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10 more suspects still sought Operation Smackdown continues BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com During a press conference at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on Friday morning,

Sheriff Anthony Dennis announced the agency is looking for 10 more individuals as Operation Smackdown, the months-long drug sting, continues.

A total of 36 people were arrested as of Friday morning since the sting started in January, and officers have about 17 warrants for those 10 people who are still being sought,

according the sheriff’s office. Also, 14 of the people already arrested have been charged with soliciting prostitution. Dennis said the entire operation is a proactive approach to cutting down drug and prostitution crimes in the county as well as discourag-

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ing more people from getting involved in those offenses. Seventy-five to 80 percent of crime in the county is drugrelated, he said during the press conference. Dennis said it is always possible that drug activity is gang

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Intersection project up for review Committee takes closer look at Pinewood, McCrays Mill roads BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Plans to make improvements to the intersection at Pinewood and McCrays Mill roads continue to move forward as Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study’s Policy Committee plans to review the project on June 6. The intersection project is one of SUATS’s long-range transportation plans that may be considered for South Carolina Department of Transportation’s Transportation Improvement Program project list if approved by the policy committee. SUATS’s Study Team reviewed the Pinewood and McCrays Mill intersection project during a meeting on April 6 when it also discussed recommended improvements to the intersection at Alice Drive and Liberty Street, a possible future project. The study team chose to present both projects to the policy committee with a preference for the Pinewood and McCrays Mill roads intersection. Sumter Senior Transportation Planner Allan Yu said only the Pinewood and McCrays Mill project will be presented to the policy committee based on SCDOT guidelines that required projects to be completed based on their ranking. The projects are ranked based on the severity of the road conditions, he said. The Pinewood and McCrays Mill project is the third and next project in line on the TIP list to be considered, and the Alice and Liberty project is number six on the list. The first two projects on the list are improvements the intersections at Broad Street and Wesmark Boulevard, and Broad Street and Bultman Drive, respectively. Preliminary actions have already started for hose projects, Yu said. If the policy committee approves the Pinewood and McCrays Mill project, the plans will be sent to SCDOT to be added to the state’s TIP project list, he said. State funds will be allocated to carry out the intersection improvements, he said.

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Fans of microbrew beer enter La Bella Vita on Friday night to sample one of the 11 beer tasting stations during the Downtown Microbrew festival. The event is an annual fundraiser for Santee Senior Services, and the money goes to help home deliver meals and helps with health and wellness programs.

Fleming-McGhaney runs for re-election FROM STAFF REPORTS Vivian Fleming-McGhaney, Sumter County Council District 5 incumbent and county council chairwoman, announced she is running for re-election to council. Fleming-McGhaney is the fifth of nine children born to Elouise T. Fleming and the late Samuel “Pop” Fleming. She grew up in the St. John-Shiloh community of Sumter County and attended the former Sumter School District 2 schools. She received a bachelor of science degree from South Carolina State University, a master’s degree from Cambridge College, and more

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than 30 hours above a master’s degree at University of South Carolina, College of Charleston and Francis Marion University. Fleming-McGhaney, FLEMINGwho served as a special MCGHANEY education teacher for more than 20 years, is employed with Sumter School District as coordinator of curriculum and instructions for specialized programs. She previously served as curriculum instructional coach and testing facilitator at R.E. Davis Elementary School. She gained National Board

Teacher Certification as an 2001 early childhood to young adults exceptional needs specialist and gained re-certification in 2010. Fleming-McGhaney’s public service stems from many years of volunteer services rendered toward grassroots efforts in schools, community and faith-based entities. On July 16, 2002, she offered her services to fill an unexpired term on Sumter County Council and was elected to council, representing District 5. She was re-elected to serve District 5 in 2004, 2008 and again in

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Student shoots self at upstate high school GREENVILLE (AP) — Two students are facing charges in connection with a shooting at a South Carolina high school, including a teen who was shot when a gun fired accidentally on Friday morning, authorities said. Greenville County Sheriff’s Lt. James Beaver said at a news conference that a 17-year-old student at Southside High School has been charged as an adult with unlawful carrying of a pistol, disturbing schools and carrying weapons on school property. According to Greenville County School District Superintendent W. Burke Royster, the student was in possession of the gun but did not fire it Friday morning in the school’s cafeteria. Officials do not know if he brought the gun to school. Another student, who was shot when the gun went off inside his own backpack, will face the same charges as a juvenile when he’s released from the hospital after treatment for injuries that were not lifethreatening, Beaver said. Authorities said the shooting was accidental and happened just before 8:30 a.m. Friday. Southside and several nearby schools were placed on lockdown, but students were allowed to come back in after deputies determined they were not looking for an at-large shooter. The student was conscious and talking when he was picked up by emergency medical personnel, Greenville County School District spokeswoman Beth Brotherton said. No one else was injured, authorities said. Each student was searched before being allowed to re-enter Southside and return to class. About two hours after the shooting, the school began releasing students to go home on buses, drive their cars or be picked up by their parents. According to the superintendent, bringing a gun onto school campus results in a mandatory one-year expulsion. Southside High School has a deputy on campus. It does not have permanent metal detectors but can bring in portable scanners if needed, the school district said. For the next several weeks, officials said there would be an “increased law enforcement presence” at Southside High School, and counselors would be available to talk to students about the situation. “We are relieved that it was not worse,” Royster said.

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Georgia, S.C. Double Dutch teams face off

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A team from Japan performs in a past World Double Dutch Championship tournament at Sumter County Civic Center. After competing in New York City in June 2015, teams from across the country and around the world will return to Sumter to compete June 9 through 11. Japan is always highly competitive. The Georgia-South Carolina tournament will be held next weekend at Alice Drive Middle School.

Winners may compete at the June Double Dutch World tournament in Sumter BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com After holding the Double Dutch World Tournament in New York City last year, American Double Dutch League brings the championship back to Sumter in June. But before that, Sumter County Recreation Department will host the Georgia and South Carolina competition on Saturday, May 21, in the Alice Drive Middle School gym on Miller Road. LaTrelle Chambers of Sumter Recreation Depart-

right to compete June 9 through 11 in the (Double Dutch World) tournament at the Sumter Civic Center,” she said. “Coaches and teams from around the world were ready to come back to Sumter. They talked about the Southern hospitality and the ‘good old South.’” The official definition of the jump rope competition, according to American Double Dutch League, reads “Double Dutch is a skip rope activity in which two rope turners turn two ropes in eggbeater fashion while

ment said several teams from both states are expected to compete beginning at 10 a.m. and continuing to about 3 p.m. The public is invited, and admission is free. In addition to Sumter, Chambers said she expects teams from Walterboro, Mount Pleasant, Charleston, Columbia, Florence and other areas as well about 15 teams from Georgia, including those from Savannah, Atlanta and Augusta. “The teams that take first, second and third in their divisions will win the

one or two people jump within the moving ropes.” It’s a lot more complicated and acrobatic than that, as viewers at the May 21 and June world championship competitions will see, Chambers said. Jean Ford, chairwoman and president of American Double Dutch League governing board and director of operations and programs for The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter, said she will provide details of the world championships as soon as they are available.

Duke to shut off Wateree River flow for 24 hours FROM STAFF REPORTS Flow to the Wateree River is scheduled to be shut off from 6 p.m. today to 6 p.m. Sunday to allow recovery of an 18wheel tractor-trailer that went over the Interstate 20 bridge, according to a South Carolina Department of Natural Resources news release. Inspectors will also examine the bridge supports for damage, the release said. The tractor-trailer carrying mail processing equipment went off the Interstate 20 bridge over the Wateree River

west of Camden on May 1. Duke Energy operates the Wateree Dam and will perform the shutoff. “Action to recover the rig has the potential to cause a public safety and law enforcement officer safety issue in the Wateree River from the dam to the confluence of the Wateree and Congaree rivers,” said Bob Perry, director of the Office of Environmental Programs with the DNR. “There will be a low flow period, followed potentially by somewhat of a rapid rise,” he said.

When the recovery of the truck and trailer is completed, Duke will begin a gradual water release to allow the river to return to normal flows. SCDNR warned that even with a gradual release, rapid rises will still be possible. It may take somewhere from a half day to a full day for the river to “normalize.” Perry said Duke Energy consulted with DNR, S.C. Department of Transportation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in making the decision to suspend flow on the Wateree River.

Nonprofit airing radio ads opposing refugee bill COLUMBIA (AP) — A national nonprofit that advocates for immigrants is airing ads in South Carolina urging residents to oppose legislation that requires refugees to register and holds liable those who help them resettle.

National Immigration Forum spokesman Dan Gordon says the 30-second ad will air Monday through June 3 on 13 radio stations. The House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to debate the bill Tuesday.

No one testified for the bill at last month’s hearing. The two dozen opponents included ministers and refugees from Afghanistan who worked with U.S. soldiers. The bill passed the Senate in March.

The ad features clips from President Reagan’s farewell address in 1989. In it, the Republican icon calls America a “shining city on a hill,” with doors “open to anyone with the will and the heart to get here.”

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Presenting the 2016 associate in nursing degree recipients Graduates who earned an associate degree in nursing include, from Sumter County: Alison Baird, Melissa Cromer, Jeannie Davis, Ann Marie Deep, Jamie DeSalle, Robbin Dickson, Sandra Geddings, Amanda Geter, Hannah LaRock, Alyssa Lennard, Alicia Manning, Ashley McCoy, Erin McCraney, Sineada Pack and Nicole Vanthof; from Clarendon: Trudy Baker, Crystal Brown, Maria Garma and Samuel Newton; from Lee: Jequillar Spann; from Kershaw: Neely Allen, Emily Brazell, Amy Brewington, Tamara Campbell, Jessica Davis, Courtney Johnson, Joni Parnell, Alysia Parrish and Kaitlyn Rabon-Fountain; from Darlington, Edrew Clark and LaToya Lane; from Fairfield, Amy Hansen; from Lancaster, Gerri Adams and Crystal Deese; and from Richland, Brittany Vereen and Jesse Woodlock. Upon completion of this program, students are eligible to take the National Council Licensing Examination for Registered Nurses and are approved by South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation Board of Nursing. The program is accredited by National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. PHOTO PROVIDED

Graham, who called Trump a ‘nut job,’ softens his view BY RICHARD LARDNER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Republican senator who called Donald Trump a “nut job” and a “loser as a person” softened his stance on Thursday as the GOP sought to set aside their differences and unify the party. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, one of Trump’s harshest critics, told reporters that he spoke with Trump by telephone Wednesday, a 15-minute conversation in which they discussed national security, the threat of Islamic State militants and last year’s

international nuclear deal with Iran. Graham described the billionaire candidate as funny, cordial and said he asked insightful questions. “He’s got a great sense of humor,” Graham said. “He’s from New York. He obviously can take a punch.” Graham, who waged an unsuccessful bid for his party’s White House nomination, said he doesn’t retract anything he said during the heat of the campaign and he still won’t endorse Trump. But Trump won the Republican nomination for president, he said, so the “insults

will stop with me.” He said that it’s a good sign that Trump reached out to him. The call was arranged by a mutual friend who said

Trump wanted to speak with Graham. Graham said earlier this year that his party would sink like the Titanic if it backed Trump.

