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Ex-worker at animal shelter sues Gwinnett Woman: Facility killed animals unnecessarily Above left, a costume technician adjusts character Sophie Sheridan’s wedding dress around her mic at the Aurora Theatre in Lawrenceville in preparation for the preimere of “Mamma Mia.” Above right, Music Director and Associate Producer AnnCarol Pence works on her laptop between musical numbers. (Staff Photos: Isabel Hughes)

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Joseph Pendergrast adjusted his pink, floppy sun hat, the wide brim intentionally covering his face.

As he shook his hips, Ben Strickland sauntered up to him, wrapping his arm around the man’s waist.

“Aww, man,” Strickland, who plays Eddie in Aurora Theatre’s newest musical “Mamma Mia,” yelped as Pendergrast, who plays Pepper, turned around.

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What: Aurora Theatre’s post-Broadway premiere of “Mamma Mia” Where: Aurora Theatre, 128 E. Pike St. in Lawrenceville When: Thursday through April 22; shows scheduled Tuesdays through Sundays Cost: $45-$50; call 678-226-6222 for information as most shows are sold out

“Good, good, but Pepper, I want you to kind of chase him off the stage,” said Justin Anderson, the show’s director. “Let’s start the scene over.”

With less than a week until Thursday’s opening

night, Saturday’s runthroughs — the second of two 12-hour days for the actors, director, set and stage designers, lighting and sound technicians, and many others who make a show like “Mamma Mia”

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successful — were the first time all the pieces were being put together for the musical’s post-Broadway premiere in Georgia.

With 50 performances over 6 1/2 weeks at the Lawrenceville theater — the show debuts Thursday and runs through April 22 — the production is coming See AURORA, Page 8A

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A former rescue coordinator for the Gwinnett County Animal Shelter who claims she was fired last year for exposing the shelter’s “unnecessary killing of animals” and its “abuse of euthanasia” has filed a wrongful termination suit against the county.

The suit, which Delana Funderburk and her attorney, Mike Puglise, filed in Gwinnett County Superior Court on Feb. 21, requests a jury trial, damages “in an amount to be determined by the enlightened conscious of the jury” and attorney’s fees and expenses to compensate Funderburk for the “adverse treatment” she faced as a result of her whistle-blowing, the suit says.

Funderburk was terminated Feb. 28, 2017, for a lack of “duty to support the (Gwinnett County Police) Department and all members thereof” and “duty not to give false and misleading information,” according to documents obtained by the Daily Post.

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Seckinger not seeking new term on BOE

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Marcie Millard, (Rosie), Kristin Markiton (Donna Sheridan), Terry Henry (Tanya), Nick Arapoglou (Sky) and Hannah Church (Sophie Sheridan) are in the cast for Aurora Theatre’s production of “Mamma Mia.” (Photo: Chris Bartelski)

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education member Dan Seckinger’s name will not be listed on a November ballot. On Monday, the board of education vice chairman announced he will not seek re-election for a seventh consecutive term.

Seckinger represents the board’s District II seat, which includes all or parts of Berkmar, Central Gwinnett, Collins Dan Hill, Lanier, Mill Creek, Seckinger Mountain View and North Gwinnett clusters.

Seckinger was elected as the District II representative in 1994, officially taking office in 1995.

“There were great people serving before me and I wanted to make sure that the students were being taught in a manner that provided them a great education,” Seckinger said. “I wanted to ensure their parents that their greatest asset — their children — were being taken care of, and I wanted to maintain fiscal responsibility for

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New GMC cancer facility in Dacula emphasizes comfort, care

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ters in Lawrenceville, Snellville and Duluth, the Hamilton Mill Visit gwinnettdailypost.com practice brings the number of for more photos. facilities up to four and was the Looking around Gwinnett next logical step for the everMedical Center’s Hamilton Mill tive and it starts adding up, so growing hospital, staff said.

Center for Cancer Care, Trish by about the fourth treatment, But the facility does more Lowrie half-smiled, the tour of by the time I got home, I was than just provide treatment the facility bittersweet for her. not feeling good. Having a for cancer patients, said GMC “I was very blessed that I 2-mile drive? Oh, that would oncologist Dr. Debra Miller. only went to Lawrenceville for have been awesome.”

“We are a nationally recogmy (chemotherapy), so I only On Tuesday, GMC held a nized cancer care center, but we had a 15 minute drive,” the tour of its newest cancer facility, also offer treatment for patients Dacula resident said. “That was located in the hospital’s Health who have anything from anemia great, but after six rounds of Park in Dacula.

