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City considers multiple grants Council talks Community Development Block Grant, hears from nonprofit reps BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com City of Sumter Community Development Department held its final public input meeting for the 2016-17 Community Development Block Grant project

plan during Sumter City Council’s regular meeting Tuesday. The grant money is provided to the city and other qualified communities by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to improve low-

to-moderate-income areas and enhance economic opportunities for residents. Mayor Joe McElveen said the city is expecting to receive about $300,000 for the 2016-17 budget. Council members then listened to requests from representatives of local organizations to receive funding for public assistance and activities. Mark Champagne, executive direc-

tor of Sumter United Ministries, asked that council consider approving $24,000 for the nonprofit organization to repair leaking roofs caused by the storm. He also updated council on how the organization has been helping members of the community since the flood. Champagne said United Ministries

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F3, which stands for Faith, Fitness and Fellowship, celebrates its one-year anniversary Saturday at Bobby Richardson Park with a workout of about 40 men. F3 participants from other chapters across the state participated, coming from Columbia, Lexington, Florence and Hartsville. For more information on how to get involved, go to F3nation.com/Sumter.

Gallery hosts reception Thursday New exhibitions feature 1 painter, 2 photographers FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Gallery of Art will open exhibitions by two photographers, Michelle Van Parys and John Hathaway, and one by painter Joshua Flint on Thursday night. The opening reception is set for 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Gallery Director Karen Watson noted that the exhibitions are the last from former curator Frank McCauley. Van Parys and Hathaway are both Lowcountry photographers, but their works project different moods, Watson said. “Van Parys’ haunting black-and-white images seem devoid of life; there is a still, contemplative air about them,” Watson said.

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“Hathaway’s vibrant color images capture the everyday happenings of Lowcountry life — the people, places and faces of a region.” She said Flint’s large- and small-scale paintings are also atmospheric, conjuring a surreal nostalgia that seems to float through each decade of the first half of the 20th century. Watson thinks the rich imagery of all three artists will appeal to a wide audience. All three artists will be in attendance, and Joshua Flint will give an artist talk beginning at 6:30 p.m. during the opening. Van Parys and Hathaway will return to the gallery for artist talks from

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“Mapping a Galaxy” by Joshua Flint can be seen in his exhibition titled “The World Between,” which opens with a 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday reception at the Sumter County Gallery of Art.

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All of the dam owners in the tri-county area who were ordered to take action to repair or lower water levels in dams which were degraded by the 1,000-year flood have responded to the orders, according to the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control. DHEC said it assessed all 652 Class One and Class Two dams statewide and issued emergency orders covering 75 dams. The agency said it partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to conduct followup visits to assess the status of all of the 75 dams covered by the emergency orders. According to DHEC, Class 1 dam failure may “cause loss of life or serious damage to infrastructure,” Class 2 dam failure will “not likely cause loss of life but may damage infrastructure,” while the failure of a Class 3 dam “may cause limited property damage.” Dam owners are responsible for maintaining the safety and structural integrity of their dams, with DHEC acting as the state’s regulatory agency. According to the orders issued by DHEC, the dams which received orders in the tri-county area are all considered Class 2 dams. In Sumter County, the owners of Cains Mill Pond, 2470 Cains Mill Road; Ellerbees Millpond Dam, 6375 TB Wright Road, near Rembert; and Lake View Pond Dam, 4915 Ridgewood Drive, also in the Rembert area, have all responded to the orders, DHEC said. In Clarendon County, the owners of Cola Plantation Dam, 1900 HT Everett Road, Pinewood; Lakewood Pond Dam, 6863 June Burn Road, near New Zion; and O.E. Rose Dam, 2157 Rainbow Lake Road, near New Zion, have all responded as well, the agency said. W.L. Clyburn, owner of the W. L. Clyburn Dam in Lee County, also responded to the order, the agency reported. Robert Yanity, spokesman for DHEC Media Relations, said that while the owners

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Man charged with exploitation of minor

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South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Tuesday the arrest of Glenn Eric Iski, 27, of Sumter on three charges connected to sexual exploitation of minors. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, made the arrest. Assistance was provided by the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, also an ICAC Task Force member. Investigators state that Iski contacted the victim online and sent sexually explicit photos and messages. Iski was arrested on Oct. 30. He is charged with one count of criminal solicitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable by as many as 10 years; and two counts of dissemination of obscene material to a minor 12 years old or younger, a felony offense punishable by as many as 15 years imprisonment. The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office. Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office arrested a Pinewood woman Monday after medical records showed her newborn son tested positive for marijuana and amphetamines. Grace Tufares, 29, of 8740 S.C. 261 South, Pinewood, was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and is charged with unlawful neglect of a child or helpless person.

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The 20th Fighter Wing began a base-wide operational readiness exercise on Monday that will continue through Thursday. Shaw Air Force Base Airmen will transition from peacetime readiness to a simulated combat scenario, according to a news release sent from the wing’s public affairs. It said the wing will demonstrate its ability to employ forces under simulated combat conditions, sustain support during contingency operations and meet Air Force standards for mission continuity in conventional and chemical environments. The four-day exercise will not interfere with tenant unit operations, the healthcare services normally available to on-base personnel or access to the commissary, base exchange, bowling alley, Carolina Skies Club or golf course.

A Sumter man died Monday morning after his 2015 Chevrolet Impala struck a 2013 International tractor trailer stopped in traffic at mile marker 143 in the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Sumter County. Traffic was blocked on the highway after another incident involving two tractor trailers — one of which caught fire — occurred about 7 a.m., said South Carolina Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. David Jones. The second wreck occurred at 7:57 a.m. The victim was wearing a seatbelt, Jones said. Gary Warren, 63, was pronounced dead at Tuomey Regional Medical Center shortly after first responders brought him to the hospital, the Sumter County Coroner’s Office reported. An autopsy was performed to determine the cause of death, but results were not available Tuesday afternoon.

Sumter man charged with domestic violence Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 31-year-old Sumter man Sunday pursuant to a warrant alleging attacked a woman that same day. Mario Latrell Spencer, of 2325 Boulevard Road, allegedly punched the victim in the face and kicked her in the side while in the area of Boulevard Road on Sunday. Spencer was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center and is charged with second degree domestic violence.

Sheriff ’s office seeks identity of automobile burglary suspects FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in identifying three men allegedly involved in a series of automobile burglaries as well as fraudulent financial card activity. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, the three men were spotted on surveillance camera footage attempting to make multiple purchases with a stolen debit card at a business in the 1200 block of Broad Street Monday morning. The card was reported stolen from a vehicle earlier that day, according to the release. The first suspect is described as a black male standing 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing approximately 175 pounds, clean shaven with long black dreadlocks.

He was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. The second suspect is described as a black male standing 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighting approximately 170 pounds, with facial hair and black dreadlocks. The third suspect is described as a black male with short black hair and a mustache, standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing approximately 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black shirt and red pants.

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As part of Red Ribbon week, students at Oakland Primary wore their pajamas to school Oct. 27 to help highlight Tuesday’s theme “Follow your Dreams, Don’t do Drugs.” Stephanie Harper’s kindergarten class also studied the growing cycle of a pumpkin and as part of the lesson, she carved a pumpkin. Students discussed pumpkin seeds and their part in the cycle.

Prosecutor: Officer in shooting committed no crime COLUMBIA — A state prosecutor said a Seneca officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old during a drug sting didn’t correctly approach the teen’s vehicle, but that doesn’t make him criminally responsible. Solicitor Chrissy Adams announced Tuesday that no charges will be filed in South Carolina against Lt. Mark Tiller in the July 26 death of Zachary Hammond. The U.S. Justice Department is still investigating to determine whether to file federal charges. Adams made the announcement after meeting with Hammond’s family. Adams called it “concerning that Lt. Tiller chose to run up to Hammond’s

The men were last spotted traveling in a dark-colored, possibly green, minivan, according to the release. Photos of the suspects and the vehicle can be seen on the sheriff’s office Facebook page. With the holiday shopping season fast approaching, the sheriff’s office reminds residents to take simple steps to deter crime. Residents should make sure vehicle doors are locked while parked, whether in a parking lot or at home and remove valuables from vehicles whenever possible or place items out of sight. Anyone with information about the identities or whereabouts of the three suspects is asked to call Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 4362000 or CrimeStoppers at (803) 436-2718.

car instead of staying at his patrol car’s door in attempting” to stop Hammond. Still, Tiller broke no state law, Adams wrote in an eight-page letter to the State Law Enforcement Agency. She noted Tiller was forced to decide in less than three seconds whether to fire his gun. The evidence “corroborates and supports Lt. Tiller’s belief that he was going to be run over,” she wrote in the letter, released Tuesday by the state agency as part of the case file. A lawsuit filed by Hammond’s family claims the teen had taken a woman on a first date before the shooting, then stopped at Hardee’s so he could get a hamburger.

Adams said the facts don’t support such claims. Adams said most of the 842 pages of text messages collected from Hammond’s phone dealt with drug sales, including a history of him supplying the woman, his passenger, with drugs. The texts also indicated an aggressive attitude toward police, including messages of him being “in full outlaw mode” and saying he’d “go out shootin.” Hammond, who had “Outlaw” tattooed on his arm a month before his death, also texted about running through police checkpoints on several occasions. Those to whom Hammond sent those text messages included his mother and brother.

CORRECTION In Tuesday’s edition of The Sumter Item the date in the “DSS offers food aid to flood victims” was reported incorrectly. The South Carolina Department of Social Services is taking applications for food stamps offered as a onetime benefit for flood victims through Friday at the Sumter County Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St. The center is open daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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Creating space Bob Cosby, Mary Alice Beatson and Jack Evans talk alongside Beatson’s 1949 Chevrolet during the revealing of the newly cleaned up space at the intersection of Main and Bartlette streets. The work was funded by a grant from the Sumter Reality Board and is only the first step of the project. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Takata fined $70 million in air bag recall case BY TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT — U.S. auto safety regulators fined Takata Corp. of Japan $70 million for lapses in the way it handled recalls of millions of explosion-prone air bags that are responsible for eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. Regulators also ordered Takata to stop making the air bag inflators at the heart of the problem unless the company can prove they are safe. Under a five-year agreement reached with Takata, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the authority to add up to $130 million to the penalty if the company fails to abide by the terms. In the deal, Takata admitted that it knew the inflators were defective, but failed to recall them in a timely manner. The penalty would be a record if it grows to $200 million. Takata’s air bag inflators can spew shrapnel into drivers and passengers in a crash. So far, about 23.4 million driver and passenger inflators have been recalled on 19.2 million U.S. vehicles sold by 12 automakers.

Takata’s air bags are inflated by an explosion of ammonium nitrate, and investigators so far have found that prolonged exposure to airborne moisture can cause the propellant to burn too fast. That can blow apart a metal canister designed to contain the explosion and shoot out metal fragments. Most of those injured or killed live in high-humidity states that border the Gulf of Mexico. Still, the company and investigators have yet to discover the exact cause for the rupturing of the inflators. Because of that, the agreement announced Tuesday “lays out a schedule for recalling all Takata ammonium nitrate inflators now on the roads, unless the company can prove they are safe or can show it has determined why its inflators are prone to rupture,” NHTSA said in a statement. “Unless new evidence emerges, the company will have to recall all of its inflators,” said Anthony Foxx, head of the Department of Transportation, at a press conference to announce the agreement. Regulators will also monitor the recalls to ensure replacement inflators are first sent to regions with the great-

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said the $70 million fine seems like a slap on the wrist and should be larger. “The penalty seems small compared to the consequences of the concealment and disregard” for the law, he said. Those injured, mainly in driver’s seats, have suffered severe neck cuts and facial injuries and have lost eyesight and hearing due to the explosions. The agency also could announce additional recalls. It has sent letters to seven more automakers warning them that their Takata inflators could be subject to recall. Shortly after the NHTSA investigation began in June of last year, Takata resisted and said NHTSA didn’t have the authority to make it do any recalls. But the company later relented and agreed to the agency’s demands.

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ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan’s rituals range from the bizarre to the brutal. The Central Asian nation has more marble buildings than anywhere and recently erected a seven-story, golden statue of its president on horseback, while human rights groups say it employs electric shocks, rape and forced intake of psychotropic drugs as torture techniques. Yet for all the mockery and criticism, Turkmenistan also is rich in gas reserves and relatively stable. And positioned just north of Afghanistan and Iran, it has made itself a valuable partner for the United States in a dangerous part of the world. For these reasons, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ventured Tuesday to a place few world leaders and even fewer journalists or human rights monitors ever see, dangling the opportunity of greater U.S. investment, expanded security cooperation and a strategic counterweight to nearby Russia and China if the government improves its human rights record. Kerry issued a similar offer earlier in the day in Tajikistan, echoing weekend pitches in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. Speaking Monday at Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev University, he addressed the challenge facing the region’s governments, particularly as they respond to the threat of

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — U.S. satellite imagery detected heat around a Russian passenger jet just before it went down in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. But the discovery doesn’t resolve the mystery of why the plane crashed, killing all 224 aboard. A missile striking the Metrojet Airbus A321-200 was ruled out because neither a launch nor an engine burn had been detected, one of the officials said. The infrared activity that was detected could mean many things, including a bomb blast or that an engine on the plane exploded because of a malfunction. Aviation analyst Paul Beaver said the heat picked up by the satellite “indicates that there was a catastrophic explosion or disintegration of the airplane,” but doesn’t reveal the cause. “It doesn’t tell us if it was a bomb ... or if somebody had a fight in the airplane with a gun — there is a whole raft of things that could happen in this regard,” he said. It also could indicate a fuel tank or engine exploding, although “engines are designed so that if some-

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A woman reacts standing at pictures of plane crash victims that are attached to the fence at Dvortsovaya (Palace) Square in St.Petersburg, Russia, on Tuesday. thing malfunctions or breaks off, it is contained within the engine,” Beaver added. Both U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss the information publicly. Some aviation experts had earlier suggested a bomb was the most likely cause of Saturday’s crash, while some others pointed at a 2001 incident in which the jet damaged its tail during landing. The Metrojet was flying from Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg when it crashed in the Sinai Peninsula after breaking up at high altitude,

Russian aviation officials said. Islamic State militants said they had “brought down” the Russian plane because of Moscow’s recent military intervention in Syria against the extremist group. But the group did not provide any evidence to support its claim, and militants in northern Sinai have not shot down any commercial airliners or fighter jets. Egyptian President AbdelFattah el-Sissi called that claim “propaganda” aimed at damaging the country’s image, and he insisted the security situation in the Sinai Peninsula is under “full control.”

