martin said.

The Bulldogs are trying to improve their chances of sticking around in the SEC tournament while USC has that and a winning record in sight. The Gamecocks, coming back home, have put in the work.

They want to see the result.

“Win,” Chatkevicius said of the biggest challenge. “We need those wins. Make some shots, especially at home.”

SPORTS ITEMS

USCS baseball has busy weekend The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team will play five games over the next three days, starting today in Leland, N.C. The Fire Ants, who are 12-6 on the season, will travel to face Brunswick Community College in a doubleheader beginning at noon.

The two teams will play a single game on Sunday, also at noon.

MEDLIN On Monday, USCS will travel to Myrtle Beach to take on Muskegon Community College in a doubleheader beginning at 2 p.m.

The Fire Ants will return home on March 7 when they open Region X play against Florence-Darlington Technical College.

LMA 1-DAY BASEBALL CAMP

The 1-day Laurence Manning Academy Baseball Camp will be held on Saturday, March 7.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will be held at the school. It is open to boys in grades 1-6 and is $10 per player.

LMA head coach Barry Hatfield and his staff and players will conduct the camp.

All proceeds from the camp will go to the baseball program.

For more information, contact Hatfield at (803) 2364768.

76ERS 89 WIZARDS 81

PHILADELPHIA — Nerlens Noel had 14 points and 13 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 89-81 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday night.

PACERS 93 CAVALIERS 86

INDIANAPOLIS — With LeBron James and Kyrie Irving sidelined, Rodney Stuckey scored 19 points and George Hill had his first career triple-double Friday night in the Indiana Pacers’ 93-86 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

BRAVES UPTON TO MISS REST OF SPRING WITH INJURY

KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Atlanta Braves outfielder Melvin Upton is expected to miss the rest of spring training because of inflammation in his left foot.

The team announced Upton’s condition Friday after he underwent an X-ray and MRI exam.

Upton’s foot will be placed in a short leg cast for two weeks, then in a walking boot from four to six weeks. The team said he will likely be able to resume baseball activities in early April, about the time the Braves are opening

the regular season.

EARL LLOYD, 1ST BLACK PLAYER IN NBA, DIES AT 86

Earl Lloyd was a player and coach, an NBA champion and later a Hall of Famer. Within the basketball world, he’s something much bigger.

He was a pioneer.

Lloyd, the first black player in NBA history, died Thursday at 86. West Virginia State, his alma mater, confirmed the death but did not provide details.

MCILROY TO MISS CUT AT HONDA CLASSIC

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. — Rory McIlroyhit a speed bump Friday in the Honda Classic when the world’s No. 1 player managed only one birdie in the rain, stumbled badly down the stretch and headed home for the weekend after a 4-over 74, the first time in nearly a year he had consecutive rounds over par.

The cut officially will not be made until today because of a rain delay of nearly four hours, though he knew the score.

It was pleasant enough for Patrick Reed, who recovered from a double bogey early in his round by playing bogey-free the rest of the way for another 67.

From staff, wire reports

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WH FROM PAGE B1

“I’d rather hang three banners than just one,” Dengokl said of hanging banners for a region title, lower state title and state title.

This will be the third meeting between the Sumter School District rivals. Lakewood won the first meeting 47-41, snapping the Lady Knights 25-game Region VI winning streak. Crestwood took the second meeting 57-53 as the teams split the region title.

The Lady Gators earned the No. 1 seed in the playoffs based on a tiebreaker.

“I’m not going to try to get a whole different game plan because that didn’t get us to where we’re at now,” Lakewood head coach Frances Fields said.” I’m going to focus on what they (her players) haven’t been doing and try to correct it and move on from there.”

Lakewood, which is 21-4 on the season, has already set a school record for wins and advanced further than any other team since the school’s inception. They will have to beat a Crestwood team, also 21-4, that is playing in its third straight lower state title game and is the defending state runner-up.

“They’re just another team, it’s just 5-on-5,” Lakewood senior Shalexia Pack said of Crestwood.

“I think it’s a great opportunity to play Crestwood, especially since we’re kind of 1-1,” Dengkol said. “We won one and they’ve won one so it comes down to who really is the best between Crestwood and Lakewood.”

Fields believes her team has been getting better as the playoffs have progressed.

“The beautiful thing about it is we haven’t peaked,” Fields said. “I feel like everybody is still improving, everybody is getting better as an individual, which makes your team better as a whole.

“You do want to be playing your best basketball, but I feel like if we have more practices and more days that the sky is the limit for us,” she explained.

“I honestly do feel like every

game we do get better and every game they try their best to do what the game plan is.”

