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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Today, the Post is printed on pink paper to help increase awareness and remind women to be screened as early detection is important.

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

‘Fighting spirit ’

Grayson Rep. Chandler’s boundaries questioned as part of federal lawsuit

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Attorneys for a group led by former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder challenged the boundaries drawn in 2015 for a Grayson-based state legislator’s district in federal court Tuesday, arguing the changes diluted black voter strength.

The lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for Joyce the Northern District of Chandler Georgia specifically targets lines created two years ago for state Reps. Joyce Chandler, R-Grayson, and Rep. Brian Strickland, R-McDonough.

The attorneys from Holder’s National Redistricting Foundation filed the suit on behalf of 11 voters from around metro Atlanta.

See LAWSUIT, Page 7A

The proposed site of the farm and main residential area at the Bluedress Farm site on Lakeview Road near Grayson is shown in this file photo from June. Commissioners approved the project Tuesday. (File Photo)

Trish Lowrie of Hamilton Mill used tennis as an escape during her yearlong battle with breast cancer. (Photo: Chris Roughgarden)

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN • cailin.obrien@gwinnettdailypost.com

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rish Lowrie isn’t the type of person to pass up the opportunity for a bit of fun — especially when it’s on the tennis court.

But in May 2016, missing one of her favorite local tournaments may have saved her life.

It was time for Hamilton Mill for Hope, a tournament sponsored by Gwinnett Medical Center that raises money for resources to help breast cancer patients. Lowrie had recently joined a new tennis team and this wasn’t a tournament she wanted to miss. But she and her husband had just gotten back

Hamilton Mill woman beats breast cancer one volley at a time from a cruise and she didn’t feel like she could also pay to enter a tournament.

“I was like, ‘Gosh, I feel bad about that. But I shouldn’t spend that money,’” Lowrie said. “‘So I’ll go get my mammogram.’”

Looking back, Lowrie said she realized tennis helped lead her toward a diagnosis. And through the next 13 months, the rhythmic swing of her racket and the camaraderie of her team helped guide her through the

fear that diagnosis brought.

“It kept me sane during this,” she said. “Because I could come out to the court and I didn’t have to feel like ‘Cancer Girl.’”

Lowrie said she knew the cancer diagnosis was coming as soon as she got the phone call from her OB-GYN about the mammogram she took on May 9, 2016. The doctor called the next day to say she’d found some spots that concerned her.

“They’re not supposed to say ‘concerns,’” Lowrie said.

“That’s one of those signs that

See FIGHT, Page 9A

Board OKs MORE INSIDE ‘farmmunity’ neighborhood Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K to return this weekend near Grayson Early detection the key in fight against breast cancer ........ 10A

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

cailin.obrien @gwinnettdailypost.com

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County commissioners approved a request for a farm-centric neighborhood on Lakeview Road near Grayson Tuesday, ending months of uncertainty over the project.

The commission voted 4-1 in favor of the Bluedress Farm proposal, which would have as many as 45 homes with a central community-shared farm, a boathouse with a market for local produce and a coffee shop.

Commissioner John Heard cast the only vote against the proposal.

A decision on the neighborhood, also referred to as a “farmmunity,” had been delayed several times, first by the county’s See FARM, Page 7A

There’s still time to register to run, walk and raise money in honor of breast cancer patients at this weekend’s second annual Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K. The 5K run and walk will take place at Coolray Field in Lawrenceville beginning at 7 a.m. Saturday. Participants can register at www.paintgwinnettpink.org through Thursday night.

Paint Gwinnett Pink is the brainchild of two Gwinnett Medical Center employees who realized treatment was only one battle breast cancer patients faced on their journey to recovery. Bobbie Menneg,

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Mall of Georgia helping raise money for breast cancer fight.......9A

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What: Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K Where: Coolray Field at 2500 Buford Drive N.E. in Lawrenceville When: Registration begins at 7 a.m. Saturday, followed by opening ceremonies at 8 a.m.

The 5K begins at 9 a.m. and awards will be given out at 10:15 a.m. An after-party will follow. Family fun activities, including balloon rides and the car show, will last from 8 a.m. to noon.

Cost: $35 To register: Visit www. paintgwinnettpink.org.

Participants in last year’s inaugural Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K at Coolray Field raise their hands in the air at the starting line before the event began. The Paint Gwinnett 5K will be back to raise money for breast cancer resources Saturday. (File Photo)

a breast cancer survivor and GMC’s Women’s Support navigator, to come up with a Group facilitator, worked way to help fund those oftenwith Jennifer Griffin, GMC’s overlooked patient needs. oncology community outreach They decided to find a way

to help and the Paint Gwinnett Pink 5K was born. Last year,

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Cox to file Medicaid tax credit legislation in 2018 benefit State Rep. Clay Cox, RLilburn, announced Monplan. The day that he will introduce credit legislation next year to would be give employers a tax credit $5,000 per for providing health coveremployee age to employees who are in the first eligible for Medicaid. year, and Clay Cox The tax credit would last it would up to three years for each drop to $2,500 per emMedicaid-eligible employ- ployee in the second and ee on the company’s health third years.

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“While serving on the Board of Community Health, I noticed that the state put a lot of energy in recruiting Georgians to enroll in Medicaid, but we did very little to get people off of it,” Cox said in a statement.

“This measure would reward employers that hire and provide health cover-

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will have a full lineup of speakers. But I’m happy to give you a sneak peak right now just for reading this email. Our lineup will include Georgia’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates.”

The dinner will take place at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at the Embassy Suites, 2029 Satellite Blvd. in Duluth.

Tickets for the dinner can be purchased at http://bit. ly/2wmH8A6.

Norcross City Council debate set for Thursday Norcross residents will have a chance to hear from the candidates seeking to fill two open seats on the City Council this week.

The Progressive Development Committee will host the debate at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the Norcross Community Center ballroom. Organizers said Jim Fox is scheduled to moderate the debate, and residents can send suggested questions for the candidates to foxcom98@ yahoo.com.

The community center is located at 10 College St. Chuck Paul and Hoyt Hutcheson are running for Councilman Craig Newton’s seat. Meanwhile, Daniel Watch and Thad Thompson are running for

Abrams, Evans among speakers at Gwinnett Democrats dinner The Gwinnett County Democratic Party recently offered a sneak peak of its lineup of speakers for its Black Tie Dinner fundraiser, announcing that two of the biggest names in state Democratic politics right now will be at the event.

Gubernatorial candidates Stacey Abrams and Stacey Evans will be among the speakers, Gwinnett Democrats Chairman Gabe Okoye wrote in an email to party members.

“The $64,000 question is who will be the speakers,” Okoye said. “I’m pleased to say that we

Upcoming • The United Tea Party of Georgia will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Flying Machine Restaurant, 510 Briscoe Blvd. in Lawrenceville. Check www.utpog.com/meetings for updates on the meeting agenda.

• The Gwinnett County Republican Party will host News Radio 106.7 FM’s Kim “Kimmer” Peterson at its monthly breakfast at 9 a.m. Saturday. The meeting will be held at the party’s headquarters in Gwinnett Place Mall.

Political Notebook appears in the Wednesday and Sunday editions of the Gwinnett Daily Post.

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age to Medicaid recipients, thus reducing the number of Georgians on Medicaid, saving taxpayers’ money and encouraging job growth throughout our state.”

The Georgia General Assembly’s 2018 legislative session is scheduled to begin Jan. 8.

One of the most colorful displays in the spring landscape is flowering bulbs.

In addition to their flowers, some have attractive foliage. They are versatile and can be grown in containers, shrub borders, natural areas and in mass displays.

Tulips, daffodils, hyacinths and irises. Autumn is the optimal time for planting spring flowering bulbs because they require a period of cold temperatures to set blooms as they form flower buds and establish their roots.

The term “bulb” is used to refer to true bulbs and other structures similar to them such as corms, tubers, tuberous roots and stems, and rhizomes. These modified plant parts store food for the plant to survive the winter. Make sure you purchase bulbs from a reputable dealer. They should be firm and not appear molded or discolored.

Avoid buying ones that are bruised, soft, or have surface cuts.

Most spring-flowering bulbs prefer light shade to

Withdrawing from family and friends, hearing or seeing things that others don’t, and feeling fearful or suspicious for no clear reason can be signs of mental illness. Don’t ignore them. For young adults between the ages of 16-30, getting help early can make all the difference.

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planted at the appropriate depth and spaced accordingly. The proper planting depth is roughly two to three times the diameter of the bulb. The spacing of the bulbs depends on their size and the desired effect in the landscape. Small bulbs, such as crocus and grape hyacinth, should be Tim Daly planted three inches apart.

Larger ones, such as certain varieties of daffodils, full sunshine and moist, well-drained soil. Add soil should be planted up to 12 inches apart. Consider amendments such as peat not only how much space moss, topsoil, compost each plant needs but how and other suitable materifrequently the bulbs will als to soils that have poor drainage or heavy clay. To be dug up and divided. The bulbs should be planted fertilize, use two cups of with their top parts facing 10-10-10 fertilizer for every 10 square feet. Sprinkle upwards and then covered over with soil. Water the it evenly over the soil and work it in when preparing beds thoroughly after the soil for planting. Apply planting, and after that, the same amount and type winter rainfall usually is sufficient. of fertilizer in the spring In the spring when the when the leaves begin to bulbs finish blooming, emerge. Organic fertilremove the dead flowers izers, such as bone meal, but not the leaves. Let the are often used for bulbs.

However, they are no more leaves continue to grow, superior than other fertiliz- and in time they will turn ers used at the proper rate. yellow and die. After they finish flowering, the bulbs The bulbs should be start storing food material for flowering the following year. Removing the leaves too soon can weaken the bulbs and possibly prevent them from flowering the next spring. Some bulbs, like many species of tulips, only bloom for one year.

Others will continually provide spring beauty for many years to come.

With a little planning and the use of proper planting methods, bulbs can be a real asset to your home landscape. Whether they are planted in small containers or large beds, they can add beauty to any garden, and if given the proper care, many types of bulbs will bloom year after year.

UGA Extension Gwinnett will have a class on growing flowering bulbs that will be held on Oct. 16 from noon to 1 p.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Gwinnett County Government Annex Building, 750 South Perry St., Lawrenceville, GA, 30046. There is no charge for registration, but preregistration is required.

To register, please contact For more information: the Extension office at 678-377-4010 or tdaly@ Light@vphealth.org uga.edu. or call 678-209-2390 Timothy Daly is an Agricultural and Natural This message is provided by: Resource Extension Agent Georgia Department of Behavioral Health with UGA Extension Gwinand Developmental Disabilities nett. He can be contacted at 678-377-4011 or tdaly@ uga.edu.

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Hebron Christian gets grant Money to help with CPR training

By Curt yeomanS

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More Hebron Christian Academy staff and students will be able to learn CPR at the school in the future, and they have Firehouse Subs to thank for it.

The Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation and the

CLEAR Coalition awarded the school a $5,000 grant to buy an AED with a trainer, adult and baby manikins and other supplies. The school wanted to buy those items for a four-hour American Heart Association CPR certification program provided to staff and high school students.

Hebron Christian Academy began offering the heart

association’s CPR in Schools program last fall after the academy’s Middle School Student Council presented it as an option to train students in CPR. “Due to the increase in incidents of sudden cardiac arrest among teens and young adults, this training has become important for everyone, especially in the school setting,” school officials said in a statement.

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cil’s long-term goal was that the school would eventually be able to offer all staff and high school students the AHA CPR certification course, a four-hour program with both a content and skills test.”

School officials said more than 200 students have already received basic CPR training through the program, including half of the senior class, all freshmen and all fourthgraders.

There are fees for paying by credit or debit card. The debit card fee it $3.95, while the credit card service fee is 2.29 percent.

Options for paying tax bills include: • Sending a check to P.O. Box 372, Lawrenceville, GA 30046; • Paying in person by cash, check, money order, credit or debit card at any Tax Commissioner office in the county; • Dropping off a check at 24-hour drop boxes located all

Gwinnett County tag offices; or • Paying by check, credit or debit card at www.GwinnettTaxCommissioner.com.

A new option this year is the ability to schedule a payment in advance through the website for the Tax Commissioner’s Office.

Paperless billing can also be set up through the website, officials said.

Any questions about tax bills can be directed to tax@ gwinnettcounty.com or 770822-8800.

Bob Seger plays the last show of his tour at Cobo in Detroit on Saturday, March 17, 2007 in Detroit, MI. (Photo: Romain Blanquart / Detroit Free Press)

County: Property tax deadline looms Bob Seger postpones concert at the arena viewed at www.GwinnettTaxCommissioner.com.

County official said property owners who have escrow Gwinnett County propaccounts are responsible for erty owners have less than two making sure the taxes are weeks left to pay their property paid on time although the tax tax bills, county officials aninformation is made available to nounced Monday. the mortgage companies. Those Taxpayers have until Oct. 15 property owners are asked to to pay their bills, and officials call their mortgage company said there are several ways to do to find out who is responsible that, ranging from paying online for paying the tax bill if they to doing it in person or by mail. are unsure, or if the mortgage Property tax information can be company recently changed.

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AAA: Gas prices continue to fall in Georgia

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have decreased daily since

20 cents to fall before reaching equilibrium. Expect another 5 The national average price to 10 cent drop this week.”

Gas prices in Georgia of gas was about $2.56 per galThe Atlanta area has the continued to fall as refinerlon, down slightly from about highest metro area average ies resume regular operations $2.58 a week ago. Georgia’s price of gas in the state at after Hurricanes Harvey and average is roughly the same $2.66 per gallon, according to Irma this week — and AAA as Florida’s, but Tennessee’s AAA. The Athens area is not officials expect that trend to average price is about $2.47. far behind at $2.64 per gallon, continue this week.

“No need to rush to the followed by Valdosta at $2.58.

The average price of a galpump, gas prices should get The Augusta-Aiken area has lon of unleaded fuel in the even cheaper as the week the lowest average metro area state was about $2.62, down progresses,” AAA spokesman price at $2.51 per gallon. from about $2.67 a week earMark Jenkins said in a stateGwinnett County prices lier. Despite the drops in price ment. “Prices are still inflated were mainly cheaper than the in recent weeks, gas in Georgia after hurricanes Irma and Augusta area’s though. The is still above the average prices Harvey but will keep falling as price monitoring website, Gasof $2.51 seen a month ago, or refinery operations, supplies, Buddy.com, reported Monday $2.31 seen a year ago. Prices imports and exports return to afternoon that a Costco on in the state peaked Sept. 12 at normal.

Venture Drive in unincorabout $2.76 per gallon, and “Pump prices have another porated Duluth and a Citgo curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com then.

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station on Old Norcross Road in Lawrenceville had prices of $2.36 per gallon. A Chevron on Everson Road near Centerville was selling gas for $2.37.

Five other gas stations in the Lawrenceville, and one in Peachtree Corners, were listed as selling gas for $2.39 per gallon. Ten more stations spread between Lilburn, Snellville, Duluth, Auburn, Sugar Hill and Buford had prices listed between $2.41 and $2.49.

There were several more stations spread throughout the county that were selling gas for $2.50 or higher, including one in Norcross that was listed on GasBuddy.com as selling gas for $2.69 per gallon.

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From StaFF reportS Bob Seger will postpone his concert at Infinite Energy Arena originally scheduled for Saturday, Seger announced on Tuesday.

Rescheduled dates will be announced when they’re available.

Seger said he needed to postpone the show after receiving doctor’s orders to attend to urgent medical issues concerning his vertebrae. No further details about his condition are available at this time.

“I’m so disappointed to have to suspend the tour as the band is on a great roll,” Seger said. “It’s a privilege to play for our amazing fans.