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EXHIBITS FROM PAGE A1 1 to 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. That event is also free. Van Parys received her bachelor of fine arts from the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., in 1982 and her master of fine arts degree in photography from Virginia Commonwealth University in 1986. Her photographs have been exhibited internationally. She has been the recipient of the Virginia Museum Fellowship and the South Carolina Arts Commission Fellowship. Van Parys’ work is included in several museum collections, such as the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The High Museum and The Virginia Museum of Fine Art. Of these photographs, she said, “‘Beyond the Plantations’ is an extension of my southwestern images from ‘The Way Out West,’ taken over a 20-year period in the desert southwest. In this new series, I continue to create images that examine the layers of change within the human-inhabited landscape — geological, archeological, historical, cultural and ecologi-

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John Hathaways’ “Huntin’ Dog” is included in his photography exhibit titled “The Archaeology of Water,” opening Thursday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. cal.” Hathaway was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and received his master of fine arts degree from East Tennessee State University in May 2012. He is a

lecturer of photography at The College of Charleston. Hathaway’s series at the Gallery, “The Archaeology of Water,” is inspired by a line in Ron Rash’s book “Nothing

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have responded, it does not necessarily mean they have taken all actions to repair the dams, but they have lowered lake levels and taken other action to take care of safety concerns as specified in the orders. An owner’s decision to repair or replace a dam will be subject to review and approval by DHEC, the agency said, and it indicated the permitting for the repairs could take several weeks, depending on the type of the repairs required.

is good on water, but food donations and more volunteers are still needed. He also asks that people send in electric space heaters for families that are having the heating and air ducts replaced or repaired. Some ducts will not be repaired by winter, Champagne said. For more information about United Ministries or how to volunteer, go to sumterunitedministries.org or call (803) 775-0757. Kevin Johnson, executive director

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Gold Can Stay.” He said, “Water has its own archaeology, not a layering but a leveling, and thus is truer to our sense of the past because what is memory but near and far events spread and smoothed beneath the present’s surface?” Flint, a native Californian, received his bachelor of fine arts degree from Academy of Art University, San Francisco. He now lives and works in Portland, Oregon. He says of “The World Between,” the exhibition at Sumter County Gallery of Art, “There is a dynamic interplay between experience and interpretation. What is remembered isn’t necessarily descriptive of the actual event. Once the experience has passed through our emotional filter we assign meaning to it, changing the actualities. My paintings explore that place in between a direct translation and the abstract of emotion.” Flint has studied under preeminent artists across the country and in China. He has exhibited along the U.S. west coast, in Charleston and Santa Fe, New Mexico, has received national awards and has been

of Wateree AIDS Task Force, asked for council to consider approving $5,000 for the organization to assist the growing number of people living with HIV and AIDS in Sumter. And a representative from Sumter Family YMCA requested that council consider approving $2,500 for its youth services. In other news, council approved: • A procurement resolution authorizing a purchase contract for a custom fire rescue truck for Sumter Fire Department. An updated light tower valued at $4,000 and new tail

featured in major publications. Watson said that, “As with everything the gallery does, this is a community effort and would not be possible without the support of EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc., Sumter County Cultural Commission, Hill Plumbing & Electric Company, First Citizens and Mary Jane & Chris Caison. The flowers are provided by the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter.” The public is invited to the 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday opening reception for Joshua Flint’s “The World Between;” Michelle Van Parys’ “Beyond the Plantations;” and John Hathaway’s “The Archaeology of Water” at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St., in the Sumter County Cultural Center. Admission is free for gallery members or a $5 donation for non-members. The gallery is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free during these hours. For more information, contact Watson at (803) 775-0543 or scgadirector@gmail.com or Curator Zach Eichelberger, also at (803) 775-0543.

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COMMENTARY

Destroying your vote

oter ID laws have been challenged because liberal Democrats deem them racist. I guess that’s because they see blacks as being incapable of acquiring some kind of government-issued identification. Interesting enough is the fact that I’ve never heard of a challenge to other ID requirements as racist, such as those: to board a plane, open a charge account, have lab work Walter done or cash Williams a welfare check. Since liberal Democrats only challenge legal procedures to promote ballot-box integrity, the conclusion one reaches is that they are for vote fraud prevalent in many Democrat-controlled cities. There is another area where the attack on ballot-box integrity goes completely unappreciated. We can examine this attack by looking at the laws governing census taking. As required by law, the U.S. Census Bureau is supposed to count all persons in the U.S. Those to be counted include citizens, legal immigrants and non-citizen longterm visitors. The law also requires that illegal immigrants be a part of the decennial census. The estimated number of illegal immigrants ranges widely from 12 million to 30 million. Official estimates put the actual number closer to 12 million. Both citizens and non-citizens are included in the census and thus affect apportionment counts. Counting illegals in the census undermines one of the fundamental principles of representative democracy — namely, that every citizen-voter has an equal voice. Through the decennial census-based process of apportionment, states with large numbers of illegal immigrants, such as California and Texas, unconstitutionally gain additional members in the U.S. House of Representatives thereby robbing the citizen-voters in other states of their rightful representation. Hans von Spakovsky, a Heritage Foundation scholar and former member of the Federal Election Commission, has written an article, “How Noncitizens Can Swing Elections: Without Even Voting Illegally.” He points to the fact that 12 million illegal aliens, plus other aliens who are here legally but are not citizens and

have no right to vote, distort representation in the House. Spakovsky cites studies by Leonard Steinhorn of American University, scholars at Texas A&M University and the Center for Immigration Studies. Steinhorn’s study lists 10 states that are each short one congressional seat that they would have had if apportionment were based on U.S. citizen population: Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma and Pennsylvania. On the other hand, states with large numbers of illegal aliens and other non-citizens have congressional seats they would not have had. They are: California (five seats), Florida (one seat), New York (one seat), Texas (two seats) and Washington state (one seat). Moreover, the inflated population count resulting from the inclusion of illegal immigrants and other non-citizens increases the number of votes some states get in the Electoral College system, affecting the actual process of electing the president of the United States. There is a strong argument for counting non-citizens, whether they are here legally or illegally. An accurate population count is important for a number of public policy reasons as well as national security — we should know who is in our country. But as professor Mark Rozell, acting dean of the School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs at George Mason University, and Paul Goldman, a weekly columnist for the Washington Post, say in their Politico article, there is no “persuasive reason to allow the presence of illegal immigrants, unlawfully in the country, or noncitizens generally, to play such a crucial role in picking a president.” Hans von Spakovsky concludes his article saying, “It is a felony under federal law for a noncitizen to vote in our elections because voting is a right given only to American citizens. It is a precious right that must be earned by becoming a citizen. Giving aliens, particularly those whose first act was to break our laws to illegally enter the country, political power in Congress and allowing them to help choose our president strike at the very heart of our republic and what it means to be an American.”

‘Counting illegals in the census undermines one of the fundamental principles of representative democracy — namely, that every citizen-voter has an equal voice.’

LETTER TO THE EDITOR GOVERNMENT HELPED BRING ABOUT RENAISSANCE IN NEW YORK CITY In response to Mr. Valcourt’s letter in which he states: “I’m sure the liberals will try to save New York. What a wonderful job they are doing now” I offer the following from my beloved but mosquito infested Sumter County. In the early seventies I witnessed New York City on the brink of bankruptcy, serious and rampant crime including an illegal and open drug epidemic, flagrant prostitution, frequent “muggins” while the police

COMMENTARY

War in Syria? Where is Speaker Ryan?

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he United States is being sucked into a new Middle East war,” says The New York Times. And the Times has it exactly right. Despite repeated pledges not to put “boots on the ground” in Syria, President Obama is inserting 50 U.S. special ops troops into that country, with more to follow. U.S. A-10 “warthog” attack planes have been moved into Incirlik Air Base in Turkey, close to Syria. Hillary Clinton, who has called for arming Syrian rebels to bring down Bashar Assad, is urging Obama to establish a no-fly zone inside Syria. Citing Clinton and Gen. David Petraeus, John McCain is calling for a no-fly zone and a safe zone in Syria, to be policed by U.S. air power. ‘’How many men, women and children,” McCain asks, “are we willing to watch being slaughtered by the Russians and Bashar al-Assad?” Yet, if we put U.S. forces onto sovereign Syrian territory, against the will and resistance of that government, that is an act of war. Would we tolerate Mexican troops in Texas to protect their citizens inside our country? Would we, in the Cold War, have tolerated Russians in Cuba telling us they were establishing a no-fly zone for all U.S. warplanes over the Florida Strait and Florida Keys? Obama has begun an escalation into Syria’s civil war, and not only against ISIS and the al-Nusra Front, but against Syria’s armed forces. Mission creep has begun. The tripwire is being put down. Yet, who authorized Obama to take us into this war? The Russians and Iranians are in Syria at the invitation of the government. But Obama has no authorization from Congress to put combat troops into Syria. Neither the al-Nusra Front nor ISIS has an air force. Against whom, then, is this Clinton-McCain no fly-zone directed, if not Syrian and Rus-

force was reduced due to budgetary restraints. One did not venture into Central Park after dark. Since then I have also witnessed the spectacular renaissance which the city has experienced. Five different mayors representing both major political parties did their part in tackling these very tough and long entrenched problems. Each had their unique strengths as does our current and sixth mayor since then. Much work remains to be done; especially in relation to affordable housing for the middle class, transportation, income inequality and continuing to reduce the number of homeless.

COMMENTARY sian warplanes and helicopters? Is America really prepared to order the shooting down of RusPat sian warBuchanan planes and the killing of Russian pilots operating inside Syria with the approval of the Syrian government? In deepening America’s involvement and risking a clash with Syrian, Russian and Iranian forces, Obama is contemptuously ignoring a Congress that has never authorized the use of military force against the Damascus regime. Congress’ meek acquiescence in being stripped of its war powers is astonishing. Weren’t these the Republicans who were going to Washington to “stand up to Obama”? Coming after Congress voted for “fast track,” i.e., to surrender its constitutional right to amend trade treaties, the capitulations of 2015 rank as milestones in the long decline into irrelevance of the U.S. Congress. Yet in the Constitution, Congress is still the first branch of the U.S. government. Has anyone thought through to where this U.S. intervention can lead? This weekend, the Justice and Development Party, or AKP, of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan regained full control of the parliament in a “khaki election” it called after renewing its war on the Kurdish PKK in southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq. Erdogan regards the PKK as a terror group. As do we. But Erdogan also considers Syria’s Kurdish fighters, the YPG, to be terrorists. And Ankara has warned that if the YPG occupies more territory along the Syrian-Turkish border, west of the Euphrates, Turkey will attack. Why should this concern us? Not only do we not regard the YPG as terrorists, they are

But we must be doing something right since New York City currently has one of the lowest crime rates of any city large or small in the country. Many of the once vacant and rubble strewn lots are now sites for new and more affordable housing while others are community gardens tended by volunteers, including myself. One million trees have recently been planted and Central Park was reborn. Recent figures show more people including many retirees are moving into the city than are moving out. 6.3 million people visited The Metropolitan of Art last year while millions more visited other sites. More mov-

the fighting allies we assisted in the recapture of Kobani. And the U.S. hopes Syria’s Kurds will serve as the spear point of the campaign to retake Raqqa, the ISIS capital in Syria, which is only a few dozen miles south of YPG lines. Should the YPG help to defeat ISIS and become the dominant power in northern Syria, the more dangerous they will appear to Erdogan, and the more problems that will create between the Turkish president and his NATO ally, the United States. Not only does a Congressional debate on an authorization to use military force appear constitutionally mandated before we intervene in Syria, but the debate itself on an AUMF might induce a measure of caution before we plunge into yet another Middle East quagmire. When Saddam fell, we got civil war, ISIS in Anbar, and a fractured and failed state with hundreds dying every week. And, as of today, no one knows with certitude who rises if Assad falls. The leading candidates are Jabhat al-Nusra, the front for an al-Qaida that brought down the twin towers, and the butchers of ISIS, who captured another town on the Damascus road this weekend. Monday, The Wall Street Journal wrote that Erdogan’s regrettable victory is “a reminder of what happens when America’s refusal to act to stop chaos in places like Syria frightens allies into making unpalatable choices.” Now there’s an argument for America’s plunging into Syria: Send our troops to fight and die in multisided civil war that has cost 250,000 lives, so Turks will feel reassured enough they won’t vote for “strongmen” like Erdogan. America needs an America First movement. Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the new book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.” © 2015 creators.com.

ies are now filmed in the city than Hollywood. Broadway is singing and dancing up a storm and the Mets won the pennant. This renaissance has been a collective effort between federal, state, and local governments along with private citizens and investors from various political persuasions. NYC pays considerably more in federal taxes than it gets back. Mr. Valcourt, as a native of Sumter County I would gladly show you around my other beloved home town and it won’t cost you a dime. How about it? WILLIAM Q. BRUNSON Sumter County/NYC

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2015

SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7751852. AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4945180. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441. AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

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

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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SUNDAY

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Rather cloudy and mild

Mostly cloudy and warmer

Low clouds, then some sun

A shower and t-storm around

Cooler with a shower in spots

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62°

79° / 64°

82° / 65°

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62° / 47°

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 5%

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Chance of rain: 45%

NE 6-12 mph

NNE 3-6 mph

SSE 3-6 mph

SSW 6-12 mph

SW 6-12 mph

NE 10-20 mph

Gaﬀney 62/56 Spartanburg 62/56

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620. Great Goodness the Grief Support Group — Third Thursday, 6-8 p.m., “AYS” Home Care, 1250 Wilson Hall Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720.

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Greenville 65/57

Columbia 72/62

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 73/62

Aiken 70/60

ON THE COAST

Charleston 79/65

Today: Mainly cloudy with a shower in places; humid. High 75 to 79. Thursday: Mostly cloudy and humid. High 76 to 81.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

68° 65° 70° 45° 86° in 1974 24° in 1954

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.38 75.03 74.61 98.09

24-hr chg +0.26 -0.02 +0.11 +0.67

Sunrise 6:44 a.m. Moonrise 12:20 a.m.

RIVER STAGES

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

Myrtle Beach 75/65

Manning 73/65

Today: Mostly cloudy with a shower. Winds northeast 4-8 mph. Thursday: A passing shower. Winds light and variable.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 71/64

Bishopville 70/62

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

0.55" 1.11" 0.28" 53.47" 32.01" 40.97"

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 8.88 19 21.30 14 7.86 14 19.56 80 79.60 24 18.53

Sunset Moonset

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Today Thu.

High 3:11 a.m. 3:29 p.m. 4:07 a.m. 4:21 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 3.1 2.9 3.0

Low 9:52 a.m. 10:33 p.m. 10:50 a.m. 11:24 p.m.

