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County may see bus rapid transit Commuters board a Gwinnett County Transit bus headed for Lawrenceville at the Transit Transfer Center at Gwinnett Place Mall on Monday. County commissioners heard an update on Gwinnett’s Transit Development Plan on Tuesday. The unfinished plan appears to favor bus rapid transit, but county officials didn’t rule out the possibility of light rail in the long-term.

(Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

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Gwinnett Transportation Director Alan Chapman said that although the county’s Transit It’s possible that Development Plan isn’t Gwinnett County could finished yet, officials are eventually get a rail line at a stage where they connecting the heart of know which direction it the county to MARTA’s will point them. An upstation in Doraville, but date on the plan’s devela bus rapid transit system opment was presented to might be more likely — at county commissioners on least in the near future.

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Bus rapid transit on roads such as Satellite

Boulevard parallel to the north side of Interstate 85

appears to be a key part of the plan, but Chapman

didn’t rule out rail being in Gwinnett’s future as well.

“On the high capacity side, financially it is a more reasonable option for us,” Chapman said.

“Given our population density and our job density, at this point it seems like a more appropriate

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Hours-long standoff ends peacefully

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

A SWAT standoff that lasted nearly six hours ended peacefully Tuesday afternoon.

Gwinnett police and SWAT surrounded a home on Tuggle Road near Buford in response to a person who was barricaded inside.

According to Gwinnett County Police Department Cpl. Wilbert Rundles, officers were attempting to make contact with a wanted person who was in a house near Phillips State Prison.

The incident did not involve the prison in any way, and police had arrived to serve a warrant at the home around 9:40 a.m.

No injuries were reported.

Carol and Glenn Mullison, owners of Kona Ice of Lawrenceville, have donated more than $8,500 to schools and youth programs in 2017 and are looking to donate more this year. (Special Photo)

Gracious giving

Lawrenville Police Officer Russell Chatham was recently honored as the Gwinnett VFW post’s Officer of the Year. (Special Photo)

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What began as an idea of owning a business together for Lawrenceville residents Glenn and Carol Mullison has transformed into an opportunity to help the community with sweet treats and fundraising.

The Mullisons began to look for ways to open a business together, finally settling on a Kona Ice truck.

“Carol was a paralegal for more than 25 years and was getting tired of it, and I was a contractor getting stressed

out,” Glenn Mullison said.

“We wanted to do something together, and we looked online and found Kona Ice. We loved the idea of it and the company vision of giving back to the community.”

Kona Ice is a mobile shaved-ice truck company that features a tiki hut top, self-serve flavors and tropical tunes radiating out of the vehicle. One of the company’s missions is giving back, and it has with its more than 1,000 trucks giving more than $50 million to local communities in the past decade.

The Mullisons donated more than $8,500 over the

past year to schools, parks and community programs.

With popular flavors like blue raspberry and tiger blood — a mixture of cherry and coconut syrup — the couple can be seen selling frozen treats in parks around the Gwinnett County area.

“It’s awesome compared to things I’ve done in the past,” Mullison said. “It’s wonderful because everyone there is excited to see you. From the kids to the adults, it makes a day at the park more fun.”

Beginning with the opening of Kona Ice of Lawrenceville in March 2017, the couple has made it a habit to

visit parks and start developing partnerships with schools.

“We went around during teacher workdays last year and gave away free Konas to teachers to try and get our brand out there,” Mullison said. “We wanted to help them out with fundraising and got a lot of positive feedback.”

On March 10, the Mullisons and their tropically designed Kona Ice truck stopped at Baggett Elementary School for the school’s international festival.

“We gave away around 250

BY ISABEL HUGHES isabel.hughes@gwinnettdailypost.com

A Lawrenceville police officer who was nominated by incoming Police Chief Tim Wallis for the Veterans of Foreign Wars Law Enforcement Gold Medal award was recently honored as the Gwinnett post’s Officer of the Year.

Officer Russell Chatham, a 3 1/2-year veteran of the Lawrenceville Police Department, was honored by VFW Gwinnett County Post 5255 for his role as a “go-to guy,” Wallis said.

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Daily Post employee killed in wreck FROM STAFF REPORTS The Daily Post is grieving the loss of one of its employees, who was killed Monday evening in a headon collision in Gainesville.

Lisa Jane Ferrell, 62, had worked at the paper for 3 1/2 years, joining its advertising department in September 2014.

“Lisa was a pet person who enjoyed her six cats, gardening and working in the newspaper business,” said Bob McCray, vice president of sales and marketing for Southern Community Newspapers, the Daily Post’s parent company. “All of her coworkers are stunned by this terrible Gwinnett police are asking for the public’s help identify- tragedy.” ing this man, who is possibly connected to a home invaAccording to Gainesville sion in Lawrenceville earlier this month. (Special Photo) Police Sgt. Kevin Holbrook, Ferrell was driving alone in her Toyota Camry when it crossed the median and hit a taxi head-on.

Lisa Ferrell, bottom right, was killed in an automobile accident Monday night in Gainesville. She is pictured here at the Daily Post’s Christmas party. (File Photo)

Police trying to ID man in connection Late-night storm sparks two lightning fires to home invasion Police said they are looking into the possibility that she may have suffered from

a medical emergency prior to the crash.

She was transported to

Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where she later died.

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According to Gwinnett Fire Capt. Tommy Rultedge, firefighters quickly deployed fire attack hose lines and entered the home to extinguish the flames and conduct a primary search.

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Firefighters were kept busy as severe weather moved through the area late Monday.

Command staff personnel placed two additional engines and an additional technical rescue team in service to respond to increased call due to the storm.

At 11:45 p.m., firefighters responded to a report of a house fire due to lightning in the 900 block of Dundee Drive in unincorporated Lilburn.

Crews arrived to find flames and smoke showing from the attic and roof of a split-level, wood-frame house. The occupants, four adults and a child, were home at the time and

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scene in a dark colored or black passenger car,” Rundles said. “The suspects were described Police are asking for as possibly two Hispanic help identifying a person males and the person of of interest related to a interest may have inforLawrenceville home inva- mation in reference to sion earlier this month. this case.”

On March 11, two Anyone with informamen forced entry into a tion is asked to contact home on Hanover West detectives at 770-513Court in unincorporated 5372. To remain anonyLawrenceville where mous, tipsters can contact they demanded money, Crime Stoppers at 404according to Cpl. Wilbert 577-TIPS (8477) or visit Rundles, a spokesman crimestoppersatlanta.org. for the Gwinnett County Tipsters can receive up Police Department. to $2,000 for information “When they were told leading to an arrest and there was no money to indictment in this case by give, they took a piece referencing case number of jewelry and fled the 18-022948.

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Lightning apparently struck a tall tree in the backyard and entered the home, sparking a fire in the attic, Rutledge said.

Firefighters also responded during the storm to a report of a house fire at 11:51 p.m. in the 4000 block of Brookshire Place in unincorporated Lawrenceville.

The caller to 911 reported

the fire as a lightning strike and smoke filling the house.

Rutledge said crews arrived to find a fire burning in the chimney chase on the side of a split-level, woodframe house.

“The occupant was already outside safe when fire crews arrived and no injuries were reported,” Rutledge said.

Firefighters worked fast and contained the fire to the chimney chase and exterior wall of the house. The blaze caused extensive damage to the chimney chase and residual smoke and water damage.

Firefighters encourage residents to be “weather alert” as we enter the spring and summer months.

“Pay special attention to severe weather watches and warnings and be prepared to take cover immediately,” Rutledge said. “If you suspect a lightning strike, get out fast and call 911. Never go back inside a burning building.”

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Meanwhile, Williams called for an earlier cut-off date for abortions than the one Mississippi adopted.

“The weakest and most vulnerable members of our society are under attack by far-left activist judges and organizations such as Planned Parenthood that celebrate in the deaths of unborn babies,” he said in a statement on Tuesday.

“Georgia can ban abortion after a heartbeat is detected at six to eight weeks if we have a fearless conservative leading our state.”

Reeves campaign announces new fundraising chief Gubernatorial candidates Republican state Senate Kemp, Williams each pledge to create nation’s District 48 candidate Matt Reeves announced this toughest abortion law week that Denise Deal is Two Republican candidates for governor declared joining his campaign as its new fundraising leaders. they would push through Reeves said in a statetough abortion rules if ment that he previously elected to Georgia’s highworked with Deal and state est office.

Rep. Chuck Efstration The declarations came on the heels of the passage in 2014 on a fundraising of a bill in Mississippi that event in Gwinnett County ban abortions at 15 weeks. for Gov. Nathan Deal.

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U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall, R-Ga., was recently recognized by community health centers for his support of health issues, the congressman’s office announced.

Woodall received the group’s 2018 Distinguished Community Health Advocate Award during a meeting with local community health centers doctors in Washington to Rob discuss Woodall Federally Qualified Health Centers and their role in Georgia. Gwinnettbased Four Corners Primary Health Care Center CEO Dr. Brian Williams presented the award to Woodall.

“Rep. Woodall continues to be a strong ally in our mission to provide affordable, quality and accessible health care to those in need in our community, and I’m very grateful for his support,” Williams said. “At a time when many struggle to find consistent access to care, Georgia’s community health centers are filling a crucial void.

“On behalf of the Georgia Primary Care Association and the community health centers in the 7th Congressional District, I commend Rep. Woodall for his commitment and partnership.”

During his tenure in the House of Representatives, Woodall has votes to reauthorize community health centers multiple times, according to his of-

The Gwinnett County Police Department and local alumnae of AfricanAmerican sorority Delta Sigma Theta are partnering to “bridge the communication gap between youth and police” by hosting a symposium for teens on Saturday.

The symposium, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Rhodes Jordan Park Community Center located at 100 E. Crogan Street in Lawrenceville is open to youth ages 11 to 18.

“The purpose of this event is to (have) open dialogues,” a news release said. “This will help to inspire and develop better understanding and interaction between our young people and law enforcement. The goal is to gain insight into each other’s perspectives.”

The forum will cover appropriate and inappropriate behavior during police stops, citizens’ rights, filing complaints, a live traffic stop simulation and a simulation with Gwinnett County Public Schools police.

Though the event is free and open to the public, registration is required.

For more information, email socialaction@gwinnettdst.org. To register, visit form.jotform.com/GCAC/ GCAC-community-policeforum.

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This would explain why the average UriVarx™ user in clinical trials experiences a 66% reduction in urinary incontinence symptoms, such as day and night leaking and sudden urges to urinate.

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What: Gwinnett police and Delta Sigma Theta youth symposium Where: Rhodes Jordan Park Community Center, 100 E. Crogan Street in Lawrenceville When: Saturday, March 24; 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Cost: Free, but registration is required

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Those with metal implants have few MRI alternatives Dear Dr. rOaCH: A few years ago, my father had two spinal cord stimulators implanted in his back to help with his lower back pain. He recently had a stroke, and after a CAT scan, was scheduled for an MRI. The MRI was canceled as soon as the technician became aware of his implants. Are there any alternatives for patients with these implants who are in need of an MRI? — D.T. anSWer: An implantable spinal cord stimulator is a device used to send electrical impulses in order to reduce chronic pain, especially in people with unsuccessful back surgery, complex regional pain syndrome and a few other indications. They are used in people who have failed other approaches and are moderately successful, with some people getting very good relief and others not having much benefit at all. Hence, a trial usually is done to see whether it will be effective in an individual before putting in a permanent device.

Some spinal cord stimulators are made out of metal that is compatible with MRI; however, if it is not, then performing an MRI is dangerous — movement of the unit under the powerful magnetic field is possible, as is a heating up of the metal parts of the unit. You should find the original informational materials your father should have received when he had the device implanted.

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Dear Dr. rOaCH: I get pressure in the center of my chest, behind the breastbone, after walking at a moderate speed or other moderate exercise, and sometimes with emotional excitement. The pressure is relieved with stopping the exercise. I have noticed that I feel better if I have a snack between meals. Do you have any suggestions of the possible cause?

— P.R. anSWer: Although you haven’t told me your age, this history makes me very concerned for coronary artery disease, blockages in the arteries to your heart.

Angina pectoris, which is Latin for “chest pain,” is not usually perceived as pain. Most people describe a pressure, tightness or discomfort. The fact that it comes on with exercise and is relieved by stopping is highly suggestive — I would get to your doctor right away and ask about getting an evaluation. This may include a stress test. The more risk factors you have, the more likely these symptoms are to represent heart disease.

Getting better with a snack is not a usual feature of heart disease, and it is possible that your symptoms are related to a gastrointestinal problem. However, it’s a physician’s job to consider all the data and to carefully consider the most dangerous possibilities.

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Teen’s mother is tired of being ‘that’ mom Dear amy: My teen daughter is lovely. She has a group of friends who seem lovely, as well, with one problem. My daughter is the one who plans and invites the group to movies, skating, over to our home, etc. She does the calling and arranging, and it is extremely rare that she receives a reciprocal invitation. This has been going on for years.

My response is that she should stop the planning/inviting. She thinks someday things will turn around. But like I said it’s been years. I am the mom to pick them up/ drop them off, etc. I ask if others can contribute, and am given excuses as to why the other parents cannot.

Any advice? I just want some reciprocation.

— Tired Mom Dear TireD: Many teenage friend groups have a dynamic similar to your daughter’s, where one individual is basically the social engine the group runs on. Please understand that your daughter is both skilled and lucky. Many teens do not have the social confidence, ability or parental participation to successfully plan anything.

You’re the mom who is available — and tolerated. You’re THAT mom, and your house is THAT house — the house where kids feel comfortable.

Unless your daughter feels ignored, dis-

one received a thank you for either event!

Not sending a thank you is bad enough, but she had such an expensive registry (summer and winter china?!).

Fast-forward to today. My cousin’s wife is now pregnant and I have received a baby shower Amy Dickinson invitation. I am tempted to not attend because I counted or dominated by will be angry about not this friend group she is receiving a thank you. providing for, I hope you However, my aunt (this will continue to particicousin’s mother) was so pate. This life-phase is so generous and lovely when short. Those times playmy children were born ing chauffer are when you that I would feel guilty as a parent get a very rare not attending. glimpse into the someShould I go and give times mysterious social a small gift, or give an life of your teen. excuse and not attend?

Contact other parents Maybe I should include a directly — not through self-addressed thank you their kids — and ask card along with my gift? them to do some driving.

— Snubbed cousin Also, if these teens are Dear SnubbeD: old enough to go on outThis is an all-too-comings alone, then they are mon problem. However, old enough to catch a bus. I’d like to point out that If you are lucky enough while you are fixated on to live in an area with their rudeness, includpublic transportation, ing a passive-aggressive they should be using it. thank-you card with a Dear amy: Two shower gift is also rude, years ago, when my and hanging onto a (male) cousin was grudge for two years is a engaged, I attended his bit impolite, too. fiancee’s bridal shower.

Yes, this couple was The shower was lovely thoughtless, but you and the bride’s registry do not have to be. You was extravagant (to say should contact them the least). Nonetheless, I via email and say, “I’m gave a generous gift and embarrassed to ask this, attended happily. but did you ever get your A few months later I ‘thank you’s’ out after went to their wedding. your engagement and My husband and I gave a wedding? If so, we never thoughtful gift. received them. Honestly, Months went by and no that has hurt my feelings.

Ask Amy

These landmark occasions are so important, and being thanked for giving a gift closes the circle for the people who celebrate with you.” This is a polite and honest nudge. Do not tie it to the baby shower.

If you can attend this shower and still be polite to this couple, then do so, and give them a small gift like you had planned — without the self-addressed note. If you think that you are incapable of being polite at this shower, then definitely stay home.

Dear amy: “Driving me Nuts” wrote about how much “vocal fry” bothered her.

I’m a court reporter, and I take down testimony and hear different speech patterns every day. Vocal fry is one of the worst sounds that reporters complain about the most.

Not only does it sound awful, people who think this is attractive and use it are swallowing the ends of their sentences.

— Out of Order Dear OuT Of OrDer: There has been a huge response to this letter, and the verdict is in: Everyone hates “vocal fry.”

You can contact Amy Dickinson via email: askamy@amydickinson. com. Readers may send postal mail to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. You can also follow her on Twitter @ askingamy or “like” her on Facebook.

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You’ll be upset easily.

Get a handle on what’s actually important. If you can’t change something, you are best off walking away and putting your efforts into something worthwhile. Aim to make progress instead of stewing over the inevitable. A positive attitude will make a difference.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Don’t labor over what might have been. A good outlook will help you recognize what’s possible. Take responsibility for your future. Choose to be productive instead of complaining.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Play to win.

No matter what you do, it’s important to give your all and make your mark. You’ll be judged by your effort and your ability to get along with others.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Matters pertaining to personal finance or legal or medical issues should not be ignored. A detailed look will reveal a noteworthy change that can save you time and money.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Strike up a dialogue that will help you bring matters of concern to the forefront.

Setting up new guidelines will enrich a relationship that has been waning.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — An opportunity that someone offers you will not turn out to be as lavish as it appears. Don’t fall for hype when you should be focused on your responsibilities.

VIRGO (Aug. 23Sept. 22) — Making travel plans, attending business meetings and broadening your awareness regarding projects you want to pursue should be on your agenda. Make your own arrangements to avoid being shortchanged.