In a statement Thursday, Graham said he will do what he can in the Senate to help the next president because “the next president will inherit a mess.”

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No subject escapes desecration on Sunday’s ‘Veep’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Sometimes movie titles, like tabloid headlines, are basically the whole show. That’s hardly the case with the 2016 shocker “I Didn’t Kill My Sister” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime). Here a woman is accused of slaying a popular news anchor in the middle of a very nasty divorce. Is this a woman-in-peril thriller? A dark tale of media intrigue? Or a murder whodunit with suspects galore? Nicholle Tom and Sharon Taylor star. • Viewers in search of something that’s a little more title-deep might like “Tulips in Spring” (9 p.m. Saturday, Hallmark). Here, a busy urban professional (Fiona Gubelmann) returns to her ailing father and rural splendor only to discover that she hasn’t been smelling the roses, or other blooms. Basically the plot to every Hallmark romance ever made. • The “30 for 30” (9:30 p.m. Saturday, ESPN) documentary “Believeland” looks at a half-century of struggles involving Cleveland’s major sports franchises and examines the collective psyche of Cleveland fans. After all, these are the folks who, for 60 years, referred to their own stadium as the “Mistake by the Lake.” • It’s hard for a comedy steeped in the “nothing sacred” tradition to top itself. “Veep” (10:30 p.m. Sunday, HBO, TV-MA) does so tonight, and no subject escapes desecration, be it the sanctity of life, country music, Eleanor Roosevelt and prayer itself. Not even Charlie Rose escapes unscathed. Knee-deep in the complicated recount efforts arising from a virtually tied election, Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) receives news that her mother has suffered a stroke and is in intensive care. The pitch-black comedy here lies in the gulf between Selina’s true feelings (loathing, resentment and indifference) and her need to appear griefstricken for public consumption. While clearly playing for slapstick laughs, “Veep” may emerge as the most prescient comedy of our current election season. After all, the

race appears to be shaping up between a woman criticized for her lack of “authenticity” and a veteran of reality TV and decades of tabloid spin, where the illusion of the genuine is essential to the fakery. • While we’re on the subject of the real and the illusionary, Homer Simpson will appear “live” in an “improv”themed episode of “The Simpsons” (8 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-PG). • Fans of “Melrose Place” and “Dynasty” star Heather Locklear can catch up with the actress in “The Game of Love” (7 p.m. Sunday, UP). She plays Frankie, the estranged ex-wife of Jake (Lochlyn Munro), the third-generation owner of a struggling Seattle basketball team. His children, the fourth generation, would rather sell the franchise as an asset and hope to enlist mom in a hostile takeover of the aptly named Cougars. Will Frankie and Jake’s spark rekindle? Or will the ungrateful kids with bookkeepers’ souls triumph over sentiment? If you have to ask ... • Elizabeth McGovern (“Downton Abbey”) narrates “The Queen at 90” (8 p.m. Sunday, Smithsonian), a documentary look at the life and reign of the United Kingdom’s monarch, Elizabeth II.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • A family takes in a homeless teen who develops into a football star in the 2009 drama “The Blind Side” (8 p.m., ABC), starring Sandra Bullock in an Oscar-winning role. • A father-son team that feeds feral felines seeks help on “My Cat From Hell” (8 p.m., Animal Planet). • Authorities hunt for killers in Cleveland and Dallas on “The First 48: Bad Company” (9 p.m., A&E, TV-14). • Claire puts her 20th-century nursing skills to work on “Outlander” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA). • Homemakers with deep ecological concerns (and seemingly deeper pockets) seek a certain buoyancy on “My Floating Home” (10:30 p.m., FYI, TV-PG). • Drake serves as host and

check local listings). • Tensions mount as the destination nears on “Fear the Walking Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-MA). • Tyrion strikes a bargain on “Game of Thrones” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • Jimmy’s desperate move on “Mr. Selfridge” on “Masterpiece Classic” (10:30 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings). • Ehrlich feels the heat on “Silicon Valley” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE A ragtag group schemes to steal a Mexican general’s gold in the 1970 Western “El Condor” (9 p.m. Saturday, Bounce), starring Jim Brown, Lee Van Cleef, Patrick O’Neal, Marianna Hill and Iron Eyes Cody.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus stars as Selina Meyer in HBO’s “Veep.” musical guest on “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

SUNDAY’S SEASON FINALES • Robin Hood’s exit rocks Regina on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • Claire makes an emotional visit to the hideout on “The Family” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • A homecoming for Phil and Mike on “The Last Man on Earth” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • An eventful graduation on “Quantico” (10 p.m., ABC, TV14).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • On a two-hour episode of “60 Minutes” (CBS): a new cancer therapy; innocent citizens caught in a dragnet for Chinese industrial spies (7 p.m.); an hourlong profile of reporter Morley Safer, a regular on the news magazine since 1970,

who recently announced his retirement (8 p.m.). • Adam Arkin guest-stars as Maxine’s dad on “The Carmichael Show” (9 p.m., NBC, TVPG). • Identical twins set a high standard for their gourmet burger chain on “Undercover Boss” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Our brooding Swedish detective hunts for the missing daughter of a murder victim on “Wallander” on “Masterpiece Mystery” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG,

Missing in action on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A bouquet of bullets on “Houdini and Doyle” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Mardis Gras mayhem on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Shelter from the storm on “American Grit” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS) * A vintage helping of “Saturday Night Live” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES Tots with talent appear on “Little Big Shots” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-G) * Separation anxiety on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Homecoming gets ugly on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Very out of place on “Crowded” (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Drafting Taft for surgical duty on “NCIS” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate

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What do you get with online TV channels? NEW YORK (AP) — Dish’s Sling TV and Sony’s PlayStation Vue both offer ways to watch traditional TV channels over the Internet without a cable box or satellite dish. Both also offer recent episodes of TV shows on demand. Vue is more robust than Sling as an alternative to cable, but Sling has better prices and works with a greater range of mobile and streaming TV devices.

PLAYSTATION VUE, BASIC PACKAGE For $40 a month, you get more than 50 cable and over-the-air channels, including ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and Telemundo. There’s no PBS or CW, though. Cable channels include ESPN, AMC and CNN. There’s a big catch, though: Vue offers this package only to people who live in Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, Philadelphia and San Francisco, as well as their suburbs. That’s because Sony has to strike deals with individual local affiliates of the big broadcasters. In these locations, the stations are mostly owned by the networks. Where they’re not — such as the ABC station in Miami — you’re limited to network shows on demand the next day. You can pay for additional channels. For $5 extra, for instance, you get about 10 additional channels, including the regional sports network that covers your hometown team (so long as it’s Comcast, Fox or Yes). You can also get premium channels such as Showtime for $11 extra. Prices aren’t necessarily cheaper than traditional cable TV, but cable tends to hook you with discounted rates and then raise prices once the promotions end. Vue’s DVR lets you pause, rewind and fast-forward, but typically only after the show’s broadcast ends. There’s unlimited storage, but shows expire after 28 days. For some shows, recent episodes are available on demand, even if you didn’t set the recorder. But the fast-forwarding button is typically disabled, so you can’t skip commercials. Shows are easy to find, as Vue combines live TV, DVR and on-demand shows in one search. Add a show to your list, and episodes are automatically recorded. But you can’t remove an episode after watching it without deleting all other episodes for that show.

You need a Sony PlayStation or Amazon Fire TV device to sign up, but after that you can watch some shows with an iPhone or iPad. The service is designed for households and supports simultaneous viewing on multiple devices.

PLAYSTATION VUE, NATIONAL PACKAGE Vue offers just the cable channels live for $30 a month. Shows from ABC, Fox and NBC are available on-demand the next day, similar to Hulu. But you won’t get local shows, such as the news. Otherwise, the service is similar to the basic package. Options for regional sports networks and Showtime are also available. This limited package is offered only where you can’t get the basic package. If you’re in New York, for instance, you’re stuck with the $40-a-month plan, even if you don’t want over-the-air channels.

SLING TV — BASIC PACKAGE For $20 a month, you get 26 cable channels, including ESPN, AMC and CNN. You get more options than Vue for bonus channels, in part because the base package has fewer. Packages of five to 15 extra channels cost $5 each, grouped by genres such as sports, kids and Spanish TV. HBO costs $15 and Cinemax $10. Sling TV keeps costs down by excluding over-the-air stations from the base package, though you can get ABC and Univision stations in some markets as part of a $5 broadcast package. Getting all 95 channels costs $90 — which sounds pretty steep given that cable TV offers hundreds of channels at that price. The point, of course, is that you probably don’t need every channel. You simply choose what you want and pay way less than $90. The main drawback: No DVR. If you miss a show live, your have to hope that the channel offers that show for on-demand streaming. Even then, some shows expire after just a week. Others are around longer, but most eventually expire. The interface feels primitive, although a major revamp Sling plans this year looks promising. The service is available nationwide and works on a variety of gadgets, including Apple, Android and Amazon mobile devices, Mac and Windows PCs, Roku, Chromecast and Amazon Fire TV. There’s no app for Apple TV. The service is limited to one stream at a time..

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George Clooney acts in a scene from “Money Monster,” which opened in theaters nationwide Friday.

Clooney grows a conscience in ‘Money Monster’ movie BY LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer George Clooney plays a Jim Cramer-like television personality who’s forced to grow a conscience when a disgruntled viewer holds him hostage on live TV in “Money Monster,” a serviceable, if slight, real time thriller from director Jodie Foster. Clooney’s character Lee Gates is one of those cable news stars who probably hasn’t spoken to a non-celebrity in decades. His flashy show opens with him in dancing in costume with two gyrating ladies at his side like he’s in his own rap video, and the vulgarity just escalates from there with ridiculous graphics and sound effects that even a shock jock radio host would likely find tasteless. We see him being dismissive of the pleas from his put-upon producer Patty Fenn (Julia Roberts) to stick to the script or at least give her a heads up as to where he’s planning to go, but Lee Gates is one of those roguish improvisational types who is somehow charismatic enough to get away with it. This is not really a likable guy, and it’s not even clear how smart a financial mind he is, but Clooney has that perfect combination of non-threatening smarm and swagger to make Lee not completely reprehensible. It does, however, make it a little hard to care when Jack O’Connell’s character Kyle comes skulking in through the back of the set with a gun and a vest full of explosives made es-

pecially for Lee. Kyle, we find out, trusted Lee’s advice on an investment that went awry. The company’s explanation and the narrative in the press is that it was just a computer glitch, but Kyle’s not buying it and wants some answers. It’s an odd pairing, this somewhat daffy television dope against an unhinged blue collar fool with a hunch that $800 million didn’t just disappear because of a glitch. Although it doesn’t make for the most scintillating conversation, as Kyle wails about the system being rigged tension builds and it seems like perhaps “Money Monster” is heading somewhere significant — an all-out indictment of Wall Street corruption, maybe, that movies as different as “Margin Call” and “The Big Short” have done so well. Unfortunately, it doesn’t. Instead, “Money Monster” stays rather small and fictional in its aim. It’s partially interested in the idea of systemic corruption in the finance world, sure, but it seems to be even more critical of the cable news media types who have grown soft, complacent and careless. Foster, in the director’s chair for the fourth time, proves once again to be assured and malleable in this role, ready to proficiently fulfill the needs of any genre with a steady, straightforward style. “Money Monster” feels like a solid ‘90s studio thriller in some ways — a movie for adults and made by adults with a crop of charismatic A-listers at the center.