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Cancer survivor Trish Lowrie, left, speaks Tuesday with oncologist Dr. Debra Miller in one of the chemotherapy bays in Gwinnett Medical Center’s new cancer care facility in Dacula. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

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Welfare and Enforcement Division will co-sponsor free rabies vaccinations with the purchase of any other vaccination, which will be available for $10, at a station that will be set up during the Atlanta Pet Expo later this month.

The event will be held at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds from March 25 to 26.

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student, we were informed that two guns were missing from the house,” Welch said. “It appears that this Two Shiloh Middle second student actually School students are facing took the gun we found yescriminal charges following terday and another weapon police and administrators from his home.” investigating a tip about a In the letter, Welch said weapon being on campus school officials determined grounds Monday, accordthe second student charged ing to school officials. handed one of the guns Initially, Shiloh Middle to the student who was School principal Eli Welch initially charged while sent a letter to parents hiding the second weapon Monday evening addresson campus outside the ing the incident, at the building. time belived to involve one “We have located that student. Welch sent parents weapon, and the student a second letter Tuesday identified today has been saying they became aware charged criminally for havof a second student’s ining a weapon on campus volvement. and also will face disci“When we contacted plinary action,” Welch said. the parent of the second “Our administrators

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received a tip that a student may have a weapon on campus. We moved quickly to investigate and during our search we did find that a student had a gun in his possession,” Welch said in the letter. “In addition to criminal charges for having a weapon on campus, the student also will face disciplinary action.”

Welch said the situation was handled quickly and efficiently without any problems and is encouraging school staff members to continue to promote student safety.

In his initial letter to parents, Welch stressed the important role the Shiloh community plays in keeping the school safe.

“Students, parents and teachers play an important role in these efforts, and I encourage you to continue to come with us when you have information or concerns related to student safety,” Welch said. “All of you are leaders in efforts to keep our school safe and a key to the overall success of our school.”

However, his second letter urged parents to be proactive by ensuring their children cannot access weapons at home to bring to school.

“I also ask that if you have weapons at your home that you ensure that your children do not have access to them,” Welch said. “As an adult and a gun owner it is your responsibility to keep firearms from falling into the wrong hands — those of our children.”

Because both students are minors, police have not released his identity.

This is the second gunrelated incident to occur at Gwinnett County Public Schools in the past month.

Previously, a Lanier High School student was arrested on Feb. 15 after school officials similarly received a tip about a gun being on campus.

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Antibiotics not needed before teeth cleaning DEAR DR. ROACH: I have had two angioplasty procedures completed, one in 1999 and the second in 2014. Stents were inserted during each procedure. As a preventive measure, my dentist wants me to take four antibiotic pills (amoxicillin) before I see the hygienist. What is the reason for this? Do you feel it is necessary to take antibiotics before each visit to the hygienist?

— E.L.S. ANSWER: Antibiotic prophylaxis is not routinely recommended for people with cardiac stents.

The risk of infection is very low, probably lower than the small risk of an adverse event from the antibiotics. It’s not clear that taking antibiotics would even reduce this already small risk.

People with some cardiac problems, such as a prosthetic heart valve, some types of congenital heart disease or a prior history of infection of the heart valve, should take antibiotics. But, in general, antibiotics for a low-risk person is not recommended.

Of course, I would get assurance from your cardiologist that there is not something distinct about your case, but from what you have told me, I wouldn’t recommend antibiotics.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am 59 years old and in good health. For several years now I have had tingling and a slight numb feeling in mostly the ball of my left foot and sometimes the right.

Sometimes it is like the feel of a sock rumpled up in my shoe, which is somewhat uncomfortable but not painful. I feel the sensation mostly at night while lying in bed.

I am not diabetic. I have worked out all my adult life. I used to run up to 25 miles per week for many years but stopped, as I could sense this was not good for my knees as I got older. For exercise now, I ride my bike and work with weights. I like to take walks and hikes.

Could this be just compression of the nerves over the years, with literally thousands of miles on my feet and bike rides? It has never really worsened.

— T.B. ANSWER: I found a study looking at 25 long-distance runners (average lifetime distance was 20,000 miles), which found evidence for damage to nerves but did not lead to symptoms. I think it’s possible that the exercise alone could have caused your symptoms; however, I would still recommend at least a focused evaluation for other causes of neuropathy. In addition to the diabetes you mention, vitamin B-12 deficiency, Lyme disease and celiac disease are on my short list of conditions to consider in people with peripheral neuropathy, which is a general term used when the nerves don’t work properly and it’s not a function of the brain or spinal column.

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In 1965, state troopers forcefully broke up 600 civil rights protesters on “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Ala. In 1985, the song “We Are the World” was released worldwide, with sales to benefit African famine relief.

