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Sumter Police respond to Sumter High School about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after a fight broke out in the school’s cafeteria.

Bond set for killing suspect’s 2 charges Hearing on murder charge will be held BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com (803) 774-1295

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Sumter Police Department officers help school personnel deal with the large influx of parents rushing to the school to pick up their children after an early morning fight prompted rumors of a more serious situation. Police said there were no weapons involved in the incident.

No serious injuries; school put on lockdown BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 Fourteen students at Sumter High School were arrested, and the school was placed on lockdown after a fight erupted in the cafeteria early Tuesday morning. No serious injuries were reported from the altercation that started about 8:30 a.m. as students were preparing for their first class, and high school administrators ended their lockdown within two hours. Sumter Police Department, which had at least a dozen officers respond to the school, said there were no weapons involved in the incident. Seven of the students arrested were at least 17 years old and will be charged as adults for disturbing a school, said Tonyia McGirt, public information officer for Sumter police. One school administrator and one police officer were also assaulted during the fight, and additional

Between 400 and 500 students were picked up by their parents after word of the fight spread through the community. charges are possible. Neither the administrator nor officer was seriously injured.

School was not dismissed for the day, and teachers attempted to continue with

class. However, despite the quick end to the melee, rumors quickly spread, including talk of gunplay. “Unfortunately, with social media, there are rumors, and today there are rumors that there may be a weapon involved,” said Shelly Galloway, spokeswoman for Sumter School District. These rumors prompted many parents to rush to the school to pick up their children. The quick influx of cars filled the drive to the school’s front entrance with double-parked vehicles, and the school’s auditorium quickly filled with parents waiting for their children to be removed from class. “Parents certainly have the right to check their children out of school, but we want them to know that the situation is under control. We contacted law enforcement immediately, and the situation was handled rather

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A 31-year-old Rembert man facing a murder charge for a shooting at Club Miami on Sunday appeared before magistrate’s court Tuesday to discuss bond for two lesser charges. Rodney Rodriuguz Green faces the additional charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon INSIDE during a violent crime Mother of child after offikilled in wreck cers arrestoutside Club ed him outMiami is angry side the with club owner’s Broad comments / A2 Street Extension club as a suspect in the shooting death of 33-year-old Tyrus Archie of Wedgefield. Officers think Green is also responsible for the shooting of 26-year-old Rayquann Mondell Jenkins, who was airlifted to a hospital in Columbia after being shot in the left leg outside the club. Green’s bond was set at $30,000 total for the attempted murder and weapon charge. Green will have to appear before a circuit court judge for a bond hearing on the murder charge to discuss it, according to Judge George Gibson. Until then, Green will continue to be held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Victim’s Advocate Barbara Wiley with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said Jenkins underwent surgery Monday and is now recovering at a hospital in Columbia. Wiley represented family members of both Archie and Jenkins who were present during the bond hearing. The shooting was the latest in a series of incidents at Club Miami, triggering Sheriff Anthony Dennis to call for the nightclub to be closed. On Tuesday, department officials met with the S.C. Department of Revenue to discuss revoking the club’s alcohol and business license. “We’re currently seeing which angle we can go in

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Alleged weapon yields no clues in murder trial BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 After a three-day break, a parade of witnesses attempted to advance the prosecu-

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tion’s case against Justin Johnson in his trial for the killings of nine-month-old Jayden Caraway and greatgrandmother Maxine Caraway. The trial resumed Tuesday with a newly elected jury

foreman after the original foreman fell ill and was unable to return. Kenny Clark, a senior investigator, told the jury he followed shooting victim Kaisha Caraway to Clarendon Memo-

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rial Hospital after the incident. He said he observed and photographed bruises on her shoulder, neck and forehead and performed a gunshot residue test on and took DNA swabs from Caraway. Doctors

also removed a pellet from her shoulder. Clark said he also collected Caraway’s clothes and shoes, which appeared to have blood on them.

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Girl in Friday wreck dies from injuries A second person involved in the Friday evening crash that claimed the life of a 31-year-old Darlington woman has died. A 7-year-old girl riding in the same car as Jamie Shavel McFadden died from her injuries at a Columbia hospital Monday afternoon. The girl had been taken directly to Palmetto Health Richland from the scene of the crash. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the head-on collision occurred at the corner of U.S. 15 and White Mill Road shortly before 7 p.m. Friday when Florence resident James Wilson attempted to turn left onto White Mill Road in front of the Camry driven by McFadden. The 38-year-old has been charged with failing to yield the right of way. Three other people, all children, were injured in the collision as well. State troopers said that everyone involved was wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.

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Mother of child killed in wreck vows to help shutter local club Owner mentioned family’s loss in justifying keeping business open BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 The mother of a child who died in a wreck on U.S. 378 is angry her family’s loss has become part of the discussion over shutting down Club Miami. Ashley Cruz’s 7-year-old daughter, Nevaeh, passed away Feb. 3 after the car she was riding in collided with another vehicle near the intersection with Eagle Road. The first-grader had nothing to do with the shooting in the nightclub parking lot Sunday that killed one man and sent another to the hospital, but Club Miami owner Jay Warren referenced the accident when he

addressed efforts by the sheriff’s office to have the hotspot closed over the incident. “When that little girl was killed in a car wreck outside the club, they didn’t close the highway down,” Warren was quoted as saying in Tuesday’s Sumter Item. Before reading that, Cruz said her family was trying to get past the tragic loss of Nevaeh, and she didn’t want to get involved in the discussion surrounding the nightclub. But now, she says she wants to help ensure Club Miami is shut down. “He should have never brought my child into this,” Cruz said. “His club has caused nothing but trouble. Now I’m going to do anything in my power to see that he’s shut down. He

should know not to even mention my child again.” The two incidents are related by more than the recent controversy; the fatal wreck occurred at the very corner where Club Miami sits. “For his information, my little girl died in his parking lot,” the mother said. The young girl’s sister and father were both also injured in the wreck, but Ashley Cruz said both are doing better today. Eight-year-old Amya is still recovering from a hip injury that left her with a limp, while her father, who suffered a concussion and short-term memory loss, still has no recollection of the wreck that took his daughter’s life.

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COLUMBIA — A lottery ticket bought with $5 in change won a Dalzell man $100,000 taxes paid last week. The winner scratched the Instant Carolina 5 ticket in his truck parked outside McCarty’s Emporium on Camden Highway in Dalzell where he purchased the ticket. “I’m still walking around in a daze,” the winner told lottery officials days after cashing in the ticket. “It was the last thing in the world I thought would happen to me.” As of this release, two top prizes of $100,000 taxes paid remain in the Instant Carolina 5 game. Odds of winning the top prize are 1 in 500,000. For selling the claimed ticket, McCarty’s Emporium received a commission of $1,470.59.

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Newly elected Pinewood mayor Sarah Mathis is sworn in to her position at Pinewood Town Hall on Tuesday afternoon. Mathis became the first black mayor of Pinewood after she won against Pinewood resident Manley C. Dubose 123 to 38 in the town’s special election March 11. Her new position leaves town council with an open mayor pro tem seat.

Lee board members spend hours in executive session BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Lee County School District Board of Trustees, along with Superintendent Dr. Wanda Andrews, spent more than three hours in executive session Monday evening at Lee Central High School before unanimously approving a number of personnel and student matters, including 154 recommendations to rehire certified staff members, releasing 10 students from the school district and one employee resignation. Andrews previously stated any faculty or staff changes would not be released until April after the board discusses and confirms contracts. Last week, however, other officials with

the school district confirmed that an interim principal has been installed at Lee Central Middle School and Dr. Kendra Green is no longer serving as principal. The news of Green leaving the school was revealed less than two weeks after the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to an altercation at the school involving 13 students. After the public portion of Monday’s meeting, the board members went into executive session, where they discussed various matters including those regarding the new name for the district office, moving forward with a 501(c)(3) program for the district and a resolution to change the method of payment of funds to the school district from the county.

During Monday’s meeting, board chairwoman Sanya Moses said Andrews “hit the ground running” after becoming superintendent in July of last year. Since then the district office has been moved, the district has organized Saturday school programs and is planning to offer summer camp for students for which registration will begin in April. Along with approving the contract extensions, the school district also plans to host a teacher recruitment fair from 9 a.m. to noon March 29 at the district office, where they’ll be interviewing prospective employees for more than 10 certified positions. Andrews said on Monday that they already had more than 50 teachers registered to participate, and the district will also welcome walk-ins.

BOARD MATTERS APPROVED • Plans to move forward with a 501(c)(3) program for the district; • 1 resignation; • 1 recommendation; • 1 retirement; • 10 student releases from the district; • 154 recommendations to re-hire certified staff; • The new name of the district office as Lee County School District Administration Complex; and • A resolution to change the method of payment of funds to the school district from the county. All decisions were unanimous.

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Man’s truck hits Sumter pond, not dog, in morning wreck BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 I’m a 30-pound dog who managed to get out of the fence this morning. My owner is gone for the day, and all I care about is this new smell across the street. Unfortunately for you, it’s an hour before dawn, and you can barely see the road ahead. To top it all off, you’re just beginning your day and aren’t all that awake. But none of that matters to me because I’m a dog, and I’m about to run out right in front of you without a care in the world. Crossing four lanes of traffic? Challenge accepted. This was the horrible beginning for one Sumter motorist as his truck wound up submerged in Second Mill Pond on Tuesday morning. Christian Trudel said he was driving east on Pinewood Road shortly before 6 a.m. Tuesday, making his way to work, when the unexpected happened. “I was coming around the curve, and a dog ran out in front of me,” he said. Trudel swerved hard, trying to avoid the oblivious, carefree canine. When he attempted to regain control, he overcorrected himself. In the blink of an eye, his 2008 Ford F-150 was submerged in Second Mill Pond. “Other than a bunch of cuss words, all I could think was, ‘Brace yourself,’” Trudel said. “Once I was in the water, I had to focus on getting out and how I would do it.”

Christian Trudel pulls items from his flooded truck after it was recovered from Second Mill Pond on Tuesday.

Trudel said he waited for the truck to settle on the bottom and then tried to open the door. The pressure of the water against the door was more than he could manage, so he tried the next obvious avenue. “I have automatic windows and wasn’t sure they would work,” he said. “But I pressed the button and they rolled down. Once the truck settled, I climbed out the window and swam to shore.” Law enforcement responded at 5:51 a.m. to the incident. Seeing as no one was hurt, all that remained was getting the truck out of the water — or if it would even be necessary. Trudel said he contacted his insurance company, who decided to retrieve the vehicle from the pond. They turned to Sumter Wrecker to complete the tedious task of retrieving the truck from the water. “We don’t have to do this very often,” said Sumter Wrecker employee Chris Biermann. To retrieve the truck, workers would have to use a boat to get towing cables out to the truck. Once the cables were tied through the open windows and around the roof of the submerged truck, Biermann and his crew used a 30-ton heavy-duty wrecker to pull the vehicle from the water. “It took us about an hour and a half to get it out of there,” Biermann said. It was obvious the truck was no longer drivable as it dangled in the air, water seeping out beneath the doors. The mangled hood exposed a twist-

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Spectators look on as workers recover a submerged Ford F-150 from Second Mill Pond on Tuesday. ed network of what used to be an engine as the radiator itself hung by a rubber hose. “The insurance company has already ruled it a total loss,” Trudel said, “and for obvious reasons.” Though he’s temporarily without this truck, all Trudel thought about as he gazed at the contorted remains of what used to be his truck, was that he managed to miss the dog. “I can get another truck,” Trudel said. “I have my own dog and know how much a dog can mean to someone. You can’t replace them. Everyone kept saying, ‘Well, at least you’re OK.’ All I keep thinking is, ‘I’m glad the dog’s OK.’”

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States looking at $0 community college tuition BY STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press Writer PORTLAND, Ore. — Nothing sparks consumer demand like the word “free,” and politicians in some states have proposed the idea of providing that incentive to get young people to attend community college. Amid worries that U.S. youth are losing a global skills race, supporters of a no-tuition policy see expanding access to community college as way to boost educational attainment so the emerging workforces in their states look good to employers. Of course, such plans aren’t free for taxpayers, and legislators in Oregon and Tennessee are deciding whether free tuition regardless of family income is the best use of public money. A Mississippi bill passed the state House but then failed in the Senate. The debate comes in a midterm election year in which income inequality and the burdens of student debt are likely going to be significant issues. “I think everybody agrees that with a high school educa-

tion by itself, there is no path to the middle class,” said State Sen. Mark Hass, who is leading the no-tuition effort in Oregon. “There is only one path, and it leads to poverty. And poverty is very expensive.” Hass said free community college and increasing the number of students who earn college credit while in high school are keys to addressing a “crisis” in education debt. Taxpayers will ultimately benefit, he said, because it’s cheaper to send someone to community college than to have him or her in the social safety net. Research from the Oregon University System shows Oregonians with only a high school degree make less money than those with a degree and thus contribute fewer tax dollars. They are also more likely to use food stamps and less likely to do volunteer work. A Gallup poll released in late February found 94 percent of Americans think it’s somewhat or very important to have a degree beyond high school, yet only 23 percent of respondents said higher edu-

‘I think everybody agrees that with a high school education by itself, there is no path to the middle class. There is only one path, and it leads to poverty. And poverty is very expensive.’ OREGON STATE SEN. MARK HASS cation is affordable to everyone who needs it. As at four-year universities, the price of attending a community college has risen sharply because of reduced state support and higher costs for health care and other expenses. The average annual cost of tuition nationally is about $3,300, and books and fees add to the bill. It’s cheaper than university but expensive enough to dissuade someone who’s unsure whether to pursue higher education. In Tennessee, Republican Gov. Bill Haslam wants to use lottery money to create a free community college program for high school graduates. It’s central to the Republican’s

goal of making the state more attractive to potential employers by increasing the percentage of Tennesseans with a college degree to 55 percent by 2025 from 32 percent now. If approved by the Legislature, the “Tennessee Promise” would provide a full ride for any high school graduate, at a

cost of $34 million per year. Meanwhile, Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber signed a bill March 11 ordering a state commission to examine whether free tuition is feasible. Among other things, the study will determine how much money the program will cost, whether the existing campus buildings can accommodate extra students and whether to limit free tuition to recent graduates. The commission will also look at California, which offered no-cost community college until the mid-1980s, when a state fiscal crisis contributed to its demise. The findings are due later this year and will help lawmakers decide whether to pursue the idea in 2015.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Lee Bradley, 46, of 315 Harrison St., was arrested Friday and charged with petty larceny. At 4:50 p.m., Bradley was reportedly discharged from Tuomey Regional Medical Center and left with a $500 hospital-owned wheelchair. He was located a short time later pushing himself in the wheelchair at the intersection of Main and Calhoun streets.

HOUSE FIRE At 5:11 a.m. Monday, Sumter firefighters responded to a house fire in the 3400 block of Hill Road. The blaze reportedly started in the home’s living room and spread through threequarters of the 1,500foot structure. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to bring the blaze under control, causing an estimated $60,000 in damage. The cause of the fire was not immediately determined. No injuries were reported.

SHOOTING A 2011 white Chevrolet work truck was reportedly shot through the side while parked in the 100 block of Rolling Creek Drive between 5 p.m. Wednesday and 7:30 a.m. Friday. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $400.