Ht. 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Call Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 72/62/c 70/57/pc 76/65/c 72/57/s 77/67/pc 69/52/s 79/67/pc 70/57/s 88/72/pc 75/54/s 68/50/pc 66/49/s 73/57/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 74/65/sh 71/53/pc 74/53/t 73/62/pc 82/67/c 73/54/s 82/72/c 70/62/c 88/70/pc 74/63/c 67/50/s 64/49/pc 72/62/c

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 65/54/c 70/59/c 73/62/c 79/67/c 74/66/r 79/65/c 65/55/r 67/60/c 72/62/sh 70/62/sh 73/62/r 71/64/r 70/62/r

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 71/60/c 72/63/sh 80/63/c 81/66/c 74/65/sh 79/65/c 74/62/c 70/65/c 80/64/c 77/64/c 76/62/sh 78/65/c 78/63/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 71/64/sh Gainesville 87/69/pc Gastonia 63/56/c Goldsboro 71/63/r Goose Creek 79/65/c Greensboro 62/54/r Greenville 65/57/c Hickory 63/54/r Hilton Head 76/68/pc Jacksonville, FL 85/68/sh La Grange 75/67/pc Macon 76/64/sh Marietta 70/61/c

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 79/65/c 86/67/pc 72/62/c 79/64/c 79/65/c 71/61/c 71/61/c 70/61/c 75/68/pc 83/66/pc 78/68/c 77/64/c 72/64/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 62/54/sh Mt. Pleasant 78/66/c Myrtle Beach 75/65/c Orangeburg 73/64/sh Port Royal 77/67/pc Raleigh 65/60/r Rock Hill 64/57/c Rockingham 66/59/r Savannah 80/66/pc Spartanburg 62/56/c Summerville 78/65/c Wilmington 74/63/r Winston-Salem 61/53/r

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 69/61/r 78/66/c 77/65/c 79/65/c 78/67/c 75/61/c 74/63/c 76/63/c 81/66/pc 70/62/sh 79/65/c 79/62/c 70/61/c

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Pick up your EUGENIA LAST pace, get back on track. Learn new skills or take on a mental challenge that will help you choose a suitable direction. Set goals and strive to reach them. Negotiations will favor you.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotional situations will escalate if you let words take over instead of letting actions speak for you. Show the people around you how much you respect and care for them. Your humble, understanding approach will result in unexpected favors. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Get your home in order. It’s important to secure your position and mark out your territory when dealing with people who might be inclined to take advantage of you. A deal can be made, but consider the motives involved before you agree. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Check out the way others live or do things and incorporate the things that work into your lifestyle. A couple of subtle changes will make you more comfortable and add to your convenience. A day trip will be enlightening.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Concentrate on what you can do to collaborate with the people who share your concerns for your community or the environment. You can make a difference if you fight for change. A passionate and sincere plea will get good results. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An unusual situation will play out in your favor. Talking to people who have experience, knowledge or something to offer will help you make a decision that could alter the way you move forward regarding a trip or home improvement. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful not to make promises you can’t keep. Too much of anything will backfire, causing you unwanted trouble with someone you deal with daily. Don’t embellish a story or you’ll be held accountable. Focus on personal changes.

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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

1-3-25-29-32 PowerUp: 2

9-20-25-47-68 Powerball: 7; Powerplay: 2

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

0-0-0 and 3-8-2

0-5-7-5 and 5-1-0-4

LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY 32-36-37-39-48; Lucky Ball: 17

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY Numbers unavailable at press time.

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An unusual prospect will turn into a moneymaker. Review your plans and put them into motion. Don’t get involved in a joint venture or with anyone who is unreliable or constantly changing his or her mind. Pick and choose your battles.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll face opposition at home. Stick to professional tasks and let your personal situations calm down a bit. Go back to the drawing board and look for alternate ways to present what you want to do.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Listen attentively, but don’t be too quick to follow someone else’s lead. Make changes that will improve your personal or professional partnerships. Take a disciplined approach to your goals in order to raise your standard of living. Choose your words wisely.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Observe and take a wait-and-see attitude when dealing with the people you see every day at home or work. Using intelligence and practicality will help you make the right decisions. Romance is encouraged.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Your unusual ideas and persistent attitude will put you in the spotlight. Not everyone will agree with you, but as long as you follow your heart and are honest about your intentions, you will do okay. Romance is encouraged.

Snickers, a 12-week-old lab mix, loves everyone and likes most other young pups. An endearing little rascal, Snickers is currently in kennel 23 at Sumter Animal Control waiting for his forever home. Won’t you consider taking Snickers home with you? Visit him at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles Road, (803) 436-2066. You can also find Sumter Animal Control on Facebook to view other adoptable/found pets.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tigers earn top spot in initial playoff rankings LSU, Ohio St., ’Bama make up rest of top 4 BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press NEW YORK — Clemson, LSU, Ohio State and Alabama are the top four teams in the first College Football Playoff selection committee rankings of the season. Notre Dame was fifth and Baylor was sixth on Tuesday night. Clemson, LSU and Ohio

State are among 11 unbeaten teams in FBS, nearly quadruple the number there was last season when the committee started ranking teams. Alabama and Notre Dame each have one loss. Memphis was the highest ranked team from a Group of Five conference at No. 13. Last year the top four teams in the first playoff rankings were Mississippi State, Florida State, Auburn and Mississippi. Only the Seminoles reached the play-

Head coach Dabo Swinney and his 8-0 Clemson Tigers own the top spot in the initial College Football Playoff rankings released on Tuesday.

off. Ohio State, the eventual national champion, was 16th in the first rankings.

LOVIN’ ’BAMA The committee really warmed up to the Crimson Tide. Alabama lost to Mississippi in September and then Florida pounded Ole Miss in Gainesville. But the Tide landed in playoff position, while Florida was 10th and Ole Miss was 18th.

SEE RANKINGS, PAGE B4

MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Hawks take flight Alice Drive knocks off Bates 20-12 for Middle School Conference title BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item Mother Nature might have taken away the regular-season football meeting between Alice Drive and Bates middle schools, but the two teams had a make-up game of sorts on Tuesday in the Sumter Middle School Conference championship game. After having their previously scheduled Oct. 6 game cancelled by the recent flooding, the longtime Sumter School District rivals met on the big stage of Freddie Solomon Field at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Bates brought an unblemished 6-0 record into the contest, but it was Alice Drive that would hoist the championship trophy after holding on for a 20-12 victory, leaving both teams with 6-1 records to close out the season. The first half was a bit sloppy as the two teams combined for three turnovers and 12 penalties, with the Hawks carrying a 14-0 lead over the Bantams into halftime. “Our defense has been stout for us all year long,” said Hawks head coach Steven Dew. “We get out and play defense, get out to a lead and then put it in the defense’s hands.” The game’s first points came after Bates forced a punt and took over at its 27-yard

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Alice Drive’s Justice Wells, left, stiff-arms Bates’ Tony McCall during the Hawks’ 20-12 victory on Tuesday at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie SEE HAWKS, PAGE B3 Solomon Field in the Sumter Middle School Conference championship game.

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UConn preseason Barrett, Miller, Ragin, Watkins earn Sumter Item weekly honors No. 1; Carolina 2nd BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Robert E. Lee Academy head coach David Rankin knew Trinity-Byrnes was going to focus on stopping the Cavaliers’ rushing attack of Nick Stokes and Weston Green. So Rankin chose to let quarterback Bryce Barrett be the focus of the offense instead. “Coach Rankin told us in practice that we were going to run the quarterback a lot,” Barrett said. “He said Trinity was going to put everybody in the box and play man-to-man (on the receivers). If we run the quarterback, it will free up a running back to be an extra blocker.”

BY DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

BARRETT

OFFENSIVE PLAYER

MILLER DEFENSIVE PLAYER

Barrett came through, both with his feet and his arm. The sophomore completed 7 of 10 passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 182 yards and four scores on 13 carries in Lee’s 43-22 victory.

RAGIN OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

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Because of his performance, Barrett has been selected as The Sumter Item Offensive Player of the Week. Wilson Hall defensive end

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Geno Auriemma and the UConn Huskies are starting this season where they left off, atop the poll. It’s the 11th time that the Huskies are the top choice in The Associated Press preseason poll which was released Tuesday. UConn went on to win the national championship in seven of those years, including the last two seasons. Connecticut is one short of the record held by Tennessee. “I think it’s part of

the culture that we have hopefully created here where the AURIEMMA expectations are really high,’’ UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. “Not just the outside world’s expectations, those are our expectations. We want to be viewed, year in and year out, as one of the best teams in the country.’’ The Huskies received all 32 first-place

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Kansas City manager Ned Yost, center, holds the World Series trophy during a victory parade on Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.

Royals, K.C. bask in WS celebration BY MARGARET STAFFORD AND BILL DRAPER The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The world champion Kansas City Royals basked in the adulation of hundreds of thousands of ecstatic fans in a parade and rally Tuesday that nearly shut down downtown for hours. After driving a 2.3-mile route in a caravan, team owner David Glass, manager Ned Yost and several of the Royals returned the love by telling fans they could not have captured the World Series without their support and calling the turnout for Tuesday’s celebration “unbelievable’’ and “amazing.’’ City officials estimated Tuesday that 500,000 people attended the events. “This is a day like none of us have seen before and we appreciate it from the bottom of our hearts,’’ Yost said. “What (the team) wanted most was to come to this city to win a championship for you guys. We celebrate it with you today.’’ Left fielder Alex Gor-

don, who has been with the team since 2007, recalled years of losing seasons for the Royals. “To see this unfold to this is unbelievable. We’re the World Series champs and you are the best fans in the world,’’ he told the crowd. Gordon, who’s not expected to exercise an option on his contract for next season, gave no hint about his possible future with the team. Johnny Gomes, a midseason acquisition from the Atlanta Braves who didn’t make the playoff roster but was credited with bringing positive energy to the clubhouse, was the most animated of the players, forcing the reluctant relieving corps to take a bow and introducing several players. He also asked for a moment of silence in honor of Edinson Volquez’s father, Chris Young’s father and Mike Moustakas’ mother, all of whom died this year. “It’s unbelievable what those guys did,’’ Gomes said, emphatically. Volquez drew loud applause when he vowed that the Royals would be

back on the same stage next season after winning another world championship. Fans began arriving hours before the festivities and were packed in so tightly that many could not move. Yet the mood remained mostly jovial, with people waving flags, hats and signs, thrilled for their team’s first World Series win since 1985. Hall of Famer George Brett told the crowd this year’s team was better than the one he played on in 1985. “These guys are the best team ever, in my opinion, and I’m sure in yours too,’’ he said. Several area school districts called off classes for the day and Rachel Bryant, of Kansas City, took advantage and brought her 7-year-old son, Jayden, to the parade. “It’s been 30 years since the last championship. Who knows if it will be another 30 years? It might be a one-time experience for him. I hope not; I hope we’re back here next year,’’ she said.

SPORTS ITEMS

NASCAR suspends Kenseth 2 races over Logano wreck CHARLOTTE — Matt Kenseth has been suspended for the next two races for intentionally wrecking Joey Logano in an act of retaliation that threatens to affect who wins the NASCAR championship. The penalty was levied Tuesday. NASCAR also put him on probation for KENSETH six months. Kenseth was nine laps down Sunday at Martinsville Speedway when he deliberately drove Logano into the wall. The crash was payback for Logano wrecking Kenseth three races ago in an incident that ultimately led to Kenseth’s elimination from NASCAR’s playoffs. NASCAR also fined Danica Patrick $50,000 after she wrecked David Gilliland as payback for an earlier incident in the same race.

more progress on the field, saying she felt it was time to move in a different direction.

NATIONALS HIRE BAKER AS NEXT MANAGER

NEW YORK — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press that New York Mets manager Terry Collins has gotten a new twoyear contract through the 2017 season. The Mets went 90-72 and won the NL East by seven games over favored Washington, then went on to reach the World Series for the first time since 2000.

WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals say they have hired Dusty Baker as their manager. The 66-year-old Baker has 20 seasons of managerial experience in the majors, most recently with the Cincinnati Reds, who fired him in 2013. He won NL Manager of the Year honors in 1993, 1997 and 2000.

TITANS FIRE WHISENHUNT NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans have fired Ken Whisenhunt after a 3-20 start, and Mike Mularkey has been named interim head coach for the rest of the season. Titans controlling owner Amy Adams Strunk said in a statement that they made the move after expecting

NFL, PANTHERS INVESTIGATE RAPPELLING PROTESTERS INCIDENT CHARLOTTE — The NFL and the Carolina Panthers are investigating how protesters got rappelling gear into the team’s stadium Monday night and suspended themselves by cables from the upper deck while holding a protest banner during a nationally televised game against the Indianapolis Colts. Charlotte Mecklenburg Police arrested four people and charged them with second degree trespassing and resisting a public officer. The protest was against Bank of America, which owns the stadium’s naming rights.

METS MANAGER COLLINS GETS CONTRACT THROUGH 2017

HORNETS 130 BULLS 105

CHARLOTTE — Jeremy Lamb scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting, Nicolas Batum added 18 and the Charlotte Hornets cruised to their first victory of the season, 130-105 over the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night. From wire reports

1 p.m. -- Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. -- Louisiana State vs. Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Bayer Leverkusen vs. Roma (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- BATE Borisov vs. Barcelona (FOX SPORTS 2). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Dynamo Kyiv vs. Chelsea (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. -- Texas A&M vs. Mississippi (SEC NETWORK). 6 p.m. -- Women’s College Volleyball: Missouri at Texas A&M (ESPNU). 6 p.m. -- Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. -Vanderbilt vs. Florida (SEC NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: New York at Cleveland (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- College Football: Ohio at Bowling Green (ESPN2). 8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: St. Louis at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Quarterfinal Match from Orange Beach, Ala. -- South Carolina vs. Auburn (SEC NETWORK). 10 p.m. -- PGA Golf: WGC-HSBC Champions First Round from Shanghai (GOLF). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State (ESPN).

