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Joshua Castleberry, instructor and manager of the environmental engineering technology program at Central Carolina Technical College, comments on being named the 2013 S.C. Governor’s Professor of the Year for two-year institutions while his wife, Cassie, second from left, looks on.

COLUMBIA — Thursday morning’s event in the Statehouse Rotunda provided an ornate backdrop for a down-to-earth educator to speak about down-to-earth issues. Joshua Castleberry, the instructor and manager of the environmental engineering technology program at Central Carolina

Technical College, was officially recognized as the 2013 S.C. Governor’s Professor of the Year for two-year institutions. With Gov. Nikki Haley and various higher education officials on hand, Thursday’s presentation marked the first time in the 25-year history of the program that the award was presented to a professor from Central Carolina. In addition, it also

Loved ones honor boy with shaving cream battle

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FROM STAFF REPORTS It started with them missing their lost friend and ended with lots of smiles. To honor Preston Blake Driggers, an 8-year-old boy who died July 17, 2012, the children of Northside Memorial Baptist Church held a shaving cream fight at Tracy’s Camp in Pinewood on March 2. “At the beginning of last summer, our youth pastor, Jim Johnson, mentioned having a shaving cream fight for the kids and youth at our church,” said his parents, Walter C. “Walt” and Virginia “Gingi” Strange Driggers. “As soon as Blake heard about it, he was so excited, (and) he could not wait to take part in it. However, God had a much bigger plan for him. “Our family was thrilled and honored to join the youth this past Saturday at Tracy’s Camp to take part in the (inaugural) Preston Blake Driggers Shaving Cream Battle. It was awesome to see all of his friends smiling and having so much fun. Some even wore their ‘Remember Blake’ T-shirts.” SEE BLAKE, PAGE A8

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From left, Chanson Bullard, Kamdyn Waldron, Josie Self, Walt Driggers, Emily Jordan and Darren Dawkins finish up the inaugural Preston Blake Driggers Shaving Cream Battle to honor the memory of Blake. Many wore red, Blake’s favorite color.

Third Army/U.S. Army Central commanding general Lt. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks was confirmed by the U.S. Senate for appointment to the rank of general and assignment as the commanding general, U.S. Army Pacific, Fort Shafter, Hawaii. “I am honored to BROOKS return to the Pacific region where I served earlier in my career. However, Carol and I will miss the great friends we’ve met in the Midlands as well as in the Middle East and Central Asia,” said Brooks. Brooks is the first commander of Third Army/USARCENT to oversee its operations in Sumter at Shaw Air Force Base. He assumed command of Third Army/ USARCENT on June 3, 2011, at Fort McPherson, Ga. During his tenure with Third Army he is credited with: • Completing the Third Army/ USARCENT headquarters move from Fort McPherson to Shaw; • Building mutually beneficial SEE BROOKS, PAGE A10

Local blood bank stays busy with its donations BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Donating blood may not be complicated, but taking care of it once it is outside the body is. Tuomey Regional Medical Center’s Blood Bank uses about 5,500 units of blood products per year often with daily deliveries from The American Red Cross in Columbia. “As a rule, we have about 60 units on hand, but it varies day to day,” said Sandy Gerbode, the clinical laboratory supervisor for the blood bank. “If we have a special type

of patient need, they will get it for us.” While whole blood is used mainly for trauma patients and emergency surgeries, more often blood is separated into its component parts to treat particular conditions. “If a patient has chemotherapy to destroy the cancer cells, it can also destroy the good cells,” Gerbode said. “It destroys the red cells and the platelets (clotting agents). They may be very tired because the red cells carry oxygen or bleed spontaneously because the platelets were destroyed. We can give them a transfusion to restore

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No bond for men involved in rap video BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com MANNING — Two men accused of making threats against a former assistant solicitor and a circuit court judge will remain in jail for the moment. Third Circuit Judge George C. James denied bond for Rodregiz Antwon Cole, 28, and Keith Allen Norman Gadson, 25, at the Clarendon County Courthouse on Thursday, saying the men’s involvement in a rap video that features gang and drug references makes them a danger to the community. The men were charged with one count each of threatening the life of a public official and intimidation of court officials in January after local law enforcement discovered a rap video on YouTube the two had made, portions of which reference 3rd Circuit Judge R. Ferrell Cothran and 3rd Circuit Drug Court Judge Amy Land, a former prosecutor in Clarendon County. “The video itself was posted Dec. 21, 2012,” said 3rd Circuit

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Assistant Solicitor Chris DuRant. “In the video they rap about ‘bullets in throats,’ and make specific threats toward Amy Land and Judge Cothran. Mr. Gadson is making hand signals like a gun in the video, while Mr. Cole is holding a gun in the video.” “Amy Land and Ferrell CoGADSON thran, I have your brains on the boulevard,” is rapped by one suspect in the video, in which the other susCOLE pect also makes reference to “guns, money and powder.” “We run the town, I got the crown, so Homie don’t get smoked,” is repeated throughout the video, and one suspect references being shot by the Crips, a gang name, and not telling law enforcement about it. Land told James on Thursday that both Cole and Gadson were wards of her drug court at the time the video was found.

She said she remembers Cole being shot; he told her he didn’t want to get law enforcement involved. “I was a prosecutor for 13 years, and my father (retired state Sen. John Land) was a prosecutor ... for 16 years when I was growing up,” Land said. “Threats are not alien to me. They’re usually made in the heat of the moment. But these were not.” Shaun Kent, Cole’s attorney, said his client was Land’s last case as an assistant solicitor. Cothran sentenced him to drug court in 2011. He said his client was being creative in the video when substituting the names of the only two judges he knew with the nickname for a Taurus handgun. The weapon is commonly referred to as “The Judge.” “Mr. Cole’s lyrics in no way were intended in the negative light they are currently being cast by the state,” Kent said. “He was attempting to use metaphor. Was it the best choice of words? No. But he has nothing but the utmost respect for (Land) and (Cothran). He believes they saved

his life. I would also argue that he didn’t put up the video, nor did he send it to (Land) or (Cothran). I don’t believe he was trying to threaten anyone.” Land disagreed with Kent’s contention that his clients had reformed and were grateful for her help. “They reference Pee Wee Gaskins and Matthew Flowers,” Land said. “These are their idols that are named. They talk about ‘shooting till you’re dead down.’ They say, ‘F--- the police.’” Gaskins, who was executed, is one of South Carolina’s most notorious serial killers while Flowers is a known convicted killer in Clarendon County who is serving a life sentence. “I have three teenage children, and I had to show them this video,” Land said. “There are players from (Manning High School’s football team) in this video. I’ve told them they can’t hang out with these kids or be around them. I make sure to lock my doors now. I take different routes to work. I don’t think we’re safe.” Clarendon Assistant Public

Defender King Cutter, who represented Gadson, told James he did not think his client is a threat. “The video was posted on Dec. 21, and wasn’t found for about a month,” Cutter said. “If the threat was so real, why didn’t something happen in the month before it was found?” Gadson is also facing charges of armed robbery and second-degree assault by mob for a Jan. 6 incident at the Manning Huddle House. In that incident, police said a man was ambushed and beaten with metal knuckles in the parking lot. It was during an investigation into that incident when Clarendon County sheriff’s deputies became aware of the YouTube video. “You have two defendants on probation rapping about drugs and guns,” James said. “I find it vulgar. I’m just not taking chances, and I’m going to deny bond.” Cole is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, while Gadson remains at Clarendon County Detention Center.

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Zumbathon to raise money for sickle cell disease BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Faith Johnson had her first stroke at the age of 5 and her second when she was 7. “She was spending the day with my mom,” said Melanie Johnson, Faith’s mother. “When she woke up, she was holding her arm in a bizarre way and dragging her leg.” Now 14, the FAITH Sumter High School freshman was diagnosed with sickle cell disease when she was only 2 weeks old. “It’s a genetic disease in which blood cells are shaped like sickles,” Johnson said. “It prevents the body from getting the correct amount of oxygen to the blood and to different parts of the body. They (the mishaped cells) can also gather together and send a lot

of sickle cell patients into a crisis, which can be quite painful.” Johnson is planning to participate in Saturday’s Charity Zumbathon to help bring awareness to and battle a disease that “affects more than 80,000 people in the United States, 98 percent of whom are African-American,” according to www.redcrossblood.org. And, “about 1,000 babies are born with the disease each year in America,” according to www.sicklecelldisease.org. The money raised will go to the James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation — a nonprofit, United Way agency that serves sickle cell clients and their families in 15 Midlands and Upstate South Carolina counties, including Sumter. “Right now, there is no cure for this painful disease, but I’m hoping through this fundraiser that lives will be changed,” said Angela K. Bur-

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kett, the Sumter Zumba instructor hosting the event. Since her strokes, Faith has received blood transfusions at Palmetto Health Richland’s Children’s Hospital. At first she had to get them twice a month, but now she goes only once a month. “I’m used to it,” Faith said. “When I get there, they put needles in my arm, and they put up bags of blood. I just sit and go on the computer, watch a movie or go to sleep.” It is usually a five-hour process.

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She also has medication. “She takes EXJADE to get the excess iron from the transfusions out of her body; amoxicillin, an antibiotic to fight off any type of infection because her immunity can be kind of low; folic acid for regenerative capabilities; and a prescription type vitamin D to strengthen her bones,” Johnson said. “It’s extremely expensive. One medication, the EXJADE, costs thousands of dollars, and a transfusion is $2,000 to $3,000 a pop.” The James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation helps. “It’s a wonderful foundation,” Johnson said. “They do so much for the kids. They have a giving tree at Christmas and going-back-to-school assistance helping with papers and pencils. Even during the year, they’ll help families with light or water bills.” Faith said she doesn’t let it get her down. When she was younger, though, she did ask

her mother “how come I always got to go to the hospital?” “I told her, ‘Faith, that’s just how it is. I don’t have an explanation,’” Johnson said. “She kind of snapped out of it then. Our family, we are Christians. We really believe everything happens for a reason, and we trust God in everything.” Her main desire is for Faith to live as normal a life as possible. “My favorite class is introduction to business,” Faith said. “I love English I, but math is a little hard. I’m still understanding it, though.” She is also active at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church singing in the choir, participating in Bible study and being part of a mentor and service group called “God Girls.” She wants to become a doctor and work with babies. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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CHARGES:

James Frederick Baker, 45, of 1230 Morehead Place, Apt. 302, was arrested Thursday and charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. During an argument with his exwife about 5:15 a.m., Baker allegedly retrieved a handgun from his bedroom and pointed it at the woman, then turned and pointed the gun at himself. The woman fled from the apartment and called the police, who arrived and took Baker into custody. They also took a .22-caliber Smith & Wesson from the apartment into evidence. Baker is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Curtis Mitchell Cox of 1280 Hubcap Lane was arrested Tuesday and charged with second-degree burglary. On Dec. 1, 2012, Cox allegedly broke into a storage unit on Broad Street and stole a 19inch flat-screen TV, a DVD player and an undetermined amount of fireworks. Damian Shawntez Wells, 20, of 6965 Three Mile Branch Road, Lynchburg, was arrested Thursday and charged with financial transaction card theft and three counts of financial transaction card fraud. On Dec. 10, Wells allegedly stole a debit card and during the next three days used it to purchase goods and services at three separate locations in Sumter County without the victim’s permission. Michael Anthony Singer, 26, of 803 Mathis St., was arrested March 1 and charged with two counts of financial transaction fraud. Between Jan. 23 and Feb. 23, Singer allegedly attempted to use the personal information of two different victims to obtain financial resources without the victims’ consent. Cody Dean Laux, 19, of 251 Rast St., Apt. D1; Ricky Marshall Waters, 17, of 405 Jubilee Drive, No. 201; and Jamon N. Wellman, 19, of 33 White St., were arrested

Tuesday for breaking and entering. At 2:24 p.m., workers at the apartment building at 251 Rast St. reportedly found the pool gate off its hinges and a window open on the pool building and later reported seeing three men run from the building toward the apartments. Laux, Waters and Wellman were detained at the scene and identified as the men fleeing from the building and were transported to SumterLee Regional Detention Center. STABBING:

About 12:14 a.m. Thursday, a man in the 1100 block of Waynick Drive reported that a man he knows as “Troy� or “Pepper� stabbed him in the stomach, then fled the scene. The victim was transported to Tuomey Regional Medical Center. ARMED ROBBERY:

A 22-year-old man at a gathering in the 6600 block of Young Street, Rembert, asked for a ride home about 2:14 a.m. Thursday. A woman offered to take him home in her gray 2007 Nissan Altima, but once inside the car the man said “you’re taking too long,� and allegedly pulled out a kitchen knife. The woman fled from the car, and the man moved into the driver’s seat and drove off in the car, which is valued at $5,000. POINTING AND PRESENTING A FIREARM:

At 4:11 p.m. Monday, a 20-year-old man reportedly got into an argument with a 19- to 20-year-old suspect in a parking lot in the 400

block of South Lafayette Drive. The suspect allegedly retrieved a silver semi-automatic handgun from a purple suburban vehicle and pointed it at the victim. Police responded to the location but were unable to locate the suspect. STOLEN PROPERTY:

Three flat-screen TVs, a surround sound system, a desktop computer, two PlayStation3s, several video games and DVDs, various beauty products and equipment and a 1-by-1 locked safe were reportedly stolen from a business in the 300 block of East Charlotte Avenue. The items are valued at $4,050. Damage to a padlocked door handle, several mirrors and another television was estimated at $800. An iPod, iPad, cellphone and laptop computer were reportedly stolen from the first block of Highland Avenue between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $1,250. VANDALISM:

The back windshield was smashed and both sides and front hood scratched of a car parked in the 1000 block of South Main Street between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7:18 a.m. Wednesday. Sugar was also poured into its gas tank. Damage to the vehicle is estimated at $2,500. EMS CALLS:

On Wednesday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 51 calls. Fifty were medical calls, and one was listed as “other trauma.�

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Neil Heslin wipes his eye while testifying on Feb. 27 on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the assault weapons ban. The father of a six-year-old boy who was slain in the Sandy Hook massacre in Newtown, Conn., on Dec. 14, holds a picture of himself with his son Jesse. On Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to toughen penalties against illegal firearms purchases.

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Senate panel casts votes on gun curbs WASHINGTON (AP) — In Congress’ first gun votes since the Newtown, Conn., nightmare, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to toughen federal penalties against illegal firearms purchases, even as senators signaled that a deep partisan divide remained over gun curbs. The Democratic-led panel voted 11-7 to impose penalties of up to 25 years for people who legally buy firearms but give them to someone else for use in a crime or

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to people legally barred from acquiring weapons. The panel’s top Republican, Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa, cast the only GOP vote for the measure. The parties’ differences were underscored when senators debated a proposal by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines. Democrats have noted that such firearms have been used in many recent mass shootings. “The time has come,

America, to step up and ban these weapons,� said Feinstein, a lead sponsor of a 1994 assault weapons ban that expired a decade later. She added, “How could I stand by and see this carnage go on?� The response from Republicans was that

banning such weapons was unconstitutional, would take firearms from law-abiding citizens, and would have little impact because only a small percentage of crimes involve assault weapons or magazines carrying many rounds of ammunition.

COLUMBIA — A bill that would yank unemployment benefits from someone who fails an employer’s drug test advanced Thursday in the House, despite a split vote against it. The measure failed on a 2-2 vote in a House Judiciary panel, stunning Republicans who are unaccustomed to being on the losing end of a subcommittee vote. After some discussion over what that meant, Republicans said the measure will go to full committee anyway — albeit without a favorable report. The measure represents a back-door way of denying unemployment benefits for failed drug tests. If the employer reports to the state’s unemployment agency that a potential hire refused to take or failed a test, benefits cease. The denial involves only drug tests that businesses require as a condition of employment. An effort last year to require every applicant to pass a drug test before receiving benefits failed to get traction after unemployment officials said such a mandate conflicts with federal law. Rep. Eddie Tallon said people receiving jobless benefits are supposed to be ready and able to work, and if they lose a job offer because of drugs, they shouldn’t continue to collect. “It’s not right,� said Tallon, R-Spartanburg, the bill’s main sponsor.