TRAPPED At 3:26 p.m. Saturday, a man called police and said two bulldogs had trapped him on top of a car in the 1000 block of East Sherwood Drive. Responders arrived to find the man on top of an SUV surrounded by the dogs. Animal Control responded and distracted the dogs so the man could get down, but one of the dogs attacked and bit an officer and was shot. The owner kenneled the other dog, and the injured dog was transported to an animal hospital for treatment.

STOLEN PROPERTY A lock box containing various prescription medications was reported stolen at 2:30 p.m. Sunday from the 4700 block of Camden

Highway in Dalzell. The box and its contents are valued at $4,040. Various tools, three car stereos, a car jack, a ratchet and an air ratchet, a starter and an impact drill were reported stolen at 9:30 p.m. Sunday from the 1000 block of Pocalla Road. The items are valued at $3,969. Several articles of clothing, an iPad with speakers, a gold bracelet, a gold ring with a silver cowboy on top and the victim’s wallet containing $500 and a debit card were reported stolen at 5:15 p.m. Friday from the 3700 block of Blackberry Lane. The items are valued at $3,100. A pallet of shingles was reportedly stolen between 3 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. Friday from the 1800 block of Talisker Drive. The shingles are valued at $2,300. A battery charger, an air compressor, a gas jug, a carburetor and a starter, an air sander, an air hammer, a torque wrench, a ratchet set, an electric wrench and other tools were reported stolen at 3:06 p.m. Saturday from the 1200 block of Calhoun Street Extension. The items are valued at $1,220. A 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, a .25-caliber semi-automatic pistol, two flat-screen TVs and an undetermined amount of jewelry and cash were reported stolen at 4:35 p.m. Friday from the 3000 block of Old Manning Road. The items are valued at $900.

VANDALISM All four tires were reportedly slashed at 1:29 p.m. Sunday on two vehicles parked in the 1400 block of Cherryvale Drive. No estimate for the damage was reported.

EMS CALLS On Sunday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 40 calls. Thirty-six were listed as medical calls, one was a motor-vehicle wreck, one was a stand-by for the fire department, and two were listed as “other trauma.”

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A subway rider in New York reads a newspaper Dec. 6 featuring news of the death of South African leader Nelson Mandela. A new study from the Media Insight Project finds that Americans still seek serious news and debunks the idea that no one pays attention to anything beyond a limited sphere of interest.

On the media buffet, people still seek out the meaty news BY CONNIE CASS The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Americans of all ages still pay heed to serious news even as they seek out the lighter stuff, choosing their own way across a media landscape that no longer relies on front pages and evening newscasts to dictate what’s worth knowing, according to a new study from the Media Insight Project. The findings burst the myth of the media “bubble” — the idea that no one pays attention to anything beyond a limited sphere of interest, such as celebrities or college hoops or Facebook posts. “This idea that somehow we’re all going down narrow paths of interest and that many people are just sort of amusing themselves to death and not interested in the news and the world around them? That is not the case,” said Tom Rosenstiel, executive director of the American Press Institute, which teamed with the Associated Press-NORC Cen-

ter for Public Affairs Research on the project. People today are nibbling from a news buffet spread across 24-hour television, websites, radio, newspapers, magazines and social networks. Three-fourths of Americans see or hear news daily, including 6 of 10 adults under age 30, the study found. Nearly everyone — about 9 in 10 people — said they enjoy keeping up with the news. And more than 6 in 10 say that wherever they find the news, they prefer it to come directly from a news organization. The study found relatively few differences by age, political leanings or wealth when it comes to the topics people care about. Traffic and weather are nearly universal interests. Majorities express interest in natural disasters, local news, politics, the economy, crime and foreign coverage. With so many sources and technologies, 60 percent of Americans say it’s easier to keep up than it was just five years ago.

But at the same time, Jane Hall, an associate professor of journalism at American University, said no one is setting the national news agenda the way The New York Times and network evening news once did. “I do lament those times in which something could become so important that we all watched,” Hall said. “But that doesn’t mean we aren’t all engaged now.” If you’re under 30, the future of news is in your hands, literally. Three out of 4 young adults who carry cellphones use them to check the news. Most owners of tablet computers also use them to get updates; young people are the ones most likely to have tablets. But the young think of news differently than previous generations did, said Rachel Davis Mersey, an associate professor at Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism. Their broader definition includes anything happening right now, whether it’s sports or entertainment or politics.

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Jeb Bush considering run for White House MIAMI (AP) — Jeb Bush gets the question at just about every public appearance these days: Will you run for president? The former Florida governor gives a well-worn answer: “I can honestly tell you that I don’t know what I’m going to do.” It’s an answer that won’t satisfy the GOP faithful for much longer. The scion of the Bush political dynasty will likely be asked the question many times in the coming weeks as he raises his profile with appearances in Tennessee, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas — where he’ll bump into another possible 2016 presidential candidate, Hillary Rodham Clinton. Bush’s “yes” or “no” is one of the most significant factors looming over the 2016 Republican presidential contest. A White House bid by the brother and son of presidents would shake up a wide-open GOP field, attract a legion of bigmoney donors and set up a showdown with the influential tea party movement. Bush has said he’ll consult with his family this summer and make a decision by the end of the year. With New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie facing multiple investigations in a political retribution probe, many Republicans see Bush as a potent alternative: a two-term GOP governor who thrived in the nation’s largest swing-voting state and could make the party more inclusive.

Bill requiring cursive for S.C. students advances COLUMBIA (AP) — A bill requiring South Carolina’s school districts to teach students how to write in cursive by fifth grade advanced Tuesday in the House. An 8-0 vote sent the bill to the full Education Committee. The main sponsor, Rep. Dwight Loftis, contends students still need handwriting skills despite the increase in digital communications. It’s not just about writing beautifully or artfully; practical uses include being able to write faster than when writing in print, he said. “Critics say you don’t need cursive writing anymore because everything is digital,” but both cursive and typing should be taught, he said, adding his teenage grandson can’t sign his name in cursive. Loftis, R-Greenville, held up thank-you cards he received from high school graduates to prove students no longer know how. State standards haven’t required cursive writing in the classroom since 2008, said Dino Teppara of the state Education Department, which is not taking a stance on the bill. It is unclear how many districts opt to teach it to elementary school students. If they do, they’re funding any accompanying instructional materials and teacher training through local taxes. The requirement ended when the state’s standardized, end-of-year English test for third- through eighth-graders stopped asking open-ended questions that required writing, said Melanie Barton, director of the Education Oversight Committee. However, research clearly shows that writing cursive stimulates the brain, she said. Another bill advanced by the subcommittee would allow schools to put up a religious display in December, such as a nativity scene, as long as a secular one is displayed as well. Or a school could display symbols of two different religions.

Friends and advisers say he is seriously considering a presidential run. His busy schedule will do little to quiet speculation. This month, Bush is expected to visit New Mexico and Nevada to campaign for Republican governors there, even though both incumbents are widely expected to cruise to reelection. In Las Vegas, he’ll address leaders of the Republican Jewish Coalition, an influential political group backed by casino magnate and GOP mega-donor Sheldon Adelson. And in Dallas next week, Bush is scheduled to co-host an education conference where Clinton is also set to appear. With no clear frontrunner for the GOP nomination, Bush’s standing is rising in early presidential polls and among donors. His popularity with wealthy insiders was on display last month at a Republican fundraiser in the gilded ballroom of Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s Palm Beach estate. The night’s keynote speaker was a tea party firebrand, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, but a short video message from Bush received far more applause. “Jeb is striking a chord amongst many thoughtful donors,” said Fred Malek, finance chairman of the Republican Governors Association. “He’s a proven conservative,” Malek said. “But at the same time, he is not viewed

as extreme or an ideologue and therefore can appeal to the moderate element of the party as well.” Bush would carry both the benefits and the baggage of one of America’s most prominent political dynasties. Its patriarch, George H.W. Bush, was elected to one term in 1988; his son, George W. Bush, served two presidential terms beginning in 2001. The family’s vast fundraising network and political connections, in addition to Jeb Bush’s own constellation of donors and advisers, could fuel a formidable campaign.

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Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, right, speaks to reporters in January 2013 after an education rally at the Arkansas state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark., as he stands with Luke Gordy of Arkansans for Better Schools. The former Florida governor said he’s undecided on running for president, but his decision is one of the most significant unknowns looming over the 2016 Republican presidential contest.

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A young Malaysian boy prays for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in Petaling Jaya, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Tuesday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Thai radar might have tracked jet KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Ten days after a Malaysian jetliner disappeared, Thailand’s military said Tuesday it saw radar blips that might have been from the missing plane but didn’t report it “because we did not pay attention to it.” Search crews from 26 countries, including Thailand, are looking for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which vanished early March 8 with 239 people aboard en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Frustration is growing among relatives of those on the plane at the lack of progress in the search. Aircraft and ships are scouring two giant arcs of territory amounting to the size of Australia — half of it in the remote seas of the southern Indian Ocean. Cmdr. William Marks, a spokesman for the U.S. 7th

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Fleet, said finding the plane was like trying to locate a few people somewhere between New York and California. Early in the search, Malaysian officials said they suspected the plane backtracked toward the Strait of Malacca, just west of Malaysia. But it took a week for them to confirm Malaysian military radar data suggesting that route. Thai military officials said Tuesday their own radar showed an unidentified plane, possibly Flight 370, flying toward the strait beginning minutes after the Malaysian jet’s transponder signal was lost. Air force spokesman Air Vice Marshal Montol Suchookorn said the Thai military doesn’t know whether the plane it detected was Flight 370. Thailand’s failure to quickly share possible information

about the plane may not substantially change what Malaysian officials now know, but it raises questions about the degree to which some countries are sharing their defense data. Flight 370 took off from Kuala Lumpur at 12:40 a.m. March 8 and its transponder, which allows air traffic controllers to identify and track it, ceased communicating at 1:20 a.m. Montol said that at 1:28 a.m., Thai military radar “was able to detect a signal, which was not a normal signal, of a plane flying in the direction opposite from the MH370 plane,” back toward Kuala Lumpur. The plane later turned right, toward Butterworth, a Malaysian city along the Strait of Malacca. The radar signal was infrequent and did not include data such as the flight number.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The plane must be somewhere. But the same can be said for Amelia Earhart’s. Ten days after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared with 239 people aboard, an exhaustive international search has produced no sign of the Boeing 777, raising an unsettling question: What if the airplane is never found? Such an outcome, while considered unlikely by many experts, would certainly torment the families of those missing. It would also flummox the airline industry, which will struggle to learn lessons from the incident if it doesn’t know what happened. While rare nowadays, history is not short of such mysteries — from the most famous of all, American aviator Earhart, to planes and ships disappearing in the socalled Bermuda Triangle. “When something like this happens that confounds us, we’re offended by it, and we’re scared by it,” said Ric Gillespie, a former U.S. aviation accident investigator who wrote a book about Earhart’s

still-unsolved 1937 disappearance over the Pacific Ocean. “We had the illusion of control, and it’s just been shown to us that oh, folks, you know what? A really big airliner can just vanish. And nobody wants to hear that.” Part of the problem, said Andrew Thomas, the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Transportation Security, is that airline systems are not as sophisticated as many people might think. A case in point, he said, is that airports and airplanes around the world use antiquated radar tracking technology, first developed in the 1950s, rather than modern GPS systems. A GPS system might not have solved the mystery of Flight 370, which disappeared March 8 while flying from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing. But it would probably have given searchers a better read on the plane’s last known location, Thomas said. “There are lots of reasons why they haven’t changed, but the major one is cost,” he said. “The nextgeneration technology would cost $70 to $80 billion in the U.S.”

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Many cancer hospitals off limits under health plan WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of America’s best cancer hospitals are offlimits to many of the people now signing up for coverage under the nation’s new health care program. Doctors and administrators say they’re concerned. So are some state insurance regulators. An Associated Press survey found examples coast to coast. Seattle Cancer Care Alliance is excluded by five out of eight insurers in Washington’s insurance exchange. MD Anderson Cancer Center says it’s in less than half of the plans in the Houston area. Memorial Sloan-Kettering is included by two of nine insurers in New York City and has out-of-network agreements with two more. In all, only four of 19 nationally recognized comprehensive cancer centers that responded to AP’s survey said patients have access through all the insurance companies in their states’ exchanges. Not too long ago, insurance companies would have been vying to offer access to renowned cancer centers, said Dan Mendelson, CEO of the market research firm Avalere Health. Now the focus is on costs. “This is a marked deterioration of access to the premier cancer centers for people who are signing up for these plans,” Mendelson said. Those patients may not be able to get the most advanced treatment, including clinical trials of new medications. And there’s another problem: It’s not

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Dr. Willie Underwood, a urologic oncologist at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, examines patient Richard Waldrop at the institute in Buffalo, N.Y., on Feb. 24. Cancer patients relieved that they can get insurance coverage because of the new health care law may be disappointed to learn that some of the nation’s best cancer hospitals are off limits. Only four of 19 nationally recognized comprehensive cancer centers that responded to an Associated Press survey said patients have access through all the insurance companies in their state’s exchange. easy for consumers shopping online in the new insurance markets to tell if top-level institutions are included in a plan. That takes additional digging by the people applying. “The challenges of this are going to become evident ... as cancer cases start to arrive,” said Norman Hubbard, executive vice president of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Before President Obama’s health care law, a cancer diagnosis could make you uninsurable. Now, insurers can’t turn away people with health problems or charge them more. Lifetime dollar limits on policies, once a financial trap-door for cancer patients, are also banned. The new obstacles are more subtle.

TRIAL FROM PAGE A1 Public Defender Scott Robinson questioned when the gunshot residue test was done and pointed out that the timeline on the test kit was left blank and that the time on the evidence sheet read 12:07 a.m. April 7, the day after the shootings. Clark insisted the test was done immediately in the emergency room and said the discrepancy “might have been a typo.” South Carolina Law Enforcement Department Special Agent Scott Hardee testified he helped process the crime scene, collecting evidence and taking photographs. Among the evidence they collected, he said, were four unspent shotgun shells from the glove compartment of Johnson’s car. On cross examination, Hardee said they did not process the trunk of Johnson’s car, the door handles or the door of the house for fingerprints, something that Robinson said might have helped prove or disprove Johnson’s contention on the night of the incident that the crimes were committed by a man named Robert. SLED special agent Vicki Hallman testified she processed the shotgun found at the scene for fingerprints but found none that were usable. Robinson asked if that was unusual. “Only one time have I had an identifiable latent print on a weapon,” the 10-year SLED veteran said. She said she also took DNA swabs from the gun in several places. Later, a forensic scientist said she was able to exclude Johnson’s DNA from the alleged murder weapon but was able to verify blood stains from Maxine Caraway on Johnson’s clothes and Kaisha Caraway’s shoes. Firearms and tool marks expert Frank Dan DeFreese told the jury that of the empty shell casings found at the scene, three were No. 7-½ lead

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Tool marks and firearms expert Frank Dan DeFreese demonstrates the pump action on the alleged murder weapon Tuesday during Justin Johnson’s trial for the killings of nine-month-old Jayden Caraway and greatgrandmother Maxine Caraway. birdshot and one was No. 7 steel birdshot. He also demonstrated how the action works on the pump-

To keep premiums low, insurers have designed narrow networks of hospitals and doctors. The government-subsidized private plans on the exchanges typically offer less choice than Medicare or employer plans. By not including a top cancer center, an insurer can cut costs. It may also shield itself from risk, delivering an implicit message to cancer survivors or people with a strong family history of the disease that they should look elsewhere. For now, the issue seems to be limited to the new insurance exchanges. But it could become a concern for Americans with job-based coverage, too, if employers turn to narrow networks.

action Maverick Model 88 shotgun allegedly used in the killings. The 12-gauge rounds were definitely fired by the alleged murder weapon, as the markings the gun made were “extremely unique,” he said. He said he could not determine who had fired the weapon or where the shooter was located at the time the gun was fired. “There are a number of factors that can affect the position of the shell,” he said. A video dated 9:01 a.m. April 6, 2011, from a convenience store on Paxville Highway near Manning was introduced by the prosecution. The video apparently showed Johnson, wearing the shirt introduced in to evidence earlier, attempting to use an ATM at the store. Nativia Broadman, a roommate of Johnson’s at the time of the shootings, testified that Johnson’s shotgun had been in her room the night before the incident but was not there when she returned from school that evening. The trial will resume at 9:30 a.m. today at the Clarendon County Administrative Building.

