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Chamber encourages, trains mentors to work with schools BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce Education Committee would like to promote partnerships between local businesses, faith-based organizations and key leaders in the community to improve education in the area by identifying and training youth mentoring programs. “We have to have an educated and talented workforce to not only supply the businesses in Sumter but to promote

Sumter to other businesses coming in,” said Dennis Turner, chairman of the education committee. The education committee also wants to encourage local organizations to get involved and support Sumter’s mentoring initiative financially or through potential mentors. “We all believe that if the community gets behind mentoring, we can really make a positive difference in Sumter County,” said Turner. He said sometimes the word

“mentor” can be a daunting term but is actually very inspiring. “A mentor is really a role model who is just taking a deliberate interest in someone’s life,” he said. He also said that mentors are not exclusive to students and that he himself has a mentor who provides guidance in his career. Sumter School District has its own mentoring program available for all students in the district. The district’s mentoring program mirrors national

standards of screening, training, monitoring, supporting and matching prospective mentors with mentees. Mentorships last for an academic year and mentors are encouraged to follow their mentee to the next school year. Mentors can choose to work with students in specific grades and schools or with students with whom they share a similar background. “We’ve had some of our bilingual military personnel request an English language

learner to work with,” said Robin Mixon, prevention specialist and mentor coordinator for the district. Mentors are required to meet with students at least twice a month during school hours but can meet more frequently and outside of school with parents’ permission. The only cost for the mentorship is a $25 fee for potential mentors to have a background check by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

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CCTC No measles reported in S.C. outlines Counselor Initiative BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com During its annual guidance counselor breakfast on Friday, Central Carolina Technical College President Tim Hardee announced the school’s plans for its Guidance Counselor Initiative. Guidance counselors from high schools in Sumter, Kershaw, Clarendon and Lee counties will meet at CCTC for two weeks during the summer to learn about courses offered at the college and the industrial job opportunities available in those HARDEE four counties. Counselors will also provide their students with information about transferring from CCTC to fouryear colleges when they return to school in the fall. Twenty guidance counselors are anticipated to participate in the training, which is expected to start in July. And for their time, the counselors will receive a $1,000 stipend. The counselors will take tours of Central Carolina’s educational departments and the industrial businesses in the area. Hardee said the initiative will be great for students to “know that they need training beyond high school to make it in the industrial business industry.” Together, Sumter Economic Development Board and Sumter Industrial Association, comprised of representatives of Caterpillar Inc., Sumter Packaging and Kaydon Corp., pledged $10,000 to CCTC to fund the training initiative. “We’re fortunate to have the business community’s initial financial support in the program,” said Hardee. Hardee said the initiative will be especially helpful for Sumter School District students in the STEM program which prepares high school students for careers in the science, technology, engineering and math fields.

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Pediatrician Charles Goodman, right, talks with Carmen Lopez, 37, seen holding her 18-month-old son, Daniel, after he was vaccinated with the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine, or MMR, at Goodman’s practice in Northridge, California, on Thursday. Some doctors are adamant about not accepting patients who don’t believe in vaccinations, with some saying they don’t want to be responsible for someone’s death from an illness that was preventable.

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Most South Carolinians above a certain age probably remember measles as a fairly common disease from their childhoods. Through the years, however, vaccinations reduced the incidence of the disease to the point that it was declared eradicated in the United States. A recent, multi-state outbreak that started in California in December — reportedly at a Disneyland park — has raised concerns about the possibility of the virus making a comeback in the Palmetto State, however. State health officials think the chances of an outbreak in South Carolina are unlikely. Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman Jim Beasley said officials in the department know of no cases in the state since 1999.

“We have a pretty good vaccination rate in South Carolina,” he said. They caution, however, that measles is easily spread and can have serious consequences. Letitia Pringle-Miller, an administrative director at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, said proper immunization is the best way to avoid the disease. “The main thing is to have children immunized according to the childhood vaccination schedule,” she said. Pringle-Miller said many people today know little about the disease. “Measles is something the younger generation hasn’t seen, so they probably don’t realize how easily measles is spread,” she said. “It can be spread through the air; that’s why when folks are in close contact it can be easily shared.”

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LOS ANGELES — With California gripped by a measles outbreak, Dr. Charles Goodman posted a clear notice in his waiting room and on Facebook: His practice will no longer see children whose parents won’t get them vaccinated. “Parents who choose not to give measles shots, they’re not just putting their kids at risk, but they’re also putting other kids at risk — especially kids in my waiting room,” the Los Angeles pediatrician said. It’s a sentiment echoed by a small number of doctors who in recent years have “fired” patients who continue to believe debunked research linking vaccines to autism. They hope the strategy will lead parents to change their minds; if that fails, they hope it

will at least reduce the risk to other children in the office. The tough-love approach — which comes amid the nation’s second-biggest measles outbreak in at least 15 years, with at least 98 cases reported since last month — raises questions about doctors’ ethical responsibilities. Most of the measles cases have been traced directly or indirectly to Disneyland in Southern California. The American Academy of Pediatrics says doctors should bring up the importance of vaccinations during visits but should respect a parent’s wishes unless there’s a significant risk to the child. “In general, pediatricians should avoid discharging patients from their practices solely because a parent refuses to immunize his or her child,”

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BY HAMLET FORT hamlet@theitem.com The Young Professionals of Sumter are on the “tail end” of a wide restructure that its leaders hope will increase membership and further integrate the younger community in the city and county of Sumter. According to chairman Jake Cline, the motivation behind the restructure is to captivate and entice young professionals from Sumter to return and ITEM FILE PHOTO

Grainger McKoy’s sculpture “Recovery” sits on the banks of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens.

See artist McKoy’s new sculpture at Swan Lake Swan Lake-Iris Gardens and the City of Sumter are celebrating the fifth anniversary of the unveiling of Grainger McKoy’s sculpture “Recovery,” which sits on the banks of the lake, with a special showing of the artist’s latest work. From 3 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 8., Shelley Kile, city communications and tourism director, said the event at Swan Lake Visitors Center “offers an opportunity to the public that normally doesn’t get to see his work, other than the wing (Recovery).” The “wall sculpture depicting quails will be going to a private collector’s plantation home in Beaufort,” Kile said. It will be mounted for the showing much as it will be when it’s installed in Beaufort, she added. Visitors will also be able to talk to McKoy about his work. There is no charge for admission, and the public is invited. Call (803) 436-2640 for more information.

Wilson Hall names middle school principal Wilson Hall has named Stacey Reaves as middle school principal for the 2015-16 school year. Reaves has 20 years of experience in the education field and has been a member of Wilson Hall’s faculty since 2007. Before coming to Wilson Hall, she served in a variety of administrative posiREAVES tions with the former Sumter District 2, working as an assistant principal, principal and district-wide curriculum coordinator. At Wilson Hall, Reaves serves as the English Department chairwoman and will continue in this that role.

stay in the city and county. “That’s our goal, to get more young people involved in the community,” Cline said. “Because, ultimately, we are going to be the future.” Cline says the group has struggled with membership, and that recruiting members is the best way to achieve their goal of incorporating more young people into the community. The group has spoken with Aiken Young Professionals, a group with about 250 members, about their strategies.

“They seem to have the ball rolling up there,” he said. “In a way, we want to model ourselves after what they’ve done.” However, Cline admits Sumter’s demographics are different from demographics in Aiken. For a long time, he said, Sumter has been marketed as a an “old folks retirement community,” but Cline said he doesn’t want to entirely change that, nor does he think it’s a bad thing. Instead he has an eye to the future, when today’s young people will be running the show. “The biggest challenge we have being a young group of people is that we want to focus on young professionals as a

group and say, ‘Hey, we’re moving forward. We’re going to be here for a long time,’” he said. “Once (the older generation) is retired, we’re going to be in charge of keeping things moving forward.” The Young Professionals of Sumter will present its restructure plan at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual retreat in Spartanburg this weekend, which started Friday. On Feb. 6, the group will hold its annual chili cook-off fundraiser, and Cline hopes more chili cookers will sign up to show off their recipes for the event. For more information on registration, call (803) 9834371.

Chilly? Remedy that at the YPS Chili Cookoff BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

t’s definitely chili weather, and the Young Professionals of Sumter will bring an abun-

dance of the popular dish to Main Street on Friday to warm us up. The popular 6 to 9 p.m. event is the group’s 6th Annual Chili Cook Off and Beer Tasting and its second in downtown Sumter.

YPS Vice Chairwoman Shelley Kile and cookoff chairman Tyler Gibbs are both excited about the organization’s biggest fundraiser. “We had a great turnout last year,” Kile said, “and we’re hoping for an even bigger one this time.” Gibbs said, “We’ll have another impressive pool of chili contestants as well as a notable beer-tasting selection.” Of the 34 beers that will be available for tasting, Kile said, “Three or four will be specialty brews that are either not yet on the market or just on the market.” She said YPS expects to have at least 20 different chili masters competing in several categories, including Judges Choice, Peoples Choice, Best Decorated Booth, Spiciest and Most Unique. Prizes include Judges Choice, first place $300, second place $200. Awards are also given in the other categories. The cooks, some from restaurants, most home cooks with special, secret recipes or techniques, are very competitive, Kile said. Types of chili range from very hot and spicy to vegetarian, mild, green, red, beef, bean, poultry and others. “Last year’s Peoples Choice winner was a sweet chili,” she said. While the recipes may be a secret, Kile said the ingredient lists are displayed for those who might have food allergies. Main Street will be closed off between Liberty Street and Hampton Avenue during the three-hour event, she said. “We had a great turnout last year,”

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A chili master touts the spiciness of his recipe at a past Young Professionals of Sumter Chili Cook Off and Beer Tasting. The 6th annual event sponsored by YPS is set for Friday, Feb. 6, on Main Street. she said. “I think the young professionals and guests like the ‘urban feel’ of downtown.” Gibbs said the crowd will “most likely spill over into our beautiful green space across the street from the Sumter Opera House.” DJ Howie D Entertainment will be present to provide a wide variety of music, “including a lot of good dance music,” Kile said. Kile said several contestants already registered are Shaw Air Force Base personnel and that 20th Fighter Wing Commander Col. Stephen Jost will serve as a judge. It’s not too late to apply for a spot in the competition, Kile said. “If someone really wants to enter, we’ll find a place for them,” she said. The entry free for competitors is $20, which includes two tickets to the event. More information, rules and an entry

form can be found online at www.sumterchamber.com/YPS.aspx. Those wishing to attend the event can get tickets at Swan Lake Visitors Center, Sumter Chamber of Commerce and from any YPS member. The cost is $25 in advance and $35 on the day of the event. Military and law enforcement personnel will be admitted for $25 at any time. Proceeds benefit YPS charitable projects, which include pajamas, school supplies and activities for residents of the Crosswell Home for Children and several other philanthropic programs. Membership in Young Professionals of Sumter is open to working adults ages 25 to 45. Its mission statement is: ‘To foster leadership development, personal enrichment, networking and community involvement.” Email YPS for more info at YPSumter@gmail.com.