LIBRA (Sept. 23Oct. 23) — Make sure you are on the same page as the people you are dealing with today.

Overspending to please someone or to keep the peace will only make matters worse. Make positive changes.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — An opportunity to visit someone you find interesting or informative will also help you make a decision that can change how or where you live or what you pursue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t wait for someone to complain. If changes need to be made at home or to a relationship, make the effort.

Love and romance will improve your life.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Don’t feel you must share your intentions with anyone prying into your personal affairs. Preparation will help prevent a friend, relative or peer from trying to dismantle your plans.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Anyone trying to entice you into doing something that isn’t good for you should be pushed aside. Be firm and spend time with friends who have better morals and standards.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Look for a solution that has worked in other situations. A couple of alterations to the way you have done things in the past will prove to be successful.

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A dinosaur statue is seen in the parking lot at The Paragon shopping center in this 2015 photo from a county zoning case. It is one of nine dinosaur statues that are being donated to Gwinnett Parks and Recreation by The Paragon’s developer for a family scavenger hunt activity. (Photo: Gwinnett County)

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to go hunt for a dinosaur in their favorite park,” Fleming said.

The dinosaurs might Gwinnett County offibring back some memocials are planning to turn ries for Gwinnett resinine county parks into dents who live in the family-friendly JurasSatellite Boulevard area sic Parks — without the south of Gwinnett Place threat of visitors being Mall. They were once eaten by velociraptors or briefly part of a display a tyrannosaurus rex. at The Paragon shopThe county’s Board of ping center on Satellite Commissioners approved Boulevard, until county the acceptance of nine commissioners decided dinosaur statues, worth they could not stay there $10,000, that are bein February 2015. ing donated to Gwinnett At the time, county County’s Parks and Recofficials said the shopreation Division by NDI ping center’s owners did Development. County not get a special permit Community Services to erect the statues before Director Tina Fleming they went up. When NDI said the dinosaur statues Development officials will be used to promote went before commissionfitness and exploration at ers to get a special permit the parks. three years ago, the govThe statues, some of erning body turned down which are estimated to the request. be about a dozen feet in At the time, the counheight, will be deployed ty’s planning department at parks through the end staff called the dinosaurs of 2018 with funds from and other items in the a previously awarded display “blight,” accordNational Recreation and ing to Daily Post reports Parks Association “Meet from 2015. Now, county Me in the Park” grant. officials are erecting the The grant is funded by statues in their parks.

Disney.

Fleming said Parks and “When we got the Recreation officials see opportunity to get the the dinosaurs as somedonation of the dinosaurs, thing that will draw famiand since it was a Disney lies to the parks for an thing, we decided to do excursion. Families will something that would en- be encouraged to take a gage both old and young selfie with each dinosaur

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they find.

“There will be a visible location where they’ll go to and they’ll be able to see the dinosaur way off in the woods or something, and they’ll be able to take a selfie with the dinosaur and then we’ll give them an opportunity to post their pictures,” Fleming said.

The dinosaurs are expected to go up in the parks sometime before this summer. Fleming wouldn’t give up the locations of the replicas of the prehistoric creatures because county officials want families to go hunting for the statues.

The only hint she would give is that one of the dinosaurs would be located on an island in one of the county’s many parks.

While that may sound cryptic, it’s intended to be part of the fun that officials hope Gwinnett families will have while trying to find all nine dinosaurs.

“It’s like a scavenger hunt,” Fleming said.

“You’ve got to go out and find it. It’s not like you’re going to just walk in and they’ll be right there. It’s family engagement, it’s physical activity, it’s just getting out in your parks and enjoying the resources that they citizens have.”

Tripp Halstead’s family warns well-wishers of possible scams

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The parents of Tripp Halstead are urging well-wishers not to fall for scams that use their son’s name or pictures. The boy, who suffered a traumatic head injury after a tree limb fell on him at his day care center during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, died last week.

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The parents of Tripp Halstead are warning people who supported them and their son over the past five years to be careful of fundraising efforts that may be set up in his name without the family’s knowledge.

Stacy Halstead told followers of the Tripp Halstead Updates Facebook page on Saturday that while a GoFundMe page was set up, the family was not affiliated with it. The 7-year old boy, who suffered a traumatic head injury after a tree limb fell on him at his day care center during Hurricane Sandy in 2012, died Thursday.

A memorial service was held Sunday.

“Unfortunately I have already seen a (GoFundMe account) set up for Tripp,” Stacy Halstead wrote in her Facebook post. “It may be totally legitimate, but we are not and will not be setting up a (GoFundMe account). So please do not donate to anything except what we post on this page. I do not want you guys to get scammed.”

The Halstead family has been trying to head off any potential money-raising scams that use Tripp’s name and picture since shortly after he died Thursday.

His mother posted the

first warning on the Tripp Halstead Updates page on Friday.

By Monday afternoon, there were no pages on the GoFundMe website claiming to raise money in his name.

The family has been urging well-wishers to pick any charity they prefer and make a donation in Tripp’s name if they want to make a financial gift.

“We have so many charities to thank, wouldn’t be fair to chose just one,” Stacy Halstead said in a Facebook post on Friday.

Anyone who would like to send a card to the family can send it to P.O. Box 509, Jefferson, GA 30549.

The warnings came as Tripp’s parents prepared to remember his life.

About 500 people attended the memorial service at the Jefferson Civic Center

over the weekend. Tripp’s father, Bill Halstead, told mourners that the family would not close itself off to people who offered their support to the family over the years.

“We promise to be open to you during our grieving,” Bill Halstead said. “Tripp passed away with Stacy and I in the room with him, the same way that he was born … he was never alone.”

People who offered their support to Tripp’s family over the years showed up to pay their respects and to show the family they still supported them even though Tripp was gone.

“He changed so many people’s lives,” family friend Katie Harrison told FOX 5 Atlanta. “I’m glad they were able to pay respects and have closure.”

FOX 5 Atlanta contributed to this report.

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California FACT Act unbalanced On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments over whether pro-life pregnancy help centers in California should be required to post notices informing women of the availability of abortions elsewhere. The pregnancy help centers are contesting the law, disingenuously named the California Reproductive FACT Act, claiming it violates their free speech rights, as well as undercuts the reason for their existence.

Some might Cal ask in the interest of fairness Thomas and equality (two buzzwords the left likes to use in other situations) whether abortion clinics are required to post notices with information about alternatives to the procedure.

According to Ingrid Duran, state legislation director for National Right to Life, the nation’s oldest and largest pro-life organization, “There is no provision in the California so-called FACT Act that would require abortion facilities to inform women about the resources available from pregnancy resource centers.” She adds, “It is not surprising that (the) pro-abortion lobby would threaten pregnancy resource centers that offer life-affirming alternatives, since this is in contradiction to their mission of the unfettered right to abort innocent unborn children.”

In defending the law, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, a Democrat, says, “Everyone is entitled to accurate information about their health care, and that’s simply what the FACT Act says. There is nothing coercive, nothing intrusive in the requirements of the law that infringe upon someone’s First Amendment rights. It’s about making sure women have accurate information about their health care.”

I have some personal experience with this issue, having spoken over several decades for fundraising events at nonprofit pregnancy help centers. I have listened to the stories of hundreds of women, some of whom wanted an abortion until they received alternative information, then chose to give birth. I have heard from other women who had abortions and later regretted their decision. These women told me they would have chosen to give birth had they received information about alternatives and seen a sonogram of their unborn child.

It is the abortion industry, which makes money off these vulnerable women, that fears information, otherwise they would be posting signs in their facilities about alternatives and the kind of help available during pregnancy and after birth. The pregnancy help centers, unlike the abortionists, do not charge for their services, raising the question of who cares more about women.

There are federal laws requiring that certain information be placed on packaged foods. It’s called truth in labeling.

Women (and men) are required to have detailed information when applying for a bank loan or buying a house or car.

I once debated a liberal feminist about this. She said I was implying women aren’t smart enough to know what their choices are. I replied, “Fine, then let’s remove the labels from packaged products because women should be smart enough to figure out whether they contain corn or green beans.”

If information is power, then we who are pro-life should favor more information, not less, so that the choices women make will be fully informed. This would include, in addition to information about pregnancy help centers, sonograms so that a woman seeking an abortion could see what she is about to terminate.

I have heard stories of women who have viewed sonograms of their babies deciding against abortion. Many more view the sonograms and go through with the procedure. But if a sonogram will save even one life, shouldn’t we make them mandatory before abortions can be performed?

That is a law that should be passed. By providing a full spectrum of information, such a law would empower women to make fully informed choices. It would be far better than the California FACT Act, which undermines the compassionate (and free) work of that state’s pregnancy help centers.

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

Ready for socialism in the golden years My golden years are shaping up to be way better than I expected.

CNBC reports the U.S. Census Bureau projects that in 2035, adults over age 65 will outnumber children under age 18 for the first time in U.S. history.

I will be 72 in 2035 — if taxes don’t kill me before then — and it will be the most glorious time of my life.

It will be glorious, partly, because surveys show that Americans are happiest in their old age.

It will be glorious, partly, because I’ll be debt-free.

All my risks, sacrifices and investments over the years (rental properties, etc.) will finally pay me back.

But being 72 will be glorious mostly because I’ll be part of a massive geezer voting bloc that will force younger generations to fund my government largesse.

The irony of this demographic shift is delicious.

Take millennials, ages 20 to 35. The Census Bureau expects them to become America’s largest generation in 2019.

In 2016, reports The Washington Post, more millennials

on the front end — I favor more libertarian policies.

Unlike millennials, I prefer that government policies seek to unleash the genius of American entrepreneurs, so that our country will innovate more and generate more wealth — which, to me, is Tom the best way to pay our bills Purcell and care for the needy.

Such policies were not voted for “progressive” Ber- in style during the Obama nie Sanders than for Donald years, when increasing Trump and Hillary Clinton regulations and taxes slowed combined. the economy and Obamacare According to a 2017 Youcaused health-insurance Gov study commissioned by premiums and deductibles to the Victims of Communism soar.

Memorial Foundation, 44 For years, I was a selfpercent of millennials would employed writer, selling my prefer to live in a socialist marketing wares to technolcountry — 7 percent would ogy corporations. But as the prefer communism. stagnant economy decreased Only 42 percent favor cap- business opportunities, my italism, the system that protaxes were ridiculously high duced the incredible wealth and my health care premithat millions of Americans ums and deductibles soared, take for granted today.

I finally gave up and took a To be sure, the views each full-time position. of us hold are influenced by Well, President Trump has, our generation, and younger for the most part, restored generations see things differ- pro-growth policies. I hope ently than I do. the robust economy we are As a tail-end baby boomer currently enjoying allows me — baby boomers range in to invest more and grow my age from 51 to 69, and boom- nest egg, so that I will be in ers on the tail end tend to be solid enough shape to enjoy more conservative than those my golden years 10 or 15 or

17 years from now.

Because at that point, I intend to liquidate all of my assets at great profit, hide the proceeds in a Swiss bank account and register as a Democrat.

I’ll have enough free time on my hands to attend 2035’s early rallies for whoever the 2036 presidential election’s “progressive,” Bernie Sanders-style candidate is — and do everything in my power to persuade my fellow libertarian/conservative retirees to ignore their consciences and vote for him or her.

We’ll be the first older generation that understands technology and social media.

We’ll use both to organize protests. We’ll threaten to toss out any politician who doesn’t deliver our goodies.

So, my young American pals, be careful what you wish for.

The socialistic policies that look favorable to the young now won’t look so good to them in 2035 when we seize the lion’s share of their earnings so we can vacation in the sun, sipping taxpayerfunded adult beverages with little umbrellas in them.

Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

Trumping the naysayers on North Korea President Trump will never win. Not with the liberal media, anyway.

First they were all over his case for not wanting to meet with North Korea’s dear leader, Kim Jong Un. Then they ripped him for his tough-talking tweets describing the “fire and fury” America would rain down on North Korea if Kim ever fired a nuclear missile at us.

Then they were so blind with Trump hate they couldn’t see the humor when the president dubbed the dictator Kim “Rocket Man.” And now, with planning meetings for a TrumpKim summit apparently in the works in Sweden, the liberal media and their favorite foreign policy experts and professional second-guessers are terrified that Trump will sit down with Kim. It’ll be a while before we find out if President Trump will succeed in reducing North Korea’s misbehavior where previous administrations have only failed. His “Tweet Diplomacy” is part of a different kind of negotiating strategy that breaks the rules and puts America’s interests first, not last.

His “Nuclear Button” tweet of Jan. 2 was one of his best — and one of his funniest:

knew what Ronald Reagan said was true. But saying Soviet totalitarianism was evil was not something a president of the U.S. was ever supposed to say out loud.

In the 1970s and 1980s Americans were being told by the media and the Washington Michael political establishment we had Reagan to coexist with the USSR forever, not try to defeat it militarily “North Korean Leader Kim or economically.

Jong Un just stated that the It was not politically correct ‘Nuclear Button is on his desk to say America was morally at all times.’ Will someone superior to the USSR. But my from his depleted and foodfather knew the truth and was starved regime please inform not afraid to say so. him that I too have a Nuclear A few years later the same Button, but it is a much bigger thing happened in Iceland and more powerful one than when he walked away from his, and my button works!” the nuclear weapons talks with Trump’s straight talk about Mikhail Gorbachev. The media the nature of the North Korean went nuts. They called him a regime reminded me of my loser. They said he was risking father’s famous “Evil Empire” a global nuclear war. They said speech in 1983. Most of his he was too tough on that nice staff, everyone in the media young liberal man running and most foreign policy experts Russia. of the time went nuts when We all know how that Cold my father chose — on his own War story ended — the Berlin and without telling anyone in Wall came down, and the advance — to say the Soviet USSR’s empire crumbled into empire was immoral and built pieces and went out of the evil on evil. business. As I’ve noted many Everyone on the planet not times, my father’s basic foreign working for the KGB or the policy strategy was never comNew York Times editorial page plicated: “We win, they lose.”

While I disagree with Trump on many things, he’s basically taking the same America-first approach, whether it’s on tariffs and trade or in his dealing with Kim. So now it looks like Rocket Man is coming to the table. It never would have happened if President Trump had not taken the tough stand he took and said the outrageous things he said.

As I watch the North Korea cards play out and listen to the naysayers, I see the same characters and hear the same arguments I heard in the 1980s. What the naysayers and foreign policy pros really need to do first is applaud the fact that at long last there is going to be a face-to-face meeting with Kim to discuss nuclear weapons.

That’s what’s most important.

Once the Kim-Trump summit is over, the naysayers can comment or complain all they want about the results. For now they should shut up and clap.

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Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner Richard Steele had a simple message to homeowners who haven’t filed for a home-

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Michael Ahmed Michael Ahmed, age 61, of Lawrenceville passed away on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

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Delilah Lynn Beafore Delilah Lynn Beafore, age 53, of Buford passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018.

Lawrenceville

Robert H. Cain Robert H. Cain, age 85, passed away surrounded by his loving family Monday, March 19, 2018.

He was a Gwinnett native living most of his life in the Pleasant Hill Road community and a member of the Lawrenceville First Baptist Church since 1952. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Winnie and Len Cain, and sister Hannah Shafer. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Grace Britt Cain; two daughters & sons-in-law, Marcy Cain Mussman and her husband Steve of Grayson, GA and Mitzi Cain Mayhue and her husband Richard of Peachtree Corners, GA; son & daughterin-law, Marc Cain and his wife Brenda Burnette Cain of Grayson, GA; six grandchildren, Clint & Beth Mayhue, Cameron Mayhue and fiance, Alyssa Gruber, Cacey & Trent Steinhauer, Aron & Ashley Mussman, Clayton Cain and Shaina Mussman; six great grandchildren, Brady, Hudson and Charley Grace Mayhue, Sawyer Winnie and Finley Steinhauer, and Townes Cain Mussman; brother, Kenneth & Wanda Cain; sister-in-law, Marie Britt Duncan; many cousins, nieces, nephews and a host of friends. Robert was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia on July 14, 1932 and was a graduate of Bethesda High School.

After serving in the United States Army, Robert returned home and partnered with his father in the building business for over 20 years. The family business continued with Robert at the helm and his son, Marc, coming in to continue the family legacy.

He was active in the Jaycees and coached little league baseball for many years. Robert was on the Board of Sweetwater Memorial Chapel, which his mother restored, and he continued to preserve.

He enjoyed supporting his children and grandchildren at Bethesda, Berkmar and Brookwood schools.

Robert enjoyed trips with his family and friends, especially fishing trips to Mosquito Lagoon in Oak

stead exemption yet: They don’t have much time left this year.

On Monday, Steele issued a reminder that April 1 is the deadline to apply for a homestead exemption. The tax break can be applied for online at www.Gwinnett-

Hill, Florida. Many have enjoyed his fish fry’s.

He shared his harvest of blueberries, scuppernongs and the wine he made.

Robert was a wonderful son, brother, husband, father, friend and an awesome “Poppy.” His family and friends will always treasure his love, generosity and sense of humor (he could make people laugh with his jokes and stories).