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Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders pauses while speaking during a campaign stop in Rapid City, South Dakota, on Thursday. Sanders spoke to hundreds of people on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation and thousands of people in Rapid City on Thursday during a campaign swing through the state.

Democrats fear Sanders undermining Clinton’s efforts to defeat Trump WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Party leaders are upping the pressure on Bernie Sanders to drop his presidential campaign, alarmed that his continued presence is undermining efforts to beat the presumptive Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and again win the White House. “I don’t think they think of the downside of this,” said Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., a supporter of front-runner Hillary Clinton and broker of the post-primary peace between Clinton and then-Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in 2008. “It’s actually harmful because she can’t make that general-election pivot the way she should,” Feinstein said. “Trump has made that pivot.” The new concerns come after Sanders’ recent wins against Clinton in Indiana and West Virginia. While those victories have provided his supporters a fresh sense of momentum heading into next week’s primaries in Kentucky and Oregon, they did almost nothing to help Sanders cut into Clinton’s nearly insurmountable lead in the delegates who will decide their party’s nomination. Still Sanders soldiers on, frequently telling the thousands of supporters who attend his rallies that he still has a narrow path to the nomination. “Please do not moan to me about Hillary Clinton’s problems,” Sanders said in a recent interview with MSNBC. “It is a steep hill to climb, but we’re going to fight for every last vote.” Clinton, her aides and supporters have largely resisted calling on Sand-

ers to drop out, noting that she fought her 2008 primary bid against Obama well into June. But now that Trump has locked up the Republican nomination, they fear the billionaire businessman is capitalizing on Sanders’ decision to remain in the race by echoing his attacks and trying to appeal to the same independent, economically frustrated voters that back the Vermont senator. “I would just hope that he would understand that we need to begin consolidating our vote sooner rather than later,” said Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., a Clinton backer and former chief of efforts to elect Democrats to the House. “Democrats cannot wait too long.” Though Clinton has for the past few weeks largely focused her rhetoric on Trump, campaign aides say the two-front effort hampers their ability to target both Sanders supporters and Republican-leaning independents that may be open to her candidacy. It also means she’s spending time in primary states, rather than battlegrounds that will decide the general election. Clinton will return to Kentucky on Sunday, two days before the state’s primary. She’s sending high-level advocates to the state this weekend to rally voters, among them Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and Reps. James Clyburn of South Carolina, G.K. Butterfield of North Carolina, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and Hakeem Jeffries and Joe Crowley of New York.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The billionaire presidential candidate who prides himself on paying his own way and bashed his competition for relying on political donors now wants their money — and lots of it. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently hired a national finance chairman, scheduled his first fundraiser and is on the cusp of signing a deal with the Republican Party that would enable him to solicit donations of more than $300,000 apiece from supporters. His money-raising begins right away. The still-forming finance team is planning a dialing-for-dollars event on the fifth floor of Trump Tower in New York, and the campaign is at work on a fundraising website focused on small donations. In addition to a May 25 fundraiser at the Los Angeles home of real estate developer Tom Barrack, he’ll hold another soon thereafter in New York. The political newcomer faces a gargantuan task: A general election campaign can easily run up a $1 billion tab. For the primary race, Trump spent a tiny fraction of that amount — he’s estimated $50 million of his own money, plus about $12 million from donors who sought his campaign out on their own. Trump told The Associated Press in an interview this week that he will spend minimally on a data operation that can help identify and turn out voters. And he’s betting that the media’s coverage of his rallies and celebrity personality will reduce his need for pricey television advertising. Yet he acknowledged that the general-election campaign may cost “a lot.” To help raise the needed money, he tapped Steven Mnuchin, a New York investor with ties in Hollywood and Las Vegas but no political fundraising experience. “To me this is no different than building a business, and this is a business with a fabulous product, Donald Trump,” Mnuchin said in an interview at a financial industry conference in Las Vegas. Trump’s new national finance chairman said prospective donors are “coming out of the woodwork” and he’s been fielding emails and phone calls from people he hasn’t heard from in 20 years. More experienced fundraisers are coming aboard, too, such as Eli Miller of Washington, Anthony Scaramucci of New York and Ray Washburn of Dallas. All three helped raise money for candidates Trump defeated in the primary. To convey the amount of work needed to vacuum up money, Scaramucci, part of 2012 GOP nominee

Mitt Romney’s finance team, recently shared Romney’s old fundraising calendar with Trump. He said Trump was receptive to a schedule that has 50 to 100 fundraisers during the summer. Scaramucci said he didn’t expect Trump to grovel for donors. “But is he going to say thank you and be appreciative? Of course. He’s very good one-on-one. He’s a hard guy not to like.” Trump’s dilemma: By asking for money, he could anger supporters who love his assertion that he’s different from most politicians because he isn’t beholden to donors. He’s tried to navigate these tricky waters by saying he wants only to raise money to benefit the party and help elect other Republicans. But his planned joint fundraising agreement with Republican officials also provides a direct route to his own campaign coffers. Such an arrangement could work like this: For each large contribution, the first $2,700 or $5,400 goes to Trump’s campaign, the next $33,400 goes to the Republican National Committee, similar amounts could go to national party accounts and the rest is divided evenly among various state parties the candidate selects. Democrat Hillary Clinton set up such a victory committee in September, and it had collected $61 million by the end of March. She also counts on several super PACs. They’ve landed million-dollar checks from her friends and supporters and already scheduled $130 million in TV, radio and internet ads leading up to Election Day. Trump is only now beginning to turn his attention to this kind of big money. A decision on how fully to embrace outside groups is fraught with possible charges of hypocrisy, since he has called them “corrupt.” Still, wealthy Trump supporters have several options — and megadonors are beginning to line up. Sheldon Adelson, a billionaire Las Vegas casino owner who was the largest donor of the 2012 presidential race, wrote in a Washington Post editorial this week that he endorses Trump and is urging “those who provide important financial backing” to do the same. Libertarian billionaire Peter Thiel, who co-founded PayPal and pumped millions of dollars into Ron Paul’s presidential bid four years ago, recently signed on as a California delegate for Trump. And billionaire oil investor T. Boone Pickens said this week he intends to help finance Trump’s effort. He’s invited officials from one of the pro-Trump super PACs to his Texas ranch next month.

Brazil’s suspended leader vows fight as replacement urges unity BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — The new acting president is calling for unity in Brazil, while the leader just suspended by the Senate is vowing to fight what she calls a coup, underscoring the deep political polarization in Latin America’s most populous nation. The disparate visions came just hours apart in the same narrow hall in the presidential palace after the Senate voted 55-22 Thursday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff, putting her vice president, Michel Temer, in charge. Rousseff, whose popularity has plummeted amid the worst recession since the 1930s, is accused of using accounting tricks to hide large deficits in the federal budget. Opponents argue that damaged the country, but Brazil’s first female president called it a baseless case cooked up so elites who loathe her leftist Workers’ Party could snatch back power. Temer moved quickly to announce a new Cabinet and

said his government’s first priority is to get Brazil’s stalled economy going again. He also promised to support the widening investigation into corruption at the state oil company that has already ensnared leading politicians from a variety of parties and even implicated Temer himself. Emerging a few hours after the Senate vote, Temer said it was a sober moment and made a bid for peace with Rousseff, offering his “institutional respect” for her and recognizing the impeachment campaign has caused deep divisions. “This is not a moment for celebrations, but one of profound reflection,” he said during a swearing-in ceremony for his 22 Cabinet members. “It’s urgent to pacify the nation and unify the country. It’s urgent for us to form a government of national salvation to pull this country out of the serious crisis in which we find ourselves.”

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COUNTY COUNCIL FROM PAGE A1 2012. She has served as vicechairwoman and chairwoman for several terms. Fleming-McGhaney’s other civic duties include SanteeLynches Regional Council of Government, second vicechairwoman; Santee-Lynches HOME Consortium, chair-

woman; an ex-officio member of Sumter County Economic Development Board; chairwoman of Regional Workforce Development Board of Chief Executive Officers; a member of Sumter-Shaw Community Council; and other organizations and com-

mittees. During Women History Month in 2008, she was honored by Sumter Volunteers for her outstanding community service and was added to the Women’s Honor Roll of Sumter County. On June 3, 2010, she was recognized as a Riley Institute Fellow for having successfully completed the requirements of South Carolina

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 2016 Diversity Leaders Initiative Midlands Class III at the Riley Institute at Furman University. Fleming-McGhaney is married to the Rev. Daryl F. McGhaney. They have three children and five grandchildren. She is a licensed minister at Bethany Fellowship Baptist Church, where her husband

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is pastor, and a former lay speaker at her home church, St. John United Methodist Church, Shiloh Charge, of the Shiloh Community of Lynchburg, where she resides. She has adopted as her purpose and motto the title of a favorite song, “If I Can Help Somebody as I Pass Along, Then My Living Shall Not Be In Vain.”

Sheriff Anthony Dennis talks about the recent arrests of Operation Smackdown, during which the Sheriff’s office, along with other agencies, ran a drug investigation that also netted prostitution arrests.

STING FROM PAGE A1 related, but he did not confirm that was the case during Operation Smackdown. He said the sting started after law enforcement noticed a resurfacing of heroin in the community and the sale of a heroin-type drug called Fentanyl. Heroin overdoses have been reported in Sumter, Dennis said. According to the sheriff’s office, 73 illegal drug purchases were made during the sting. While executing five search warrants, officers seized one vehicle, eight illegal weapons and several illegal substances: 266 grams of marijuana valued at $10 per gram; 101 grams of cocaine valued at $100 per gram; 49.5 grams of crack cocaine valued at $200 per gram; 12 grams heroin valued at $200 per gram; .3 grams of Fentanyl valued at $100 per gram; and 20 assorted pills — Oxycontin, Oxycodone, Hydrocodone — valued at $3 per pill. More than 20 of the people arrested have been charged with a combination of drug possession, trafficking and distribution charges and possession of a weapon during a violent crime, among other charges. The 14 men charged with soliciting prostitution include four U.S. Army personnel stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, a doctor, a deacon, an educator and an insurance agent. During Operation Smackdown, Dennis authorized an online prostitution sting after he was told about people soliciting sexual services on an online classifieds site called Backpage. The website displays events, job postings, real estate opportunities and adult services including escorts, “body rubs” and “adult jobs.”