The AP surveyed 23 institutions across the country that are part of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Two additional institutions that joined this week were not included in the survey. Cancer network members are leading hospitals that combine the latest clinical research and knowledge with a multidisciplinary approach to patient care. They say that patients in their care have better-than-average survival rates. The unique role of cancer centers is recognized under Medicare. Several are exempt from its hospital payment system, instituted to control costs. AP asked the centers how many insurance companies in their state’s exchange included them as a network provider. Of the 19 that responded, four reported access through all insurers: the Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Duke Cancer Institute in Durham, N.C., and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville. One caveat: Some insurers did not include these cancer centers on certain low-cost plans. Two centers had special circumstances. The best known is St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Treatment there is free as long as children have a referral. For the remaining 13, the gaps were evident. In Buffalo, N.Y., Roswell Park Cancer Institute is included by five of seven insurers in its region. But statewide, the picture is much different: Roswell Park is not included by 11 of 16 insurers. Dr. Willie Underwood, associate professor of surgical oncology at the teaching hospital, says that’s a problem. “Overall, when you look at the Affordable Care Act, it improves access to cancer care,” said Underwood. “When it comes down to the exchanges, there are some concerns that we have. That is not being critical, that is being intelligent. There are some things we should talk about ... before they start becoming a problem.”

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ASHINGTON — There’s nothing quite so helpful as a fatwa and threats of a Christian boycott to create buzz in advance of new movie. “Noah,” scheduled for its U.S. release on March 28, has become such a target. The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain have banned the movie because it depicts a prophet, which, as Danish cartoonists will attest, isn’t the peachiest of ideas in certain circles. Even here in the land of religious tolerance, the National Religious Broadcasters threatened to boycott the film unless Paramount, the film’s distributor and co-financer with New Regency, issued a disclaimer that the movie isn’t a literal interpretation of the Genesis story. It is good to have fundamentalist literalists explain exactly what the Bible’s authors intended, especially since a literal interpretation would keep moviegoers away or put them to sleep. To wit: In the literal tale, no one speaks until after (spoiler alert) a dove sent to find land returns with an olive twig in its beak, indicating the flood is over and the world is saved. In the movie version, people talk, which is awfully helpful in following the narrative. Alas, under pressure, Paramount altered its advertising to say the movie was “inspired” by the Bible story and is not The Bible story. Note the frequent use of the word “movie” in the preceding Kathleen paragraphs. This is because Parker “Noah” is ... a movie. It is not a sermon or a call to prayer. It cost $130 million to make and is intended to entertain, inspire and — bear with me, I know this is crazy — make money. It does not presume to encourage religious conversion, disrespect a prophet or evangelize a snake, though it does glorify virtue in the highest. I recently viewed the film and can confidently report the following: If you liked “Braveheart,” “Gladiator,” “Star Wars,” “The Lord of the Rings,” “Indiana Jones” or “Titanic,” you will like “Noah.” If you liked two or more of the above, you will love “Noah.” Your enjoyment increases exponentially with each movie checked above, though I should warn that “Titanic” made the cut for only one reason, the major difference between it and “Noah” being obvious. “Noah” also includes the essential love story or two, without which no story floats. “Noah,” in other words, is a big movie. There’s plenty of action and enough gore and guts to leave young children at home. It’s a morality play/spiritual journey without being preachy, except occasionally by the protagonist. Noah the man can be a tad over the top at times, but this is an obvious plus when you’re being instructed by the Creator to build an ark and fill it with snakes, among other creatures. And, let’s face it, Noah is ... Russell Crowe, from whom one wouldn’t mind hearing: “Would you like to see my ark?” We’ve come a long way, baby, from Charlton Heston as Moses in Cecil B. DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments.” Add to the cast Anthony Hopkins playing Methuselah, Yoda-esque in his ancient wisdom; Jennifer Connelly, who plays Noah’s wife; and Emma Watson as his adopted daughter. There are also Noah’s three heart-stopping sons, whom we witness evolving from innocence to self-knowledge as they question their father’s authority (sound familiar?) and try to resist Oedipal urges that surge to the surface with the terrifying brutality of a serpent’s strike. Poor Noah, alienated from a world consumed by evil, aspires to goodness and justice even as he questions his qualifications to the task. Moviegoers are treated to a short course in original sin, magically presented with zoom lenses, a pulsating apple and, shall we say, reptilian dispatch. (“Anaconda” probably deserves an honorable mention on the list.) This is all to say, the film is art, neither executed nor to be taken literally. And who are these experts who know precisely what the Bible’s authors intended? Among other criticisms are the implications that evolution and creation might be mutually inclusive and that man and beast are equal in the eyes of the Creator. Noah and his family are vegetarian and demonstrate respect for the Earth’s fragile balance. Pure heresy. Next thing you know, we’ll all be driving Teslas and eating basil burgers. To each his own interpretation, but at least one conclusion seems self-evident: The Bible’s authors were far more literary than we. They clearly had a keen appreciation for parable and metaphor, as well as a profound understanding that truth is better revealed than instructed. If the literalists prevail, we just might need another flood. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

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any economists, politicians and pundits assert that median wages have stagnated since the 1970s. That’s a call for government to do something about it. But before we look at the error in their assertion, let’s work through an example that might shed a bit of light on the issue. Suppose that you paid me a straight $20 an hour in 2004. Ten years later, I’m still earning $20 an hour, but in addition, now I’m receiving job perks such as health insurance, an employermatched 401(k) plan, paid holidays and vacation, etc. Would it be correct to say that my wages have stagnated and I’m no better off a decade later? I’m guessing that the average person would say, “No, Williams, your wages haven’t stagnated. You forgot to include your non-monetary wages.” My colleagues Donald Boudreaux and Liya Palagashvili discuss some of this in their recent Wall Street Journal op-ed, “The Myth of the Great Wages ‘Decoupling’” (http://tinyurl. com/oq7z4a3). They start out saying: “Many pundits, politicians and economists claim that wages have fallen behind productivity gains over the last generation. ... This story, though, is built on an illusion. There is no great decoupling of worker pay from productivity. Nor have workers’ incomes stagnated over the past four decades.” There are two routinely made mistakes when wages are compared over time. “First, the value of fringe benefits — such as health insurance and pension contributions — is often excluded from calculations of worker pay. Because fringe

benefits today make up a larger share of the typical employee’s pay than they did 40 years ago (about 19 percent today compared with 10 percent back then), excluding them fosters the illusion that the workers’ slice of the (bigger) pie is shrinking.” The second comparison problem is a bit technical, when the consumer price index is used to adjust workers’ pay for inflation while a different measure (the gross domestic product deflator) is used to adjust the value of the nation’s economic output for inflation. Harvard University’s Martin FeldWalter stein noted in a Williams National Bureau of Economic Research paper in 2008 that it is misleading to use different deflators. Boudreaux and Palagashvili point out that when more careful measurements have compared worker pay (including the value of fringe benefits) with productivity using a consistent adjustment for inflation, they move in tandem. The authors say: “The claim that ordinary Americans are stagnating economically while only ‘the rich’ are gaining is also incorrect. True enough, membership in the middle class seems to be declining — but this is because more American households are moving up.” Many economists and other social scientists determine wellbeing by looking at income brackets instead of people. When one looks at people, he

finds considerable income mobility. According to a report by the Department of the Treasury titled “Income Mobility in the U.S. from 1996 to 2005,” there was considerable income mobility of individuals in the U.S. economy during that period (http://tinyurl.com/5sv8799). Using Internal Revenue Service tax return data, the report says that more than half of taxpayers moved to a different income quintile over this period. More than half of those in the bottom income quintile in 1996 had moved to a higher income group by 2005. The mobility also goes in the opposite direction. Of the highest income earners in 1996 — the top one-hundredth of 1 percent — only 25 percent remained in this group in 2005. The percentage increase in the median incomes of those in the lower income groups, between 1996 and 2005, increased more than the median incomes of those initially in the higher income groups. Boudreaux and Palagashvili conclude that “middle-class stagnation and the ‘decoupling’ of pay and productivity are illusions. Yes, the U.S. economy is in the doldrums, thanks to a variety of factors, most significantly the effect of growth-deadening government policies like ObamaCare and the Dodd-Frank Act. But by any sensible measure, most Americans are today better paid and more prosperous than in the past.”

staff for an extraordinary job in leading these ladies to the championship. A huge congratulations is extended to the coaching staff and the team for their demonstration of character and teamwork. Although you did not win the championship title, you will always be champions to us. Congratulations on a job well done. THE REV. JAMES BLASSINGAME Pastor, Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Sumter

dent Obama has been/is criticizing Russia and Putin for breaking Ukraine law and constitution, and yet he continually breaks our laws and trashes our Constitution. In the latest news, MSNBC at noon, it was commented that the prestige of the U.S. could be hurt if the sanctions Obama has issued do not work. Putin does not give a hoot about our wimp of a president; he is already the laughing stock of world leaders. In fact, Putin does not really care what the Western leaders think. He (Putin) is securing Russia’s only warm water port. DAVE LePAGE Sumter

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lady Knights are champions to us I would like to express sincere gratitude for the coverage that The Sumter Item provided on the Crestwood High School Lady Knights basketball team in their quest for the Region 3A State Ladies’ Basketball Championship. The articles and photographs of the team’s journey from the playoffs to the state championship game against Dreher High School was very informative and allowed the citizens of Sumter the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the Lady Knights journey. I would also like to extend congratulations to head coach Tony Wilson and his

Obama’s criticism of Putin is ironic I find it very ironic that Presi-

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FIGHT FROM PAGE A1 promptly,” Galloway said. Despite this, before 11 a.m. between 400 and 500 high school students had been picked up by their parents. Sumter High has an enrollment of about 2,400 students. And while the school has several lockdown drills during the year, Galloway said this was the first time this school year lockdown procedures had to be utilized. Initial interviews have led police to think the fight stemmed from an altercation during the weekend at Dillon Park. The investigation continues, however, and more suspects could be detained, and more charges could develop. During this time, the school will have a heightened police presence. “Normally we have two SROs (school resource officers) that are on duty here, but we are increasing our presence (Tuesday) and probably (today), as well,” McGirt said.

STUDENTS’ NAMES RELEASED The following seven Sumter High School students were arrested as adults by the Sumter Police Department with the following charges: ∙ D’Quawn Richardson, 18, of 315 Pinson St., disturbing schools; ∙ Randy Shaw, 17, of 206 Montreat St., disturbing schools; ∙ Herbert Benjamin, 17, of 1016 Rye St., disturbing schools; ∙ Khalil Anderson, 19, of 141 Carolina Ave., disturbing schools; ∙ Reginald Hastie-Sutton, 17, of 214 Oakland Ave., disturbing schools; ∙ Willie Green, 17, of 1850 Roche Road, disturbing schools, assault and battery third degree; and ∙ Hakeem Legrant, 17, of 438 Robney Drive, disturbing schools, three counts assault and battery third degree. Seven juveniles were also charged with disturbing schools. Two of them were released to the custody of their parents while the other five were transported to a state Department of Juvenile Justice facility. Among those taken to DJJ, one faces an additional charge of resisting arrest, and one faces an additional charge of assault and battery third degree.

Miami. The sheriff ’s office has also been speaking to Shaw Air Force Base personnel about activity at the club, though the club is off limits to Shaw personnel, Dennis said. One of the biggest concerns the sheriff ’s office has with closing down the business is preventing it from once again becoming a center for criminal activity when someone else buys it. Dennis said the department would attempt to ensure that anyone affiliated with the previous owner wouldn’t be allowed to run the business as one way of preventing this from happening. “There may be some type of grace period even with that,” Dennis said. “Even if the license is taken, there still may be time where someone will have to wait before it can be opened again.”

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BOND FROM PAGE A1 doing something to close the place,” Dennis said, and added revenue officials would examine the situation. “Eventually, depending on the outcome of that, we may very well have to use other measures in closing down the club. We’re just not sure yet,” said Dennis, who has also spoken of getting a court order to close the business, labeling it a “public nuisance.” “It pretty much seems that the club is drug affiliated or gang affiliated,” Dennis said. “We are sure that it (closing the business) will result in the decrease in crime in Sumter County and in western portions of the county.” Dennis said concerned citizens near the Shaw and Cherryvale areas have been contacting his office, expressing their support in closing Club

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PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Thursday, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): An in astrology exchange with EUGENIA LAST friends will help you update any information you require. A change in the way you think and do things will encourage you to engage in pastimes that are geared toward making new connections. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t let personal situations interfere with what you’re trying to accomplish. Put your reputation and work first. An unusual idea will be considered brilliant by someone in a position to grant you a favor. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t be fooled by a good talker. Ask questions and look for ways to use your expertise to come up with better ideas that have fewer risks involved. Love is on the rise. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use your creativity and ingenuity to come up with interesting ideas. Socialize and you will meet people who have something to offer that can improve your life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll feel differently about some of the people in your life based on recent circumstances. Reassess your position and future direction. Base your decisions on what will help you feel most comfortable moving forward. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Look out for a troublemaker. You may need to dig deep in order to get the whole truth. Don’t waffle or give in to someone trying to take advantage of

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you financially. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Idle time will lead to mistakes. Don’t dwell on situations you cannot change. Focus on the present and take time out to enjoy the company of someone who has a good influence on your emotional well-being. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You will be torn between your personal life and your professional dreams. Take advantage of whatever comes your way that has the potential to lead to new and better use of your talents. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t believe everything you hear. You will face a decision that will be difficult to make if you’ve let someone take advantage of you. Change can be good if it’s made for the right reasons.

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC SUBMITTED BY: Jan Whitaker OCCASION: A heart-shaped mud puddle in Jan Whitaker’s yard.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stick close to home. Avoid conversations that can draw you into an argument. Focus more on self-improvement and find new outlets for the skills or services you have to offer. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t expect something for nothing. You have to work hard and put in the time required to do the best job possible. Complaints are likely to surface if you don’t stick to the instructions you were given. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take care of personal business. Your financial concerns should be addressed and verbal contracts put in place. There are gains to be made, but you’ll have to offer something special to reach your highest potential.