Hoping to be back out on the road very soon.”

Seger and The Silver Bullet Band played the 13th sold-out show on their 2017 Runaway Train Tour last Thursday in Pittsburgh. On Sept.

30, he had to postpone the show in Columbus.

Tickets sold for concerts that are being rescheduled will be honored on the new dates. For more information, visit www.bobseger.com.

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Living with a thoracic aneurism Dear Dr. roaCh: I am an 81-year-old woman and have had high blood pressure and high cholesterol for 30 years (I have a strong family history). I had a stroke in 2015 and, fortunately, I am still independent in my life. I take medication on time, walk one hour every day and eat a healthy diet. I’ve tried everything to be “good.”

However, recently, a chest CT result showed that I have a thoracic ascending aneurism (4.2 cm), which scares me to death. My physician told me that there are many patients who have the same problem, and none of them need any procedures done except to be monitored in six months to a year, and that a thoracic aneurism is not as easily ruptured as an abdominal one. Well, I worry a lot about the aneurism, and really want to know more about it: Is it life-threatening? How can I slow its growth? What should I do to prevent its rupture?

— A.W.W. aNsWer: The aorta is the largest artery in the body, and it comes directly off the heart, ascends to an arch, then descends through the diaphragm and into the abdomen, where it splits around your navel into the femoral arteries.

An aneurism is a dilation of all the layers of the aorta.

Normally, the ascending thoracic aorta is less than 4 cm in diameter without an aneurism. Surgical repair is usually indicated if aneurism enlarges the diameter to between 5 and 6 cm.

Risk factors for developing a thoracic aortic aneurism include high blood pressure, smoking, high blood cholesterol and family history. There also are genetic conditions, especially Marfan syndrome, vascular Ehler-Danlos syndrome and Loeys-Dietz syndrome, all of which increase risk. People with a family history of thoracic aneurism should be considered for testing for these conditions, and are recommended for surgery at smaller diameters, such as 4.5 cm.

Your doctor is right that many people have this problem and only a few will need to have a repair.

Regular monitoring is the usual way to manage someone with this condition.

Hopefully it will progress only very slowly.

It sounds like you are doing a lot of things right to manage your risk. Probably the most important single factor to manage is your blood pressure. Beta blockers are perhaps the best way to slow progression of aneurisms.

People with aortic aneurisms also are at high risk for blockages in other vessels. You already have had a stroke, which makes blockages in the brain very likely and blockages in the heart more likely, too: A statin certainly will help prevent stroke and heart attack, and may slow progression of the aneurism as well.

Quitting smoking is of paramount importance in smokers with any kind of vascular disease, including aneurism.

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Wife wonders about siblings’ habits Dear amy: I am a married woman. My husband and his younger sister are of a Mediterranean nationality. Family relationships are “closer” there, I think, than those in North America or Europe.

I was shocked to see my husband and his sister in our bathroom together.

She was putting on makeup, he was brushing his teeth.

We were in a hurry to leave the house, but there was a half-bath downstairs that one of them could have used.

I have been in the bathroom with my own older brother, but it was to install new toilets — something practical — not to do something “intimate,” that, in my opinion, is only for a husband and wife to share.

I felt very “strange” about this situation. Then it happened a second time. I have decided that if it happens again, I will join them in the bathroom and put on my makeup or brush my teeth with them to see if they understand that I’m disturbed by this situation.

— Too Close!

Dear Too Close!: If brushing one’s teeth or putting on makeup is considered an uncomfortably intimate act that only married partners should share, then we need to completely revamp sexual education in this country.

I don’t think this is an ethnic thing or a national characteristic.

truth” about our divorce to our friends, especially the wives with whom I am very close.

I definitely have not been the perfect wife — for instance, we have three kids (ages 13, 15, 17), and I didn’t always prioritize my husband and our relationship over the Amy Dickinson children.

By the same token, I think this is a “you” I have never cheated problem. on him, physically or Taking your letter at emotionally, and I never face value, these two would. siblings were basically Is it OK to speak sharing a mirror. frankly, but in a factual Many siblings that grew and nonjudgmental way, up in close households about what happened? and perhaps shared a Or do I owe my husbathroom with other fam- band some sort of privacy ily members throughout or “respect” and therefore their childhoods wouldn’t must speak vague platithink twice about sharing tudes such as “We grew their bathroom ablutions. apart” or “We wanted Because this bothers different things”? you so much, you should — What May I Say? probably express your Dear WhaT may concern directly to these I say?: You don’t owe two, instead of passively your husband any kind of trying to get your mesprotection over the consesage across. But you quences of his behavior, should also anticipate but you do owe your chilsome bewilderment on dren a measure of privacy their part. about this.

Dear amy: My You will obviously husband and I are getting want to discuss this with a divorced as a result of his very close friend, but you longtime physical and should be circumspect emotional love affair with and understand that even someone else, coupled if you ask that the details with other random physi- be kept private, things cal/sexual encounters have a way of leaking out. throughout our marriage.

Remember, we seldom We have a close-knit regret the things we don’t circle of friends who will say, but often regret the be surprised that we’re things we do say. splitting up.

You can respond to Without bad-mouthing questions by saying, “My my husband, when asked, husband and I had difI would like to speak “my ferent ideas of how to be

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married.” People can read into that whatever they want.

Answer your children’s questions honestly, but do not confide in them or expect them to take sides.

Assure them that you — and they — will be OK, and that they are loved by both parents. They will discern the truth soon enough, and will have to grapple with their own reactions to it.

Dear amy: Like “Non-Hugger,” I don’t like to hug a lot of people.

My wife tells me I have to do it, or others will feel slighted.

My daughter-in-law has accepted that I say, “Let’s have the awkward hug” when I welcome her.

She has started to laugh about it as just part of our relationship. My oldest son makes a joke out of it as he embraces me in a man-hug. My other sons know the drill, but don’t doubt my love for them.

— Not a Hugger Dear NoT a hugger: Your wife doesn’t get to force you to let people touch you. You sound like a good sport, but stand your ground.

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson.com. Readers may send postal mail to Amy Dickinson, c/o Tribune Content Agency, 16650 Westgrove Drive, Suite 175, Addison, Texas, 75001. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

Equality should be your aim this year.

Whether it’s regarding a relationship with a friend, relative or colleague, maintaining balance will help ward off bad feelings and resentment. Don’t fear change or wait for someone else to make the first move.

Do whatever will make you feel happy and less stressed.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Focus on getting things done. Take care of your responsibilities before someone complains. Do your best to make your surroundings more comfortable and convenient and your personal life less stressful.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Express your feelings and make yourself clear regarding what you are willing to do to pitch in and help.

Romance and self-imare highlighted.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Physical and emotional abuse are apparent. How you treat people or let them treat you will make a difference to the way you move forward in life.

Assess your personal situation honestly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — An emotional issue will develop if you let someone from your past re-enter your life. Don’t be fooled by sweet talk or persuasive offers. Focus on retaining your stability.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Keep your emotions out of the workplace. Getting involved in a struggle with someone trying to make you look bad won’t solve the problem. Outsmart your foes using intelligence, facts and foresight.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — The less time you take to argue a point, the more you will get done. Aim to finish what you start by working alone and staying on course.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Emotions will flare up, causing problems with a colleague or someone trying to make you look bad. Honesty will be your best option.

Speak from the heart.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Don’t let the changes going on around you cause you to fret. Look at your options to discover a way to combat any challenge that presents itself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Casual conversations will lead to all sorts of opportunities.

Express your thoughts, ideas and plans to a partner or co-worker.

Change will bring about personal gains.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Easy does it.

You are best off listening carefully to complaints or criticism. Refuse to get into an emotional battle that will be impossible to win. Agree to disagree and move along.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Look at your future and consider what you need to do to reach your goal. Pick up new skills or update your qualifications or technology to suit current professional trends.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Share your feelings and goals with someone you want to collaborate or form a meaningful partnership with. Listen to others’ concerns or suggestions, and counter with a positive response.

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Police seek bank robbery suspect

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien @gwinnettdailypost.com

Gwinnett County Police are looking for a man who successfully robbed a Norcross bank last month and tried to rob another using the notes app on his phone.

On Sept. 23 at about 9 a.m., a 6-foot tall black man weighing about 200 pounds walked into the Wells Fargo Bank at 1625 Indian Trail Road. He walked up to the teller and showed her a note he’d typed into the notes app on his cellphone.

“I have a gun give me your money,” it read.

The teller gave the suspect an envelope filled with about $1,000.

Shortly afterward, police received a call from First Citizens Bank at 1725 Indian Trail Lilburn Road reporting a similar incident. A man matching the description of

the suspect who robbed Wells Fargo earlier walked into the bank and showed a teller a note he’d typed on his cellphone.

“Give me the money,” it read.

The teller told the suspect that wasn’t a valid account and didn’t hand over any money. The suspect walked out of the bank and fled the scene in what could have been either a red Toyota Camry or Corolla with dark tinted windows.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. You can also text your tip to “Crimes” (274637). Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.

Police are looking for this man in connection with a bank robbery and a bank robbery attempt in Norcross.

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The Duluth Police Department is looking for these two men accused of robbing a Japanese restaurant at gunpoint on Sept. 23. (Photo: Duluth Police Department)

‘Flushable’ wipes blamed for spill Duluth police searching

BY CURT YEOMANS

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A collection of so-called “flushable” wipes, paper and “other products” that built up in a sewer line is being blamed for nearly 2,300 gallons of sewage spilling into a tributary of Beaver Ruin Creek on Monday.

Gwinnett County Department of Water Resources spokeswoman Karen Shields said the department was contacted about the spill at a manhole located at 4334 Windward Circle in Norcross at 11:59 a.m. Crews got it stopped

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at 1:40 p.m., but about 2,283 gallons of sewage had spilled into the tributary by that point, Shields said.

Officials are using the incident as an opportunity to remind residents about the dangers of flushing wipes or other items that don’t break apart or disperse in sewer system down toilet drains. The county has a long list of items which it asks residents to not flush down the drain available at http://ow.ly/ jUdN302obt3.

“As these non-dispersible items collect in the sewer pipe, they can eventually

cause blockages that can lead to sanitary sewer backups or overflows,” Shields said in a statement.

In the case of this spill, crews raked the area and spread lime to reduce its environmental impact, and posted signs in the area to let residents know what happened. Officials also contacted the Georgia Environmental Protection Division about the spill, which is a standard practice Gwinnett’s water department takes whenever a sewage spill occurs, regardless of its size.

for two in armed robbery

BY CAILIN O’BRIEN

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The Duluth Police Department is looking for two men suspected of robbing a Japanese restaurant at gunpoint about two weeks ago.

One of the two men entered Extreme Teriyaki Express at 3455 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. in Duluth by an unlocked back entrance about 7:34 p.m. Sept. 23, according

Lawsuit dents of Chandler’s district, Rights Act, as well as the argued in their legal com14th and 15th Amendments plaint that the redistricting of the U.S. Constitution. violated the federal Voting “Through mid-cycle

redistricting, the General Assembly has sought to dilute growing AfricanAmerican voting strength, targeting areas where African-American candidates were poised to attain seats in the Georgia House of Representatives. And it has succeeded,” attorneys wrote in the complaint filed with the federal court.

The voters who are listed as plaintiffs in the suit are asking the court to declare Chandler and Strickland’s districts as racial gerrymanders and bar Secretary of State Brian Kemp or his successors from enforcing the district lines drawn up in 2015.

They also want the court to order the state General Assembly to adopt a redistricting plan for the state House of Representatives that “includes at least one additional majority-minority district in the Atlanta metropolitan area.”

to Duluth PD. The other man reportedly acted as a lookout.

The man who entered the restaurant fired two shots into the ceiling while he demanded money from the employee at the cash register twice. Then, he ran out the back door and behind the shopping center.

Anybody with information about this crime should call 911 or contact the Duluth Police Department at 770-4764151.

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Through midcycle redistricting, the General Assembly has sought to dilute growing African-American voting strength, targeting areas where African-American candidates were poised to attain seats in the Georgia House of Representatives. And it has succeeded.”

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The lawsuit alleges that white voting blocs prevented black voters from electing the representatives of their choice in recent elections because of the way the lines for both districts were drawn.

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usually to defeat AfricanAmericans’ preferred candidates of choice,” attorneys for the group wrote in the lawsuit.

The lines for Chandler’s District 105 were redrawn months after she narrowly defeated Democrat Renita Hamilton with nearly 53 percent of the vote in the 2014 general election.

Despite the redrawn lines, Chandler’s re-election victory over Democrat Donna McLeod in 2016 was even narrower, getting just over 50 percent of the vote — narrow enough that a recount was needed to verify the results. Democrats have identified the seat as one of their targets to eventually flip.

McLeod even received an endorsement from thenPresident Barack Obama, who recorded a phone message encouraging voters to support her over Chandler.

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Planning Commission and later by the Board of Commissioners.

“We’re obviously excited,” developer Justin Brady said.

“It’s been a long time coming. This is the culmination a lot of hard work.”

Brady said he’s heard from people interested in owning homes in the planned neighborhood, but he said a groundbreaking may not happen until early next year.

He said there is some engineering work which must be completed first.

The project had not been without opposition. Residents had been opposed to it because of the commercial nature of the market and coffee shop expected to go in the boathouse.

The boathouse will be limited to selling locally produced farm goods, as well as coffee, at the boathouse cafe.

“I was hoping that we would kind of be a little less limited going forward with the commercial piece, but I’m satisfied that they’re giving us the opportunity to make that what it was intended to be, which is a place for community to happen, for folks to come together,” Brady said.

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Brighter Smiles campaign gives for breast cancer care

By Curt yeomans

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When Dr. Bruce Carter began the Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures campaign in 2003, it was just him and a few other local dentists raising money for Relay for Life.

After a couple of years, Carter decided to begin donating the money to the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation to support the hospital’s efforts to treat breast cancer patients. The participating dentists offer teeth bleaching in exchange for $200 donations to the foundation each year from January to April.

Over the years, more dentists got involved with Brighter Smile for Brighter Futures, and the amount of money donated kept growing as well. There are now typically about 35 to 40

Local dentists who participated in this year’s Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures campaign present a check for $52,235 to the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation last month to help pay for breast cancer services. The annual campaign has raised more than $1.2 million for the foundation since 2005. (Special Photo)

Gwinnett dentists participating each year.

And Carter would like to see it keep growing.

“If we could get another 10 to 15 dentists involved, we could raise even more money,” Carter said.

The Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures campaign may not be familiar to a lot

of people, but it’s something officials from the foundation aren’t hesitant to highlight because of the work the dentists have done over the years.

“They have raised almost $1.2 million so far,” foundation president Jason Chandler told the Daily Post.

Carter said he got the

idea for Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures while attending a dentists conference. He heard about a program taking place in another state where dentists were raising money for charitable causes through teeth bleaching.

He then decided raising the money to fight breast cancer would be a good cause in Gwinnett.

Dr. Tina Herington said she is encouraged when she goes to get a mammogram and sees a plaque with the Brighter Smiles for Brighter Futures logo on it. There’s also a personal connection to the cause, however, which makes her feel good about participating in the program annually for about 12 years.

She said the dentists who participate in the program each know several people who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or fought it.

“Thankfully, I’ve not had breast cancer, but my mom is a survivor so that helps me feel good,” Herington said.

“But, we just have so many patients that have breast cancer. Maybe once a week, one of my patients says, ‘Well, I’ve been diagnosed with breast cancer,’ so it’s nice to feel like we’re doing something to help.”

Carter said that one of the positive aspects of the campaign is that it raises money to help the Gwinnett Medical Center Foundation purchase equipment and pay other services provided to cancer patients at the hospital.