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Undercover officers posted information on the site to draw out people soliciting sexual services, he said. The sheriff said the solicitation arrests were made during two days of the operation. He said the arrests are not a major focus of the operation and are meant to send the message that anyone trying to establish prostitution operation in Sumter County will be stopped. Dennis said the operation assures

the community that it can depend on local law enforcement. He said about 40 officers from the sheriff’s office, Sumter Police Department, Manning Police Department, Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, Florence County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services took part in the sting. Some of the major penalties the arrested individuals face include: a max-

imum of 15 years in prison and a fine not exceeding $25,000 for those convicted of distribution, possession or possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance, distribution of crack cocaine or distribution of heroin; and a minimum of 25 years for trafficking cocaine; 7 years and a $50,000 fine for trafficking heroin. Those charged with soliciting prostitution face a $200 fine or a maximum of 30 days in jail for their first offense.

OBITUARIES PEARL B. GEDDINGS Pearl Elizabeth Brewer Geddings, 84, widow of Lynwood Geddings Sr., died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Rachel Wells GEDDINGS Brewer. Mrs. Geddings was a homemaker. Surviving are two sons, “Cotton” Lynwood Geddings Jr. (Sarah) of Sumter and Richard Patrick Geddings Sr. (Catherine) of Sumter; two daughters, Linda O’Neal Greene (William) of Sumter and Elizabeth Miles (Mark) of Florida; one brother, William Brewer of Florence; nine grandchildren; and 13 greatgrandchildren. Mrs. Geddings was preceded in death by seven brothers and two sisters. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Pete Mixon officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at 737 Bay Springs Road. 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

SUSANNE G. RODGERS COLUMBIA — Mother Susanne Gaymon Rodgers, 93, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at her residence in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on SunRODGERS day at Bible Way Church of Atlas Road, Colum-

bia, with Senior Pastor Darrell Jackson Sr. officiating. Final resting place will be Green Lawn Memorial Gardens, Columbia. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com. Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

JENNIE CHATMON Jennie “Koffee” Chatmon, 65, departed this earthly life on Monday, May 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter. Born on Oct. 15, 1950, in Rembert, he was a son of the late James Williams and Mary Sanders Chatmon. He earned his education in the public schools of Sumter County and was a 1971 graduate of Hillcrest High School. He was employed with various companies throughout his lifetime. Of those jobs, he worked for Santee Print for 13 years and was currently employed with Sumter School District as head custodian at Pocalla Elementary. Though he had many duties at Pocalla, one of his favorites was directing traffic in the mornings and afternoons. He leaves to cherish his memories: his daughters, Lakeisha Clark of St. Charles, Valerie (Michael) Cantey of Sumter, Crisie (Kelvin) Gipson-Smith of Columbia, Cassandra (Bishop Harold) Bennett and Blair Britton of Sumter, Tysherriah Chatmon of Florence and Takia Samuel of Sumter; his sons, Norris (Crystal) Thomas of Atlanta, Robbie White of Wilmington, North Carolina, Justin Monroe and Travis Robinson of Sumter; his siblings, Mary L. (the Rev. Eddie) Davis of Jackson, Mississippi, Etta Chatmon of Jonesboro, Georgia, Gloria Chatmon of Brooklyn, New York, Geraldine (Ralph) Kressel of McDonough, Georgia, Ann C. Linder of College Park, Georgia, and Walter Chatmon of Rembert; 16 grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; five honorary children and grandchildren; and a host of aunts, uncles,

nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Lakewood High School Auditorium, 350 Old Manning Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Edward Sanders, eulogist, and Minister Cee’Jay McFadden, worship leader. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of his daughter, Valerie Cantey, 441 E. Charlotte Ave., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the auditorium at 10 a.m. The funeral procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home of his daughter. Floral bearers will be staff of Pocalla and friends of the family. Pallbearers will be sons and staff of Pocalla. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park, 802 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com

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“Fruit” McKnight Sr., husband of Mattie Mae Wells McKnight, died on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. He was born on Dec. 12, 1929, in Lynchburg, a son of the late Charlie and Yanakie Goodman McKnight. The family is receiving friends at his residence, 8265 Two Mile Road, Lynchburg. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

DEIDRE T. BOCHETTE Deidre “Dee” Tuffelmire Bochette, 69, wife of Thomas E. Bochette Sr., died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Born on Aug. 1, 1946, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, she was a daughter of the late Roy John and Nellie Ard Tuffelmire. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher and member of the WMU. She retired from Sumter School District 17. Survivors include her husband of 35 years; three children, Laura Cook (Richard) of Great Falls, Montana, Thomas E. Bochette Jr. of Hephzibah, Georgia, and Bryan Bochette (Wendy) of

Paxville; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Karon T. Cole (Carroll) and Kitty T. Ahtonen, both of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Alan Tuffelmire; and three brothers-in-law, Phil Ahtonen, Wilbur Oneil Bochette and Lewis Edward Bochette. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Monday at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tommy Atkinson and the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Eric Ahtonen, Dwight Mixon, Robbie Christmas, Ken Christmas, Mitch Bochette and the Rev. Paul Atkinson. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Monday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Southside Baptist Church, 1116 Manning Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

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AROUND TOWN Wing Air Power; F-16 Viper; Lincoln High School PreservaUSAF Heritage Flight; Canation Alumni Association will dian Air Force CF-18; U.S. meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Lincoln Alumni to meet Navy F/A-18; Warbirds (hisMay 15, at the Lincoln HighAssociation torical military aircraft); and School cafeteria, Council Gary Ward & Greg Connell. Street. Call James L. Green The acts are not in order of at (803) 968-4173. performance and are subject The Sumter Branch NAACP will sponsor a candidates forum for to change. A Grant Seekers Guide to Grant County Council Districts 1, 3 Writing Workshop will be held and 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, May 16, at the Cen- 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at the Sumter Countral Carolina Technical College Health Sciences Center, ty Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. With 133 S. Main St. more than 25 years of grant The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. on writing experience, the Rev. Maxine Sumpter will teach Friday, May 20, at the South nonprofits how to demonHOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafaystrate solid concepts that ette Drive. All area veterans and active military are invit- should produce proposals that yield favorable outed. comes. Registration deadThe Lincoln High School Preser- line is Monday, May 16, and vation Alumni Association will registration fee is $75 per hold a dinner fundraiser from person. Contact the Rev. Jea11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, nette Collins at (803) 458May 20, at the Lincoln High 8662 or jeanettecollins3@ School cafeteria, Council gmail.com for more informaStreet. Cost is $8 per dinner tion. and menu will consist of The 60th anniversary celebrabarbecue chicken or turkey wing, seasoned rice, vegeta- tion of the Eastern High School ble, dessert, roll and a drink. Trojans will be held from noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dine in or take out. Call May 28, at R.E. Davis ElemenJames L. Green at (803) 968tary School, 345 Eastern 4173. School Road. Donation / The “Hot Pursuit” 5K run / walk cost: $40. Call Mary M. Hudto benefit the Sumter Crime son at (803) 453-5019. Stoppers will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Sumter County Veterans Association will hold their annual Sumter Family YMCA, 510 Memorial Day program at 11 Miller Road. Entry fee: $25 if a.m. on Monday, May 30, at pre-registered on or before General Mabry Memorial May 11; and $30 after May Park, located on U.S. 76/378 11. Register at www.strictlyjust east of Shaw Air Force running.com, the Sumter Base. Brig. Gen. R. Van McFamily YMCA, or by mail to Carty, of the South Carolina “Hot Pursuit 5K” RegistraNational Guard, will speak. tion, c/o Sumter Police DeThe Par 4 Pets 4th Annual Golf partment, 107 E. Hampton Tournament will be held SatAve., Sumter, SC 29150. Be urday, June 18, at Crystal sure to include completed Lakes Golf Course. Registraregistration and fee. Make tion will begin at 8 a.m. with checks payable to Sumter shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Crime Stoppers. Format is 4-Man Captain’s The Springhill Community 2016 Choice with entry fee of $160 Mayfest parade and festival per team ($40 per player). will be held at 10 a.m. on Entry limited to first 20 Saturday, May 21, at Springteams. Call Kathy Stafford at hill Community Center, 137 (803) 469-3906, Teresa DurShiver Pond Road, Rembert. This event promises a day of den at (803) 917-4710 or Mike food, fun and entertainment Ardis at (803) 775-1902. The Sumter County Prevention with a car and bike show, Team will sponsor a “Parents Kid Zone, Chinese auction, Accessing Resources 4 Kids” live entertainment and more. Contact Wendy Wilson (PARK) event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at Parnell at (803) 427-4578 or Sumter High School, 2580 wendy.llwilson@yahoo.com. McCrays Mill Road. The purShaw Air Force Base will host pose of this awareness the Shaw Air Expo open house event is to provide informaand air show Saturday and tion on available community Sunday, May 21-22. The free resources to parents of event will be open to the general public from 8 a.m. to youth up to age 18 years old 5 p.m. both days. Visit www. in Sumter County. Edmunds High School Class of shaw.af.mil/airexpo/ for 1966 will hold its 50th remore information. Also, union on Saturday, Sept. 24, “like” the Shaw Air Force at the Sumter County MuseBase Facebook page at um. Cost is $30 for singles, https://www.facebook. $60 for couples. Kent Mims com/20FighterWing/ for upand Coty Cuttino are orgato-date information. Aerial demonstration teams or per- nizing a golf outing for the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 23. formances will include: U.S. For more information, call Air Force Thunderbirds; U.S. Myra Moore Wilt at (803) Army Black Daggers para491-4624. chute demo; 20th Fighter

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Broaden your outlook and you will find a way to get ahead professionally. Chatting with people who are in a position to help you advance is advised. Love is in the stars, and sharing your plans will enhance your relationship. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep your thoughts to yourself. Getting into a discussion with someone who comes from a different background than you could be educational but unsettling. Work on personal improvements instead of dealing with others. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your desire to help the underdog will put you in the spotlight. Enjoy the attention and use the platform to bring about positive changes. An important relationship will make your day if you plan a romantic venture.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t give in to someone who is trying to make decisions for you or bully you into taking on an expense you cannot afford. Problems with older relatives will cause you worry. Dealing with institutions will be emotionally draining. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Delve into situations that promise to be intriguing. Using unconventional methods to bring about change will impress someone special. An important relationship will blossom if you are attentive. Social events will motivate you. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll attract attention with your outgoing personality. Before you share stories about others, consider how accurate your facts are and the possibility of being accused of spreading gossip. You’ll experience problems while traveling. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take care of domestic business first. Make plans that are conducive to getting together with close friends and family. You can make positive alterations at home that will please someone you love and make your life better. Put family first.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t get caught up in someone else’s melodrama. Distance yourself from anyone making a fuss or trying to pressure you into doing things that don’t interest or concern you. Plan an active day geared toward personal changes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You will end up in an awkward situation if you meddle in someone else’s affairs. Make self-improvements, professional gains and physical fitness your top priority. Accommodating someone else’s dreams will leave you feeling cheated.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take flight. Whether you attend a concert, conference or take a minivacation, getting out and about will do you a world of good. Surround yourself with people who share your interests and goals. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Mix the old with the new. Revisit your old plans and ideas and revamp them to fit current trends. Your ingenuity and insight will help you find the perfect way to reach your goal. Romance is on the rise.