A Memorial Service Honoring the Life of Robert Cain will be held on Saturday, March 24, 2018 at 1:00 P.M. at Lawrenceville First Baptist Church with Rev. Inman J. Houston and Dr. Lamar Holley officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, March 23, 2018 from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. For those desiring, in lieu of flowers donations can be made to Lawrenceville First Baptist Church Building Fund or Sweetwater Memorial Chapel, 802 Heritage Post Lane, Grayson, GA 30017 in memory of Robert H. Cain. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www. wagesfuneralhome.com.

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Betty Croy (Porter) Betty Porter Croy, age 79, of Braselton GA passed away March 16, 2018.

Sautee Nacoochee, GA formerly of Buford, GA

Matthew J. Dinnan Matthew J. Dinnan, age 32, of Sautee Nacoochee, GA formerly of Buford passed away March 19, 2018.

Monroe

Logan Freeman , 6 months, of Monroe, passed away 3-19-18. Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Loganville.

Snellville, GA

James M. Grady age 86 of Snellville, GA passed away March 16, 2018.

Lawrenceville, GA

David Greeson Clifford David Greeson, age 68 of Lawrenceville, GA and formerly of Buford, GA passed away peacefully March 17, 2018 after a brief illness.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel. Rev. Chad Roebuck will officiate.

Interment will follow at Hamilton Mill Memorial

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County officials said that while exemptions are

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Gardens. The family will receive friends Tuesday, March 20, 2018 from 11 AM - 2 PM and 4-9 PM at the funeral home. David was preceded in death by his parents, James Willie Greeson and Ann Cheek Greeson. He is survived by his ex-wife and good friend, Brenda Greeson, Sugar Hill; children, Shannon Greeson and wife Michelle, Bethlehem, GA, Stephanie Humphrey and husband Jerry, Sugar Hill, GA, Shelly Logston and husband, Raymond, Winder, GA; seven grandchildren, Luke Humphrey, David Jake Humphrey, Connor and Ashton Greeson, Kade Greeson, Dylan Hewatt and Kristen Stinchcomb, Alyssa Logston, Brady Logston; one great grandson, Hawkins Hewatt; brother and sister in-law, Jimmy and Debbie Greeson, Buford; sister in-law, Barbara O’Rouke, Sugar Hill; several nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends. David was a graduate of Dacula High School, Class of 1967. He attended Truett McConnell College in Cleveland, Georgia.

He worked at General Motors Doraville plant for 20 years where he was Committeeman and member of the local 10 UAW. He was founder and owner of Greeson Hauling Trucking Company for 15 years. After his retirement he enjoyed delivering flowers all over Gwinnett County for Lovin Florist in Lawrenceville. David coached youth baseball and basketball when his kids played. He raised cattle, hogs and horses and farmed for many years.

He was an avid gardener and grill master. He loved to cook for everyone and see people eat and love his food. David loved the Lord and shared his story of how Jesus saved him with anyone that would listen. David loved spending time with his family, children, grandchildren and great grandson. His most favorite past time was attending all their sporting and school events, birthday parties and cookouts. Peepaw was their number one fan.

He would say they all make him the number one Peepaw. His only granddaughter called him Pawpaw and he loved it. He proudly wore those names and would say they were his greatest blessings.

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Barbara Cheryl “Cherry” Hannon (Groover) , age 71, passed away Monday, March 19, 2018.

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Brookings Harbor High School in 1966. Margaret met Ray who was serving in the U.S. Coast Guard in 1966 and married on June 30, 1967. Margaret was a wonderful mother of two daughters and lovMargaret Jeanette ing grandmother to six Hicks grandchildren and loved to Margaret “Maggie” Jea- spend time with her family and cook wonderful meals. nette Hicks, 75, beloved Margaret was diagnosed wife, mother and grandwith acute leukemia in mother, and long-time resident of Snellville, GA 1977 and was given less than 6 months to live but and Meadows, NC, succumbed to Frontotemporal by the prayers of many Degeneration Dementia on and the grace of God she survived to see her family March 11, 2018 in Land grow and see her wonderO’ Lakes, FL. Services will be held in Germanton, ful grandchildren. In a word, she was the foundaNC. Please visit www. tion of the family which alBurroughsFuneralHome. com for more information. lowed all around her to follow their dreams. Margaret Lawrenceville was a devout Christian and loved the Lord and her William “Bill” Harfamily more than anything old Kemp, Sr. and we will now celebrate Age 86, passed away her wonderful life and the Sunday, March 18. Wages wonderful impact she had & Sons Gwinnett Chapel. in her 71 years young. We Jefferson all know she’s in a better place now and her family Mrs. Mary Pauline will all one day be by her Dotson Kraft side once again. A CelebraMary Pauline Dotson tion of her life will be held Kraft, age 86, of Jefferson. on Wednesday, March 21, Evans Funeral Home, 2018 at 11 a.m. at Tom M. Jefferson Wages Funeral Home at 3705 Highway 78, West, Lilburn, GA Snellville, GA 30039. The Alithia Eileen Mech family will receive friends (Balderson) on Tuesday, March 20, age 81, of Lilburn, GA 2018 from 6pm-8pm in the passed away on March funeral home.

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Jay D. Schnierle

Maria D. Potter, age 50, of Braselton passed away on Sunday, March 18, 2018.

The Lord was in need of another good soul, and he got one. Jay D. Schnierle, 80, passed away peacefully on March 13, 2018.

Survived by his wife of 60 years, 4 children, 9 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren - he left a lasting legacy.

As a career Army veteran, Jay spent 20 years serving the country he loved. He saw the world with many stops both here and abroad, including 2 tours in Vietnam. This man was a proud soldier, serving with great respect for his country and his fellow man.

After retiring from the service, Jay went back to school and earned his Master’s Degree, which allowed him to fulfill his desire to become a professor and teach Business Management. From there, he spent over a decade in the Civil Service.

His passion for golf, bowling and love of animals gave him so much joy and peace. Jay enjoyed time with his wife, being a loving father and sharing his life experiences with his many grandchildren.

There will be a private military service held at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton, GA. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in his honor to Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter, 41 Perimeter Center East, Suite 550, Atlanta, GA 30346 or Humane Society, 1255 23rd Street, NW Suite 450, Washington, DC 20037

Lawrenceville

Debbie Rigdon Age 58, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018.

Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Lawrenceville.

Lilburn

Margaret Saseen

Margaret Ann Saseen, age 71, of Lilburn, GA, passed away peacefully at home March 17, 2018 after a hard-fought battle with ALS. Margaret is survived by her husband of 50 years, Raymond W. Saseen of Lilburn, GA; daughter and son-in-law Michelle Saseen Mirolli and her husband Mike of Monroe, GA; daughter and sonin-law, Stephanie Saseen Cawthon and her husband Mike of Cartersville, GA; Six grandchildren, Zachary Paul Williams of Oxford, GA; Michael Thomas Mirolli of Athens, GA; Anthony Raymond Mirolli of Atlanta, GA; Andrew Todd Moore of Cartersville, GA, Courtney Faith Cawthon of Cartersville, GA and Addison Margaret Cawthon of Cartersville, GA; three brothers, Earl Hagy of Grants Pass, OR; Jeff Hagy of Prospect, OR; Michael Hagy of Eugene, OR who proceeded her in death; two sisters, Judy Brown of Fenton, MI and Debbie Hagy Mann of Crescent City, CA. Margaret was born January 11, 1947 in a small mountain home near Grundy, Hoschton VA. daughter of the late John F. Schulte Margaret Wilson Perkins and the late Harless Hagy. age 84, of Hoschton In 1964 the family moved passed away Sunday, to Brookings Oregon March 18, 2018. Lawson where she graduated from Funeral Home, Hoschton.

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Loganville

Virgil Shepherd age 81 of Loganville passed away March 14, 2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Snellville Lawrenceville

Lamar Tomlin Tomlin, Lamar Wesley, age 76 of Lawrenceville passed quietly in his sleep March 17, 2018. He was a 35 year retired Veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard serving all of the US Territories from Puerto Rico, Alaska, Hawaii, to Lake Tahoe from 1960 until 1995. Master Chief Lamar “Tom” Tomlin is survived by his children: step-daughter and son-in-law Elizabeth and Steve, daughter Kim, daughter and son-in-law Cheri and Ron, son and daughter-in-law Eric and Paula, daughter Kelly, 16 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren. The funeral service will be held Thursday, March 22, 2018 at 10:00 A.M. at Tom M. Wages Funeral Service and Dr. Frank Cox of NMBC will officiate.

Burial will follow to the GA National Cemetery, Canton, GA. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. at Tom M. Wages Funeral Service 120 Scenic Hwy. Lawrenceville GA 30046.

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Linda Valeri (Catchings) Linda Gail Valeri, age 78, of Lawrenceville, died Friday, March 16, 2018. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 19, 2018 at 2:00 PM at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens.

Rev. Stephen Fountain will officiate. The family will receive friends Monday, March 19, 2018 from 12-1:30 PM at Hamilton Mill Memorial Chapel.

Linda is survived by her husband, Tony Valeri, Lawrenceville; children, Kim Valeri, Gainesville, GA, Greg Valeri and wife Jennifer, Hiram, GA; grandchildren, Cortney Utech and husband Nolan, Lindsey Kochinski and husband John, Hunter Valeri, Riley Valeri; great grandchildren, Kaelyn Utech and Nicholas Manolakis. Linda was born in LaGrange, GA and was a lifelong resident of the metro Atlanta area. She retired from MARTA as an executive secretary and was a member of First Baptist Church Buford.

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for a final round of public feedback for the plan. mode for us to pursue.

The first of the six public We do think, at this point, meetings is expected to that is one of the modes take place April 14 at the that we want to at least OneStop Norcross Center. recommend to invest in to At this point, officials the public and our comworking on the Transit missioners.

Development Plan have “We do think, with created an unconstrained growth, there would be list of “several billion dola chance that we might lars worth of short-, midneed some form of rail in and long-range projects.” the future.”

That list will be whittled Whether rail or bus down to more concrete rapid transit comes to recommendations that will Gwinnett would depend be presented to residents on the will of the county’s at the public meetings for voters at some point in feedback. the next few years. Before “We went out to the the issue goes on a ballot, public a few months ago however, the county has to with just some basic finish its Transit Develop- ideas,” Chapman said. ment Plan.

“Now we want to show County officials and them specific corridors, representatives of Kimroutes and modes of tranley Horn and Associates, sit and see what level of which is working on the support there is for that.” plan for the county, are One possibility is that planning to go out to the a bus rapid transit line community next month could serve as a gateway

toward the county eventually adding a light rail line. During the presentation on Tuesday, county leaders discussed the possibility of the bus line being designed in such a way that light rail could eventually use the same corridor.

“I think you can design it so you can minimize the tear-out and replace with light rail later, but again, the hard part is when it comes to (building) the light rail,” Chapman said.

“I think you have to do it in short sections and you probably have to build some runarounds.

It’d probably be similar to a road widening where you’ve got to maintain traffic.”

A heavy rail line, like what MARTA has, is less likely because of the price tag. Chapman said it would cost about $250 million per mile to install

a heavy rail line.

“We think, because of the cost, any extensive heavy rail would be really difficult to do in Gwinnett,” he said. “We’ve got such a great distance to cover.”

A factor that is making it difficult to figure out what county officials will ultimately do, however, is competing yet similar bills in the Georgia General Assembly that would create a regional transit governance body called The ATL. A door is also open to hold a referendum on joining MARTA. Commission Chairwoman Charlotte Nash announced more than a year ago that the county was moving toward a referendum on expanding transit in Gwinnett.

The belief for a long time had been that a referendum could go before voters in either November

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County during the recession in 2008. free Konas to everyone “We needed to make a that day,” Mullison said. change because business Another popular place wasn’t going great for the couple enjoys gomyself and my brother,” ing to is Alexander Park, Mullison said. “When we located off Old Snellville moved down here, my Highway in Lawrencevwife immediately found a ille, and Bethesda Park off job and things started to Bethesda Church Road in turn around.”

Lawrenceville.

Most traditional busi“We initially reached ness models call for out to Bethesda Park growth in both sales and because of the amount of revenue. But the MulliA check presentation by Glenn Mullison to the Steam- sons aren’t as concerned children that participate ers FC soccer program at Bethesda Park in November. in activities out there,” with the profit margins (Special Photo) Mullison said. “They that Kona Ice makes. ers FC, in November for invited us out there and schools that we go to,” “We didn’t get into this more than $2,000 to help Mullison said. “We’re go- for the money,” Mulliwe usually stop by every the program.

Saturday while kids are ing to some schools’ field son said. “We enjoy this This year, the Mulliat soccer practice and days this year, as well as lifestyle and helping out games. That was wonder- sons want to expand their any events that we can go the community. Our main ful for us; we love helping business to reach other to that they have through- goal is to be more inthem out.” schools, businesses and out the year.” volved in the community, The couple donated a parks around the Gwinnett Originally from and that’s something we check to Bethesda Park’s area.

Charleston, the couple hope to continue in the local soccer club, Steam“We’re expanding the settled in Gwinnett future.”

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or on the 2020 general election ballot because the governor’s and presidential races would provide higher voter turnouts.

But the bills pending in the General Assembly changed things.

Nash said that if the legislature comes to an agreement on a regional transit bill, Gwinnett would be limited to holding a referendum on joining MARTA this year.

Anything else would have to wait until after The ATL comes into being Jan. 1.

All options, including a MARTA referendum, are currently on the table for county leaders, according to Nash.

“We’ve got lots of investigating to do,” Nash said. “I’m almost hesitant to count my chickens before my eggs have been laid, much less hatched, so right now I’m focused

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on what comes out of the legislature and we’ll have to make decisions here in Gwinnett about what we do once we know the answer to that.”

Nash was involved in the development of one of those bills, House Bill 930, and she said she has been at the state Capitol regularly encouraging legislators to support it. “(The message is) that Gwinnett has 500,000 to 600,000 people headed to it, our business activities are going to continue to grow,” she said. “That means that we’ve got to look at all different options for moving people and goods. That entails looking at a more robust transit system.

“We certainly owe it to the public to put together a decent plan, and put it in front of them for them to make a decision about that.”

Officer

he seized pounds of marijuana and has had numerous “During his tenure with arrests for possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, the Lawrenceville Police Xanax, heroin and other Department, Officer Chacontrolled substances.” tham has been recognized In addition to Chatham’s as a leader among his peers, quantifiable actions, Wallis a source of information during critical incidents and said he is professional, diligent and has a positive has served as Field Trainattitude. ing Officer of new police “Those traits, along with recruits within the department,” Wallis said. “Officer his compassion and empathy, also make an impact on Chatham always displays those who are less fortunate quality, thorough and proor are victims of crimes,” he fessional work traits.” said. “A prime example of In 2017, Chatham made Officer Chatham’s compasmore than 100 arrests, including drug arrests, wanted sion is when he assisted in paying for a hotel room for persons located, domestic disputes and other criminal a homeless person so that person could have a warm offenses.

“Although drugs seem to and dry roof over their head. be constant in today’s soci- His efforts also impact the public’s perception of law ety, Officer Chatham conenforcement not only as tinues to make his impact protectors, but that we serve on criminal drug activity,” Wallis said. “This past year, our community as well.”

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Armed student dead; two others hurt

By Eric Levenson CNN

An armed student who shot two other students at Great Mills High School in Maryland on Tuesday morning has died, according to St. Mary’s County Sheriff Tim Cameron.

The sheriff said the school resource officer engaged the shooter and ended the threat, which occurred in a hallway just before classes began. The officer fired a round at the shooter, and the shooter fired a round as well, Cameron said.

The shooter was later pronounced dead, and the officer was not injured, the sheriff said. A male student, 14, is in stable condition, and a female student, 16, is in critical condition, he said.

It’s the 17th school shooting in the United States since Jan. 1.

“On this day we realized our worst nightmare,” Cameron said. “The notion of ‘it can’t happen here’ is no longer a notion.”

The school was on lockdown for a brief time, and students were evacuGerman police ated from Great Mills High raid BMW in School to a reunification emissions probe center at a nearby high school, the school system German police raided said.

BMW’s headquarters in MuJonathan Freese, a stunich on Tuesday as part of an dent at Great Mills, called investigation into suspected CNN from his cellphone cheating on diesel emissions. during the lockdown in his BMW said in a statement that it was cooperating with authorities.

“The BMW Group takes the situation very seriously and has a significant interest Bryant picks in the circumstances being ag commissioner fully explained,” the autofor U.S. Senate maker said.

Prosecutors said that 100 Mississippi Gov. Phil police officers were involved Bryant plans to appoint in the raids, which also tarstate agriculture commisgeted a second BMW locasioner Cindy Hyde-Smith to tion in Austria. They said the replace retiring Sen. Thad investigation was continuing. Cochran, three Republican BMW has admitted updat- sources said. ing about 11,400 vehicles Hyde-Smith, who would — 750d and M550d saloons become Mississippi’s first— with incorrect software ever female senator, would that could have affected their hold the job until a Novememissions. It said it had imber special election in which mediately informed authori- voters will select a candidate ties about the error. to fill the remaining two years of Cochran’s term.

