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Hamptons wins small business award Chamber hosts event to honor ‘backbone’ of community BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com For their leadership in the revitalization of Downtown Sumter, Hamptons was awarded the Greater Sumter

Chamber of Commerce 2016 Small Business of the Year Award at the Small Business Celebration on Thursday at Sumter County Gallery of Art. “Small business is the backbone of our Chamber of Commerce, our com-

munity and our nation,” said Chamber President Chris Hardy at the inaugural event. The two other finalists were Galloway & Moseley Fine Jewelers, and Norman Williams & Associates Inc.

“Hamptons has been the primary catalyst in the re-invigoration of downtown Sumter,” Hardy said. “Their commitment to excellence and service has attracted many out-oftowners to visit Sumter and their support of local vendors has shown their

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High school students see wreck simulation ‘Prom Promise’ shows teenagers possible results of drunken driving BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com A deceased girl in a white prom dress, covered in blood, lying on top of a wrecked vehicle’s hood. A boy wearing a tuxedo shirt, covered in blood and handcuffed by a police officer. Those were just some of the life-like visuals Sumter High School students received on Thursday during a simulation of what could happen from driving under the influence of alcohol. The program, called “Prom Promise,” was a series of skits providing a realistic view of prom night and a potential tragedy that could take place, said Tonyia McGirt, Sumter Police Department’s spokesKEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM woman. The event was a collaboration between the Assistant Coroner Rob Lebrand, front left, and Coroner Harvin Bullock photograph the “body” of Sarah Louise McInnis during a simulated

prom night crash as part of “Prom Promise” on Thursday at Sumter High School. Sumter police and fire departments joined with emergency SEE PROM, PAGE A5 medical service representatives to show high school juniors and seniors the consequences of drinking and driving.

Sumter community learns about power of prayer during annual breakfast event BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Hundreds of Sumter’s community members spent their morning taking in inspiration during the 2016 Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast at Alice Drive Baptist Church on Thursday morning. Community members prayed for education, families, churches, government, military, business and industry and media in Sumter. Attendees also listened to performances by Lakewood High School Choir and Sumter Civic Chorale. Keynote speaker Germaine Copeland, author of the “Prayers that Avail Much” book series and presiCHRIS MOORE / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM dent and founder of Word MinisTishon Pugh, a student at Sumter High School, oftries Inc., an international prayer fers a prayer for education during the prayer break- network, talked with the audience fast. She is also a Girl Scouts of America Ambassaabout how the gospel is a guiding dor and Gold Award Recipient. and teaching tool.

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“As citizens, we can choose not just to be religious but to live the more abundant life,” Copeland said. Worship in spirit and truth, she said. Copeland said she attended churches of different denominations and that helped her grow as a Christian. People of the church should lay aside their differences, prejudices and pride as they worship, she said. “We all serve one god,” Copeland said. It’s time for the church to walk in love, she said. Copeland said when her prayers are not answered she asks herself if she is truly walking in the love of God or hindering her own blessings. One day while thanking God for

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mankind, Copeland began to see the faces of individuals she had not specifically thought to include. She said the church must also be thankful for individuals who differ from them and individuals they may not hold in high favor. It’s so easy to say you are thankful for everyone, she said. Copeland said she was happy to learn that lesson. She said obeying the word of God changed an attitude she did not know she had. “Aren’t you thankful for the Holy Spirit who helps us?” she asked. The light of God’s word will expose the things that are contrary to the gospel, Copeland said. People are looking for answers and they can only be found in the name of the Lord, Jesus Christ, she said.

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com South Sumter Farmers Market on Manning Avenue re-opened on Wednesday bringing fresh, local produce to South Sumter. The farmers market will be a plus to the city, said Sumter City Councilman Calvin Hastie. He said the focus was to get food on the other side of the bridge. Hastie said this is the third year the farmers market has been at the site at 337 Manning Ave. Wednesday was chosen because Hastie did not want the south side market to conflict with the farmers market on Liberty Street on Saturdays, he said. Now the community will have two days to get fresh, locally grown produce, he said. The city councilman partnered with Dianne’s Call Natural Living, a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting a nutritional lifestyle by providing education and access to healthy foods in under-served neighborhoods, to bring the farmers market back this year. Bonita Clemons, founder and director of Dianne’s Call, said she was excited to work with Has-

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Patrons at South Sumter Farmer’s Market hunt for values during the opening day of the Manning Avenue market on Wednesday. The market, which is adjacent to South Sumter Resource Center, will be open to sell fresh produce from 2 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday. tie to sponsor the farmers market. It was the natural thing to do, she said. Clemons also plans to take local children on a tour of a farm to show them where fresh fruits and vegetables come from. On Wednesday, Clemons offered one of Dianne’s Call products called Invigorator Tea, a hibiscus tea with ginger and lemon. For more information about Dianne’s Call Natural Living, visit www.diannescall.org. The south side market also has a vehicle that takes produce to the elderly and to parts of the community where residents do not have transportation. Clemons said the mo-

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Info, screenings during Senior Citizen Day COLUMBIA — Lt. Gov. Henry McMaster is holding a news conference to kick off Senior Citizen Day at the Statehouse. The event is part of a celebration of Older Americans Month. Organizers and representatives from the Lieutenant Governor’s Office on Aging say more than 600 South Carolina residents are expected to visit the Statehouse on Thursday and participate in activities including an informational fair and a tour of public transit options provided by the South Carolina Alliance for Mobile Infrastructure.

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bile aspect of the farmers market will mainly focus on food deserts — areas without stores that carry fresh produce, such as Summerton. Hastie said it will take a while before the delivery vehicle takes off because people have to indicate where the vehicle is needed. As the farmers market continues this season, Clemons said 100 percent of the produce will be provided by two farmers from the Cotton Acres community. Larry Harris of Harris Farms LLC said his slogan explains the purpose of the farmers market. “Get what’s fresh today for dinner tonight,” said

the farmer with more than 20 years of experience. Harris said local fresh fruits and vegetables provide more nutrients compared to food that has been stored for weeks while being shipped. The market will also make the community aware that fresh food can be purchased at reasonable prices, he said. Clarence Rogers of Rogers Vegetable Farm LLC, who has been farming all his life, said he will also grow requested crops as well. South Sumter Farmers Market will open from 2 to 6 p.m. at 337 Manning Ave. every Wednesday, through Oct. 5.

Downtown Sumter Farmers Market will kick off its first day of 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in a new location with a few early-season vegetables at The Farm Store booth, according to Mike Dellinger, co-owner of The Farm Store. Dellinger, the farmer’s market coordinator, said the market will be located in the parking lot behind Sumter Opera House and Subway on Liberty Street, across the street from its normal site near the corner of Main and Liberty streets. He said the market will be in the parking lot for a few weeks until construction on the lot adjacent to the normal site has been complete. The relocation was at the request of the contractor for the concern on the public, Dellinger said. As for the early-season veggies, Dellinger said the weather has been warm enough for several crops, such as tomatoes and a variety of cucumbers, to ripen before they normally would. Those vegetables usually aren’t ready until the end of May, he said. Dellinger said The Farm Store booth will have an array of other specialty vegetables that shoppers can discover when they stop by the market on Saturday. He said the booth will also bring back its usual deals: a free dozen eggs with any purchase of $15 or more and a free log of butter for any purchase of $35 or more. There will be food demonstrations, and various vendors offer their own deals this weekend as well. The downtown farmer’s market will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday — except the weekend of the Sumter Iris Festival during the last month in May — until its final day on Saturday, Sept. 24.

Red Cross urges donors to give blood ahead of summer need BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com May is Trauma Awareness Month, and the American Red Cross is urging all eligible donors to give blood and help ensure a sufficient supply for patient emergencies. Krystal Overmyer, external communications manager for American Red Cross in Columbia, said May is an important time of year for blood donations. “We are looking for donors this spring,” she said. “Throughout the summer, schools are out, and we depend on schools for a lot of our donation drives.” She also said people have a lot to do in the summer months so donations slow down. “May allows us to build up donors for the summer,” she said. Making people more aware of how blood is used during trauma situations is also important, she said.

“We particularly need type O-negative,” she said. “It is the universal donor blood, and when a surgeon has a trauma on their hands, they will often use the O-negative if they don’t have time to determine the patient’s blood type.” Donors of all blood types are needed, according to a Red Cross news release, which also said the Red Cross must collect approximately 14,000 blood donations each day to meet the needs of trauma patients and others with serious medical conditions. Overmyer said the Red Cross is still looking for a location to replace the donation center in Sumter, which was rendered unusable after the October floods. “We do have two locations where we are holding regularly scheduled blood drives in Sumter,” she said. Those regularly scheduled drives are from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at Sumter Family YMCA, 510 Miller Road, with

the next drive on June 7; and from 2 to 7 p.m. the last Thursday of each month at Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., with the next drive on May 26, she said. Additional blood donation opportunities coming up in Sumter include a Sumter Police Department sponsored event from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St., and from 1 to 6 p.m. Tuesday May 31 at Alice Drive Middle School, 40 Miller Road. “We are always looking for sponsors who can help us hold additional drives,” Overmyer said. Anyone interested in donating may schedule an appointment to give blood by visiting redcrossblood.org, where they can download the Blood Donor App, or by calling 1-800-733-2767. Donors can then also visit redcrossblood.org/cedarfair to enter to win one of two grand-prize packages for four to visit Knott’s Berry Farm in California or Cedar Point in Ohio.

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Obama tells Flint, ‘I’ve got your back’ FLINT, Mich. (AP) — Sipping filtered city water to show it’s again drinkable, President Obama promised Wednesday to ride herd on leaders at all levels of government until every drop of water flowing into homes in Flint, Michigan, is safe to use. He also promised that the aging pipes that contaminated the water with lead will be replaced but cautioned that the project will take time. Obama said he wanted to use the crisis to make long-term improvements to the city, where more than 40 percent of residents live in poverty. “It’s not going to happen overnight, but we have to get started,” Obama told hundreds of people gathered in a high school gymnasium. Obama spoke after he was briefed on the federal response to the water contamination and had met privately with nine residents. Obama said he understood why people are scared and angry and feel let down. He said what happened in Flint was a man-made disaster that didn’t have to happen. But he said it did happen, and everyone must now work together to fix it. “I’ve got your back,” Obama said. “I will not rest, and I’m going to make sure that the leaders at every level of government don’t rest until every drop of water that flows to your homes is safe to drink and safe to cook with and safe to bathe in.” He called providing safe drinking water a basic responsibility of government. And while he said he didn’t want to review every “screwup that resulted in contaminated water;” he blamed an overarching attitude that less government is better.

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“It’s an ideology that undervalues the common good,” Obama said. After coughing several times during his remarks, Obama asked for and drank from a glass of water. He also drank city water after getting a lengthy briefing on the crisis, which forced residents to spend months drinking, cooking and bathing with bottled water. Obama declared a state of emergency in Flint in midJanuary and ordered federal aid to supplement the state and local response. By then, however, the crisis was in full bloom. It took several months for the nation to focus on the beaten-down city’s plight, raising questions about how race — more than half of Flint’s residents are black — and poverty influenced decisions that led to the tainted water supply and the sluggish response. The city, in an effort to save money while under state management, began drawing its water from the Flint River in April 2014. Despite complaints from residents about the smell and taste and health problems, city leaders insisted the water was safe. However, doctors reported last September that the blood

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FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta (AP) — Raging wildfires in the Canadian province of Alberta have moved south, forcing three more communities to evacuate and an emergency operations center to move again — taking it far from the devastated oil sands city of Fort McMurray. The Alberta government said Thursday that more than 1,110 firefighters, 145 helicopters, 138 pieces of heavy equipment and 22 air tankers were fighting a total of 49 wildfires with seven considered out of control. Officials said conditions remained extreme and that strong winds were helping spread the fire. The communities of Anzac, Gregoire Lake Estates and Fort McMurray First Nation, an aboriginal reservation, were evacuated overnight after the wildfires moved south. The fire has already forced the evacuation of more than 80,000 people and torched 1,600 homes and other buildings in Fort McMurray. There have been no injuries or death from the fires. The province of Alberta declared a state of emergency. “Homes have been destroyed. Neighborhoods have gone up in flames. The footage

we’ve seen of cars racing down highways while fire races on all sides is nothing short of terrifying,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in Parliament on Thursday, calling it “the largest fire evacuation in Alberta’s history.” Trudeau called on all Canadians “to support our friends and neighbors at this difficult time,” saying the federal government will match individual charitable donations to the Red Cross. Unseasonably hot temperatures combined with dry conditions have transformed the boreal forest in much of Alberta into a tinder box. Fort McMurray is surrounded by wilderness in the heart of Canada’s oil sands — the third largest reserves of oil in the world behind Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. The emergency operations center relocated southward for the second time in a day and is now in Lac La Biche, Alberta — about 175 miles south of Fort McMurray. In the early hours Thursday, weary evacuees from Fort McMurray were sitting on buses headed for the provincial capital of Edmonton after being forced out of their temporary shelter in nearby Anzac.