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Lonely woman wants to make friends Dear Amy: I am a 61-year-old woman, divorced for years. I have an adult daughter and a small immediate family.

Years ago, I had lots of friends. Some moved, some got married, a lot of them are very involved with their large families, etc.

Here I am — alone. I am a very active, friendly and interesting person. I have volunteered, gone to church, participated in meet-ups, taken classes, etc.

It is extremely hard to make new friends at this age and in this day.

The majority of people are into their own thing, do things with their families, have their own problems and are not responsive.

I’ve tried everything.

Someone told me to stop trying and it will happen.

Nope, it doesn’t.

I can’t believe that in a city as big as New York City, it’s so hard to make a friend with so many lonely people out there.

What do people in my shoes do? I need people in my life! Can you give me ideas?

— Lonely in New York City Dear Lonely: Being a lonely woman in the big city is a theme that stretches from Edith Wharton to Nora Ephron.

You’re not alone in being alone.

My main suggestion is that you should stay in one place long enough to

Ask Amy

Amy Dickinson establish yourself. This would be not only to meet people and make friends, but to also benefit personally from the activity.

Dipping in and out of groups, volunteering or going to church sporadically — this really makes you a moving target.

And while it’s wise to try different things if something isn’t working, being consistent will put you on the radar of others who are also consistent. For instance, if you volunteer, take the same shifts for a period of time to see if you click with any other volunteers.

Checking meetup. com in New York City, I see a huge variety of groups, including many advertised for the “young at heart” age group. You can join a book club, go bowling, play board games, go for hikes in the city or meet at a comedy club. You could also start a club devoted to a particular interest of yours — even if your interest is to meet for coffee and discuss the challenges of friendship.

Dear Amy: My

in-laws are travel nuts.

They always expect my husband and me to accompany them. They are wealthy and can do what they want with their time.

We work full time, live paycheck to paycheck and have a mound of student debt.

We try to politely decline, but they push, beg and plead until we agree.

So even though it’s a financial burden, we have gone on most of their trips with them.

We took a trip last month, and my MIL has already told us where we are going this summer.

She also said that they’ve decided to go to Europe next year, so we should think about getting our plane tickets!

My husband and I cannot handle this. His attempts at standing up to them end up with him being bulldozed. They will keep fighting until you break down from exhaustion.

Generally, my in-laws are good people. How can we make them understand that we can’t keep doing this, and how do we handle their bulldozing?

— Wondering Dear Wondering: How can you two possibly skip work for all of these holidays? If you can’t, then don’t!

Let’s rip off the bandage quickly. The command comes in. You and your husband say, “Thank you, but we’re not going to do this.”

They ask why, and you say, “For a bunch of reasons. Also, we just don’t want to.” Rinse and repeat as often as necessary.

The bulldozing will commence. Respond: “Well, I know this is not what you want, but it’s what we want. We can’t go on vacations when you can. But we hope you have a great time!”

Dealing with professional-grade bulldozing requires constant girding, responding calmly and pushing back when necessary.

Dear Amy: I was disgusted by your awful answer to “Always a Cat Lady.” Her so-called “boyfriend” claimed to be allergic and she was going to give her cat away because of it. Really?

I bet he was faking his allergy. She should keep the cat and dump him!

— Cat Lover Dear Cat Lover: Cat lovers definitely have their claws out regarding this answer. But “Always a Cat Lady” reported that her cat was suffering, for reasons unrelated to the boyfriend and his allergies. Rehoming was definitely best for the cat.

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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Financial, emotional and romantic gains are within reach. Take advantage of any opportunity that comes your direction. Refuse to let someone stand in your way or cause you grief when you should be taking hold of your life and turning negatives into positives. Trust in your judgment and intuition.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Know what you want and be willing to fight for it. Don’t give in to criticism or anger. Make decisions based on your needs.

Put the past behind you.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Physical activity will help ease stress and give you time to rethink your position on bothersome matters regarding your personal finances or job. Don’t speak out in haste.

TAURUS (April 20May 20) — Share your feelings with someone you care about. Making plans that will lead to a better understanding of your intentions or a commitment will benefit you and put your mind at ease.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Stick to the script and be honest about your concerns. Transparency will make a difference to a situation that concerns you. Play fair, remain calm and avoid chaos.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — Put more creative energy into whatever job you are given. The success you have will lead to new opportunities and a potential partnership. Express your ideas to get positive feedback.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Keep an open mind, but don’t let someone entice you into indulging in something that’s not good for you. Use your intelligence and focus on fitness, diet and good health.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — Make changes to the way you live or alter your surroundings to encourage working on improving your skills and knowledge. The outcome will boost your earning capability.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Learn from experience and avoid making the same mistake twice.