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Tri-county area churches join for 100-voice choir from the tri-county area with practices rotating from the different churches of the Several choir directors planning team.� and ministers of music in The planning team conthe Sumter area are putting sists of choir and music ditheir voices together to rectors representing Berea bring new meaning to Seventh Day Adventist “Making a Joyful Noise.� Church, Mount Olive AME Members of various Church, Mount Zion Baptist churches of various denom- Church, St. James United inations have begun the Methodist Church, First Miswork of putting together a sionary Baptist Church and 100-voice choir set to perTrinity Missionary Baptist form a special concert at 5 Church. p.m. June 2 at Trinity Baptist For Isaac, the number of Church. people in the choir is not the For now, there is plenty of prize, but the real breakplanning and work to be through will be convincing done, said Terry Slater, minBaptists, Methodists and ister of music at Mount Olive Christians of other denomiAME Church in Woodrow. nations to stand alongside “We have only had two each other in a choir. practices,� Slater said. “We “I sing in a lot of places, have about 50 people so far, and what I see is there are a and we’re looking for a lot lot of talented people out more. We want to get as there, but they stay at their many churches and dechurch,� Isaac said. “What I nominations represented as wanted to do is to try to put possible. The program will together a community-wide feature a mix of hymns, choir. I wanted to get as many spirituals and gospel denominations represented music.� as we could.� Slater, a veteran music Isaac’s first contact was teacher and choir director Terrance Prothro, organist in Lee County Schools, and choir director at Trinity credits Thelma Isaac, minis- Baptist Church. ter of music at Berea SevIsaac said she went to Proenth Day Adventist Church, thro because she knew he for reaching had a “better out to other feel� of the WANT TO PARTICIPATE? churches. churches and WHAT: The Sumter-Area 100-Voice Choir “This 100people in the WHEN: 5 p.m. June 2 voice choir churches WHERE: Trinity Missionary Baptist Church project is the within the PHONE: Call Thelma Isaac at (803) 236-6407 brainchild of city of SumThelma ter. Isaac,� Slater said. “She Prothro was quick to supwanted a way of bringing port Isaac’s vision. different denominations to“When she explained her gether to praise God vision to me, I knew it was a through music. She contact- worthwhile project,� he said. ed musicians from other “What I like about it is that churches. We have been dis- this choir is open to anybody cussing ways of bringing who wants to praise the this project to fruition. The Lord.� effort will include singers The Rev. Larry C. Weston, BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item

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‘A lot of people are getting involved in this. And we have to remember it is not about us. In ministry, sometimes egos get in the way. We have a lot of talented people involved in this, but at the end of the day, it is not really our gift. We have to give it back to Him.’ Troy Cato, director of music at St. James UMC and band director at Manning High School the pastor of Trinity, was also quick to jump on board, Prothro said. Weston has given the project the resources of Trinity at no cost, Prothro said. Isaac then contacted Slater, who is well known in the community for his work as choir director and music teacher at Mount Pleasant and Lee Central High schools. For more than 25 years, Slater has led choirs to perform on nationwide stages including Washington, D.C., New York and Florida. Isaac said she felt that Slater’s support of the project would give it credibility and attract other talented musicians. After conversations with Prothros and Slater, Isaac sent a letter in January to 18 different churches in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. The response has not been as quick as Isaac would have liked, she said. “We haven’t got a response from a church yet in the Manning area,� Isaac said. “We would like to have churches from the entire tri-county area (Sumter, Lee and Clarendon).� Isaac’s enthusiasm for the project is catching on with other churches in Sumter, Prothro said. Prothro has been pleased

with the attitude of the participants thus far. “I remember reading about the ‘We Are the World’ project that involved a lot of celebrities,� Prothro said. “They were told to ‘check their ego at the door.’ And that has been true for this project. We don’t have time for people who think it is about him. It’s about God. Everybody understands that.� Troy Cato, who is the director of music at St. James UMC on Broad St., said he is 100 percent behind the project. “Sister Isaac is an advocate of music,� Cato said. “She is bringing several ministries together for one collaborative effort. It’s been like a domino effect. A lot of people are getting involved in this. And we have to remember it is not about us. In ministry, sometimes egos get in the way. We have a lot of talented people involved in this, but at the end of the day, it is not really our gift. We have to give it back to Him.� Cato, the band director at Manning High School, said diversity is important for the choir. “There is something for everybody here,� he said. “We want others to get involved. The door is open. This is not

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FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 pulpit celebration. Sunday school at 10 a.m. with worship at 11:30 a.m.

Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Sunday, March 17 — Women’s Day program at 10 a.m.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday — Fellowship worship at 3:30 p.m. * Saturday, March 16 — Tom Thumb wedding play at 2 p.m.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph Lemon-Dingle Road, Jordan, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, March 13-15 — Revival at 7:30 nightly. * Saturday, March 16 — Classic car show at the parsonage at 9 a.m.

Golden Gate Missionary Baptist Church, 705 Oswego Road, announces: * Saturday, March 16 — Third anniversary celebration of Youthful Praise at 3 p.m.

Bethany Fellowship Baptist Church, 350 E. Red Bay Road, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day at 11 a.m. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 774 Douglas Ave., announces: * Sunday — Sunday school ministry worship at 3:30 p.m. Canty Memorial Church of God In Christ Ministries, 873 Woodcrest St., announces: * Sunday — Usher Board anniversary service at 4 p.m. Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Today — Joy night service at 7 p.m. * Sunday, March 17 — Missionary ministry’s red and white service at 4 p.m. Cross Road CFM / St. Peter Missionary Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Sunday — Sixth pastoral anniversary celebration of Bishop Sylvester Francis III at 4 p.m. * Sunday, March 17 — Initial sermon of Deacon Alfonso Hannah at 4 p.m. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, announces: * Monday-Friday, March 18-22 — Week of study and rededication with classes at 6 nightly. Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Women in the

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Saturday — D.L. Singers 33rd anniversary celebration at 6 p.m. * Sunday — Brotherhood ministry celebration. Sunday school at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Sunday, March 17 — Seventh anniversary celebration of Pastor Clifton and Claudette Witherspoon. High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday — “Praise Him in a dance� at 5 p.m. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Youth day / recognition of college youth during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Friday, March 15 — Spring musical at 7 p.m. * Sunday, March 17 — Appreciation day for the Rev. Donald Amis and his family during 10:15 a.m. service. Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Friday, March 15 — “A Night of Powerful Praise� at 8 p.m. * Saturday, March 16 — Sumter Tri-County Association of Ushers unified worship at 4 p.m. * Sunday, March 17 — Blueprint Celebration services at 7:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. at The Blueprint, 415 Manning Ave.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday — Girls to women conference at 10 a.m. * Sunday — Parade of youth program during morning worship. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday — Knitting Hearts Cafe 10 a.m.-noon. Continental breakfast. LaGree AME Church, 2920 Kolb Road, announces: * Saturday — “Missionaries on the Move� workshop at 11 a.m. Luncheon will follow. * Sunday — Sons of Allen service at 11 a.m. Love Covenant Church, 245 Oswego Road, announces: * Friday-Saturday, March 22-23 — Making marriage work workshop 7-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Call (803) 4644235. Maranatha Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 314 W. Huggins St., Manning, announces: * Saturday, March 16 — Community guest day. Ministry of Reconciliation announces: * Friday, March 15 — Healing Miracles Conference at 7 p.m. at Econo Lodge, 226 N. Washington St. Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., announces: * Sunday, March 17 — Contemporary gospel concert at 5:30 p.m. featuring Voices of Deliverance. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, U.S. 521 S. and Mulberry Road, announces: * Sunday — Anniversary service of the trustees and trustee wives at 10:45 a.m. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Saturday — Clothes giveaway 8 a.m.-noon. Call (803) 481-4501. Trustee

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Union No. 1 choir concert at 6 p.m. * Saturday, March 16 — Couples banquet at 6 p.m. New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2833 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning, announces: * Saturday — Taste of New Covenant fundraiser for youth summer camps 5:307:30 p.m. Cost: $15. Children 6 and under free. New Fellowship Covenant Ministries, 316 W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday — Clothes giveaway 9 a.m.-1 p.m. New Israel Missionary Baptist Church, 5330 Old Camden Highway, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Bi-annual rally of teams and captains at 1 p.m. Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Saturday — Ladies Enpowerment Day at 11 a.m. Lunch will be served. * Sunday, March 17 — Layman Day worship at 11 a.m. Pine Grove Baptist Church, 433 Old Manning Road, announces: * Wednesday, March 13 — Food bank hours 4:30-7 p.m. * Sunday, March 17 — Revival at 10:50 a.m. Brian Hatfield will provide music. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, March 17-20 — Revival services as follows: 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday; and 7 p.m. MondayWednesday. Dinner at 5:45 p.m. Monday-Wednesday. Nursery provided. Call (803) 452-5373 or visit www. pinewoodbaptist.org. Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — 31st anniversary celebration of the Spiritual Caravans at 4 p.m. Sheppard Ministries, 8490 Two Mile Road, Lynchburg, announces:

* Friday, March 15 — Gospel singing at 7 p.m. at Freedom Worship Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1490 Florence Highway. On the program: Burning Bridges, the Singing Shepherds, Todd Sims, Carla Stone and more. Society Hill AME Church, 1030 Morello Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday, March 16 — Prayer breakfast at 9 a.m. St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church, 2280 Four Bridges Road, announces: * Tuesday-Wednesday, March 19-20 — Spiritual Renewal Services at 7 nightly. St. Mark United Methodist Church, 129 N. Main St., Mayesville, announces: * Sunday, March 17 — Women in the pulpit program at 9 a.m. St. Mary — Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish announces: * Thursday-Sunday, March 28-31 — Holy Week and Easter Mass Schedule as follows: 6 p.m. Holy Thursday, Mass of the Lord’s Supper at Our Lady of Hope Church, 2529 Raccoon Road, Manning; 3 p.m. Good Friday, Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at St. Ann’s Church, 2205 State Park Road, Santee; 8 p.m. Holy Saturday, Easter Vigil Celebration at Our Lady of Hope Church; 7 a.m. Easter Sunday service at St. Mary’s Church, 12 N. Canty St., Summerton; 9 a.m. Easter Sunday service at Our Lady of Hope Church; and 11 a.m. Easter Sunday service at St. Ann’s Church.

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Three Pillars Missionary Baptist Church, 1205 N. Main St., announces: * Saturday — Empowerment Workshop: “How does worship of God strengthen children?� 9-11 a.m. RSVP to (803) 535-9096 or email to threepillarsch@gmail.com. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Saturday-Sunday — Pastor Larry C. Weston’s 24th pastoral anniversary appreciation services as follows: 5 p.m. Saturday; 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sunday. Union Hall, 1127 Old Pocalla Road, announces: * Saturday — Live DVD recording of Elijah Bradford and the Valentinos at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Free admission. Unity Baptist Church, 4000 U.S. 15 South, announces: * Friday-Sunday, March 15-17 — Light of the World Revival at 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. Sunday. Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Sunday — Ushers’ anniversary program at 4 p.m.

Summerton Southern Methodist Church, Felton Street, Summerton, announces: * Saturday, March 23 — Barbecue chicken supper 4-7 p.m. Served cafeteria style or take out. $7 per plate. Sumter Free Will Baptist of Pentecostal Faith, 971 Boulevard Road, announces: * Today-Saturday — Yard sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-until. Cakes, pies, drinks and hot dogs will be available.

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CASTLEBERRY from Page A1 marked the first time the S.C. Commission on Higher Education and the S.C. Higher Education Foundation, the organizers of the program, presented the award to a professor working in environmental engineering. Also recognized during the presentation was Dr. Robert Jesselson, a music instructor and professor at the University of South Carolina, representing the state’s four-year degree institutions. And while it was originally announced in January that Castleberry would receive the award, the ceremony gave him the opportunity to promote two important facets to his job — environmental protection and workforce development. “Environmental and economic go hand in hand,� Castleberry said. “We drink and flush, and don’t think twice about it, but there’s somebody working 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to make sure we’re not impacting the environment negatively so we can still have clean water to drink and go swimming and fishing and do all the things that make

BLAKE from Page A1 The 8-year-old died in July after contracting a rare infection, caused by an amoeba, likely while swimming. Blake went swimming in Lake Marion with his family July 7, and the following weekend, he was rushed to Tuomey Regional Medical Center with a high fever. He was then taken to Palmetto Children’s Hospital with what doctors thought was a case of meningitis. After his death and autopsy, the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta confirmed Blake died from a condition that has only killed 32 people in the United States between 2001 and 2010, primary amebic meningoencephalitis, or PAM. It results from contact with a singlecelled organism called Naegleria fowleri, which is commonly found in freshwater bodies such as rivers, lakes and springs. “During the ‘Shaving Cream Battle,’ the thing that reminded us of our friend Blake was all the laughing by the children,� Johnson said. “Everyone that was there had a big, infectious smile pasted on

South Carolina a wonderful state.� Following Haley’s comment that nearly all students have an unsung hero, usually a professor, helping them pursue their education, Castleberry said, “I have my own unsung heroes, and that’s the water and wastewater professionals of the state, the environmental technicians of the state, and I’m grateful for what they do.� Dr. Tim Hardee, president of the Sumter-based technical college, said the work and devotion Castleberry puts in to educating his students — many of whom go on to be those unsung heroes the professor spoke of — is proof he is deserving of the award. “He’s a faculty member for us 24/7, and that’s the kind of faculty member that students remember,� Hardee said, highlighting Castleberry’s efforts to expand the school’s educational outreach by providing online classes, as well as the traditional face-to-face classroom setting. Hardee said Castleberry’s efforts are also another highlight of the importance technical colleges are playing in

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Joshua Castleberry, instructor and manager of the environmental engineering technology program at Central Carolina Technical College, speaks with Gov. Nikki Haley at the Statehouse Rotunda on Thursday.

local workforce development. “Josh’s role with the college is to produce a graduate that’s ready to go to work within the local community,� Hardee said, pointing out that a lot of Castleberry’s students are older students who often are looking to start a second career. Even though he had

known for two months about the award, Castleberry said it’s something that hasn’t quite sunk in. “I’m just one professor of a group of fantastic professors at the college, so I was amazed to even be selected for the college,� Castleberry said. Still, the Sumter native hopes his recognition will

help to further promote the importance of protecting the state’s natural resources and the role higher education can play in that protection. “I hope, if nothing else, it starts the conversation that people start to recognize that,� Castleberry said. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

their face despite the cloudy skies all day. Blake’s presence was definitely felt there. As soon as we finished the battle, God moved the clouds for the brightest sunset ever. I believe that was Blake’s big ole smile from heaven that we experienced as his stamp of approval for the ‘Shaving Cream Battle’ of the year.� His parents concurred. Item staff writer Jade Anderson compiled this article.

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are repressed by the increasingly authoritarian Morsi. His partisans have attacked demonstrators in Cairo. His security forces killed more than 40 in Port Said. He’s been harassing journalists, suppressing freedom of speech, infiltrating the military and trying to subjugate the courts. He’s already rammed through an Islamist constitution. He is now trying to tilt, even rig, parliamentary elections to the point that the opposition called for a boycott and an administrative court has just declared a suspension of the vote. Any foreign aid we give Egypt should be contingent upon a reversal of this repression and a granting of space to secular, democratic, pro-Western elements. That’s where Kerry committed his mistake. Not in trying to use dollar diplomacy to leverage Egyptian behavior, but by exercising that leverage almost exclusively for economic, rather than political, reform. Kerry’s major objective was getting Morsi to apply for a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. Considering that some of this $4.8 billion ultimately comes from us, there’s a certain comic circularity to this demand. What kind of concession is it when a foreign government is coerced into ... taking yet more of our money? We have no particular stake in Egypt’s economy. Our stake is in its politics. Yes, we would like to see a strong economy. But in a country ruled by the Muslim Brotherhood? Our interest is in a nonIslamist, nonrepressive, nonsectarian Egypt, ruled as democratically as possible. Why should we want a vibrant economy that maintains the Brotherhood in power? Our concern is Egypt’s policies, foreign and domestic. If we’re going to give foreign aid, it should be for political concessions — on unfettered speech, on an opposition free of repression, on alterations to the Islamist constitution, on open and fair elections. We give foreign aid for two reasons: (a) to support allies who share our values and our interests, and (b) to extract from less-thanfriendly regimes concessions that either bring their policies more in line with ours or strengthen competing actors more favorably inclined toward American objectives. That’s the point of foreign aid. It’s particularly important in countries like Egypt whose fate is in the balance. But it will only work if we remain cleareyed about why we give all that money in the first place.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Thanks to Outback for support of Pilot Club Once again, I would like to express the thanks and appreciation to Rich Adams and the staff of Outback Restaurant for their continued support of the Pilot Club of Sumter. Outback is to be commended for their willingness to become actively involved with local civic groups by hosting special fundraising luncheons. The food is always a treat, and the vounteer serving staff goes way beyond what is expected in their consideration of our guests. Many thanks, Outback. BARBARA BROWN President Pilot Club of Sumter

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Rejecting horse meat but eating cows is hypocritical

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Last week, food safety officials in the United Kingdom, France and Sweden found traces of horse meat in ground beef sold across Europe. Massive recalls and lawsuits are ensuing. Can it happen here? Horse slaughter for human consumption was banned in the U.S. between 2007 and 2011. But now, a New Mexico slaughterhouse is getting approved by U.S. authorities to slaughter horses for human consumption, and a Philadelphia restaurant has already announced plans to serve horse meat. I marvel at our hypocrisy of rejecting the notion of horse or dog meat on our dinner plates while condemning cows, pigs and chickens to the same fate.

