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City receives $1.6M in grants Money to be used for improvements to Sumter Opera House, other local projects BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Three of Sumter’s state officials presented four grants, with a combined total of $1.6 million, to Mayor Joe

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McElveen Friday morning in Sumter City Council Chambers. Rep. David Weeks, D-Sumter, Rep. G. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, and Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, each presented grants to the city on behalf

of South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism to fund several projects in the area. The grants include: $750,000 for the development of a welcome center at Shaw Air Force Base; $100,000 for improvements to Sumter Opera House; $500,000 to start phase two of the Palmetto Tennis Center; and $250,000 to develop a monument park on Manning Avenue.

Weeks said the interaction on Friday represented the partnership between local and state officials of Sumter. People sometimes imagine politicians fighting when thinking about government officials but Sumter is the opposite, he said. He said the monument park will

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Wheeler of Bishopville vows to be more than ‘single-issue’ candidate BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Lee County attorney Will Wheeler has announced his intention to seek the Democratic nomination for South Carolina House of Representative’s District 50 in the June 14 Primary Election. Candidates may begin officially filing for the election at noon March 16, according to scvotes.org. Rep. Grady Brown, who has held the seat since 1985, recently announced he would not seek reelection. Brown is the longest serving member of the S.C. House of Representatives. Wheeler said his strength is his ability to work with people, and he thinks he can work well with members of the legislature. “I am not going to be a single-issue candidate,” he said. In his announcement, Wheeler said he grew up in the St. Charles area of Lee County and has lived in Bishopville since returning to practice law in Bishopville. Wheeler has been married to Keyes for 16 years and the couple have two children, Maddie, 13 and Jack, 9, the release announcing his candidacy said. Wheeler is a partner at the law firm of Jennings & Jennings, P.A. in Bishopville, and graduated from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1999, the release said. He began practicing with the Jennings firm in 2000. He has served for many years on the Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board and as chairman of the Lee County Democratic Party from 2002 until 2008, he said. Wheeler has also served on the Lee County Arts Council, the Foundation Board of Central Carolina Technical College and the Mid-Carolina Commission on Higher

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Sumter High School’s Kyra Wilson and Jessica Harris accept the runner-up trophy at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia on Friday. Read more about the girls basketball team’s trip the state championship on page B1.

Craft’s cameras serve as long part of Anderson family celebrations BY ABE HARDESTY Anderson Independent-Mail ANDERSON — Forty-seven years after the photo, the work of Catherine Craft is vivid in Jan Vestal’s memory. “It was a picture of my three children at the time, riding in a tire,” Vestal said Feb. 25. Even more, she remembers that Craft, one of the few women in the profession at the time, brought a memorably different approach along with her camera. “She was willing to break away from the usual form of portraits, and that’s why we liked her from the start,” Vestal said. “We lived what

‘You only get one chance to do it right. If something goes wrong with your equipment, you can’t do the wedding over again.’ CATHERINE CRAFT Veteran photographer was considered out in the country at the time and had some horses, and the ideas she had were a perfect fit for

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our family.” That was on Craft’s first gig as a commercial photographer in 1969, and she earned a first-place award for that countryside portrait. The ideas, from within and outside the photography box, have been flowing ever since. It hasn’t been easy. Her Crafts Photography team typically triple-covers major events now, but in the early years of the more than 2,000 weddings she has photographed, Craft worked alone. “That was pressure,” Craft recalled from her downtown Anderson studio. “On one of the biggest, happiest days of

someone’s life, you needed it to be the best it could be.” That often gave Craft more anxiety than the wedding participants. “You only get one chance to do it right. If something goes wrong with your equipment, you can’t do the wedding over again,” Craft said. For additional stress, there was the matter of proving herself in a profession new to women. When Craft opened her shop at 1505 N. Main St. in 1969, she became the city’s first commercial photographer of her gender. “I was always nervous and keyed up on the day that I

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff’s Office sent out news releases this week warning residents about possible scammers claiming to work for Publisher’s Clearinghouse and a home security company. One release details the account of a resident in the 3800 block of Cody Road in Pinewood who reported that she received a call from someone claiming to represent Publisher’s Clearinghouse. According to the release, the caller told the woman she had won a million dollars but needed to send $1,000 to initiate the process. After wiring the money via Western Union to a person in Jamaica, she received a second call saying she would need to send an additional $3,000 to cover the taxes, but she refused. The second release states that a resident in the 2800 block of Tindal Road was approached by two men claiming to work for a home security company. The passenger of the vehicle showed her a remote control and offered to hook it up for her, saying that it would only take a few minutes. The woman told the man she was not interested in purchasing a security system but asked for a contact number in case she changed her mind. According to the release, the men showed her what appear to be a copy of a license after she asked to see a business license and left without providing a contact number. The woman described the passenger as clean cut, welldressed, articulate and having a dark olive complexion, and the driver as heavy set and having a dark olive complexion. Anyone who thinks they are the potential target of a scam should call the sheriff’s office at (803) 436-2774 or Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700.

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Clemson Extension is sponsoring a Lake Marion cleanup on Saturday, March 12. Water Resources Agent Breann Liebermann is seeking volunteers.

Clemson Extension seeks volunteers to help with Lake Marion cleanup BY BREANN LIEBERMANN Clemson Extension Service When I say “Lake Marion,” what do you think of ? Maybe your mind wanders to a fun day on the water with your family, a relaxing fishing trip with some friends or watching a beautiful sunset. You don’t think of old tires discarded carelessly on the banks, plastic bottles floating around your

boat or bits of Styrofoam overtaking the shoreline. Let’s keep it that way. Clemson Extension is hosting a litter cleanup at Pack’s Landing on Lake Marion from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, March 12. We will be picking up trash in the area before it washes into Lake Marion. Clemson Extension will provide trash bags, gloves and trash grab-

bers. All you’ll need is a pair of boots or old sneakers and enthusiasm for getting your hands dirty. This is a great opportunity to protect Lake Marion. Let’s work together so we can continue to enjoy our state’s greatest lake with our friends and family. You can even make a day of it: Bring a picnic lunch, and after the cleanup, enjoy the more than

30 miles of hiking trails that are accessible from Pack’s Landing. The address for Pack’s Landing is 9890 Pack’s Landing Road, Pinewood. Please register for the cleanup by contacting Breann Liebermann at (803) 773-5561 or blieber@clemson.edu. Breann Liebermann is a water resources agent with Clemson University Extension Services.

Sheriff ’s office offers parking lot to online sellers, buyers FROM STAFF REPORTS On Tuesday, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis announced the creation of a designated safety zone for people who want a secure place to complete a transaction when using online sites such as Craigslist. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, residents can conduct business at the sheriff’s office parking lot, 1281 N. Main St. (U.S. 15 North), which is under constant surveillance. “Safety is our biggest concern,” Dennis said. The agency wants to make sure residents are smart and stay safe when conducting these kinds of transactions, he said. “Unfortunately, there have been incidents around the country where people have been robbed and even

killed when they met with a stranger to buy a large-ticket item such as a vehicle,” Dennis said. “The seller knows that the buyer will be bringing large sums of cash and that, in itself, invites criminal activity.” However, crime can also occur if you are the seller, he warned. Dennis said people selling valuable items have to be especially careful. “There are people out there who will rob you for such valuable items. Not everyone is honest,” he said in the release. The sheriff said he has seen other areas of the country create safety zones and thought it would be a good idea for Sumter. Residents can arrange to meet in the agency’s parking lot where there are cameras and deputies nearby, he said. He said many people are already arranging to meet in public places, but

that does not always prevent incidents from happening. Dennis said some businesses do have cameras, but the footage may not be recorded with high enough resolution to identify faces or license plates. According to the release, law enforcement agencies began offering safe zones two or three years ago, but the popularity of safety zones exploded this year after several highprofile killings involving Craigslist deals: • In January 2015, a couple who wanted to buy a 1966 Mustang were shot in McRae, Georgia, reportedly by a man who answered their ad; • A month later, a 21-year-old college student was robbed and fatally shot in Marietta, Georgia, after he responded to an ad to buy an iPhone; • Last March, a pregnant woman responding to an ad to buy baby clothes

in Longmont, Colorado, was stabbed and her fetus pulled from her womb, allegedly by the woman who placed the ad. The woman survived, but the fetus died; and • Last May, a 19-year-old Illinois college student trying to sell his sports car was killed. Authorities charged a man they say responded to the student’s ad. Also in the release, the sheriff offered the following tips when meeting someone for the first time: • Insist on meeting in a public place and do not invite strangers to your home; • Tell a friend or family member where you are going and consider having a friend accompany you; • Take your cellphone along; • Be especially careful buying or selling high-value items; and • Trust your instincts.

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years, and more recently, acrylic on canvas. Don: There are two basic methods for stained glass work, lead-came technique and copper-foil technique. I use the copper foil and chose it especially because it allows for more detail in the overall design.

arole and Don Carberry, the Sumter Artists Guild Artists of the Month, were both born in Great Falls, Montana, and both did their undergraduate studies at Montana State University, Carole in art, Don in physical education. Carole studied graduate level printmaking at University of South Carolina. Don joined the U.S. Air Force and served as a pilot and instructor for 24 years, his final assignment bringing the couple to Sumter in 1986. Don has been an exhibiting artist at Charleston Crafts Gallery in Charleston for more than 20 years and an exhibiting artist at Piccolo Spoleto Fine Craft Shows, in Charleston for more than 10 years. He has been onsite supervisor for Piccolo Spoleto Fine Craft Shows in Charleston for eight years. Carole has been actively involved with the Sumter Artists Guild since 1986 and is serving her fourth term as president. She is a member in Excellence of the South Carolina Watermedia Society having had her work included in 2012 and 2013 in the Society’s traveling show. She is an exhibiting artist at Courtyard Art Gallery and Piccolo Spoleto, both in Charleston, and the Sandpiper Art Gallery, Polson, Montana. Their work can be viewed at Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St., at Sumter

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Don Carberry, left, stands with his stained glass pieces that are on exhibit at Sumter County Gallery of Art through March. He and his wife, Carole, a painter, are the Sumter Artists’ Guild Artists of the Month. Carole Carberry, right, who paints in all media and also works in calligraphy and printmaking, stands in front of her watercolor of a bird of paradise. County Cultural Center, through the end of March.

WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO BECOME AN ARTIST? Carole: My paternal grandparents were both very talented in drawing and painting. That gift was shared by me and all of my siblings and cousins. I have drawn since I was old enough to use a pencil and paper. Don: After retirement, a friend gave me a crash course in the art of stained glass. I took to it immediately. In a very short time, I was showing and selling my work at art festivals and at the large venues of the Carolina

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Noah W. Strickland, 17, of 5058 Ridge Street, Dalzell, was arrested Tuesday for reportedly entering a home in the 5000 block of Ridge Street in Dalzell without consent and taking a 9-inch Cuban link bracelet valued at about $500 on Feb. 27. Strickland later implicated himself in a written statement about the incident provided to law enforcement. He is charged with second degree burglary and was released from SumterLee Regional Detention Center on a $2,500 surety bond with electronic monitoring. Ricardo M. Cabbagestalk, 33, of 5331 Edgehill Road, Sumter, was arrested Thursday and charged with second degree burglary for reportedly entering a residence in the 5600 block of Oakhill Road on Dec. 31, 2015, without con-

sent and taking an HP laptop computer, an RCA tablet and a blue air compressor, totaling about $600. Cabbagestalk was taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and was later released on a $10,000 surety bond. Donte A. McCall, 32, of 611 E. Liberty St., Lot 29, Sumter, was arrested Wednesday for reportedly refusing to pull over during a traffic stop and for driving with a suspended license. McCall was later detained without incident after pulling into an Albert Spears Drive residence, where a jar containing a green leafy substance was discovered. McCall is charged with possession of a Schedule I substance; driving under suspension as a habitual traffic offender; and driving under suspension, third offense. He was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

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Don: My panels are from the designs of my wife, Carole. Most have flowing lines echoing her own artistic style. On a visit to New York, I saw an exhibit of stained glass panels designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The very geometric patterns of those pieces inspired my series of byzantine panels.