Avert domestic problems by keeping your suggestions positive and simple. An upbeat attitude will pay off.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Put your best foot forward when it comes to self-improvement. Don’t let criticism hold you back or stop you from fulfilling your dreams. Be true to yourself and your beliefs.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Put your energy into following a creative pursuit or researching something that will help you improve your living arrangements. Question anyone whom you feel might be withholding information.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A chance to do something different or to expand your skills and experience at work looks promising. You’ll get the response you’ve been waiting for from someone you admire.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Someone being emotionally manipulative will throw you off guard. Back away from anyone displaying coercive or erratic behavior in an attempt to take advantage of you.

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Blood work doesn’t stop after it’s drawn, though, Miller said.

“They’ll take it over here,” she said, stepping into a room across the hall, “and the machine actually processes right there. There are still some send-outs — for those, we have to store the blood and send it to a lab — but for the most part, it can be done (here) and it’s the convenience right here.

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That top-notch care is community-centered, Lowrie said.

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Seckinger Seckinger said. “Things are temporal, but they are completely insignificant compared to the impact we’ve made on people.”

While Seckinger will no longer be a board member at the conclusion of the year, his passion for education has not been extinguished. He said he is working to establish his own limited liability company to do consulting work for other boards of education in the state.

“My goal is not to make a bunch of miniature Gwinnetts but rather help these other school districts get better at what they do,” Seckinger said.

McClure also announced he will not be seeking reelection for the District IV seat.

Qualifying for candidates seeking to run for the District II and District IV seats on the board of education continues through noon Friday.

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treatment claims, Funderburk’s suit further alleges that following her demonization, her job at the shelter was diminished in an effort to “keep her away from coordinating rescues by requiring her to be ‘out on the road’ while she suffered from hand surgery for a work-related injury.”

Funderburk was also allegedly told by her supervisors when she returned from medical leave “not to question their methods and decisions” for their approval of the euthanasia of animals that Funderburk had reportedly already arranged rescues for.

However, according to the internal affairs investigation — the same one that led to her termination — Funderburk “never provided any proof or evidence to support this claim and none has been found,” which was determined to be a violation of Funderburk’s “duty to support the Department and all members thereof.”

The investigation also accused Funderburk of lying to investigators, citing interview recordings where she contradicts herself during separate interviews and one instance in which she told investigators she was not at the shelter but, according to county key card history, she was, which led to the violation of “duty not to give false and misleading information.”

When reached for comment, Gwinnett County Communications Director Joe Sorenson said that the county “will not comment on this active litigation.”

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Schmidt was quite fantastic You wonder how these things begin. For Harvey Schmidt, co-writer of the longest-running musical in history — who died last week at 88 — and his collaborator, Tom Jones, it began when the two were students at the University of Texas.

In a sense it really began in their romantic hearts. No one could have written what these men wrote, unless they had ever been deeply and passionately in love. For those who consider themselves romantics, “The FantaCal sticks” Thomas allowed a young man to express his love for a girl without having to come up with the words himself.

The girl I took to see the show at the old Sullivan Theatre in New York remembers a half-century later. I know she does, though I haven’t seen her in almost that long.

We went on to be captured by other loves, but speaking only for myself, I have never forgotten that night, that girl or that feeling.

In an age of so much political turmoil and nasty expressions of dislike, even hatred, for others, “The Fantasticks” provided a respite, a shelter, from the political storms.

Try to remember, if you can, and if you never saw the show or listened to the music, go to YouTube where it remains. “The Fantasticks” is about many things, but mostly it is about love. It touches the deepest recesses of one’s being and recalls memories of youthful emotions that were sometimes lost but always recalled when the music plays in one’s head … or on a satellite radio.

It’s also about that “special place where someone held your hand.

And love was sweeter than the berries or the honey. Or the stinging taste of mint. It is April — before a rainfall. Perfect time to be in love.”

See what I mean? As you read Jones’ words and listen to Schmidt’s haunting tunes, no matter your age today, you can “Try to remember the kind of September when life was slow and oh, so mellow.”

Is contemporary life ever slow and mellow? Not in Washington and in the big cities. Too often it is fast and bitter. Was life ever tender? Was there a time when “no one wept, except the willow” and “dreams were kept beside your pillow”? One wishes for that time.

A thin plot was all this little play needed. In the end, it was less about two fathers attempting to manipulate the lives of a son and daughter as it was a showcase for some wonderful songs. This was long before “Mamma Mia,” “Jersey Boys” and the current “Margaritaville” served as Broadway vehicles for hit tunes.