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Doctors urge cervical cancer screenings, vaccine BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Every year, more than 12,000 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 93 percent of cervical cancers can be prevented by cancer screenings and the human papillomavirus vaccine. January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. The Papanicolaou test, or pap test or pap smear, screens the cervix for abnormal cells. The CDC recommends that women get regular pap tests starting at age 21 or within three weeks of having intercourse for the first time. HPV, the most common sex-

ually transmitted infection, is a group of more than 150 types of viruses that can cause genital warts or can lead to cervical cancer. In fact, the CDC reports that HPV is the cause of most cervical cancers in America. According to the CDC, about 79 million people, women and men, in the country are infected with HPV, and about 14 million people are infected every year. Symptoms of HPV can develop years after the initial infection. Unfortunately, there are no HPV tests for men, but it is recommended that men check for abnormalities around the genitals and alert a physician of anything strange. Nearly 21,000 HPV-related cancers could be prevented by

and Gardasil prevents two HPV strains that cause nearly 90 percent of genital warts. “Gardasil is a vaccination against HPV six and 11, which cause warts, and 16 and 18 which cause cervical cancer,” said Dr. Triz Smith, a physician at Sumter OB/GYN. The vaccines are administered through a series of three injections during a six-month period and also prevent vulvar, vaginal and anal cancers. The CDC recommends that the HPV vaccine be administered to children ages 11 or 12. Women should get the vaccine sometime before age 26 and men before age 21, regardless of sexual orientation. There is not a cure for HPV, but there are treatment options for the health issues that

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are caused by the virus. A doctor can prescribe a gel or ointment to treat genital warts, but more complex treatments are required for cervical cancer, including radiation therapy and brachytherapy. “Brachytherapy is where radioactive seeds are implanted in the cervix to deliver direct treatment,” said Smith. There are multiple signs of cervical cancer including pain during intercourse and pelvic pain, but “the most common sign is abnormal bleeding,” said Smith. Abnormal bleeding includes post-coital bleeding, bleeding between menstrual cycles or post-menopausal bleeding. If any of the aforementioned symptoms have been observed, notify a physician.

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U.S. Navy Band Sea Chanters will perform Feb. 21 at Patriot Hall. They are the official chorus of the U.S. Navy.

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Airman helps to preserve history Lieutenant colonel has collected memorabilia for more than 20 years BY SENIOR AIRMAN JENSEN STIDHAM Special to The Sumter Item Walking through the 20th Maintenance Group building, it would be appropriate to stop and gaze into the office of one senior leader there. Eyes would be greeted with several mannequins wearing different shades of green and blue, each decorated with medals and ribbons. For most of his life, Lt. Col. Kyle Clement, 20th MXG deputy commander, has been preserving airman heritage by collecting vintage Army Air Corps and Air Force memorabilia, most notably uniforms and their decorations dating back to 1914. “Everybody collects little things when they are growing up,” Clement said. “When I was a teenager, I just happened to collect bits and pieces of Air Force uniforms. It just always caught my eye.” Enlisting in the Air Force in 1989 and commissioning in 1994, Clement has pieced his collection together from across the United States. “The majority of it came from thrift stores,” Clement said. “As I travel, if I pass an antique store, I’ll pull over and check it out. It’s amazing what you can find. Most stores don’t even know what it is.”

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Kyle Clement, 20th Maintenance Group deputy commander, stands in front of his vintage U.S. military uniform collection at Shaw Air Force Base recently. Collecting for more than 20 years, Clement’s goal is to preserve airman heritage by piecing together authentic uniforms dating back to 1914. He hopes to be an ROTC teacher and bring his collection to his classroom after he retires from the service. Clement purchased this badge as a teenager, starting his lifelong passion for collecting airman memorabilia.

Though his collection of complete uniforms has grown to more than 15, his passion for collecting is not all about the pieces of fabric. “Every one of these uniforms belonged to an airman, and I think that is key,” Clement said. “The history of why

these uniforms were worn, who wore them and how our uniform has changed over the years is incredible. The uniforms we wear today are just pieces of the uniforms that used to be worn.” Even though he purchased his first vintage uniform as a

young captain, his favorite uniform known as “pinks and greens,” the Army Air Corps uniform from World War II connects him to an earlier time in his life. In 1994, Clement graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, wearing a similar uniform to the “pinks and greens” and said the uniform reminds him of his college years and the opportunity that led to his commission. Since his years after college, Clement has spent time reading his library of books to ensure all of his uniforms, ribbons, medals and hats are displayed in an accurate way. “Lt. Col. Clement’s collection is brilliant,” said 2nd Lt. Cameron Schmitt, 20th MXG executive officer. “His love for history is incredible, and it is such a great opportunity to

work with someone who is willing to give a quick history lesson at a moment’s notice.” Not only does Clement have a passion for collecting Air Force uniforms, but what he also wants even more is to become an ROTC teacher after he retires from service. “My intent is for these uniforms to never come home with me,” Clement said. “I plan to have them in my classroom one day and then donate them to the school; that way they can continue to be appreciated.” A living museum from World War I to present day, Clement’s passion for uniforms has built a lifelong journey rooted in Air Force history. “He is helping preserve our heritage through his collection, and that is crucial to the development of airmen and officers alike,” Schmitt said.

Philippines mourns 44 of its commandos; suspect hunted MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Friday he has ordered the hunt for a Filipino terror suspect who escaped an anti-terrorist operation that resulted in the killings of 44 police commandos, the biggest single-day combat loss in recent years that threatened to derail a peace deal with Muslim rebels. On a national day of mourning, President Benigno Aquino III promised grieving relatives of the slain commandos that government forces will capture suspected bomb-maker Abdul Basit Usman. He said that Malaysian Zulkifli Bin Hir, also known as Marwan, one of Southeast Asia’s top terror suspects, apparently was killed during the Sunday operation. Officials said a DNA test was still needed to confirm Marwan’s identity. Although Philippine forces have battled Muslim rebels for

decades, the commandos’ deaths have caused public outrage and tested the government’s peace deal with the insurgents, which was signed last year. Several lawmakers questioned the rebels’ sincerity, and at least two have withdrawn support from a pending law to implement an agreement granting minority Muslims autonomy in exchange for peace in the southern Philippines. “As a president, even if I want to get mad, I cannot

allow myself to be driven by emotion,” Aquino said. “I cannot make careless decisions. If I allow anger to dominate, rather than resolving the problem, we will just worsen it.” Despite questions on the future of the peace deal, the government and rebel peace negotiators met Thursday in Malaysia, which hosts the peace talks, and signed rules for the decommissioning of the combatants and weapons of the 11,000-strong Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

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Christine Kiangan, widow of Noble Kiangan, one of the 44 members of the elite police commandos killed Sunday during the Philippines’ biggest single-day combat loss in recent years, kisses her son in front of her husband’s flag-draped coffin at Camp Bagong Diwa, Taguig city, south of Manila, Philippines, on Friday.

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“Shadows in the Night” by Bob Dylan covers songs by Frank Sinatra.

(AP) — Bob Dylan has never called “Shadows in the Night” a Frank Sinatra tribute album. The idea seems nuts: one of the last century’s greatest songwriters challenging perhaps its greatest voice, on Sinatra’s turf. No wonder it was the butt of jokes before anyone heard a note. The fact remains that each of the 10 standards here, written between 1923 and 1963, was recorded by Sinatra. Some, like “Some Enchanted Evening” or “That Lucky Old Sun,” are fairly well known, others more

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obscure. Dylan closed his last few concerts with one of them, “Stay With Me.” The precise, and even more intimidating, comparison is Sinatra’s superb 1955 concept disc, “In the Wee Small Hours.” For these are all songs that come to mind when the night gets long, when missed opportunities, regrets and lost loves come to mind. They’re the songs you’d expect the 73-yearold man sitting at the end of the bar to request. Here they are performed in muted fashion, not with an orchestra, but

with Dylan’s band, supplemented by a mournful pedal steel guitar and the occasional subtle horn. The hushed arrangements put even more emphasis on a voice that, let’s face it, was never considered classic even before being ravaged by age. The remarkable thing is that he pulls it off, with crooning you’ve heard from Dylan before. By the time Dylan reaches for the last line in album closer, “That Lucky Old Sun,” you’re rooting for him to nail it. He does.