He said he and other dentists check in with foundation officials each year to see what they need that year and then target one of those needs to try and raise money for.

Carter said the campaign passed $1 million raised

mark about two years ago, and this past year, they raised $52,235 to pay for breast cancer services.

“It’s been a great program, and we’ve raised an incredible amount of money for the hospital,” he said.

Herington said the fact that a large number of dentists in the county are working together for the same cause is worth noting as well.

“I’m just impressed with what we can do as a group in terms of how much money we can raise when we pool our resources and do it together,” she said. “I could just write a check to Gwinnett Medical on my own and I know they would use it for a great purpose, but when we 15, 20 or 25 people together and we all make a donation, then we can say we bought this piece of equipment. It just feels more impactful.”

cado Road and Killian Hill Road, will also be worked on as part of the pedestrian and sidewalk project. The sidewalk and pedestrian improvement projects will cost the county $870,750.

Meanwhile, in the Buford projects, the county will apply for a $1 million Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation for the widening of Buford Drive.

The city will contribute $58,642 to work related to the Buford Drive widening.

The city will also contribute $390,794 to improvements

on Thompson Mill Road.

The county’s combined contribution to the funding for the projects will be nearly $1.92 million.

Another project in Buford is related to the widening of Ga. 20, will be sidewalk, curb, gutter and drainage improvements on Old Suwanee Road from Buford Highway to Chatham Road.

The commissioners approved a $5.5 million contract with C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. to complete work related to the widening and Old Suwanee Road pedestrian improvements.

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it will be widened from four lanes to six lanes between South Lee Street and Buford Highway.

Gwinnett County officials In Lilburn, city and are teaming up with the lead- county officials will work ers of Buford and Lilburn together on projects related to work road and pedestrian to Killian Hill Road. One safety projects in the cities. will include preliminary County commissioners engineering for the widening approved intergovernmental of the road between Aragreements with both cities cado Road to Church Street. to work on different projects. That will cost the county A major part of work in Bu- $529,250. ford will revolve around the The other will be a pedeswidening of Ga. Highway trian and sidewalk improve20, also known as Buford ment project that will focus Drive. on Killian Hill’s intersection Gwinnett Transportation at Shelley Lane. Lilburn Director Alan Chapman said Industrial Way, between Ar-

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Radial will host the last day of its two-day job fair today at its fulfillment center at 200 Cedars Road in Lawrenceville. The company is looking to hire more than 100 seasonal employees.

“We’re thrilled to be

creating so many additional jobs in Lawrenceville, many of which may lead to full-time opportunities,” said Kelly Scally, the director of Strategic Staffing at Radial. “If you value quality, excellence and the best customer service possible, and you thrive in an energized, fast-paced and rewarding workplace culture, we’d love to have you work with us.”

For more information, visit www.radial.com/jobs.

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Karie Marie Ausby, age 35, of Winder, GA passed away on September 28, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Beverly Russell Fenker, age 62 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away October 2, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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Marie Milani Baglione, age 85, of Flowery Branch, GA passed away on September 28, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Martha “Marty” Finley, age 45, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on September 30, 2017. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

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Mr. Clayton James Black- James George stock, age 76, of Winder, James Arnold George, Georgia passed away age 74, of Braselton September 30, 2017. passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017.

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Ricky E. Brown Ricky E. Brown, age 51, of Auburn, GA passed away on September 28, 2017. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home 300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046. 770-962-3100.

Please leave online condolences at stewartfh.com.

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Perry Ray Darnell, age 75 of Auburn, passed away Monday, October 2, 2017.

was preceded in death by his son, Eddy Lamar Holbrook; daughter, Dwyna Christine Elinburg; parents, Jim and Edna R. Higgins; brother, Waymon Higgins; sisters, Nona Sue Payne, and Nell Gilleland; brothers-inlaw, Rev. Charles Payne, and Hoyt Gilleland. Mr. Higgins is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Rosa Lee Bailey Higgins, Winder, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Terry Gower, Winder, GA; seven grandchildren, Keith Holbrook, Chad and Jackey Holbrook, Dana Malcolm, Brandy Gower, T. J. Gower, Kevin Elinburg, and Kaylee Elinburg; eight great grandchildren; one great great-grandchild; sister and brother-in-law, Lona Bell and Kenneth Thompson, Lawrenceville, GA; sister-in-law, Lottie Ruth Higgins, Dahlonega, GA; several nieces, nephews and cousins; and special friends, Jessica, Hali, Kayla Cheek. Mr. Higgins was born March 12, 1933 in Duluth. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army and a graduate of Duluth High School. He was retired from Waste Management Company as a truck driver. He was a member of Peoples Baptist Church in Jefferson, GA and a member of Buford American Legion Post 127. Mr. Higgins loved to hunt and fish and do word search puzzles. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 6, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Melvin Gooch, Rev. Joel Shadburn, and Rev. Terry Hagood officiating. Interment will follow at White Chapel M

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Memorial Gardens in Duluth, GA with Military Honors. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and on Thursday, October 5, 2017 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. “The family would like to express their special thanks to N.E. GA Hospice for the wonderful care given to Grady and his family during his illness.”

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www. flaniganfuneralhome. com. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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memorial-fund. Valerie was preceded in death by her brother, Eric Geiger.

She is survived by her husband, Michael Miller, Dacula; sons, Joshua Lopez and Jacob Miller, both of Dacula; mother, Elizabeth Kisch, Dayton, OH; father, Kevin Geiger (Cheri), North Myrtle Beach, SC; sisters, Jennifer Carlile (Allen), Dickinson, TX, Mindy Wallace (Ron), Pickerington, OH, Kim Caldwell (Barry), North Myrtle Beach, SC. Valerie was born in Columbus, OH and had lived in the metro Atlanta area for the past 20 years.

She formerly worked as a Medical Assistant with Physicians Pointe and was a member of St. Matthew Catholic Church. Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel 770-945-6924 Share memories of Valerie at hamiltonmillchapel.com

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Otis Redd Otis Marvin Redd, age 91 of Flowery Branch, GA passed away September 28, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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George Smith George A. Smith, age 78, of Cumming, GA passed away on October 3, 2017. Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

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Valerie Miller Valerie Lynn Miller, age 47, of Dacula, GA, died Saturday, September 30, 2017 after an extended illness. A Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 11:00 AM at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Winder, GA. Fr. Gilbert Exumé will officiate. The family will receive friends Tuesday, October 3, 2017 from 7-9 PM at the funeral home.

The family requests, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the GoFundMe page at https://www. gofundme.com/valeries-

Georgia Ann Newman, age 68, of Commerce, GA passed away September 30, 2017.

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Rosario Lopez Talbo, age 95 of Lawrenceville, GA passed away October 3, 2017. Wages & Sons Gwinnett Chapel 1031 Lawrenceville Highway, Lawrenceville GA, 30046 770-277-4550.

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breast cancer awareness month Mall of Georgia helping raise Kroger to raise funds for money for breast cancer fight breast cancer patients

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The Mall of Georgia in Buford is one of five Simonowned shopping centers in metro Atlanta that will participate in programs and events designed to highlight breast cancer awareness this month.

The group of shopping centers, which includes Lenox Square, Phipps Plaza, Town Center at Cobb and North Georgia Premium Outlets, will participate in Simon’s efforts to raise money for Susan G. Komen. The organization is aiming to reduce the number of people who die from breast cancer by 50 percent by 2026.

“Our shoppers, retailers and employees have demonstrated their support and commitment to Susan G. Komen over the last two years by participating in all of our fundraising activities,” Mall of Georgia Director of Marketing and Business Development Teresa Holloway said in a statement.

“We look forward to another successful campaign this year and are focused on fighting a disease that affects so many in our community.”

Breast Cancer Awareness

The Mall of Georgia is one of five Simon shopping centers in metro Atlanta that will participate in programs and events this month to support Susan G. Komen’s fight against breast cancer. (File Photo)

Month programs taking place at the Mall of Georgia this month include the More Than Pink Hero Wall, where shoppers can pay $1 for a sticker to place on the wall, and discount cards that can be purchased for $5. The discount cards allow the cardholder to take 15 to 25 percent off the price of item at participating mall retailers.

Proceeds raised through the sale of discount cards and stickers for the More Than Pink Hero Wall will to Susan G. Komen.

The mall’s Guest Information booth will also be decorated in

pink throughout the month, and staff will wear pink accessories.

“We’re honored to continue our partnership with the Atlanta-area Simon centers and are inspired by their dedication in raising funds and awareness in the fight against breast cancer,” Susan G. Komen Senior Vice-President of Development Christina Alford said in a statement.

“The generosity of Simon is making an incredible impact on the lives of countless women and men, and we look forward to what this partnership will bring in the year ahead.”

Customers shopping at Kroger stores throughout the Southeast can help fund research for a cure to breast cancer this month.

From Oct. 1 through Oct. 29, customers can buy pink paper ribbons for $1 at Kroger checkouts.

Proceeds will benefit Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Last year, Kroger customers and associates in the Southeast donated more than $360,000 to the nonprofit. By the end of 2017, Kroger will have donated more than $37 million to support breast cancer research, education and services since 2006, according to a Kroger press release.

Felix Turner, corporate affairs manager for Kroger’s Atlanta Division, said the company is proud to support those whose lives have been affected by breast cancer.

“Whether it’s a mother, sister, wife, daughter, grandmother or friend, nearly everyone has a personal relationship with someone who has been affected by breast cancer,” said Felix Turner, corporate affairs manager for Kroger’s Atlanta Division. “In fact, one in eight American women will develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime.”

In addition to a monetary donation, Kroger will also help provide

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Whether it’s a mother, sister, wife, daughter, grandmother or friend, nearly everyone has a personal relationship with someone who has been affected by breast cancer. In fact, one in eight American women will develop breast cancer over the course of their lifetime.”

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informative resources to cancer patients and their families through www.SharingCourage.com. The store will help educate patients and loved ones on healthy calorieboosting ingredients for cancer survivors, what to eat during cancer treatment and healthy meals for caregivers to prepare.

“Cancer affects the entire family, not just the patient,” Turner said.

“Although we can’t cure cancer, we can do our part to develop recipes for healthy meals that cancer caregivers can make for their loved ones to help fuel the fight against this terrible disease.”

To find Kroger locations, visit www.kroger.com. To learn more about Kroger’s initiatives for breast cancer awareness, visit www.SharingCourage.com.

Fight •From Page 1A this isn’t going to end well.”

At 5:05 p.m. the next day, Lowrie’s OB-GYN confirmed her suspicions.

“At that point, your entire life becomes about doctors appointments,” Lowrie said.

“You breathe, eat, move and think cancer. All of the sudden you’re just this shell of cancer.”

But her tennis team captain, Lori D’Adamio, said Lowrie didn’t act like a shell of herself. She remained the funny and vivacious woman they’d met just months earlier.

“She had been a strength for me and I know for others, too,” D’Adamio said. “If you didn’t see her to know she had cancer, you would never know it. Not by the way she talked.”

Lowrie was diagnosed with HER2 breast cancer, a form of the disease caused by an overabundance of the HER2 protein.

Healthy breast tissue contains HER2 proteins in the form of about 2,000 receptors, which help regulate how cells grow, divide and repair themselves. But sometimes, the gene that produces HER2 proteins can create too many, causing cells to divide erratically and create tumors.

“In other words, the switch is turned on and the off switch is gone,” said Dr. Mohan Krishnamachary, the oncologist affiliated with Gwinnett Medical Center who treated Lowrie.

It was a scary diagnosis, but from the beginning, Krishnamachary felt Lowrie could beat it.

“She had this fighting spirit in her,” Krishnamachary said. “She said, ‘Yes, I’m going to do it.’ All I had to do was encourage her.”

It was the same sort of attitude D’Adamio said she recognized from Lowrie on the tennis courts.

Lowrie had been dabbling in tennis since she moved to the Hamilton Mill area in 2001. Since then, she’d worked hard to get better —

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Trish Lowrie of Hamilton Mill used tennis as an escape during her yearlong battle with breast cancer. (Photo: Chris roughgarden)

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Lowrie’s eyes still well with tears when she rememand worked just as hard to enough, Lowrie fought bers that moment and all the make sure she maintained a through her fatigue to head moments when friends and positive attitude about each to the courts where she ran family reached out in seemmatch she played. through drills with her team. ingly small ways during her “Some teams higher up She even visited the day treatment. They weren’t at can get really competitive. after her biopsy. D’Adamio all small to her, she said.

I’ve played people that are said Lowrie’s chest was “If you could picture all really competitive and it’s black and blue and that her these hands holding me up just no fun,” Lowrie said. drainage pump was still and then God’s got his hands “So I go out there and I joke. inserted. down ready to heal me — I cut up and just make sure “That’s just how deterevery one of them was a set everybody’s having a lot of mined Trish is. She’s like, of hands,” she said. fun.”

‘I don’t care if I have a tube On May 9, one year after Lowrie applied the same hanging out of me, I’m play- the mammogram that set her humor to her battle against ing tennis,’” D’Adamio said. breast cancer diagnosis into cancer whenever possible.

Lowrie said she felt more motion, Lowrie was able to She named her two breast like herself during their vol- publicly explain how much tumors “little buddy” and leying sessions — and less each of those hands meant to “big daddy.” She shaved her like a patient. her. She was cancer-free and head before chemo began “We could go out on the speaking at the tournament and asked everybody to refer court and we didn’t have to she’d missed the year before to her as “GI Jane.” talk about cancer,” she said. — Hamilton Mill for Hope.

“It was going to drive “Being able to get out of the “I told everybody, ‘If me insane if I couldn’t put house, feel some fresh air you’re wondering if what a little humor into it someand talk about anything other you do here helps, this is how,” she said. than cancer was great.” what it does. This is what got Lowrie did her best to But when Lowrie did me through this,’” Lowrie smile through the cocktail of want to talk about her said. “‘So never ever, ever chemotherapy and HER2cancer, D’Adamio and the think that what you spent to targeting drugs administered other women on her team be in this tournament isn’t to her every four weeks made sure she knew she going to somebody. It went for 13 months. She tried to could come to them. Shortly to me.’” laugh through the nausea after her diagnosis, the team At the tournament, Lowrie and she ate Lemonheads re- held a luncheon in her honor. was presented the Nell Gorligiously to combat the taste They changed their name to man Sportsmanship Award combination of metal and “Team Trish” and revealed in honor of another tennis “rancid meat” the treatment new T-shirts complete with enthusiast who had recently left in her mouth. a picture of Clint Eastwood, succumbed to her own battle When she felt well Lowrie’s celebrity crush. with cancer.

surgical consultations.

This year, GMC hopes the event raised more than to attract 3,000 people $87,000 that funded access to the run and to raise to items to make patients $100,000. As of Monday more comfortable during afternoon, 1,028 people cancer treatments. A porregistered to walk or run tion of the funds also went Paint Gwinnett Pink. The toward diagnostic technol- event had raised about ogy, mammograms and $48,257.

Trish Lowrie of Hamilton Mill used tennis as an escape during her yearlong battle with breast cancer. (Photo: Chris roughgarden)

Today, about four months after treatment, Lowrie remains cancer-free and is facing her next great challenge. She’s gone back to school at the University of North Georgia to get her nursing degree in hopes of becoming an oncology nurse like the ones who treated her at Gwinnett Medical Center.

It hasn’t been easy.

“Right now I’m like,

‘Dear God, can I get through this?’” Lowrie said.

But she’s attacking it with her characteristic determination. And through it all, she’s taking time to play tennis — now with a renewed sense of joy.

“I don’t beat myself up anymore over a bad shot,” Lowrie said. “Now I’m happy that I’m here to make that bad shot.”

and, of course, wine.