In 1992, “The Fantasticks” received a Tony Honors for Excellence in Theatre. It remains the only off-Broadway show to ever have won a Tony, and deservedly so.

The show is a staple of high school productions and amateur theater companies. But for those of us who saw it early in its run, bought the album and memorized the lyrics to quote to a girl we loved, it is more than a show; it is a life experience never to be forgotten.

To that girl I took to see the show long ago in more innocent times, I offer this memory, hoping she will read it and will try to remember: “When the dance was done, When I went my way, When I tried to find rainbows far away, All the lovely lights Seemed to fade from view: They were you.

They were you.

They were you.”

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

Turning back the hands of time I’m already dreading it.

On Sunday, at 2 a.m., daylight saving time, the practice of moving our clocks forward one hour in the spring and backward one hour in the fall, will commence.

When I wake on March 11 at my regular time — which will depend on the pub I was drowning my DST sorrows at the night before — I will be short by one hour.

I will be in a stupor, for the most part, until November, when I must set my clocks back one hour — at which time I will officially resume my perpetual confusion about what the heck time it is.

Come Sunday, half the clocks in my house — those that have been off by an hour since November — will display the correct time.

The other half, which have displayed the correct time since November, will be wrong.

Thus, when I have business meetings or social engagements to attend, I’ll be one hour late or one hour early, but hardly ever on time.

Daylight saving time was

Tom Purcell first implemented in Thunder Bay, Canada, in 1908. The goal was to squeeze an extra hour of daylight out of a typical day.

The United States adopted the concept in 1918, but, reports TimeandDate.com, without uniform rules across all states, it resulted in widespread chaos in commerce and transportation.

The Uniform Time Act of 1966 addressed that challenge by synchronizing the switch dates across the country.

In an effort to save energy following the 1973 oil embargo, Congress changed DST dates again — then changed them again in 1976.

From 1987 to 2006, the country observed yet another set of DST dates — which changed

one more time in 2007, to our current March-and-November cycle.

Millions of Americans have been befuddled ever since.

I think a grand conspiracy is under way in which clearheaded “morning people” are attempting to use DST to swindle us “night-time people” and swipe our girlfriends while we are in a continuous state of fogginess.

I also think Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts are in collusion to fatten profits.

Starbucks coffee has always been ridiculously expensive, but et tu, Dunkin’? I got a Dunkin Donuts iced coffee recently that was just shy of Starbucks’ exorbitant iced-coffee cost.

I suspect price-fixing. I suspect federal officials are being bribed to keep adjusting DST rules, so that we are forever groggy and grumpy, conditions that allow Big Coffee to fleece us.

Where is Special Counsel Robert Mueller when you need him?

In any event, an endless DST debate continues.

Proponents of DST say it gives us more daylight in spring and summer, which gets us out of the house and makes us happier.

Opponents say it makes spring and summer mornings darker, which makes us less productive at work most of the year. They also say it causes us to consume more energy.

I’m unable to participate in the conversation, however, because I haven’t finished my first pot of coffee.

As I see it, if DST is going to keep us forever disoriented, why adjust our clocks forward and backward by only one hour?

Why not move them forward to 2030 so I can begin collecting Social Security — or backward to 1984, when I had a 29-inch waist and was still able to date really good-looking ladies?

Whatever the case, my mother is especially worried about my difficulty adjusting to DST changes. She jokes that I’ll be late for my own funeral.

Or an hour early.

Send comments to Tom at Tom@TomPurcell.com.

The truth is gun control starts at home President Donald Trump said a bunch of crazy things this week.

Nothing new there.

I’m not referring to the global trade war he may have started on Thursday with his announcement that steep protective tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum could be coming as early as next week.

I’m referring to the tougher gun control laws the president publicly floated on Wednesday during an unscripted discussion with bipartisan lawmakers in the White House. Sounding more like Nancy Pelosi than a lifelong friend of the National Rifle Association, the president suggested three steps he thinks would help to prevent future mass school shootings like the one in Parkland, Fla. He proposed raising the age limit to buy assault-type weapons like the AR-15 to 21, making background checks tougher on a​ ll ​gun buyers and taking guns away from people with mental problems. In the real world, where there are more than 300 million guns floating around the United States, Trump’s first two actions will do nothing but burden law-

And my Congresswoman, Maxine Waters, thinks the president is mentally ill. Do you say, “I’m sorry, Mr. Trump, someone says you’re crazy. You have to give us your guns.”

Trump’s gun control ideas are not worth the breath he spent on them.