Gang-related homicides in black neighborhoods is topic of new Leovy book BY J.L. HARKAVY The Associated Press The killings of unarmed black men by police in Missouri and New York have dominated recent headlines, but the slayings of black males by other blacks in the nation’s most violent ghettos still get barely a footnote. Americans have long been complacent about these anonymous murders, many of them gang related, most of which go unsolved. The notion that such killings are not newsworthy is reflected in the label that used to be given them by members of the Los Angeles Police Department: “NHI — No Human Involved.” Thankfully, that has changed, according to Jill Leovy’s riveting account of a relentless homicide detective’s investigation of a senseless 2007 killing in Watts in which a gentle and good-natured 18-year-old was gunned down after being mistaken for a target in a gang rivalry. “Ghettoside,” a term picked up by police from a Watts gang member to describe his neighborhood, embraces both the locale of the violence and the culture and mindset that impedes police from bringing killers to justice. Terrified wit-

nesses who cooperate with investigators are labeled as snitches and often are subject to intimidation and fear for their lives. The hero of “Ghettoside,” veteran detective John Skaggs, cut his teeth during “the Big Years” of the early 1990s, when the number of killings was far higher than it is today. His people skills, ability to detect lies and knowledge of the folkways of the ghetto serve him well as he works to nab the killer of Bryant Tennelle. The way solid police work cracks a case that at first seemed insolvable reads like a thrilling police procedural set in a neighborhood fraught with danger. The most gripping episodes come as Skaggs manages to persuade the girlfriend of one of the killers to testify against him and then keeps her safe and sober in the face of death threats. An award-winning reporter and editor with the Los Angeles Times, Leovy in 2007 created an innovative blog that covered all of the city’s 845 murders that year. Most of the killings took place in ghetto neighborhoods and most of the victims were young black men.

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fight over Brown’s estate since The Godfather of Soul died on Christmas Day in 2006. Hynie, a former backup COLUMBIA — A journalist singer for Brown, had a big covering the fight over soul win in court last week when a singer James Brown’s estate judge ruled she was legally was ordered Friday to tell a married to the soul singer. court how she obtained a That could clear the way for diary from Brown’s widow. A judge issued a restraining her to share in a large part of Brown’s estate and royalties order telling journalist Sue from his music. But the ruling Summer to not publish anywill likely be appealed as the thing from the diary, which she said was sent to her anon- distribution of Brown’s estate remains unresolved after the ymously. But the order came South Carolina Supreme several hours after Summer Court said a deal brokered by had already posted Tomi Ray then South Carolina Attorney Hynie’s writings on her FaceGeneral Henry McMaster book page. Summer has now failed to follow the singer’s apbeen ordered to bring her parent wishes in his disputed notes and phone records to a will. hearing Monday afternoon in Brown’s children argued Aiken County. “It’s an idiotic request,” said Hynie was already wed to another man when she married Summer’s lawyer Thomas Pope. “The reporter shield law Brown in 2001, voiding the union. But Circuit Judge makes that absolutely sacroDoyet Early ruled Hynie’s hussanct.” Pope said the diary was in a band from that first marriage had been married to someone public court filing for months before a judge put a gag order else, making Hynie’s first marriage void. The judge also on it several years ago. pointed out while Brown filed In requesting that Summer be banned from publishing the annulment papers against Hynie, he stopped pushing to diary, Hynie’s lawyer Robert Rosen reminded the other law- have the marriage voided well before he died. The couple had yers about the gag order and one child. said Summer likely can’t The writings from the diary prove they are Hynie’s writthat Summer posted include ings. In a letter to Summer’s law- handwritten notes and a transcript of what lawyers have yer, Rosen said the diary consaid were more writings found tains the writings of someone in distress and to publish them in the home that Hynie and Brown shared when he died. would be “unconscionable, morally wrong and may be ac- She was locked out of the home for a time after Brown’s tionable.” The wrangling over Hynie’s death because of questions over the marriage, and friends diary represents just a small of Brown collected the pages. part of a chaotic eight-year

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Robin Mixon, above and below, talks to Caterpillar employees Wednesday about joining Sumter School District’s mentoring program. The program trains community members to work with students in elemenatry, middle and high schools.

MENTORS FROM PAGE A1 Potential mentors and students then fill out applications to better match the pair, and once completed, mentors go through a training session, usually at the chosen school. Students’ behavior and grades are evaluated before and after the program to monitor each student’s growth and the success of the program. According to Mixon, last year the majority of students participating in the mentoring program at one of the district’s middle schools improved in at least two courses, reduced behavioral referrals and increased school attendance. Mixon said everyone has risk factors and protective factors in life and the biggest protective factor for a child is to bond with one person who cares about his or her well-being and success. “It just has to take that one person who believes in that child,” she said. Service members from Shaw Air Force Base are very involved with the district’s mentoring program, and according to Mixon, multiple squadrons from Shaw have adopted 16 schools to mentor. Mixon has also reached out to Caterpillar Inc. to train mentors and hopes to partner with other businesses and community organizations to train and provide mentors for students. Sumter School District has 271 mentors working with students in 18 schools. “That adult interaction is so important, because that person is someone who comes in outside of the day-to-day routine,” said Frank Baker, Sumter School District superintendent. Through two surveys, created by Faye Nixon, the Chamber’s education subcommittee member, the Chamber will create an organized database to make mentoring programs accessible to the community and potential mentors in Sumter. One survey will be used to identify current and developing mentoring organizations and the other is to be filled out by potential mentors. “Our surveys are meant to capture all of the opportunities that are there and put them in one place so that people who want to mentor can know what is available,” Nixon said. “Also, people who need mentor-

Direct contact with a person carrying the disease is not necessary. “It can spread through water droplets. If someone sneezes on a keyboard, and somebody else touches the keyboard, they can catch it,” she said. The disease is especially dangerous to unborn children whose mothers get the measles. “The main risk is to fetal development,” Pringle-Miller said. “The unborn child can incur disabilities or severe abnormalities as a result of the mom becoming infected.” The disease can affect the brain, causing seizures, developmental disabilities and deafness. Children are also at high risk, she said. “Ear infections occur in about one in 10 children infected with the measles, so there can be hearing loss,” she said. The disease lives in the nose and throat, she said, so it can spread through coughing and sneezing, with the disease able to live outside the body for as long as two hours. Pringle-Miller said that because of the exposure medical

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providers have to women of childbearing age, they are mandated to either provide documentation of their measles-mumps-rubella vaccines or have blood work drawn to show their immunity. If they don’t have immunity, they are required to get vaccinated. In South Carolina, it is mandatory for children to be immunized to attend public schools or a day care center. Spokespersons at local private schools Thomas Sumter Academy and Wilson Hall said those institutions follow the state directives on immunizations, which do allow for medical and religious exemptions. “We take all precautions to keep our Generals safe,” said Thomas Sumter Academy headmistress Debbie Nix. “We will be monitoring the situation closely and will take all the necessary precautions.” Pringle-Miller said symptoms of the diseases begin one to two weeks after exposure and include high fever, a cough, runny nose, red watery eyes (conjunctivitis) and rash. “Usually three or four days after the symptoms start, you might see tiny white spots on the inside of the mouth or on the tongue,” she said.

according to guidelines issued by the group. However, if the relationship between patient and doctor becomes unworkable, the pediatrics academy says, the doctor may want to encourage the vaccine refuser to go to another physician. Some mothers who have been dropped by their doctors feel “betrayed and upset,” said Dotty Hagmier, founder of the support group Moms in Charge. She said these parents made up their minds about vaccines after “careful research and diligence to understand the risks versus the benefits for their own children’s circumstances.” Dropping patients who refuse vaccines has become a hot topic of discussion on SERMO, an online doctor hangout. Some doctors are adamant about not accepting patients who don’t believe in vaccinations, with some saying they don’t want to be responsible for someone’s death from an illness that was preventable. Others warn that refusing treatment to such people will just send them into the arms of quacks. The measles-mumps-rubella

vaccine, or MMR, is 97 percent effective at preventing measles, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Measles spreads easily through the air and in enclosed spaces. Symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough and a rash all over the body. In rare cases, particularly among babies, measles can be deadly. Infection can also cause pregnant women to miscarry or give birth prematurely. All states require children to get certain vaccinations to enroll in school. California is among 20 states that let parents opt out by obtaining personal belief waivers. Some people worry that vaccines cause developmental problems, despite scientific evidence disproving any link. Others object for religious or philosophical reasons. Nationally, childhood measles vaccination rates have held steady for years at above 90 percent. But there seem to be growing pockets of unvaccinated people in scattered communities, said Dr. Gregory Wallace of the CDC. In recent years, nearly all U.S. measles cases have been linked to travelers who caught the virus abroad and spread it in this country among unvaccinated people.

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ing will know all of the opportunities.” If a large number of mentoring organizations respond to the survey, the education committee proposes holding a forum so all program members can meet to discuss best practices and mentoring guidelines. If that forum proves successful, the committee would like to make it a continuing series. The committee also plans to post the contact information and resources of each mentoring program on the Chamber’s website to make that information easily accessible to the community. Rick Jones, education subcommittee chair, said the Marine Corps provided the structure and discipline he needed to succeed in life and he promised himself that he would do everything he could to keep children from going down the wrong path. “That will always be a part of who I am. It’s in my DNA,” he said. To find out more about Sumter School District’s mentoring program, visit www. sumterschools.net. For easy access to both the current or developing mentor organization survey or if you are interested in an individual survey, visit www.theitem.com, click on this story and then click on the survey links in the box.

OBITUARIES JAMES E. JACKSON LYNCHBURG — James Edward “Jay” Jackson, 80, widower of Castilia Johnson Jackson, died on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at his residence, 3240 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg. He was born on Aug. 19, 1934, in the Scottsville community of Sumter County, a son of the late Edward and Eunice Miller Jackson. The family will receive friends at his residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

CLIFTON PRINCE On Jan. 24, 2015, after a life filled with love and service, Clifton “Bobby” Prince, departed the comfort of his daughter’s home in Columbia and peacefully transitioned from his earthly realm to his eternal life. Deacon Prince is survived by his former spouse, Lizzie M. Hilton; daughter, Angiloe (Alex) Prince of Pasadena, California; son, Meredith (Mary) Prince; daughters, Felicia (Daryl) Prince-Heath and Shirley Prince Quick, all of Columbia; 14 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; a host of special relatives and friends. Services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, where the Rev. George P. Windley Sr., pastor, will officiate the services.

The family will receive visitation from family and friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Fleming and Delaine Funeral Home Chapel. Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services. Online condolences may be sent to www.flemingdelaine. com or Flemingdelaine@aol. com.