NASCAR By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Nov. 1 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 4,047. 2, Kyle Busch, 4,039. 3, Martin Truex Jr., 4,039. 4, Kevin Harvick, 4,037. 5, Carl Edwards, 4,030. 6, Brad Keselowski, 4,013. 7, Kurt Busch, 4,011. 8, Joey Logano, 4,009. 9, Denny Hamlin, 2,251. 10, Ryan Newman, 2,231. 11, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,221. 12, Jamie McMurray, 2,201. 13, Matt Kenseth, 2,197. 14, Jimmie Johnson, 2,193. 15, Paul Menard, 2,177. 16, Clint Bowyer, 2,124. 17, Aric Almirola, 877. 18, Kasey Kahne, 872. 19, Kyle Larson, 802. 20, Greg Biffle, 796. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $8,205,991. 2, Joey Logano, $7,906,579. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $6,477,834. 4, Denny Hamlin, $6,210,491. 5, Matt Kenseth, $5,834,025. 6, Brad Keselowski, $5,730,458. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,632,775. 8, Jeff Gordon, $5,553,078. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $5,011,166. 10, Ryan Newman, $4,899,108. 11, Clint Bowyer, $4,884,004. 12, Greg Biffle, $4,802,043. 13, Aric Almirola, $4,767,448. 14, Jamie McMurray, $4,746,548. 15, Austin Dillon, $4,580,616. 16, Trevor Bayne, $4,572,050. 17, AJ Allmendinger, $4,317,935. 18, Kyle Larson, $4,292,251. 19, Kurt Busch, $4,289,791. 20, Carl Edwards, $4,238,133.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Toronto New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn SOUTHEAST DIVISION Atlanta Miami Washington Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Detroit Chicago Cleveland Milwaukee Indiana

W 3 2 1 0 0

L 0 2 2 3 4

Pct 1.000 .500 .333 .000 .000

GB – 1 1/2 2 3 3 1/2

W 3 2 2 0 0

L 1 1 1 3 3

Pct .750 .667 .667 .000 .000

GB – 1/2 1/2 2 1/2 2 1/2

W 3 3 3 1 0

L 0 1 1 3 3

Pct 1.000 .750 .750 .250 .000

GB – 1/2 1/2 2 1/2 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION Oklahoma City Minnesota Utah Portland Denver PACIFIC DIVISION Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

W 3 2 2 1 0

L 1 1 2 3 3

Pct .750 .667 .500 .250 .000

GB – 1/2 1 2 2 1/2

W 3 2 2 2 1

L 1 1 1 2 2

Pct .750 .667 .667 .500 .333

GB – 1/2 1/2 1 1 1/2

W 4 4 2 1 0

L 0 0 2 2 3

Pct 1.000 1.000 .500 .333 .000

GB – – 2 2 1/2 3 1/2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Toronto at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

PF 215 148 160 133

PA 208 168 137 171

W 7 6 4 3

L 0 2 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .750 .500 .429

PF 191 213 213 163

PA 136 173 234 199

W 6 5 2 1

L 1 2 5 7

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .857 .714 .286 .125

PF 174 147 140 149

PA 130 122 202 245

W 6 4 4 2

L 2 3 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .571 .500 .250

PF 263 135 167 109

PA 153 125 140 207

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City 45, Detroit 10 St. Louis 27, San Francisco 6 New Orleans 52, N.Y. Giants 49 Minnesota 23, Chicago 20 Houston 20, Tennessee 6 Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 20, OT Arizona 34, Cleveland 20 Baltimore 29, San Diego 26 Cincinnati 16, Pittsburgh 10 Oakland 34, N.Y. Jets 20 Seattle 13, Dallas 12 Denver 29, Green Bay 10 Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington

MONDAY’S GAME

Carolina 29, Indianapolis 26, OT

THURSDAY’S GAME

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 8

Tennessee at New Orleans, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Washington at New England, 1 p.m. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Oakland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. Denver at Indianapolis, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Open: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

MONDAY, NOV. 9

Chicago at San Diego, 8:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Montreal 13 11 Tampa Bay 13 6 Boston 10 6 Florida 11 5 Ottawa 11 5 Detroit 11 5 Buffalo 12 5 Toronto 11 2 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W Washington 10 8 N.Y. Rangers 11 7 N.Y. Islanders 12 6 Pittsburgh 11 7 New Jersey 11 6 Philadelphia 11 4 Carolina 12 5 Columbus 12 2

L 2 5 3 4 4 5 7 7

OT Pts GF GA 0 22 50 24 2 14 33 34 1 13 39 31 2 12 32 23 2 12 35 36 1 11 28 30 0 10 28 35 2 6 24 36

L OT Pts GF GA 2 0 16 34 23 2 2 16 31 21 3 3 15 36 30 4 0 14 24 20 4 1 13 28 29 5 2 10 22 33 7 0 10 26 34 10 0 4 25 46

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W Dallas 12 9 St. Louis 11 8 Minnesota 11 7 Nashville 11 7 Winnipeg 12 7 Chicago 12 7 Colorado 11 3 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W Vancouver 12 6 Los Angeles 11 7 San Jose 11 6 Arizona 11 5 Edmonton 12 4 Calgary 12 3 Anaheim 11 2 NOTE: Two points for overtime loss.

L 3 2 2 2 4 5 7

OT Pts GF GA 0 18 41 34 1 17 30 23 2 16 35 32 2 16 32 25 1 15 36 33 0 14 28 26 1 7 27 33

L OT Pts GF GA 2 4 16 36 26 4 0 14 26 25 5 0 12 31 28 5 1 11 30 32 8 0 8 32 39 8 1 7 27 50 7 2 6 14 29 a win, one point for

MONDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 4, Dallas 1 Chicago 4, Los Angeles 2 Vancouver 4, Philadelphia 1

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Dallas at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m. Calgary at Colorado, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Winnipeg at Toronto, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Florida at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

BASEBALL

Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Orlando at Houston, 8 p.m. Toronto at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. New York at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Brooklyn at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oklahoma City at Chicago, 8 p.m. Miami at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Charlotte at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Utah at Denver, 9 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST

Denver Oakland Kansas City San Diego

Pct .500 .429 .429 .286

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore WEST

Arizona St. Louis Seattle San Francisco

T 0 0 0 0

Tampa Bay at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Boston at Washington, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Calgary, 9 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9 p.m. Florida at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Cleveland 107, Philadelphia 100 Milwaukee 103, Brooklyn 96 San Antonio 94, New York 84 Portland 106, Minnesota 101 Houston 110, Oklahoma City 105 Golden State 119, Memphis 69 L.A. Clippers 102, Phoenix 96

Indianapolis Houston Jacksonville Tennessee NORTH

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit WEST

L 4 4 4 5

THURSDAY’S GAMES

MONDAY’S GAMES

New England N.Y. Jets Buffalo Miami SOUTH

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay NORTH

W 4 3 3 2

W 7 4 3 3

L 0 3 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .429 .429

PF 249 172 176 154

PA 133 139 173 173

W 3 3 2 1

L 5 5 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .375 .375 .286 .143

PF 173 174 147 125

PA 203 205 207 159

W 7 4 2 2

L 0 4 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .500 .250 .250

PF 198 168 167 190

PA 132 147 216 214

W 7 4 3 2

L 0 3 5 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct 1.000 .571 .375 .250

PF 168 178 195 191

PA 112 173 182 227

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

American League BOSTON RED SOX _ Exercised their 2016 contract option on RHP Clay Buchholz. DETROIT TIGERS _ Reinstated RHP Joe Nathan from the 60-day DL. KANSAS CITY ROYALS _ Reinstated RHPs Miguel Almonte, Louis Coleman, Jeremy Guthrie, Greg Holland and Michael Mariot; LHP Scott Alexander; C Francisco Pena; 2B Omar Infante; SS Orlando Calixte; 3B Cheslor Cuthbert; and OFs Lane Adams, Jorge Bonifacio, Reymond Fuentes, Jonny Gomes and Terrance Gore. NEW YORK YANKEES _ Released RHP Chris Martin. TORONTO BLUE JAYS _ Reinstated 2B Maicer Izturis and OF Michael Saunders from the 60-day DL. Exercised the 2016 contract options on OF Jose Bautista, 1B-DH Edwin Encarnacion and RHP R.A. Dickey. Declined the 2016 contract option on INF Maicer Izturis, making him a free agent. National League NEW YORK METS _ Reinstated Cs Johnny Monell and Anthony Recker, LHP Dario Alvarez, 3B Eric Campbell, 2B Dilson Herrera, SSs Matt Reynolds and Ruben Tejada, OF LF Eric Young Jr. and RHPs Erik Goeddel, Akeel Morris, Carlos Torres, Logan Verrett and Gabriel Ynoa. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS _ Reinstated RHP Carlos Martinez from the 60-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS _ Named Dusty Baker manager.

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National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS _ Waived RB Joseph Randle. MIAMI DOLPHINS _ Placed DE Cameron Wake on injured reserve. Released CB Trovon Reed from the practice squad. Signed OT John Ulrick. Signed LB Terrell Manning and DB Gary Shamiel to the practice squad. PITTSBURGH STEELERS _ Signed RB Isaiah Pead. TENNESSEE TITANS _ Fired coach Ken Whisenhunt. Named assistant head coach/ tight ends coach Mike Mularkey interim head coach.

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CLEMSON _ Announced men’s junior basketball G Austin Ajukwa will transfer.

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Bates’ Tony McCall, center, goes up for a pass between Alice Drive defenders Landon Smith (1) and O’Donnell Fortune during the Bantams’ 20-12 loss on Tuesday at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field in the Sumter Middle School Conference championship game.

HONORS FROM PAGE B1 Dalton Miller is the Defensive Player of the Week, while Sumter High School offensive tackle Landon Ragin and long snapper Bradley Watkins are the offensive lineman and special teams recipients. The foursome will be honored on Friday at the weekly breakfast meeting of the Sumter Touchdown Club beginning at 7:15 a.m. Atlantic Coast Conference official Penn Wagers will be the guest speaker. Rankin said he couldn’t have asked for a much better performance from Barrett, who accounted for six TDs and 376 yards of total offense.

“With them putting everybody in the box, he took advantage of what was there,” said Rankin, whose team takes a 9-0 record into the SCISA 1A state playoffs on Friday at home against Dorchester Academy. “He did a great job running the ball and throwing the ball. He played great for us.” Barrett gave credit to the entire offensive unit. “Weston Green and Nick Stokes did a great job blocking for me, and the offensive line has been great all year,” Barrett said. “My receivers are good athletes and with them in man coverage, they did a great job getting open.” In Wilson Hall’s 6-0 victory over Laurence Manning Academy, Miller had six tackles, including four for a loss, and a

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quarterback sack. “Those plays were all huge,” said Barons head coach Adam Jarecki, whose team will take an 8-1 record into its home game against Ben Lippen in the first round of the SCISA 3A playoffs. “Of course, the whole group did an outstanding job. “He was coming off the edge and they couldn’t get an angle on him to stop him. He’s not big (5-feet-11-inches, 170 pounds), but he’s quick and he gets after it.” Watkins really did nothing out of the ordinary in Sumter’s 51-14 victory. He was only 9-for-9 on his long snaps, keeping him perfect on the season. Watkins handles the snaps for extra points, field goals and punts. He said it is a pro-

line. On the Bantams’ first play from scrimmage, a botched handoff attempt to Donte Coleman was recovered by Alice Drive’s Jordan Brunson. The Hawks took over at the 23 and took five plays, all rushes, to get in the end zone. Justice Wells ran the final five yards for the score and added the 2-point conversion run for an 8-0 ADMS lead with 3:50 to go in the opening quarter. After Bates failed to get a first down on its next possession, the Hawks took over at the Bantams 25. A 15-yard run by Robert McKnight closed out the first quarter and set up a first-down-and-goal situation at the 10. Three plays later, O’Donnell Fortune hauled in a 7-yard touchdown reception for a 14-0 Hawks lead with 6:43 remaining in the half. After struggling early to move the ball, Bates seemed to catch some momentum on its next possession. Starting at their 12, the Bantams advanced to the 33 after a 22-yard Tony McCall second-down run. The next play saw Marc Genis break down the left sidelines for what appeared to be a 67yard touchdown scamper. However, the play was nullified by an illegal participation penalty. That penalty would be the first of four consecutive penalty calls and one of six over a span of eight plays as the drive eventually stalled at the AD 48. From there, the Hawks drove to the Bantams’ 32 before fumbling the ball back to Bates, with Jaymar Ludd getting the fumble recovery at the 31. A 15yard completion from Fred Spann to Tylee Craft moved the ball to the 46, but another fumble gave it back to AD, which had an incompletion before taking a knee to close out the half. “Turnovers hadn’t been an issue for us all year,” said Bates head coach Donald Flippin. “We had some fumbles and weren’t able to recover it. I think there were some jitters involved. “The Alice Drive defense was on its game tonight,” he added. “They took the middle from us (running the football), so we had to open things up a little more passing the ball.” The Hawks scored on their first possession of the second half on a 28-yard run by Wells, pushing the lead to 20-0 with 2:01 left in the third. Wells finished with 70 yards, while McKnight had 65 and NyQuan Thames 60. “We’ve been focused on being

cess that takes a lot of work every day. “Me and the holder (Alec Brumback), the kicker (Brixton Niebuhr) and the punter (Pressley Harvin) go out there and practice about 25 minutes before everybody else is out there,” Watkins said. “Then during practice we work with the different (special teams) units.” Ragin graded out at 93 per-

Lee Central wins conference title BISHOPVILLE — The Lee Central Middle School football team defeated Spaulding 14-8 on Tuesday at Stallions Stadium to win the Upper Pee Dee Conference championship game and finish the season undefeated. LC finished the year with an 8-0 record. The offense was led by Naquan Peeples with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown. Nykelius Johnson scored on a 10-yard fumble recovery. The defense was led by Torian Wright with 12 tackles. Shaquan Bryant added seven tackles. Lee Central head coach Emanuel Brown was named the Upper Pee Dee Conference Coach of the Year. a ball control team offensively,” Dew said. “We want to run the football and try and limit our turnovers and penalties.” With the game being played in 8-minute quarters, time was short for the Bantams to mount a comeback. An interception on their next possession did not help, but the Hawks fumbled the ball right back deep in Bates territory. Taking over at its 4, Bates was pushed back to the 2 after a procedure penalty. On the next play, the Bantams uncharacteristically went to the air, with spectacular results. Spann connected with McCall, who found plenty of open space on the left sidelines and cruised 98 yards into the end zone untouched. A failed 2-point conversion attempt left Bates trailing 20-6 with 6:17 left in the game. The Bantam defense stopped AD after surrendering one first down on the ensuing possession, giving the offense the ball at its 38. Seven plays later, Genis was in the end zone on a 2-yard run that pulled the Bantams within one score, 20-12, with 1:49 on the clock. “Our team rallied because it didn’t give up,” Flippin said. “They believed we still had an opportunity to win. They didn’t give up. They stayed out there and kept battling.” The Hawks took over at their 35 after the ensuing kickoff and managed a first down, allowing them to run out the clock for the win. Blayne Aycock led the AD defense with 11 tackles and three caused fumbles.

cent and had six knockdown blocks against Conway. The Gamecocks finished with 387 yards of total offense, including 260 on the ground. “We just went out and took control of the game,” Ragin said. “The game slowed down and we were able to control it. I was surprised at first that we were able to dominate like that, but we played really well.”

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Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly, left, intercepts a pass intended for Indianapolis wide receiver Coby Fleener, back, during the Panthers’ 29-26 overtime victory on Monday in Charlotte.