If Hyde-Smith runs to Russia diplomats keep the job, it would set expelled from up a three-way showdown with Republican state Sen. U.K. head home Chris McDaniel — who has Twenty-three Russian already announced his candiplomats have left the U.K. didacy — and Democratic for Moscow less than a week former Rep. Mike Espy. after being expelled over the The special election, held poisoning of a former spy in on the same day as this Britain. year’s midterm elections, Around 80 people, includ- comes with a unique twist: ing the diplomats’ families, There’s no primary, and flew out of Stansted Airport candidates will run withnear London on Tuesday to out party labels. If no one the Russian capital. breaks 50 percent, the top Reuters video showed a two finishers, regardless of small crowd gathered outside party, would advance to a the Russian embassy, hugrunoff. ging and waving goodbye Hyde-Smith, a 58-yearto others boarding vehicles old beef cattle farmer, with diplomatic plates. They served as a Democrat in were later filmed boarding Mississippi’s state senate a Russian Air Force plane, before switching parties. seen off by Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom ‘Significant Alexander Yakovenko. damage’ in Ala. “Today we bid farewell to our colleagues heading after storms hit home after the hostile move Severe storms smacked of the U.K. Government, and wish them all the best in their the Southeast on Monday, careers. I would like to thank bringing possible tornadoes, powerful winds and hailthem on behalf of the President. We are proud of you,” stones the size of baseballs.

Yakovenko said in a tweet.

The damaging weather — From wire reports struck right before Tuesday, Saudi Arabia’s oil shipments to the United States have declined sharply despite closer ties between the two nations under President Trump.

American imports of Saudi crude dropped 14 percent last year to 943,000 barrels per day, according to U.S. government statistics.

That’s the lowest since 1988, President Reagan’s final year in office.

The trend, driven by Saudi Arabia’s desire to boost oil prices, has accelerated lately.

The United States imported just 690,000 barrels per day of Saudi crude in December, down 32 percent from the year before, according to the Energy Information Administration.

Trump, who as a candidate threatened to ban Saudi oil, met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday at the White House.

The two leaders applauded improving relations between Washington and Riyadh, particularly on security issues.

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People Weinstein Co. lifts victims’ NDAs

The very first story about Harvey Weinstein’s wrongdoing described the nondisclosure agreements that silenced victims and witnesses.

These legal agreements, known as NDAs, were exposed right along with Weinstein’s behavior.

Now, more than six months after the first stories broke, the NDAs are being lifted, according to Weinstein’s former movie studio.

At the same time The Weinstein Company filed for An armed student shot two other students Tuesday at Great Mills High School in Mary- bankruptcy Monday night, land. (Photo: CNN) the studio said that it “expressly releases any confidentiality provision to the extent math class. Police were about 70 miles southeast “Although our pain going through classrooms of Washington, D.C. It has remains fresh and the facts it has prevented individuals who suffered or witnessed to clear the school, Freese more than 1,500 students, remain uncertain, today’s any form of sexual misconsaid. about 56 percent of them horrible events should not duct by Harvey Weinstein “I’m still a little shaken minority students, and its be an excuse to pause our from telling their stories.” up,” he said. four-year graduation rate is conversation about school Freese said the school 91 percent, according to the safety. Instead, it must had held drills a couple of school’s 2015-16 improve- serve as a call to action,” he Women in O’Reilly times for this kind of situment plan. said in a statement. defamation suit ation.

Al Murray shot video of Last week, students at want settlements “I didn’t really expect for police responding to the Great Mills High School this to happen. I do always shooting at the high school walked out of class as part to be made public feel safe, though, because Tuesday. He said he saw of a student-led protest Three women who are they always have police at at least one officer run into against school violence in the school,” he said. the building with a shotgun the wake of the mass shoot- suing Bill O’Reilly for defamation have asked a federal A spokesman for the or rifle. ing at Marjory Stoneman judge to allow their settleFBI’s Baltimore field office According to CNN’s Douglas High School in ment agreements with the said its agents were on the research, there have been Parkland, Florida. former Fox News star to be scene of the incident. Spe- 16 confirmed school shootSeveral students from cial agents from the ATF’s ings this year in the United Stoneman Douglas tweeted entered into the public record.

In a motion filed TuesBaltimore office were also States prior to Tuesday. about the Great Mills day with the United States at the school, that office Maryland Gov. Larry school shooting on Tuestweeted.

Hogan said the shooting day, offering their thoughts District Court for the Southern District of New Great Mills High School was a “call to action” to and calling for an end to York, attorneys Nancy is in Great Mills, Md., address school safety. gun violence in schools.

Erika Smith and Neil Mullin argued that O’Reilly’s plea in November’s midterm elec- for the settlements to be kept tion between those smaller under seal “should be denied outright because he has made places more friendly to President Donald Trump and no effort to bear his burden of proof and cited no law the big metropolitan areas to support his extraordinary sharply recoiling from him request.” and his policies, new data “Courts generally do not shows. allow the filing of documents The new numbers, under seal absent extraordiwhich were scheduled to nary circumstances,” Smith be released Tuesday by the Metropolitan Policy Program and Mullin wrote. “Settlement agreements in which Mississippi agriculture commissioner Cindy Hyde- at the center-left Brookings the parties agree to confiSmith, pictured, is Gov. Phil Bryant’s pick to replace re- Institution, show that job dentiality do not merit filing tiring Sen. Thad Cochran, three GOP sources told CNN. growth in 2017 remained under seal unless a compelheavily concentrated in the (Photo: CNN) ling need is shown. Important largest cities benefiting the constitutional and common lieve contained an explosive most from the transition to which is the first day of law principles require public device, San Antonio Police spring. the information-age digital access to judicial documents.”

Chief Bill McManus said.

“There has been signifieconomy.

Tuesday’s blast in Schertz, cant damage tonight in parts Texas — which officials said NRA rips Fla. of Alabama,” Gov. Kay Producers of Ivey said in a statement late injured one FedEx worker — ‘The Crown’ came as four explosions, two GOP house Monday. of them deadly, have rattled Possible tornadoes were speaker over gun apologize over the city of Austin, about reported to have torn apart control law pay controversy an hour’s drive northeast homes, shredded buildings The U.K. production The National Rifle of Schertz, since March 2. and knocked down power company behind Netflix’s Association is criticizing The latest developments, lines and trees.

Florida’s Republican House “The Crown” has apologized including the revelation of “We are sending state to stars Claire Foy and Matt Speaker Richard Corcoran the second package and resources to those affected Smith for thrusting the pair for his comments lauding areas, especially to Jackson- hundreds more reports of into the middle of a pay eqthe passage of gun control dubious parcels, added to a ville and Calhoun County,” legislation and accusing him uity debate after a producer Ivey said. “We will continue mounting anxiety that one revealed that Foy was paid of “betrayal.” official described as “absoto monitor and respond to less than Smith during the “Speaker of the House lute panic.” needs in other areas as Richard Corcoran (R) is add- first two seasons of the show.

“There was one other needed.”

“We want to apologize package” besides the one that ing insult to injury by calling In Jacksonville, Ala., at to both Claire Foy and to least one person was injured exploded Tuesday at the Fe- the betrayal of law-abiding Matt Smith, brilliant actors firearms owners ‘one of the dEx facility in Schertz “that after a possible tornado and friends, who have found greatest Second Amendwe believe was also loaded touched down on Monday. themselves at the center of ment victories we’ve ever There were people trapped in with an explosive device,” the downed debris, and crews McManus said late Tuesday had,’” NRA lobbyist Marion a media storm this week through no fault of their were searching for them, said morning during a news con- Hammer wrote in an email own,” a statement released Monday to NRA members. ference. That second parcel Chris Roberts, assistant fire

by Left Bank Pictures said, “Corcoran tried to justify was no longer at the facility, chief with the Jacksonville according to Deadline. and authorities were “work- his betrayal by claiming the Fire Department.

“Claire and Matt are incredprovision in the bill to arm ing on” it, he said. ibly gifted actors who, along school employees makes it New suspicious with the wider cast on ‘The ‘one of the greatest Second Small-town U.S. package found Amendment victories we’ve Crown,’ have worked tirehas gotten jolt lessly to bring our characters ever had’ because it ends at FedEx after to life with compassion and ‘gun free zones on school earlier explosion under Trump integrity.” campuses,’” Hammer said A package that exploded Fueled largely by rising Representatives for Left in her email, referring to early Tuesday at a FedEx oil prices, small town and Bank Pictures have not Corcoran’s comments in an responded to CNN’s multiple sorting center near San Anrural America enjoyed an interview with the Sarasota requests for comment. tonio was not the only parcel economic jolt in 2017 that Herald-Tribune.

— From wire reports there that investigators becould widen the political gap — From wire reports

World’s last male northern white rhino dies at 45 in Kenya

By Joshua Berlinger CNN

The world’s last male northern white rhino has died, leaving only two females left to save the subspecies from extinction.

The 45-year-old rhino named Sudan had been in poor health in recent days and was being treated for age-related issues and multiple infections.

A veterinary team made the decision to euthanize Sudan

Must read after his condition deteriorated significantly, the conservation group WildAid announced Tuesday.

Sudan lived in the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya, surrounded by armed guards in the days leading up to his death to protect him from poachers.

“He was a gentle giant, his personality was just amaz-

ing and given his size, a lot of people were afraid of him. But there was nothing mean about him,” said Elodie Sampere, a representative for Ol Pejeta.

Researchers were able to save some of Sudan’s genetic material in the hopes of successfully artificially inseminating one of the two females left, Sampere said.

“We can only hope that the world learns from the sad loss of Sudan and takes every mea-

sure to end all trade in rhino horn. While prices of rhino horn are falling in China and Vietnam, poaching for horn still threatens all rhino species,” said WildAid CEO Peter Knights.

Rhinos are targeted by poachers, fueled by the belief in Asia that their horns cure various ailments. Experts say the rhino horn is becoming more lucrative than drugs.

In addition to round-theclock security, the Ol Pejeta

Conservancy also put radio transmitters on the animals and dispatched incognito rangers into neighboring communities to gather intelligence on poaching.

At 45, Sudan was elderly in rhino years and suffered from problems associated with age.

During his final years, he was not able to naturally mount a female and suffered from a low sperm count, which made his ability to procreate difficult.

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Gladiators sold to Virginia-based businessman to Danor Vienna LLC, an entity

By Christine Troyke

by Toby and his partners.”

Board of Governors has apIt’s a 100 proved the sale. percent sale. A “Toby has poured his heart number of local and pocket book into the Gladiminority ownators to bring wholesome family ers also were evenings and a nationally combought out in Toby petitive team to this community the deal.

Jeffreys and arena,” Orlich said in a stateThere have ment. “It is my objective to see been offers for the team in the the Gladiators grow well beyond past and Jeffreys said the group the foundation that has been built wasn’t looking to sell.

christine.troyke@gwinnettdailypost.com owned by Orlich. The ECHL

DULUTH — Controlling interest of the Atlanta Gladiators hockey franchise has been sold to Virginia-based real estate developer P. Daniel Orlich. The news was announced Tuesday.

Toby Jeffreys, who relocated the team from Mobile, Ala., to Gwinnett in 2003, transferred his majority stake in the team

“But when the right person comes along and has interest and is someone who can take it to a different level, you listen,” Jeffreys said. “Orlich is the right person.

“I’ve been doing this for 19 years and a fan of the ECHL for 23 years, so this will be quite an adjustment. But with grandkids and health issues, you start to recognize that there’s an opportunity and it’s really time to think

about (turning over the reins).”

Orlich has owned a minorleague sports franchise before, founding the Edmonton CrackerCats of the Northern Baseball league in 2005. Orlich held interest until 2009 when he sold the team to Edmonton Oilers owner Daryl Katz. The team has been dormant since 2011.

“We’ve had interest in the

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North Gwinnett’s Warren Burrell (4) celebrates his fourth-quarter interception against Marietta during their thrid-round playoff game Friday night at North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee. (Photo: Will Fagan)

North Gwinnett’s Quinton Newsome (1) runs back an interception to set up a score during Friday’s night game against McEachern. (Photo: Craig Cappy) North Gwinnett’s D.J.Turner II (14) breaks up a pass over McEachern’s Ali Scott (3) during Friday’s game at North Gwinnett. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

3-HEADED MONSTER Bulldogs’ standout DB trio collecting D-I offers

By Taylor Denman

Most recently, Newsome

taylor.denman@gwinnettdailypost.com — primarily a cornerback for

SUWANEE — North Gwinnett defensive backs D.J. Turner, Warren Burrell and Quinton Newsome are so inseparable that the trio is perhaps furthest apart when the receivers they cover are running divergent routes.

All three defensive backs love to play man coverage, grind together in the weight room and are collecting Division I football offers like it’s a hobby.

North — received offers from the University of Alabama and University of Georgia, two of his 17 total offers. Burrell, also a corner, boasts 26 total offers, including 10 of the Southeastern Conference’s 14 football programs. Turner, primarily a safety last season, has held a handful of offers since after his sophomore season. His list, now at 32, includes every Power 5 conference in college football. All three have offers from Alabama, Georgia, Au-

burn, Minnesota, Appalachian State and Mississippi.

Undoubtedly, North Gwinnett’s Class AAAAAAA state championship run has affected the attention toward North’s hydra in the secondary. The access to watching games on TV or online helps attract attention, but the trio said they bolstered their resumes by adding game film from “big games” to their reels.

“Eventually, you’re the only show in town,” head coach Bill Stewart said. “We had more head coaches come through

here than I’ve ever seen. This school is on the map. The traffic that comes through here is unbelievable.”

But college coaches don’t make high school visits to watch one player, and the volume of attention North Gwinnett has garnered is also helping teammates of the Bulldogs’ secondary stand out. The Bulldogs’ 5-foot-10 all-purpose running back Tyler Goodson, for example, has exposed his workhorse ethic with the effect of a handful of Division I offers this offseason.

None of North’s defensive backs said they had narrowed down their opportunities to a “top five,” with plenty of official visits still planned in the spring and over the summer, but all three would ideally like to come to a decision before their senior seasons begin at North Gwinnett.

“Ever since the contact period for juniors, it picked up a lot for us,” Burrell said. “Right now, we’re all at the same level with coaches contacting us to See NORTH, Page 13A

Braves reveal new amenities at STP

By Taylor Denman

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MARIETTA — Major League Baseball’s opening day is not for just players.

In the second season of hosting games at Suntrust Park, nearby The Battery Atlanta retail and high-end apartment complex, the Braves and their partners are continuing to develop the gameday experience

for fans before, during and after home games with retail and restaurant additions, as well as adjustments to parking procedure.

When the Braves and front office staff transitioned from Turner Field in downtown Atlanta to the new location in Cobb County last year, there was a “mad dash” to ensure that the ballpark and surrounding amenities were

prepared for its premiere.

Now, one year settled into the Braves’ new ballpark, people like Suntrust Park’s executive chef Rory Bancroft are able to exercise more creativity with more than one dozen new menu items at the Chophouse restaurant inside SunTrust Park.

One of the items on display during Tuesday’s media tour of Chophouse was a combination of two

ballpark staples: pizza and hot dogs. The new menu item called the “Double Play” is a roughly 1-footlong sausage, wrapped in a jumbo bun and topped with cheese and pizza toppings.

“It’s a little bit of everything we have in the park,” Bancroft said. “It has a good Italian theme to it, so we thought, why not put Fans enjoy the first Atlanta Braves game at SunTrust the two together?”

Park. New features have been added for the team’s second season in the Cobb County stadium. (Photo: Jason

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Prep Schedule BASEBALL

Today

4:30 p.m. — Morgan Co. at Hebron 5 p.m. — Parkview at Lakeside-DeKalb 5:45 p.m. — George Walton Academy at Providence 5:45 p.m. — Newton at Grayson 5:45 p.m. — Shiloh at Rockdale Co. 5:45 p.m. — South at Archer 6 p.m. — Berkmar at Central 6 p.m. — Brookwood at Norcross 6 p.m. — Dacula at Lanier 6 p.m. — Discovery at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Duluth at Collins Hill 6 p.m. — North at Peachtree Ridge

LACROSSE

5 p.m. — Lanier girls at North Forsyth 6 p.m. — North girls at Johns Creek 6 p.m. — North Oconee boys at Norcross 6:30 p.m. — St. Stephens/St. Agnes girls at Mill Creek 7 p.m. — Grayson girls at Peachtree Ridge 7 p.m. — Mill Creek boys at North 7 p.m. — Mountain View girls at Brookwood

SOCCER

5 p.m. — SINE School Denmark girls at Norcross

TENNIS

3:30 p.m. — Brookwood and Mill Creek at Hamilton Mill 4 p.m. — Buford at Cedar Shoals 4 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge boys and Lambert at Sharon Springs Park 4 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge girls at Lambert

TRACK & FIELD

3:30 p.m. — Buford at Brookwood 4 p.m. — Oconee Co. at Mill Creek Thursday

BASEBALL

• Wesleyan and Galloway at Oglethorpe University 4:30 p.m. — Towns Co. at Hebron 5:30 p.m. — Providence at George Walton Academy

LACROSSE

5 p.m. — Lanier at Gainesville 5:30 p.m. — Mount Vernon boys at Buford 5:30 p.m. — Norcross girls at Brookwood 6 p.m. — North girls at Blessed Trinity 6:30 p.m. — Brookwood boys at Dunwoody 7 p.m. — Duluth boys at Archer 7 p.m. — Wesleyan girls at Riverwood 7:30 p.m. — Archer girls at Buford 7:30 p.m. — GAC girls at Carrollton 7:30 p.m. — Mill Creek girls at Cambridge

SOCCER

5:30 p.m. — Allatoona girls at Peachtree Ridge 5:30 p.m. — Archer at Shiloh 5:30 p.m. — Grayson at Newton 5:30 p.m. — Parkview at Greenbrier Evans 7:30 p.m. — Carrollton boys at Peachtree Ridge

TENNIS

3 p.m. — Lanier and Duluth at Suwanee Station 3:30 p.m. — Archer at Newton 3:30 p.m. — Rockdale and Grayson at Rhodes Jordan 4 p.m. — Lumpkin Co. at GAC 4 p.m. — Mill Creek at Lovett 4 p.m. — Providence at Wesleyan

TRACK & FIELD

4 p.m. — Blessed Trinity, Pace Academy at Wesleyan 4 p.m. — Duluth at GAC

The Home Teams

Hawks

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Fri, 10:30 p.m.