Defense has been a staple for both teams in the playoffs. The Lady Knights have held Hilton Head, Aiken and Myrtle Beach to 37, 45 and 38 points, respectively. Lakewood has held Berkeley, St. James and Orangeburg-Wilkinson to 23, 31 and 51 points, respectively.

“When we won we boxed out, we ran the floor well and played good defense,” Pack said from the two games against Crestwood. “But when we lost against them some people were getting frustrated and were worried about the crowd because I think there were more people at Crestwood, so we’ve got to keep talking and working with our teammates.”

Offensively the Lady Knights have been led by junior Cawasha Ceasar’s 16.2 and Shaquanda Miller-McCray’s 11.2 points per game. Sophomore Tyana Saunders is averaging seven while senior Ladazha Cole, sophomore Lindsey Rogers and junior Avis Murphy each average six points a game.

Dengkol has been Lakewood’s top scorer, averaging 17.1 points per game. Recently her scoring has been slowed, but that hasn’t stopped the Lady Gators from advancing. Instead, Lemon has been an offensive spark in the postseason, putting up 29 and 27 points. The sophomore is averaging 14.6 points.

Fields said he team needs to keep its composure and do the little things like boxing out and helping one another defensively to top the Lady Knights.

“They’ve played together as a team,” Fields said. “So many teams have tried to key on just Sonora, and the team is more than that.

“I feel like they push each other at practice, and honestly, the way they push each other at practice that made us be able to fight with everybody else. “As long as they keep in the mindset of believing and playing together, I think it should be a good game and a battle.”

KNIGHTS FROM PAGE B1 champs were going to have play away from the comfortable confines of The Castle for the most part.

“We were pretty much at home the last two years,” head coach Tony Wilson said.

“But this year we had to travel and face two No. 1 seeds on the road. Anytime you can do that, it’s a huge step for your team.

“It says a lot about our players and our program.”

Now, fittingly, the Lady Knights’ path back to Columbia to play for the state title intersects with Lakewood again. The region and Sumter County rivals, who are both 21-4, will face off again today at 5 p.m. at Florence Civic Center in the ultimate rubber match – one whose prize is the lower state championship and a trip to Colonial Life Arena on Saturday, March 7.

“It’s not really surprising for us or them to be here,” junior guard Cawasha Ceasar said. “I don’t think there’s any added pressure. We’ve been here before. We know what it takes to win. We just have to continue to play well.”

CHS has played well since that midseason loss. In fact, the Lady Knights have rattled off 10 straight victories and won every one of them by double digits – with the exception of the second matchup against LHS. But there was a noticeable difference in the rematch aside from just the score, Wilson said.

“We were not together the first time we played,” he said.

“We played too much individ-

ually. Too selfishly. We were not playing as a team.”

Soon afterward a team meeting was called to assess their subpar, 21-turnover performance.

“We definitely had to take a long look at ourselves after that,” junior forward Shaquanda Miller-McCray said. “It forced us to really dig deeper and realize what we needed to do because we’re all trying to (achieve) the same goal and that’s a state championship.”

With everyone on the same page, the Lady Knights have rolled since, beating top seeds Aiken and Myrtle Beach along the way. But facing a team for the third time will be a different challenge.

“There’s not going to be too many more wrinkles you can throw in,” Wilson said. “They know what we do and we know what they do. It just comes down to execution.”

Crestwood will rely on its two big guns in Ceasar and Miller-McCray, who are averaging 16.2 and 11 points respectively this season. Ceasar is also dishing out five assists per game while Miller-McCray is nearly averaging a triple-double with 12 rebounds and eight blocks.

But a big key to their recent success has been the overall team scoring for the Lady Knights. They’ve averaged 54 points per game this year and have been held under 50 points just once in the last 10 games.

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two post players and nine guards.”

Northwood, which will face Hammond in the state championship game today at 6:30 p.m. at the civic center, worked out of a 2-3 zone defense most of the game. The size of Middleton, an eighth-grader, and the senior Martin made it difficult for Wilson Hall to get the ball in the paint.

When they were able to accomplish that, the Lady Barons still had to find a way to get a shot up over the duo.

“They did a really good job against us with that zone,” Rector said. “It was hard for us to get it in there because of their height. When we were able to get it inside, their height was still a factor.”

That meant WH was having to hoist a number of shots from long range, and unfortunately for them not many of them fell. Wilson Hall was just 2-for-18 from 3-point range.

“We’re usually a better shooting team from 3-point range than we were today,” Rector said. “They made us shoot from out there, and we just couldn’t get many to fall.”

The Lady Barons, who were the lower No. 2 seed to Northwood being the lower No. 1, hung with the Lady Chargers through the first quarter. They trailed just 10-7 after the first quarter and pulled within one when Hannah Jordan scored the first basket of the second quarter.