WHAT ARE YOUR MEDIA OF CHOICE? Carole: I am a multi-media artist, enjoying calligraphy, printmaking and painting in all mediums. My favorites are watercolor, which I have been doing for well over 40

Trump rivals attack his ‘flexibility’ WARREN, Mich. (AP) — With an eye on the general election — and suddenly “flexible” on immigration — Donald Trump has backed off from some of the hardline rhetoric that has fueled his presidential campaign, at least for the moment. “Believe it or not, I’m a unifier,” Trump offered during a raucous rally Friday in suburban Detroit. “We are going to unify our country.” Republican adversary Ted Cruz wasn’t having it. “Donald is telling us he will betray us on everything he’s campaigned on,” he said as he campaigned in Maine, one of five states voting in weekend primaries and caucuses. Trump’s apparent outbreak of moderation on several fronts, including the most inflammatory one, immigration, comes largely after a dominant Super Tuesday performance that extended his reach for the Republican nomination and as GOP establishment figures

stepped up to assail him. In the rollicking Republican debate Thursday night, Trump retreated from a position paper on his website, saying he had swung in favor of more temporary H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers. His stance against that had been one of the few specific policies he had laid out. “I’m changing, I’m changing,” he said. “We need highly skilled people in this country.” Hours later, his campaign released a statement backing away from the new position, deepening the sense that Trump’s agenda may be less strategic than improvisational. More broadly, he spoke of the virtues of compromise. “In terms of immigration — and almost anything else — there always has to be some, you know, tug and pull and deal,” Trump added. “You have to be able to have some flexibility, some negotiation.” Cruz and others lashed out at Trump’s sudden embrace

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Carole: The floral gardens and “tall skinny” floral stems are from a collection of paintings I did last spring for a show in Charleston. In all of them, I am stingy with paint and generous with control. Currently, I am working on a number of new pieces in preparation for Piccolo Spoleto. Most are longnecked birds painted in acrylic on canvas. Don: The large swan/iris panel was my first piece after the initial “crash course.” In creating both the swan panel and the large magnolia panel, I enjoyed “finding” that perfect part of a glass sheet for each piece of the flowers’ petals or the swan’s neck. The “garden stones” were a very popular item for us when we were actively showing with Carolina Craftsman. The designs are all our own, and actual production was a joint effort between Carole and myself. As a local realtor, I don’t have as much time for large projects as I once had, but I do still enjoy the stained glass process.

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Time to say goodbye to ‘Mythbusters,’ ‘Downton Abbey’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH This weekend brings finales for two beloved series that could not be more different. The worlds of scientific rigor, movie spectacle and a smart adolescent’s sense of joy and discovery mingled, and at times exploded, on every episode of “MythBusters” (8 p.m., Saturday, Discovery, TV-PG) wrapping up its 14th and final season. Hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman emerged from a world of illusion, working professionally in the movie industry as set designers and special-effects experts. Yet these masters of make-believe presided over a show dedicated to testing popularly held assumptions against the unassailable power of scientific method, testing and experimentation. Much like Anthony Bourdain on “No Reservations,” the hosts regularly made their crew part of the spectacle, celebrating the efforts of those who had to procure tens of thousands of ping pong balls or a mountain of Mentos. It’s no secret why the series won fans among geeks and scientists alike. It was a weekly affirmation that it was fun to be smart and curious. That’s a rare commodity in a cable environment where hysteria, conspiracy, fear and gullibility are all too often presented as normal, if not desirable, traits. • The long-anticipated conclusion of “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., Sunday, PBS, check local listings) arrives. Now what? The lingering popularity of this series has presented both a mystery and a no-brainer. It offered fans of costume dramas and romantic melodramas a good-looking mixture of the cozy class struggle of “Upstairs, Downstairs” with the social, economic and romantic complications of “Pride and Prejudice.” As in many Jane Austen novels, much boils down to a woman’s right to choose her man and her worries about arcane legal entailments preventing one from inheriting estates. It’s no secret that people tuned in for the clothes, the decor, the architecture and the landscapes. But just what did this post-Edwardian soap opera say to its 21st century audience? I’ve always suspected that viewers took some comfort in the fact that way back then (at least on television), the lords of the manors defined their role as keeping their vast staffs gainfully employed, relatively content, well fed and sheltered. Lord Grantham’s (Hugh Bonneville) noblesse oblige is in short supply in our age of downsizing, outsourcing, unpaid internships and the rise of cutthroat services like Uber. “Downton” series creator Julian Fellowes is smart to wrap up the series in the mid-1920s, a lifetime removed from the Great Depression and pre-World

War II era, when many of the aristocrats celebrated in this picture-book history series took a shine to Germany’s Fuhrer. That time was explored in the novel “The Remains of the Day” by Kazuo Ishiguro and its 1993 screen adaptation starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Not to give too much away, but most of the relationships get wrapped up in neat little bows suitable for brides and babies. As stated in an earlier column, “Downton” began to flounder when the writers changed Thomas (Rob JamesCollier) from a three-dimensional villain into a rather sad and less-interesting victim. Daisy’s (Sophie McShera) rise from timid maid to a strident and educated young woman appears to have been stalled or sidetracked. In Ken Follett’s sprawling “Century Trilogy” novels, a maid from a very “Downton”-like estate eventually becomes a formidable woman and political power in her own right. It’s too much to ask that of Daisy. Or of “Downton Abbey.” This is a series for people who know their place. And it’s in the library, gawking at all of that art, tapestry and woodwork. Viewers with a “Downton”-sized hole in their viewing schedule could do much worse than “A Place to Call Home,” a period melodrama streaming on the Acorn service. Set in 1950s Australia, it adds a dash of “Dynasty” to the historical mix. In addition to great costumes, period music, noble heroes and hiss-worthy villains, it touches every hot-button issue (secret gay longings, anti-Semitism, illegitimacy, suicide, impotence, post-traumatic stress, abortion and the Holocaust) imaginable. It’s not high art, but it’s highly addicting. • The six-part series “Race For the White House” (10 p.m., Sunday, CNN) includes rare archival footage, interviews and stylized dramatizations, to recall six pivotal elections. First up: John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • A woman fears that her boyfriend’s fetching caregiver’s approach may be a too hands-on in the 2016 shocker “Nightmare Nurse” (8 p.m., Lifetime, TV-14). • Exit, pursued by the Veil on “Doctor Who” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG). • A Nassau legend is born on “Black Sails” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA). • Jonah Hill hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), featuring musical guest Future.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): The Upper Big Branch mine explosion in West Virginia; Canadian

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After six seasons, “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” airs its final episode at 9 p.m. on Sunday on PBS. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; prisoners in Huntsville, Texas, await execution. • A terrorist’s location is revealed on “Madam Secretary” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (8 p.m., Showtime) recalls Super Tuesday. • The team confronts charges against Peter on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A two-hour “Dateline” (9 p.m., NBC) recalls the arrest and trial of O.J. Simpson. • Hank runs into Adam as “The Family” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) premieres in its regular time slot. • Offense offers the best defense “The Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA). • Richie courts a rising funk star on “Vinyl” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • Internet trolls become targets on “CSI: Cyber” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • The search for the bomber continues on “Quantico” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • Separated at birth, sometimes for decades, mothers, children and siblings reunite in the new series “Long Lost Family” (10 p.m., TLC). • Shoshanna enjoys Japan on “Girls” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Axe begins to crack on “Billions” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA). • Brett and Alex leave town on “Togetherness” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE Director Penelope Spheeris captures Los Angeles’ hardcore punk scene in the 1981 documentary “The Decline of Western Civilization” (3 a.m., Saturday/ early Sunday, TCM) featuring performances by Black Flag, Fear, Germs, Circle Jerks and X.

SUNDAY SERIES Blind auditions on “The Voice” (8 p.m., r, NBC, TV-PG) * Marge scours crime scenes on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Hook’s rescue proves problematic on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Landlord woes on “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Boys in the attic on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Jason Sudeikis guest-stars on “Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). Copyright 2015 United Feature Syndicate

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Aaron Eckhart, left, and Gerard Butler are seen in in “London Has Fallen.”

‘London Has Fallen’ seems a ludicrous sequel on steroids BY LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer “London Has Fallen” never pretends to be anything it’s not. The sequel to Antoine Fuqua’s big, dumb and kind of fun “Olympus Has Fallen,” is bigger, dumber, jaw-droppingly shameless and also kind of a riot. It is just so spectacularly clichéd and over-the-top that all you can do is laugh. The craziest thing is how they convinced everyone to reprise their roles. A dare? Fond memories? Or perhaps the $161 million worldwide box office receipts didn’t hurt either. In any event, Aaron Eckhart is back as U.S. President Benjamin Asher, Angela Bassett as Lynne the Secret Service Director, Morgan Freeman as the Vice President and, of course, Gerard Butler as Secret Service Agent Mike Banning — the guy who saved the country from an improbably big assault on the White House just three years ago. The only one missing is director Antoine Fuqua, and you feel it. He’s been replaced with Swedish director Babak Najafi in his English-language debut. Fuqua might not have

been at his best with “Olympus Has Fallen,” but he’s still a skilled director. “London Has Fallen” is a lot more cartoony. This time, the president, Mike and Lynn head off to London for the funeral of the British prime minister where 40 other heads of state are expected. And, as is wont for the unluckiest administration in history, there’s a large-scale, hyper-coordinated attack in the moments before the funeral as the terrorists pick off world leaders in various comical locations around the city. The French PM is on a luxury motor boat with champagne, the Japanese PM is stuck in traffic on a bridge and the older Italian PM is up on the rooftop of Westminster Abbey with his young girlfriend because “you only turn 30 once.” One of the only ones to get out alive is the U.S. president, and he and Mike begin an unbelievable run around the city to try to find safety. All that’s missing was a montage of them trying on some civilian clothes so that they aren’t running around the desolate streets in their “hey, I’m the president and his protector

three-piece navy suits.” That, sadly, does not happen. Anyone who saw the first one knows that this is not an action movie that’s based in any sort of reality. It’s an action movie based on other action movies. The lines are big, the jokes are dumb, the through-the-temple shots and ensuing blood splatter gratuitous, the logic infuriating and the gunfire relentless. At one point, when Mike and the President are in relative safety, Mike confirms to a terrorist via intercom that, yes, he is the one with the president. Mike also might be a murderous sociopath. When President Ben asks what he’s made of, he says “bourbon and bad decisions.” He also prefers the close contact knife kill to simple gun shots and makes jokes like “I knew you’d come out of the closet sometime” when the president emerges to save him from a terrorist. This sort of movie was made for television viewing. You could tune in or out at any moment and really not miss anything. Or just have a drink beforehand and bring your rowdiest friends to the theater.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just when it was looking like animated animal movies had run out of anything original to say, along comes the smartly amusing, crisply relevant “Zootopia” to handily demonstrate there’s still plenty of bite left in the anthropomorphic CG menagerie. Boasting a pitch perfect voice cast led by a terrific Ginnifer Goodwin as a righteous rural rabbit who becomes the first cottontailed police recruit in the mammal-centric city of “Zootopia,” the 3-D caper expertly combines keen wit with a gentle, and very timely, message of inclusivity and empowerment. The engaging result should easily appeal to all creatures great and small, giving this premium Walt Disney Animation Studios effort a paw up on spring break entertainment, not to mention the summer arrival of Universal’s animated “The Secret Life of Pets.” As the Zootopia Police Department’s sole bunny officer, idealistic Judy Hopps (Goodwin) discovers that breaking barriers can be an uphill climb, especially when the other cops in the force are mainly of the more imposing elephant/rhino/hippo ilk. Although intrepid Judy can’t wait to collar her first perp, Bogo (Idris Elba), Precinct 1’s gruff cape buffalo police chief, has other plans, assigning her to parking duty, where she proves her worth by writing 200 tickets before noon on her first day. But when a number of “Zootopia’s” residents abruptly go missing, Bogo gives Judy the green light to do some big time police work, and she finds herself partnering up with Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman), a sly, world-weary scam artist of a fox, in a 48-hour bid to crack the case. Nimbly directed by

Byron Howard (“Tangled,” “Bolt”) and Rich Moore (“Wreck-It Ralph”), along with co-director Jared Bush, who shares screenplay credit with Phil Johnston, the romp serves up plenty of sharply observed satire (a DMV manned entirely by sloths is played to hilariously protracted effect) wrapped up in judicious life lessons that never feel preachy or shoehorned-in. While Goodwin and Bateman are a voice-casting dream team come true as a dysfunctional duo who learn to follow their instincts instead of preconceived notions, they’re joined by a nicely diverse supporting ensemble that also includes J.K. Simmons, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer and Shakira as a gazelle pop star who performs the film’s original song, “Try Everything,” cowritten by hit-makers Sia and Stargate. Also making their lines count are Jenny Slate as a not-so-sheepish sheep who serves as “Zootopia’s” predator-averse assistant mayor and Maurice LaMarsh as an arctic shrew version of Don Corleone named Mr. Big. Visually, the “Zootopia” canvas pops — with or without the 3-D glasses — thanks to a gorgeously vibrant color palette and whimsical architectural scales orchestrated by production designer David Goetz. His work is in keeping with an all-mammal parallel universe comprised of distinct microclimates like sunny Bunnyburrow, icy Tundratown and self-explanatory Little Rodentia. Composer Michael Giacchino, meanwhile, in his first non-Pixar animated feature assignment, delivers a typically buoyant score, playfully tossing in music cues that pay affectionate homage to Bernard Herrmann and Nino Rota.