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PREP GOLF

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Magnolia momentum

McDaniels leads Tigers to NIT win

Dallery 1st, SHS 2nd at Beech Creek tournament

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — K.J. McDaniels tied his career high with 30 points and had 14 rebounds to lead Clemson to its 10th straight home NIT win with a 78-66 victory over Georgia State on Tuesday night. The Tigers (21-12) will play either Illinois or Boston U. in the second round, also at home. It was the 29th game McDaniels has MCDANIELS hit for double figures, 13 of those with 20 or more. He matched his previous best set in a double-overtime loss at Notre Dame last month. Georgia State (25-9) came in having won Sun Belt Conference regular-season crown and 22 of its past 24 games. But like other Clemson opponents, the Panthers couldn’t ground the high-flying McDaniels. Georgia State trailed 50-49 on Ryan Harrow’s basket with 12:03 left. Then Clemson took off on a 22-10 run to take control. R.J. Hunter led five Panthers in double figures with 15 points. Damarcus Harrison had 17 points and Jordan Roper 11 for Clemson. McDaniels also had five of the Tigers’ nine blocked shots. The Panthers’ high-scoring backcourt of Hunter and Ryan Harrow struggled against Clemson’s defense.

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com The Sumter High School varsity boys golf team has been playing well to start the season, and after 36 holes of the Magnolia Invitational on Tuesday at Beech Creek Golf Club that remains the same. SHS junior Charlie Dallery won his first individual tournament of the year and the Gamecocks finished second to Ashley Ridge, which was making its tournament debut. Ashley Ridge won with a score of 452, while SHS finished at 458. Lexington was third at 459 followed by Hilton Head at 464 and the Lugoff-Elgin A team at 477. “For whatever reason the people that tend to enter it for the first time seem to win it,” Sumter head golf coach Matt Love said. “I think we won (the tournament) in 2010, 2011, Fort Dorchester won in 2012 and in 2013 Oakbrook Prep won it as a first-time participant.” Love thought last year’s tournament helped the team turn a corner. This time, the second-place finish tells Love SHS is miles ahead of where it was. The Gamecocks beat

SEE MAGNOLIA, PAGE B5

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B2

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Sumter’s Charles Dallery hits a Par 5-hole shot onto the green at the Magnolia Invitational on Tuesday at Beech Creek Golf Club in Sumter. Dallery won the individual tournament with a 145 while the Gamecocks placed second in the team standings with a 458.

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Sumter squads split with SFHS BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item Tuesday proved to be a cold, crisp night to play soccer, but that didn’t stop Sumter High School’s varsity girls team from scorching the net in a 9-1 thumping of Region VI-4A foe South Florence. Unfortunately, the scoring mojo did not extend to the boys squad as South Florence made two first half goals stand up for a 2-0 victory over the Gamecocks. In the girls game, the Lady Gamecocks led 2-0 at the break on the strength of goals from Maddie Durant and Jasmine Davis. Then the floodgates opened for Sumter in the second half with Jessica Harris completing a hat trick to lead the way. Mary Koty added two goals, Davis struck for a second goal and Mary Kate Schaffer closed the scoring late after the Lady Bruins netted their lone goal of the night. Sumter girls head coach Ashley Cotton said scoring nine goals definitely qualified as a pretty good night for her team. “Considering the last few games we have not done very well scoring-wise, we’ve been playing well, but we just haven’t been able to put it in the back of the net,” the Lady Gamecocks coach said. “So to finally have a night where

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Sumter’s Owen Brooks, right, defends South Florence’s Jeff Steen during the Gamecocks’ 2-0 loss on Tuesday at the SHS soccer field. The Lady Gamecocks earned a 9-1 in their match. we’re scoring lots of goals is a good thing for us. It’s going to give the team a lot of confidence in themselves.” Cotton admitted to being a bit surprised by Sumter’s second-half scoring onslaught. “I had no clue they were

going to do that to me, but I told them at halftime, ‘You know what, if we can score lots of goals on this team, let’s do it. Let’s score as many as we can,’” the SHS coach whose team improved to 1-2 overall and evened its region record at 1-1, explained. “I told them

just to rack the goals up, and they came out and did exactly what I asked them to do. I’m very proud of them.” South Florence’s lone goal came at the 8:56 mark of the second half, with

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Top-seeded Gamecocks set for bigger challenge BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The challenges aren’t over for top-seeded South Carolina. Coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks understand that despite their first-ever Southeastern Conference championship and No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament, they’ve got plenty left to prove. That was apparent from Monday night’s draw. South Carolina’s trip starts some 2,800 miles West of campus in Seattle, by far the longest trek of the four top seeds. Connecticut and Tennessee open at home while Notre STALEY Dame starts play in Toledo, Ohio. “I kind of like traveling, honestly,’’ said Tiffany Mitchell, South Carolina’s leading scorer voted SEC player of the year by league coaches. “I don’t think it’s going to be that big of a deal.’’ OK, but that’s not all of it. Should the Gamecocks (27-4) advance to the round of 16, they’ll likely face a team they’ve already lost to in North Carolina. And then there’s the potential matchup for a Final Four berth with Stanford on the Cardinal’s home court. One step at a time, Mitchell said, and that means focusing on 16thseeded Cal State Northridge (18-14), the Gamecocks’ opening-round opponent Sunday. “I don’t know that we’re trying to put that much pressure on ourselves’’ to think past this weekend, Mitchell said. “We’re just going to try and execute, stick to the game plan and not think, `Oh, we’re the top team.’’’ Staley came to the Gamecocks six years ago with that in mind. But it’s

SEE USC, PAGE B4

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

WH baseball grabs region win over FCS and Walker Jones a 43.

had a hit and an RBI.

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VARSITY SOCCER

WILSON HALL 10

THOMAS SUMTER 12 ST. FRANCIS XAVIER 0 Noah White scored five goals to help Thomas Sumter Academy to a 12-0 victory over St. Francis Xavier High School on Tuesday at Patriot Park SportsPlex. Josh McCoy and Devin Hartwell both scored two goals for TSA, while John Bracewell, Mathew Beamer and Jaidon Martin each scored a goal. Zach Fugate had two assists while Mason Crowson and Gabe Orndorff both had an assist.

VARSITY GOLF

FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 0 Wilson Hall pitcher Drew Talley faced the minimum 15 batters as he threw a no-hitter in the Barons’ 10-0, 5-inning victory over Florence Christian on Tuesday at Baron Field. Talley walked one batter, but he was erased by a double play. He struck out seven for Wilson Hall, which improved to 3-1 on the season. Dawson Price had two hits, including a double, while John Ballard had two hits and two runs scored. Jett Wheeler had a double and scored twice.

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HEATHWOOD HALL 165

CAMDEN 4

BEN LIPPEN 179

Sumter High School improved to 5-0 on the season with a 5-4 victory over Camden on Tuesday at Gamecock Field. Caleb Larrimore pitched two innings and had three strikeouts to pick up the victory on the mound. Larrimore was also 2-for-3 with two runs batted in. Ryan Moore was 3-for-4 with three runs scored, an RBI and two stolen bases. Tradd James was 2-for-3, while Hunter Donley

MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy improved to 10-0 on the season with a doubleheader sweep of Orangeburg Prep on Saturday at the LMA field. The Swampcats won the opening game 10-0 as Jake Jordan pitched a perfect game. Dalton Page hit a 2-run home run. Laurence Manning won the second game 16-1. Andrew Boyd was the winning pitcher and Dalton Holcombe had a triple.

Wilson Hall improved to 2-0 in SCISA Region II-3A with a 7-1 victory over Florence Christian School on Tuesday at Baron Field. McLendon Sears pitched five shutout innings for the Barons, who improved to 6-0 overall. He had seven strikeouts while allowing just one hit. Britton Beatson had four strikeouts in two innings, allowing one run. Kemper Patton had a hit and drove in three runs to lead the Barons offense. Jay Goodson walked three times and scored a run, while Robert James had a hit, scored a run and stole two bases.

COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall shot a 162 to pull off a 3-stroke victory over Heathwood Hall in a 3-team match on Tuesday at Spring Valley Country Club. Heathwood shot a 165 and Ben Lippen finished at 179. Grier Schwartz led the Barons with a 38, tying with Heathwood’s John White for medalist honors. Christian Salzer shot a 40, while Easton Ward had a 41

Crestwood soccer falls to Governor’s School

B TEAM SOFTBALL LAURENCE MANNING 19 ORANGEBURG PREP 18 MANNING -- Laurence Manning Academy followed up its SCISA tournament victory in Sumter on Saturday with a 19-18 win over Orangeburg Prep on Tuesday at the LMA field. Emily Walker went 3-for-5 at the plate with two triples and picked up the win with eight strikeouts. Maggie Josey was 3-for-5 with a triple and a double,

SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 Sumter leading 8-0. Cotton said that goal did not take anything away from the efforts of her goalkeeper Katie Walker and the rest of the defensive unit. “To have a shutout would have been nice, but it doesn’t really give us any extra points in the long run. All it does is say that my keeper had a shutout, but I think that my keeper played great either way with one goal against her,” she said. “My defense played great (with) Brittney Lee and Veronica Milke in the back. Those two are outstanding, and I appreciate their hard

Anne Williamson was 3-for-4 with a double and Liz Hussey was 3-for-3 with a triple.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL WILSON HALL GOES 3-2

Wilson Hall went 3-2 in the SCISA tournament on Saturday at Patriot Park SportsPlex. Liza Lowder had nine hits in the five games to lead the Lady Barons, hitting an inside-the-park, walk-off home run in a victory over St. John’s Christian. She also had four runs batted in. Madison Elmore had eight hits and five RBI, including a walk-off, runscoring hit in a win over Thomas Sumter Academy. Addy Carraway had four hits and five RBI and Mary Daniel Stokes had five hits and three RBI.

work.” For Sumter boys head coach Jimmy Watson, it was another night of watching his young squad try to put the pieces of the puzzle together. The Gamecocks had scoring opportunities, but spent a good part of the second half on the defensive. “The biggest thing is we’re still young (and) we’re just trying to figure out the right combination,” the Gamecock coach, whose team dropped to 0-3 and 0-2, said. “We’ve had a couple of kids with injuries, so I’ve got some juggling to do with my lineup.” Even though they came away with a loss, Watson was encouraged that the Gamecocks

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 Hunter, the Sun Belt player of the year, was 4-of-16 shooting. Harrow, who had a career-high 37 last time out, was 5 of 16 from the field for 13 points. Clemson and Georgia State had hoped to keep playing in the NCAA tournament instead of the NIT. The Tigers chances ended when

SCOREBOARD

TUESDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

7 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Boston vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 10 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Mets vs. Detroit from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Tampa Bay from Sarasota, Fla. (ESPN). 3:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Manchester United vs. Olympiacos (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Angels vs. Chicago White Sox from Glendale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 5 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am Day from Orlando, Fla. (GOLF). 6 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Loyola (Md.) at Georgetown (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: NCAA Tournament First Four Game from Dayton, Ohio -Cal Poly vs. Texas Southern (TRU TV). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament First-Round Game -- Illinois at Boston University (ESPN2). 7:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Brooklyn (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Indiana at New York (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament First-Round Game -- Vermont at Georgia (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: St. Louis at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament First-Round Game -- California-Irvine at Southern Methodist (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: NCAA Tournament First Four Game from Dayton, Ohio -Tennessee vs. Iowa (TRU TV). 9:30 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado from Tucson, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 10 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament First-Round Game -- Louisiana State at San Francisco (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN). 12:30 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston vs. Washington from Viera, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Nashville at Vancouver (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 4 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Pittsburgh vs. Boston from Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Baseball Crestwood at Lugoff-Elgin, 6 p.m. Cross at Manning, 6 p.m. Johnsonville at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 6:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Sumter at Spring Valley, 6 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Edisto, 7 p.m. Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. B Team Baseball Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep (DH), 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Edisto, 4:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Golf Sumter at Lugoff-Elgin (at Green Hills Country Club), 4 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Laurence Manning at Porter-Gaud, 6 p.m. Varsity Softball Timmonsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Berkeley at Manning, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Track and Field Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter, Robert E. Lee at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY

GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

Crestwood High School’s varsity girls soccer team fell to 0-2 on the season with an 8-0 loss to Governor’s School of Science and Math on Tuesday at the Crestwood field. Kayla Rudinski had 10 saves in goal for the Lady Knights.

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played so close against the defending region champion Bruins. “They’re not a bad team,” Watson said. “Our goalkeeper, Garrett Conner, had some very nice saves for us. This is his first year playing and he got hurt last year at the beginning of the year and couldn’t play. “I’ve got like, I think, five new starters, so we’re just trying to figure out the right combination right now,” Watson explained. “That’s all we’re working on. Each game we’ve played better, so things are starting to come together.” Both teams travel to the coast Friday to continue region play against Conway.

they squandered a 5-point lead in the closing seconds of regulation before falling to Pittsburgh here in overtime on March 8. Clemson led Duke in the closing seconds of the ACC tournament quarterfinals a week later before again losing a tight one, 63-62. McDaniels was 6-of-8 shooting for 17 points in the first half. He also had a team high five rebounds and two blocks.

Varsity Baseball Blythewood at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Florence Christian, 6:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Marlboro County at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Lakewood at Darlington, 6:30 p.m. Hartsville at Manning, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Johnsonville, 5:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall B Team, 4 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. B Team Baseball Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf Darlington at Manning, 4 p.m. East Clarendon at South Florence (at Crossings Golf Club), TBA Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning in SCISA Region II-3A Match (at Crossings Golf Club in Florence), 3:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. The King’s Academy at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at Hartsville, 6 p.m. Lakewood at The King’s Academy, 5:45 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Soccer North Central at Sumter, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Softball Sumter at West Florence, 7 p.m. East Clarendon at Andrews, 5:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 5:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Softball Sumter at West Florence, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. B Team Softball Laurence Manning at Robert E. Lee, 5 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity Track and Field Manning, Darlington at Crestwood, 5 p.m. Lakewood, Marlboro County at Hartsville, 5 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 1 Detroit (ss) 18, Toronto 4 Miami 8, Houston 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Detroit (ss) 4 Milwaukee 9, Texas (ss) 3 Oakland 16, Chicago White Sox 6 Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota (late) San Francisco vs. Cleveland (late) San Diego vs. Seattle (late) Chicago Cubs vs. Texas (ss) (late)

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 9:40 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION x-Miami Washington Charlotte Atlanta Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION x-Indiana Chicago Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee

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W 45 35 33 30 19

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W 50 37 26 25 13

L 17 30 41 41 54

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION San Antonio Houston Dallas Memphis New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota Denver Utah PACIFIC DIVISION

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W L.A. Clippers 48 Golden State 42 Phoenix 38 Sacramento 23 L.A. Lakers 22 x-clinched playoff spot

MONDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 99, Philadelphia 90 Atlanta 97, Charlotte 83 Brooklyn 108, Phoenix 95 Oklahoma City 97, Chicago 85 Houston 124, Utah 86 Dallas 94, Boston 89 Denver 110, L.A. Clippers 100

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Miami at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Portland, 10 p.m. Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Orlando at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. Toronto at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Indiana at New York, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Detroit at Denver, 9 p.m. Orlando at Phoenix, 10 p.m. San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m. Washington at Portland, 10 p.m. Milwaukee at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP Boston 68 Tampa Bay 68 Montreal 69 Toronto 69 Detroit 67 Ottawa 67 Florida 68 Buffalo 68 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP Pittsburgh 67 Philadelphia 67 Columbus 67 N.Y. Rangers 69 Washington 69 New Jersey 68 Carolina 68 N.Y. Islanders 69

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GF 219 198 174 203 175 190 169 132

GA 147 178 174 211 188 221 221 202

W 44 35 35 36 32 29 29 26

L OT Pts 19 4 92 25 7 77 26 6 76 29 4 76 27 10 74 26 13 71 30 9 67 34 9 61

GF 209 192 195 177 201 166 169 195

GA 167 193 184 170 207 176 194 233

GF 226 209 231 165 193 194 164

GA 152 181 179 168 192 204 201

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION

MLB SPRING TRAINING By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE Cleveland Seattle Tampa Bay Baltimore Detroit Oakland New York Kansas City Minnesota Los Angeles Chicago Boston Houston Toronto Texas

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MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees vs. Pittsburgh, ccd., Rain Boston 10, St. Louis 5 Atlanta 4, Houston 0, 5 innings Baltimore (ss) vs. Philadelphia, ccd., Rain Washington vs. Detroit, ccd., Rain Miami 10, N.Y. Mets 7 L.A. Angels (ss) 8, San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 4 Oakland 6, Chicago Cubs (ss) 2 Colorado 9, San Diego 7 Chicago Cubs (ss) 4, L.A. Angels (ss) 2 Chicago White Sox 9, Milwaukee 0 Minnesota vs. Baltimore, ccd., Rain Kansas City 6, Texas 0

GP 68 68 68 68 67 70 68

W 47 44 39 35 32 31 29

GP Anaheim 68 San Jose 69 Los Angeles 69 Phoenix 69 Vancouver 71 Calgary 68 Edmonton 69 NOTE: Two points overtime loss.