Northwood began to take control though, scoring 11 straight points to go up 21-9. Martin, who finished with 14 points, scored six during that stretch.

After Wilson Hall’s Holly Scott worked her way free for a layup to make it 21-11 with 1:35 remaining in the first half, the Lady Char-

chiming in with 4.2. Murphy and Saunders are also pulling down nine boards apiece.

“That’s definitely been a big boost for us,” Ceasar said.

“We’ve gotten a lot more scorers involved and our bench has come through big (in the postseason). It makes us a stronger team.”

The Lady Gators have their own big two in Sonora Dengokl and Kamryn Lemon.

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Wilson Hall’s Lauren Goodson, right, has her shot blocked by Dee Heath in the Lady Barons’ 53-24 loss in the semifinals of the SCISA 3A state tournament on Friday at Sumter Civic Center. gers threw it over the top to Middleton for two layups to make the halftime score 25-11.

Middleton finished with eight points, giving her and Martin a combined 22.

“I really thought they would have had a little more than that,” Rector said. “But it seemed as though they hit a lot of timely baskets. Every time it looked like we might make a move, they came up with a basket.”

Wilson Hall scored just three points in the third quarter, a trey from Jordan, as the Lady Chargers led 37-14 after three quar-

Dengokl leads the team with 17.1 points per contest with Lemon following at 14.6.

Lemon has also had back-toback games of 25 points or more.

“You have to play solid defense against them, but you can’t just focus on them, either,” Miller-McCray said.

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Jordan and 5-10 Lauren Goodson both had 10 points for the Lady Barons.

Martin led the way for Northwood, while Jaliah Melvin added nine. Katelyn Powell had eight points along with Middleton.

While the Lady Barons came up short of their ultimate goal, Rector said his team had a special year.

“These girls have worked so hard, and to accomplish what they did they had to work together,” Rector said. “They had to overcome a lot of obstacles, so for them to be 22-6, it was a great season.”

stand Lakewood’s intense defensive pressure as well, and that means ball security.

“We have to take care of the ball first and rebound,” Wilson said. “We didn’t do either well very well in the first game, but we have to hold on to the ball and make sure to box out on both ends.

“I think if we can do that, and if we run our style of play, we’ll be successful.”

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BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press HAMPTON, Ga. — Daytona 500 winner Joey Logano won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway after a qualifying session in which 13 drivers didn’t get on LOGANO the track after failing to pass inspection.

Among those who were stuck in the paddock Friday evening: former champions Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart. Gordon, who is retiring at the end of the year, called the situation “embarrassing” for the sport.

At least those four will be in the race based on their points from last season.

That wasn’t the case for Mike Wallace, Matt DiBenedetto, Michael Annett and Reed Sorenson, who were bumped out of the 43-car field without even getting a chance to take a lap.

Logano led the final session of qualifying with a blistering speed of 194.683

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Friday Third Round Upper State (1) Hillcrest 73, (1) Spring Valley 64 (1) Wade Hampton (G) 72, (2) Blythewood 56 Lower State Championship (1) Sumter 48, (1) James Island 44 Monday Upper State Championship At Bon Secours Arena (Greenville) Hillcrest vs. Wade Hampton, 7 p.m.

FOLDS OF HONOR QUIKTRIP 500 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Atlanta Motor Speedway Hampton, Ga. Lap length: 1.54 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.683.

2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 193.792.

3. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 193.623.

4. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 193.4.

5. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 193.137.

6. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 192.949.

7. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 192.942.

8. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 192.313.

9. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 192.206.

10. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 192.14.

11. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.483.

12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 191.403.

13. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 192.326.

14. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 192.313.

15. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.146.

16. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 192.033.

17. (18) David Ragan, Toyota, 191.496.

18. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 191.291.

19. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 190.935.

20. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 190.692.

21. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 190.653.

mph, taking advantage of temperatures in the 40s as the sun set on the 1.54-mile trioval. He has never been a strong qualifier in Atlanta, but he’s on quite a roll after his victory last weekend in

22. (55) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 190.646.

23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 190.424.

24. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189.558.

25. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 189.513.

26. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 189.493.

27. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, 189.351.

28. (34) Joe Nemechek, Ford, 189.183.

29. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 188.906.

30. (23) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 188.187.

31. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 188.117.

32. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 187.837.

33. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, 183.881.

34. (30) Ron Hornaday Jr., Chevrolet, 181.147.

35. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet.

36. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota.

37. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

38. (41) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

39. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (26) Jeb Burton, Toyota, Owner Points.

41. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, Owner Points.

42. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

43. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

Failed to Qualify 44. (66) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet.

45. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota.

46. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet.