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who died in the country’s service Nearly 100 years …” as Veterans Day, later, we know Nov. 11 oism and sacrificebut the pride in the herserved the nation of those who have remains the same. Americans have been encourage reflect on that d to heroism and sacrifice through the years, and the people in the Sumter area will have the opportunit to do so as Veterans Day is celebratedy the Gamecock in City.

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Members of the media gather at the site of the former home of O.J. Simpson on Friday in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. Detectives are investigating a knife claimed to have been found some time ago at the former home of Simpson who was acquitted of murder charges in the 1994 stabbings of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman.

Discovery of knife is latest twist in O.J. Simpson case LOS ANGELES (AP) — More than 20 years after O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife and a friend were stabbed to death, police revealed Friday they are examining a knife that was reportedly found at the home where the former football star was living at the time. The announcement marked yet another twist in a case that’s had more unexpected turns than television’s best crime shows. The knife was thought to have been recovered by a construction worker tearing down the house. The worker then gave it to an offduty police officer who was working as a security guard at a filming location, police said. It was unclear when the knife was found and how long it was held by the officer, who is now retired. The knife was being analyzed by a Los Angeles Police Department crime lab for DNA or other material that could possibly link it to the killings. Capt. Andy Neiman stressed that the authenticity of the story was not confirmed and that investigators were looking into whether “this whole story is possibly bogus from the get-go.” “It’s unusual how this all of a sudden becomes a huge story during this time,” Neiman added, referring to the popular “People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”

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During Sumter County Council’s meeting on Tuesday, trator Gary Mixon County Adminissaid the Federal Emergency Manageme nt Agency Disaster Relief Center will be moving another, smaller location sometime to soon because of a reduced number of visitors. He said He said sa aid d about ab abo a bout 30 bout bo 0 people peo p eople are a visiting th center each 3 the i day. Mixon said the county has information regarding the sent off emergency money it spent for flood rescue covery. He said and rethe $114,000 is overtimemajority of the for county employees. He said the county has also extended its memorand um of understand with South Carolina ing Department Transportation of move the debris for debris pickup to refrom the county’s landfill. He said some residents have dropping off been debris at the landfill on their own, and more debris has accumulatthan 2,000 tons of ed. Mixon said the debris would sume about coneight months to a landfill space if the memorandyear of not been extended. um had He said contractor s have already started removing county can receivethe debris, and the age of reimburse a higher percentment from FEMA the debris is if removed in a short amount of time. While considerin g final reading amendments of to the county’s ordinances regarding code of yard maintenance, council discussed working City of Sumter officials to enforce with yard maintenan city county council ce regulations for constituents within city limits. living

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CAMERAS FROM PAGE A1 had to shoot a wedding,” she said. “I tried to think of all the things that could go wrong with the equipment or anything else and be prepared for that.” The prep work began at least 90 minutes before the first click of the camera. She arrived early, studied the lighting and the visual background opportunities, loaded cameras and made sure her bags held plenty of extra. Even then, she was typically accompanied by sons Brent and Scott. Now 57 and 53, and master photographers for more than 30 years, they form a close-knit family business that is now on Anderson Avenue, just a few blocks from the original shop. Catherine is a master and craftsman photographer, and all three have earned numerous photography awards. Their work has been featured on the cover of national magazines and on display at Disney’s Epcot Center. Brent has been honored for his landscape work and Scott for his portraits. But back in the day, they weren’t much help. “I think I was the only person in Anderson who had a TV in the car in those days. I’d park in the back of the church and let them watch TV,” Craft said. “You’d be surprised how people took to my children. They’d carry them food while I was shooting pictures.” It helped that Craft was adept at both multitasking and reacting to the unexpected. She quickly realized that a one-person shooter at a wedding or a reception had to react quickly. “I was shooting a wedding one day and a heel broke off, so I broke the other one off and kept going,” she said. “As you learn to run a business, you learn pretty quickly that you can’t quit in the middle of a shoot.” Photography was actually the second love for Craft, who first pursued a career as a painter. “When all the other kids were playing ball, I’d be behind the bush drawing something. I loved it,” she recalls. She sketched and painted as a hobby during her school years, and shortly after graduating from T.L. Hanna High School in 1957, she spotted a Southern magazine ad that told of a company seeking an artist. Soon, the company sent her black-andwhite photos, which she used to paint portraits. She was paid — but not much — per portrait. “After a while, I realized I was doing all the hard work, and the photographer was making all the money,” she said. “But I continued to do it until Kodak stopped making the kind of paper I needed.” The boys were watching during that job, too.

“A lot of nights, we fell asleep to the rhythm of her paint brush,” Scott Craft said. The switch to photography meant more travel and more surprises. Weddings, once staged only in churches, are now photographed in various settings and sometimes out of town. Scott Craft recalls shooting a wedding at the South Carolina Botanical Garden while Clemson University was playing a home football game nearby. “You could hear the roar of the crowd while the ceremony was going on,” Scott recalls. Another vivid recollection involves a wedding at a small rural church near Hartwell, Georgia, where a breeze coming through the window pushed curtains against a candle — setting the sanctuary ablaze in mid-ceremony. “They got the fire put out, then resumed the wedding. We got it all (on video),” Scott said. “There are a lot more unexpected things at weddings and anniversaries than you might think.” Most days, the Crafts get to share in a joyous occasion. Not always. One weekend lingers as the saddest. Following the rehearsal dinner, on the eve of a wedding, the father of the bride — also a longtime friend of Catherine’s — was killed in an car crash. “That really hurt. It was so difficult for everyone to get through it,” said Craft, who had photographed the bride as a child. The wedding was shifted to a small, private setting. The industry has embraced dramatic changes since Craft first traded her easel for the camera. She no longer takes dozens of rolls of film and no longer processes that film in a darkroom. Amid them, Scott Craft marvels at a the constants of the business. One is the family connections across generations — many of today’s clients were in the Craft studio as children a generation ago. “The great part of this job is getting to be part of such a big event in a person’s life,” Scott Craft said. “The special times. And you enjoy a relationship. “We have photos of young people who come back a few years later, with babies of their own. That makes me proud to be in this profession. And if I feel that way, I know my mom does. She’s seen it many more times than I have.” He marvels even more at Catherine Craft’s temperament, tested often during those unexpected events. “She’s always calm. I never remember seeing her look stressed,” he said. “Any time there’s a surprise, she jumps in there and helps the bride or the family work through it. We were once shooting a wedding, and the power went out, but she put Plan B into action, and it went as smooth as any other.”

SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2016

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Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, left; Rep. David Weeks, second from left; Sen. Thomas McElveen, center; and Rep. Murrell Smith talk before the legislative delegation’s presentation of grants to the City on Friday.

GRANTS FROM PAGE A1 highlight the historical achievements of early black entrepreneurs in the area and is planned to be located near the Sumter County AfricanAmerican Cultural Society building. Weeks said phase two of the tennis center will include improvements to the parking lot and other areas of the site. Smith said the projects will complement the previous efforts made on the economic development front as well as improve the quality of life for current residents. The $750,000 grant for the welcome center will provide a facility for U.S. Air Force and Army officials at Shaw to host special functions, Smith said. He said the grant will jumpstart the project which would not become a reality in the future if not for the funds. Sen. McElveen said the facility will be located on the Booth property, a 935-acre tract between Stamey Livestock and Shaw Air Force

WHEELER FROM PAGE A1 Education, according to his announcement. Wheeler said he and his wife are members of Bethlehem United Methodist Church.

Base, that serves as a buffer for the base, protecting it from encroaching development. McElveen said he, Weeks, and Smith are all Sumter boys and want to see the city and county where they grew up continue to improve. “Everything we do is about bringing opportunities for people who live in Sumter and people who want to come to Sumter,” he said. Seth Reimer, City of Sumter cultural manager, said the $100,000 grant for the opera house will go toward repairs to parts of the ceiling that are about 122 years old and renovations to the lobby, restrooms and dressing rooms. Everything the city does is for the benefit of all residents, Mayor McElveen said. He said the way to have a vibrant city is to have a vibrant downtown. Sumter is one community, regardless of political affiliation or the side of town people live on, he said. McElveen also extended a thank you to Sumter’s tax payers who help to move the city forward.

“My family and I have prayed and thought about it, and we hope we are doing the right thing,” Wheeler said. “I believe I can do a good job of serving the people of this district, and I am going to meet as many of them as I can in the next few months to see if it is their will that I do this.”

OBITUARIES JIMMY LEE CARTER MANNING — Jimmy Lee Carter, 68, husband of Janice Loree Frierson Carter, died on Friday, March 4, 2016, at his home. Born on Oct. 26, 1947, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Harlen E. and Evelyn Spivey Carter. He CARTER was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. He is survived by his wife of Manning; two daughters, Shannon Carter of Columbia and Taylor Haley of Florence; a son, David Jackson Christmas III; a brother, Joe Henry Carter (Dorothy); and a sisterin-law, Susan Carter, all of Manning. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jerry R. Carter. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. David Carlson officiating. Burial will follow in Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Rick Turcotte, Marion Frierson, Johnny Timmons, Joe Carter, Raymond Timmons and Jacob Christmas. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 1244 Bream Ave., Manning. Memorials may be made to Amedisys Hospice, 198 E. Wesmark Blvd., Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29150. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

Brian was a graduate of Brookland Cayce High School, Johnson C. Smith and Capella University. He HARRISON resided in West Columbia / Cayce at the time of his passing. As a youth, Brian played sports with the Dixie Youth League. Brian is survived by his mother, Alma Jackson Harrison; a daughter, Brianna Nicole Harrison; brothers, Benjamin and Brandon (Lola) Harrison; grandmother, Geneva Jackson; companion, Ashawnda Martin; and a host of other relatives and friends. Homegoing services will be held at 3:30 p.m. today at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church, 4620 Queen Chapel Road, Dalzell. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 690 Rainbow Drive, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 2:50 p.m. from the home. Burial will be in Ebenezer Presbyterian Churchyard cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com

Clarence James Sr., 70, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, March 1, 2016. He was born on June 14, 1945, a son of the late Hannibal James Sr. and Lucinda Maple. He retired from Fiber Tech. Survivors include his wife, Odell Nelson James; five children, Clarence James Jr., Stanley James Williams, Jacqueline (Dexter) Lee, Sandra (Johnny) Holmes and Vanessa (Ron) Nichols; four siblings, Samuel (Ruby) James, Leroy (Susan) James, George (Lessie) James and Louise Clea (Thomas) Washington; and a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday at Salem MB Church with Pastor Michael James officiating. Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family is receiving visi-

tors at the home, 4120 Patriot Parkway. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

WILLIS A. ROSADO JR. Funeral services for Willis A. Rosado Jr. will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Berea SDA Church, 675 S. Lafayette Drive, Sumter, with Pastor Marquis Jackson officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. A public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the mortuary. Willis was born on May 16, 1971, in Bronx, New York, to the late William Rosado and Sonia Rodriguez McClary. He is the husband of Shenekquie Brown Rosado. He departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016, in Sumter. Willis is survived by his wife, Shenekquie; six children, Willis Rosado Jr., Anthony Rosado, Malik Rosado, Kareem Mack, Rasheen Epps and Ainyah Spencer; brother, Willie

(Louann) Rosado; two sisters, Taisha Rosado and Precious Rodriguez; stepfather, Erman McClary; mother-in-law, Diana Brown; and a host of aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 3142 Queen Chapel Road, Sumter. Online messages of hope can be left at www.whitesmortuary.net Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.

