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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Henry Ricks was one of 18 men in his graduating class at Lincoln High School in Sumter who volunteered to join the U.S. Air Force in 1951 during the Korean War. The men received national recognition because the entire male population of the class joined the Air Force on June 11, 1951, one week after graduation.

“It was so unique,” said ArRICKS thuree Ricks, wife of Henry Ricks. “No other class in the U.S. had done that.”

Arthuree Ricks said her husband and his classmates were inspired to enlist after a Sumter Air Force recruiter visited the school.

Henry Ricks trained in food services at Lawson Air Force Base in Louisiana before his deployment to Toul-Rosières Air Base in France in 1952.

“He was really lucky,” Arthuree Ricks said. Henry did three tours in France while some other service members were deployed to Korea and Vietnam during the four years of his first enlistment.

“He always said Uncle Sam knew he was a lover and not a fighter,” she said.

During his first enlistment, Ricks was also stationed in Bitburg, Spangdahlem and Hahn air bases in Germany, and Wheelus Field, Tripoli and Libya, North Africa, before returning to Claremont in 1954.

Arthuree Ricks said while Henry Ricks was waiting to start college after his return to the states, he sought employment in Sumter but could only find work digging ditches for $35 per week.

She said Henry Ricks was extremely disappointed with that option. “I can’t repeat what he said, but he realized that his experiences in the Air Force were worth much

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Members of the Sumter High School Air Force Junior ROTC program give a 21-gun salute in memory of those lost in wars. The “flowers” represent red poppies, which is a symbol known around the world for those who have died in war and was made popular by Canadian Lt. Col. John McCrae in his World War I poem “In Flanders Field.”

Memorial Day ceremony serves as a reminder to honor those who died to ensure our freedom

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haw Air Force Base Lt. Col. Heather A. Perez spoke on the importance of remem-

bering those who gave the ultimate sacrifice and recognizing all veterans at the Memorial Day program held at Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Memorial Park on Monday.

Sumter High School JROTC members prepare to present arms at the ceremony.

“Memorial Day isn’t about having a long weekend to enjoy with family and friends, having parties and barbecues to kick off the beginning of summer,” Perez said. “Memorial Day is about honoring all the veterans who sacrificed their lives to answer our nation’s call so that each and every one of us can have the right to freedom.”

Perez said that it is important to remember the more than 1.3 million veterans who have died and 1.5 million

who have been wounded from the Civil War through today.

“It is in our power to commemorate all of those who have fallen to ensure our freedom,” she said.

This year commemorates the 50-year anniversary of the beginning of the Vietnam War, and Perez’s speech focused on the sacrifices of the veterans of that era.

“When I was a young child, I remember witnessing the unjust treatment of the veterans of Vietnam,” she said. “I witnessed the demeaning looks and the whispering, consistently judging these veterans. As a child, I did not understand that the nation had a difficult time separating the disdain of the war from the veteran.”

Perez said that the Vietnam veterans returned to the U.S. without a hero’s welcome. Along with coming home wounded with physical and mental trauma, they were faced with a general public in parts of the country that

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Initiative kicks off summer of helping Sumterites

BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com After a successful inaugural year, The Sumter Item is continuing its mission to try to help the community with the second-annual “Summer of Caring.”

The initiative raised more than $5,000 in its first year, and there are plans to raise even more money in the second year.

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people losing jobs or having crises so somebody can’t pay a utility bill, or they’re about to get evicted,” Champagne said.

“You’re always going to have people that are living in homes where their roofs are leaking.

The need is always so huge, and we’re just scratching the surface of it.”

Crisis Relief Ministry helps

“We are excited to be a part of helping Mark Champagne and United Ministries again this summer to help those in need,” said Jack Osteen, editor and publisher of The Sumter Item. “Even though we raised just a little over $5,400 last summer during our first year, we know every little bit helps and feel confident now that the word is out we can improve on donations these next few

months.”

Summer of Caring aims to raise money for different community projects. The initiative is modeled after The Sumter Item’s Fireside Fund, which raises money to donate to The Salvation Army to help people pay heating bills in the winter.

The money United Ministries of Sumter County receives goes to three bigger projects: crisis relief, construction ministries and emergency shelter. These programs, according to Champagne, United Ministries’ executive director, are there to help with the constant needs of the community.

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Massage therapy students lead the way College shares how its ‘baby steps’ have helped local hospital patients

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Eighteen colleges from about seven states attended a massage therapy seminar at Central Carolina Technical College Health Sciences Center on Friday to discuss ways of integrating massage therapy into hospitals.

CCTC Massage Therapy program Manager Brent Jackson said the school was first approached by McLeod Healthcare System of Florence about having students provide services to patients, and shortly after, Tuomey Healthcare System, Clarendon Healthcare System and National Healthcare Corp. approached the school with the same proposition.

Jackson said massage therapy benefits hospital patients because it increases blood circulation, especially with diabetic patients, and helps to increase range of motion and relieve anxiety.

Jackson said when schools start branching out into hospitals, it is all right for the massage therapy services to be presented as a perk for patients. He said it’s all about getting your foot in the door.

He said when CCTC massage therapy students began working in hospitals, they only worked with hands

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Educators came to Central Carolina Technical College to learn about the school’s Hospital-Based Massage Therapy program on Friday. and arms.

“You have to take baby steps,” he said.

Miriam Laney, dean of health sciences at CCTC, said she was hesitant about the start of the massage therapy program compared with the other medical programs offered in the school, and she expressed to Jackson that science should be the basis of the program.

“I told Brent what I wanted, and he took the ball and started running,” she said.

CCTC massage therapy students study physiology and anatomy which not only assists them while working with patients, but also stands to pave a way for their careers.

Jackson said a former massage therapy student was promoted over 13 other employees at a spa because of what he learned while enrolled in the program.

Raquel Serrano, oncology social worker for McLeod, said more

thought and consideration has to go into massage therapy when it is available to hospital patients. She said she was concerned when massage services were made available to cancer patients. She said some of the common practices could not work for the patients with certain conditions.

CCTC students are working with patients in the oncology, surgical inpatient and neo-natal divisions. After graduation, Jackson said students can begin careers in spas, chiropractic offices and some hospitals. He said approximately 160 hospitals across the nation employ massage therapists.

After the discussion panel, Jackson expressed excitement about the potential success of the seminar.

“It’s incredible to have all of these hospitals and colleges coming together to build these bridges,” he said.

“And it’s happening right here in Sumter.”

Alice Drive Middle School is one of only two schools in the state, and one of 12 in the nation, to have received the AdvancED certification for being a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math school. The announcement was made on Friday at the school.

AdvancED is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that conducts on-site external reviews of PreK-12 schools and school systems, according to the organization’s website. The certification was a rigorous process that involved visits of the school’s 26 classrooms and 68 interviews of teachers, students, advisors, business community partners and parents.

The certification is good for five years, according to Jeff Wooten, AdvancED evaluator and state director for AdvancEd in Alabama, who conducted the accreditation process with Scott Givonetti, AdvancED STEM review evaluator.

Alice Drive started the process to become a STEM school three years ago, through a partnership with the S.C. Coalition for Mathematics and Science and S2TEM Center S.C. “Alice Drive took the most difficult route in making STEM learning available for all,” Wooten said. “Many schools start out by initiating the STEM curriculum in a few classrooms or a school-within-a-school approach.”

Wooten said Alice Drive has been able to achieve in two years what usually takes three to five years to accomplish.

“We’re proud of the entire staff, faculty and students for embracing our school mission and vision and putting it into action,” said Jeannie Pressley, principal of Alice Drive.

Alice Drive sent AdvancED electronic evidence, documenting the STEM initiatives in each classroom, said Lori Smith, the district’s STEM coordinator.

Students at the school have adapted to the STEM model focused on incorporating technology and project-based learning in the classroom.

Eighth-grader Luke DuRant has been in the school’s STEM setting since sixth grade.

“It’s about learning technology and skills that we can use when we graduate,” he said. “With project-based learning, if we don’t come up with a solution, we go back to the beginning and start the project over again.”

You’re invited to give testimony during education meeting FROM STAFF REPORTS House Education Policy Review and Reform Task Force will meet at 1:30 p.m.

Monday, June 1, in the Blatt Building, Room 110, 1105

Pendleton St., Columbia.

The task force, chaired by Rep. Rita Allison, R-Spartanburg, will hear a presentation from the plaintiff districts in Abbeville School District v.

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by JoAnne Anderson.

The task force will also discuss subcommittee assignments and meetings and receive data from the Education Oversight Committee.

Public testimony will be

taken after the speakers finish.

The task force was formed in January by House Speaker Jay Lucas, R-Darlington, in response to a S.C. Supreme Court order mandating the state to make changes in how it funds

poor rural school districts. The order came out of the lawsuit.

For more information, call Pierce McNair, director of research for the House Education and Public Works Committee, at (803) 734-3053.

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Nighttime Iris Festival spectacles The Transform Ministry at Concord Baptist Church marches in the 10th Annual Shrine Day Parade on Friday. The Jamil Streakers presented the first nighttime parade in conjunction with the Iris Festival’s 75th anniversary. All proceeds will benefit Shriners hospitals across the country.

Below, Paige Marmolejo of The Sumter Item twirls a lighted hoop during the parade.

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You can see birds, flowers, ocean that inspire painter Sumter Artists’ Guild’s artist of the month is Dannie Faye Welch, who was born and raised in Turbeville.

Her work is on exhibit at Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasell St. in Sumter County Cultural Center.

The daughter of bluegrass gospel singers, she said she found that growing up exposed to “the creative expression through music ... expressed itself through her art.”

Welch started drawing and coloring as a young girl, and while not formally trained as an artist, she was tutored by Margaret Joy of Florence.

In 1985, she opened a craft shop, where she taught and PHOTO PROVIDED sold decorative art; she was a Dannie Welch of Turbeville is Sumter Artists’ Guild artist of the month. member of Florence DecoraHer preferred medium is watercolor, and her colorful work can be tive Art Guild and Decoraseen at Sumter County Gallery of Art. tive Art Society.

Welch continues to paint and experiment with different media, including watercolor, acrylic and oil. She said she “paints anything that inspires (me), but (I) especially enjoy painting birds, flowers and ocean scenes.”

Among the venues that have exhibited Welch’s art are Sumter County Gallery of Art, The Florence County Museum, Art Trail Gallery in Florence and Guild Gallery at ArtFields in Lake City. She is an active member of Sumter Artists’ Guild and Greater Lake City Art Guild. In 2014, she won Best in Show at Greater Lake City Art Guild show. She continues to paint watercolor compositions, for which she is well known.

In her artist statement, Welch writes: “I have always

loved art and the free expression on canvas and paper.

Sometimes, I become so involved with my paintings that I forget what’s going on around me. Art has been a source of fulfillment for me and brings me great joy. I love the feel of the paintbrush in my hand as I manipulate bright, brilliant colors to create a beautiful scene. I love to share my artworks with others. As I ride down the road, I see canvases everywhere of God’s wonderful creation.”

See Welch’s exhibition at Sumter County Gallery of Art from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Spartanburg barbershop gives ex-cons fresh start SPARTANBURG (AP) — Customers wait their turn for James Proctor at Southside Barber Shop.

Clippers buzz in Proctor’s right hand as he shaves and styles, sometimes stopping to eye his work or clean his tools.

“I love the idea that somebody might wake up one morning and say, ‘Man, I look bad. I’m gonna get a haircut.’

They get out of my chair — they feel on top of the world.

They look good,” Proctor said.

Work also helps Proctor avoid the pitfalls of his past.

Proctor served 13 years for armed robbery. He was released just days before his 36th birthday on Sept. 1, 2011.

“My granddad, he was lobbying for me, in every barbershop you could imagine. And all of them said they didn’t have room for me, except

D.J.,” Proctor said.

D.J. is Southside Barber Shop owner Daniel Jones. He took over the barbershop after the death of his father, the Rev. Peter Jones, in 2004.

The late owner and patriarch’s portrait hangs near the entrance. There also is a plaque in the shop that reminds people of his work to better others’ lives. The Rev. Peter Jones hired and helped dozens of ex-prisoners earn their barber’s licenses.

“No one would give them a chance. I gave them a chance,” he told the HeraldJournal in 1996.

Daniel Jones wants to continue his father’s legacy.

“Almost 200 barbers have come through Southside,” Daniel Jones said.

Proctor is the latest. He received his barber apprentice li-

cense earlier this month.

The journey, Jones said, began three years ago.

At the time, Jones was having difficulty finding people who wanted to work with him because of his own past.

Jones said he enlisted in the Army after college and returned home to Spartanburg a “disgrace” to his father after he was discharged for drug use in 1987.

Daniel Jones found solace from his problems in alcohol.

Cocaine seemed a “cure all,” and he developed a crack cocaine addiction.

“It was like I had my foot in hell and a foot out,” Jones said.

He said he flirted with death.

He became an “empty shell.”

The years became a blur.

His father’s support never wavered despite relapses. The

Rev. Peter Jones gave his own son chances.

“He was an extraordinary man. He was just an advocate for people,” Jones said of his father.

Daniel Jones said he’s instructed about 15 barber students. Ten, he said, were exoffenders.

Jones said he hopes those whom he gives a chance are

able to clean up their lives and steer clear of prison.

An estimated two-thirds of 405,000 prisoners released in 2005 in 30 states were arrested for a new crime within three years of release from prison, according to data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

South Carolina was among the 30 states included in the sample.

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What is brewing in the brain of seniors?

New imaging helps scientists study cause of dementia WASHINGTON (AP) — Sticky plaque gets the most attention, but now healthy seniors at risk of Alzheimer’s are letting scientists peek into their brains to see if another culprit is lurking.