In reference to your article (Friday, March 1) headlined “Holy Cross Joins Episcopal Church Lawsuit,” most of the wording appears to be taken verbatim from a misleading press release issued by one side of a very complex conflict. There are two sides in this case: the Diocese of South Carolina, a body which predates The Episcopal Church and recently disaffiliated from it, and The Episcopal Church (TEC) itself (along with their newly formed regional group which is expected to become TEC’s local diocese). The article erroneously refers to TEC as “the diocese.” The Diocese of South Carolina dissociated from TEC over many complex differences that cannot be summa-

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 775-2726 (FAX) countycouncil3@ftc-i.net DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446

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rized in this brief letter. However, the fact is that 47 of the original 71 parishes and missions in the Diocese — representing 80 percent of the Diocese’s original members — voted to remain with it, while 18 parishes and missions voted to depart for TEC. Furthermore, your article states that “The (Episcopal) diocese is barred from using its historical name.” In fact, this is the issue being decided by the courts. The Diocese, which has existed for more than 200 years, wants to prevent TEC’s new local entity from using the historic Diocese’s name and symbols. We are asking the court for a declarative judgment to decide whether the true Diocese is the organization representing the vast majority of members or the new group, funded from elsewhere, and confessing a faith that would not be recognized by our forebears? Secondarily, we are asking the courts to decide ownership of the historic and hallowed grounds where our ancestors have worshipped for centuries. Should these properties remain in the hands of those whose hands and hearts built them in God’s service or handed over to others who would come seize them as empty real estate? Still, we at Holy Cross and Holy Comforter are here worshiping our God daily, as we have for generations, and we welcome all to come experience Him in beauty and truth. THE REV. MARCUS A. KAISER Sr. Associate Rector Church of the Holy Comforter Sumter

WHO REPRESENTS YOU Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home) SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford Street Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 803-481-4284 WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 South Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150

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(803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 STATE LAWMAKERS Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 Columbia: (803) 734-2934 Rep. Phillip Lowe, R-Florence District 60 507 W. Cheves St. Florence, SC 29501 (843) 662-1234 Columbia: (803) 734-2975 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 Fax: (803) 734-9142 Columbia: (803) 734-2804 jn@schouse.org

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Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087 Columbia: (803) 212-6929 Rep. Ronnie A. Sabb, D-Greeleyville District 101 P.O. Box 311, Greeleyville, 29056 (843) 355-5349 Columbia: (803) 212-6926 Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 Fax: (803) 778-1643 Columbia: (803) 734-3042 murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 Columbia: (803) 734-3102 Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 Columbia: (803) 212-6148 Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102

(803) 435-8117 Columbia: (803) 212-6108 Sen. J. Thomas McElveen, III D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 Columbia: (803) 212-6132 NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 FAX (202) 224-1189 101 East Washington Street Greenville, SC 29601 (864) 250-1417 Fax: (864) 250-4322

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BLOOD from Page A1 the clotting and/or oxygen carrying capabilities.” Scheduled surgeries, such as hip replacement, and not emergency surgeries, such as one following a car wreck, often do not require blood during the procedure. “A lot of surgeries we don’t use any because we use cell save,” Gerbode said. “It’s a kind of a washer machine for blood. A lot of times, two to three days later we’ll see a big drop and will give the patient a couple of units of blood if the individual needs it.” Most of the time, patients receive blood that matches their type or may even receive their own blood if they did designated donations beforehand. O negative is the universal donor, and it is used in more emergency-type situations, Gerbode said. “If there is an accident or a women in labor comes in, we don’t have time,” she said. “It takes about 40 minutes to completely test blood. So we have maybe six units of O in the blood bank at any one time that is strictly for emergency use.” But blood, and its components, have limited shelf lives and specific requirements. “Packed cells last about 50 days, and platelets are about five days,” Gerbode said. “Fresh frozen plasma can be kept frozen for a year, but once it is thawed, it must be used in 24 hours. So we can’t draw 600 units, and that is why we don’t keep too much on hand.” Packed red blood cells are kept refrigerated between 2 and 5 degrees Celsius. The storage unit has a remote alarm that sets off in the room as well as at the hospital’s switch board if the temperature rises above a safe level. “We have emergency generators, but like during (Hurricane) Hugo, we had to pack the blood in

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YOU CAN HELP The Sumter American Red Cross Blood Donation Center is located at 1155 Guignard Drive, Sumter. Its operating hours are Monday through Wednesday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Walk-ins are welcome, but to make an appointment, you can call 1-800-733-2767.

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ice and check it every two hours,” Gerbode said. “Blood is very expensive, not so much in cost, but because we depend on people to give. We don’t want to waste our resources.” She encourages people to donate. “You can give whole blood every 56 days,” Gerbode said. “So many used to give that can’t give now. For example, a lot of military used to donate, but if they were in Europe during the outbreak of Mad Cow Disease, they can’t anymore.” Blood given at the local donation center or in Sumter blood drives is initially sent to the Red Cross in Columbia to screen for diseases such as Hepatitis C, West Nile Virus and HIV. It is then distributed to hospitals around the state and beyond. “We see a lot of need around the holidays and sometimes during the summer,” Gerbode said. “People get sicker during the winter holidays, and sometimes in the summer, we get fewer donations because people are on vacation.” On site, medical technologists confirm that the label on the unit matches what is in the bag “just to be safe,” and in her 13 years of being in charge of the blood bank, Gerbode said it’s always matched. Staff also uses a machine to check the sample of a unit’s product against a sample of a patient’s blood to check for any reactions. If everything matches and no reactions occur, the blood or blood product is given to the patient in need. Even then, a sample of the products is kept back in case a reaction occurs. “If there is a spike in temperature during the transfusion or any reaction, we recheck the cross match,” Gerbode said. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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Biscuit, a neutered 3-year-old blond lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is sweet, playful, gentle, affectionate and active. Biscuit is great with children, other dogs and even cats. He likes people and adores attention. Biscuit can sit, stay, lie down and get up on command. He is a super great dog. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

Would you like to help? The SPCA is always in need of the following: newspapers (no ads); stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (yard bags 30 gallons or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets; comforters; baby blankets; cat litter; canned and dry kitten and cat food; canned and dry puppy and 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, financial donations.

SPORTS FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013

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Carolina can’t afford to let up BY NEIL WHITE The State

games, the Knights still have yet to allow an earned run. The only run scored off Johnson came via a throwing error in the sixth inning. “I just wanted to go out and throw strikes and get ahead of them, really,” Johnson said. “My fastball and curveball were working, so I just wanted to put it over the plate and let them swing. “I wasn’t really worried about the runners too much. I just concentrated on doing what I needed to on the mound.” And, for the most part, Johnson’s defense backed him up. Crestwood had three

With three weekends down and one to go before SEC play begins, the South Carolina baseball team is right where it wanted to be. The No. 6 Gamecocks enter the three-game series that begins today against Rider at Carolina Stadium sporting 10 wins in 12 games. They had losses to Liberty and Clemson while coming out on top in each of their series to date. “If you had told me before the season we’d be 10-2 after 12 (games), I would have signed up. We’ve played some good teams, and we’ve found out a lot about our team,” USC coach Chad Holbrook said. “Even though we’re HOLBROOK still going to be moving kids in and out (of the lineup) — there are more than nine kids that deserve to play — we’re finding out things about our team.” In his first season as the head coach, he has guided his players to a good spot before they travel to Missouri in a week. After playing Rider this weekend, the Gamecocks have home games against USC Upstate and Davidson before embarking on SEC play. They entered conference play with a 13-4 record in 2010, a 12-3 mark in 2011, and a 15-1 slate in 2012 so they must win

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First-year Crestwood head coach Tracy Hellman, left, and his predecessor, Westwood High head coach Curtis Johnson, right, listen to the ground rules prior to Thursday’s game at Knights Field. The Knights defeated their old coach 4-1.

A meaningful meeting Knights pick up first win in Hellman era against old coach BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com On Monday, Curtis Johnson and the Westwood High School baseball team earned the first victory in the brand new program’s history — one that came against Johnson’s old team, Crestwood. On Thursday, the Knights returned the favor with a little history of their own — the first official win in the Tracy Hellman era. Crestwood starting pitcher Josh Johnson allowed no earned runs, three hits and struck out 10 in a completegame effort while Juan Gardner tallied three hits as the Knights earned a 4-1 win.

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Baseball West Florence at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Manning at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Lake Marion, 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Dorchester, 6:30 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 7 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson Academy, TBA Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Manning at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Varsity Golf Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall (Sunset Country Club), 3:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer

Crestwood, now 1-1 on the season, hosts West Florence today at 6:30 p.m. “I think it means more for the kids,” Hellman said after the victory. “I’m happy for them and what they were able to do tonight.

Lake City at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Wilson Hall at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer Lake City at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Fairfield Central at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Varsity Softball Crestwood at Buford, 6:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Dorchester, 6 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Cathedral at Clarendon Hall, 5 p.m. Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Softball Thomas Sumter at Dorchester, 4 p.m.

“We pitched well and we hit a little bit better than we did Monday. We still have a lot of work to do, though.” But Hellman has had little to complain about concerning his pitching staff thus far. Through two regular season

6 locals to represent SCISA BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Six local basketball players, including two region players of the year, will represent the South Carolina Independent School Association the SCISA vs. GISA all-star games on Saturday at Heathwood Hall in Columbia. Wilson Hall’s Sharp Turner, Kyle Duffy, LuEPPS cion Hall and Elizabeth Munn, Laurence Manning Academy’s Dixie Richburg and Robert E. Lee Academy’s Anna Outlaw are scheduled to play. Turner, who averaged 16 points and seven rebounds per game, and Kyle Duffy (12 ppg and 48 percent field goal percentage) will play for the 3A boys team, which will be coached by LMA head coach Will Epps. Epps said Swampcat senior Nick Gibbons was selected to the

SCISA-GISA ALL-STAR GAMES When: Saturday Where: Heathwood Hall in Columbia Times: 3A Girls, 11 a.m. 3A Boys, 12:30 p.m. 2A-1A Girls, 2 p.m. 2A-1A Boys, 3:30 p.m. Local Players: 3A Boys: Sharp Turner, Kyle Duffy (Wilson Hall); 3A Girls: Lucion Hall, Elizabeth Munn (Wilson Hall), Dixie Richburg (Laurence Manning); 2A-1A Girls: Anna Outlaw (Robert E. Lee).

team, but instead elected to play baseball. LMA plays host to Manning High School today. “It’s a great honor having two players on a senior all-star team that is supposedly the best of the best. The success we had can be attributed to the two of those guys,” Wilson Hall varsity head coach Eddie Talley said of Turner and Duffy. “Both play with a tremendous amount of energy and SEE SCISA, PAGE B5

LMA to be tested in tourney BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Off to a perfect 6-0 start on the season, the Laurence Manning Academy varsity softball team will be tested on Saturday at the SCISA softball tournament at Patriot Park Sportsplex. Each team will play a guaranteed three games with Carolina and Emmanuel kicking off the tournament 8 a.m. on Field 1. Games involving local teams will see LMA face Trinity-Byrnes at 9:15 a.m.

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Laurence Manning Academy senior pitcher Grace Beatson returns for the 2013 season along with three other seniors.

on Field 1, while Wilson Hall takes on Marlboro at 9:15 on Field 4 and Thomas Sumter

facing Thomas Heyward at 9:15 on Field 2. SEE LMA, PAGE B2

Hopkins works out for NFL teams BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Former Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins makes a catch during Thursday’s Clemson Pro Day in Clemson. Several Tiger seniors worked out in front of numerous NFL teams.

CLEMSON — Clemson wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins did his best to push himself into the NFL draft’s first round, bettering his 40-yard dash time Thursday and putting on a solid passcatching show in front of New York Jets coach Rex Ryan and personnel from 31 pro teams. Hopkins put up a 4.41-second time in his second 40-yard run at the Tigers recently opened in-

door football facility. Hopkins’ first-run time of 4.46 seconds was also faster than his NFL combine time of 4.57 seconds. Hopkins, the 6-foot-1, 214-pounds, decided to skip his senior year at Clemson. He is considered to be a SWINNEY late first-round or possibly second-second pick — and he gave team officials plenty to think about with his performance.

Hopkins spoke with Ryan several times during the session. The Chicago Bears were the only team not represented, Clemson said. About the only thing Hopkins didn’t do was talk about his day. “Sorry, man, I can’t right now,” Hopkins said as he breezed past a group of reporters. Hopkins was mostly overlooked his first two seasons with the Tigers before becoming an SEE HOPKINS, PAGE B5

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 5 a.m. -- International Baseball: World Baseball Classic Second-Round Game from Tokyo -- Netherlands vs. Cuba (MLB NETWORK). 9 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Miami vs. New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 11 a.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Greensboro, N.C. -- Florida State vs. Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Noon -- Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Duluth, Ga. -- Tennessee vs. Arkansas or Florida (SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 Practice from Las Vegas (SPEED). 2 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Greensboro, N.C. -- Duke vs. North Carolina State or Clemson (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. -- PGA Golf: WGC-Cadillac Championship Second Round from Miami (GOLF). 2:30 p.m. -- International Baseball: World Baseball Classic First-Round Game from Scottsdale, Ariz. -- Canada vs. Italy (MLB NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Duluth, Ga. -- Texas A&M vs. South Carolina or Alabama (SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas -- Brigham Young vs. Loyola Marymount or San Francisco (BYUTV). 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series KOBALT Tools 400 Practice from Las Vegas (SPEED). 4:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Sam’s Town 300 Practice from Las Vegas (SPEED). 5 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Maryland (Baltimore County at Johns Hopkins (ESPNU). 5:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas -- Saint Mary’s (Calif.) vs. Santa Clara or Portland (BYUTV). 5:30 p.m. -- International Baseball: World Baseball Classic First-Round Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico. -- Spain vs. Puerto Rico (MLB NETWORK). 6 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Greensboro, N.C. -- Maryland vs. Georgia Tech or Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:15 p.m. -- High School Baseball: Camden at Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6:30 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Puerto Rico Open Second Round from Rio Grande, Mexico (GOLF). 6:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series KOBALT Tools 400 Pole Qualifying from Las Vegas (SPEED). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Kent State at Akron (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Nashville, Tenn. -- Belmont vs. Tennessee State or Morehead State (ESPNU). 7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- College Baseball: Rider at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5). 7:30 p.m. -- College Hockey: Maine at New Hampshire (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Atlanta at Boston (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Greensboro, N.C. -- North Carolina vs. Virginia or Boston College (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8:25 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexican League Match from Morelia, Mexico -Monarcas vs. America (ESPNEWS). 9 p.m. -- College Volleyball: California Baptist at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Victor Manuel Cayo vs. Emmanuel Taylor in a Light Welterweight Bout from Atlantic City, N.J. (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas -- Santa Clara vs. San Francisco or Loyola Marymount (ESPNU). 9 p.m. -- International Baseball: World Baseball Classic First-Round Game from Phoenix -- United States vs. Mexcio (MLB NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Houston at Golden State (ESPN). 11 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas -- Brigham Young vs. San Diego or Pepperdine (ESPNU). 11 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Hugo Centeno Jr. vs. Keandre Leatherwood in a Junior Middleweight Bout from Indio, Calif. (SHOWTIME). Midnight -- NHL Hockey: Edmonton at Nashville (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Midnight -- Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Duluth, Ga. -- Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt or Missouri (SPORTSOUTH). 1:30 a.m. -- College Basketball: Ohio Valley Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Nashville, Tenn. -- Murray State vs. Eastern Kentucky or Southeast Missouri (ESPNU). 1:30 a.m. -- International Soccer: Australian League Match from Sydney -- Central Coast vs. Sydney (FOX SOCCER). 2 a.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Duluth, Ga. -- Georgia vs. Louisiana State or Auburn (SPORTSOUTH). 5 a.m. -- International Baseball: World Baseball Classic Second-Round Game from Tokyo (MLB NETWORK).