A free winery tour will be conducted and those participating in Saturday’s 5K can use their $5 swag bag vouchers toward a wine tasting. Chateau Elan will donate 15 percent of proceeds on its customlabel Rose Reserve wine

to Paint Gwinnett Pink.

Participants will also have the chance to donate to Paint Gwinnett Pink throughout the evening.

For more information on Pink Night at Chateau Elan, visit www.chateauelan.com/event/pinknight-paint-gwinnett-pink.

Race Besides the walk and run, Paint Gwinnett Pink features a party with a DJ, an Atlanta Dream Corvette Show, hot air balloon rides, a survivor fashion show and a silent auction.

Kids can enjoy inflatables, a stuffed animal workshop, face painting and

games.

Coolray Field’s concessions will be open.

Participants can also get the fun and fundraising started a few days early with Pink Night at Chateau Elan from 6 to 9 p.m. tonight. The night will include music, dancing

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If the formula is wrong, the answer is too In school, I liked math the least and history the most. Both can be useful in the coming debate over President Trump’s proposed tax reforms.

The one thing I learned in math class is that if the formula is wrong, the answer will be wrong. In history class I learned we are not the first people to occupy the planet and that the Cal experiences Thomas of those who came before us can be helpful when considering contemporary issues.

Since the administration of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the left has presented government as the answer to every problem. The increasing taxes needed to finance that whimsy saddles hardworking taxpayers with the burden of paying a modern-day version of Roman tribute to inept rulers never satisfied with the amount. Failure, of course, never seems to be a reason to slow government growth, much less reduce its size and reach. For the left, any failure is attributed to the evil rich who don’t pay enough.

There is another formula which, when tried, has succeeded. It worked for John F. Kennedy, who cut taxes; ditto for Ronald Reagan (yes, he also raised taxes but by then economic growth was such that they did not have a negative effect).

And it worked for Calvin Coolidge whose philosophy, life and presidency has much to teach us today, but those addicted to government need to go to rehab to break their reliance on Washington and improve their lives.

In Robert Sobel’s biography, “Coolidge: An American Enigma,” these quotes from the 30th president are highlighted: “I am convinced that the larger incomes of the country would actually yield more revenue to the government if the basis of taxation were scientifically revised downward.”

That was Reagan’s belief long before “supply-side economics” acquired its name.

Then there is this Coolidgeism: “I want the people of America to be able to work less for the government and more for themselves. I want them to have the rewards of their own industry. That is the chief meaning of freedom. Until we can re-establish a condition under which the earnings of the people can be kept by the people, we are bound to suffer a very distinct curtailment of our liberty.”

About public debt, which has just passed $20 trillion and would have appalled him, Coolidge said: “Public debt (is) a burden on all the people.”

Coolidge left office with a surplus.

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) has brought out the familiar liberal playbook, demonizing the “rich” and claiming they will benefit most from any tax cut. People who have acquired their wealth honestly through hard work and wise decisions should be role models, not demonized as if they have stolen from others.

President Trump should start reading the indecipherable tax code aloud at public events and say, “This is what your Congress has done to you.” He should bring people on stage to tell their stories of how high taxes have harmed, even ruined, their businesses.

These should include people who have lost family farms handed down through generations because of the estate, or “death tax,” which forced them to sell the land in order to pay the government.

Public testimonies can be more effective than debating economic philosophy.

Washington always assumes we aren’t sending it enough of the money we earn. President Trump should say we are going to start telling Washington how much of our money we intend to let them spend.

The left hasn’t had a new economic idea in 70 years. Its old idea of more taxation and spending is the wrong formula, and it’s producing harmful results. History can show us a better way. We can start with Coolidge.

Readers may email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@tribpub.com.

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Early detection key in breast cancer fight On today’s front page, we share Trish Lowrie’s breast cancer story. Thanks to early detection, the scary diagnosis Lowrie received has a happy ending.

We want to see more breast cancer stories that end like Trish’s, which is why today’s front page features a pink hue. We want our annual Pink Paper to grab your attention and remind you of the need for early detection and routine checkups as a way to lead the fight against

breast cancer.

This is the ninth year the Daily Post has gone pink during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help make this point — with the key words in the previous sentence being “early” and “routine.”

How important is early detection? According to the American Cancer Society, when breast cancer is detected early, the survival rate is 98 percent. And the best way to make sure signs of cancer

are detected early is by going for yearly checkups. Death rates from breast cancer have been declining for nearly 30 years, the ACS says, due to earlier detection, improved treatment and increased awareness.

We want that trend to continue, for even more women (and men) to join the ranks of the more than 2.8 million survivors of breast cancer in the United States. And that number will continue to rise if women remain diligent in

scheduling routine checkups.

We hope today’s paper (and our website, which also features a pink hue) serves as a reminder to make an appointment or ask someone you love to make one.

The unsigned editorials reflect the opinion of the Gwinnett Daily Post. Columns, letters to the editor and cartoons reflect the opinions of the individuals who penned them. It is the policy of the Gwinnett Daily Post to correct all errors of fact.

Tragedies often teach us how we should pray WASHINGTON — One thing we learn from tragedy: that there is always more to come.

We experience the death of a loved one, the suicide of a friend, the suffering of a child and the harshness and pain of the world break in, unannounced and unwelcome. Few have been spared, and then only temporarily.

But sometimes there are moments when we experience tragedy, not individually, but collectively, as a country, in events that seem too terrible for a single day.

This is what happened in Las Vegas, with bullets from the sky, bringing death, sudden and unearned. In days to come, we may learn the dark reasons or manias that produced homicide on such a scale. We will also hear more stories of selfsacrifice, as friends helped friends, and parents instinctively reached out to shield the bodies of their children.

“They’re 20,” said one man.

“I’m 53. I lived a good life.”

All of us who interpret events for a living look into the abyss of tragedy and tend to see reasons for what

Michael Gerson brings us comfort. For some, it is passage of a law. For others, support for a religious or philosophic belief.

The alternative, after all, is impotent silence. Some of these insights from the abyss may be profoundly true. But they are mainly about us.

What matters more is the grief and loss of families, and the defiant remembering of each life. This will be the proper focus of the next few days.

That said, I do come at these events from a religious perspective, as some of the victims surely did, and as some of their loved ones surely do. The Christian faith involves a whisper from beyond time that death, while horrible, is not final — that the affirmations of the creeds and the inscrip-

tions on tombstones are not lies. And for many, this hope is a barrier against despair.

Yet faith also encompasses something deeper and more difficult — what theologian Jurgen Moltmann has called “God’s terrible silence.” In that silence, only the scarred God, the weak and victimized God, the God of the cross seems to communicate.

Not in words, but in a shocking example of lonely suffering. Christians turn to a God who once felt godforsaken, as all of us may feel in the nightmare of loss.

At this type of moment, even those with tenuous ties to religion offer their thoughts and prayers. But how should we pray? Concerning grief, as many can attest, it is not strength or struggle that matters most; it is perseverance. And that is as good a thing to pray for as any, for those who cannot see a future without their friend, without their child.

Our attention is temporary; their suffering will not fade easily, if ever.

For the rest of us, there is the short, fragile unity found in sympathy. It is a good thing to take a break from

hate and strife, to remember the victims and survivors and to recall our common vulnerability and humanity.

There is ultimately no isolation from evil and death. But there is solidarity in facing the worst of it together, by caring for these people, our people, in their hour of loss.

Grief, it’s been said, is the price of love. And events like this one naturally turn our minds to those we love.

We are reminded by tragedy that life is temporary and precious. We hold others briefly in our arms and try to reach out and shield them from harm. But it is the uncomfortable truth of our nature that our days together are counted and finite. And we should find a fierce pleasure in each one of them, even in those we think are the dullest and worst.

As time passes, of course, both our unity and sense of life’s fragility will fade, which is also a truth of our nature. But they are somewhere, just below the surface, waiting to be summoned by joy or grief.

Michael Gerson’s email address is michaelgerson@ washpost.com.

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world&nation World Puerto Rican town sees first FEMA aid delivery Puerto Rico’s National Guard arrived in Guayanilla on Monday with food and water provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA. It was the first time since Hurricane Maria tore across the island two weeks ago that FEMA supplies had come directly to Guayanilla. Local officials previously had been going to the capital, San Juan, to pick up FEMA aid.

This time, National Guard members made the two-hour drive around the island to deliver the aid: more than 6,000 bottles of water and more than 3,500 meals.

Criticism continues to grow over the Trump administration’s response to the disaster in Puerto Rico.

President Trump says any talk of a slow response is fake news.

In Guayanilla, where almost no one has electricity at home yet and few have running water, residents say the delay feels very real.

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Amy McAslin and roommate Krystal Goddard dived under a table as gunfire rained down on fellow concertgoers in Las Vegas on Sunday night. Eventually, McAslin realized she was being shielded by someone who’d just been shot.

“A gentleman — I don’t know his name — he completely covered me,” McAslin told CNN. “He covered my face. He said, ‘I’ve got you.’”

The man was among the many who attended to others during and after a massacre in which a gunman fired from the 32nd floor of a Vegas hotel into crowds below at the Route 91 Harvest Music Festival, killing 59 people and injuring another 527.

Before the shooting began, McAslin and Goddard were standing by the stage where country music singer Jason Aldean was performing.

Then they began to hear gunfire.

Running for their lives through the crowd, the pair sought refuge under a table as the bullets continued to 40 Catholic fly by. groups to stop The roommates said the oil, coal investing trio held onto one another tightly, while chanting: “EvA coalition of 40 Roman erything is going to be OK.” Catholic organizations Eventually, they say, a said Tuesday that they will woman told them to come no longer invest in fossil out. The man was helped to fuels. a triage area, and McAslin The group includes and Goddard ran with others Italy’s Sacred Convent of toward an exit.

Assisi, the School Sisters McAslin’s white shirt was of Notre Dame and the stained by the man’s blood.

Bishops’ Conference of Neither knows his name or Belgium. how he is doing.

“Catholic institutions’ “He’s been in my thoughts decision to remove their support for fossil fuels is based on both their shared value of environmental protection and the financial Trump lauds U.S. wisdom of preparing for a carbon-neutral economy,” response during the Global Catholic CliPuerto Rico visit mate Movement, which President Donald Trump coordinated the effort, said squarely focused on one in a statement. task as he landed in Puerto Rico: portraying his adminKing of Spain to istration’s response to the address nation devastation on the still-recovfollowing protests ering island as a tremendous success.

The King of Spain is to In so doing, he held an address the nation after awkward roundtable with thousands of people took local officials where he to the streets in Catalonia offered praise for those had to vent their fury over the been most complimentary to violent police crackdown his administration, even as on Sunday’s contested many residents on the island independence referendum. continued to lack access to King Felipe will make a basic services and criticized televised statement Tuesthe federal response. day at 9 p.m. local time, The president also apa spokesman for the royal peared to jokingly blame household told CNN. the island and its 3.5 million His decision to interresidents for throwing the vene in the crisis came federal budget “a little out of as tens of thousands of whack.” people gathered in BarceBut the bulk of Trump’s lona, angered by the harsh remarks on Tuesday focused treatment meted out by on praising his adminisnational forces who tried tration’s response to the to prevent the banned vote destructive hurricane, even from taking place. Many as more than half of residents demonstrated in front of still lack access to potable the Barcelona headquarters water and as nearly all of of the Spanish national the island remains without police. power.

Shops were closed, universities halted classes Ivanka Trump, and transport companies Kushner using ran reduced services as supporters of Catalonia’s private emails for bid for independence from federal business Spain attempted to maintain the momentum from White House accounts Sunday’s vote. sent internal White House — From wire reports documents to an email

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People taking cover during the mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip on Oct. 2. (Special Photo: CNN)

all day,” McAslin said. “He’s a truly amazing person for just trying to protect the whole, under, the whole table area where we were.”

‘Load them up. Let’s go’ Lindsay Padgett and her fiancé Mark Jay were at the Route 91 Harvest music festival when the shooting started. After initially ducking to the ground, they told CNN affiliate KTNV they ran with others to a nearby airport hangar for shelter, before making it back to their parked truck near the concert venue.

They were driving away in their pickup, taking stock of what happened, when a stranger hailed them.

“Right now, we need your truck. We just need to get people over to the hospital, OK?” the stranger tells Padgett, as people moved the injured on makeshift stretchers behind him, in a video widely viewed on Facebook.

“We (said), ‘Load them up. Let’s go.’ (We) loaded as many as we could,” Jay told KTNV. After people loaded a number of wounded in the back of the truck, the pair said, they drove over road

blocks and curbs until they found an ambulance at a freeway entrance.

Some victims were transferred to the ambulance.

A couple others remained in the truck, and Jay and Padgett drove them to a hospital, following the ambulance.

‘Completely horrible’ An off-duty nurse from Orange County, Calif., told KTNV that she ran back into the danger to help rescue those who had suffered gunshot wounds.

“We went back because I’m a nurse and I just felt that I had to,” the woman, who identified herself only as Vanessa, told KTNV. “I went to three different scenes. The first one was OK. The second one was worse. And by the time I got to the third one, there was just dead bodies.

“There was so many people, just normal citizens, doctors, cops, paramedics, nurses, just off duty. Everyone was just communicating and working together.

“It was completely horrible, but it was absolutely amazing to see all of those people come together.”

No one knows yet what caused 64-year-old Stephen Paddock to inflict such mass tragedy. But based on what authorities have found, he may have been planning something even Stephen worse.

Paddock In the gunman’s 32nd-floor suite at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, police recovered 23 weapons, including a handgun and multiple rifles — some with scopes on them.

In his car, authorities also found several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a material used to make explosives.

And at Paddock’s home in Mesquite, Nevada, police found at least 19 firearms, explosives and several thousand rounds of ammunition.

So far, police believe Paddock acted alone — which could make the motive harder to determine.

Paddock’s transformation from a retired accountant to mass murderer has mystified everyone — his brother, investigators and the families he victimized.

president’s “intent to work with other nations diplomatically.”

Asked by Michigan Democratic Sen. Gary Peters whether Trump’s Sunday tweets saying that Tillerson was “wasting his time trying to negotiate” with North Korea “pulled the rug out” from his chief diplomat, Mattis said that while Trump President Trump meets with Hurricane Maria victims in did not back direct talks with Pyongyang he did support Puerto Rico on Tuesday. (Special Photo: CNN) diplomatic engagement with address shared by Ivanka politics” — an apparent China and others to help Trump, Jared Kushner and swipe at San Juan Mayor tackle the issue of North their household staff, Politico Carmen Yulín Cruz, with Korea’s weapons program. reported Monday. whom he has publicly feuded The president’s daughter over the past several days.

Former Equifax and son-in-law, who are Trump attacked Yulín Cruz CEO testifies among his top advisers, had on Saturday for criticizing previously exchanged emails the White House’s hurribefore Congress with White House officials cane relief efforts in Puerto Equifax just got grilled by about government business Rico, accusing her of “poor Congress for the first time using their personal email leadership” and suggesting addresses. The Politico report that the island’s residents are over its breach. Or at least one of its former executives revealed that they also used not doing enough to help did. a third email address on their themselves.

Richard Smith, the former private domain to commuIn an interview with nicate with White House MSNBC, Yulín Cruz said she CEO of Equifax, testified Tuesday morning before the officials. wasn’t making “nasty comThere is no indication ments” about Trump, adding House Energy and Comas of yet that any emails that her only goal was to save merce Committee about the credit reporting firm’s masexchanged by Trump White lives. sive security breach.

House officials — includSmith apologized numering those forwarded to the Trump to use ous times throughout the Ivanka Trump and Kushner’s diplomacy with hearing for the breach and jointly shared account — said it was the result of “hucontained classified informa- North Korea man error and technological tion.