No one knows what actually causes Alzheimer’s, but the suspects are its two hallmarks — the gunky amyloid in those brain plaques or tangles of a protein named tau that clog dying brain cells. New imaging can spot those tangles in living brains, providing a chance to finally better understand what triggers dementia.

Now researchers are adding tau brain scans to an ambitious study that’s testing if an experimental drug might help healthy but at-risk people stave off Alzheimer’s. Whether that medication works or not, it’s the first drug study where scientists can track how both of Alzheimer’s signature markers begin building up in older adults before memory ever slips.

“The combination of amyloid and tau is really the toxic duo,” predicted Dr. Reisa Sperling of Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, who is leading the so-called A4 study. “To see it in life is really striking.”

The A4 study — it stands for AntiAmyloid Treatment in Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s — aims to enroll 1,000 healthy seniors such as Judith Chase Gilbert, 77, of Arlington, Virginia. The recently retired government worker is mentally sharp but learned through the study that her brain harbors amyloid buildup that might increase her risk.

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Judith Chase Gilbert of Arlington, Virginia, is loaded into a PET scanner by Nuclear Medicine Technologist J.R. Aguilar at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington. Gilbert shows no signs of memory problems but volunteered for a new kind of scan as part of a study looking into healthy brains to check for clues about Alzheimer’s disease.

Last week, researchers slid Gilbert into a doughnut-shaped PET scanner as she became one of the first study participants to also have their brains scanned for tau.

“We know that tau starts entering the picture at some point, and we do not know when. We do not know how that interaction happens. We should know,” said chief science officer Maria Carrillo of the Alzheimer’s Association, which is pushing to add tau scans to other dementia research, too.

More than 35 million people worldwide have Alzheimer’s or similar dementias, including about 5 million in the U.S. Those numbers are expected to rise rapidly as the baby boomers get older. There is no good treatment. Today’s medications only temporarily

ease symptoms, and attempts at new drugs, mostly targeted at sticky amyloid, have failed in recent years.

Maybe that’s because treatment didn’t start early enough. Scientists now think Alzheimer’s begins quietly ravaging the brain more than a decade before symptoms appear, much like heart disease is triggered by gradual cholesterol buildup. Brain scans show many healthy older adults quietly harbor those sticky amyloid plaques, not a guarantee that they’ll eventually get Alzheimer’s but an increased risk.

Yet more recent research, including a large autopsy study from the Mayo Clinic, suggests that Alzheimer’s other bad actor — that tangle-forming tau protein — also plays a big role. The newest theory: Amyloid sparks a smol-

dering risk, but later spread of toxic tau speeds the brain destruction.

Normal tau acts sort of like railroad tracks to help nerve cells transport food and other molecules. But in Alzheimer’s, the protein’s strands collapse into tangles and eventually the cell dies.

Most healthy people have a small amount of dysfunctional tau in one part of the brain by their 70s, Sperling said.

But amyloid plaques somehow encourage this bad tau to spread toward the brain’s memory center, she explained.

The A4 study, which is enrolling participants in the U.S., Australia and Canada, may give some clues.

The goal is to check up to 500 people for tau three times over the three-year study, as researchers tease out when and how it forms in those who are still healthy. They won’t be told the results — scientists don’t know enough yet about what the scans portend.

At the same time, study participants will receive either an experimental antiamyloid drug — Eli Lilly & Co.’s solanezumab — or a placebo as researchers track their memory. The $140 million study is funded by the National Institutes of Health, Lilly and others; the Alzheimer’s Association helped fund the addition of the tau scans.

The idea: If the drug proves to be helpful, it might be tamping down amyloid formation that in turn reins in toxic tau. In previous studies, solanezumab failed to help full-blown Alzheimer’s but appeared to slow mental decline in patients with mild disease, raising interest in testing the still healthy.

“We’re trying to remove amyloid’s downstream effects on tau formation,” said Dr. R. Scott Turner of Georgetown University Medical Center, where Gilbert enrolled in the study.

Seeing how amyloid and tau interact in living brains “is opening a whole new chapter into possible therapies,” Turner added.

Watch for bears, but mostly watch AGES ANTIQUES Tues-Thurs your step at Yellowstone National Park CASPER, Wyoming (AP) — Getting hurt at Yellowstone National Park isn’t quite as dramatic as you might think.

Although the park is full of hazards such as bears, bison, scalding water and canyons, visitors are most likely to be injured from mundane accidents like trips, slips and falls, reports the Casper Star-Tribune.

Bear attacks are dramatic but exceedingly rare. National Park Service statistics put the likelihood of being injured by a bear during a visit to Yellowstone at 1 in 2.1 million.

Still, the park works to keep visitors educated about bear safety.

“We see people taking risks that are absolutely unnecessary,” said Yellowstone Public Affairs Officer Traci Weaver.

The “Be Bear Aware” campaign teaches visitors how to properly store food, carry bear spray

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and keep a distance from the animals.

Other wildlife can also be dangerous. The park didn’t have statistics on bison gorings, but Weaver said they happen once or twice a year.

Most recently, a 16-year-old Taiwanese girl was gored last week as she posed for a picture in front of the creature.

“The temptation is definitely there when there’s bison or elk right there near the trail to try to get close and get pictures,” Weaver said.

But visitors are required to stay at least 100 yards away from bears and wolves and at least 25 yards away from other large animals, including bison, elk and bighorn sheep.

Injuries and deaths caused by the geothermal features are also infrequent. In the park’s history, only 20 visitors have died from being boiled by one of Yellowstone’s geysers or similar features.

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Veterans remembered, 4,500 flags placed

Richard Vellekamp, who was a corporal in the United States Army from 1958 to 1964, places a flag on the grave of a veteran Saturday morning at Sumter Cemetery. The annual event was organized by the Sumter County Veterans Association which put flags on 4,500 graves at more than 40 cemeteries in the city and county of Sumter.

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HENRY RICKS FROM PAGE A1 more,” she said.

That was when Ricks decided to re-enlist in the Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base in 1955.

Arthuree Ricks said she was drawn to Henry Ricks because of the stories he shared of his travels during his time in the Air Force. She said it was so intriguing that a farm boy from Claremont was so adventurous and well traveled.

She said she loved hearing stories of her husband’s travels, but when they were married he stopped telling them.

When she asked why he stopped, Ricks replied, “Have you ever heard of anyone baiting a fish after they’ve caught it?”

CARING FROM PAGE A1 community members pay overdue rent notices the renter cannot pay. The ministry also helps replace damaged furniture if it was lost in a fire or if a victim of domestic abuse has to move out of his or her home, and it helps pay for medication if a senior citizen is not able to pay for his or her prescription.

The Construction Ministry does just that — it is a volunteer-based home-repair program that helps fix damage to homes such as roofing, floors and door problems. The ministry also constructs ramps to help

While Ricks was with the Air Force, he and his family lived in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Mexico, the Philippines, France and England.

Henry Ricks retired from the Air Force in 1973 and moved to Columbia with his family.

Years later, when Henry Ricks became ill with Alzheimer’s, Arthuree Ricks said she wanted their great-grandchildren to know about Rick’s time in the Air Force.

She said she has started keeping records of all of Henry Rick’s travels and duties while in the Air Force.

Henry Ricks died Jan. 10, 2010, at Palmetto Health Richland and is buried in Fort Jackson National Cemetery in Columbia.

June 25 will mark the 65th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.

handicapped people.

The Emergency Shelter program provides temporary night lodging for homeless people. Champagne said they have the capability to house 20 men and eight women at the shelter, and hot meals are provided nightly by people in the community.

The shelter, like the rest of the ministry work, is staffed heavily by volunteers.

“This place doesn’t exist without people,” Champagne said. “We’re setting up the platform, but it’s people in this community. There are thousands of people, thousands of volunteer hours every year; that is the reason why this stuff happens.”

Last year the campaign raised $5,542 to help commu-

nity members in need.

Champagne recalled a memory from last year’s summer projects about a woman in her 80s whose roof was leaking. He said she had to put a 5-gallon bucket on her bed to catch the water while she slept. United Ministries fixed her roof, and now it no longer leaks.

And stories like that are the reason The Sumter Item and United Ministries are trying to raise money. The more money received, the more charity United Minstries can do in the community.

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looked down on them.

“These young men and women had courage to leave their homes, travel thousands of miles across the Pacific and fight in a land they did not know,” she said.

“They faced their fears in the jungles, and those who made it back home faced new fears as they returned.”

PEREZ More than 47,000 men and women were killed in action in Vietnam, with more than 150,000 wounded and 10,000 missing. Perez said before the war in Afghanistan, the Vietnam War was the longest in the number of years in U.S. history.

“The negative treatment of the Vietnam veterans should have never happened, but now we realize the mistake we made,” she said. “Our nation has taken huge steps in the right direction in the treatment and care of veterans of today. We are well on the path of properly honoring and respecting our veterans.”

The sacrifices that the men and women made in all wars are immense, she said. The patriotism and courage is the same for every veteran who gave up his or her life, became prisoner of war or returned home, she said.

“Not only do we remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, but we give thanks to the families and friends who supported those service men and women who defended our nation,” Perez said. “Be confident that the sacrifices of your

loved ones contributed to an admirable cause. Be proud for those you have lost. It is through the sacrifice of every man and woman who served that we can enjoy the freedoms we have today.”

About 300 veterans, families of veterans and community members gathered at the Memorial Day service.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Don Kellum was one of the Vietnam veterans at the event.

Kellum flew 144 reconnaissance missions over Vietnam in an RF-4 fighter jet from 1970-71. In one of those missions, his plane was shot down, and all of the crew had to eject.

“Our plane was torn apart,” he said. “Luckily, we were rescued soon after parachuting and making landfall.”

Kellum received the Purple Heart, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross and several other air service medals for his time in Vietnam.

After his plane was shot down, he returned to doing more missions.

“Unless you were seriously injured, you returned to your mission,” he said.

Kellum serves as the public affairs officer for the Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart.

Dave Nesbitt, former adjutant of the organization, also received the Purple Heart in Vietnam after a mortar or artillery round hit his squad during a search operation. Nesbitt took shrapnel to his legs and had permanent damage to one of his knees.

“It is important to commemorate those who paid the price with their lives, not only on Memorial Day, but every day,” he said.

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Henry Ricks, right, stands with fellow Lincoln High School Class of 1951 graduates at Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany in 1953. Arthuree Ricks said her husband, Henry, and his classmates were inspired to enlist after a Sumter Air Force recruiter visited the school.

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N.G. Osteen 1843-1936 The Watchman and Southron

THE SUMTER ITEM

H.G. Osteen 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

H.D. Osteen 1904-1987 The Item

Margaret W. Osteen 1908-1996 The Item Hubert D. Osteen Jr. Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Graham Osteen Co-President Kyle Osteen Co-President Jack Osteen Editor and Publisher Larry Miller CEO Rick Carpenter Managing Editor

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Find a reporter who says it in the fewest words This column first appeared on May 27, 1990.

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presario, even had difficulties with clichés. One of his gems was, “That’s the way with these directors, they’re always biting the hand that lays the golden egg.”

Goldwyn once admonished a parent about a name selection for his child: “Why name your son John? Every Tom, Dick and Harry is named John.”

The late producer had a terrible time with words. But some people are more giftHubert D. ed, such as the dead Osteen Jr. actor who requested in his will that his body be cremated and 10 percent of his ashes thrown in his agent’s face.

See how easy it can be with a little application?

And aspiring writers shouldn’t worry about criticism. Christopher Hampton (whoever he is) once said that asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp post how it feels about dogs.

Editorial writers, a special breed,

ords that go bump in the night ...

I remember an editor telling me of an experience he had with a woman who marched into his office one day with her son, a red-faced teenager with an advanced case of acne and a mouth that hung open in a imbecilic leer.

“My son needs a summer job,” she said.

The editor remained mute, not giving her any encouragement.

“Why don’t you let him be a reporter? He’s got nothing better to do with himself this summer.”

That ended the interview.

A lot of people probably think like the mother, that reporting and writing for a newspaper, or writing anything for publication, is child’s play. Gosh, it sure would be nice if it was.

But no such luck. Anyone who tries to write always has to contend with lockjaw of the mind and paralysis of the fingers, which are presumably used to put words on paper or into a computer.

It’s hard enough to speak our language. Samuel Goldwyn, the film im-

would do well to heed the advice of Kingsley Amis, who observed that if you can’t annoy somebody, there is little point in writing. Mark Twain was more sanguine, noting that most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.

A contemporary critic of writers, especially the sports variety, one Bobby Knight, the basketball coach at Indiana, had this trenchant comment: “All of us learn to write in the second grade. Most of us go on to greater things.”

As a newspaperman, I look for good leads to stories and commit them to memory. The lead to a news story, as one sage put it, should be a promise of things to come, and that promise must be fulfilled.

My favorite leads come from the Chicago school of hard-nosed crime reporting. When Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted for kidnapping and murdering Charles Lindbergh’s son, the scribe wrote of his demise: “The state of New Jersey, which spent $1 million in investigating, prosecuting and convicting Bruno Hauptmann, today executed him with 15 cents worth of electricity.”

And then there was the unsavory

death of Richard Loeb, who was serving a life sentence in an Illinois prison for the thrill killing of a young boy in Chicago during the ’20s. Loeb, a brilliant man who had finished college while in his teens, was stabbed to death in a shower by another convict who objected to Loeb’s amorous advances. The lead read: “Richard Loeb, the most erudite man ever incarcerated in Joliet Prison, today ended his sentence with a proposition.”

Find me a reporter who writes a lead like that and I’ll give him (or her) a cigar.