MLB SPRING TRAINING By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Kansas City 11 0 1.000 Seattle 10 2 .833 Baltimore 8 2 .800 Tampa Bay 9 4 .692 Cleveland 9 5 .643 Chicago 5 3 .625 Houston 6 5 .545 Boston 7 6 .538 Minnesota 7 6 .538 Detroit 6 6 .500 Oakland 5 6 .455 Toronto 5 7 .417 Texas 4 7 .364 New York 3 9 .250 Los Angeles 2 8 .200 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Colorado 6 5 .545 St. Louis 6 5 .545 San Diego 7 6 .538 Atlanta 6 6 .500 Philadelphia 6 6 .500 Washington 5 5 .500 Arizona 5 6 .455 Milwaukee 5 6 .455 Miami 4 5 .444 San Francisco 4 5 .444 Los Angeles 4 6 .400 Chicago 5 8 .385 New York 3 5 .375 Pittsburgh 4 8 .333 Cincinnati 2 11 .154 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not. Wednesday’s Games St. Louis 7, Miami 2 Philadelphia 6, Washington 3

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NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 37 21 .638 – Brooklyn 35 26 .574 31/2 Boston 33 27 .550 5 Toronto 24 38 .387 15 Philadelphia 23 37 .383 15 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 45 14 .763 – Atlanta 34 26 .567 111/2 Washington 19 40 .322 26 Orlando 17 45 .274 291/2 Charlotte 13 48 .213 33 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 38 23 .623 – Chicago 34 27 .557 4 Milwaukee 30 29 .508 7 Detroit 23 40 .365 16 Cleveland 21 40 .344 17 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 48 14 .774 – Memphis 40 19 .678 61/2 Houston 33 29 .532 15 Dallas 27 33 .450 20 New Orleans 21 41 .339 27 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 44 16 .733 – Denver 40 22 .645 5 Utah 32 29 .525 121/2 Portland 28 32 .467 16 Minnesota 21 37 .362 22 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 44 19 .698 – Golden State 35 27 .565 81/2 L.A. Lakers 31 31 .500 121/2 Phoenix 21 40 .344 22 Sacramento 21 42 .333 23 Wednesday’s Games Cleveland 104, Utah 101 Brooklyn 99, Charlotte 78 Boston 83, Indiana 81 Atlanta 107, Philadelphia 96 New York 87, Detroit 77 Miami 97, Orlando 96 Memphis 91, Portland 85 Minnesota 87, Washington 82 L.A. Lakers 108, New Orleans 102 Dallas 112, Houston 108 Toronto 98, Phoenix 71 San Antonio 101, Chicago 83 Golden State 87, Sacramento 83 L.A. Clippers 117, Milwaukee 101

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LHS softball wins opener 13-8 LAKE CITY — Lakewood High School’s varsity softball team opened its season with a 13-8 victory over Lake City on Thursday at the Lake City field. Leah Ridgeway and Katie Bennett both went 3-for-4 and drove in three runs to lead the Lady Gators. Brittany Pack was 3-for-4 with a run batted in and Summer Pearson was 3-for-4.

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SUMMERVILLE — Drake Ives had a triple and three doubles to lead Wilson Hall to an 18-0 victory over Pinewood Prep on

Wednesday at the Pinewood field. Becca Noyes had three hits, including a triple for the Lady Barons. Liza Lowder added a home run and a double, and Amelia Wesson and Mary Daniel Stokes both had doubles. Wesson and Peyton Geddings combined on the shutout.

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Gamecocks suffer 1st loss of year BLYTHEWOOD — Sumter High School’s varsity baseball team suffered its first loss of the season on Thursday, falling to Blythewood 2-0 at the Blythewood field. The Gamecocks, the No. 3 team in the state in the 4A preseason poll, fell to 6-1. Blythewood is ranked second in the 4A poll. Charlie Barnes had two hits to lead Sumter’s 5-hit attack. Will Smith took the loss, pitching three innings. He struck out three and walked three while allowing no hits. Jacob Watcher pitched three innings, allowing three hits and one run while striking out five. WILSON HALL HOLLY HILL

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William Kinney, Chase Belk and Gordon Owens combined to throw a 2-hit shutout to lead Wilson Hall to a 3-0 victory over Holly Hill on Thursday at the Wilson Hall field. Kinney pitched the first two innings, striking out six. Belk tossed the next three innings, striking out five and allowing the only two hits. Owens worked the final two innings, striking out two and picking up the victory. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth. Kemper Patton, who was 2-for-3, doubled with one out. He scored on Parker McDuffie’s pinch hit single. On Wednesday in Sumter, Wilson Hall defeated East Clarendon High School 9-3. Kinney led the Barons with two hits. John Patrick Sears had a

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Wilson Hall won a 3-team match with Thomas Sumter Academy and Cardinal Newman on Thursday at Sunset Country Club. The Barons won with a score of 156. TSA shot 174 and Cardinal Newman 182. Wilson Hall’s Sharp Turner was the medalist with a 38. SUMTER CAMDEN

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CAMDEN — Sumter High School picked up a 7-stroke victory over Camden on Thursday at Camden Country Club. The Gamecocks shot 172 while Camden finished a 179. Charlie Dallery led SHS with a 41. John Keffer followed with a 42, Dixon Flowers shot a 44 and Daniel Spencer had a 45. VARSITY TENNIS WILSON HALL AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN

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Wilson Hall defeated Augusta Christian 9-0 on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Barons are 2-0 on the season.

SINGLES 1 -- Brown (WH) defeated Propst 6-0, 6-0. 2 -- Davis (WH) defeated Murser 6-0, 6-0. 3 -- Stover (WH) defeated Parker 6-0, 6-1. 4 -- Hendrix (WH) defeated Sonnenberg 6-0, 6-0. 5 -- Thompson (WH) defeated Powell 6-0, 6-0. 6 -- Stone (WH) defeated Sistare 6-0, 6-0. DOUBLES 1 -- Brown/Davis (WH) defeated Propst/Parker 8-3. 2 -- STover/Hendrix (WH) defeated Murser/Sonnenberg 8-4. 6 -- Umbaugh/King (WH) defeated Powell/Sistare 8-0.

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Wilson Hall improved to 4-1 on the season with an 11-7 victory over Holly Hill on Thursday at the Wilson Hall field. Drew Talley led the Baron offense, going 3-for-4. Brandon Spittle was 2-for-3 with a double while Edward McMillan had a triple. JUNIOR VARSITY GOLF EAST CLARENDON SUMTER

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Christian McDonald scored five goals and had two assists to lead Lakewood High School to a 10-0 victory over St. Francis Xavier on Thursday. Blake Carraher had four goals and had an assist. Nick Thurman scored the Gators’ other goal. Cody McLeod had three saves in goal. B TEAM BASEBALL THOMAS SUMTER WILSON HALL

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Wilson Hall lost to Thomas Sumter Academy 14-11 on Wednesday at the Wilson Hall field. Dalton Dabbs had two hits to lead the Barons’ offense. Jackson Lemay had a hit and scored two runs, and Daniel Reynolds scored two runs as well.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 23 15 8 0 30 81 67 New Jersey 23 10 8 5 25 56 65 N.Y. Rangers 21 11 8 2 24 55 53 Philadelphia 24 11 12 1 23 68 72 N.Y. Islanders 23 10 11 2 22 70 78 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 23 14 5 4 32 71 59 Boston 20 14 3 3 31 60 46 Toronto 24 15 9 0 30 73 61 Ottawa 24 12 8 4 28 56 49 Buffalo 24 9 13 2 20 63 77 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 22 13 8 1 27 67 62 Tampa Bay 23 10 12 1 21 81 73 Winnipeg 22 10 11 1 21 56 68 Florida 23 7 11 5 19 59 83 Washington 21 9 11 1 19 59 62 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 24 21 0 3 45 78 46 Detroit 23 11 8 4 26 63 60 St. Louis 22 11 9 2 24 64 67 Nashville 23 9 9 5 23 47 59 Columbus 23 7 12 4 18 53 69 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 22 11 6 5 27 63 61 Minnesota 22 11 9 2 24 52 56 Calgary 21 9 8 4 22 61 69 Edmonton 22 8 9 5 21 54 62 Colorado 22 8 10 4 20 53 65 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 22 16 3 3 35 77 60 Los Angeles 21 12 7 2 26 60 52 San Jose 22 11 7 4 26 51 50 Phoenix 23 11 9 3 25 67 65 Dallas 22 11 9 2 24 61 63 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Wednesday’s Games Toronto 5, Ottawa 4 Chicago 3, Colorado 2 Calgary 4, San Jose 1 Anaheim 2, Phoenix 0 Friday’s Games Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Nashville, 8 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m. Calgary at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

GOLF World Golf Championship Par Scores The Associated Press Thursday At Trump Doral Golf Club and Resort Miami Purse: $8.75 million Yardage: 7,334; Par 72 (36-36) First Round Tiger Woods 32-34—66 -6 Freddie Jacobson 33-33—66 -6 Sergio Garcia 32-34—66 -6 Graeme McDowell 33-33—66 -6 Bubba Watson 32-34—66 -6 Hunter Mahan 31-36—67 -5 Peter Hanson 34-33—67 -5 Phil Mickelson 33-34—67 -5 Steve Stricker 33-34—67 -5

MEETING from Page B1 miscues in the game, but only one proved to be of any consequence. “We did play much better defensively tonight,” Hellman said. “We made the routine plays that you’re supposed to make to win ball games, and that was a big difference this time.” Another big difference was Gardner, who accounted in some way for three of the Knights’ four runs. Gardner singled in all three at-bats and stole second after two of them. He scored Crestwood’s first run after two wild pitches plated him in the first inning and scored the second after a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly by Johnson in the third. He also drove in the final run in the fourth. “He just got out here last week because of basketball,” Hellman

said. “He looked a little rough to begin with, but every day in practice you can see his progression. “But that’s going to be our M.O. this year. We stole quite a few bases tonight (four) and we were able to get down a few bunts and manufacture some runs. That’s how we’re going to have to scratch across runs.” Ryan Miller, Lee Sargent and DeShawn Abbott picked up the other hits for Crestwood. Westwood shortstop Austin Garner had the lone extra-base hit of the night with a sixth-inning double. Despite the outcome for his 1-1 Redhawks, Johnson said he was happy to be back home. “Both of these games were pretty fun,” Johnson said. “You try to treat it just like another baseball game, but it’s nice coming back home. I was able

LMA from Page B1 Despite its flawless start, LMA head coach Maria Rowland said the team has been battling nagging injuries and hopes to improve in all aspects of its game. The Lady Swampcats have had to shift several players around and will be without senior Dixie Richburg, who will miss the tournament because she’s playing in the SCISA vs. GISA all-star basketball contest. “I need my pitchers to hit spots, I need my infielders and outfielders to play close to perfection on defense, and everyone to want to be at the same level of defense,” Rowland said. “Offensively we’ve got to see the ball, make contact; and we’ve got to reduce the amount of strikeouts and put the ball in play and do the little things. If we can do the little things, little things make big things happen.” LMA are being led by four seniors. Richburg will

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Crestwood High starting pitcher Josh Johnson prepares to deliver a pitch on Thursday against Westwood High at Knights Field. Johnson went the distance and allowed no earned runs on three hits and struck out 10 in the Knights’ 4-1 victory.

to see what’s going on here and what kind of team Crestwood has and what kind of competitors my guys are. “I just wish we could have been a little more successful.”

be in left field with Tessa Sanford in center and Maryanna Mason in right. Workhorse and ace pitcher Grace Beatson will return to the mound with her younger sister, Courtney Beatson, also sharing time on the hill. “I have good leaders on this year’s team. The bad thing is three of my four seniors are in the outfield, which I’ve never had – all three seniors in the outfield,” Rowland said. “It’s a long way from the verbal communication on the infield, so I’m hoping my ninth- and 10th-graders can step it up and get what I need done.” Defensively, LMA’s infield lineup will be -- if Grace Beatson is on the mound -- Mary Michael Wyndham at catcher with Courtney Beatson at third, Maggie Eppley at shortstop, Hannah Hodge at second, Dakota Jackson at first. Christian Hussey will sub in at first or left field. Jackson can also sub in at third and Courtney Beatson will sub in on the mound.

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South Carolina forward Ashley Bruner, left, grabs a rebound in front of Alabama forward Elem Ibiam during the Gamecocks’ 77-35 rout in the Southeastern Conference ournament on Thursday in Duluth, Ga.

USC stifles ‘Bama 77-35 BY GEORGE HENRY The Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley has been waiting for her team to play a complete game this season. Staley certainly got her wish on Thursday as the No. 17 Gamecocks held Alabama to a single-game Southeastern Conference women’s tournament record low in points allowed. “I thought we played STALEY with a lot of energy, especially the second half,� she said. “The second half is something we’ve been concentrating on, getting off to better starts. Taking advantage of mismatches we had on the floor and we put a total 40 minutes together.� Elem Ibiam scored a career-high 19 points, Ashley Bruner pulled down 14 rebounds and South Carolina easily defeated the Crimson Tide 77-35 in the second round of the SEC tournament. Alabama’s total was a record low for the tournament, one fewer than the 36 scored by Mississippi State in the Tide’s 63-36 play-in victory Wednesday. That matched the 36 scored by Alabama against LSU in

2011 and by Mississippi against LSU in 2008. The Gamecocks (24-6) will face No. 19 Texas A&M in the quarterfinals on Friday. The victory was their eighth straight over Alabama under Staley, who’s now in her fifth season at South Carolina. “We knew where the mismatches were,� Staley said. “Against Alabama, they are very athletic on the perimeter. I think they’re kind of undersized. We’re undersized, but I don’t think their post players are used to playing defense on the block.� Alabama (13-18) ended the season by losing 11 of its last 12 games. Daisha Simmons led the Crimson Tide with 10 points. South Carolina began to assert its depth, size and speed midway through the first half. With the shot clock winding down, Ibiam, a sophomore reserve center, caught Bruner’s pass in the paint and hit a turnaround jumper. Sancheon White followed on the ensuing possession with a 3-pointer that made it 21-9 and gave the Gamecocks their first double-digit lead. Facing Texas A&M will be a substantial challenge for South Carolina, which lost 50-48 at home to the Aggies when the two teams met on Feb. 10.

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Bonds leads Florida past Arkansas DULUTH, Ga. — Jaterra Bonds scored 17 points, including a jumper with 51 seconds remaining that gave Florida the lead, and the Gators charged BONDS back after trailing by 11 points to beat Arkansas 64-59 on Thursday in the SEC tournament. Bonds’ jumper gave Florida (18-13) a 60-59 lead. She added two free throws with 30 seconds remaining as the Gators scored the final six points. Bonds made 10 of 12 free throws. January Miller had 14 points and Sydney Moss had 13 for Florida, which will play No. 1 seed Tennessee in Friday’s first quarterfinal game. Tennessee fans arrived early

and made up about half of the crowd. Dominique Wilson led Arkansas (18-12) with 14 points. Keira Peak and Quistelle Williams each had 12. Arkansas led 33-30 at halftime and pushed the advantage to 41-30 by scoring the first eight points of the second half. VANDERBILT MISSOURI

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DULUTH, Ga. — Tiffany Clarke had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Christina Foggie added 12 points and Vanderbilt beat Missouri 53-40 in the second round of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Thursday night. The Commodores (20-10) will play No. 7 Kentucky in the quarterfinals on Friday. Liz Smith finished

with 16 points and eight rebounds for Missouri (17-14). The senior center, the only Tiger to score in double figures, fouled out with 1:29 remaining. Vanderbilt trailed 17-16 at intermission, scoring a season-low in first-half points and shooting 17.1 percent on 35 attempts. After missing their first five shots of the second half, the Commodores soon began an 18-0 run to take a 37-26 lead. Foggie scored nine points and Clarke added six during the run. Missouri, which has dropped six of its last eight, went nearly 8 minutes without a point before Liene Priede’s 3-pointer cut the lead to eight with 6:08 remaining.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Kody Burke scored 16 points and North Carolina State rallied past Clemson 56-45 on Thursday COLEMAN in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Marissa Kastanek added 14 points for the eighth-seeded Wolfpack (16-15). They held the Tigers without a field goal for the final 6-plus minutes and closed the game with a 16-1 run to advance to face No. 6 and top-seeded Duke on Friday in a rematch of a 2012 quarterfinal won by N.C. State. Nikki Dixon scored 11 points for ninthseeded Clemson (921), which went up 44-40 on Chancie Dunn’s three-point play with 6:14 left. The Tigers missed their final nine shots. Kastanek put N.C.

