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Threats against schools alarm educators

BY CURT YEOMANS

dents, five principals had to write letters to parents, assuring them that officials were doing what they In less than one week, could to keep their chilofficials at five Gwinnett dren safe. None of those County high schools have cases has lead to actual found themselves respond- violence. ing to threats of violence What the threats have in the aftermath of a fatal led to, however, are some school shooting in Parkconsequences. One stuland, Fla. dent has been arrested for Because of these incimaking a claim in a video curt.yeomans @gwinnettdailypost.com

posted on social media.

Some students at another school face disciplinary for falsely claiming on social media that a classmate was planning to commit a violent act at the school.

So far, Gwinnett County Public Schools officials are keeping their public statements on the matter measured.

“Schools are looking

actively into all reported incidents,” district spokeswoman Sloan Roach said.

The threats have all come in the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, which resulted in the deaths of 17 people. That incident has caused educators across the country to be on heightened alert about

possible threats to their own schools.

The largest number of reports about threats in Gwinnett emerged Tuesday when officials at Peachtree Ridge, Discovery and Grayson high schools sent letters to parents detailing investigations that were made into reported threats.

Some of the strongest

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This artist’s rendering shows what North American Properties is planning to build as part of the Revel development at the Infinite Energy Center. (Special Photo)

Developer unveils mixed-use Revel project

BY CURT YEOMANS

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After months and even years of waiting, Gwinnett County business leaders on Tuesday got their first look at the Avalonlike mixed-use development that will be built at the Infinite Energy Center.

North American Properties revealed details of their plans for the development, called Revel, during a Partnership Gwinnett Economic Development Breakfast at the center.

Among the plans are a movie theater, residential units, a hotel, office space and retail such as a fitness center, a food hall and a beverage store — a concept the developer described as “downtown Gwinnett.”

A major piece of the presentation was the unveiling of a site plan and an artist’s rendering which shows a concept Above, North American Properties’ similar to North American’s Mark Toro discusses plans for the Avalon development in AlRevel development that will be built pharetta, replicating that site’s at the Infinite Energy Center during a scale, scope and street layout.

Partnership Gwinnett breakfast Tues“It’s those million people day. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) Right, a site plan shows what North Ameriwho live here and those million can Properties is looking to put into people who come here that we the Revel development at the Infinite want to be able to accommoEnergy Center. The center, with its condate,” North American’s Mark vention space, performing arts center Toro said. “We call it ‘Life and arena, is the peach-colored set of amplified.’” buildings running along the bottom of

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PEACHTREE CORNERS

Kemp brings governor bid to Gwinnett

BY CURT YEOMANS curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com

Secretary of State Brian Kemp told supporters in Peachtree Corners that the race for governor is about trust as his campaign for the state’s highest office passed through Gwinnett County on Monday morning.

Kemp greeted about two dozen supporters during a breakfast-time visit to Atlanta Bread Company in The Forum.

It’s part of his Putting Georgians First Bus Tour, which is visiting 50 counties in 10 days. In addition to the stop in Peachtree Corners, the tour also visited Cobb, Cherokee, Forsyth and Fulton counties Monday.

But the secretary of state had a recurring theme, tied to the bus tour’s name, of course, and that was Putting Georgians First.

“This race, to me, is really like ‘Who do you trust?’” Kemp said. “Who do you trust to actually do what they’re saying on the campaign trail? Everybody is going to tell you things that sound great.

Some of them sound MORE ONLINE so great, I Visit gwinnettdailypost.com for more photos of the event. doubt they’ll ever happen even though we would want them to, and sometimes when people say things like that, they’re really not being honest.

“But I can tell you I have a record of doing what I say and we have a plan any Georgian can really look at and say that is very reasonable to implement.”

Kemp is one of about a half dozen Republicans running for governor in a field that also includes Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, state Sen. Michael Williams, former state Sen. Hunter Hill, Gwinnett native and businessman Clay Tippins and former Norcross High School teacher Marc Alan Urbach.

Kemp told the Daily Post promises by some of his opponents, including completely eliminating the state income tax, may not be likely to happen.

“It’s like people have been talking about getting rid of the state income tax, and everybody that’s talking about doing that, they all served in the legislature and they haven’t gotten it done yet,” he said. “I mean it’s a hard thing to do, See KEMP, Page 3A

Secretary of State Brian Kemp talks to supporters about his gubernatorial campaign during a stop at Atlanta Bread Company in Peachtree Corners on Monday. Kemp outlined what he would do if elected as governor and called on supporters to help raise awareness of the campaign ahead of the May 22 Republican primary. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

the site plan. (Special Photo)

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words may have come from Peachtree Ridge Principal Jeff Mathews.

He told parents that investigators determined claims made by some students on social media, about a classmate allegedly planning to commit a violent act at the school, turned out to be made up.

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Body found in lake identified as missing man Derek Oxford, 34, of Lawrenceville was found around 3 p.m. Saturday when a resident of the Durant at Sugarloaf Apartments, located at 50 St. Marlowe Drive, called 911 to report a man floating in the apartment’s lake, Gwinnett Police Detective D.C. Smith

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Gwinnett police have identified a body that was found floating in a Lawrenceville apartment complex’s lake as that of a man who was reported missing by his girlfriend Friday.

said at the time.

Gwinnett County police officers, along with fire personnel, responded to the area and removed the body, which was already in stages of decomposition when it was recovered from the lake.

Oxford had been reported missing by his live-in girlfriend the

previous day, though she told police she had not had contact with him since the previous Friday, when she returned home from work and found him sitting on their front porch drunk, an incident report said.

“He stated he was going to take a walk, and he did not return home,” the

report said. “He left his wallet and cellphone at home.”

Gwinnett Cpl. Wilbert Rundles, a spokesman for the police department, said there is no indication that Oxford’s death was a crime.

“There is no foul play suspected, and it’s not a homicide,” Rundles said.

“He left on his own free will, and there is no requirement to report anything to the police since no crime had occurred.”

It was not immediately known how long Oxford’s body had been in the water or how he got there. A preliminary examination showed no signs of obvious trauma.

Chandler not seeking re-election to House District 105 seat has had decided against seek reseeking another term as the election,” House District 105 seat in Chandler the Georgia General Astold the A fifth legislative seat sembly. The southeastern Daily in Gwinnett County will Gwinnett lawmaker, who Post in an be open and up for grabs had faced increasingly email. “I this year, after State. Rep. tighter margins of victory want to Joyce Joyce Chandler, R-Grayin her last two re-election enjoy travChandler son, confirmed she will not wins, had been weighing eling with seek re-election. whether to seek another my husband and seeing my Chandler is set to anterm in recent weeks. grandchildren much more nounce this week that she “I have decided not to than I do. It has truly been

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Chandler said she will issue a press release sometime this week announcing her decision to not seek another term. News of her decision comes on the heels of the announcement by state Rep. Brooks Coleman, R-Duluth, that he will retire at this year rather than run for re-election.

In addition to Chandler’s and Coleman’s seats, the seats held by state Reps.

Buzz Brockway, RLawrenceville, and David Casas, R-Lilburn, and state Sen. David Shafer, R-Duluth, will be open this year. Shafer and Brockway are running for statewide offices, and Casas decided to retire and spend time with family and working on other pursuits.

Chandler is a retired

educator and has been a member of the Georgia House of Representatives since 2013. She serves as an appropriations subcommittee vice chairwoman as well as a member of the House education, higher education, juvenile justice and regulated industries committees.

In 2016, she was named Gwinnett County Public Schools legislator of the year, Georgia Life Alliance state representative of the year, Georgia Association for Career and Technical Education’s policy maker of the year and one of Georgia’s NOBEL women.

Although there had been reports earlier this year that Chandler would run, it has been widely speculated for months in Republican and Democratic circles that she would not.

So far, there is at least

Police: Pizza pilferer on the loose

BY ISABEL HUGHES

a pizza pilferer is on the loose in Dacula.

On Monday, Gwinnett police enlisted the The Hamburglar has public’s help in identifynew competition in town: ing a robber who, instead

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The victim, who had spent $80 on 10 pies, told police that on Feb.10, a black man wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt and blue jeans jumped out of a white Dodge Challenger outside the restaurant and stole the pizzas from him as he was walking to his car.

Topping it all off, the suspect caused the victim to drop several pies, leaving the victim with just a slice of his original order.

Anyone with information on the starved swindler or his vehicle is asked to call Gwinnett detectives at 770-5135300. To remain anonymous, tipsters can contact Crime Stoppers at 404577-TIPS (8477) or visit crimestoppersatlanta.org.

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after reports surfaced about a Snapchat post in A groundbreaking for The students who post- which an unidentified perRevel is expected to haped the claims had included son said “Don’t come to pen March 1, 2019. North a photo of their classmate Grayson High tomorrow American officials warned cause I’m catching bodies with the accusations. breakfast attendees, however, I’m sick and (expletive) Mathews said the tired of people treating me that there is still a lot of work students who posted the to be done to finalize details, claims against their class- like (expletive).”

District officials could such as lining up tenants and mate will face disciplinnot be reached for comdetermining exact square ary action. The principal ment about that incident. footages of each feature. is also calling on parents “We’re still in the process Over the weekend, to talk with their children of creating an experience,” other threats had officials about the consequences Toro said. of posting false claims on at South Gwinnett High Some tentative square social media, asking them School and Norcross High footage numbers released School on alert as well. to highlight the disrupTuesday include about Norcross principal Will tions it causes to the 215,000 square feet of speBishop sent a letter to school day. cialty retail, a 35,000-squareparents Sunday informing “In today’s world, it is foot theater, 35,000 square them that an unspecified North American Properties’ Mark Toro discusses plans for the Revel development that awful that our students, threat to school safety had feet of fitness space, 700 teachers and parents have will be built at the Infinite Energy Center during a Partnership Gwinnett breakfast Tuesbeen found on a bathresidential units and about to worry about threats at day. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans) room wall late last week.

600,000 square feet of office school,” Mathews said. was then estimated to be a space.

“However, it is even more Students raised concerns well. the site, but to also create a Some of the food and $70 million project. troubling that there are in- about the threats to school “We’re seeing more recep- “come early and stay late” beverage-oriented feaToro confirmed Tuesday tion from communities, like atmosphere around events at dividuals who would feed officials after school tures would include a ended Friday, triggerthat Concord is continuing off of these fears to try Gwinnett, to seeing regional the center.

25,000-square-foot food ing an investigation and to work on the hotel with the transit solutions provided,” to falsely accuse another “(North American) has hall with about 16 vendors convention and visitor’s bu- Toro said. really done their homework,” student of making threats. increased security.

“To ensure our students’ offering foods from around reau and Explore Gwinnett.

“Thankfully, this only County officials are in Anders said. “We’ve been safety, we are working the world, 20,000 squareThe hotel is still a few involved a very small the midst of wrapping up a working with them for a with the Gwinnett County feet of a yet-to-be identiyears away, though. Explore transit development study, long time. … They’ve done group of students. As Public Schools Safety and fied specialty grocer and a Gwinnett Executive Director and there has been talk about the design discovery tours, disappointing as this is, I Security Office and local 20,000-square-foot adult Lisa Anders said Concord am thankful that a large doing a transit vote of some done a tremendous amount law enforcement officials beverage market. officials are tentatively look- sort — depending on the group of students were of leasing and all of that “It’s critical to, I think, un- ing at opening it in 2021. to have additional patrols very helpful in providing results of the study — this other stuff.” derstand that this will remain and police presence on “We are in the completely, fall or in fall 2020. There information that allowed At the same time that a moving target until the first completely final contracus to track these posts and our campus in the coming are also some transit-related North American will be drop — until the last drop tual stages, so we’re super those who were using so- days,” Bishop told parents. bills in the Georgia General working on developing and Meanwhile, a threat of concrete hits the ground,” excited,” Anders said. cial media to create issues Assembly. building out Revel, county made against South Toro said.

One of the many quesfor another student.”

“I’m anxiously looking to officials will be carrying The plans also include a Gwinnett High School in tion that came up during Meanwhile, Discovery see what happens (Wednes- out their own projects at the project that had already been the presentation was what a video posted on social High School officials day) with it being Crossover center, including an expanin the works for years before effect Revel would have on Day and if the legislature is sion of the convention space. found themselves on high media led to a student beNorth American Properties ing arrested Saturday. traffic on Sugarloaf Parkway going to do anything transit- It will also include construc- alert after they received In the video, the 16-year was brought in to work on and other streets in the area. related,” Gwinnett County word about a post on Intion of parking decks to old loaded a gun and then the site. That includes a 300- North American plans to file Commission Chairwoman replace the parking lot space stagram about a rumored said “South Gwinnett — room, full-service Marriott Development of Regional threat against the school.

Charlotte Nash said. that will be lost to Revel. you’re next.” The teen has hotel that will serve as a Impact paperwork with Principal Gene Taylor Anders said she’s also Anders said a lot will been charged with making bridge between the conven- the state and the Atlanta said in a letter to parents excited about the rest of the be built, possibly in a few a terroristic threat, and tion space and the arena at Regional Commission, and it Revel development plans. months, on part of the large that officials determined the Infinite Energy Center. has hired Kimley-Horn to do Explore Gwinnett and other peanut-shaped parking lot through their investigation South Gwinnett Principal County commissioners Monique Lee said in a traffic planning. that the threat was based Convention and Visitor’s by the Gwinnett Chamber approved a ground lease Toro also said the Sugaron a rumor and gossip that letter to parents that the Bureau officials have been building. agreement with the Develop- loaf Community Improveschool plans to charge the talking about building a Nash said she too was ex- had been circulating. ment Authority of Gwinstudent with violating the ment District is working on “We definitely want mixed-use entertainment cited about the project. She nett County for the site in school’s Code of Conduct. some projects to improve district around the Infinite had heard presentations from and need students to 2015. At that time, it was “Acts that threaten the Sugarloaf Parkway. He exEnergy Center for at least Toro in the past, but she said report specific threats and announced that Concord pressed an interest in having three years. concerns; however, please well-being of our school Tuesday was the first time Sugarloaf LLC would be community will not be a transit connection, even a encourage your students The goal was to give peo- she got to see the full panel working on the hotel, which MARTA station, at Revel as ple another reason to visit of North American officials to avoid spreading rumors tolerated,” Lee said. “We take all threats of this or engaging in gossip, working on the project. matter very seriously. The “Even from the beginning, whether through direct safety of the students and conversation or social it was very apparent — the media,” Taylor said. “Ask staff of South Gwinnett approach was very apparHigh School is our top them to consider that by ent — looking at what was spreading rumors and gos- priority. Those who viodone at Avalon and other places, and just this focus on sip, we may make it more late this will be charged difficult to notice credible accordingly and receive creation of community and appropriate disciplinary experiences first and then, as threats or cries for help that we need to identify to consequences.”