Defense Secretary Jim error.”

Mattis told Congress TuesFederal agencies, state Trump praises P.R. day that President Donald officials and members of governor for ‘not Trump still backs diplomatic Congress are currently probefforts to curb North Korea’s ing Equifax over its data playing politics’ nuclear and missile activity. security practices, customer President Donald Trump He said that Trump’s deci- service response and the praised Puerto Rico Gov. Ri- sion to dispatch Secretary possibility of insider trading cardo Rosselló on Tuesday, of State Rex Tillerson to from executives. saying he wasn’t “playing China was indicative of the — From wire reports

Jason Aldean is calling for everyone to come together and stop the hate after gunfire broke out during his concert in Las Vegas on Sunday.

Alden posted a statement on Instagram late Monday night: “Over the last 24 hrs I have gone through lots of emotions. Scared, Anger, Heartache, Compassion and many others.

“I truely dont understand why a person would want to take the life of another.

Something has changed in this country and in this world lately that is scary to see.

“This world is becoming the kind of place i am afraid to raise my children in.

“At the end of the day we arent Democrats or Republicans, Whites or Blacks, Men or Women. We are all humans and we are all Americans and its time to start acting like it and stand together as ONE! “That is the only way we will ever get this Country to be better than it has ever been, but we have a long way to go and we have to start now.

“My heart aches for the Victims and their families of this Senseless act.

“I am so sorry for the hurt and pain everyone is feeling right now and there are no words i can say to to take that pain away.

“Just know u all are in my heart and my prayers as we all go through this together.

Time to come together and stop the hate! #stopthehate #prayforlasvegas.”

Tom Petty, 66, remembered by community

The music world lost one of its greatest songwriters on Monday when rock legend Tom Petty died at the age of 66.

The loss was felt all over social media, where fans and fellow musicians paid heartfelt tributes to the singer whose prolific career spanned decades.

Many of the tribute tweets were posted in the early afternoon on Monday, before some media outlets had to backtrack reporting that said Petty had died.

“Thank you for giving so much, a lifetime of inspiration and love,” singer Ryan Adams tweeted.

“Your music has changed this world for the better.”

Petty had multiple platinum and gold records as the lead singer of his band, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and was nominated for 18 Grammys. He won three and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Petty’s family announced in a statement that the singer passed away late Monday night.

Away from the music community, fans big and small also remembered Petty and his music.

Some people expressed their shock over his death because Petty had just performed at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles last week.

— From wire report

GoFundMe for Las Vegas shooting victims passes $3 million

By Eric LEvEnson

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families of the horrific Las Vegas mass shooting.”

The donations have poured in A GoFundMe account raising fundraiser off with a donation of since then, led by $400,000 from funds for the victims of the mass $10,000.

Stephen J. Cloobeck and $50,000 shooting in Las Vegas had col“We are raising funds to aseach from the NFL’s Oakland lected more than $3.2 million as of sist the victims of the tragic Las Raiders and the NFL Foundation. midday Tuesday, less than 48 hours Vegas shooting. I spent last night Several celebrities also donated after the devastating rampage. with Sheriff Lombardo at Clark to the cause, including boxer Mike The GoFundMe page was County’s only level-one trauma Tyson and musical acts Florida created by Steve Sisolak, the center,” the page said. “Funds Georgia Line, Kid Rock and The Clark County Commission chair will be used to provide relief and Chainsmokers, according to the from Las Vegas, who started the financial support to the victims and GoFundMe list of donors.

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The money “has been donated by generous people around the country that … care about what we’re doing,” Sisolak said in a news conference on Monday evening.

“The hate that this one individual, this lone wolf, rained down on our community and on the MGM Village park was met with an outpouring of love by our entire community. And we will get through this together.”

The GoFundMe page will service immediate needs such as providing airline tickets and accommodations to victims’ families and supplies to shelters, where hotel guests unable to return to their rooms have been instructed to go.

The fundraiser that has garnered the most amount of money in GoFundMe’s history was created after the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando in June 2016. That account raised $7.85 million.

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Gladiators get rolling at camp

By Christine Troyke

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View of the renovated third hole on the Pines Course at TPC Sugarloaf, which will use the nine-hole layout as part of the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. (Special Photo)

Stamp of approval

Cink takes test drive of renovated TPC Sugarloaf

100 who walked along.

The Pines features resurfaced greens, tees, fairways Stewart Cink has played and rebuilt bunkers. It a lot of golf courses in a features zoysia fairways lot of different places. So and Bermuda rough, which when he’s impressed with made quite a contrast on an what he sees, that opinion early fall afternoon. carries a lot of weight.

“I love the way the colAnd when it comes to ors just pop,” Cink said. the Pines layout at TPC Trees were taken down Sugarloaf in Duluth, Cink to create some incredible was impressed. sight lines and to provide Cink and three other better air flow around Sugarloaf members made the greens. The dramatic up the first foursome that stacked sod bunkers were had a chance to play the built using repurposed renovated course, which artificial turf that will not will become a part of the deteriorate and crumble.

Mitsubishi Electric Clas“This turf was repursic in 2019. It was the first posed from school yards chance the 2009 Open and ball fields,” Cink said. champion had to play the “I was out there looking course since it was updated. around one day and they “It’s fun,” Cink said. “I had pallets and you could know a lot of these memstill see some of the yard bers. A lot of them will be lines in the markings. It’s heckling me. Just to come artificial, so it won’t deand see the course and see grade or fade into dust like what the golf course has turf does. That’s what gives such potential and what it that dramatic look.” all three nines are going to The Pines renovation eventually look like … it’s Stewart Cink reacts to his putt on the ninth green during is part of three-year club the British Open on July 20 at Royal Birkdale Golf Club. something the members enhancement program that (Photo: Ian Rutherford-USA Today Sports) can be excited about.” will resurface greens, tees General manager Mike Rogan Powell, a freshman the first to arrive at the tee and fairways and rebuild Maloney said, “It took 12 at Greater Atlanta Christian. and when it was his turn, bunkers. A new state-ofmonths, but it’s well worth The money raised by the he confidently boomed his the-art irrigation system the wait.” trio will be used to provide tee shot down the fairwill be installed for better The three members join- 16,500 meals for hungry way. Powell knocked his coverage and turf health. ing Cink were excited. Each people. approach to about six feet The renovation has been raised $500 for the Feed “I’m real excited about from the hole and fearcoordinated to minimize America charity and earned this,” Powell said before lessly rolled in the birdie disruption to the members the right to accompany Cink the official ribbon-cutting. putt. That drew a fist bump and to the annual Mitsubion the first round: Scott Powell was eager to from Cink and applause shi Electric Classic, hosted Ritchey, Heather Farag and play with Cink. He was from the crowd of about by the club each April.

By Stan Awtrey Staff Correspondent

New Atlanta Gladiators head coach Chuck Weber stood with his young son, E.J., in his arms in the lobby of IceForum in Duluth on Monday.

E.J. gave a fist bump to all of the players as they came through the doors. The 20-somethings all had a big grin for the nearly 2-year-old, even after a two-hour practice on the second day of training camp.

“The first day, I thought practice was awesome, perfect with everyone getting into town,” Gladiators captain Derek Nesbitt said. “The adrenaline is up and guys are flying around, but the passing was good — which is one thing (Weber) emphasizes. Today guys got that skate in and grinded really well.

“After two days, it’s tough to get a handle on guys, but I think everyone is working hard and I think a lot of guys are having fun out there.

That’s key, when you can have fun, it makes the learning a lot easier.”

Weber did a lot of teaching during the practice and still kept the pace fairly high.

“I told the guys we will be a skating team,” Weber said. “Today was actually a little slow for me from the standpoint that typically, once we get into the season, I’ll name out the drills and we’ll bounce from one to the next.

“There’s a lot of teaching right now. It’s the foundation and there’s a way I feel the game should be played. It’s up to me to instruct them that way and give them the best chance to succeed.”

It wasn’t quite a full roster, but players are starting to trickle down from the AHL. Thomas Frazee was assigned by San Antonio on Sunday and Chase Witala skated Monday after arriving from Atlanta’s affiliate in Providence. The Bruins sent down three more — Phil Lane, Alex Gacek and Zach Malatesta — on Monday and they were at training camp Tuesday.

Goaltender Matt Ginn was assigned from Provi-

dence on Tuesday and another goalie is expected at some point, but it did give Weber a chance to look at two big young netminders, Spencer Bacon and Troy Passingham. Bacon, 6-foot-6, played college at Mercyhurst and was a rookie with SPHL Columbus last season.

Passingham, 6-foot-5, was part of Macon’s SPHL championship-winning team last season and also won a Memorial Cup with Windsor in 2009-10.

“This is a good opportunity for Spencer and for Troy, because at some point, we’re going to need goalies,” Weber said.

“They’re both big kids and take up a lot of net.”

Also on the ice Monday for the Gladiators were forwards Patrick D’Amico, Tanner Pond, Luke Sandler, Nathan Todd, John Siemer (tryout), Tommy Fiorentino (tryout) and Garrett Milan (tryout); and defensemen Cody Carlson, Ben Danford, Dalton Reum, Colin Sullivan and Eric Shand (tryout).

“So far, so good,” Weber said. “I really like the spirit of the boys.

Their attention to detail has been good. It’s just there’s a lot of foundation work we’re getting in now and I keep talking to the boys about adding bricks to it.”

Nesbitt played against, and briefly for, Weber in the AHL. “We’re familiar with each other’s style so what I’ve seen so far, nothing has surprised me,” Nesbitt said. “Just going by the team’s he’s coached, they were in your face, quick, disciplined teams that were creative in the ‘O’ zone and didn’t want to spend a lot of time in the ‘D’ zone. I think that’s what he’s going to try to bring here.”

Training camp continues through Oct. 11 at the IceForum. Practices begin at 10 a.m. and are open to the public. The Gladiators have an exhibition game against Greenville at 7 p.m. Thursday at the IceForum in Duluth and one in South Carolina on Friday.

Atlanta’s 15th anniversary season starts Oct. 13 in Florida and the home opener is Oct. 20 at Infinite Energy Arena.

Buford getting indoor pro football From Staff Reports

Atlanta area has a strong passion for sports that I Indoor professional foot- believe will carry over to ball is headed to the new the Havoc.”

Buford City Arena.

The new franchise’s The 5,500-seat facility head coach is Boo Mitchwill be home to the Atell, a longtime Gwinnettlanta Havoc, an expansion area coach who currently franchise in the American works with North GwinArena League, which has nett High’s wide receivers. teams spanning the East His defensive coordinaCoast from Florida to Ver- tor is Willie Gary, who mont. The franchise is the has past indoor coaching second in the AAL in the experience with the former state, joining the MaconGeorgia Force. based Georgia Doom.

Viens also runs the An official press conVermont Bucks indoor ference announcing the franchise, which won the team’s arrival is planned 2017 Can-Am Indoor for Oct. 12.

Football League title, in “I am very excited to be his home state. The former the person to bring profes- college and pro kicker lives sional arena football to the with his wife, Cherie, in area,” Havoc owner Tim Daytona Beach, where he Viens, a part-time driver played indoor football for on the NASCAR Camping four years, but the couple World Series and Xfinhope to find a second resiity Series, said in a team dence in the Buford area. release. “The Buford (and) “The Buford (and)

Atlanta area is a great location for our league to be expanding to,” AAL president Jack Bowman said. “It fits well into our footprint of teams. Tim brings a wealth of knowledge in professional sports and business leadership and is an ideal fit for our league.”

Viens and the Havoc plan tailgating activities that begin three hours before kickoff with outdoor activities, including inflatables for children, climbing walls and face painting.

Other pre-game festivities will include a beer garden and live music.

Ticket prices are $8 for children 17-and-under and $15 for adults. The Havoc season begins March 17 with the home opener and the regular season runs through the home finale on June 2.

More ticket information

and details on the team are available at www.atlantahavoc.com.

The Havoc’s early player signings are former Florida A&M and Jacksonville Sharks wide receiver/defensive back James Cash, former Georgia State and Columbus Lions linebacker Derrick Cannon, former St. Louis Rams/CFL defensive back Chris Smith, former Georgia State and Georgia Force wide receiver Corey Alberty, former Samford/ Arizona State quarterback Michael Eubanks and former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Martell Moore.

An open tryout for potential players will be held Oct. 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Victory Impact Performance in Buford.

The cost is $75 (cash only on day of tryout) and those interested can email to info@atlantahavoc.com.

Atlanta Gladiators new head coach Chuck Weber watches the team during training camp Monday at the IceForum in Duluth. (Staff Photo)

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Prep Schedule

Today

VOLLEYBALL

6 p.m. — Woodward Academy at Buford Thursday

CROSS COUNTRY

4 p.m. — GAC, Buford in Runners Fit Mountain Invitational at Unicoi State Park 4:30 p.m. — Collins Hill, Discovery in Mill Creek Invitational

The Home Teams

Falcons

United

Georgia

Tech

Georgia St.

TODAY NEXT UPCOMING

Off

Miami Oct. 15, 1 p.m.

CBS/92.9-FM

at New England Oct. 22, 8:30 p.m.

NBC/ 92.9-FM

Off

at New York Toronto Oct. 15, 5 p.m. Oct. 22, 4 p.m.

FS1/92.9-FM FSSO/92.9-FM

Off

at Vanderbilt Missouri Sat, noon Oct. 14, TBA 750-AM 750-AM

Off

at Miami Wake Forest Oct. 14, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 21, TBA ESPN3/93.7-FM 93.7-FM

Off

Coastal Carolina at UL_Monroe Sat, 6:30 p.m.

Oct. 14, 5 p.m.

ESPN3/88.5-FM ESPN3/88.5-FM

at Point 7 p.m.

at Cardinal Stritch at Robert Morris Oct. 10, 3 p.m. Oct. 11, 7 p.m.

Off

Lindsey Wilson Oct. 11, 7 p.m.

GGC WSOC

at Thomas Oct. 17, 6 p.m.

GGC MSOC FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSSO = FOX Sports South

On TV

Today

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

7 p.m. — Murray State at Louisville FSSO 8 p.m. — Arkansas State at Georgia Southern ESPN2

MLB

8 p.m. — NLDS wild card, Colorado at Arizona TBS

NBA

7 p.m. — Preseason, Atlanta at Cleveland FSSE

NHL

8 p.m. — St. Louis at Pittsburgh NBCSP 10:30 p.m. — Philadelphia at San Jose NBCSP

WNBA

8 p.m. — Finals, Game 5, Los Angeles at Minnesota ESPN

Sports Calendar

GOLF

Oct. 28: The eighth annual North Gwinnett Bulldog Baseball Golf Tournament will be held Oct. 28 to raise money for the program. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. at Bear’s Best Golf Club in Suwanee.

For registration, sponsorship opportunities or other information, go to www. ngbaseball.org or call Darin Southard at 404-386-2922.

Nov. 20: The 11th annual Brookwood Bronco Baseball Golf Tournament fundraiser will be held at Summit Chase Country Club. Registration and breakfast begin at 9 a.m., followed by a shotgun start

at 11 a.m. and awards and dinner at 3:30 p.m. Cost is $150 per player or $500 per foursome. Sponsorships also are available. For more information or to register, go to www.broncobaseball.org.

LACROSSE

Ongoing through Nov. 1: The Gwinnett Lacrosse Academy is accepting registration for its winter indoor league at the Silverbacks facility in Suwanee. Games are Sunday afternoons in November, December and January. Boys and girls divisions will be featured for first- through eighth-graders. For more information, go to www.gwinnettlacrosseacademy.com.

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Parkview grad Carson has surgery The Sports Xchange Seattle Seahawks running back Chris Carson was placed on injured reserve Monday after sustaining a high-ankle sprain and a leg fracture against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday night.