Speaking of which, a popular writer in the ’20s by the name of Franklin P. Adams had this to say about cigars: “There are plenty of good five cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country really needs is a good five-cent nickel.”

And finally, as another example of descriptive writing, here is a choice assessment of San Francisco by an unknown savant who said that San Francisco is like granola: Take away the fruits and the nuts, and all you have are the flakes.

Reach Hubert D. Osteen Jr. at hubert@ theitem.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR WHEN WILL JUSTICE COME TO LEE COUNTY? According to the 2010 Census there is a 65 percent black population, 27 percent poverty rate, 63 percent of children live in single-parent homes and 92 percent of 2,275 students in Lee County schools (92 percent of these students are black) get free lunch. The unemployment rate is 8.7 percent. County council can build buildings and parking lots in certain parks and install plaques on these buildings to their own vanity; even the grant writer is listed. But where are the summer programs that will build minds, character and a work ethic for our children in parks and recreation?

Lee County Council asked the citizens to pass a penny for progress tax for a number of things of which improvements to parks and recreations was one of them. A community center in Chappell Park, which is no more than a banquet hall with a warming plate (budgeted $500,000-plus unknown grant amount). This park investment is approaching a million dollars. But there other playgrounds and parks that need renovations and improvements. When you need to have parts special made for playground equipment because the vendors don’t stock it any more, it’s time to replace because all things have an expiration date. And the citizens of Cypress are wondering why they can’t get a playground for their children.

County council said they made two mistakes (only two).

The first was closing the Woodrow playground and installation of the outhouse toilets at Garrett Park but not at Ashwood and Lynchburg Parks. I can remember those outhouses with the colored-only signs when I was a child, and I thought my children would not be subject the degradations of years past. County council is majority white, and Mr. Charlie made it perfectly clear that there were no bathrooms at those parks before, and us black folks were being disrespectful and ungrateful because he did not have to give us outhouses. Dr. King once said, “However difficult the moment, however frustrating the hour, it will not be long, because truth crushed to earth will rise again.” But we have been waiting since Reconstruction for justice and equality to come to Lee County.

FRANK BRENT MILLICAN JR. Woodrow

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ASHINGTON — Because so many Republicans want to be president — or at least pretend they do — debate organizers have decided to eliminate the least popular from the stage based on how they rank in the latest national polls.

Fox News, which is hosting the first televised debate Aug. 6, and CNN, host of the second on Sept. 16, have come up with a way to limit the field. Basically, it’s the popularity contest presidential elections have always been, only this time there’s no attempt to masquerade it as something loftier.

Fox will limit the number of contestants to the top 10. Everybody else may as well head to their favorite resort, work on their backstroke, and embrace the notunpleasant reality that someone else is going to look 20 years older in four more years.

At least CNN will allow the “losers” — those polling outside the top 10 — to debate separately in a second part. The benchwarmers get to play each other, in other words. This may sound dull, but when you’re not winning, you may as well be honest. Who knows what nuggets might tumble from the tongues of the rejected and the desperate?

But seriously. Imagine running for president of the United States, which requires a full tank of narcissistic propulsion and near-pathological ambition — and knowing at the starting gate that not only are you not going to be president but you’re not even going to be allowed to play with the big dogs. What becomes of the indignant rage born of such insult?

How does one channel such humiliation and injury?

Good morning. Is Roger Ailes in, please?

Understandably, the field has to be winnowed somehow. It would be challenging to fit 18 people on a stage, the effect of which would be to make everyone look ridiculous. Not all candidates are equal, we needn’t be reminded, and giving them equal space to insult and denigrate the likely nominee is so much blood for a mere moment of glory.

Leaving the party’s candidate wounded and financially bruised, as Republican also-rans did to Mitt Romney in 2012, helped no one so much as Barack Obama by providing him all the opposition research he Kathleen needed.

Still, the approach to Parker eliminating weaker candidates feels a bit unAmerican, doesn’t it? Anyone can grow up to become president, we say; P.S. You just can’t debate your opponents. Everyone has a voice in the public debate we call politics, we aver. That is, except for a few of you who aren’t yet on people’s radar. But you can talk to each other!

This sidelining of certain candidates, even if practical, seems bad for business and especially for leadership, which sometimes reveals itself during debates.

Many candidates soar or perish under the hot lights — “Oops!” And the stigma of being designated an “also-ran” before the race even begins likely would crush anyone’s chances of being recognized later as a hidden jewel.

Relegating the unpopular to the margins is also tricky for Republicans when

one of them is likely to be the only Republican woman running — Carly Fiorina. But based on the average of polls found today on RealClearPolitics — the Bible Belt for the religiously political — it looks as though you may not hear from South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Ohio Gov. John Kasich or former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum during the first debate.

But be brave: Donald Trump — and his hair — will surely make it in.

Which is to say, we may as well call it a day. Rather than waste time and money polling Iowans and talking grits ‘n’ gravy with South Carolinians, why not just select our senior superlatives the way we did in high school? Who is something-est — the tallest, handsomest, smartest, wittiest, friendliest, cutest, nicest, toughest, most likely to succeed and, not least, most likely to attract about 40 percent of the Hispanic vote?

Oh, and who can beat Hillary Clinton?

Lest I be a spoiler, I’ll let you fill in the blanks. I’d be willing to bet that the superlatives selected will be the 10 contestants — I mean, candidates — appearing on the big stage come August. Hints: Jeb Bush is 6-feet-3; Marco Rubio and Bush speak Spanish fluently; Ted Cruz speaks Spanglish; and Mike Huckabee is pretty funny.

Politics isn’t really science after all, but is a schoolyard brawl — or a survivor reality game, depending on one’s preference — where human nature calls the shots.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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‘America’s Got Talent’ kicks off 10th season

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It’s summer vacation in network land.

Before “The Voice” and Sunday night NFL coverage revived NBC’s fortunes, “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., TV-PG) was the network’s only hit show. It was the perfect diversion for viewers still jingling from the excitement of the just concluded season of “American Idol.”

That was some time ago.

As with any series in its 10th season, familiar faces abound. Nick Cannon returns as host, joining judges Howie Mandel, Mel B, Heidi Klum and Howard Stern.

If “Talent” celebrates the talents of perfect strangers, the new series “I Can Do That” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) showcases the stranger talents of celebrities.

Marlon Wayans hosts this celebration of the already known.

“I Can Do That” may remind some of Jimmy Fallon’s penchant for getting the famous and semi-famous to perform YouTube-worthy song parodies and other performances we generally associate with the undiscovered.

It’s also a fairly benign (if not banal) variety show airing at 10 p.m., an hour generally associated with more grownup dramas. This seems like a perfect show for 8 p.m., a time once known as the “family hour.”

But we now live in an age when content is saved for later and streamed on demand. For a growing audience, there is no “now” now and 10 p.m. is just a state of mind. All that said, I don’t think there are enough hours in the day to interest me in watching this.

• Jeff Foxworthy returns to host the fourth season of the family-friendly quiz show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG).

• “Extreme Weight Loss” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) returns for its fifth season. This summer it features twin “stars.” Robert

p.m., TV-PG) to be entering its third season?

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Col. Fanin suffers a serious setback on “Texas Rising” (9 p.m., History, TV-14), part two of five.

• Major’s close friend appears to have taken his own life on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

• Reese reaches out to vulnerable siblings whose number came up on “Person of Interest” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE Questionable talents (Brendan Fraser, Adam Sandler and Steve Buscemi) want to break in to the music industry in the worst way in the 1994 comedy “Airheads” (8 p.m., VH1 Classic).

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Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Howard Stern, Mel B and Nick Cannon return for a new season of “America’s Got Talent” premiering at 8 p.m. today on NBC.

and Raymond both tip the scales at roughly 380 pounds. They share a hardluck story behind their search for too much “comfort food.” Apparently, their mother went to prison when the boys were in grade school and their father wasn’t in the picture, leaving them to fend for themselves and their younger sisters. This season will not only document their “journey” back to a healthy diet and weight but allow the two former high school basketball stars to shoot a little hoops with their favorite NBA luminaries, including Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Byron Scott and James

Worthy.

• A timely examination of a subject certain to loom large in the coming presidential election, the “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) feature “Obama at War” examines the president’s options as he attempts to stem the rise of ISIS and quell the ongoing civil war in Syria without embroiling the U.S. military in a wider war involving ground troops.

• Seasons come and go so quickly on cable. Has the Esquire Network even been around long enough for the cooking competition series “Knife Fight” (10

Gibbs’ difficult decision on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A lightning strike endows an ordinary teen with superpowers on the series pilot of “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * Murder casts a pall on Mardi Gras on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Anna Kendrick, Gabrielle Union and Lee Ann Womack appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Michelle Obama, Matthew Morrison and Smashing Pumpkins on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Chelsea Handler, John Slattery and Shakey Graves visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r).

Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

Whitesnake delves deep into Purple past on new album

BY WAYNE PARRY The Associated Press Who says you can’t go home?

David Coverdale delves deep into his Deep Purple background on the new Whitesnake album, which redoes songs from his tenure fronting the legendary classic rock outfit.

“The Purple Album” begins with a more bottom-heavy version of the classic rock anthem “Burn,” which Coverdale shared lead vocals with Glenn Hughes on the original track.

And while the remake misses

Hughes’ high notes, the current Whitesnake lineup that includes guitarists Reb Beach and Joel Hoekstra, bassist Michael Devin and metal drum legend Tommy Aldridge, provides a chunky underpinning to the familiar melodies and riffs.

“Mistreated” is actually much better known as a Rainbow show-stopper from the days when Ronnie James Dio fronted Ritchie Blackmore’s post-Purple solo band. Dio’s soaring high notes took the song to places Coverdale never imagines, but Dave valiantly

tries to reclaim it as his own.

“You Fool No One” sounds fresh and new here, and “Stormbringer” is more pounding and forceful than the original.

Time has roughened Coverdale’s voice, and there are few of the high notes that put him on top in the late 1980s with tracks like “Still of the Night.”

But with Blackmore continuing to waste away with a medieval-themed solo band that no one is listening to, it’s good to hear someone dust off these tracks and breathe some life into them.

Whitesnake remakes Deep Purple songs on the new CD “The Purple Album,” released by Frontiers Records.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7751852.

AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180.

Al-Anon “Courage to Change” Support Group — Tuesday, 7 p.m., Alice Drive Baptist Church, Room 204, 1305 Loring Mill Road. Call Dian at (803) 316-0775 or Crystal at (803) 775-3587.

441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441.

AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall.

Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085.

C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — Second Monday each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find them on Facebook.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — Every Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426.

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746.

Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month,

5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha at (803) 7746181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789.

Asthma Support Group — Every 1st Thursday, 6 p.m., Clarendon County School District 3 Parenting Center, 2358 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion. Call Mary Howard at (843) 6592102.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346.

Journey of Hope (for families members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7.

Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

A stray afternoon thunderstorm

Patchy clouds and humid

WEDNESDAY

WORKSHOP Today, 6 p.m., Colclough Building, Bishopville

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., County Council Chambers

SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 3 p.m., Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers

CITY OF BISHOPVILLE BUDGET

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Problems will EUGENIA LAST arise, but that doesn’t mean you should quit. Don’t get frustrated; get moving in whatever direction opens up. Try to make sure you’re heading down a productive path. Once you reassess, you’ll also reconsider.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Sticking to a budget and keeping life simple should be your focus. Put more effort into your home, family and plans to help raise your standard of living. Keeping domestic matters a priority will lead to family improvements.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Bring about the changes that will help the people you care about most. Don’t waste your time arguing when you should be trying to improve your surroundings. A proposal will turn out to be full of empty promises.

Proceed with caution.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Rely on intuition and emotions to lead you in the right direction. Don’t let bureaucracy get the best of you.

Look for loopholes and you’ll find a way to pursue your plans. Knowing what you’re up against is half the battle.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): An emotional situation must not be allowed to take up your valuable time. Anger won’t solve issues, but making changes that are good for you will.

Stop putting things off. Once you get started, you will have no trouble getting things done.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): There will be opposition and accusations flying around. Your best defense will be to do a good job and offer a just

and practical approach to whatever you do. Follow your heart.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take control and get things done. Refuse to let a jealous colleague make you feel inadequate. Take it as a sign that you’re on the right path and strive to do even better. Don’t retaliate — it will only make you look bad.

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 80/66 Spartanburg 80/66

Greenville 79/67

Columbia 88/70

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 87/68

Aiken 87/67

ON THE COAST

Charleston 85/69

Today: Humid with partial sunshine. High 82 to 86.

Wednesday: Partial sunshine. Humid; pleasant in central parts. High 81 to 85.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

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Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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357.62 75.15 75.08 97.53

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RIVER STAGES 0.00" 0.47" 2.52" 18.04" 14.60" 16.87"

Myrtle Beach 83/71

Manning 88/69

Today: Humid with a stray thunderstorm.

Winds south 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon thunderstorm. Winds light and variable.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 88/67

Bishopville 86/69

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 3.11 -0.29 19 3.37 +0.09 14 2.51 -0.07 14 2.32 -0.02 80 76.17 +0.01 24 5.24 -0.01

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

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City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Money matters are improving, but that isn’t a license to overspend. Look for a safe, long-term investment. Love and romance will improve your relationship with someone special as well as your personal life.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t share your ideas. Wait until your plans are underway and you have something concrete to offer. A change at home will give you a new lease on life. It’s time for new beginnings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Bide your time and wait for someone else to make the first move. Once you have a clear picture of the situation that is unfolding, you’ll be in a better position to make the best choice for you.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Check out the job market. Pursue what you enjoy doing. You can turn a chore you do for your family into a service for others in your community. Don’t sell yourself short. You’ve got talent that should help you earn extra income.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Be careful what you say and how you react. Not everyone will be as forgiving as you are. Avoid getting involved in an argument. Focus on personal gains, love and finding happiness.