(Toro) says, the bricks and Staff Writer Trevor keep us all safe.” mortar kind of follow that, McNaboe contributed to Meanwhile, Grayson so I’m very, very excited,” this report.

High School was on alert Nash said.

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Kemp laid out his “fourpoint plan” for leading the state as he addressed local supporters. One piece of that plan is Putting Georgians First, but another part of the plan includes putting in place a spending cap that is tied to population and inflation increases instead of eliminating the income tax.

A third part of Kemp’s plan is making sure all parts of Georgia are moving forward by addressing issues such as rural broadband internet access.

The final part is working to make Georgia the “No. 1 state in the country for

Kemp small business” by cutting regulations and streamlining processes that affect small business owners.

“I’d be a fighter, and that’s really the theme of our campaign, is putting Georgians first ahead of the special interests, the status quo, the politically correct, those that are here illegally,” Kemp said.

“That’s why we’re on the bus tour, because we’re telling people that is what we’re going to do.”

Johns Creek resident Fang Zhou said he was interested in hearing as much as he could about Kemp’s plan. He said the Asian community is particularly interested in two issues: education and illegal immigration.

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With so many candidates in the Republican field, a GOP runoff is expected in the governor’s race.

That means candidates are jockeying to at least finish in the top two spots in the May 22 Republican primary if they can’t win it outright with more than 50 percent of the vote.

As a result, Kemp and the other candidates are also trying to increase awareness of their campaigns through campaign stops around the state.

They are also encouraging supporters to put out yard signs or post campaign information or photos from campaign events on social media.

Kemp said the primary is less than 90 days away even though candidate qualifying won’t take place until next week.

“We want to get a spot in that runoff,” he said.

“We’re in a great position to do that. We’ve just got to stay there and keep working hard every day.”

Gwinnett County residents will get a chance soon to hear directly from the Republican candidates for governor. The Gwinnett County Republican Party is planning to hold a GOP gubernatorial debate at 7 p.m. March 10 at Norcross High School.

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What to do with kidney disease Dear Dr. rOaCH: I am a 76-year-old woman.

I read your column daily, but I do not remember reading anything about chronic kidney disease. I have just been diagnosed with CKD and have been reading as much as I can get my hands on. This is very frustrating, since much of what I find is contradictory. However, my biggest concern is that the doctor sent me to a nephrologist, who told me that I have CKD, stage 3 — and then nothing.

In my reading, I have found that this is a common complaint of people who have CKD. One is diagnosed, after having several expensive tests run and money made for the medical institutions. Then nothing is done until one is at stage 5 and needs either a transplant or dialysis — again, moneymakers for the medical institutions.

The sad thing is that stage 5 probably could be prevented through education and active care.

What can be done to raise awareness of CKD, and what can be done to provide better care for patients who have been diagnosed, before they reach stage 5?

— L.M. aNSWer: The definition of “chronic kidney disease” is based on the kidneys’ ability to filter out the toxins the body makes.

One chemical, creatinine, has been a very good marker for overall kidney function. The lower the creatinine level, the better the kidney function and the higher the “creatinine clearance,” the number that defines the stage of chronic kidney disease. Stage 3 CKD is a creatinine clearance between 30 and 59 (yours is 44, according to the lab report you sent me).

However, as people get older, kidney function decreases. The rate is variable, but it averages around 7.5 per decade. Because of this, many people will get to the point of a diagnosis of CKD when they have normal kidneys that have aged as expected. I think this is the case in you.

Unfortunately, there are no treatments proven to slow, halt or reverse the loss in kidney function associated with normal aging. I don’t believe your doctors are looking to make money for the medical center, they are looking to see whether you might have any cause other than “normal aging” as a cause of kidney damage. The labs you sent show no such cause, which means there is no specific treatment.

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Partner’s jealousy could be deal breaker Dear aMy: My girlfriend and I recently moved in together. I am 39; she is 27. We fight way too much, much more than I am comfortable with.

Our fights usually stem from her insecurities. For instance, she got upset the other day because (she claims) I looked at another woman in the elevator. Three days later, we still aren’t talking and she’s sleeping in the other bedroom.

This type of thing happens quite a bit. When I suggest she should go to therapy to work out some of these issues, because I can’t stand this level of conflict, she gets defensive and says “all couples fight.” I love her very much, but I’m at the end of my rope with all this drama. I thought that moving in together would help ease these insecurities; instead they seem to be getting worse. Any suggestions?

— Over It Dear Over IT: You have correctly identified your girlfriend’s insecurities and jealousy as a relationship breach.

Yes, all couples fight.

But when healthy couples fight, they don’t part for

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson three days of silence and sleeping separately. They fight, they talk, they apologize and forgive; and then they come back together.

The ability to fight fair can actually strengthen your relationship.

Your girlfriend does not own you. She has no right to monitor your eyeballs and interpret your behavior as being about her. Her way of accusing and then punishing you is abusive.

You should present couples therapy as a nonnegotiable. Yes, she needs therapy, but you should show support of her and of your relationship by being willing to attend with her, and by being very open to the process and by participating enthusiastically.

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If she is willing to admit to her own challenges, learn and grow alongside you, her life — and your relationship — will be transformed.

If she is dug in, blaming her pain on you, addicted to drama and unwilling to engage in a process that will help her come to terms with her own problems — then your relationship doesn’t stand much of a chance.

Dear aMy: My mom and I have a strained relationship. She was (and is) abusive and manipulative.

She also has borderline personality disorder, histrionic personality disorder and PTSD from abuse that occurred when she was younger.

I realize what hell she went through as a child, and I still keep in contact with her because I don’t want her to feel abandoned.

I now live in another state with my fiance and his two kids. They call me “mom” and I adore them.

My mom wants me to bring the kids for a visit.

She hasn’t seen them in

five years, but frankly, neither my fiance nor I want to subject them to her erratic behavior.

She continually asks when she can see them, but I never give her a firm answer. She’s never going to see them again. I want to protect them. How should I have that conversation with her? Or should I continue to let it be “maybe soon?”

— Devoted but Hesitant Daughter Dear DevOTeD: Your mother is mentally ill. This is very challenging, but her illness is not contagious. You grew up in her household and you know best the nature and extent of her behavior, but I wonder if your insight could help you to make a totally supervised visit with the kids that would be safe (and probably short).

If your judgment tells you that there is absolutely no way you will visit — at least for now — you should tell your mother, “Mom, I don’t know — I’m thinking about it, but it doesn’t seem like a good idea right now.”

It would be kind of you to keep in touch by sending her photos and sharing nice moments with the children, so she feels somewhat connected.

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PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Do whatever it takes to ensure that your responsibilities are completed on time. Refuse to let anyone interfere or cause emotional distress that will deter you from reaching your goal.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Observation will help you process what you are up against. Seeing someone or something firsthand will encourage you to make adjustments that will protect you against loss or manipulation.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Let others do as they please; if you are judgmental, you will be judged as well. Know your capabilities and only promise what’s doable.

Living up to your word is important.

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“David Shafer has served with distinction in the Mac Collins Georgia Senate,” Collins said in a statement.

“His conservative approach Curt Yeomans to Georgia’s legislative business has led his fellow league’s scorecard website, members to elect him preshttp://scorecard.lcv.org. ident pro tem of the Senate.

By comparison, the David Shafer has the expeleague gave Rep. Rob rience of leadership needed Woodall, R-Ga., a score of to serve Georgia well as the 3 percent and Rep. Jody next lieutenant governor Hice, R-Ga., received a and I am glad to endorse zero from the group. In him.” addition to Woodall, Rep. Collins joins a long list Tom Graves, R-Ga., was of high-profile endorsethe only other Republican ments for Shafer, including in the Georgia delegation U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, former whose score for 2017 was Republican presidential above zero. candidate Rick Santorum, Johnson, Woodall and former U.S. Speaker of the Hice each represent a part House Newt Gingrich, phiof Gwinnett County in the lanthropist Bernie Marcus, House of Representatives.

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, state Collins endorses Shafer in Insurance and Fire Safety lieutenant governor race Commissioner Ralph HudState Sen. David Shafer, gens and former U.S. Reps.

R-Duluth, recently picked John Linder, Bob Barr, Ben up another endorsement Blackburn and Fletcher from Thompson. one of Upcoming Georgia’s The Gwinnett Young former Republicans will close out represenFebruary by meeting at 7 tatives p.m. today at the Gwinnett in WashCounty Republican Party ington Headquarters in GwinDavid Shafer D.C., in nett Place Mall. Gwinnett his quest Superior Court candidate to become the state’s next Tracie Cason and Senate lieutenant governor.

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The congressman’s office announced Tuesday that he received a score of 97 percent on the league’s 2017 National Environmental Scorecard. The scorecard measures how members of Congress voted on major environmental issues.

Johnson has a lifetime scorecard grade of Hank 96 percent.

Johnson His office said the average score for members of the House of Representatives and the Senate is 45 percent.

“This was the easiest A I’ve ever achieved — even through all my years in school, college and law school,” Johnson said in a statement. “I consider it my duty to vote to protect public lands, recognize the dangers of climate change, fund environmental justice and block assaults on environmental safeguards.

“I’m just surprised more of my colleagues don’t understand that climate change is real and threatens our health, the environment, national security and our economy.”

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Deterrence can work better than gun laws MIAMI — The list of failures in the Feb. 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla, are becoming legion. If any or all of those failures had been addressed, 17 students and teachers might be alive today.

In addition to the several balls dropped by the local FBI office, it was later alleged that at least four Broward County sheriff’s deputies, including armed school resource officer Scot Peterson, were outside the school during the shooting and instead Cal of rushing in Thomas to confront the killer, later identified as Nikolas Cruz, waited four minutes until police officers from Coral Springs arrived to enter the building.

Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel said the actions of the deputies are under investigation. Scot Peterson, however, hastily retired. Israel told reporters that Peterson should have gone in and “... addressed the killer. Killed the killer.”

What follows is based partially on reporting by Channel 10, the Miami ABC affiliate.

In addition to Peterson’s failure, “Two other deputies (are) now on restricted duty and are being investigated for how they handled tips warning about the killer.”

Beginning in 2008, when Cruz was 9, local authorities say they had received 23 calls about his troubling behavior.

Two years ago, what appears to have been the most serious warning occurred when an anonymous caller alerted police that the killer had posted on Instagram a threat “to shoot up the school” and included a picture of himself with a gun.

The Miami Herald reported that seven months later a peer counselor said Cruz ingested gasoline, wanted to buy a gun and tried suicide by cutting himself, and just days later, an investigator with the Florida Department of Children and Families declared Cruz “low-risk.” The obvious follow-up question: What does the state agency consider high-risk?

The family that took Cruz in after his mother died later called police to report a fight and said that the boy had “dug in the backyard because he knew he was not allowed to bring (a gun in the house) … he was going to bury the gun there.”

The following day, the sheriff’s office received a call from a tipster in Massachusetts who said Cruz was collecting guns and knives and he “will kill himself one day and believes he could be a school shooter in the making.”

Was the Florida shooting at least partially a case of political correctness run amok? Did no one want to reach the obvious conclusions for fear of lawsuits or public condemnation from those who might have claimed that Cruz’s “rights” were being violated?

Sure, strengthen background checks and deny the right to legally buy firearms to mentally ill people and to minors, but anyone intent on breaking the law will not be stopped by new laws because, by definition, they are lawbreakers.

Deterrence remains the best defense against people like Cruz, who regularly search for the softest targets. There is no softer target than a school full of children.

Properly trained and motivated armed adults will make the schools less appealing targets.

Here, a definition of deter might be helpful: “to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding; to prevent; check; arrest.”

If deterrence worked during the Cold War — and it did (“peace through strength”) — it can work to protect school children.

I attended a high school musical last Saturday with friends in the Florida Keys.

An armed police officer was inside the auditorium. His marked car was parked prominently at the entrance. No one appeared to be nervous about security.

With the exception of laws dealing with the mentally ill and age restrictions, deterrence might work better than passing more laws, which lawbreakers will certainly break.

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

Show kids education is worth effort CHICAGO — When asked what one thing he would change to improve the education system, Microsoft founder Bill Gates said it was students’ intrinsic motivation about learning and their mindset toward it.

“The ideal is that the students (understand) that by engaging in something fairly abstract and disconnected, like writing an essay or figuring out how to solve for x and y, will lead to them having a career that, in terms of freedom, (and) rewarding them economically … that it’s to a huge degree in their self-interest to engage in those things,” he told Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editorin-chief, in a recent podcast.

Gates couched this by saying that for students to make these connections, they needed to be taught by highly knowledgeable teachers who are skilled at challenging them to work at the very edges of their ability.

But still. It’s notable that this idea is finally emerging that learning cannot be imparted to students via some magical form of instruction but is a partnership that students enter in to with their educators. This follows decades of simply throwing money and resources at high-risk populations and hoping for the best.

The question in education then becomes: How do we intrinsically motivate students?

There are many factors causing this, including brown and black students entering college with poorer academic skills, low income and no family history of college. But the net result is a slew of students of color bouncing back into their communities with no college Esther degree and a mountain of stuCepeda dent debt.

And in a family with no colWell, that part can’t actually lege graduates, it takes just one be done. Students are rational story about a sibling or cousin actors, in the classic economic bombing out of university in sense, and they see what’s godebt to make post-secondary ing on in the adult world. It’s education a no-go. not hopeful.