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Prep softball

No sweat for Swampcats Down to final out, LMA rallies to top rival Wilson Hall to advance to title series

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Laurence Manning Academy’s Ashton Rogers connects on a pitch during the Lady Swampcats’ walk-off 3-2 victory against Wison Hall on Friday in the SCISA 3A state tournament at Patriot Park SportsPlex. LMA is now one win away from reaching the state championship series.

by justin driggers justin@theitem.com Brooke Ward loves pressure situations, Laurence Manning Academy head coach Maria Rowland said. “That’s one girl I’ll take with me anywhere,” she said. Add Trinity Harrington and Sara Knight Nalley to that list as well. That trio of players combined to help the Lady Swampcats pull off an improbable 3-2 walk-off victory against rival Wilson Hall on Friday at Patriot Park SportsPlex in the SCISA 3A state tournament -- sending LMA into today needing just one win to reach the championship series. Trailing by a run with two outs, Harrington singled in the bottom of the seventh to keep the Lady ‘Cats’ hopes alive. Nalley followed with a hit as courtesy runner Olivia Coker raced home to tie the game at 2-2.

After the Lady Barons walked Baylee Evans intentionally, Ward stepped up and ripped what ended up being the game-winning single to the fence in left field. “I was actually looking for something kind of high and got something inside and went with it,” Ward said. “I was relaxed, If it was meant to be, so be it, and if not we’d go into extras. “I saw it (go into the outfield) and I was like, ‘Yes, we won!’” The victory increases LMA’s overall mark to 15-9 and the Lady Swampcats will face the winner of the Northwood/ Cardinal Newman elimination game today at 3:30 p.m. Wilson Hall falls to 18-10 and will play Orangeburg Prep in an elimination game today at 1 p.m. “I’m so proud of them,” Rowland said. “They never gave up. They fought hard for each other and had each other’s backs. “They had my back, too. I knew I

blew (an) opportunity there in the sixth inning. There were some things I wish I’d done differently as a coach in that inning, so that’s on me.” After coming up empty against WH starter Drake Ives most of the night, LMA got the first two runners in the bottom of the sixth trailing 2-1. But a popup to second and other to the pitcher on a bunt attempt led to both runners being stranded. The Lady ‘Cats thwarted a similar threat from Wilson Hall in the top of the seventh. After two singles to lead off the frame and a sacrifice bunt, a come-backer to Courtney Beatson on the mound was turned into a double play with both WH runners eventually tagged out. The Lady Barons also had a runner tagged out at home in the first after they had taken a 1-0 lead.

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Pro basketball

Durant, Thunder return to conference finals By CLIFF BRUNT The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Now that Kevin Durant is back, the Thunder have returned to a familiar place. Oklahoma City beat San Antonio in six games to advance to the Western Conference finals for the fourth time in six years — and the fourth time in the past five seasons that Durant has been healthy. San Antonio was expected to advance, especially after going 40-1 at home during the regular season to claim the No. 2 seed in the West. But the third-seeded Thunder won twice in San Antonio during the series, boosting their confidence heading into Game 1 against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors on Monday night in Oakland. Durant is still chasing his first NBA title, so he was able to put the Spurs series in its proper perspective. “This wasn’t our championship,” Durant said after Thursday night’s clincher. “We were conThe Associated Press fident coming in here. We’re just happy that we’re moving forward and have an opportunity Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant (35) dunks in Thursday’s semifinals match

up against the San Antonio Spurs. Oklahoma City won 113-99 and will face GoldSee Thunder, Page B4 en State in the Western Conference finals.

Auto racing

Harvick takes pole at Dover Rain wipes out Friday qualifying By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — When the rain hit Dover, Kevin Harvick was prepared. Harvick’s team made the call in the middle of the week to send the No. 4 Chevrolet out for practice in its qualifying setup because rain was forecast for Friday. With a Sprint Harvick Cup starting lineup set by practice speeds in the event of a qualifying rainout, Harvick had a needed edge. He posted the fastest lap of 165.145 mph in the only practice at Dover International Speedway and starts first for the first time this season. Dale Earnhardt Jr. joins Harvick on the front row for Sunday’s race. Joe Gibbs Racing placed Kyle Busch third and Carl Edwards fourth. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. rounded out the top five. Stenhouse earned his third top-five start of the season. Harvick, who had not won a pole through the first 11 races of the season, won the fall race at Dover. “The guys have done a great job prepping the cars and hit on some things that we like,” Harvick said. “It has worked well over the past few years.” The 2014 Cup champion, Harvick has one win this season and a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship secured. But several other drivers who are regulars in the win column have a big zero next to

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Prep basketball

SHS’ McBride signs with Benedict By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Anna McBride has decided to play college basketball at Benedict College in Columbia. And the reason the Sumter High School player decided upon the NCAA Division II Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference school McBride is quite simple. “I liked everything about it,” McBride said. “I went to several games over there this year, and I liked the atmopshere there. I like the way the team plays and I like the campus. It was just a good fit for me.” McBride helped the Lady Gamecocks reach the 4A state championship game this past season. While she didn’t score many points, averaging just 4.7 a contest, she handed out 4.2 assists and 2.4 blocked

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Tony Stewart, center, waits for the race to begin during driver introductions at Talladega Superspeedway on May 1. Stewart suffered his first serious hit since his return from a back injury during a 3-car wreck at practice on Friday at Dover International Speedway.

Stewart involved in 3-car wreck at start of practice By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press

his No. 1 Chevy also a victim of the uncovered portion of the wall. McMurray DOVER, Del. — Tony held his left elbow as he left Stewart could not avoid the the track medical center. oil spill on the concrete Stewart, who did not talk track that spun his Chevroto the media, suffered his let and slammed the car into first serious hit since his rean unprotected wall on the turn from a back injury for front stretch. what will be his final season “That hurt,” he told his in Sprint Cup. Stewart team over the radio. missed the first eight races Spins happen, it’s part of of the season with a fracracing. tured vertebra suffered in a But the fact his car struck January all-terrain vehicle an exposed wall just days accident. He and Stewartafter Dover International Haas Racing teammate PatSpeedway touted its addition rick returned to the track of energy-absorbing soft later in backup cars, as did walls — SAFER barriers — McMurray. made NASCAR drivers ask “You worry for Tony, just why each part of the unformaking sure he is OK after giving walls were not coveverything he has gone ered. through physically,” Patrick “There’s really no excuse said. not to have it,” pole winner Stewart-Haas Racing said Kevin Harvick said. “We Stewart was fine. Greg Zidon’t wear our helmets and padelli, SHR vice president HANS devices for the imof competition, said Patpacts that we are prepared rick’s car suffered from gear for. We wear those things for issues. McMurray made the instances where those light of his injury on Twitone-off things can happen ter. like what happened today.” “Elbow will be sore for a Just 4 minutes into Friwhile....nothing ‘Funny’ day’s lone practice, Danica about it,” he tweeted. Patrick’s No. 10 dumped oil The drivers aren’t laughon the track, spun and the ing, especially with safety rear of her Chevrolet burst again at the forefront beinto flames. Stewart was be- cause of recent concerns hind her and the No. 14 folover the likelihood of cars lowed the skids marks into racing with unsecured lug the oil and smacked the nuts. By using less than five wall. Jamie McMurray also on each tire, a team would was collected in the wreck, have a faster pit stop and po-

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their name — notably Kurt Busch, Earnhardt, Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano, and Martin Truex Jr. Here are some drivers looking to conquer the Monster Mile for the first win of 2016: LOOSE LOGANO: Logano won the Daytona 500, five other races and had 22 top-five finishes in 2015. He’s winless with only three top-fives and crashed out of the last two races of this season. His race last weekend at Kansas Speedway ended once Denny Hamlin’s charge for the lead resulted in a three-wide push that ended in a multi-car wreck that took out Logano. “There is a win on the line, and it is a big deal, it is hard to do at the Sprint Cup level and any time you have a shot it is expected out of us, not just from the fans but from the teams to go out and make the most of it and make it happen,” Logano said. “When I look at Denny’s move, I would do the same thing if I was him, so I don’t really have any room to speak.” Logano said he felt he could have won the previous week at Talladega until yet another wreck knocked him from contention. He hasn’t finished worse than 18th when completing a race. The Team Penske driver is winless with three top-five finishes in 10 Dover starts. “If you look at the consistency in our team, it is still there,” Logano said. “It’s not like we have had races where we have been way off. And if we have started way off in a race, we have been able to recover and get a top 10 out of it.” TOUGH TRUEX: Truex, from Mayetta, New Jersey, has long considered Dover his home track. He has one of his three career wins at Dover and nine total top 10s on the mile concrete track. Truex has finished in

tentially gain track position. Stewart complained the practice was dangerous, and NASCAR fined him $35,000 for his criticism. NASCAR then said it would check all cars for five lug nuts before and after each race. Sure enough, Kyle Busch’s crew chief and tire changer for one race for violating the lug nut policy during the team’s win at Kansas last weekend. Dover just completed the installation of 479 feet of SAFER barriers along the backstretch and into the entrance of Turn 3. That includes 78 feet of standard SAFER barriers to the existing inside backstretch wall and 401 feet in front of a new, steel post inside wall. Patrick two weeks ago suffered perhaps the most frightening crash of her career when her car caught fire and ran smack into an energy-absorbing wall at Talladega with eight laps to go. She was bruised and it hurt to breathe. “All the experiences I’ve had hitting the wall, the ones where you hit the wall I think I saw it’s about twice the G-load impact when you hit a non-safer barrier,” Patrick said Friday. “It shouldn’t even be a question whether or not tracks have SAFER barrier all the way around. It should be mandatory. It shouldn’t be a financial decision.”

AAA 400 lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Dover International Speedway; Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 mile (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 165.145 mph. 2. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 164.707 mph. 3. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 164.489 mph. 4. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 164.144 mph. 5. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 163.815 mph. 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 163.741 mph. 7. (78) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 163.681 mph. 8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 163.666 mph. 9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 163.607 mph. 10. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 163.451 mph. 11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 163.406 mph. 12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 163.021 mph. 13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 162.925 mph. 14. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 162.881 mph. 15. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 162.462 mph. 16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 162.316 mph. 17. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 162.286 mph. 18. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 162.228 mph. 19. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 162.199 mph. 20. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 161.645 mph. 21. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 161.609 mph. 22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 161.478 mph. 23. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 161.413 mph. 24. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 161.276 mph. 25. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 161.182 mph. 26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 161.009 mph. 27. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 160.271 mph. 28. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 160.157 mph. 29. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 159.794 mph. 30. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 159.759 mph. 31. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 159.398 mph. 32. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 159.341 mph. 33. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 159.222 mph. 34. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 158.388 mph. 35. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 157.992 mph. 36. (98) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 154.110 mph. 37. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 153.767 mph. 38. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 153.146 mph. 39. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 152.879 mph. 40. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 151.471 mph.

the top 10 in three of the past four races. His win last season at Pocono Raceway propelled him into the Chase and he was one of four drivers racing for the championship in the season finale. Truex had led 172 of the first 211 laps last weekend at Kansas until a loose wheel forced him to make an unscheduled stop on pit road. He lost a lap and finished 14. Truex said it was easier to overcome that mishap because his No. 78 Toyota is strong enough to win again.