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Fired up by Sanders, Democrats shift left on health care issue WASHINGTON (AP) — With the Obama administration counting down its final year, many Democrats are finding less to like about the president’s health care law, unsure about its place among their party’s achievements. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ call for “Medicare for all” seems to have rekindled aspirations for bigger changes beyond “Obamacare.” That poses a challenge for Hillary Clinton, who has argued that the health care law is working and the nation should build on it, not start over. Two recent polls have shown an uptick in negative ratings of the Affordable Care Act, or ACA, and the shifting sentiments seem to come from Democrats and Democraticleaning independents. For example, in the latest installment of the Kaiser Family Foundation health care poll, the share of Democrats with unfavorable views increased by 6 percentage points.

Underlying the unease seems to be a growing conviction that the law did not go far enough. About 27 million people remain uninsured, and many who gained coverage find it costly. Kaiser found that for the first time, a 51-percent majority of Democrats wants to expand what the law does, a sharp increase from the 36 percent who said so in December. The health care law was a good start, “but it doesn’t do all the things we need to have done,” said Rep. Jim McDer-

mott, D-Wash. “I think frankly Bernie’s campaign has stirred it up,” he added. A longtime advocate of coverage for all, McDermott is supporting Clinton. Democrats’ shifting views could make things tricky for Clinton if she’s picked as the nominee over Sanders, which appears likely. Clinton established her commitment to covering the uninsured long ago, during the losing battle for health care legislation in her husband’s administration.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — In finishing the Republican presidential race well ahead of Donald Trump’s other rivals, Ted Cruz is likely to be a leading GOP voice for the foreseeable future. Less clear is whether Cruz harnesses that clout to boost Trump’s White House bid — after all the bad blood between them — or simply solidifies his place as a champion of conservative causes, Senate troublemaker and star of Texas politics. “There’s no question” Cruz remains No. 1 in Texas despite falling to Trump nationally, said political consultant Matt Mackowiak, who’s based in the state. “There’s no bigger draw, there’s no one whose endorsement means more, there’s no one who has a larger organization,” Mackowiak said. “To me right now, he is the Texas leader, and the national leader, of the conservative movement. That wasn’t the case when the race started.” In the Senate, Cruz infuriated leaders in both parties instead of working cooperatively on legislation and other issues. He incited House conservatives, who helped take down John Boehner as House speaker, and he can be expected to resume those allegiances, and his show-

horse ways, in using the Senate as a platform for a possible 2020 presidential bid. “Clearly, he didn’t come here to remain in the Senate,” John Cornyn, Texas’ senior senator and Senate majority whip, recently told a Dallas TV station. “He came here to run for president.” During his White House campaign, Cruz reveled in, rather than toned down, his bomb-throwing mentality, an approach that left many Republican colleagues disdainful of him when he was the last viable alternative to Trump. As a mostly powerless first-term senator, though, Cruz used his short time in Washington before running for president to frame contentious national issues in ways that boosted his political career. His all-night quasi-filibuster failed to stop President Obama’s health care law but caused a national stir. The 2013 government shutdown he helped force didn’t advance GOP goals but made Cruz a hero in conservative grassroots circles. Brendan Steinhauser, a former tea party organizer who later managed Cornyn’s 2014 re-election campaign, said Cruz can succeed with more of the same: “I think he has to continue to fight and be who he is.”

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demo aircraft â&#x20AC;˘ 2:20 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Joe Massessa - OV-1 Mohawk demo â&#x20AC;˘ 2:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Combined Forces airpower demo â&#x20AC;˘ 3 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Air Force Aerial Demonstration Squadron Thunderbirds ground show â&#x20AC;˘ 3:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Air Force ADS Thunderbirds performance â&#x20AC;˘ 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Show close The following aircraft and military vehicles are scheduled to be static displays in Hangar 1200: â&#x20AC;˘ P-51 Mustang â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swamp Foxâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ T-35 Buckaroo â&#x20AC;˘ Stinson L-5 Sentinel â&#x20AC;˘ PT-17 Stearman â&#x20AC;˘ FW-149 â&#x20AC;˘ DHC-1 Chipmunk â&#x20AC;˘ U-10A Helio Super Courier â&#x20AC;˘ A-10 Thunderbolt II â&#x20AC;˘ T-1 Jayhawk/T-6 Texan/T-38 Talon â&#x20AC;˘ C-47 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tico Bellâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ T-28 Trojan â&#x20AC;˘ HH-65 Dolphin â&#x20AC;˘ L-39 Albatros â&#x20AC;˘ MiG 15 â&#x20AC;˘ F-86 Sabre â&#x20AC;˘ F-35 Lightning II â&#x20AC;˘ F-22 Raptor â&#x20AC;˘ F-15E Strike Eagle â&#x20AC;˘ B-1 Lancer â&#x20AC;˘ C-130 Hercules Vintage military vehicles â&#x20AC;˘ O-2A Skymaster â&#x20AC;˘ P-8 Poseidon â&#x20AC;˘ Boeing RC-135 â&#x20AC;˘ AH-64 Apache/UH-60 Black Hawk â&#x20AC;˘ QF-4 Phantom â&#x20AC;˘ C-182 Skylane â&#x20AC;˘ M1 Abrams/M2 Bradley/M109A6 Paladin â&#x20AC;˘ Defensive Driving Trailer/Robotics Trailer â&#x20AC;˘ M38A1 Jeep/MG585 Motorcycle/M29 Weasel â&#x20AC;˘ Schemp-Hirth glider and display

schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drama students, Sumter Police Department, Sumter Fire Department, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services, Sumter County Coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and local court officials. The programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal was to decrease the incidence of impaired drivingâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;related collisions on prom night, McGirt said. Sumter High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prom is today. Prom Promise takes place bi-annually at the school. The scenario starts with students dancing at the prom. Two of the students, a boy and a girl, are drinking, and then the boy gets behind the wheel of a vehicle. The scenario then moves outside to the scene of a twovehicle, head-on collision. A girl is lying on top of a wrecked vehicleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hood and is presumably dead at the scene, prior to the arrival of first responders. The condition of the victim in the other vehicle is not immediately known. High school students witness the arrival of two fire trucks, an ambulance, a police vehicle, the county coroner and a helicopter. The girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body is taken away by the coronerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office as firefighters use extraction devices to remove the victim from the other vehicle. The second victim is flown from the scene by helicopter. Simultaneously, the boy, is given a field sobriety test, handcuffed and placed in police custody. The students then return inside where they see the third and final scene, with the prosecution of the boy, who is the drunken driver. After Third Circuit Assistant Solicitor Bronwyn McElveen prosecutes the case,

FROM STAFF REPORTS Shaw Air Force Base will host the 2016 Shaw Air Expo and open house â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thunder Over the Midlandsâ&#x20AC;? from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 21-22 at the base, according to a Thursday news release from Shaw. Displays will take place throughout the day in Hangar 1200. All performance times and order of appearance are subject to change: â&#x20AC;˘ 8 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gates and show opens â&#x20AC;˘ 8:15 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; radio controlled aircraft demonstrations â&#x20AC;˘ 10:15 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; National anthem and U.S. Army Special Operations Command Black Daggers American Flag jump â&#x20AC;˘ 10:25 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gary Ward and Greg Connell aerobatic duo â&#x20AC;˘ 10:30 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Michael Kennedy BT-13 â&#x20AC;˘ 10:40 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Car â&#x20AC;˘ 10:50 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Doug Mathews T-33 â&#x20AC;˘ 11:05 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jim Tobul F4U Corsair â&#x20AC;&#x153;Korean War Heroâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ 11:15 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Class of 45 (F4U & P-51) â&#x20AC;˘ 11:25 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Scott Yoak P-51 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Quick Silverâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;˘ 11:35 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Randy Ball MiG 17 demonstration â&#x20AC;˘ 11:49 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Greg Connell Wolf Pitts â&#x20AC;˘ noon. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Royal Canadian F-18 demonstration â&#x20AC;˘ 12:20 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gary Ward MX-2 â&#x20AC;˘ 12:30 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Air Force Viper demonstration â&#x20AC;˘ 12:45 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Air Force Heritage flight (F-16 & P-51) â&#x20AC;˘ 12:55 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vintage Air Power demo (B-25, F4U, P-51, AH-1) â&#x20AC;˘ 1:25 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Navy FA-18C Hornet demonstration â&#x20AC;˘ 1:40 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; U.S. Army Black Daggers Combat jump â&#x20AC;˘ 1:55 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Gary Ward and Greg Connell aerobatic duo â&#x20AC;˘ 2:05 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Smoke-n-Thunder Jet Car race aircraft â&#x20AC;˘ 2:15 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Launce Combined Forces

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Sumter County Summary Court/City of Sumter Municipal Court Judge Lee Tindal sentences the boy to a total of 25 years in prison for a felony DUI resulting in death and for a felony DUI resulting in great bodily injury. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The event is about education and helping young people make good choices,â&#x20AC;? said Sumter Police Staff Sgt. Tony Rivers, community services unit supervisor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intended to show young people the real consequences of poor choices.â&#x20AC;? Those consequences are â&#x20AC;&#x153;enormous,â&#x20AC;? said Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students may not realize that one decision they make can affect the rest of their lives,â&#x20AC;? Duggan said â&#x20AC;&#x153;They may not only unintentionally take the life of someone else, but also mess up their own life with a prison sentence.â&#x20AC;? The skits were developed in collaboration with Sumter High Schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advanced the-

ater classes, who created and acted out the scenes, said Kelly Melton, theater director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It really gives a visual context of what could happen,â&#x20AC;? Melton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is more effective having the students see first hand how their lives and the life of someone else could all change in a second.â&#x20AC;? Sean McAlister, a senior and advanced theater student, played the role of the drunken driver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was intimidating,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking a field sobriety test, being placed in shackles and a prison uniform and then being sentenced by a judge really made you feel the consequences of such an action.â&#x20AC;? Sarah Louise McInnis, also a senior and advanced theater student, played the role of the deceased girl. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was pretty scary,â&#x20AC;? she said. During the scene of the collision, McInnis was placed into a body bag and a hearse.

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‘Blue Bloods’ wraps up season 6 under siege BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) wraps up its sixth season with a cue from “Law and Order,” ripping a story from far too many headlines. Frank, the mayor, Erin and the DA’s office find themselves at the center of a media maelstrom and political nightmare after a grand jury fails to indict a police officer seen shooting a teenager on a widely disseminated video. • Not content to call his career reinvention a “re-branding,” actor/comedian Russell Brand waxes messianic with “Brand: A Second Coming” (9 p.m., Showtime). The 2015 documentary explores his “journey” from addict, seemingly unwashed entertainment goofball and Katy Perry’s main squeeze to his new role as selfproclaimed “political disruptor” and “hero to the underserved.” Help yourself. • Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston return in the second season of “Grace and Frankie,” an original Netflix series that begins streaming today. For the uninitiated, Fonda portrays Grace, an uptight retired cosmetics executive who never much liked the hippie-ish Frankie (Tomlin) until they mutually discover that their husbands (Sheen and Waterston) have come out of the closet and declared their love for each other. The series’ enviable casting and audacious demographics (the quartet are all well into their 70s) offers a bit of a distraction from its somewhat dated, stagey feel. • Satellites scour Antarctic wastelands for signs of “pyramids” on the 10th season premiere of “Ancient Aliens” (9 p.m., History, TV-PG). Experts here ponder their origins and wonder if they could be evidence of colonial invaders from outer space. • AMC celebrates one of television’s greatest second bananas, Don Knotts, who was best known as the hapless, preening, nervous, slightly pompous and ultimately lovable deputy Barney Fife on “The Andy Griffith Show.” His television career spanned decades. He was a key player on Steve Allen’s variety series in the 1950s and a costar on “Three’s Company”

from 1979 to 1984. He appears in three film comedies from the 1960s tonight, “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken” (8 p.m.), “The Reluctant Astronaut” (10 p.m.) and “The Shakiest Gun in the West” (12:30 a.m.). Knotts died in 2006.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • An acclaimed singer performs songs from her album “25” on “Adele Live in New York City” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Guys use a self-help book aimed at women to their advantage in the 2012 comedy “Think Like a Man” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14), starring Michael Ealy, Jerry Ferrara, Meagan Good, Regina Hall and Kevin Hart. • The Browns feel cut off and adrift without their skiff on the fourth season premiere of “Alaskan Bush People” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-PG). • A hair care product pitch woman puts her own locks to the test on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

p.m., CW, TV-14).