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North Carolina State’s Marissa Kastanek (23) shoots over Clemson’s Aisha Turner (10) during the Lady Wolfpack’s 56-45 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament on Thursday in Greensboro, N.C.

State ahead to stay with a 3-pointer that made it 47-44 with just under 3 minutes left and Burke followed that with five quick points.

The Wolfpack have won at least one tournament game each year under fourthyear coach Kellie Harper.

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Wake Forest routs Ga. Tech 86-67 GREENSBORO, N.C. — Lakevia Boykin scored 21 points with four 3-pointers to help Wake Forest upset Georgia Tech 86-67 on Thursday night in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Dearica Hamby scored 13 of her 17 BOYKIN points in the second half and Asia Williams added 16. The 10th-seeded Demon Deacons (13-18) outscored Georgia Tech 50-24 in the second half and have won at least one game in five straight ACC tournaments — the league’s longest such active streak. Tyaunna Marshall had 22 points on 10-of-26 shooting and Sydney Wallace had 10 for the seventhseeded Yellow Jackets (14-16). They led by 10 in the first half and went up 45-38 less than a minute into the second on a layup by Marshall. Williams scored Wake Forest’s next four baskets to spark the second-half surge. Chelsea Douglas had 15 points and Sandra Garcia added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Wake Forest.

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GREENSBORO, N.C. — Shawnice Wilson scored 17 points and Miami pulled away to beat Virginia Tech 45-39 on Thursday in the first round of the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Morgan Stroman added 13 rebounds for the fifth-seeded Hurricanes (21-9). They will play fourthseeded Florida State (21-8) in Friday’s quarterfinals. Uju Ugoka and Monet Tellier had 11 points apiece and Alyssa Fenyn added 10 for the 12th-seeded Hokies (10-20). Ugoka’s jumper with 4:14 left pulled Virginia Tech to 35-31, but the Hokies missed six of their next seven shots. Stefanie Yderstrom hit a 3-pointer three possessions later to put Miami up by seven, and the Hurricanes iced it by hitting 7 of 12 free throws in the final 90 seconds. Miami had 20 turnovers and shot just 28.6 percent (14 of 49). The Hokies shot 26.9 percent (14 for 52), turned it over 17 times and had just eight points at halftime. From wire reports

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Miami has one more chance to clinch ACC title outright BY STEVEN WINE The Associated Press CORAL GABLES, Fla. — The Miami Hurricanes’ finale in the Atlantic Coast Conference race will determine whether their late-season losses are remembered as a mere stumble or an epic collapse. That sounds like a lot of pressure. “We just want to try to keep it as another game,” senior Kenny Kadji said Thursday. “It’s going to be an emotionally tense moment,” senior Julian Gamble conceded. “Wait a minute,” coach Jim Larranaga said. “I just think it’s college basketball.” Larranaga wants to avoid making too much of the No. 6-ranked Hurricanes’ recent slump. After winning their first 13 league games, they’ve lost three of the past four, including consecutive defeats when they had a chance to clinch the ACC title outright.

They still have one more shot when they play host to Clemson on Saturday afternoon. And they could back into the outright title if secondplace Duke loses Saturday night at North Carolina. Larranaga said the Hurricanes should be thrilled with their situation. After all, he said, they’re already assured of at least a title share, and they’ve clinched the No. 1 seeding in the ACC tournament. “We have one game remaining,” he said. “If someone asked you before the conference race began, would you like to be a game up on Duke and two games up on North Carolina and sitting in first place with a home game to close out the regular season, I think everybody would say yes, that would be a fantastic year.” But the year’s not quite as fantastic lately. For two games in a row, ACC champion T-shirts for the players have re-

mained boxed. On Wednesday, Miami (23-6, 14-3) squandered a 13-point lead in the second half and lost to Georgia Tech 71-69 on a tip-in at the buzzer. “It’s bitter,” senior Trey McKinney Jones said, “but we have to have a short memory.” Clemson (13-16, 5-12) gave Miami a scare but lost 45-43 on Feb. 17. The Hurricanes won with defense that night, and a lot of other nights. But in their recent losses they’ve allowed 80, 79 and 71 points, with all three opponents shooting at least 52 percent. “Definitely it’s about our defense,” McKinney Jones said. “Early in the ACC, we locked down defensively. That was our forte. We have to get back to doing that. “Maybe we relaxed a little bit, which is not a good thing. These last few games have been eye-openers. We’re going to definitely take

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Miami’s Kenny Kadji (35) shoots the ball over Georgia Tech’s Robert Carter Jr. (4) during the Yellow Jackets’ 71-69 victory in Coral Gables, Fla., on Wednesday.

care of business the rest of the season.” Larranaga said opponents are wearing down the Hurricanes’ biggest players — 6-11 Kadji, 6-10 Gamble and

6-10 Reggie Johnson — by forcing them to cover ball screens on the perimeter. “They’re making our big guys come away from the basket and

play ball screens multiple times in a single possession,” Larranaga said. “You’re like an accordion — you’re out and in and out and in. It’s very challenging.”

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Muo leads Charleston Southern past Winthrop 54-47 CONWAY — Mathiang Muo scored 15 points, all on 3-pointers, and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Charleston Southern to a 54-47 victory Thursday in a Big South Conference quarterfinal. Muo hit three 3-pointers in the first half as the Buccaneers (18-11) built a 31-22 halftime lead. The Eagles (14-17), who split two games with Charleston MUO Southern in the regular season, rallied to trail 41-40 in the second half, but two free throws by Malcolm Bernard and Arlon Harper’s layup made it 45-40. Muo’s final 3-pointer gave Charleston

BIG SOUTH CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE At The HTC Center Conway, S.C. First Round Tuesday, March 5 Winthrop 60, Radford 58, OT Longwood 87, UNC Asheville 72 Campbell 81, Presbyterian 73, OT Liberty 78, Coastal Carolina 61 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 Charleston Southern 54, Winthrop 47

Southern a 52-46 advantage with 2:35 left. Harper scored 11 points for the Buccaneers, the South Division’s top seed. All-Big South guard Saah Nimley made just 1 of 13 shots and had seven points. Charleston Southern shot just 28 percent (14 of 50) but had a 45-28 rebounding edge. Joab Jerome scored 15

VMI 90, Longwood 86 Gardner-Webb 71, Campbell 57 High Point vs. Liberty, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Charleston Southern vs. VMI, Noon High Point-Liberty winner vs. Gardner-Webb, 2 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 10 Semifinal winners, Noon

points for Winthrop, which defeated Radford in the opening round. VMI LONGWOOD

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CONWAY — Stan Okoye scored 31 points as Virginia Military Institute hung on to defeat Longwood 90-86 Thursday in the Big South Conference quarterfinals after having a 17-point lead

cut to two in the final 11:51. A jumper by Lucas Woodhouse with 14 seconds remaining brought the Lancers (8-25) to within two, 88-86. After Brian Brown missed the second of two free throws for the Keydets (14-16), Rodney Glasgow’s steal and subsequent free throw with 3 seconds left sealed the win. Okoye was held to six points in the second half, but D.J. Covington finished with 26 points and Glasgow 22 for VMI, which will play Charleston Southern in the semifinals Saturday. Freshman forward Michael Kessens led Longwood with a career-best 36 points and also had 16 rebounds. The Lancers, who beat UNC Asheville on Tuesday in their first tourna-

ment game as a Big South member, also got 16 points and nine assists from Woodhouse. GARDNER-WEBB CAMPBELL

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CONWAY — Tashan Newsome scored 15 points and all five starters scored in double figures as Gardner-Webb defeated Campbell 71-57 Thursday night in the Big South Conference tournament quarterfinals. The Runnin’ Bulldogs (2111), who jumped ahead 16-4, led 34-26 at halftime. A layup by Marvelle Harris (13 points) pulled the Camels (13-20) within 40-37, but GardnerWebb scored 10 consecutive points to lead 50-37 on a layup by Tyler Strange. From wire reports

MEN’S CONFERENCE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE By The Associated Press America East Conference At SEFCU Arena Albany, N.Y. First Round Saturday, March 9 Vermont vs. New Hampshire, Noon Hartford vs. UMBC, 2:30 p.m. Stony Brook vs. Binghamton, 6 p.m. Albany (N.Y.) vs. Maine, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 10 Vermont-New Hampshire winner vs. Hartford-UMBC winner, 5 p.m. Stony Brook-Binghamton winner vs. Albany (N.Y.)-Maine winner, 7:30 p.m. Championship Saturday, March 16 Lower seed at higher seed, 11:30 a.m. Atlantic Sun Conference At Hawkins Arena Macon, Ga. First Round Wednesday, March 6 Florida Gulf Coast 73, North Florida 63 Mercer 82, Lipscomb 48 Thursday, March 7 Stetson 67, ETSU 46 Jacksonville vs. South Carolina Upstate, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals TODAY Mercer vs. Jacksonville-South Carolina Upstate winner, 5:30 p.m. Florida Gulf Coast vs. Stetson, 8 p.m. NOTE: Highest-remaining seed plays early game. Championship Saturday, March 9 Semifinal winners, Noon Colonial Athletic Association At Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Va. First Round Saturday, March 9 George Mason vs. Drexel, 3:30 p.m. Delaware vs. Hofstra, 6 p.m. James Madison vs. William & Mary, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 10 Northeastern vs. George MasonDrexel winner, 2 p.m.

Delaware-Hofstra winner vs. James Madison-William & Mary winner, 4:30 p.m. Championship Monday, March 11 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Horizon League First Round Tuesday, March 5 Youngstown State 62, Loyola of Chicago 60 Green Bay 62, Milwaukee 46 Illinois-Chicago 82, Cleveland State 59 At The Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, Ind. Second Round TODAY Wright State vs. Youngstown State, 6 p.m. Green Bay vs. Illinois-Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Detroit vs. Wright State-Youngstown State winner, 6 p.m. Valparaiso vs. Green Bay-Illinois-Chicago winner, 8:30 p.m. At Higher-Seeded Team Championship Tuesday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference At MassMutual Center Springfield, Mass. First Round TODAY Marist vs. Siena, 7:30 p.m. Fairfield vs. Saint Peter’s, 10 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 Niagara vs. Marist-Siena winner, 2:30 p.m. Iona vs. Canisius, 5 p.m. Rider vs. Fairfield-Saint Peter’s winner, 7:30 p.m. Loyola (Md.) vs. Manhattan, 10 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 10 Niagara_Marist-Siena winner vs. Iona-Canisius winner, 2 p.m. Rider_Fairfield-Saint Peter’s winner vs. Loyola (Md.)-Manhattan, 4:30 p.m. Championship Monday, March 11 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

Missouri Valley Conference At Scottrade Center St. Louis First Round Thursday, March 7 Bradley vs. Drake, 7:05 p.m. Missouri State vs. Southern Illinois, 9:35 p.m. Quarterfinals TODAY Creighton vs. Bradley-Drake winner, 1:05 p.m. Evansville vs. Indiana State, 3:35 p.m. Wichita State vs. Missouri StateSouthern Illinois, 7:05 p.m. Northern Iowa vs. Illinois State, 9:35 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Creighton_Bradley-Drake winner vs. Evansville-Indiana State winner, 2:35 p.m. Wichita State_Missouri State-Southern Illinois winner vs. Northern IowaIllinois State, 5:05 p.m. Championship Sunday, March 10 Semifinal winners, 2:05 p.m. Northeast Conference First Round Wednesday, March 6 Robert Morris 75, St. Francis (N.Y.) 57 Wagner 72, CCSU 50 LIU Brooklyn 91, Quinnipiac 82 Mount St. Mary’s 75, Bryant 69 Semifinals Saturday, March 9 LIU Brooklyn at Wagner, Noon Mount St. Mary’s at Robert Morris, 2:30 p.m. Championship Tuesday, March 12 Semifinal winners at higher-seeded team, 7 p.m. Ohio Valley Conference At Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tenn. First Round Wednesday, March 6 Morehead State 73, UT Martin 66 Southeast Missouri 78, Eastern Illinois 68 Second Round Thursday, March 7 Tennessee State vs. Morehead State,

7 p.m. Eastern Kentucky vs. Southeast Missouri, 9 p.m. Semifinals TODAY Belmont vs. Tennessee State_Morehead State winner, 7 p.m. Murray State vs. Eastern KentuckySoutheast Missouri winner, 9 p.m. Championship Saturday, March 9 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Patriot League At Campus Sites First Round Wednesday, March 6 Bucknell 58, Navy 42 Army 65, American 44 Lafayette 77, Holy Cross 54 Lehigh 71, Colgate 64 Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Lehigh at Lafayette, 2 p.m. Army at Bucknell, 4:30 p.m. Championship Wednesday, March 13 Semifinal winners at higher seed, 7:30 p.m. Southern Conference At U.S. Cellular Center Asheville, N.C. First Round TODAY Wofford vs. Georgia Southern, 11:30 a.m. Samford vs. Furman, 2 p.m. Chattanooga vs. UNC Greensboro, 6 p.m. Western Carolina vs. The Citadel, 8:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 Davidson vs. Wofford-Georgia Southern winner, Noon Appalachian State vs. Samford-Furman winner, 2:30 p.m. Elon vs. Chattanooga-UNC Greensboro winner, 6 p.m. College of Charleston vs. Western Carolina-The Citadel winner, 8:30 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 10 Davidson_Wofford-Georgia Southern winner vs. Appalachian State_Sam-

ford-Furman winner, 6 p.m. Elon_Chattanooga-UNC Greensboro winner vs. College of Charleston_ Western Carolina-The Citadel winner, 8:30 p.m. Championship Monday, March 11 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. Southwestern Athletic Conference At Curtis Culwell Center Garland, Texas First Round Wednesday, March 13 Alabama A&M vs. Grambling State, 9 p.m. Thursday, March 14 Jackson State vs. Alabama State, 1:30 p.m. Alcorn State vs. Prairie View, 9 p.m. Semifinals Friday, March 15 Jackson State-Alabama State winner vs. Alcorn State-Prairie View winner, 3:30 p.m. Texas Southern vs. Alabama A&MGrambling State winner, 9 p.m. Championship Saturday, March 16 Semifinal winners, 4:30 p.m. Summit League At Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, S.D. First Round Saturday, March 9 South Dakota State vs. IUPUI, 7 p.m. Western Illinois vs. South Dakota, 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 10 Oakland vs. IPFW, 7 p.m. North Dakota State vs. UMKC, 9:30 p.m. Semifinals Monday, March 11 South Dakota State-IUPUI winner vs. Oakland-IPFW winner, 7 p.m. Western Illinois-South Dakota winner vs. North Dakota State-UMKC winner, 9:30 p.m. Championship Tuesday, March 12 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m. Sun Belt Conference At Hot Springs Convention Center Hot Springs, Ark.