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St. Louis Colorado Chicago Minnesota Dallas Winnipeg Nashville PACIFIC DIVISION

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MONDAY’S GAMES

Boston 4, Minnesota 1 Tampa Bay 4, Vancouver 3 St. Louis 3, Winnipeg 1 Phoenix 4, Los Angeles 3

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m. Colorado at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Calgary, 9 p.m. Nashville at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Washington at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Florida at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Nashville at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Columbus at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Florida at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Anaheim at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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11 Iowa (20-12)

16 Mt. St. Mary’s 64

12 Xavier (21-21)

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16 Texas Southern (19-14)

11 Tennessee (21-12)

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March 29-30

Mar. 23

9 Oklahoma St. (21-12) Mar. 27

5 VCU (26-8)

Mar. 27

5 Oklahoma (23-9)

7:27 p.m.

12 Steph.F. Austin (31-2)

13 Tulsa (21-12)

Mar. 22

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12 N. Dakota St. (25-6)

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13 New Mexico St. (26-9)

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Mar. 29

6 Baylor (24-11) 12:40 p.m.

11 Dayton (23-10)

11 Nebraska (19-12) Mar. 23

Mar. 22

3 Creighton (26-7) 3:10 p.m.

2:45 p.m.

14 La-Lafayette (23-11)

14 Western Mich. (23-9)

National Championship

1:40 p.m.

10 Stanford (21-12)

Mar. 27

3:10 p.m.

10 BYU (23-11)

April 7

Mar. 23

7 Oregon (23-9)

Mar. 22

4:10 p.m.

2 Wisconsin (26-7) 12:40 p.m.

15 American (20-12)

1 Virginia (28-6)

1 Wichita State (34-0) 7:10 p.m.

9:25 p.m.

16 Cal Poly/TSU

16 Coastal Car. (21-12) 8 Memphis (23-9)

Mar. 23

9 G. Washington (24-8)

9 Kansas State (20-12) Mar. 28

5 St. Louis (26-6) 7:20 p.m.

2:10 p.m.

12 Harvard (26-4)

12 NCSU/Xavier Mar. 22

Mar. 22

EAST

MIDWEST

13 Manhattan (25-7)

N e w Yo r k

Indianapolis

6 UMass (24-8)

13 Delaware 25-9) 6 North Carolina (23-9)

Mar. 30

2:45 p.m.

11 Providence 23-11)

11 Iowa/Tennessee Mar. 23

Mar. 23

9:50 p.m.

12:15 p.m.

14 N.C. Central (28-5)

14 Mercer (26-8) Mar. 28

7 Texas (23-10) 9:40 p.m.

6:55 p.m.

10 St. Joseph’s (24-9)

10 Arizona St. (21-11)

All times EDT Mar. 22

Mar. 22

2 Michigan (25-8) 7:10 p.m.

9:25 p.m.

15 Milwaukee (21-13)

15 Wofford (20-12) AP

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7 UConn 26-8)

2 Villanova (28-4)

3 Duke (26-8)

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Mar. 30

7:20 p.m.

3 Iowa State (26-7)

4 Louisville (29-5) 9:50 p.m.

4:40 p.m.

2UODQGR Thurs.

Mar. 28

5 Cincinnati (27-6)

4 Michigan St. (26-8)

8 Kentucky (24-10) 9:40 p.m.

6:55 p.m.

6W /RXLV Fri.

15 Eastern Kent. (24-9)

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Mar. 27

7 New Mexico (27-6)

2 Kansas (24-9)

4 San Diego St. (29-4) 9:57 p.m.

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12:15 p.m.

3 Syracuse (27-5)

8 Gonzaga (28-6) 4:40 p.m.

9 Pittsburgh (25-9)

4 UCLA (26-8)

1 Arizona (30-4) 16 Weber State (19-11)

16 Albany (19-14) 8 Colorado (23-11)

March 20-21

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Albany beats Mount St. Mary’s 71-64 in opening game of NCAA tourney DAYTON, Ohio — D.J. Evans scored 22 points, including two clinching free throws with 12.6 seconds left, to lead Albany to its first NCAA tournament victory, 71-64 over Mount St. Mary’s on Tuesday night in the First Four. The Great Danes (19-14) advance to meet overall No. 1 seed and top-ranked Florida on Thursday in Orlando. Peter Hooley had 20 points

and Gary Johnson 13 for Albany, winless in its three previous NCAA trips. Hooley hit two free throws with 2:43 remaining to stretch the lead to 65-62. After Julian Norfleet countered with a bucket, Hooley again pounded his way to the basket and lofted a shot over a defender for a 67-64 lead at the 2-minute mark. It stayed that way with the teams missing big shots. Rashad Whack and Norfleet

each missed potential tying 3s before Evans was fouled with 12.6 seconds left and hit both shots to increase the lead to five points. Norfleet then missed another 3 and Albany finally could call itself an NCAA winner. NIT GEORGETOWN 77 WEST VIRGINIA 65 WASHINGTON — D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera had a season-

high 32 points and 10 rebounds, and Georgetown topped West Virginia 77-65 Tuesday night in a cozy matchup of former conference rivals in the first round of the NIT.

58-53 win against Florida Gulf Coast, last year’s NCAA tournament darlings.

FLORIDA STATE 58

NEW YORK — Karvel Anderson scored 38 points and Lucky Jones added 25 to help Robert Morris beat St. John’s 89-79 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

FLORIDA GULF COAST 53

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Aaron Thomas scored 22 points as top-seeded Florida State opened the National Invitation Tournament with a

ROBERT MORRIS 89 ST. JOHN’S 79

From wire reports

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

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Women’s Division I Basketball Championship Second Round Sweet 16

1 UConn (34-0)

Los Angeles

1 Notre Dame (32-0) Sat. 1:30 p.m.

16 Robert Morris (21-11)

16 Prairie View (14-17) 8 Georgia (20-11)

Mar. 25

Elite Eight

Mar. 24

Elite Eight

Sun. 5:30 p.m.

9 Arizona St. (22-9) Mar. 29

Mar. 29

5 Okla. St. (23-8) Sat. 11 a.m.

Sat. 6:30 p.m.

Final Four

12 BYU (26-6)

12 FGCU (26-7) Mar. 24

Nashville

Mar. 24

Sat. 4 p.m.

April 6

13 Fresno St. (22-10)

Sun. 5:30 p.m.

11 James Madison (28-5)

Sat. 1:30 p.m.

LINCOLN

NOTRE DAME

Lincoln, Neb.

N ot r e Dame, I nd.

Mar. 31

13 Akron (23-9) 6 Syracuse (22-9) Sat. 1:30 p.m.

Mar. 31

11 Chattanooga (29-3) Mar. 24

Mar. 25

Sun. 8 p.m.

Sat. 11 a.m.

Mar. 29

National Championship

Sat. 1:30 p.m.

10 Oklahoma (18-14)

Sat. 4 p.m.

10 Fordham (25-7) Mar. 24

April 8

Mar. 24

7 California (21-9)

Sat. 11 a.m.

Sat. 6:30 p.m.

15 Western Ky. 24-8)

1 So. Carolina (27-4)

1 Tennessee (27-5)

Seattle

Sat. 4 p.m.

16 NW St. (21-12)

16 Cal St. Northridge (18-14) 8 Middle Tenn. (29-4)

Mar. 24

Mar. 25

9 Oregon St. (23-10)

9 So. California (22-12) Mar. 30

5 Michigan St. (22-9)

Mar. 30

5 Texas (21-11)

Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Sun. 3 p.m.

12 Hampton (28-4)

12 Penn (22-6)

4 N. Carolina (24-9)

Mar. 25

13 UT Martin (24-7)

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Sun. 3 p.m.

Apr. 1

11 Florida (19-12)

13 Army (25-7) 6 Iowa (26-8) Sun. 8 p.m.

Apr. 1

11 Marist (27-6) Mar. 25

Mar. 25

Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Sun. 5:30 p.m.

14 Wichita St. (26-6)

14 Idaho (25-8) Mar. 30

7 LSU (19-12) Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Sat. 4 p.m.

10 Florida St. (20-11)

10 Georgia Tech (20-11)

All times EDT

Mar. 25

Mar. 24

2 West Virginia (29-4) Sun. 3 p.m.

Sat. 6:30 p.m.

15 S. Dakota (19-13)

15 Albany (NY) (28-4)

Baton Rouge, La.

Mar. 30

7 Iowa St. (20-10)

2 Stanford (29-3)

3 Louisville (30-4)

Iowa City, Iowa

6 Dayton (23-7)

3 Penn St. (22-7)

4 Maryland (24-6) Sun. 12:30 p.m.

Sun. 3 p.m.

College Park, Md.

Chapel Hill, N.C.

8 St. John’s (NY) (22-10) Sat. 6:30 p.m.

Sun. 8 p.m.

Knoxville, Tenn.

15 Winthrop (24-8)

Sun. 5:30 p.m.

Univ. Park, Pa.

2 Baylor (29-4)

Waco, Texas

7 DePaul (27-6)

Ames, Iowa

3 Kentucky (24-8) 14 Wright St. (26-8)

14 N. Dakota (22-9)

2 Duke (27-6)

4 Purdue (21-8)

Lexington, Ky.

6 Gonzaga (29-4)

3 Texas A&M (24-8)

8 Vanderbilt (18-12) Sat. 11 a.m.

9 Saint Joseph’s (22-9)

4 Nebraska (25-6)

First Round

West Lafayette, Ind.

College Station, Tex.

Sweet 16

Sun. 8 p.m.

5 N. Carolina St (25-7)

Durham, N.C.

Second Round

Toledo, Ohio

Storrs, Conn.

First Round

MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT

USC FROM PAGE B1

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Virginia players raise the trophy after defeating Duke for the ACC tournament title on Sunday in Greensboro, N.C. A blowout loss to Tennessee sparked the Cavaliers’ run to the ACC crown and No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Virginia will play Coastal Carolina on Friday in Raleigh, N.C.

Big loss led to Cavs’ turnaround BY HANK KURZ JR. The Associated Press CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The worst game of Virginia’s season was also the one that sparked the Cavaliers’ turnaround. Virginia got pounded 87-52 at Tennessee on Dec. 30 — and the drubbing was on national television. The Volunteers scorched Virginia’s defense, making 11 of 18 3-point shots, led by 22 points at halftime and kept pouring it on. In the Cavaliers’ locker room afterward, the chatter about what to do began. Senior Joe Harris said the discussions continued for the next few days, with the Cavaliers realizing they weren’t as talented as some had suggested. The reality also set it that they had no shot at getting the most out of their talent if they continued to play as individuals. “We tried doing it our way where, I wouldn’t say guys we were being selfish, but it was more of an individual approach offensively and defensively.’’ Harris said this week as he and the Cavaliers began preparing to return to

OPENING NIGHT WHO: (16) Coastal Carolina vs. (1) Virginia WHEN: Friday, 9:25 p.m. WHERE: Raleigh, N.C. TV: TBS

the NCAA tournament as Atlantic Coast Conference champions and a No. 1 seed. They face Coastal Carolina on Friday night in Raleigh, N.C. “It was humbling,’’ Harris said. “We got blown out and I think we realized that things needed to change.’’ With ACC play about to begin, there was still time. The change started with Harris, an all-ACC first-team selection as a junior and the focal point of most opposing defenses, and fellow senior Akil Mitchell. Both were scoring less than they had the previous season, and were still learning adjusted roles. It extended to guard Malcolm Brogdon, the floor leader, and Anthony Gill, the transfer from South Carolina finally eligible to play after sitting out a season, and took off with the development of fresh-

man point guard London Perrantes. His steadiness with the ball belied his youth and inexperience, and allowed Brogdon to play the scoring guard. “It was a process I had to buy into for sure,’’ said Mitchell, the team’s top rebounder. “It wasn’t fun for a little while, but I think every guy on this team has had to buy into that and that’s something special about this team. We all put those egos aside and said we have to do what is best for this team, whether that’s take less shots, if that’s play a different role. That sacrifice was necessary, and once we did that is when you saw our game take another step, and that’s more satisfying than anything else.’’ When Virginia opened ACC play five days later, they emerged as a virtually different team and won 78-66 at Florida State, their first of three straight victories. After a last-second 69-65 loss at Duke, they won 13 in a row before stumbling at Maryland. But after the loss to the Terrapins, the Cavaliers regrouped and won their first ACC tournament in 38 years.

been a bumpy ride at times to get there. South Carolina was just 2-12 in SEC play in Staley’s first season of 2008-09 and saw two of her biggest recruiting coups in 6-foot-5 Kelsey Bone and 6-2 Kayla Brewer leave after their first seasons with the Gamecocks. Still, Staley kept building her program in her image — the fiery Hall-of-Fame point guard led Virginia to three Final Fours — and found players she believes can shrug off those who convinced South Carolina can’t compete with college basketball’s very best. “They’ll probably be some naysayers who’ll say we didn’t deserve’’ the top seed, Staley said. “You’ve got check our record. You’ve got to check our league. I think we’ve done a tremendous job with this young basketball team and we just have to continue it.’’ SEC first-team forward Aleighsa Welch doesn’t think the Gamecocks bracket was packed with land mines by selectors looking to derail South Carolina’s ground-breaking season. Still, she knows her team can’t flame out early or they’ll lose some of the respect gained nationally this year. “We have to make sure we handle our business,’’ she said. “We have to make sure we prove to everybody who didn’t believe that we are deserving of this number one seed that we are worthy of it. We can’t have any lapses.’’ Welch was part of the team two years ago that advanced to the round of 16 and fell to then top-seeded Stanford 76-60 in Fresno, Calif. The Gamecocks were a fourth seed a year ago but lost to 12th-seeded Kansas in the round of 32, far short of where Staley and her team envisioned last season ending up. Staley expected somewhat of a rebuilding project this year as three starters from last season in forward Sancheon White and guards Ieasia Walker and Ashley Bruner were gone. The Gamecocks, though, started fast and relied on a strong post presence led by Welch and 6-4 towers Elem Ibiam and Alaina Coates. Ibiam (82) and Coates (64) were second and third in SEC blocked shots this season. Coates was named the league’s freshman of the year in the coaches’ vote and shared the sixth-man award with Kentucky’s Jennifer O’Neill. Their few stumbles, though, have all come away from home. North Carolina knocked the Gamecocks from the unbeaten ranks in December with a 74-66 win at a Mrytle Beach holiday tournament. Their two SEC regular season losses came at Texas A&M in mid-January and at Tennessee a game after South Carolina had wrapped up the league’s crown. The last defeat ended the Gamecocks’ SEC tournament run, a semifinal loss to Kentucky that even Staley had believed would cost them a No. 1 seed. She let her players celebrate their achievements last night before snapping back into tournament preparations. Staley said she’ll use her memories of reaching the Final Four as a player to keep the players on task. “As coaches, we’ll jolt them back to reality and work on the mental aspect of the game,’’ she said. “I think the stronger you are mentally, the better you’re going to play.’’