Kuechly, Panthers edge Colts in OT BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Luke Kuechly is the first to admit the Carolina Panthers don’t always win pretty. Seems the team’s gritty star middle linebacker wouldn’t have it any other way. “That’s not what we do,’’ Kuechly said after Carolina’s 29-26 overtime win Monday night over the Indianapolis Colts. “We just find a way to win at the end of the game, and that’s what makes it fun here is we keep it exciting. You never know what to expect.’’ Kuechly had a chance to put away the Colts at the end of regulation, but he dropped Andrew Luck’s pass in the end zone. The 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year allowed a

wet football to slide through his hands with 2 seconds left in regulation. Adam Vinatieri kicked a field goal from there to send it overtime. Kuechly would make the most of another opportunity, ultimately intercepting Luck on a tipped pass by teammate Roman Harper to set up Graham Gano’s game-winning 52yard field goal with 5:22 left in overtime. “Roman made a great play and it really just popped right to me and all I had to do was catch it, and that time I was like, `All right, just catch it this time,’’’ Kuechly said. “It was a great play by those guys up front; I was just in the right spot.’’ The Panthers forced four turnovers. The win moved the Pan-

thers to 7-0 for the first time in franchise history and extended the team’s regular season win streak to 11 games. It also left the Panthers as the only unbeaten team in the NFC with a big home game looming this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers. “We just know that you’ve got to step up in big moments and we were able to do that today,’’ Kuechly said.

LUCK’S RIBS A MYSTERY Andrew Luck didn’t discuss a report that he’s been suffering from a rib injury in addition to a problematic shoulder. “I’m not going to talk about that right now,’’ Luck said after throwing for 231 yards with two touchdowns and three interceptions. Luck ral-

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FSU needs WRs to step up even more against Tigers BY JOE REEDY The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — For Florida State to pull off the upset of third-ranked Clemson, the Seminoles need the same major contributions from their wide receivers they’ve recently been getting. The 17th-ranked Seminoles (7-1, 5-1 ACC) have had a 100yard receiver in two of the past three games in Kermit Whitfield and Travis Rudolph. “It has all started in practice. If practice goes good then we are going to play good in the game,” said Whitfield, who came into the season with 16 receptions for 234 yards and no touchdowns in 28 games. Through eight games this season, the junior leads the Seminoles in receptions (37). Whitfield has 26 catches for 331 yards and a touchdown in the past four games. A big reason for Whitfield’s emergence is he has learned to make plays without the ball. He has developed a better understanding of running routes and creating space to get open. He showed that during the Louisville game by taking a short rollout pass from Everett Golson 70 yards for the goahead touchdown. “It was hard for him to play fast without the ball because he’d never done it,” coach Jimbo Fisher said of Whitfield’s development. “You know the direction as

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In order to upset Clemson on Saturday, Florida State will need even more contributions from wide receivers like Kermit Whitfield, above. to where you’re going. If you know, you can go real fast. If you don’t, you’re stopping at every sign, looking and turning and guessing.” While Whitfield has excelled on the short routes, Rudolph has become a deep threat. His 75-yard touchdown against Syracuse was Florida State’s longest pass play of the season. Later in the first quarter, Rudolph caught a 45-yard touchdown from Sean Maguire as he got position in one-on-one coverage. Rudolph, who leads the Seminoles in receiving yards

(501) and touchdowns (six), has shown the ability to bounce back after tough games. In the Oct. 24 loss to Georgia Tech, he stepped out of bounds on a sure touchdown and had a pass in the end zone bounce off his hands which led to Golson’s first interception of the season. “When we’re executing and we’re on, we’re on. No matter who it is we can line up with anybody in the nation,” Rudolph said. “I just have to be more detailed in everything I do — blocking, catching, running routes.”

lied the Colts from 17 points down in the fourth quarter, but his third interception proved decisive. Luck has thrown a leaguehigh 12 interceptions amid speculation that injuries are hurting his play. “It’s my problem, and it’s hurting the team,’’ Luck said of his interceptions. “I’ve got to fix it. It’s tough to win like that, and I’m disappointed in myself. Mentally, I feel all right. It’s tough to overcome in the game.’’

LEAN ON FLEENER Luck leaned hard on Coby Fleener, targeting the tight end 11 times. He came through with seven receptions for 43 yards and a score. If Fleener can give the Colts more production it

RANKINGS FROM PAGE B1 “Alabama from our point of view had a stronger schedule in the games they have won,’’ said selection committee chairman Jeff Long, the athletic director at Arkansas. “They have three wins against teams with better than .500 records. They’re close even though they may be separated by a number of ranking spots.’’ If you think Alabama is positioned to simply win out and get in the playoff, think again. Ole Miss is still in control of the SEC West race, so Alabama will need the Rebels to lose just to reach the SEC championship game. At 11-1 with no conference championship, Alabama is likely to get jumped by teams that do win conference titles, including whichever team wins the SEC. The committee is told to emphasize conference championships, especially when teams have similar resumes. Remember the committee showed last year it does not lock teams into positions. Florida State dropped while not losing and TCU was third going into the last weekend of the season and finished sixth, despite blowing out Iowa State.

WAITING ON THE BIG 12 The Big 12 has four teams (Baylor, No. 8 TCU, No. 14 Oklahoma State and No. 15 Oklahoma) in the top 15 and they all play each other in November. Long said it was difficult to judge the strength of those teams because their big games are still to come.

might open up some things for the team’s other receivers. Andre Johnson had a productive game — his second of the season — catching four passes for 81 yards and a score.

PANTHERS ON THE RUN The Panthers recorded 140 yards rushing, marking the 18th consecutive 100-yard rushing game. The 18-game stretch is currently the second-longest active streak in the NFL, behind Seattle’s streak of 19. Carolina ranks first in the league in rushing. The Panthers did have two fumbles — one by Jonathan Stewart and another by Cam Newton — but the wet field conditions played a role in those turnovers.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF RANKINGS 1. Clemson 2. LSU 3. Ohio St. 4. Alabama 5. Notre Dame 6. Baylor 7. Michigan St. 8. TCU 9. Iowa 10. Florida 11. Stanford 12. Utah 13. Memphis 14. Oklahoma St. 15. Oklahoma 16. Florida St. 17. Michigan 18. Mississippi 19. Texas A&M 20. Mississippi St. 21. Northwestern 22. Temple 23. UCLA 24. Toledo 25. Houston

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The College Football Playoff Selection Committee will issue weekly rankings each Tuesday, with the final rankings being announced Sunday, Dec. 6 at noon. The playoff semifinals will match the No. 1 seed vs. the No. 4 seed, and No. 2 will face No. 3. The semifinals will be hosted at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl on Dec. 31. The championship game will be on Jan. 11, 2016 at Glendale, Ariz.

The good news for the Power Five conference that got left out of last season’s final four is all of those teams are in good shape to get in the playoff if they win out. The bad news is one loss by the Big 12 champion might keep it out of the playoff. Baylor, again, played a terribly weak nonconference schedule, and Oklahoma State did the same. TCU’s best nonconference opponent was Minnesota, which is struggling. If you’re looking for this season’s Ohio State, which went from 16th in the first poll to making the playoff, Oklahoma is a good pick. If the Sooners can sweep TCU, Baylor and Oklahoma State down the stretch, they would have a strong late statement.

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Tennessee pass rush finally adapting to Maggitt injury BY STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee’s defense is discovering how to produce an effective pass rush without its injured leader. After initially struggling to adapt after Curt Maggitt’s early season hip injury, Tennessee finally is starting to harass opposing quarterbacks the way it did on a regular basis last year. Tennessee recorded five sacks in a 19-14 loss to Alabama on Oct. 24 and followed that up by bothering Patrick Towles throughout a 52-21 victory over Kentucky last week. The Volunteers (4-4, 2-3 SEC) will try to continue that pace Saturday when they host South Carolina (3-5, 1-5), “Everyone stayed the course,’’ linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin said. “We’re working the same, having the same intensity and having the same game plan really, the same focus toward each game. It’s just starting to pay off for us.’’ That’s the type of pass rush Tennessee was expecting to produce all season. Maggitt and Derek Barnett made Tennessee the only Football Bowl Subdivision program to return two players who posted double-digit sack totals last year. The Vols lost half that combination when Maggitt got hurt against Oklahoma in Tennessee’s second game of the season. After totaling five sacks with Maggitt in the lineup for Tennessee’s first two games, the Vols had just four sacks in their first four games without him. Tennessee coach Butch Jones said Maggitt will undergo an MRI later this week that could help the Vols determine when or if the fifth-year-senior might return this season.

“Anytime you don’t have Curt Maggitt on the field for you, it hurts you because he meant so much to you,’’ Tennessee coach Butch Jones said. “I think our players played off his energy. They played off his leadership.’’ Now they’ve begun to adapt to his absence. “Guys are making plays left and right out there up front for us,’’ cornerback Cam Sutton said. “They just have fun. The d-line is probably one of the most tight-knit groups we have on this team.’’ After recording only one sack in Tennessee’s first five games this season, Barnett has four sacks in the Vols’ last three matchups. He had bot of Tennessee’s sacks against Kentucky. Barnett, a sophomore, is repeating his pattern from last year. Barnett had nine of his 10 sacks last season in Tennessee’s final seven games. The Vols also are getting a big boost from junior Corey Vereen, who is playing the best football of his career. Vereen has two sacks and 4 1/2 tackles for loss over his last two games. Before that stretch, he had just 2 1/2 sacks and 6 1/2 tackles for loss in his first 28 career games. “You’ve just got to keep fighting week in and week out,’’ Vereen said after the Kentucky game. “Whatever you’re asked to do, just answer the call, play hard and play for each other.’’ Jones said Maggitt also is playing an indirect role in the improvement by mentoring Tennessee’s remaining healthy pass rushers. Jones also said Tennessee has played better defense on firstdown and second-down situations, which has resulted in more third-and-long situations that create favorable passrushing scenarios.

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Tennessee is finally starting to adjust to not having defensive leader Curt Maggitt (56) in the lineup and the Volunteers are beginning to produce a solid pass rush again.

POLL FROM PAGE B1 votes from the national media panel Tuesday and will be trying for an unprecedented fourth straight national championship this year. “It’s certainly not something you take for granted, but at the same time when you’ve been in that situation enough times, you get to appreciate a lot of those times we weren’t number one and won the national championship,’’ Auriemma continued. “That’s when you realize that the key is finishing the season number one, not what you’re ranked in the preseason. But as the famous Lefty Driesell once said, ‘you tend to finish where you’re picked’. I kind of like that.’’ UConn also was the preseason No. 1 in 1995, ‘99, 2000, ‘01, ‘03, ‘08, ‘09, ‘10, ‘13 and ‘14. The Huskies open Nov. 16 at No. 6 Ohio State. South Carolina was second with Notre Dame, Tennessee and Baylor rounding out the first five. The Gamecocks were also No. 2 in the preseason poll last year. The Atlantic Coast Conference leads the conferences in preseason ranked teams with six. Third-ranked Notre Dame is the ACC’s highest-ranked team followed by No. 7 Florida

WOMEN’S AP TOP 25 1. UConn (32) 2. South Carolina 3. Notre Dame 4. Tennessee 5. Baylor 6. Ohio St. 7. Florida St. 8. Louisville 9. Maryland 10. Oregon St. 11. Mississippi St. 12. Texas 13. Texas A&M 14. Duke 15. Arizona St. 16. Stanford 17. Oklahoma 18. Kentucky 19. Northwestern 20. South Florida 21. G. Washington 22. North Carolina 23. Syracuse 24. Michigan St. 25. Chattanooga

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Others receiving votes: Princeton 58, DePaul 45, Florida Gulf Coast 37, Rutgers 34, Iowa 17, California 14, Dayton 13, Arkansas 8, W. Kentucky 6, Vanderbilt 5, Iowa St. 4, UCLA 4, West Virginia 4, Missouri 3, Gonzaga 2, Miami 1.

State, No. 8 Louisville, No. 14 Duke, No. 22 North Carolina and No. 23 Syracuse. The Southeastern Conference has five teams led by No. 2 South Carolina. Fourthranked Tennessee follows the Gamecocks. No. 11 Mississippi State, No. 13 Texas A&M and No. 18 Kentucky round out the ranked teams in the conference. The Big Ten has four teams while the Pac-12 and Big 12 each have three. South Florida joins UConn from the American Athletic Conference.

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South Carolina running back David Williams (33) and the rest of the Gamecocks are anxious to get back on the field against Tennessee on Saturday after showing marked improvement on offense last week against Texas A&M.

Gamecocks eye more improvement vs. Vols BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina left tackle Brandon Shell enjoyed the flight home from Texas A&M last weekend, even though the Gamecocks had lost the game. He and his teammates felt like they took a step forward on offense. Now, they would like to take another step forward, and win. The Gamecocks (3-5, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) will travel to Tennessee on Saturday to take on the Volunteers (4-4, 2-3). The team had struggled on offense much of the year, trailing at halftime of every game before last week and watching defenses jump on their plays even before the snap. That changed last week in a 35-28 loss to the Aggies where the Gamecocks put up a season high 445 yards of offense — and gained hope it was not too late to turn things around. “We inserted a couple of new plays and some new things that everybody likes to do,’’ said Shell, a 6-foot-6, 328-pound senior. “It’s kind of adding everybody into the mix and that’s going to help us the rest of the season.’’ South Carolina likely will need every bit of scoring to keep up with Tennessee, which is third in the SEC at better than 36 points a game. The Gamecocks had only once cracked the 30-point mark — a 31-14 September win over UCF — and looked lost offensively in opening up 0-4 in the SEC. The

struggles led to Steve Spurrier’s midseason resignation last month, offensive line coach Shawn Elliott SHELL elevated to interim head coach. Part of Elliott’s mission was perking up a far, too predictable offense. Spurrier even joked before his departure last month when questioned if Missouri had stolen the Gamecocks signals in a 24-10 loss where they managed just 112 yards rushing on 34 attempts. The Ex-Ball Coach chuckled, “When you only have two run plays and you signal them in with one guy, it probably looked that way.’’ Once Elliott came on, he knew things had to change schematically. Elliott and new offensive play caller G.A. Mangus looked to add diversity to a stagnant attack. Starting quarterback Perry Orth was cut loose to run when the time was right and had a 66-yard scamper against the Aggies, the longest rush for South Carolina this season. The Gamecocks also used backup quarterback Lorenzo Nunez, considered more of a dual-threat player, came in for one play and rushed for a seven-yard score. Elliott promised more change-of-pace wrinkles ahead the rest of the season. It seems crazy to think Elliott, Mangus and the Gamecocks could out script one of the game’s most renown play callers in Spurrier. Things, as Spurrier ac-

knowledged last month, had gotten stale with him in charge. “Let’s be honest,’’ Elliott said. “You can’t run the same inside zone play over and over again and expect great results, you just can’t. It’s worked out in the past for us, but I seem to think that had we been a little bit more diverse, it could have worked out a lot better.’’ The Vols will be a difficult defense to penetrate, no matter how varied the Gamecocks are on offense. Tennessee put up five sacks and held Alabama to 117 yards rushing in a 19-14 defeat two games ago. Last week, the Vols yielded only a touchdown in the second half in pulling away from Kentucky 52-21. Tennessee coach Butch Jones said the Gamecocks have bounced back from Spurrier’s announcement and are looking to do some damage before the season is through. “They’re playing with great effort. They’re playing with great pride,’’ Jones said. “They’re playing with intensity and I think you can see that.’’ Tennessee won’t have starting cornerback Emmanuel Moody for the first half Saturday as he sits out because of a targeting penalty last week. Elliott is not worried about the Vols, just about how South Carolina can improve. “We’ve got to keep adding some wrinkles, keep doing some things differently, and trying to move forward and get an SEC win,’’ he said. “That’s our goal.’’