ROBERT D. BROWN Robert Duke Brown, husband of Bernard Brown, died on Friday, March 4, 2016, at KershawHealth Medical Center in Camden. Born in Orange, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Union and Quintella Robinson Brown. The family will receive friends at the home, 499 Bruce Drive, Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

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BRIAN L. HARRISON Brian L. Harrison, 39, passed away on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. Born on Oct. 17, 1976, in Florence County, he was a son of the late Kenneth W. and Alma Jackson Harrison.

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AROUND TOWN will meet at 7 p.m. on Friday, Broken Wings, an eight-week March 11, at historic Trinity grief support group hosted by AME Church, 51 Rigby St., Amedisys Hospice Care, will Manning. Call Frizeal Oliver be held from 10 a.m. to noon 16thbeginning Annual Cavalier Pride Auction Edwards at (646) 033-0299. each Saturday today through April 23. Meet- The 6th Annual Daffodil Arts & to be held ings will be held at the AmeCrafts Show will be held 9 disys Hospice office, 198 E. a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, March Wesmark Blvd., Suite 2, (803) 12, and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, 774-4036. March 13, at the American The Campbell Soup friends lunch Legion building, 30 Artillery Drive. Vendors include: group will meet at 11:30 a.m. Scentsy; G&W Photo Art; Youtoday at Golden Corral. nique Cosmetics; Betty’s The 16th Annual Cavalier Pride Cakes, Pies, Cookies & More; Auction will be held today at The Garden Soapery; Trinkets Robert E. Lee Academy, 630 by Teko; Beauti Control; Cousar St., Bishopville. Food Shudwe Farm Woods; and will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. Bidding will begin at 5:30 many, many more. Please bring a nonperishable food p.m. with the first table clositem. ing at 7 p.m. Silent and live The Sumter County Democrats auction tickets are $15 in adwill have their precinct reorganivance and $20 at the door. zation meeting at 10 a.m. on Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, Saturday, March12, at the Sumter County Judicial Censpeech and developmental ter, 215 N. Harvin St., in the screenings as part of a child jury meeting room on the find effort to identify stufirst floor. dents with special needs. Keystone Royal Arch Chapter 43 Screenings will be held from will sponsor a red and white 9 a.m. to noon at the Sumbanquet at 5 p.m. on Saturday, merton Early Childhood CenMarch 12, at Catchall Masonter, 8 South St., Summerton, ic Auditorium. The Rev. James on the following Thursdays: E. Williams will speak. DonaMarch 10; April 14; and May tion request of $20. 12. Call Sadie Williams at (803) 485-2325, extension 116. The Sumter Combat Veterans AARP will offer free tax prepara- Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 18, at the South tion from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayp.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays through April 13 ette Drive. All area veterans and active military are invitat the Shepherd’s Center of ed. Sumter, 24 Council St. Applicants are advised to bring The Sumter County Democrats with them government-iswill hold their county convention sued photo IDs, Social Securi- at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March ty cards and / or Medicare 19, at the Sumter County Jucards for anyone in the dicial Center for the purpose household, last year’s tax of electing party officers and forms, W-2 and / or 1099 selecting delegates to the forms, and power of attorney April 30 state convention in certification forms if they are Columbia. The keynote filing for someone else. Call speaker for this year’s conHenry Dinkins at (803) 499vention is Sumter County 4990 or Lula King at (803) 316- Sheriff Anthony Dennis. Call 0772. Allen Bailey at (803) 316-1976. The Sumter Benedict Alumni The Shannon Town Community Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Neighborhood Watch Group will Monday, March 7, at the meet from 6 to 7 p.m. on North HOPE Center. Call ShirThursday, March 25, at the ley M. Blassingame at (803) South HOPE Center, 1125 S. 506-4019 for details. Lafayette Drive. The Sumter Chapter of the NaShaw Air Force Base will host tional Federation of the Blind of the Shaw Air Expo open house South Carolina will meet at 7 and air show Saturday and p.m. on Tuesday, March 8, at Sunday, May 21-22. The free Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 event will be open to the genW. Bartlette St. Javier Mitcheral public from 8 a.m. to 5 ell, branch manager with p.m. both days. Visit www. NBSC, will speak. The spotshaw.af.mil/airexpo/ for more light will shine on Transporta- information. Also, “like” the tion provided within the mile- Shaw Air Force Base page at age area. Contact Debra https://www.facebook. Canty, chapter president, at com/20FighterWing/ for up(803) 775-5792 or debra. to-date information. Aerial canty@frontier.com. Make demonstration teams or perdonations payable and mail formances will include: U.S. to NFB Sumter Chapter, P.O. Air Force Thunderbirds; U.S. Box 641, Sumter, SC 29151. Army Black Daggers paraGoogle Debra Canty’s story chute demo; 20th Fighter on YouTube. Wing Air Power; F-16 Viper; USAF Heritage Flight; CanadiThe Sumter Stroke Support an Air Force CF-18; U.S. Navy Group will meet at 6 p.m. on F/A-18; Warbirds (historical Thursday, March 10, in the limilitary aircraft); and Gary brary of Alice Drive Baptist Ward & Greg Connell. The Church, corner of Loring Mill acts are not in order of perRoad and Wise Drive. formance and are subject to The Manning Training High change. School Alumni / Manning High

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work alone, EUGENIA LAST research new possibilities and pick up knowledge. Don’t leave any stone unturned when it comes to matters concerning government agencies or institutions. Preparation will play into your good fortune. Don’t leave anything to chance. Make an innovative personal change.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take care of personal affairs before you offer someone help. Feeling confident that everything is in its place will give you the freedom you need to pursue a dream. A short trip will open your mind to all sorts of possibilities. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick to self-improvement and making personal changes that will improve your position or your domestic situation. Don’t let anyone sidetrack you or use emotional manipulation to pressure you into doing something that is risky or dangerous. Avoid poor influences. CANCER (June 21-July 22): An unusual position will be brought to your attention. Consider what you have to learn or how to offer your services. Reconnecting with someone from your past will encourage you to get back to the hobbies you used to enjoy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Rethink your plans to account for an unusual situation. Don’t put your money into something that is associated with high risks. Instead, upgrade your skills or put your cash into something that will bring you personal growth. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take a unique approach to the way you handle personal relationships. An opportunity to network will shed some light on a changing economic situation that has been

troubling you. Offer love and affection instead of arguments. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Express your feelings and you will bring about positive changes that will make your life easier and more enjoyable. Romance is highlighted and will give you a platform to show someone special how much you care. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your creative mind will take you on a wild journey that is sure to bring you all sorts of new ideas and plans for the future. Change things around at home to make your lifestyle more conducive to pursuing new endeavors. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep abreast of what everyone around you is doing and saying. A false sense of security will lead to trouble if you are oblivious to the complaints someone is making. Be thoughtful when dealing with your lover, children or a friend.

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WEATHER

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Gaﬀney 57/38 Spartanburg 57/39

Greenville 58/39

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Sumter 62/42

Aiken 62/39

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Charleston 67/46

Today: Sunny; however, some clouds in southern parts. High 58 to 67. Sunday: Plenty of sunshine. High 63 to 68.

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Manning 64/45

Today: Partly sunny. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Partly cloudy. Sunday: Plenty of sunshine. Winds east 3-6 mph.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Gather information and check out your options. You can make headway no matter what you want to pursue if you are willing to put a little muscle behind your objectives. Aim to finish what you start. Don’t be afraid to be different. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A serious attitude will help you reach your goals. Consider ways you can improve your knowledge, skills and appearance, and set out to examine everything that you feel needs an update in order to help you excel.

The Sumter SPCA will hold a Mardi Gras April Fools dance from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided by Recollections Band. Cost is $25 per person (must be 21 years or older). Event will feature Cajun cuisine. Come dance your paws off while helping to support the Sumter SPCA. For more information, call (803) 773-9292.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Do something with the people you find inspiring and interesting ideas will develop. A day trip or attending an event that excites you will help you alleviate stress so that you can get your priorities in order.

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

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college baseball

Fire Ants searching for answers USC Sumter baseball eyes consistency in final tune-up weekend

prep Basketball

Time runs out

Sumter girls dig early hole, close gap late before ultimately falling short against Spring Valley 49-40 in state title game

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team enters the final weekend before Region X play begins still looking for one thing — consistency. Any kind of consistency. Pitching, hitting and defense have all failed the Fire MEDLIN Ants at one point or another this year — sometimes all in the same game — and it’s been as equally frustrating for the players as it has for head coach Tim Medlin. “We’d like to have one weekend where we play well across the board,” Medlin said. “Bases on balls have killed us along with errors and we haven’t hit well with runners in scoring position.” USC Sumter sits at 7-6 overall with a weekend slate of games at Riley Park against Brunswick Community College (N.C.) and Monroe Community College (N.Y.). The Fire Ants will play Brunswick at noon and are scheduled to face Monroe at 5 p.m. with the visiting squads facing each other in a 2:30 p.m. contest. All Saturday games will be seven innings while USCS and Brunswick will meet again on Sunday for a 9-inning game at noon. It’s the final weekend tuneup for USC Sumter. Anderson University’s JV squad will come to Riley on Tuesday, but the Fire Ants’ season begins in earnest next weekend when they travel to Florence-Darlington Technical College for their region-opening series. Medlin is hoping his squad is playing at a much better level in all three phases of the game by then. A lot of USCS’ issues stem from players trying too hard and putting too much pressure on themselves, the third-year coach said.

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Destino, Schmidt lead Gamecocks past Clemson 8-1 By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Alex Destino went 5-for-5 with four RBIs and starter Clarke Schmidt handcuffed his brother Clate’s Clemson team as South Carolina opened the rivalry series with an 8-1 victory Friday night. Schmidt had a career high nine HOLBROOK strike outs over eight innings to improve 3-0 and start a potentially big weekend for his family. Older brother Clate will pitch for the Tigers in Saturday’s game. Clate made it through treatments for nodular sclerosis, a form of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, and announced in August he was cancer free. The Tigers (6-2) had their chances early against Clarke Schmidt with two runners on in the first and third innings. But South Carolina (10-0) turned a tight game into a

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Sumter’s Jessica Harris (20) tries to get a shot off between Spring Valley’s Taylor Lewis (3) and Joi Jones (12) during the Lady Gamecocks’ 49-40 loss on Friday in the 4A state championship game at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Throughout the 4A state playoffs, Sumter High School’s girls basketball team had always found a way. Despite slow starts, halftime deficits and leads

blown, the Lady Gamecocks found enough momentum at the right time to carry them into Friday’s 4A state championship game against Spring Valley. The same scenario almost played again at Colonial Life Arena -- but unfortunately, for the first time this postsea-

son, Sumter’s comeback magic wasn’t enough to topple the defending champs. Former Lady Gamecock Christian Hithe scored a game-high 26 points, including 10 in the first quarter, as Spring Valley put SHS in a double-digit hole that it finally could not climb out of as

the Lady Vikings walked away with a 49-40 victory. Sumter finished the year at 25-5 overall while Spring Valley finished 27-2. It was the eighth title for SVHS head coach Anne Long and her fourth with the Lady Vikings.