Perhaps worse, though, A decade ago, it was thought is that at the same time that that setting college-going nonwhite students are being expectations for potential first- bombarded with the gospel of generation university students college as an economic booster was the best way to ensure high (the earnings-potential differenschool and college graduation tial for degreed vs. non-degreed rates would soar. people is still more than $1 That wasn’t untrue — both million over a lifetime), they those numbers have gone up also know that a degree doesn’t for low-income and nonwhite guarantee a better life. students. College completion, Countless research has been however, isn’t keeping up with done showing that nonwhites the good news. battle implicit and explicit bias According to a recent in hiring — and no studies have analysis by the National Stuyet proved that bias-reducing dent Clearinghouse Research hiring practices and diversity Center, 62 percent and 63.2 training move the needle on percent of white and Asian stu- making nonwhites a well-repdents, respectively, completed a resented and included presence degree or certificate within six in work communities. years of entering a postsecondThe opposite is true. ary institution, while Hispanic Oftentimes, after scaling the and black students graduated at mountain of achievement and rates of only 45.8 percent and landing the lifelong dream of 38 percent. a good-paying job, those who

have worked the hardest to succeed feel the worst about their professional lives.

A recent catalyst.org survey of 1,600 professionals working in corporate and noncorporate organizations found that 60 percent of the nonwhite people asked said they feel on-guard at work, ready to deal with potential racial and/or gender bias.

(And it’s probably not so hot for the 40 percent who aren’t on guard. I don’t go around expecting anyone to say something offensive to me about my heritage and it still happens with mind-boggling frequency, even in the inner-city public school where I teach!)

In short, it’s not entirely fair to students to expect that they walk into school every day with the internal motivation necessary to master academic writing and algebraic concepts so they can eventually land a great job. Nor can parents and teachers be expected to somehow will it into them.

Though we should continue encouraging them, ultimately, students will be more selfmotivated to achieve academically when the incentives of economic freedom and professional satisfaction become more apparent in their lives — and in their family’s lived experience.

Esther Cepeda’s email address is estherjcepeda@ washpost.com.

Farewell to the foods of my 1970s childhood The Wall Street Journal article made me both hungry and wistful.

According to The Journal, Aunt Jemima pancake mix, Campbell’s Soup, Kellogg’s cereals and many other “big-food” staples of the ’70s are in trouble.

“High-end consumers are shifting toward fresher items with fewer processed ingredients, while cost-conscious shoppers are buying inexpensive store brands,” reports The Journal.

Processed foods were all the rage in the ’70s. With big families to feed in a down economy, parents were looking for what they thought was “safe, affordable and convenient food.”

It was the golden era of Hamburger Helper, which originated in 1971. Hamburger Helper included dried pasta and powdered, seasoned sauce to add to browned hamburger — a tasty meal that even my father could make.

Truth be told, my parents didn’t often purchase namebrand foods. They spent our limited budget on fresh fruit and produce — which my sisters and I viewed as a disappoint-

comes.

No, my parents bought Cellone’s Italian bread, good stuff still. However, Cellone’s, combined with bologna, a processed food they did buy, made lunchtime unpleasant.

I don’t know how my mother did it, but every single day, Tom she assembled my sandwich Purcell with two end pieces of bread, which were glued together by ment. a hunk of bologna and a dollop That’s because the ’70s was of warm mayonnaise. It was also the golden era of television wrapped in wax paper (no advertising. The big-food mak- name-brand sandwich wraps for ers exploited color TV’s power the Purcell clan). to make us crave their products.

Every day, I sat next to I’m 55, and I still have Big Jimmy Schmidt. His lunch Mac Attacks. I wake sweating, included peanut butter and jelly convinced that the Hamburglar on fresh Wonder Bread, a can made off with my meal. of Coke, Ho Hos and a Nestle I have Big Mac Attacks beCrunch bar. cause our parents never took us Every day, I asked Jimmy if to McDonald’s. he wanted to trade.

Nor would they buy us other Every day, he looked at me heavily advertised products, like I had rocks in my head. such as Cap’n Crunch, source of The only other processed the world’s most intense sugar food we consumed was buzz; Hostess Ho Hos, source of Velveeta. the world’s second most intense Note to people under 30: sugar buzz; or soft, white Won- Velveeta is one of the tastider Bread, which, I’m pretty est gastronomic inventions of sure, has less nutritional value the past two centuries — even than the plastic bag in which it though it’s not really cheese.

Every Friday night, my mother made tuna melts with the stuff. I could have eaten a million of those sandwiches.

Good thing, too — I needed the calories then.

Because every Saturday night, my father made greasy, burnt hamburgers in a cast-iron skillet. And the only member of our family able to digest them was our dog, Jingles, to whom we slipped them when our father wasn’t looking.

It’s a good thing that more people are aware of the ingredients in the food we eat — that fewer are consuming the processed-food staples of my youth — but, as I said, my family never consumed most of them, anyhow.

Much like humorist Calvin Trillin, my mother made leftovers for dinner almost every night for 30 years.

Like Trillin, we sent a crew of anthropologists into her kitchen, but they were unable to find the original meal.

Email Tom Purcell, author of “Misadventures of a 1970’s Childhood” and “Wicked Is the Whiskey,” at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

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Ret. Chief Petty Officer Wesley T. Abernathy Ret. Chief Petty Officer Wesley T. Abernathy, age 70, of Lula, GA and formerly of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018. He was preceded in death by his parents, John T. and Elease Browning Abernathy.

He is survived by his wife of forty-eight years, Beth Higgins Abernathy, Lula, GA; children, Melissa Kaye and Ryan Melton, Commerce, GA and Matthew Wesley Abernathy, Lula, GA; sister and brother-in-law, Phyllis and Jerry Mills, Lawrenceville, GA; aunt, Martha Webber, Arkansas; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Candace and Rusty Rogers, Los Vegas, NV; and several cousins. Mr. Abernathy was born January 13, 1948 in Suwanee, GA. He was a 1966 graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA and a 1977 graduate of Mesa College with an Associate’s Degree. He was retired from the U. S. Navy after twenty-six years of service, also retired from Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation Department as a District Supervisor after twenty years of service and worked for the Atlanta Falcons in Suwanee, GA. His military career started when he went through Boot Camp in Great Lakes, IL, his military duty consisted of spending three and a half years on the U. S. S. Ogden L.P.D.5 carrying one thousand combat ready Marines and Seals Team to Vietnam and worked extensively around Danang Chulai on Chuviet River on the D.M.Z., served on the Combat Cargo Team, served six years with the Coastal Squadron One River; served six years on the Command Training Team on Navy and Marine Corp Readiness Center in Atlanta, GA, and spent ten years with the Military Sealift Command in Atlanta, GA. He was recalled to serve in Desert Storm for seven months.

He was a member of the Woodman of the World Insurance Society and was a member of Peachtree Road Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA. Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. at Peachtree Road Baptist Church in Suwanee, GA with Dr. Preston Moore and Rev. Jay Reed officiating. The remains will be placed in state at the church at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be at Peachtree Road Baptist Church Cemetery with full military honors and Rev. Roland Jackson and Rev. Danny Mundy officiating. The North Gwinnett H $15 photos are available with all Obituaries and Death Notices Call for details

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Jeffrey Anderson ANDERSON - Jeffrey Anderson, 70, of Duluth, GA died February 24, 2018. Being an alumni of The Ohio State University, Jeff was a lifelong Buckeye fan. He will be remembered for proudly flying his block O flag on game days and asking his neighbors, “Did ya see the game on Saturday”. He is survived by his wife, Wanda Anderson; son, Todd Anderson; daughter, Dana Anderson; step-son, Phillip Ridgeway; stepdaughter, Carly Ridgeway; granddaughters, Samantha Anderson, Skylar Anderson; grandsons, Josh Anderson, James Anderson; great grandson, Christopher Roberts. In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Yaarab Shriner’s, 400 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE, Atlanta, GA 30308 (404)8725818. Condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com.

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Mr. Clyde Lee “Buddy” Barker, Jr. Clyde Lee Barker, Jr., 77, of Auburn, GA. formerly of Bluefield, VA passed on Sunday, Feb. 25 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center. Clyde was born in Buchanan County, VA on April 12, 1940 to Clyde, Sr. and Garnet Keene Barker. He was raised in Bluefield, VA and married a classmate, Lila Ruble. They have been married 57 years and have 3 children: Beth Lathem & Eddie of Dacula,GA; Clyde Lee III of Lilburn, GA and Brian Garrel Barker of Columbus, GA. Grandchildren: Matt Lathem & wife, Summer of Lawrenceville, GA; Jessie Lathem of Dacula, GA; Austin & Ashlin Barker of Columbus, GA; Taylor Nutt Barker and Savannah Lee Barker of the Atlanta area; one great grandson, Blaine Lathem along with many cousins, aunts and uncles. Preceding him in death were his mother and father and two sisters: Doris & Otie Wright; Suzee & Sam Porter.

Clyde was in the Class of 1958 of Graham High School and loved going back to the Class Reunions and seeing old friends and reminisce the high school days.

Clyde enjoyed sports including golf, hunting and fishing and traveling with his “Little Ladies” of the senior group “Jet Set”. He was of Methodist faith and a member of Dacula First

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Visitation services will be held on Wed. Feb 28 from 4-6:30 pm with a “Remembrance Service” immediately following at Flanigan Funeral Home, 4400 South Lee St., Buford GA 30518. A Military burial will be held at a later date at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to: Dacula United Methodist Church (Building Fund) 2655 Fence Road, Dacula, GA 30019 In memory of Buddy Barker.

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Christina Elizabeth Dyals Christina Elizabeth Dyals passed away on February 24, 2018.

She is survived by her mom, Kimberly Mahaffey (Stepfather Scott); brother, Matthew Dyals and sister, Maggie Mahaffey; grandparents Kathy (Wayne) Warbington, step-grandparents Violet (Jerry) Mahaffey; Uncle Lee (Donna) Warbington, Aunt Wendy (Todd) Pruitt and multiple cousins.

Funeral services were private.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia or the Georgia SPCA.

Sara Fleming Buford, GA

Miss Willie Josephine Bennett Miss Willie Josephine Bennett, age 96, of Buford, GA passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2018. She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Maude Cash Bennett; sister, Viola Bennett; and brother, J.C. Bennett. She is survived by her sister, Bonnis Bennett, Buford, GA; brother and sister-in-law, Ottis and Elease Bennett, Buford, GA; nieces, Patti Bennett, Buford, GA, and Gail Duran, Flowery Branch, GA; nephew, Steve Bennett, Flowery Branch, GA; several great nieces and great nephews; one great great-niece; and several cousins. Miss Bennett was born October 3, 1921 in Flowery Branch, GA. She was a graduate of Flowery Branch High School and was a retired seamstress from Owen Osborne Company, a hosiery mill in Gainesville, GA. She also worked for the Lovable Company and was a member of Mt. Salem Baptist Church in Flowery Branch, where she was also the secretary and treasurer at Mt. Salem for many years. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Billy Emmett officiating.

Interment will follow at Friendship Community Baptist Church Cemetery in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

age 75 of Snellville passed away on February 24, 2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville.

Athens

Elizabeth Garner Elizabeth Vickers Garner, 101, died Sunday, February 25, 2018 at home in Athens, GA surrounded by her family. The Johnson County native lived in Savannah many years and was a member of Southside Baptist Church.

She was also a resident of Hiawassee, GA for many years. Surviving are her daughter Elizabeth Gayle Griffin (James) and son Gary Wilson Garner (Jenny), grandson Gary Wilson Garner, Jr. (Maryann), granddaughters Elizabeth Gayle Griffin and Ginger Ariana Garner. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel. The funeral will be held on Saturday, March 3, 2018 at 1:30 p.m. at Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors, Hodgson Chapel in Savannah, Georgia. Interment will take place in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens. Please sign our online guestbook at www.foxandweeks.com Arrangements by Fox Weeks Funeral Home Dacula, GA

Eloise Graham (Hunt) age 93, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018. Arrangements by: Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville.

Canon

Mr. Grover Hall Grover David Hall, age 60, of Canon passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018. Lawson Funeral Home, Hoschton.

Duluth

Rachel Hoovestol Rachel Hoovestol age 87 of Duluth, died FebruJoAnne Gary Blake ary 25, 2018. Bill Head JoAnne Gary Blake, age Funeral Homes and 83 of Conyers, GA, passed Crematory Duluth Chapel, away on Monday, February 770-476-2535 26, 2018. Tom M. Wages Lilburn, GA Snellville Chapel.

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ite things were to sing in the church choir at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church and spend time with her sons and their families. Eleanor was a beloved wife and wonderful mother/ grandmother, who always put everyone first, above herself. She is survived by her husband, Richard; five sons: Howard (Janice) of Albright, WV; George (Valerie) of Kenna, WV; Les (Jan) of Punta Gorda, FL; Jim (Karen) of Snellville; GA and Bruce (Kelly) of Snellville; GA 14 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a sister, Carol Mahler of Chicago; and 9 nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Friday, March 2 at 1pm at Rock of Ages Lutheran Church, 5135 Memorial Drive, Stone Mountain, GA 30083; viewing will be from 11am to 1pm at Rock of Ages and burial following the service, at Snellville Historical Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to Rock of Ages. Wages & Sons Stone Mountain is handling the arrangements.

Lawrenceville

Henry Kelvin Lott Lott- Henry Kelvin Lott, age 53, of Lawrenceville passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018.

Funeral Services will be held at 1:00PM on Friday, March 2, 2018 at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Dr. Ronald Dunnigan will officiate. Interment will follow at Shadowlawn Cemetery. Mr. Lott graduated from Central Gwinnett High School in 1983.

He then attended Miami International College on a basketball scholarship.

Henry worked for Lawrenceville auto parts for several years. Mr. Lott is survived by; Parents: Azzie & Henry Lott of Lawrenceville; Son: Kelby Lott of Norcross; Brothers & Sisters-in-law: Greg & Denise Lott of Loganville, Dwayne & Liz Lott of Dacula; Sister & Brotherin-law: Amy & Quinn White of Lawrenceville; Fiance; Tongila Lott of Norcross; 3 Nephews; 4 Nieces; 2 Great Nephews; 2 Great Aunts; Numerous family & friends. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM on Thursday, March 1, 2018 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home300 Simonton Road S.W. Lawrenceville, GA 30046.