Thursday’s Games

TODAY 8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Spanish Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Barcelona, Spain (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hannover 96 vs. Bayern Munich (WACH 57). 9:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism Practice from Dover, Del. (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Matches – Teams To Be Announced (FOX SPORTS 2). 10:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 Pole Qualifying from Dover, Del. (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – College Softball: American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game from Tulsa, Okla. (ESPN). Noon – College Lacrosse: NCAA Tournament First-Round Game – Duke at Loyola (Md.) (ESPNU). 12:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 Drive for Autism Practice from Dover, Del. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – College Softball: Conference USA Tournament Semifinal Game from Denton, Texas (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Louisville at North Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Houston at Boston (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Louisiana State at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Players Championship Third Round from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (WIS 10). 2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Ollie’s Bargain Outlet 200 from Dover, Del. (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9). 2 p.m. – College Softball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Game from Blacksburg, Va. (ESPN). 2 p.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Mauritius Open Third Round from Beau Champs, Mauritius (GOLF). 2:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: NCAA Tournament First-Round Game – North Carolina vs. Marquette (ESPNU). 3 p.m. – College Softball: Big East Conference Tournament Championship Game from Rosemont, Ill.(FOX SPORTS 2). 3:30 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Angie’s List Grand Prix of Indianapolis from Indianapolis (WOLO 25). 4 p.m. – College Baseball: Vanderbilt at Florida (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Minnesota at Cleveland (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas Christian at Baylor (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 4:30 p.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour Buick Championship Third Round from Shanghai (GOLF). 4:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Mississippi State at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Softball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship Game from Starkville, Miss. (ESPN). 5 p.m. – College Lacrosse: NCAA Tournament First-Round Game – Johns Hopkins at Brown (ESPNU). 6:30 p.m. – Arena Football: Arizona at Philadelphia (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: Rochester at Boston (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Kansas City (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Baltimore or Atlanta at Kansas City (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Phoenix at Minnesota (ESPN). 7:30 p.m. – College Lacrosse: NCAA Tournament First-Round Game – Air Force at Notre Dame (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas A&M at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WNKT-FM 107.5). 7:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Tigres vs. Monterrey (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Conference Final Series Game (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 p.m. – College Baseball: Oregon at Oregon State (ESPNU). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Los Angeles Dodgers or New York Mets at Colorado (MLB NETWORK).

MLB Standings By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division Baltimore Boston Toronto Tampa Bay New York Central Division Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Minnesota West Division Seattle Texas Oakland Houston Los Angeles

W L Pct GB 21 12 .636 — 22 13 .629 — 18 18 .500 4½ 15 17 .469 5½ 14 19 .424 7 W L Pct GB 23 12 .657 — 16 15 .516 5 16 18 .471 6½ 15 19 .441 7½ 8 25 .242 14 W L Pct GB 21 13 .618 — 20 15 .571 1½ 14 21 .400 7½ 14 22 .389 8 13 21 .382 8

Thursday’s Games

Baltimore 7, Detroit 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, Kansas City 3 Boston 11, Houston 1 St. Louis 12, L.A. Angels 10

Friday’s Games

Chi. White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Chi. White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Boston, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chi. White Sox at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Detroit at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Houston at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 2:15 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

National League East Division New York Washington Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

W L Pct GB 21 13 .618 — 21 13 .618 — 20 15 .571 1½ 18 15 .545 2½ 8 25 .242 12½ W L Pct GB 26 8 .765 — 19 16 .543 7½ 18 16 .529 8 14 20 .412 12 14 21 .400 12½ W L Pct GB 19 18 .514 — 18 17 .514 — 16 18 .471 1½ 17 20 .459 2 16 20 .444 2½

Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 4, 10 inn. San Diego 3, Milwaukee 0 San Francisco 4, Arizona 2 St. Louis 12, L.A. Angels 10 L.A. Dodgers 5, N.Y. Mets 0

Friday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 9, Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Miami at Washington, 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Miami at Washington, 1:35 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Atlanta at Kansas City, 2:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.

NBA Playoff Schedule By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 May 6: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 May 8: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99 Toronto 3, Miami 2 May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96, OT May 5: Toronto 96, Miami 92, OT May 7: Toronto 95, Miami 91 May 9: Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT May 11: Toronto 99, Miami 91 May 13: at Miami, 8 p.m. x-May 15: at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 April 30: San Antonio 124, Okla. City 92 May 2: Okla. City 98, San Antonio 97 May 6: San Antonio 100, Okla. City 96 May 8: Okla. City 111, San Antonio 97 May 10: Okla. City 95, San Antonio 91 May 12: Okla. City 113, San Antonio 99 Golden State 4, Portland 1 May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 May 7: Portland 120, Golden State 108 May 9: Golden State 132, Portland 125, OT May 11: Golden State 125, Portland 121 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland vs. Toronto or Miami

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City vs. Golden State May 16: at Golden State, 9 p.m. May 18: at Golden State, 9 p.m. May 22: at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. May 24: at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-May 26: at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-May 28: at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. xMay 30: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule By The Associated Press SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 27: N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3 April 30: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 May 3: Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 4, OT May 6: Tampa Bay 2, NY Islanders 1, OT May 8: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 April 28: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT April 30: Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 May 2: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 May 4: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT May 7: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 10: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 May 1: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT May 3: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 May 5: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, OT May 7: St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 May 9: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 May 11: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 San Jose 4, Nashville 3 April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 May 1: San Jose 3, Nashville 2 May 3: Nashville 4, San Jose 1 May 5: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, 3OT May 7: San Jose 5, Nashville 1 May 9: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT May 12: San Jose 5, Nashville 0 CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay vs. Pittsburgh May 13: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. May 16: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. May 18: at Tampa Bay 8 p.m. May 20: at Tampa Bay 8 p.m. x-May 22: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-May 24: at Tampa Bay 8 p.m. x-May 26: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis vs. San Jose May 15: at St. Louis, 8 p.m. May 17: at St. Louis, 8 p.m. May 19: at San Jose, 9 p.m. May 21: at San Jose, 7:15 p.m. May 23: at St. Louis, 8 p.m. x-May 25: at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-May 27: at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Golf By The Associated Press The Players Championship Par Scores Friday At TPC Sawgrass Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. Purse: $10.5 million Yardage: 7,215; Par 72 (36-36) Partial Second Round Shane Lowry Jonas Blixt Alex Cejka Cameron Tringale Boo Weekley Colt Knost Francesco Molinari Jerry Kelly Gary Woodland Zach Johnson Rory McIlroy Brooks Koepka Ryan Palmer Sean O’Hair William McGirt Bryce Molder Scott Piercy Retief Goosen Sergio Garcia Justin Thomas Adam Scott Matt Kuchar Brendon de Jonge Kevin Chappell Bill Haas Hideki Matsuyama Louis Oosthuizen Keegan Bradley Harold Varner III Will Wilcox Hudson Swafford Freddie Jacobson Chad Campbell Ernie Els Brian Harman Justin Rose

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White Sox beat Yankees 7-1 as Sale wins No. 8 NEW YORK — Chris Sale became the major leagues’ first eight-game winner, working quickly and efficiently in a six-hitter that led the Chicago White Sox over the New York Yankees 7-1 Friday night. Jimmy Rollins hit a two-run homer in the third inning off Luis Severino (0-6), who left one pitch later with soreness on the back of his right elbow and was sent to a hospital for an MRI. Orioles 1 Tigers 0

BALTIMORE — Chris Tillman pitched seven innings of five-hit ball, Adam Jones broke up a scoreless duel with a sixth-inning homer off Justin Verlander and the Baltimore Orioles beat the skidding Detroit Tigers 1-0 Friday night. Tillman (5-1) struck out seven and walked two to win his fourth straight start and provide Baltimore with its second six-game winning streak of the season. Tillman has a 1.33 ERA with 32 strikeouts in his last four outings. Athletics 6 Rays 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Danny Valencia hit his first two home runs of the season in his first game back from a hamstring injury and the Oakland Athletics beat the Tampa Bay Rays 6-3 on Friday night to end a five-game skid. Valencia sat for two games this week after reinjuring the left hamstring that had landed him on the disabled list. He had two of Oakland’s four

homers in this one. Indians 7 Twins 6

CLEVELAND — Marlon Byrd’s two-run double in the eighth inning lifted the Cleveland Indians to a 7-6 win over Minnesota on Friday night, sending the Twins to their eighth straight loss. Eduardo Nunez hit a leadoff home run in the eighth to break a 4-all tie, but Cleveland rallied for three runs in the eighth off Trevor May (0-2). Phillies 3 Reds 2

PHILADELPHIA — Jeremy Hellickson struck out nine in seven innings and drove in the go-ahead run on a suicide squeeze, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Friday night. Hellickson (3-2) allowed two unearned runs and four hits. David Hernandez worked the eighth and Jeanmar Gomez finished for his 14th save in 15 chances. Cubs 9 Pirates 4

CHICAGO — Addison Russell, David Ross and Kris Bryant homered, leading Jason Hammel and the Chicago Cubs over the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-4 Friday. The Cubs stopped their first losing streak of the season it was a two-game skid, both in a doubleheader sweep by San Diego on Wednesday. Chicago leads the majors with a 26-8 record. The Associated Press

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EC sweeps way to 1A title series LATTA – East Clarendon High School’s varsity softball team advanced to the 1A state championship series by sweeping Latta 5-0 and 5-1 on Friday at the LHS field to win the lower state tournament. The Lady Wolverines, who improved to 24-6 on the season, will take on Dixie in the best-of-3 title series. EC will travel to Dixie on Monday for a 6 p.m. game. Texas A&M 3 USC 0

COLUMBIA – South Carolina lost the opening game of its 3-game Southeastern Conference series against Texas A&M on Friday, falling to the Aggies 3-0 at Founders Park. The Gamecocks fell to 37-12 on the season and 16-8 in the SEC. A&M improved to 38-10 and 17-8. Brigham Hill and Mark Ecker combined on the 6-hit shutout. Hill had six strikeouts in six innings and Ecker worked the final three innings for the save, striking out six. Heat 103 Raptors 91

MIAMI -- The Miami Heat defeated Toronto 103-91 on Fri-

day to force a seventh and deciding game in their Eastern Conference semifinal playoffs series. The deciding game will be played on Sunday in Toronto at 3:30 p.m.

Rockies’ Reyes suspended DENVER — Jose Reyes now knows when he can return. His role — and perhaps his future — with the Colorado Rockies remain as murky as ever, especially given the emergence of rookie shortstop Trevor Story. Reyes was suspended through May 31 on Friday, the second player penalized under Major League Baseball’s new domestic violence policy. Reyes agreed to the punishment and won’t appeal, the commissioner’s office said. The penalty stemmed from an alleged altercation with his wife at a Hawaii resort last October. In Reyes’ absence, Story has taken his job and become one of baseball’s big surprises this season. Story ranks among the big league leaders with 11 homers and 27 RBIs and is batting .266. From staff and wire reports

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Wilson Hall’s Drake Ives releases a pitch in the first inning against Laurence Manning Academy. The South Carolina Independent School Association Class AAA State Tournament will crown a state champion today at Sumter’s Patriot Park.