JAMES E. NEWBERN JR. DALZELL — James Edward Newbern Jr., age 76, beloved husband of 56 years to Caroline A. Newbern, died on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at Tuomey Reginald Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

MICHAEL LEE EDWARDS JR. Deacon Michael Lee Edwards Jr., 46, husband of Minister Angela Conyers Edwards, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. Born Oct. 30, 1968, in Mayesville, he was a son of Michael Lee Edwards Sr. and the late Elouise Hanni-

bal Edwards. He attended Sumter County public schools and graduated from Mayewood High School in 1987. He was a member of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church before he was united in marriage to Angela Conyers. He later joined Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a trustee until he was elevated to deacon. He also served as treasurer of the men’s ministry, on-call ministry and the transportation ministry. He was employed as a truck driver with the City of Columbia, Street Division. He is survived by his wife of Sumter; his father of Sumter; sisters, Deloris Davis, Tonya (Johnny) Pugh and Stacy (Timothy Joyner, all of Sumter; brothers and sisters by marriage, Alvin (Marilyn) Conyers, Michael Conyers, Pastor Rodney Conyers, Elroy Conyers, Melissa A. Conyers, Felecia C. McKnight and Aleashia W. Conyers, all of Sumter; a host of other relatives and friends. Deacon Edwards can be viewed from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Tuesday at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Larry Barnes assisted by Co-Pastor Evangelene Barnes. Burial will be in Mayesville Ceme-

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AROUND TOWN The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Coun- (206) 376-5992. cil St., will offer public informaThe Stroke Support Group (Overtion sessions from 11 to 11:50 comers) will meet at 6 p.m. on a.m. on Thursdays as follows: Thursday, Feb. 12, in the Alice Shepherd’s Center Feb. 5, senior scans and safe- offers Drivepublic BaptistinforChurch library. ty with mation Patty Patterson, sessionsreThose who have had a stroke tired police chief; Feb. 19, esor heart attack, their caregivtate planning with Amanda ers or encouragers are invitMiller of Edward Jones; Feb. ed to attend. Call Joyce or 26, planning your spring garWayne Hunter at (803) 464den with a Clemson Exten7865. sion Service representative; March 5, tips, tricks and trou- The American Red Cross will offer New Volunteer Orientation bleshooting iPad and PCs. / Disaster Services Overview for Clarendon School District One new Red Cross volunteers will conduct free vision, hearing, from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturspeech and developmental day, Feb. 14, at 1155 N. Guigscreenings as part of a child nard Drive. This class is for find effort to identify stuanyone who would like to voldents with special needs. unteer in any capacity with Screenings will be held from 9 the Red Cross. Call (803) 775a.m. to noon at the Summer2363 to register. ton Early Childhood Center on the following Thursdays: Feb. Robert E. Lee Academy will hold 12; March 12; April 9; and May its 15th Annual Cavalier Pride Auction on Saturday, March 7, 14. Call Sadie Williams or Auat 630 Cousar St., Bishopville. drey Walters at (803) 485Food will be served from 5 to 2325, extension 221. 7 p.m. There will be a silent Free income tax filing services and live auction with bidding and FAFSA applications will be beginning at 5:30 p.m. A raffle provided Feb. 1 through April will be held for a Yeti cooler. 15 as follows: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 Event will also feature a p.m. Wednesdays, SC Works chance to win $1,000 in tu— Santee Lynches, 31 E. Calition credit or $500 cash. All houn St., (803) 774-1300; 9:30 proceeds will benefit the a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. school to improve the educaSaturdays, appointments only tion of the students. on Sundays, Goodwill — Job The Sumter County DevelopmenLink Center, 1028 Broad St., (803) 774-5006; and 9:30 a.m.-7 tal Disabilities Foundation is p.m. Thursdays and 9:30 a.m.- proud to announce its inaugural Sumter Disabilities Benefit Gala, 2 p.m. Saturdays, Lee County in celebration of Disabilities Adult Education, 123 E. College St., Bishopville, (803) 484- Awareness Month (March 4040. For details and appoint- 2015). This event will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Thursments, call Ms. Samuels at day, March 26, at The (803) 240-8355. O’Donnell House. The attire The Clarendon County Demofor the evening is cocktail / cratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. black tie optional. Event will on Thursday, Feb. 5, at Basoffer a fare of fine food, a sard’s Pond House, 4162 Rev wine tasting experience and JW Carter Road, Summerton. silent auction. Purchase adThe Campbell Soup friends lunch vance tickets by credit card online at http://tinyurl.com/ group will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 7, at Golden m9duzgq. Corral. St. Anne Catholic School’s sixth annual benefit auction will be The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will held from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at the O’Donnell hold its monthly meeting with the “King or Queen” con- House. This event will include test at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. heavy hors d’oeuvres, music, 10, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor. a cash bar and silent auction. Rafe, master of ceremonies Willie Wester, president of from J.R. Dixon Auctions, will the Summerville Chapter of the National Federation of the also conduct a live auction. Tickets are $25 per person. All Blind, will speak. If you know proceeds will benefit St. Anne a blind or visually impaired Catholic School and assist in person, contact Debra Canty, continuing its various prochapter president, at Debragrams and funding scholarCanC2@frontier.com or via ships. Call (803) 775-3632 for telephone at (803) 775-5792. tickets or more information. For updated information, call the recorded message line at

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep everything in perspective. Overreacting or getting involved in a challenging discussion with someone who is unpredictable will not end in your favor. Stick to creative endeavors and personal growth to avoid precarious situations with co-workers. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick to the tasks you’ve been handed and show your capabilities. Someone will be quick to criticize you if you waste time or don’t take your work seriously. Once you have completed your work, plan an engaging evening with friends or family. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take something you enjoy doing and try to incorporate it into your work to help improve your financial situation. Express your feelings to someone you love. Make plans to travel or sign up for something you can enjoy together. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get involved in something that will challenge you mentally or physically. Being active will motivate you to take on something that will bring about positive change and encourage you to network with people who can introduce you to a progressive lifestyle.

ensure you share the same end result. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Make the changes that will bring you happiness. Don’t let unsatisfactory issues at work carry over into your private life. Plan to do something special over the weekend that will ease your stress and take your mind off any negative situations. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get involved in physical, stimulating activities or take on a creative endeavor that will encourage you to begin implementing the overdue changes that need to be made at home or in your personal life. Love is highlighted. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Sensitive situations are apparent. You will risk being misinterpreted if you are afraid to be descriptive regarding your intentions and feelings. Don’t give in to someone who is trying to manipulate you. Make choices based on your needs. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t feel pressured to make a move if you aren’t ready. You will accomplish the most if you take the time to look at every angle carefully. Someone from your past will make an interesting proposition. Enjoy reconnecting. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take control and focus on your goals. Good planning can be your ticket to a better life if you are willing to put in the time and effort required to excel. Use your intelligence wisely and practice moderation.

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Total team turnaround SHS rebounds from loss to WF with 63-57 win over Conway BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com After watching his team give up 22 points off turnovers against West Florence High School on Tuesday, Friday’s basketball game against Conway was a welcome sight for Sumter boys head coach Jo Jo English. “That’s probably the best game of basketball we’ve played in the last two or three weeks,” he said. “Total team effort.” The Gamecocks had five players in double figures – and none were ENGLISH quite possibly bigger than Cedric Rembert’s 13 points that came mostly during a fourthquarter stretch run that guided SHS to a 63-57 victory at the Sumter High gymnasium. The win ups Sumter’s overall record to 10-6, but more importantly to 4-2 in what has become a jumbled Region VI-4A. Conway fell to 13-6 and 2-4. “We felt like we beat ourselves the first time we played them,” English said. “We got down in a hole early and then battled our way back to within three (points), but gave it away on turnovers at the end.” No repeat this time. The Gamecocks led for most of the game, jumping to 9-2 lead to

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Sumter High’s Charlie Richardson (34) puts up a shot between Conway’s Christian Jeffords, left, and Bernard Veneable during the Gamecocks’ SEE TURNAROUND, PAGE B4 63-57 victory on Friday at the SHS gymnasium. SHS improved to 4-2 in Region VI-4A.

Lakewood still perfect in region Lakewood’s Kamryn Lemon (12) drives to the basket against Darlington’s Shatoya McFarland during the Lady Gators’ 42-22 victory on Friday at The Swamp. Lakewood Improved to 7-0 in Region VI-3A.

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item For three quarters, the varsity girls basketball teams from Lakewood and Darlington combined for 33 points, with the Lady Gators holding a 25-8 advantage heading to the final quarter of Friday’s Region VI-3A contest at FIELDS The Swamp. The teams nearly equaled that total in the fourth, combining for 31, as Lakewood closed out a 42-22 win that was not nearly as easy as it might have appeared. “I just felt like tonight our shots were just not dropping, and it took them a while to get into it,” said Lakewood

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USC Sumter centerfielder Brett Auckland is the lone returning everyday starter for the Fire Ants, who kick off their 2015 campaign today at Riley Park against Catawba Valley Community College in a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m.