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LATE NIGHT

Overexposed on “Beyond the Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Bonnie’s rescue gets more complicated on “The Vampire Diaries” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A painful, personal link to a slaying on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Klaus takes on Lucien on “The Originals” (9

Lily Tomlin, Kumail Nanjiani and Ryan Hamilton are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jane Fonda, Andrew Rannells and Keith Urban on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * John Stamos, Mercedes Mason

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The mayor (David Ramsey, left), Frank (Tom Selleck, right), Erin and the district attorney’s office contend with public outrage after a grand jury doesn’t indict an NYPD officer for the controversial shooting of a teenager that was caught on video on the season finale of “Blue Bloods,” airing at 10 p.m. today on CBS. and Iggy Pop are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Ricky Gervais, Tituss Burgess, Tony Tulathimutte and Will Calhoun visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Gary Oldman, Salma Hayek and Ray Romano on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r). Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate

Demolition, Removal and Clean-up Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, on behalf of the Santee-Lynches Regional Development Corporation, seeks proposals for demolition, clearing and greening services to be performed on blighted properties containing asbestos acquired under the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP). You are invited to submit a proposal in accordance with the speciﬁcations in the request package. To obtain a copy of the request package, contact procurement@slcog.org. This project is funded in part by the Neighborhood Initiative Program (NIP) provided by the SC State Housing Finance and Development Authority. Proposals must be returned in writing to the attention of: ECS Procurement, SanteeLynches Council of Governments, 2525 Corporate Way, Suite 200, Sumter, SC 29154 by 3:00pm on May 23, 2016. No late proposals will be accepted. This solicitation does not commit the SanteeLynches Regional Development Corporation or Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments to award a contract or pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the proposal or to procure or contract for services.

COMICS

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016

THE SUMTER ITEM

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Funerals for closeted friends could be awkward DEAR ABBY — I’m a gay man in my early 60s. I have been fortunate to live pretty openly, despite being Dear Abby stuck in a ABIGAIL small, conservative VAN BUREN Southern town. Many guys I have gotten to know over the years are not so lucky, due to being married, afraid for their careers, etc. . When one of these acquaintances passes away, should I attend the funeral services to pay my respects, even though I might not have known anyone else in the family? Or should I stay

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

away to keep tongues from wagging? Circumspect in the South DEAR CIRCUMSPECT — Not everyone who attends a funeral is an intimate friend of the deceased. Some of them are people who knew the person from a distance and admired what he or she accomplished in life. If you feel the need to go to the funeral, by all means do. But have an answer prepared in case you are asked questions. DEAR ABBY — A couple of months after moving in with my boyfriend, I have realized that his mattress is not a good fit for me. He says that it’s 12 years old and it still has 10 to 15 years left in it. Every day I wake up with an aching, stiff back. I have a job that keeps me standing all

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

day, so my back pain is starting to affect my performance. I like living with him, but how can I get him to replace the mattress? Sleepy in St. Louis DEAR SLEEPY — According to the website of one of the top mattress manufacturers, the average lifespan of a quality mattress is between eight and 10 years. If you wake up in the morning not feeling refreshed and rejuvenated, or feeling pain or discomfort, then it’s time to replace this one. So talk with your boyfriend again. If he’s not willing to invest in a replacement, suggest buying a firm mattress topper or even splitting the cost for a new mattress. If you are unable to convince him, then you may have moved in with him too quickly.

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

By C.C. Burnikel

ACROSS 1 Trellis pieces 6 “Ideas worth spreading” acronym 9 Runs out 14 Eponym of a United Kingdom poetry prize 15 Schooner filler 16 Walking the dog, e.g. 17 *Lost it 19 Storage place 20 Play set 22 Nonpro? 23 Man’s best friend, e.g. 26 Fiona, after Shrek’s kiss 28 Cut deeply 29 “Blues on the Bayou” musician 31 Spanish pronoun 32 Overindulgent outings 34 Stranded messenger 37 Handle 39 Mr. Potato Head piece 40 Front-wheel alignment 42 Unduly 43 Possesses with pride 46 Deflect, with “off” 47 Passes out

5/6/16 49 “The Girls Next Door” co-creator 51 Fictional Indiana town in “Parks and Recreation” 53 Genuine 54 Dust Bowl migrant 55 Release request 58 Summation symbol, in math 60 *Entertained the kids, in a way 64 Moral principle 65 Scar, say 66 Thorny evergreen 67 Occupied, as a desk 68 Museum pieces 69 Vertical DOWN 1 Its natl. emblem is the cedar tree 2 Every drop 3 20-20, e.g. 4 “What do you think?” 5 What one might have with milk, briefly? 6 Needle 7 Different 8 Road sign image 9 Email option, for short 10 “Shoot!” 11 *”Bonanza” star

12 Brings (out) 13 Late round 18 Satellite broadcasts 21 Team connection 23 Get rid of 24 Retro diet, to put it mildly 25 *Cottage site in the Beatles’ “When I’m Sixty-Four” 27 Kernel 29 Leadership 30 Hall of Fame pitcher Blyleven 33 Organic fuel 35 Bay Area pro 36 Court rival of Pete 38 Village Voice award

41 Risqué ... and what each answer to a starred clue contains? 44 Law school newbie 45 Drew back 48 Lack of get-up-and-go 50 Hold rapt 51 Puts forward 52 Animal that’s been a Japanese Natural Monument since 1931 53 Quick on the uptake 56 Humorous Bombeck 57 Sewer’s concern 59 Play 61 Natural resource 62 L.A. school 63 LAPD rank

Thursday’s Puzzle Solved

5/6/16

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016

THE SUMTER ITEM

Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: pressrelease@theitem.com

Sumter getting fresh all over town Downtown market opens in temporary location on other side of Liberty Street

Manning Avenue farmer’s market brings local food to city’s south side

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com South Sumter Farmer’s Market on Manning Avenue re-opened on Wednesday bringing fresh, local produce to South Sumter. The farmer’s market will be a plus to the city, said Sumter City Councilman Calvin Hastie. He said the focus was to get food on the other side of the bridge. Hastie said this is the third year the farmer’s market has been at the site at 337 Manning Ave. Wednesday was chosen because Hastie did not want the south side market to conflict with the farmer’s market on Liberty Street on Saturdays, he said. Now the community will have two days to get fresh, locally grown produce, he said. The city councilman partnered with Dianne’s Call Natural Living, a grassroots organization dedicated to promoting a nutritional lifestyle by providing education and access to healthy foods in under-served neighborhoods, to bring the farmer’s market back this year. Bonita Clemons, founder and director of Dianne’s Call, said she was excited to work with Has-

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Patrons at South Sumter Farmer’s Market hunt for values during the opening day of the Manning Avenue market on Wednesday. The market, which is adjacent to South Sumter Resource Center, will be open to sell fresh produce from 2 to 6 p.m. every Wednesday. tie to sponsor the farmer’s market. It was the natural thing to do, she said. Clemons also plans to take local children on a tour of a farm to show them where fresh fruits and vegetables come from. On Wednesday, Clemons offered one of Dianne’s Call products called Invigorator Tea, a hibiscus tea with ginger and lemon. For more information about Dianne’s Call Natural Living, visit www.diannescall.org. The south side market also has a vehicle that takes produce to the elderly and to parts of the community where residents do not have transportation. Clemons said the mo-

LOCAL BRIEF FROM STAFF REPORTS

CORRECTION In Thursday’s edition of The Sumter Item, the name of University of South Carolina President Harris Pastides was misspelled.

bile aspect of the farmer’s market will mainly focus on food deserts — areas without stores that carry fresh produce, such as Summerton. Hastie said it will take a while before the delivery vehicle takes off because people have to indicate where the vehicle is needed. As the farmer’s market continues this season, Clemons said 100 percent of the produce will be provided by two farmers from the Cotton Acres community. Larry Harris of Harris Farms LLC said his slogan explains the purpose of the farmer’s market. “Get what’s fresh today for dinner tonight,” said

the farmer with more than 20 years of experience. Harris said local fresh fruits and vegetables provide more nutrients compared to food that has been stored for weeks while being shipped. The market will also make the community aware that fresh food can be purchased at reasonable prices, he said. Clarence Rogers of Rogers Vegetable Farm LLC, who has been farming all his life, said he will also grow requested crops as well. South Sumter Farmer’s Market will open from 2 to 6 p.m. at 337 Manning Ave. every Wednesday, through Oct. 5.

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DAILY PLANNER

FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2016

FYI Make-A-Wish South Carolina is ROAD to RECOVERY is in need of volunteers in the Sumter seeking volunteers to help make wishes come true for area. The program provides Volunteer, group cancer opportupatients with transchildren across the state.involvement nities Bilingual volunteers are es- portation to and from treatments. Call the American pecially needed. Interest webinars are offered at 6:30 Cancer Society at (803) 7501693. p.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. The Single Parent Institute Preregistration is required. meets from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. Contact Brennan Brown at on the second Monday of bbrown@sc.wish.org or each month at the Birnie (864) 250-0702 extension HOPE Center. Meetings are 112 to register or begin the open to teenage single parapplication process. ents, custodial and nonHospice Care of Sumter LLC is custodial single parents. You are welcome to bring in need of volunteers in Sumyour children as the Single ter and surrounding counParent Institute is for the ties. Opportunities availentire family. Contact Dr. L. able for you to use your Quaneck Walkes at (803) time and talents to be of assistance include reading, 223-9408 or lqwalkes@ sctechthisout.com. musical talents, companionship, light housekeeping, The Rembert Area Community etc. Contact Joyce Blanding Coalition offers an after school at (803) 883-5606 or hospiprogram for students from cecareofsumter@yahoo. kindergarten to sixth grade com. at the youth center in Rembert. Children receive assisAgape Hospice is in need of tance with homework, volunteers. Whether your school projects, etc. A nupassion is baking, knitting, tritious snack is served reading, singing, etc., daily. There is a small Agape Hospice can find a monthly fee. Registrations place for you. Contact are accepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Thandi Blanding at (803) at 8455 Camden Highway, 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 or tblanding@agapsenior.com. U.S. 521, Rembert, in front of Hospice Care of South Carolina the car wash. Call Dr. Juanita Britton at (803) 432-2001. is in need of volunteers in The Sumter Combat Veterans Sumter County. Do you Group holds weekly peer to have one extra hour a peer meetings at 11 a.m. week? Opportunities are available for patient/family every Tuesday at the South companionship, administra- HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafaytive support, meal prepara- ette Drive. These meetings are designed for veterans tion, light household projects, student education and to help other veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims, various other tasks. Conbenefits, therapeutic countact Whitney Rogers, reseling sponsored by the Cogional volunteer coordinalumbia VET Center at 11 tor, at (843) 409-7991 or a.m. each Tuesday, and whitney.rogers@hospicecone-on-one counseling 9 are.net. Amedisys Hospice is in need of a.m.-3 p.m. every other volunteers. Volunteer oppor- Wednesday. Open to all area veterans. Call James tunities include: 1) special Thomas at (803) 765-9944. projects of baking, sewing, Having cancer is hard. Finding knitting, crafts, carpentry help shouldn’t be. Free help and yard work; 2) adminisfor cancer patients from trative/office duties of copying, light filing and an- the American Cancer Society. Transportation to treatswering phones; and 3) pament, help for appearance tient companionship — derelated side effects of treatvelop one-on-one relationships with hospice patients ment, nutrition help, oneon-one breast cancer sup(training provided free of port, free housing away charge). Contact Rhoda from home during treatKeefe, volunteer coordinament, help finding clinical tor, at (803) 469-3047 or trials, someone to talk to — rhonda.keefe@amedisys. all free. Call (800) 227-2345. com. The Rembert Area Community Hospice Care of Tri-County is Coalition (RACC) offers a sein need of volunteers. Volunnior citizens program 10 a.m.teers offer support, comnoon each Monday and panionship and care to the Wednesday at 6785 Bradley caregiver by running erSt. (behind community car rands, reading to patients, wash), Rembert, SC 29128. listening and just being there for patients who need Transportation is available. Call (803) 432-2001. companionship. All you need is a willing heart and Are you a breast cancer survisome time to give to others. vor? Maggie L. Richardson No medical background is is seeking other survivors required. Hospice Care of to form a music group and Tri-County will provide you give back to the communiwith the tools you need to ty. If you are interested in become a hospice volunjoining, contact her at mlrteer. Call Carol Tindal at minstry2012@gmail.com or (803) 905-7720. (803) 236-9086.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep an open EUGENIA LAST mind, but don’t let anyone bully you into something you don’t want to do. You’ll learn a lot through observation and dealing with others. Don’t give up or give in. Finish what you start.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take on a new project and live life the way you want to. Be brave and show off your talents. Recognition and advancement are within reach. Personal and professional changes will bring you greater happiness and confidence. Romance is encouraged. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep plugging away until you reach your destination. Don’t let someone sidetrack you and slow down your ability to get things done. Sidestep anyone who tries to take advantage of your helpful attitude. Do your own thing and avoid debates based on hearsay. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use past and present connections to help you reach your goals. Share thoughts and offer favors if it will help you get ahead. Use your insights to convince others to do things your way. Romance will brighten your day. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll face stubborn opposition if you ask for help. Opt to go it alone and follow the path that you feel will bring you the best results. A change will do you good, and physical exercise will improve your mindset. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take hold of whatever situation you face. Control the outcome using intelligence, charm and a little friendly persuasion. A chance to do something with family members will help bring you closer together.