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at Cincinnati Thu, 7:35 p.m.

at Cincinnati Fri, 7:35 p.m.

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New England Sat 7:05 p.m.

Toronto April 8, 4:05 p.m.

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at Minnesota LAFC March 31, 8 p.m. April 7, 5 p.m.

FSSO/92.9-FM TBD/92.9-FM

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Gladiators

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United

Triangle Torch March 31, 7 p.m.

Havoc FSSE = FOX Sports Southeast, FSSO = FOX Sports South; ^at Macon Centreplex

On TV Today

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

7 p.m. — NIT Tournament Quarterfinals, TBA. ESPN2 9 p.m. — NIT Tournament Quarterfinals, TBA. ESPN2

CURLING

2 p.m. — Ford World Women’s Championship, United States vs. China. Draw 13, sheet A. NBCSP

MLB

1 p.m. — Preseason Houston at Washington ESPN2 6 p.m. — Preseason Detroit at Atlanta FSSO

NBA

7 p.m. — Toronto at Cleveland ESPN 9:30 p.m. — Washington at San Antonio ESPN

NHL

8 p.m. — Boston at St. Louis NBCSP

Sports Calendar

ALL SPORTS

Ongoing through Aug. 3: All Sports Youth Camps, in partnership with Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, will host spring break and summer break camps in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, softball and multi-sports this year. Locations include Bogan Park, Collins Hill Park and George Pierce Park.

Summer camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday-Friday. For more information, go to www. allsportsyouthcamps.com, email DLStancil@yahoo.com or call 770-356-6861.

FOOTBALL

Ongoing through May 15: The Georgia Force home-school football pro-

gram 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.

GOLF

June 25: The 10th annual Archer Classic will be held at Summit Chase Country Club to benefit the Tigers’ high school football program. Shotgun start is at 9 a.m. Cost is $125 per player and sponsorships are available. For more information, email tjohnstone@eaglerocks.com.

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Wild ride to NCAA’s Sweet 16

By Bucky Dent Field Level Media

After perhaps the most tumultuous first and second round in recent NCAA Tournament history, here’s what remains for your Sweet 16 viewing pleasure.

Or more accurately, here’s what doesn’t remain: Two No. 1 seeds, including the overall No. 1, Virginia, drummed out in the opening round in the first 16-over-1 upset in 34 years and 136 games.

Two No. 2 seeds, both KO’d on Sunday in improbable fashion. Cincinnati blew a 22-point lead and lost to Nevada, and North Carolina didn’t even muster a thud in losing by 21 to mercurial Texas A&M. Two No. 3 seeds, including Michigan State, one of the trendy national championship picks a week ago. The Spartans grabbed 29 offensive rebounds on Sunday, ceded just 15 field goals to Syracuse — and still found a way to lose.

Three No. 4 seeds, including Auburn, which was boat-raced by Clemson on Sunday in San Diego.

What is left? Three No. 5 seeds, including one that might as well be a No. 1 seed in its present state, two No. 7 seeds, two No. 9 seeds and two No. 11s.

Forget March Madness.

This is March Wackiness.

With everyone’s bracket now completely destroyed, let’s take a whack at reseeding the remaining teams 1 through 16: 16. Loyola-Chicago.

The best remaining story in the tournament heads to Atlanta on Thursday night for a date with another mid-major, Nevada. Can the underrated Ramblers and Sister Jean conjure up a berth in the South Region final?

15. Syracuse. The team no one thought belonged is back in the Sweet 16, just like two years ago. But advancing out of Omaha to match that team’s unlikely Final Four run means beating Duke and either Kansas or Clemson. That doesn’t seem possible.

14. Kansas State. Shortterm, Bruce Weber’s Wildcats should send UMBC a thank-you card for eliminating Virginia and then experiencing a predictable letdown in the second round. However, a date with Kentucky in Cat-lanta on Thursday night seems like the end of the road.

13. Florida State. A late comeback Sunday night netted an upset of topseeded Xavier in the West Region. Depending on what version of the Seminoles makes the flight to Los Angeles, Florida State could cut the nets on Saturday night. Consistency has been the question all year.

12. Nevada. What kind of thrill ride do the Wolf Pack have in store after their roller-coaster journey through Nashville over the weekend? Their high-octane offense will have a test trying to solve the pack-line defense of Loyola on Thursday night.

11. Texas A&M. If the Aggies get the same kind of guard play in Los Ange-

Nevada guard Josh Hall (33) reacts after defeating Cincinnati in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Nashville. (Photo: Christopher HanewinckelUSA Today Sports)

les they received over the weekend in Charlotte, they might be the team to beat in the West. Their frontcourt doesn’t have to take a back seat to anyone’s.

10. Clemson. Quietly, the Tigers were one of the most impressive teams in the first weekend, backing up a solid win over New Mexico State with a dumptrucking of Auburn. Can they keep Kansas from feasting at the 3-point arc in Omaha on Friday night?

9. West Virginia. The Mountaineers can defend with anyone. Their question is if they can make shots. When they do, they can beat any team in the country. The Javon CarterJalen Brunson matchup Friday night in Boston will be compelling TV. 8. Kentucky. The South’s bracket collapse has turned that region into the Wildcat Invitational. Fifth-seeded Kentucky could advance to the Final Four without playing a team seeded better than ninth. Regardless, the Wildcats flashed the look of championship contender during the SEC tourney and during the NCAA’s opening weekend in Boise.

SWEET 16 Thursday (11) Loyola Chicago vs.

(7) Nevada, 7:07 p.m., CBS (7) Texas A&M vs. (3) Michigan, 7:27 p.m., TBS (9) Kansas State vs. (5) Kentucky, 9:37 p.m., CBS (9) Florida State vs. (4) Gonzaga, 9:59 p.m., TBS Friday (5) Clemson vs. (1) Kansas, 7:07 p.m., CBS (5) West Virginia vs. (1) Villanova, 7:27 p.m., TBS (11) Syracuse vs. (2) Duke, 9:37 p.m., CBS (3) Texas Tech vs. (2) Purdue, 9:59 p.m., TBS

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7. Gonzaga. After breaking through and reaching the national championship game last year, the Bulldogs could repeat this spring. The West Region is there for the taking, but this isn’t a good foul-shooting team. Does that rear its ugly head against an opponent better equipped to take out the Zags than UNC Greensboro?

6. Michigan. The Wolverines needed a miracle 30-footer from Jordan Poole to survive Houston late Saturday night and reach Los Angeles. Can their frontcourt find a way to neutralize the likes of A&M’s Tyler Davis and Robert Williams? And can they get their offense going again after sputtering during two wins in Wichita?

5. Texas Tech. No coach in America has surpassed the job Chris Beard did this season with the Red Raiders, picked seventh in the Big 12 and now in the East Region semifinals. Freshman Zhaire Smith and senior Keenan Evans don’t have to take a backseat to any backcourt in America.

Getting to face a diminished Purdue on Friday night doesn’t hurt, either.

4. Purdue. Too bad for Isaac Haas. The 7-foot-2 center broke his right elbow on Friday, possibly fracturing the Boilermakers’ hopes of reaching the Final Four in San Antonio. Purdue bounced back Sunday to eliminate Butler, but it’s hard to see this team cutting the nets in Boston. Against better defensive teams, will the Boilermakers’ now perimeter-based attack be able to get the job done?

3. Duke. The Blue Devils team that played this weekend in Pittsburgh is good enough to win it all.

Duke has the most talent, a future NBA superstar in Marvin Bagley III, and can score at will against anyone. But can the Blue Devils get the job done at the defensive end, and will Grayson Allen focus on basketball instead of working on his hip checks?

2. Kansas. This might be Bill Self’s best coaching job in Lawrence. He reinvented the Jayhawks into a fast-tempo team that shoots (and makes) a lot of 3-pointers. The Jayhawks won the best conference in America going away, and they earned their top seed in the Midwest Region.

But if they meet Duke on Sunday in Omaha, will they be able to outgun a team with more talent?

1. Villanova. The Wildcats looked the part of a national champion in blowing out Radford and Alabama in Pittsburgh. No team remaining has more balance offensively — six players average in double figures — and Brunson is the rare lead guard who can score efficiently and get others involved. However, Villanova’s remaining draw is the toughest, and West Virginia can hassle even the best guards into mistake-prone messes.

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Standings surprises stem from West Coast swing

By Holly Cain NASCAR Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — NASCAR’s 2018 western swing wrapped up Sunday in much the way the 2017 season concluded — with a dominating performance by Martin Truex Jr., whose Furniture Row Racing team offered a notso-subtle reminder of what makes them so very good, lest anyone be prepared to overlook the group in this year’s championship talk.

Heading into Sunday’s race at Auto Club Speedway — the third leg of the #NASCARGoesWest portion of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series schedule — the attention and speculation rightly surrounded Kevin Harvick, who was looking to win a fourth race in a row and become the first driver to sweep the three-race trek though Las Vegas, Phoenix and Fontana, Calif.

But contact with Kyle Larson early in the first stage of racing essentially eliminated Harvick from his historic quest. And Truex was on his game — winning the pole position and sweeping all three of the stages en route to his first trophy in 18 tries at the two-mile Fontana track. It wasn’t just a dominant win for Truex, it was a strong championship statement: Don’t forget about the reigning champ.

The victory for Truex and the team was such a big deal that his typically low-key, even-keeled team owner Barney Visser was noticeably euphoric about this particular trophy hoist.

Having gone through heart surgery in early November, Visser was unable to attend the 2017 season finale in Miami when Truex won the race and the organization’s first championship.

The win Sunday — so

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Kevin Harvick (4) does a burnout after he wins the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 4. (Photo: Jerome Miron-USA Today Sports)

dominant and so wellexecuted — was good medicine for Visser.

“It’s nice to be back, I felt like we’re back,’’ a smiling Visser said after the celebration. “That’s huge. I usually don’t jump up and down (laughter).

I try to dodge the champagne when I can.”

This race — and the western swing — proved an interesting start to what’s been an unpredictable season.

Harvick’s early domination at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix came after Auston Dillon’s dramatic last-lap victory in the season-opening Daytona 500. Harvick has been so strong even the typically cynical odds-makers in Las Vegas predicted he would win Sunday for a fourth consecutive week — a feat no one has pulled off in NASCAR’s elite Monster Energy Series ranks since Jimmie John-

son did it in 2007.

It was the ultimate case that the 2014 Monster Energy Series champ Harvick — a Championship 4 contender in three of the last four years — would be a strong pick for this year’s title, too. Even without that fourth straight win, expectations are that Harvick will collect more trophies before the Playoffs begin in September.

The post-season field he’ll compete against may have a decidedly different look, however, judging by early season looks.

Truex reminded everyone Sunday that he is the reigning champion. But five races into the season, there are also plenty of new prospects in new situations looking to earn a shot at the 2018 title.

Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Paul Menard and Alex Bowman are currently ranked among the top 16 — the threshold mark

for the Playoffs. All four of these drivers are competing for different teams than they were in 2016.

Almirola is having a career year already through his first two months driving for the Stewart-Haas Racing team. His 10th place position in the standings after five races ties a career high (2015) mark for him at this point in the season.

He has a pair of top-10 finishes, (10th at Las Vegas and seventh at Phoenix) and hasn’t finished worse than 13th this season in the No. 10 Smithfield Ford.

The Tampa, Fla., native nearly won the Daytona 500, leading with a lap to go before contact with race winner Austin Dillon.

Jones, 22, who moved to the No. 20 for Joe Gibbs Racing from the second Furniture Row Racing car last year, is 13th in the standings. He’s riding a three-race streak of top-10 finishes, including a sea-

son-best of seventh Sunday at Auto Club Speedway. It took him 14 races to collect three top-10s last year.

Menard, a veteran who moved from Richard Childress Racing’s Chevrolet to the famed Wood Brothers Racing Ford for 2018, is ranked 15th in the standings thanks to a sixth-place finish in the Daytona 500 and ninth place at Las Vegas three weeks ago.

Bowman, 25, who took over the famed No. 88 Nationwide Chevrolet for Dale Earnhardt Jr. at Hendrick Motorsports, started the season with the Busch Pole position for the Daytona 500. His 15th place ranking in the standings is tops among the four Hendrick drivers, including seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson, Chase Elliott and rookie William Byron.

In addition to the newcomers starring in the top16, a couple of veterans are making serious noise

as well from Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer to Team Penske’s Joey Logano.

Bowyer, who just missed qualifying for the Playoffs last year in his first season with SHR, is now ninth in the standings. He has three top-11 finishes through five races, including a third place at Atlanta.

Last year marked the first time in five seasons that Logano was not in the championship mix. He won at Richmond last May, but lost the Playoff-related benefits of the victory after his car failed post-race inspection at NASCAR’s Research and Development Center. He never regained momentum and failed to earn a position among the 16-driver Playoffs field in 2017.

This year, however, the driver of the No. 22 Ford has four top-seven finishes in five races — a best of fourth-place in the Daytona 500 and a fifth-place finish Sunday in California. Logano led the standings in weeks two and three and is ranked third right now, 19 points behind leader Truex.

Also of note, Logano’s fellow Team Penske drivers Brad Keselowski (fourth) and Ryan Blaney (fifth) have given the team the majority in the top five places in the standings.

Although Harvick has garnered much of the attention focused on Ford drivers by virtue of his three wins, the Team Penske trio leads the manufacturer in the driver standings with their consistent race finishes across the opening five races.

This weekend the Monster Energy Series returns east and heads to the half-mile Martinsville Speedway (2 p.m. Sunday, FS1) for this weekend’s STP 500, where NASCAR fans may see even more surprises race their way into the playoff picture.

Cooler heads prevail following Harvick-Larson wreck

By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service

FONTANA, Calif. — Make no mistake: There were heated words on the radios of Kyle Larson and Kevin Harvick after their collision on the backstretch on Lap 38 of Sunday’s Auto Club 400 that ended Harvick’s bid to win a fourth straight Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race.

Harvick wondered aloud what Larson was doing when the driver of the No. 42 Chevrolet turned up the track after Harvick moved down to side-draft the Chip Ganassi Racing machine.

Larson questioned why Harvick would race him so hard for position so early in a 200-lap event.

But after Larson recovered to run second to race winner Martin Truex Jr., and Harvick rolled home 35th in a heavily damaged car, the drivers were far more conciliatory.

“I went down to side-draft,

NOTEBOOK and he (Larson) was coming up and we touched, and it just knocked the thing to the right and spun out,” Harvick said after watching the video replay. “I don’t know that it’s his fault. I think that’s my fault for coming down the race track right there and trying to side-draft, and then as we touch it just came back up the racetrack.

“I was just trying to get a little too much right there. I knew the stage was coming (to an end).

I’ve just got to thank all of my guys. They did a great job on our Busch Beer Ford, and it was just my fault back there.

“That was just a dumb mistake on my part. … The race car was there. It was just a mistake.”

Larson likewise took a more amicable tone after his runner-up result.

“We were racing really hard, and I was better than him in

(Turns) 3 and 4, and he was better than me in (Turns) 1 and 2,” Larson said.

“I would side-draft him down the frontstretch, and he would side-draft me down the backstretch, and I don’t know if he was just coming down to sidedraft me or what, but we made contact and it spun his car to the right. So you never want to make contact with anybody, but all in all, it was a good day for our DC Solar Chevrolet team.”

Kyle Busch disappointed with third-place run You couldn’t call Sunday a bad day for Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch.

After all, the driver of the No. 18 Toyota led 62 laps in Sunday’s Auto Club 400, second only to race winner Martin Truex Jr. And though Busch finished third behind Truex and Kyle Larson, he held second place in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings, nine points behind

Truex, who took over the lead.

The problem was that Busch expected better after a strong showing in Saturday’s practice.

But clearly, his Toyota team has some catching up to do relative to Truex’s squad at Furniture Row. Where was Busch’s car losing time to Truex’s?