47. (29) Reed Sorenson, Toyota.

the biggest race of the year.

“I don’t know what’s going on,” a beaming Logano said. “Everything is going well for me lately. I’m trying to keep the train rolling.”

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Friday Third Round Upper State (1) A.C. Flora 83, (2) Southside 58 Today Lower State Championship (1) Darlington vs. (1) Midland Valley, 6:30 p.m.

Monday Upper State Championship At Bon Secours Arena (Greenville) (3) Lower Richland vs. Southside or A.C. Flora, 8:30 p.m.

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(1) Keenan 67, (2) Chesnee 37

Friday Third Round Upper State

Today Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Strom Thurmond vs. Chesnee or Keenan, 3:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (1) Ridgeland-Hardeeville at (1) Timberland, 3:30 p.m.

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Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (1) Burke vs. (1) Hannah-Pamplico, 12:30 p.m.

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Friday Lower State Championship (1) Goose Creek 41, (1) Irmo 32 Monday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (2) Dutch Fork vs. (1) Spring Valley, 5:30 p.m.

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Today Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Dreher vs. (1) Lancaster, 5 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (2) Crestwood vs. (1) Lakewood 5 p.m.

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(1) Pendleton 45, (2) Keenan 27

Thursday Third Round Upper State

Today Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Pendleton vs. (1) Newberry, 2 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (1) Dillon vs. (1) Bishop England, 2 p.m.

USC/CLEMSON BASEBALL

Tigers crush Carolina 11-4 in rivalry opener FROM CLEMSON ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT CLEMSON — Behind four runs in both the first and third innings, the Clemson baseball team defeated No. 10 South Carolina 11-4 in front of 6,272 fans at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday.

The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the 3-game series, won their fifth game in a row and improved to 6-2 on the season.

The Gamecocks fell to 6-2, as their 6-game winning streak came to an end.

PINDER The Tigers scored four runs in the first inning and never relinquished the lead. Chase Pinder’s 2-out, 2-run triple highlighted the uprising.

Clemson doubled the lead with four runs in the third inning on a 3-run home run by Chris Okey and a solo homer by Weston Wilson.

The Gamecocks rallied with three runs in the fourth inning and one run in the fifth, but Wilson belted his second homer, a

3-run shot, in the seventh inning to give Clemson an 11-4 lead.

Tiger starting pitcher Matthew Crownover earned the win to improve to 2-0 despite allowing four runs on six hits with seven strikeouts in five innings pitched. Freshman left-hander Alex Schnell recorded his first career save by pitching the final four innings.

Gamecock starter Wil Crowe (1-1) suffered the loss, as he gave up 11 hits, nine runs and one walk with six strikeouts in six innings.

Tyler Krieger led the Tigers’ 12-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with one run batted in and three runs scored. Okey and Wilson both went 2-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.

Elliott Caldwell and Kyle Martin both had two hits for USC. Connor Bright hit his second homer of the season, a 3-run shot in the fourth that pulled Carolina within 8-3.

The series continues today at 2:30 p.m. at Fluor Field in Greenville.

SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 for the state championship.

SHS improved to 19-6 on the season while the Trojans ended the season at 22-6.

The Gamecocks have had quick starts to games in the postseason, but nothing like what occurred on Friday.

Sumter hit its first four shots – all from downtown.

Before most people were able to get popcorn and find their seats, the Gamecocks already held a double-digit lead at 12-1.

SHS wound up with five in the quarter with two coming from Brandon Parker and one each from Micah McBride, Andrew Tiller and Cedric Rembert.

Meanwhile, the Gamecock D was clamped so tight James Island was barely able to get a shot off, going 0-for-5 from the field in the opening eight minutes. Their only point came on a Noah Munn free throw as SHS took a 19-1 lead into the second stanza.

James Island finally found its footing, getting four points from Brady Schuck and three from Kishon Chadwick as the Trojans were able to pick away at the lead slightly.

But despite a 6-2 run to start the second, James Island still could not fully shut down Sumter’s outside shooting. McBride and Rembert connected on 3s to help the Gamecocks keep pace and keep a 29-13 advantage at the break.

The third quarter was a different matter, though. The Trojans came out hot this

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Today Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Christ Church vs. (1) Calhoun County, 11 a.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (2) Latta vs. (1) Carvers Bay, 11 a.m.

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GIRLS 3A Friday Semifinals (L1) Northwood 53, (L2) Wilson Hall 24 (U2) Hammond 50, (U1) First Baptist 42 Today State Championship at Sumter Civic Center (L1) Northwood vs. (U2) Hammond, 6:30 p.m.

2A Today State Championship At Sumter Civic Center (1) Hilton Head Christian vs. (1) Palmetto Christian, 2:30 p.m.