SPORTS

THE SUMTER ITEM

SPORTS ITEMS

Auburn hires Pearl as new men’s head basketball coach AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn has hired former Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl to revive a struggling basketball program that hasn’t been to the NCAA tournament in more than a decade. The school announced the hiring on Tuesday of the charismatic coach, who remains under a show-cause penalty from the NCAA into August. Pearl had plenty of success on the court, taking Tennessee to the NCAA tournament in each of his six seasons before getting fired in March 2011 in the wake of an PEARL NCAA investigation. NCAA spokeswoman Emily James said Auburn has 30 days to file a report to the Committee on Infractions either contesting or accepting the show-cause penalty barring Pearl from recruiting until Aug. 23. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 14 (13) CLEMSON 5

STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern scored in six of the first seven innings to defeat No. 13 Clemson 14-5 at J.I. Clements Stadium on Tuesday night. It was the first meeting between Georgia Southern (17-4) and Clemson (12-7) in Statesboro since 1995. The Eagles scored three runs in the first inning and never looked back. Kody Adams and Aaron Mizell added 2-run homers later in the game to highlight Georgia Southern’s 13-hit attack. Infielder Shane Kennedy made his first appearance of the season for the Tigers after missing the first 18 games due to a torn ACL suffered in the fall. Ryan Frederick (2-0) earned the win by allowing one run on three hits in three innings pitched in a scheduled short start. Tiger starter Zack Erwin (1-1) suffered the loss. USC - CITADEL BASEBALL POSTPONED

COLUMBIA — Tuesday’s South Carolina-Citadel baseball game was postponed due to inclement weather. It has been rescheduled for April 16 at 7 p.m. at Joseph P. Riley Jr. Park. The Gamecocks return to action this weekend with a 3-game series at Kentucky. First pitch for the opener on Friday is 6:30 p.m. JACKSON RETURNS TO KNICKS AS TEAM PRESIDENT

NEW YORK — Phil Jackson has returned to the New York Knicks as their team president. The Knicks announced Jackson’s hiring Tuesday at a news conference in the lobby of Madison Square Garden. Jackson signed a 5-year contract that will reportedly pay him at least $12 million annually and said he will spend significant time in New York. Jackson was a member of the Knicks’ championship-winning teams in 1970 and 1973, but they haven’t won a title since. Jackson went on to become the league’s most successful coach, winning

MAGNOLIA FROM PAGE B1 Lexington by a shot, a team they were beaten by last season, and were one of four teams that improved their second-round score by double digits led by Irmo’s 17-shot turnaround The first round of the tournament, which was scheduled to begin Monday, was delayed because of rain. That led to the 36-hole Tuesday. SHS sophomore Daniel Spencer said Love gave his players the freedom to choose to approach the challenge of 36 holes in their own ways. “I looked it at as the first 18 was the front nine and my second 18 was my back nine,” he explained. “I learned we have a really strong team. and we can hold it together through the second 18 on the same day.” Dallery, who was the match medalist with a 145, had the tournament’s only under par score as he fired a 71 after his first round score of 74. Dallery, who said he was challenged mentally by playing 36 holes in one day, felt he had to be on top of his game with players like Zoeller and Butt as competition. “You’ve got to stick with it and play strong,” Dallery said. “If I didn’t stick with it and shoot 33 on my backside I wouldn’t come out with a trophy. You’ve got to play as hard as you can all the time.” AR’s Austin Zoeller took second with a 146, shooting a 73 in both rounds and teammate Zak Butt finished third shooting a 149 (74-75). Zoeller had the longest drive and was also the first-round match medalist. Aiken’s Spencer Skiff (75-76151) and Camden’s Will Hicks (78-73-151) tied for fourth. Lexington teammates Zach Herold (76-77-153) and Matthew Keane (78-75-153) tied for sixth. Sumter senior John Keffer (80-74-154) tied for eighth,

11 championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. QB NEWTON TO HAVE SURGERY, OUT 4 MONTHS

CHARLOTTE — The Carolina Panthers have announced that quarterback Cam Newton will undergo surgery today on his left ankle and will be sidelined for four months. The team says the 3-year NFL veteran has experienced soreness in the ankle since the end of last season. The team says Newton could return before training begins at the end of July. 4 GEORGIA PLAYERS CHARGED WITH THEFT BY DECEPTION

ATLANTA — Four Georgia football players were released on bond late Monday following their arrests on misdemeanor charges of theft by deception. University of Georgia chief of police Jimmy Williamson said Tuesday an investigation found that three players — starting safety Tray Matthews, defensive linemen Jonathan Taylor and James DeLoach — received double payments for stipend checks of $71.50 issued by the Georgia athletic department. The players deposited the paper checks through a mobile device and also cashed the checks at a convenience store, according to Williamson. Wide receiver Uriah LeMay was charged with cashing a roommate’s check after the check already had been deposited through a mobile app, according to Williamson. PANTHERS SIGN S HARPER

CHARLOTTE — The Panthers announced they’ve signed unrestricted free agent safety Roman Harper from the New Orleans Saints to a 2-year contract. Harper, 31, is expected to replace starter Mike Mitchell, who signed a free agent contract with Pittsburgh. Harper has been a mainstay at safety in New Orleans for the past eight seasons starting 104 games. He was selected to the Pro Bowl in 2009 and 2010. However, injuries limited him to five games in 2013. WOODS PULLS OUT OF BAY HILL WITH BACK PAIN

ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods has pulled out of the Arnold Palmer Invitational because of persistent back pains. Woods said on his website Tuesday he called Palmer to say he won’t be able to play. Woods is the defending champion at Bay Hill and an eight-time winner. He says it was too early to say how he will be for the Masters next month. Woods withdrew from the Honda Classic in the final round three weeks ago. He played the following week at Doral and said he felt back spasms during the final round on his way to a 78, the highest score he has shot in a final round. From staff, wire reports

MAGNOLIA INVITATIONAL RESULTS Place Team 1. Ashley Ridge 2. Sumter (A) 3. Lexington 4. Hilton Head 5. Lugoff-Elgin (A) 6. Fort Mill 7. Spring Valley 8. Aiken 9. Carolina Forest 9. Clover 11. Oakbrook Prep 12. Lugoff-Elgin (B) 13. Northwestern 14. Camden 15. Sumter (B) 16. Conway 17. Irmo 18. West Florence 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 4.

Score 226-226-452 234-224-458 230-229-459 240-224-464 244-233-477 243-237-480 245-241-486 250-238-488 240-250-490 246-244-490 248-243-491 250-251-501 263-252-515 263-257-520 258-265-523 275-269-544 281-264-545 NS-252-252

SUMTER A TEAM SCORES Charlie Dallery John Keffer Daniel Spencer Dixon Flowers

74-71-145 80-74-154 80-79-159 80-80-160

SUMTER B TEAM SCORES Austin Baker Drake Morte Bradley Coulter David Rygalski

79-90-169 89-88-177 90-87-177 103-96-199

Spencer (80-79-159) tied for 19th and eighth-grader Dixon Flowers (80-80-160) tied for 21st. “I think we learned we can compete, but we’ve just got to put our minds to it and do it,” Keffer said, “and look past the bad shots and look at the good.” SHS junior Austin Baker led the Gamecocks B team, which finished 15th out of 18 teams. “I just thought if you look at our scores from the second round we improved pretty drastically – 10 shots is a big deal in competitive golf and to improve 10 shots and counting three scores is a testament to those kids and how hard they’re working,” Love said of his team’s finish. “We shot 458 to (Ashley Ridge’s) 452-- and we finished six shots behind them, and they have two of the better players in South Carolina and this showed we can play right there with them.” Thus far the Gamecocks have met one of their goals this season, which is to finish in the top five of each tournament. They have finished fourth, second, first and now second. Love said this tournament proved his team can play with anybody.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

AREA SCOREBOARD BASKETBALL BATTLE ON THE HILL

The Battle On the Hill Ballin’ For A Cure basketball tournament will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hillcrest Middle School gymnasium at 4355 Peach Orchard Road in Dalzell. Some of the proceeds from the tournament will go to the American Cancer Society. The fee is $175 per team. For more information or to register, contact Ronnie “Tee” Morant at (803) 463-7255. MORANT’S BASKETBALL CLINIC

The Morant’s Basketball Clinic for middle school and high school basketball players will be held on Sundays at Crestwood High School. The cost is $10 per Sunday. The clinic for rising seventh- and eighth-graders will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., while the clinic for high school players will run from 4 to 6. For more information, contact Ronnie “Tee” Morant at (803) 463-7255.

BASEBALL SPRING REGISTRATION

Registration for the Sumter County Recreation Department’s 13-14 year-old baseball league runs through Friday. A player’s age will be based on the age as of April 30, 2014. The cost is $50 per player. A birth certificate is required if one is not on file at the recreation department. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit the website at www.sumtercountysc.org.

SOFTBALL SPRING REGISTRATION

Registration for the Sumter County Recreation Department’s spring girls softball leagues for players between the ages of 13-18 runs through Friday, March 28. A player’s age will be based on her age as of Dec. 31, 2013. The cost is $45 per player. A birth certificate is required if one is not on file at the recreation department. For more information call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit the website at www.sumtercountysc.org.

GOLF GOLFERS BIBLE STUDY

The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfer’s Association holds a golfers Bible study each Tuesday at its offices at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The study begins at 8 a.m. and is followed by a round of golf.

BOWLING GAMECOCK LANES WEEKLY SCORES March 1 High Scores Industrial Mixed Douglas Oliver 222-597; Tom Thompson 693; Otha Johnson 599; Dennis Nickens 605. Friday Night Mixed Lewis Washington 279-638; Gene Jenkins 264-650; Dustin Hodge 286-780; Gregg Anderson 300-818; Kenneth Jenkins 265-650; Tim Jenkins 258; Sam Green 631; Ken Rainwater 742; Ricky Dinkins 702; Tyrone Bailey 691; Phillip June 684; Justin Jones 736; Tracy Herrington 610; Elias Wells 593 Cora Rainwater 290-741; Judy Simon 221; Samantha Lytch 516; Rosemary Smith 547; Evvie Prioleau 533. Kings & Queens Frances Burgess 194-514; Loretta Friday 505. Bumper Bowlers Jaxon Knezevich 150. Bantams/Preps Victor Knezevich 162-394; Tristan Krug 171-424; Zayd McColgin 127-283; Beau Carraway 86-217; Reagan Rewis 119-213; Haley Carter 129; Dorothy Harglerode 104-295. Jr./Maj./Sr. Shiem Blackmon- 288-709; Malek Dantzler 190-458; Julius DeMunn 167-383; Ryan Wolfe 202; Joseph McColgin 124368; Deonta Lambert 155-417; Mark Lupori 181; Shykee Washington 169-460; AJ Tisdel 131; Justin Yates 147-390; Emily Batey 244-552; Rachel Williams 141-323; Madison Rewis 128; Brooklyn Horner 117; Ghassen Green 440; Kennedy Rewis 359. Sunday Night Mixed Geri Arens 171; Rhia Tisdel 445; Lori Williams 536; Noreen Wall 440. Hot Shots Sarah Lawrence 211-562; Jeronia Pringle 457; Gwen Cofield 535; Nancy Champion 492; Evelyn Leevy 524; Dianne Herrington 432. Tri-Parish Glenn Heimburger 258-663; Lee Fifield 409; Jeff Guest 415; John Stanley 490; Roberta Martin 463; Sandy Claeys 399; Joan Flury 472. Tuesday Night Mixed Jerry Beasley 256-627; Tim Hudnall 258; Russ Ratcliff 289; Richard Roarick 257-703; Al Heath 233-577; Kenneth Smith 252-703; Bobby Holladay 701; Ron Poole 608; Worth Geddings 234-579; Wendell Rogers 245; Sue Bailey 269; Morisa Herrick 212; Eva Jackson 216; Tyrone Bailey 728; “SCP” Parker 395; Terence Williams 656; Ricky Grimmett 610; John Garrett 582; Joshua Sweeney 440; Morisa Herrick 543. Extravaganza Brian Jackson 202; James Hunter 540; Sharon Hornsby 350. Close Encounters David Timmons 224; Brooklyn Ruighaver 174-438; Tim Smith 488; Jennifer Smith 480. Possibilities Cora Baker 530; Cathy Powers 609. Afternoon Delight Chuck Scott 617; Jerry Coker 211; Tammy Cockerill 206-531; Cathy Blakley 200; Les Delahunt 436; Bill Cockerill 487; Donna Jones 464. Thursday Night Open Gregg Anderson 277-744; Bobby Holladay 277-692; Kevin Drost 280-762; Don Brown 235-615; Tim Hudnall 264-664; Frank Nine 279-763; James Price 574; Claude Corbett 573; Tyrone Bailey 662; Von Carraway 582; Eva Jackson 525.

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2014

GILBERT FRANKLIN BISHOPVILLE — Funeral services for Gilbert Franklin, who passed away on March 11, 2014, will be held at 3 p.m. today at the Sarah Jane Bradley Memorial Chapel. Services are entrusted to New Life Funeral Services LLC of Bishopville.

SUSAN C. SMITH Susan Cousar Smith, 54, died Friday, March 14, 2014, after a long battle with cancer. Born Sept. 7, 1959, in Charleston, she was a daughter of the late Julian E. and Susan Geddings Cousar. She was a hairdresser in Sumter for 28 years. Surviving are two children, Richard “Brandon” Smith and Lauren Ashleigh Smith, both of Sumter; a sister, Julie Cousar McGuire of Anderson; two grandchildren, Richard Landon Smith and Dillon Blaze Smith, both of Sumter; and several nieces and nephews. Memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today at Wise Drive Baptist Church, 2751 Wise Drive. The family will receive friends before the service at noon at the church. Announcement courtesy of

Kistler Hardee Funeral Home, 315 Pearl St., Darlington, SC 29532.