Michael The most obvious reason Reagan the Parkland school tragedy happened was because the FBI abiding gun owners. and the local police screwed up The president’s third idea — — despite multiple warnings. A taking someone’s guns away less obvious reason the shooter for mental-health reasons and was not stopped before he could making them go to court to take 17 innocent lives was the get them back — is especially “parental” failure of his mother outrageous. Forget the serious and the family he lived with constitutional concerns about after she died last year. taking law-abiding citizens’ Those adults knew he was guns and doing the due process ​​ mentally ill, angry and dangerlater. ous, yet they did little to get him Does Mr. Trump have any the help he needed. clue​how impossible it would Few parents agree to have be to determine who was their kids treated for being truly crazy and dangerous and mentally ill because it reflects needed to have his or her guns poorly on them. Fewer still seized? Does he realize the will turn their own kids in to dangerous road his idea would the police. But talk about bad send us down? parenting skills.

“Hello, 911? The guy next The couple the teenage killer store is cutting his lawn sidewas living with at the time of ways. He’s really crazy. You the shooting knew he had a better come and take his guns bunch of guns and did nothaway.” ing to get them out their house.

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They locked his weapons in a safe, but the shooter easily made a spare key for himself.

Apparently, th​e couple​never met a teenager before.

Parkland was a tragedy that could have been averted with ​ the ​common sense that all parents should employ.

A good friend of mine, a hunter who owns several ​guns, was having trouble with one of his kids and had to put him on Ritalin. After the boy had an out-of-control moment, the father took every one of his guns out of the house and gave them to a friend to keep for him.

If you have a kid you think is mentally ill, and you have guns in your house, you shouldn’t look to the government to solve the problem. You should ​solve it yourself. Remove the guns from the ​house. Don’t put them in a safe. Get them out.

If we are not going to take responsibility for being good parents when it comes to guns, don’t be surprised when Donald Trump or the government takes that responsibility away from us.

Visit Michael Reagan’s websites at www.reagan.com and www.michaelereagan.com.

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Aurora down to the wire, though as of Saturday, the actors and actresses remained unfazed.

“Their day started at 11 and (ended) at 11, and they (got) a two-hour dinner break,” said Al Stilo, Aurora Theatre’s director of sales and marketing.

“This is a big time for us in a large-scale production.

This is where we’re going to incorporate all of the elements — the mics, the costumes, the lighting — and even though the set is not completely finished, we’re incorporating as much of the scenic elements and the props with the artists who, up until about a week ago, were rehearsing in rehearsal spaces. They’ve acclimated themselves to the stage and now we’re throwing all the other elements.”

As Eddie and Pepper practiced and re-practiced their playful banter, Travis Smith, who plays Bill Austin in the show, smiled, knowing he would soon be in the same position.

“As soon as we get through this monstrous tech process we’ll (be good),” Smith said. “This is a big show with a lot of cos-

tumes, big dance numbers, and I mean, four weeks to get it up on its feet and ready for an audience is a mountain to climb, and we’re still climbing it — we’re not there yet. But I think when we get through that tech process, we’re Agoing to need that audience, because you don’t know what the show is until you get the audience in there, and they’re such a large part of the equation.”

Though the actors have been practicing for the last four weeks — on average, musicals take about four weeks to produce and non-musicals take three, Stilo said — the cast will not truly know what needs modifying until tomorrow’s premiere when they have the audience in attendance.

As of Tuesday evening, the show had sold 10,900 of its possible 12,500 total tickets, already making it the best-selling show in Aurora history, Stilo said.

In part, actor Nick Arapoglou, who plays Sky, credits that success to its “unapologetically positive” nature and its reliance on audience participation to make it the best it can be.

“The selling point, in my

mind, would be if you want to just go somewhere and laugh and feel free to clap your hands and tap your foot, because who doesn’t know (ABBA’s) music, go see (this show),” said Terry Henry, who plays Tanya, one of the main character’s best friends. “It’s not the kind of musical where you have to sit still and be an attentive theater-goer. You can snap your fingers, and that would actually make it even more fun for us. We want to bring the audience in and it would be like one gigantic theater production with the audience and the cast members as well.”

“It has all of the elements of just a fun night at the theater,” Arapoglou said. “It’s great music, great voices, lots of eye candy and fun costumes and hopefully some great laughs, and it’s just uplifting and positive.”

That fun isn’t just being had by the audience, though, Henry said.

“The very first day of rehearsal, Justin said he wanted to do this because in a time and season in (society) when everything is so heavy and there’s so much drama, so much

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Still, the actors acknowledged the process of putting on a show as involved as “Mamma Mia” was an intense experience.