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Greenville academy big man commits to USC T

he University of South Carolina is on the board in basketball recruiting for the 2016 class after gaining a commitment on Monday from 6-foot-10-inch post Sedee Keita, a native of Philadelphia, who attends 22 Feet Academy in Greenville. Keita, whose family hails from Africa, took visits to USC, Temple, Providence and Penn State. USC head coach Frank Martin and his staff worked Keita very hard from when he was at 22 Feet as well as Putnam Science Academy in Connecticut. Gamecock assistant coach Perry Clark was on hand for Keita’s game on Sunday. “He was going to pick the school he felt most comfortable with,” 22 Feet head coach Matt Schmidt said of Keita. “He liked the fact that Frank teaches and utilizes big guys and they really don’t have a big guy like Sedee with a faceup game. He sees himself as kind of a different post player for them and that gives him a chance to earn some minutes.” Keita agreed with his coach’s assessment and felt playing at USC and for Martin would be best for him in the long run. “It does feel good being a Gamecock and relieving all this stress,” Keita said. “Coach Martin has a lot of posts that he’s coached and the program is on the up and coming. It’s a fast-paced offense and that’s a style I could play in. It’s a great fit. I feel like it lets me run up and down and that’s what I like to do.” Schmidt added that Keita should be in a position to help out the Gamecocks early on the defensive end, but it will take some time for his offensive game, at the Southeastern Conference level, to mature. “His size and length are unbelievable,” he said. “Defensively, he’s such an agile big man. He can cover the perimeter guys. He’s so light on his feet. Defensively, he has a lot of tools. All he cares about is that the team wins. He’s not there for himself. “He has the potential to be a very good face-up post scorer, and when he gets in the paint he can have a really good jump shot. He has a ways to go with his offensive game, just being comfortable. He does see cuts and he sees the weak side. He’s very good kicking out of the post and finding the open guys.” With Keita in the bag, Martin can turn his attention to his other two targets for the early signing period. Seventh Woods, the 6-1 guard from Hammond in Columbia, will announce on Nov. 11 between USC, North Carolina or Georgetown. And 6-10 Dewan Huell of Miami is considering USC, Miami and Florida State. He has not set an announcement date. AJ Oliver, a 6-3 shooting guard from Daniel High School in Central whose mother is the women’s head coach at Clemson, may soon be on campus to help out her counterpart on the men’s side, Brad Brownell. Oliver said on Friday he will announce his college commitment on Dec. 1 and he currently favors the Tigers over College of Charleston, Texas Tech and Oregon. “What I like about Clemson is that it is very close to home and the coaches made me their No. 1 2017 (recruit) and I just felt like I need to be at this school,” Oliver said. “Texas Tech, they impressed me when (head) coach Tubby Smith came to watch me work out and then offered me on the spot, and I really like the way they play. College of Charleston, what impressed me about them is that they

have a lot of my AAU teammates with them and I just kind of felt like I belong there. It’s not a big school and I’m not a big school type of guy. And Oregon is a serious contender if they do offer.” Oliver has been to Clemson on several occasions and will be back this week for the FSU football game. He is going to Oregon over Thanksgiving and has not yet set a visit date with Texas Tech, but will do so. Last season, Oliver averaged 28 points, 5.3 assists and 2.1 rebounds per game. He shot 36 percent from behind the 3-point line and 8 percent from the free throw line.

FOOTBALL USC Wide receiver Dre Massey of Holmes Junior College in Mississippi made an official visit to Cincinnati over the weekend and has set other officials with USC on Nov. 14, Oklahoma on Nov. 21 and Florida on Nov. 28. He’s been favoring USC since getting an offer from it last month. “I was expecting it,” said Massey, who played at Mauldin High. “I’m excited about it. They are going to try and bring me back home.” With the offer, Massey has moved USC to the top of his list though he’s not going to be ready to close in on a decision until after his visits. “I’m open to everyone for now,” Massey said. “I plan to drop my top five around Thanksgiving.” Massey has 21 catches for 548 yards -- a 26.1 per-catch average -- and six touchdowns and has rushed for 452 yards and three TDs this season. UF offered him last week. USC is looking to add more talent to its secondary and is involved with Marquez Callaway (6-2 175), a cornerback from Warner Robins, Ga. USC recruiter Kirk Botkin has been in touch with Callaway as recently as last week and he has been able to develop a good relationship with him at this point. “He was asking me how I’ve been and how my family is and all that,” Callaway said. “He tells me that they would love to have me. When I went up to the (Kentucky) game earlier in the season, I talked to Coach Botkin and I talked to the defensive back coach (and co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke) and they were telling me how much they like me and how much of an impact I would be.” Callaway has not set any official visits, but he plans to take one to Alabama for the Louisiana State game. He is also planning a return trip to USC with his family. “I like them,” Callaway said of USC. “They tell me that I’ll get a lot of playing time early on and that’s always a plus.” Callaway also visited USC last summer while in Columbia to visit his brother at Fort Jackson. He also has offers from UF, FSU, Georgia, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Mississippi, Auburn, Mississippi State and others. He does not have any favorites at this point. He’s also been to UGA and to Tennessee for games. Callaway will play in in the U.S. Army All-American Bow in January of ‘16. USC has done well in Alabama finding players who weren’t going to play for Alabama or Auburn and giving them a chance to shine in the SEC. The Gamecocks think they’ve identified another in that category in defensive end Griffin Gentry (6-1 250) of Homewood. He was offered by Botkin last month. “I’m really excited about it,” said Gentry who currently is committed to Troy. “I wasn’t expecting it, but it happened. It’s a pretty good feeling and it put a pretty good smile on my face. It’s a SEC offer, my first

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one. Plus, I really like South Carolina. I’ve been to Columbia and I like the coaches there.” Gentry Phil Kornblut camped with RECRUITING the GameCORNER cocks last summer and met assistant coaches Deke Adams, Lorenzo Ward and Hoke. USC got a look at him then and he must have left an impression. “They like that I’m pretty athletic with a big wingspan,” Gentry said, adding that he specializes in rushing the passer. Right now he’s still committed to Troy, but “I plan on making my final decision by the middle of this month. I’ll base it off the education the school has to offer, how I can fit in and make a big impact on a team early and how I get a feel for the school.” Gentry has been to Troy and Auburn for games, including Auburn this past weekend, and will be at USC for the UF game. He’s also planning to see games at Memphis and Alabama. He said he has more than a dozen offers but USC, Memphis and Troy stand out the most to him. Going into this past Friday’s game, Gentry said he had 57 tackles with 40 solo stops. As a junior he had 106 tackles with seven quarterback sacks. DB Dreshun Miller of Marietta, Ga., also is planning an unofficial visit to USC for the UF game. He talked with USC recruiter GA Mangus and was told they’ve looked at his film and they do like it. Miller said he just took his ACT and a good score will boost his recruiting interest. He has offers from Coastal Carolina and Valdosta State. He’s also hearing from Illinois, Michigan and Alabama. He went to Alabama for the Ole Miss game. Linebacker Plevon Pryor of Baltimore made an unofficial visit to USC for the Vanderbilt game. “I went on a tour of campus and I loved it,” Pryor said. “I also went to the football game and met some great players for South Carolina. They had a good win against Vanderbilt. I would love to be a member of South Carolina.” Pryor said the Gamecocks are interested in him but have not offered. He does plan to take an official visit with the Gamecocks after the season. USC DB commitment JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, Va., was offered last week by Wisconsin.

CLEMSON WR Diondre Overton of Greensboro, N.C., was at the Clemson-North Carolina State game in Raleigh over the weekend. He also was at Clemson for the Notre Dame game, so he’s gotten a good look at what the Tigers are doing with their passing game. “Every Clemson game that I’ve seen they’ve really been getting the ball out,” Overton said. “That’s basically what they are known for. They really get the ball to their receivers. I think Clemson has really learned how to distribute the ball. Their offense is very

productive and explosive.” Overton also has seen that Clemson thrives with tall, rangy WRs. At 6-5, Overton fits the bill for that. And NCSU is selling him on the idea that it needs some size too. “They definitely keep saying they don’t have a lot of tall guys like me to play that X-position,” Overton said. “That’s what they are really in need of.” NCSU is also pushing the idea of staying home to Overton and be the hometown hero. He hears that as well from another of his finalists, UNC. “It’s a good thing to stay true to your city or stay in North Carolina, but that’s not really going to be a big deal for me,” he said. Overton has not scheduled any official visits yet, but said Clemson, Tennessee, Nebraska, NCSU and UNC, his top five, will get those visits. And he won’t announce until the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl in January. Before that, he will play in the Shrine Bowl. Overton does not want to identify a favorite because he wants to save everything for his announcement, but he admits that right now he does have a pretty good feel for where he wants to go. “If there was a deadline today I feel like I would know where I feel like I’m most comfortable,” Overton said. “But I’m still evaluating for sure.” Overton plans to be at Clemson for this weekend’s FSU game. Also planning to be at Clemson on Saturday is DB Myles Dorn of Charlotte. It will be his first trip to Death Valley for a game though he visited the campus last year. Danny Pearman is his Clemson recruiter, and he’s in regular contact with him and with secondary coach Mike Reed. “We talk every week, just getting to know each other a little more,” Dorn said of Reed. “We’ve been talking about getting me up to campus. I know the atmosphere is going to be crazy, especially when they play someone like Florida State. I want to see how they coach and see how their players are at game time.” Dorn has taken official visits to West Virginia and NCSU and is slated for an official visit to UNC on Nov. 14. He’s not sure about his final two official visits. He doesn’t have a favorite and is looking at a December decision because he’s graduating early. Clemson remains in touch with DB Trayvon Mullen of Pompano Beach, Fla. Mullen has said Clemson was his favorite school growing up and the Tigers have been working him for most of the year. “I talk to them all the time, Coach Reed and (defensive coordinator) Coach (Brent) Venables,” Mullen said. “I’m going to take an official up there sometime in January.” Reed was down to scout Mullen a couple of weeks ago. Two of his other official visits will be LSU and FSU. He’s undecided on his other two official visits and is looking at Texas Christian, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Alabama and Ohio State for those visits. He has not been anywhere for games this season. There is no favor-

ite with Mullen at this point, and he said he most likely will wait until National Signing Day in February on a decision. Reed has also been keeping in touch with DB KJ Sails of Gibsonton, Fla. The Tigers haven’t offered, but they are evaluating. “They want to see how I progress through the season and go from there,” Sails said. “I think they should be offering. Ray-Ray’s dad (Clemson WR Ray-Ray McCloud) said that they really like me and in the camp I had balled and stuff like that. They should be (offering).” A Clemson offer would put the Tigers high up on his list. “I really like Clemson and am really close with those guys,” he said. “I talk to (WR) Deon (Cain) a lot. Me and Deon use to work out together.” Sails has taken official visits to Wisconsin and Iowa and said he doesn’t have a favorite at this point. He’s going to look into going to Clemson for the FSU game. Shrine Bowl defensive lineman Dexter Lawrence of Wake Forest, N.C., interviewed by TheTigerInsider after his game this past Friday, will take his official visit to Clemson this weekend. He will take one to Ohio State on Nov. 21. He’s also considering Alabama and Arkansas for official visits if he decides to take others. He was at NCSU on Saturday. Clemson coaches were among the recruiters at his game on Friday. Lawrence plans to announce his decision on Dec. 14. Offensive lineman John Simpson of Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston was at NCSU on Saturday. He plans to be at Clemson this Saturday for FSU. DB Nick McCloud of South Pointe High in Rock Hill also was at the game in Raleigh. Clemson offered ‘18 DB Tyson Campbell of Plantation, Fla. He also has a Miami offer.

OTHERS USC target WR Isaiah Graham of Bastrop, La., committed to TCU on Friday while another player both USC and Clemson recruited, DE Tony Clayton of Vienna, Ga., committed to UF. Graham’s teammate, defensive end Travez Moore, chose LSU over USC and TCU on Monday. USC OL target Ashton Julious of Lackawanna JC in Pennsylvania and Florence, committed to Oklahoma after taking an official visit there. Athlete Derion Kendrick, an ‘18 recruit from South Pointe, was offered by UK. QB Austin Scott of Spartanburg High, who passed for nearly 700 yards in one game this season, has offers from Elon, Mercer, Lehigh, Old Dominion and South Carolina State. He has visited Elon and Purdue and has no other visits planned right now. Going into this past Friday’s game, Scott had passed for 3,102 yards with 37 TDs and seven interceptions.

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NASCAR COMMENTARY

Consistency needed to quell ‘wild West’ BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

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With the recent tensions between Joey Logano, above, and Matt Kenseth, it’s the wild West in NASCAR right now, and it’s not clear if that’s good or bad for this championship battle. Drivers are doing whatever they have to do to make it to the finale, to mixed reactions.

CHARLOTTE — When Matt Kenseth steered Joey Logano into the wall, the crowd roared its approval as a veteran driver delivered oldschool payback. The thunderous ovation continued at every replay. This is NASCAR’s version of the “wild West,’’ as one driver put it, and it is riddled with inconsistencies. Three races ago, Joey Logano wrecked Matt Kenseth, ending his title hopes, and NASCAR chalked it up as “quintessential’’ racing. Then defending champion Kevin Harvick sparked a wreck at Talladega that kept his repeat bid alive. NASCAR shrugged it off, saying it

couldn’t find any evidence Harvick meant to do it. On Sunday, Kenseth delivered a serious blow to Logano’s run toward a championship by piledriving him into the wall at Martinsville. NASCAR officials will probably punish Kenseth harshly— and that puts them on a very slippery slope. It was NASCAR that ushered in this “Boys, have at it’’ era, and it was NASCAR that didn’t park Jeff Gordon in 2012 when he deliberately wrecked championship contender Clint Bowyer. With Logano now last in the 8-driver Chase field with two races remaining to qualify for the finale, why should it be any different for Kenseth? “What Matt Kenseth did was so far beyond the ‘Boys, have at it’ excuse

that it doesn’t belong in the same conversation,’’ Fox analyst Larry McReynolds said Monday. “If NASCAR doesn’t drop the hammer hard on him, shame on them.’’ Sure, Kenseth’s act had massive playoff implications for Logano. He had been carrying the grudge for two weeks and everyone expected him to act. It’s how the game is played, Kenseth lives by a driver code and he said he’d have lost respect had he not retaliated. “Growing up, Terry Labonte, Ricky Rudd, those are guys you just did not mess with because you knew they would retaliate. Matt Kenseth is in that same category,’’ said former teammate Jamie McMurray. “Matt races everyone fair and he races hard.