770-962-3100. Please leave online condolences at www.stewarthfh.com.

Grayson, GA

James Bledsoe age 72 of Grayson passed away on February 24, 2018. Arrangements

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age 75 of Snellville passed away on February 23, 2018. Arrangements

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Beckley, WA

Mrs. Joanne Lovell Joanne Lovell, age 84, of Beckley, WVA passed Eleanor Adele Kraus away Tuesday, February (Bier) 20, 2018. Lawson Funeral Eleanor Adele Kraus, nee Home, Hoschton.

Bier, formerly of Stone Mountain, passed into Braselton, GA Eternal Life on February Timothy R. Marshall 25, 2018. She was 93. An Timothy Marshall, avid sports fan, Eleanor’s most loved pastime was to age 66, of Braselton cheer on her teams on TV, passed away Monday, February 26, 2018. most notably the Chicago Whitesox and Blackhawks and Green Bay Packers.

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Clifton Eugene Murphy Clifton Eugene Murphy, 79, lifelong resident of Lilburn, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Lilburn and a National Guard Veteran. He retired from Ford Motor Company after 46 years of service. He is survived by his wife of 28 years, Dorothy (Dot) Murphy, daughter, Carol Ann Murphy, daughter-in-law, Susan Sailers, grandson, Justin Sailers (Devin), great grandchildren, Ryder Wall and Autumn Wall.

He was predeceased by his parents, Ernest and Bertha Murphy and grandson, Craig Sailers. Visitation will be Thursday, March 1, 2018 from 10 am until 12 noon with the funeral to follow at Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/ Tucker Chapel. Tom Edmondson, Senior Minister of First Christian Church of Atlanta will officiate.

Burial will follow in the First Baptist Church of Lilburn Cemetery. Online condolences may be left at www.billheadfuneralhome.com. If you wish, you may make donations, in his memory, to the First Christian Church of Atlanta. Arrangements by Bill Head Funeral Homes and Crematory, Lilburn/Tucker Chapel. 770-564-2726.

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Coleda Nearing Age 100, passed away on 02-18-2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

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Snellville

Thelma Parks Thelma Parks, age 80 of Snellville, GA, passed away on Saturday, February 24, 2018. She is preceded in death by her husband Harris Clements Parks. She is survived by her daughters, Kelly & Geff Herlugson and Robin & Kenny Heard; sister, Jackie Stegall; brothers, Troy Hendrix and Coy Hendrix; grandchildren, Tonya & her fiance Ray, Ashley & DJ Buggle, and Stacey & Chris Nichols; and great- grandchildren, Khamel, Georgia, Landon, Jentezen, Annise, and Anastasia. The Funeral Service to honor and celebrate the life of Thelma Parks will be held on Tuesday, February 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Entombment will follow at Eternal Hills Memory Gardens, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

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world&nation Ryan against wide gun restriction

By DeirDre Walsh

CNN

PEOPLE Big Boi looking to shine in new roles

Antwan “Big Boi” Patton didn’t really have to stretch for his latest role.

He guest stars as an obnoxious father of a high school football player on the BET drama “The Quad.”

“It’s a real instance of art imitating life,” he said.

“My son on the show is a star football player, which in real life my son is a star football player for House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled Tuesday he isn’t supportive of the proposals to Woodward Academy (in impose new restrictions on gun purchases, telling reporters “we shouldn’t be banning Atlanta).” guns for law-abiding citizens.” (Photo: CNN) His son, Cross Patton, is a high school junior who were a lot of breakdowns was recently offered a — from local law enforcescholarship to the Univerment, to the FBI getting tips sity of Southern Califorthey didn’t follow up on, to nia. you know, school resource In addition to his role in officers, who are trained to “The Quad,” he’s currently people protect kids in these schools

By Veronica in production with a role who and who didn’t do that. That, stracqualursi in the forthcoming “Sudo this, to me, is the most stunning CNN perfly,” which is a remake some of one of them all.”

A Republican senaof the 1970s cult-classic whom He stressed that Congress tor is arguing that the black film. are would be investigating the The new movie, helmed country needs more “idiot mentally series of missed tips and reby Director X, stars control” rather than more ill.

And ports that were flagged to law John “Grown-ish” actor Trevor gun control in the wake of to them enforcement agencies about Kennedy Jackson, “Straight Outta the Parkland, Fla., school I would the confessed shooter, Nikolas Compton” star Jason shooting that has reignited say, OK, misuse of the Cruz. He said he met with Mitchell, and Patton. a national debate about word idiot. But I’m talking first responders in Broward gun violence. about other people. We County in the days after the “I don’t think we need just automatically assume shooting to hear about what Four billboards more gun control laws,” some of these folks are happened. say Williams is Sen. John Kennedy of mentally ill. I happen to Asked about arming Louisiana told CNN’s ‘greatest momma’ believe there is evil in the teachers, Ryan suggested that John Berman Tuesday. world,” Kennedy said. the issue was not something Returning to work after “Not a single one?”

He later further Congress should take the lead giving birth isn’t an easy Berman asked. explained, “There is an on.

U.N.: North Korea feat, particularly if you’re “No. I think we need assumption (Parkland “As a parent myself and as sending chemical a grand slam tennis chammore idiot control,” he said, shooter Nikolas Cruz) is a citizen, I think it’s a good pion. But Serena Williams’ referring to people who supplies to Syria mentally ill. I don’t know idea, but as speaker of the husband had a plan, and it perpetrate mass shootings. that, so I will call him an House, I think we need to North Korea has been involved four billboards.

“I’m talking to the idiot.” respect federalism and respect sending supplies to Syria In March, Williams will local jurisdictions,” he said. compete at Indian Wells that could be used to produce chemical weapons, — the first time she’s a United Nations Security ald Trump to disrupt Russian played since January — so husband and Reddit coCouncil diplomat has told election hacking operations founder Alexis Ohanian CNN. where they originate.

HUD staffer files Speaking on condiAsked by Democratic Sen. has installed four giant tion of anonymity, the images of their daughter, Jack Reed if he has been complaint over diplomat said that North Alexis Olympia Ohadirected by the president, redecoration of Korea had sent acidnian Jr,. with the caption through the defense secreresistant tiles, valves and Carson’s office “Greatest momma of all tary, to confront Russian The former chief administhermometers to Syria. cyber operators at the source, time” along a major road leading into the California trative officer for the DepartThe diplomat was citing Rogers said “no I have not” ment of Housing and Urban a report on North Korea but noted that he has tried to city.

“These just went up on authored by a U.N. panel Development says she was work within the authority he alongside I-10 into Palm demoted in part for refusof experts. maintains as a commander.

The former chief administrative officer for the DepartThe details come just Springs,” Ohanian wrote ing to spend more than was While he did not agree two days after the Syrian legally allowed to redecorate ment of Housing and Urban Development Helen Foster with Reed’s characterization on Twitter and Instagram. says she was demoted in part for refusing to spend more regime was accused of Secretary Ben Carson’s new than was legally allowed to redecorate the new office of that the U.S. has been “sitting “OlympiaOhanian & I carrying out a chlorine wanted to welcome her office. back and waiting,” Rogers Secretary Ben Carson pictured above. (Photo: CNN) gas attack on Eastern back to tennis. Designed In a November 2017 admitted that it is fair to say Ghouta, a suburb in the them myself, with some complaint obtained by CNN, Foster in a Feb. 10 one-onresponded Tuesday by pubthat “we have not opted to Syrian capital, Damascus. Helen Foster said she was help from Jr. #GMOAT” licly wooing Delta. engage in some of the same one meeting that the adminSyrian President “Literally am crying,” told to “find money” beyond istration “has always found “Virginia is for lovers and behaviors we are seeing” Bashar al-Assad’s regime the legal $5,000 limit for the tennis star wrote in airline hubs,” Virginia Gov. with regard to Russia. money for this in the past.” has repeatedly denied reply to Ohanian on Instaredecorating. In one instance, Ralph Northam said on Twit“It has not changed the claims that it uses chemi- she said a supervisor said that Virginia, N.Y.: gram. “This is so sweet. I ter. “You’re welcome here calculus or the behavior cal weapons. Medical aid “$5,000 will not even buy a love you.” any time.” on behalf of the Russians,” Delta welcome organizations, however, In January, the 23decent chair.”

“NY is open for business,” Rogers said about the U.S. say they have routinely time grand slam winner Foster’s sworn complaint added Kathy Hochul, the in our states response to Russia’s cyber treated victims of chemi- with the Office of Special returned to the court lieutenant governor of New threat to date. cal attacks and blame If Delta doesn’t feel at at the Mubadala World Counsel, the independent York. “Move HQ to where “They have not paid a government forces, as the agency charged with inveshome in Georgia anymore, Tennis Championship in you’re appreciated?” price that is sufficient to country’s war nears its Virginia and New York are Abu Dhabi, less than four tigating whistleblower comchange their behavior,” he seventh anniversary. months after becoming plaints made by government standing by. added.

NSA chief: Trump A U.N. spokesman, Georgia Republicans employees, says that after she On Tuesday, Rogers reiter- a Mom, but playing that has not asked who had not seen the are threatening to withhold refused to misuse taxpayer ated that he still views Mos- tournament gave Williams pause for thought and she report, reminded member dollars for the office redeco- a hefty tax break for the to face Russian cow as a threat to the 2018 opted not to play at the states of the sanctions ration project, she was “retali- airline because it ended a elections, a stance that is cyber threat Australian Open. restricting trade with travel discount for the NRA. ated against by being taken consistent with what he and U.S. Cyber Command Williams had played North Korea while point- out of my position as Chief Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said other top national security ing out the dangers of chief Adm. Mike Rogers told officials told the Senate Intel- in the 2017 Australian corporations “cannot attack Administrative Officer.”

Open — and won — while aiding Syria’s chemical lawmakers on Tuesday that conservatives and expect us HUD Acting Secretary ligence Committee earlier pregnant. capabilities. he has not been granted the not to fight back.”

Craig Clemmensen, accordthis month.

DF Pages_Export 02/27/18 Page 2 told — FromPDF wirePages reports — From wire reports Democrats in other states authority by President Doning to4:37 the PM complaint, — From wire reports Shelling and artillery fire continued in Syria’s besieged rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta on Tuesday, interrupting a five-hour “humanitarian pause” ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Russia, a key ally of the Syrian regime, on Monday ordered a daily pause in hostilities — from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time — to begin on Tuesday.

The order called for a humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to leave the enclave on the edge of the capital, Damascus, but made no mention of whether food and medical supplies would be able to enter the area.

But as of Tuesday morning, Putin’s proposed pause appeared to have had little impact.

Within minutes of when the ceasefire was meant to start, activists on the ground reported shelling and artillery fire from pro-regime positions, killing at least one person.

Russia and the Syrian regime accused the rebels of shelling humanitarian corridors, preventing civilians from leaving.

House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled Tuesday he isn’t supportive of the proposals to impose new restrictions on gun purchases, telling reporters “we shouldn’t be banning guns for law-abiding citizens.”

During a weekly news conference in the wake of the mass shooting at a Florida high school that killed 17 people, the Wisconsin Republican added, “we should be focusing on making sure that citizens who shouldn’t get guns in the first place don’t get those guns.”

Instead, the speaker focused on narrow legislation to address gaps in the database used to process guns sales that he noted the House already approved.

“We do know there are gaps in the background check system that need to be plugged,” he said. “We passed a bill to do that and we think that should get done clearly.”

The House-passed bill was attached to another proposal that loosens gun regulations and allows those with permits to carry concealed weapons to legally travel with those firearms to other states, a top priority of the National Rifle Association and something that many congressional observers say won’t get the 60 votes it needs to get through the Senate.

Ryan also emphasized the failure by law enforcement to respond to reports about the shooter.

“We see a big breakdown in the system here,” he said.

“In this particular case, there

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Cumming, GA

Dottie Gilstrap Dorothy Eleanor Powell Gilstrap “Dottie”, age 70, of Cumming, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. Dottie had been employed in the Gwinnett Hospital System for more than 40 years before her retirement. She was a loving mother, grandmother and a dear friend. Dottie was always reaching out to others and her love and kindness will be missed by so many people she touched. She was a member of First Baptist Church Cumming and an active member of the Harmony Sunday School Class.

Her children and grandchildren were her life and she enjoyed being

“Mawmaw” and all the fun times spent with them. She leaves for them the inspiration of her strength, her love of life and adventure, her faith and an amazing attitude about life.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Samuel M. and Imogene Johnson Powell.

Dottie was married to the “love of her life” Homer Gilstrap for 47 years before his death in 2004.

She is survived by her children, Kimberly and Jay Bruce, Edna and Ralph Webb; grandchildren, Ellie Webb, Katie Bruce, Charlie Webb and Maggie Bruce all of Cumming; sister and brother-in-law, Dale and Tim Roberts of Madison; sister-in-law, Peggy Powell of Cleve-

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land; brother and sister-inlaw, Webster and Brenda Cole of Woodstock; several nieces and nephews; Midge and Chigger Webb; and many dear friends.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 2565 Thompson Bridge Road, Suite 114, Gainesville GA 30501 or Children’s Healthcare Foundation, 3395 N. E. Expressway, Suite 100, Atlanta, Georgia 30341.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 1st at 2:00 pm at Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Bob Jolly officiating. Interment will follow in Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery in Shakerag. The family will receive friends at Ingram F

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Funeral Home on Wednesday from 3:00 pm until 8:00 pm and on Thursday from 11:00 am until hour of the service.

Ingram Funeral Home & Crematory, Cumming, Georgia is in charge of arrangements.

Condolences may be made at www.ingramfuneralhome.com.

Toccoa, GA

Eric Richard Randalow Eric Richard Randalow, age 54, of Toccoa, GA passed away on Monday, February 19, 2018.

Stone Mountain

Pam Richter Pam Richter, age 61 of St. Mtn., GA, passed away on Monday, February 26, 2018. Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel

Buford, GA

Mr. Harry Lee Whitworth, Jr. Mr. Harry Lee Whitworth, Jr., age 83, of Buford passed away February 25, 2018.