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.331 OBP), but overall it was far from a disappointing year at the plate for USC Sumter. Still, there were times when 2-out hits just didn’t seem to come the Fire Ants’ way, centerfielder Brett Auckland said. “We could usually get guys on, no problem, but we just couldn’t seem to drive them in a lot of times with two outs,” he said. “It just felt like offensively we didn’t click well early on; didn’t pick up what (head) Coach

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Statistically, the University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team had a solid offensive showing in 2014. The Fire Ants had a batting average of .289, a slugging percentage of .380 and an on-base percentage of .390 while scoring 335 runs in 56 games – an average of just under six per game. They also hit .299 with runners in scoring position. Those numbers did dip slightly against Region X opponents (.262 avg., .330 slg.,

Sumter Enduro field for Sunday largest ever in national race Brothers Steward Baylor Jr. and Grant Baylor grew up racing with the Sumter Enduro Riders Motorcycle Association along with their father and grandfather, who is a life-time member of SERMA. The siblings now ride professionally and return to their roots on Sunday. They will be two of a historic field of 768 riders that will compete in the Sumter Enduro on Sunday, which will have the largest ever national field. The first bikes will leave the SERMA facility located at 2300 Spots Road in Wedgefield at 9:01 a.m. and head into Manchester State Forest. The race is the first of 10 races for the 2015 Kenda AMA National Enduro Championship Series circuit. “The Super Bowl is on race Sunday,” said Johnny McCoy, the SERMA club treasurer and a former rider. “We don’t race on Super Bowl Sunday, they play a Super Bowl on race Sunday. That’s the kind of the way we look at it.” There are several different classes of competition, but the overall winner will be determined by the lowest total time through six different sections. Racers will take in 1-minute intervals. The field for this year’s race was filled up in just 23 minutes through an online site. There were 600 riders signed up in 19 minutes. That was the original

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PRO FOOTBALL

Goodell seeks to Repeat by Seahawks look past ‘tough scary prospect for NFL year’ to future BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PHOENIX — As if wishing made it so, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell described his league — and himself — as having addressed missteps on difficult matters such as domestic violence and being ready to move on. “As an organization, and as an individual, it’s been a tough year,” Goodell said Friday during his pre-Super Bowl news conference, “but a year of great progress, and I’m excited about the future.” Nearing the end of a season he acGOODELL knowledged was filled with “plenty of challenges,” Goodell was asked whether he thought he deserved a pay cut — “That’s up to the owners,” he replied — and whether he could envision resigning or being fired. “No, I can’t. Does that surprise you?” Goodell said. “We’ve all done a lot of soulsearching, beginning with yours truly. And we have taken action.” Goodell brushed aside a question about whether there are conflict-of-interest problems with paying those who head up “independent” investigations, such as into the league’s handling of the Ray Rice case or the ongoing look at the New England Patriots’ use of deflated footballs in the AFC title game. “We have had people who have had uncompromising integrity” run those inquiries,

Goodell said. Then, speaking directly to the reporter, he added: “Somebody has to pay them ... unless you’re volunteering, which I don’t think you are.” Rice is the former Baltimore Ravens running back who punched his now-wife in an elevator, drawing an initial suspension from Goodell of two games. Goodell changed that to an indefinite ban after video from inside the elevator was posted by TMZ. Rice later appealed, and an arbitrator reinstated him. That and other domestic violence cases led the league to design a new personal conduct policy, which was approved unanimously by owners but has been criticized by the players’ union. “We’ve made enormous progress,” Goodell said Friday. “We’re in a good place.” On the main topic of conversation heading into Super Bowl week — the deflated footballs used by the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game — Goodell said: “Whether a competitive advantage was actually gained or not is secondary in my mind to whether that rule was violated.” A resolution will not come until after the Super Bowl. “We don’t know enough in this investigation to know who was responsible or whether there was even an infraction,” Goodell said. Patriots owner Robert Kraft has said he expects the investigation to determine his team did nothing wrong — and he expects an apology from the NFL. Kraft did not attend Friday’s news conference.

PHOENIX — Here are some scary thoughts for the rest of the NFL: A win Sunday will stamp the Seahawks as one of the best teams of the Super Bowl era. And, given Seattle’s makeup and philosophy, the future for the franchise might be brighter than for any other club. Rarely has a team with so many key young players been so formidable. The last such group might have been the Jimmy Johnson Cowboys of the early 1990s, when Dallas had the Triplets: future Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith, Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin. Seattle has its own trio of All-Pros, but on defense: cornerback Richard Sherman, safety Earl Thomas and middle linebacker Bobby Wagner. All are 26 or younger. They’re complemented by young talent all over the lineup, from Kam Chancellor (26) in the secondary to linebacker K.J. Wright (25) to offensive leaders quarterback Russell Wilson (26), receivers Doug Baldwin (26) and Jermaine Kearse (25 next week), tight end Luke Willson (25) and a bunch of twenty-somethings on the line. All of them already have experienced the ultimate success on the field, and if they can beat New England for a second straight championship, the D word frequently will be thrown around. “For us to win the Super Bowl back-to-back years, we definitely could be a team that’s talked about as a dynasty,” Wright says. “I’m

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Seattle quarterback Russell Wilson holds up the Lombardi Trophy after the Seahawks beat Denver 43-8 in last year’s Super Bowl. The Seahawks will try to win its second straight Super Bowl on Sunday against New England, the last team to win two straight Super Bowls a decade ago. glad that the core players of this team are still together. The more we continue to stay around here, the more championships we’ll win.” Very possibly. But it’s not just the talent coach Pete Carroll and general manager John Schneider have collected, and how quickly Seattle locked up key personnel with contracts; only Wilson and Wagner need to be re-signed among the elite players. It’s the culture the Seahawks have developed. Unlike the Patriots, who emulate the approach of their reveal-nothing coach and front office, the Se-

ahawks are free-wheeling. It some ways, they resemble a college team, which makes perfect sense: Before turning around the Seahawks, Carroll won two national titles at Southern Cal. While the methods of Bill Belichick clearly work in New England — no franchise has been more successful overall in the last 15 years — the Patriots last won a championship a decade ago. Although Tom Brady says he hopes to quarterback the team well into his 40s (he’s 37), the current roster doesn’t strike fear for the future the way Seattle’s might.

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Give yourself a fighting chance: Top-ranked Djokovic tops Wawrinka to reach fifth prepare like the professionals

ith the Australian Open final matches this weekend, I thought this might be a good time to go back to a column I wrote about six months ago for the U.S. Open. It centers on a few things to watch for while enjoying the tennis. For the most part, the professionals on television are not at all like us. They hit harder and more accurate shots, move faster and have physiques completely unlike ours. Having said that, Mark there are Rearden some things we can emulate and be more “pro like” in our own matches. The first is in the area of hydration. The pros are constantly sipping either water or some electrolyte replacement fluid on every changeover. The part you don’t see is they begin well before the match starts, so let’s take a tip from the pros in this regard. Begin the night before and/or the morning of and start getting your body ready for battle. Once you get thirsty you are already behind. In terms of performance, we can sometimes get by without enough sleep. You can also get by without enough calories on board, but if you are low on water it will always impact performance negatively. Take that one to the bank. No athletic prowess needed here. Just do it. Another area in which we can be more like the pros is in the area of rituals. The good news is the two areas I will discuss occur before the ball is even struck, so it does not require any advanced training

to do. The first is what they do each time before they serve. Most will bounce the ball multiple times; some tug at the back of their shorts (guess who that is?) and some do any number of combinations of things before deliver the serve. The one area in which most all are alike however, is what they do once they pick up the ball after the final bounce. They lift their heads and take a quick look at the target before they begin their motions. The number of bounces may vary depending on the situation; what they do as they approach the baseline to begin may vary greatly with the same player, but the one constant is the amount of time between picking up the final bounce and beginning the service motion. That stays the same. And that is the area where they find that moment of peace, that moment that deepens concentration. If what we do is the same each time, we stand a better chance of putting together a more consistent serve. The second area involves the rituals just before the service return. Again, there are different styles players develop that suit their personalities and individual skill sets. Some players like to rock backward and forward, some weave side to side, some will start farther back and creep forward and some will bounce in place. The one thing they all do is split-step just before the server strikes the ball. This provides a stable base from which to launch them toward the return. This split step is less dramatic than the one used when heading toward the net for a volley. Since the forward momentum is not as great, the split usually looks more like

they are merely separating their feet rather than attempting to slow down a more aggressive move forward. Watch closely; I think you will find that most all of them do it. And you can too. The next area is one few people recognize at all. Have you ever noticed what a pro does when his opponent gets a long look at a weak shot or return? They delay moving until the last second and when their opponent is about to strike the ball they take off hustling in the direction they think the ball will be hit. What they know is if they wait to see where the ball is going and then try to run it down they will never get there in time. What they do is guess. Don’t get me wrong here; it is an educated guess based on what they have seen before, but a guess nonetheless. Many of us will stand like a deer in the headlights and refuse to move at all hoping the ball will come our way. It seldom does. Do like our professional counterparts; give yourself a fighting chance and at least guess wrong rather than not at all. Enjoy the matches, the great shotmaking and the excitement of trying to see who will be the next Australian Open champions. However, make sure you look for these few things I have listed above. Once you recognize that we rank-and-file folks can raise our level by doing a few things that are within our control, then we can make our own playing experience a little better. Mark my words, it will help. Mark Rearden has been the head tennis professional at Palmetto Tennis Center since June of 2010. He can be reached at mrearden@sumtersc.com or (803) 774-3969.

Australian Open final BY JOHN PYE The Associated Press

AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES

MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic reached a fifth Australian Open final, avenged a long and arduous loss to Stan Wawrinka and ensured he’d renew an old rivalry with Andy Murray. The top-ranked Djokovic was so absorbed in the moment, he lost track of the score during Friday’s semifinal. His mental lapse after the third set probably cost him the fourth, but the four-time Australian Open champion recovered with three service breaks in the fifth set to beat defending champion Wawrinka 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0. “Sometimes these things happen, you get carried away by a moment,” Djokovic said, trying to explain his perplexed expression after he’d taken a lead of two sets to one. “I was very confused when I saw the security on the court. “The circumstances, obviously playing Grand Slam semifinals against the defending champion ... a lot of emotions going around. Sometimes you can’t keep track of the score.” Djokovic has a 100 per-

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cent winning record in finals at Melbourne Park, claiming his first Grand Slam here in 2008 and winning three straight titles from 2011 before losing in the quarterfinals last year to Wawrinka. Only Roger Federer and Stefan Edberg had reached five men’s finals at the Australian in the Open era. The previous two meetings between Djokovic and Wawrinka at the Australian Open had gone to five sets and lasted a combined nine hours. Friday’s match lacked that kind of intensity and memorable moments. “Strange,” Wawrinka said. “Not the best.” At times Wawrinka got on top of Djokovic, who sometimes looked lethargic. Despite dropping serve in four of the five sets, Djokovic kept his composure in the 3-hour, 30-minute match as Wawrinka blasted 42 winners but offset that with 69 unforced errors.