Travel plans can be made. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get in the fast lane and bring about change that will influence the way you live. It’s time to shake things up and get things done. Good fortune will result if you do what’s best for you. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Form new partnerships or resurrect old ties with someone you find inspirational and easy to work with. Make relationships a priority and offer incentives to gain approval of your plans. Don’t settle for less when you want more. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep an open mind when discussing business propositions, but be sure to ask questions if the information borders on the impossible. A conservative approach is your best bet. Personal changes can be made.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

A t-storm in spots in the p.m.

Clear

Mostly sunny and nice

Partly sunny and warmer

Hot with partial sunshine

Very warm with clouds and sun

72°

52°

78° / 61°

89° / 64°

90° / 69°

89° / 69°

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 20%

NNW 7-14 mph

NNW 4-8 mph

NW 7-14 mph

W 8-16 mph

SW 4-8 mph

SSW 8-16 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 70/46 Spartanburg 71/48

Greenville 72/49

Columbia 74/52

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

Sumter 72/52

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 72/46

ON THE COAST

Charleston 74/54

Today: Partly sunny; a thunderstorm in spots. High 71 to 75. Saturday: Mostly sunny and nice. High 76 to 82.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

67° 54° 79° 54° 94° in 2014 42° in 1957

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.92 75.77 75.19 98.07

24-hr chg +0.02 +0.02 -0.38 -0.59

RIVER STAGES trace 2.74" 0.49" 17.65" 17.57" 14.97"

Myrtle Beach 72/56

Manning 72/50

Today: Times of sun and clouds. Winds north-northwest 7-14 mph. Saturday: Sun and clouds. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 72/53

Bishopville 72/50

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

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Sat. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 72/51/s 80/61/s Chicago 76/58/s 61/41/t Dallas 84/62/pc 84/65/pc Detroit 70/51/s 69/41/t Houston 83/57/s 83/62/pc Los Angeles 67/55/t 67/56/pc New Orleans 78/60/s 81/63/s New York 55/51/r 62/52/c Orlando 77/55/s 81/59/s Philadelphia 57/50/r 66/55/c Phoenix 78/60/pc 77/62/t San Francisco 64/54/t 66/53/pc Wash., DC 58/50/r 68/57/c

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 63/45/pc 74/49/s 73/47/s 75/53/pc 65/56/sh 74/54/pc 71/49/pc 75/49/pc 74/52/pc 71/51/t 62/51/c 69/50/pc 70/51/t

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 8.35 -0.06 19 5.01 -1.89 14 5.54 -0.14 14 5.58 -0.01 80 79.78 +0.50 24 20.24 +0.22

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 74/53/pc 81/60/s 82/58/s 82/62/s 69/61/pc 81/62/s 77/59/pc 83/62/pc 81/62/s 78/61/s 70/57/pc 77/58/pc 77/59/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 72/53/t Gainesville 76/50/s Gastonia 70/47/sh Goldsboro 65/51/t Goose Creek 73/51/pc Greensboro 67/50/sh Greenville 72/49/pc Hickory 68/48/pc Hilton Head 72/57/pc Jacksonville, FL 76/52/s La Grange 74/47/s Macon 75/49/s Marietta 71/49/s

Sunrise 6:28 a.m. Moonrise 6:33 a.m.

Sunset Moonset

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Today Sat.

High 9:23 a.m. 9:46 p.m. 10:17 a.m. 10:39 p.m.

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 78/60/s 81/54/s 78/59/pc 73/58/pc 80/62/s 75/59/pc 80/60/pc 76/58/pc 80/66/s 81/56/s 82/55/s 82/57/s 79/59/s

Ht. 3.3 3.9 3.3 3.9

Low 3:58 a.m. 4:08 p.m. 4:52 a.m. 4:59 p.m.

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 67/45/pc Mt. Pleasant 73/55/pc Myrtle Beach 72/56/t Orangeburg 73/52/pc Port Royal 74/55/pc Raleigh 64/49/sh Rock Hill 70/47/pc Rockingham 70/50/t Savannah 76/52/s Spartanburg 71/48/pc Summerville 73/50/pc Wilmington 70/52/c Winston-Salem 66/49/pc

Ht. -0.7 -1.0 -0.8 -1.0

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 77/57/pc 80/65/s 77/64/s 80/61/s 81/65/s 73/57/pc 77/59/pc 79/58/pc 83/59/s 80/59/pc 80/60/s 76/60/pc 75/59/pc

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

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SUMTER SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Jake, a 1-year-old black male lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is friendly and gets along great with other dogs and children. He is a protective and active boy who loves to run and play. Jake has a very fun personality. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. a Guignard Jake has fun Drive,personality (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Tie up loose ends and make plans to do something to improve your home and family life. Family discussions will bring good results for everyone. Home renovations, updating your entertainment center or hosting an event are favored. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Stay focused. Someone will distract or mislead you with gossip or poor information. Do your own research and make decisions based on your findings. Don’t let an incident with a friend or relative escalate. Let the dust settle. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take a walk down memory lane. Attend a reunion or make a point to reconnect with someone you have worked with in the past or lost touch with due to circumstances beyond your control. Romance is in the stars, and a fresh start is favored.

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

SECTION

Friday, May 6, 2016 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

Prep tennis

Momentum swing Stover’s tiebreaker victory helps push Barons past Cardinals and into state finals rematch with Porter-Gaud

USCS baseball

Resilient Fire Ants ready for tourney USCS eyes another postseason berth by justin driggers justin@theitem.com

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Wilson Hall No. 1 singles player Thomas Brown returns a shot during his 6-0, 6-0 victory over Cardinal Newman’s Cameron Pankau on Thursday in the SCISA 3A state semifinals at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Barons won the match 5-1 to advance to the state finals today at 4 p.m. against Porter-Gaud at PTC.

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item With his team up 4-1 and looking to clinch a return trip to the SCISA 3A boys tennis state championship match, Wilson Hall senior Tradd Stover found himself staring at the prospect of playing a tiebreaker to close out his individual match and potentially the Barons’ overall match against Cardinal Newman. Playing in the No. 3 singles spot, Stover had won his first set 6-2 before CN’s Thomas Liebenow rallied for a 7-5 win in the second set. With the momentum seemingly on Liebenow’s side, Stover was able to snatch it back for a 10-5 vic-

tory that gave Wilson Hall a 5-1 team win on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Barons earned a rematch with Porter-Gaud in the state finals today at 4 p.m. at PTC. The Cyclones beat the Barons in last year’s championship match 5-1. “In the first set I played pretty well and got it over with pretty quick,” Stover said. “In the second set I got a little bit of a lead on him then started pulling off a little bit, playing bad, missing some shots and he started playing well, getting some momentum. He got the second set and so going into the tiebreaker I was trying to tell myself just to try to pull it out for the team.

“I started off a little bit slow but then I got some momentum and was able to pull it out, so that was good.” Wilson Hall head coach Chuck McCord was impressed with Stover’s resolve in overcoming the disappointment of his second-set loss. “Tradd got off to a good start in the first set and then when he got into the second set he just got out of rhythm a little bit,” McCord said. “And, to the credit of Cardinal Newman, Mr. Liebenow definitely picked his game up ... What’s most impressive about that is I’ve always thought, with this format -two sets, if you split you go tiebreak --

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TSA wins series; takes on Wilson Hall today By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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WH, TSA prep for state meets in different ways By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Generals reach state quarterfinals after topping Augusta Christian 6-5 deficit to beat Augusta Christian 6-5 at General Field and win the first-round series 2-1. DALZELL – The Thomas The Generals, now 8-14 on Sumter Academy baseball the season, have a doubleheadteam came into the 2016 seaer today against 2-time defendson on a long losing streak ing state champion Wilson that reached 30 games before it Hall in a best-of-3 quarterfinal was finally snapped. On series beginning at 5 p.m. If a Thursday, the Generals third game is needed it will be reached the quarterfinal played on Saturday at TSA. round of the SCISA 3A state “I’m so proud of this team,” playoffs. said first-year Thomas Sumter TSA scored two runs in the head coach Cam Martin. “I’m bottom of the sixth inning to See TSA, Page B3 finish off a rally from a 4-1

This season’s University of South Carolina Sumter baseball squad has had its fair share of adversity and then some. The Fire Ants entered 2016 losing four starting pitchers from last year’s Junior College World Series Medlin team -- all of whom went on to pitch at NCAA Division I schools and the entire staff had to be retooled. Then, in just the second game of the season, USCS lost starting shortstop, American Legion Player of the Year and Clemson University commitment Justin Hawkins to an eye injury save for a few pinchhits and a game or two as the designated hitter. And yet, the Fire Ants still managed to turn all of that into a 39-win regular season and had a chance to win the Region X title heading into the final weekend. “We were 7-8 when the clock struck midnight on March 5,” USCS head coach Tim Medlin said. “If you had told me then that we’d go 32-9 the rest of the way, have a chance to win the regular-season (title) heading into the last three weeks and clinch the No. 2 seed (for the tournament)?

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Thomas Sumter’s Garrett Davis (2) slides safely into third base as Augusta Christian third baseman Nyle Grove reaches for the baseball in the Generals’ 6-5 win on Thursday at General Field. TSA won the SCISA 3A playoff first-round series 2-1 and plays at Wilson Hall today in a doubleheader.