First Round TODAY Western Kentucky vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 7 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette vs. North Texas, 7:30 p.m. Florida Atlantic vs. Troy, 9:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Saturday, March 9 Florida International vs. UALR, 7 p.m. Middle Tennessee vs. Louisiana-Lafayette-North Texas winner, 7:30 p.m. South Alabama vs. Western KentuckyLouisiana-Monroe winner, 9:30 p.m. Arkansas State vs. Florida AtlanticTroy winner, 10 p.m. Semifinals Sunday, March 10 Middle Tennessee_Louisiana-Lafayette-North Texas winner vs. Florida International-UALR winner, 7:30 p.m. Arkansas State-Florida Atlantic-Troy winner vs. South Alabama_Western Kentucky-Louisiana-Monroe winner, 10 p.m. Championship Monday, March 11 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m. West Coast Conference At Orleans Arena Las Vegas First Round Wednesday, March 6 Loyola Marymount 65, Portland 54 Second Round Thursday, March 7 San Francisco vs. Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m. San Diego vs. Pepperdine, 11:30 p.m. Third Round TODAY Santa Clara vs. San Francisco-Loyola Marymount winner, 9 p.m. BYU vs. San Diego-Pepperdine winner, 11:30 p.m. Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Gonzaga vs. Santa Clara_San Francisco_Loyola Marymount winner, 9 p.m. Saint Mary’s (Cal) vs. BYU_San Diego-Pepperdine winner, 11:30 p.m. Championship Monday, March 11 Semifinal winners, 9 p.m.

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Woods has share of lead at Doral; McIlroy struggles DORAL, Fla. — Tiger Woods was on his game, and so were most of the world best golfers Thursday in the Cadillac Championship. Except for the world’s No. 1 player. Woods made nine birdies on the Blue Monster at Doral for a 6-under 66 that put him in a fiveway share of the lead with Masters champion Bubba WOODS Watson, former U.S. Open champion Graeme McDowell, Sergio Garcia and Freddie Jacobson. This World Golf Championship lived up to its name with Phil Mickelson, Steve Stricker and Hunter Mahan among those one shot behind. ROMERO, PERCY LEAD PR OPEN

RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Andres Romero made two late bogeys Thursday to drop into a tie for the Puerto Rico Open lead with Cameron Percy at 7-under 65. Romero, the Argentine player who won the PGA Tour’s 2008 New Orleans event and the European Tour’s 2007 Deutsche Bank tournament, had an eagle and seven birdies on his first 15 holes to reach 9 under, then fell back with the bogeys on the par-4 seventh and par-5 eighth. Percy, from Australia, had nine birdies and two bogeys on the Trump In-

ternational course. HAMLIN FINED $25K BY NASCAR

LAS VEGAS — Denny Hamlin was fined $25,000 by NASCAR on Thursday for criticizing the new Gen-6 race car after last week’s race at Phoenix, and the furious driver said he won’t pay. Hamlin compared the new race car unfavorably to last year’s car after his third-place finish, angering NASCAR officials who are concerned about the Gen-6 car’s public perception. Although Hamlin’s brief comments were barely noticed last weekend, NASCAR leveled a significant fine against him before Thursday’s open test of the new car at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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At 16 wins, Heat still unimpressed BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — LeBron James drove to the rim and scored on Miami’s final play, winning a game in memorable fashion and preserving the Heat’s winning streak that has lasted for five weeks. Still, the Heat are not impressed by, well, themselves these days. For Miami, 16 playoff wins are the goal — not a 16-game winning streak during the regular season. To the Heat, the regular season is an 82-game tuneup for the challenges that await in April, May and they hope, June — when they’ll try to win the 16 postseason games needed to successfully defend their NBA championship. And that’s why even buzzerbeating wins aren’t sending the Heat lock-

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Miami’s LeBron James (6) drives around Orlando’s DeQuan Jones (20) on his way to the game-winning layup with 3.2 seconds left in the Heat’s 97-96 win in Miami on Wednesday.

er room into a celebratory frenzy right now. “We’re enjoying it,” Heat forward Shane Battier said, “but we have bigger goals.” James scored with 3.2 seconds left on Wednesday night, lifting Miami to a 97-96 win over the Orlando

Magic. Miami’s 16th straight victory gave the Heat a 7½-game lead over the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference standings, an 11½-game cushion over the Atlanta Hawks in the Southeast Division and put the reigning champions in line

to clinch their playoff spot on Friday — in just the 60th game of the season. Miami plays at home against Philadelphia on Friday, and a win would match the 12th-longest winning streak in NBA history. No, the Heat don’t care much about that, either. “It really doesn’t affect us,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. “In a sense, we want to win, and we want to win every game we play. The day it comes where our streak gets broken we move on to the next game. Obviously, it is great, when you look back at it one day and say ‘Oh, we won that many games in a row.’ But right now, we are just playing.” Not just playing — playing better than any team in Heat history, at least statistically.

RIVERA PLANS TO RETIRE

NEW YORK — The great Mariano Rivera is getting set to close his career. The New York Yankees’ reliever plans to announce this weekend that he will retire after the 2013 season, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Thursday. FURCAL TO HAVE ELBOW SURGERY

JUPITER, Fla. — St. Louis shortstop Rafael Furcal will undergo ligament replacement surgery in his right elbow and expects to miss the 2013 season. Furcal made the decision after visiting Dr. James Andrew’s clinic in Pensacola, Fla., on Wednesday. From wire reports

SCISA from Page B1 turned into good basketball players.” Epps said he felt was privileged to coach the team. “The main thing I’m going to stress to the kids is it’s an honor (to play), and anytime you step on the court you represent your school and your family; you should always strive to do your best,” Epps said. “I’m pretty sure we’ll come out OK because we’ve a got a good group.” Hall, the SCISA Region II-3A Girls Player of the Year, and Munn will represent Wilson Hall and Dixie Richburg will represent LMA on the girls 3A team. Outlaw, the Region IV-AA Player of the Year, will play in the 1A-2A girls game. Hall,averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds a game, while

HOPKINS from Page B1 offensive star last fall. He led the team with 52 catches for 637 yards as a freshman in 2010, but the Tigers were just 6-7. Hopkins came back in 2011 with 72 catches for 978 yards. Still, his efforts were overshadowed by freshman teammate Sammy Watkins, who became an All-American with his 82 receptions for 1,219 yards and 12 touchdowns. Last fall, Hopkins became Clemson’s unquestioned receiving leader. His best game, though, may have come in the Chick-Fil-A Bowl when he set a bowl mark with 13 catches for 191 yards. Among

the grabs was a sliding 26yard reception with the Tigers facing fourth-and-16 on what became the team’s winning drive in a 25-24 victory over LSU. Not everything went perfectly for Hopkins during Thursday’s workout. He dropped two passes during position drills, then promptly did 20 pushups for the pair of miscues. Several of Hopkins former Clemson teammates were also hoping to impress NFL eyes at the three-hour session. Clemson tailback Andre Ellington, who’s twice rushed for more than 1,000 yards, did

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the ball back in the basket,” Rector said. “We’re not 16-9 without her.” REL girls head coach Jessica Guarneri said Outlaw’s contributions put her team on the 2A map. The Columbia College signee averaged 16.0 points and 9.5 rebounds. “She is the best example I could’ve ever asked for my younger kids,” Guarneri said of Outlaw. “Coming into 2A we knew it might suit us a little better, and we’d be able to compete a little bit more. I think her taking the lead and kind of realizing it was her senior year and putting so much into it absolutely started us off on the right track.” The 3A girls will kick off the games at 11 a.m. followed by the 3A boys at 12:30 p.m. The 2A-1A girls game will start at 2 and the 2A-1A boys is scheduled for a 3:30 start.

leading the team in steals (2.0) and assists (2.2) as a post player. “I think this year she played with a lot more intensity than she has in previous years,” Wilson Hall girls head coach Glen Rector said of Hall. “And whether it was senior leadership or she realized how much the team needed her, she really stepped up this year and led our team in almost every category.” Munn went from a player who didn’t see a lot of playing time last year to averaging 6 points and 7.1 rebounds per game while shooting 49 percent from the field. “Lucion got so much attention that it allowed Elizabeth to get freed up for a lot of offensive rebounds and the thing she really improved on was putting

not take part because of a hamstring injury. He plans to hold his own workout for scouts March 29. Players were measured for height, weight, hand size and wing span. Some took part in weight lifting drills, benchpressing 225-pounds as often as they could with Clemson’s strength coach Joey Batson urging them on. There were the 40-yard dash runs, broad jumps and vertical leaps before cone drills and position workouts — all under the steady stares of NFL scouts watching for flaws. “It’s pretty nerve wracking,” Clemson receiver Jaron Brown said. Brown was the fastest of the 12 players taking part with a 40-yard time of 4.29

“Today, I knew there were going to be a lot of guys because Clemson always has a good pro day with a lot of people.” The players took part in some interviews, too. Brown said he was asked by one team if he’d draft Hopkins, nicknamed ‘Nuk,’ or Watkins, given the choice of one. Brown’s answer? “I told them ‘Nuk’ because he’s eligible for the draft,” he said, laughing. Watkins, a sophomore this season, has at least one more season left at Clemson before starting a pro career. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said it was fun seeing his old players again, most who’d been off training for the pros since the season ended.

seconds. He said he worked hard during his training on getting faster since the bowl game. “I was glad to see it pay off,” he said. Brown and tight end Brandon Ford alternated with Hopkins on the pass-catching workouts. The three were asked to make several hard cuts and quickly locate the ball in the air. Ford was not invited to the NFL combine and was eager to show NFL people he was ready for the pros. Ford compared it to playing major opponents like Florida State, South Carolina or LSU when scouts fill the press boxes. “They’re there for a reason. They want to see what guys can do against the best guys that are out there,” Ford said.

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WILLIAM ALLEN Jr. William “Squirrel� Allen Jr., 58, died March 4, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born Feb. 28, 1955, in Clarendon County, he was a son of Ella Allen and the late William Allen Sr. He received his formal education in the public schools of ClarALLEN endon County. “Squirrel� was employed by Wyboo Golf Course, Martin Brothers Logging, Herbert Vinny Landscaping and Smith Grade Pavement. Those left to cherish his loving memory are his loving mother, Ella Allen of Manning; five sisters, Edith Starks and Mary Allen, both of Manning, Rosa (Jacob) Lewis of Fayetteville, N.C., Ethel

(Thomas) Mallard of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Angelia (Danny) Wicker of Manning; five brothers, Henry Allen of White Plains, N.Y., James (Lourdes) Allen of Kissimmee, Fla., Thomas (Bertha) Allen of Norwalk, Conn., and Anthony (Yolantra) Smith and Robert Lee (Thomasena) Smith, both of Summerton; four aunts, Inez Brunson, Eliza (Joe) Nelson, Catherine (Elder Willie) Starks and Lila Mae Brock; one uncle, Sammie (Christine) Oliver; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends, including two very good friends, Willie J. Hammett and Tom Gregory. Funeral services for Mr. Allen will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Friendship AME Church. The Rev. Harold O. Wilson, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

The remains will be placed in the church at noon until the hour of service. Viewing will be held from noon to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to summertonfuneralhome@yahoo.com. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, 1041 KW Hodge Road, Manning. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 4853755.

GABE BROWN Gabe “Ford� Brown, 74, died Friday, March 1, 2013, at his residence in Horatio. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Homer and Margaret Richbow Brown. Gabe attended the public

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schools of Sumter County and attended Willow Grove AME Church in Horatio. He worked for many years as a construction worker and was employed by Republic Construction and McCory Construction companies. Gabe will certainBROWN ly be missed for the great love and hospitality he showed to his family, friends and neighbors. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by eight sisters, Lizzie Esther Singleton, Harriett McLeod, Viola Gnatt, Margaret Goodrich, Earien Wilson, Louise Dinkins, Hester Brown and Essie Mae Brown; and a brother, Jeff Brown. Surviving are a daughter, Patricia Joyce Williams; a nephew, Eugene Brown Wil-

lowford; a niece, Rosalie Gnatt Stubblefield; a grandnephew, Walter Gnatt; and a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Willow Grove AME Church, 8105 Sumter Landing Road, Horatio, with the Rev. Wallace Preston officiating. Interment will follow in Willow Grove AME Church Cemetery. The public may view from noon to 8 p.m. today. Mr. Brown will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. until the hour of service. The family will receive friends at the home, 4045 Waiters Road, Horatio. Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.palmermemorialchapel.com SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B7

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Clowney buys $5M insurance policy CAROLINAfrom Page B1 BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s Jadeveon Clowney has taken out a $5 million insurance policy to protect himself financially during the Gamecocks’ 2013 season. The All-American defensive end used Twitter to laugh off discussions last month about whether he should sit out the year and not risk injury, but he apparently has been seriously thinking about his NFL future. Several analysts say the 6-foot-6 Clowney would be the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NFL draft if he were eligible. That led to questions whether Clowney should consider not playing and avoid possibly suffering an injury that might ruin his draft status. Clowney said there was never a doubt he would play, but he did use the NCAA’s “Exceptional Student-Athlete Disability Program� that permits qualifying athletes in football, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and ice hockey, to take out a loan to help finance the cost of an insurance policy, which they must repay upon signing a pro contract. Clowney confirmed Thursday that he had the $5 million policy, but did not say he was concerned about being injured. The $5 million is the maximum amount allowed and NCAA spokesman Chris Radford has said such policies cost about $30,000. Radford said between 75 and 100

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USC defensive end Jadeveon Clowney runs through drills led by first-year defensive line coach Deke Adams during spring practice. Clowney purchased the NCAA’s $5 million maximum allotted insurance policy to protect his future.

athletes take advantage of the program annually— about 80 percent of those are football players. “Nah, I wouldn’t sit out,� Clowney said following practice. “I want to go ahead and play.� Clowney had an upclose view of how injuries can derail a prospective NFL career. Teammate Marcus Lattimore was a consensus first-round pick until a gruesome injury against Tennessee dislocated his right knee and tore several ligaments, leaving the players draft status for next month up in the air. Clowney said defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward met with him and his parents, urging the player to keep going as hard as he has his first two seasons at South Carolina. “It’s not hard� to do that, Clowney said. “I’m just going to keep rolling

and coming at you.� Clowney has rolled over opponents his first two seasons, collecting 21 sacks with the Gamecocks. He was the Southeastern Conference’s freshman of the year in 2011, then won the Hendricks Award this past fall as the nation’s top defensive end. He was sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and began a campaign for this year’s award with his devastating hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith — Clowney dislodged Smith’s helmet before using one hand to recover the fumble — at the Outback Bowl on New Year’s Day. Clowney also has bulked up, adding nearly 20 pounds from the start of last season and now weighs 273. He said he ran a 4.54-second time in the 40-yard dash during offseason workouts.

“I put on a few pounds and I’m still running at the same speed,� he said. “So that’s pretty good.� Clowney was as surprised as anyone when he became a national focus. Friends and teammates began calling and texting, telling Clowney the opinion he should skip this season, train like crazy without the danger of a football injury and be ready for 2014 when he’d make about $22 million as the NFL’s top pick. “I’d go crazy if I sat out,� he said. “So I didn’t pay any more attention to it after that.� Clowney was back on the practice field when the Gamecocks opened spring drills this week. He says his goals this fall are to surpass the 13 sacks he recorded last fall. He’s only eight sacks away from matching South Carolina’s alltime mark set by Eric Norwood.

their share of the next five to keep pace with those numbers. “This is an important weekend for us against Rider, the last weekend before conference play. I like where our team is,� Holbrook said. The team’s batting average has risen to .294 and its 7.3 runs per game were boosted by 10-0 and 14-4 midweek wins against Ball State. Senior first baseman LB Dantzler leads the offense with a .462 average, .600 on-base percentage, four homers, and 15 RBIs. Senior captain Patrick Sullivan, the righthander who picked up a relief win against Ball State, liked how the team didn’t let down against the Cardinals after the big series win against rival Clemson. “I thought we came out with a lot of energy. Sometimes after a big series like that, you worry about that,� he said. “Everybody’s going in there real confident right now.� Freshman second baseman Max Schrock, who’s second on the team with 11 RBIs and first with six stolen bases, had five hits in

the two Ball State games to raise his average to .260 along with his confidence. “That’s a big reason we’re succeeding right now. A lot of guys up there at the plate have confidence,� Schrock said. The pitching has remained solid all season with a 2.21 team ERA, a .205 opposing-team batting average and 105 strikeouts in 106 innings. But the loss of ace left-hander Jordan Montgomery (3-0, 0.95 ERA) to an arm injury for two to three weeks will hurt. That will leave Holbrook searching for a new weekend starter in the short term, with sophomore right-handed reliever Evan Beal (0-0, 0.00) getting his first start of the season tonight and the second of his career. But the pitching staff’s depth should help, especially as long as senior left-handers Nolan Belcher (2-1, 2.18 ERA) and Tyler Webb, the closer with three saves, continue to pitch as well as they have. Senior right-hander Colby Holmes (1-1, 3.71) will start Saturday with Belcher going Sunday.