If he thinks that there could have been better decisions made (by Logano), then so be it.’’ Then so be it, too, for Danica Patrick. She chased David Gilliland up the track Sunday to wreck him as payback for an earlier incident. Again, the crowd cheered. Yet no one is calling for Patrick to be suspended, and few seem even the least bit bothered by her. When NASCAR turned its back on the Harvick incident at Talladega, Kyle Busch griped that it was because officials would never punish the reigning series champion. After his teammate wrecked Logano, Busch said he had no idea what punishment might come because it changes on a case-by-case basis.

OBITUARIES NANCY JO HOFFMAN

KENNETH MCKENZIE SR.

Nancy Jo Hoffman, 62, wife of Jimmy Hoffman, died on Thursday, Oct. 29, 2015, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Born in Lubbock, Texas, she was a daughter HOFFMAN of Bettye Jo Biggs and the late Tom Lofton Biggs. She was formerly employed at Tom and Mary’s Cleaners. Survivors include her husband of Sumter; mother of Lubbock; three children, Jennifer Broach (William) of Summerville, Jerry Hoffman (Janet) of Sumter and April Hoffman of Sumter; five grandchildren, Shelbie Broach, Nathan Wright, James Broach, Tyler Wright and Lileigh Wright; two sisters, Judy Walls of Freeport, Texas, and Debbie Jones of Land O’Lakes, Florida; and a brother, Thomas Lofton Jr. of Lubbock. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Jordan Hood III. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Steve Miller officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hoffman, 5481 Meadow Drive. Memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MIAMI, Florida — Kenneth McKenzie Sr., husband of Annie L. Ragin McKenzie, died on Nov. 1, 2015, at Jackson North Hospital, North Miami, Florida. He was born on Dec. 11, 1957, in Manning, a son of the late Johnny Sr. and Louise McBride McKenzie. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Mary McKenzie, 6328 Bill Davis Road, Summerton. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

SHIRLEY A. PUGH BAXTER MANNING — Shirley A. Pugh Baxter, 64, widow of James Baxter Jr., died on Nov. 1, 2015. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Faith Center, 2935 Raccoon Road, Manning, with the Rev. Major Lloyd, pastor. Burial will follow at Mt. Zero Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ALBERT LEE MACK MANNING — Albert Lee Mack, 70, husband of Hattie Mae Montgomery Mack, died on Tuesday morning, Nov. 3, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 24, 1945, in the Jordan community of Manning, a son of the late Annie Belle Mack and reared by his grandmother, Marie Simon Mack. The family is receiving friends at the home of his wife, 117 Reardon St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

SAMMIE WACTOR JR. Sammie Wactor Jr., 42, departed this life on Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015, at Villa Park, Illinois. He was born on May 9, 1973, in Sumter County, a son of Shirley Champagne Wactor and the late Sammie Wactor Sr. The family will be receiving friends between 4 and 11 p.m. at the home, 5235 Dale St., Sumter, SC 29153. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

SOLOMON PORTER Solomon Porter departed this earthly journey on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015, at his residence. He was born on Dec. 1, 1961, in Sumter County, a son of Doretia T. Porter and the late John Porter Sr. At an early age, Solomon joined Mt. Olive AME Church. He attended Hillcrest High School. He was employed by Tripplett-Peek Co. for many years and JP and Son Construction, until his health failed. He leaves to cherish his memories: his loving mother, Doretia T. Porter; two sons, Micheal J. (Lakeisha) Govan and Marcus A. Govan, all of Sumter; five brothers, John (Mary) Porter, Bobby Porter, Willie (Keisha) Porter, Donald Porter and Steve (Gwen) Porter; five sisters, Mable (Calvin) Oaks, Dorothy (Moses) Singleton, Helen (Leroy) Woods, Annette Pitts and Neretta (Tony) McKnight; one foster brother, David Taylor Jr.; seven granddaughters; four aunts, Earlese Holmes, Mable (JP) Abrams and Nancy Porter, all of Sumter, and Fannie Mae (Hall) Mickens of Newark, New Jersey; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father; one brother, Arthur Porter Sr.; and a special friend, his children’s mother, Patricia Govan, all of Sumter. Public viewing will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Porter will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Thursday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at noon on Thursday at Mt. Olive AME Church, Woodrow, with the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Friendly Gadson, officiating. Interment will follow in Mt. Oliver Memorial Garden. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 3381 Eb-

enezer Road, Sumter, SC 29153. 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.

neral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

ISABELLE BURRESS Isabelle Burress, 90, died on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, at a local nursing center. Born in Wedgefield, she was a daughter of the late Rufus Clarence Burress and Carrie Olivia Kilpatrick Burress. Miss Burress was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church. She was a graduate of the Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing. She was very dedicated to her profession and maintained the highest of standards. Shortly after graduation, she was asked to serve as a nursing instructor. She retired as a school nurse with Sumter School District 17. Her hobbies included travel, water skiing and swimming. Surviving are one sister, Josie Burress Loflin of Colonial Heights, Virginia; and a number of nieces and nephews, including Lisa L. Allbritton, Billy Lachicotte, Elaine B. Duncan, Linda B. Joyce, Jimmy Carr, Carole Tinkey, Karen Davis, Pam Loflin, Laurie Loflin, Jana Hadder, Robert Burress and Marvin Burress. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Steve Holler and the Rev. Angela Marshall officiating. She was preceded in death by a niece, Frances A. Watson; and a nephew, Ferdie Alsbrooks. Burial will be private. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to a charity of one’s choice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu-

RUTH K. WILLIAMS GREELEYVILLE — Ruth Kennedy Williams, 92, widow of Jesse Williams, died on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at her residence. She was born on July 22, 1923, in Glenville, Georgia, a daughter of the late John Henry and Ardlia Jones Kennedy. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 120 Independence Circle, Greeleyville. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

LILLIE B. DAVIS Lillie B. Davis returned to her heavenly home on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, after a blessed and fulfilled 97 years of life. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Julius Elpan Kolb and Minerva Carolyn Barwick Kolb. She was the widow of Hubert Archie Belk and Odell Davis. Mrs. Davis was a longtime member of Sumter First Church of God and will be dearly missed by her church family. She retired from General Telephone Co. after 32 years of service and later from Wal-Mart Stores after 25 years. Survivors include her beloved nieces and nephews, Gene Belk and wife, Leslie, Bobby Belk and wife, Chrissy, Linda Harris, Cheryl Hanlon and husband, Billy, and Patricia Schmid and husband, Peter, all of Sumter; and many loving great-nieces, nephews and other family members. She was preceded in death by two children, Carol Ann Belk and Johnny Belk; a sister, Ida Mae Belk; and a brother, Oliver J. Kolb. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday in

the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Ron Bower officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 410 Haynesworth St. Memorials may be made to the First Church of God Building Fund, 1835 Camden Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

GARY LEE WARREN SR. Gary Lee Warren Sr., 63, husband of Treva B. Warren, died on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015. Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, he was a son of the late John T. and Betty Louise Warren. Mr. Warren was an active and faithful member of Temple Baptist Church. He was a district manager with the Dollar General Corp. Survivors include his wife of 41 years; five children, Gary Lee Warren Jr. (Lena) of Connecticut, Chad N. Warren (Kimberly) of Colorado, Rebecca M. Hartman (Spencer) of Wyoming, John A. Warren (Danielle) of Moncks Corner and Marianne Nielsen (Robert) of Ohio; six grandchildren, Jordan, Noah, Isabella, Zachary, Kirkland and Lucas; one brother, Gerald Warren (Marty) of Knoxville; and one sister, Barbara Johnson (Monroe) of Knoxville. Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday at Temple Baptist Church with Everett Scott officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday at Temple Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church, 120 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

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Tribute show brings Red Skelton to life Opera House presents Mullica’s farewell tour BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

om Mullica counts the late Red Skelton as his favorite come-

dian since boyhood. And Skelton was a fan of Mullica’s work as well: He praised Mullica as “real theatre,” calling him “the best in his field.” That field includes acting, magic and comedy, talents Mullica will use in his tribute to Skelton at 4 p.m. Sunday in the Sumter Opera House. Skelton, of course, is best known for his TV series that started in 1951. Until 1970, the show was a favorite Tuesday night event for baby boomers, their parents and children. On Sunday, Mullica will bring back to life Skelton characters such as country bumpkin Clem Kadiddlehopper, hobo Freddie the Freeloader, pigeon couple Gertrude and Heathcliff and others. Mullica was doing his magic act 35 years ago when he met the famous comedian, his favorite performer since childhood. “I’m a magician by trade,” he said last Thursday, “and I

owned a very successful magic bar theatre in Atlanta. In 1980 Red was performing at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, and he came to my theatre to see me perform.” The two became friends instantly. When Skelton died in 1997, Mullica wrote the tribute show to him “because he had become my friend. I wanted his humor to live on,” he said. Mullica has been performing his tribute to Skelton since 1998, but this is his last year doing it. “His popularity is fading, but all the baby boomers remember and love him very much,” Mullica said. “He was a comedian for the common man, and his audiences could relate to that.” Even though Skelton died in 1997, Mullica said, “People who have never heard of Red Skelton will enjoy him as much as we did when we were young. It’s a show for the entire family, and that’s what he was known for.” His own favorite of Skelton’s characters is “Probably Clem Kadiddlehopper because his humor is so broad and silly,” Mullica said. “Clem talks funny and looks funny, but everyone loves to see him again. Gertrude and Heathcliff are also favorites of many. He had dozens of characters, and each one was unique in its own way.” When he broached the idea of doing a tribute show in Skelton’s honor, Skelton told him he’d be “very flattered. ... But he didn’t say much more,” Mullica said. “It’s quite hard to talk about what you’re going to do after someone passes away.” Skelton’s widow, Lothian, is a Mullica fan. “She saw me perform for the first time in Vincennes, Indiana for the opening of the Red Skelton Performing Arts Center, and we have become very close friends. She’s as wonderful as

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ABOVE: Among the Red Skelton characters that Tom Mullica will portray is hobo Freddie the Freeloader, one of the most beloved of the late comedian’s creations. BELOW LEFT: Mullica, shown here as Clem Kadiddlehopper, will present his Red Skelton Tribute at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 8. A longtime friend of the late comedian, Mullica will include routines from Skelton’s stage program. Other characters Skelton made famous include the pigeons Gertrude and Heathcliff. Red was,” he said. Mullica’s show is based on Skelton’s stage show that he toured around the U.S. and Canada after he retired from his 20-year TV career. “That’s the show I basically do — most of his characters, his famous Guzzlers Gin Routine, The Pledge of Allegiance (in which Skelton explained each word) and a lot of memories.” Sunday will offer one of the final opportunities to see Mullica’s tribute, as he is retiring the show to return to magic full time. “Homage to a Soulful Clown: An Improbable, Beautiful Relationship,” his

book about Skelton, will be published later this year. Mullica will present his Red Skelton Tribute at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. Tickets are $28, $25 and $20 and can be purchased at the website www.sumtersc.gov/red-skelton-tribute.aspx, by phone at (803) 436-2616 or at the Opera House box office. Call (803) 436-2616 for more information.

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Trinity choir honors veterans with ‘The Testament of Freedom’ BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

harles Haraway has always wanted to conduct Randall Thompson’s patriotic work titled “The Testament of Freedom,” and he and the Trinity United Methodist Church Chancel Choir agreed that the four-movement work is the perfect vehicle for their tribute to U.S. military veterans. They will perform the famous piece in the sanctuary at 4 p.m. Sunday. Originally written for men’s chorus and piano accompaniment in 1943 during the U.S. involvement in World War II, Thompson later arranged “The Testament of Freedom” for orchestra and mixed chorus. The lyrics of the piece are taken from speeches and writings by Thomas Jefferson, Haraway said. “They’re beautiful and meaningful,” he said, pointing out the line that both opens and closes Thompson’s work: “The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand of force may destroy but cannot disjoin them” is taken from Jefferson’s “A Summary View of the Rights of British America” (1774). Each of the four movements comprises Jefferson’s philosophy of freedom and patriotism. Haraway said Ronnie L. Lowder will narrate and read the quotes from Jefferson.

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Charles Haraway directs the Trinity United Methodist Church chancel choir, which will present a Veterans Day concert at 4 p.m. Sunday in the sanctuary of the church at 226 W. Liberty St. The public is invited to attend the performance of Randall Thompson’s “The Testament of Freedom,” in which Thompson wrote music for Thomas Jefferson’s words. Admission is free. Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, in Charlottesville, Virginia, which is where Thompson was living while teaching at the University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson in 1819. Thompson, no doubt inspired by the connection, as well as his admiration for our third president, wrote “The Testament of Freedom” there to celebrate the bicentennial of Jefferson’s birth, Haraway said. Because of the time it was written and first performed, the U.S. public generally saw the work as an encourage-

ment to the country, especially the military, during the war. It was also performed at Carnegie Hall in memory of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, two days after his death. Haraway thinks “The Testament of Freedom” is the perfect piece to honor local veterans and their families, all of whom he invites to attend Sunday’s concert, along with the public. In addition to the choir, he said there will be a brass ensemble and full percussion section — timpani, cymbals,

snare drums — accompanying them, along with Trinity’s organist, Beth Lewallen. In addition to “The Testament of Freedom,” the choir will perform several other patriotic songs, including “God of Our Fathers.” Haraway said Thompson is also known for his sevenmovement suite of songs set to Robert Frost’s poetry and titled “Frostiana: Seven Country Songs.” “Thompson is not known as much for his classical music,” Haraway said, “as for his choral work, but he has written

some very good works.” “Alleluia” is probably his best known choral work, he said. “I’d like for us to do an entire Randall Thompson concert someday,” Haraway said. “I’m working on it.” Trinity United Methodist Church invites the public to a free concert honoring U.S. military veterans, especially those living in the area, at 4 p.m. Sunday in the church’s sanctuary, 226 W. Liberty St. The concert is expected to last less than an hour. Ample parking is available.

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Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Apple Date Streusel and Sticky Toffee Coffee Glaze

Move beyond pumpkin pie this holiday BY SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

e’re not saying you should ditch the clas-

sic pumpkin pie this Thanksgiving. After all, in some homes that would be tantamount to a declaration of war. And frankly the holidays are stressful enough. But we are suggesting that

perhaps the pie is feeling lonely. That perhaps a second — and in our opinion even more delicious — pumpkin dessert would be a wonderful addition to the Thanksgiving bounty. So we created this pumpkin Bundt cake that is studded through the center with an apple-date-pumpkin seed streusel. And to tie it all together? A sticky toffee-coffee glaze. And because that sticky, drippy sauce is so delicious, our recipe makes extra so your guests can dunk bites of the cake into a little on the side.