1A Today State Championship at Sumter Civic Center (1) Richard Winn vs. (1) Holly Hill, 11 a.m.

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time behind Vince Cole, who scored eight points in the frame. The James Island defense also started strong, holding Sumter to four points midway through the quarter.

By the end, the Trojans had outscored SHS 17-8 and had cut the seemingly insurmountable deficit to just 3730.

The fourth quarter was more back and forth, with SHS maintaining a slim lead into the final minute. Despite going just 5-for-13 from the free throw line in the final frame, The Gamecocks’ defense made it stand up as they held the Trojans scoreless for the last 20 seconds to walk away with the victory.

Leading scorer Brandon Parker, who had felt the sting of two straight LS title game defeats, hit two of Sumter’s key free throws and led the Gamecocks with 12 points.

McBride and Quentin Kershaw added 11 each.

Shuck led James Island with 12 points followed by Cole with eight.

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record. Talley felt that battle-tested mentality helped his team advance as far as it did.

“We played a very tough schedule, and it prepared us, and we got better,” Talley said. “In our last 10 games or so, we actually played pretty well. Tonight I’m really pretty pleased with the effort.

We didn’t make any shots, especially in the second quarter, but Northwood has got a very good team. We knew that, and we knew that we were going to have to play very well. I thought we played very hard, and we didn’t play bad. Sometimes you’ve just got to put the ball in the hole, and we had some good looks in the second quarter but nothing fell.”

The Chargers improved to 24-8 and advance to play Hammond, an 81-66 winner over Pinewood Prep in Friday’s other 3A semifinal matchup, in the title game today at 8 p.m.

Wilson Hall got off to a strong start, jumping to an

8-2 lead. The lead was 10-4 as John Ballard accounted for eight of the Barons’ first 10. The Chargers then took charge with a 12-0 run that included the opening basket of the second quarter.

Eighth-grade starter Jamal Edmondson scored six in the opening quarter and Tayvaughn Major five for Northwood during the stretch, with Major scoring the first two of the second quarter.

Ballard scored on a putback to break Wilson Hall’s scoreless skein but the Barons were outscored 14-4 over the remainder of the half to go to the locker room trailing 30-16. Ballard had 14 of Wilson Hall’s 16 first-half points while Edmondson accounted for 15 of Northwood’s 30. Ballard would not score any points in the second half and closed the night as Wilson Hall’s lone double-digit scorer.

“I told them at halftime that, outside of John, no one else really put the ball

Friday Semifinals (U1) Hammond 81, (U2) Pinewood Prep 66 (L1) Northwood 56, (L6) Wilson Hall 39 Today State Championship at Sumter Civic Center (U1) Hammond vs. (L1) Northwood, 8 p.m.

2A Today State Championship at Sumter Civic Center (1) Bethesda Academy vs. (3) Spartanburg Day, 4 p.m.

1A Today State Championship at Sumter Civic Center Curtis Baptist vs. Laurens Academy, 12:30 p.m.

in the hole,” Talley said.

“Northwood, they changed defenses and they’re very athletic. If you make a mistake, they make you pay for it. I’m disappointed that we lost tonight, but I am so proud of this group. They’ve been a pleasure to coach all year and they’ve worked extremely hard. We’re not the fastest and we’re not the tallest team, but these guys compete. It’s been a pleasure to coach them for the last four months, working with them every day, and my hat’s off to them. We wanted to go one more, but I’m just real proud of them.”

The Chargers maintained a double-digit advantage throughout the third, with the Barons getting within 12 on one occasion before Northwood went on an 8-0 run to double up Wilson Hall, 40-20, with 3:20 to go in the quarter. The advantage was 18, 42-24, heading to the fourth quarter, with Edmondson still registering half of his team’s point total with 21.

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Police drama ‘Battle Creek’ offers intriguing pilot

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Of four new series debuting this weekend, at least two arrive with vaguely religious overtones.

Based on a script written by Vince Gilligan (“Breaking Bad”) 10 years ago, “Battle Creek” (10 p.m. Sunday, CBS, TV-14) shares a great deal of the dark humor and whimsy that make “Bad” and its sequel “Better Call Saul” so appealing.

Set (but not shot) in this Michigan city that has seen better days, “Battle Creek” stars Dean Winters as Russ Agnew, a jaded homicide detective on a woefully underfunded police force. He’s first seen commandeering a video camera from a frightened dad who had been documenting his daughter’s dance recital. Later, Agnew and a fellow officer (Kal Penn) are forced to use a baby monitor as a “wire” on an undercover informant. “CSI” this isn’t.

Into their broke and dysfunctional office waltzes FBI Special Agent Milt Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel). Given all the resources of the federal government, he quickly trumps Agnew’s gumshoe intuition with a wealth of technology and forensics.