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From Page B1 “In a game like this, you can always point to one or two mistakes like that that you wish you didn’t make,” said WH head coach Teresa Alexander. “But that’s just part of the game. I really credit Brooke Ward who rose to the occasion and hit big. That’s the difference in this game -one big hit. “I’m proud of the way my team played. It was a great softball game.” Wilson Hall took the early lead on Becka Noyes’ RBI single that scored Betsy Cunningham, who had doubled. Liza Lowder’s sacrifice fly in the sixth made it 2-1. In between, Ives held LMA at bay save for the third when Harrington doubled -- one of three hits for her in the game -- and Elms drove her in to tie the score at 1-1. Cunningham walked twice and scored two runs for WH. Ives, Danielle deHoll, Amelia Weston and Madison Sliwonik all had hits as well. Elms was walked twice and Ward had two hits for LMA. Harrington also scored two runs. If the Lady Barons win their first game, they will get another Region II-3A matchup as Thomas Sumter Academy won its winner’s bracket game over Northwood Academy 17-7 in six innings to move within one victory of playing for its third straight state championship. The Lady Generals (17-7) scored nine runs over the first three innings and closed things out with a 6-run sixth. Sydney Daniel and Logan Morris each hit 3-run homers for TSA, including one in the first inning by Daniel. Both also doubled. Josie Reed had three hits including two doubles and drove in two. Carmen Silvester doubled and drove in two. Jordan Morris also had a double and two RBI while Diamond Gibson tripled and had two hits. Caitleigh Bryant also had a hit. “It sets us up for a big opportunity tomorrow,” Lady Generals head coach B.J. Reed said. “Our offense is a big key for us and it was big

3A All Games at Patriot Park SportsPlex Upper Bracket Friday Game 1 – Thomas Sumter 12, Ben Lippen 0 Game 2 – Northwood defeated Orangeburg Prep Game 3 – Orangeburg Prep defeated Ben Lippen, Ben Lippen eliminated Game 4 – Thomas Sumter 17 Northwood 7 Today Game 5 – Wilson Hall vs. Orangeburg Prep, 1 p.m. (F1) Game 6 – Thomas Sumter vs. Winner Game 5, 3:30 p.m. (F3) Game 7 – If Necessary following Game 6 Lower Bracket Friday Game 1 – Laurence Manning 15, Hammond 0 Game 2 – Wilson Hall 10, Cardinal Newman 0 Game 3 – Cardinal Newman defeated Hammond, Hammond eliminated Game 4 – Laurence Manning 3, Wilson Hall 2 Today Game 5 – Northwood vs. Cardinal Newman, 1 p.m. (F2) Game 6 – Laurence Manning vs. Winner Game 5, 3:30 p.m. (F4) Game 7 – If Necessary following Game 6 2A Upper Bracket Friday Game 1 – Marlboro Academy vs. Trinity-Byrnes Game 2 – Williamsburg defeated Florence Christian Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Today Games Played at Patriot Park SportsPlex Game 5 – Loser Lower Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 11 a.m. (F3) Game 6 – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2:45 p.m. (F1) Game 7 – If Necessary following Game 6 Lower Bracket All Games Played at Patriot Park SportsPlex Friday Game 1 – Thomas Heyward 11, Robert E. Lee 1 Game 2 – Pee Dee 4, Carolina 2 Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser

tonight. We have to swing the bats well and hopefully we will swing them well again tomorrow.” LMA, Wilson Hall and Thomas Sumter all won their first games in blowouts. The Lady Swampcats drubbed Hammond 15-0 in three innings; the Lady Barons routed Cardinal Newman 10-0 in five innings and the Lady Generals topped Ben Lippen 12-0 in five innings. Liz Hussey struck out nine and didn’t allow a hit for LMA. Taylor Lee had two triples and Ward sacrificed two runners home. Elms also had a double. For WH, Ives and Sliwonik combined on the shutout with each registering a strikeout. Sliwonik also had an RBI on a

Game 2 Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Today Game 5 – Loser Upper Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 11 a.m. (F4) Game 6 – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 2:45 p.m. (F2) Game 7 – If Necessary following Game 6 1A Upper Bracket Friday Games at Palmetto Park Game 1 – Patrick Henry vs. St. John’s Christian Game 2 – Richard Winn vs. Curtis Baptist Game 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. Holly Hill Game 4 – Winner Game 2 vs. Clarendon Hall Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 8 p.m. (F1) Today Games at Patriot Park SportsPlex Game 6 – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 9 a.m. (F4) Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 11 a.m. (F3) Game 8 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11 a.m. (F4) Game 9 – Loser Lower Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2:45 p.m. (F1) Game 10 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 5:15 p.m. (F2) Game 11 -- If Necessary following Game 10 Lower Bracket Friday Games at Palmetto Park Game 1 – Wardlaw vs. W.W. King Game 2 – Andrew Jackson vs. Conway Christian Game 3 – Winner Game 1 vs. Colleton Prep Game 4 – Winner Game 2 vs. Dorchester Game 5 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Today Games at Patriot Park SportsPlex Game 6 – Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 9 a.m. (F3) Game 7 – Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 11 a.m. (F1) Game 8 – Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 11 a.m. (F2) Game 9 – Loser Upper Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 2:45 p.m. (F1) Game 10 – Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 9, 5:15 p.m. (F2) Game 11 – If Necessary following Game 10

squeeze bunt. Cunningham was 3-for-4 and drove in four runs while Lowder went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. TSA’s Josie Reed and Silvester each went 2-for-3 with Silvester belting a double. Jordan Morris was 3-for-3 with a double while Haley Hawkins and Daniel both doubled and drove in a run. Logan Morris also had a double. Ellie Hunter struck out three on the mound and drove in two for the Lady Generals. In other scores, Robert E. Lee Academy lost its 2A tournament opener 11-1 to Thomas Heyward Academy but defeated Carolina Academy 11-2 in the nightcap. The Lady Cavaliers will play again today at 9 a.m.

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WNBA set to tip off 20th season By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press

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Golden State guard Stephen Curry practices on Friday in Oakland, Calif. The Warriors play the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals on Monday.

Warriors, Curry rest up ahead of Thunder By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry surprised coach Steve Kerr with how quickly he found his groove the past two games after returning from a right knee injury, even with a few more misses than usual for the MVP. Now, Curry and the Golden State Warriors push into the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City counting on their superstar to be fully healthy for an entire round for the first time this postseason. There’s no way he won’t be making as big an impact as he possibly can as the defending champions move closer to their goal of a repeat title. “Hopefully, it will be close to 100 percent by Monday night,” Curry said after Friday’s practice. Fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson, who carried the load on both ends of the floor during Curry’s absence for much of the first two rounds, is counting on it. So far, Curry’s return has

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to play again, and we’re excited about it.” Durant is especially excited, considering where he was a year ago at this time. He followed his 2013-14 MVP season by missing most of last season with broken bone in his right foot. The Thunder missed the playoffs, and Durant watched as Golden State’s Stephen Curry won the MVP award and an NBA title. This season, Curry won the scoring title and another MVP award, while Durant bounced back to finish fifth in the MVP balloting. If anyone can handle a shootout with Curry, it’s Durant. The four-time scoring champion struggled with his shot in the first-round series against Dallas but looked like himself against San Antonio. He averaged 28.5 points on 50 percent shooting in the series against the Spurs, scoring 41 points in Game 4 and 37 in Game 6. The Warriors won a record 73 games in the regular season, but Durant made it clear

been seamless — even more so than Kerr had foreseen while Curry was out. The Coach of the Year figured there might be a transition period as everybody got comfortable again. “It has (been smooth),” Thompson said. “Anyone can see that. He hasn’t missed a beat.” Draymond Green practiced after suffering a left ankle injury during Wednesday’s series clincher against Portland, while 7-foot center Andrew Bogut sat out Friday’s workout with a strained muscle in his right leg. The hope is that Bogut will return to practice Saturday and be ready for Monday night’s Game 1 against the Thunder at Oracle Arena. An MRI wasn’t in the plans for Bogut’s injury. After a whirlwind week that included becoming the NBA’s first unanimous MVP on Tuesday, Curry looked forward to taking some much-needed downtime between now and the next round to rest his body and mind. “You go from missing three

weeks, two and a half weeks to playing significant minutes in 48 hours, especially with what the day in between was like, it kind of shocks your body so you’ve got to take advantage of these three days we have off to get refreshed and rejuvenated mentally and physically, and get ready to play.” Curry came off the bench and overcame a slow start to score 40 points in a 132-125 Game 4 overtime win at Portland on Monday night, including an NBA-record 17 in overtime. He then started and scored 29 in Wednesday’s clincher against the Trail Blazers. “It went really well, obviously. He was much better than we could have ever hoped or expected given the length of time that he was out,” Kerr said. “He was phenomenal in both games, showing why he was the MVP. Now it’s great to get him a few days of practice, a few more days to treat the injury. Hopefully we can put this injury behind him by the time we start this next series.”

the Thunder like where they stand after beating the Spurs, who posted one of the best regular seasons in NBA history. The Thunder lost Game 1 at San Antonio 124-92, but rallied to win four of the next five games. “We weren’t in this position for nothing,” Durant said. “I think throughout the season, we stood by who we were as a team. We were mixing different lineups, so that helped out as well. Guys got experience out there during the regular season.” The grind of the San Antonio series could serve the Thunder well against Golden State. Though the Thunder won the series 4-2, four of the

games were battles. “Obviously, in a perfect world we would love to be up 25 or 30 points every game, but teams are too good, especially at this time of year,” Durant said. “I think if you have to grind things out, it builds character. In a perfect world we would love to be up by that many points, but when we are in a grind-out game, it gets us more prepared for that type of play, especially since those type of games are more frequent than blowout games postseason.” Oklahoma City point guard Russell Westbrook was dynamic in the series against the Spurs, too. He scored 28 points in Game 6 on 10-for-21 shoot-