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THURSDAY

Denise Wade comments on her photo submission, “I was admiring the beauty an evening of rain can bring.”

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JUCO WORLD SERIES

Dodge City outslugs USCS 23-11 to send Fire Ants packing

BY MATT MEYER Grand Junction Sentinel GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.

-— The first home run Josh Williams launched out of Suplizio Field on Sunday nearly flew over the screen in center field.

The second home run banged off a navy blue SUV trying to navigate the parking

lot beyond the fence in right field.

He was shooting for three home runs, to tie the singlegame record in the Junior College World Series. Williams came up short, but Dodge City Community College in Kansas piled on 23 hits in a 23-11 victory over the University of South Carolina Sumter.

The Fire Ants were eliminated from the tournament with the loss, finishing the year with a 43-21 record.

The Fire Ants were no slouches at the plate, picking

up 19 hits. However, it simply couldn’t hang with Dodge City.

Ray Murphy was 3-for-4 with a home run and a double, three runs scored and two runs batted in to lead USC Sumter. Fred Wadsworth was 3-for-5 with two runs and Dillon Heffner was had three hits with two runs.

William Thomas, Brett

Auckland and Justin Hawkins each had two hits. Hawkins and Thomas both had two runs and an RBI and Auckland had a run and an RBI. Williams finished 3-for-5 with three runs batted in in his first appearance in the tournament. Batting cleanup, the 6-foot-5-inch sophomore

SEE USCS, PAGE B4

NCAA BASEBALL TOURNAMENT

California dreamin’

USC misses regionals for 1st time since 1999

BY NEIL WHITE The State

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson starting pitcher Matthew Crownover and the Tigers are headed west and will compete in the Cal State Fullerton regional in Fullerton, Calif., beginning on Friday at 6 p.m.

Tigers among last teams to make field; will play at Cal State Fullerton beginning on Friday FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS CLEMSON — The Clemson baseball team was one of the final four teams that made the field, the NCAA selection committee said, but nevertheless the Tigers will play in the Cal State Fullerton Regional in Fullerton,

Calif., beginning on Friday at Goodwin Field at 6 p.m.

The winners of the double-elimination regionals advance to the best-of-3 super regionals next weekend and those eight champions will compete in the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. Clemson (32-27) is the No.

3 seed and faces No. 2 seed Arizona State (34-21) for the first time since 2010, when Clemson won 6-3 in the opening game of the College World Series in Omaha, Neb. The top-seeded Titans (34-22) face No. 4 seed Pepperdine (30-27) in the other Friday matchup.

The Tigers were selected to the NCAA Tournament for the 28th time in the last 29 years and for the 40th time overall, and will make its first trip to the West Coast for a regional.

It’s Clemson’s 21st trip to

LEGION BASEBALL

Watchers help P-15’s trounce Post 68 in Campbell’s debut

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Jacob Watcher picked up right where he left off in the Southern Conference baseball tournament last week in the season opener for Sumter American Legion Post 15 on Monday at Riley Park.

Watcher, The Citadel freshman second baseman who

was selected to the all-tournament team, went 3-for-4 with five runs batted in as the P-15’s defeatJ. WATCHER ed Manning-Santee Post 68 11-1 in seven innings due to the 10run mercy rule.

“I’ve been seeing the ball really well,” said Watcher, who

was 6-for-13 with a double, three runs scored and two RBI in the SoCon tournament, which ended for the Bulldogs on Saturday. “It’s really looking like a beach ball right now. I was just looking for a good fastball in the zone, something I could slap into a gap.”

SEE P-15’S, PAGE B2

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B6

COLUMBIA — Now it’s official.

The South Carolina baseball team will not be playing in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1999. When bids were handed out Monday afternoon, the Gamecocks were not one of the 64 teams on the receiving end.

The 32-25 record left this team on the outside looking in HOLBROOK and left followers of the program wondering how this could have happened three years removed from three consecutive trips to the College World Series championship finals.

A program with great tradition and one of the nation’s best facilities in Carolina Stadium, the Gamecocks reached the NCAA tournament 30 times from 1974 to 2014, including 11 visits to Omaha. The run from 2010 to 2012 provided the pinnacle of USC’s success, which included two national championships and an NCAA record of 22 consecutive tournament wins.

Chad Holbrook, who was a big part of that run as an assistant, guided USC to the NCAA tournament in his first two seasons as a head coach before falling short this season. But people who believed this program would never experience a down season again should understand this is part of the ebb and flow of sports, especially college baseball, where full scholarships aren’t awarded.

Perennial power LSU won the national championship in 2009 but didn’t make the NCAA tournament in 2011 with a 36-20 record. UCLA, which lost to the Gamecocks to the 2010 CWS finals, won the national championship in 2013 but didn’t make the NCAA tournament in 2014 with a 25-30-1 record. Oregon State won back-to-back national titles in 2006-07 but didn’t

SEE USC, PAGE B6

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Sumter’s Britton Beatson throws during the P-15’s 11-1 victory over ManningSantee in seven Innings on Monday at Riley Park.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s FirstRound Matches from Paris (ESPN2).

10:30 a.m. – Women’s College Golf: NCAA Championships Team Match Play Quarterfinal Matches from Bradenton, Fla. (GOLF).

3:30 p.m. – Women’s College Golf: NCAA Championships Team Match Play Semifinal Matches from Bradenton, Fla. (GOLF).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at Chicago Cubs (ESPN).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Six – New York Rangers at Tampa Bay (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Four – Atlanta at Cleveland (TNT).

10 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN, SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s SecondRound Matches from Paris (ESPN2).

GOLF The Associated Press CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL PAR SCORES

Sunday At Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,204; Par 70 Final a-amateur Chris Kirk (500), $1,170,000 68-69-65-66—268 -12 Jason Bohn (208), $485,333 69-69-68-63—269 -11 Brandt Snedeker (208), $485,333 67-69-66-67—269 -11 Jordan Spieth (208), $485,333 64-73-67-65—269 -11 Adam Hadwin (93), $220,350 69-66-69-66—270 -10 Kevin Kisner (93), $220,350 67-69-67-67—270 -10 George McNeill (93), $220,350 65-69-69-67—270 -10 Pat Perez (93), $220,350 69-69-68-64—270 -10 Ian Poulter (93), $220,350 65-67-68-70—270 -10 Brian Harman (62), $134,875 68-66-69-68—271 -9 Charley Hoffman (62), $134,875 66-69-66-70—271 -9 Jerry Kelly (62), $134,875 67-70-67-67—271 -9 Colt Knost (62), $134,875 66-73-66-66—271 -9 Danny Lee (62), $134,875 66-69-70-66—271 -9 Ben Martin (62), $134,875 66-71-68-66—271 -9 Kevin Na (62), $134,875 64-66-69-72—271 -9 Rory Sabbatini (62), $134,875 67-70-66-68—271 -9 John Huh (53), $97,500 70-68-70-64—272 -8 Kevin Chappell (50), $78,780 71-68-68-66—273 -7 Tony Finau (50), $78,780 67-72-66-68—273 -7 Zach Johnson (50), $78,780 70-69-67-67—273 -7 Shawn Stefani (50), $78,780 67-69-69-68—273 -7 Robert Streb (50), $78,780 71-68-68-66—273 -7

SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At French Lick Resort, The Pete Dye Course French Lick, Ind. Purse: $2.75 million Yardage: 7,147; Par: 72 Final Colin Montgomerie, $495,000 72-69-70-69—280 Esteban Toledo, $297,000 74-68-73-69—284 Woody Austin, $187,000 73-71-72-69—285 Brian Henninger, $117,500 74-67-74-71—286 Scott Verplank , $117,500 73-72-70-71—286

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MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Tampa Bay New York Baltimore Boston Toronto CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Detroit Chicago Cleveland WEST DIVISION Houston Los Angeles Texas Seattle Oakland

W 24 23 20 21 20

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 8, Seattle 2 Houston 10, Detroit 8 Miami 5, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2 Oakland 7, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 6, L.A. Angels 1 Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 1 St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1 Texas 5, N.Y. Yankees 2

MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 14, Kansas City 1 Baltimore 4, Houston 3 Minnesota 7, Boston 2 Oakland 4, Detroit 0 Texas 10, Cleveland 8 Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

LeBron, Cavs grab 3-0 series lead vs. Hawks CLEVELAND (AP) — LeBron James recorded a tripledouble and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks 114-111 in overtime on Sunday night to take a 3-0 series lead.

James missed his first 10 shots, but finished with 37 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists. The Hawks fought Cleveland until the final seconds despite being without Kyle Korver and losing Al Horford, who was ejected in the first half.

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Seattle at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

MLB ROUNDUP

TODAY’S GAMES

Hamilton hitless in return; Rangers topple Tribe 10-8

Houston (Feldman 3-4) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-5), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (J.Vargas 3-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Warren 2-3), 7:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-4) at Toronto (Dickey 2-5), 7:07 p.m.

Seattle (Happ 3-1) at Tampa Bay (Colome 3-1), 7:10 p.m.

Texas (W.Rodriguez 2-2) at Cleveland (Salazar 5-1), 7:10 p.m.

Boston (Buchholz 2-5) at Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-1), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Price 3-1) at Oakland (Chavez 1-4), 10:05 p.m.

San Diego (Despaigne 2-3) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-4), 10:05 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Texas at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Houston at Baltimore, 4:35 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Miami 5, Baltimore 2 Cleveland 5, Cincinnati 2 Atlanta 2, Milwaukee 1 Pittsburgh 9, N.Y. Mets 1 Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 St. Louis 6, Kansas City 1 Arizona 4, Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego 11, L.A. Dodgers 3 Colorado 11, San Francisco 2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Colorado 5, Cincinnati 4 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 3 San Francisco 8, Milwaukee 4 Washington 2, Chicago Cubs 1 St. Louis 3, Arizona 2, 10 innings Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Miami (Undecided) at Pittsburgh (Locke 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 4-2) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 1-1), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 1-2) at Cincinnati (Lorenzen 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Williams 3-4) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 5-4), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Bumgarner 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-6), 8:10 p.m.

Arizona (Bradley 2-1) at St. Louis (Jai. Garcia 0-1), 8:15 p.m.

San Diego (Despaigne 2-3) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-4), 10:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Teheran 4-1) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 2-3), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m.

Miami at Pittsburgh, 12:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Milwaukee, 1:40 p.m.

Washington at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 3, Atlanta 0 May 20: Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89 May 22: Cleveland 94, Atlanta 82 Sunday: Cleveland 114, Atlanta 111, OT Today: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. x-Thursday: Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. x-Saturday: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. x-June 1: Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State 3, Houston 0 May 19: Golden State 110, Houston 106 May 21: Golden State 99, Houston 98 May 23: Golden State 115, Houston 80 Monday: Golden State at Houston (late) x-Wednesday: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-Friday: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m. x-Sunday: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 May 16: N.Y. Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1 May 18: Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 2 May 20: Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 5, OT May 22: N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 1 Sunday: Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 Today: N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. x-Friday: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Anaheim 2, Chicago 2 May 17: Anaheim 4, Chicago 1 May 19: Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, 3OT May 21: Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 May 23: Chicago 5, Anaheim 4, 2OT Monday: Chicago at Anaheim (late) Wednesday: Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Saturday: Chicago at Anaheim 8 p.m.

CLEVELAND — Josh Hamilton was hitless in his return to the majors, but reached on a key error that sent the Texas Rangers over Cleveland 10-8 Monday for their sixth straight win.

Hamilton, HAMILTON slowed this season by shoulder surgery, was 0-for with two strikeouts and a walk, and scored a run.

The 2010 AL MVP came up with runners on first and second and two outs in the seventh inning with the score 8-all. He hit an easy tapper back to pitcher Zach McAllister, whose throw was well over the head of first baseman Carlos Santana for a 2-base error.

NATIONALS 2 CUBS 1

CHICAGO — Wilson Ramos hit a tiebreaking homer in the sixth, Tanner Roark pitched five effective innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-1.

METS 6 PHILLIES 3

NEW YORK — Wilmer Flores hit a tiebreaking 3-run homer off Justin De Fratus in the sixth inning to help Bartolo Colon as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 to stop a 3-game losing streak.

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 Jacob’s twin brother, Philip, had a big game as well, picking up two hits and a walk while being hit by a pitch. He scored three times and drove in one.

“Who wouldn’t want to have the Watchers at the top of their batting order,” said Steve Campbell, who won in his debut as the P-15’s head coach. “They both came out and hit the ball really well.

“We hit the ball pretty well up and down the batting order. It’s good when you can do that.”

Sumter finished the game with 10 hits. Designated hitter Reese Hankins was 2-for-3 with three runs while Kemper Patton had two hits and an RBI. River Soles had the other hit, a game-ending, 2-run triple in the seventh and finished with three RBI. Manning head coach G.G. Cutter was pleased with the effort of his team, but said it just came up against a good team to open the season.

“They’ve got a great team,” Cutter said of Sumter. “They’ve got a lot of veteran players who are really good players. We stayed with them there for a bit, then we ran out of gas against them.”

Philip Watcher led off the bottom of the first with a stinging hit just inside the left field line for a double against Manning starting pitcher Jared Hair. Jacob

letics beat the Detroit Tigers 4-0 for their first 3-game winning streak this season.

PIRATES 4 MARLINS 2

PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton tossed seven strong innings in his return from hip surgery and the Pittsburgh Pirates ran their winning streak to four straight with a 4-2 victory over the Miami Marlins.