“It can be very overwhelming, especially at this period, for everybody because everybody’s trying to see how they fit into the puzzle,” Arapoglou said.

“It’s gone pretty smoothly, but once we complete this and open it and add the audience and have the final part of the final part of the equation, I think that’s what’s most exciting.

“At that point, you can just let your creativity fly and you’re not thinking of this dance step or this costume step — you’re just thinking, ‘I’ve done that work. Now I can go out there and do what I love to do.’”

obituaries Lawrenceville

Terri Sue Amundson Terri Sue Amundson, 56 , died February 27th, 2018 in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

A Gathering of Friends and Family will be 4:00 6:00 P.M. Saturday March 10, 2018 at Pierce-Jefferson Funeral & Cremation Services Chapel in Kernersville, NC. A time for prayer and remembrance will begin at 5:00 P.M. She was born to James Carroll Amundson and Mary Elaine Amundson on January 22, 1962 in Spokane Washington.

After graduating from John Marshall Senior High School Terri studied Nursing, originally receiving her LPN license but eventually earning a degree as an RN after several years of hard work.

She valued her work as a nurse and was especially proud of her work at Duke Hospital. She worked as a nurse for many years and enjoyed taking care of patients at the bedside.

When not practicing nursing, Terri enjoyed the company of family and her many friends. She had especially fond memories of spending time at Moosenose cabin in Northern Minnesota with family when she was growing up.

And if you spent enough time with Terri, you would know that eventually she would break out into song and regale you with a tune.

In fact, she performed in the school productions The King and I and Fiddler on the Roof when in high school which was something she was very proud of. And it seemed Terri never met a person that she did not’t like. She was always trying to make new friends, and would not’t hesitate to give a friend or stranger anything she thought they needed if she felt she could in any way help them or make life better for them.

Yet the accomplishment that meant the most to Terri was being the mother of her daughter, Jenna Amundson Moss. She often spoke of her love for her daughter and how proud she was of the adult Jenna had become.

Terri was preceded in death by her father, James Amundson.

Terri is survived by her mother, Mary Amundson; ad h d

a daughter, Jenna Amundson Moss and Dalton, two granddaughters; sisters, Lynn Roudebush and Kim Grose, and many extended family and friends.

Family and friends may sign and view the guestbook at www.Pierce-JeffersonFuneralService.com Arrangements by PierceJefferson Funeral & Cremation Se Athens, GA

Mr. Leroy Barber Mr. Leroy Barber passed away Monday March 5, 2018.

Evans Funeral Home Jefferson, Georgia.

Conyers, GA

Mary Barham (Ballenger) age 89, Date of death 3/5/2018. Arrangements

by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Loganville, GA Cumming, GA

Bernard Richard “Dick” Berry

Ronnie is survived by his Wife, Lisa Gray; Sons: Owen & Cooper Gray of Loganville; Father: James Gray of Conyers; Mother: Connie Yu of Oakland, CA; Sister & Brotherin-law: Angela & Mike Chung of San Leandro, CA; Sister-in-law: Heather Gray Blalock of Las Vegas, NV; Mother-in-law: Mary Ann Mangum of Snellville; Sisters-in-law & Brothersin-law: Stacey & Heath Knudsen of Loganville; Spencer & Maria Mangum of Grayson; Several Nieces & Nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Ronnie Gray Medical Relief Fund at GoFundMe. Arrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 670 Tom Brewer Road, Loganville, GA 30052. 770-466-1544.

Please sign the online guest registry at www. stewartfh.comArrangements by Tim Stewart Funeral Home, Inc. Lawrenceville, GA

age, 85, of Cumming, GA Lawrence E. Hardpassed away on Feb. 28. nett Wages and Sons Gwinnett Lawrence E. Hardnett, Chapel. age 68, passed away on Loganville Wednesday, February 28, Christine Dickens 2018. He is preceded in Christine Dickens, age 89 death by wife, Laura M. of Loganville, GA, passed (Hixson) Hardnett. He met his wife, the love away on Friday, March of his life in 1991 and 2, 2018. Tom M. Wages they were married for 25 Snellville Chapel. years. Lawrence worked Lilburn at Bennie’s for almost 20 Kenneth Peter Foryears and started at the Chamber almost 7 years lenza ago. A funeral service Kenneth Peter Forlenza, 66, of Lilburn, GA, passed was held at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at away Friday, March 2, Wages and Sons Gwinnett 2018. Tom M. Wages Chapel. Online condoSnellville Chapel. lences can be expressed at Buford, GA www.wagesandsons.com

Ruth Godson (Cochran)

Ruth C. Godson, age 91, of Buford passed away Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

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Ronnie Gray

Mr. Hoyt Harris, 81, of Jefferson, passed away March 5, 2018.