The boys and girls track and field teams from Thomas Sumter Academy and Wilson Hall are hoping to finish In the upper echelon of their respective SCISA 3A state meets on Saturday at the Porter-Gaud track in Charleston. The teams will be attacking that goal from totally different perspectives though. The Wilson Hall teams are flooding the participant field with competitors. The Lady Barons have athletes eligible to compete in 39 individual events as well as the 4x100-, 4x400- and 4x800meter relay teams qualified, while the WH boys are lined up in 38 individual events

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Hawks seek answers after embarrassing loss to Cavs By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

straight times going back to a sweep of last year’s Eastern Conference final. ATLANTA — Thoroughly “We’re frustrated but embarrassed by Cleveland’s looking forward,” Budenholrecord-setting performance, zer said. “I think we all the Atlanta Hawks spent know we have more to give part of Thursday watching coming back for Game 3 in film from their Game 2 deAtlanta. There’s probably bacle. not a lot that can be taken Not the whole game, mind from looking back, particuyou. larly at last night.” No need to relive that If the Hawks were upset nightmare. by the Cavaliers’ relentless “We watched parts of the long-range shooting, they tape,” coach Mike Budenhol- kept it mostly to themzer said Thursday, still selves. sounding a bit shellCleveland continued putshocked. “To watch all of it ting up 3s, even after buildwas probably not needed.” ing a 36-point halftime lead. The Hawks had already Clearly chasing the record gotten a firsthand look at book, Dahntay Jones sank the Cavaliers pouring in a his team’s 24th 3 with 2 1-2 staggering 25 3-pointers — minutes left, and Mo Wilan NBA record for either liams poured salt in Atlanthe regular season or playta’s wounds by knocking offs — in a 123-98 blowout down another. Wednesday night, pushing “If you’ve got a team Cleveland to a commanding down in your building, 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven you’ve got to put them series. away,” Atlanta’s Kent BazeEven with the next two more said after the game. games at home, beginning “We’d have done the same with Game 3 Friday night, thing.” the Hawks seem to have litAdded teammate Al Hortle hope of slowing a clickford: “When you’re in that ing-on-all-cylinders team position, you want to break that has beaten them nine the record. You’d think

they would start missing, but everybody they played ... kept making them. When you see one go in, your confidence goes way up and everybody wants to join in.” Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue shrugged off any suggestion that his team tried to embarrass the Hawks. “The players felt like it was within their grasp, they wanted to go for it,” Lue said Thursday. “ I don’t see anything wrong with it. We didn’t do anything malicious. We were up 40 points and we got our starters out with 4 minutes to go in the third quarter.” Budenholzer said he’s got more important things to worry about than Cleveland’s barrage of 3s long after the game was decided. “I am more focused on what we’re doing, what we need to do going forward,” the Hawks coach said. “That’s kind of just somewhat unimportant to us. I know some things have been said. But at the end of the day, I don’t think I need to make any comments.”

Clemson baseball

Lee having solid first year as coach By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

thought we had a chance to do some good COLUMBIA — Clemson things,” Pinder outfielder Chase Pinder said. “Coach knew the Tigers had all the Lee’s made it tools to succeed, they were more fun, more Lee just missing a spark. Enter relaxed. Even in coach Monte Lee. In his first the tough times, year coaching the Tigers he it goes back to just having has them competing for a fun.” home NCAA regional in the Although not always. rugged Atlantic Coast ConWhen Clemson was ference. soundly beaten, 11-2, by the Pinder, a sophomore batSeminoles last Sunday, Lee ting .320, is part of a feisty challenged his team to play group of Tigers (29-15), who smarter and make their at bounced back from losing bats count. The result was three straight ACC series by Monday’s 7-3 Tigers’ victotaking two of three from ry. title contender Florida State. “Everybody looked at this A big reason is Lee, who series as one the Tigers was hired last summer to re- must win and we found a place Hall-of-Famer Jack way to get it done,” Lee said. Leggett in Clemson’s dug“It just goes to show the out. Leggett had led the Ticharacter and selflessness gers to six College World Se- of our team.” ries trips in 22 seasons but Clemson’s offense is led by none since 2010. Seth Beer, a freshman outEven worse, the Tigers fielder who graduated high were not much of a factor in school a semester early to NCAA Tournament play in play with the Tigers. He’s going 1-6 in their past three 16th in the country and appearances. fourth in the ACC with a Lee figured to see a dis.408 batting average. Beer is jointed group stung by the among national and league loss of their longtime coach. leaders with 14 homers and Instead, he found an eager 51 RBIs. Plus, he’s got a feel team looking to move forfrom the dramatic. On ward. With three weeks in Wednesday night, Beer the regular season, Clemson shook off an 0-for-5 night has a chance to surpass its with an 11th-inning single to win total of the previous drive in Pinder with the two years and an outside winning run in a 7-6 victory shot at one of the top 16 over Furman. seeds who host NCAA tour“I was just trying to take a nament regionals. deep breath and slow the “From the beginning, I game down and put a good

swing on a pitch,” Beer said of the walk-off hit. Beer was selected for the USA Collegiate national team earlier this week. Catcher Chris Okey, at .345, is the third Tiger hitting over .300. Clemson has been dicier on the mound this season with none of their three main starters in Clate Schmidt, Alex Eubanks and Charlie Barnes having an ERA under 4.70. The Tigers strength has been reliever Pat Krall, a 6-foot-5 junior lefty who’s 7-1 with a 0.68 ERA. He worked seven innings of relief in Monday’s win over Florida State and been Clemson’s go-to performer down the stretch. Lee, who led College of Charleston to four NCAA Tournament trips, came in with few expectations after taking over last summer. He wanted players unafraid to take chances and learn from teammates. “We’re excited to see what we can do,” Lee said. Pinder said in beating Florida State twice last weekend, Clemson showed the makeup of its early run when it started 17-3 including two wins over rival South Carolina. “We kind of lost our focus after that with more mental errors than we should’ve had that affected our game,” Pinder said. “We’re going to try and build on what we’ve done last week.”

Friday’s Games

TODAY 6:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Trophee Hassan II Second Round from Rabat, Morocco (GOLF). 9 a.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championship Match from St. Petersburg, Russia – United States vs. Canada (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Trophee Hassan II Second Round from Rabat, Morocco (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400 Practice from Kansas City, Kan. (FOX SPORTS 1). 12:30 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Yokohama LPGA Classic Second Round from Prattville, Ala. (GOLF). 12:30 p.m. – Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby Oaks from Louisville, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400 Practice from Kansas City, Kan. (FOX SPORTS 1). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship Second Round from Charlotte (GOLF). 4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 250 Pole Qualifying from Kansas City, Kan. (FOX SPORTS 1). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GoBowling.com 400 Pole Qualifying from Kansas City, Kan. (FOX SPORTS 1). 6:30 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina at Kentucky (WNKT-FM 107.5). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Three – Cleveland at Atlanta (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Insperity Invitational First Round from The Woodlands, Texas (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at New York Yankees or Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal Series Game Four – Tampa Bay at New York Islanders (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Vanderbilt at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: New York at Orlando (UNIVISION). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Arizona at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – College Baseball: Santa Clara at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 8 p.m. – College Baseball: Missouri at Mississippi State (ESPNU). 8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series Toyota Tundra 250 from Kansas City, Kan. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 8:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monarcas vs. Veracruz (UNIVISION). 9:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Three – San Antonio at Oklahoma City (ESPN).

MLB Standings By The Associated Press

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

W L Pct GB 19 8 .704 — 17 9 .654 1½ 16 13 .552 4 14 12 .538 4½ 7 20 .259 12 W L Pct GB 20 6 .769 — 15 13 .536 6 15 14 .517 6½ 11 16 .407 9½ 11 17 .393 10 W L Pct GB 15 14 .517 — 14 14 .500 ½ 13 14 .481 1 12 17 .414 3 11 17 .393 3½

Wednesday’s Games

Boston (Porcello 5-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Hill 3-3) at Baltimore (Wright 1-2), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 3-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 7:07 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 2-1) at Cleveland (Salazar 2-2), 7:10 p.m. Texas (Hamels 3-0) at Detroit (Zimmermann 5-0), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Nolasco 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Latos 4-0), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (Walker 2-1) at Houston (Fister 2-3), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 1-4) at L.A. Angels (Richards 1-3), 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Chic. White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 2, Atlanta 0 May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 May 6: at Atlanta, 7 p.m. May 8: at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. x-May 10: at Cleveland, TBA x-May 12: at Atlanta, TBA x-May 15: at Cleveland, TBA Miami 1, Toronto 0 May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96, OT May 5: at Toronto, 8 p.m. May 7: at Miami, 5 p.m. May 9: at Miami, 8 p.m. x-May 11: at Toronto, TBA x-May 13: at Miami, TBA x-May 15: at Toronto, TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio 1, Oklahoma City 1 April 30: San Antonio 124, Okla. City 92 May 2: Okla. City 98, San Antonio 97 May 6: at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. May 8: at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. x-May 10: at San Antonio, TBA x-May 12: at Oklahoma City, TBA x-May 15: at San Antonio, TBA Golden State 2, Portland 0 May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 May 7: at Portland, 8:30 p.m. May 9: at Portland, 10:30 p.m. x-May 11: at Golden State, TBA x-May 13: at Portland, TBA x-May 16: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 27: N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3 April 30: Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 May 3: Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT May 6: at NY Islanders, 7 p.m. May 8: at Tampa Bay, 3 p.m. x-May 10: at NY Islanders, TBA x-May 12: at Tampa Bay, TBA Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 April 28: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT April 30: Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 May 2: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 May 4: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT May 7: at Washington, 7:15 x-May 10: at Pittsburgh, TBA x-May 12: at Washington, TBA

Western CONFERENCE

St. Louis 2, Dallas 1 April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 May 1: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT May 3: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 May 5: at St. Louis, 8 p.m. May 7: at Dallas, 1 p.m. x-May 9: at St. Louis, TBA x-May 11: at Dallas, TBA San Jose 2, Nashville 1 April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 May 1: San Jose 3, Nashville 2 May 3: Nashville 4, San Jose 1 May 5: at Nashville, 9 p.m. May 7: at San Jose, 10 p.m. x-May 9: at Nashville , TBA x-May 12: at San Jose, TBA

Golf

Chicago Cubs 6, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 4 N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 0 L.A. Angels 7, Milwaukee 3 Washington 13, Kansas City 2 Colorado 2, San Diego 0 Miami 4, Arizona 3 Tampa Bay 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4

By The Associated Press

Thursday’s Games

Steve Wheatcroft Andrew Loupe Anirban Lahiri Kevin Chappell Dawie van der Walt John Senden Tim Wilkinson Daniel Berger Retief Goosen Martin Laird Daniel Summerhays Blayne Barber Martin Piller Phil Mickelson Brian Harman Boo Weekley William McGirt Ian Poulter Paul Casey Alex Cejka Mark Hubbard Erik Compton Scott Langley Chris Stroud Greg Owen James Hahn Justin Rose Ricky Barnes Bobby Wyatt Si Woo Kim Roberto Castro Kevin Streelman David Lingmerth Rickie Fowler Scott Stallings Robert Garrigus Brendan Steele Mark Wilson Lucas Glover Sean O’Hair Carlos Ortiz Adam Hadwin Luke List Derek Ernst Jeff Overton Chesson Hadley Martin Kaymer Harris English Steven Bowditch Ben Crane Graham DeLaet Rob Oppenheim

St. Louis 4, Philadelphia 0 Arizona at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Chic. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Washington (Scherzer 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 3-1), 2:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 3-1) at Toronto (Stroman 4-0), 7:07 p.m. Milwaukee (Peralta 2-3) at Cincinnati (Adleman 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Velasquez 4-1) at Miami (Chen 2-1), 7:10 p.m. Arizona (Greinke 2-2) at Atlanta (Blair 0-1), 7:35 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 2-1) at St. Louis (Martinez 4-1), 8:15 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 3-1) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 3-2), 10:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 2-1) at San Diego (Pomeranz 2-3), 10:40 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Colorado at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Washington at Chic. Cubs, 4:05 p.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

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

W L Pct GB 16 11 .593 — 15 11 .577 ½ 14 15 .483 3 12 14 .462 3½ 9 16 .360 6 W L Pct GB 19 9 .679 — 13 12 .520 4½ 14 13 .519 4½ 14 13 .519 4½ 8 20 .286 11 W L Pct GB 16 11 .593 — 15 13 .536 1½ 13 15 .464 3½ 13 16 .448 4 10 18 .357 6½

Wednesday’s Games

L.A. Angels 7, Milwaukee 3 Washington 13, Kansas City 2 Seattle 9, Oakland 8 Cleveland 4, Detroit 0 N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 0 Toronto 4, Texas 3 Tampa Bay 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 Boston 5, Chicago White Sox 2 Houston 16, Minnesota 4

Thursday’s Games

Cleveland 9, Detroit 4 N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Boston at Chic. White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Seattle at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

PGA-Wells Fargo Par Scores Thursday At Quail Hollow Club Course Charlotte, N.C. Purse: $7.3 million Yardage: 7,442; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round 32-33—65 31-34—65 33-33—66 34-33—67 35-32—67 34-34—68 34-34—68 33-35—68 34-35—69 33-36—69 34-35—69 35-34—69 34-35—69 36-33—69 33-36—69 35-34—69 36-34—70 36-34—70 35-35—70 35-35—70 35-35—70 34-36—70 35-35—70 33-37—70 34-36—70 36-34—70 35-35—70 36-34—70 33-37—70 34-37—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 34-37—71 36-35—71 35-36—71 34-37—71 36-35—71 34-37—71 35-36—71 37-34—71 36-35—71 34-37—71 33-38—71 37-34—71 37-34—71 37-34—71 34-37—71 35-36—71 34-37—71 38-33—71 36-35—71 35-36—71