CARDINALS 3 DIAMONDBACKS 2

ST. LOUIS — Jhonny Peralta hit a game-ending homer in the 10th inning, lifting the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

TWINS 7 RED SOX 2

MINNEAPOLIS — Ricky Nolasco struck out five in 7 2/3 innings and Trevor Plouffe hit a three-run homer to lead the surging Minnesota Twins to a 7-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox .

YANKEES 14 ROYALS 1

NEW YORK — Brett Gardner, Brian McCann and Chase Headley homered during an 8-run first inning and the New York Yankees quickly erased the memory of a lost weekend, romping past the AL Central-leading Kansas City Royals 14-1.

ATHLETICS 4 TIGERS 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Jesse Hahn pitched a 4-hitter for his first career complete game, and the Oakland Ath-

Watcher hit a shot down the first base line on which Post 68 first baseman Zach Coker made a diving snag. He got up and threw to second to double off Philip Watcher and Post got out of the inning unscathed.

The P-15’s got on the board in the third inning. Hankins led off with a double and Javon Martin worked back from a 1-2 count for a walk.

Philip Watcher put down a bunt to move the runners and reached instead to load the bases.

Jacob Watcher followed with a single to deliver Hankins and Soles hit into a fielder’s choice to drive in Martin. Patton’s infield single scored Jacob Watcher to make it 3-0.

Post 68 got a run back in the top of the fourth. Beatson hit Steven Cox with a pitch to start the inning and Jared Hair and William Ard followed with singles to center to plate Cox. Beatson retired the next three batters to avoid further damage.

Beatson, the tall righthander, went the distance for the P-15’s. He gave up just four hits while striking out five and walking three.

“He did a really good job for us,” Campbell said of Beatson. “He battled hard and worked around a couple of walks. He let his defense make the plays for him.”

The P-15’s didn’t make an error.

Sumter scored twice in the bottom of the inning. Han-

ORIOLES 4 ASTROS 3

BALTIMORE — Caleb Joseph and Steve Pearce hit two-run homers off Dallas Keuchel, and the Baltimore Orioles dealt the left-hander his first loss in a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros.

GIANTS 8 BREWERS 4

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Brewers won a challenge after Khris Davis was called out for missing the plate on a home run trot, but Hunter Pence and the San Francisco Giants wound up with an 8-4 win.

ROCKIES 5 REDS 4

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds lost their ninth straight game as Nolan Arenado homered, had three hits and drove in the tiebreaking run with a sacrifice fly in the ninth inning off Aroldis Chapman that gave the Colorado Rockies a 5-4 victory.

BLUE JAYS 5 WHITE SOX 0

TORONTO — Drew Hutchison pitched a 4-hitter, Justin Smoak and Josh Donaldson homered and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Chicago White Sox 5-0.

From wire reports

kins singled off the glove of third baseman Ard and got to second on a 1-out walk to Philip Watcher. Jacob Watcher just missed a home run, hitting one off the wall in left for a 2-run double.

“I knew I’d hit it over his head,” Jacob Watcher said.

“I didn’t think I had it out because I got under it just a little bit.”

The P-15’s added two more in the fifth without the benefit of a hit. Todd Larrimer led off with a walk and was sacrificed to second by Hankins. Martin struck out, but the pitch in the dirt got past catcher Josh Whitley. Larrimer moved to third and Martin went all the way to second.

Larrimer scored on a Phillip Watcher ground out and Martin came home on a passed ball.

Hair worked 4 2/3 innings for Manning, allowing seven runs, six of them earned. He gave up eight hits and seven walks while striking out four.

Sumter put the game away with four in the seventh. Hankins and Martin reached on 1-out errors and Phillip Watcher was hit by a pitch. Jacob Watcher delivered a 2-run single and Soles followed with the walk-off triple.

Manning had scoring opportunities in each of the first two innings. Collin Lee started the game with a single and was sacrificed to second, but was left stranded on third.

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Edwards caps big night for JGR with Coca-Cola 600 win

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Joe Gibbs has had many special nights in football and auto racing. Few were bigger than Sunday’s showing in the CocaCola 600.

The head of Joe Gibbs Racing had plenty to celebrate: Kyle Busch returned to points racing and finished 11th; Matt Kenseth won the pole and ended fifth; and Denny Hamlin, the All-Star Race winner last week, fought for a title before finishing seventh.

The highlight, though, was Carl Edwards’ first victory for his new JGR team in NASCAR’s longest race.

“In so many ways,’’ said Gibbs, the 3-time Super Bowl winner with Washington and 3-time NASCAR championship team owner, “it’s a big deal for us.’’

Things for JGR may get even bigger this season.

Edwards becomes the third of four Gibbs’ racers with a victory, just about locking them into NASCAR’s 10-race, year-end championship chase. Gibbs said the program can now concentrate on getting Busch into contention after he missed three months because of a serious accident at Daytona three months ago.

Gibbs’ plans when he brought in Edwards as a fourth team are taking shape in a big, big way.

“We’ve taken a long time to catch up, I’m not saying we’ve caught up’’

to other power programs like Hendrick Motorsports and StewartHaas Racing, Gibbs said. “Over the last two races here, it’s a big deal for us.’’

Edwards won his first Coca-Cola 600 with a gutsy call from crew chief Darian Grubb to pit earlier than most competitors and stay on the track while the field was diving in for full tanks and fresh tires. Edwards held off Greg Biffle over the final laps for his 24th career Sprint Cup victory.

For Edwards, the win was more special because of what it meant to those like Gibbs, who took a chance the talented driver was capable of bigger things.

“I have been stressed, you can ask the people close to me. I’m just so competitive and I’m not happy with how we’ve performed and the results,’’ Edwards said. “I feel like this is a gift. As much as I’ve been frustrated, this is truly a gift.’’

And one that’s been shared with the entire organization this season.

Kenseth had made a big splash with seven wins in 2013 when he, like Edwards, left Roush Fenway Racing to join Gibbs’ crew. Then the former NASCAR champion was shut out last season before rebounding with a win at Bristol last month.

Hamlin won 14 races between 2010-2012 with Gibbs, but just one each the next two seasons. He, too, has shown renewed power this spring with a victory at Martinsville in March and last week’s $1 million win in the All-Star event.

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Carl Edwards raises the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.

COCA-COLA 600 RESULTS

By The Associated Press Sunday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (3) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 400 laps, 107.2 rating, 47 points, $363,390.

2. (4) Greg Biffle, Ford, 400, 97.7, 42, $277,263.

3. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 105.8, 41, $217,255.

4. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400, 98.4, 41, $252,716.

5. (10) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 132.8, 41, $182,350.

6. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 400, 79.2, 38, $166,570.

7. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 104.4, 38, $172,911.

8. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 114.8, 37, $143,720.

9. (8) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400, 116.8, 36, $174,045.

10. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 400, 122.2, 35, $140,045.

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(33) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 400, 87, 32, $128,685.

(2) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 103.7, 32, $161,793.

(23) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 400, 91.2, 30, $120,735.

(18) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 82, 29, $156,371.

(11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 400, 85.2, 28, $147,271.

(21) Aric Almirola, Ford, 399, 72.7, 27, $146,046.

(28) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 399, 66.5, 0, $103,910.

(22) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 399, 60.3, 25, $136,826.

(24) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 399, 61.1, 24, $140,368.

(12) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 399, 64.7, 23, $132,399.

(20) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 398, 58.4, 22, $111,760.

(34) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 398, 59, 21, $128,993.

(26) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 398, 53.4, 20, $128,305.

(9) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 398, 66.1, 19, $129,468.

(31) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 397, 47.6, 18, $116,518.

(27) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 397, 47.5, 17, $141,210.

28. (37) Cole Whitt, Ford, 396, 39.1, 16, $113,343.

29. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 395, 57.3, 15, $125,618.

30. (25) Michael McDowell, Ford, 394, 45, 14, $97,335.

31. (40) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 393, 36.8, 13, $97,185.

32. (36) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 393, 37.2, 12, $95,560.

33. (39) David Gilliland, Ford, 392, 38.3, 12, $115,957.

34. (42) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 392, 33, 10, $95,285.

35. (38) Josh Wise, Ford, 392, 29, 9, $98,135.

36. (43) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 389, 26.8, 8, $97,535.

37. (29) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 382, 59, 7, $102,761.

38. (41) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, engine, 377, 30.4, 0, $89,413.

39. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 375, 38.1, 0, $85,350.

40. (13) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 370, 68.7, 4, $129,286.

41. (7) David Ragan, Toyota, engine, 353, 62.7, 3, $105,164.

42. (16) Ryan Blaney, Ford, engine, 281, 66.6, 0, $73,350.

43. (35) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, accident, 135, 40.2, 1, $77,850.

Juan’s World 2! Montoya earns 2nd Indy 500 victory

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — His career at a crossroads, his confidence shot, Juan Pablo Montoya received a lifeline from The Captain.

Roger Penske called the driver in late 2013, when Montoya found himself without a job after seven frustrating seasons in NASCAR that had turned one of the baddest drivers on the planet into a struggling also-ran.

The catch? Penske’s offer was a return to Indy cars, which Montoya had left behind years ago. The Colombian jumped at the opportunity and cashed in on it Sunday with his second Indianapolis 500 victory.

The first one was 15 years ago and a stepping stone to Formula One. The second one came for a 39-year-old man who proved JPM is back.

In a moment of sincerity following his win, flanked by Team Penske President Tim Cindric, Montoya briefly suggested how much this one meant to him.

“I’m glad I am proving them right, that they made the right choice,’’ he said, pausing and lowering his eyes. “I’m loving racing right now.’’

“Montoya coming from all the way in the back — I’ll tell you, you give that guy the bit and put it in his mouth ... he doesn’t give up,’’ Penske said.

His victory gave Penske his 16th Indianapolis 500 win, and first since Helio Castroneves in 2009. Penske also joined Chip Ganassi as the only owners to win the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500 in the same year. Ganassi did it in 2010; Joey Logano won the Daytona 500 for Penske in February.

The 15 years between Indy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Juan Pablo Montoya celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the 99th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis.

Oh, that was evident for two weeks at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where Montoya confidently boasted to his three teammates that he’d win the race.

On Sunday, he twice drove from the back of the field and fearlessly charged into the final few laps as the leader in a race where few wanted to be out front with the checkered flag looming, and held off teammate Will Power.

That 2000 victory was easy, he’s always said so, and when a driver leads 167 of the 200

laps, it clearly was a relaxed Sunday drive.

Win No. 2 was a battle from the very beginning. Montoya started 15th but an accident on the first lap brought out the caution and Montoya was hit from behind by Simona de Silvestro under yellow. He had to pit to repair the damage and restarted second-tolast in the field.

After working his way back through the field, he was penalized for running over his air hose during a pit stop — and again was sent deep into the pack.

INDIANAPOLIS 500 RESULTS

By The Associated Press Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, Ind. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Starting position in parentheses) 1. (15) Juan Pablo Montoya, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

2. (2) Will Power, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

3. (14) Charlie Kimball, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

4. (1) Scott Dixon, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

5. (17) Graham Rahal, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

6. (8) Marco Andretti, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

7. (5) Helio Castroneves, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

8. (10) J.R. Hildebrand, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

9. (9) Josef Newgarden, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

10. (3) Simon Pagenaud, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

11. (7) Sebastien Bourdais, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

12. (31) Ryan Briscoe, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

13. (24) Takuma Sato, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

14. (23) Townsend Bell, Dallara-Chevrolet, 200, Running.

15. (16) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

16. (26) Gabby Chaves, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

17. (20) Alex Tagliani, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

18. (19) James Jakes, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

19. (18) Simona de Silvestro, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

20. (11) Carlos Munoz, Dallara-Honda, 200, Running.

21. (6) Justin Wilson, Dallara-Honda, 199, Running.

22. (25) Pippa Mann, Dallara-Honda, 197, Running.

23. (27) Sebastian Saavedra, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Contact.

24. (28) Jack Hawksworth, Dallara-Honda, 175, Contact.

25. (29) Stefano Coletti, Dallara-Chevrolet, 175, Contact.

26. (4) Tony Kanaan, Dallara-Chevrolet, 151, Contact.

27. (33) James Davison, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical.

28. (32) Tristan Vautier, Dallara-Honda, 116, Mechanical.

29. (13) Oriol Servia, Dallara-Honda, 112, Contact.

30. (12) Ed Carpenter, Dallara-Chevrolet, 112, Contact.

31. (30) Bryan Clauson, Dallara-Chevrolet, 61, Contact.

32. (21) Sage Karam, Dallara-Chevrolet, 0, Contact.

33. (22) Conor Daly, Dallara-Honda, 0, Mechanical.

500 victories are a record for a driver, surpassing A.J. Foyt, who needed 10 years between his third and fourth wins.

That first win for Montoya? It came when he drove for Ganassi.

This victory was almost certainly going to go to a Team Penske or Chip Ganassi Racing driver. With a combined nine cars in the field, the two owners showed over the last two weeks that their organizations are head-andshoulders above the competition and Indianapolis is their own personal playground.

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PPO alum Stephens ousts Venus

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PARIS — A loss by Venus Williams in the first round at a Grand Slam is no longer the rarity it once was.

And, as it happens, the woman who beat Williams at the French Open on Tuesday, Sloane Stephens, is making a concerted effort, at her coach’s behest, to focus less on who is on the other side of the net.

Still, it was hard not to see the 22-year-old Stephens’ 7-6 (5), 6-1 dismissal of 7-time major champion Williams, who at 34 was the oldest woman in the field, as a statement about the directions their respective careers are heading.

For the 15th-seeded Williams, it was her second opening defeat in three years at Roland Garros.

It also was the fifth time in the last 13 Grand Slam tournaments she’s entered that she exited in the first round.

Before that stretch, it happened once in 37 majors.