Winder

Pinkey Ilee Walls age 90, died 2/24/18.

Smith Funeral Home, Winder.

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Georgie Henry Wilson, Jr. Georgie Henry Wilson, Jr., age 74, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away on Friday, February 23, 2018.

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Turner helps GAC girls get revenge

OUT OF SYNC Collins Hill girls never really find their stride in quarterfinal loss to Westlake

By David Friedlander

By Will Hammock

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NORCROSS — Just when Tuesday night’s Class AAA quarterfinal began to slip away, Mary Martha Turner took charge.

The Greater Atlanta Christian girls basketball team’s lead had slipped to a single-possession edge, for the first time since early in the first quarter, with barely more than a minute left. Beach drove for a basket, but Turner blocked it, grabbed the rebound and made two free throws.

The visiting Bulldogs never recovered and Turner finished off a triple double with three more Mary Martha rebounds Turner and three more free throws in the final minute, pushing the Spartans to a 55-45 victory.

GAC (24-4) also avenged a state semifinal loss last season to Beach (27-3).

Turner, a Wofford signee, finished with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, helping her team to Saturday’s 2 p.m. semifinal at Armstrong Atlantic in Savannah against the Franklin County-Peach County winner.

“Mary Martha was the key,” GAC girls coach Lady Grooms said. “She made some crucial blocked shots, some crucial rebounds. When they fouled, that was icing on the cake when you make the free throws. Honestly, Mary Martha in the last minute said, ‘Listen, you’re not going to take this game.’

You’ve got to have it.

We can say everything as coaches, but you have to have some players say, ‘Hey I’m taking ownership. We’re turning the ball over. We’re making a mistake. I’m going to get it.’

“When she made that block, that was a gamechanger. We played hard.

We did everyting we could

SUWANEE — From a numbers standpoint, Collins Hill managed to stay within striking distance of Westlake for the better part of three quarters of their Class AAAAAAA state girls basketball quarterfinal game.

Even so, Eagles coach Brian Harmon could sense something was not quite right with his team, and that’s not a good place to be against the Lions, something Westlake demonstrated resoundingly in a 59-34 win Tuesday night at Collins Hill.

Anastasia Warren did much of the damage with a game-high 23 points to help send Westlake (28-1) into Saturday’s semifinal against North Forsyth at the Buford Arena.

But it was throughout the bulk of the lineup that Harmon says the visiting Lions had the upper hand on his Eagles.

“I don’t know if we were mentally ready for how bad (Westlake) wanted that game,” Harmon said. “It’s hard because you don’t expect your kids to have a bad game right now. You feel for them in the moment, but we really could never get anything going.”

Collins Hill (25-3) definitely had trouble getting going out of the gate. Westlake scored the first seven points of the gameand built as much as an 12-2 lead after a threepoint play from Taylor Hasendove with 4:11 let in the first quarter.

But at that point, it looked like the Eagles had woken up.

They finished the quarter on an 11-2 run, including scoring the last seven points over the final 2:31 of the opening frame, including a jumper by Bria Harmon with a second left, to pull to within 14-13.

And when Harmon and Jordan Releford scored buckets within a 22-second stretch early in the second quarter, the Eagles had

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Collins Hill’s Bria Harmon (11) shoots against Westlake during Tuesday’s playoff game at Collins Hill. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

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Buford girls punch ticket to Final Four

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rebounds and three steals. Mary Walters had five rebounds, and Tate Walters had six points three BUFORD — What Buford’s rebounds and three assists.

39-percent shooting from the floor Buford led 13-9 after the first quarter, but trailed for the first five may have lacked, the Wolves reminutes of the game until Ozment couped in defensive efficiency in their 50-37 quarterfinals win over nailed her first shot, a 3-pointer Eagle’s Landing on Tuesday night. that put Buford in from 9-7 with The Wolves held 3:04 left in the first period.

Buford’s offense went on a 19-3 MORE Eagle’s Landing’s INSIDE senior captain Ash- run that lasted until 49 seconds Defending left in the first half when Eagle’s ley Foster to one champ Wesdeep 2-pointer and Landing tacked on four of its leyan girls single-digit scores seven total points scored in the roll into state through each of the second period. Buford was 14-forsemis, 12A first three quarters. 31 from the floor in the first half.

“The first half, they played a “We talk about that you’re going to have games that are grinds,” zone and we were able to get in the middle of their zone,” Durden head coach Gene Durden said.

“This was definitely a grind, espe- said. “I was not real pleased with our half-court execution in the cially in the second half.” second half.”

Buford will play Villa Rica in Perhaps it’s picking nits to the semifinals at home Saturday night. Buford guard Tory Ozment See BUFORD, Page 12A had a team-high 19 points, nine

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Buford’s Tory Ozment (1) goes up for a jumper over Eagle’s Landing’s Ashley Foster (21) and Mone Florence (24) during Tuesday’s Class AAAAA quarterfinal playoff game at Buford Arena in Buford.

(Photo: Karl L. Moore)

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Prep Schedule

Today

BASEBALL

5 p.m. — Collins Hill at West Forsyth 5 p.m. — Hebron at Pace Academy 5:30 p.m. — Apalachee at Duluth 5:30 p.m. — Discovery at Meadowcreek 5:30 p.m. — Providence at Wesleyan 5:30 p.m. — Shiloh at Berkmar 6 p.m. — Mountain View at Dacula

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5:30 p.m. — Duluth girls at Gainesville 5:30 p.m. — Lanier at McEachern 6 p.m. — Buford girls at GAC 6:45 p.m. — Fellowship Christian boys at Wesleyan 6:45 p.m. — Wesleyan girls at Fellowship Christian 7 p.m. — Buford boys at Parkview

TENNIS

4 p.m. — Gainesville at Buford 4 p.m. — Hebron at GAC

TRACK & FIELD

3:30 p.m. — Duluth at Grayson 4 p.m. — GAC, Collins Hill at Wesleyan Thursday

BASEBALL

• Brookwood, Buford in LaGrange Invitational 5 p.m. — Mill Creek at West Forsyth 6 p.m. — Dacula at Central 6 p.m. — Lanier at South Forsyth 6 p.m. — St. Pius at Norcross

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Atlanta sends Jacobs to Toledo in order to get Vandane

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The Atlanta Gladiators traded forward Colin Jacobs to Toledo in order to get defenseman Davis Vandane on Tuesday.

Significantly shorthanded on the blueline, Atlanta pressed captain Derek Nesbitt into service and even this trade won’t alleviate the situation just yet. But it does help.

“It gives us a defenseman, which we are desperately in need of,” head coach Chuck Weber said.

“And you have to give up something to get something.”

Jacobs has 22 points in 39 games. He’s been getting into a groove lately with 10 points in his last 10 games, but also has been hampered by injuries. The 25-year-old from

Innovative draw

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TENNIS

3 p.m. — Collins Hill and North at E.E. Robinson Park 3 p.m. — Mountain View and Duluth at Suwanee Station 3:30 p.m. — Archer at Rockdale Co. 3:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Parkview 3:30 p.m. — Brookwood at Norcross 3:30 p.m. — Central at Meadowcreek 3:30 p.m. — Lanier at Discovery 3:30 p.m. — Mill Creek and Peachtree Ridge at Sugarloaf 4 p.m. — Clarke Central at Buford 4 p.m. — GAC at Lovett 4 p.m. — Wesleyan at George Walton Academy

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Sports Calendar

GOLF

April 28: Global Marketing Concepts will host its second annual Leaders Golf Tournament, a fundraiser for the Shiloh athletic program, April 28 at Fox Creek Golf Course in Smyrna. Staton and Felicia Winston founded the tourney last year to provide additional resources for equipment, mentorship programs and scholarships for the Generals. The scramble event begins at 10 a.m. with an awards ceremony to follow. Cost is $95 for a single golfer or $350 for a foursome. For more information, email swinston@ gmcconceptsllc.com or call 678-787-4981.

LACROSSE

Ongoing through March 2: Registration for Sticklets Lacrosse is open for girls in first through third grades.

The developmental league

will focus on the fundamentals of lacrosse with an emphasis on fun. One hour of instruction is followed by one hour of games starting March 3. Sign up with local athletic associations for the Sticklets program at www. gwinnettlax.com.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through May 15: The Georgia Force home-school football program is accepting registration for its 2018 season in the Georgia Independent Christian Athletic Association. The team accepts players who are home-schooled (home-based, co-ops and online courses) or who attend private or Christian schools without sports programs. Registration is open to sixth- through 12th-graders. For more information or to register, go to www. forcehsfootball.com.

Local performance center attracts combine prospects

By Taylor Denman

taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — When you walk into the entrance of Hammersmith Sports Performance training facility, you see a modest weight room.

On the Thursday before the NFL Scouting Combine, the gym was crowded — roughly 15 NFL prospects were sharing a few benches, sets of dumbells and aerobic equipment.

Wander a few feet to the back of the complex and mid-2000s rap music comes into sonic focus.

Open the door to the back warehouse, carpeted with fake turf, and the music amplifies like the natural sunlight through the open garage doors as dozens of (mostly former) college and professional football players work out with resistance bands tethered to their waists.

In one corner, offensive line prospects freeze, then clash in repetition, as former Parkview High School University of Georgia and NFL lineman Jon Stinchcomb critiques their blocking technique and calls out, “Set. Hit!” The busy atmosphere is orchestrated by Hammersmith owner Chip Smith, who estimates he’s placed 1,700 prospects in the NFL over roughly 30 years in the business. A standing wall in his weight room features the logos of each NFL team and the list of draftees who have worked with Smith at some point during the pursuit of their ambitions of making The League.

The weeks before pro

Georgia’s Reggie Carter, a South Gwinnett grad, talks to reporters Saturday during Media Day at Philips Arena ahead of Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship Game. (Staff Photo: Jason Braverman)

days and the NFL Combine are Smith’s busy season. College athletes have spread the proverbial Book of Chip Smith by word of mouth, and anywhere from 40 to 50 NFL veterans regularly perform their offseason workouts at the facility, he said.

“They work in a separate group (from prospects),” Smith said. “We’re very purposeful how we train them. We try to train them like they play. It’s completely different the way we train them to the way we train combine guys.”

While former college players prepping for the combine can benefit from position-specific training, the evaluations they imminently face in front of NFL scouts are measurable and drill-based.

Players like South Gwinnett High School and University of Georgia grad Reggie Carter use resistance training to improve quick-twitch explosion to shave off valuable fractions of seconds from 40-yard dashes and shuttle runs or add inches to his

vertical jump.

“Forty — most important — and lateral movement,” Carter said, regarding which skills he’s sharpening. “As you can see, some of the stuff we do here with the band work is incredible.”

Carter was referred to Smith by former UGA running back Keith Marshall and defensive linemen Toby Johnson and Chris Mayes. Carter started working out at Hammersmith in February 2017 and decided he had few better options to prepare for the combine than the one down the road from Athens and his hometown in Snellville.

Smith trains a player from nearly every Power Five conference and more from Group of Five conferences, and all of them are ready to be evaluated at the either NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis from Feb. 27 to March 5 or individual pro days at their schools.

Stinchcomb started working with Smith at his facility during his redshirt

season at UGA when his brother, Matt Stinchcomb, bragged about the results he was reaping from Smith’s methods. Stinchcomb said he realized that his offseason work was not just keeping him fit, but the focus on sharpening position-specific skills was a step ahead of what he expected.

“I think it’s expanded to a huge suite of services,” said Stinchcomb, who has personally helped train offensive linemen with Smith for six years. “There used to be field work and the weight room, it was an hour and a half in the field and weight room and that was all your body could give. He has experts in every field and somebody for each position group.”

The performance center is staffed with dietitians and trainers as utilities for Smith’s clients. But it’s not just the access to those benefits that Stinchcomb said differentiates Hammersmith from other sports performance clinics, but the mixing of worlds between college prospects and the professionals they strive to emulate. Two-year NFL lineman for the Houston Texans and Auburn graduate Chad Slade has offered advice to some of Stinchcomb’s trainees.

“I think it’s an invaluable resource,” Stinchcomb said. “For a lot of the guys, it’s not always the traditional path to being a high draft pick. A lot of guys will have to continue to hone their craft and work their way to a position of relevance, and when you have guys right beside you that’s been there, it’s invaluable.”

IN BRIEF

Duluth’s Hrastar wins national doubles title

The local event, which begins at 6 p.m., will be at Berkeley Hills Country Club in Duluth and tickets Duluth resident Ava Hrastar and Lanier’s Beckman signs are $10 each, which includes hors her doubles partner, Ruth Marsh of d’oeuvres and two drink tickets.

Atlanta, recently won the USTA Na- with Erskine College The evening features interaction Lanier senior Cole Beckman has tional Level 2 Girls Doubles champiwith Panther head coaches Shawn signed with the Erskine College onship in the 18s division.

Elliott (football), Ron Hunter (men’s (S.C.) men’s soccer program.

The unseeded duo defeated the basketball) and Sharon Baldwin Beckman is a four-year member of top-seeded team of sisters Clarissa (women’s basketball). and Christina Hand in the finals after the Longhorns’ soccer program and The Gwinnett event is one of is a two-year varsity starter. He plays earlier wins over the No. 4 seed (in five stops on the Georgia State tour. the semifinals) and No. 2 seed (in the club soccer for Atlanta Fire United.

The others are Sweetwater Brewery round of 16). in Atlanta on April 12, 5 Seasons Georgia State athletics Brewing in Sandy Springs on April Hrastar lost to No. 1 seed Anika Yarlagadda in the girls 18s singles tour hits Berkeley Hills 16, Georgia State Stadium on April round of 16, but bounced back with The Georgia State Panther Athletic 19 and Ghost Coast Distillery in four straight wins in the consolation Club’s spring tour makes its stop in Savannah on April 20.

— From staff reports bracket. She defeated second-seeded Gwinnett County on April 10.

Look for the

Sonia Tartakovsky 6-4, 6-3 in the consolation finals.

HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

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5:30 p.m. — Centennial girls at North 5:30 p.m. — North Atlanta girls at Norcross 5:30 p.m. — North Forsyth boys at Wesleyan 7 p.m. — Collins Hill girls at Johns Creek 7 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ girls at GAC 7 p.m. — Mill Creek girls at Roswell 7:30 p.m. — MLK girls at Brookwood

on the power play and killed some penalties. He’s coming from a winning environment in Toledo. You can’t get enough of those kind of guys.”

Vandane is a third-year pro out of the WHL and Weber saw him last year at AHL Rochester’s camp.

The 6-foot-4, 200-pound defenseman has 66 points in 161 ECHL games for Greenville, Alaska, Norfolk, Elmira and Toledo.

“He went through a tough situation in Elmira last year, which made him better,” Weber said.

Prior to turning pro, Atlanta Gladiators forward Colin Jacobs (28) passes the puck during a game against Florida earlier this season at Vandane put up 18 points Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth. (Photo: Amanda Bingham) in 33 games at the University of Calgary from 201315 and played 189 games Texas, who has 46 AHL points and is a plus-21 in in the WHL for Spokane games on his resume and 48 games for the Walleye and Prince Albert from was a fourth-round pick this season.

2010-13. The Yorkton,

by Buffalo in 2011, only “He’s a right-handed Sask., native accumulated played 12 games for Atshot, a big body and he 79 points during his major lanta last season. makes a good first pass,” junior career.

Vandane, 25, has 21 Weber said. “He’s played

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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 • 11A

Brookwood outlasts Lions Fast Fords find

way to top early

By Colin Hubbard Staff Correspondent

SNELLVILLE — The Peachtree Ridge girls soccer team scored the game’s first and last goals, but three consecutive goals from the host Brookwood Broncos in the middle parts of the contest was the difference in the Broncos’ 3-2 win.

Senior Olivia Sharpe scored two goals for the Broncos, while sophomore Hannah Farr added the final goal in the win.

“That game was good for us,” Brookwood head coach Chad Carithers said.

“Peachtree Ridge is a very good team. They’re very organized and very well coached. So it’s always good to play teams like that when we’re trying to get ready for the region, which starts next week.”

It took until the game’s 27th minute for the first goal of the game to be scored. Joselle Morche was the Lion responsible for putting the away team on top 1-0, but the lead didn’t last for long.

Just 49 seconds later, Farr drew the Lion keeper out of the box, allowing a ricochet to find the foot of Sharpe, who promptly put the ball in the back of the net to tie the game up at 1-1.

In the 36th minute, Sharpe scored again, this time to put the Broncos out in front 2-1.

It only took eight minutes for the Broncos to score again to start the second half. Farr received a pass and rifled it past the keeper to extend the Brookwood lead to 3-1.

The Lions cut the lead to 3-2 just four minutes later on Morche’s second goal of the game, but Peachtree Ridge failed to tie things

By Holly Cain

weekend’s runner-up, is ranked 12th in the championship points.

“Crazy Fast.” That’s It all bodes a posihow Sunday’s third-place tive outlook for the Ford finisher Clint Bowyer teams as the series heads described his Stewartout west, a swing which Haas Racing teammate includes races at Las VeKevin Harvick’s day gas, Phoenix and Califordominating the Folds of nia (Fontana).

Honor QuikTrip 500 at “I sure hope so,” BowAtlanta Motor Speedway yer said. “Yeah, one, two, three for Fords. Fords were and their Ford Fusion’s good all weekend long. It podium sweep. wasn’t just today, it was It was a strong stateunloading off the trucks. ment at Atlanta and a “It was neat to see all strong statement for the Monster Energy NASCAR four Stewart-Haas cars in the top 10 qualifying.

Cup Series standings.

Everybody is working So much so that the fourth-place finisher, Toy- hard. You’ve got another ota driver Denny Hamlin, manufacturer that got a couldn’t resist a little fun new body, of course, over the offseason; that makes at the Fusion’s Atlanta you a little bit nervous. scorecard Sunday.

“But so far, so good.

“Well, it’s clear the We were as good as anyFords have an unfair adbody, obviously.” vantage,” he said, laughOn Sunday, they were ing. “It’s clear. better.

“No, just kidding.”

Harvick, who also won The manufacturer does, the NASCAR Xfinity however, boast an early and impressive lead in the Series race on Saturday, led 181 of 325 laps Monster Energy Series Sunday to push his career championship standings total at Atlanta to 1,152 — holding four of the laps, which leads the next top five positions — and seven of the top 10 spots. closest active driver (Kurt Busch, 801 laps led) by Team Penske’s Joey Logano has earned a six- over 350 laps at the 1.5mile speedway. point edge over his new The last time a manuteammate Ryan Blaney atop the leaderboard, two facturer swept the top three races into the season. Har- spots in a Monster Energy vick is fourth and Bowyer Series race was Aug. 19 at is fifth, only 15 points be- Bristol Motor Speedway’s night race when Toyota’s hind Logano. Their SHR Kyle Busch, rookie Erik teammates Kurt Busch Jones and Hamlin took the and Aric Almirola are podium. eighth and 10th, respecWhat makes the early tively, in the standings. season success even more Wood Brothers Racimpressive is that Ford ing’s new addition to the Ford stable, Paul Menard, teams are excelling even is ranked ninth. And Brad with a good dose of personnel change in the Keselowski, last year’s offseason.

Atlanta winner and this

NASCAR Wire Service

Brookwood’s Olivia Sharpe celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal against Peachtree Ridge Tuesday night. (Photo: Colin Hubbard)

up despite several close opportunities in the closing minutes.

Both Sharpe and Carithers spoke on the team’s ability to communicate and pass the ball well, which is something that they have improved on since the beginning of the season.

“It’s good that we’re finally putting together some passes around the goal,” Carithers said. “The first couple of games, we were struggling with that a little bit. But it really starts from the back and goes all the way up through our midfield to our forwards.”

Brookwood (boys) 5, Peachtree Ridge 1 The entire dynamic of Tuesday night’s nonregion matchup between the Brookwood Broncos and Peachtree Ridge Lions changed after a red card was issued in the game’s

33rd minute.

The Lions’ Mason McMullan drilled Broncos sophomore Jake Cartmill in the back near midfield, resulting in his ejection from the contest. Cartmill was handed a yellow card for his involvement, but the damage was much worse for the away team.

With the Lions having to play the rest of the contest a man down and already trailing 1-0, the Broncos cruised to a 5-1 victory with four scores coming in the first half.

Michael Hoff scored the first and fourth goals for the Broncos, while sophomore Harbin Ji, Angel Guevara and Teddy Bockhop scored the other three for the home team.

Playing with a man down didn’t affect the Lions right away. Following the red card, the Lions’ Devin Galvan tied the

game up at 1-1 on a ball that ricocheted off of the Brookwood keeper.

But in a span of five minutes following the answer, Brookwood scored three goals to close the half out with a commanding 4-1 lead.

The fifth and final goal came in the game’s final minute on a Teddy Bockhop rocket that found the back of the net after a corner kick.

“We were a little bit fortunate to get a goal right after they scored,” Brookwood boys head coach Stephen George said.

“After that, I felt like we had the game in hand. We understand that playing a man down is difficult. We had to do it against Grayson. I feel bad for coach Sutton. He does a heck of a job and I would have liked to play a 11 vs. 11 to be honest.”

PREP ROUNDUP

Three-run fifth propels Mill Creek past Parkview From Staff Reports HOSCHTON — Mill Creek plated three runs off Parkview reliever Jarrett Embry in the bottom of the fifth to come back and defeat the visiting Panthers 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Brandon Blume started and took a no decision for Mill Creek (5-3), going 4 2/3 innings with three earned runs on three hits with six strikeouts. Alaska Abney followed with 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief to get the win, striking out one.

Davis Sharpe sparked the offense for the Hawks, going 1-for-3 with a triple, RBI and a run. Drew Cadena also had two hits with an RBI, while Brendan York finished 1-for-2 with an RBI and a run.

Logan Cerny put Parkivew (3-2) ahead in the first inning with a solo home run, while Allan del Castillo later drove in another run and finished 1-for-3. Ben Markiewicz also had a double.

Robert Bennett started and went four innings for a no decision, giving up two runs on two hits with five strikeouts.

BASEBALL BASEBALL South 6, Social Circle 5 SNELLVILLE — Corey Farrow of South Gwinnett pitched three solid innings of relief to pick up a win on Tuesday as the Comets edged visiting Social Circle 6-5.

Cabrera Weaver led the offense for South (3-3), going 3-for-3 with two runs scored, while Cory Lee went 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run. Marc Davis also finished 3-for-4.

Duluth 9, Central 6 DULUTH — Duluth defeated Central Gwinnett 9-6 on Tuesday in a non-region game.

Ryan Shaw led the Wildcats (2-4) at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs, while Caleb Barnett drove in two runs. Javier Munoz also pitched well in relief, giving up just one hit in 1 2/3 innings.

The loss dropped the Black Knights to 3-4.

Norcross 10, Tucker 0 NORCROSS — Cooper Stinson (3-0) of Norcross allowed one hit over five innings with eight strikeouts Tuesday night as the Blue Devils blanked visiting Tucker 10-0.

Ali Lapread led the offense for Norcross (4-3) with three hits, while Juan Guerrero, Cole Hanna and Gabe Grosswald each had two hits.

Hebron 14, Collins Hill 7 SUWANEE — Jackson Boyd of Hebron went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBIs on Tuesday as the Lions defeated Collins Hill 14-7 in a non-region game.

Thomas Headley also went 4-for-5 with a double and two RBIs for Hebron (2-5).

Wesleyan 8, Providence 3 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan improved to 6-0 on the season with an 8-3 win at home over Providence on Tuesday night.

Four pitchers combined to strike out 11, including two innings and three strikeouts from starter Holden Wilder.

Griffen Massey (two innings, four strikeouts), Cameron Binney (two innings, two strikeouts) and Wyatt Copeland (one inning, two strikeouts) came in in relief.

Stewart Stamper went 2-for-3 with a pair of singles and two RBIs for the Wolves, while Binney added two hits and an RBI. Charlie Taylor also added a solo home run.

Providence (4-3) was led by Crawford Hansard, who went 3-for-4 with two doubles, while Ben Johnson was 3-for-3 with two runs and a solo home run.

Simon Graf also pitched well in relief for the Storm with two scoreless innings and four strikeouts.

GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER Mountain View 3, Creekview 2 CANTON — Mountain View and Creekview were scoreless at the half, but the Bears scored three goals in the second half to come home with a 3-2 win.

Kennedy Jackson assisted two of the goals, while the other assist was by Megan Peta. Scoring off those assists for the Bears (4-2) were Allison Flatt, Sydney Woods and Ashley Fleurjuste.

Collins Hill 2, North Oconee 1 BOGART — Natalie Alamri scored two goals, one off an assist from Shea Bonacci, on Tuesday night to lead the Eagles to a 2-1 win at North Oconee.

The win pushed Collins Hill to 4-3.

Westminster 2, GAC 0 NORCROSS — Westminster defeated Greater Atlanta Christian 2-0 on Tuesday night in a non-region match.

The loss dropped GAC to 1-2-1.

Providence 4, Weber 0 LILBURN — Cate Lee and Audrey Scoggins each scored two goals for Providence on Tuesday as the Storm blanked the Weber School 4-0.

Lee also logged an assist as the Storm improved to 2-3.

Riverwood 4, Wesleyan 0 ATLANTA — Wesleyan dropped a 4-0 match to Riverwood on Tuesday night.

The Wolves fell to 1-4-1 on the season.

BOYS SOCCER BOYS SOCCER Parkview 1, North 0 LILBURN — Gerson Montano scored with 17.2 seconds left in the second overtime Tuesday, lifting the Panthers 1-0 over North Gwinnett.

Ethan Funderburk assisted the game winner, while keeper Max Carlson logged the shutout with two saves. Parkview improved to 5-0-1.

Archer 3, Loganville 2 LOGANVILLE — Archer evened its record to 2-2-2 with a 3-2 win at Loganville on Tuesday.

Chris Beal scored the first goal off an assist from Nate Dawe, while Russell Young assisted the second goal to Ricardo Juarez.

Caleb Busboom provided the game winner for the Tigers with an assist from Francisco Hueso.

Norcross 3, South 1 NORCROSS — Norcross battled South Gwinnett for a 3-1 win on Tuesday in a non-region match.

Scoring for the Blue Devils (3-0-1) were Cristian Obregon, Jack Sutton and John Younan.

Riverwood 3, Wesleyan 1 ATLANTA — Riverwood topped Wesleyan 3-1 on Tuesday night in a non-region match.

The Wolves (1-4) received their goal from Julian Mola off an assist from Abraham Lopez.

Providence 3, Weber 0 LILBURN — Providence scored three goals in the first half and rode out the second half to post a 3-0 shutout at home over The Weber School on Tuesday.

Sam Burnette, Carter Swain and Nick Chung each scored for

the Storm (2-1-1), with Joshua Jones getting the shutout at keeper.

GIRLS TENNIS GIRLS TENNIS Grayson 4, Newton 1 LOGANVILLE — Grayson upped its record to 4-0 with a 4-1 win over visiting Newton County on Tuesday.

Grayson won at No. 2 singles from Julie Mooney and No. 3 singles from Adele Martin. In doubles, the Rams won at No. 1 with Lauren Wyton and Ibuku Olagbegi and at No. 2 by Sierra Etheridge and Rachel Asante.

North 5, Discovery 0 SUWANEE — North opened its Region 6-AAAAAAA schedule with a 5-0 sweep at home over Discovery on Tuesday.

Emma Fleming, Maya Diaz and Cristina Shields each won in singles play for the Bulldogs (5-1, 1-0), while doubles winners were Grace Rivord and Lily Zhang at No. 1 and Sarah Cagle and Jolie Roberge at No. 2.

Mill Creek 5, Collins Hill 0 HOSCHTON — Brooke Bolton, Damira Augustin and Maddie Nannis each won in singles action on Tuesday as part of Mill Creek’s 5-0 sweep of Collins Hill.

Sarabeth Jordan and Erin Riney added a No. 1 doubles win for the Hawks (4-4, 1-0), while Catherine Deer and Allie Vela followed with a win at No. 2 doubles.