“Everywhere,” Busch said succinctly. “Just thought we were closer than that, but obviously not.

We were right on top of the 78 (Truex) Saturday. The first run, I thought we were really good and showed some strength, but from there on out showed no strength.”

Busch took the checkered flag more than 12 seconds behind Truex.

Denny Hamlin scores another quiet Top 10 When Denny Hamlin finds some short-run speed, he’ll be dangerous.

Hamlin overcame a pit-road snafu to finish sixth in Sunday’s Auto Club 400, lowering his av-

erage finish through five Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races to 6.8. Hamlin is also sixth in the series standings after Sunday’s race.

However, his team still has work to do to contend with the fastest cars in the series.

“We just had a mistake on our pit stop,” Hamlin said. “I flew through my box again. Once I got that remedied, it looked like we’re some somewhere around a fourth- or fifth-place car — even a third-place at times. In the long run we were exceptional, but we were just too slow on the short run to keep up.

“Those guys would pull seven seconds on us, and we’d maintain after that and gain a little. We were letting these guys stretch a little on us too much in the short run. Overall, a good day for our FedEx Camry, but we wanted to get a top five there.

We were really in it there at the end of the race with the leaders, but we didn’t have enough time.”

Atlanta’s Martinez earns MLS honor Curry targets return From Staff Reports

corner in the 15th minute for an early 1-0 Atlanta Atlanta United forward advantage. After a VanJosef Martinez was voted couver own goal, Martinez the Major League Soccer extended the lead to 3-0 in Player of the Week by the the 60th minute, running North American Soconto a ball from Miguel cer Reporters for Week 3 Almirón and past Vanfollowing his three-goal couver defenders before performance in Atlanta’s firing a right-footed shot 4-1 win against Vancouver into the net. Martinez then Whitecaps FC at Mercedes completed his hat trick Benz-Stadium last weekin the 88th minute when end.

17-year-old midfielder AnThe 24-year-old Venezudrew Carleton sent a cross elan forward now has 23 into the box and Martinez goals in 23 MLS regular Atlanta United forward Josef Martinez (7) heads the ball elevated to finish with a for a goal past Vancouver goalkeeper Stefan Marinovic powerful header past goalseason games played and (1) on Saturday at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. (Photo: John keeper Stefan Marinovic. has scored four hat tricks, David Mercer-USA Today Sports) one away from the curMartinez won Player of rent all-time MLS record the Week twice in 2017 of five. Atlanta sits third (2-1-0 record), while MarMartinez scored the and was also the only in the Eastern Conference tinez leads the league with game’s opening goal with player to win MLS Player standings with six points four goals this season. a penalty kick to the right of the Month two times.

vs. Hawks on Friday

Kevin Durant (ribs) and Klay Thompson Ravaged by injuries, (hand) are out with the Golden State Warriors injuries, and Draymond could have their star point Green left Monday’s guard back for their next game against the San Angame. tonio Spurs with a pelvic Stephen Curry is tarcontusion. geting a return to action Without their four Allagainst the Atlanta Hawks Stars, the Warriors were on Friday, according to a held to a season-low 75 report from ESPN. The points in a loss against 30-year-old is schedthe Spurs. uled to have his ailing The timetable for right ankle re-evaluated Durant and Thompson to Tuesday after missing the return is further out than team’s past six games, Curry’s, according to the four of which have been report, while Green said losses.

Monday night that his Curry’s return couldn’t injury is not serious and come at a better time for he doesn’t expect to miss the Warriors. time.

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Gladiators •From Page 10A past, but after a while you figure out they don’t have the wherewithal — because it is a financial and emotional commitment,” Jeffreys said. “We kind of hit it off. He’s a gentleman and he has a ton of business experience.”

Orlich reached out through a sports advisory group.

“He’s been looking for a team for quite a few years and was very interested in

the Atlanta market,” Jeffreys said.

The first question on a lot of fans’ minds will be whether Orlich plans to keep the team here. Jeffreys said they can take something from the fact that all the owners, many of whom are locals with an interest in what happens in this market, agreed to this sale.

“I can’t say enough about the ownership group that took this ride in minorleague sports — and did it for the right reasons,” Jef-

freys said. “You definitely don’t get into this business to get rich. It’s for the love of the game and for the community.

“I’m really looking forward to being a fan in the stands and screaming at the refs.”

Jeffreys said he plans to be at the last three home games of the regular season, but with a pregnant daughter due soon, that might change. His son is in college at Auburn and his youngest daughter is 19.

Braves “I would like to thank Toby Jeffreys for his efforts on behalf of the Gladiators and the ECHL over the past 20-plus years,” outgoing ECHL Commissioner Brian McKenna said. “He was a great owner and will be missed by all.”

The Gladiators, who have one year remaining on their lease with the Infinite Energy Arena, sit in the division’s final playoff spot with six games left in the regular season.

North •From Page 10A take visits.”

All three are versatile with regards to where they play in the secondary. Burrell has found his niche as North’s primary cornerback, sometimes isolated by opposing offenses in man coverage, while Turner will move back to cornerback, where he played as a sophomore.

Newsome has played both since his first season at North as a sophomore.

“A lot of coaches like the fact that I’m versatile,” Newsome said. “I can be a corner or a quick safety type.”

Ask any college athletic prospect, they will likely tell you their destination has to feel home-like — from the college campus to academics to the relationship with the coaching staff — but there are also some football-related factors that could sway their decisions.

All three said they excel in man coverage. North Gwinnett typically throws out different variations of quarters coverage, in which the four defensive backs divide the field into fourths downfield while linebackers and the nickel use hook and flat zones to take away underneath coverage.

Last season, Burrell led the team with five intercep-

tions, including a gameclincher in the state quarterfinals against Marietta, and 11 pass breakups, while Newsome was close behind with 10 pass breakups.

Turner provided speedy assistance over the top with two interceptions and six pass breakups. All three defensive backs are rangey and adapt to changes in coverage throughout games.

“Coverages may change as we get different looks, so they have to be able to adapt,” Stewart said.

“They’re all good friends, that holds a big part in the continuity with that group.

There’ll be a fourth spot they have to bring along … that person will have to be

Aug. 17 Archer vs. Milton at Georgia State Buford vs. Tucker at Georgia State Clinch County at Hebron Cross Keys at Providence Discovery at Dacula Lovett at GAC Mountain View at Parkview Peachtree Ridge at Lanier Shiloh at Duluth South Gwinnett at Central Gwinnett Wesleyan at Meadowcreek Aug. 18 Brookwood vs. North Gwinnett at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Mill Creek vs. Walton at MercedesBenz Stadium Norcross vs. Mays at MercedesBenz Stadium Aug. 24 Cross Keys at Berkmar Dacula at Mill Creek Discovery at Shiloh Duluth at Meadowcreek Holy Innocents’ at Hebron Jonesboro at Buford Langston Hughes at Mountain View Lanier at Central Gwinnett Peachtree Ridge at Brookwood Tucker at Grayson Walton at Collins Hill Wesleyan at Chattooga

Westminster at GAC Aug. 31 Alpharetta at Lanier Archer vs. Spartanburg (S.C.) at Wofford College Berkmar at Lithia Springs Brookwood at South Gwinnett Collins Hill at Marietta Dacula at Mountain View Deerfield Beach (Fla.) at Buford Duluth at Lakeside-Evans Grayson vs. Bergen Catholic (N.J.) at Buford Lowndes at Parkview Mill Creek at Norcross Prince Avenue Christian at Wesleyan Providence at King’s Ridge Rockdale at Discovery Wheeler at Shiloh Sept. 1 North Gwinnett vs. TBA at Milton, Freedom Bowl Sept. 7 Archer at Mill Creek Berkmar at Washington Brookwood at Collins Hill Grayson at Marietta Hebron at George Walton Lakeside-DeKalb at Duluth Lambert at Peachtree Ridge Meadowcreek at Discovery Mill Creek at Archer Mountain View at Central Gwinnett

Archer Aug. 17 Milton at Georgia State Aug. 31 at Spartanburg (S.C.) at Wofford College Sept. 7 Mill Creek Sept. 14 at Norcross Sept. 21 Buford Oct. 5 Newton Oct. 12 at Grayson Oct. 19 at Rockdale Oct. 26 South Gwinnett Nov. 2 Shiloh Berkmar Aug. 24 Cross Keys Aug. 31 at Lithia Springs Sept. 7 at Washington Sept. 14 at Clarkston Sept. 21 Brookwood Sept. 28 at Meadowcreek Oct. 5 Central Gwinnett Oct. 12 at Parkview Oct. 19 Norcross Oct. 26 at Lakeside-DeKalb Brookwood Aug. 18 North Gwinnett at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Aug. 24 Peachtree Ridge Aug. 31 at South Gwinnett Sept. 7 at Collins Hill Sept. 21 at Berkmar Oct. 5 Meadowcreek Oct. 12 at Central Gwinnett Oct. 19 Parkview Oct. 26 at Norcross Nov. 2 Lakeside-DeKalb Buford Aug. 17 Tucker at Georgia State Aug. 24 Jonesboro Aug. 31 Deerfield Beach (Fla.) Sept. 14 Newton Sept. 21 at Archer Sept. 28 Johnson-Gainesville Oct. 5 at Cedar Shoals Oct. 12 at Loganville Oct. 26 Walnut Grove

Nov. 2 Clarke Central Central Gwinnett Aug. 17 South Gwinnett Aug. 24 Lanier Sept. 7 Mountain View Sept. 14 at Dacula Sept. 21 at Norcross Sept. 28 Lakeside-DeKalb Oct. 5 at Berkmar Oct. 12 Brookwood Oct. 19 at Meadowcreek Nov. 2 Parkview Collins Hill Aug. 24 Walton Aug. 31 at Marietta Sept. 7 Brookwood Sept. 14 at McEachern Sept. 28 Duluth Oct. 5 at Peachtree Ridge Oct. 12 North Gwinnett Oct. 19 at Discovery Oct. 26 Mountain View Nov. 2 at Mill Creek Dacula Aug. 17 Discovery Aug. 24 at Mill Creek Aug. 31 at Mountain View Sept. 14 Central Gwinnett Sept. 21 at Rockdale Sept. 28 at Gainesville Oct. 5 Apalachee Oct. 19 at Habersham Central Oct. 26 Lanier Nov. 2 Winder-Barrow Discovery Aug. 17 at Dacula Aug. 24 at Shiloh Aug. 31 Rockdale Sept. 7 Meadowcreek Sept. 21 at North Gwinnett Oct. 5 Mountain View Oct. 12 at Mill Creek Oct. 19 Collins Hill Oct. 26 at Duluth Nov. 2 Peachtree Ridge

North Gwinnett defensive backs Quinton Newsome, from left, Warren Burrell and D.J. Turner plan to make their college decisions before the start of their junior seasons.

(Photo: Taylor Denman)

like them.”

While the recruiting process infamously mixes glamour simultaneously with stress, the 2019 defensive backs are still looking forward to a state title defense that includes early-season games against Brookwood, Norcross and Walton, which handed North its only loss last year. All three look forward to playing college football but also want to savor the possibility of the 2019 season being the last they play together.

Classmates sometimes treat Newsome, Turner and Burrell like siblings; if two of them are together inside or outside of school, they

typically know where the third is. All three also take on the responsibility of rearing the fourth piece of North Gwinnett’s secondary, likely to be an underclassman with limited varsity playing experience.

“We look out for each other,” Newsome said.

On the football field, that bond sometimes translates to a tribal mentality.

That aggressive style of play will show itself again with North Gwinnett’s spring scrimmage against Lanier in May. “You can ask anyone in the locker room, if you mess with one of us, you mess with all of us,” Burrell said.

•From Page 10A The Braves will continue their policy that allows fans to bring food into the ballpark in clear plastic bags.

Braves VP of Marketing Adam Zimmerman said that the front office has listened to the feedback from fans in the ballpark’s inaugural season and made adjustments to make some parts of the fan experience more enjoyable regarding concessions and dining, and expanded the premium experiences for Atlanta Braves Club members.

“We’ve worked with our friends at Georgia Tech to look at our concession lines, we’ve added some more of the incredibly popular fourtop tables in the Delta section, we’ve expanded the Delta 360 Club due to popular demand,” he said.

“This year, we were able to breathe a little in the offseason and sit back and think of things we could do to challenge ourselves and also have fun.”

Chophouse also featured a new virtual reality experience in which fans can take simulated batting practice inside SunTrust Park.

The Battery Atlanta surrounding the stadium has added a handful of new locations, including a still-under-construction arcade, restaurant and bar called Punch Bowl Social, across from The Battery’s Red Deck near the stadium entrance.

The newly opened location in The Battery is the 13th for the franchise, which has a few other locations near sporting arenas in Detroit in Sacramento.

Punch Bowl Social allows fans to enjoy the game and pregame festivities in its two-floor location that includes an

outdoor patio on the second level. Games inside range from giant Jenga to bowling, and the menu develops month by month with a newly featured punch.

The Battery’s retail occupancy is at 80 percent capacity — 90 percent with restaurants and the Coca-Cola Roxy concert venue included. Fans can expect further development, possibly during the season, as the retail and restaurant space is maximized.

“There are some things being held for certain uses, because there are some things that take some time to curate,” general manager of The Battery Atlanta Jeremy Strife said. “We’ll be announcing new concepts coming up soon, and we’ll begin to make announcements on phases two and three soon.”

The Braves also announced more details regarding parking lots that surround the park.

Drivers will be able to pay with credit cards at certain lots, there will be a second designated Uber pickup and dropoff spot and American Disabilities Act parking will be streamlined at The Battery’s Red Deck, connected to the Omni Hotel lobby, for increased accessibility.

The seven lots accepting plastic payment are Red Deck, E29, E31, E35, E41, E42 and E43. They are also available for purchase up to 2 1/2 hours before first pitch. The additional Uber transportation area is located at the intersection of Heritage Court and Batter Avenue.

The Braves will host their final spring training game at SunTrust Park on Monday against the New York Yankees, and open the season against the Philadelphia Phillies on March 29.

2018 GWINNETT COUNTY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES BY WEEK Norcross at North Gwinnett Prestonwood Christian (Texas) in Plano, Texas Providence at Prince Avenue Christian South Gwinnett at South Forsyth Sept. 14 Archer at Norcross Berkmar at Clarkston Central Gwinnett at Dacula Collins Hill at McEachern GAC at Thomson Grayson at Westlake Lanier at Clarke Central Meadowcreek at Shiloh Newton at Buford North Gwinnett at Walton Parkview at Tift County Providence at Commerce South Gwinnett at Crisp County Wesleyan at Our Lady of Mercy West Forsyth at Peachtree Ridge Sept. 21 Athens Christian at Hebron Brookwood at Berkmar Buford at Archer Central Gwinnett at Norcross Colquitt County at Grayson Dacula at Rockdale Discovery at North Gwinnett East Hall at GAC Heritage at South Gwinnett Lakeside-DeKalb at Meadowcreek Lanier at Lambert

Mill Creek at Duluth Milton at Parkview Mountain View at Peachtree Ridge Shiloh at Lithonia Wesleyan at Holy Innocents’ Sept. 28 Berkmar at Meadowcreek Dacula at Gainesville Duluth at Collins Hill ELCA at Wesleyan GAC at North Hall George Walton at Providence Habersham Central at Lanier Johnson-Gainesville at Buford Lakeside-DeKalb at Central Gwinnett Lakeview at Hebron Meadowcreek at Berkmar Norcross at Parkview North Gwinnett at Mountain View Peachtree Ridge at Mill Creek Rockdale at Shiloh South Gwinnett at Newton Oct. 5 Apalachee at Dacula Buford at Cedar Shoals Central Gwinnett at Berkmar Collins Hill at Peachtree Ridge Dawson County at GAC Hebron at Towns County Lanier at Winder-Barrow Meadowcreek at Brookwood Mill Creek at North Gwinnett Mountain View at Discovery

Mount Vernon at Wesleyan Newton at Archer Parkview at Lakeside-DeKalb Riverside Military at Providence Shiloh at Grayson Oct. 12 Archer at Grayson Berkmar at Parkview Brookwood at Central Gwinnett Buford at Loganville Commerce at Hebron Discovery at Mill Creek GAC at Lumpkin County Lakeside-DeKalb at Norcross North Gwinnett at Collins Hill Peachtree Ridge at Duluth Providence at Glascock County Rockdale at South Gwinnett Oct. 19 Apalachee at Lanier Archer at Rockdale Athens Academy at Providence Central Gwinnett at Meadowcreek Collins Hill at Discovery Dacula at Habersham Central Duluth at North Gwinnett GAC at Cherokee Bluff Hebron at Riverside Military Landmark Christian at Wesleyan Mill Creek at Mountain View Newton at Grayson Norcross at Berkmar Parkview at Brookwood South Gwinnett at Shiloh