making sure we’re doing all the things we’re supposed to be doing, and I’m doing as NEW YORK — The WNBA much as I can, soak in the tips off its 20th season this good times and the bad times. weekend with the return of It’s going to be really special.” some familiar faces and the Catchings, who is starting finale for others. her 15th year in the league, Diana Taurasi is back for came so close to leading the the Phoenix Mercury after Fever to their second WNBA sitting out last year to rest. championship in franchise “I had little injuries that I history before falling to the could play through but when Minnesota Lynx in the deciyou don’t feel good physically, sive game of their best-of-five it starts draining on you,” series. Taurasi said earlier this Minnesota is aiming for its week. “Mentally I needed a fourth championship in six little bit of a break. I just years and will try and become needed to recharge. ... I had just the third team in the hisone of my best years in Rustory of the league to repeat as sia. Now I’m back here and champions. The Lynx will reready to go.” ceive their championship She’s not the only one rarrings on Saturday before they ing to start the season. Skylar face Phoenix in the opener. Diggins and Chiney OgwuMinnesota and Phoenix are mike are returning too after 1-2 in the inaugural Associatbeing sidelined by injuries ed Press WNBA power poll last year. Diggins tore her an- released Friday. terior cruciate ligament early “Minnesota is a great team. in the season while OgwuThey proved it last year by mike was recovering from winning the WNBA champimicrofracture surgery in her onship and I’m sure they’re knee and missed the year. favorites to win it this year,” “I’m excited. I’m anxious,” Taurasi said. “We’re going to Diggins said. “New market ... go out there and worry about All this rehab, and all this ourselves this season.” stuff, just to get to this point. The road to the title will be It’s time, so I’m definitely ex- different this season as the cited.” league changed its playoff Diggins hopes to pick up format. Now the top eight where she left off before she teams, regardless of conferwas injured last year. She’ll ence, will make the postseabe doing it in front of a new son. This would allow the fan base as Tulsa moved to best two teams to potentially Dallas in the offseason. play for the title no matter if “The buzz around our they are in the East or West. team, the buzz around the That’s not the only change 20th year of the WNBA. It’s a the league made this offseabig year, so it all seems like son. The WNBA went to a it’s coming together nicely,” more balanced schedule alshe said. lowing its stars like MVP While those three are hopElena Delle Donne and Maya ing to make triumphant reMoore to play in more cities turns, Tamika Catchings will more often. It also will give a be donning an Indiana Fever chance for No. 1 pick Breanuniform for the final time as na Stewart to return East she announced prior to last more. The UConn grad, draftseason that she would retire ed by Seattle, will make two at the end of this year. trips to New York and one to “I am trying to soak up Connecticut. every single moment we have “It’s a great change and together,” she said. “Even definitely one that I’m happy through training camp and about,” Delle Donne said.

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Seattle’s Breanna Stewart is one of the familiar faces that will be returning this year when the WNBA kicks off its 20th season this weekend.

ing, and had 12 assists. For the series, he averaged 25.2 points and 10.5 assists. He struggled with his shot early in the series, but he put pressure on the defense and found his teammates often, then eventually found his shooting rhythm. Thunder players other than Durant and Westbrook have been effective during the playoffs, making the Thunder potentially more dangerous than they were in the regular season. The other Oklahoma City players combined to shoot 47.6 percent from the field in the series against San Antonio. Against Dallas, the other players shot 54.5 percent. Steven Adams has made the biggest leap. The 7-foot center,

not known as a scorer in the regular season, averaged 11 points and made 26 of 37 shots (70.3 percent) against the Spurs. The Thunder will need more of the same from the role players since they are going from playing one great team to another. “We are playing two teams that have played at a historically high level,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “I know at the end of the regular season, if you look at the Spurs and Golden State, both of them, what they have done in terms of numbers has been incredible. Golden State is a great team. It will be a great challenge.”


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FOOTBALL SUMTER HIGH CAMP Sumter High School will have a football camp July 13-14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the school’s practice field. The camp is open to children who have completed grades 2 through 7. The camp is free, but pre-registration is required by June 30. Forms are available in the school’s main office or by calling SHS head coach Mark Barnes at (803) 481-4480.

BASKETBALL SUMTER HIGH CAMP Sumter High School will have a basketball camp July 11-15 in its main gymnasium. The camp will run from 8 a.m. to noon each day and is open to children ages 6-17. The cost is $35 per student. Registration forms are available in the school’s main office or by calling SHS boys head coach Shawn Jones at (803) 467-3874.

CHEERLEADING SUMTER HIGH CAMP The Sumter High School mini cheer camp will be held from June 6-9 in the school’s mini gymnasium. The camp is open to children ages 4-12 at a cost of $50 per child. Registration deadline is May 24. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day. Forms are available in the Sumter High main office or by emailing sekenyia.williams@ sumterschools.net.

ROAD RACING HOT PURSUIT 5K The Hot Pursuit 5K will be held on Saturday, May 21, beginning and ending at the Sumter Family YMCA. Money raised from the event will go to Crime Stoppers. The registration fee is $30 per person. Applications are available and accepted at the YMCA or through www.strictlyrunning. com.

TENNIS Twilight in the Parks Twilight Tennis in the Parks sponsored by Palmetto Tennis Center has been moved to Thursday at Dillon Park. The event is scheduled to run from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The events are open to children ages 5-12 with demonstrations from a PTC professional. Other events will be held on June 4 at Memorial Park and June 25 at Swan Lake Park. Each of those events will go from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Events at Shaw Park on July 16 and Birnie Park on July 30 will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call PTC at (803) 774-3969.

GOLF CGA Golf Outing The Christian Golfers’ Association’s monthly golf outing will be Monday, May 23, at Bishopville Country Club. The event is open to the first 20 golfers and they must sign up by Monday. The cost is $15. To sign up, call (803) 773-2171.

BOWLING Gamecock Lanes Scores March 6-12 Sunday Night Mixed: Don Brown 233600; Kris Hackett 204-551; Maritza Hogan 338; Debbie Becchetti 519. Nascar: Steve Marshall 227-545. Hot Shots: Gracie Holmes 172-501. Tuesday Night Mixed: Tanya Foster 257-586; Rita Blake 206-570; Kevin Welch 262-622; Carl Field 257; Worth Geddings 257-677; Terence Williams 275-712; Nick Urban 225-563; Charlie Boykin 265-721; Billy Prioleau 224-632; Joann Goins 268; Winston Jewell 696; Barry Brown 468; Lenny Girdvainis 570; Joe Spangler 701; Claude Corbett 599; Richard Roarick 621; Thomas Price 585; Chris Johnson 581; Joshua Sweeney 568; Bobby Hagood 519; Troy Blake 576; Heather Brown 438; Leslie Bruner 635; Bobbie Benton 427; Sue Bailey 660; Cheryl Benton 552 Close Encounters: Mike Barwick 278697; Michael Spiegel 446; Kathy Stafford 502; Beverly Peterson 331. Afternoon Delight: Chuck Scott 240663; Norvell Jackson Jr. 516; Norvell Jackson Sr. 522; Elias Wells 619; Leo Mickens 611; Gwen Cofield 224; Lynn Lynn 195-472. Friday Night Mixed: Sue Bailey 289814; Tim Jenkins 253-590; Earl Fronabarger 258-621; Don Infelise 269-722; Leroy Pringle Jr. 223-612; Doug Oliver 244; Sam Green 246-632; Joe Spangler 266-743; Charlie Boykin 265-694; Greg Jones 256-700; E.J. Wells 567; George Russ 528; Darryl Fleming 654; Terence Williams 692; Alex Tribbey 380; Eva Jackson 228; Lunesa Ratcliff 515; Angela Wills 431; Marie Davis 491; Martha Gregg 484; Judy L. Simon 531; Danielle Riles 443.

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Jason Day looks at his shot on the 14th green during Friday’s second round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.

Day pushing through Players By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

And the moment that I lose a little bit of focus and make a few mental errors and misPONTE VEDRA BEACH, takes, that’s when I let the Fla. — The sky was getting so field back in. And I just can’t dark that Jason Day could afford to do that.” barely see the flag on the 14th Shane Lowry had a 68 and hole, much less the small was at 11-under 133, a solid crowd that waited out a tworound that only got going hour storm delay Friday at when he hit a wedge so badly The Players Championship. that it didn’t each reach the The way he was playing, he island green at the par-3 17th. sure could hear them. He managed to escape with His 5-iron from 190 yards bogey, and then holed a wedge into a strengthening wind from about 180 yards on the rolled to the back of the green 18th hole for eagle. and settled 2 feet away. Two tough pars at the end of “A great shot,” said Day, his round meant he was likely who can be stingy with selfto be in the final group with praise. Day. Not bad for a guy who His second big birdie to end was hitting it so badly Wedneshis long day stretched his lead day that he was dreading the to three shots before it was thought of even playing. too dark to continue, and Day “I thought I’d be booking a stepped into a van for a short plane ticket now, how I was drive to the clubhouse. His feeling on Wednesday,” Lowry first task was to check the said. “Yeah, golf is a funny wind for the morning when game. Sometimes low expectahe had to finish four holes. tions brings good results and He already was 14-under high expectations brings no par. He was on a record-setresults.” ting pace at the TPC SawJordan Spieth was just grass. And he could only hopeful of a Saturday tee think about pushing. time, as was Phil Mickelson. “I’m at 14-under par, I’ve Spieth, looking frustrated got a good lead going on, I just as ever, got to the projected can’t sit back,” Day said. “I cut of 2 under with back-toneed to keep pushing forward. back birdies to start the back

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shots. She was also selected to the Region VI-4A all-region team. SHS head coach Jason Loudenslager thinks McBride

will blend in well with the Lady Tigers. “I think she’ll fit in well what they do,” Loudenslager said. “Benedict is a program that has a lot going for it right now. She’s a team first player. I think she’ll be able to go in there and help

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nine, only to catch a bad break when a rake kept his ball from rolling into the bunker and stayed on the steep slope leading to the sand. The best he could do was chip over the green and he made bogey, and his tee shot was wild to the right on the 15th when they stopped because of darkness. Spieth was at 1 under. Mickelson had to make an 8-foot par putt on the par-5 16th to stay at 1 under. He was to return at 9:15 a.m. to play the 17th and 18th, likely needing a birdie on one of them to make the cut. Defending champion Rickie Fowler shot 71 and was at 1-under 143. He needed help to make the cut. Greg Norman set the 36hole record of 14-under 130 at The Players in 1994, the year the Shark made only one bogey the entire week. Day looks just as good and has yet to drop a shot over the 32 holes he has played. He ended his day with a 40-foot birdie putt down the slope at No. 13 and the 5-iron for his tap-in birdie at the 14th. “Hopefully, I can hit some good, solid shots coming in and at least try to get a couple more birdies,” Day said.

Alex Cejka and Jonas Blixt each shot 67 and were at 10under 134, along with Cameron Tringale (69). Another day of calm and soft greens in the morning led to more record-tying play, and a few irritated golfers who could have gone even lower. Colt Knost made a 15-foot birdie putt on the 17th to reach 10 under, only to three-putt the 18th and have to settle for a course record-tying 63. Then came Rory McIlroy, 7 under through seven holes when he made a 50-foot eagle putt from just off the 16th green. His momentum slowed, but he still came to the par-5 ninth needing a birdie to become the first player to shoot 62 on the Stadium Course at Sawgrass. McIlroy opted to lay up from 271 yards because going for the green historically has not worked out well for him on No. 9. Laying up wasn’t much better. He chunked a wedge, chunked a chip and made bogey for a 64. The biggest thrill belonged to Will Wilcox, who hit pitching wedge for a hole-in-one on the island-green 17th. It was the first ace on that hole in 14 years.

them. Benedict is coming off a tremendous season. BC went 29-3 and lost in the championship game of the South Region, leaving it one game short of playing in the DII Elite Eight championship in South Dakota.

McBride also had offers from Claflin University, Allen University and Denmark Technical College. “It feels great to get this opportunity,” McBride said. “I’ve been dremaing of getting a chance like this since I was young.”

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