The Parkview grad had successful surgery on his ankle Tuesday.

“It’s a surgery that applies to a really serious high-ankle sprain,” head coach Pete Carroll said Monday afternoon. “He does have a little fracture (in his leg), but that’s not the issue. It’s similar to what Thomas (Rawls) had a while back. It is similar to that.”

With less than seven minutes remaining in the

outside chance that Carson could return to the team this season. Seattle did not have to designate him as a possible candidate to return from injured reserve. The Seahawks will have to wait and see if he can recover in time to return before their season comes to an end.

The fracture will heal on its own, but the ankle injury required surgery to repair.

Rawls, Eddie Lacy, C.J. Seattle running back Chris Carson (32), a Parkview grad, Prosise and J.D. McKissic leaves the game during the second half against Indianap- will have to carry the load olis on Sunday. (Photo: Steven Bisig-USA Today Sports) moving forward. Rawls was a healthy scratch against the Colts while game, Carson was injured Colts defender. Trainers Prosise missed the game when linebacker Jon Bostic quickly ran on the field to landed on the back of his tend to Carson before put- with an ankle injury. Mike Davis remains on the leg making a tackle. Carting his leg in an air cast son subsequently got bent and taking him off the field practice squad if the team is really forced to test their backward over Bostic with on the back of a cart. depth at the position. his leg pinned beneath the Carroll said there is an

Falcons offense keeps coming up short The Sports Xchange

players in the box and that the Bills had just 10 playFLOWERY BRANCH ers on the field.

— The Atlanta Falcons They were aligned in a have a new offensive coor- 4-3, with one safety and dinator in Steve Sarkisian, two cornerbacks. but they still don’t have a “Yeah, that’s why we viable plan in short-yardpossibly thought it was age situations. a blitz,” head coach Dan Faced with a third-and-1 Quinn said on Monday. situation against Buffalo, “In that moment it is best they elected to throw a to throw the slant and so pass. With the game on those are the kind of plays the line on fourth-and-1, where you have an opthey threw a pass that was portunity for a quick pass incomplete. against blitz, you love This, after making their those looks. When they running back Devonta don’t go that way and you Freeman, the highest-paid have to go to your second player at his position at or third option, they made $8.25 million per year. a good play on it.”

The Falcons’ potential Bills defensive coordinagame-winning drive stalled tor Leslie Frazier told the on the Bills 10-yard line Buffalo media that they after quarterback Matt knew they had 10 players Ryan tossed an incomplete on the field for the final pass to Taylor Gabriel on play. A linebacker/defenfourth-and-1 with under a sive end was missing. minute to play.

“Looking back, that was Ryan had a run-pass a bummer,” Quinn said. “It option. He said he picked was the turning point in the the pass — play-action game for us (at the end). fake — because the Bills But there were many mohad “eight or nine” players ments in the game where in the box.

I thought we missed our The film review shows opportunities, but that was that there were only seven certainly one of them.”

The Falcons have drawn criticism for not running the ball on third-and-1 and fourth-and-1 against the Bills. One of the big play-calls in Super Bowl LI was a third-and-1 pass that turned into a sack and a fumble during the team’s historic collapse.

Former offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan was heavily criticized for that play call.

Meanwhile, Quinn hopes to have wide receiver Julio Jones (hip flexor), defensive end Vic Beasley Jr. (hamstring strain) and wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (hamstring strain) back when they face Miami on Oct. 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Defensive tackle Jack Crawford’s biceps injury is more serious and has the team discussing whether to sign a free-agent defensive tackle.

Jones, Sanu and Crawford were set to have MRI exams on Monday.

“Beasley, (Terron) Ward and (Courtney) Upshaw are all making progress so we’re hopeful to see where

they go for next week,” Quinn said.

Also, safety Keanu Neal suffered a dislocated finger and missed two plays against Buffalo.

“You never hope for a bye, but if there was time that it would come through, now would be a good time,” Quinn said.

He was reluctant to put timetables on the return of Jones, Sanu and Beasley, who he was calling weekto-week, but now is clear that he suffered at least a four-week injury.

Quinn doesn’t like releasing the timelines because most players heal differently.

“The good news is that both of them aren’t going to be long-term,” Quinn said of Jones and Sanu.

“Both of them, the competitiveness to get going is going to be there. We’re hopeful that (since) it’s (been) two or three weeks for Beasley that he’ll be back in the next week’s time.

“Until we really see him open up as a runner we don’t know,” Quinn said.

Eagles defend state water polo title From Staff Reports

The team and program is based out of the Collins The Collins Hill girls Hill Aquatic Center. It is predominantly comprised of water polo team won players from the Collins Hill its second straight state cluster, but also includes championship by defeating homeschooled players Lakeside in Sunday’s final. as well those from North The Eagles went 3-0 Gwinnett, Mountain View in the state tournament, and other area high schools. relying on a strong defense The Eagles are coached and timely scoring to deby Jarod Stentiford and fend their title at the West assisted by Paul Jenny and Gwinnett Aquatic Center.

Jennifer Weaver.

Collins Hill started the The players are Matournament as the third seed hurin, Ava Callis, Sadie and began its march to the The Collins Hill girls water polo team celebrates the state Maxwell, Kaitlyn Kasper, championship by defeating title it won Sunday. (Special Photo) Litzy Patino, MacKenzie Greyhounds (Pope) 16-3.

Hamilton, Caitlin HamThe Eagles outlasted the fired home a last-second used constant pressure on ilton, Mackenzie Jenny, APS Knights 11-10 in triple shot to lift Collins Hill into both offense and defense Sarah Fitzsimmons and overtime of the semifinals. the championship match. to defeat the Lakeside Chloe Mazurek.

Senior Kelsey Mahurin In the final, the Eagles Vikings 8-6.

IN BRIEF can at West Forsyth and finished his high school career with a 75-5 record.

Dacula senior Helena Lee has made Collins Hill’s Brickey, a commitment to the Truett-McConnell College women’s basketball program.

Grayson’s Langston Lee has been a three-year starter at guard runners of the week for the Falcons, helping them to three conCollins Hill’s Kai Brickey and Graysecutive state tournament appearances. son’s Kayla Langston were named Gwinnett County runners of the week by the Local wrestling coach county’s cross country coaches.

Both runners were recognized for their Hardee inducted into hall performances at the Darlington Cross of fame in Winston-Salem Country Festival. Brickey was the boys Local wrestling coach Melton Hardee runner-up with a time of 16 minutes, 23 was inducted recently into the Winstonseconds, and Langston was eighth in the Salem Forsyth County Sportsman Hall of girls division.

Fame.

Hardee, who will coach at Central Southern Reign repeat as Gwinnett this high school season, has coached locally at Meadowcreek (six national tennis champs years), Shiloh (two years) and Peachtree The Southern Reign, representing the Ridge (one year). His coaching career, USTA Southern Section, captured its secwhich extends over 30 years, also inond straight national title in the 18-andcludes five years as an assistant coach and under division at last weekend’s Junior one as head coach at Winston-Salem State Team Tennis National Championships in University, as well as 18 years at Carver Orlando, Fla. (N.C.) High.

The event featured 29 teams of inHardee was a four-year letter-winner in termediate and advanced players from wrestling at Winston-Salem State, winUSTA sections around the country. The ning the 1984 CIAA championship and Reign defeated a team from Los Gatos, finishing as 1985 CIAA runner-up. He Calif., by a score of 54-32 in the finals. also was a 1980 high school All-AmeriThe team is coached by Kerri Magee,

Stephen Diaz and David Drew.

Members of the championship team are: Carly Briggs (Calhoun), Andrei Duarte (Atlanta), Anders Fry (Roswell), Hanna Giddings (Alpharetta), Colton Gromley (Duluth), Ava Hrastar (Duluth), Hannah Hutchings (Woodstock), Jonathan Mascagni (Alpharetta), Juliana Mascagni (Alpharetta), Brandon McKinney (Marietta), Nicholas McKinney (Marietta) and Grant Williford (Woodstock).

lacrosse match Sunday featuring the Georgia Bulldogs and Clemson Tigers.

The game will begin at 1 p.m. in the high school stadium, and the event will be from noon to 4 p.m. Full concessions, a clock your shot event and raffle prizes are part of the festivities. Admission is $5.

FCA to host adaptive lacrosse clinic at GAC

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Gwinnett will host an Adaptive Lacrosse Clinic North Gwinnett air rifle at Greater Atlanta Christian’s gymnasium team wins season opener Oct. 15.

North Gwinnett’s high school club The event, from 2 to 4 p.m., is designed to introduce lacrosse to youngsters with team defeated Carroll County 4-H in its National Air Rifle League season opener. physical or intellectual impairments.

Athletes will be paired with an instructor North won by a 1,326-695 margin behind 345 points from Matt Herrington. to learn fundamentals.

Donations for Special Kneads Bakery Shea Hall, Caitlyn Miller and Jared will be accepted at the clinic. Items of Martinez also contributed for the Bullneed include all-purpose flour, sugar, powdogs, who are coached by Phil Olsen, Steve Hartshorne, Robert Herrington and dered sugar, light brown sugar, dark brown sugar, creamy peanut butter, pecans, dry Lauren Herrington.

North’s next match is against Bear Ears milk, sugar free vanilla pudding (Jell-O brand only), sugar-free chocolate pudding Sportsman Club from Craig, Colo.

(Jell-O brand only), laundry soap, Dawn dish soap, 33-gallon heavy duty trash bags Mountain View to host and 13-gallon tall kitchen bags.

UGA-Clemson lacrosse Registration for the event is open at www.FCAgwinnettlax.com. match this Sunday — From staff reports Mountain View will host a college

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Name: Qu’vella Calhoun School: Meadowcreek Position: Defensive end Class: Senior Highlights: Had 4 tackles, one for loss, and two sacks, as well as rushing four times for 67 yards and a touchdown on offense, in a victory over Berkmar Coach Jason Carrera’s take: “Q is the most unselfish player on our team. He has played all positions on the defense and played each one with great effort and commitment. His speed off the edge gives guys problems and he works from snap to whistle.”

Name: Max Burke School: Greater Atlanta Christian Position: Wide receiver Class: Senior Highlights: Caught two touchdown passes and returned a punt for a touchdown in a win over Fannin County Coach Tim Hardy’s take: “Max is an outstanding player and is having a really good season. On Friday night, he made two touchdown catches, turning a short screen into a big play. He also returned a punt for a touchdown. Max practices and plays with purpose and intensity. Each day, he works to make himself and his teammates better.”

DEFENSIVE HONOR ROLL

OFFENSIVE HONOR ROLL

Buford Carson Guy, 3 punts for 36.3-yard average, 1 punt inside 20, 1 inside 10, 8 tackles on defense Mikey McMorris, 7 tackles, 2 pass breakups Kellen Neal, 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup Ahmad Craig, 4 tackles, 2 sacks Isaiah Shepard, 6 tackles, 2 for losses Central Gwinnett Dakota McGee, 14 tackles, 2 for losses, 1 sack Kevon Blackwood, 12 tackles Collins Hill Peyton Woulard, 5 tackles, 1 for loss, 3 pass breakups, 1 interception Jared Bartlett, 9 tackles, 1 sack, 3 QB hurries Kenneth Lowery, 6 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 pass breakup T.C. Harrison, 8 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 pass breakup GAC Jake Floyd, 2 interceptions, 1 returned for TD Robby Fowler, 4 tackles Elijah Pryor, 3 tackles Grayson Caelen Johnson, 3 sacks Herbert Winborne, 7 tackles, 4 for losses, 2 QB pressures Isaiah Land, 2 sacks, 1 tackle for loss, 2 QB pressures Hebron Michael Moyers, 13 tackles, 1 1/2 for losses Micah Harden, 7 tackles, 1 pass breakup Caleb Hanley, 4 tackles, 1 1/2 for losses, 1 sack Meadowcreek Triston Harris, 4 tackles, 1 for loss Jeremiah Caldwell, 2 tackles, 1 sack Mill Creek Trey Turner, 8 tackles, 3 pass breakups, 2 kickoff returns for 34 yards Jontavious Shotwell, 3 tackles (2 solos), 3 pass breakups Jack Griffith, 8 tackles (7 solos), 2 for losses Austin Ruiz-Velasco, 6 tackles (4 solos), 1 sack Cole Wroble, 8 tackles (5 solos), 2 for losses Mountain View Blake Carroll, 6 tackles (4 solos), 3 1/2 sacks Dennarrio Stewart, 3 tackles (2 solos), 1 pass breakup, 2 interceptions Jayden Patterson, 7 tackles (6 solos), 5 pass breakups Norcross Jaelin Madison, 5 tackles, 2 pass breakups, 1 interception, 1 blocked punt Christian Wright, 18 tackles, 3 for losses, 1 sack Jaquez McWilliams, 8 tackles, 1 pass breakup, 1 caused fumble Jake Camarda, 3 punts for 49-yard average, 52-yard FG North Gwinnett Jacob Stewart, 7 tackles (6 solos), 1 for loss, 2 sacks Jayden McDonald, 11 tackles (7 solos), 2 for losses, 1 sack Payne Walker, 3 tackles, 1 1/2 for losses, 1 fumble recovery TD Myles Webster, 4 tackles, 1 1/2 for losses, 1 fumble recovery TD D.J. Turner, 10 tackles (7 solos), 1 pass breakup Parkview Kobe Wilson, 2 tackles, 1 for loss, 1 interception Bryce Wilson, 3 tackles 1 sack Malik Washington, 8 tackles Ben Markiewicz, 5 1/2 tackles, 1 1/2 for losses Jack Lapenta, 4 tackles, 1 interception Wesleyan Stewart Stamper, 14 tackles

Buford Isaiah Isaac, 4 catches for 52 yards Derrian Brown, 11 rushes for 56 yards, TD, 9-yard catch Hayden Olson, 6-for-6 PATs, 40-yard FG, 8 kickoffs with 4 touchbacks Central Gwinnett Jarren Williams, 12 of 24 passing for 261 yards, 3 TDs, 14 rushes for 64 yards, 2 TDs Skylar Adams, 4 catches for 122 yards, 2 TDs Jalen King, 92 percent blocking grade, 3 dominator blocks Collins Hill Najji Germana, 137 rushing yards, 3 TDs Evan Anderson, 144 rushing yards, 2 TDs Justin Daughtry, 91 receiving yards Bradley Burge, 92 percent blocking grade, 5 pancake blocks GAC Kyler McMichael, 2 rushing TDs Josh Rose, 5 of 6 passing for 114 yards, 2 TDs Jackson Hardy, 7 of 8 passing for 141 yards, 2 TDs Jonathan Moore, TD catch Montae Bailey, TD catch Nate Richey, high blocking grade Christopher Hinton, high blocking grade Sean Henderson, 6 of 6 PATs, 6 kickoffs for touchbacks Grayson Trente Jones, 83 percent blocking grade, 4 pancake blocks Stephon Jones, 82 percent blocking grade, 3 pancake blocks D.J. Irons, 11 of 17 passing for 189 yards, 2 rushing TDs Ronald Thompkins, 15 rushes for 87 yards, 2 catches for 57 yards, 2 rushing TDs Hebron Chadler Lewis, 25 rushes for 162 yards, 2 TDs, 2 catches for 8 yards Troy Allen, 13 rushes for 84 yards, 2 TDs, 70 yards passing Carson Foraker, 92 percent blocking grade, 3 pancake blocks Meadowcreek Quincy Bonner, 5 of 8 passing for 35 yards, TD, 2 rushes for 21 yards, TD Chauncey Williams, 9 rushes for 180 yards, 3 TDs Javion Johnson, 3 rushes for 32 yards, TD Alonzo Howard, 9-yard run, 2 catches for 24 yards, TD Romney De Lao, high blocking grade Francisco Moreira, high blocking grade James King, high blocking grade Harry Torp, high blocking grade Mark Haynes, high blocking grade Darrius Harvey, high blocking grade Mill Creek John Harris, winning blocking grade, 5 pancake blocks Daniel Wakesa, winning blocking grade, 1 pancake block Uriah Leverette, 23 rushes for 157 yards, 2 TDs Austin Williams, 2 catches for 20 yards Jonathon Leech, winning blocking grade, 3 pancake blocks Mountain View Matt Edwards, 16 of 26 passing for 288 yards, 4 TDs Malachi Carter, 5 catches for 116 yards, 2 TDs Offensive line, paved way to 232 rushing yards, 8.9 yards per carry Norcross Isaiah McKoy, 6 catches for 166 yards, 2 TDs Louis Williams, 20 of 31 passing for 295 yards, 2 TDs Cole Hanna, 3-for-3 PATs, 23-yard FG North Gwinnett Jimmy Urzua, 14 of 25 passing for 247 yards, 2 TDs, 6 rushes for 48 yards Josh Downs, 6 rushes for 155 yards, TD Cam Butler, 10 rushes for 56 yards, TD Will Hunter, 85 percent blocking grade, 2 catches for 27 yards, TD Warren Ericson, 78 percent blocking grade, 3 pancake blocks, 2 tackles, 1 for loss on defense Justin Bullock, 85 percent blocking grade, 1 pancake block Parkview Fred Payton, 11-for-22 passing for 165 yards, 2 TDs, 18 rushes for 89 yards, TD Demetrius West, 7 rushes for 70 yards Miles Marshall, 3 catches for 60 yards, TD Malik Washington, 5 catches for 57 yards Braelin Marshall, 82 percent blocking grade, 4 knockdown blocks, helped offense rush for 237 yards Wesleyan Banks Ramsey, 25 of 40 passing, 198 yards, TD, 10 rushes for 31 yards, 4 tackles on defense

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Central to induct Ring of Honor class at Friday’s celebration From Staff Reports

and Lawrenceville mayor Judy Jordan Johnson.