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USC Women’s Basketball

No. 3 South Carolina turns up defense in victory over Auburn By MARK LONG The Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — South Carolina hadn’t struggled like this offensively all season. Not on the road. Not versus ranked teams. Not even against three-time defending national champion UConn. Good thing for the No. 3 Gamecocks they could rely on their defense. Alaina Coates had 14 points and 12 rebounds, her 16th double-double of the season, and South Carolina used another solid defensive effort to beat Auburn 57-48 in the Southeastern Conference tournament Friday. “You have to feel good about your performances,” Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley said. “You want to try to correct the things that we didn’t do so well in a short turnaround. Knowing our team, they understand what took place out there.

“From a defensive standpoint, I like what we’re doing. It’s been a stable force over the past couple of games in which, you know, it’s been hard for our offense to get going.” The top-seeded Gamecocks (29-1) won their seventh straight since losing to the top-ranked Huskies and advanced to the SEC semifinals for the third consecutive year. They will face No. 13 Kentucky on Saturday. No. 9 seed Auburn (19-12) posed little resistance despite keeping the game close for a quarter and a half. Brandy Montgomery led the Tigers with 18 points on 8-of-19 shooting. She missed her first seven shots and was just 1 for 9 before getting on track. “Coach was just telling me to calm down, relax,” Montgomery said. “I got open looks. I just need to knock down the shot. I didn’t want

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South Carolina’s Alaina Coates (41) grabs a rebound over Auburn’s Jazmine Jones during the SEC womSee usc, Page B4 en’s tournament in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday.

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Tony Stewart’s final season has been on hold as he recovers from back surgery. and he said he is unsure of when he will be back behind the wheel.

Stewart remains unsure of date for return to car By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — Tony Stewart still doesn’t know when he’ll be back in his car to begin his final NASCAR season. And yes, the three-time Sprint Cup series champion says he’s still done after this year. Stewart is hoping to return to his car quickly, but he’ll know more about his recovery from back surgery when he has X-rays next week. He defied his doctors’ wishes with a cross-country flight to Nevada this week, although he spent most of it flat on his back. “I’m definitely breaking the rules,” Stewart said Friday. “But I can’t lay in bed any longer. It’s about to kill me. We did everything short of bubble-wrap me to ride out here on the plane.” Rest is necessary to ensure a full recovery for his broken vertebra, but Stewart wanted to support his Stewart-Haas Racing teammates and employees at Las Vegas Motor Speedway this weekend when NASCAR opens its three-race Southwest swing. Brian Vickers is driving Stewart’s No. 14 Mobil 1 Chevrolet in Las Vegas, and Ty Dillon also will drive the car in other races. Although he isn’t following the letter of his doctors’ instructions, Stewart also won’t return to his car until body is ready. “This is a different injury than the leg injury,” Stewart said, referring to his broken leg in 2013. “The leg injury was a much more severe injury, but this is a much more sensitive injury. If this doesn’t heal right, if we do something that messes it up, it could affect me the rest of my life. It’s more important to let

this thing heal right. We’re not rushing to get back in the car.” Stewart was injured in a lowspeed dirt buggy accident near the California-Arizona border on Jan. 31. He had surgery to stabilize his back, but his doctors haven’t examined his progress. Stewart’s injury and his truncated season led to speculation that the notoriously competitive driver wouldn’t want to go out like that. Some wondered whether he would run a limited schedule next year, perhaps competing in the Daytona 500, which he has never won. Stewart quashed that speculation in Las Vegas, shaking his head at the suggestion of a future Sprint Cup career beyond this season — and he lamented the circumstances of his injury, which happened in a 25-foot drop off a sand dune. “I’m not going to change the plan because I got hurt,” Stewart said. “These are the cards we were dealt. It was a weird accident that nobody ever thought would happen. ... The story about how I got hurt, I can’t even make it sound cool. I got hurt driving 5 miles an hour. I wish I could tell the story of — I was jumping a 50-foot gap, running 60 miles an hour, it flipped over, caught on fire and I broke my back. That’s not what happened.” Stewart sat at a podium to answer a few questions Friday, even though he knew sitting wasn’t good for him. He needs to be flat on his back, or he has to keep moving around. Although he’s getting off to a late start, Stewart hopes to get a medical waiver from NASCAR that would allow him to compete for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup if he wins a race and manages a top-30 finish in the standings.

Busch claims 2nd straight pole with ‘insanely fast’ lap By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

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selowski was fourth with defending champion Matt Kenseth in sixth. NASCAR’s new low-downforce LAS VEGAS — Kurt Busch has package, the Goodyear tires and the won the pole for Sunday’s NASCAR Vegas surface combined to put drivSprint Cup race in his hometown, ers in position for high speeds. In claiming the spot for all, 14 drivers ran a faster lap than the second straight the previous track record. week with a top speed “This is a track where you need of 196.328 mph on a day more guts than brains,” said Logaof dizzying speeds. no, who is in the front row in Vegas After setting the for the third straight year. “(You’ve track qualifying speed got) to tell yourself to put your foot record in Round 1, on the throttle when you really feel kU. BUSCH Busch won his second like you shouldn’t. It is fun for that career pole at Las reason.” Vegas Motor Speedway in his No. 41 Busch hit 196.378 mph in the first Chevrolet, turning a lap in 27.505 round to set the new track record. seconds Friday. The older brother of Kyle Busch is “It was insanely fast,” Busch said. in his 15th race at the modern track “I was hoping to put on a show for next to the 3/8-mile bullring where the home crowd, get the pole, but the Busch boys started their racing now we’ve got to go to work (Satur- careers. day). I hope we can get the car diKurt also won the pole in Atlanta aled in for long-run speed for Sunlast week, but only after Kyle was day.” sent to the back for failing inspecJoey Logano will start up front tion. alongside Busch after clocking a lap Every car qualified for the race, in 27.572 seconds. Matt Kenseth since the 39-car field is one smaller came in third at 25.582, and Brad Ke- than the limit.

TODAY 6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Philadelphia vs. Atlanta (MLB NETWORK). 7:40 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match — Arsenal vs. Tottenham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Toronto (MLB NETWORK). 9:30 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match — Bayer Leverkusen vs. Augsburg (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:30 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match — Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Wolfsburg (FOX SPORTS 2). 9:55 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match — Aston Villa vs. Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match — Everton vs. West Ham (USA). 11 a.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Richmond, Va. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 11:30 a.m. — NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 Practice from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon — College Basketball: North Carolina State at Notre Dame (WLTX 19). Noon — College Basketball: Georgetown at Villanova (WACH 57). Noon — College Basketball: Ohio State at Michigan State (ESPN). Noon — College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Texas A&M (ESPN2). Noon — Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Greensboro, N.C. (ESPNU). Noon — College Basketball: Seton Hall at DePaul (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Noon — College Basketball: Clemson at Boston College (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WWBD-FM 94.7). Noon — PGA Golf: WGC Cadillac Championship Third Round from Miami (GOLF). Noon — College Basketball: Mississippi at Tennessee (SEC NEWTORK). 12:25 p.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match — Leicester City vs. Watford (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 12:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Providence at St. John’s (FOX SPORTS 1). 12:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 Pole Qualifying from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 2). 1 p.m. — International Gymnastics: American Cup from Newark, N.J. (WIS 10). 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Boston vs. New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK). 1:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic 10 Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Richmond, Va. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Louisiana State at Kentucky (WLTX 19). 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech (WKTC 63). 2 p.m. — College Basketball: West Virginia at Baylor (ESPN). 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Syracuse at Florida State (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Creighton at Xavier (WACH 57). 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Marquette at Butler (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 2:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Oklahoma City (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Greensboro, N.C. (ESPNU). 2:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Kobalt 400 Practice from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Auburn at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. — College Baseball: South Carolina vs. Clemson from Greenville (WNKT-FM 107.5). 3 p.m. — PGA Golf: WGC Cadillac Championship Third Round from Miami (WIS 10). 3 p.m. — College Basketball: Kansas State at Texas Tech (ESPNEWS). 3:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from St. Louis (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 3:30 p.m. — College Basketball: George Washington at Davidson (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 3:30 p.m. — International Soccer: Portuguese League Match — Benfica vs. Sporting (UNIVISION). 4 p.m. — College Basketball: Stanford at Arizona (WLTX 19). 4 p.m. — College Basketball: Miami at Virginia Tech (WKTC 63). 4 p.m. — College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas — Santa Clara vs. Brigham Young (BYUTV). 4 p.m. — College Basketball: Iowa State at Kansas (ESPN). 4 p.m. — College Basketball: Alabama at Georgia (ESPN2). 4 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Boyd Gaming 300 from Las Vegas (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Arizona vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB NETWORK). 5 p.m. — College Basketball: South Florida at Tulsa (ESPNEWS). 5 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Jacksonville, Fla. — South Carolina vs. Florida or Kentucky (ESPNU). 5 p.m. — College Basketball: South Carolina at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 5:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Jacksonville, Fla. — South Carolina vs. Florida or Kentucky (Joined In Progress) (WNKT-FM 107.5). 5:55 p.m. — International Soccer: Mexican League Match — Monarcas vs. America (UNIVISION). 6 p.m. — College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas — San Francisco vs. Portland (BYUTV). 6 p.m. — College Basketball: Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from St. Louis (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. — College Basketball: Ohio Valley Conference Tour-

nament Championship Game from Nashville, Tenn. (ESPN2). 6 p.m. — International Swimming: USA Grand Prix Series from Orlando, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:30 p.m. — College Basketball: North Carolina at Duke (ESPN). 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Jacksonville, Fla. (ESPNU). 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Carolina at Tampa Bay (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Florida at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 7:55 p.m. — International Soccer: Mexican League Match — Tigres vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Virginia Commonwealth at Dayton (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. — College Basketball: California at Arizona State (ESPN2). 8 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Mets vs. Houston (MLB NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Houston at Chicago (WOLO 25). 8:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Louisville at Virginia (ESPN). 9:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Colorado at Utah (ESPNU). 9:55 p.m. — International Soccer: Mexican League Match — Toluca vs. Jaguares (UNIVISION). 10 p.m. — College Basketball: Nevada-Las Vegas at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10 p.m. — College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas — St. Mary’s (Calif.) vs. San Diego or Loyola Marymount (ESPN2). 10 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Big 12 Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Oklahoma City (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 10 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Luis Ortiz vs. Tony Thompson in a Heavyweight Bout and Sadam Ali vs. Jessie Vargas in a Welterweight Bout from Washington (HBO). 10 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Julian Williams vs. Marcello Matano in a Super Welterweight Bout and Tony Harrison vs. Fernando Guerrero in a Middleweight Bout from Bethlehem, Pa. (SHOWTIME). 11 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Angels vs. Seattle (MLB NETWORK). 11:30 p.m. — College Lacrosse: North Carolina at Denver (ESPNU). Midnight — LPGA Golf: HSBC Champions Final Round from Singapore (GOLF). 12:30 a.m. — College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas — Portland vs. Gonzaga (ESPN2). 2 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Philadelphia vs. Toronto (MLB NETWORK).

nba Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto 40 19 .678 — Boston 37 25 .597 4½ New York 25 37 .403 16½ Brooklyn 17 44 .279 24 Philadelphia 8 53 .131 33 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 35 26 .574 — Atlanta 33 28 .541 2 Charlotte 32 28 .533 2½ Washington 30 30 .500 4½ Orlando 27 33 .450 7½ Central Division W L Pct GB Cleveland 42 17 .712 — Indiana 32 29 .525 11 Detroit 31 30 .508 12 Chicago 30 30 .500 12½ Milwaukee 25 36 .410 18

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB x-San Antonio 52 9 .852 — Memphis 36 24 .600 15½ Dallas 33 29 .532 19½ Houston 30 31 .492 22 New Orleans 23 37 .383 28½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 42 20 .677 — Portland 33 29 .532 9 Utah 28 32 .467 13 Denver 24 37 .393 17½ Minnesota 19 42 .311 22½ Pacific Division W L Pct GB x-Golden State 55 5 .917 — L.A. Clippers 40 20 .667 15 Sacramento 25 35 .417 30 Phoenix 15 46 .246 40½ L.A. Lakers 12 50 .194 44 x-clinched playoff spot