Oct. 25 Shiloh at Newton Oct. 26 Berkmar at Lakeside-DeKalb Brookwood at Norcross Discovery at Duluth Grayson at Rockdale Hebron at Athens Academy Lanier at Dacula Mountain View at Collins Hill Meadowcreek at Parkview North Gwinnett at Peachtree Ridge Providence at Athens Christian South Gwinnett at Archer Walnut Grove at Buford Wesleyan at Strong Rock Nov. 2 Clarke Central at Buford Collins Hill at Mill Creek Duluth at Mountain View Fannin County at GAC Grayson at South Gwinnett Hebron in Region 8-A crossover game Lakeside-DeKalb at Brookwood Lanier at Gainesville Norcross at Meadowcreek Parkview at Central Gwinnett Peachtree Ridge at Discovery Providence in Region 8-A crossover game Shiloh at Archer Trinity Christian at Wesleyan Winder-Barrow at Dacula

2018 GWINNETT COUNTY FOOTBALL SCHEDULES BY SCHOOL Duluth Aug. 17 Shiloh Aug. 24 at Meadowcreek Aug. 31 at Lakeside-Evans Sept. 7 Lakeside-DeKalb Sept. 21 Mill Creek Sept. 28 at Collins Hill Oct. 12 Peachtree Ridge Oct. 19 at North Gwinnett Oct. 26 Discovery Nov. 2 at Mountain View GAC Aug. 17 Lovett Aug. 24 Westminster Sept. 7 Prestonwood Christian (Texas) in Plano, Texas Sept. 14 at Thomson Sept. 21 East Hall Sept. 28 at North Hall Oct. 5 Dawson County Oct. 12 at Lumpkin County Oct. 19 at Cherokee Bluff Nov. 2 Fannin County Grayson Aug. 24 Tucker Aug. 31 Bergen Catholic (N.J.) at Buford Sept. 7 at Marietta Sept. 14 at Westlake Sept. 21 Colquitt County Oct. 5 Shiloh Oct. 12 Archer Oct. 19 Newton Oct. 26 at Rockdale Nov. 2 at South Gwinnett Hebron Aug. 17 Clinch County Aug. 24 Holy Innocents’ Sept. 7 at George Walton Sept. 21 Athens Christian Sept. 28 Lakeview Oct. 5 at Towns County Oct. 12 Commerce Oct. 19 at Riverside Military Oct. 26 at Athens Academy

Nov. 2 Region 8-A crossover game Lanier Aug. 17 Peachtree Ridge Aug. 24 at Central Gwinnett Aug. 31 Alpharetta Sept. 14 at Clarke Central Sept. 21 at Lambert Sept. 28 Habersham Central Oct. 5 at Winder-Barrow Oct. 19 Apalachee Oct. 26 at Dacula Nov. 2 at Gainesville Meadowcreek Aug. 17 Wesleyan Aug. 24 Duluth Sept. 7 at Discovery Sept. 14 at Shiloh Sept. 21 Lakeside-DeKalb Sept. 28 at Berkmar Oct. 5 Brookwood Oct. 19 at Central Gwinnett Oct. 26 Parkview Nov. 2 at Norcross Mill Creek Aug. 18 Walton at Mercedes-Benz Aug. 24 Dacula Aug. 31 at Norcross Sept. 7 Archer Sept. 21 at Duluth Sept. 28 Peachtree Ridge Oct. 5 at North Gwinnett Oct. 12 Discovery Oct. 19 at Mountain View Nov. 2 Collins Hill Mountain View Aug. 17 at Parkview Aug. 24 Langston Hughes Aug. 31 Dacula Sept. 7 at Central Gwinnett Sept. 21 at Peachtree Ridge Sept. 28 North Gwinnett Oct. 5 at Discovery Oct. 19 Mill Creek Oct. 26 at Collins Hill Nov. 2 Duluth

Norcross Aug. 18 Mays at Mercedes-Benz Aug. 31 Mill Creek Sept. 7 at North Gwinnett Sept. 14 Archer Sept. 21 Central Gwinnett Sept. 28 at Parkview Oct. 12 Lakeside-DeKalb Oct. 19 at Berkmar Oct. 26 Brookwood Nov. 2 at Meadowcreek North Gwinnett Aug. 18 Brookwood at MercedesBenz Stadium Sept. 1 TBA, Freedom Bowl at Milton Sept. 7 Norcross Sept. 14 at Walton Sept. 21 Discovery Sept. 28 at Mountain View Oct. 5 Mill Creek Oct. 12 at Collins Hill Oct. 19 Duluth Oct. 26 at Peachtree Ridge Parkview Aug. 17 Mountain View Aug. 31 Lowndes Sept. 14 at Tift County Sept. 21 Milton Sept. 28 Norcross Oct. 5 at Lakeside-DeKalb Oct. 12 Berkmar Oct. 19 at Brookwood Oct. 26 Meadowcreek Nov. 2 at Central Gwinnett Peachtree Ridge Aug. 17 at Lanier Aug. 24 at Brookwood Sept. 7 Lambert Sept. 14 West Forsyth Sept. 21 Mountain View Sept. 28 at Mill Creek Oct. 5 Collins Hill Oct. 12 at Duluth Oct. 26 North Gwinnett

Nov. 2 at Discovery Providence Aug. 17 Cross Keys Aug. 31 at King’s Ridge Sept. 7 at Prince Avenue Christian Sept. 14 at Commerce Sept. 28 George Walton Oct. 5 Riverside Military Oct. 12 at Glascock County Oct. 19 Athens Academy Oct. 26 at Athens Christian Nov. 2 Region 8-A crossover game Shiloh Aug. 17 at Duluth Aug. 24 Discovery Aug. 31 Wheeler Sept. 14 Meadowcreek Sept. 21 at Lithonia Sept. 28 Rockdale Oct. 5 at Grayson Oct. 19 South Gwinnett Oct. 25 at Newton Nov. 2 at Archer South Gwinnett Aug. 17 at Central Gwinnett Aug. 31 Brookwood Sept. 7 at South Forsyth Sept. 14 at Crisp County Sept. 21 Heritage Sept. 28 at Newton Oct. 12 Rockdale Oct. 19 at Shiloh Oct. 26 at Archer Nov. 2 Grayson Wesleyan Aug. 17 at Meadowcreek Aug. 24 at Chattooga Aug. 31 Prince Avenue Christian Sept. 14 at Our Lady of Mercy Sept. 21 at Holy Innocents’ Sept. 28 ELCA Oct. 5 Mount Vernon Oct. 19 Landmark Christian Oct. 26 at Strong Rock Nov. 2 Trinity Christian

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Top-ranked Central boys Parkview earns decisive region win over Berkmar beat Brookwood again

By Taylor Denman

By Will Hammock

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LAWRENCEVILLE — Nine games into his Georgia head coaching career, Mike McLean knows nothing but victories.

His Central Gwinnett boys soccer team, ranked No. 1 in Class AAAAAAA, kept rolling Tuesday night with a 3-1 victory over visiting Brookwood in Region 7-AAAAAAA play. The victory sets up a showdown at second-ranked Norcross on Friday.

“It’s all new to me,” said McLean, who previously won a state title during a decade of coaching high school soccer in Tennessee. “These guys, we knew we had good players. The effort these guys have been putting in, the character, anything can happen. We just have to keep on being positive and rolling with it. … They’re very smart.

What I love about them is they love soccer. They have a passion for soccer.

I don’t have to ever force them to play. They would play all day long. That’s the fun part for me.”

To get to Friday’s showdown with Norcross, the Black Knights defeated Brookwood for the second straight year and third time in the past four seasons.

They led throughout, getting a goal in the third minute from Jose Espinosa off an assist from Miguel Gonzalez.

Those two connected again for a clincher in the 72nd minute.

“It was a tough game for both sides because of the wind,” McLean said. “We knew we had to try to go up (in the first half with the wind) because we’d be defending the whole second half (against the wind).

The boys showed a lot of character to be able to kill off the game, fighting the wind all night. … It was a game of two halves. They were better than us (in the second half). We were fortunate to get the third goal, which was huge, because I thought they were

Central Gwinnett’s Angel Linares (8) fights for position with Brookwood’s Chris Mendoza during Tuesday night’s game. (Photo: Will Hammock)

pressuring. I felt overtime coming.”

Central (9-0, 3-0) jumped ahead quickly in the match when Gonzalez got free in the right side of the penalty box and slipped a pass to Espinosa, who finished a point-blank shot into a wide-open net.

The lead grew to 2-0 in the 25th minute when Isaias Padila chipped a cross into the box to set up a header from Milton Alfaro.

Things got tense quickly in the second half for the hosts. Brookwood’s Christian Guevara cleaned up a rebounded shot in the 55th minute, trimming the margin to 2-1.

The Broncos (6-5, 2-2) kept the pressure up behind Angel Guevara and Joel McCarty, but Central’s defense of Nazir Zakari, Alex Lopez, Obed Medina and Walden Linares held up.

“Our defense as a unit had to step up and win a lot of balls in the air,” McLean said. “They had a lot of really skillful players so we had to contain the pressure.”

Central got the third goal for cushion with a play similar to the match’s first score, with Gonzalez placing a cross directly in front for Espinosa to finish off.

The play squashed Brookwood’s hopes for overtime and kept the Black Knights unbeaten for their showdown with Norcross (9-0-1), which has won six straight since a tie with Centennial.

The Blue Devils defeated Brookwood 4-0 last Friday and topped Meadowcreek 1-0 Tuesday, maintaining their unbeaten mark in a region that also features seventh-ranked Parkview and ninth-ranked Lakeside-DeKalb. “(Brookwood) Coach (Stephen George) and I were talking, every one in this region’s a big one,” McLean said. “Every team is good. You just don’t know on what night who can win. We haven’t been on the road in awhile so that will be different for us (against Norcross).”

Brookwood girls 8, Central Gwinnett 0 The sixth-ranked Brookwood girls (9-1) remained unbeaten in region play with an 8-0 victory at Central on Tuesday.

Erika Love and Hannah Farr scored two goals each for the Broncos. Julia Gib, Lisa Garay, Savanna Wortman and Adriana Juric added one goal each.

LILBURN — The Parkview boys soccer team pressured Berkmar in its attacking third throughout the first half but came away with just one goal on a looping 40yard shot from Kurt Suhr in the fourth minute.

The Panthers perhaps regretted their missed chances early in the second half when Berkmar’s Javier Vera nailed an equalizer on a free kick from just outside the 18-yard box, but they did not lick their wounds.

Parkview kept up its pressure and scored four more goals in the second half to beat their region rivals 5-1 at home.

“First half I thought we had the run of play,” Panthers coach Danny Klinect said. “They adjusted at halftime, then we adjusted after the second goal. Our guys have been there and done this.”

Parkview (8-3-1, 2-1) currently stands as the No. 7 Class AAAAAAA boys team in the state, behind region opponents Central Gwinnett (No. 1) and Norcross (No. 2). Berkmar (4-5-1, 0-3), which fell out of the top 10 follow-

ing a rough week, is still searching for a region victory in the rigorous Region 7-AAAAAAA. Alec Leak, who had a goal and two assists for Parkview, said the Panthers’ efficiency on set pieces was key to regaining their lead in the second half. After taking a shot that went just wide on a Parkview free kick near the corner, Leak delivered a free kick from almost the same spot a few minutes later. Parkview opted to pass toward the goal, and Leak’s kick was precise at the head of Ricky Muro in the fifth minute of the second half.

“We knew coming in Berkmar was really good on set pieces, but we came out and executed,” Leak said. “We came out strong in the first and second half, so I’m just proud of all the guys for putting them away.”

Parkview’s squad is battle-tested in close games.

The Panthers have played three games decided by penalty shootouts, so panic didn’t set in when Berkmar scored in the first minute of the second half.

“We weren’t too forced,” Leak said. “Some of us were slightly mad, but we knew we had a lot of time left.”

The Panthers essentially dominated possession from that point and didn’t allow a shot on goal for the remainder of the game. Parkview’s final three goals came in the final 15 minutes from Leak immediately after a throw-in, Spencer Decuir on a penalty kick after Felipe Soares was fouled and Carlos Valenciano in the closing minutes.

Parkview plays two non-region matches before facing undefeated Central Gwinnett on Tuesday.

Berkmar’s next match is against Meadowcreek at home.

Parkview girls 10, Berkmar 0 Six different Parkview girls players scored in its region win over Berkmar on Tuesday night.

Nieva Gaither had a hat trick.

Adi Adame and Joanna McDonald both scored twice. Sydney Mudd delivered one goal and three assists, while Mariel Criswell and Breanna Harvey each scored one goal in the first half.

Parkview (8-1-1) sits attop Region 7-AAAAAAA with matches against Central, Norcross and Brookwood left on its region calendar.

Parkview’s Kurt Suhr, left, challenges for the ball during the Panthers’ 5-1 win over Berkmar on Tuesday night at home. (Photo: Taylor Denman)

Hebron girls edge Providence soccer 3-2 on PKs LILBURN — Hebron Christian outlasted Providence Christian on Tuesday night for a 3-2 win, getting the victory with a 5-3 advantage on penalty kicks after two scoreless overtime periods.

Payton Johnson had both Hebron goals in regulation, then she converted her PK, as did the other four Lions — Jadyn Steele, Lydia Atkinson, Rachel Johnson and Holly Draper. Hebron is now 3-6-2 on the season and 3-0 in the area.

Providence (4-7, 0-1) trailed 2-0 at the half but rallied with two goals in the second half from Cate Lee to send the game to overtime. Lee’s goals were assisted by Audrey Scoggins and Maisy Hufford.

GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER Grayson 3, Rockdale Co. 1 CONYERS — Grayson received two goals from Jovana Mijatovic on Tuesday night as the Rams defeated Rockdale County 3-1 in a Region 8-AAAAAAA contest. Jennifer Munger had the third goal for the Rams (5-4, 3-0). Assists came from Ally Shoemaker, Jazmine Theus and Jordyn McCartney.

Mtn. View 4, East Coweta 1 LAWRENCEVILLE — Mountain View improved to 7-4 on the season with a 4-1 win at home over East Coweta on Tuesday.

Brianna Brown, Sydney Woods, Sam Romaine and Megan Hollander scored one goal each for the Bears with Allison Flatt and Kennedy Jackson each recording an assist.

St. Pius 1, GAC 0 ATLANTA — St. Pius scored

on a penalty kick with about 10 minutes left in the second half to get past Greater Atlanta Christian 1-0 on Tuesday night in a non-region game.

GAC fell to 4-3-2 overall and remained 2-0 in Region 7-AAA. Wesleyan 5, Walnut Grove 1 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan picked up a nonregion win Tuesday night by toppling Walnut Grove 5-1.

Five different players scored for the Wolves (2-5-2) in Lexi Jerding, Caroline Hayes, Ashley Cowart, Sadie Prince and Sutton West.

Goalkeeper Tatum Connor also had a solid night, including a big save in the second half on a penalty kick.

BOYS SOCCER BOYS SOCCER Norcross 1, Meadowcreek 0 NORCROSS — Norcross keeper Jonathan Hernandez saved four shots as the Blue Devils defeated Meadowcreek 1-0 for a Region 7-AAAAAAA win on Tuesday night.

Norcross (7-0-1, 2-0) received its goal from Abdul Ahmed.

Grayson 3, Rockdale Co. 2 CONYERS — Despite being down a man for most of the second half, Grayson came home with a 3-2 win over Rockdale County on Tuesday night.

Miguel Garcia scored two of the goals for Grayson (7-2, 4-0) with the third goal coming from Rodrigo Ayala.

Peachtree Ridge 3, Loganville 1 SUWANEE — Peachtree Ridge improved to 7-4-2 with a 3-1 win at home on Tuesday night over Loganville.

Devin Galvan scored the first goal off an assist from Dalton Seckinger. Seckinger added the second goal on a penalty kick, while Galvan assisted on the third goal by James Williams.

Paarth Desai was in goal for the win.

Providence 1, Hebron 0 LILBURN — Providence hosted Hebron in its Region

8-A opener Tuesday night and defeated the Lions 1-0.

The goal for Providence (4-4-1, 1-0) came in the 26th minute of the second half when Luke Bradberry assisted Camden Warner.

The shutout went to keeper Josh Jones, who had eight saves.

Hebron falls to 5-7 and 2-2.

Wesleyan 6, Walnut Grove 1 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan led 2-0 at the half and pulled away with four more in the second half to defeat visiting Walnut Grove 6-1 on Tuesday night in a non-region match.

Three of the goals for Wesleyan (4-4) were scored by Abraham Lopez. Liam Coxhead added two goals, while Henry Beltrami scored one.

BASEBALL BASEBALL North 10, Peachtree Ridge 0 SUWANEE — North Gwinnett pounded out 14 hits on Tuesday night against Peachtree Ridge en route to a 10-0 win in five innings in a battle between Region 7-AAAAAAA front runners.

Michael Goehrig led North (124, 4-0) with two hits, including a home run, and three RBIs, while Michael Borah finished 3-for-3 with a double and two RBIs. Will Bennett, Max Williams and Lavoisier Fisher each went 2-for3 for the Bulldogs, while Walker Cleveland (4-0) pitched all five innings for the win, giving up five hits and striking out three.

The Lions (13-3, 6-1) were led by Dominick McIntyer, who was 2-for-2 with a stolen base.

Thomas LeMaster took the loss, going five innings with 10 runs (six earned) with one strikeout and no walks.