Central Gwinnett’s 60th Central also plans to anniversary Friday will induct some of its most feature a number of spesuccessful teams in this cial events, including the year’s class. That group induction of new members features 1980 football, into the high school’s 2000-01 girls basketball, Ring of Honor.

2001 softball and 2010 The official Ring of boys basketball.

Honor induction ceremony The newly redesigned is planned for 7:30 p.m., Ring of Honor display is typically the start time for located inside the high the varsity football game. school.

The school has delayed Other events planned the kickoff until 8 p.m. for Friday are Ring of Friday — when Central Honor viewing and camhosts Berkmar — to allow pus tours beginning at 4 for the pre-game festivip.m., an alumni tailgate ties. outside the old gym at The 2017 individual in- 5 p.m. and a homecomductees are cross country ing parade at 6 p.m. that and track and field athlete begins at the Gwinnett Clinton Womack, basket- Justice and Administration ball player Brian WilCenter. liams, longtime booster Alumni can RSVP Keith Allen, basketball for the events at https:// coach David Allen, basetinyurl.com/CGHSalumni. ball player Mickey WestGame tickets can be phal, longtime announcer purchased through a link Bob McGarity, football at www.centralgwinnetplayer Derrick Germaine tathletics.com.

REGION FOOTBALL STANDINGS Region 8-AAAAAAA Region Overall This week 1-0 5-1 Archer (Sat.) 1-0 1-5 Grayson 0-0 5-0 at Newton (Sat.) 0-0 5-0 at Shiloh 0-1 1-4 at Fitzgerald (Sat.) 0-1 1-5 Bye Region 7-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week Meadowcreek 2-0 6-0 Brookwood Brookwood 1-0 3-2 at Meadowcreek Parkview 1-0 3-2 Lakeside-DeKalb Norcross 1-1 2-4 Bye Central Gwinnett 1-1 4-2 Berkmar Lakeside 0-2 1-5 at Parkview Berkmar 0-2 0-6 at Central Region 6-AAAAAAA School Region Overall This week North Gwinnett 2-0 5-1 Bye Peachtree Ridge 1-0 1-4 at Mountain View Mountain View 1-1 5-1 Peachtree Ridge Mill Creek 1-1 4-2 Discovery Collins Hill 1-1 3-3 at Duluth Duluth 0-1 2-3 Collins Hill Discovery 0-2 1-5 at Mill Creek Region 8-AAAAAA School Region Overall This week Winder-Barrow 1-0 5-0 at Lanier Lanier 0-0 3-2 Winder-Barrow Dacula 0-0 1-4 at Apalachee Gainesville 0-0 1-4 Habersham Central Habersham 0-0 1-4 at Gainesville Apalachee 0-1 1-5 Dacula Region 8-AAAAA School Region Overall This week Flowery Branch 2-0 5-1 Walnut Grove Buford 1-0 3-1 at Johnson-Gainesville Loganville 1-0 1-4 at Clarke Central Clarke Central 1-1 4-2 Loganville Walnut Grove 1-1 2-4 at Flowery Branch Cedar Shoals 0-2 3-2 at Oconee Co. (Thur.)

Johnson 0-2 0-6 Buford Region 7-AAA School Region Overall This week East Hall 2-0 5-1 at GAC GAC 2-0 5-1 East Hall Dawson County 1-0 3-2 at Union Co. North Hall 1-1 1-5 Lumpkin Co. Lumpkin County 0-1 0-5 at North Hall Union County 0-2 4-2 Dawson Co. Fannin County 0-2 2-4 Bye Region 8-A School Region Overall This week Prince Avenue 5-0 6-0 at Lakeview Academy Athens Academy 4-0 5-0 Hebron Commerce 3-1 4-1 at Providence George Walton 3-1 4-1 Athens Christian Hebron 3-1 4-1 at Athens Academy Athens Christian 1-3 2-3 at George Walton Lakeview 1-3 2-3 Prince Ave. Providence 1-3 1-4 Commerce Towns County 1-4 2-4 Bye Riverside Military 0-6 0-6 Bye Region 5-A School Region Overall This week ELCA 2-0 6-0 OLM Mount Vernon 2-0 6-0 Wesleyan Wesleyan 2-1 5-2 at Mt. Vernon Our Lady of Mercy 2-1 3-3 at ELCA Strong Rock 0-1 2-3 Holy Innocents’ Landmark 0-2 0-6 Bye Holy Innocents’ 0-3 1-5 at Strong Rock School Newton Shiloh Archer Grayson Rockdale South Gwinnett

This week’s state games of interest McEachern at North Cobb Westlake at East Coweta North Paulding at Hillgrove West Forsyth at Milton Douglas Co. at Mays Valdosta at Northside-Warner Robins Stockbridge at Woodland-Stockbridge Warner Robins at Thomas Co. Central Whitewater at Starr’s Mill Hephzibah at Thomson White Co. at Blessed Trinity Westminster at Pace Academy Benedictine at Toombs Co. Putnam Co. at Rabun Co. Thomasville at Berrien Harlem at Jefferson Co. Dublin at Dodge Co. Mt. Paran Christian at Walker Savannah Country Day at Calvary Day Taylor Co. at Schley Co.

GEORGIA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION PREP FOOTBALL POLL (First place votes in parentheses) Class AAAAAAA School Pts Prv 1. Grayson (17) 170 1 2. Lowndes 151 2 3. Archer 125 3 4. Tift County 113 4 5. South Forsyth 91 5 6. Colquitt County 82 6 7. Walton 59 8 8. McEachern 39 9 9. North Gwinnett 30 NR 10. North Cobb 21 10 Others receiving votes: Brookwood 15, Mill Creek 10, East Coweta 9, North Paulding 7, Lassiter 6, Meadowcreek 3, Parkview 2, Mountain View 1, Newton 1 Dropped out: Mill Creek (7) Class AAAAAA School Pts Prv 1. Lee County (15) 168 1 2. Tucker (1) 151 2 3. Mays (1) 131 3 4. Northside-WR 115 5 5. Dalton 90 6 6. Harrison 68 7 7. Douglas Co. 65 t10 8. Coffee 57 4 9. Winder-Barrow 46 9 10. Alexander 19 t10

Others receiving votes: Bradwell Institute 6, Brunswick 6, Glynn Academy 4, Langston Hughes 3, Greenbrier 2, Richmond Hill 1, Sequoyah 1 Dropped out: Brunswick (t10) Class AAAAA School Pts Prv 1. Rome (17) 170 1 2. Stockbridge 143 2 3. Buford 134 3 4. Warner Robins 116 6 5. Jones County 115 5 6. Carrollton 72 4 7. Griffin 41 NR 8. Carver-Atlanta 40 10 9. Starr’s Mill 35 7 10. Flowery Branch 21 NR Others receiving votes: Kell 13, Wayne County 12, Bainbridge 7, McIntosh 6, Eagle’s Landing 4, Ware County 4, Whitewater 2, Clarke Central 1 Dropped out: Wayne County (8), Bainbridge (9) Class AAAA School Pts Prv 1. Cartersville (17) 170 1 2. Thomson 153 2 3. Jefferson 118 t3 4. Ridgeland 117 t3 5. Blessed Trinity 90 5

6. Marist 85 6 7. Burke County 68 7 8. Woodward Acad. 40 9 9. Troup 38 NR 10. Cedartown 21 10 Others receiving votes: Heritage-Catoosa 16, Mary Persons 13, Northwest Whitfield 4, Eastside-Covington 2, Sandy Creek 1 Dropped out: Sandy Creek (8) Class AAA School Pts Prv 1. Cedar Grove (17) 170 1 2. GAC 142 3 3. Peach County 138 4 4. Jenkins-Savannah 113 5 5. Calhoun 95 6 t6. Crisp County 78 2 t6. Bremen 78 7 8. Monroe Area 54 8 9. Morgan County 29 9 10. Lovett 12 10 Others receiving votes: East Hall 7, Pace Academy 6, Windsor Forest 6, Pike County 3, Savannah 3, Westside-Macon 1 Dropped out: None Class AA School Pts Prv 1. Benedictine (16) 169 1

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2. Callaway 135 2 3. Screven County 128 3 4. Hapeville (1) 107 4 5. Rabun County 98 5 6. Thomasville 92 6 7. Brooks County 73 8 8. Jefferson County 63 7 9. Heard County 30 9 10. Dodge County 28 10 Others receiving votes: Toombs County 6, Swainsboro 5, Fitzgerald 1 Dropped out: None Class A School Pts Prv 1. ELCA (17) 170 1 2. Prince Avenue 146 2 3. Manchester 129 3 4. Irwin County 102 5 5. Tattnall Square 92 7 6. Mount Paran Chr. 68 8 7. Macon County 57 4 8. Clinch County 48 9 9. Emanuel Co. Inst. 46 10 10. Wesleyan 43 6 Others receiving votes: Stratford Academy 11, Mt. ZionCarroll 7, Athens Academy 4, Commerce 3, Mt. Vernon Presbyterian 3, Charlton County 2, Calvary Day 1, Walker 1 Dropped out: None

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Brookwood sweeps rival for title Broncos cruise into area finals mindset we were in coming into this.”

That opportunism started after Parkview (18SNELLVILLE — After 9) used a little opportunseeing Parkview come into ism of its own in the top its home to sweep the Re- of the second in Game 1, gion 7-AAAAAAA softwith a two-out, two-strike, ball championship series two-run double by No. 9 a year ago, Brookwood hitter Addie Stewman that was determined that it put the Panthers up 2-0. wouldn’t Brookwood answered happen by taking advantage of again two nightmarish innings when the in the field by Parkview, two teams starting in the bottom of met in the second. in this What could’ve been year’s title simply a sacrifice bunt afKelsey series. ter back-to-back singles by Parks Indeed, Morgan Hall and Brooke the Broncos turned the Freeman turned into a bunt tables on the Panthers, single by Emily Dover and taking advantage of every two runs on a throwing eropportunity their neighror when nobody covered borhood rivals gave them. first base, pulling BrookCombined with some wood even at 2-all. clutch pitching and hitAn inning later, Daniting from Kelsey Parks, elle Taitt gave her team a it added up to wins of 3-2 lead with a long solo 6-5 and 4-2 to sweep the home run to left-center best-of-three series and before the Broncos cashed earn Brookwood (17-9) its in another Parkview error, 11th region title Tuesday plus an RBI-single by at Brookwood.

Anna Dover to plate three Parks got the win in more runs — only two of both games in the circle which were earned — to and contributed three hits build a 6-2 lead. at the plate, including an From there, the Panthers RBI-triple in the top of the began to chip away at seventh that gave her team Parks (14-3), scoring twice the lead for good. in the fourth on another That performance punc- RBI-hit from Stewman and tuated a day in which the Destiny Beckham’s sacriBroncos cashed in seemfice fly and adding another ingly every time an oppor- run on a wild pitch in the tunity presented itself. fifth to pull to within 6-5.

“We talked a lot (this Though the junior week) about capitalizing left-hander didn’t exactly on opportunities that are have her best outing in the given to them and making opener, she was able to sure that they’re going for bear down when she needthe big hit or taking the ed to most, striking out the extra base,” Brookwood side in the seventh to pitch coach Jennifer Maloney around Denise Teague’s said. “That’s kind of the two-out single and stolen

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base that put the tying run in scoring position to lock down the win.

That determination paid off in the nightcap as Parks was much sharper, allowing just four hits and one earned run with three strikeouts over seven innings.

But even after the Broncos gave her a 2-0 lead on a first-inning RBI single

by Taitt and a run-scoring ground out by Anna Dover in the fourth, she had to dig deep once again.

An unearned run on Grace Hrustich’s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fourth and Allison Barfield’s solo homer in the sixth pulled Parkview even again at 2-all, and the Panthers had a chance to take the lead when Teague was hit by a pitch, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch.

But once again, Parks was able to come up big, retiring Megan Gibbs on a foul pop behind the plate, with help from a nice catch against the screen by Hall, and getting Hrustich to pop out to second to keep the game even.

And needing an answer in the top of the seventh, Parks gave Brookwood one after Leah Palmer was hit by a pitch, though it turned out to be a mistake.

“My coach told me to hit it on the ground to second (to move the runner into scoring position),” said Parks, who scattered 13 hits and seven runs with 11 strikeouts over 14 total innings on the day.

“But then I popped it up. I got lucky.”

Indeed, Parks’ fly ball down the left field line fell

in fair and just out of the reach of a diving Caroline Lux for a triple that plated Palmer and put Brookwood back in front 3-2.

The Broncos added an insurance run on Hall’s RBI fielder’s choice grounder later in the inning, and Parks made sure that run stood up by retiring Parkview in order in the bottom of the inning to seal the game — and the region title.

Brookwood also got a big day at the plate from Freeman (4-for-7) and Taitt (3-for-6, HR, 2 RBIs) to earn the region’s top seed in the state playoffs, which begins with a home series against either Shiloh or Newton next week.

Parkview, which will play the winner of the Shiloh-Newton series, could only wonder about what could’ve been after lost opportunities despite three hits, a stolen base and an RBI from Beckham and a big day from Stewman, plus a huge day from Teague, who was 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and reached base in all seven at bats on the day.

“All credit (to Brookwood). They took advantage of every mistake we made (Tuesday),” Panthers coach Justin Bishop said.

“If we made a mistake, they took advantage of it. … They made the plays they had to make to win.

Our kids fought really, really hard and tried to come back, and I’m proud of them for that. But at the end of the day, it wasn’t quite enough.

“At the end of the day, they just played better than we did.”

Georgia tries to stay hot at Vandy The Sports Xchange NASHVILLE, Tenn.

— No. 5 Georgia, coming off two impressive Southeastern Conference blowout victories, has energized a fan base that is openly starting to speak of challenging top-ranked Alabama in a potential conference title game.

It seems as though the Georgia players are feeling and hearing it, too.

“I feel like we’re on the path to domination, but it doesn’t stop now,” Georgia outside linebacker Lorenzo Carter said.

“We’ve got to keep working. It’s easy to listen to everybody in the media and everybody around Athens because they see what’s going on, and they love it. It’s the job of the leaders and the coaches to keep us focused and make sure everybody’s working hard to keep on the same path we’ve been on.”

The Bulldogs (5-0, 2-0 SEC) will try to keep their positive vibe when they visit Vanderbilt (3-2, 0-2) on Saturday. They have pounded Mississippi State (31-3) and Tennessee (410) in the past two weeks.

“Humility is a week away,” Georgia coach Kirby Smart said.

Certainly, this week’s game is a reminder of that.

The Commodores stunned Georgia last season when All-American linebacker Zach Cunningham corralled Isaiah McKenzie on fourth-and-1 in the game’s final minutes, preserving a 17-16 win.

Both Cunningham and McKenzie have moved on, but Smart opened Monday’s press conference with a brief look back to what the Commodores and coach Derek Mason did to the Bulldogs last year.

“Derek does a really good job with his team, and especially did a tremendous job last year against us in dominating and controlling the game up front with their defensive line,” he said.

That will be a much

From Staff Reports LILBURN — Brookwood swept Parkview in the Area 7-AAAAAAA volleyball tournament semifinals Tuesday and will play for the title today against Norcross.

The Broncos beat Parkview 25-23, 25-22, 2515 and assured themselves a state berth.

Sophia Koop had five aces, 16 digs and six kills for Brookwood. Hailey Bolton added 15 kills and four digs. Lauryn Tillman racked up 32 assists, 10 digs, three aces and three kills. Olivia LaPlume finished with 34 digs and seven assists, while Cydney Gardner had 34 digs and eight kills.

LaPlume was named the Area 7-AAAAAAA player of the year. Koop and Gardner were selected first-team all-area, while Bolton and Tillman made the second team.

VOLLEYBALL VOLLEYBALL Norcross rallies to earn finals spot LILBURN — Norcross dropped the first two games to Lakeside, but rallied to win the Area 7-AAAAAAA semifinal match and earn a spot in the finals Tuesday.

The Blue Devils (22-21) prevailed in a marathon 19-25, 1725, 25-19, 25-20, 15-12 victory.

Kay Warren had 10 kills and 19 assists. Maya Smith added 10 kills and nine blocks. Sam Lanning ripped 12 kills and had 21 digs, while Bella Murray finished with 19 assists.

Duluth wins twice to start area tournament SUWANEE — Duluth defeated Mountain View 25-22, 25-17 and Peachtree Ridge 25-22, 25-14 to start the area tournament Tuesday.

Taylor Hentz led the Wildcats with 18 kills and 14 digs. Meredith Eckard had six kills, 34 assists and 27 digs. Carter Drake added four aces and 36 digs.

Shiloh caps regular season with sweep SNELLVILLE — Shiloh rounded out its regular season with a 25-6, 25-8, 25-11 rout of Alcovy on Tuesday.

The Generals (16-16) begin their area tournament on Thursday at Rockdale.

Kaliz Hunt had five aces, four kills and two solo blocks in the win. Faith Collector added eight aces, six kills and two digs.

Daborah Head finished with nine aces, four kills, five set assists and six digs.

Hebron cruises in first round of area tournament DACULA — Hebron Christian beat Prince Avenue 25-7, 25-8

and Tallulah Falls 25-8, 25-17 in the first round of its area volleyball tournament Tuesday.

Jada Screen powered down 12 kills, Rebeca Olariu added 11 kills, Rahela Olariu had 10 aces and Abbi Luke racked up 38 assists for the Lions (40-6).

The next round begin Thursday at George Walton Academy.

GAC posts wins NORCROSS — Greater Atlanta Christian picked up a pair of wins Tuesday, topping East Hall 25-6, 25-19 and Union County 25-3, 25-2.

Ali Schreiber had four aces, 12 kills and 14 digs in the East Hall match, while GAC got eight aces and 15 assists from Bronwyn Bailey in the Union County win.

SOFTBALL SOFTBALL Mill Creek 2, Mountain View 1 SUWANEE — Mill Creek edged Mountain View 2-1 in Game 1 of their Region 6-AAAAAAA tournament series Tuesday. Game 2 is at 4 p.m. today at Collins Hill.

Caitlyn Turley was 2-for-2 for the Hawks, while Madison Dobbins had an RBI and Emily Ammons got the game-winning hit. Sara Shaw picked up the win with one run, two strikeouts and one walk in seven innings.

Sarah Currie took the toughluck loss on the mound, giving up just three hits and one earned run in six innings. She also was 2-for-3 with a double and Mountain View’s only RBI. Skylar Isom and Hannan Razeq each had a hit.

North 5, Collins Hill 2 SUWANEE — Chandler Dennis struck out 13 to lead North Gwinnett to a 5-2 victory over Collins Hill in Game 1 of their region tournament championship series Tuesday.

Dennis also had two hits and an RBI in the win. Emily Brown added two hits, including a twoRBI double. Lauren Reed had a single, a double and an RBI. Game 2 is set for 6 p.m. today at Collins Hill.

Buford wins two, advances to region final BUFORD — Buford beat Flowery Branch 12-0 in four innings and then edged Loganville 3-2 to advance to its region championship Tuesday.

Ansleigh Hollifield was the winning pitcher in the opening, running her record to 5-1 with six strikeouts and one walk.

Anabel Adams was 3-for-3 with five RBIs. Gabby Benson was 1-for-2 with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Arielle Oda was 2-for-3 with an RBI and two runs.

In the second game, Logan Caymol set a career high with 16 strikeouts in the win over Loganville. Caymol (8-2) allowed six hits and one earned run with two walks in seven innings.

Adams led the top-seeded Wolves (19-4) offensively, going 2-for-2 with an RBI and a run scored. Skylar Jenkins was 1-for-3 with an RBI and Janelle Mathis was 1-for-3 with an RBI. Buford awaits its opponent for the finals, set for 5 p.m.

Thursday.

Molino tops United in stoppage time The Sports Xchange Georgia offensive tackle Kendall Baker (65) celebrates a touchdown against Tennessee on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn. (Photo: Crystal LoGiudice-USA Today Sports)

bigger challenge for the Commodores this year.

After leading the country in scoring defense and total defense through three weeks of the season, Vanderbilt had poor defensive performances against Alabama and Florida, during which it combined to allow 97 points and 1,144 yards of total offense.

It will be Vandy’s fourth consecutive game against a ranked opponent. The Commodores started that stretch with a 14-7 win over Kansas State before things got tough, but Mason isn’t asking anyone to feel sorry for Vanderbilt.

“The first three weeks (of the season) went the way we wanted them to, then, after that, we got hit. … We know it’s a tough stretch, but when you start excusing, OK, because of a tough stretch of football, that sort of defeats who you’re working to be,” Mason said.

“For us, we don’t excuse it. We get back to work and fix what needs to be fixed.”

Vanderbilt has struggled against the run and the pass in both those games.

It’s safe to say the Commodores can expect a steady dose of Georgia running back Nick Chubb (480 yards, 6.4 yards per carry, six touchdowns), the co-SEC Player of the Week following his 109yard game against Tennessee.

With the Commodores averaging 2.9 yards per rush, Vanderbilt’s best bet for an upset seems to be getting a big game from quarterback Kyle Shurmur. The junior has completed 57.3 percent of his passes for 985 yards, with 11 touchdowns and one interception.

Shurmur has done a terrific job of avoiding turnovers; he’s not fumbled all season, and his one interception came on a ball that a receiver tipped to a defensive back.

“First of all, (Shurmur) is very intelligent and does a great job with their offense. He will be the best pure passing quarterback that we have played against,” Smart said. “He does a really good job of putting them in the right play. You know he looks at the right things. He reads

the coverages. He puts the ball where it is supposed to be thrown and does a really good job of doing that.”

It won’t be so easy against Georgia.

Georgia allowed Mississippi State and Tennessee to complete just 26 of 56 passes for 183 yards, with no touchdowns and four interceptions.

Smart has tried to create some mystery as to whether the Bulldogs will continue to start true freshman Jake Fromm at quarterback. The other option is last year’s starter, Jacob Eason, who began this year as the starter before getting hurt.

Eason saw mop-up duty against Tennessee, but Mason isn’t buying Smart’s line that there’s a decision to be made.

“I believe Fromm is the guy. I believe that Eason is an extremely talented quarterback, but that’s up to Kirby who he decides to go with,” Mason said on Tuesday. “I mean, he’s not fooling me, if that’s what we think we’re doing here. Fromm’s won ball games.”

ATLANTA — Kevin Molino scored in the sixth minute of second-half stoppage time to propel Minnesota United FC to a stunning 3-2, come-frombehind win over 10-man Atlanta United on Tuesday at Mercedes Benz Stadium in downtown Atlanta, keeping alive the Loons’ fleeting playoff hopes.

Christian Ramirez scored in the 90th minute to lift Minnesota United into a tie, and Molino finished off Atlanta with a goal that rocked the crowd of 43,185. It was the first loss for Atlanta in its gleaming new home after five wins and a draw in the first six matches.

Hector Villalba and Julian Gressel scored goals in a five-minute span midway through the second half to push Atlanta United into the lead, and the home side had things well in hand until things got really crazy.

Minnesota United (10-16-5, 35 points) still sits in ninth place in the Western Conference but is now seven points below the playoff line with three teams to catch.

The loss denied Atlanta United (15-9-8, 53 points) a chance to pull even with New York City FC on

points and take the secondplace position in the table with the goal-differential advantage.

After a scoreless first half in which Atlanta United was clearly the aggressor, Minnesota United was the side that grabbed the lead, courtesy of Ghanaian national player Abu Danladi.

A turnover in midfield in the 48th minute was corralled by the Loons’ Kevin Molino, who quickly passed to Danladi. Despite being checked by two Atlanta defenders, Danladi got the ball to his left foot and uncorked a wicked goal that found the upper right corner of the goal for a 1-0 Minnesota lead.

Atlanta’s chances to make a comeback took a hit in the 60th minute when goalkeeper Kyle Reynish was shown the red card for denial of obvious goal-scoring opportunity on a foul outside the penalty area.

However, Atlanta came back to tie the match on Villalba’s unassisted goal in the 67th minute. Villalba ripped a bouncing deflection past Minnesota goalkeeper Bobby Shuttleworth.

Gressel’s 72nd-minute goal put the home team on top, but subsequently, Atlanta, which was playing its eighth match in 24 days, wore down.

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Buford’s Joshua Williams (39) finds an opening during the Gwinnett Football League 12-year-old game against Collins Hill on Saturday morning at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville. (Photo: Chris Roughgarden)

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Collins Hill Eagle Kaden Christy (24) finds an opening during the Gwinnett Football League 11-year-old game against Mill Creek on Saturday morning at Rhodes Jordan Park in Lawrenceville. Top right, Mill Creek’s Carson Krueger (19) runs up the middle against Collins Hill. Right, Buford cheerleaders pose for a photo during the Gwinnett Football League 12-year-old game against Collins Hill. (Photos: Chris Roughgarden)

GWINNETT FOOTBALL LEAGUE ATHLETES OF THE WEEK 8-year-old: E.J. Saldana 10-year-old: Josiah Johnson 11-year-old: Chase Jameson 12-year-old: Teague Draper Eighth grade: Oscar Castruita Lawrenceville 6-year-old: Aboubacar Souare 7-year-old: Jaylin Turner 8-year-old: Nicholas Earl 9-year-old: Nasir Beasley 10-year-old: Ethan Stewart 11-year-old: Marcese McNeil 12-year-old: Benjamin Pardieu Eighth grade: Nasir Wells Loganville 7-year-old: Colten Barbera 11-year-old: Braylon Carstarphen Mill Creek 7-year-old: Trenton Wilcox 8-year-old: Fransisco Delatorre 9-year-old: Preston Clark 9-year-old: Caleb Zalewski 10-year-old: Miles Price 11-year-old: Tilden Carpenter 11-year-old: Josh Anglin 11-year-old: Donnie Sams 12-year-old: Nakai Callahan

12-year-old: Daniel Stites Eighth grade: Thurmond Harris Eighth grade: Joe Robinson Mountain View 8-year-old: David Gooding 11-year-old: Kavon Mullins Norcross 7-year-old: Khalil Shivers 9-year-old: Donte Burnett 11-year-old: Mikhai Mack 12-year-old: Javan Brown Eighth grade: Christian Williams North Gwinnett 8-year-old NL North: Justin Butler 8-year-old AL North: Entire team 9-year-old: Brandon Gipson Eighth grade Division I: Hayden Morton Eighth grade Division II: Jonah Yi Parkview 6-year-old: Entire team 7-year-old: Elijah Worrell 9-year-old: Bryce Green 10-year-old: Jaden Braker 11-year-old: Khyair Spain 12-year-old: Colin Houck Peachtree Ridge

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The Gwinnett Football League’s players and cheerleaders of the week (athletes were selected by his or her coach): FOOTBALL Archer 7-year-old AL South: Alex Jewell 10-year-old: Kristion Bivens Buford 6-year-old: Heston Lentz 8-year-old NL South: Avery Garmon 9-year-old NL North: Dawson Wittke 10-year-old NL South: Colin Muyres 11-year-old NL North: Jake Humphrey Eighth grade Division I: Stanley Zagrodnik Eighth grade Division II: Dylan Wittke Collins Hill 12-year-old: Luke Thomas Dacula 10-year-old: Cameron Jones 12-year-old: Austin Jackson Duluth 6-/7-year-old: Entire team 12-year-old: Jervanti Cook Lanier 7-year-old: Jaiden Krolak

7-year-old NL South: Zain Belfield 8-year-old NL South: Gavin Lawrence-Gonnella 9-year-old AL South: Kris Jones 9-year-old NL North: Deavours Cromer 10-year-old AL South: Tyeion Coefield 12-year-old NL North: Jordan Ghant 12-year-old NL South: T.J. Wells Eighth grade Division I: De’Nylon Morrissette Eighth grade Division II: Casey Beelan CHEERLEADING Archer First grade: Aaliyah Layson Second grade: Aubree Hill Third grade: Ava Creasy Fourth grade: Aniya Phillip Fifth grade: Summer Gravitt Sixth grade: Chloe Liddle Seventh grade: Andrea Artemus Eighth grade: Kyndal Browne Buford Third grade: Annabel Puckett Fourth grade: Gabby Sweatman Fifth grade: Charley Vega

Sixth grade: Maggie Dale Seventh grade: Gracie Huskin Eighth grade: Maya Jones Dacula Sixth grade: Kyndal Edwards Lanier First/second: Lindsey Griffith Third: Reagan Jameson Fourth: Kathryn Foster Fifth: Gracie Peevy Sixth: Melanie Griffith Seventh: Candice Boykin Eighth: Yosselin Saldana Lawrenceville First grade: Natalee Vallejo Second grade: Madison Bigby Third grade: Adrianna Cartujano Fourth grade: Journey King Fifth grade: Janaya Ross Seventh grade: Kei’Mirriah Farr Eighth grade: Jakaela Turner Mountain View Third grade: Brooklyn Reize Sixth grade: Olivia Schliesmann North Gwinnett Second grade: Evelyn Kuehl Fourth grade: Salyssa Robertson

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