Thursday’s Games

Miami 108, Phoenix 92 San Antonio 94, New Orleans 86 Sacramento 104, Dallas 101 Golden State 121, Oklahoma City 106

Friday’s Games

Miami at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Orlando, 7 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Portland at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Denver, 9 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Utah at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Boston at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Detroit at New York, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Houston at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Sacramento at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

nhl Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 64 38 22 4 80 179 152 Florida 64 36 20 8 80 176 151 Boston 65 36 23 6 78 201 178 Detroit 64 32 21 11 75 163 168 Ottawa 65 30 28 7 67 189 204 Montreal 65 30 29 6 66 177 181 Buffalo 65 26 31 8 60 154 175 Toronto 63 21 32 10 52 150 187 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Wash. 63 47 12 4 98 208 146 Rangers 64 37 21 6 80 181 163 Islanders 62 35 20 7 77 178 154 Pittsburgh 63 33 22 8 74 171 161 Phila. 63 29 23 11 69 157 172 New Jersey 65 31 27 7 69 145 160 Carolina 65 29 26 10 68 158 174

Columbus 64 26 30 8 60 167 196

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 66 40 21 5 85 187 159 Dallas 65 38 20 7 83 209 189 St. Louis 66 37 20 9 83 166 162 Nashville 65 32 21 12 76 176 166 Minnesota 65 30 25 10 70 172 163 Colorado 66 33 29 4 70 178 189 Winnipeg 63 26 32 5 57 164 190 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA L. Angeles 63 38 21 4 80 168 145 Anaheim 63 36 19 8 80 161 147 San Jose 63 35 22 6 76 191 169 Vancouver 63 24 27 12 60 152 181 Arizona 64 27 31 6 60 169 203 Edmonton 66 25 34 7 57 162 194 Calgary 64 26 34 4 56 173 203

Thursday’s Games

Boston 4, Chicago 2 Buffalo 6, Calgary 3 Edmonton 4, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 Minnesota 2, Toronto 1 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 1 New Jersey 5, Nashville 4, OT N.Y. Islanders 4, Winnipeg 3, OT Colorado 3, Florida 2 Anaheim 5, Arizona 1 San Jose 3, Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 3, Montreal 2

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m. Edmonton at Columbus, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Minnesota at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Calgary at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 3 p.m. Anaheim at Los Angeles, 4 p.m. Washington at Boston, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. Carolina at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Florida at Arizona, 9 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 10 p.m.

Spring Training By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Houston Texas Toronto Boston Seattle Detroit Minnesota Los Angeles New York Oakland Tampa Bay Baltimore Chicago Cleveland Kansas City

W L Pct 2 0 1.000 2 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 3 2 .600 1 1 .500 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 .000

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Los Angeles Milwaukee Arizona Cincinnati San Francisco Washington Chicago Miami Philadelphia St. Louis Atlanta Colorado Pittsburgh New York San Diego

W L Pct 1 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 2 1 .667 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 2 2 .500 1 1 .500 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 1 2 .333 0 1 .000 0 2 .000

Friday’s Games

Boston 7, Tampa Bay 2 Houston 6, St. Louis 3 Miami (ss) 5, Washington 4 Detroit 3, N.Y. Yankees 0 Pittsburgh 2, Minnesota 2, tie Philadelphia 12, Atlanta 11 Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami (ss) 4, tie Milwaukee 5, Seattle 2 San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 3 Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland 5, tie Texas 3, L.A. Dodgers 3, tie Oakland (ss) 9, Colorado 4 Arizona 6, Oakland (ss) 3 Chicago Cubs 3, L.A. Angels 0 Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 9:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (ss) vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Boston vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Arizona vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Texas vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Francisco (ss) vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:10 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. Baltimore (ss) at Sarasota, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Golf By The Associated Press

Cadillac Championship

Friday At Trump National Doral (Blue Monster), Doral, Fla. Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,543; Par: 72 Second Round Adam Scott 68-66—134 -10 Rory McIlroy 71-65—136 -8 Dustin Johnson 72-64—136 -8 Danny Willett 68-69—137 -7 Charley Hoffman 68-70—138 -6 Bubba Watson 69-69—138 -6 Paul Casey 71-68—139 -5 Phil Mickelson 67-72—139 -5 Charl Schwartzel 73-67—140 -4 Anirban Lahiri 70-70—140 -4 Jason Dufner 68-72—140 -4 Harris English 71-70—141 -3 Chris Wood 72-69—141 -3 Jimmy Walker 69-72—141 -3 Smylie Kaufman 71-70—141 -3 Rickie Fowler 70-71—141 -3 Andy Sullivan 71-70—141 -3 B. Wiesberger 72-69—141 -3 Jordan Spieth 69-72—141 -3 Justin Thomas 75-66—141 -3

HSBC Women’s Champions

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Sumter’s Kyra Wilson (5) drives to the basket for a layup during the Lady Gamecocks’ 49-40 loss to Spring Valley on Friday in the 4A state championship game at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

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“We got off to a rough start,” Sumter head coach Jason Loudenslager said. “We missed a couple layups and a couple free throws early on and Spring Valley came out hot. You can’t dig a hole like that against a team like Spring Valley that’s used to this environment and used to these pressure situations. “It’s a shame we weren’t able to come all the way back, but we fought and left it all out on the floor. We’re as proud as coaches as you can be after losing a state championship game. Unlike last year, I felt like we didn’t quit and battled hard to the end.” Spring Valley led 19-8 after the opening stanza thanks to Hithe and Shantay Taylor. The duo combined for 16 points as the Lady Gamecocks missed their first four shots -- and two free throw attempts -- and fell behind 7-0. More concerning than the slow start on offense was the lack of getting back on transition on defense, however. “I want to say it was nerves, but it was just self-inflicted mistakes,” senior Jessica Harris said. “I think eight of their points in the first (quarter) were off of fast-break points. “That was something we didn’t get straightened out until later.”

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blowout with a five-run fifth inning, helped by three Clem-

first five minutes, highlighted by Kyra Wilson’s seven points. Wilson, who led SHS with 21 points, sank the first and only 3-pointer of the night with 2:40 left in the third quarter to pull her team back to within five, 33-28. “We started making layups and hitting shots,” Wilson said. “(After the 3-pointer), it was a big momentum swing. I felt like we were going to win at the point.” It was not meant be, though, as Hithe hit a trey of her own to help Spring Valley up its lead to six entering the final period. The Lady Vikings opened on a 4-0 run and kept Sumter at bay the rest of the night. Hithe scored eight in the final quarter and SVHS hit 11 of its 16 free throws -- including eight by Hithe -- as the Lady Vikings were content to hit KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM their free shots and play keep away Sumter’s Bre Tyler (23) tries to get around with the ball for most of the final five a Spring Valley defender during the Lady minutes to secure back-to-back titles. Gamecocks’ 49-40 loss on Friday in the 4A “They’ve got a couple (NCAA) Divistate championship game at Colonial Life sion I players out there and they made Arena in Columbia. DI plays when they needed to,” Loudenslager said. “Christian knocked The Lady Gamecocks started to find down every free throw when they their footing in the second quarter, but needed her too, and big-time players do still trailed 29-17 entering the break. that. However, much like in the 45-40 “There’s no secret to what Anne quarterfinal win over Lexington, Sum- does over there. She sets up triangles ter started to turn the momentum in on one side of the floor with her three the third quarter. The Lady Gamebest kids and they’re ducking and divcocks outscored SVHS 11-4 over the ing and taking turns on the block. ...

son errors. The Gamecocks have won seven of the past 10 games with the Tigers and spoiled the rivalry debut of new Clemson coach Monte Lee.

College Baseball Scores EAST Baruch 3, Olivet 2 Hartford 12, Radford 0 Old Westbury 10-9, Finlandia 1-0 SOUTH Alabama 4, Notre Dame 0 Belmont 4, Youngstown St. 3, 12 innings Belmont Abbey 7, King (Tenn.) 4 Bethel (Tenn.) 3-4, Loyola NO 2-0 Bryan 2, Truett-Mc Connell 0 Creighton 7, Murray St. 2 Cumberland (Tenn.) 4-6, CulverStockton 3-5 Duke 2, Toledo 1 E. Kentucky 17, Md.-Eastern Shore 1 ETSU 4, Purdue 2 Florida St. 16, St. John’s 4 Freed-Hardeman 10, Central Baptist 0 Georgia Tech 5, W. Carolina 4 High Point 10, Dayton 9 IPFW 6, UT Martin 5 Kent St. 4, Charlotte 3

Kentucky 5, Buffalo 1 Lipscomb 5, Alabama A&M 4 Longwood 4, Fairleigh Dickinson 3 Louisville 4, Princeton 2 Maryland 10, Tennessee 9 NC State 7, Niagara 1 North Carolina 4, Fairfield 3 Pfeiffer 11, Erskine 6 Rio Grande 1-5, Asbury 0-0 St. Catharine 9, Huntington 2 Spalding 7, Heidelberg 6, 12 innings Taylor 7-2, Lindsey Wilson 3-7 Virginia 4, Monmouth (NJ) 2 Virginia Tech 5, Quinnipiac 2 Wake Forest 8, Towson 4 William Carey 6, Martin Methodist 0 MIDWEST Missouri Baptist 13, Park 1 SOUTHWEST Hardin-Simmons 4, Texas-Dallas 3 Houston Baptist 2, Utah 1, 10 innings

schsl championships At Colonial Life Arena (in Columbia) Friday 4A Girls (1) Spring Valley vs. (1) Sumter, 7 p.m. Boys (1) Byrnes vs. (1) Irmo, 8:30 p.m. Saturday 3A Girls (1) Dreher vs. (1) Myrtle Beach, 5:30 p.m. Boys (1) A.C. Flora vs. (1) Midland Valley, 7 p.m. 2A Girls (1) Keenan vs. (1) Bishop England, 2 p.m. Boys (1) Abbeville vs. (2) Timberland, 4 p.m. 1A Girls (1) Christ Church vs. (1) Timmonsville, 11 a.m. Boys (1) Calhoun County vs. (1) Hemingway, 12:30 p.m.

The simplicity of what they do is enjoyable as a coach to watch, and people don’t understand how hard it is to be that disciplined and keep your foot on the gas.” Taylor finished with 10 points and seven rebounds for SV and was held in check for the majority of the night. Wilson had six rebounds for Sumter and Harris was second on the team with five points. Cy Cooper and Tiarra Abram each finished with four with Cooper grabbing five rebounds.

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Gamecocks looking to get back on track By David Cloninger dcloninger@thestate.com Seedings and projections don’t matter as much as simply playing well. South Carolina has mostly played well this entire season. It needs to get back to that about to enter the most crucial time. “We got to get that win at Arkansas,” Michael Carrera said after Thursday’s grueling loss to Georgia. The Gamecocks have dropped four of six and while they’re not in danger of playing themselves out of the NCAA tournament (at least by projections), they have taken a near-sure double-bye for the SEC tournament and cast it aside. USC can still get it, with a win over the Razorbacks Saturday and either an LSU or Vanderbilt loss, but the situation isn’t as rosy as it was before the Georgia game. For top-four consideration, it’s a

must-win at the SEC’s most intimidating home-court environment. Against the top 3-point team in the league. When the Gamecocks are struggling trying to fix their rebounding and unable to hit the highest percentage shots. Daunting, yes, but so was winning 23 of their first 30 games. Players talked fundamentals and specific tweaks, Frank Martin talked toughness. “I couldn’t play a lick, but I’ll tell you what, I came up with every single one of them balls,” he said of Georgia winning the hustle plays. “Contact didn’t faze me.” USC has won games at the end of the year over the past two seasons. The goal this year was to get that double-bye in the tournament so if it again won two games, it would be in the championship game, where spent legs would be trumped by the gravity of the moment. The goal is still out there.