Grayson 13, Newton Co. 4 CONVINGTON — Grayson Look for the

starter Riley Bishop allowed one earned run over 4 2/3 innings on two hits with nine strikeouts on Tuesday as the Rams downed Newton County 13-4.

John Anderson fueled the offense for Grayson (9-10, 4-0) with five hits and five RBIs, while Ben Scartz and Parker Meadows each had two hits.

Archer 11, South 9 SNELLVILLE — Archer opened its season series with South Gwinnett on Tuesday night with an 11-9 win over the Comets in a Region 8-AAAAAAA clash.

South (9-7, 2-2) outhit Archer 10-4, but the Tigers took advantage of 13 walks issued by South pitchers.

T.C. Burns (3-0) started for and went six innings for the win, while Craig Osmer had three RBIs for Archer (7-8, 3-1).

Offensive standouts for South were Marc Davis (2-for-4, two RBIs, two runs), Cory Lee (2-for4, RBI, run) and Cabera Weaver (1-for-3, three runs).

Brookwood 12, Norcross 2 SNELLVILLE — Brookwood won its Region 7-AAAAAAA opener 12-2 in six innings over Norcross on Tuesday night.

Will Banfield led the offense for Brookwood (11-5, 1-0), going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBIs, while Brandon Taylor had a two-run homer.

Jalen Young (2-for-4, triple, two RBIs), Will Mize (2-for-3, RBI), Angelo Dispigna (double, two RBIs) and Kameron Guidry (double, RBI) each added to the offense.

The win went to Alex Flood, who went five innings with one earned run and six strikeouts.

Wes Franklin followed with one scoreless inning of relief with two strikeouts.

Dacula 4, Lanier 1 DACULA — Dacula defeated visiting Lanier 4-1 on Tuesday night to win its Region 8-AAAAAA opener.

Gage Felton struck out four in notching his third win of the year, while the Falcons (11-5, 1-0) were led on offense by Tyler Benton, Marcerio Allen, Jackson Smith and Alex Ashe.

Lanier (9-7, 0-1) was led by Jake Ludwig, who was 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI, while Chase Coursey went 2-for-3.

Wesleyan 7, Strong Rock 5 PEACHTREE CORNERS — Wesleyan returned from its spring break on Tuesday with a 7-5 win at home over Strong Rock Christian in a Region 5-A game.

Drake Bursa put Wesleyan (10-1, 2-0) up 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth with a two-run homer only to see Strong Rock tie it up in the top of the fifth.

Wesleyan rallied with four runs in the sixth and held on after Strong Rock scored twice in the seventh.

Wyatt Copeland started for Wesleyan and struck out five in 4 1/3 innings for a no decision.

Griffen Massey followed with 1 1/3 scoreless innings of relief, while Christopher Lee (5-1) picked up the win by pitching the final 1 1/3 innings with two strikeouts.

Providence 17, Riverside Military 2 LILBURN — Luke Matthews went 2-for-3 with two home runs, including a grand slam, with seven RBIs to lead Providence to a 17-2 win in three innings over Riverside Military Academy on Tuesday.

Matthews also pitched three innings in getting the win, allowing no earned runs on four hits

with three strikeouts.

David Sloan also went 2-for-2 with two runs, while the offense for Providence (9-7, 2-0) benefited from 13 different players reaching base safely.

Hebron 10, Lakeview 8 GAINESVILLE — Hebron scored four runs in the top of the seventh to come from behind and beat Lakeview Academy 10-8 on Tuesday night in a Region 8-A game.

Jackson Boyd, who had a double and an RBI at the plate, picked up the win in relief with two innings of work with four strikeouts.

Landon Jones led the offense, going 3-for-5 with a double, while Jack Ihm was 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Eight starters for Hebron (5-9, 2-0) had at least one hit.

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE Collins Hill 23, Dacula 1 SUWANEE — Collins Hill received at least one goal from 13 different players on Tuesday night as the Eagles toppled visiting Dacula 23-1.

Josh Blair led Collins Hill (5-3) with five goals, while Strickland Palmer added three goals and four assists. Alex Cao and Andrew Collins each helped with three goals and one assist.

GAC 12, Fellowship Christian 8 NORCROSS — Trey Wood scored four goals and assisted one on Tuesday night to lead Greater Atlanta Christian past Fellowship Christian 12-8.

Michael Malone followed with three goals for the Spartans (7-2, 4-0), while Josh Rose had one take away. Peter Klueber had 11 saves at keeper.

— Compiled by Scott Smith

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GGC’s Willhite earns A.I.I. honor From Staff Reports LAWRENCEVILLE — Helping power the No. 1-ranked Georgia Gwinnett College softball team to a clean weekend sweep, sophomore catcher Sydney Willhite earned the Association of Independent Institutions’ Hitter of the Week award for the first time in the 2018 season.

Willhite ignited the Grizzlies lineup with two home runs, 10 RBIs and a .455 batting average — accounting for a .818 slugging percentage — across eight games. The Archer grad tallied 10 hits and scored five runs.

She went 3-for-3 with a home run in Friday’s nightcap against Kentucky Christian University.

Willhite added a three-run home run Sunday in a victory against the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.).

For the season, Willhite has a .323 batting average and ranks second on the Grizzlies for RBIs (26), home runs (three) and

For the third straight year, Gwinnett County has an All-American at the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships.

Buford grad Chip Ness secured his All-American status at 184 pounds with a big victory Friday night, then defeated No. 9 seed

Johnstone, Skinner named top performers at Rubio camp

Georgia Gwinnett’s versatile catching unit is led by sophomore Sydney Willhite, a firstteam Association of Independent Institutions selection last season after graduating from Archer. (Photo: GGC Athletics/Tom Grason)

doubles (five). She has started 26 of the team’s 27 games this spring.

GGC (25-2) posted a 7-1 record for the week and

was 6-0 over the weekend.

The team is scheduled to host Montreat College (N.C.) at 4 p.m. Friday during the program’s

Senior Day at the Grizzly Softball Complex. A game at the University of South Carolina Beaufort follows at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Max Dean of Cornell 6-3 for seventh place in the event. The North Carolina junior entered NCAAs unseeded, but defeated three seeded opponents.

He joined Collins Hill grads Sean Russell (2017) and Ryan Millhof (2016) as All-Americans from Gwinnett. Millhof was the county’s first NCAA

Division I All-American wrestler in 2016.

Ness lost to No. 2 seed Myles Martin of Ohio State in Friday’s quarterfinals before facing Navy’s Michael Coleman in a tense match. The winner was guaranteed All-American status, while the loser was eliminated.

Down 3-2 with less than

a minute left in the final period, Ness scored a takedown and two back points near the edge of the mat. He fought off a late attack to secure All-American status.

Ness, who missed last season with a redshirt, also made the NCAA field in 2015-16 as a wild card. He went 1-2 at 197 pounds that season.

Woods climbing U.S. Ryder Cup standings Field Level Media

world last year and No. 656 entering 2018, the Tiger Woods has climbed 42-year-old Woods vaulted to No. 24 in the United another 44 spots to No. States Ryder Cup team 105 on Monday. Rory Mcpoints following his first Ilroy, who won Sunday on consecutive top-five finthe PGA Tour for the first ishes in nearly five years. time since 2016, climbed Woods was named a six spots to No. 7. vice captain last month by Woods earned 338.2 captain Jim Furyk, but said points for his fifth-place at the time that his goal finish Sunday, moving was to earn a spot playing up eight spots in the U.S. on the team as well despite Ryder Cup team points, having played in just two surpassing 2017 PGA Tour PGA Tour events in his Rookie of the Year Xander return from a fourth back Schauffele. However, he surgery. Since then, Woods still has a long way to go. has posted a 12th-place The top eight automatic finish at The Honda Classpots remained unchanged, sic, a tie for second at the headed by Justin Thomas.

Valspar Championship and He is followed by Dustin a tie for fifth at the Arnold Johnson, Brooks Koepka, Palmer Invitational.

Phil Mickelson, Jordan Ranked outside of the Spieth, Matt Kuchar, Brian top 1,000 players in the Harman and Patrick Reed.

Rickie Fowler moved up been named as vice captains one spot to No. 9, followed for the team that will comby Gary Woodland. While pete Sept. 28-30 in France.

Woods faces a big challenge to earn an automatic spot on the team, which will be determined after the 100th PGA Championship in August, Furyk also has four captain’s picks. Three will be announced after the Dell Technologies Championship the first week of September, with the final selection made after the BMW Championship.

If Woods continues his strong form, he could prove difficult for Furyk to leave off the team. The 14-time major winner has been installed as a favorite by some oddsmakers for the Masters next month.

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Dacula’s Contreras commits to play for Kennesaw State soccer

Dacula junior Becky Contreras announced her commitment Sunday to the Kennesaw State women’s soccer program.

Contreras, a Daily Post Super Six selection this season, was the Region 8-AAAAAA player of the year as a sophomore when she had 24 goals and seven assists. The midfielder had seven goals and 10 assists as a Dacula freshman.

Ness continues All-American streak From Staff Reports

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Archer’s Christian Johnstone and Buford’s Quentin Skinner were named to the top performers list at the recent Rubio Long Snapping Camp in Cornelius, N.C. The two competed with 80 snappers from Georgia, Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

Skinner, a junior, has committed to LSU. “Quentin ‘Mad Dog’ Skinner left absolutely no doubt he is the best junior in the country,” Rubio said in a release. “Moves well on his feet, he is massive and he is as consistent as anyone in the country. Ball is so smooth yet so powerful. It is a pure joy to watch and LSU is lucky to have him coming in two years.

Kid is a flat out stud.”

Johnstone is also a junior, and a college prospect at snapper.

“Johnstone can pass an eyeball test from a quarter mile away, moves well on his feet and has a great personality,” Rubio said. “He snaps a really catchable ball that will stick to your hands.”

FCA Gwinnett to host fundraiser luncheon with Hebron’s Saturday

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Gwinnett will host its Lunch with Legends fundraiser April 14 at North Metro Baptist Church in Lawrenceville. Proceeds fund FCA Gwinnett’s ministry programs.

The event, which begins at noon, features six-time Pro Bowl selection and Super Bowl champion Jeff Saturday, who started at center with legendary quarterback Peyton Manning for 12 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and is now an NFL analyst. Saturday, an Atlanta native, is also the head football coach at Hebron Christian.

The program also includes testimony from other athletes and coaches, including former NFL and Atlanta Falcon Kevin Shaffer.

An auction also is planned with items like a football autographed by Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart and autographed items from 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers. The North Metro Baptist youth band also will perform at the lunch.

Individual tickets and sponsorships are available.

For more information, email to cwest@fca.org or go to www.fcacoachesgwinnett.org.

— From staff reports

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ATL UTD 2 kicks off inaugural season PLAYERS 2 WATCH A.J. Cochran

Age: 25 Hometown: St. Louis College: University of Wisconsin Position: Defender Experience: A former first-round draft pick for the Houston Dynamo, Cochran made 26 MLS appearances in two seasons for the Dynamo in 2014-15. He’s an experienced USL player with one season with the Charleston Battery and the past two seasons with St. Louis FC. Cochran’s resume makes him a prime candidate for a call up to the MLS club.

Jack Metcalf Age: 26 Hometown: Liverpool, England College: Clemson Position: Midfielder Experience: Metcalf is another professional veteran.

He signed with Atlanta United 2 after a season with Bangor City in the Welsh Premier League. He spent two years with Charlotte Independence, the Colorado Rapids’ USL affiliate, making seven starts in his last season in 2016. As one of the most experienced professional players, he and Cochran figure to be logical picks for captain, which Donnelly said might be settled on after the opener.

Yosef Samuel Hometown: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Position: Midfielder Experience: Samuel is a graduate of the Philadelphia Union’s academy and spent the past two seasons playing for the team’s USL affiliate, the Bethlehem Steel. Samuel made five starts last season and logged 533 minutes in 22 appearances. His versatile skill set makes him a viable candidate for the second team’s striker position, depending on the personnel available week-to-week.

Brian Gambarte Age: 19 Hometown: Rosario, Argentina Position: Forward Experience: Gambarte is one of the greenest players on ATL UTD 2’s roster, but could provide an offensive impact. Gambarte has Argentinian ties with Newell’s Youth Academy, which he signed with when he was 13 years old and spent five years there where he played 170 games, scored 25 goals and added 40 assists.

Injured first-teamers, youngsters and high-achieving academy players Overview: ATL UTD figures to be a farming ground for some of the parent club’s promising upstarts. Homegrown Andrew Carleton’s name has been thrown around a lot as a prospect who could log substantial time as a starter with ATL UTD 2. He’s logged 13 minutes in two appearances for the parent club. Chris Goslin is another possible homegrown player who could see considerable time with the second team. Don’t expect either to make their premiere Saturday, as both were called up to the U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team camp last week.

There are also a handful of homegrown players who could eye more reps than previously with the Charleston Battery, such as 19-year-old Laurent Kissiedou. ATL UTD’s 16-year-old forward Diego Lopez, who was called up to the U-17 Men’s National Team, signed his first pro contract in January with ATL UTD 2.

Gwinnett’s new USL team opens against Red Bulls 2 at Coolray Field on Saturday

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MARIETTA — While the United Soccer League kicked off its 2018 season this past weekend, one of its newest additions is eagerly anticipating its home opener at Coolray Field on Saturday.

“Everyone is buzzing to get out there,” defensive back Jack Metcalf said.

But there’s still work to do, that’s clear from most of Atlanta United 2’s veteran leadership. Metcalf, who could be considered one of the team’s seniors with three years of professional experience, and A.J. Cochran have both said as much based on their preseason performances.

The ATL UTD 2 preseason started by dipping their toes in the pool, so to speak, with a friendly against the Atlanta United U-19 Academy team. As expected, the Five Stripes dominated possession of the ball against the club’s youngsters, many who hope to play for the USL affiliate and the first team in the future. The preseason continued with the Georgia State and Furman varsity teams, USL’s Charlotte Independence and concluded Saturday with UNC-Charlotte.

“I think Charlotte Independence gave us the most realistic look at what our opposition will look like, and we were happy for stretches and encouraged by how some of the guys played against a good USL team,” head coach Scott Donnelly said. “You get a different look and give some different players more minutes or in different spots. There are good college teams that come here, but it’s a slightly different look in a way, where maybe we have a little more on the ball.”

A combination of 12 new faces, some with little to no professional experience, ATL UTD 2 is simultaneously trying to absorb information about the first

Atlanta United 2 coach Scott Donnelly speaks to the team during a break in its scrimmage Feb. 18 at the Atlanta United Training Ground in Marietta. (Photo: Taylor Denman)

team’s system and prepare for its first opponent, New York Red Bulls 2.

ATL UTD 2 is ultimately a developmental squad — its main goal is to keep warm some MLS reserves and develop some of the most advanced academy players. Winning games, while sweet, is a bonus. But it’s a bonus that Donnelly prides himself in achieving.

In his first season at the USL level, Donnelly has served multiple roles with U.S. Soccer since coming on in 2011. Donnelly has been ingrained in the player development aspect of professional soccer, and most recently served as the assistant coach of the U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team. Previously, his job was solely to prepare players for the upcoming home opener, but he also has to keep pace with first team manager Gerardo “Tata” Martino’s directions regarding player development and designing players to fit the parent club’s formation and strategic system.

“I think that’s the artistry of the job,” he said. “We’re never going to look at just preparing week-to-week, because that’s not ultimately the lone goal of the

team. We also have some goals, some competencies we want to hit with the players. The other half is preparing for an opponent and making sure we’re ready to play on game day and winning games.”

The USL team spent a period near the end of its training session last week scrimmaging the MLS team. Players said training with the Five Stripes provides an energy boost from the doldrums of routine training, a competitive upgrade from its preseason foes and, generally, some fun.

It’s also a chance for some first and second teamers to interact, since some players will alternate back and forth throughout the season, while mostly training with the first team.

“I think that’s similar with every preseason, there’s always chops and changes in terms of what’s going on with the roster,” Metcalf said. “You just work with what you’ve got. Whatever team you have on the field, we’re all working to the same goal.”

ATL UTD 2’s opponent, New York Red Bulls 2, won its season opener against Toronto FC 2 last Saturday by a 2-1 margin.

Toronto’s second team

dominated for most of the first half, scoring a goal early, but the Red Bulls’ Andrew Tinari added two second-half goals to secure their first victory of the season.

In ATL UTD 2’s final friendly against UNCCharlotte, the squad was focused on building its communication and adapting the patented press that led the Five Stripes to the MLS playoffs their its inaugural season. As for playing soccer on a baseball field, don’t sweat it. Several teams, including reigning USL champion Louisville City FC, play on converted soccer pitches and the team may get the opportunity to test the fully sodded pitch later this week.

“We build on what we did last game,” Cochran said. “Our press is better in some moments and we’re sharper with the ball and create more opportunities leading into the home opener against the Red Bulls. “(We’re) very excited to get out there and play in front of a whole new fan base as well. I know the first team is off that weekend, so hopefully we can get a lot of fans and pack the stadium for the first game.”

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Atlanta United 2’s Yosef Samuel dribbles during a scrimmage Feb. 18 at the Atlanta United Training Ground in Marietta. (Photo: Taylor Denman)

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