OBITUARIES | SPORTS MERDELL MONTGOMERY

Harvey M. “Mike” Windham, 60, husband of Pearl Driggers Windham, died Monday, March 17, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

Merdell Montgomery, 88, widow of Deacon Willie Montgomery, died Monday, March 17, 2014, in Mineral, Va. Born Nov. 18, 1925, in Braddock, Pa., she was a daughter of the late James and Albertha Mickens Johnson. The family will receive friends and relatives at her home, 13 Meehan St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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Emma Abrams DesChamps Moore, of 4045 Fourth St., Mayesville, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 17, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born July 3, 1959, in Sumter County, to Lillie Mae Bradford Abrams and the late Ernest Lynburg Abrams. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of her sister and brother-inlaw, Betty “Lois” Abrams (Felix) Lenard, 1715 Elder Lane. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

Johnnie Mae Harriott, wife of James L. Harriott, entered eternal rest on March 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 742 Lynchburg Highway, Lynchburg. Visitations will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at noon Thursday at St. Paul Elliott United Methodist Church with the Rev. Blondell S. Miller, senior pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul Elliott Memorial Garden, Highway 527. Online condolences may be

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DOROTHY H. PARROTT Dorothy Henry Parrott, 73, departed this life on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Brian Center Nursing Care-St. Andrews, Columbia. Born April 23, 1940, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Toney and Mary Pompey Henry. She was educated in the public schools of Lee County. “Dot,” as she was affectionately called, was a faithful member of Mt. Pisgah AME Church, where she served as a member of the pastor’s aide club and the women’s missionary society. Dot was a very spirited and loving person. She enjoyed cooking, making quilts and doing for others. She was married to Eddie Parrott. To this union seven children were born: Mary Martin of Sumter, Lisa (Donald) James of Columbia, Eddie (Sybil) Parrott of Sumter, Myron (Bridgette) Parrott of Darien, Ga., Elijah Parrott and Lenard Parrott, both of Sumter, and Angel Parrott Clark, who preceded her in death.

She also leaves to cherish her memories: Michael Solomon, whom she reared as her own, of Forestville, Md.; 16 grandchildren; 20 greatgrandchildren; two sisters, Geneva (Wilbert) Walker and Annie Mae McMickle; one aunt, Elouise Pompey; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Mt. Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Betty Deas Clark, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Larry Clark. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 346 Seminole Road, Sumter. The funeral procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home. Floral bearers will be Mt. Pisgah AME Church Missionary Society. Pallbearers will be friends of the family. Burial will be in the Broad Branch Cemetery, Wisacky. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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Still amazed, Glavine tours baseball Hall of Fame BY BILL FRANCIS The Associated Press COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Tom Glavine got an up-close look at the Hall of Fame on Monday during a tour ahead of his induction this summer. The retired left-hander first visited the Hall last summer, when son Mason was playing in an area baseball tournament. “When I came here last year, obviously, it was more to see the museum, so to speak, and kind of hoping I would be here some day,’’ Glavine said as he stood in the plaque gallery, only feet from where his bronze plaque will be placed on a wall in four months. “Now, I’m here with the objective of becoming more familiar with this place, and where my place will be in terms of my plaque, so it’s a little bit different in that regard.’’ Glavine will be inducted July 27, along with former Atlanta teammate Greg Maddux and manager Bobby Cox, Frank Thomas and former managers Tony La Russa and Joe Torre. “Had I not gotten in, I know the biggest disappointment for me would have been missing out on that opportunity to go in with Bobby and Greg,’’ Glavine said. “Those two guys I spent a lot of my career with and were very influential on me as a baseball player. And to have the opportunity to go in

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Former Atlanta pitcher Tom Glavine visits the Plaque Gallery on Monday during his orientation visit at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. Glavine will be inducted into the hall in July. with two guys that were a teammate and a manager for a long time, guys that were such a big part of my career, but also helped make me a

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better player, that’s a great opportunity.’’ Accompanied by wife Chris, Glavine spent time at the 19th century baseball ex-

hibit “Taking the Field,’’ visited the Babe Ruth Gallery and viewed “Pride and Passion,’’ which documents the African-American baseball

experience. “It was nice having the opportunity to walk through it the way that we did today. It’s amazing,’’ Glavine said. “You know — but you don’t know — how much history there is in this game, how many cool things have happened, how many things you look at what guys accomplished, and you just shake your head and wonder how they do that. So, it has been a really neat perspective. “I’m not a huge baseball historian. I’m aware of a lot of things, but when you get into this atmosphere and you really start breaking down the history of the game and how it has evolved over the years and how guys have done the things that they’ve done, it’s really remarkable.’’ Glavine also revisited some artifacts he’s donated over the years, including his spikes from the 1995 World Series, when he was voted MVP after winning twice against Cleveland. Glavine spent the vast majority of his career with the Braves, winning NL Cy Young Awards in 1991 and `98. The 10-time All-Star and five-time 20-game winner ended his career 305-203. “Every once in a while, I’ll have some moments where it’s hard to get my brain around what’s going on,’’ Glavine said, “and this is probably one of those moments.’’

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF S U M T E R C A S E N O : 2013-CP-43-02049 RECA Limited Partnership, Plaintiff vs. Lakeisha Singleton and Warren Singleton, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Lakeisha Singleton and Warren Singleton: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2442 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205 (Post Office Box 12245, Columbia, South Carolina 29211), within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. NOTICE: YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code Section 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached mortgage is perfected and Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and the Complaint attached hereto. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the Cancellation of Agreement for Deed of real estate given by Lakeisha Singleton and Warren Singleton to RECA Limited Partnership dated March 27, 2009, and to be recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. The premises covered and affected by the said Agreement for Deed and by the cancellation thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice described as follows: That lot of land with improvements thereon, situate in Sumter County, South Carolina, and more particularly described and designated as Lot No. 20 on a certain plat made by H.S. Wilson, RLS, dated March 1, 1960 and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-17 at Page 22. The property having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under §30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws for South Carolina. This being the same property conveyed to RECA Limited Partnership by Deed of Darlene Station dated May 12, 2006 and recorded May 17, 2006 in Deed Book 1028 at Page 924 in the Register of Deeds Office, Sumter County, South Carolina. TMS No. 227-12-01-021 Property Address: 17 Foxworth Street, Sumter, South Carolina McDonnell & Associates, PA, Post Office Box 12245, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 Phone (866) 931-8793 Fax (866) 931-8748 Attorneys for the Plaintiff P1084590 3/5, 3/12, 03/19/2014

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James H. “Jimmy” Mills conducts the Sumter Community Concert Band in their Christmas 2013 concert at Grace Baptist Church. The band’s early spring concert will be presented on Sunday, March 23, at Patriot Hall.

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t’s an early spring concert Sunday for the Sumter Community Concert Band, and their first since the Christmas concert at Grace Baptist Church. Sunday’s concert will be presented at 4 p.m. at Patriot Hall. Band spokesman Rick Mitchum said the music covers a “broad spectrum,” with a few surprises. Not a surprise is that the band will open with the “Star-Spangled Banner,” which begins all of the group’s concerts. Band director James H. “Jimmy” Mills has selected a varied and interesting program, Mitchum said. “Dance of the Amazons” by the 19th century composer Anatole Liadov and arranged by Andrew Glover is a described as “a fiery dance ... and a tour de force for band.” Mitchum is particularly happy that the band will play the arrangement of the spiritual “My Lord What a Mornin’” commissioned by the South Carolina Chapter of Phi Mu Alpha, a band fraternity he joined at the University of South Carolina. Perhaps the best known performance of the song was by the celebrated American contralto Mari-

Members of the clarinet and flute sections of the Sumter Community Concert Band perform at a recent concert. The volunteer band practices on Thursday nights at Patriot Hall and welcomes new members. an Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial concert on Easter Sunday in 1939. Two medleys will evoke nostalgia in the audience. “The Home Front – Musical Memories from World War II” will offer fa-

miliar tunes from such classic songs of the era as “Thanks for the Memory,” “The White Cliffs of Dover,” “It’s Been a Long, Long Time” and “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree.” Bugs Bunny fans will particularly

enjoy “What’s Up with the Symphony?” as they hear “The William Tell Overture,” “The Barber of Seville,” “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree (with Anyone Else But Me),” “Ride of the Valkyries” and more. The arrangements are by Jerry Brubaker, based on those by Carl Stallings, who arranged for the original Looney Tunes from famous classical works. The band will celebrate the music of Brazil with “Amazonas” and the Broadway musical “Chicago” with music from Kander and Ebb. Among the tunes in the “Chicago” medley are “And All That Jazz,” “Cell Block Tango” and “Roxie.” Several band members will have solos, including one employing “a brand new, unused rubber plunger,” Mitchum said. The concert will be presented without intermission and should last around an hour, and “As always, admission is free, and the public is invited,” he said. Mitchum added that the band is always looking for new members on all instruments. Rehearsals take place at 7 p.m. Thursdays in the Pat Veltre Rehearsal Hall at Patriot Hall, and prospective members are welcome to attend. For more information, call Mitchum at (803) 775-9265.

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Early shoppers check out the plants at last year’s Sumter Green Truckload Sale. A wide variety of plants and flowers at prices much lower than at most retail outlets will be sold to support Sumter Green’s efforts to make Sumter more beautiful. The March 29 plant sale is one of three fundraisers sponsored by the nonprofit.

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John Weathers looks through the hydrangeas and hibiscus plants at a recent Sumter Green Truckload Sale. It will be held at Swan Lake on March 29.

Sumter Green members and volunteers will set up shop at the corner of West Liberty and Bland streets from 8 a.m. until noon March 29 for their annual plant sale. The Sumter Green Truckload Sale, a fundraiser for the nonprofit, will offer scores of different plants, most of them flowering plants, for spring planting. “We get our plants from Rogers Greenhouse, a local nursery,” said Lynn Kennedy, Sumter Green chairwoman. “They always have beautiful, healthy plants, and they give us a special price” to support the group’s beautification efforts. Among the plants members expect to have on hand are a variety of lilies, geraniums,

hanging baskets, hydrangeas, Knock Out® roses, gerbera daisies and many others. “We never know what else Rogers will bring us, and they’ll keep us supplied throughout the morning,” Kennedy said. “We do know it’ll be a large variety.” In past years, the plant sale has coincided with Earth Day activities at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, which Sumter Green also sponsors. Kennedy said the organization decided to schedule this year’s event two weeks earlier, as there are so many other activities taking place on Earth Day, April 12. In addition to the plant sale and Earth Day, Sumter Green also sponsors Fall Feast, its biggest fundraiser, and the Sumter Green Yard of the Month awards. Fall Feast is scheduled for Sept. 18 at the University of South Carolina

Sumter. Sumter Green’s major project is the maintenance of all seven entranceways to the city, as well as the green space at the corner of West Liberty Street and Alice Drive. “We either grow or buy all the plants for the sites,” Kennedy said, “and we pay for lights and water to keep them looking good.” Sumter Green members are dedicated to the beautification of the city, she said, and they work at all of the group’s events. “We’re always looking for new members,” Kennedy said. “We meet on the second Friday of each month, usually at Baker’s Sweets.” There is no membership fee. For more information about the group or to join Sumter Green, call Kennedy at (803) 774-1659.

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Try this slimmed down Buffalo chicken BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press Writer Invented in Buffalo, N.Y., during the ’60s, Buffalo chicken wings have become a national favorite. Big surprise! If fat is where the flavor is, and if everyone’s a sucker for flavor, Buffalo chicken couldn’t lose. A mad scientist dreaming up the Frankenstein of comfort foods might’ve come up with something very like Buffalo chicken wings. It starts with the fattiest part of the bird — the wings — which then are deep-fried, tossed into a vat of melted butter and hot sauce, and finally dipped in blue cheese sauce. I hate to be a spoilsport, but yikes! Think of the calories! Single servings of Buffalo wings with blue cheese sauce can pack more than 1,000 calories. So I decided to tackle this monster and somehow transform it into a weeknight meal. Using all of the dish’s signature elements, and adding orzo or couscous and peas, I think I succeeded, mostly by turning finger food into a dinner-in-apot pasta dish. My version is quick to make, big on flavor, and much lighter. First, I swapped out chicken wings for boneless skinless chicken. We love chicken wings because the skin-tomeat ratio is so high. And because the skin is where the flavor — and the fat — reside. After cubing the chicken, I sauteed it in a nonstick pan, and flavored it with hot sauce. The nonstick pan allows us to use a lone tablespoon of butter, rather than the 4 to 6 tablespoons called for in the classic recipe. For the pasta, I like orzo, which looks like large grains of rice. And by the way, you finally can find good quality whole-wheat orzo in the supermarket. But if you can’t find that, try whole-wheat Israeli (the large variety) couscous, which also is a pasta and cooks in about the same time as the orzo. After partially boiling the orzo or couscous, I toss some frozen peas into the pot. I used to think that peas were just a

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Cream Buffalo Chicken and Peas is ready to plate in only 35 minutes. sweet and starchy vegetable with little nutrition. When I finally took the time to do some research, I discovered to my delight that the little rascals are actually very high in fiber and contain a good number of micronutrients. These days I always keep a supply of peas in the freezer for those nights when I don’t have time to prep fresh vegetables. The orzo or couscous finishes cooking in the skillet with some added chicken broth, in the company of the aforementioned peas, and only 3 ounces of blue cheese in a recipe that serves six people. I topped it off with celery, another of the classic recipe’s staple ingredients. Tempting though it may be to do so, do not leave out the celery. It not only contributes its signature crunch, it works as a cooling counterpart to the spicy pasta.

CREAM BUFFALO CHICKEN AND PEAS Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 6 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 8 ounces boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 1 to 2 tablespoons hot sauce, or to taste 8 ounces whole-wheat orzo or whole-wheat Israeli couscous 2 cups frozen peas 3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth 3 ounces blue cheese, crumbled 1 cup finely chopped celery Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. While the water heats, in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the chicken and cook, stirring, until just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in the hot sauce and a hefty pinch of salt, then set aside. Add the orzo or couscous to the boiling water, stir and cook according to the package instructions until it is almost al dente. Add the peas, then return the water to a boil. As soon as the water returns to a boil, drain and add the peas and pasta to the skillet. Return the skillet to medium heat, add the chicken broth and bring to a simmer. Cook for 1 minute, or until the pasta is tender. Add the blue cheese and simmer until the cheese is melted and the sauce has thickened. Transfer to 6 bowls and top each portion with some of the celery. Serve immediately. Nutrition information per serving: 290 calories; 70 calories from fat (24 percent of total calories); 8 g fat (4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 40 mg cholesterol; 36 g carbohydrate; 6 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 20 g protein; 440 mg sodium.