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ORANGEBURG – Wilson Hall’s varsity girls basketball team remained undefeated in SCISA Region II-3A with a 49-44 overtime victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at the OP gymnasium. Lauren Goodson had a double-double of 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Lady Barons, who improved to 15-4 overall and 5-0 in region play. Hannah Jordan added nine points, four assists and three steals, while Nicolette Fisher had six points and 10 rebounds.

WILSON HALL Jordan 9, Goodson 20, Fisher 6, Scott 8, Scanella 2, Cunningham 2, Smoak 2. ORANGEBURG PREP Williams 13, Racey 8, Bartzager 6, Iglesias 6, Fralix 9, Arant 2.

Cawasha Ceasar added 13 while Destiny Jamison had eight. Shaquanda Miller-McCray had six points, 12 rebounds and eight blocked shots. LEE CENTRAL 54 ANDREWS 28

BISHOPVILLE – Lee Central High School improved to 4-2 in Region VII-2A with a 54-28 victory over Andrews on Friday at the Lee Central gymnasium. Dazida Mathis led the Lady Stallions with 16 points. Alexus McMillian added 12 points while Shy Davis had six points, eight rebounds and 10 steals. LAURENCE MANNING 57

in scoring with 15 points. Courtney Beatson added 10.

JV BASKETBALL WILSON HALL 43 ORANGEBURG PREP 9 ORANGEBURG – Wilson Hall improved to 12-0 with a 43-9 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at the OP gymnasium. Courtney Clark hit seven of nine shots to finish with a team high 14 points. Cameron Duffy added six points. Zan Beasley had eight rebounds and four assists and Liza Segars had eight steals.

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MANNING – Maggie Eppley had a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 57-48 victory over The King’s Academy on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Brooke Bennett led LMA

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Crestwood High School improved to 6-1 in Region VI-3A with a 58-40 victory over Manning on Friday at The Castle. Tyana Saunders led the Lady Knights with 15 points.

Chestnut Oaks Middle School defeated Alice Drive 44-39 on Thursday at the AD gymnasium. Cernesie Wells led the Lady Falcons with 14 points. Ermeri Singleton added 12.

Sumter High School will place host to the Region VI-4A individual wrestling tournament today beginning at 11 a.m. at the SHS gymnasium. Region champion Socastee, Carolina Forest and Conway along with Sumter will place entries in the 14 weight classes. Each will qualify for the lower state tournament, but the region tournament will determine their seedings. The Gamecocks have five wrestlers who won region titles last season – Trevor Keffer, Shyheim Perry, Mac Mota, Reco Nicholson and David Pringle. Admission is $6 per person. VARSITY BASKETBALL CRESTWOOD 71 MANNING 56 Crestwood High School improved to 6-1 in Region VI-3A with a 71-56 victory over Manning on Friday at The Castle. Ja Morant and Dakota Jennings both had 19 points to lead the Knights, who are 17-4 overall. James Brailsford finished with 10. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL LAURENCE MANNING 60 THOMAS SUMTER 30 DALZELL – Braden Osteen scored 12 points to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 60-30 victory over Thomas Sumter Academy on Friday at Edens Gymnasium.

Taylor Lee and Dawson Hatfield both added 10 points for LMA. Zach Fugate led 8-6 TSA with 12 points. On Thursday in Florence, LMA beat The King’s Academy 66-46. Lee led the Swampcats with 16, while Jake Jordan had 15, Brewer Brunson 11 and Grayson Gamble 10. WILSON HALL 40 ORANGEBURG PREP 13

ORANGEBURG – Wilson Hall improved to 6-9 with a 40-13 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at the OP gymnasium. Jacob Cotton led the Barons with 10 points. LAKEWOOD 42 DARLINGTON 38

DARLINGTON – Lakewood High School improved to 11-4 with a 42-38 victory over Darlington on Thursday at the Darlington gymnasium. Latheron Rogers-Anderson led the Gators with 14 points. Dontrea Osborne added nine. MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL MAYEWOOD 57 HILLCREST 28 DALZELL – Xzabien Yates scored 25 points to lead Mayewood Middle School to a 57-28 victory over Hillcrest on Thursday at the Hillcrest gymnasium. Jamar Holliday had 10 points and four steals for the Vikings.

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Sumter’s Brandon Parker (4) looks to grab possession of the basketball during the Gamecocks’ 63-57 victory over Conway on Friday at the SHS gymnasium.

TURNAROUND FROM PAGE B1 start the game and maintaining a healthy 5- to 6-point advantage until late in the third. Conway took its first lead, 50-49, at the 3:30 mark of the fourth quarter – just before Rembert took over. He scored nine of his points in the final frame, and SHS made nine of its 10 free throws to hold off any kind of Tigers’ rally. The Gamecocks closed the game on a 14-7 run. “The guys played hard and they did a great job of taking care of the basketball,” English said. “We also had a very successful night in the post from a lot of guys, and Micah (McBride) came off the bench and gave us a spark as well.” McBride finished with 12 points, including a pair of 3-point baskets to close out the first quarter. Brandon Parker had 11 and Quentin Kershaw and Andrew Tiller added 10 each. On the girls side, the No. 2 Lady Gamecocks wound up rolling to a 58-35 victory be-

hind Kadejuha Kennedy and Cy Cooper, overcoming a rough first half in the process. SHS jumped to an 8-0 lead behind Kennedy’s nine points and was up 13-2 with less than four minutes left in first quarter as the game appeared to be heading in the direction of a blowout. Kennedy wound up with 15 points on the night. However, Sumter hit perhaps its worst scoring dry spell of the year. The Lady Gamecocks didn’t get on the scoreboard again until Darnetta Richardson’s bucket at the 3:23 mark of the second quarter. “Our biggest problem was just not rebounding on the defensive end,” SHS head coach Jason Loudenslager said. “We weren’t crashing the defensive boards and as a result, they were getting three and four shots off every time they were shooting. “We also ran into foul trouble early and that changed the way we had to attack on the

offensive end slightly.” In the meantime, Conway took full advantage, pulling within 13-9 at the end of the first and taking a 16-15 lead late in the second, mainly behind free throws. The Lady Gamecocks responded, though, and closed out the half on a 10-3 run to take a 6-point lead at the break. The third quarter was all Sumter and Cooper, who scored 12 of her 14 points in the third frame as SHS went up 43-27 heading into the final period. Cooper also had 11 rebounds and six steals. “The only time I worry is when it doesn’t feel like we have our legs under us,” Loudenslager said. “But I thought we did tonight. We had the energy and we were running the floor, so I knew things would start to turn around for us offensively and they did. “Cy was a big part of that.” Sumter improved to 18-2 overall and 6-0 in the region while Conway fell to 10-8 and 2-4.

head coach Frances Fields, whose team remained perfect in region play at 7-0 while improving to 16-3 overall. “I felt like in the second half they came up, played good defense and it got us into the game. I was telling them that our defense was going to actually get us to where we need to be.” The normally high-powered Lakewood offense nearly went through the first quarter without even scoring a basket. The first basket of the game went to Darlington’s Kinan Hill at the 4:50 mark. Sonora Dengokl and Shalexia Pack hit two free throws apiece, leaving the Lady Gators with a 4-lead with 2:07 on the clock. Kamryn Lemon hit a low-post bucket with 30 seconds left before a Ladaysha Bonaparte basket with eight seconds left made it 6-4 heading to the second eight minutes. Lakewood picked up the pace slightly, scoring nine before the half. Meanwhile, the Lady Falcons managed just two free throws and went to the break trailing by nine, 15-6. Pack, who was the game’s only double-figure scorer, struck for five of her 18 points in the third and nine in the fourth. Darlington’s Deanna House scored the first basket of the third, with 6:33 on the clock, but that would prove to be the Lady Falcons’ last points until a Kenya Thomas 3-point basket to open the fourth. Pack added seven rebounds and four steals to her game-high point total while Dengokl closed with eight points and seven boards and Lemon also

grabbed eight rebounds along with her four points. “Shalexia, this was her night,” Fields said. “She stepped up and she was all over the court, guarding this person and guarding that person, and she was able to get it going on offense as well. She took the time, just focused, saw what was open and took it.” The Lady Gators led by 28, 42-14, before the Lady Falcons scored the game’s final eight points. The boys came down to Lakewood not being able to contain Darlington guard Frankie Johnson in the second half. The Gators led 29-23 at the half, but were outscored 18-4 in the third quarter before rallying in a high-scoring fourth only to fall short, 65-61. The Falcons lived at the free throw line in the second half, with Johnson hitting on 13 of 18 attempts. Johnson, who finished with 25 points, scored 20 of Darlington’s 24 fourthquarter points. J.J. Jackson added 11 and Louis Richardson 10 for the Falcons. Jalen White topped Lakewood with 22, including 13 in the second half. Jarvis Johnson scored seven of his 12 points in the Gators’ 28-point fourth quarter. LAKEWOOD 42 DARLINGTON 22

DARLINGTON 4 2 2 14 - 22 LAKEWOOD 6 9 10 17 - 42 DARLINGTON – House 8, Turner 4, Bonaparte 2, Thomas 3, Hill 2, Graham 2, Harmon 1. LAKEWOOD – Richardson 2, Weldon 3, Lemon 4, Dengokl 8, Pack 18, Jackson 5, Randolph 2.

DARLINGTON 65, LAKEWOOD 61

DARLINGTON 11 12 18 24 - 65 LAKEWOOD 13 16 4 28 - 61 DARLINGTON – Smith 8, F. Johnson 25, L. Richardson 10, Jackson 11, Green 7, J. Richardson 4. LAKEWOOD – T. Johnson 7, Still 6, White 22, J. Johnson 12, Tindal 2, Washington 4, Davis 6, Wactor 2.