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LPGA-Yokohama Tire Classic Par Scores Thursday At Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill, The Senator Prattville, Ala. Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,569; Par 72 (36-36) First Round Laetitia Beck Minjee Lee Annie Park Alejandra Llaneza Candie Kung Vicky Hurst Morgan Pressel Cheyenne Woods Ai Miyazato Ariya Jutanugarn Sarah Jane Smith Perrine Delacour Stephanie Kono Ryann O’Toole So Yeon Ryu

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then the guy that wins the second set has all the momentum, in my opinion. So it’s nice to see Tradd step up, take the momentum back away from him and take over that tiebreak and not look back. He did a wonderful job closing that out.” Other than the Cardinals taking the No. 6 singles match with Manning Wright winning 6-2, 6-0 over Davis Kellogg, there was little drama in the other matches. Thomas Brown swept his No. 1 singles match 6-0, 6-0 over Cameron Pankau while No. 2 and No. 5 seeds Hunter Hendrix and William Coulter both won 6-0, 6-2 over Max Miller and Andre Bolshakov. No. 4 Chandler Stone was a 6-3, 6-1 winner over Matthew Michalsky. “The guy they have playing at 6 has more experience than Davis does, but other than that these guys went out and did what they planned to do, did what they were supposed to do,” McCord said. “They played what I like to call efficient tennis, which simply means you do what you need to do to win, and they did that against their opponents. We had seen these guys earlier in the year (a 6-3 win, with some key Baron players out due to injuries) so we knew what the matchups were going to be. So, all said and done, it was a good match.” McCord said closing the Car-

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From Page B1 not surprised with the way we battled back. That’s the way we’ve been all year. We seem to play better when we get behind.” After scoring three runs in the bottom of the fifth to pull into a 4-4 tie, the Generals dropped behind again when the Lions, who finished the year 16-8, scored a run in the top of the sixth. TSA rallied again though, thanks to a breakdown in the ACS defense and a long drive by Ron York. Augusta Christian pitcher Tripp Finley retired Chris Parrish to start the inning, but Eric Lisenby reached on a throwing error by third baseman Nyle Grove. Lisenby tried to steal second and the throw beat him, but shortstop Chris Hesse couldn’t handle the throw for another error. Chandler Hunter hit a short fly into center that Hunter Beyersdoerfer got to but dropped, leaving runners on second and third. That brought York, the No. 3 hitter in the Thomas Sumter lineup, to the plate. He fell behind 1-2 in the count before working it back to 3-2. On the payoff pitch from Finley, he crushed one to the gap in leftcenter field, the deepest park of the field, for a 2-run triple that made it 6-5. “I was just looking for something good to hit,” said York, who was 2-for-2 with two

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Wilson Hall No. 2 singles player Hunter Hendrix returns a shot during his 6-0, 6-2 victory over Cardinal Newman’s Max Miller on Thursday in the SCISA 3A state semifinals at Palmetto Tennis Center. The Barons won the match 5-1 to advance to the state finals today at 4 p.m. against Porter-Gaud at PTC. dinals out in singles play should help his team heading into a quick turnaround against the Cyclones. Last season’s loss has stayed in the minds of the Barons ever since. “Because of the rainouts in Columbia, we are going to be playing back-to-back matches with Porter-Gaud here tomorrow,” McCord said.

“That’s not a stretch for us, because we’ve played back-toback matchups fairly commonly. So that’s not a problem, but it is nice to close this out in singles. I guess, from a larger perspective, it has been the goal of these guys all year to get back to the end of this thing so we could have another shot at Porter-Gaud, and they have now done

that.” Stover, playing in his sixth varsity season for the Barons, will be one of two seniors along with Stone looking to close out their Wilson Hall tennis careers with a championship. “We’ve been studying up a little bit and we know what they’ve got,” Stover said of preparing to face Porter-

walks. “I wasn’t guessing on any particular pitch. I was just looking for something I could handle.” “If you make a mistake to him, he can really make you pay for it,” Martin said of York. Parrish, who started the game on the mound, came back in to finish it, retiring the final five batters, including the side in order in the seventh, to get the win. “It says a lot about this team, for us to have come to where we were to where we are now,” York said. “It shows the character of the players on this team.” Thomas Sumter tied the game in the fifth thanks to a rally led by the top of the order. Lisenby led off with a single and Hunter dropped a single into left against Hesse the Lions’ starter on the mound. After falling behind in the count to York, ACS chose to intentionally walk him. Josh Barnett was then hit by a pitch to make it 4-2 and end Hesse’s time on the mound. Finley got Josh Galloway to pop up on the infield, but Josh Burns roped a single to center Hunter and York to tie it 4-4. Augusta Christian jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Conor Teske led off with a triple against Parrish. Hunter Erb singled up the middle to deliver Teske with the first run. Erb moved to second on a wild pitch and went to third on a Hesse single. He scored on a

1-out sacrifice fly by designated hitter Logan DePappa. In the bottom of the first, Hesse walked three batters and an error was committed behind him, but TSA couldn’t score. Lisenby drew a leadoff walk, but was eliminated on a double play. York drew a walk, Barnett reached on an error and Galloway walked to load the bases. However, Burns grounded out to end the inning. After leaving a runner stranded on third in the second, the Generals broke through for a run in the third. York reached on an infield and stole second. With two outs, Galloway hit a shot into right field on which ACS’ Cason Greene tried to make a sliding catch. He couldn’t get it though and York came in to score and make it 2-1. The Lions picked up two more in the fifth, ending Parrish’s night. DePappa came through with a 2-run single to deliver Erb, who reached on an infield single, and Tripp Finley, who was intentionally walked.

Thomas Sumter starting pitcher Chris Parrish delivers a pitch in the Generals’ 6-5 win over Augusta Christian on Thursday at General Field.

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Gaud. “We know they’re definitely a really strong team, probably the best team that we’re going to face, so everyone has got to be on the top of their game. We definitely have to play a better match, we’ve got to be cleaner, hit better balls, so I think if we come out on top of our games tomorrow we should be good.”

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Trainer Bob Baffert is back at Churchill Downs bidding for his fifth career Derby win with Mor Spirit, a colt lacking the buzz American Pharoah, above, enjoyed a year ago.

Baffert’s latest no Pharoah By BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bob Baffert feels under the radar with his latest horse at the Kentucky Derby. All anyone wants to talk about is American Pharoah, last year’s winner who went on to become the sport’s first Triple Crown champion in 37 years. Outside his barn at Churchill Downs, visitors pull special edition bourbon bottles decorated in Pharoah’s teal silks out of plastic grocery bags for the Hall of Fame trainer to sign. He listens patiently while they recount their memories of the peopleloving colt, “who made them feel so good,” Baffert said. He calls it the “American Pharoah hangover.” Clearly it’s the best kind to have. “I don’t know if we’ll ever see one that intelligent, that kind, where I could bring him out here and you guys could be all over him. He didn’t care, he loved human contact,” Baffert said. “Nobody flies that much and runs that well. It’s just crazy that he could handle it. I don’t think we’ll see one

that tough.” Earlier in the week, Baffert and wife Jill visited American Pharoah at his new home in Lexington, where the colt is busy producing possible future Derby runners when he’s not greeting the public. “It was a little emotional. It was like going to visit your child at camp,” Baffert said. “I think he recognized Jill. She talks to him in this little high sweet voice and he nickered to her. He’s still really sweet and kind. They let me walk him around and be by myself with him.” Waiting at Baffert’s barn with a view of the twin spires was Mor Spirit, another horse like Pharoah with a misspelled name. He has never been worse than second in seven career starts. Mor Spirit has previously mixed it up with some of his Derby competition, finishing second to Exaggerator in the Santa Anita Derby and second to Danzing Candy in the San Felipe in his most recent starts. “Expectations might be a little bit lower,” Baffert said. “Turning for home if he’s right there I know he’ll fight

and get a piece of it.” Notice he didn’t say win. “You have a lot of horses here that are pretty equal,” he said. “There’s so much parity, they haven’t really separated themselves. Maybe there will be another American Pharoah. Maybe Derby day some horse is just going to step up and say, `Hey, I’m the one.”’ That’s what Pharoah did last year, setting Baffert and his family, owner Ahmed Zayat, jockey Victor Espinoza and the stable help on a historic journey that captured the public’s imagination in a way horse racing rarely does anymore. “When Victor came off him after the Breeders’ Cup,” Baffert said, “I told him we’ll never have another American Pharoah.” Still, he’s always searching. Baffert’s other Derby candidates fell by the wayside for one reason or another, leaving Mor Spirit still standing. He’ll be ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Gary Stevens. “He’s done everything well since he’s been here,” the trainer said. “He really likes the surface and that’s very important.”

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Israel’s Beck takes LPGA lead in Alabama PRATTVILLE, Ala. — Laetitia Beck took the first-round lead in the Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic, dodging some of the wind Thursday morning in a bogey-free 7-under 65. The 24-year-old Beck, the first Israeli player to qualify for the LPGA Tour, was in the first group of the day off 10th tee. She birdied four of the final five holes on her opening nine in calmer conditions, and had three more two on par 5s on the windier second nine. Annie Park and Minjee Lee were tied for second at 67. They played in the afternoon. Beck hit 11 of 14 fairways and 15 of 18 greens and had only 26 putts on the links-style Senator Course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Capi-

tol Hill complex. The former Duke player is winless on the tour.

Larry Bird says Frank Vogel is out in Indiana INDIANAPOLIS — Frank Vogel will not return as Indiana Pacers coach next season. Pacers President Larry Bird says the team will not renew Vogel’s contract for next season. Bird says he believes it’s time for a new voice to lead the Pacers, keeping with his long-held philosophy on short shelf lives for coaches. Vogel was 250-181 in five and a half seasons with the Pacers. He led the team to the playoffs five times, including a firstround loss to the Toronto Raptors this season.

Bird says this is one of the toughest decisions he’s ever had to make in basketball. He calls Vogel “the best” but says he started thinking about making a change around the All-Star break.

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Phil Mickelson, who has finished in the top five six times in 12 starts at the Wells CHARLOTTE — Steve Fargo Championship but Wheatcroft and Andrew never won, opened with a 69. Loupe each shot 7-under 65 on “I have been able to play Thursday in rain and steady well here over the years, but wind to share the first-round just haven’t been able to lead in the Wells Fargo Cham- breakthrough and get a victopionship, while Rory McIlroy ry,” Mickelson said. “But I and Rickie Fowler dodged a will keep knocking on the thrown golf ball with an eardoor and hopefully keep givplug attached to it. ing myself a chance.” As if battling a lengthy and But the talk of the tournasaturated course wasn’t ment came after McIlroy hit enough, playing partners Mc- his tee shot on the green on Ilroy and Fowler endured a the 250-yard, par-3 sixth hole. bizarre event on the sixth tee When Fowler stepped up to box when a spectator hurled the tee he saw something fly the dressed-up golf ball their by his left side, startling him way as Fowler was preparing for a moment. to hit. He didn’t know what it was “So random,” Fowler said. until it stopped rolling. “The guy tried to say it was a McIlroy wound up with a gift. I don’t know why you birdie, while Fowler and the would give a gift of a golf ball other member of their threewith an earplug attached to some, Hideki Matsuyama, it.” carded 3s. The fan was escorted from The 27-year-old Loupe, who the property by police. has three top-10 finishes this “It was one of those season, shot 31 on the front things,” McIlroy said. “It was nine. Wheatcroft did his work a golf ball with an ear plug on the four par 5s, playing stuck on it, so it was sort of them in 6 under with two eastrange.” gles and two birdies. Fowler, the 2012 winner, McIlroy has some work to finished with a 71, leaving do to get into contention if he him six shots behind Wheathopes to become the first croft and Loupe, who were three-time winner. also paired together. McIlroy, He called his first competithe only two-time winner of tive round since the Masters the tournament, shot a 73 a “tale of two nines.” after a bogey-plagued start to Top-ranked Jason Day and his title defense. He won by No. 2 Jordan Spieth did not seven shots last year, finishenter the event, and No. 8 ing at 21 under. Dustin Johnson withdrew India’s Anibarn Lahiri was earlier in the week because a shot back after a 66. of unspecified reasons.