But he also brings something money cannot buy, the aura of good looks, impeccable breeding, extraordinary confidence and an unflappable faith that good might reside in even the most depraved suspect or perpetrator.

Combine Chamberlain’s sunshine with Agnew’s dark cloud and you have the perfect pairing of philosopher buddy cops.

They don’t share the brooding, gothic banter of “True Detective,” but their conversations resonate with some profound human questions. Has Agnew’s weary nature “earned” him his squalid station in life? Do good things happen to those who exude goodness?

As in allegorical religious tales, names can mean everything. Milt Chamberlain evokes one of basketball’s most gifted athletes. Agnew recalls a vice president’s crude corruption.

You don’t have to be as cynical as Agnew to wonder what Milt did to “deserve” Battle Creek — and if the golden boy has an agenda, or even a mission, that will emerge over 13 episodes.

Will fans of Gilligan’s shows

gravitate to network TV? In a telling scene, members of Battle Creek’s misfit police force ooze gratitude over a box of eclairs that Chamberlain shares with the office, while Agnew bitterly observes that they are the exact same pastries that he brought earlier that week. Will the same pundits and viewers who binged on Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad” when broadcast on AMC and streamed on Netflix ignore CBS’ box of eclairs?

• If “Battle Creek” has one of the more intriguing pilots of the year, “Last Man on Earth” (9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-14) presents one of the most botched.

In many ways, the show nearly self-destructs before it even begins. Set in 2022, two years after a virus has destroyed humanity, “Earth” stars Will Forte as Phil, seemingly the only guy “lucky” enough to have survived.

The first half-hour alternates between bleak existential longing and cheap sight gags. Phil commandeers a Tucson mansion and fills it with museum loot. Bereft of plumbing, he uses his swimming pool as a toilet. It’s a relief to us all when he contemplates suicide. But at the very moment when all of the “Cast Away” gags are exhausted, he spots a sign of life and discovers Carol (Kristen Schaal) — Eve to his post-apocalyptic Adam.

Things pick up when Phil and Carol get to bicker and banter. But even these two capable comedians can’t redeem “Last Man” from its dreary, one-note story. The first halfhour of the pilot is pure torture and entirely unnecessary. In a better-constructed comedy, Phil and Carol’s predicament could have been summed up and introduced in a theme song.

• “Secrets and Lies” (9 p.m.

Sunday, ABC, TV-14) is the second network remake (after “The Slap”) of an Australian series to premiere in 2015. Not unlike “Broadchurch” (the U.K. series, also remade), “Lies” begins with the tragic death of a young boy and follows as detectives search for the truth and a small community unravels.

Ryan Phillippe stars as Ben, a neighborhood dad who finds the boy’s body and who becomes a chief suspect. Juliette Lewis turns in a strong perfor-

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Dean Winters, left, stars as homicide Detective Russ Agnew and Josh Duhamel FBI Special Agent Milt Chamberlain in the new police drama “Battle Creek” premiering at 10 p.m. Sunday on CBS. mance as Detective Andrea Cornell, a seemingly strange woman adept at keeping suspects, and the audience, off balance with peculiar questions.

• Hallmark has turned its “Good Witch” (8 p.m. Saturday, TV-PG) movie franchise into a series, kicking off with a twohour premiere.

Like most Hallmark offerings, “Witch” takes place in an idealized small town that’s all but enchanted by Cassie Nightingale (Catherine Bell), proprietor of the Bell, Book and Candle, where patrons can find herbal remedies and other tastefully neat stuff.

She’s done such a good job of turning the town toward alternative healing that she earns the suspicions of the handsome new doctor in town (James Denton, “Desperate Housewives”).

Both Cassie and her daughter, Grace (Bailee Madison), have a heightened sense of intuition. It’s not exactly sorcery, but they do have a way of bumping into handsome guys at opportune moments.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Many PBS stations will broadcast “Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever” (8 p.m., check local listings), a glance back at a remarkable 1983 television concert.

• A country star offers viewers backstage access on “Shania: Still the One Live From Vegas” (9 p.m., ABC).

• “Kobe Bryant’s Muse” (9 p.m., Showtime) profiles the NBA star.

• Eleanor tries diplomacy on “Black Sails” (9 p.m., Starz, TVMA).

• Dakota Johnson hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), with musical guest Alabama Shakes.

• Sean feels snubbed on “Episodes” (10:30 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• “Freeway: Crack in the System” (10 p.m., Al Jazeera) takes a two-part look at crack cocaine in the United States.

CULT CHOICE A haunted hotel tests the limits of a professional skeptic and debunker (John Cusack) in the 2007 thriller “1408” (9 p.m.