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JACKSON CONYERS Sr. MANNING — Jackson Conyers Sr., 70, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at his residence, 14213 Raccoon Road, Manning. He was born Aug. 20, 1942, in Manning, a son of the late Levi Sr. and Leona Watson Conyers. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County. In his earlier years, he worked as a private inCONYERS vestigator in Pennsylvania and Florida. After moving back home, he worked in the pulpwood/logging industry, until he retired. Survivors are two sons, Jackson Conyers Jr. and Corey Scott; three daughters, Ernestine (James) McNeil, Angela (Charles) Simms and Jacqulyn (Tyrone) Lane; three brothers, Columbus (Sarah) Conyers, Nolton Conyers and Levi Conyers; five sisters, Rosetta (Johnny) Robinson, Olivia (William) Neal, Viola (Willie) Miller, Mary Mickens and Martha (Woodrow) Sharpe; former wife, Rosa Conyers; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. The celebratory service for Mr. Conyers will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with Elder Allen Whack officiating, and Minister Michael Sneed and Minister Teresa Ellison assisting. Burial will follow in State Cemetery, Manning. The family is receiving friends at the home of his niece and her husband, Kim and Jerry Cleveland, 1124 Travis Lane, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. FRANK ROBINSON Frank Robinson entered eternal rest on Friday, March 1, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born in Sumter County, a son of the late Pinkney Robinson Sr. and Rovenia Colclough Robinson Rivers. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. He was a member of Olden Chapel Union Methodist Episcopal Church, where he served on the steward board, trustee board, as a Sunday school teacher, and was twice elected man of the year. He retired from Campbell Soup Co. and was a self-employed appliance repairman. He was united in holy matrimony to Virginia Dwyer. To their union, four children were born, Frank (Pamela) Robinson, Patricia Ann Robinson, Sandra Jean Robinson and Elaine Robinson, all of Sumter. In addition to his wife and children, he leaves to cherish his memory: 11 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; five brothers, Henry (Marian) Robinson, Sammie Lee (the Rev. Annette) Robinson, Ben Earl Rivers, Leon Robinson and Robert Rivers; two sisters, Lucille Johnson and Martha (Mills) Moore; three nieces, Molly (Sammie Lee) Ross, Mary Agnes Gibson and Ethel Bracey; one nephew, James “Pink” Robinson; one brother-in-law, Robert Lee (Sarah) Dwyer; one sister-inlaw, Vivian Wilkes; two loyal nephews, Perry Moten and James Robinson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Olden Chapel UME Church with the pastor, the Rev. Roger Mullins, the Rev. Dr. Bennie Colclough, Presiding Elder Joseph Watkins, Elder Henry Colclough, the Rev. Glen Robinson and Minister Martha R. McCall. Burial will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. The family is receiving

friends at the home, 241 Brent St., Sumter. Online memorials may be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JAYWANN PARKER Cpl. Jaywann Parker entered this world on March 28, 1989, in Wilmington, Del., to his proud parents, Tysha L. Parker and Jaywann Bullock. Cpl. Parker died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013. At a young age, Cpl. Parker was educated in the public schools of Sumter, beginning at Wilder Elementary School. While attending Sumter County schools, Cpl. Parker graced so many with his talent and love for basketball within the schools and community. Upon graduating from Sumter High School in the Class of 2007, Cpl. Parker joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served as a supply warehouseman with 2nd MLG Supply BN Supply Co., Camp Lejeune, N.C.; Headquarters and Services Battalion, Parris Island; and Unit 273 MCCAS, Beaufort. He served his country honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps during Operation Iraqi Freedom 2009 and Enduring Freedom Afghanistan 2012. Cpl. Parker will always be remembered for his loyalty, hard work, and dedication to the Marine Corps; and his love for basketball. The light of this beloved person will forever shine through his wife, Brandy Parker of Sumter; children, Kaidynn Ariel Parker and De’Ziah Janayia Parker, both of Sumter: parents, Tysha Parker of Sumter and Jaywann (Donza) Bullock of Wilmington, Del.; stepfather, Troy (Julia) Graham; motherin-law, Barbara (John) West; father-in-law, Jeremiah McLeod; grandparents, Theresa Gibbs, Diane Haskins and Theodore Wilmore, all of Wilmington, and Patricia and Larry Graham of Sumter; five brothers, Brandon Parker, Nagee Parker and Omari Parker of Sumter, and Dominique Thomas and Dahmier Thomas, both of Wilmington; three sisters, Jordon Tabron and Kadayha Graham, both of Sumter, and Jaivonna Thomas of Wilmington; two brothers-in-law, Marcus Green and Esau Green of Sumter; two sisters-in-law, Crystal McLeod of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and Marva Green of Sumter; a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, and very special friends. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ray Boy Gibbs, Last T. Parker, McKinley and Ethel Bowman, and Zelma Graham. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Cpl. Parker will be placed in the Sumter Civic Center at 10 a.m. Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Sumter Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St., with the Rev. Larry W. Barnes officiating, assisted by Co-Pastor Evangelene Barnes, the Rev. Daisy Pringle, the Rev. John Holden and Pastor Roger Mullins. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, Tysha Parker, 884 Woodcrest St., Sumter, and the home of his mother-inlaw, Barbara West, 512 Bagnal Drive, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net. ANNIE MAE J. BEALL Annie Mae Jenkinson

Beall, 95, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at her home. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Richard “Dick” and Nora Ardis Jenkinson. Mrs. Beall was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. She was a volunteer with the Shepherd’s Center and a member of the YMCA for more than 25 years. She was a retired publications editor with the Department of the U.S. Army at the Pentagon with 32 years of service. Surviving are one daughter, Gloria Pounds of Sumter; two brothers, Ernest Jenkinson of Sumter and Ben Ryan Jenkinson of Charlotte, N.C.; one sister, Nell Swartz of Sumter; a daughter-in-law, Barbara Beall of Maryland; five grandsons; and 10 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Aldersgate United Methodist Church with Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of her daughter. Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

ROWLAND S. HARRIS Rowland Sylvester Harris fell asleep in death on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at the Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. He was born Oct. 29, 1940, in Sumter, a son of the late Willie James and Audrey Hoston Harris. He received his education in the public schools of Sumter County. He served in the United State Army. He was an entrepreneur. He is survived by two sons, Rowland Pernell Harris of Atlanta and Richard (Lateasha) Harris of Sumter; four daughters, Lenise M. (Michael) Parrott and Michele (Joe Jr.) Parrott, both of Sumter, and Sherry Moten and Janine (Kenneth) McIntosh of Charlotte, N.C.; three cousins, Juanita Harrison, James W. Harris and Eric Harris; 20 grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Community Funeral Home Chapel. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 3080 Avin Road, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements. DEBRA IVEY Debra Marie Carroll Ivey, age 54, beloved wife of Charles “Bud” Ivey, died on Thursday, March 7, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter. CHYLENE KAY TROXEL Chylene Kay Troxel, 40, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at her home. Services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386. CHARLENE R. OSBORNE Mary Charlene Richardson Osborne, 63, went home Wednesday, March 6, 2013,

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after a long illness. She passed peacefully in her sleep, in her bed, at home. She was surrounded by her four-legged friends and her husband. Charlene was born Nov. 5, 1949, in Sumter, the only child of the late Charles B. and Emily R. Richardson. She was educated in the city schools of Sumter. During her senior year at Sumter High, she met and fell in love with her “husband to be.” Following her graduation from high school, she wed William Joel “Jody” Osborne. They shared a life together for 43 wonderful years. They were joined in their lives with two daughters, Heather J. Turner (David) and Erin C. Weekes (Stuart), both of Sumter. She and Jody followed a long and exotic path in life. Charlene became a licensed practical nurse and served hundreds of patients in local nursing homes. She and Jody, with the girls in tow, became the directors and houseparents of Greenhouse Home for Children in 1978 and stayed until its closing in 1982. She was “Mom” to more than 60 children, age 9 to 17. With the closing of the home, she and Jody, again with girls in tow, departed for a year of training at South American Missionary Society of the Episcopal Church, after which the family left for 1 1/2 years of service in the city of La Ceiba, Honduras. The family returned to Sumter in 1986 and Charlene went back to nursing and caring for her husband and children. She developed a fondness for rescuing all forms of abandoned and neglected animals. In her retirement years, she loved to indulge in her grandchildren, Noah G. Weekes, Thomas B. Weekes and Carmen Isabelle Turner. They could do no wrong in grandma’s eyes! As far as sons-in-law, Charlene often said that she could not have picked better men for her daughters. She was a member of the Charismatic Apostolic Community. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Hagood Church of the Ascension, 5190 S.C. 261, near Rembert, with the Rt. Rev. James McManus and the Rev. John Ayers officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the home of her daughter, 830 Lucianlake Drive, Sumter. Memorials, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

GREGORY K. WALTERS Gregory Karl Walters, affectionately known as “Shuga Bear,” was born on Feb. 11, 1962, to Annie Polk Walters and the late James Lee Walters Jr. He departed this life on Tuesday, March 5, 2013, at his residence. He was baptized at an early age and attended Calvary Baptist Church in Pinewood. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. After graduation, Gregory attended the Sumter County Career Center, where he quickly developed a skill in brick masonry. He went on to begin a career with Porter Gaymon Construction and Lewis Evans Construction companies. He leaves to cherish his memory: a loving and devoted mother, Annie Polk Walters; a brother, Eric L. Walters; a sister, Elisha L. Walters, all of Sumter; four nieces, Tericka, Desveyon, Kamari and Kai’lae of Sumter; and a

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host of aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Walters will be placed in the Salem Chapel and Heritage Center at 1 p.m. Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem St., Sumter, with the Rev. John Johnson officiating, the Rev. Dr. Mitchell Adger, eulogist, assisted by Minister Napoleon Bradford and the Rev. E.L. Sanders. Interment will follow in the Brown Chapel UME Church Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, Annie Walters, 717 Maney St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

MASON SCOTT SIMS Mason Scott Sims, infant son of Kevin Scott Sims and Dian Barkley Sims, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. He was born March 5, 2013, in Sumter. Survivors include his parents of Sumter; one sister, Autumn Sims of the home; paternal grandparents, Donnie Howard of Lafayette, Ala., and Becky Ennis (Steve) of Carthage, N.C.; maternal grandparents, Mike and Donna Barkley of Sumter; paternal greatgrandparents, Felton and Erma Howard of Lafayette; and maternal great-grandparents, Gilbert and Dot Barkley, and Wedrell and Helen Lee of Pinewood. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery with the Rev. Steve Hendricks and the Rev. Michael Murdoch officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. ALTHEA GREGGS ORLANDO, Fla. — Sister Althea Greggs, wife of Edward N. Greggs, passed away on Monday, March 4, 2013, in Orlando. She was a daughter of Brother Roosevelt Mitchell, past connectional lay chaplain and past Seventh Episcopal District lay president, and the late Elease D. Mitchell. She graduated from Sumter High School in 1976. She furthered her education at Bennett College, Greensboro, N.C. Sister Althea Greggs attended Pine Hills Congregation of Jehovah’s Witness. She is survived by her loving husband, Edward N. Greggs; two sons, Edward “EJ” Greggs and Roderick Maurice Greggs; father, Roosevelt M. Mitchell of South Carolina; brother, Nehemiah (Bernice) Conyers of New York; and sisters, Renee (Glenn) of Washington, D.C., Bridget (Heyward) Lindsay of Georgia, and Madell Lawson and Shunda Davis, both of South Carolina. Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. today at Pine Hills Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 8674 A.D. Mims Road, Orlando. Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@ aol.com. Courtesy announcement by Fleming-DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning.

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The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Sumter Section will meet at 5 p.m. today at Morris College. The People to People Program will host a flapjack fundraiser at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Applebee’s, 2497 Broad St. Tickets are $7 and include pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. Proceeds will help send fifth grade student Victoria R. China on an educational trip to Canada. For tickets, call (803) 316-6789. A Zumbathon fundraiser for the James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation will be held 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at M.H. Newton Family Life Center, 415 Manning Ave. Call (803) 968-3644 or email FoxyAKB@sc.rr.com. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 202 Ballard-Palmer-Bates Post 202 will meet 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at 310 Palmetto St. Call (803) 795-3976. The Sumter Band of Cheraw Indians will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at 2530 N. Kings Highway, Rembert. Nominations for the executive tribal council and the judicial branch are being accepted at sbciindians1@hotmail. com and elections will be held. If you’re related to an Oxendine, Benenhaley, Ray, Hood or Buckner and are interested in finding out more about your heritage, you are invited to attend and enroll in the tribe. The Sumter High School Class of 1973 will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at the home of Smiley Myers, 1125 Falling Waters Lane, to finalize plans for the 40-year class reunion. Call (803) 316-0052. The Sumter Branch NAACP Women in the NAACP (WIN) Program will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at Mt. Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St. The Ashwood Central High School Classes of 1977 and 1976 will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, March 10, at McDonald’s in Bishopville. Reunion plans will be discussed. Call (803) 2292445 or (803) 983-5132. The Cherryvale COPs will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, March 11, at the Cherryvale Community Center, 4340 Confederate Road. Sheriff Anthony Dennis will speak. Call (803) 494-8920. The DeLaine Community Coalition will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at the DeLaine Center, Eagle and Cane Savannah Road. Col. Leroy Taylor, of the S.C. State Transport Police, and Officer Wade War, of the Sumter County Department of Transportation, will speak.

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Plaintiff, v. Estate of Dorothy B. Lemon, John Doe and Jane Doe, who are fictitious names, representing all of the unknown heirs of Dorothy B. Lemon, and Richard Roe and Mary Roe, who are fictitious names, representing all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, interest or lien upon the subject real estate, Defendant. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending, or is about to be commenced, in the Court of Common Pleas between the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant to foreclose on a Mortgage given by Onless C. Lemon and Dorothy B. Lemon to First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc., the Plaintiff herein, May 16, 2003 and recorded May 21, 2003 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 889 at Page 1714. The property which is the subject of said action is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State or South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 266, Section 7, In the Twin Lakes Subdivision on that plat prepared by D. D. Edmunds, RLS, dated March 20, 1991 and recorded in Plat Book 91 at page 309 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Said Lot No. 266 consists of 0.40 acre, more or less, being bounded and measuring as follows: On the NORTH by McCrays Mills Road, and measuring thereon 88.78 feet; on the EAST by Lot No. 265, and measuring thereon 150.56 feet;on the SOUTH by Lot No. 12A, and measuring thereon an aggregate distance of 133.63 feet; on the WEST by Twin Lakes Drive, and fronting thereon 110.14 feet; and on the NORTHWEST by the intersection of Twin Lakes Drive and McCrays Mill Road, and measuring thereon 37.70 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to aforesaid plat. This is the property known as 861 Twin Lakes Drive, Sumter, SC. LESS, HOWEVER, that certain parcel previously conveyed to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Columbia, South Carolina, recorded March 17, 1999 in Deed Book 734 at page 1610, aforesaid records. This being the identical property conveyed to Onless C. Lemon and Dorothy B. Lemon by that deed of Janie Durant-Williams dated May 16, 2003 and recorded May 21, 2003 in Deed Book 889 at page 1710, aforesaid records; full title to which subsequently transferred automatically to Dorothy B. Lemon upon the death of Onless C. Lemon on October 20, 2007 due to the fact that the Lemon's held the Property by Joint Tenancy with a Right of Survivorship.