Williams didn’t show up for a news conference, meaning she could face a fine. Instead, she issued a 5-sentence statement that read in part: “When you arrive at any tournament, you hope you will have a chance to work your way into the event, but I didn’t have that opportunity — she just played better than me today.’’

That is true.

The 40th-ranked Stephens, a Palmetto Pro Open alum

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who has reached the French Open’s fourth round the last three years, was consistently strong from the baseline, making only 14 unforced errors to Williams’ 30.

“I want her to play with a sense of joy ... and play everything as well as she

Bears release DE McDonald after domestic violence arrest SAN FRANCISCO — The Chicago Bears have released defensive end Ray McDonald following a domestic violence arrest in Northern California that police say MCDONALD stemmed from him assaulting a woman who was holding a baby.

Santa Clara police Lt. Kurt Clarke reports that McDonald was taken into custody at 7 a.m. Monday on suspicion of domestic violence and child endangerment. Police say he assaulted a woman while she was holding a baby at his home in Santa Clara.

He was found about three hours later at a home in San Jose and arrested.

Police did not disclose if the woman or the baby

were injured.

KIRK WINS COLONIAL BY 1 FORT WORTH, Texas — Chris Kirk made a par-saving 7-foot putt after an errant tee shot at the 18th hole, avoiding a playoff at Colonial and winning by a stroke Sunday for his fourth PGA Tour victory.

With a closing 4-under 66, Kirk got to 12-under 268, one ahead of Masters champion Jordan Spieth, playing partner Brandt Snedeker and Jason Bohn.

MONTGOMERIE DEFENDS SENIOR PGA TITLE FRENCH LICK, Ind. — Colin Montgomerie answered two front-nine challenges with birdies and shot a 3-under 69 to win the Senior PGA Championship by four strokes.

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any sport, at any high level, they must have that passion and the joy to perform,’’ Saviano explained. “Otherwise, it becomes onerous. It becomes too much of a job, so to speak.’’

The biggest victory of Stephens’ career came at the 2013 Australian Open, when she defeated Williams’ younger sister Serena en route to the semifinals.

This was the first time Stephens had faced Venus Williams, other than beating her in an exhibition as a teen.

“But,’’ Stephens said, “I don’t think that really counts.’’

Now Stephens joins Lindsay Davenport as the only Americans to have beaten each Williams at a Grand Slam tournament.

Two other seeded women lost Monday: No. 14 Agnieszka Radwanska, who was the runner-up at Wimbledon in 2012, and No. 22 Barbora Strycova. Two seeded men exited, too, including No. 11 Feliciano Lopez, who now has 10 first-round exits in 15 appearances in Paris.

Winners included No. 3 Andy Murray, who played with his wedding ring tied to his shoe and improved to 11-0 since getting married, and defending women’s champion Maria Sharapova.

She was jeered off Court Philippe Chatrier for skipping the customary postmatch interview, citing a cold. Sharapova coughed repeatedly while getting past

Palmetto Pro Open alum Sloane Stephens serves the ball to Venus Williams during her 7-6 (5), 6-1 victory on Monday in the first round of the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris.

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from Toronto said he was aware of the record when he stepped in the batter’s box for the sixth time.

He was walked on five pitches.

Still, Williams said he was happy with his performance “I was actually expecting something off-speed (on the second home run),” he said.

“Honestly, I didn’t think the second one was gone off the bat. But as soon as I saw him real close to the wall, then I noticed it was gone for sure.

“During the last at-bat — the walk — I was like ‘oooooo’ because I heard the record was three in a game so I kind of wanted to tie it.”

Williams didn’t get a piece of the record, but 42-19 Dodge City still sparkled on offense.

Leno Ramirez hit a solo home run in top of the first inning, but the Conquistadors fell behind 3-1 in the bottom half of the frame.

But in the second inning, Dodge City had its first of five multi-run frames.

Ricky Trammell lead off with a full-count single and took second on a wild pitch.

The next batter struck out, but a groundout allowed Trammell to advance to third.

With two outs, the Conquistadors pounded out six runs.

Back-to-back 6-pitch walks loaded the bases, then Frankie Valle belted a 2-run double up the right field line to tie the game 3-3. Ramirez poked a single into left field to score two runs and Williams added two more with his deep home run to give Dodge City a 7-3 lead.

Ramirez said hitting ahead of Williams in the lineup gives him confidence.

“I was a sophomore and just trying to step up for the team,” he said. “I feel really comfortable when Josh is behind me.

If I get on, he’s got me. If I get extra bases, he can do damage.”

The Conquistadors manufactured two more runs in the in the third and Williams’ second home run in the fourth inning made it 10-3.

The Fire Ants cut into the deficit in the bottom of the fourth inning, with an RBI triple from Thomas and a fielder’s choice that scored him.

But, like every other time USCS had multiple runs in an inning, Dodge City put up a crooked number in the top of the next frame.

This rally, like the Conquistador’s push in the second inning, came with two outs.

Colbey Madewell poked a 1-run single to score the first run and leadoff hitter Johnny Balsamo hit an RBI double to make it 12-6.

After a pitching change, Valle stroked a 1-run triple and Ramirez scored him with an RBI single before Williams struck out to end the frame.

The rally put Dodge City up 14-6 and put the Conquistadors in position to end the game after seven innings because of a mercy rule.

For the next inning-and-ahalf, both teams were scoreless, until Dodge City added an insurance run in the top of the seventh.

An RBI single and a basesloaded walk in the bottom of the seventh, however, extended the game.

The same thing happened in the eighth inning, when Dodge City plated two runs and USC Sumter answered with three.

Dodge City head coach Phil Stephenson said although the Conquistadors had multiple opportunities to end the game early, it’s hard to critique 23 runs on 23 hits.

The Conquistadors left little doubt in the top of the ninth, tacking on six runs to an already lopsided score.

The Conquistador’s starting pitcher, Andrew Riddell “didn’t have his best stuff,” said Stephenson. Riddell scattered 14 hits and eight runs — all earned — across 6 2/3 innings.

Still, Stephenson said Riddell battling through adversity will help the team moving forward.

“I think anytime you can allow your starter to get deep into a game — he got into the seventh — that helps your staff,” Stephenson said. “Especially in this situation, where we’re going to have to play at least two more days before we can get a day off.”

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can, relentlessly, and not be concerned with the result.

Let the result take care of itself. And she did a good job of that today,’’ said Stephens’ coach, Nick Saviano.

“I have noticed that missing. ... For any athlete, in

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he University of South Carolina football program has lost, at least for now, one of the most talented members of its 2016 recruiting class in wide receiver Kyle Davis of Decatur, Ga. Davis announced last week he has dropped his 10-month old commitment to USC and reopened his recruiting.

Davis committed to USC during a camp last July, becoming the Gamecocks’ first commitment for the 2016 class. However, he never shut down his recruiting and the Gamecocks’ 7-6 season and questions about the future of head coach Steve Spurrier didn’t help.

If anything, Davis ramped things up by making multiple visits to Georgia, Auburn and other programs around the Southeastern Conference.

Davis’ offer list has grown to include Alabama, Florida, Miami, Florida State, California, Louisville, Tennessee, Michigan State, Louisiana State, Ohio State and others, reflecting his growth into a nationally acclaimed prospect.

Davis, who plans to be an early graduate, had 64 catches for 1,200 yards last season.

Offensive lineman Will Putnam (6-feet-5inches, 270 pounds) of Harrisburg, N.C., picked up a USC off last week when Gamecock OL coach Shawn Elliott met at the school with his head coach. Putnam has never worked out for Elliott so the offer came strictly off his junior film.

“He just said to my coach he didn’t need me at camp or anything, said he liked what he saw and he really had all he needed,” Putnam said. “My head coach said he was sitting there listening and he’s like, ‘Well, you know, I haven’t heard the word yet.’ And then Coach Elliott went ahead and he was like, ‘Yeah, we’re going to go ahead and offer him.’

And I was stunned right there when my coach told me. It was a surprise to me.”

Putnam said he was flattered by the offer, but wasn’t ready to commit right away.

He’s thinking about it and has a plan.

“Most definitely, they are at the top of my list hands down,” he said. “Coach Elliott was pretty big on me coming down June 13 to get to know the coaches and work out for an hour. If all goes well, by then, if everything is great and nothing new has popped up and everything has fallen into place, I probably would commit that day or the day after.”

FSU and Vanderbilt called Putnam’s head coach to inquire about him. He said he might visit Vandy this summer as well, and he is expecting other big schools to come in on him. His other offers are Elon, Coastal Carolina, Gardner-Webb and Charlotte. Putnam plays left tackle and also plays on the defensive line.

Orangeburg native linebacker Donta Evans is back in South Carolina from his new home in Lawrenceville, Ga., and plans to drop in at USC while he is close by. The Gamecocks have been showing interest in Evans, but have not yet offered. Evans holds several big-time offers and would love to add USC to that list. “(USC assistant) Coach (G.A.) Mangus, he’s a go with the offer, but the defensive staff has to sign off on it, so I’m just waiting on that,” Evans said, adding he’s not having much contact with Clemson at this point.

USC co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke checked on Evans this spring. Evans has added recent offers from Missouri, Indiana, The Citadel, Vandy, Charlotte and Iowa. He also has offers from Auburn, Louisville, Kentucky, North Carolina State, North Carolina, Wake Forest and Illinois.

Evans plans to take some more visits this summer and

plans to have a favorites list within a couple of weeks. He plans to visit Alabama, NCSU, UNC and Mississippi along with USC. Over his spring break he visited Auburn, Ohio State, Illinois, UK, Louisville and Tennessee.

“A lot of them are coming at me pretty hard,” he said.

“N.C. State and North Carolina, Auburn, and also Indiana and Vandy, those are some I keep in contact with very well and building a relationship with those coaches is a big deal right now.”

OL Jordan Johnson of Jacksonville, Fla., received a visit at school last week from USC recruiters Elliott and Steve Spurrier Jr. USC is one of his offers along with Louisville, Miami, Ole Miss, UNC, Rutgers, WF, Georgia Southern, Central Florida and Georgia Tech.

“They are up there, no doubt, Johnson said of USC. “They are one of my top schools.

When I went up there for the spring game, Coach was like I could be a big factor for them, possibly start, because they’ve lost a lot of linemen.”

Johnson is planning to hit up a few camps this summer at USC, UGA, GT, UF and WF. Johnson said he hasn’t narrowed down his list and doesn’t have any favorite. He has said he will wait until National Signing Day in February of ’16, but he said it could come sooner than that.

USC is the lone SEC school on the offer sheet of OL Pete Leota (6-5, 307) of Asheville, N.C. The Atlantic Coast Conference schools competing with USC are UNC, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College and WF. Leota also has offers from East Carolina, Appalachian State and Georgia Southern.

Leota’s only visit this spring was to VT for the spring game. He has seen coaches from USC, BC, UVa, VT, Notre Dame and UNC come through his school during the evaluation period.

USC is making a strong push for Leota, and he’s got strong interest in them at this point. He has never visited, but he plans to this summer.

“I really love that school,” he said. “Coach Elliott sees me as a good fit in the SEC and South Carolina. They are recruiting me hard. He’s in touch with me every day.”

Leota said he has no favorites at this point and is looking at a decision in late summer or during his season.

WR Brad Hawkins of Camden, N.J., released his top 15 and they are USC, Arizona State, Michigan, Maryland, Missouri, UNC, NCSU, Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, Rutgers, Tennessee, Temple, VT, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

OL Joshua Ball of Fredericksburg, Va., cut his list to 15 -- USC, Auburn, Duke, FSU, Maryland, Miami, Ole Miss, NCSU, PSU, Tennessee, UVa, VT, WVU and Wisconsin.

DL Naquan Jones of Evanston, Ill., is down to USC, Michigan State and UF. He plans to announce on June 5.

LB Kenneth Ruff of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., plans to release a top 10 on Monday. He’s been favoring USC. Defensive back Marlon Character of Atlanta lists USC, VT and Ohio State as his top three.

LB Kash Daniel of Paintsville, Ky., has set Aug. 13 for his announcement date. USC is among the schools he’s considering.

WR Divine Deablo of Winston-Salem, N.C., has a top five of USC, UNC, NCSU, UGA and VT. He also has interest in Louisville and WVU. Alabama offered tight end Thaddeus Moss of Charlotte.

USC is also an offer. OL Brett Heggie of Mount Dora, Fla., was offered by UF, Louisville and Mississippi State. He’s also a USC target.

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by GT. USC, UNC, Vandy, WF and Duke are some other offers.

USC offered ‘16 prospects defensive end Jachai Polite and OL Marcus Tatum of Daytona Beach, Fla., LB Aaron Hansford of Washington and OL Johncarlo Valentin (6-4, 344) of Philadelphia.

USC offered ‘17 prospects WR Daquon Green and quarterback Cade Weldon of Tampa, Fla., OL Blake Vinson of Ocala, Fla., and DE Jonathan Ford of Fort Lauderdale last week.

USC also offered ‘18 LB Eric Gilyard of Jacksonville last week.

CLEMSON DE Xavier Kelly (6-5, 248) of Wichita, Kan., is the target of a large number of major programs across the country including Clemson, and the Tigers have made solid recruiting headway with him at this point.

“I’m very interested in Clemson,” said Kelly, who has family in Savannah, Ga. “They always have a big program and I’ve heard a lot of great things about them. This summer I’ll check them out and see what they are all about. They produce a lot of NFL (National Football League) players, especially on defense. That’s really raised my interest in Clemson.”

Kelly has nearly 30 offers at this point and will narrow that list to five to eight schools at the end of the summer.

He’s not focusing on any particular schools right now, but he plans to visit several this summer -- Clemson, Miami, FSU, UGA, Michigan, Michigan State, ND, Baylor, Texas Christian, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, LSU, Ole Miss and Tennessee. He was at UGA over the weekend and is set to visit Alabama on Friday.

Clemson DL coach Marion Hobby checked in on Kelly earlier this month and DC Brent Venables went out to see him last month. Other schools to come through this spring are FSU, Mizzou, Nebraska, PSU, A&M, Baylor, TCU, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Oregon and Alabama. Kelly plans to announce his decision at the U.S. Army All American Game on Jan. 9.

Clemson offered ‘16 DE Antonneous Clayton of Vienna, Ga. Some of his other offers are Alabama, UF, Tennessee and Auburn.

Clemson put out ‘17 offers to DL Cam Spence of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., running back Kyshaun Bryan of Plantation, Fla., and WR Trevon Grimes of Fort Lauderdale last week.

Clemson offered ‘18 prospects DB Benny Sapp and DB Asante Samuel Jr. of Fort Lauderdale and DB Pat Surtain of Plantation, Fla.

committed for ‘16 and McCall said neither is showing any interest in him now. This despite the fact he passed for 2,945 yards and 36 touchdowns last season, completing 71 percent of his passes with only two interceptions.

McCall has 5,502 career passing yards entering his senior season as he goes for a fourth straight state championship. And the state championship game, if he makes it, won’t be his final high school game. That will come in January in San Antonio when he plays in the U.S. Army All American Game.

So where might McCall continue his career after Dillon?

“Oregon State,” McCall said last week. “They came to the school to see me throw. Their offense has been something I’ve been running since I’ve been in high school.”

McCall said he’s also looking at UNC, NCSU, ECU, App State and FSU. McCall did not visit any schools in the spring, but this summer he hopes to get to App, UNC, NCSU and possibly FSU. McCall said he doesn’t have a favorite and wants to make his decision right before his season or early in the season.

WR Josh Imatorbhebhe of Suwanee, Ga., committed to Southern California. He also had a USC offer.

Clemson OL target Clark Yarbrough of Woodberry Forest, Va., announced a commitment to Stanford last week.

Myrtle Beach High RB Brandon Sinclair committed to Old Dominion. S.C. State offered DB KJ Chamberlain of Greenwood High and LB Tori Delesline of Hillcrest High in Simpsonville picked up an offer from Charlotte.

Furman head coach Bruce Fowler announced the addition of DL/OL Brandon Maddox (6-4, 274) of North Augusta High to the program. Maddox comes to Furman following one year at Air Force Prep. He will be a true freshman starting this fall.

before he makes a decision later this summer in time to enroll for the second session of summer school.

“I’m just pretty much looking for somewhere where I can grow as a player and really work on my weaknesses on the offseason that I have to sit out,” Woods said. “The main goal is for me to really work on all of my weaknesses and make them my strength. I’ve really got to get stronger in the weight room so I’m really going to be working on that wherever I go next. I hope I can get with a program that’s already established and with a coach that can hopefully get me to the next level.”

Wherever he lands, Woods will have to sit out next season and will have three seasons to play three starting in the fall of ‘16.

Hammond standout guard Seventh Woods played in a tournament in Ardsley, N.Y., over the weekend and told basketball recruiting reporter Adam Zagoria that USC, UNC and UF are recruiting him the hardest at this point.

UF’s new head coach Mike White reached out a couple of weeks ago. Woods said he’s open on his decision and would wait until after this AAU season before thinking more about his college plans.

Najee Pritchett, a 6-3 player, and 6-0 Rico Bonds signed with S.C. State, according to JUCOJunction.com. Pritchett played at Brunswick Junior Collegte in Georgia and Bonds played at Florida State JC. Charleston Southern has added transfer Gs Demetrius Pollard from Northeastern and Patrick Wallace from NCSU. The Buccaneers also signed forward Ugo Mmonu from Chattanooga State JC in Tennessee and F Melvin Brooks of Fort Lauderdale.

Presbyterian signed 6-6 John Majors of Baltimore JC in Maryland and Furman signed 6-8 Matt Rafferty of Hinsdale, Ill., and 5-11 Jonathan Jean of Gibsonton, Fla.

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Keyshawn Woods, a 6-2 shooting guard, made his first ever visit to USC last week as he began the process of finding a new program. Woods played his freshman season at Charlotte where he averaged over eight points per game and led Conference USA in 3-point shooting at better than 46 percent.

The native of Gastonia, N.C., received his release from the 49ers last month following their coaching change. Woods paid an unofficial visit to USC and said he got a good look at what the Gamecocks have to offer.

“They just made it pretty clear that they really want me,” said Woods, who added that he has an offer from USC. Woods said he’s also looking at possible visits to Auburn, Creighton, Butler, St. Joseph’s and Virginia Commonwealth

USC head coach Chad Holbrook has pledged to fix what was ailing his team this season and one way to do that quickly is to bring in quality JC players.

Holbrook and his staff landed their third JC commitment in the past month on Friday in infielder Jonah Bride (6-0, 190) of Neosho JC in Kansas.

Bride is a native of Owasso, Okla., where he was a teammate of ‘14 USC signee Braden Webb. Bride was named a Louisville Slugger high school All-American after the ‘14 season. He played one season at Neosho and batted .471, fourth best in the country in the JC ranks. He also had 14 home runs and 93 runs batted in, second most nationally.

His commitment gives USC 18 for the ‘15 class. Bride will have three years of eligibility with the Gamecocks.

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CLEMSON AND USC LB Tobias Little of Atlanta released a top five list of Clemson, USC, Mizzou, NCSU and Georgia Southern in no order.

USC and Clemson target OL John Simpson of Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston will camp at Alabama.

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TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL

At Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. Friday Game 1 — Auburn (35-24) vs. College of Charleston (4313), Noon Game 2 — Florida State (41-19) vs. Mercer (35-21), 6 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

GAINESVILLE REGIONAL

At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Friday Game 1 — South Florida (33-24-1) vs. FAU (40-17), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Florida (44-16) vs. Florida A&M (23-23), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

CORAL GABLES REGIONAL

At A-Rod Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Fla. Friday Game 1 — Columbia (31-15) vs. East Carolina (40-20), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Miami (44-14) vs. FIU (29-29), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

LOUISVILLE REGIONAL

At Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Ky. Friday Game 1 — Michigan (37-23) vs. Bradley (35-19), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Louisville (43-16) vs. Morehead State (3820), 6 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

NASHVILLE REGIONAL

At Hawkins Field Nashville, Tenn.

Friday Game 1 — Indiana (34-22) vs. Radford (43-14), 3 p.m.

Game 2 — Vanderbilt (42-19) vs. Lipscomb (39-18), 8 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner At Illinois Field Champaign, Ill. Friday Game 1 — Wright State (41-15) vs. Notre Dame (3621), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Illinois (47-8-1) vs. Ohio (36-19), 8 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL

At Hammons Field Springfield, Mo. Friday Game 1 — Oregon (37-23) vs. Iowa (39-16), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Missouri State (45-10) vs. Canisus (34-28), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

BATON ROUGE REGIONAL

At Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, La. Friday Game 1 — LSU (48-10) vs. Lehigh (25-29), 4 p.m.

Game 2 — Tulane (34-23) vs. UNC Wilmington (39-16), 8 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

STILLWATER REGIONAL At L. Dale Mitchell Park

Stillwater, Okla.

Friday Game 1 — Oral Roberts (41-14) vs. Arkansas (35-22), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Oklahoma State (37-18) vs. St. John’s (3914), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

FORT WORTH REGIONAL

At Charlie and Marie Lupton Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Friday Game 1 — Stony Brook (34-14-1) vs. N.C. State (34-21), 2:30 p.m.

Game 2 — TCU (45-11) vs. Sacred Heart (23-30-1), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

DALLAS REGIONAL

At Horner Ballpark Dallas Friday Game 1 — Texas (30-25) vs. Oregon State (38-16-1), 2:30 p.m.

Game 2 — Dallas Baptist (43-13) vs. VCU (37-22), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL

At Olsen Field College Station, Texas Friday Game 1 — California (34-19) vs. Coastal Carolina (38-19), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Texas A&M (45-11) vs. Texas Southern (3117), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

HOUSTON REGIONAL

At Cougar Field Houston Friday Game 1 — Louisiana-Lafayette (39-21) vs. Rice (3520), 3:30 p.m.

Game 2 — Houston (42-18) vs. Houston Baptist (2825), 8 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL

At Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles Friday Game 1 — Maryland (39-21) vs. Mississippi (30-26), 7 p.m.

Game 2 — UCLA (42-14) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (3622-1), 11 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

FULLERTON REGIONAL

At Goodwin Field Fullerton, Calif.

Friday Game 1 — Clemson (32-27) vs. Arizona State (34-21), 6 p.m.

Game 2 — Cal State Fullerton (34-22) vs. Pepperdine (30-27), 10 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

LAKE ELSINORE REGIONAL

At The Diamond Lake Elsinore, Calif.

Friday Game 1 — Virginia (34-22) vs. Southern Cal (37-19), 6 p.m.

Game 2 — UC Santa Barbara (40-15-1) vs. San Diego State (40-21), 10 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

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TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 the tournament in 22 seasons under head coach Jack Leggett. The Tigers enter having won eight of their last 11 games, and four of the wins were against teams that were in the top 10 in the nation. in the overall landscape, UCLA was awarded it’s first overall No. 1 seed by the committee after a dominant season in the Pac 12 Conference.

The Bruins (42-14) edged out Southeastern Conference regular-season champion LSU (48-10) even though they lost two of three at Oregon in their last series.

The other six national seeds, in order, are: Louisville, Florida, Miami, Illinois, TCU and Missouri State.

National seeds that win their regionals play at home in super regionals. Since the NCAA went to its current tournament format in 1999, only one No. 1 national seed — Miami in 1999 — has won the championship.

Defending national champion Vanderbilt was among a

USC FROM PAGE B1 make the 2008 NCAA tournament after posting a 28-24 record.

Here’s the real question: Is this season an anomaly for the Gamecocks or the start of a downward trend? Aaron Fitt, a national writer for D1Baseball.com, answers this way.

“I think this is an anomaly,” Fitt said. “Injuries obviously played a role, and certainly some key players underachieved, but I still like South Carolina’s foundation and expect it to bounce back strong next year.”

He added the Gamecocks, who went 13-17 in the SEC and lost four midweek games to instate opponents, fell victim to a changing landscape in college baseball.

“It sounds like a cliché, but there is more parity than ever, and it is much, much harder than it once was to be good every year -- especially in the SEC,” Fitt said. “I know that’s not a satisfying answer for South Carolina fans, but that is the reality. Every once in a while, down years happen.”

Looking for an example of the SEC’s depth? Eight teams have claimed at least a share of the regular-season conference championship over the past 10 seasons.

And that parity in college baseball extends much further. Programs that don’t play

group of teams considered for one of the last two national seeds. The Commodores, runners-up to Florida in the SEC tournament, start the NCAA tournament at home against Lipscomb.

The Atlantic Coast Conference and SEC tied for most qualifiers with seven apiece.

The Pac-12 has six teams in the tournament, and the Big Ten set a conference record with five NCAA teams.

Teams making their first appearances are conference tournament champions Radford (Big South) Florida A&M (MEAC), Houston Baptist (Southland) and Cal State Bakersfield (WAC).

Two teams got in with losing records, Northeast Conference champion Sacred Heart (23-30-1) and Patriot League champ Lehigh (25-29).

Twenty-seven of the 64 teams were in the field last year.

Miami is in the tournament for a record 43rd consecutive year. Florida State qualified for a 38th year in a row.

— AP writer Eric Olsen contributed to this report

in the power conferences such as the College of Charleston of the Colonial Athletic Association and Coastal Carolina of the Big South can compete at the highest levels of the game. Both teams both received at-large bids to the NCAA tournament.

For the Gamecocks to start a new NCAA tournament streak next season will require some work, especially with a handful of this team’s best players not returning due to graduation, the MLB draft and injury. The incoming recruiting class will need to supply immediate help, and the returning players will need to show significant improvement.

The coaching staff never could settle on a lineup, which added to the inconsistency of a team that struggled to score runs. Five players started in left field, four players started at second base, and three players started at shortstop, third base and catcher.

The same thing occurred on the pitching side, where 11 starters were used and bullpen roles never seemed to be clearly defined. The season-ending injury to right-hander Wil Crowe in mid-April left a huge void in filling innings.

All of that combined to leave USC supporters with an empty feeling Monday for the first time in 16 years.

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OBITUARIES MARY L. GRAYBILL Mary Lucille Graybill, age 85, daughter of the late Charlie and Donie Carter, was born in Charleston on May 11, 1930, and departed this life on Friday, May 22, 2015.

Lucille “Lucy” grew up in beautiful downtown Charleston on Pitt Street where her parents owned and operated a boarding house in a historic three-story Charleston home.

Lucy attended and graduated from Memminger GRAYBILL High School in Charleston. She studied and worked in nursing for several years after high school, and then in 1956, her whole life changed. She met the love of her life, Larry Graybill.

Larry and Lucy were married in 1956 and globe-hopped for several years with Larry’s Air Force career including several years in Japan. Lucy settled with Larry in Sumter in 1963 and would spend the rest of her beautiful life there. Lucy was a caring and giving soul. She did volunteer work for the elderly and was always there to provide love, support and a helping hand to her family, friends and acquaintances. If you look up the word “lady” in the dictionary, you might find a picture of Lucy. She always spoke,

dressed and carried herself like a lady. She was simply a joy to behold and to be around.

In recent years, through her husband’s illness, a broken hip incident and a replaced knee, she was a solid rock and an incredible example of bravery and strength. And now, God has called her home. We will cherish our wonderful memories of Lucy, and we will always remember her amazing example of strength and the picture of beauty that she was.

Surviving are two sons, Chuck Graybill and his wife, KC, of Charleston, and Bob Graybill and his wife, Kelly, of Columbia; a sister, Ruth Swilley of Jacksonville, Florida; four grandchildren, Cameron, Colin, Joslynn and Katelynn; a niece, Franci, and her husband, Mike, of Jacksonville, Florida; and numerous cousins.

Lucy was predeceased by her husband, Larry, and one sister, Jeanette Carter.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel.

Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

BLANCHE K. BROWN MANNING — Mrs. Blanche Kennedy Brown, 82, widow of Peter Brown, died Saturday, May 23, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She was born Oct. 21, 1932, in Gable, a daughter of the late Milton Kennedy and Sadie Cousar Kennedy.

The family is receiving friends at her residence, 106 Richard St., Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, 114 N. Church St., Manning.

WARREN MCFADDEN EFFINGHAM — Warren McFadden, 68, died Sunday, May 24, 2015, at McLeod Hospital in Florence. He was born Feb. 10, 1947, in Bronx, New York, a son of the late Harden McFadden and Annie McFadden McFadden.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister Phyllis McCollough, 3831 Cherry Johnson Road, Effingham.

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

ACROSS 1 “Shake a leg!”

5 Deprive of one’s nerve 10 __ noire: dreaded thing 14 Sharpen 15 Herman’s Hermits frontman Peter 16 Skip over 17 Cash source, redundantly 19 Gull relative 20 Sweet-talk 21 Ethiopia neighbor 23 Refine, as ore 25 Flirtatiously shy 26 Half of sechs 28 17-Across access code, redundantly 33 Speaks too well of oneself 35 Sign before Virgo 36 Spanish explorer Hernando de __ 37 Compact submachine gun 38 College entrance exam, redundantly 41 “I thought so!”

42 Tennis great Lacoste 44 Apt. coolers 45 Large __ Collider:

particle accelerator 47 Adobe file spec, redundantly 50 Empties (of) 51 Frequently, in poems 52 Drivel 54 Dickens miser 58 Gracious 62 Berth place 63 PC linking system, redundantly 65 Los Angelesto-Phoenix direction 66 Novelist Jong 67 Lip balm additive 68 Things to connect 69 First name in TV talk 70 Longings DOWN 1 Wad of tobacco 2 Clothes closet pest 3 “You can count __” 4 Luthor and Zod, to Superman 5 Ben or Sam 6 Like vague hints, usually 7 “Little ol’ me?”

8 Author Rice 9 __-do-well 10 Bell-__: flared pants 11 Manicurist’s

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preserving locale 43 Serious attempts 46 Wane 48 Oklahoma native 49 Hypnotic state 53 “In other words ...”

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Sunset Country Club now accepting resumes for the position of Executive Chef. Previous banquet and catering exp. required. Please apply in person at 1005 Golfcrest Road Sumter, SC 29154

David Hill Nov. 5, 1955 - May 8, 2015 Your hospitality and cards have meant so much and it is in times of sadness and grief that such personal words and friends, are so valuable.

We thank you for your kindness in remembering our beloved David with your donations. Your thoughtfulness and generosity are much appreciated by the entire family.

May God bless you all, -The Hill Family

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Trades Specialist IV (Maintenance and Facilities Director of Camp Burnt Gin) Job Responsibilities Under limited supervision responsible for security, safety, maintenance, repair and renovations of all buildings operated by Camp Burnt Gin a residential summer camp in Wedgefield SC for children with disabilities. Responsible for grounds and facility maintenance to include HVAC, plumbing, electrical, painting, and general carpentry. Minimum Requirements: A high school diploma and trade experience that is directly related to the area of employment.

Preferred Qualifications: Minimum four years of experience in a certified maintenance skill (i.e. HVAC, electrical, plumbing, refrigeration, carpentry). Thorough knowledge of tools and equipment used in maintenance and construction related fields. Must be able to lift 50 pounds. Must pass criminal background check. For More Information: Marie Aimone, Camp Director 803-898-0784 To Apply: http://jobs.sc.gov/OHR/O HR-jobs-portal-index.phtm Equal Opportunity Employer Assistant Manager needed at World Finance Company. Valid drivers license and auto required. A career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to manager possible within 15 months. No experience necessary. Apply in person at: 45 S Main St . EOE, M/F. Ask for Monique Glisson

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Some with office space 12,000 to 35,000 sq ft. Call 773-8022

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale 20 Oakridge Ct. 2119 sq ft. 4 bd 2 ba.

Remodeled. $150,000 803-983-2127

Manufactured Housing LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

Hunting tracts for sale. Black River Clarendon County. Deer, turkey & ducks.

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Georgio's II now taking applications for FT/PT positions. Apply in person from 2-5 at Savannah Plaza location.

Must have some exp. Must be 18 or older.

Church Administrative assistant needed. Exp. helpful but will train.

Mail resume to: P-415 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677, Sumter SC 29151.

Help Wanted Part-Time $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555 PT floral designer. Must have floral shop exp. Excepting applications at The Daisy Shop 343 Pinewood Rd. No phone calls please.

Medical Help Wanted Sumter Valley Nursing & Rehab seeking RN's, LPN's & CNA's. Full Time for all shifts. We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits as well as a great work environment. Apply in person at 1761 Pinewood Rd Sumter.

Unfurnished Apartments Swan Lake Apts. Apply now.

Remodeled buildings in back, 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. 803-775-4641.

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Cantybury Place Apts, Paxville 1BR /1BA, water, sewer, trash incl. $525 /mo. No Pets. 803-600-5460.

Unfurnished Homes For rent - Newly Renovated 3BR 1BA, $650 Mo. 4 br, 1 ba, $700 mo.

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463 - Swinton, Dale 507 - Brunson, Donna 508 - James, Levarron 549 - Forthman, Gary 628 - McFadden, Ernestine 706 - Weems, Gabrielle 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A048 - Smith, Tonya AA002 - Gipson, Monica B008 - Greene, Tyrone B073 - Singleton, Sharrise C035 - Smith, Thomas C051 - Holmes, Latimore C063 - Evans, Matthew E042 - Hopkins, Jonathan E055 - Parker, Antuan F056 - Williams, Patricia G010 - Mcfadden, Betty G012 - Donald, Unique G032 - Bratton, Ruth I019 - Hill, Marie J009 - Washington, Jerome J015 - Dixon, Kendrick 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0127 - Mcfadden, Katrina 0316 - Cruz, Allen 0324 - Stewart, Andrew 0347 - Toney, John 0402 - Pack, Jerrod- Dontrell 0410 - Carmack, Roossevelt 0422 - Hilton, Omar 0504 - Quick, Tim 0814 - Lewis, Mary Anthony 0859 - Derrico, Heather Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale.

All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to adjournment.

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INVITATION FOR BIDS The County of Lee invites qualified General Contractors to offer Sealed Bids for a New Animal Shelter located at 222 Airport Road, Bishopville, South Carolina, 29010.

Scope of Work: The facility consists of an open-air, pre-engineered, metal building of 7,830 square feet with the following spaces enclosed under the roof: Heated and cooled office and reception areas, and enclosed, heated and ventilated kennel areas of 1,236 square feet.

H e a t e d a n d c o o l e d grooming/medical and laundry areas, and enclosed, heated and ventilated kennels areas of 818 square feet.

Parking and roadways are included.

2003 Newmar Scottsdale Ford F53 chassis 29900 mi non smoker. Many upgrades. $41,900. 803-968-4838

The Pre-Bid Conference will be held on Thursday, May 28, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the project site.

TRANSPORTATION

The Owner will receive Sealed Bids on Thursday, June 11, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Lee County Courthouse, 123 South Main Street, Bishopville, South Carolina, 29010

01' Toyota Corolla Auto., Air, CD Player, tinted windows, recent maint.,148K Mi. Asking $2500 469-0760 Leave message

The County of Lee reserves the right to reject any or all bids, to waive minor formalities in the bidding, and to award the contract to other than the lowest bidder if deemed to be in the best interest of the County.

Lee County P.O. Box 309 Bishopville, S.C. 29010

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on June 11, 2015 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household / business items located at the properties listed.

The sale will begin at 2:00 pm at 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153.

The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 132 - Gooden, Tanya 222 - Winkler, Princess 235 - Mack, Rebecca 243 - Starnes, Lateka 317 - Patrick, James 321 - Still, Judith 326 - Benjamin, Ashleigh 405 - Sanders, Troy 429 - Workman, Alicha

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Public Hearing NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following request is scheduled for public hearing: BOA-15-05, 2849 September Dr. (County) Monica Plikus ("Applicant) is requesting a variance from Article 4, Section G, 4.g.2.b.2. to reduce the building separation criteria to 8 ft. between a principal structure and detached accessory structure and a variance from Article 4, Section G, 4.g.2.b.5.a. to reduce the side setback to 5 ft. The applicant is also requesting a variance from Exhibit 8A in order to allow a 1400 sq. ft. detached structure. The property is located at 2849 September Dr. represented by Tax Map #183-03-02-009 and zoned Residential-15 (R-15).

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Herbert Roger Graham #2015ES4300281 Personal Representative Sherri G. Hardee C/O Karl A. Folkens

Attorney at Law PO Box 6139 Florence, SC 29502

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

Estate:

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Naomi Sanders, Chairwoman Mary Blanding, Clerk

Estate: Carl Russell Yarbrough #2015ES4300236-2

Estate Notice Sumter County

A complete set of Bid Documents may be obtained for $50.00 (non-refundable) per set from the Architect. Contact Jackson & Sims, Architects, 7-1/2 South Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, 803-773-4329 or email: jsarch@ftc-i.net by all interested Bidders.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:

Myra W. Brown #2015ES4300277

Personal Representative Gail H. Britton 135 Chloe Lane Aiken, SC 29803

Estate:

Allen Lovell Bristol #2015ES4300274

Personal Representative Terrecenia Bristol 820 Mathis Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Lorene H. Hallman #2015ES4300290

Personal Representative Kathy O Harris

280 Mallard Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Gerald Holloman, Sr. #2015ES4300276

Personal Representative Virginia (Jenny) Dailey 1225 Malone Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Edward Burley Roberts, Jr. #2015ES4300284

Personal Representative Cynthia R. Chapman 1210 Highway 91 Elizabethton, TN 37643

Lula F. Donovan #2015ES4300286

Personal Representative Gerard F. Donovan 950 Highway 261 South Wedgefield, SC 29169

Personal Representative Latrina Sharon Yarbrough 203 Alderston Way Columbia, SC 29229

Estate:

Rita J. Gainey #2015ES4300298

Personal Representative Andrew Gainey

20 Hospital Circle Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: Larry Richard Dannelly #2015ES4300295 Personal Representative Rosemary O Dannelly

C/O William E. Durant Jr. Attorney at Law 10 Law Range Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Waterman J. Davis #2015ES4300289

Personal Representative Christy M. Davis

2340 Cains Mill Road Sumter, SC 29154

Estate: Lloyd Wofford Atkinson #2015ES4300280 Personal Representative Charlotte L. Atkinson 306 Wilson Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Marion Alston #2015ES4300296

Personal Representative Eliza Ann Alston

1022 Dibert Street Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Raymond M. Youmans #2015ES4300292

Personal Representative Tiffanie Zellers

25 Hibernia Court Smithfield, NC 27577

Estate:

Betty Faye Coleman #2015ES4300282

Personal Representative Ted Coleman C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr.

Attorney at Law PO Drawer 3690 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

Gladys N. Bassett #2015ES4300288

Personal Representative James S. Bassett C/O Catherine H. Kennedy

Attorney at Law PO Box 1473 Columbia, SC 29202

CLARENDON COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Clarendon County is requesting proposals for REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE SERVICES. Specifications are not intended to be restrictive but shall define minimum requirements needed for optimum opportunity for property sale. All brokerage consulting services shall be performed in accordance with applicable local, state and federal mandates.

Proposals will be ranked using the following criteria: 1. Previous experience providing services of similar size and scope that have been completed or are currently under contract in South Carolina. Please include client references.

2. Provide a brief history of your firm and include an organizational chart/structure of your firm.

Please provide individual resume, background and training, academic affiliations of key personnel who would be assigned to our project, including any sub-contractors.

3. Overall technical proposal content which indicates understanding of work to be performed.

4. Price Proposal, inclusive of commission rate for listing and selling of properties.

The highest ranked proposal(s) may warrant an oral presentation. If applicable, you will receive an invitation to make an oral presentation. The County reserves the right to interview all or any of the responding firms to this RFP. All proposals must provide satisfactory evidence of ability to furnish services in accordance with the terms and conditions contained herein.

OWNER’S RIGHTS: Clarendon County reserves the right to accept or reject any, all or any part of proposals received as a result of this request, to waive any informalities or to cancel in part or in its entirety this request, if it is in its best interest to do so. Clarendon County will be sole judge as to whether proposals submitted meet all requirements. This solicitation does not commit Clarendon County to award a contract, to pay any cost incurred in the preparation of proposals or to procure for goods or services. Clarendon County is an equal opportunity employer.

RFP PACKAGE, INSTRUCTIONS & TECHNICAL QUESTIONS: Must be submitted in writing, via fax, mail or e-mail (preferred) to: procurement@clarendoncountygov.org DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: Sealed PROPOSALS must be received by 5:00 P.M., local time, Friday, May 29, 2015 SUBMIT TO:

Tamika Malone, CPPO, CPPB Clarendon County Procurement Director 411 Sunset Drive, Room 603 Manning, SC 29102 Phone (803) 433-3240 Fax (803)433-4002

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