Television shows get into wine, beer business BY MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Writer Mr. Carson, bring me my wine! And you, too, Mr. Spock. In what is perhaps the strongest evidence yet of wine’s power to unite, fans of upper-crusty period drama “Downton Abbey,” sci-fi classic “Star Trek” and the proudly down home show “Duck Dynasty” can all buy wines bottled under license to their favorite show. Must drink TV? The Downton Abbey wines, a white and a red (retailing at $16.99), come from Wines That Rock, a company that makes wine under the names of rock groups, including the Rolling Stones. They’re made by Dulong Grand Vins, a Bordeaux winery, which makes sense since the show has featured a number of wines from that famous French wine region. Wine has been a big part of the British series, with butler Mr. Carson taking great pains over which wines to serve with dinner. One of the wines served at the big dinner party in the second episode of the fourth season was a 1919 Chateau Coutet, a big thrill for the family that now owns the southern Bordeaux winery (which produces a well-regarded dessert wine). Producers of the show, who are known for their faithful attention to detail, approached the family and asked for permission to use the name, then made a prop

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bottle to use in filming. “We were thrilled,” says Aline Baly, co-owner and director of marketing and communications for Chateau Coutet. Meanwhile, “Duck Dynasty,” an A&E show about a family business that makes products for duck hunters, primarily a duck call, might not seem such a seamless fit for the wine world. But Bob Torkelson, chief operating officer of Trinchero Family Estates, the Napa Valley winery that makes the Duck Commander wines, says the Trincheros and the Robertsons (the Louisiana family featured on the show) have a lot in common in terms of running family businesses. The Robertsons met the Trincheros after asking around for recommendations on wineries. Willie and Korie Robertson have visited the winery and contributed to decisions on blending and packaging. The wines, released late last year and retailing for about $10, are available in a red blend, a chardonnay and a pink moscato; a pinot grigio also is planned. The show stirred unwelcome publicity last December when family patriarch Phil Robertson made a num-

ber of controversial statements to GQ magazine, including calling gay sex a sin. However, sales of the wine have been robust, passing 100,000 cases in about four months. And what of “Star Trek?” Is there a space-wine continuum? Yes, actually, there is, says Peter Messa, spokesman for Vinport which handles marketing for the Star Trek wines. “Star Trek has many wine references in it, the most famous probably being Klingon bloodwine,” he notes. In fact, food and drink plays a big part in the series, with toasts often raised to celebrate interspecies diplomacy and other milestones. The Star Trek wines are based on the original series, or TOS to fans who are primarily Baby Boomers (major consumers of wine). The wines feature labels based on poster art by Juan Ortiz, who was commissioned by CBS to make posters of the iconic series. The first release of the wine was made in California’s Sonoma County and is a red blend of merlot, sangiovese, cabernet franc, dolcetto and tinta cao. The bottles cost about $25 and were produced in a limited-edition release of

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The Downton Abbey wines, a white and a red (retailing at $16.99), come from Wines That Rock, a company that makes wine under the names of rock groups, including the Rolling Stones. 1701 cases. Not fan-boy or -girl enough to get that reference? It’s the registry number of the original Enterprise. The wine was released under three labels commemorating the shows — Trouble with Tribbles, Mirror, Mirror and City on the Edge of Forever, which is, of course, the

greatest Star Trek episode ever made. Not a Trekkie? Or a fan of mansions or mallards? Not a problem. For you, there’s a “Game of Thrones” beer from a partnership between HBO and Brewery Ommegang in New York — Take the Black Stout.

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Classic crab cake gets makeover BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Writer To help get us in the mood for spring, we’ve given a seasonal makeover to the classic crab cake. We started by adding the fresh flavor of shredded zucchini. It melts into the bolder flavors of the other ingredients, yet still keeps the crab cakes tasting light. For a binder, we skipped the usual bread and instead used mashed potato, which gives the finished crab cakes a light and fresh texture. For a topping, we created a simple lime aioli, which lends a vibrant tang. This recipe comes together quickly, but also is do-ahead easy. The patties can be prepped up to a day ahead, then refrigerated until ready to fry.

ZUCCHINI CRAB CAKES WITH LIME AIOLI Start to finish: 1 hour (30 minutes active) Servings: 10 1 medium potato 1 medium zucchini 16 ounces lump crab meat, drained 1/2 cup breadcrumbs 1 whole egg, lightly beaten, plus 2 egg yolks Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 cloves garlic, finely minced 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard Zest and juice of 1 lime 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or white balsamic vinegar 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil All-purpose flour, for dredging 2 tablespoons vegetable oil Poke the potato all over with a fork. Microwave on high until completely tender, 6 to 10 minutes depending on your microwave. Allow the potato to cool until easily handled, then peel and mash. While the potato cooks and cools, prepare the other ingredients. Shred the zucchini on the largest holes of a box grater. Place the shreds in a clean kitchen towel and squeeze over the sink to remove any excess liquid. In a large bowl, combine the zucchini, crab, breadcrumbs, whole egg, and cooled mashed potato along with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper. Stir

There is still time to enter Bake-off The 47th Pillsbury BakeOff® Contest is redesigned and calling home cooks to compete for the $1 million grand prize. This year’s contest, which is now open for entries at www. BakeOff.com, will culminate in the finals Nov. 3 at the Omni Nashville Hotel in Nashville For the first time, America’s vote will be combined with the judges’ decisions to determine the grand prize winner. The contest ingredient list has been expanded to include Pillsbury’s Gluten Free line of products. Judges will award the Pillsbury® Gluten Free Award to the finalist with the best recipe which uses a Pillsbury® Gluten Free product and does not contain wheat or any products that include wheat as an ingredient. The Bake-Off® Contest now features four recipe categories with two separate entry periods. Participants have two chances to enter and vote. The first entry period includes the Simply Sweet Treats and Savory Snacks & Sides categories and is open for entries from now until March 27. The second contest entry period runs from March 27 to May 8 and calls for Weekend Breakfast Wows and Amazing Doable Dinners recipes. For complete rules, visit https://www.pillsbury.com/ our-makers/bake-off-contest/ about-the-new-bakeoff/ rules#Winners

gently just until the mixture is combined. Using 1/2 cup of the mixture at a time, form 10 patties, arranging them on a plate. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, whisk together the garlic, 2 egg yolks, mustard, lime juice and zest, and vinegar. In a slow stream, drizzle in the olive oil while whisking continuously. Season with salt and pepper. After the cakes have chilled, dredge them thoroughly in flour. In a large skillet over mediumhigh, heat the oil. Add the cakes, working in batches if necessary, and cook for 3 minutes per side, or until golden brown and cooked through. Mashed potatoes are used as a binder in Zucchini Crab Cakes with Lime Aioli. Serve with the aioli.

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Trust in relationship involves more than passwords DEAR ABBY — I have been in a relationship for two years. We gave each other our phone passwords Dear Abby as soon as we made it ABIGAIL official to VAN BUREN avoid keeping things from each other. One night I had a sudden urge to go through his phone. I had never done it before, and when I looked at his Facebook messages, I saw he had been exchanging inappropriate pictures with someone. I was shocked and angry, and it almost ended

our relationship. He deleted and blocked this person, and I forgave him. We don’t talk about it anymore. I haven’t noticed any other red flags, but now, when he’s asleep or goes somewhere and leaves his phone at home, just looking at it upsets me. I’ll put a pillow or a blanket over it so I can “forget” it’s there. I don’t know if I should take another peek to make sure he’s staying on the straight and narrow, or if ignorance is bliss. What do you think? Unsure guy in Texas DEAR UNSURE GUY — Ignorance ISN’T bliss. Being able to trust the man you’re with is, and if it turns out you can’t, it’s better that you

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CW launches sci-fi teen drama ‘The 100’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Tales of survival on a desert Eden are hardly new. From “Robinson Crusoe” to “Lord of the Flies” to “Lost,” stories have long explored the spectrum of the human experience, from awe to savagery. “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG) adds a teenage twist to the genre. Nearly a century after a nuclear holocaust leaves Earth uninhabitable, only 4,000 humans survive, the third generation to circle the radioactive home planet in a dozen space stations. With resources dwindling, a pod of 100 young offenders is sent back “home,” as an experiment to see if human life can survive. Most of the kids are youthful offenders and fall prey to anarchic demagogic leaders. Others, including the hyper-responsible and studious Clarke (Eliza Taylor), the daughter of the space station’s medical chief (Paige Turco), try to play by the rules. After the confinement of their space station prison, the kids soak in nature. Earth literally glows with life and promise, not unlike the bucolic jungles of “Avatar” or the Pacific Northwest forests in the “Twilight” saga. But 100 years of radioactivity have also spawned giant river snakes and twoheaded elk with three or more eyes. Clarke and her party go in search of a mountain compound, where the military stored food and supplies “back in the day.” Others build bonfires and celebrate their liberation without much heed to procuring shelter or supplies. Meanwhile, back on the space station, the “grown-ups” are engaged in a ruthless power struggle over who gets to be dictator of a dying ship. Gee, the kids are exploring various facets of “freedom” while many of the parents are literally tyrants. Call the metaphor police! Way back in 1969, ABC produced a show called “The New People,” an earnest drama about college students stranded on a Pacific island military base after their plane crashes, killing almost every adult onboard. The short-lived show reflected the youth-centric counterculture vibe of the time, and explored the notion of young people building a new society. Just last Sunday, NBC’s “Crisis” had a busload of high schoolers kidnapped by shadowy forces looking to inflict

punishment on their powerful parents. Is TV exploring a brand-new Generation Gap? If it is, things could get interesting.

PG) * A stab in the dark on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Meddling on “Mixology” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT CULT CHOICE A wife (Claudette Colbert) fakes interest in a tycoon (Rudy Vallee) to help her husband (Joel McCrea) in the 1942 comedy “The Palm Beach Story” (8 p.m., TCM), directed by Preston Sturges.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Miles and Porter scramble on “Revolution” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • First mission jitters on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14). • A reporter questions a victim’s claims on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Struggling to keep dinner reservations on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). • A family goes missing for a month on “CSI” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Olinsky’s daughter becomes

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Eliza Taylor stars as Clarke in “The 100” premiering at 9 p.m. on CW. a crucial witness on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Rayna visits the NASCAR circuit on “Nashville” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). • Tensions boil over at the Soviet embassy on “The Americans” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

SERIES NOTES Frankie’s time-management skills don’t measure up on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * George needs help on “Suburgatory” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-

Jennifer Lawrence, Bob Odenkirk and Bad Religion are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Geoff Stults, Moshe Kasher, Whitney Cummings and TJ Miller are booked on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * George Clooney and Sting appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Greg Kinnear and Emilia Clarke on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Ty Burrell, Zoe Kravitz and YG are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Wendy Williams, Lena Headey and Eugene Mirman visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Uma Thurman and DJ Qualls on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

FYI The University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and Sumter County Active Lifestyles are sponsoring a free walking program. If you are interested in becoming more active, form a walking group of 4-8 members and join Sumter County On The Move! This program allows you to walk at your own convenience or with a group. Free workshops and physical activity information available. Call (803) 774-3860 or register at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/scotmtest2. Belly dancing classes are held at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Parks and Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. Only $20 per month. The Rembert Area Community Coalition offers an after school program for students from kindergarten to sixth grade at the youth center in Rembert. Children receive assistance with homework, school projects, etc. A nutritious snack is served daily. There is a small monthly fee. Registrations are accepted noon-2 p.m. at 8455 Camden Highway, U.S. 521, Rembert, in front of the car wash. Call Dr. Juanita Britton at (803) 432-2001. The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone/everyone who served in the 2nd Infantry Division. Visit the website at www.2ida.org or contact Mike Davino at MDavino@yahoo.com or (919) 498-1910. Zumba classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Parks and Recreation building on Haynsworth Street. Classes are $5 each and no registration is required. Contact Deanne Lewis at zumbadeanne@gmail.com. The Palmetto Singles Club holds a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month at the VFW on Gion Street. Call Nancy McLeod, club president, at (803) 4693433. Sumter Area Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the Sumter Mall community room, 1057 Broad St. The group helps in developing speaking and leadership skills. Contact Douglas Wilson at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271. The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Bultman Conference Room at USC Sumter. Administrative professionals, assistants and secretaries are encouraged to attend. Call Mary Sutton at (803) 9383760. Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free help for cancer patients from the American Cancer Society. Transportation to treatment, help for appearance related side effects of treatment, nutrition help, one-on-one breast cancer support, free housing away from home during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to talk to — all free from your American Cancer Society. Call (800) 227-2345.

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Call Rhonda Barrick at: (803) 774-1264 | E-mail: rhondab@theitem.com

Cracker Jack, still a sweet treat

SWEET POTATO CASSEROLE WITH BACON STREUSEL, MARSHMALLOWS & CARAMEL CRACKER JACK® TOPPING

FAMILY FEATURES

hen you’re in the mood to try out new recipes, look for those that bring the whole family together. Add crunchy texture and sweetness to a classic casserole or a decadent sundae with a special treat, such as new Cracker Jack Chocolate & Caramel Popcorn snacks. You’ll serve up some smiles and new family memories while creating these recipes, which feature this scrumptious, caramel-coated favorite. For more sweet and savory fun, visit www.facebook.com/crackerjack. CLASSIC ADDITIONS For more than a century, families have loved the delicious flavors of Cracker Jack snacks. This celebrated classic also makes the perfect topping for a variety of your favorite snacks. Add some all-American fun to any of these treats for extra crunch and flavor: * Puddings * Ice cream

* Cakes * Greek yogurt

* Brownies * Pies

* Parfaits * S’mores

Potatoes: 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup sugar 4 tablespoons butter, melted 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 teaspoon salt 5 cups mashed cooked sweet potatoes (about 6 large sweet potatoes or one 40-ounce can of canned drained sweet potatoes, plus one 29-ounce can) 1 cup fresh pineapple, diced Streusel: 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 tablespoons butter, cold, cubed 4 strips bacon, cooked, crumbled 2 cups Cracker Jack Original Caramel Coated Popcorn and Peanuts snacks 1 cup miniature marshmallows To make potatoes, preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 3-quart oven safe casserole dish with nonstick spray. In large mixing bowl, whisk milk, sugar, melted butter, eggs, vanilla and salt together. Add mashed sweet potatoes and pineapple and stir until wellcombined. Transfer sweet potato mixture to prepared casserole dish. To make streusel, whisk together flour, sugar, salt and cinnamon in medium mixing bowl. Cut in butter using pastry blender or two knives until coarse crumbs form. Add crumbled bacon and sprinkle streusel mixture over potatoes. Bake until potatoes are hot and streusel is crisp and golden, 45 to 55 minutes. Top potatoes with the Cracker Jack snacks and marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows are lightly browned, about 3 minutes.

CRACKER JACK® ICE CREAM SANDWICHES Yield: 15 sandwiches 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1/2 cup butter, room temperature 1/4 cup vegetable shortening 1 egg 3/4 cup molasses 3/4 cup buttermilk 3 cups Cracker Jack Original Caramel Coated Popcorn and Peanuts snacks 1/2 gallon vanilla, cinnamon, maple, or caramel swirl ice cream, softened Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In mixing bowl, whisk together flour, pie spice, baking soda and salt. In large mixing bowl, cream together brown sugar, butter and shortening until light and fluffy. Add egg, beat until incorporated, then blend in molasses and buttermilk. Mix dry ingredients into butter mixture. Fold in Cracker Jack snacks. Scoop about 3 tablespoons of dough for each cookie onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake until cookies are set, 10 to 12 minutes. Do not over bake. Cool cookies on baking sheet for few minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely. Assemble sandwiches by scooping about 1/4 cup ice cream onto bottom of cookie. Top with second cookie, sandwiching gently so ice cream spreads to edges. Serve immediately or wrap in plastic and freeze until firm.

CHOCOLATE CRACKER JACK® TIN ROOF SUNDAE Sauce: 1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk 1 cup sugar 1 tablespoon light corn syrup 1/8 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup peanut butter 3 tablespoons butter 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Sundae: 1/2 gallon fudge-ripple, vanilla or

chocolate ice cream 1 cup chocolate-covered peanuts 1 bag (4 ounces) Cracker Jack Chocolate & Caramel Popcorn

To make sauce, combine evaporated milk, sugar, corn syrup and salt in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring frequently. Simmer until thickened, 10 to 12 minutes, stirring frequently to prevent scorching. Remove sauce from heat. Whisk in peanut butter, butter and vanilla until smooth. Let cool for 30 minutes before assembling sundaes. In individual serving glasses, layer ice cream, chocolate-covered peanuts, Cracker Jack snacks and peanut butter sauce in two or three layers. Serve immediately.