PUMPKIN BUNDT CAKE WITH APPLE-DATE STREUSEL AND STICKY TOFFEE-COFFEE GLAZE Start to finish: 1 hour 30 minutes Servings: 16 For the cake: 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 eggs 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 15-ounce can pumpkin puree (not pie filling) 1 cup whole-fat plain Greek yogurt 2 cups plus 1 tablespoon allpurpose flour, divided 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 teaspoons cinnamon, divided 1 teaspoon ground dry ginger 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 2 large apples, peeled, cored and diced 1 cup chopped dried dates 2/3 cup toasted pumpkin seeds or toasted chopped pecans For the glaze: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar

1/2 cup heavy cream 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 2 tablespoons instant coffee granules 1 tablespoon bourbon (or vanilla extract) Heat the oven to 350 F. Coat a 10-inch fluted tube pan or Bundt pan with cooking spray, then dust with flour. In a medium bowl, whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs, vanilla, pumpkin and yogurt until smooth. In another bowl, whisk together 2 cups of the flour, the baking powder, baking soda, salt, 1 teaspoon of the cinnamon, the ginger, nutmeg and cloves. Stir the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture just until well combined. In the bowl that previously held the flour, stir together the remaining 1 tablespoon of flour, 2 teaspoons of cinnamon, the brown sugar, apples, dates and pumpkin seeds. Pour half of the pumpkin batter into the prepared pan, spoon the streusel mixture around the

pan in the center of the batter, not allowing the streusel to touch the edges of the pan. Top with remaining batter. The streusel mixture should be entirely covered by batter. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a wooden skewer inserted at the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 30 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack to finish cooling. To make the glaze, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the butter, brown sugar and cream. Bring to a simmer and, stirring constantly, cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the salt. In a small glass, dissolve the instant coffee in the bourbon, then still into the glaze. Allow to cool slightly, then drizzle about half over the cake. Serve the remaining glaze, warm, alongside the cake. Nutrition information per serving: 460 calories; 180 calories from fat (39 percent of total calories); 20 g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 55 mg cholesterol; 350 mg sodium; 68 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 51 g sugar; 6 g protein.

Embrace these easy, potato-free gnocchi BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press You probably associate gnocchi with the Italian dumplings made from potatoes. Making that kind of gnocchi takes time and patience and is not something most people would undertake on a weeknight. But potato gnocchi isn’t the only kid on the gnocchi block. There are several other varieties, including a ricottabased type and a batter-based one, the latter of which starts with a batter similar to the one French cream puffs and eclairs are made from. That’s the one I’ll teach you here. But there are a few things to keep in mind when preparing these gnocchi. Typically, cream puff dough — also known as pate a choux — starts with a pot of boiling water. Here, I am substituting chicken broth and milk for the water, which give the gnocchi a nice savory flavor. After the flour is dumped in, you need to work quickly and aggressively with a wooden spoon to beat the mixture until it is smooth. Don’t worry if you get a few tiny lumps of flour in the dough; they will get worked out when you add the eggs and beat the dough with electric beaters. Once you have successfully incorporated the flour, it takes no time at all to finish cooking the paste, just a few minutes until it pulls away from the sides of the pan. The next step is adding the eggs. It is important to cool down the paste a bit by beating it before you add the eggs so they don’t scramble the second they hit it. The usual directions tell

you to add the eggs one at a time, but I prefer to beat them together first, then add the beaten eggs in three batches instead. It is very hard to add an egg one a time if you are holding hand beaters with one hand. Once the eggs are in, it is time to add the seasonings, in this case spinach, salt, pepper and nutmeg. Simple. Your dough is made. The rest of the procedure is

straightforward. The dough gets dumped in small amounts into boiling water, cooked briefly and finished in the oven with cream and cheese. If you happen to own a 1/8-cup ice cream scoop, that would be the perfect tool for dropping the dough into the water. If you don’t, a tablespoon is fine; just make sure to dip it into hot water each time before you scoop up the dough and mound the dough well

BAKED SPINACH GNOCCHI WITH PARMESAN CREAM SAUCE Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (50 minutes active) Servings: 4 11-ounce package baby spinach 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth, divided 1/2 cup whole milk 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, cut into pieces 1 cup (4 1/4 ounces) all-purpose flour 3 large eggs, beaten lightly 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg, or to taste 1/2 cup heavy cream 1 ounce finely grated Parmesan cheese 1 1/2 ounces (about 1/2 cup) coarsely grated Gruyere cheese Pour 1/3 cup water into a 12-inch skillet. Top it with the spinach, then set over high heat. Cook, covered and stirring occasionally, until the spinach is wilted, about 5 minutes. Transfer the spinach to a colander and run cold water over it to cool it. Working with a handful at a time, squeeze the spinach with your hands over the sink to remove excess water. Finely chop the spinach; you should have about 1/2 cup packed. Set aside. In a small saucepan, combine 1/2 cup of the chicken broth, the milk and the butter and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat, add the flour and stir constantly with a wooden spoon until smooth. Return the pan to medium heat and cook the paste, stir-

on top of the spoon before sliding it into the water (the hot water on the spoon helps the dough to slide off easily). The gnocchi can be made ahead and chilled. Just let them sit at room temperature for about an hour so they can warm up a bit, then top them with the cream and cheese and bake them off. This is the essence of comfort food; your family will love you.

ring, until it pulls away from the sides of the pan and leaves a thin film in the bottom of the pan, 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and, using an electric mixer, beat the mixture for a few minutes to cool it down. Add the eggs, a third of the mixture at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in the salt, pepper, nutmeg and reserved spinach. Heat the oven to 425 F. Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Lightly butter a 9-by-9-inch shallow baking dish or gratin dish. Working in batches of 8 at a time, drop walnut-size balls of the dough into the water, using either a small 1/8-cup ice cream scoop or a tablespoon (you will need to mound the dough if using a tablespoon), dipped in warm water each time. Maintain the temperature of the water at a simmer and cook the gnocchi for 3 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the boiled gnocchi, shaking off the excess water, to the buttered baking dish. Repeat with the remaining dough. In a small bowl, mix together the remaining chicken broth and the heavy cream, then pour the mixture over the gnocchi. Sprinkle both cheeses over the top and bake on the oven’s upper shelf until the liquid has reduced slightly and is bubbling around the edges, about 15 minutes. Increase the heat to broil and broil the gnocchi until the top is golden brown, about 2 minutes. Serve right away. Nutrition information per serving: 610 calories; 380 calories from fat (62 percent of total calories); 43 g fat (25 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 290 mg cholesterol; 820 mg sodium; 31 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 26 g protein.

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eady to bring Oktoberfest home? It is, after all, a fine way

to get into the spirit of fall. We start with that most ubiquitous of German sausages (at least in this country), the bratwurst. Here in the U.S., we tend to think of brats as a one-and-done sort of food. Which is to say, we don’t encounter a whole lot of variety in bratwursts. But in Germany, bratwursts can vary widely in flavor (peppery to mild), meats (pork, veal and beef are common), even size (foot-long, spiraled and squat are just the start). In Germany, they generally are grilled. But here we like to braise them in beer, then slap them on a bun, maybe with some onions. That is pretty tasty, but I wanted to rethink this classic sandwich as a weeknight-friendly dinner. It was easier — and more delicious — than I thought. For ease and speed, I did the bratwursts on the grill. Of course, you could do them

on a grill pan or in a skillet if you don’t feel like heading outside. While the brats cook, you caramelize a mess of onions, peppers and apples, creating a lightly sweet complement to the peppery sausages. After the mixture cooks down, I deglazed the pan with a bit of beer and stir in a smidge of hot mustard. All the classic flavors. The sausages and the onion mixture then get tossed with pasta and piled into a baking dish. Some buttery breadcrumbs are scattered over the top, then you pop the whole thing under the broiler for a few minutes to crisp.

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NBC’s ‘Constantine’ shows up on CW’s ‘Arrow’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH In a comic book universe, death is never final and even network cancellation can be overcome. Look for John Constantine (Matt Ryan) to re-emerge on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14). Ryan starred in the heavily promoted but ultimately canceled NBC adaptation of the “Constantine” comic series. Enlisted by Arrow to reanimate the soul of a friend, Constantine makes an inside joke, admitting to being a bit rusty, having not really worked “in a year or so.” It’s interesting to compare the short-lived stint of “Constantine” with CBS’ popular reboot of “Supergirl.” The former put the emphasis on Latin incantations and dark satanic arts. “Supergirl” is similar in tone to the old Christopher Reeve version of “Superman”: cheeky and decidedly light. It seems more interested in reaching a wide audience than satisfying comic book purists. • Few subjects lend themselves better to special effects visualization than geology. Difficult-to-grasp concepts about millions and billions of years of volcanic eruption or sedimentary deposits come to life with computer-generated graphics. This approach animates the three-part “NOVA” series “Making North America” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings). Special effects illustrate how the granite rocks that dominate Manhattan’s Central Park represent the eroded vestiges of the mountain ranges that once dominated the landscape. “North America” also visits the American West, where the Grand Canyon is host to 1.7-billionyear-old rocks. We also explore Lake Superior, said to be atop a foundation of volcanic rock more than 30 miles deep. Not limited to geology, “North America” also examines how the topography of the continent played host to a parade of animals and reptiles dating back to the dinosaurs. Dr. Kirk Johnson, a paleontologist and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, is your host. • Speaking of making, the

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Apple pie ingredients are few and elemental: apples, of course, along with sugar, flavoring and pie crust. But choosing the right apples is a serious business.

Cook the apples, lose the gap and master a better apple pie BY SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

ny number of tasks may strike you as easy as pie, but anyone who’s ever actually made a pie

can tell you that it actually requires some care if you want it to turn out well. Consider apple pie. Its ingredients are few and elemental: apples, of course, along with sugar, flavoring and pie crust. But choosing the right apples is a serious business. Likewise, you’ll want to do what you can to prevent the apples from shrinking in the pie shell as they cook, which simultaneously makes the bottom crust soggy and creates an unsightly gap between the filling and top crust. Let’s start with the apples. Some are tart, and some are sweet. Happily, autumn is apple season, which means farmers markets (and, to a lesser extent, supermarkets) should be bursting with choices. Buy an assortment, taste each kind, and take notes about their flavor, paying particular attention to their sugar level. An apple’s flavor intensifies as it is

cooked. Unless you’re nuts about one particular variety, I’d advise you to pick a mix for your pie. The complexity of the flavors will make the pie that much more interesting. Some apples turn into mush when they’re cooked, while others hold their shape for days. If you’re not sure which way a given variety will go, here’s a test: Cut a wedge into cubes, combine it with a pinch of sugar and a tablespoon of water, then cook it, covered, over low heat for about 5 minutes, or until just tender. Most varieties will hold their shape, but McIntosh, Macoun, Cortland and Empire will fall apart and turn into applesauce. I recommend adding a few of the fallapart varieties to your pie. Their sauciness will moisten and bind the rest of the apples in the filling. Now, how to prevent that gap? Simple. Gently pre-cook the apples, which drains them of liquid and shrinks their bulk. They’ll shrink no more once they’re added to the pie, which means that there’ll be no gap between the filling and the top crust. But don’t toss out that liquid! If you boil it down as detailed and add it back to the apples, you’ll amp up the apple essence.

PIE DOUGH Start to finish: 20 minutes, plus chilling Makes 2 crusts 2 2/3 cups (11 1/2 ounces) all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon table salt 18 tablespoons (2 sticks plus 2 tablespoons) unsalted butter, cold, cut into 1/2-inch cubes 4 to 6 tablespoons ice water In a large bowl, stir together the flour and the salt, then add the butter. Working quickly with your fingertips or a pastry blender, mix the dough until most of mixture resembles a coarse meal, with the rest in small (roughly pea-sized) lumps. Drizzle 4 tablespoons of ice water evenly over the mixture and gently stir with a fork until incorporated. Gently squeeze a small handful: it should hold together without crumbling apart. If it doesn’t, add more ice water, 1/2 tablespoon at a time, stirring 2 or 3 times after each addition until it comes together. (If you overwork the mixture or add too much water, the pastry will be tough.) Turn the dough out onto a clean work surface and divide into several portions. With the heel of your hand, smear each portion once in a forward motion on the work surface to help distribute the fat. Gather the smeared dough together and form it, rotating it on the work surface, into 2 disks. Chill, wrapped in plastic wrap, until firm, at least 1 hour.

Start to finish: 3 hours Servings: 8 4 pounds firm apples, (a mix of sweet and tart) peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch-thick wedges 1 pound applesauce apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inchthick wedges 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, divided 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar 1/4 teaspoon table salt 1 to 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon lemon zest Double batch of pie dough, refrigerated 1 tablespoon heavy cream In a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat, toss together all of the apples, 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar, the brown sugar, salt, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and lemon zest. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce to a simmer, and cook until the firm apples are just tender when poked with a knife, about 15 minutes. Transfer the apples to a large colander set over a bowl, and let them drain for 15 minutes, shaking the colander every so often. After the apples have drained, add the juices from the bowl to the Dutch oven and simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup. In the bowl, combine the reduced juices with the apples. Taste for seasoning, and add additional lemon juice if necessary. Cool to room temperature. Meanwhile, remove 1 disk of dough from the refrigerator and roll it out between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. If the dough becomes soft and/or sticky, return it to the refrigerator and chill until firm. Remove the plastic wrap from one side of the dough and flip it onto a 9-inch pie plate. Remove the second layer of wrap. Ease the dough down into the plate, and press it into the bottom and sides gently without stretching it. Leave the dough that overhangs the plate in place; chill until the dough is firm, about 30 minutes. Roll the second disk of dough between 2 large sheets of plastic wrap into a 12-inch circle, about 1/8 inch thick. Chill, leaving the dough between the plastic sheets, until firm, about 30 minutes. While the dough chills, adjust the oven rack to the lowest position, place an empty rimmed baking sheet on the rack, and heat the oven to 425 F. Remove the pie plate lined with the dough from the refrigerator, and spoon the apple mixture into it. Remove the plastic from one side of the remaining dough, and flip the dough onto the apples. Remove the second piece of plastic. Trim the excess dough hanging off the edge of the pie plate so it is flush with the edge. Pinch the top and bottom dough rounds firmly together, and press them with the tines of a fork. Cut four 2-inch slits in the top of the dough. Chill the filled pie for 10 minutes. Brush the surface with the heavy cream, then sprinkle evenly with remaining 1 teaspoon of granulated sugar. Bake the pie on the heated baking sheet until the crust is dark golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. Transfer the pie to a wire rack, and let cool until ready to serve. Nutrition information per serving: 550 calories; 240 calories from fat (44 percent of total calories); 27 g fat (17 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 70 mg cholesterol; 210 mg sodium; 76 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 38 g sugar; 5 g protein.