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Laird leads as Tiger shoots 82 and misses Phoenix cut SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Martin Laird had another 5-under 66 to take a two-shot lead in a Phoenix Open that will be without Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on Super Bowl weekend. The bigger shock was Woods — not because he missed the cut, but how. Woods made bogey on his last hole for an 82, the worst score in his two decades as a pro. Mickelson played in the afternoon and WOODS wasn’t much better. He shot 76 and missed the cut by two shots. Laird ran off three birdies in the cold rain on the back nine at TPC Scottsdale until taking his lone bogey on the last hole. He was at 10-under 132, two shots ahead of Daniel Berger, who had a 69.

KO TAKES LEAD AT LPGA OPENER, CLOSES IN ON GOLF HISTORY

OCALA, Fla. — Lydia Ko is 18 holes from history. The 17-year-old New Zealander birdied five consecutive holes and shot a 7-under 65 in the third round of the Coates Golf Championship on Friday to take the outright lead in the LPGA Tour’s season opener. If she hangs on Saturday, she would become the youngest golfer — male or female — to be ranked No. 1 in the World Golf Rankings. COUSINS TO REPLACE BRYANT IN ALL-STAR GAME

DeMarcus Cousins is going to the All-Star game, after all. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver selected the Sacramento Kings center to replace injured Lakers star Kobe Bryant on the Western Conference All-Star team Friday.

USCS FROM PAGE B1 (Tim) Medlin was trying to get us to do.” No example stands out more than in the Eastern District championship round against Spartanburg Methodist College. With runners on second and third and two down, USCS was not able to come up with a clutch hit that would have sent them to the JUCO World Series. Instead, Will Thompson struck out and the Pioneers won 5-4 in extra innings to force a decisive second game that they also won, 7-2. But that was then, and this is a new season, Auckland said. “We’re going to get that run in from third this year,” he added. In order to do that, though, the Fire Ants will have to rely on a mostly new cast of characters, especially at the plate. Auckland is the lone returning everyday starter from last season’s 41-15 squad that captured the first Region X Tournament title in the program’s history. They begin their quest today starting with a doubleheader against Catawba Valley Community College beginning at 1 p.m. at Riley Park. “We like this group and we think they’re capable of being very competitive in this league,” Medlin said. “There are still a lot of unknowns, but that can be said for any junior college team. We just have to have a good approach at the plate, and we have to catch the ball. We have to make the routine plays.” A big part of that burden will fall to true freshman newcomers Mickey Dugan and Justin Hawkins. Dugan and Hawkins take over second base and shortstop, respectively, from Ryan Perkins and Trevor Bradley. Perkins’ and Bradley’s fielding percentages were just under .940 last season with a combined 396 chances between them. The duo was also among the offensive leaders on the team. Perkins batted .282 with 26 runs driven in while Bradley hit .312 and drove in 23. “Those were some smooth hands,” Auckland said of the former USCS double-play combo. “Watching them turn two was a thing of beauty. But I think Hawkins and Dugan

ENDURO FROM PAGE B1 cutoff, but SERMA decided to open it up again the following day. Within four minutes, the field had expanded to 768 and was shut down. “It’s a lot of prestige for us because we are a small club, we’re all volunteers,” SERMA president Jim Fairey said. “To have the riders to sign up the way they did and want to come to this race in record numbers means a lot to us. We’ve always prided ourselves in putting on a good race.” Steward Baylor Jr., is the last Palmetto State native to win the event, that being in 2012, and he did so at the age of 17, setting the mark for the youngest rider to win a pro event. His younger brother, Grant, has since surpassed that mark. The Baylor brothers recently made history along with Trevor Bollinger and Justin Jones as the United States Junior team (riders 23 years old and younger) won the 89th running of the FIM International Six Day En-

Silver’s choice leaves Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard as the game’s biggest snub. Lillard could still be picked if another player drops out before the Feb. 15 game at New York’s Madison Square Garden. SEAU, WARNER, PACE FIRST-TIME HALL ELIGIBLES

PHOENIX — When Junior Seau’s name is mentioned as a first-time Hall of Fame candidate, people nod in recognition of his career achievements. Seau spent 20 seasons in the NFL as a dominant linebacker, winning Defensive Player of the Year honors for San Diego in 1992, making six All-Pro teams, and the league’s All-Decade team of the 1990s. His reckless abandon defined his career. From wire reports

can step in and fill those rolls, with the bat and in the field. They’ve just got to stay loose and play like they know they’re capable of.” Auckland will take over in center after playing left field his freshman year. The sophomore batted .285 with 22 RBI. He’s joined by Ray Murphy, who will assume most of the catching duties after splitting time last year with Preston Duckett, Taylor Place and Mason Brett. Murphy hit .284 with 18 runs batted in. Connor Collins, who hit .294 in a limited role as a backup infielder in ’14, returns as well. The rest of the faces are new and filling some big offensive shoes left by Thompson, Anthony Paulsen, Taylor Kellner and John Mark Hughes. Thompson led the Fire Ants last year with 41 runs driven in while Paulsen was first with a .397 average and second behind Thompson with 32 RBI. Kolby Croxton, who was injured and unable to play last season, takes over the designated hitter role and will combine with Colie Bowers to provide the Nos. 3 and 4 hitters in the Fire Ant lineup. Bowers will play third base, shortstop and second when needed as well as throwing the final Sunday game for USCS this season. Johnny Flading will also see time at third while SMC transfer Ryan McPhail will back up Murphy behind the dish. Sumter High School’s Tee Dubose takes over at first base and, when healthy, South Florence’s Steven Calcutt will see time there as well. The corner outfield spots are the lone positions still not completely decided, Medlin said. Auckland will roam center and for now former Hammond School standout Fred Wadsworth will be in left with redshirt freshman William Thomas manning right. The batting order will consist of Auckland followed by Hawkins, Croxton, Bowers and Murphy with Dubose, Dugan, Wadsworth and Thomas rounding out the rest in an order to be determined, Medlin said. “I really like our offense this year,” Auckland. “I think we’ve got some capable guys. I think (our discipline) at the plate is going to be much improved and we’re going to be more selective. “Hopefully, that leads to more runs.”

LOCAL ENDURO RIDERS SUMTER Row # Rider Name Class 20C Cameron Brigg Aycock C 250 29E Jason Brunson C 30+ 23C Davy Goodman C 250 29C Chase Hayes C 200 29B Zack Hayes Expert-AA 20A Chris McCoy A 250 20BJosh McCoy C 200 29D William Russell B 250 TURBEVILLE Row # Rider Name Class 20F Kevin Green C 40+ 20E Slate Green C 200 DALZELL Row # Rider Name Class 10C Gregory Wheeler B 50+

duro, which is commonly referred to as the Olympics for dirt bike racers. The four riders earned a gold medal in the Junior Trophy Division, marking the third time a U.S. team has claimed a world championship. Steward Baylor Jr. said his previous experience helped him in the Six Day Enduro. “Being part of the Enduro series helped me because it’s a sprint series, so the World races were actually a sprint format. The sprinting that the enduros have is very similar to the way those guys race over there so it definitely helped me out,” he said. The Sumter Enduro will have riders from 35 different states, Canada and Australia

traversing the 65-mile course. Virginia will be the most represented state with 114 entries followed by North Carolina (106) and South Carolina (97). There are 13 women competing in the event and 11 local area riders. “We do get a lot of people from the area that want to run the race, but the reason you don’t see as many as you probably would expect is because a lot of our club members are from the Sumter area,” McCoy said. “And if you actually help work on the run then you’re not allowed to race it because you would have an unfair advantage because you would know where the trail goes and things of that nature.” Admission is free and those who want to observe the race can follow the spectator route marked by arrows along the course which will guide them throughout the various stages. Fairey suggested if fans have a favorite rider they can figure out which row he or she is on and then they can follow him or her the entire day. For more information visit http://sermaclub.com/

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GOLF The Associated Press PHOENIX OPEN PAR SCORES

Friday At TPC Scottsdale, Stadium Course Scottsdale, Ariz. Purse: $6.3 million Yardage: 7,266; Par: 71 Partial Second Round Leaderboard SCORE THRU 1. Martin Laird -11 17 2. Daniel Berger -8 F 3. Justin Thomas -7 F 4. Ryan Moore -6 F 4. Angel Cabrera -6 F 4. Robert Streb -6 F 4. Zach Johnson -6 F 4. Bubba Watson -6 F

Friday At Panama Golf Club Panama City Purse: $625,000 Yardage: 7,171; Par: 70 Second Round Harold Varner III 67-64—131 Mathew Goggin 67-65—132 Henrik Norlander 68-67—135 Missed cut Tommy Gainey 75-70—145

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 31 Brooklyn 18 Boston 16 Philadelphia 9 New York 9 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Atlanta 38 Washington 31 Miami 20 Charlotte 19 Orlando 15 CENTRAL DIVISION W Chicago 30 Cleveland 27 Milwaukee 24 Detroit 17 Indiana 17

L 15 27 28 37 38

Pct .674 .400 .364 .196 .191

GB – 121/2 14 22 221/2

L 8 16 25 27 34

Pct .826 .660 .444 .413 .306

GB – 71/2 171/2 19 241/2

L 18 20 22 30 31

Pct .625 .574 .522 .362 .354

GB – 21/2 5 121/2 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Memphis 34 Houston 32 Dallas 30 San Antonio 30 New Orleans 24 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Portland 32 Oklahoma City 23 Denver 19 Utah 16 Minnesota 8 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 36 L.A. Clippers 32 Phoenix 27 Sacramento 16 L.A. Lakers 13

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L 14 23 28 30 37

Pct .696 .500 .404 .348 .178

GB – 9 131/2 16 231/2

L 7 14 20 28 34

Pct .837 .696 .574 .364 .277

GB – 51/2 11 201/2 25

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee 115, Orlando 100 Indiana 103, New York 82 Memphis 99, Denver 69 L.A. Lakers 123, Chicago 118,2OT

TODAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Washington, 7 p.m. Dallas at Orlando, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Indiana, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Memphis, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NFL PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press SUPER BOWL

Sunday At Glendale, Ariz. New England vs. Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (NBC)

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OTPts GF GA Tampa Bay 50 3115 4 66 163 132 Montreal 47 3113 3 65 127 108 Detroit 49 2812 9 65 145 128 Boston 49 2616 7 59 131 123 Florida 46 2115 10 52 114 129 Toronto 50 2224 4 48 144 155 Ottawa 47 1919 9 47 129 134 Buffalo 49 1432 3 31 92 174 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GPW L OTPts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 4832 15 1 65 157 135 Pittsburgh 4827 13 8 62 143 124 Washington 4825 14 9 59 144 124 N.Y. Rangers 4627 15 4 58 135 111 Philadelphia 5021 22 7 49 139 151 Columbus 4721 23 3 45 119 148 New Jersey 4818 22 8 44 109 135 Carolina 4717 25 5 39 102 122

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

GPW 4731 4730 4830 5026 4822 4920 4822

L OTPts GF GA 10 6 68 145 112 13 4 64 153 115 16 2 62 151 112 16 8 60 140 127 19 7 51 152 157 1811 51 128 141 20 6 50 131 138

GPW L OTPts GF GA Anaheim 4932 11 6 70 146 130 San Jose 4926 17 6 58 137 135 Vancouver 4626 17 3 55 124 118 Calgary 4926 20 3 55 140 127 Los Angeles 4821 1512 54 133 129 Arizona 4817 25 6 40 111 161 Edmonton 4913 27 9 35 113 162 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

THURSDAY’S GAMES St. Louis 5, Nashville 4, SO Boston 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Montreal 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Philadelphia 5, Winnipeg 2 Arizona 3, Toronto 1 Dallas 6, Ottawa 3 Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 1 Florida 3, Columbus 2 Minnesota 1, Calgary 0 Edmonton 3, Buffalo 2 San Jose 6, Anaheim 3

TODAY’S GAMES

Washington at Montreal, 1 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 2 p.m. Arizona at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Florida at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Boston, 7 p.m. Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m. Chicago at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

COATES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

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Friday At Melbourne Park Melbourne, Australia Purse: $32.9 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Semifinals Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Stan Wawrinka (4), Switzerland, 7-6 (1), 3-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0.

Friday At Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club Ocala, Fla. Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,541; Par: 72 Third Round Lydia Ko 68-69-65—202 -14 Ha Na Jang 67-65-71—203 -13 Na Yeon Choi 68-70-66—204 -12

By The Associated Press

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cheating on me, but it’s hard to believe him, because when we got back together he had been talking to a girl who lives a few miles away from him. I don’t want to end our relationship. Ethan says he loves me and doesn’t want to leave me, but I don’t know what to think anymore. Any advice? Drifting in Ohio DEAR DRIFTING — Yes. Wake up, honey. The relationship you cherished with Ethan is over. A man who is in love with a woman sees and talks with her often, and doesn’t hide her from the world or get into a fight with her every time he sees her. That he would forbid you to mention that you are back together on Facebook and refuse to per-

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mit you to comment on his posts is a huge red flag. You asked my advice, and here it is: Take a giant step backward and see Ethan for who he is -- a person who doesn’t tell the truth and is very likely a cheater. If he was sincere, he’d be telling the world the happy news about your reunion. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 610540447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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Lifetime’s Lowe-life; NBC’s big game BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Rob Lowe continues his string of Lifetime true-life crime movies with “Beautiful & Twisted” (8 p.m. Saturday, TV-MA). Based on a true story, “Beautiful” recalls a crime that shocked Miami’s elite. Born to the founder and owner of the fabled Fontainebleau Hotel, Ben Novack Jr. (Lowe) became infatuated with Narcy (Paz Vega), a voluptuous exotic dancer. He proceeds to marry her, much to the chagrin of his mother, Bernice (Candice Bergen). Ben’s fixations on Narcy are hardly healthy. But as we learn in a narrated prologue, Ben was never exactly well adjusted. Ignored by his partying parents, he spent too much time in the company of adults engaging in, well, adult activities. Young Ben retreated into a world of comic books — “Batman,” above all. He’s the proud owner of the world’s second-largest collection of “Batman” memorabilia by the time he begins to woo Narcy. But she’s Poison Ivy to his Caped Crusader. The tale of a comics-besotted mama’s boy hooked on a stripper with sadomasochistic tendencies might have been interesting in more nuanced hands. But “Beautiful & Twisted” is brazenly bad and tone-deaf, to boot. In the first scene, we see Narcy in full va-va-va-voom regalia as she sashays into a bank lobby walking a tiny white dog. Men seem to swoon and gasp for breath in her presence. It has all the subtlety of Jayne Mansfield’s turn in the credit sequence of the 1956 comedy “The Girl Can’t Help It.” Then we meet Ben, or, rather, his tagged toe, and learn that Lowe’s character is providing cheeky voiceovers from beyond the grave. It’s one thing to have William Holden do that in “Sunset Blvd.”; it’s quite another to put smarmy, sarcastic words in the mouth of an actual murder victim. Born with impossibly pretty looks and a glib charm, Rob Lowe is terribly miscast as a character so needy and damaged. It’s nice to see Bergen on the small screen again, but her moments as Bernice are far too brief. Narcy makes sure of that. • “It’s a stupid football game.” So said Louis C.K., a self-described Patriots fan from Boston, of Super Bowl XLIX (5:30 p.m., NBC) between the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks. The cerebral comic made his remarks to David Letterman while discussing the “deflate-gate” allegations that the Patriots had played with softer balls during their playoff victories.

in the canceled series “Red Band Society” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • A comedy icon shares stories from his life and career and sings a few songs from his movies and plays on “Mel Brooks Live at the Geffen” (9 p.m., HBO). • Flint is free with advice on “Black Sails” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA). • J.K. Simmons hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), with musical guest D’Angelo.

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Rob Lowe and Paz Vega star in the all-new Lifetime Original Movie “Beautiful & Twisted,” premiering at 8 p.m. today on Lifetime. But his quote pretty much sums up what many feel about the season’s final NFL game and its attendant buildup. Let others focus on the 100 million or so Americans tuning into the commercials and the game. I like to consider the 200 million or so fellow citizens who will be watching something else Sunday, or nothing at all. Entire entertainment franchises have been built on Super Bowl avoidance. For those who cannot read Roman numerals, Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl XI (3 p.m.) is now in its 11th year. Kitten Bowl II (6 p.m., Hallmark) and Fish Bowl II (6 p.m., Nat Geo Wild) have both entered their sophomore seasons. You don’t have to look at animals to avoid football. WGN, the Chicagobased superstation, will unspool 10 hours, or 20 consecutive episodes, of “How I Met Your Mother” (noon Sunday). “The Walking Dead” marathon (10 a.m. Sunday, AMC, TV-MA) also gets going well before tailgating time. Sunday’s prime-time programming (8 p.m. to 11 p.m.) includes steady helpings of “Criminal Minds” (A&E); “Dukes of Hazzard” (CMT); “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (CNN); “Rehab Addict” (DIY); “Alaskan Bush People” (Discovery); “Worst Cooks in America” (Food); “Swamp People” (History); “Ridiculousness” (MTV); “Snapped” (Oxygen); “Cops” (Spike) and “Sex Sent Me to the ER” (TLC). And, let’s not forget, “Family Feud” (GSN). Of course, football avoidance has transcended the mere television dial. Streaming services like Netflix, Amazon and Hulu offer football avoidance year-round.

It has become increasingly evident that millions have managed to survive quite nicely avoiding cable and relying on streaming exclusively. In fact, among the few things one misses as a cord-cutter are sporting events like the Super Bowl. So in an effort to attract even those stray eyeballs, NBC Universal will make a live stream of the game available for free. In an interesting move, the network is also offering a free live stream of the post-game episode of “The Blacklist” (10:15 p.m., time approximate, TV-14). Look for a guest stint by Ron Perlman. • I’m always curious why the folks at HBO yank “Girls” from their schedule on Super Bowl Sunday. Do they really think they’re going to lose one single viewer to the big game? Ditto “Togetherness” and “Looking.” • Showtime’s Sunday night lineup will air as usual: “Shameless” (9 p.m., TV-MA); “House of Lies” (10 p.m., TVMA) and “Episodes” (10:30 p.m., TVMA). • “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece” (9 p.m. Sunday, PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) will also air, football notwithstanding. As the Dowager Countess might wonder, eyebrow fully cocked, “What’s a Super Bowl?”

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • The voice of Steve Carell animates the 2010 comedy “Despicable Me” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • Seth Meyers host “NFL Honors” (9 p.m., NBC) from Phoenix. • Ailing teens bond in the hospital

• Repeat reports scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): the Foo Fighters; Blake Shelton and Italy’s musical city of Cremona. • TCM kicks off its monthlong salute to Academy Award-winning and nominated movies with the 2014 documentary history “And the Oscar Goes To ... ” (8 p.m.). • An old woman displays clairvoyance in the worst way on “Grantchester” on “Masterpiece Mystery!” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings).

CULT CHOICE Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood star in the 1965 comedy “The Great Race” (2 p.m. Sunday, TCM), set in the early days of automobiles. Another collaboration between director Blake Edwards and composer Henry Mancini.

SATURDAY SERIES Hoodwinked and wired on “Hawaii Five-0” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Seth Meyers hosts the “SNL Sports Spectacular” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * A cranky detective irks his colleagues, solves crimes on “Backstrom” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * The Bakersfield unsound on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS) * “20/20” (10 p.m., ABC).

SUNDAY SERIES Two hours of “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (7 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Rocket to Russia on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Homer and other Springfield dads form a band on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Diplomatic escorts on “Brooklyn NineNine” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Two hours of “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Laboratory mayhem on “CSI” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Brian and Peter ruin Thanksgiving on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Misadventures in babysitting on “Bob’s Burgers” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV14) * Seattle sickos on “Criminal Minds” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

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