Saturday, Syfy).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): a profile of Larry David; Hurricane Sandy victims criticize FEMA; toxic building materials from China.

• “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) wraps up its fifth season with an engaging episode.

• Elizabeth’s staff misses evidence of corruption on “Madam Secretary” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Colin believes a fictional TV character is based on his life on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Humanity seems on the ropes on “Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA).

• Dinner and a show on “Girls” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Tina’s business hits a rough patch on “Togetherness” (9:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

SATURDAY SERIES Drone software disappears on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A pastor is rudely dispatched on “Backstrom” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Two hours of “48 Hours” (9 p.m., CBS) * Fighting evil takes its toll on “Sleepy Hollow” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A tycoon expires on “Forever” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

SUNDAY SERIES A princess in need on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Life without Gold on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Wedding prep on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

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Teen needs support and guidance, not rejection DEAR ABBY — My best friend from school is pregnant.

Her baby’s father is practically nonexistent, Dear Abby and she has no other ABIGAIL friends beVAN BUREN sides me and one other person. I am the only one so far who knows about her pregnancy. She hasn’t told her dad and her grandparents because she’s scared they’ll kick her out. She has nowhere to go. My parents have told me to cut her off. What should I do?

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ly, she should talk to a counselor at school. The family will have to know soon because her pregnancy will become obvious, and she will need prenatal care so her baby will be born healthy.

I don’t agree with your parents that you should “cut her off.” She needs friends right now -- and you can learn much from watching this scenario from the sidelines. Stress to her how important it is that she graduates from high school, because if she keeps her baby, she will need to be able to support it. Your state department of social services should also be contacted for guidance.

DEAR ABBY — Two friends decide to take a road trip to Miami. One lives in New York and the other in North Caro-

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lina. They agree to use the New Yorker’s car and split the cost of the gas.

The New Yorker says the amount to be split is the cost of the fuel from New York to Miami and back to New York.

The North Carolinian says the cost to be split should be from North Carolina to Miami and back to North Carolina. Which is fair?

Road Weary DEAR ROAD WEARY — Really? If you two can’t agree on your own, I have a suggestion for you: Cancel the trip. If you do, it may save the friendship.

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The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors for the following project: IT Electrical Upgrade and Generator Install. Plans and bid documents may be obtained from: County of Sumter, Purchasing Department, 13 E. Canal St., Sumter, South Carolina 29150, sgregory@sumtercountysc.org.

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IN: THE MATTER OF ADOPTION OF: JUDAH WAYNE ARDIS Notice to any Unknown or Undisclosed Parent of: Judah Wayne Ardis You will take notice that a petition for the adoption of Judah Wayne Ardis, a Minor (born to Brooke Haley Merritt on the 5th day of November 2014 in Sumter County, South Carolina), was filed on February 10, 2015, in the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, alleging that the identity of the natural parent of said minor child may be unknown or has not been correctly disclosed to the Court, and whose relationship of said possible unknown or undisclosed natural parent to the aforesaid minor child is that of Natural Father. Minor Child's birth date is November 5, 2014.

Please be advised that should you intend to contest this adoption, you must file a written response within thirty (30) days of the date of the last publication herein with Richard L. Wyatt whose name and address is shown below, and with the Clerk of the Probate Court of Jefferson County, Alabama, Jefferson County Courthouse, Birmingham, Alabama.

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TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs.

GOBE D. MCELVEEN, JR. A/K/A GOBE DEAN MCELVEEN, JR. and BRITTANY A. MCELVEEN, Defendants.

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

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 November 26, 2014.

GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-0797 BY:Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorney for the Plaintiff

SUMMONS In The Probate Court Case No.: 1994ES43031 State of South Carolina County of Sumter Ruth White, Petitioner vs.

Annie B. Parrott-Akinwale, Julia Brown, Frances Dean, Jerome Herrington, Eva W. Jones, Neddie Lesane, George Parrott, Jannie Mae Parrott, Mezerine McClain Snow, Sadie Ward, Ben Wells, Jr., Calvin Wells, Dr. Carl Wells, Clayton Wells, Dennis Wells, Elias Wells, Melvin Wells, Michael A. Wells, Frederick Wells, Sr., Milton Wells, Stephen Wells, Sue Mae Wells, Ida Wilson, and any Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Junious Wells, Respondents

TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and required to answer the Petition to Determine Heirs in this action while was filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at 7 East

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Hampton Ave., Sumter, SC 29150 with THIRTY (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Petition within the time; the relief requested therein will be granted.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe; Capitola Vaughn; Kadijah Vaughn; Marion Vaughn; Erin Capital Management, LLC, Defendant(s).