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From Page B1 along with the three relay teams. “We don’t have that one guy like a Robert Rohner or a Miller Moss (both former Barons) who can get you 35 points,” said first-year Wilson Hall head coach Rip Ripley. “We’re trying to get our points by committee, having a lot of people scoring points. That was our goal at the start of the season, to qualify as many as possible for state.” The top six finishers in each event score points – going 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1. So picking off those lower point positions are important for Wilson Hall, which finished fifth in the state last year. Of course, it will need some high finishes as well if it hopes to make a run at the title. TSA does possess that 35point guy in Hunter Jarvis, who won the 800, 1,600 and 3,200 runs in the state meet last year while leading the Generals to a third-place finish. On Saturday, Thomas Sumter will also have Josh Ladson competing in those same events. Like Jarvis, he is one of the top competitors in the state in those events. However, the Generals are only qualified in 14 individuals and two relay events, while the Lady Generals are qualified in 13 individual events and two relay events. “We just don’t have the depth some of the teams have,” said Thomas Sumter head coach Paul Greer. “Porter-Gaud has pole vaulters and we don’t. We don’t have the numbers like Porter-Gaud and Wilson Hall. “I feel like we have a strong chance of finishing in the top three and if things go really good, maybe second.” The meet is scheduled to begin at 9:30 a.m.

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BOYS THOMAS SUMTER Hunter Jarvis (4x400, 800, 1,600, 3,200); Josh Ladson 4x400, 800, 1,600, 3,200); Billy Colquitt (4x100, 4x400, 100, 200); Austin Hudson (4x100); Dre Litsey (4x100 high jump, triple jump, long jump); Ty Litsey (4x100, 110 hurdles, 400 hurdles, triple jump); David Crotts (4x400). WILSON HALL Evans Boyle (100, long jump, triple jump, 4x100); Brent Carraway (long jump, triple jump); Layton Creech (3,200); Brayden Fidler (800, 4x400, 4x800); Hayes Goodson (pole vault, 110 hurdles 4x100); Noah Harvin (200, high jump, 4x100); Rhett Howell (800, 4x400, 4x800); Robert James (long jump, triple jump); Mchael Lowery (high jump, triple jump); Patrick Muldrow (discus); Jake Reaves (shot put); Drew Reynolds (800, 1,600, 3,200, 4x400, 4x800); Andrik Rivera-Nesrala (400, 800, triple jump, 4x400, 4x800); Duncan Rupe (4x800); Brad Russell (110 hurdles, 400 hurdles); Lake Scott 200, 400 hurdles, 4x100); Greyson Sonntag (shot put); Drew Talley (high jump); Matthew Tavarez (1,600, 3,200); Justin Timmons (800, 4x800); David Tussey (shot put); Graham Van Patten (long jump); Sam Watford (triple jump); Greyson Young (high jump 400 hurdles, 4x100, 4x400).

“I’d have taken it and run with it.” Medlin’s resilient squad now must dig deep once again for another chance at a trip to Grand Junction, Colo. The second-seeded Fire Ants (39-17) begin the Region X Tournament on Saturday at 1 p.m. against seventh-seeded Louisburg College (19-33) at Grainger Stadium in Kinston, N.C. USCS will either need to win the tournament outright or finish second to Spartanburg Methodist College in order to make the Eastern District Tournament for the third straight season. The Fire Ants won the regularseason title last year and finished second to USC Lancaster in the tournament. The year before, they captured their first tourney title in program history. “We know what we have to do now,” sophomore pitcher Zach Mosay said. “Our goal is the same as it was at the beginning of the year until now. We just have to keep fighting for it.” Mosay has been part of a stellar bullpen for the Fire Ants this year. He’s appeared in 21 games, starting five and saving four, and has a 3.20 earned run average over 45 innings with 48 strikeouts. Andy Mitchell, Bryce Jonason, Christian Hendrix, Mark Evans, Travis Power, David Metts and a few others have also stepped up to perform well with ERAs under 4.00 -giving the Fire Ants a lot of arms and a lot of options for the potential 5-day tournament. But USCS’ success will likely hinge on the performance of its starters, including Mosay if need be, he said. Tournament games are nine innings as opposed to the 7-inning games the teams play throughout most of the regular season. “We have to get good starts,” Mosay said. “Our bullpen is great and we’ve used it a lot

GIRLS THOMAS SUMTER Emily Stacey (4x100); Emma Gaulke (4x100); Samantha Kindsvater (4x100, 100, 200); Marley McCormick (4x100); Kylie Kistler (4x800); Contessa Davis (4x800); Emily Thomas (4x800); Tabitha Scruggs (4x800, 3.200); Aubrey Stoddard (400, 800, 1,600); Bella Crowe (800, 1,600,3,200); Danielle Young (discus); Taja Hunley (high jump, long jump, triple jump). WILSON HALL Dubose Alderman (100, 200, 4x100); Paige Anderson (high jump, triple jump); Natalie Ardis (4x800); Leah Barwick (pole vault, discus); Chandler Curtis (800, 1,600, 4x400, 4x800); Kirsten Fisher (3,200); Nicolette Fisher (long jump, triple jump, discus, 4x400); Abbie Glaser (discus); Cantey Jacocks 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, 4x100; 4x400); Margaret Briggs Kelly (3,200); Cori Moore (long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot put); Ainsley Morton (100, 200, 4x100, high jump); Molly Moss (1,600, 4x800); Kenzi Naylor (high jump); Chandler Patrick 100 hurdles, 400 hurdles, triple jump, pole vault) Kayla Porter (100, 200, 400, 4x100); Emily Reynolds triple jump, 4x800); Katie Scannella (400, 4x4oo, 4x800); Liza Segars (200, long jump, triple jump, 4x100, 4x400); Sabrina Stephens (200); Kate Whaley (discus).

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REGION X TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE Saturday-Wednesday Grainger Stadium, Kinston, N.C. SATURDAY Game 1 -- (3) Pitt vs. (6) Guilford Tech, 10 a.m. Game 2 -- (2) USC Sumter vs. (7) Louisburg, 1 p.m. Game 3 -- (4) Flo-Dar Tech vs. (5) USC Lancaster, 4 p.m. Game 4 -- (1) Spartanburg vs. (8) USC Salkehatchie, 7 p.m. SUNDAY Game 5 -- Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 10 a.m. Game 6 -- Loser Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 1 p.m. Game 7 -- Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 4 p.m. Game 8 -- Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4, 7 p.m. MONDAY Game 9 -- Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 5, 10 a.m. Game 10 -- Loser Game 8 vs. Winner Game 6, 1 p.m. Game 11 -- Winner Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8, 4 p.m. Game 12 -- Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 7 p.m. TUESDAY Game 13 -- Loser Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 3 p.m. Game 14 -- Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY Game 15 -- Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 13 (if necessary), 2 p.m.

this year, but we can’t do it everyday. We need our starters -myself included -- to go seven, eight innings if we can.” The starting pitching has been up and down this season, but better as of late, Medlin said, and he has no intentions of not sticking with the arms that got him this far. “I sat Jamie Morlan and Austin Hawley and those guys down,” Medlin said of his staff. “I still know what those guys are capable of giving me. I know the type of effort I’m going to get. But it will be a short leash with a format like this because those guys in the pen have done a phenomenal

job this year.” The experience-laden offense has also been the backbone of the team. The Fire Ants are batting .318 as a unit and have both an OPS and slugging percentage of .413 with 326 runs driven in. Mickey Dugan has been the table-setter out of the leadoff spot. He ranks second in the region with 57 runs scored and third with 56 RBI. Freshman Jason Miller has been the other big run-producer with 44 RBI to go along with a team-leading .413 average, .592 slugging percentage and five home runs. Dugan has four. “We’ve just tried to capitalize and score runs when we can,” Miller said. “Most of this team was in the World Series last year, so they’ve been there and done that. They don’t let things get to them.” That steady confidence has been highlighted by late-inning comebacks. USC Sumter has won 14 games this season in which they were trailing or were tied entering the sixth inning, including two against Louisburg. The Fire Ants swept the Hurricanes this year, but it’s a new season beginning on Saturday. “We know we’re going to get their best pitcher and we their best shot and that’s the way we like it,” Miller said. “Our biggest key is we just have to put the ball in play and make sure we bring runners home when we have opportunities. We don’t get too down when we’re behind. We just go up there and keep fighting and keep battling. “Two more innings to play means two more innings to score. That’s the mentality you have to have.”

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Manziel ordered to stay away from accuser in domestic case The Associated Press DALLAS — A Dallas judge has ordered former Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel to have no contact with the alleged victim in his domestic violence

case. Manziel was in court less than 15 minutes Thursday as Judge Roberto Canas set conditions for his release on $1,500 bond. Manziel cannot contact ex-girlfriend Colleen Crowley, nor can he be in posses-

sion of any firearms. The Heisman Trophy winner from Texas A&M was indicted last month after Crowley said he hit her and threatened to kill her in January. No plea was entered, but defense

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Betty Joan Choice Bradley, 66, wife of Joseph Bradley, departed this earthly life on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on March 17, 1950, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Choice. She was a member of Tiverton Baptist Church, Wedgefield, and received her education in Sumter schools. Survivors are her husband, Joseph Bradley; five children, Jonathan (Traci) Bradley, Alphonso (Chanda) Wright, Andre (Kemberley) Bradley, Howard L. Wright and Derrick Bradley; a grandson raised in the home, Dayvon Wright; two brothers, Joseph (Shirley) Choice Jr. and Moses (Laretha) Choice; two sisters, Carrie Terry and Elizabeth Choice; two uncles, James E. Choice and Daniel Choice; and a host of grandchildren, other relatives and friends. Viewing will be from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the pastor, Dr. James Blassingame, and the Rev. Elijah Jeter, eulogist. Burial will follow in Walker Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 100 Pearl Court, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

BISHOPVILLE — William Jenkins entered eternal rest on May 3, 2016, at a local hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia. The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, 5265 Black River Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

gleton will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at the Robert Scriven Jr. Memorial Chapel. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of her son-in-law and daughter, Bishop Nathan and Helen Amos, 3010 Dwyer Road, U.S. 15 South. Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements, 230 Lafayette Drive, Sumter, “Where Dignity is the Watchword.”

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Bessie Lee Singleton, 83, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at the residence of her son-in-law and daughter, Bishop Nathan and Helen Amos. Born on Aug. 12, 1932, in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Fannie Allen Wilder and Percy Wilder. She was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County. Bessie was joined in holy matrimony to the late Howard Singleton in 1950. She was employed by the state of Virginia for 30 years at William & Mary College. She renewed her faith and became a member of Enon Baptist Church, where she remained before moving to Virginia. She was a faithful choir member at her former church, Zion Baptist Church, Lightfoot, Virginia, for 30 years, until her health declined. She relocated to Sumter to live with her daughter and son-inlaw. She became a member of New Birth Holiness Church and was a faithful member, until her health deteriorated. She was preceded in death by her husband, Howard Singleton Sr.; one son, Howard Singleton Jr.; one great-granddaughter, Keyanna McKenny; three brothers, Percy Jr., Yummy and John Wilder; and three sisters, Bernice Adger, Mary Conyers and Theola Smith. Precious memories will be cherished by her daughter, Helen Amos (Bishop Nathan); nine grandchildren, David Dinkins, Sharon Amos Rock (Darry), Anthony Amos, Tampla Hearrell (Samuel), Minister Demetrius Amos (Demetria), Aaron Amos (Laquanda), Derrick Amos (Angela), Marcus Amos and Coryelle Amos. Also to cherish her memories are 24 great-grandchildren; 12 great-greatgrandchildren; two sisters-inlaw, Carolyn Wilder and Lillie Mae Wilder, both of Williamsburg, Virginia; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at New Birth Holiness Church, 41 Larkin St., with the Rev. Dr. Mitchell Adger, of Mount Zion Baptist Church, Pawleys Island, giving words of comfort. Burial will follow in Smith Cemetery on Pinewood Road. Public viewing for Mrs. Sin-

On Sunday, May 1, 2016, James W. Brailsford departed this life at his residence in Summerton. Born on June 30, 1945, in Summerton, he was a son of the late Ferdinand Sr. and Idella Tindal Brailsford. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Dorothy Garris, 1000 Quiet Lane, Summerton. Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Friendship AME Church, 6156 Furse Road, Silver community, Pinewood, where the Rev. Albert L. Thompson, pastor, will bring words of consolation. Interment will follow in Santee AME Church Cemetery, Santee. Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services. Online condolences may be sent to www.flemingdelaine. com or flemingdelaine@aol. com.