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South Carolina’s Khadijah Sessions (5) battles with Auburn’s Katie Frerking, bottom right, and Jessica Jones during USC’s 57-48 SEC tournament win in Jacksonville, Fla., on Friday.

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TOURNAMENT TEAM? Auburn won’t know its postseason fate until March 14, but coach Terri Williams-Flournoy believes a nine-point loss to South Carolina should boost the team’s chances. “We’re a very good defensive team that deserves to

Winthrop advances at Big South The Associated Press BUIES CREEK, N.C. — Jimmy Gavin had 21 points, including five 3-pointers, with eight rebounds and three steals, and Xavier Cooks scored 19 to help second-seeded Winthrop beat No. 10 seed Presbyterian 67-53 in the quarterfinals of the Big South Conference tournament on Friday night. Winthrop (22-8) will face either third-seeded Coastal Carolina or No. 6 seed Gardner-Webb in the semifinals Saturday. DeSean Murray led the Blue Hose with 24 points, while Ed Drew scored 10 with 11 rebounds.

SEC Women’s Tournament At Veterans Memorial Arena Jacksonville, Fla. First Round Wednesday, March 2 LSU 58, Alabama 49 Vanderbilt 74, Mississippi 59 Second Round Thursday, March 3 Auburn 47, Missouri 45 Kentucky 79, LSU 71 Tennessee 68, Arkansas 51 Vanderbilt 54, Georgia 49, OT Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 South Carolina 57, Auburn 48

show what a great defensive team we are in the NCAA Tournament,” she said. “Our resume for what type of team we are is good going into the NCAA Tournament. Hopefully, somebody else will see that and give us that chance.”

HOBBLED TIGER Auburn’s second-leading scorer, Katie Frerking, injured her left knee early in the third quarter and was helped off the floor. She returned in the fourth, but was clearly hobbling up and down the court. She was 2-of-11 shooting and missed all six from 3-point range.

TIP-INS Auburn: Lost five in a row in the series. ... Lost for the first time in five games on neutral courts this season. ... Managed just four points from its bench. South Carolina: Scored its fewest points against a non-ranked team since January 2014 against Arkansas. ... Improved to 4-0

Kentucky 92, Florida 69 Tennessee 70, Texas A&M 60 Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 5 South Carolina vs. Kentucky, 5 p.m. Tennessee vs. Mississippi State-Vanderbilt winner, 7:30 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 6 Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.

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Clemson head coach Brad Brownell and the Tigers can reach 10 ACC wins with a victory over last-place Boston College today in Chestnut Hill, Mass.

this season on neutral courts. ... League commissioner Greg Sankey presented the team the 2016 SEC regular-season trophy before the game.

UP NEXT Auburn: Plays in either the NCAA Tournament or the NIT. South Carolina: Plays No. 13 Kentucky in the SEC tournament semifinals Saturday. AUBURN (19-12) Montgomery 8-19 1-1 18, Frerking 2-11 0-0 4, Ja. Jones 1-1 0-0 2, McKay 4-9 0-0 10, Tanner 3-7 4-6 10, Sanders 1-3 0-0 2, Je. Jones 0-2 0-0 0, Capers 1-1 0-2 2, Dieng 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-56 5-9 48. SOUTH CAROLINA (29-1) Sessions 0-0 5-7 5, Wilson 3-8 2-2 8, Mitchell 2-11 4-5 8, Dozier 2-4 0-0 5, Coates 4-12 6-9 14, Cuevas 3-6 3-3 10, Cliney 0-0 0-0 0, Roy 1-4 1-2 4, Imovbioh 1-4 1-1 3, White 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 16-51 22-29 57. Auburn 11 5 10 22—48 S. Carolina 13 19 11 14—57 3-Point Goals—Auburn 3-13 (McKay 2-3, Montgomery 1-4, Frerking 0-6), South Carolina 3-12 (Dozier 1-2, Roy 1-3, Cuevas 1-3, Mitchell 0-4). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Auburn 35 (Frerking, Montgomery, Tanner 6), South Carolina 36 (Coates 12). Assists—Auburn 9 (Capers, Frerking, Montgomery 2), South Carolina 11 (Cuevas, Mitchell, Wilson 3). Total Fouls—Auburn 24, South Carolina 12. A—NA.

Tigers trying to keep Eagles winless in ACC By Scott Keepfer skeepfer@greenvillenews.com CLEMSON — Five teams in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference have gone through a season winless in league play, including Clemson in 1953 and 1954. Now the shoe’s on the other foot. Instead of looking to avoid a winless season, the Tigers will seek to avoid being victimized by a winless opponent today when they battle Boston College in a noon game at the Conte Forum in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. “We’ve got to find a way here to win a game at Boston College,” Clemson head coach Brad Brownell said. “And try to get a little positive momentum heading into the tournament.” Clemson is 16-13 overall and 9-8 in ACC play, hopeful of closing its regular season by notching a 10th ACC victory for just the fifth time in school history and enhancing its seeding for next week’s ACC Tournament in Washington, D.C. Despite Boston College’s record

– 7-23 overall, 0-17 in league play – it won’t be an easy task. Boston College has played well of late, playing well in close losses to North Carolina, Clemson and N.C. State in recent games. The Wolfpack, in fact, had to hit a basket at the buzzer to nip the Eagles 73-72 Wednesday night. Clemson enters the game on a three-game slide, with all three defeats coming by seven points or less. The Tigers have dropped seven of their last 10 games and are just 2-6 on the ACC road this season. Clemson’s ACC Tournament seeding has yet to be determined, but the Tigers will play on Wednesday. “I think we think we can go up there (to the ACC Tournament) and win several games,” Brownell said. “It’s not like we’ve played bad basketball.” Clemson junior forward Jaron Blossomgame is coming off his third 30-point game of the season, which is the most since Will Solomon in 1001.

Conference Tournaments Men Atlantic Sun Conference At Higher-Seeded Schools First Round Tuesday, March 1 Lipscomb 92, Jacksonville 89, OT Florida Gulf Coast 74, Kennesaw State 63 Stetson 82, NJIT 67 North Florida 92, USC Upstate 69 Semifinals Thursday, March 3 Florida Gulf Coast 89, North Florida 56 Stetson 96, Lipscomb 75 Championship Sunday, March 6 Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast, 7 p.m. Big South Conference At Gore Arena Buies Creek, N.C. First Round Thursday, March 3 Longwood 75, Charleston Southern 69 Presbyterian 65, Radford 64 Gardner-Webb 79, Campbell 69 Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 High Point 89, Longwood 78 UNC Asheville 80, Liberty 49 Winthrop 67, Presbyterian 53 Coastal Carolina vs. Gardner-Webb, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 5 High Point vs. UNC Asheville, 1 p.m. Winthrop vs. Coastal Carolina-Gardner-Webb winner, 3:30 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 6 Semifinal winners, 2:30 p.m.

Colonial Athletic Association At Royal Farms Arena Baltimore First Round Friday, March 4 Drexel 57, Elon 56 College of Charleston vs. Delaware, 8:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 Hofstra vs. Drexel, Noon James Madison vs. William & Mary, 2:30 p.m. UNC Wilmington vs. College of Charleston-Delaware winner, 6 p.m. Towson vs. Northeastern, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 6 Hofstra-Drexel winner vs. James Madison-William & Mary winner, 1 p.m. UNC Wilmington—College of Charleston-Delaware winner vs. Towson-Northeastern winner, 3:30 p.m. Championship Monday, March 7 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference At Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Va. First Round Monday, March 7 Savannah State vs. Delaware State, 6:30 p.m. N.C. A&T vs. Coppin State, 9 p.m. Tuesday, March 8 Maryland-Eastern Shore vs. Morgan State, 6 p.m. N.C. Central vs. Howard, 8:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Wednesday, March 9 Hampton vs. Maryland-Eastern Shore-Morgan State winner, 6 p.m. Norfolk State vs. N.C. Central-How-

ard winner, 8:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10 S.C. State vs. N.C. A&T-Coppin State winner, 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman vs. Savannah State-Delaware State winner, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Friday, March 11 Hampton—Maryland-Eastern ShoreMorgan State winner vs. BethuneCookman—Savannah State-Delaware State winner, 6 p.m. Norfolk State—N.C. Central-Howard winner vs. S.C. State—N.C. A&T-Coppin State winner, 8:30 p.m. Championship Saturday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. Southern Conference At U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, N.C. First Round Friday, March 4 Samford 92, VMI 85, OT Mercer vs. The Citadel, 7:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, March 5 Chattanooga vs. Samford, Noon Wofford vs. Western Carolina, 2:30 p.m. ETSU vs. Mercer-The Citadel winner, 6 p.m. Furman vs. UNC Greensboro, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 6 Chattanooga-Samford winner vs. Wofford-Western Carolina winner, 5 p.m. ETSU—Mercer-The Citadel winner vs. Furman-UNC Greensboro winner, 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 7 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Women Atlantic Coast Conference At Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, N.C. First Round Wednesday, March 2 Pittsburgh 82, North Carolina 72 Wake Forest 73, Clemson 58 Boston College 49, Virginia Tech 37 Second Round Thursday, March 3 Miami 77, Pittsburgh 55 Duke 57, Virginia 53 Georgia Tech 67, Wake Forest 65 N.C. State 76, Boston College 60 Quarterfinals Friday, March 4 Miami 74, Florida State 56 Notre Dame 83, Duke 74 Louisville 60, Georgia Tech 50 Syracuse vs. N.C. State, 8 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 5 Miami vs. Notre Dame, Noon Louisville vs. Syracuse-N.C. State winner, 2:30 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 6 Semifinal winners, 12:30 p.m. Southern Conference At U.S. Cellular Center, Asheville, N.C. First Round Thursday, March 3 Mercer 75, UNC Greensboro 53 Furman 71, ETSU 68 Chattanooga 74, Western Carolina 56 Samford 63, Wofford 43 Semifinals Friday, March 4 Mercer 64, Furman 50 Chattanooga 49, Samford 41 Championship Sunday, March 6 Mercer vs. Chattanooga, 1 p.m.

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Jang, Lee share lead at HSBC Champions SINGAPORE — South Korea’s Ha Na Jang has developed a habit of making the extraordinary seem normal. In January, she made a holein-one on a par-4 and last month she won her first U.S. LPGA Tour title, at the Coates Golf Championship in Florida. Jang was at it again on Friday, holing a monster eagle putt from off the green on her way to a 6-under 66 to grab a share of the halfway lead with compatriot Mirim Lee at the HSBC Women’s Champions. “I was very comfortable on the front nine,” Jang said. “I was talking to myself, ‘Don’t do too much thinking … just be patient.’ ” Lee got up and down from a greenside bunker to birdie the last and shoot a 67 to join Jang in a two-way tie at the top of a congested leaderboard after a wet and windy second round at Sentosa Golf Club. Thailand’s Pornaning Phatlum carded a 67 and Norway’s Suzann Petterson a 69 to be tied for third, a stroke behind the leading pair, with a group of four players lurking just one shot further behind and a total of 34 players under par.

interview that Collins died Friday at home in Brookline, Massachusetts, after suffering from Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994, Collins was well-known for his trademark bow ties and one-of-a-kind pants created from cloth he collected around the world. Collins contributed to tennis’ popularity and paved the way for newspaper reporters moving into broadcasting, becoming a familiar face to U.S. television audiences waking up for “Breakfast at Wimbledon” on NBC. Collins spent 35 years on that network’s annual coverage from the All England Club and also worked as a tennis analyst for PBS, CBS, ESPN and Tennis Channel.