Brookwood 5, Central 0 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood picked up a win in Region 7-AAAAAAA play with a 5-0 sweep of Central Gwinnett on Tuesday at Brookwood Manor.

Kendra Womack, Allie Spyke and Sierra Richwine all won in singles play for the Broncos (3-2, 2-0), while both doubles teams of No. 1 Maci Davis and Maggie O’Hara and No. 2 Nia Tovey and Abby Howell each won.

Lanier 5, Winder-Barrow 0 WINDER — Lanier improved to 4-2 overall and 1-0 in Region 8-AAAAAA on Tuesday with a 5-0 sweep of Winder-Barrow.

Doubles winners for the Longhorns were Olivia and Victoria Poythress at No. 1 and Angelina Pettirossi and Ariel Christie at No. 2. Lanier also swept the singles competition with wins by Gabreille Burlison, Laura Blanco and Natalie Ervin.

Dacula 4, Habersham 1 MOUNT AIRY — Dacula opened its region 8-AAAAAA schedule with a 4-1 win at

Habersham Central on Tuesday.

The Falcons received two singles wins and two doubles wins, getting singles points from Samatha Lowry at No. 1 and Lainey Thomas at No. 2.

Doubles winners were No. 1 Rylee Fitzgerald and Aubrey Gaston and No. 2 Elizabeth Kelly and Maggie Toburen.

Providence 5, Berkmar 0 LILBURN — Providence upped its record to 5-3 with a 5-0 sweep of visiting Berkmar on Tuesday.

Elise Wood, Lauren Yost and Aiden Lenhardt each provided a singles win for the Storm, while the doubles teams of No. 1 Molly Legg and Margaret Ann Levy and No. 2 Anna Timm and Hanna Ormond each won.

Wesleyan 4, Buford 1 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan topped visiting Buford 4-1 on Tuesday, boosted by singles wins from Bella Tucker at No. 1 and Elizabeth Bruehl at No. 2.

Wesleyan also took both doubles matches with wins by Grace Tyler and Haden Jones at No. 1 and Sarah Moon and Kate Lolley at No. 2.

Buford’s point came from a No. 3 singles win by Callie Perkins.

BOYS TENNIS BOYS TENNIS Grayson 5, Newton 0 LOGANVILLE — Connor Barr, Austin Stepps and Blaine Fogarty each posted singles win on Tuesday to help Grayson to a 5-0 sweep of Newton County.

Cole Jurick and Eric Tivy added a No. 1 doubles win for the Rams (5-0), while Matthew Quinn and Jake Feinberg took the No. 2 doubles match.

Mill Creek 4, Collins Hill 1 HOSCHTON — Mill Creek took two singles matches and two doubles matches to post a 4-1 win over Collins Hill on Tuesday in Region 6-AAAAAAA action.

Manu Pareek took the No. 2 singles match, while the No. 3 slot went to Zach Gates for Mill Creek (2-6, 1-0). In doubles, the Hawks picked up wins from Josh Kitzerow and Carter Smith at No. 1 and Graham Lambright and Dylan Brown at No. 2.

Buford 5, Wesleyan 0 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Buford picked up singles wins from Brady Todd, Dalton Counts and Luke Davidson on Tuesday in Buford’s 5-0 sweep at Wesleyan.

In doubles, Buford received wins from Cameron Deloach and Alex Pruitt at No. 1 and

Trent Milton and Kurt Knudsen at No. 2.

Providence 4, Berkmar 1 LILBURN — Providence received singles wins from Brock Albury, Roosevelt Trammell and Jack Fowler on Tuesday as the Storm defeated Berkmar 4-1.

Adding a win at No. 2 doubles for Providence (5-3) was the pair of Baylor Schramm and Nathan Golden.

GIRLS LACROSSE GIRLS LACROSSE

Mountain View 13, Collins Hill 3 LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View keeper Shelby Glasgow saved 18 shots Tuesday night to help the Bears to a 13-3 win at home over Collins Hill.

Madison Boller and Tabi Galvin each scored three goals for the Bears (3-1, 1-1), while Reagan Utley had one goal with four assists. Maria Polomba also added a goal with two assists.

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE Archer 7, Mountain View 5 LAWRENCEVILLE — Archer and Mountain View engaged in a defensive battle on Tuesday night with Archer coming out on top 7-5.

Blake Salmon led the offense for the Tigers (2-2) with five goals, while Reagan Long and Sam Lester each scored one.

Peachtree Ridge 13, Parkview 6 SUWANEE — Payne Durham of Peachtree Ridge scored four goals Tuesday night in leading the Lions 13-6 over visiting Parkview.

Brenton Norton added three goals as the Lions improved to 4-1. Also helping were Conley Rodgers with two goals and two assists and Carter Winn with two goals and one assist.

Collins Hill 16, North Forsyth 5 CUMMING — Collins Hill brought its record up to 2-2 on Tuesday with a 16-5 win at North Forsyth.

Top players for the Eagles were Andrew Collins with six goals and three assists, Josh Blair with four goals and two assists and Strickland Palmer with three goals and three assists.

— Compiled by Scott Smith To report scores, call 770-3395850. Scores must be reported before 10:15 p.m. every day with the exception of Tuesday and Friday. Deadline for Tuesday is 10:30 p.m. and Friday is 10:45 p.m.

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Wesleyan girls use hot start to roll into semis From Staff Reports

Amaya Register

SAVANNAH — The Wesleyan girls got off to a strong start and never looked back as they blew past Calvary Day 60-20 on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the Class A Private basketball playoffs.

Wesleyan won by a similar score in its second-round rout of Eagle’s Landing Christian last week, but a 10-day break showed in a disjointed start.

The Wolves were clicking from the jump this time and head coach Jan Azar was happy with what she saw

early on. Wesleyan led 19-6 after the first quarter and 3611 at the half.

“We came out pressing and we did a good job getting after it,” Azar said. “We were sharing the ball and passing much better.”

The win sends the Wolves

(25-4) to the Final Four, where they will play St. Francis at 6 p.m. Friday at Columbus State.

Sutton West led Wesleyan with 14 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks. Fellow senior Amaya Register added 15 points, four assists and

four steals.

“Amaya and Sutton did a really good job leading as seniors,” Azar said. “You could tell they’re not ready to be done.”

Eight of Calvary Day’s 20 points came from the freethrow line.

Foy to take over as Dacula girls soccer coach in ’19 is very passionate about the game. She truly cares about these girls and these girls took to her literally Dacula’s girls soccer from Day 1 when she startplayers were informed at ed with us. She is going to Monday’s practice that always study the game and their new head coach for put her own stamp on the the 2019 season had been program while continuing selected, and it was a the recent success we have popular choice. had. I really like that she Assistant Colleen Foy knows that she had a modhas been est playing career, like I promoted did, but is determined to be as a a stronger coach because replaceshe knows the high work ment for rate it takes to be successoutgoing ful to prove herself. Coach head coach Foy is going to do well.”

Mark KarFoy was on the soccer en, who and cross country teams Colleen Foy will step at Mill Creek as a highdown after this season for schooler, then played club an assistant principal posi- soccer in college. She tion in Forsyth County. Foy also has been coaching at has coached high school Gwinnett Soccer Associasoccer since her graduation (formerly Dacula Soction from the University cer Club) for three years of Georgia in December at the under-12 Academy 2014, first at Apalachee level. She also played club as a student-teacher/longsoccer locally for Atlanta term substitute and then Fire United. at Dacula, where she was “I am extremely excited hired mid-year in 2015. for this opportunity,” Foy Foy has been a varsity said. “I love working with assistant and head junior these players and this varsity coach with the coaching staff. I feel like Falcons in the past. She is Dacula is exactly where I strictly a varsity assistant am supposed to be. I have this season. learned so much from “There are several things Coach Karen and am beI like about Coach Foy,” yond grateful I got to work said Karen, also Dacula’s with him these past few athletic and activities diyears. I can’t wait to carry rector. “She is a very hard on what he has started worker, very smart and here.”

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Buford •From Page 9A

when it out-scored Eagle’s Landing 15-6. Buford’s dissect a 13-point viclargest lead was 22 points tory, but Durden wasn’t when the Wolves led 38-16 wrong about the Wolves’ with 3:04 to go in the third offensive efficiency in the quarter. second half.

Eagle’s Landing crawled The Wolves scored three back to within 12 at the points in the first five min- 1:31 mark in the fourth utes of the third quarter but quarter on a 3-pointer from still held Eagle’s Landing Kiera Howard. She led the scoreless to that point in Eagles with 11 points. the period.

Buford (23-7) has won “We found ways to exits last 12 games this ecute,” Ozment said. “And season and is riding a second half, when we got nine-game playoff winfrazzled a little bit, I think ning streak. The Wolves’ that’s when we have to semifinal opponent, Villa play with a lot of poise and Rica, has perhaps already we didn’t have all of that avenged its one loss to resecond half.” gion rival Carrolton when Buford had its best Harris County advanced defensive quarter — in to the opposite semifinal terms of points — third against Flowery Branch.

Collins Hill’s Desiree Conner (3) works against Westlake’s Anastasia Warren (4) during Tuesday’s playoff game at Collins Hill. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Eagles •From Page 9A their first lead of the game at 17-14 with 5:25 left in the first half.

But those were the last points Collins Hill would manage for nearly the rest of the half, with the younger Harmon picking up her second foul with 5:15 left in the half being no small factor in their drought.

Westlake quickly took advantage of the junior point guard’s absence.

“She’s their motor that makes things go,” Westlake coach Hilda Hankerson said of Bria Harmon.

“When she had to go to the bench, (they) lost a lot of firepower defensively and offensively. And we knew that was an opportunity to get ahead as much as we could.”

The Lions definitely took advantage on both ends, with a Warren 3-pointer igniting a run of nine straight points to vault into the lead.

But even with them holding Collins Hill to only a Jaron Stallworth 3-pointer with 18 seconds left in the half, and then getting a free throw from Simone Lett with 2.6 seconds remaining, the Eagles went into intermission trailing only 26-20.

The Westlake lead was still just 31-26 following a Releford drive down the lane for a layup with 54 seconds left in the third quarter.

But the Lions made the final few seconds of the period count in seizing

Collins Hill’s Katherine Fourie (24) shoots 3-pointer against Westlake during Tuesday’s playoff game at Collins Hill. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

momentum for good.

Following a pullup jumper by Lett with 32 seconds left, Westlake forced Collins Hill into two turnovers, both of which turned into freethrow opportunities for Warren following quick fouls in the act of shooting.

The 5-foot-7 senior first knocked down a pair of shots from the line with 4.2 seconds left, and then hit 2 of 3 after being fouled behind the arc with 0:00.3 left on the clock

to send the Lions into the fourth quarter with a 3726 lead.

From there, the Westlake defense, which had already been stifling most of the night, really began to smother Collins Hill.

“Our main objective was to make sure we held (Collins Hill) defensively,” Hankerson said. “This was the least amount of fouls our team has committed all year. Our goal was to play with our hands up and not with our hands on

people’s bodies. And (the players) did it. It was their greatest defensive stand the entire season.”

Indeed, Westlake was whistled for only 12 team fouls on the evening, and with Collins Hill still trailing 38-29 after Stallworth hit two free throws following one of those rare fouls with 6:22 left, the elder Harmon and the Eagles felt their best opportunity to get back into the game was to send the Lions to the foul line.

However, that strategy backfired as Westlake went on to sink 16 of 20 free-throw attempts in the final frame to never allow Collins Hill even a remote chance to cut into the lead.

With the Eagles managing just eight points in the fourth quarter and only 21 points the final three frames, they could only watch helplessly as the Lions were able to put the game away.

Freshman point guard Raven Johnson was the only other Westlake player in double figures with 11 points but had a strong allaround game with seven rebounds, four assists and five steals. The Lions also got nine points each from Lett and Hasendove.

Stallworth hit a layup in the closing seconds to finish the game with 11 points, but she was the only Collins Hill player in double figures.

The Eagles did get contributions from Javyn Nicholson (six points, 11 rebounds) and Jada Rice (one point, eight boards).

GAC •From Page 9A

Buford’s Tate Walters (3) tries to go up for a shot in front of Eagle’s Landing’s Kiera Howard (3) during Tuesday’s Class AAAAA quarterfinal playoff game at Buford Arena in Buford. (Photo: Karl L. Moore)

rebound after her block, made both free throws have done, still made for a 50-45 lead. After a mistakes. But when she Beach miss, she reboundmade that block, she got ed again, was fouled and that rebound. That was a tacked on two more free game-changer.” throws for a 52-45 edge.

GAC kept a comfortable GAC held Beach scorelead throughout, makless the rest of the game ing its first four shots and after the lead shrank to leading 14-5 after a quarthree points. ter. The Spartans never “Honestly, it’s nice to be trailed, but Beach had a playing in a game where final run to cut the margin you’re not winning by to 48-45 with 1:42 left.

20,” Turner said. “We’re a After a Spartan turnover, competitive team and we the Bulldogs had a chance love competitive games. to get closer or tie, but Like they say, you want the Turner’s block silenced the games that are competitive. loud visiting fans.

You want the games that “We all made a team ef- are hard. I didn’t even sleep fort that we really needed last night I was so excited.” to pick up our defense as Taylor Sutton played a team and rebound the a big role helping GAC ball,” said the GAC senior, build its lead, scoring 15 who sat out last season points and making her after a transfer from IMG team’s only two 3-pointAcademy (Fla.). ers. Caria Reynolds, Turner, fouled on the despite some foul trouble,

had 14 points. Kennedi Williams (six points, four assists) and Maya Timberlake (six points, three rebounds, two assists) also chipped in with solid play.

The Spartans, now winners of 16 of their last 17, have played without leading scorer and Auburn signee Robyn Benton since October. But they have maintained a high level of play, even with Benton relegated to a cheerleader role with her season-ending injury.

One of their toughest tests came against Beach, which won last season’s semifinal thanks to a scoring error that cost GAC a point in a one-point loss.

But Grooms didn’t blame the error. She said her team didn’t play well enough or hard enough, particularly in terms of rebounding, in last year’s semifinal.

That wasn’t the case Tuesday as GAC fought hard for rebounds against a physical opponent.