SIDNEY G. MCGHEE JR. Sidney G. McGhee Jr. died on May 4, 2016, at Solari Hospice Care, Las Vegas, Nevada. Surviving are his parents, Sid and Elaine McGhee of Sumter; and his special lady friend, Maureen Irby of Las Vegas. Born on Aug. 21, 1964, in Gainesville, Georgia, he was predeceased by his grandparents, Terrell and Margaret Murphy and Royce and Ruby McGhee; numerous uncles, aunts and cousins. A memorial service will be held at Little-Davenport Funeral Home in Gainesville at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to a charity of your choice.

EMMA GOODMAN Emma Gertrude Forester Goodman, 84, beloved wife of the late George Eugene Goodman, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

FRANKIE LEE FURMAN Frankie Lee Furman, 64, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 5, 2016, at his home. He was born on Feb. 18, 1952, in Sumter, to the late Henry and Viola Choice Furman. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 4004 McCrays Mill Road, Sumter. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

DELLA MAE HOLMES Della Mae Holmes departed this earthly life on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Vibra Hospital in Mt. Pleasant. She was born on July 14, 1936, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late James Robinson and Eunice Scott Robinson Nelson, and stepdaughter of the late Mose Nelson. She was a lifelong member of Asbury United Methodist Church, where she served faithfully on the usher board, senior choir, gospel choir, United Methodist Women, and one of the first female trustees. She attended public schools in Sumter County. She was also a dedicated employee at Community Nursing Home for more than 40 years as a certified nursing assistant. Della was also employed

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at Sumter County DSS. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: her devoted daughter, Annette Hill of Rock Hill; one son, Michael Davis of Columbia; six grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Isaiah (Elaine) Nelson of Washington, D.C., and Mose (Deloris) Nelson of New York, New York; five sisters-in-law; one brother-in-law; devoted cousin, Curtis (Viola) Scott; loving and supportive sister-in-law, Viola Nelson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Holmes will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Asbury United Methodist Church, 355 Pudding Swamp Road, Lynchburg, with the Rev. Shirley A. McKnight officiating. Interment will follow in Goodman Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 27 Larkin St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

EUGENE L. NEDD SR. Eugene L. Nedd Sr., 71, husband of Ruth Holliman Nedd, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Maryland. Born on Jan. 10, 1945, in Mayesville, he was a son of the late William Sr. and Margaret Benn Nedd. Eugene, affectionately known as “Timmy,” was a graduate of Eastern High School Class of 1966. After graduation, he entered the United States Army. He proudly served his country and traveled throughout the United States and overseas, including tours of duty in Germany, China and Vietnam. Upon his honorable discharge from active duty, he continued to serve in the Army Reserves. In addition to his devoted wife and three children, Eugene L. Nedd Jr., Jacoby Nedd and Rugena N. Nedd, he is survived by two brothers, William (Alice Mae) Nedd Jr. and Warren (Martha) Nedd;

two granddaughters, Shyann S. Nedd and Debra J. Wilson; three sisters-in-law; and a host of special nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Ebenezer AME Church, 119 E. Sumter St., Mayesville, with the Rev. Phillip Washington, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Cynthia D. Plowden and the Rev. Cynthia Myers. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1020 Porter St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. The funeral procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Mayesville Cemetery, S.C. 154, Mayesville. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com

HARRY BURGESS Harry Burgess, 77, departed this life on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Sumter Health and Rehab West. He was born on May 25, 1938, in Sumter, a son of the late William and Aileen Lee Burgess. The family will be receiving friends at the home of his sister-in-law, Dorothy Burgess, 429 Albert Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

GENISE LAW COLUMBIA — On Tuesday, May 3, 2016, Genise “GG” Regina White Law, wife of Tonnie Anthony Law, departed this life in Columbia. Born on May 13, 1966, in Norwalk, Connecticut, she was a daughter of Rozeal Franklin White and the late John “JW” White. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 435 McCleary St., Sumter. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced later by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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Opportunities for Life Enrichment 9:45 AM Church School (Sundays) 10:45 AM Morning Worship (Sundays) 6:00 PM Evening Worship (1st Sundays) 10:00 AM Golden Age Fellowship (3rd Wed.) 12:00 Noon Hour of Power (Prayer Service - Wed.)

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Yard Sale! 2137 Ginbranch Rd, Sat. 7th 7-12. Lots of misc. items and tools. Jean's Flowers & Plants 244 Wildwood Ave. Fri. & Sat. 7am-?. clothes, hshld items, & more 118 Commerce St Friday 12-5:30 Rain Or Shine! Great Deals. A lot of good stuff! 3395 Ashlynn Way, Meadowcroft S/D, 3 family, Sat. 7 am - 12. Baby, clothes, furniture, lots of household. All season's yard sale @ St. Mark's UMC fellowship hall. Sat. 7th 8-1 at 27 Broad St. Something for everyone!

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, or almost anything of value. Call 803-983-5364 1225 Malone Dr. Saturday, 7 am - 1 pm. Multi-family, furniture, clothes, odds & ends, tools, etc. Yard Sale! Fri. 3pm-?/Sat. 8-?, 2701 Sequoia Dr. Glassware, baseball cards, 2 rockers (one Lazy Boy swivel), quilts, Haviland Limoge, antiques, jewelry, Charleston prints, Norman Rockwell collection. 1012 Sparkleberry Ln Sat 8-1 Moving Sale Furniture & household items Yard sale!! Toys, clothes, bicycle, grills, and much more. Sat. 7th 7-10 at 1255 Morris Way Dr. Yard sale/Car wash, hot dogs, fish fry & sausage dogs. Sat.7th 8-? at 1109 N. Main St. The New Millennium. Multi-family yard sale on Saturday, May 7th, 7-11 at 66 Alice Drive. Items of all kinds. 10 Tifton Ct. (Sawgrass subd) Sat. 7am-2pm Furn., clothes, toys, collectibles, hshld. Look for signs Mulit-family yard sale, Sat. 7-?, 110 Lesesne Dr. Garage/moving sale! 747 Henderson St. Sat. May 7th 9-3. Furniture, household, boys, junior girls clothing and much more. Multi Family Sale 406 Major Dr (Manning) Sat 7-? Baby items, clothes, shoes, furniture and tons more!!! 3180 N. Main St. Sat. 8 am - ? Antique bed set w/ airmore, cook books, kids clothes, other misc. TV cabinet, dark maple 54"h, 33"wide, w/2 drawers. good condition. $100 OBO Call 803-469-2958 No Early Birds!! Thurs. & Fri. 5pm-7pm, Sat. 6am-12pm. 155 Planters Dr. Yard Sale Sat. 7th 9-5 in Miss Kitty's & Pro Glo parking lot 2085 Jefferson Rd. New & used items.

Full Time line Cook. 2 yrs min. experience. Fast paced Restaurant. Exp on grill, saute & fry stations. Apply at Simply Southern Bistro 65 W Wesmark Blvd. 469-8502 Property Management Company has immediate need for experienced general maintenance man. Must have working knowledge of general plumbing, electric, finished carpentry & painting. Duties will vary daily. Part-time to Full-time. Mail inquiries to: PM Maintenance, P.O. Box 307, Sumter, SC, 29151 Please include, your name, address, phone number, list of qualifications and references. Must be willing to give permission for a background check as well. Please have postmarked by May12th for consideration.

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Moving Sale! Sat. 7th 7-? at 3630 Pinewood Rd. Appliances, kitchen goods, clothes, and furniture. Indoor Yard & Bake Sale, Fri & Sat 7-2, For Green Acres Assembly of God Seniors, 537 Lewis Rd. Unique yard sale! Sat. 7th 7-? at 116 Burns Dr.

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Seeking general mang./front desk mang./ sales mang. for coming soon, Tru by Hilton (98 rooms), Hotel experience required, Apply in person at Holiday Inn Express 2490 Broad St Sumter. Retail Store Manager Wholesale Wine & Spirits We're growing again. Wholesale Wine & Spirits is looking to fill Management Positions at our new Sumter location. Please send resume to 312 Lakeview Blvd. Hartsville, SC 29550 or email: william@wholesalewineandspirits.com

Come be a part of the West Oil family. Clinical Counselor for outpatient treatment facility. Required Master's Degree in one of the behavioral/social sciences and preferred certification through SCAADAC and or licensed LPC or LMSW. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume to PO Box 430, Manning, SC 29102 by 05/10/2016. Working Chef Manager -Minimum requirements - 2 years experience in a LTC environment. Culinary degree or professional training as a chef. Ability to supervise and train kitchen staff. Hospitality skills a must. Catering experience a plus. Please forward Vita and salary requirements to: R. Linder@covenantplace.org. Unit Manager -SNF Unit Manager Prefer RN but experienced LPN will be considered. Small Medicare certified SNF, part of a CCRC campus. M-F with some occasional weekends and on call duty. MDS experience desired. This is a rare opportunity to join a team of dedicated health care professionals.

REAL ESTATE Commercial Industrial Office Building, a Perfect Place with an excellent price for your business venture. Here is a building for sale which has great potential for a host of business ventures. The building is situated in a prime location. It's a corner lot, 448 North Main Street, Sumter, S.C. this facility has 3,600 square feet, and affords room for expansion. Updated multi-line telephone system, computers, and office furniture are included with the sale. Please contact Real Estate Agent, Deborah B. Wilson, cell phone: (803) 236-4983 for further information on, and a tour of the building.

Homes for Sale 236 N Purdy St 3BR 3BA, 1 BA handicap ready, FP, fncd back yard, a lot of storage space, hdwd floors, Call 803-983-5675 Pomeranian's beautiful female sable & black male w/2 white front paws. Loves kids, parents on premiss. Price negotiable. Call Kim at 803-316-4925 3BR/2BA fully renovated located at 1055 Twin Lakes Dr. $138,500 Call for appointment 803-968-5627

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Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes Coleman 2011 Travel Trailer For Sale 31ft. Great condition. Queen bed in master suite, bunk beds in rear, fold out couch, full kit, full bath, outside full kit. Central A/C & heat. Always stored under shelter. incl. towing hitch and bars. Asking $16,000. Call or text 803-983-0732.

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Legal Notice scheduled Submittal Deadline will be returned unopened. It is the responsibility of the Proposer to see that any Proposal submitted shall have sufficient time to be received by the Purchasing Office before the Submittal Deadline. Late proposals will be returned to the Proposer unopened. Proposals will be opened publicly and only the name of the proposer will be made public at that time. Request for Proposals are provided for in the Code of Ordinances, Sumter County South Carolina Article V. Purchasing Regulations Division 4. Competitive Sealed Proposals. The receiving time in the Purchasing Office will be the governing time for acceptability of proposals. Proposals will not be accepted by telephone or facsimile machine. Proposals must bear original signatures and figures. Notice is hereby given that Request for Qualification / Request for Proposal documents may be examined and obtained at no charge at the Purchasing Office, by email Purchasing@sumtercountysc.org or by calling (803) 436-2329.

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PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD A FRANCHISE Pursuant to Section 2-64(c) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Sumter, South Carolina, the City of Sumter hereby notifies the public that it intends to enter into a Municipal Services Agreement (the "Agreement") with Black River Electric Cooperative, Inc. (the "Company"). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will be granted a franchise to use public streets, avenues, alleyways, and public rights-of-way, however designated, for the provision of electric service to the City and its inhabitants and for the maintenance and operation of the Company's facilities within the corporate limits of the City. The proposed Agreement is substantially similar to an existing agreement with the Company. Copies of the proposed agreement are available at the City Clerk's Office located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC).

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The Council proposes to enact the Ordinance approving the Agreement at a meeting to be held in the City Council Chambers on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 17, 2016. Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

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SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION May 21, 2016 10:00 A.M. UNITS FOR AUCTION A-12 Elexus Galloway A-29 Derreck Pugh A-33 Eric Williams A44 Brittany Brewer A-60 Lindsey Williams C-14 Cammie Jackson C-27 Angelia Morningstar F-5 Alexander Holmes F-9 Anthony Livingston G-22 Lula Moore G-28 Avary Sigler

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