Jury could soon decide Andrews’ case

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An attorney for sportscaster Erin Andrews said Friday that two hotel companies enabled a stalker who took nude videos of her and posted them online. Bruce Broillet told jurors Friday in closing arguments for a civil trial that Andrews has suffered public shame and Murray wins first match post-traumatic stress disorder as a new dad as a result of the crime and Andy Murray won his first the companies ought to pay. match since becoming a father He said that had it not been as defending champion Britain for the actions of people affiliatand Japan tied 1-1 on the first ed with the Nashville Marriott day of their Davis Cup firstat Vanderbilt, stalker Michael round match on Friday, while David Barrett would not have Novak Djokovic provided the been able to do what he did. point for Serbia, which is also Barrett has pleaded guilty to 1-1 against Kazakhstan. stalking Andrews in three citMurray hadn’t played since ies and altering peepholes in losing to Djokovic in the Aushotel rooms in Nashville and tralian Open final on Jan. 31. Columbus, Ohio, to shoot nude His wife, Kim, gave birth to So- videos of the sportscaster. phia on Feb. 7. Andrews filed a $75 million Eight World Group matches lawsuit against Barrett and are being played this weekend the companies. Andrews curwith the winners advancing to rently works for Fox Sports quarterfinals in July. Losers and is co-host of the TV show face World Group playoffs in “Dancing with the Stars.” September. Suggs arrested on Playing his first match in suspended license nearly five weeks, Murray SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Balbeat Taro Daniel 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 in timore Ravens linebacker TerBirmingham. Kei Nishikori beat Dan Evans 6-3, 7-5, 7-6 (3). rell Suggs was arrested Friday on a suspended driver’s liTop-ranked Djokovic won the first point for Serbia by de- cense after investigators say feating Aleksandr Nedovyesov his car hit a curb and he told 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 before Mikhail Ku- them he may have been asleep. Officers responding to a rekushkin beat Viktor Troicki 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 as Kazakhstan tied port of a crash in Scottsdale followed a fluid trail to a grothe 2010 champion 1-1. cery store parking lot where Tennis Broadcaster they found Suggs’ BMW with Collins dies at age 86 fresh damage. Bud Collins, the tennis hisSuggs was not impaired and torian and American voice of told officers he possibly fell the sport in print and on TV asleep before the crash, police Sgt. Ben Hoster said. for decades, has died. He was He was later released. 86. His wife, Anita Ruthling From wire reports Klaussen, said in a telephone

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“Truthfully, we just need to relax and do what we’re capable of doing,” Medlin said. “I’ve got too many hitters trying to hit every pitch out the ballpark and too many pitchers trying to throw everything through the backstop. “It would be nice to go out (this weekend) and have an inning where we put some things together and put up some crooked numbers. … We’ve gotten away from our philosophy of putting the ball in play and having a good 2-strike approach.” Part of the pressure the team is putting on itself is likely trying to compensate for the loss of standout shortstop Justin Hawkins, Medlin admitted. Hawkins has not played since a foul ball struck him above the eye and knocked him out of action in the second game of the season. Though he has been cleared to return, he’s still dealing with some vision problems, Medlin said, and was scheduled to go to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston on Friday. “The key for our guys is just to relax, no matter the score or the situation,” Medlin said. “We’ve got good hitters. They

just haven’t done what they’re capable of or what they need to do in certain situations.” The same could be said for USCS’ pitching and defense. After being at the top of the region in both fielding percentage and strikeout-to-walk rate in 2015, the opposite has been true so far this year. “Anytime a team gets on base without getting a hit, their odds of scoring go up dramatically,” Medlin said. “We’ve given way too many free passes and followed that up with giving up a big hit or making an error and things snowballing. Or we make an error and then walk the next batter or two to make things worse. “We’ve got to pitch to contact and we’ve got to make the routine play. It’s a cliche, but we have to approach things one pitch at time.”

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Adam Scott leads the Cadillac Championship by two shots after the completion of the second

Scott leads by 2 shots as McIlroy, Johnson pursue By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press DORAL, Fla. — A rare instance of Adam Scott seeming less than pleased Friday came after his first putt on the par-4 16th, when he miscalculated the speed and left the 30-footer well short. Of course, that was after he drove the green on the 315-yard hole and had to merely settle for a two-putt birdie. Otherwise, there wasn’t much for Scott to dislike during the second round of the Cadillac Championship. His 6-under round of 66 got him to 10 under for the tournament and put last week’s winner of The Honda Classic two shots clear of Rory McIlroy and defending champion Dustin Johnson at

the midway point of the first World Golf Championships event of the season. “Overall, it was a lot of good stuff,” Scott said. “Enough quality shots and enough quality putts to negate a couple of mistakes out there, but they can easily happen on this golf course. So I’m glad there was enough of the good stuff to keep me up on top and kind of setting the pace after halfway.” Scott made eight birdies, including three straight on holes 15, 16 and 17 to strengthen his grip on the lead. “I’m probably a little more relaxed this week leading going into the weekend than if I hadn’t won last week,” Scott said. “A 36-hole lead doesn’t mean that much, un-

less it’s by about 10. I could tee off tomorrow and not be leading. I’m going to have to play a good couple of days and try to keep moving in the right direction while the conditions are allowing us to.” He’s right — with relatively gentle breezes, the Blue Monster wasn’t exactly defenseless but scores were there to be had Friday, as in the opening round. There were 25 rounds where a player went under 70 at Doral last year; so far this year, the count is already at 21 with the weekend left to go. Johnson shot a flawless 64, eight birdies and no dropped shots on the way to the best round of the day. McIlroy shot a 65 for his share of second place after two rounds, and Danny Willett (66) was alone in fourth at 7 under.

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Gamecocks defeat South Aiken 10-6 in opener LEXINGTON — Sumter High School’s varsity baseball team opened its season with a 10-6 victory over South Aiken on Friday in the NaturChem Invitational tournament at the River Bluff High field. The game started on Thursday, but was suspended after four innings due to rain with the Gamecocks leading 10-6. Rylan Williamson led SHS with two hits, a double and a home run, with four runs batted in. Hampton Rowe was 3-for-3 with an RBI and Calebe Lawrimore had two doubles and two RBI. Ryan Moore had two hits and an RBI. Drew Hankins picked up the win with allowing two runs in four innings pitched. Andrew Twitty picked up the save. Sumter played Dutch Fork later on Friday and is scheduled to play Lexington today at 4 p.m.

VARSITY SOCCER Crestwood 2 Lake City 1 Christian Esovito scored

two goals to lead Crestwwod High School to a 2-1 victory over Lake City on Friday at the CHS field. Luis Guitterez and Edward Esovito each had an assist for the Knights, who improved to 2-1 on the season.

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JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL Wilson Hall 23 Hammond 0

COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall opened its season with JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER a 23-0 victory over Hammond on Wednesday at the Wilson Hall 1 Hammond field. Pinewood Prep 0 Andie Grae Wingate SUMMERVILLE — Wilson picked up the win in the cirHall picked up its first win cle, striking out four in two of the season with a 1-0 vicinnings. She was also 3-for-4 tory over Pinewood Prep on at the plate with four runs Friday at the PP field. batted in. Penelope Moore scored the Becca Cromer also pitched game’s only goal on an asand allowed only two hits in sist from Landon Rivers. one inning of work. Cromer Luke Reuwer had eight also scored three runs after saves in goal in recording drawing three walks. the shutout. Camryn Bateman was 4-for-4 with five RBI, including a triple and a grand slam GIRLS inside-the-park home run. Carly Allred had three VARSITY SOCCER hits and four runs, while Lake City 6 Anne Land Welch had three hits, three runs and two RBI. Crestwood 0 Kyndal Waynick was 2-for-2 Crstwood High School lost with a triple and two runs to Lake City 6-0 on Friday at and Sydney Jarecki and Kinthe CHS field. sley Waynick both had two The Lady Knights dropped hits and two runs.

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Younger kids are jealous of family’s new ‘daughter’ DEAR ABBY — My wife and I have been married 20 years and have three children, ages 10 to 17. Our oldest is Dear Abby a senior in ABIGAIL high school. Her best VAN BUREN friend, “Maya,” is a friend of the family we have known for 10 years. Maya’s parents have been divorced for as long as we’ve known her. She lives with her single mom. Her dad moved out of state. Maya spends a lot of time with us on weekends, and we have all embraced her as another family member. Recent-

ly, Maya pulled me aside and asked if I could be a father figure in her life. I was honored and immediately agreed. Now when she comes over she calls me “Dad” and even says “I love you.” I say it back. Last week, my wife mentioned that our younger two children have noticed the bond between me and Maya and are upset about it. How can I be there for Maya through these tough teen years without alienating my own younger kids? Family guy in the Midwest

will be. Explain that Maya has no father in her life, and that any affection you express for her does not lessen the love you feel for them, and they will always be “No. 1” in your heart. This does not, however, mean that you cannot have love for Maya, too, and say it when you think she needs to hear it. If you haven’t already been doing it, make special time for your younger children that does not include Maya. If you do, perhaps it will help them to feel less threatened.

DEAR FAMILY GUY — Consider having a talk with your younger children and explaining to them that the more love there is in this world, the better our world

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

By Barry C. Silk

ACROSS 1 Metaphorically dull 6 Software developers' get-together 15 Attack 16 One with a tender heart? 17 Brother competitor 18 Precedent sources 19 "Can't fool me!" 20 How some myths are taken 22 Losing scheme 23 Skull Island notable 25 Deli request 27 Where ends may meet?: Abbr. 28 Dairy Queen Blizzard option 29 City between Algiers and Casablanca 30 "Shucks!" 32 Handshake relative 34 No. 35 Influential capitalists 36 WWII correspondent Reynolds 40 Comprises 41 FBI Academy site

3/5/16 42 Parade honoree, briefly 45 Accommodate 46 Certain retiree's title: Abbr. 47 __-Magnon 48 More mawkish 50 Sq., e.g. 51 File system's master directory 53 Kid 55 Theater warning 56 Like most circus performers 58 March winds, perhaps 60 They're observed 61 Tiny sucker 62 One looking up to his listener? 63 Gene Vincent's "__ Lovin'" DOWN 1 Discontinue 2 High state 3 Most senseless 4 Fed. auditing agency 5 Mount __ Nicolosi, Italian ski area 6 Millinery blocks 7 GPS display 8 Source of inside info?

9 Pool 10 Virginia Cavaliers' org. 11 Longtime Mississippi senator Cochran 12 Scam 13 Michael of "Michael Clayton" 14 Poland Spring parent 21 Prominent elephant seal features 24 "Can't fool me!" 26 Like granola 31 Dana __, co-star of the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" 33 Mideast party 34 Six minus deux

36 Amtrak unwinding area 37 Ends unsuccessfully, as a computer search 38 Beer container 39 Firth of Forth outlet 41 Tonic component 42 Tosses 43 Lozenge 44 Worse 45 Proceeded in a carefree manner 49 Hawaiian-born head of state 52 Voice mail sound 54 Plane's longitudinal rotation 57 "__ appétit!" 59 Discontented cry

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interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants, persons under disability, or persons in the Military Service of the United States of America, whose true names are unknown, being as a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED:

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2015-CP-43-01794 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank NA, successor trustee to Bank of America, NA, successor in interest to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the registered holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-HE4, Plaintiff, vs. The Estate of Idus McCray, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Idus McCray, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any right, title,

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

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The family of Big O Otis Smith would like to thank the Sumter county sheriff department, Sumter county public work, Macedonia church of God by faith for the calls, prays, and thoughts you showed to our family. May God continue to bless and smile upon you. Thank you

Albert W, Yonson Jr. retired Air Force passed away March 5th, 2012. Remembering your smile, your hand I can not touch. So many memories I'll never forget, God has you now, but you'll always be in my heart. Sadly missed, But never forgotten. Wife Joan, Children, Andrea, Norma, Wes, Cindie, Son-in-laws, Bill , Harley, Tommy, Daughter-in-law, Linda, Grandchildren, Travis, Randy, Kevin, Brandon, Krystal, Sony, Tina, All Great Grandchildren, Niece, Geraldine, Nephew Wayne.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on August 3, 2015. Kristen E. Washburn, SC Bar No. 101415 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 803-454-3540 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

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Rev. James Ransom Blanding 3/5/33-2/17/98 In Our Hearts We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. We think of you in silence, we often speak your name. Now all we have is memories, and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake, with which we'll never part. God has you in his keeping, we have you in our heart. Happy Birthday, From Your Loving Family

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

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