Property Address: 861 Twin Lakes Drive Sumter, SC 29154 TMS # 207-08-02-012 AMENDED SUMMONS (Non-Jury)

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in the above-captioned action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscribers at their offices located at 1900 Barnwell Street, Post Office Drawer 7788, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after the date of such service, exclusive of the day of 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 answer the said Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an order of reference or that 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. RICHARDSON, PLOWDEN & ROBINSON, P.A. S. Nelson Weston, Jr. Charles J. Webb P.O. Drawer 7788 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 771-4400 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-0077 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Champion Mortgage Company, Plaintiff, v. Barbara G. Sims; Tangier Gary; LaToya Gary; any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Elizabeth F. Gary a/k/a Elizabeth Gary, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Housing and Urban Development; Defendant(s). (017108-00039) TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Elizabeth F. Gary a/k/a Elizabeth Gary, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 927 South Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 227-13-07-020, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days

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LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain Home Equity Conversion Mortgage of real estate given by Elizabeth F. Gary a/k/a Elizabeth Gary to Village Capital and Investment, LLC dated December 1, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the RMC/ROD for Sumter County on December 9, 2010, in Mortgage Book 1148 at Page 753. Subsequently, this Mortgage was assigned unto Metlife Home Loans, a Division of Metlife Bank, N.A. by assignment dated October 19, 2012 and recorded November 16, 2012 in Book 1179 at Page 1787. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any improvements thereto, situate, lying and being just south of the limits of the City of Sumter, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 64 on a plat of Victory Heights made by R.F. McLellan, CE, recorded in Plat Book Z-5 at Page 8 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Reference to said plat is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description. Said lot is subject to all restrictions, covenants, and easements of record, including those in Book 806 at Page 597. This being the same property conveyed to Elizabeth F. Gary and Randolph Gary by deed of Mazie Witherspoon dated November 4, 1964 and recorded December 8, 1964 in Book H-9 at Page 120. Subsequently, Randolph Gary died intestate on September 15, 1998, as is more fully shown in the Probate Records for Sumter County bearing Case No. 1999-ES-43-328; his interest in the subject property was conveyed to Elizabeth F. Gary by Deed of Distribution dated July 19, 2001 and recorded July 19, 2001 in Book 810 at Page 669. Subsequently, Elizabeth F. Gary a/k/a Elizabeth Gary died August 4, 2011, leaving her interest in the subject property to her heirs, namely, Barbara G. Sims, Tangier Gary, and LaToya Gary.

Property Address: 927 South Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 TMS# 227-13-07-020 Columbia, South Carolina January 14, 2013 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Elizabeth F. Gary a/k/a Elizabeth Gary, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe. YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on January 15, 2013. Columbia, South Carolina February 5, 2013

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC.. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE

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ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI Deficiency Judgment Waived It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the appointment of Anne Bell Fant as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Anne Bell Fant, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 927 South Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150; that Anne Bell Fant is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Any unknown Heir-at-law or Devisees of Elizabeth F. Gary a/k/a Elizabeth Gary, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe by publication thereof in the The Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Samuel C. Waters (SC Bar #5958) Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Reginald P. Corley (SC Bar #69453) Jennifer W. Rubin (SC Bar #16727) Ellie C. Floyd (SC Bar #68635) Michael P. Morris (SC Bar #73560) Eve Moredock Stacey (SC Bar #5300) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) William S. Koehler (SC Bar#74935) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Jaclynn B. Goings (SC Bar #77501) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 017108-00039 A-4365761

SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2013-CP-43-131 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A.,

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on January 24, 2013.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Daniel D. Drummond and Hilda J. Drummond to Bank of America, N.A. bearing date of April 22, 2004 and recorded April 22, 2004 in Mortgage Book 934 at Page 1527 in the R e g i s t e r o f M e s n e Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Sumter County, in the original principal sum of Two Hundred Nineteen Thousand Six Hundred Sixty Nine and 00/100 Dollars ($219,669.00), and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel and lot of land with improvements if any, situate, lying and being in the County and City of Sumter, State of South Carolina identified as Lot No. 57 of Garden Gate Subdivision Phase II and being more fully shown on that plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, R.L.S. and recorded in Plat Book 2001 at Page 79, Records of Sumter County. This property is known as 440 Veranda Drive and is further identified as Sumter County Tax Map Parcel No. 185-14-02-028. Aforesaid Plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, As Amended. Be all measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat.

Property Address: 440 Veranda Drive, Sumter, SC 29150

FY 2012-2013 Current General Fund Budget General Fund Budget: $101,310,517 General Fund Operating Mills Levied: 151 FY 2013-2014 Proposed General Fund Budget General Fund Proposed Budget: $104,157,724 General Fund Proposed Mills: 151 General Operations: The projected millage rate for General Operations for 2013-2014 is 151.00, which is a zero percent increase from the current 2012-13 millage rate. The proposed percentage change in the estimated operating budgets between the current fiscal year and the proposed budget is an increase of 2.81%.

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 12-CP-43-2099 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationwide Advantage Mortgage Company, against Thomas I. Rogers, the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on March 4, 2013, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Sumter, SC, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land together with any improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 42, as shown on that certain plat of Millwood Gardens Subdivision, by Joseph R. Edwards, R.L.S., dated March 19, 1996 and recorded in the Register of Deeds office for Sumter County in Plat Book 96 at Page 330, having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in Section 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 1913 Georgiana Drive, Sumter, SC

Public Hearing Public Hearing on Sumter School District FY 2014 General Operating Budget Monday, March 25, 2013 Crestwood High School Fine Arts Center 200 Oswego Road Sumter South Carolina, 29153 In compliance with Section 6-1-80 of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the Sumter School District Board of Trustees will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 25, 2013 at 6 PM in the Crestwood High School Fine Arts Center to receive input on the proposed 2013-2014 General Fund

made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

This being the same property conveyed to Thomas I. Rogers by deed of Angela M. Artz f/k/a Angela M. Bettencourt, dated September 27, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on September 28, 2001, in Deed Book 817 at Page 1720. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 6.75% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be

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Absolute auctions, duplex & 11 lots, Florence County, SC, Saturday, March 16, 11 am, Salesite: 612 S. Irby St., Florence, SC. Damon Shortt Real Estate & Auction Group. 877-669-4005. SCAL 2346 www.damonshorttpro perties.com Firearms auction March 16 * 4 pm, Hodges, SC. 100+ guns and 1000's of ammo rounds (50+ O/U shotguns alone). If you have guns, we have buyers. www.lakelandsa uctionservices.com Kit Young *SCAL 3812 864-374-7772 Police & Utility Auction, Chevrolet 2500 HD truck w/ mechanics bed, coins, power tools. SCAL #3590 ends March 14 @ 7 pm. Bid Now. www.SCauctions.com 1-800-569-1953.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Ladies In House Sale: 7 Wingate Ct. Fri. 12 til 6 pm/ Sat. by Apt. only! Call 803-481-3754 Lv Msg. Brand Name Clothes, Shoes size 8, Jewelry & Hhld Items. & Misc. CASH PAID for yard sale and any other items of value. Call 840-0420 4920 John Franklin(off Eagle Rd) Fri 9-4 Sat 7-12 Washer, Pocket books Furn. Hshld, clths, Indoor Yard Sale Sat 8-12, Warehouse Corner of Blvd Rd & Liberty St. 613 Brushwood Dr. Fri & Sat. 7am. -12 Easter goodies, baby clothes, books, toys & more Moving Sale, Saturday, March 9th, 8 am - 12 noon. Several pieces of furniture, some applianes, over $20K of tools - many are unused & other large items. NO clothes or broken toys! 309 Stuckey Street, (corner of Oakland Ave. & Stuckey St. in Sumter, SC). Multi-Family 2685 Camden Rd Sat 7 -? Boys/Girls clths Hshld goods & more

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

St. Paul AME (Shaw) seeks an experienced church musician. For details call 803-494-3524 or 803-397-6949

901 Rockdale Blvd. (Stonecroft Blvd.) Sat. 7am 1pm. Hshld items, baby clothes, and lots of misc. MULTI-FAMILY: 971 Shadow Trl. 7:30 until. Appliances, Furniture, much more 1903 Pinewood Rd. Fri. 10-4, Sat. 8-2. Baby clothes, 50 cents. New Easter items 1/2 off. Bike, lg. baby items. 738 N. Main St. Fri/Sat 9am-2pm. Large selection of Easter Suits and other items. Multi-family sale, Fri 8 - 12, Sat. 7 - 12. 2645 Lorentz Dr. off Kolb Rd. near Twin Lakes. Household items, furn., kids toys, clothes, movies & more more.

Lawn / Garden / Nursery For Sale 17.5 HP Craftsman riding mower, 42 in. deck. New battery, new seat, grass catcher, Good condition. $500.00 obo. 803-469-8787 or 803-968-3421.

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Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, etc or almost anything of value Call 983-5364

5 burial spaces on lot 49-S in Sumter Cemetary. $1000 ea. Call Lucille 910-470-3796

Yard Sale 1844 Kolb Rd. Fri & Sat. 8 to 1. Appl., Furn., Gun Cabinet & lots more.

Help Wanted Part-Time Sonic Drive-In of Sumter is now Hiring Skating Car Hops. Apply in person at either location. Broad St. or McCray's Mill Rd. $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

DISH Network. Starting at $19.99/month (for 12 mos.) & high speed internet starting at $14.95/month (where available). SAVE! Ask about SAME DAY installation! CALL Now! 1-877-617-0765.

I'm Available to clean your home. Affordable, reliable 15 yrs exp ref's. Melissa 803-938-5204 Vintage Toy Repair. Call Mark C. Smith @ 803-464-0153 for Free Estimate. Experienced Caregiver seeks employment. Flexible Hours, Reasonable Rates, References Available. Please Call: 803-968-0160 Need X-Tra $$$ Buy Wholesale $100 Min. Home & Body Oils, Oil Warmers, Bottles, More! 774-7823

Statewide Employment Class A drivers needed. Van & refrig freight. 8-10 days out. Home 48 hours. Choice of benefits plans. 800-333-9291 www.veriha. com

Driver Trainees Needed for McElroy Truck Lines Local CDL Training No Experience Needed Weekly Home Time Call Today 1-888-263-7364

Medical Help Wanted OR Tech Experience req. prn Fax resume to 803 773-6009 or apply at 18 Miller Rd

Career Services Nanny/ Caregiver with CPR, First Aid, CNA Certification, and Swim Instructor, Manning or Sumter Area. Call 570-640-8727

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Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Sewing Machine Repairs over 30 yrs. exp. Will come to your location. Call Mark C. Smith 803-464-0153

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2, 3 & 4/BR's Trailers for rent , Cherryvale & Dogwood & Dalzell Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926 3 br, 1.5 ba, older home completely remodeled. Approx. 1900 sq ft. Lg yard. $900 mo. $900 sec. dep. All appliances plus washer & dryer furnished. 9 Loring Mill Rd. 775-8840 (h) 491-4026 (c)

OTR/CDL Class A Drivers, Singles, Teams, Owner Ops. Multiple locations at Ryder Facilities in NC and SC. USA/Canada routes. Good home time. Excellent pay with monthly bonus and good benefits. www.catconcord.com Call 1-800-869-2434 Ron Hettrick Superior Transportation New Year, New Career guaranteed salary! Great benefits! 3 yrs. Flatbed/stepdeck exp. Call 800-736-9486 ext 266.

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Homes for Sale 3 BD/2.5 Bth Home New Const. Great Floor Plan 1305 Mayfield Dr. Priced to Sell! Call 803-309-6627. For Sale by owner: 3 bedroom house with garage apt. $87,000. call 803-968-3391

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Gypsum Express Regional hauls for flatbed company driver terminal in Georgetown. Ask about Performance Bonus coming April 1st & more. Melissa 866-317-6556 x6 or www.gypsumexpress.com Laid Off? Plant closing? Need that new job? Call Xtra Mile & enroll in CDL Class-A training today! 1-866-484-6313 / www.xtra miledrivertraining.com

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Waterfront 2BR home at Lake Marion. Private dock, boat ramp, deep water, carport. $900/mo. Call 570-301-3322

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Hardwood table 60x36 w/sand tile top & 4 chairs $175, Wood frame futon w/extra thick full size mattress $275, Nvy blue upholstered recliner chair $50, Black tv /storage cab. 71x40 $250 call 803 506-4772

Freewill Baptist 971 Blvd Rd. March 7th , 8th, & 9th. Hot dogs, drinks & sweets, 7am - until.

106 Lemmon St Sat 7-11 Biggest yard sale of the year

Fun Job Travel the US. Call today, start work today. 18 yrs & over. Will train. No exp. Company pays transportation. Earn $400 wkly, commission based. Cash advance while in training in sunny Florida.. Call Mr. Marshall 803-316-5536

Split Oak Firewood, $60/dump, $65/stacked. Darrell Newman 803-316-0128. Tree Service also available.

Multi family 317 Burns Dr Sat. 7am-? Furn, tools, misc items, too much to list

Multi-family moving sale. Kitchen appliances, piano, furniture & much more! Sat. March 9th, 7 am, Ginko Hills, 2640 Maidenhair Ln. No early birds.

Established Heating and Air Conditioning Company looking for an experienced sheet metal fabricator and installer. Employer needs to be experienced in sizing and installation for residential and light commercial work. Employer has to have a valid driver's license and personal tools on hand. Great benefits offered and top pay! Please send responses to P-Box 302 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

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Lazy Boy Queen size sleeper sofa, Non smoker and no pets. Good condition also 2 end tables w drawers fair condition $300.00 OBO call 803-473-2499

Huge Yard Sale Gion St. off Alice Dr. Sat. 8-2. Too many to list. Prices negotiable.

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F/T Service Technician needed for an apartment community located in Sumter. Candidate will handle all phases of maintenance. Must have a valid SC driver's license and reliable transportation. On call is a MUST! HVAC and CPO certifications are MANDATORY. Please email resume to jennifer.chapel@berkleyhallmgmt .com

Multi Family -5401 Meadow Dr (hwy 441- Shaw) Sat 7-12 Furn.,Hshld, Infants, plus sz , & more. Priced to sell!

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16x80 MH, 3BR/2BA, Suitable for Mature Couple Only. No Kids due to location. $450mo. + $400 dep. Background check. Call 803-775-0492 lv. msg. Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 14 x 70 3 Br Industrial Park area. No Pets. $350 mo + $350 sec dep. 803-481-0365 Scenic Lake. 2 Br/2Ba. & 3BR /2BA. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm: (803) 499-1500.

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3BR/2BA Brick home on 1 ac. Wedgefield/Westlake Subd. $174,500, 803-494-8475 Pinewood 420 East Clark St. 4bd/2ba single family. 1287 sq ft, fixer upper, lease or cash option. $750 down $491/mo. Call 803-978-1539.

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Shiloh-Randolph Manor Apts. 1 BR apts. avail. for Elderly 62 yrs. or older. Call (803) 775-0575 or apply in person. Corner of Bartlette & Washington. Immediate Openings Rent based on income. EHO.

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Pre-owned Manufactured Homes for sale. 2, 3, 4 & 5 Bedroom homes at wholesale prices. Call 803-614-1165. 3 bed 2 bath 16x80 for sale. Call 803-469-3252.

Mobile Homes for rent. Section 8 OK. Call 773-8022

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5775 Cane Savannah Rd. (Wedgefield). 1+ acre land for sale. Perfect for a new home or future investment. Close to Shaw AFB. Call 803-983-2261 or 316-2730

1995 Kawasaki 800 CC Vulcan, Vance & Heinz exh. 20,000 mi, garage kept. Mustang seat, very good cond. $2,300. 336-710-1507

Browning Auto 5, 12 gage 22 in factory barrel, very good Cond. $595. Winchester Model 12, 12 Gage, Pre 1960, 7 shot pump. Very Good Cond. $595. 336-710-1507

Autos For Sale Cars under $5K. Buy Here, Pay Here. www.oneilfloyd.com Call 803-464-2275

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes

4.26 acres 3080 N. Main St (Sumter). Call 919-875-9725

3210 Broad St, 803-494-4275

97 Pontiac Trans Am,95,000 miles,V8, chrome rims, black $4,500 obo. 99 SAAB 93 turbo, good on gas, runs good, new tires. $1,200 obo. 803 468-8986.

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Waterfront Lot Live Oak Subd. Dalzell 5 acres $27,900 OBO Call 843-957-4752

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2005 Buick LeSabre custom, 82K miles, cold AC, CD player, all power, clean & dependable. $7,350. Call 803-236-0512.

2011 24 ft Bentley pontoon boat, 115 hp Mercury 4 stroke w/ Wesco trailer. $17,000. Call 803 720-6832

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Autos For Sale 09 Dodge Ram 4dr $13,995

FOR SALE IN MANNING:1465 Herod $350/mo. 1356 Herod Dr. $350/mo. Owner Financing. 803-460-3787 Tax Season is here! Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing.We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes. We have a layaway program. For more information call 843-389-4215.

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