“I just think it was two teams fighting, grinding, respect to all of it,” Grooms said. “We just fought. Ever since Robyn went down, we’re a completely different team.

We don’t have that scorer like Robyn. We all have to delegate. We all have to believe in each other and play hard. That’s what we did, we played hard.”

That GAC’s latest victory came against Beach, which was led by 15 points and 12 rebounds from JaBreka Bass, made it even sweeter.

“Of course (last year’s loss to Beach was motivation), I’m not even going to fake it,” Grooms said.

“Redemption has been on our board since October.”

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Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Atlanta United FC President Darren Eales addresses the Charlotte Nash and Sports Commissions Chairman Excrowd during Monday’s press conference at Infinite En- ecutive Director Stan Hall look on as ATL UTD 2 Head ergy Arena in Duluth. (Photos: Kyle Hess) Coach Scott Donnelly addresses the crowd during Monday’s press conference at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth.

nounce Atlanta United 2 and add that as a pathway for our players is really crucial to us.”

The club will host home matches at Coolray Field, also home of the Atlanta Braves’ Triple-A affiliate Gwinnett Stripers, starting March 24.

Gwinnett County Board of Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash and Gwinnett County Sports Commission Executive Director Stan Hall both introduced Gwinnett County’s newest professional sports addition with intrigue and optimism. Nash, a native of Gwinnett, remarked on the growth of soccer as a youth sport in Gwinnett County from an outlet previously “not on the radar screen” a matter of years ago.

It’s no secret, Hall said, that a second sports discipline at Coolray Field would be a great opportunity for the county and facility, and the Five Stripes brand being its newest tenant provided few better options.

In October, Nash introduced an American Arena League football expansion team, Atlanta Havoc,

which will host games in Buford Arena when the season begins March 17.

The National Lacrosse League’s Georgia Swarm and ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators share Infinite Energy Arena, and the franchises’ seasons briefly overlap with ATL UTD 2 and the Gwinnett Stripers, though not to the same degree of Coolray Field’s two tenants.

The professional sports market in Gwinnett County continues to expand, and Nash and Hall believe that coincides well with both the athletic interests of the county’s sports fans and the population growth as a whole.

“I think it’s the same as any jurisdiction with the same population as we do,” Hall said. “I think our population is absolutely able to cover that number of sports, it’s just a matter of us getting the message out concerning whatever the interest group is relative in this case to soccer.”

The population of Gwinnett County, according to Nash, is estimated to be 960,000 people and projects to increase to 1.5

million people by 2040.

“There’s going to be lots of growth room and need for lots of entertainment options, and that doesn’t cover anybody from outside Gwinnett,” Nash said.

The man in the middle is ATL UTD 2 head coach Scott Donnelly, tasked with primarily develop-

ing and preparing the first team’s future talent while best engineering a winning product on the field for season ticket holders and fans.

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However hazy the future was then, the Five Stripes’ inaugural season that broke MLS attendance records and made it one of the most-attended soccer clubs in the world in 2017 is spreading its influence to Gwinnett County as officially announced by Eales in the lobby of Infinite Energy Arena on a damp Monday morning.

Atlanta United 2 is the newest addition to the United Soccer League and player development bridge between the Atlanta United youth academies and the first team in MercedesBenz Stadium. Eales, whose fingerprints were on all major aspects of Tottenham Hotspur FC as an executive prior to heading stateside, is particularly excited about the steps the club will take in developing players with proximate access to a second team that will provide experience to players at varying experience levels.

“We’ve had a lot of big moments over the past three years, but this one is quite dear to my heart,” Eales said. “When we were looking at player development (at Tottenham), one of the key things we were looking for was the ability to have a bridge between the academy and the first team. To officially an-

opening of the first team’s season Saturday in Houston provides little clarity regarding which first-team players may see time on the pitch during March 24’s USL debut against New York Red Bulls 2.

Donnelly will juggle a fluid roster throughout the season.

“It will probably vary week-to-week, month-tomonth based on our fixture schedule, based on the first team’s fixture schedule,” Donnelly said. “It will be based on some things that are out of our control, such as injuries, and some things in our control, like perhaps the need to get more game time, whether it’s to stay sharp or develop, because we have a lot of homegrown players or young players, who we will be able to give that crucial time to so that they continue their development and continue to be an option.”

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By Reid Spencer

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HAMPTON — On Sunday night, after 17 barren years, Kevin Harvick finally completed the second chapter of his love affair with Atlanta Motor Speedway.

In the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, the second Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the season, Harvick delivered a proper thrashing to the rest of the field, leading 181 of 325 laps and beating runner-up Brad Keselowski to the finish line by 2.690 seconds.

Early in 2001, after Dale Earnhardt Sr. died in a lastlap crash in the Daytona 500, Harvick was thrust prematurely into a replacement role that would have cowed most rookies. Three weeks later, he notched his first Cup victory in a photo finish (.006 seconds) over Jeff Gordon.

Harvick’s career victory total reached 38 on Sunday with his relentless performance at the 1.54mile speedway, ending a frustrating drought that featured blinding speed foiled by ill fortune and inopportune mistakes.

Afterwards, in his victory celebration, Harvick gave a “3” salute to Earnhardt, a tribute he had waited years to perform.

Monster Energy Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) celebrates after winning the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 on Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Photo: Adam HagyUSA Today Sports)

“I’m just so proud of everybody on our team,” Harvick said. “That was the first win in my career (in 2001), and to be able to do that and pay tribute to Dale was pretty cool. I’ve been waiting a long time to do that.

“I love racing here, and it’s good to be back in Victory Lane — finally. It took a while.”

Harvick had led the most laps in the last four Monster Energy events at Atlanta, but victory continued to elude him. Nor was the road to Sunday’s win free of obstacles.

On Harvick’s second pit stop, after his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford had dominated the race’s first

stage, the air hose blew off the coupler of the pit gun wielded by the front tire changer Daniel Smith, and Harvick had to return to pit road to make sure his lug nuts were tight.

No problem. Harvick restarted 16th on Lap 94 to begin Stage 2. On Lap 126, he passed teammate Kurt Busch for the lead.

Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano tried divergent strategies, opting for a twopit-stop strategy, instead of the typical three, over the last stage of the race. After Harvick came off pit road on Lap 289, Hamlin held a 1.819-second second advantage.

Harvick brushed the ploy aside as easily as

swatting a fly. On Lap 291 he passed Hamlin for the lead and took off. Ultimately, Hamlin finished fourth and Logano sixth.

Harvick was out front by more than four seconds when Trevor Bayne’s engine blew in Turn 2 on Lap 297, trailing a thick cloud of smoke that covered the corner and left Daytona 500 runner-up Bubba Wallace driving blind into the back of Ricky Stenhouse Jr.’s Ford.

On the subsequent restart on Lap 305, Harvick simply drove away, stretching his lead to nearly four seconds over the final 21 laps before easing up as he approached the finish line.

“It was great getting into this race car and knowing that everybody knew that they had to beat our car,” Harvick said. “I’m just really, really happy with everything that we’ve done at Stewart-Haas Racing over the last five years, and this is a great start to getting ourselves in the Playoffs and doing everything that we need to do.

“We overcame a lot of things today. We got a late-race restart that we drove off and won the race with, so there are so many demons that seem to haunt us here for a long time, but the coolest part was being able to try to replicate that first win celebration.”

Weir, Olympians to compete at Tech From Staff Reports

features young age-group swimmers from prominent Georgia Tech’s McAuley area clubs like SwimAtAquatic Center will host lanta and Dynamo, begins a number of top athletes, Thursday and runs through including Gwinnett Olym- Sunday. Preliminary sespian Amanda Weir, at this sions begin at 10 a.m., folweek’s TYR Pro Swim lowed by finals at 7 p.m., Series at Atlanta. from Thursday to Saturday.

The event, which also The meet finishes Sunday

with timed finals for the 1,500-meter freestyle at 8 a.m.

NBC Sports Network will broadcast finals from Friday and Saturday live.

Weir will be joined in the field by approximately 30 USA Swimming National Team members,

including Olympians like Nathan Adrian, Conor Dwyer, Chase Kalisz, Cody Miller, Ryan Murphy, Josh Prenot and Leah Smith.

International standouts and world record-holders Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden and Federica Pellegrini of Italy also are expected to swim.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2018 • 3B

GGC’s Cox hits way to conference award From Staff Reports LAWRENCEVILLE — For the second consecutive week, a Georgia Gwinnett College junior softball player has been named the Association of Independent Institutions’ Hitter of the Week.

This time the honor was presented to Aubree Cox for her efforts in leading the No. 7-ranked Grizzlies to four wins at last weekend’s Reinhardt Invitational.

Cox drove in six runs, collected six hits in 11 at bats (.545 batting average) and scored five runs.

She hit for the cycle during the weekend, with

three singles, one double, one triple and one home run. The Rutledge native had a game-tying sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to help GGC defeat No. 14 Reinhardt University on Saturday.

Elyssa Melton also has earned A.I.I. Hitter of the Week honors during the 2018 season.

Georgia Gwinnett College stands 12-0 after the first three weeks of the season.

The team is scheduled to return to action March 9-11 when it participates in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Leadoff Classic from Columbus.

Loukinen tabbed as A.I.I. Pitcher of Week this spring.

For the season, the LAWRENCEVILLE Berkley, Mich., native — Tossing six scoreless stands 1-0 on the season innings and recording a and has one save, with a season-high 11 strikeouts 1.62 earned run average. earned Georgia Gwinnett GGC, ranked No. 12 College junior Gregory in the NAIA preseason Loukinen the Association Top-25 national poll, is of Independent Institu14-2 this spring, includtions’ Baseball Pitcher of ing an 11-2 mark against the Week award. nationally ranked opThe left hander scatposition. The team is tered three hits in last scheduled to host NCAA Friday’s 14-4 win against Division II Albany State University at 3 p.m. today No. 17-ranked Clarke University (Iowa). It was at the Grizzly Baseball his second starting assign- Complex. The Grizzlies conclude their 14-game ment of the season.

Loukinen had 11 strike- home stand this weekend with a three-game set outs in the outing, marking the most strikeouts by against Madonna Univera GGC pitcher in a game sity (Mich.).

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Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com SNELLVILLE, GA 30078 BIRD LANE

BROOKWOOD SCHOOLS 1.03 Acre Wooded Zoned RS180. Lot located in Snellville in older established neighborhood in Brookwood Elementary School district.

Water, gas, and electric available.

No disclosure.

Owner purchased as investment property. $29,900 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

404.886.3587

Credit Cards Accepted

COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR SALE

Established 1989

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

FITNESS/HEALTH/ SPORTING GOODS

MONROE, GA 30655

North Broad St.

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

ZONED COMMERCIAL Drastically Reduced, Bring All Offers!

Commercial Property in Monroe City Limits Zoned B-3. This piece is suitable for any type business. All utilities are available including sewer. $175,000.

Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

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VEHICLES WOOD CHIPPER VERMEER 620 WOOD CHIPPER, motor has only 536 hrs. $4000.

770-271-7127 770-714-8250 MUSICAL EQUIPMENT PIANO Lowery upright piano in very good condition with bench. $200.

Call (770) 932-3880

BARROW-AUBURN 1-2-3 BEDROOMS IN MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. Rent Starting at $100/ week. Large Lots.

770-513-3151

CEMETERY LOTS FOR SALE

GWINNETT, SNELLVILLE Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens: 2 Burial Plots w/2 vaults, opening & closing in the Dogwood Estates, section B, Spaces 1 & 2.

Orig. $15,000, asking $8,500. 404-392-1842

DODGE WORK VAN, 1995 1 owner, 150K, custom cabinets, seats, sound system, & great cond. $1,995. 770-616-7399 MERCEDES-BENZ C-300, 2011 4 Door Sedan, Excellent Condition, Always Garaged, Gold, Mileage 46,725.

Call 10AM-8PM est.

470-558-8579. $21,900

TOOLS & EQUIPMENT

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT RIVER FRONT 3BR/2.5BA 2 Story on 1.92 acre river lot with above ground pool.

Formal living & dining rooms, spacious kitchen.

Master with sitting area. Full finished basement with kitchenette.

Motivated sellers! $216,995 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealty professionals.com

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HEAVY EQUIPMENT

One on Singleton Road & One on Law’ville-Suwanee Road! 2BR & 3BR, 2BA, Fireplace, Vaulted Ceilings, Off Street Parking.

Starting @ $950/mo.

B.C. PROPERTIES 770-446-1550 770-995-8828 MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT

MONROE, GA 30656 1730 River Bluff Rd

NOTICES

2 Communities!

GWINNETT, LAWRENCEVILLE:

HOUSEMATE-Prvt entry, XL rm & closet, micro kit, lounge/dining area. $430 mo. Sandy, 678-848-8872

SAWMILLS From only $4397.00 -MAKE & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill -Cut lumber any dimension.

In stock ready to ship!

FREE Info/DVD. www.Norwood Sawmills.com 800-567-0404 Ext. 300N MOTORCYCLES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

PERSONAL

BUSINESS/ OFFICE EQUIPMENT SHELVES/ CABINETS 6 LIGHTED MIRROR CABINETS 2 Oblong, Movable; 1 Round, Movable; Flatbed Mirrored, Cash Counter Rack with 2 End Pieces, and a Back Cabinet.

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HARLEY-DAVIDSON 883 SPORTSTER, 2004, 11,000 mi., good running cond., gar. kept, $4000. 770-271-7127 770-714-8250

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Salary plus bonus, expenses, benefits and Company car provided.

Hours are:

Must have GED or high school diploma, a valid Georgia drivers license and a clean driving record.

Tuesday-Saturday

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Email resume to commtruckequip@ gmail.com

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PUBLICATION DAY

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Subject Matter Expert needed at Meggitt Training Systems (Suwanee, GA) to work under direct supervision of Program Mgr to translate customer reqs to dev & customize simulation sys. Req 2 yrs proj mgment exp invol direct involvement with military training & military SME (Subject Matter Expert), working with UK MoD (Ministry of Defence), small arms simulators & dev & coordinating British MoD military doctrines learning & training progs. PMP Certification req. Send resume to MGTTS-HumanResources@meggitt.com

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