1992 in Deed Book 558 at Page 1629 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, State of South Carolina. Thereafter, Everette R. Brown conveyed her one-half (1/2) interest to Evetta B. Vaughn by Quit Claim Deed dated September 3, 1993 and recorded September 3, 1993 in Deed Book 580 at Page 416 in said Records.

thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is

NOTICE TO THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Petition, was filed with the Sumter County Probate Court on the 7th day of November 2014. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Junious Wells in this matter is J. David Weeks, Esquire, Weeks Law Office, LLC, 35 South Sumter Street,Post Office Box 370, Sumter, South Carolina. (803) 775-5856.

Calvin K. Hastie, Sr., Esquire HASTIE LAW FIRM 7 East Hampton Avenue Sumter, South Carolina 29150 (803) 774-7776 Attorney for the Petitioner

SUMMONS IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: 2014ES4300638 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Ruth White Petitioner vs.

Annie B. Parrott-Akinwale, Julia Brown, Frances Dean, Jerome Herrington, Eva W. Jones, Neddie Lesane, George Parrott, Jannie Mae Parrott, Mezerine McClain Snow, Sadie Ward, Ben Wells, Jr., Calvin Wells, Dr. Carl Wells, Clayton Wells, Dennis Wells, Elias Wells, Melvin Wells, Michael A. Wells, Frederick Wells, Sr., Milton Wells, Stephen Wells, Sue Mae Wells, Ida Wilson, and any unknown heirs of the estate of Celia James Wells AKA Celie James, Respondents, TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY summoned and required to answer the Petition to Determine Heirs in this action while was filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at 7 East Hampton Ave., Sumter, SC 29150 with THIRTY 930) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Petition within the time; the relief requested therein will be granted.

NOTICE TO THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED; TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Petition, was filed with the Sumter County Probate Court on the 7th day of November 2014. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Celia James Wells aka Celie James in this matter is J. David Weeks, Esquire, Weeks Law Office, LLC, 35 South Sumter Street, Post Office Box 370, Sumter, South Carolina (803) 775-5856.

Calvin K. Hastie, Sr., Esquire HASTIE LAW FIRM 7 East Hampton Avenue Sumter, South Carolina 29150 (803) 774-7776 Attorney for the Petitioner

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2015-CP-43-00326 DEFICIENCY WAIVED (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., PLAINTIFF, vs.

Tammy R. Timmons; David W. Timmons; The United States of America, by and through its Agency, the Department of Housing and Urban Development DEFENDANT(S) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Hutchens Law Firm; P.O. Box 8237; Columbia, SC 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, except as to the United States of America, which shall have sixty (60) days, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for this County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause with appeal only to the South Carolina Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June 1, 1999.

NOTICE OF FILING OF SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, on February 3, 2015.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice.

You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications.

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE P U R P O S E O F T H I S COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE, except as stated below in the instance of bankruptcy protection.

IF YOU ARE UNDER THE PROTECTION OF THE BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT OF A BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT FROM YOU PERSONALLY.

AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2014-CP-43-01731 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC, Plaintiff, vs.

The Estate of Evetta B. Vaughn, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Evetta B. Vaughn, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also,

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. ยง 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given

by Evetta B. Vaughn to Waccamaw Financial Services, Inc. dated November 3, 1993 and recorded on November 16, 1993 in Book 585 at Page 1931, in the Sumter County Registry (hereinafter, "Mortgage").

Thereafter, the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, situate, lying, and being in Sumter Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, being delineated as Lot 106 of Section 3 of Guignard Park Subdivision on Plat prepared by H.S. Willson, RLS, dated November 1, 1993 and recorded November 16, 1993 in Plat Book 93 at Page 1960 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, State of South Carolina, and being bounded and measuring as follows: on the north

by Lot 85 and measuring thereon 109.91 feet, on the east by Spaulding Avenue and measuring thereon in a curved line 129.17 feet, on the south

by Lot 105 and measuring thereon 107.90 feet, and on the west by Lot 86 and measuring thereon 82.93 feet, be the said measurements more or less.

This being the identical property conveyed unto Everette R. Brown and Evetta B. Vaughn by Deed of Seventh Episcopal District of the A.M.E. Church dated November 6, 1992 and recorded November 13,

TMS No. 2261402002 Property Address: 1027 Spaulding Avenue, Sumter, SC 29150 ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM AND APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment, it is FURTHER upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments

ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 1027 Spaulding Avenue, Sumter, South Carolina 29150; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Servicemember's Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be

Summons & Notice forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in The Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for SUMTER County on August 21, 2014.

J. Martin Page, SC Bar No. 100200 Sarah. O. Leonard, SC Bar No. 080165 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff