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Man robs bonding business Suspect at large in armed robbery

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 The suspect in the armed robbery of a bail-bonding business was still at large Tuesday afternoon as authorities continued their investigation.

According to reports, a dark-skinned black male entered Arrow Bail Bonds on North Main Street shortly before 2 p.m. on Tuesday demanding money. He reportedly had a handgun on him at the time of the robbery.

The suspect reportedly fled the scene on foot with an undetermined amount of money. He is described as about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing approximately 150 pounds, with a low haircut. He was reportedly wearing dark blue jeans, a black T-shirt and gloves with a dark bandanna over his face.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

Sumter Police Department responded to the location and immediately began processing the scene. Officers indicated there were conflicting reports as to which direction the suspect fled, so they established a perimeter around the scene spanning several blocks of the neighborhood north of the U.S. 378 overpass at North Main Street, hoping to spot the suspect.

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Hundreds affected

by Friday storm’s hail, wind damage

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 BRADEN BUNCH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Eight-year-old Olivia McConnell is congratulated and hugged by South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley during a ceremony Tuesday at the Statehouse. Olivia’s proposal to make the Columbia Mammoth the state’s fossil was signed into law Tuesday. Her mother, Amanda, stands at left, next to Olivia’s younger brother and father, right. Olivia is holding a copy of the initial letter she wrote to the governor about her proposed bill.

8-year-old’s contentious state fossil bill signed into law ‘When something’s wrong, something has to be done about it. ...

When there’s someone out there who has a real good heart and believes real strong, anyone can make a difference.’

OLIVIA McCONNELL, 8 YEARS OLD Speaking about persevering through the journey of her proposal to make the Columbian Mammoth the state fossil

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com (803) 774-1201

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OLUMBIA — Olivia McConnell finally had her day at the Statehouse.

Standing beside Gov. Nikki Haley, along with a large entourage including her mother, teacher, school classmates, local legislators and her little brother — who inserted himself into several photo opportunities as only little brothers can — the 8-year-old third-grader watched Tuesday as the legislation she proposed making the Columbian Mammoth the official state fossil was ceremoniously signed into law.

“You want to improve your state, you want to make a difference, and Olivia is a great 8-year-old example of how to make life better in the state of South Carolina,” Haley said of the New Zion girl who pushed for her bill, despite the proposal running into substantial roadblocks.

Rancor about the proposal first began several months ago in the state Senate, when some legislators balked at what they perceived as ideological and religious implications of officially recognizing a fossil of an animal that archeologists say could have entered North America as many as 1.8 million years ago. Fossils of the Columbian Mammoth were first discovered in South Carolina in

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While most of the area was unaffected by Friday’s thunderstorms, hundreds of residents in Sumter and Clarendon counties are recovering from a flurry of hail that passed through that night.

The surge in claims had several local insurance companies busy Tuesday.

“We’ve been getting nonstop calls all morning,” said Roger Armfield of Geico in Sumter. “Right now, it’s looking like we’ll

have hundreds of auto and home claims by the end of the day.”

Meteorologist Hunter Coleman with the National Weather Service in Columbia said the affected area seemed to center on the southwest area of Sumter.

“We had reports of golf ball-sized hail out of the Twin Lakes neighborhood,” he said. “Some reported wind gusts of up to 60 mph.”

While hail of that size can cause considerable

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Educator honored for 49 years of teaching

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 When school ends next week, longtime educator Eartha McGhaney will teach her last class and experience her last dismissal.

After 49 years in education, McGhaney will retire when her contract ends in June, and for her dedication to the students in Sumter County, the district recently recognized her in a retirement ceremony where she was given a resolution provided by state Sen. Kevin Johnson.

McGhaney, a special education instructor at R.E. Davis Elementary School, has seen many students through the decades in Sumter, working in Sumter School District 17 and then in the consolidated Sumter School District. She has grown to love her students and said she believes in teaching the whole child and that every child can learn.

“I’m going to miss my children. They keep me alert.

I’ve worked at Willow Drive and R.E. Davis in all these years, and they’re family oriented schools,” McGhaney said, recalling her teaching career and working with her colleagues.

McGhaney received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Morris College and her master’s in remedial reading at Columbia University in New York City. However, the Sumterite said becoming a teacher wasn’t her initial aspiration. Instead, she originally became a teacher because it was a good, steady job. Now, having taught multiple grade levels at two schools in Sumter for almost 50 years, McGhaney said she found that it was exactly where she belonged.

“Teaching was not the love of my life. I got into it because it was a good job. I started teaching, and I fell in love with it, and I was right where I was supposed to be,” she said.

The importance of being involved in education in Sumter County didn’t stop with McGhaney, who now teaches at the same school as her daughter-in-law, county councilwoman Vivian McGhaney, who is married to her stepson, Sumter School District Board of Trustees member the Rev. Daryl McGhaney. Her stepson said her service has always been in education and she has always enjoyed working with children.

“While teaching she was also holding a position in

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Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker recognizes Eartha McGhaney during a recent ceremony. McGhaney will retire from teaching in June after 49 years as a teacher in the Sumter County area. the community, and she’s active at her church, Bethany Baptist Church,” Daryl McGhaney said. “She’s a hard worker, a peacemaker and a giver who will give the last out of her pocket. If I had to sum it up, I would say she’s a servant to mankind and to all of humanity.”

With her free time, Eartha McGhaney said she and her husband, a retired member of the military, will

get in some much-needed traveling and maybe even a cruise or two. However, she said she wouldn’t be surprised if she returned to her unexpected love and decided to volunteer at the schools in coming years.

“Like Dr. (Frank) Baker said, he believes in recycling and I do, too,” she said. “I know there are teachers who need the assistance in classrooms, and I will probably return by volunteering.”

Sumter woman draws attention to Huntington’s Disease

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Kim Austin is still one of her ex-husband’s biggest health-care advocates.

“In my mind, we’re still married,” said the financial analyst of information systems with Tuomey Healthcare System. “I still love him.”

In 1999, Tony Austin was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, just three years after his father had been diagnosed. There is no cure for what the Huntington’s Disease Society of America describes as “a hereditary brain disorder that leads to severe physical and mental disabilities.” Limited treatments provide some relief from the spastic movements, Kim Austin said, but oftentimes can leave the patient completely sedated.

In the last two years, she formed a peer support group for South Carolinians facing this debilitating illness and their caregivers.

“I thought about how they don’t have a voice, and it kept eating at me,” Austin said. “It became my focus. It’s my passion.”

The group will hold its first fundraiser, a bowling bash called “Strike Out HD,” from

noon to 2 p.m. June 7 at AMF Columbia Lanes, 1733 Bush River Road, Columbia. Registration starts at 11:30 a.m.

Tickets are $12 each and may be purchased in advance or the day of the event. A ticket covers two hours of bowling, shoe rental and drawings for prizes. Proceeds will go to the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

Austin said she also has Tony’s children to think about.

When her then father-in-law was diagnosed, Austin had already given birth to a son. She took him for testing.

“They told me he had a 50/50 chance, but they wouldn’t test until he was 18,” Austin said. “It would put a life sentence on him before he’s lived, and that’s not fair.

It’s a very depressing disease.”

Then her husband started acting out violently, and she was forced to leave him for the safety of herself and her son.

“The bad thing is the temperament change,” Austin said. “I was in denial for a little while. But then I saw the disease progress. In the first stages, you seem drunk. Your speech slurs. You have falls and spills. Then, as the brain deteriorates, you lose bodily functions. You can’t talk, and the more you try to talk, the

WANT TO GO? WHAT: Strike Out HD Bowling Bash WHEN: noon to 2 p.m. June 7; registration starts at 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: AMF Columbia Lanes, 1733 Bush River Road, Columbia COST: $12, available in advance at http://bit.ly/1w40lSj or at the door on the day of the event; covers two hours of bowling, shoe rental and drawings for prizes BENEFITS: Proceeds will go to Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

FOR MORE: Contact Kim Austin at curehdinsc@gmail.com or at (803) 983-2052.

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Kim Austin, left, smiles with her then-husband, Tony, before he was diagnosed with Huntington’s Disease, a genetic disorder that affects movement and mental abilities. Though technically divorced, she still cares about him and advocates awareness and finding a cure for the illness. more frustration and anger there is.”

Now 19, her son has not been tested.

“For him, it is what it is,” Austin said. “There is no sense worrying. A majority are that way. They avoid it.

But to find a cure, we have to do research.”

When he was younger, Austin’s son did show concern.

She recalls one time her son had a twitch in his arm. He asked her to feel it, and she comforted him that many peo-

ple have muscle spasms from time to time.

“For a mom, not knowing is tough,” Austin said. “If he did bad in school, I wondered if it was the onset of the disease. I wondered, ‘do I treat him normal? When do I stress?’”

Her son may not wish to know for sure, but he has attended support group gatherings.

“After a recent meeting, he said ‘this is a good thing,’” Austin said. “‘I’ll consider being on the board.’”

She has also adopted her son’s half-sister. The 13-yearold is interested in a medical program that follows a person who could have Huntington’s Disease as he or she ages.

“They don’t say one way or the other if you have it,” Austin said. “They just monitor.

It’s helping with research.

She thinks that’s awesome.

She sees it as helping her dad

in a way.”

From the donations to the sponsors to volunteers and online messages of support, Austin has been pleased with the response for the group’s first event.

“It’s amazing to see the kindness and generosity,” she said. “It’s touching to see people out there really care.”

This isn’t the group’s final event, though. Austin has a walk planned for late September and hopes to hold a caregivers event in November.

To register in advance, visit http://bit.ly/1w40lSj. Sponsorships are still available, and donations are accepted.

For more information on the South Carolina support group, contact Kim Austin at curehdinsc@gmail.com or at (803) 983-2052.

For more information on Huntington’s Disease, visit hdsa.org.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Patrick Henry Parker, 52, of 3344 Annie St. in Dalzell, was arrested at 1:19 a.m.

Monday and charged with criminal domestic violence.

According to reports, officers responded to a home in the 1200 block of Peach Orchard Road in reference to a domestic dispute in which the caller told officers that Parker had allegedly threatened to kill her.

The victim then called in a second time, stating that Parker was at her residence driving a red Dodge pickup truck. An officer on patrol then saw a vehicle matching the description turn into a nearby parking lot and turn off his lights.

The officer reportedly pulled in behind the truck, turned on his blue lights and approached his vehicle. The officer spoke with the driver, later identified as Parker, and asked him why he was threatening the victim. Parker reportedly responded by saying, “I’m not threatening. I’m going to do it.” The officer called for backup, and once they arrived, Parker was asked again to exit his vehicle. When the responding officer asked Parker again about his threats, he again stated it was more than a threat. Parker was then arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Shawn Dayne Bolden, 20, of 6080 Cortez Circle in Rembert, was arrested at 3 p.m.

Friday and charged with driving under suspension and possession of less than 1 gram of methamphetamine or cocaine base.

According to reports, officers were at a home investigating reports of alleged dog fighting or animal cruelty on Friday when a blue Plymouth arrived at the location. A check of Bolden’s license reportedly revealed that it had been suspended, and he was arrested.

During an inventory of the vehicle, two bottles containing suspected crack cocaine were found in the center console and glove compartment of the car.

Bolden was taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Marquis Deandre Nelson, 23, of 251 Alexander Place, was arrested at 6:23 a.m.

Friday and charged with receiving stolen goods. According to reports, officers responded to a call concerning a mini-motorcycle that was reportedly stolen earlier that day. Later, a witness called and told of-

ficers that a man was walking the motorcycle down Branch Street. When officers made contact with the suspect, later identified as Nelson, he told them that he bought the vehicle from a “crackhead” and didn’t know it was stolen.

Nelson was arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Vila Enrique Castro, 32, of 7471 NW 178 Terrace in Miami, Florida, was arrested at 7:48 a.m. Friday and charged with possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana and possession of other controlled substance.

According to reports, an officer monitoring a section of Interstate 95 on Friday observed a silver 2014 Nissan Altima traveling at 84 mph in a 70-mph zone. The officer then conducted a traffic stop during which he detected the strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. After identifying the driver and passengers, he noticed one of the passengers, identified as Castro, was moving around quite a bit in the front seat. When confronted, Castro reportedly admitted to having marijuana in the glove box and trunk of the vehicle. A search yielded a blue package on the floorboard that contained three suspected molly pills (ecstasy), a suspected Xanax bar, a green plastic tube with suspected LSD in it, a marijuana grinder and three smaller plastic bags with more suspected molly inside. Officers also reportedly found two small bags of suspected marijuana in the glove box and a jar full of suspected marijuana in Castro’s suitcase. Castro was then arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

STOLEN PROPERTY

An HP laptop computer, a security camera with a monitor, a wireless router, a wooden cigar humidor, a chrome Bugatti lighter, a brass-colored lighter and a Ruger .357 revolver were reported stolen from a home in the 6100 block of Fish Road in Dalzell at 3:56 p.m.

Friday. The items are valued at $2,740.

VANDALISM

A vehicle parked in the 5800 block of Broad Street was reported as having sustained $1,500 in damage at 12:39 p.m. Monday after an unknown suspect scratched the rear and side of the vehicle.

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Aquatics Center is open Brice Garnett, 5, right, starts up the spray at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center on Saturday. He was among the more than a dozen children who came out for the pool’s opening.

Edward Lucky, 12, left, and Matthew Lucky, 10, center, get bracelets from City of Sumter Aquatics Center manager Peggy Kubala.

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Ja’vion Lammie, 8, left, prepares to pass off his goggles for adjustment.

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Median CEO pay crosses $10M NEW YORK (AP) — They’re the $10 million men and women.

Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the first time last year. The head of a typical large public company earned a record $10.5 million, an increase of 8.8 percent from $9.6 million in 2012, according to an Associated Press/Equilar pay study.

Last year was the fourth straight that CEO compensation rose following a decline during the Great Recession.

The median CEO pay package climbed more than 50 percent during that stretch. A chief executive now makes about 257 times the average worker’s salary, up sharply from 181 times in 2009.

The best-paid CEO last year led an oilfield-services company. The highest-paid female CEO was Carol Meyrowitz of discount retail giant TJX, owner of TJ Maxx and Marshall’s. And the head of Monster Beverage got a monster of a raise.

During the last several years, companies’ boards of directors have tweaked executive compensation to answer critics’ calls for CEO pay to be more attuned to performance.

They’ve cut back on stock options and cash bonuses, which were criticized for rewarding executives even when a company did poorly. Boards of directors have placed more emphasis on paying CEOs in stock instead of cash and stock options.

The change became a boon for CEOs last year because of a surge in stocks that drove the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 30 percent. The stock component of pay packages rose 17 percent to $4.5 million.

“Companies have been happy with their CEOs’ performance, and the stock market has provided a big boost,” said Gary Hewitt, director of research at GMI Ratings, a corporate governance research firm. “But we are still dealing with a situation where CEO compensation has spun out of control and CEOs are being paid extraordinary levels for their work.”

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State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, was awarded a distinguished honorary doctorate degree from the Medical University of South Carolina during the school’s graduation ceremony in Charleston on May 16. Smith has been instrumental as chairman of the House Health and Human Resources subcommittee by investing important state resources into MUSC for quality of care and better patient outcomes. Smith has been a key policymaker in the development of a statewide telemedicine network.

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States face new cost concerns with surge in Medicaid-eligible enrollees WASHINGTON (AP) — From California to Rhode Island, states are confronting new concerns that their Medicaid costs will rise as a result of the federal health care law.

That’s likely to revive the debate about how federal decisions can saddle states with unanticipated expenses.

Before President Obama’s law expanded Medicaid eligibility, millions of people who already were entitled to its safety-net coverage were not enrolled.

Those same people are now signing up in unexpectedly high numbers, partly because of publicity about getting insured under the law.

For states red or blue, the catch is that they must use more of their own money to cover this particular group.

In California, Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent budget projected an additional $1.2 billion spending on MediCal, the state’s version of Medicaid, in part because of surging numbers. State officials say about 300,000 more already-eligible Californians are expected to enroll than was estimated last fall.

Online exchanges that offer subsidized private insurance are just one part of the health care law’s push to expand coverage. The other part is Medicaid, and it has two components.

First, the law allows states to expand Medicaid eligibility to people with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty line, about $16,100 for an individual. Washington pays the entire cost

for that group through 2016, gradually phasing down to a 90 percent share.

About half the states have accepted the offer to expand coverage in this way.

But whether or a state expands Medicaid, all states are on the hook for a significantly bigger share of costs when it comes to people who were Medicaid-eligible under previous law.

The federal government’s share for this group averages about 60 percent nationally.

A recent report from the market research firm Avalere Health found Georgia enrollment increased by nearly 6 percent. Montana saw a 10 percent rise and South Carolina 5 percent. A big exception is Texas, which has barely seen any increase.

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OLIVIA FROM PAGE A1 1725, and those remains are considered to be the first time there was a scientific identification of a vertebrate fossil in North America.

Because of this, several amendments were proposed to the bill, including the attachment of biblical passages as well as a moratorium on future state symbols being passed, turning the process that typically takes just a few quick votes from legislators into a protracted debate. In fact, Olivia’s mammoth bill might have been the first time state symbol legislation, often proposed by school students working on class projects, had to be brokered by a conference committee of the state’s two legislative bodies.

Through it all, however, Olivia, a young fan of fossil hunting according to her mother, Amanda McConnell, continued to

push for her legislation.

And on Tuesday, as she stepped up to the podium — after a quick scramble by governor’s aides to find a footstool for her to stand on — Olivia addressed the bevy of reporters gathered and gave her take on the political process.

“When I started this bill, I thought it was a very important idea because I thought that I didn’t want South Carolina to lose the credit,” Olivia said. “When something’s wrong, something has to be done about it.

You can’t just let it go.

When there’s someone out there who has a real good heart and believes real strong, anyone can make a difference.”

And while she most likely didn’t realize it, in her own way, with her words, Olivia had the type of moment most political operatives can only dream of, drawing more media attention than many state legislators could ever hope to imagine, including perhaps some of those lawmakers who could be accused of politically

grandstanding when the amendments to the fossil bill were proposed.

“No matter what it is, everyone can help, and whatever you can do, just try to do it. You can make a difference in the world.

You don’t have to be little.

You don’t have to be big.

You just have to be yourself,” Olivia said.

“Olivia’s action taught all of us a lesson,” said state Sen. Kevin Johnson, D-Manning, who represents Olivia’s district and sponsored the bill in the Senate. “(It was) a lesson in perseverance, in hard work, in dedication and sticking with something you believe in.”

According to her mother, Olivia continues to remain incredibly active and is actually working on a children’s book based on her experience with the fossil bill and the difficult road it traveled. If Tuesday was any indication to Olivia’s writing prowess, the senators who placed the roadblocks in front of her bill might need to hope it’s not a tell-all book.

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HAIL FROM PAGE A1 damage, Coleman said Sumter didn’t get the worst of it.

“There were reports of baseball-sized hail in the northeast area of Columbia,” he said. “That’s a pretty dangerous size to deal with.”

What made things particularly bad for Sumterites was the volume of hail, which covered the ground in some areas, Coleman said.

“At that size and with that much falling, the downward velocity of the hail could easily inflict damage to cars, roofs and vinyl siding,” Coleman said. “Someone sent a picture in to our Facebook page that showed a clay pot that had been broken by a hailstone.”

Clint Coker of Glassco of Sumter said calls had been slowly coming in since they opened Tuesday morning.

“We’ve had a few calls for insulated glass and the like,” he said. “It’s been slow, but I’m expecting it to pick up as the day moves on.”

A delay in claims is usually expected during an event such as Friday’s storm, according to John DuRant, an insurance agent in Manning.

“We’ve had a few calls trickle in this morning,” he said. “I’m sure it’ll get busier as the day goes on. What happens a lot of times is that someone will make a claim, and while work is being done on their roof, someone else will see it and look into checking their own roofs. Then it just snowballs from there.”

Billy Brewer, an agent for Farm Bureau Insurance, said he hasn’t experienced a delay at all.

“I couldn’t give you a head count, yet, but I’d say we’ve had well over 100 calls today so far,” he said. “The calls are mostly coming from the McCrays Mill Road and Meadowcroft area and on down to Pinewood. Most of the claims are about vinyl siding and vehicle damage.”

Susan Merrill, director of marketing for S.C. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co., said the company had received 144 claims, nine claims and four claims for Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, respectively.

The company said it will be holding a drive at the Sumter office, at 90 W. Wesmark Blvd., to assist policyholders with vehicle damage reports. Adjusters will be available by appointment to assess damage and to provide estimates. To make an appointment or to report a claim, call 1-800-799-7500 Lathan Roddey, of Creech Roddey Watson Insurance in Sumter, said this storm wasn’t as bad as previous calamities.

“A couple of years ago, we had a ridiculous number of claims when a storm passed through,” Roddey said. “This time, it was a little more isolated.”

Roddey said the claims his office was handling are similar to other companies, but mostly with vinyl, wood and even metal siding.

“I’ve seen some pretty terrible pictures today of damage done to siding materials,” he said. “That includes metal, wood and vinyl.”

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Sumter artist Grainger McKoy, standing in front of his sculpture “Recovery” at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, introduces Republican senatorial hopeful Det Bowers to the crowd during a campaign stop on Tuesday.

Bowers, who is part of a large group of candidates challenging incumbent Sen. Lindsey Graham in the June 10 primary, was on his third stop of a four-city tour that day promoting his campaign.

SUSPECT FROM PAGE A1 Deputies with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office responded to assist with their K-9 bloodhound unit in hopes one of the dogs would be able to pick up a scent that would lead officers to the suspect. As of late Tuesday afternoon, there was no luck in picking up a trail.

“Typically, we don’t even need an article of clothing or an item to be left behind to pick up a trail,” said Capt. Terrance Colclough of the sheriff’s office. “All we need is the last few spots where the suspect was located, and he can pick it up from there. But once the area is compromised by things like other people being present or strong winds, there’s not a whole lot that can be done.”

Anyone with information about the suspect should call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700 or Crime Stop-

pers at (803) 436-2718. Calls to Crime Stoppers can be made anonymously, and a reward of up to $2,500 might be given for information leading to an arrest or conviction.

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Patriotic baby shower

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Melissa Revel gives the history of the organization she founded, formerly known as Operation Military Shower and now known as Red White and Babies, on Saturday at the Opera House during the fourth event to benefit expectant families serving their country. Wife of Third Army Maj. Richard Revel and mother of three, she contacts companies around the world to donate items for the showers.

City Councilwoman Ione Dwyer reads a proclamation declaring Saturday, May 24, as Red White and Babies Day.

Rosie Pope, left, star of “Pregnant in Heels,” talks to Kristin Hallal, director of Sumter Pregnancy Center, before the event.

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COMMENTARY

White privilege W

hat would you think if your 8-year-old came home and told you that “white privilege is something that white people have, meaning they have an advantage in a lot of things and they can get a job more easily”?

You would have heard that at the recent 15th annual White Privilege Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, attended by 2,500 public-school teachers, administrators and students from across the nation.

The average parent has no idea of the devious indoctrination going on in classrooms in many public schools. What follows are some of the lessons of the conference.

In one of the workshops, “Examining White Privilege and Building Foundations for Social Justice Thinking in the Elementary Classroom,” educators Rosemary Colt and Diana Reeves told how teachers can “insert social justice, anti-racist information” into their lessons that “even little kids” can understand.

Kim Radersma, a former high-school English teacher, Walter hosted a session titled “StoWilliams ries from the front lines of education: Confessions of a white, high school English teacher.” She said that teaching is a purely political act and that neutral people should “get the (expletive) out of education.” (http://tinyurl.com/q5adt2d).

She also explained: “Being a white person who does anti-racist work is like being an alcoholic.

I will never be recovered by my alcoholism, to use the metaphor. I have to every day wake up and acknowledge that I am so deeply embedded with racist thoughts and notions and actions in my body that I have to choose every day to do anti-racist work and think in an antiracist way” (http://tinyurl.com/q4z969q).

But the propaganda and lunacy go even deeper. Jacqueline Battalora, professor of sociology and criminal justice at Saint Xavier University, informed conference participants that “white people did not exist before 1681. Again, white people did not exist on planet earth until 1681” (http://tinyurl.com/lkoqj9b). That’s truly incredible. If Professor Battalora is correct, how are we to identify William Shakespeare (1564), Sir Isaac Newton (1642), John Locke (1632), Leonardo da Vinci (1452) and especially dear Plato (428 B.C.)? Were these men people of color, or did they not exist?

John A. Powell, a University of California, Berkeley law professor, told his audience, “And right now, I’m going to suggest to you that race is driving almost everything that’s happening in the country.” He explained the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans by saying, “They took money away from protecting the levees because the levees were protecting black people.”

Stephanie Baran’s message to conference participants was that capitalism is the cause of racism in the world today. This adjunct professor at Kankakee Community College, who calls herself a vulgar Marxist, added that racism was invented in Colonial America by white capitalists as a tool to divide labor and keep the working class in their place.

Educator Paul Kivel explained what he sees as Christian hegemony, saying, “Very simply, I define it as the everyday pervasive, deep-seated and institutionalized dominance of Christian values, Christian institutions, leaders and Christians as a group, primarily for the benefit of Christian ruling elites.”

Speaker Leonard Zeskind — according to the MacIver Institute, which covered the event — explained that ‘the longer you are in the tea party the more racist you become.” He added, “Parents put their kids in private schools because they’re racist.”

University of Iowa Professor Adrien Wing gave some of her observations about white privilege, asking, “Does having a black president change that? Has it changed that? Unfortunately, it hasn’t. ... (President Obama) ends up being the front man for the system. ... He works for the master of the system of white privilege.”

I can’t imagine people being stupid enough to believe all that was said at the White Privilege Conference. There’s something else at work. I think it’s white guilt. That’s why, for almost three decades, there has appeared on my website a certificate of amnesty and pardon that I’ve granted to Americans of European ancestry in the hope that they stop feeling guilty and stop acting like fools (http://tinyurl. com/opd8vgd).

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2014 creators.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Graham a strong supporter of our men, women in military Across the world, our men and women in uniform face unreal challenges to protect our freedoms and treasured way of life. In a time where Washington seems to be focused on continuing to cut the Department of Defense’s budgets, we need strong advocates for our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines and coast guardsmen AND their families ... now, more than ever.

One of the strongest advocates for our men and women in uniform is Lindsey Graham. Sen. Graham is the only member of the Senate currently serving in the Guard or Reserves. He has repeatedly completed his reserve duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan and he has an invaluable understanding of the challenges facing our service men and women abroad and here at home.

I am proud to support a true

American patriot, and I look forward to casting my vote for Lindsey Graham on June 10 here in Sumter.

I strongly urge you to support him as well — our security depends on it.

T. MICHAEL MOSELEY General (retired) United States Air Force, 18th Chief of Staff Sumter

Too many penny sales tax projects remain unpaid The penny sales tax, AKA Penny for Progress (P4P), will be up for a vote for its continuation next November.

There has been much printed about many improvements that have been accomplished in the last four years with the penny tax.

Proponents for its continuation have proposed more projects but what they fail to tell us is the amount of money still unpaid for

the current projects.

Looking at the Sumter County website on May 25, I found a total of 16 projects and only two of those have been paid in full.

It appears that the remaining 14 projects are in arrears in the amount of $18,566,058 plus or minus a few dollars.

Doesn’t simple common sense tell us to not add more debt (projects) until the existing $18.566 million has been paid in full?

I’ll vote to continue the tax but only to pay for only the present list.

If more projects are added on November’s ballot I will vote no.

Question: If there is a overwhelming no vote in November, how will the present projects be paid for with no more pennies coming in? I suggest no new projects until what we have started has been paid for.

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COMMENTARY

Is democracy another God That Failed?

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n Memorial Day weekend, scores of thousands of bikers arrived here for their annual Rolling Thunder tribute to America’s veterans, especially those lost in our wars or left behind.

But this year the tribute has been sullied by a squalid scandal in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sick vets seeking medical care at the Phoenix VA hospital were put on waiting lists but never got to see a doctor. Dozens died. Then waiting lists were altered to make it appear that VA staffers had not failed in their duty to provide the vets access to care in the required 14 days. Some vets suffered for months before dying.

There is truly something rotten in the state.

But, rest assured, this scandal of deceit, dishonor and betrayal is not going to go away soon.

For unlike Benghazi and the IRS scandals, the major media are looking into how widespread was this practice of denying care to vets and doctoring waiting lists to lie about what was done, and not done, at VA hospitals. And as this is both an easily understood and deeply emotional issue, the public is fully engaged.

Our commander in chief wisely used his weekend to visit our troops in Afghanistan. But between Memorial Day and June 6, when the president speaks at Normandy on the 70th anniversary of D-Day, this metastasizing scandal is going to bleed his administration.

And this crisis gripping the second largest Cabinet department underscores a larger truth.

The core belief of liberalism, the political philosophy that has guided the Democratic Party since FDR’s New Deal — that competent, caring, compassionate government is the instrument best suited to addressing America’s social disor-

ders — is being fatally undermined.

The VA hospitals are supposed to represent the best in quality care for those we owe the most. They are America’s example to the world of government-run health care and a single-payer system that liberals have championed for decades.

Does anyone still believe that universal health care modeled on the VA is what we want for America?

Looking around, America’s public sector appears to be everywhere in crisis.

Before the VA scandal we had the rollout of ObamPat acare, the disasBuchanan trous results of which were so unanticipated and adverse they could cost the Democratic Party control of the Senate in November.

Democrats point to Social Security and Medicare as the ideal of what a caring, compassionate and competent government can do.

But what has Big Government accomplished lately?

In the new century, we have fought our two longest wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Are the results worth the lost blood and treasure?

Or are the results of our interventions the reasons why Americans want to stay out of Syria and Ukraine?

Perhaps the largest of all government programs is education.

Yet despite the trillions of dollars plunged into public education at the local, state and federal levels from the Great Society to No Child Left Behind to Race to the Top, U.S. test scores continue to plummet in international competition and the gap between black and Hispanic and Asian and white continues to persist.

To bring up test scores, we have seen the dumbing down of tests and rampant cheating by principals and teachers erasing and changing answers for students in school districts including D.C. and Atlanta.

The sub-prime mortgage scandal, which almost plunged us into a second Great Depression, was a product of Big Government.

And despite five trillion in federal deficits under Obama, and a Fed policy of pumping endless trillions into the banks, U.S. growth in the first quarter flatlined and has been anemic for years.

Yes, there are well-run VA hospitals, outstanding public schools, and state and local governments that are magnets for business. And government has accomplished goals in which all of us take pride.

NASA put our astronauts on the moon. After Pearl Harbor, Washington led America to victory in less than four years. But lately, government’s failures seem to outnumber its successes.

Republicans rightly view with alarm demographic trends showing their core constituencies shrinking and the Democrats’ rising.

But Democrats should also take heed. For declining confidence in government’s ability to solve America’s problems, which is likely to be translated into Republican gains in Congress this year, represents a declining faith in the Democratic idea that government is the answer.

In the last century, communism was The God That Failed.

It should be a cause for concern that in the new century the god that appears to be failing is American democracy.

Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” © 2014 creators.com

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter County Education Association-Retired will meet at noon today at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Members are encouraged to invite newly retired educators to join the association.

Call Brenda Bethune at (803) 469-6588.

The Shepherd’s Center will offer a free public information session 11-11:50 a.m. Thursday, May 29, at 24 Council St. Carol Boyd will discuss gardening with herbs.

Good Samaritan’s for All People will hold a giveaway at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at the old Bishopville High School football field, 600 N. Main St., Bishopville. Items will include new clothing and footwear for families with children. Call the Rev. Eddie Thomas at (803) 459-4989.

A “Rembert Friends & Family Day” will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at 6785 Bradley St. (behind Rembert Car Wash). Sponsored by the Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC), this family-oriented event will feature a variety of foods, beverages, entertainment and conversation. Call Dr. Juanita Britton at (803) 432-2001 or (803) 420-1255.

The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, June 5, at the Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St., Manning. The executive committee will meet at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m.

A National Trails Day celebration, hosted by Palmetto Conservation Foundation, will be held on Saturday, June 7, at Poinsett State Park. The public is invited to attend this free event but you must register by June 4. To register, go to http://palmettoconser-

vation.org/NTDAwendawPoinsett.asp and scroll down to “Hiking, Biking, and Lunch at Poinsett State Park Event Schedule,” where you will see the events schedule and a link to complete your registration. If you have questions or cannot register online, contact Mary Roe at (803) 771-0870 or mroe@palmettoconservation.org.

“Gospel Fest by the Pond,” sponsored by the Mary McLeod Bethune Museum Development Association, will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at 1940 Mary McLeod Bethune Road and S.C. 154, Mayesville. On the program: Higher Calling; Sumter Violinares; New Generation; the Singing Jubilees; the Chosen Generation; and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Gospel Choir. Event will also feature a silent auction of various items, raffles of quilts and various items and numerous vendors.

Bring your lawn chair. Call (803) 453-5014.

The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 7, at Golden Corral.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Mary Ingram, ADA coordinator of Santee Wateree RTA, will speak. The spotlight will shine on Belle Mosley and the associate member is Cynthia Faulkner.

Transportation provided within the coverage area.

Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For more pertinent information or chapter updates, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 3765992.

FYI The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) office, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, has many animals available for adoption. Adoption fees cover the first shots, first deworming and spaying or neutering. The office is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Call (803) 773-9292 for details.

The National Kidney Foundation of South Carolina is in need of unwanted vehicles — even ones that don’t run. The car will be towed at no charge

to you and you will be provided with a possible tax deduction. The donated vehicle will be sold at auction or recycled for salvageable parts.

Call (800) 488-2277.

The Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation Inc. (MDFF), a nonprofit organization, accepts vehicle contributions. To make a vehicle donation, call 1-800-544-1213 or log onto the organization’s Web site at www.mdff.org and click on the automobile icon to complete an online vehicle donation application.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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A t-storm around this afternoon

A t-storm around this evening

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Periods of sun, a t-storm; warm

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Sunshine, warm and less humid

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Chance of rain: 40%

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Winds: WSW 6-12 mph

Winds: SW 4-8 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: W 4-8 mph

Winds: ENE 6-12 mph

Winds: E 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 87/64 Spartanburg 88/64

Greenville 88/64

Columbia 92/67

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 91/68

Aiken 89/64

ON THE COAST

Charleston 90/69

Today: Partly sunny with a thunderstorm around; humid. High 85 to 90.

Thursday: Humid with a shower or thunderstorm. High 85 to 90.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 88/66/t 70/54/pc 83/69/t 79/53/pc 83/69/t 80/62/pc 82/70/t 64/51/sh 90/70/t 70/54/t 106/84/pc 72/52/pc 84/63/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

358.10 75.53 75.30 97.70

24-hr chg +0.01 -0.06 -0.04 +0.12

Sunrise 6:13 a.m.

Moonrise 6:15 a.m.

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

0.00" 2.03" 2.76" 14.60" 18.64" 17.11"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

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Thu. Hi/Lo/W 86/67/t 73/53/pc 86/70/t 77/56/pc 84/69/t 79/60/pc 82/70/t 67/55/pc 90/71/t 66/54/c 99/81/pc 73/51/s 68/59/r

Myrtle Beach 86/71

Manning 90/67

Today: Warm with a thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph.

Thursday: Warm and humid with a thunderstorm. Winds southwest 3-6 mph.

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Florence 92/68

Bishopville 91/68

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High 9:32 a.m.

9:52 p.m.

10:17 a.m.

10:34 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.4

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4:11 p.m.

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4:54 p.m.

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 92/68/t Gainesville 87/67/t Gastonia 88/66/t Goldsboro 93/68/t Goose Creek 90/69/t Greensboro 89/66/t Greenville 88/64/t Hickory 89/64/t Hilton Head 85/75/t Jacksonville, FL 89/67/pc La Grange 86/61/t Macon 90/65/t Marietta 87/65/t

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 87/62/t 88/69/t 86/71/t 90/67/t 88/70/t 90/67/t 88/64/t 93/67/t 90/68/t 88/64/t 86/73/t 90/71/t 89/66/t

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 85/63/t 90/70/t 86/70/t 90/66/t 88/70/t 80/63/t 88/65/t 89/68/t 89/69/t 89/66/t 86/72/pc 88/68/t 80/65/t

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Today, 3 p.m., fourth floor, Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get moving EUGENIA LAST and finish off whatever it is you have to get done. Once your responsibilities are out of the way, you can have some fun. Your impressive way of handling the situations you face will make your peers and family view you differently.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll see things clearly and assess situations mindfully. Offering suggestions and showing kindness will encourage others to treat you in the same manner. If handled properly, an unexpected expense can turn into an asset in the future.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Share your thoughts, but don’t forget to listen to the response you get. It’s important to take into consideration all the suggestions made if you want to show that you are a team player. Work with others to come up with the best solutions.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep an open mind. Not everyone will be forthright regarding a situation that involves you. Make your assessment based on the facts you discover through research. Don’t let anyone sway you in the wrong direction.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Embrace the unknown. It’s what you experience that will help you make wise decisions. The changes going on around you should stir up enthusiasm to reach for higher standards and pursue long-lost goals. Love is in the stars.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let someone dupe you into a situation that is not beneficial. If someone tries to push or pressure you, back away and look for other alternatives. Charity begins at home, so don’t spend elsewhere.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Follow through with your plans. Now is not the time to procrastinate when you can accomplish so much with a little effort and decisiveness. Show enthusiasm and you will spark interest in those who have something worthwhile to contribute. Love is magnified.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take time to address personal paperwork that has been left unfinished. Staying on top of your personal responsibilities will be important and help you determine how much time you have left over to take care of your needs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make the most of every situation you face and something good will sprout. Personal and professional partnerships can be developed, enhanced and taken to a whole new level. Romance is on the rise, so make an effort to please.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

8-15-22-28-31 PowerUp: 3

15-16-28-49-55 Powerball: 18 Powerplay: 2

numbers were unavailable at press time.

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

8-7-3 and 9-3-2

7-7-7-8 and 5-7-5-3

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Amanda Hitchcock took this picture of a beautiful lily.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Spend time making sure that everything you are working on is done to your satisfaction. Problems may arise if you leave important details to someone else. Omit failure by taking care of business without expecting any outside help.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take care of your financial future. Go over your investments or consider new ways to bring in more cash.

Simple cost cuts can help you save for something that will make your life easier. Communicating with experts will help you develop your ideas.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take one step at a time. Keep your eyes open and your ears peeled for any negativity going on around you.

You aren’t likely to please everyone, but you can maneuver and manipulate your situation to get the results you desire.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details.

Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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LEGION BASEBALL

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014

Jets tested, ready to compete for League III title

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter’s Jacob Watcher (14) slides safely into second base ahead of the tag of Manning-Santee shortstop Steven Cox in the P-15’s 14-12 victory on Monday at the Manning High School field.

Too early to know Sumter tops Manning-Santee 14-12 in comeback fashion

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com MANNING -- Curtis Johnson doesn’t want this to be the winning formula for his Sumter P-15’s American Legion baseball team, but he’ll take what happened on Tuesday.

Sumter scored six runs in the top of the eighth inning and two more in the ninth as it rallied for a 14-12 victory over Manning-Santee Post 68 in the season opener for both teams at the Manning High School field.

“Gee, I hope not,” was Johnson’s response when asked if he thought Sumter would win most of its games in this fashion. “I thought we’d throw strikes and play pretty good JOHNSON defense. We didn’t pitch well tonight.”

The teams play the second game of the 3-game series today at Riley Park beginning at 7 p.m.

They return to Manning on Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. game.

The P-15’s, who had rallied from an early 6-0 deficit to cut the lead to 6-5, trailed 11-6 entering the eighth.

Taylor McFaddin started the Sumter eighth with a ringing triple off of M-S relief pitcher Russell Thompson, who had set the P-15’s down in order in the seventh. Thompson then hit Todd

Larrimer with a pitch before giving up an RBI single to River Soles to make it 11-7.

After a strikeout, Phillip Watcher’s infield single plated a run. Jacob Watcher followed with a 2-run single to slice the lead to 11-10. A Charlie Barnes single sent Jacob Watcher to third and he scored on a fielder’s choice to tie the game at 1111.

Pinch hitter Ian McCaffrey drew a walk before McFaddin reached on an infield single. Shortstop Steven Cox didn’t have a play at first, but he did have a play when Kemper Patton took a wide turn at third. Cox airmailed the throw though, allowing Patton to score easily and make it 12-11.

The P-15’s got an two insurance runs in the ninth.

Phillip Watcher pitched two innings, giving up a run in the ninth, but still got the save. Brandon Spittle, who pitched a scoreless inning, got the win.

Manning jumped on Sumter starting pitcher Jacob Watcher for three runs in each of the first two innings.

In the first, Linc Powell singled with one out and Jamal Keels drew a walk before Cox came up with an RBI double. Adam Lowder reached on an infield single to load bases before Ryan Knowlton and William Ard both drew walks, each forcing in

SEE SUMTER P15S, PAGE B3

The Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 American Legion baseball team is happy to have its travel plans cut short this summer.

The Jets, members of League VIII the last two seasons, spent a lot of their days back and forth from the Columbia area.

That won’t be the case this year, though, as Post 175 returns to League III and some more travel-friendly competition, which begins today at 7 p.m. at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field in Dalzell against Camden.

CAMPBELL “It is a blessing to play teams that are more in your general area and a lot closer to your home field,” Jets head coach Steve Campbell said. “It’s going to be very good competition as well, so we’re looking forward to that.”

Sumter, Manning-Santee and Hartsville will all feature players from high schools squads – whether SCISA or SCHSL – that have played for or won state titles this past season.

But Campbell believes the Jets – who finished 5-13 last year and were ousted by Lancaster in the first round of the state playoffs – are more equipped to handle that level of competition than perhaps in years past, especially on the pitching side.

Post 175 boasts eights players who will likely throw significant innings this year with a few more arms on the roster in case of emergencies.

“It’s probably the most depth I’ve had (in a pitching staff) since I took over,” Campbell said. “I’ve

SEE JETS, PAGE B3

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Shane Bishop is one of several key players who will be returning to play for Dalzell-Shaw Post 175, which will be returning to play in League III.

USC BASEBALL

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Carolina will enter home regional with healthy lineup

Fleurant signs with DIII Hollins for volleyball

BY RYAN WOOD Post and Courier COLUMBIA -- Any other season, and maybe it would just be a bad bug. Chad Holbrook couldn’t take that chance.

This spring has been a medical nightmare for South Carolina’s baseball team. Injuries juggled Holbrook’s lineup. Freshmen were forced into critical roles. So when the Gamecocks coach started feeling sick over the weekend, he didn’t risk more health issues before his team opened its NCAA tournament run.

Holbrook quarantined himself.

“I stayed away. They’ve probably been the happiest team,” Holbrook joked.

“They got to have practice (Sunday) without me. They probably had more fun than they had all year. I’m just trying to stay away from them as much as I can. “ Holbrook’s illness isn’t serious. He got an IV laced with dextrose and returned to practice Monday. Still, the irony wasn’t lost on anyone who’s followed South Carolina baseball in 2014.

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

players would jolt a lineup that has been inconsistent — at best — recently.

“I hope so,” junior catcher Grayson Greiner said.

“That’s the lineup we had at the beginning of the year. To have those two guys back would be huge for our lineup. Pat (Harrington) and

Ashley Fleurant wanted to make a good first impression when she showed up at a summer camp for the Sumter High School volleyball team in 2013.

“I just tried to do my best so I would be noticed,” said Fleurant, who came to Sumter when her father was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base FLEURANT with the United States Army.

It didn’t take Lady Gamecocks head coach Warren Coker long to take note of Fleurant.

“You could tell that Ashley was a really good player, especially in the setting position,” Coker said. “You could tell wherever she had come from, they did a good job with her.”

Now Hollins University has taken note of Fleurant as well.

Fleurant has signed to play college volleyball with Hollins, an NCAA Division III school located in Roanoke, Va. Playing with a new set of teammates at Hollins will not be a big adjustment for Fleurant. In fact, she’ll be at her fourth school in four years when she starts college in the

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USC REGIONAL at Carolina Stadium, Columbia Double Elimination; x-if necessary Friday Game 1 — Old Dominion (3624) vs. Maryland (36-21), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — South Carolina (4216) vs. Campbell (40-19), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs.

Game 2 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs.

Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.

Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs.

Game 4 loser, 1 p.m.

Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs.

Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Only one player — junior first baseman Kyle Martin — has started all 58 games this spring. Five of the nine players in South Carolina’s opening day lineup started fewer than 50 games. In most cases, the injuries have piled up.

Right fielder Connor Bright was hospitalized with an illness earlier this season, then missed time with a hyper-extended elbow. Second baseman Max Schrock has persevered through back and ankle injuries. A back injury also ended out-

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s standout Jordan Montgomery will take the mound for South Carolina when it faces Campbell on Friday at 7 p.m. in the opening game of the Columbia Regional. fielder Elliott Caldwell’s season in late April.

The list goes on, each week another struggle. Finally, things have turned.

South Carolina will have its healthiest lineup in months when it hosts the NCAA Columbia Regional this weekend. Holbrook said Bright and Schrock are expected to be available. Both

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Former University of South Carolina standout Jackie Bradley Jr. drove in two runs with a double in a 4-run seventh inning to help Boston beat Atlanta 4-3 on Tuesday in Atlanta.

Red Sox rally in 7th, win 6-3 ATLANTA — Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run single during Boston’s fourrun rally in the seventh inning and the Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 6-3 on Tuesday night in the latest comeback following their longest losing streak in 20 years.

Dustin Pedroia had three hits and Grady Sizemore had two, along with a go-ahead groundout in the seventh.

The Red Sox snapped their 10-game losing streak on Monday, overcoming a five-run deficit to top Atlanta 8-6.

Jon Lester (5-6) snapped a personal two-game losing streak by giving up three runs on eight hits and three walks in six innings. Koji Uehara retired the Braves in order in the ninth for his 11th save.

Braves starter Aaron Harang left with a 3-2 lead after the sixth. Anthony Varvaro (1-1) took the loss.

Jason Heyward hit a firstinning homer and Chris Johnson drove in two runs for Atlanta.

Braves catcher Evan Gattis was a late scratch after straining his right wrist in batting practice. He sat on the bench with a brace, and the team gave no immedi-

ate word on the severity of the injury.

Atlanta shortstop Andrelton Simmons left in the eighth with inflammation in his right ankle and was listed as day to day.

Harang gave up seven hits before Boston tagged the Braves’ bullpen in the seventh.

Varvaro gave up one-out singles to Xander Bogaerts and Dustin Pedroia before left-hander Luis Avilan was summoned to face David Ortiz.

Ortiz, batting .283 against left-handers and .263 versus right-handers, hit an RBI single that made it 3-all.

CARDINALS 6 YANKEES 0

ST. LOUIS — Lance Lynn threw a five-hit shutout in his first career complete game and the St. Louis Cardinals got home runs from Allen Craig and Matt Holliday in a 6-0 victory over the New York Yankees on Tuesday.

Holliday and Matt Adams had three hits and an RBI apiece and Craig drove in two runs. The Cardinals have won 10 of 13, shaking off a 12-inning loss in the series’ opener, and ended the Yankees’ three-game road winning streak that matched

their best of the year.

David Phelps (1-2) pitched in his hometown for the first time and allowed three earned runs in six innings.

Two infield errors contributed to two unearned runs in the Cardinals’ breakout four-run third.

Derek Jeter got a standing ovation before each at-bat, just like in the opener. He was 0 for 3 with a walk.

AMERICAN LEAGUE BLUE JAYS 9 RAYS 6 TORONTO— Mark Buehrle became the first ninegame winner in the majors, Edwin Encarnacion and Adam Lind hit back-to-back home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays extended their winning streak to eight games, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 9-6 on Tuesday.

Juan Francisco also homered for the AL East-leading Blue Jays, who have won 13 of 15 and are 19-7 in May. Buehrle (9-1) allowed four runs, three earned, and eight hits in 6 2-3 innings to win his season-best fifth straight decision. The lefthander walked one and struck out three.

From wire reports

Kinsler productive fit at second for Tigers

BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

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

1 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at New York Mets or Houston at Kansas City (MLB NETWORK).

5 p.m. – College Golf: NCAA Men’s Team Match-Play Final Match from Hutchinson, Kan. (GOLF).

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

6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Manning-Santee at Sumter (WHHMFM 92.3, WHHM-FM 93.3, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUBFM 102.7).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at St. Louis or Boston at Atlanta (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Five – Los Angeles at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Five – Miami at Indiana (ESPN).

9:25 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexico vs. Israel from Mexico City (ESPN2).

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

5 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Nordea Masters First Round from Malmo, Sweden (GOLF).

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Toronto 30 New York 27 Baltimore 26 Tampa Bay 23 Boston 21 CENTRAL DIVISION W Detroit 28 Chicago 26 Kansas City 24 Minnesota 23 Cleveland 24 WEST DIVISION W Oakland 31 Los Angeles 28 Texas 26 Seattle 25 Houston 20

L 22 23 23 29 29

Pct .577 .540 .531 .442 .420

GB – 2 21/2 7 8

L 19 27 26 25 28

Pct .596 .491 .480 .479 .462

GB – 5 51/2 51/2 61/2

L 20 22 25 25 32

Pct .608 .560 .510 .500 .385

GB – 21/2 5 51/2 111/2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 2 Texas 7, Minnesota 2 Oakland 10, Detroit 0 Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings Toronto 10, Tampa Bay 5 Houston 9, Kansas City 2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Houston (Cosart 3-4) at Kansas City (Duffy 2-4), 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Archer 3-2) at Toronto (Hendriks 1-0), 7:07 p.m.

Atlanta (Floyd 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 5-3), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (B.Norris 3-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (House 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 0-4), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (J.Saunders 0-1) at Minnesota (Gibson 4-4), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 6-3), 8:15 p.m.

Detroit (A.Sanchez 2-2) at Oakland (Kazmir 5-2), 10:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 6-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 6-1), 10:10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Kansas City at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

Ian Kinsler says joining the Detroit Tigers has been a bit of a relief so far.

His team is in first place and he’s among the league leaders in hitting — and that’s about all he has to worry about when he shows up at the ballpark each day.

“I’m here to play baseball. I’m here to win, I’m here to help the team any way I can and perform,” Kinsler said. “That’s really it.”

“I’m not worried about taking care of any young kids, or making sure dress code is met, or anything like that. Just here to play ball and help the team,” he said.

Kinsler was sent to Detroit in the offseason blockbuster trade that moved Prince Fielder to Texas. And although Detroit made the deal with financial flexibility in mind, it also was getting an accomplished player.

Kinsler has certainly lived up to his end of the bargain to this point. The 31-year-old second baseman was hitting .330 entering Tuesday night’s game at Oakland.

Although Detroit has slumped recently, the Tigers still lead the AL Central by a comfortable margin, and it looks like Kinsler has a shot to hit over .300 for only the second time in his career. He’s been more than just a steady replacement at second base for Omar Infante, who left via free agency.

Kinsler has been a catalyst for the Detroit offense, fitting in well on and off the field.

“He’s actually funnier than I thought he was. He always looks very serious,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “Managing him, he’s outstanding — couldn’t ask for more.”

After being traded by the Rangers, Kinsler was quoted in an ESPN The Magazine story as saying he hoped Texas would go 0-162 this season. He later said he was joking, and he bristled a bit when asked about that comment last week, when the Rangers arrived in Detroit for a four-game series.

Kinsler was asked if any of the Rangers had given him any good-natured grief about his remarks.

“They thought it was funny, like everyone probably should,” Kinsler said. “The way that it was taken was serious, but it’s supposed to be funny. They saw it as funny, I saw it as funny.”

Kinsler says he still has some contact

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

W 28 27 25 22 22

L 22 25 26 26 28

Pct .560 .519 .490 .458 .440

GB – 2 31/2 5 6

W 30 28 23 22 19

L 22 23 27 27 30

Pct .577 .549 .460 .449 .388

GB – 11/2 6 61/2 91/2

W 32 28 27 23 21

L 19 24 24 29 32

Pct .627 .538 .529 .442 .396

GB – 41/2 5 91/2 12

MONDAY’S GAMES

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Detroit’s Ian Kinsler has been a steady performer both offensively and defensively since joining Detroit this season. with former teammates, but it’s clear that he’s found a comfort zone in Detroit. He played eight seasons in Texas, and the move to the Tigers enabled him to start fresh with a team full of veterans.

Those off-the-field responsibilities Kinsler has little use for? They aren’t much of an issue now.

“I want to play baseball. I want to be on the field and compete, and talk about the game, help my teammates in that way,” Kinsler said. “I love to talk about baseball and what I see on the field and things that you can take advantage of. As far as the other stuff, in my opinion, it’s for the birds, and not something I enjoy doing.”

Texas took three of four from the Tigers in that series in Detroit, but Kinsler doubled three times in his team’s lone victory, and he went 8 for 17 in the series. His presence in the lineup is part of the reason Ausmus was able to drop Austin Jackson from the leadoff spot.

It’s only been about two months, but Kinsler is already quieting some of the concerns about the direction his career was heading in. Instead, he’s made that big trade look like an unqualified success so far for the Tigers.

“This is the second half of my career, I’m a Detroit Tiger now, and I’m happy with where I’m at,” Kinsler said. “I want to impress the people that are here.”

Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 3, Washington 2 Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 4 N.Y. Yankees 6, St. Louis 4, 12 innings Philadelphia 9, Colorado 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, Cincinnati 3 Arizona 7, San Diego 5

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh (Morton 1-6) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 3-5), 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (E.Jackson 3-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 4-3), 3:45 p.m.

Colorado (Lyles 5-1) at Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-2), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 4-4) at Washington (Zimmermann 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Floyd 0-1) at Boston (Lackey 5-3), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (B.Norris 3-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 3-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 6-3), 8:15 p.m.

San Diego (Stauffer 2-0) at Arizona (C.Anderson 2-0), 9:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 4-3) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 3-1), 10:10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

NASCAR The Associated Press

Sprint Cup Leaders Through May 25 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 432. 2, Matt Kenseth, 421. 3, Kyle Busch, 408. 4, Carl Edwards, 408. 5, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 394.

6, Jimmie Johnson, 388. 7, Joey Loga-

no, 378. 8, Brian Vickers, 365. 9, Brad Keselowski, 361. 10, Ryan Newman, 361. 11, Greg Biffle, 351. 12, Kevin Harvick, 345. 13, Kyle Larson, 344. 14, Denny Hamlin, 340. 15, Austin Dillon, 334. 16, Paul Menard, 328. 17, Kasey Kahne, 324. 18, A J Allmendinger, 314.

19, Aric Almirola, 312. 20, Clint Bowyer, 309.

Money 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,155,674. 2, Brad Keselowski, $2,971,705. 3, Jamie McMurray, $2,907,065. 4, Jeff Gordon, $2,879,056. 5, Jimmie Johnson, $2,817,431.

6, Denny Hamlin, $2,700,486.

7, Kevin Harvick, $2,686,110. 8, Joey Logano, $2,684,341.

9, Matt Kenseth, $2,565,120. 10, Kyle Busch, $2,497,233. 11, Greg Biffle, $2,174,619.

12, Paul Menard, $2,094,323.

13, Brian Vickers, $2,039,684.

14, Austin Dillon, $2,028,917.

15, Carl Edwards, $2,010,329.

16, Clint Bowyer, $1,984,788.

17, Tony Stewart, $1,961,850. 18, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $1,936,600. 19, Kyle Larson, $1,898,485.

20, Aric Almirola, $1,838,072.

NBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami 3, Indiana 1 Sunday, May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96 Tuesday, May 20: Miami 87, Indiana 83 Saturday, May 24: Miami 99, Indiana 87 Monday, May 26: Miami 102, Indiana 90 Wednesday, May 28: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 30: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, June 1: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 1 Monday, May 19: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 Wednesday, May 21: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77 Sunday, May 25: Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 97 Tuesday, May 27: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

Thursday, May 29: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. x-Saturday, May 31: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. x-Monday, June 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Thursday, June 5: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

Sunday, June 8: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 12: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 15: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: Western champion at Indiana or Miami, 9 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Eastern champion at San Antonio or Oklahoma City, 9 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE FINALS

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Rangers 3, Montreal 1 Saturday, May 17: N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2 Monday, May 19: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1 Thursday, May 22: Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Sunday, May 25: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 2, OT Tuesday, May 27: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, May 29: Montreal at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, May 31: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1 Sunday, May 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 Wednesday, May 21: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2 Saturday, May 24: Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 Monday, May 26: Los Angeles 5, Chicago 2 Wednesday, May 28: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Friday, May 30: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 1: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Chicago Atlanta New York Washington Connecticut Indiana

W 4 2 1 1 1 1

L 1 2 2 2 3 3

Pct .800 .500 .333 .333 .250 .250

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Los Angeles Phoenix San Antonio Seattle Tulsa

W 5 2 2 2 1 0

L 0 1 1 2 3 2

Pct 1.000 .667 .667 .500 .250 .000

GB – 11/2 2 2 21/2 21/2 GB – 2 2 21/2 31/2 31/2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 75, Chicago 72

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Seattle at New York, 7 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Tulsa at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Connecticut at Indiana, 7 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League BOSTON RED SOX — Sent RHP Steven Wright to Portland (EL) for a rehab assignment.

HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned OF L.J. Hoes to Oklahoma City (PCL). Recalled OF Robbie Grossman from Oklahoma City.

KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Traded OF Melky Mesa and RHP P.J. Walters to Toronto for cash considerations.

TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Alex Colome to Durham (IL).

National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Zeke Spruill to Reno (PCL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed C A.J. Ellis on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Sunday. Recalled C Tim Federowicz from Albuquerque (PCL).

NEW YORK METS — Recalled RHP Vic Black from Las Vegas (PCL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Designated RHP Vin Mazzaro for assignment.

Recalled RHP Brandon Cumpton from Indianapolis (IL).

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with LHP Pedro Feliciano on a minor league contract.

American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHP Kevin Fuqua.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Signed LHP Thomas Keeling.

LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed INF Mike Gilmartin.

WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed UT Colt Loehrs. Released INF Dillon Hazlett.

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Sumter’s Todd Larrimer dives back into first base as Manning-Santee first basemen Zach Coker awaits the pickoff throw in the P-15’s 14-12 victory on Tuesday in Manning.

SUMTER P-15S FROM PAGE B1 a run.

JT Eppley started the Post 68 second with an infield single and Powell followed with another hit. A Keels fly out moved the runners up a base before Cox hit a deep fly that left fielder Barnes dropped to make it 4-0.

A Lowder single and a Knowlton groundout plated two more runs to make it 6-0.

Jacob Watcher lasted only two in-

nings, giving up six hits and six runs, five of them earned. He walked three and struck out two.

The P-15’s broke through for two runs in the third. Jacob Watcher singled with two outs and Barnes hit a fly ball that was going away from Keels in center. He tried to make a diving catch, but it hit off his glove for an RBI double.

Patton followed with a triple to

make it 6-2.

Sumter cut the lead to 6-5 with three runs in the fifth. Barnes singled with one out and Patton followed with a walk. Tee Dubose’s single brought in Barnes to make it 6-3.

After the runners moved up a base on a passed ball, McFaddin singled through the middle to drive in two and make it 6-5.

Manning-Santee got four runs back in the bottom of the inning off of McFaddin, who replaced Jacob Watcher. Ard reached on an error by

LEAGUE III SCHEDULE

DALZELL-SHAW POST 175 SCHEDULE Date May 28 May 29 May 30 June 2 June 4 June 6 June 9 June 12 June 16 June 18 June 20 June 23 June 24 June 25

Location vs. Camden at Camden vs. Camden at Cheraw vs. Cheraw at Cheraw vs. Manning-Santee vs. Manning-Santee at Hartsville vs. Hartsville at Hartsville vs. Sumter at Sumter vs. Sumter

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DALZELL-SHAW POST 175 ROSTER Name Shane Bishop Matthew Holloman Juan Gardner David Hayden Michal Hoge Andrew Wrenn Ryan Miller Brendan Miller Stephen Reaves Edison Aldridge Cole Benenhaley Ron York Leniel Gonzalez Chad Jones Eric Lisenby Christian Buford Chris Tention Tre’Quan Joe

School Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter Crestwood Lakewood Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter Crestwood Crestwood Thomas Sumter Thomas Sumter Crestwood Thomas Sumter Sumter Sumter Thomas Sumter Crestwood Crestwood Crestwood

JETS FROM PAGE B1 preached to the players that we’re probably going to need them all because a 9-inning Legion game is different from a 7-inning high school game.

When you have rainouts and things, you can get backed up quickly and have to throw a lot of arms in a short time.

“But I think we’ll be able to combat that a little more this year. It’s still probably our biggest question, though. We have some veteran guys in the rotation and a mix of new guys. How well they can all adjust to the longer games and how well they’ll hold up for the entire season is unknown at this time.”

Dalzell-Shaw’s starting rotation is at least tried and tested. The Jets will rely on a trio of returning TSA arms at the top in Shane Bishop, now with North Greenville, Edison Aldridge and Andrew Wrenn. Former Lakewood High School standout David Hayden will also toe the rubber along with Crestwood High’s Cole Benenhaley.

The Knights’ Christian Buford will also see time on the mound along with Sumter Christian School’s Chad Jones. The Jets also have Crestwood graduate Juan Gardner and TSA’s Ron York waiting in the wings as well, along with a few others.

While the pitching may still

shortstop Phillip Watcher to start the inning. One-out singles by Collin Lee and Eppley loaded the bases and Powell’s groundout plated a run to make it 7-5.

Keels followed with a shot down the right field line for a 2-run triple. Cox blooped a single into center to score Keels and make it 10-5.

The right-handed Powell worked six innings. He scattered nine hits while allowing six runs, five of them earned. He walked four and struck out three.

Position P/OF C OF P/SS 2B/P P/OF 3B/C OF OF P/3B P/1B OF/P C Christian P 1B P/1B OF OF

be a question mark, Campbell has no such worries about his offense.

“I think we’re going to score a lot of runs,” he said.

“We’ve got a lot of good hitters in the lineup and we’ve got a lot of speed. We’re going to try to put pressure on the defenses this year and go from there.”

TSA’s Michal Hoge will lead things off followed by Gardner and Matt Holloman. Holloman, the former TSA standout, is back for his final year from USC Salkehatchie and has already provided pop in the order. He drove in five runs in a Florence preseason tournament game against Manning-Santee and had three homers total during the tournament.

Aldridge, Bishop, York, Benenhaley and Hayden will also see significant at-bats.

The Jets will likely be sound defensively as well with Bishop, Gardner and York patrolling the outfield most days.

Chris Tention, Tre’Quan Joe, Brendan Miller and Stephen Reaves will see time as well.

Along the infield, Aldridge, Hayden, Hoge and Benenahaley will make up the thirdto-first lineup on most days with Holloman catching.

Ryan Miller will also see time at third and behind the dish with Eric Lisenby and Buford sharing time at first. Sumter High’s Leniel Gonzalez will also see time behind the plate.

Today Manning-Santee at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Camden at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

May 29 Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Camden, 7 p.m.

May 30 Camden at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Hartsville at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

June 2 Dalzell-Shaw at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

June 3 Manning-Santee at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

June 4 Hartsville at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

Cheraw at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

June 6 Manning-Santee at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

June 9 Hartsville at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at DalzellShaw, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

June 10 Sumter at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

June 12 Hartsville at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at DalzellShaw, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

June 16 Cheraw at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Camden at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

June 17 Sumter at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

June 18 Cheraw at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Hartsville at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at Camden, 7 p.m.

June 20

Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Camden at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

June 23 Sumter at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Camden at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Manning-Santee (DH), 5:30 p.m.

June 24 Dalzell-Shaw at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Hartsville at Camden, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

June 25 Sumter at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

June 26 Camden at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

June 30 Sumter at Camden, 7 p.m.

July 1 Camden at Sumter, 7 p.m.

July 2 Sumter at Camden, 7 p.m.

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NCAA BASEBALL REGIONALS SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press Double Elimination; x-if necessary

AT DAVENPORT FIELD Charlottesville, Va.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Virginia (44-13) vs. Bucknell (30-19-1), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Liberty (41-16) vs. Arkansas (38-23), 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

AT MARK LIGHT FIELD Coral Gables, Fla.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Columbia (29-18) vs. Texas Tech (40-18), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Miami (41-17) vs. Bethune-Cookman (26-31), 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

AT DICK HOWSER STADIUM Tallahassee, Fla.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Kennesaw State (37-21) vs. Alabama (34-22), Noon Game 2 — Florida State (43-15) vs.

Georgia Southern (39-21), 6 p.m.

winner

SUNDAY

Game 1 — Georgia Tech (36-25) vs.

Washington (39-15-1), 4 p.m.

Game 2 — Mississippi (41-18) vs.

Jacksonville State (36-25), 8 p.m.

MONDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT JIM PATTERSON STADIUM Louisville, Ky.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Kansas (34-24) vs. Kentucky (35-23), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Louisville (45-15) vs. Kent State (36-21), 6 p.m.

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Stillwater, Okla.

SATURDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

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

SUNDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SATURDAY

AT CHARLIE AND MARIE LUPTON STADIUM

MONDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT BART KAUFMAN FIELD Bloomington, Ind.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Stanford (30-23) vs. Indiana State (35-16), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Indiana (42-13) vs.

Youngstown State (16-36), 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

AT SWAYZE FIELD Oxford, Miss.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

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 M.L. ‘TIGUE’ MOORE FIELD Lafayette, La.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — San Diego State (42-19) vs.

Mississippi State (37-22), 2 p.m.

Game 2 — Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7) vs. Jackson State (31-23), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

MONDAY

Fort Worth, Texas

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Sam Houston State (4117) vs. Dallas Baptist (40-19), 3:30 p.m.

Game 2 — TCU (42-15) vs. Siena (2631), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 1 — Texas A&M (33-24) vs.

Texas (38-18), 4 p.m.

Game 2 — Rice (41-18) vs. George Mason (34-20), 8 p.m.

gers won regardless.

And now, the sophomore lefty who speaks quietly (but strongly) is flush with motivation. The way his freshman year concluded didn’t sit right with Crownover, lasting just four innings in a 2013-ending defeat to Liberty in the Columbia regional. “(My arm) was dead at the end of the year. I think I can go more than four innings this time,” Crownover said.

“We really only had Goose out there pitching last year. So I’m healthy, Clate’s got another year of experience, so we’ve got more starters who have been in big situations.”

Whether the Tigers’ longtime ace starts on Friday or Saturday just hasn’t mattered to the junior Gossett (7-1, 1.78), who these days is glad to discuss just about any subject except the 2015 season -- which could see Gossett leap to a minor-league system if he chooses

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 BAGGETT STADIUM San Luis Obispo, Calif.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

to enter the June draft.

In a preseason sitdown with Dan Pepicelli, the Tigers’ pitching coach coaxed his most talented pupil to worry about the next pitch and the next game, and let professional prospects play themselves out.

“I try to stay away from that,” Gossett said. “As soon as I get into that, there’s extra emotional pressure. I don’t want to be a part of that. There’s enough pressure out there to perform in a regional; I don’t want to put any more on my back.”

Pepicelli elected to hold Gossett to a potential showdown with No. 19 Vanderbilt (41-18). The strategy paid off in the ACC tournament, when Gossett stood toe-to-toe in game two against regular-season champion Miami -- but it only works because of Crownover’s steady hand.

“You don’t ever feel bad about either one of them,” Pepicelli said. “They pound the zone, they work quick, and they supremely believe in what they do.”

Then there’s Schmidt (5-7, 3.68), who’s in line to start Sunday’s game provided Clemson wins at least one of its first two games at Hawkins Field.

Since a poor start April 22 vs. Liberty, Schmidt owns a 2.25 ERA in 20 innings scattered over his last five outings, including three starts -- most recently working into the ninth inning Friday against Georgia Tech.

“I think getting Clate Schmidt to step up gives us more innings,” Pepicelli said.

The Clemson lineup is among the ACC’s best, but it has been inconsistent and now faces the prospect of top staffs with Oregon and Vanderbilt. Hence, the need for Clemson’s rotation to do its part.

“When me and Goose throw out there, and Clate throws to his ability,” Crownover said, “we’ve got a chance to beat anybody. Hopefully we show up like we know we’re capable, and give somebody a run for their money.”

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Houston

Crownover Tigers’ Friday starter

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FRIDAY

Game 1 — UC Irvine (35-22) vs. UNLV (35-23), 5 p.m.

Game 2 — Oregon State (42-12) vs.

North Dakota State (25-24), 11 p.m.

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SUNDAY

Clemson’s Matthew Crownover will be the starting pitcher for the Tigers when they face Oregon in the Nashville Regional on Friday at 1 p.m.

Corvallis, Ore.

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

AT RECKLING PARK

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier

AT GOSS STADIUM

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

Game 1 — Pepperdine (39-16) vs.

Arizona State (33-22), 4 p.m.

Game 2 — Cal Poly (45-10) vs. Sacramento State (39-22), 9 p.m.

CLEMSON BASEBALL

CLEMSON -- It’s been a never-ending game of “can you top this?” for Clemson starting pitchers Matthew Crownover and Daniel Gossett.

On the mound, in the gym, playing ping-pong, wherever and whatever.

“Since the beginning of the season, me and Crown were always in the weight room, during conditioning, we’re always fighting,” Gossett said.

“We’re going to try to beat each other, because we knew it was going to be us fighting for one and two. So I’ve used him for motivation.”

Crownover and Gossett, with their ERAs slimmer than the price of a cup of Starbucks coffee, give Clemson a fighting chance. If new No. 3 starter Clate Schmidt packs his hot streak for Nashville, the Tigers (36-23) have hope -- hope they can escape that dastardly NCAA regional that’s recently been a blockade to Omaha.

“I feel like we’ve got a chance to win anytime we’re out there,” Crownover said. “We know how to get outs. I feel like it’s the break we needed just to get in (the tournament), so hopefully we play well as a team and get some wins.”

Crownover (8-5, 2.26 ERA) will get the ball Friday at 1 p.m. against No. 18 Oregon (42-18); Gossett awaits his Saturday time and opponent, either bottom seed Xavier or top seed and regional host Vanderbilt.

“Both of them are No. 1 pitchers for us,” head coach Jack Leggett said. “Obviously we want to stay in the winner’s bracket. There’s really not much decision to be made there, other than who’s the better match-up against Oregon.”

Good luck, Ducks. In 29 career starts, Crownover’s been charged with more than two earned runs just four times, and more than three earned runs once -- when Wake Forest touched him up for four runs March 15, a game the Ti-

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Game 1 — LSU (44-14-1) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (37-23), 3 p.m.

Game 2 — Bryant (42-14) vs. Houston (44-15), 8 p.m.

Baton Rouge, La.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Cal State Fullerton (32-22) vs. Nebraska (40-19), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Oklahoma State (45-16) vs. Binghamton (25-25), 7 p.m.

AT ALEX BOX STADIUM

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT ALLIE P. REYNOLDS STADIUM

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2

SATURDAY

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

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

CAROLINA FROM PAGE B1 Gene (Cone) have played really, really well since they’ve been in there, so I don’t really know what coach Holbrook is going to put on the field.”

For Holbrook, that’s the next challenge.

Through all the adversity this season, South Carolina stayed on course. The Gamecocks were in the hunt for one of the top-eight national seeds before bowing out of the SEC tournament last week with two quick losses in Hoover, Ala. Still, with a 42-16 record, South Carolina has the second-most wins in college baseball’s toughest league.

Holbrook, who has earned praise nationally for guiding South Carolina through the adversity, said he hasn’t given much thought to the potential pitfalls of this spring. He’s too focused on how to prepare his team for a run at the College World Series. Nothing will be more important than implementing now-healthy starters to a group that earned the program’s fifth straight berth as a regional host.

“I hope it means something for the morale of our team,” Holbrook said. “With that being said, I don’t know who I’ll take out. I’ve gotten kind of comfortable with Gene Cone and Patrick Harrington.

They’ve done some nice things for us. Gene Cone and Patrick Harrington are why we’re sitting here talking about hosting a regional, to be honest with you.”

Cone has batted .217 in his rookie season, but his 18 RBIs in 26 starts have been invaluable. Harrington, meanwhile, has nine RBIs in 16 starts.

Both have had their moments, delivering when South Carolina has needed a clutch play.

PRO GOLF

Getting to the U.S. Open is always the first step

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press Pablo Larrazabal at Wentworth and Brendon Todd at Colonial played well enough to move into the top 60 in the world ranking this week and avoided having to qualify for the U.S. Open.

That could go a long way. The first step toward winning the U.S. Open is securing a tee time.

Angel Cabrera is a good example of that.

The Argentine described the first of his two majors as a “bit of a shock” when he won the 2007 U.S. Open at Oakmont.

“Because when I arrived at the U.S. Open, I wasn’t playing great,” he said.

“My game was a little bit ... I wasn’t playing really pure at the time.”

Larrazabal and Todd are different in that respect. Todd is coming off his first win at the Byron Nelson. Larrazabal won earlier this year in Abu Dhabi.

Seven years ago, only the top 50 were exempt from qualifying. In the final event before the cutoff, Cabrera was outside the top 50 when he closed with a 70 at the BMW PGA Championship and tied for fifth to sneak into the top 50. A month later, he was the toast of Pittsburgh as the first South American to win the U.S. Open.

A long shot? He sure looked like one to Graeme McDowell.

McDowell recalled playing a nine-

hole practice round with Cabrera on the eve of that U.S. Open. He never would have guessed the Argentine would be posing with the trophy at the end of the week.

“I’m out there doing my thing, looking at lines, chipping, grinding, signing autographs,” McDowell said.

“Angel stepped up on every tee, flushed it down the middle, hit onto the green, whiffed at a putt near the hole and scooped it up. Every time I got to the tee, he’d be waiting for me for 15 minutes. He chain-smoked three cigarettes and was just looking at me. He just seemed miserable.

“I said, ‘That’s OK. This guy doesn’t want to be here.’”

That Cabrera would go on to win by

one shot over Tiger Woods and Jim Furyk is still amazing to McDowell when he looks back on that practice round.

“I’m grinding away. I thought, ‘This place is brutal.’ And he literally did not chip or putt,” McDowell said. “All he did was chain smoke at the back of the tee box waiting on me.”

A HELPING TIGER

During his most dominant years, Tiger Woods did plenty to help the cause of the U.S. Open qualifier.

He was winning so many majors and was a perennial No. 1 in the ranking and money lists that he effectively created extra spots that were awarded to sectional qualifying sites.

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Vogel wants simple approach down 3-1

BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press

Cobb County leaders approve Braves deal MARIETTA, Ga. — Cobb County leaders on Tuesday approved seven agreements governing the Atlanta Braves’ move and plans to build a new stadium.

The Cobb County Commission voted 5-0 on an operating agreement that calls for the Braves to occupy the new stadium for at least 30 years. Opponents to the move and stadium deal spoke out during the meeting, and local news media outlets reported that some were asked to leave for being disruptive.

The agreements up for a vote included deals with the Braves, the Cumberland Community Improvement District; and the Cobb-Marietta Exhibition Hall Authority.

The county is set to contribute $368 million toward the cost of the $672 million project, with the team providing the remainder of the funding. The new stadium is scheduled to open in 2017, replacing Turner Field.

The Braves have said the new ballpark will seat 41,500 and will be the hub of a “play, work, stay” destination including shops, restaurants and entertainment venues, as well as a boutique hotel, office space and approximately 500 residences.

RAVENS ROOKIE TALIAFERRO ARRESTED IN VIRGINIA

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Police in Virginia say Baltimore Ravens rookie running back Lorenzo Taliaferro has been charged with public intoxication and destruction of property.

Williamsburg Police Maj. Greg Riley said Tuesday the misdemeanor charges stem from an incident early Saturday. He said Taliaferro was with a boisterous group of people who piled into a cab and broke a window.

Riley said the driver identified Taliaferro as the culprit. Police also determined he was intoxicated.

SEC TABS ST .LOUIS, TAMPA FOR MEN’S HOOPS TOURNEY

DESTIN, Fla. — The Southeastern Conference has selected St. Louis and Tampa to host its men’s basketball tournament.

St. Louis will get the postseason event in 2018, and Tampa will have it in 2022.

The SEC tournament will be played in Nashville, Tennessee, in the nine other years between 2015 and 2025. The league made a longterm committee to Nashville last year, calling it the “primary site” for its men’s tournament.

From wire reports

MIAMI — Frank Vogel stood with his back against a wall, seeming perfectly comfortable.

He’s hoping his Indiana Pacers can do the same.

The Pacers’ season of great expectation is now in great trouble, with the Miami Heat leading the Eastern Conference finals 3-1 heading into Game 5 at Indianapolis on Wednesday night. The Heat have won three straight in the series, and are now one win from ending the Pacers’ season for a third consecutive year.

“I think anytime you lose three in a VOGEL row in the playoffs, it shakes your confidence some,” Vogel, the Pacers’ coach, said in a downtown Miami hotel lobby before his team headed to the airport Tuesday. “But we can’t worry about that. All we’ve got to worry about is coming back and winning Game 5 and giving us an opportunity to come down here and win one game.

“We’ve won one game in each playoff series that we’ve played here the last two years. We should have confidence that we can do that.”

It’s safe to wonder if confidence is in short supply, though, as the Pacers seem to be rattling.

Some Indiana issues in the last three games include: Floundering late to lose Game 2 at home, blowing a 15-point lead at Miami in Game 3, Lance Stephenson calling LeBron James out before Game 4, Roy Hibbert failing to score a point Monday, and Paul George and David West both putting that loss on what they thought was one-sided officiating.

“Home-cooking,” George said.

Added West: “We learned some new rules.”

Vogel said he wasn’t bothered by what George said, and declined to say if the Pacers would argue Game 4 officiating points with the league office. The league, however, had issues with George’s comments and fined the Pacers forward $25,000 on Tuesday for public criticism of the officiating.

Despite the fine and George’s

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Miami’s LeBron James (6) drives the ball as Indiana’s Paul George (24) defends, during Game 4 in the Eastern Conference finals on Monday in Miami.

The Heat took a 3-1 lead with a 102-90 victory. concerns, Indiana — bolstered by a 37-15 edge in Game 1 — has still taken 94 free throws in the series to Miami’s 87, and the Heat have been charged with four more fouls.

“We can’t control calls,” Vogel said. “We’ve got to worry about what we (can control), our turnovers, our shot selection, our passing, our defense.”

There was some irony in George’s postgame remarks Monday night, in which he alternated between seeming to gently chide Stephenson for his “weakness” comments about James and making multiple references to the free-throw disparity in Game 4.

After Game 1’s one-sided foulshot totals, the Heat did not openly complain about officiating.

“It had nothing to do with the disparity in that game,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “We did everything wrong.”

They’ve pretty much done everything right since.

And now it’s the Pacers who have absolutely no room for error, since only eight teams in NBA history have successfully overcome a 3-1 series deficit. No one has done so this deep into the playoffs since 1981.

“We know we can close it out, but it’s going to be a very hostile environment,” said Heat forward

SEC FOOTBALL

Florida’s Muschamp wants to avoid playing FCS teams

BY MARK LONG The Associated Press DESTIN, Fla.— Florida coach Will Muschamp wants to avoid playing teams from the Football Championship Subdivision.

And not because the Gators lost to lower-division Georgia Southern last year.

Speaking at the Southeastern Conference’s annual spring meetings Tuesday, Muschamp said he would prefer a 12-game schedule that features eight league teams, in-state rival Florida State and three more teams from the Football Bowl Subdivision.

“We’re probably going to move forward withMUSCHAMP out playing FCS opponents,” Muschamp said, noting that his reasoning primarily has to do with getting his team in the best position to make the college football playoff that begins next season.

“And I think our fan base wants to see better opponents,” he added.

Muschamp’s boss and several other SEC coaches, though, don’t seem ready to close the door on lower-division teams.

“I understand what Will’s saying,” Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley said. “In a perfect world, you play all D-I schools. But also you have to have 12 opponents.”

The topic was one of many addressed during the opening day of the SEC meetings, where talk focused on conference autonomy, potential rules changes and an early signing period for college football.

The meetings were the first chance for many coaches to weigh in on scheduling. The SEC decided last month to stick with its current format of eight league games and a permanent non-division rival.

The one change will affect nonconference scheduling.

Starting in 2016, all SEC teams will be required to play at least one game against a team from one of the other Big Five conferences — the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12.

That tweak shouldn’t affect many programs. SEC schools routinely play at least one team from those conferences every season.

Chris Bosh, who scored 25 points in Game 4. “We’re expecting that.

We’re expecting them at their best. It’s always extremely hard to close out a team.”

Vogel — who held a pre-flight film session before the Pacers left Miami — said he implored his players in that meeting to only think about Game 5 and not allow themselves to become consumed with the daunting task of climbing out of a 3-1 hole.

“I think that is when we are at our best, when our back is against the wall,” Pacers guard George Hill said. “We are going to be home in front of our fans and I’m sure they’re going to be going crazy.”

The Heat would expect nothing less.

A win would give Miami more than a week off before the NBA Finals begin on June 5. It would also give the Heat franchise the distinction of being the third club in NBA history to make the finals in four straight seasons, joining the Celtics and Lakers.

“We don’t want to come back for Game 6,” James said. “We love our fans, obviously. We love being in Miami, but we want to try to close it out. But we’re going to have to work for it. It’s not going to be easy, not against this team.”

FLEURANT FROM PAGE B1 fall. She went to school in Utah as a high school sophomore and in Kansas as a junior before playing for SHS this past season.

“I just wanted to come in (at SHS) and really be a part of the team,” Fleurant said.

Her play allowed that to happen. Fleurant had 309 assists for the Lady Gamecocks, who were 15-13 on the season. She handled the ball 878 times and had just 37 errors.

In 293 serves, she was successful 92.8 percent of the time and had 94 aces. Fleurant also had 53 kills and 41 digs.

“She did a great job with the ball,” Coker said. “She came in and helped us fill that void at the setting position.”

Fleurant said she also was being recruited by Charleston Southern University.

HORSE RACING

Past Triple Crown winners ready for new champ

BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press Patrice Wolfson is ready to give up her title as the co-owner of the last Triple Crown winner.

She will get the chance if California Chrome is successful in his bid to join Affirmed and 10 other horses atop racing’s pinnacle.

No horse since Affirmed in 1978 has swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes. Since then, 11 have won the first two legs only to fail in the 11/2-mile Belmont, the longest and most grueling of the three races that are run over a five-week span.

Wolfson and other connections of Triple Crown winners believe this may be the year they get to induct another member into their exclusive club.

“You just like to see a great horse win it and I think he’s got the potential to be a great horse, so we’ll be cheering for him,” Wolfson said Tuesday by phone from New York.

Wolfson, who owned Affirmed with

her late husband Louis, will be at Belmont Park on June 7. She’ll be joined by others with ties to Triple Crown winners, including 92-year-old Penny Chenery, who owned 1973 champion Secretariat.

“If this horse can win the Triple Crown, I want to be there,” Chenery said from her home in Boulder, Colo.

The jockeys who rode the last three Triple Crown winners will be at Belmont, too: Steve Cauthen (Affirmed), Jean Cruget (Seattle Slew) and Ron Turcotte (Secretariat).

The 1970s produced three Triple Crown winners, with Secretariat breaking a 25-year drought. Seattle Slew followed in 1977 and Affirmed came along the next year, leading many to believe the Triple Crown was an easy feat.

Now 36 years have passed since Cauthen, who was then 18, teamed with Affirmed to hold off Alydar in three thrilling races, capped by their victory by a head in the Belmont.

“It was one of the greatest races of

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California Chrome will attempt to win the Triple Crown for the first time since 1978 when Affirmed swept all three stages when he runs in the Belmont Stakes on June 7. all time to watch and to be involved in,” he said. “Two great horses continuing a great rivalry, never giving up.

It lived up to the hopes and expectations of everybody.”

At 3-5, Affirmed was the last odds-on favorite to win the Belmont. California Chrome figures to be a low price, too, just like in the Preakness, where he was the overwhelming favorite.

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RECRUITING

Clemson, USC looking to snag DE commitments

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he Clemson and South Carolina football programs appear to have positioned themselves for commitments from defensive ends in the next 15 days.

The Tigers are looking at picking up LaSamuel Davis (6-feet-4-inches, 216 pounds) of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School, and the Gamecocks are optimistic about regaining former commitment Arden Key (6-6, 205) of Atlanta.

Davis will hold a commitment announcement ceremony at his church on Saturday at 11 a.m. Davis has made three visits to Clemson this year and moved Clemson to the front after he and his parents visited for a junior day in February. He also visited Clemson in March and for the spring game in April.

Florida also made a strong run at Davis, but Clemson continued to make the biggest push. Davis also has offers from North Carolina State, North Carolina, Oregon, Wake Forest, Georgia Tech, Kansas State, Southern California, UCLA, Virginia Tech, Tennessee and East Carolina.

He missed much of his sophomore season with a deep thigh bruise, but bounced back last season with 112 tackles, 38 tackles for loss and seven quarterback sacks.

Key will announce the second commitment of his high school career on June 10. Key has stated a top five, in order, of Oregon, Miami, Louisiana State, Mississippi and USC. However, few internet recruiting pundits believe him. Most are suggesting he will recommit to USC. Key first committed to the Gamecocks on June 16, 2013.

At that time Key pointed out a number of things he liked about USC. “Academics, it’s like you have to try to fail,” Key said, meaning that with all of the academic support, an athlete would have to put in little or no effort not to get his degree.

“I love the coaches. I like the physicality of the defense.

They always want to make contact.”

At the time of his commitment, Key was a teammate of defensive back Wesley Green, who committed five days after Key. They both de-committed on Sept. 22. Green, of course, eventually recommitted and signed with the Gamecocks.

Though Key left Martin Luther King High School in Lithonia, Ga., for Hapeville Charter in Atlanta, he and Green remain very close friends. Key has said he will visit USC June 13, perhaps an indication he will recommit to the Gamecocks. Last season, Key had over 100 tackles with eight sacks.

Offensive lineman Zack Bailey of Summerville High will visit Southern Cal on June 25 as part of a camp he will be attending. That will be the only visit he’ll make while on the West Coast. Southern Cal and Miami are his two most recent offers. Bailey said he will also take visits this summer to Georgia, Auburn, Florida and perhaps a couple of others he hasn’t visited.

Clemson and USC remain in regular contact with Bailey.

Assistant coach Tony Elliott of Clemson and USC assistant Shawn Elliott are keeping in touch and keeping their programs in the running. Bailey said the schools he currently is most interested in are Clemson, USC, UGA, Florida, Auburn and Southern Cal. He doesn’t have a favorite, and he would like to make his decision before his season if he can.

“I want to make sure that the school that I pick, I’m 100 percent,” Bailey said. “When I

commit to that school I want to make sure it’s the right school for me. This decision is going to dictate the rest of my life, so I need to make sure I take it slowly and I’m 100 percent committed to the team that I choose. I want to make sure I don’t have any second thoughts about it, and I want to make sure this is the right place that’s going to be for me.”

DE Darian Roseboro of Lincolnton, N.C., put out his top 10 list earlier this month. USC was not included, but that hasn’t stopped the Gamecocks from trying to make it a top 11. The Gamecocks got on Roseboro late and that has him willing to take a look at what USC has to offer.

“I want to get down there and get a good feel for it in person,” Roseboro said. “They just want me to experience all they have to offer.”

Clemson did make his list.

He has visited the Tigers twice and said his relationship with recruiter Marion Hobby is a good one.

“He’s one of the main reasons I like Clemson,” Roseboro said. “It’s a nice campus and kind of away from everything. I like that. It’s also close to home.”

Other visits he plans to take over the summer are to Michigan and Tennessee. Roseboro would like to narrow his list to five by the end of the summer. The other schools in his top ten are NCSU, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio State, Florida, LSU, UNC, Alabama and Duke. He does not have a favorite.

USC OL Austin Clark of Lexington, Va., has set June 12 for his announcement date. The weekend prior to that he will narrow his current list of seven down to four and will pick from that. USC is one of his final seven, and he plans to visit the Gamecocks one final time on Saturday. He also visited the Gamecocks in the spring for a practice.

Clark said he’s also looking at visiting VT and Tennessee before he decides. Clark said he’s getting a strong push from USC at this point.

“They definitely made it a point that I’m a priority for them,” Clark said. “Coach Elliott was the first one to come by and (assistant) Coach (Deke) Adams is going to come by next week. They have definitely made their point that I’m a priority down there.

What first got me interested in them is how great of a football program they have and what (head) Coach (Steve) Spurrier has been doing. After I went down there I got a better perspective on everything and I liked everything I saw.”

Clark has a final seven of USC, Clemson, Virginia, VT, Tennessee, Penn State and Ohio State. Last week Tennessee, UVa and VT came through to check on the offensive tackle.

“I’m pretty confident in the schools right now that I’m considering,” he said. “I’m really sure one of the ones in my top seven is going to be a perfect fit for me. I’m really liking a couple, but the reason I’m going to narrow it down to four is that I want those four to be the ones I’m really, really confident about.”

Clark will announce his decision live on the local television station in Lexington during the 6 p.m. news.

USC has one tight end committed for the 2015 class in Kyle Markway and it is one of the favorites of another TE in Connor Redmond. They are also in the hunt for one of the nation’s most highly acclaimed TEs in Chris Clark (6-6, 252) of Ridgewood, N.J.

Clark attends school in Avon, Conn., and USC recruiter GA Mangus was by the school to visit with him last week. Clark wants to visit USC in June before he makes his announcement on July 10 at The Opening. The problem is finding a date because he has a pretty full calendar between already committed visits and various camps. He is set to visit Michigan and Michigan State in June.

Clark already has a positive impression about USC football.

“It’s a pretty awesome kind of place to play football, and you go against the best in practice every day,” Clark said. “They also have a good idea of what they want to do at tight end, a lot of 2-tight end sets. There’s a good opportunity to play early hopefully, and I think it’s an awesome area, South Carolina, with great weather. I hear a lot of good things, and one of my buddies is pretty interested in South Carolina, (OL) Tommy Hatton, and I think it would be really cool to play with him. I have a great interest in South Carolina.”

Clark has USC in his top list along with Tennessee, Michigan State, Michigan, Arizona State and Ohio State, which he culled from a list of over 40 offers. There is no leader at this point.

Last season, Phil Kornblut Clark had 38 catches for RECRUITING 417 yards and CORNER six touchdowns. Clark was once committed to UNC, but he de-committed earlier this year.

Hatton, by the way, was offered last week by VT and UNC giving him 17 offers.

OL Emanuel McGirt of Durham, N.C., released his top eight schools on Friday -USC, UNC, NCSU, Vanderbilt, VT, LSU, Florida and Duke.

He plans to focus on these programs in his recruiting until he makes his decision in late June.

DE Marquavius Lewis of Hutchinson Junior College in Kansas and Greenwood High visited Auburn on Friday. He recently visited USC and had the Gamecocks at the top of his list, but he’s more open after the Auburn visit.

USC OL target Jalen Merrick of New Smyrna Beach, Fla., has picked up recent offers from LSU, Arkansas, Louisville, Ole Miss and Central Florida. USC DB target Carlton Davis of Miami picked up an offer from Mississippi State last week.

Athlete Rico Merriweather Jr. (6-2, 190) of Augusta, Ga., is hearing regularly from USC and plans to attend a camp there this summer. He’s not been offered by the Gamecocks, but he senses some real interest. Merriweather’s only offer is from Michigan State, but he’s getting interest from several other programs. He also plans to attend camps at Clemson, UGA and Georgia Tech over the summer.

Defensive lineman Dexter Wideman of Saluda High was one of USC’s top signees in February, and the Gamecocks are hopeful he will be with them in the fall. Wideman admitted back then he had some work to do to be able to academically qualify for freshman eligibility. He still has work to do, but he is making progress.

“He has made progress,s but it’s going to go all the way to July,” Saluda head coach Stewart Young said. Wideman continues to work on his over-

all grade point average and he still has a couple of opportunities to take the SAT orACT. And the other key development for Wideman, according to his head coach, is he’s improved to the point where if he does not qualify prep school could become an option, not just junior college.

USC signee TE Kalan Ritchie announced last week that he will enroll at Georgia Military JC this fall and plans to join the Gamecocks in January of ‘16. Ritchie said he plans to stick with his USC commitment while at the JC. CLEMSON Clemson is among the top four for DB Maurice Smitherman (5-9, 180) of Adamsville, Ala. Smitherman has Clemson, Mississippi State, Florida State and UGA on his list.

“I don’t really have a favorite but Clemson and Mississippi State have a slight lead (over UGA and FSU),” Smitherman said.

Smitherman plans to attend camps at his top two schools over the summer. Smitherman attended Clemson’s final home game last season. He remains unsure of when his decision will be made and has plans to take at least two official visits. As a junior, he totaled 42 tackles, nine for loss, five pass deflections, three interceptions and four TDs. DE Rasool Clemons of South Aiken High has a top three of LSU, FSU and Tennessee with Clemson next on his list.

DB Tarvarus McFadden of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., has Clemson in his final nine along with FSU, LSU, UGA, Ohio State, Alabama, Auburn, UCF and Southern Cal. Clemson offered wide receiver Therrell Gosier of Pompano Beach, Fla., last week..

OTHERS WR Freddie Phillips of Pelion High committed last week to NCSU. He chose the Wolfpack over WF and UNC. “I stayed up there overnight not too long ago and it just felt right,” Phillips said of NCSU. “The camaraderie between the players made it one big family. I know that’s where I want to be.”

His affinity for the coaching staff also played into his decision. “I really like (head) Coach (Dave) Doeren and the entire coaching staff,” he said.

“I think they’ve got it moving in the right direction, and I can’t wait to go there.”

Linebacker John Sutton (6-0, 227) of Swansea High is considered one of the state’s top prospects for the ‘15 class, yet he’s drawing little interest from USC or Clemson, according to his head coach, Chad Leaphart. He camped at Clemson last year and went to three of its games, yet neither the Tigers nor the Gamecocks have been by to check on him this spring.

“A lot of people fell off after his knee injury (last season),” Leaphart said. FSU, Ohio State and UGA were some other interested parties before the injury.

Sutton is healthy now and one of the schools that has stuck with him through thick and thin stands to land him.

That would be UNC. “North Carolina is his leader if I had to say one today,” Leaphart said. “He went up there last winter for a basketball game. He’ll probably make a commitment before the season starts, but a lot of people are talking to him and he will visit some this summer.”

Sutton counts offers from the Tar Heels, NCSU, VT, Duke, Louisville, Tennessee and Auburn, according to Leaphart. Sutton played in only two games last season before a knee injury ended his

season. Sutton was playing running back at the time and suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament while cutting on turf without contact.

“He’s a very explosive player, one of the most explosive I’ve been around,” Leaphart said. “He’s a physical player.

Everyone comes away impressed with his physicality.”

As a sophomore, Sutton had 75 tackles with 21 tackles for loss and 6 forced fumbles.

Another Swansea prospect for ‘15 is WR Craig Johnson (6-2, 200). He had 34 catches for 600 yards and nine TDs last season. He also plays LB and had 65 tackles. Johnson has offers from Marshall, Charlotte and Presbyterian.

BASKETBALL The Clemson basketball staff entertained ‘15 Point guard Ty Hudson of Mableton, Ga., last week. He and his mother spent about four hours meeting with head coach Brad Brownell and his assistants and came away thoroughly impressed. Hudson also liked the things he heard from Brownell about how he would fit in with his program. “They told me their starting point guard graduates next year, so I can get some playing time right away,” Hudson said. “That’s what everybody wants to hear.

They give their guards a lot of freedom; they let them go out on the court and make their decisions. I like that.”

Hudson has the Tigers out front right now, but adds he hasn’t had the chance to visit anywhere else yet.

Tennessee just recently offered Hudson, as did VT. He also holds offers from Alabama-Birmingham, Houston, Western Kentucky, Kansas State, Mercer and Kennesaw State. He plans to visit VT in June and also wants to visit Auburn. He plans to revisit Clemson for a football game.

Hudson said he would like to make a decision later this summer or early in the school year.

Former Tennessee forward AJ Davis has interest from Clemson, UCF, DePaul and FSU. UGA, Clemson and Georgia State are expected to be in the mix for 6-8 Maryland transfer Charles Mitchell, who is a native of Atlanta and is leaving Maryland to be close to his family.

Houston transfer 6-7 Danuel House visited Texas A&M last week. House has also visited USC and UCLA and is expected to visit LSU. He said the Gamecocks do remain in the running for him.

USC could also get a visit from GT transfer 6-8 Robert Carter Jr. He visited St. John’s last week and will visit Maryland on Monday. He’s also considering possible visits to USC and Kansas. Carter averaged 11 points and eight rebounds per game last season.

Tevin Mack, a 6-6 player from Dreher High in Columbia, picked up an offer from ECU last week, giving him a total of 11. His other offers are UGA, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami (Ohio), South Florida, VT, Virginia Commonwealth, Mississippi State, WF and Auburn.

USC and Clemson continue to show strong interest in Mack. He’s been in touch with USC head coach Frank Martin and Clemson assistant coach Earl Grant in recent days.

Mack visited USC a couple of weeks back and plans to visit Clemson in June. He also plans to get to VT, Tennessee, WF and Mississippi State this summer. Mack does not have any favorites.

DouDou Gueye, a 6-10 center from Western Nebraska JC , has signed with South Carolina State for the ’14-15 season.

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Saban: Coker no lock to start at quarterback for Alabama DESTIN, Fla. — Anyone assuming Florida State transfer Jacob Coker is a lock to win Alabama’s starting quarterback job when he joins the Crimson Tide in August has not spoken to coach Nick Saban.

“Everybody is way ahead of me on that one,” Saban told reporters Tuesday at the Southeastern Conference

spring meetings. “I’ve never seen the guy throw the ball since he was in high school.”

Coker competed with Jameis Winston for the starting job in Tallahassee last year before backing up the eventual Heisman Trophy winner for most of the season. He injured his knee in November and had surgery. He was 18

of 36 for 250 yards passing with an interception and a rushing touchdown last season, playing in mop-up duty for the Seminoles.

The Tide is searching for a replacement for three-year starter and Heisman finalist AJ McCarron, who was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals.

Coker, who attended the same Mo-

bile high school as McCarron, has already graduated from Florida State and is eligible to play immediately for Alabama.

The Tide went through spring practice with six quarterbacks. Blake Sims and Cooper Bateman emerged as the leading contenders to start among holdovers.

OBITUARIES | SPORTS

THE SUMTER ITEM

HELEN LAWSON

ANNE N. DORN

LEVERN SCOTTS

SUMMERTON — Helen Lawson, 52, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at her residence, 1300 Mac Road, Summerton.

She was born on Sept. 1, 1961, in Summerton, a daughter of the late Joe Louis Sr. and Robertha Thames Lawson.

She received her formal educaLAWSON tion in the public schools of Clarendon County and graduated from Scott’s Branch High School Class of 1985. She was a member of Santee AME Church and sang with the adult choir.

Survivors are two sisters, Joann (Julius) Davis of Manning and Tewanda Shanta Lawson of Summerton; three brothers, James A. Lawson, Preston (Fannie Mae) Lawson and Joe L. Lawson Jr., all of Summerton; one special sister-inlaw, Carol Lawson of Bronx, New York; one aunt, Williene Wright of Summerton; and five uncles, Leon (Argenell) Thames of Manning, George (Mivens) Thames of Summerton, Eulius Lawson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Roosevelt Thames of Lake City and Burgess (Nadine) Lawson of Walterboro.

Celebratory services for Ms. Lawson will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Santee AME Church, Santee, with the Rev. Rommie Williams, pastor, officiating, with the Rev. Deloris Gerow presiding. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Ms. Lawson will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

BEAUFORT — Anne Newton Dorn, beloved daughter of Robert and Elizabeth Felder Newton of Beaufort, died on May 15, 2014, after a brief illness.

Services were held on Monday, May 19, 2014, at Christ Church Episcopal, Greenville, with Rector, the Rev. Harrison McLeod.

She is survived by her husband, W. Jennings B. Dorn Jr.; son, William J.B. Dorn; and daughter, Madison Elizabeth Dorn.

Anne was as proficient with the bow in hunting as with the bow in playing the violin; she played in symphonies from age 14. Born with a highly tuned ear both to music and the heart, she created loving ties with all those she encountered in her working days in New York and as a homemaker.

Her multitalented life was all occupying but her role as wife and mother to her own and their friends was unusual. Anne was like the opening hymn at her service, “All Things Bright and Beautiful.” She loved fly fishing; was a prize-winning horseback rider; and acclaimed cake maker for the church bazaars.

Anne is also survived by her brother, Andrew and wife, June (Godshalk), and sons, James and Thomas; by her aunt, Faith Newton Stuart (Charles), and cousins, Valerie, Lee, and Sarah; by her aunt, Kay Felder Bodenheimer, and cousins, Beth Dworjanyn (Peter) and Melissa (Johnathan) McInnis. Also by her much loved Dorn families and a host of friends in the United States and elsewhere.

“Blessed are those whose eyes saw her alive,” We do not despair, for her spirit of benevolence and her joys of life live on among us.

Levern Scotts, 78, widower of Carrie Johnson Scotts, departed this life on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

He was born on June 8, 1935, in Sumter County, a son of the late Hazel and Geneva Lowery Scotts.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of Sylvia (Lawrence) Lemmon, 1550 Rush Road, Lynchburg, SC 29080.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

WILFRED TAYLOR Wilfred Taylor, 86, husband of Naomi B. Taylor, passed on Monday, May 26, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Palmetto, Louisiana, he was a son of the late Henry and Chlotilde Taylor.

The family will receive friends at the residence, 4330 Granada Drive, Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

PEGGY A. SINGLETON Peggy Ann Singleton, 72, widow of Robert S. Singleton, died on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at the home of her daughter in Lexington.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

CLINTON M. PADGETT NORWAY — Clinton Melvin Padgett, age 77, beloved husband of Kristina Hughes Padgett, died on Monday, May 26, 2014, at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg.

Arrangements are incom-

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plete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

LILY MAE McFADDEN Lily Mae McFadden, 88, widow of Henry McFadden, departed this life on Friday, May 23, 2014, at the Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born on April 2, 1926, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Hattie Miller. She attended the public schools of Sumter County.

She was a member of Joshua Baptist Church. She retired from Campbell Soup Co., Sumter.

Survivors are a daughter, Frances M. China of Washington, D.C.; a stepson, James (Renee) Wilson of Bishopville; a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing for Mrs. McFadden will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday in the chapel of Community Funeral Home with Bishop Jeffrey Johnson.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

ROBERT L. BRACEY Robert Lee Bracey, 77, departed this life on Friday, May 23, 2014, at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg.

Born on July 14, 1936, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Isaiah and Corine Williams Bracey. He attended Sumter public schools, and was a member of New Birth

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Holiness Church in Sumter.

He served in the United States Army and received an honorable discharge. He was employed at Korn Industries, Wateree Community Actions, and Sumter School District 17.

Survivors are his daughters, Leatha B. Haynesworth and Susan (Billy) Ross of Sumter; a son, Robert F. Bracey of Cleveland, Ohio; stepdaughter, Stephanie Bracey; brother, Kevin (Cisa) Bracey of New York; sister, Ivey Jean Bracey Wortherly of Atlanta; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Viewing for Mr. Bracey will be held from 1:30 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday at New Birth Holiness Church, 41 Larkin St., Sumter, with Bishop Nathan Amos, pastor, assisted by the Rev. Daniel Bennett and Bishop Leroy T. James. Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Ft. Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia.

The family is receiving visitors at 130 Curtis Drive, Sumter.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

LORETTA G. ROSE TURBEVILLE — Loretta Gamble Rose, 65, wife of Levern Rose, died on Tuesday, May 27, 2014, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

She was born on Oct. 2, 1948, in Turbeville, a daughter of the late Roy and Lillian Wells Gamble.

The family is receiving friends at 3434 Hicks Road, Turbeville.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

What to look for today at Roland Garros

Na bows out in 1st round of French Open

BY CHRIS LEHOURITES The Associated Press

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PARIS — Much to her dismay, Li Na is familiar with this feeling.

She earns a Grand Slam championship, is heralded at home, then shows up at subsequent major tournaments and seemingly forgets how to win.

Happened in 2011, after her French Open triumph made her China’s first player with a Grand Slam singles title. Happened again Tuesday, when Li was seeded second at Roland Garros but lost to someone ranked 103rd in the first round, not quite four months removed from winning the Australian Open.

“I didn’t follow the game plan,” Li said. “Didn’t have any idea how to play.”

Her 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 exit against Kristina Mladenovic of France in front a partisan crowd on a cloudy, windy Day 3 came about 16 hours after the men’s Australian Open champion, third-seeded Stan Wawrinka, was beaten in Paris — making this French Open already unlike any Grand Slam tournament in history.

It’s the first time that the men’s and women’s singles champions from the previous major lost in the first round.

“Nobody say if you (are) No. 2 in the world, you have to win all the matches. I mean, this is tennis,” said Li, who works with Carlos Rodriguez, former coach of four-time French Open titlist Justine Henin.

For an opening match at a major, the “tension is different,” she added. “Always tough to pass the first round.”

Top players, even the likes of Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams, frequently talk about being particu-

WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014

PARIS — Five things to look for Wednesday at the French Open: WILLIAMS SQUARED

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kristina Mladenovic serves to Li Na during a first-round match in the French Open on Tuesday at Roland Garros in Paris. Mladenovic upset Na 7-5, 3-6, 6-1. larly jittery at the start of a Grand Slam tournament, even against clearly outclassed competition.

They notice, to be sure, when folks such as Li or Wawrinka depart quickly.

“Regardless of what’s happened to the other players,” said reigning Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, who won in four sets Tuesday, “I still hoped that I would try or be able to find ways through my first match and negotiate my way through a tricky opponent in these conditions.”

This French Open has seen some rough going for several past major champions and other highly seeded players, and the second round has yet to begin.

No. 13 Caroline Wozniacki, the 2009 U.S. Open runner-up, was beaten Tuesday, less than a week after her planned wedding to golf star Rory McIlroy was called off; No. 11 Grigor Dimitrov, considered an up-and-coming threat by many, lost to Ivo Karlovic; two seeded men, No. 16 Tommy Haas and No. 21 Nicolas Almagro, quit during the first set because of injuries; past Grand Slam titles winner Lleyton Hewitt also lost.

One person pleasantly surprised to finally feel

what it’s like to win in the first round is 66th-ranked Marinko Matosevic of Australia, who was 0-12 at Grand Slam tournaments before beating Dustin Brown of Germany 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (1), 7-5.

“Huge relief,” said Matosevic, who now meets No. 7 Murray. “It got pretty demoralizing at some stages. I had some tough draws.

When I did have my chances, I just couldn’t quite do it.”

Li hung her head when she sailed a stroke long on match point for her 37th unforced error, 12 more than Mladenovic. At the opposite baseline, Mladenovic raised both arms, then covered her mouth with her trembling left hand, trying to process what had just happened. Soon, the 21-year-old Mladenovic was choking back tears.

“It’s never normal when you beat such a big name, big player,” said Mladenovic, who had been 1-5 at the French Open before Tuesday, including a loss to Li in 2010.

She faced two set points in the opener while trailing 5-4 but erased both and took three games in a row to nose ahead.

“This is really big,” Mladenovic said. “You don’t beat Li Na every day.”

Serena and Venus Williams will get back on court in the second round of the French Open today, with a sister vs. sister meeting in the next round a distinct possibility.

Serena, the defending champion and top-seeded player, will face Garbine S. WILLIAMS Muguruza of Spain on Court Suzanne Lenglen. On the main court, Venus will take on Anna Schmiedlova of Slovakia.

Venus, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, is seeded only 29th at Roland Garros.

The luck of the draw — or unluck of the draw — put her in the same side as Serena, a 17-time major champion.

“We play each other, we both try to bring our best game just like in other matches, and I think we both know we have to play even better because it’s against each other,” Venus said after winning her opening match on Sunday.

The last time the sisters met at a major tournament was in the 2009 Wimbledon final. Serena won.

JOKING DJOKOVIC

Novak Djokovic might get a chance to renew his relationship with his ball-boy buddy in the second round.

Djokovic, who is known for sense of humor as well as his tennis skill, sat and chatted with a ball boy during a brief rain break in his first-round match. He later said he hoped the same ball boy would be back for his next match.

If the young man is from France, he may have a hard

time cheering for Djokovic on Wednesday because the second-seeded Serb will be up against French player Jeremy Chardy.

MARIA’S MACAROONS

If Maria Sharapova needed an extra boost for her secondround match against Tsvetana Pironkova, she may look for inspiration from the nearest bakery.

The 2012 French Open champion is an avowed fan of macaroons, and said Monday her mood can influence how many she eats.

“I usually allow myself a couple here and there, but on tougher occasions I allow myself more than usual,” Sharapova said after winning her opening match.

FATHER FEDERER

With or without his twin daughters in the stands, Roger Federer has to get back to work Wednesday at the French Open.

Federer won his opening match at Roland Garros with his girls watching a bit of the action. On Wednesday, he’ll be back on court to face Diego Sebastian Schwartzman of Argentina.

Federer won the French Open title in 2009 to complete a career Grand Slam. But he lost in the quarterfinals last year and in 2010, in the semifinals in 2012 and in the final in 2011.

ON SCHEDULE

Despite a rain-filled forecast and a couple of delays because of showers, the schedule at the French Open is almost completely caught up.

There was only one singles match that had to be pushed to Day 4 of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament, between Steve Johnson of the U.S. and Laurent Lokoli of France.

Johnson was leading 4-6, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (3), 6-3, 3-1 when play was suspended Tuesday because of darkness.

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Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Kelvin Perry D/B/A Wings and Ribs intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale ON premises consumption of Beer,Wine and Liquor at 432 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than May 30, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Hare Pritam, LLC, intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Liquor at 5236-B Dingle Pond Rd, Summerton, SC 29148. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 6, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, June 10, 2014, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with: AN ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE FOR A LEVY OF TAXES FOR COUNTY PURPOSES OF SUMTER COUNTY, S. C., (KNOWN AS THE BUDGET ORDINANCE) FOR THE FISCAL YEAR OF SAID COUNTY BEGINNING JULY 1, 2014, TO DIRECT THE EXPENDITURES OF SAID TAXES AND OTHER FUNDS OF SAID COUNTY, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, or at such other location within the said County as proper notice might specify. The said ordinance can be reviewed or a copy obtained from the Clerk to Council at the Offices of County Council on the third floor of the said County Administration Building. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

Dated this 26th day of May 2014.

The County Council for Sumter, S. C. By: Larry Blanding, Chairman Mary W. Blanding, Clerk to Council

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2014 Call Ivy Moore at: (803) 774-1221 | E-mail: ivym@theitem.com

Laura Cardello makes art and functional pottery and teaches pottery at the Sumter Gallery of Art. See her work Saturday in the new park across from the Sumter Opera House.

You gotta have

HeART

Artist-sculptor Walter McNeil spearheaded Saturday’s “outdoor gallery,” an exhibition by 16 local artists who work in a variety of mediums. The gallery in the green space on Main Street can be visited from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m.

Downtown green becomes gallery

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com (803) 774-1221

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umter artist Walter McNeil said he was inspired by an idea from the late jazz trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie in his proposal for Saturday’s art exhibition. Gillespie, a native of Cheraw, aimed to create a “universal orchestra,” with musicians of different ethnic and national backgrounds bringing their experiences to his sound. His 1942 composition, “A Night in Tunisia,” foreshadowed In the HeART of Town that effort.

Group art exhibition Subscribers to the SumterOn the green on Main Street Shaw Com10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday munity ConFree to the public cert Association heard Gillespie and his band perform the tune here in 1978.

“I want to bring about a cultural diversity in Sumter,” McNeil said, “and I want to do it through art, to gather artists from different backgrounds to participate in the show. I wanted to honor diversity, and it seemed the only way I could do it was through art.

You can do it through music and other areas, also, but being an artist, that’s my first idea.”

With a grant from the Sumter County Cultural Commission and additional support from the Sumter County Gallery of Art, Imports Ltd,, Hastie Law Firm, the Arthenia Bates Millican Foundation and Downtown Manager Howie Owens, McNeil has taken the first step toward his goal with a one-day exhibition this Saturday.

“From the first day I brought the idea to (Owens), he was behind it all

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Georgette Sanders, right, assists Fran Colinet In weaving A sweetgrass basket during a class Sanders at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Sanders will display some of her own baskets and demonstrate her technique at Saturday’s In the HeART of Town art exhibition. the way, 100 percent — no, 200 percent,” McNeil said.

From 10 a.m. until 4 p.m., the green space across from the Sumter Opera House will become an art gallery with a group show featuring many artists.

Titled “In the HeART of Town,” the show features both established and emerging artists in a gallery atmosphere, said Carmela Bryan, executive director of the Sumter County Cultural Commission.

McNeil said having the exhibition in such a space “will make art and the gallery experience easily accessible to everyone, especially those who might not have attended an exhibit in a gallery.”

With assistance from Sumter County Gallery of Art curator Frank McCauley, McNeil and several artist-volunteers will make the green space resemble a gallery, “just without a roof,” for the artists’ exhibition.

“All of the artists in the show are

from the Sumter area,” McNeil said, including many he already knew. Several, like award-winning colored pencil artist Sylvester Hickmon Jr., have previously shared exhibition space with him. The list of participants reads like a Who’s Who of local artists.

“I was a little surprised at how many accomplished artists I was able to find,” McNeil said. “I didn’t think the list would be this long, but that’s good, because it’s my intention to fill up the green space.”

Around 16 artists will exhibit their work.

Diversity extends to the mediums that will be seen in the show, too, McNeil said.

“We’ll have painters, sculptors, welders, blacksmiths, glass art, a portrait artist and a lot more.”

Not only will the public get to view the art in the park across from the Sumter Opera House, they’ll have the

• Walter McNeil, painting, sculpture • Mira Barton, painting • Freddie Bennett, painting. sculpture • Laura Cardello, pottery • Mike Tucker, blacksmith • Michael Duffy, sculpture • Sylvester Hickmon Jr., painting, colored pencil drawings • Howard McFadden, sculpture • Lincoln King, painting • Edward Hayes, painting • David Sanders, painting, sculpture • Georgette Wright Sanders, sweetgrass baskets • Axel Reis, iron work • Kayleigh Roberts, painting • C-Wall Lyons, painting • Anthony Washington, portraits

opportunity to talk to the artists and/ or purchase their work.

In addition to the artwork, there will be live jazz during the event, McNeil said, and several vendors will offer food and beverages for purchase.

Bryan noted that visitors to the Downtown Farmers Market can just walk around the corner after 10 a.m. to visit the gallery.

“They can have lunch, view the art, listen to some jazz and visit with friends,” she said. “There’s a lot happening downtown.”

McNeil said he hopes to continue the exhibitions.

“The thing is to have it every year, same time, same place,” McNeil said, “I hope we’ll be able to add even more artists from even wider backgrounds in the future.”

Blacklisted actress Marsha Hunt fought back

BY NICK THOMAS Special to The Item Eighty years ago, 16-yearold Marsha Hunt began her professional career with a prominent New York City modeling agency. But her real love since the age of 4 was acting. So, the following year, in May 1935, she headed to Hollywood.

Within weeks of arriving on the West Coast her dream was realized with a Paramount contract.

“It wasn’t about becoming a famous star,” said Ms. Hunt from her home in Los Angeles. “I just wanted the joy of pretending to be interesting characters and convincing audiences that I was.”

She was assigned leading roles in many of her 20 films released during the 1930s, appearing with costars such as John Wayne.

“I worked with John Wayne before he was an airport!” said Hunt, referring to the many public locations now named after the legendary actor. The pair costarred in “Born to the West” (reissued as “Hell Town”) in 1937, two years before Wayne became

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In this 1943 group photo of MGM stars, Marsha Hunt is in the third row, fourth from right. an overnight superstar in “Stagecoach.”

Hunt’s own star status continued to rise throughout the 1940s, clocking up another 30 films during the decade.

In 1943, she was one of 65 top MGM stars that studio head Louis B. Mayer gathered for a memorable “class photo.”

“It was MGM’s 20th anniversary, and we were all summonsed to a soundstage one day,” recalled Hunt who, after the passing of Mickey Rooney in April, is the last surviving actor in the famous photo-

graph. “I had never met many of the stars, and we weren’t even given a chance to mingle before or after the photo, which was a shame.”

Relations between the studios and some actors, including Hunt, took a dramatic dive in the late 40s as a wave of anticommunism paranoia swept the nation. When a Congressional committee accused a group of writers of communistic affiliations, Hunt and others spoke out but found themselves vilified during the McCarthy-era Hollywood Blacklisting period.

“We called ourselves The Committee for the First Amendment, hired a plane, and flew to Washington in 1947 – the Bogarts, Danny Kaye, Paul Henreid, Ira Gershwin, and other actors, writers, producers, directors – to defend our industry and the maligned writers.”

Rather than being hailed champions of free speech, Hunt and others who failed to repent their action were banned by the Hollywood studios.

“I was punished by being denied work by the industry I went to defend!” said Hunt.

“While it killed the momentum of my film career, I was determined to continue acting. Happily, Broadway opened up for me, then television, and eventually movies.

But I was never again given film roles as richly challenging, or the same billing or salary.”

If any good emerged from the Blacklisting, it was when Hunt turned her interests elsewhere. After a world trip with her husband in 1955, she was touched by the hardships and poverty of other nations.

“I came back a different

person,” she admitted. “I had been so focused on my acting and was now more aware of my fellow man. I wound up giving 25 years of my life to the United Nations to promote peace, progress and unity.”

Hunt’s life story is now the subject of a documentary, “Marsha Hunt’s Sweet Adversity,” by Emmy Award-winning director Roger C. Memos (see www.hollywoodandart. com/zeldacandance.html).

Because the film is a nonprofit project through the International Documentary Association, funding is still needed to complete the final stages of editing in order to be entered in major film festivals this September, a month before Hunt’s 97th birthday.

“I’ve had an interesting life with all the highs and lows,” said Hunt, who would love to see the film released this year. “I’m touched they wanted to tell my story.”

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Ala., and has written features, columns and interviews for over 400 magazines and newspapers. Reach him at www.getnickt.com.

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Fiery chicken, cooling salsa is perfect for summer

BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press Writer It’s barbecue season, and chicken is the ideal candidate to get you grilling.

Why? Chicken is light, it easily picks up the marinade of your choice, and it cooks quickly. But this recipe is not for your everyday grilled chicken. This is spicy Jamaican-style jerk chicken.

“Jerk” refers both to a unique blend of seasonings and to a method of slow cooking. It is said to have been invented by Jamaica’s Maroons, slaves who escaped from Spanish-owned plantations when the British took over and established free communities in Jamaica’s mountainous interior. The Maroons hunted wild boars, then preserved the meat with a spice mix that contained a hefty amount of salt. When it was time to eat, the meat was cooked in a pit or grilled very slowly over a fire. Eventually, Jamaicans began to cook all kinds of meats jerk-style.

Jerk seasoning consists of a base blend of scallions, thyme, allspice (known as pimento in Jamaica), Scotch bonnet chilies, salt and, not infrequently, cinnamon or nutmeg. This may look like an awful lot of ingredients to slice and dice, but that’s not the case. Toss them all into a blender, pulverize everything to a paste, then you’re good to go.

But you do need to be careful when you’re messing with those Scotch bonnets. I advise wearing gloves. Seriously. A cousin of the habanero, Scotch bonnets are serious chilies. I call for a whole chili here, but you can use less if you want to tamp down the heat. Happily, Scotch bonnets aren’t solely about heat; they also are uniquely flavorful — like a cross between a mango and chili — with a wonderfully fruity scent. If you can’t find Scotch bonnets, use a habanero. If you can’t find either, reach for a jalapeno or serrano.

I left the skin on the chicken to prevent it from drying out while it’s being grilled, so when you marinate the chicken be sure to put the spice paste under the skin as well as on top of it. If you want to cut calories, you’re welcome to discard the skin after you’re done grilling. The meat itself

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Grilled Jerk Chicken Breast with Watermelon Salsa will be plenty spicy.

The job of the watermelon salsa is to balance the heat of the chilies. All by itself, ofcourse, ripe watermelon is one of the top reasons to love summer. But they happen to be plenty healthy, too. They’re full of water, which makes them an excellent hot weather thirst-quencher, and they’re a great source of lycopene, vitamin C and beta-carotene.

And these days you don’t have to buy mega-melons.

There are plenty of smaller versions, most of them “seedless” (or at least with soft little seeds), the result of hybridization. At the supermarket, look for a melon with a large yellow spot on the bottom. The bottom, or underbelly, of a watermelon is the spot where it was resting on the ground.

If that “ground spot” is white or green, the watermelon is unlikely to be fully ripe. Once your melon is home, don’t store it in the fridge, at least not until it’s sliced.

So, jerk and watermelon.

Hot and sweet. What could be more summery?

GRILLED JERK CHICKEN BREASTS WITH WATERMELON SALSA

3 tablespoons lime juice 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar Salt

Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes (45 minutes active), plus 24 hours marinating Servings: 8

In a blender, combine 4 tablespoons of the oil, the scallions, chilies, soy sauce, lime juice, allspice, mustard, bay leaves, garlic, salt, sugar and thyme. Blend until the mixture forms a fine paste. Transfer the mixture to a re-sealable plastic bag. Add the chicken and turn it to coat well on all sides. Refrigerate for at least 24 hours and up to 2 days.

When ready to cook, heat the grill to medium.

To make the salsa, in a medium bowl, combine the watermelon, cucumber, shallot, mint, lime juice and sugar. Season with salt, then set aside.

Remove the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade. Using an oil-soaked paper towel held with tongs, oil the grill grates. Add the chicken, skin side down, and grill for 10 to 15 minutes. Turn the pieces of chicken, then grill for another 10 to 15 minutes, or just cooked through. Transfer the chicken to a plate, cover with foil and let rest 5 minutes. Serve each portion topped with some of the salsa.

For the marinade: 4 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 8 scallions, white and green parts, coarsely chopped 1 to 2 (to taste) Scotch bonnet chilies, coarsely chopped 3 tablespoons soy sauce 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 1/2 tablespoons ground allspice 1 1/2 tablespoons Colman’s Mustard (English-style mustard) 2 bay leaves 2 large cloves garlic, crushed 1 teaspoon kosher salt 2 teaspoons sugar 2 teaspoons dried thyme 4 chicken breast halves (4 pounds total) on the bone with the skin, each chicken breast half cut in half For the salsa: 2 cups diced seedless watermelon 1 cup diced seedless cucumber 2 tablespoons finely chopped shallot 1/4 cup finely shredded fresh mint

Nutrition information per serving: 380 calories; 180 calories from fat (47 percent total calories); 20 g fat (5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 115 mg cholesterol; 9 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 39 g protein; 650 mg sodium.

Getting in touch with forgotten kitchen skills

BY MICHELE KAYAL Associated Press Writer Processed and convenience foods and shortcut cooking methods have become so entrenched in our culinary culture, it’s easy to forget just how much we have forgotten about real cooking.

But cooking instructor Darina Allen knows all too well. More and more of her students arrive having never cooked so much as an egg, or needing lessons in remedial onion chopping. She remembers one student who thought she’d ruined a bowl of heavy cream because she’d whipped it too much. She thought the clumps and clots in the bowl meant it was bad.

“I said, ‘Stop! Don’t throw it out!’” says Allen, author of “Forgotten Skills of Cooking.” ‘’I said, ‘You’ve made butter!’

She was completely fascinated.”

As cooking has been rendered optional — the victim of rising restaurant culture, myriad take-out options and supermarket sections packed with pre-cut vegetables, shredded cheese and prepared foods — Allen and others say cooks are increasingly losing touch with skills considered basic, or even essential, just a generation or two ago.

And that is changing the way people like Allen teach, as well as how recipes are developed and written.

“Nowadays, we have to be more specific — ‘Fold it in with a rubber spatula.’ — because people don’t know what folding is versus stirring,” says Julia Collin Davison, executive food editor for books at America’s Test Kitchen. “Now we list in our recipes more often what utensils to use: Stir with a spoon. Use a chef’s knife for this. Use a paring knife for this. Over the years we’ve altered our recipe style dramatically based on reader feedback.”

America’s Test Kitchen, known for its almost obsessive precision in recipe development, isn’t the only one. During the last decade or so, most cookbook and

CHOP Knife skills are step No. 1 in any and all cooking. Cutting your own vegetables, rather than buying them pre-cut, makes a dramatic difference in the texture, flavor and price of a dish, Collin Davison says. Plus, mastering basic cutting technique shrinks prep time and makes cooking easier and more enjoyable.

“If it takes you 15 minutes to cut up a single bell pepper, dinner’s going to take you 3 hours,” she says. “And when you’re good at knife skills, cooking is just way more fun.” Many cooking schools offer classes in basic knife skills, but excellent online videos also are available.

SEAR Searing is the act of quickly browning meat over high heat using a pan, broiler THE ASSOCIATED PRESS or grill. “It’s one of those instant ah-ha’s Certain small steps, such as heating the when people make the most beautiful pan properly and patting the meat dry be- seared chicken breast and it looks just fore putting it in the pan, help ensure suc- like the magazine,” says Real Simple’s Copeland. Certain small steps — heating cess of pan searing. the pan properly, patting the meat dry magazine recipes have begun to reflect before putting it in the pan — help enthe change in reader knowledge. While sure success. Real Simple and other sites recipe writers could once use a shortoffer step-by-step videos. “Those are a hand style that assumed a basic knowlperfect entry point,” she says. edge, they now need to be far more exSAUTE plicit.

“There was a time when you said Sauteing is searing’s more delicate ‘sear’ or ‘cream butter and sugar,’ and cousin. Used to soften and brown vegetaeveryone knew what that means,” says bles and meats to be eaten on their own Sarah Copeland, food director at Real or as a base for soups, stews or other Simple magazine. “Now you say, ‘Heat dishes, sauteing involves quickly cookyour skillet over medium-high heat, add ing ingredients in a small amount of fat. oil, cook until golden brown.’ ... You took The process requires high heat and a what was a two-word process and made pan large enough to avoid crowding the it a 30-word process.” ingredients. Learn to saute properly in a But if you’re ready to get back in the class or with an online video. And exkitchen and reverse the culinary brain pect to make mistakes. drain, we’ve assembled a list of essen“If it always comes out a little bland tials skills experts say every home cook and wan looking, you need to turn up should have. the heat,” Collin Davison says. “If the pan catches fire, you need to turn down

the heat. People are afraid of the mess and the smoke.”

EMULSIFY Emulsifying is the process of combining liquids that generally resist being mixed together, such as oil and vinegar.

It is used to make basic items such as salad dressing, pesto and hummus. “You don’t want to serve something where the oil is separated out,” Copeland says.

“And it’s as simple as knowing to drizzle while whisking.”

TEMPERATURE Chefs test the doneness of meat by comparing its firmness to different parts of their palms. You can skip that exercise, Collin Davison says and invest in a reliable shortcut: the digital thermometer. “We temp everything from fish to burgers to steaks and roasts,” she says.

“Once you learn your temps, you’re an expert.” Collin Davison recommends getting a high-quality thermometer and downloading a temperature chart from the Internet.

Need more help with this one? Check out James Peterson’s new book, “Done,” a guide to knowing how to cook everything — from pot roast to poultry to pasta — just right.

BLANCH AND SHOCK You may recall Julia Child plunging her quickly boiled green beans into ice water. That’s blanching (the boiling) and shocking (the ice) and it keeps vegetables crisp and green. It also pre-cooks vegetables that can be quickly sauced, browned or broiled just before serving.

“It’s a trick that restaurants use a lot to prepare things in advance,” Copeland says. “If you blanch and shock your vegetables in the morning, and then toss them for dinner, you just cut your cooking time in half. It’s kind of a technique that’s a short cut and food improver more than anything else.”

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BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press Writer When it comes to ice cream, I generally feel it’s hard to improve on a simple scoop right out of the carton.

But this time my mind has turned to baked Alaska. I know... How retro!

Baked Alaska once was the star dessert of cruise ship dining rooms and upscale restaurants. The classic recipe called for vanilla ice cream enrobed in sponge cake, lavishly frosted with meringue, then lightly browned in a high-heat oven.

At the last moment, it was doused in alcohol and set on fire. The waiter would emerge from the kitchen and parade around the room holding the star of the evening aloft. Now that’s showbiz!

Baked Alaska’s enduring appeal — and mystery — is easy to understand. How can you bake ice cream in an oven and not have it melt into a bubbly puddle? The answer? It’s doubly insulated by the cake and the meringue. This may seem daunting, but it’s not beyond the skills of a home cook.

My version results in mini baked Alaskas: one person, one Alaska. Accordingly, a small brownie stands in for a full cake. Any store-bought brownie (roughly 2 inches square) will do. You cut it in half horizontally (to create two thin halves), then sandwich in the frozen filling.

Won’t the brownie crumble when you cut it? Not if you freeze it for 30 minutes ahead of time.

The “ice cream” in this recipe is raspberry sorbet.

It’s a slimmer option than full-fat ice cream, a refreshing flavor that nods to the season, and a time-tested and deeply satisfying complement to the dark chocolate.

I wasn’t sure that the brownie and the meringue would match up as well, but it turns out that the meringue — basically just a lighter-than-air mixture of beaten egg whites and sugar — somehow transforms our tiny stuffed ice cream sandwich into something quite substantial. Before you bake it, just be sure to slather every part of this concoction with the meringue. That’ll protect the ice cream during its short blast with heat.

Once you pull your baked Alaska out of the oven, top it off with assorted berries.

They add color and flavor and — Mom has to say it — they’re good for you, too.

SUMMER BAKED ALASKA Start to finish: 2 hours (15 minutes active) Servings: 4 4 store-bought brownies, each 2-inches square and 1-inch thick 1 cup raspberry sorbet 3 large egg whites Table salt 1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar or lemon juice 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar Fresh assorted berries, to garnish Wrap each brownie in plastic wrap and freeze for 30 minutes.

After 15 minutes has passed, remove the sorbet from the freezer to soften.

Using a serrated knife, cut the brownies in half crosswise across the middle to form 2 thin brownie squares. Arrange the bottom of each brownie square on a work surface. Scoop 1/4 cup of the sorbet on top of each brownie bottom. Top the sorbet with the brownie top and press gently to form an ice cream sandwich. Wrap the ice cream sandwiches individually in plastic wrap and freeze until the sorbet is very hard, about 1 hour.

When the sandwiches are nearly hard, heat the oven to 450 F. Line a baking sheet with kitchen parchment, then mist it with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to whip the egg whites and a pinch of salt until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue to beat until the whites hold soft peaks. Add the sugar gradually,

beating, and continue beating until the whites hold stiff, glossy peaks.

Remove the ice cream sandwiches from the freezer and place them 3 inches apart on the prepared sheet pan. Frost each with some of the meringue, making sure to cover the sandwich on all sides right down to the parchment.

Bake the frosted sandwiches in the center of the oven for 4 minutes, or until lightly browned on top.

Using a metal spatula, transfer them quickly to 4 plates and garnish each with berries.

Nutrition information per serving: 230 calories; 60 calories from fat (26 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 41 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 27 g sugar; 4 g protein; 160 mg sodium.

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Summer Baked Alaska is an individual serving of delicious dessert.

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Although you may love this guy, from where I sit, when he said he “just wants to be friends,” it appears he meant friends with benefits. Because you are looking for more than that, the next time he gets out of bed to peruse a dating site, you should go with him -- on your way out the door.

The kindest thing you could do for the young woman would be to tell her to discuss this with a licensed

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mental health professional, because she will need help and support in severing the umbilical cord at this late date. That won’t be easy.

There will be pain involved for both Chloe and her desperately possessive mother, but if Chloe is going to have an independent life, it has to happen.

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

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH An impressive collection of comics pay tribute to the king of the insult and the man they call “Mr. Warmth.” “One Night Only: An All-Star Comedy Tribute to Don Rickles” (9 p.m., Spike) was taped earlier this month before an enthusiastic audience at Harlem’s famed Apollo Theater.

Friends and colleagues on hand included David Letterman, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp, Tracy Morgan, Jimmy Kimmel, John Stamos, Bob Newhart, Regis Philbin, Ray Romano and Brad Garrett — to name just the guys.

Tag team Tina Fey and Amy Poehler also pay tribute to the insult king. As Poehler jokes, “They felt it was appropriate for Don Rickles to be honored by at least one woman, which, apparently, is what we count as.” Fey salutes Rickles as if he were dead before chiming in with Poehler on gender equality, complaining that she and her fellow “SNL” star had to share a limo: “Did they send Seinfeld half a car”?

Depp declares that he has no idea what he’s doing at the festivities and does an impressive job of proving it.

Scorsese and De Niro laud Rickles, who had a memorable scene in “Casino,” where he was savagely beaten with a telephone. The life of an insult comic is not always easy.

• To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion, “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) travels to the beaches of Normandy, France, in search of artifacts, mines, tanks, planes, weaponry and even landing craft hidden beneath the waves.

In addition to this archaeological hunt, experts recall the colossal logistical efforts involved in the Allied invasion of France, the greatest military amphibious landing the world had ever known, a feat requiring many scientific and engineering innovations.

• Television is so full of thin, gorgeous women that when a normal or larger-than-normal female character shows up, it does not go unnoticed. This is certainly true of the CBS sitcom “Mike & Molly,” where both the situations and the comedy are frequently weight-

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Molly (Allison Tolman), a central character on FX’s “Fargo,” stands out in a TV police genre where policewomen who look like Angie Harmon are supposed to pass for “normal.”

Into this mix lands the multipart “Big Ballet” (10 p.m., Ovation). Few fields are as acutely size- and shape-conscious as classical ballet. “Big” will follow 18 aspiring dancers — male and female — who have had any number of doors slammed in their faces because of their weight, shape, size and height.

It will follow participants through nail-biting auditions and grueling rehearsals, culminating in a production of “Swan Lake.”

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • On two episodes of “Growing Up Fisher” (NBC, TV-PG): just friends (8 p.m.); the new normal (8:30 p.m.). The second episode is the series finale.

• “So You Think You Can Dance” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) opens its 11th season.

• Finn and Clarke become the hunted on “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

• Veterans of the war to end all wars become leaders of a global conflict on part three of “The World Wars” (9 p.m., History, TV-14).

• Brian Williams interviews Edward Snowden on an NBC News Special (10 p.m., NBC).

• A Vegas downpour uncovers a cadaver on “CSI” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

• A home invasion turns deadly on “Motive” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

SERIES NOTES Chin becomes a target on “Hawaii Five-0” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Library fines accumulate on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Roy steps up to the plate on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * On two helpings of “The Goldbergs” (ABC, r, TVPG): Murray’s love life revealed (8:30 p.m.); Beverly tangles with a rival (9:30 p.m.) * St. Louis blues on “Criminal Minds” (9

p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Jay’s secrets emerge at a trade show on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

CULT CHOICE June Allyson, Joan Collins, Ann Sheridan, Ann Miller, Leslie Nielsen, Agnes Moorehead, Joan Blondell, Dick Shawn and Jim Backus star in the 1956 musical “The Opposite Sex” (10 p.m., TCM), a singing remake of the 1939 comedy “The Women.”

LATE NIGHT Simon Helberg and Eli Young Band appear on “Conan”

(11 p.m., TBS, r) * Susan Lucci, Ken Paves and Kate Coyne are on “The Arsenio Hall Show” (syndicated, check local listings, r) * James Franco, Idina Menzel and the Broadway cast of “If/ Then” appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Eric Stonestreet, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Robin Roberts are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Ellen Page, Lewis Black and Black Label Society visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Craig Ferguson hosts Hugh Laurie on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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3 chilly recipes to help kick off

Ice Cream Season

BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press

frozen concoctions of our own. We start-

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the honey, almond and coconut-studded

ed with a bee sting parfait, inspired by

eady to move beyond basic vanilla or chocolate this ice cream season?

pastry of the same name.

For a cool and so-very-adult frappe, we

Much as we love those classics, with so

combine strawberry ice cream with el-

many crazy — and crazy delicious — fla-

derflower liqueur. And to cool off a

vor combinations flooding the freezer

crowd, we layer on the flavor with a salt-

aisle of the supermarket, it’s hard to re-

ed caramel malted mocha ice cream

sist making some big, boldly flavored

cake.

BEE STING PARFAIT Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 2 2 tablespoons slivered almonds 2 tablespoons grated coconut, large flakes if available 2 tablespoons honey 1 banana, diced 1 pint vanilla ice cream Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Spread the almonds and coconut on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 8 to 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown. Place in the freezer to chill for 5 minutes.

To assemble the parfaits, add a teaspoon of coconut and almonds to the bottom of each parfait glass. Top with a tablespoon of banana and a drizzle of honey. Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Continue layering in this order until you’ve used all the ingredients and filled the glass. Serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: 460 calories; 200 calories from fat (43 percent of total calories); 22 g fat (12 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 60 mg cholesterol; 65 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 53 g sugar; 7 g protein; 110 mg sodium.

STRAWBERRY ELDERFLOWER FRAPPE The elderflower liqueur makes this a grown-up frappe. For a kid-friendly version, substitute an equal amount of juice or milk.

Start to finish: 5 minutes Servings: 2 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries 1 cup strawberry ice cream 2 ounces elderflower liqueur Zest of 1/2 orange In a blender, combine all ingredients. Puree until very smooth. Serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: 260 calories; 50 calories from fat (19 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 36 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 27 g sugar; 3 g protein; 45 mg sodium.

SALTED CARAMEL MALTED MOCHA ICE CREAM CAKE Start to finish: 2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 8 1 1/2 cups water 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 1 tablespoon cider or white vinegar 1/2 cup cocoa powder 1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda 1 pint coffee ice cream 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 cup caramel sauce 1 tablespoon instant coffee Coarse or flake sea salt 1/2 cup Ovaltine Classic Malt mix Fresh berries Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with cooking spray and line it with kitchen parchment.

In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, brown sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt.

In a liquid measuring cup, whisk together the instant coffee, malt powder, water and vinegar.

Add the oil, then add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients. Whisk until smooth. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Allow to cool completely.

When ready to assemble the cake, microwave the ice cream in 10-second increments until just slightly softened. Flip the cake out of the pan onto a cutting board. Remove the parchment and trim the edges off to make a neat rectangle. Cut the cake in half down the center (the short way), then cut each half in half again to create 4 even rectangles.

Place 1 piece of cake on a serving platter, then spread a third of the coffee ice cream over it.

Top with a second piece of cake, then spread another third of ice cream over that. Repeat one more time, finishing with the last piece of cake. Place the assembled cake in the freezer to firm up for 20 minutes. The cake also can be tightly wrapped in plastic and frozen overnight. If so, let stand at room temperature for 10 minutes before slicing.

To serve, slice the cake into squares, then drizzle each serving with caramel sauce. Sprinkle with a few grains of sea salt and serve with fresh berries.

Nutrition information per serving: 590 calories; 170 calories from fat (29 percent of total calories); 19 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 102 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 66 g sugar; 8 g protein; 540 mg sodium.