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Gainesville, GA GRAY - Ronnie Gray, Bennie C. Harrison age 45 of Loganville, passed away on Saturday, Bennie C. Harrison, March 3, 2018. A Celebra- age 77, of Gainesville tion of Life will be held at passed away on Sun2 PM on Saturday, March day, March 4, 2018.

10, 2018 at Sanctuary Baptist Church in Loganville. Rev. Rodney Hall will officiate. Ronnie was a member of Sanctuary Baptist Church, the Rotary Winder Club of Loganville, and worked for Dual Construc- Doris Jean Hunter tion. He was preceded in age 79 of Winder died death by his brother, Maj. 3/2/18. Smith Memory W. David Gray, in 2012.

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BOE rescinds proposal for vote on $350M bond

By Trevor McNaboe

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Voters participating in the May 22 primary election will have one fewer decision to make following a decision by the Gwinnett County Public Schools Board of Education to rescind a resolution for a special vote on a general obligation bond.

GCPS Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks informed the board Tuesday that they did not meet the state law requirement that paperwork for the special election must be complete 90 days before the special election.

The board unanimously voted to rescind the resolution for a vote on the projected $350 million bond.

Some of the proposed uses for the bond were for capital improvements such as a new cluster school in the Mill Creek district, the build out of Discovery High School; renovations to Central Gwinnett High School’s Fine Arts areas; a number of systemwide capital improvements, including high school athletic facility improvements, upgrades to labs and instructional spaces at middle and high schools, and artificial turf for athletic stadiums; the acquisition of school buses and other transportation vehicles; and technology improvements.

There is no timetable on if the board will propose another resolution for a special election on the bond.

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Buford, GA

Edwin Jones Edwin K. Jones, age 82, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018.

p.m. until 9:00 p.m.

To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com.

Arrangements By: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA (770) 932-1133.

Buford, GA

Edwin K. Jones Edwin K. Jones, age 82, of Buford, GA passed away on Saturday, March 3, 2018. He was preceded in death by his daughter, Tammy Jones; parents, H. Clinton and Ara Higgins Jones; sisters, Louise Gooch, Ruby Crowe, Elizabeth Scott, and Vera Moulder; and brothers, Bobby Jones and Howard Jones. He is survived by his wife of fifty-nine years, Jannean Moore Jones, Buford, GA; son and daughter-in-law, Randy and Deinna Jones, Buford, GA; grandchildren, Dustin and April Pass, Ila, GA, Suzi and Chris Mees, Buford, GA; Harrison Jones, Buford, GA and Asa Jones, Buford, GA; great grandchildren, Hunter, Lily, Leevi, Logan, Landon and Brynleigh; sister and brother-in-law, Lucy and John Hutchins, Buford, GA; sisters-inlaw, Shirley Porter Jones, Sugar Hill, GA and Becky Moore, Buford, GA; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Mr. Jones was born May 19, 1935 in Buford, GA. He was a 1953 graduate of Sugar Hill School in Sugar Hill, GA. He was retired from Lockheed after forty-three years of service as a tool inspector. He was a Mason and member of the Buford Masonic Lodge #292 F. & A.M., a member of Alcoholic Anonymous and a member of Sugar Hill Church in Sugar Hill, GA. He was an avid gardener where he loved to grow watermelons, corn and cantaloupes. He was also an avid hunter and loved surf fishing in Florida. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Wayne Johnson and Neil Story officiating. Interment will follow at Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford, GA with military honors.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 il

Athens

Nancy Charlene Ray age 63, died 3/3/18.

Smith Memory Chapel, Winder.

Snellville

William Wesley White, IV William Wesley White, IV, age 51 of Snellville, GA, passed away on March 03, 2018. Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel.

Lawrenceville

Cumming

Tom McIntosh MCINTOSH - Tom McIntosh, 75, of Lawrenceville, GA died March 1, 2018. Visitation will be at 1:30 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 3:00 p.m. at Duluth First United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 10, 2018. Mr. McIntosh, a native of Atlanta, GA was a member of Duluth First United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife, Annette McIntosh of Lawrenceville, GA; sons and daughters-in-law, Tim and Jesica McIntosh of Mt. Pleasant, SC, Mike and Cameron McIntosh of Sandy Springs, GA; sister, Gayle Sprayberry of Newnan, GA; grandchildren, Ava, Annalise, Carson, Millie, Mae Thomas, Leighton, James and Gretchen. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to, Rainbow Village, 3427 Duluth Hwy 120, Duluth, GA 30096 (770)497-1888, www.rainbowvillage. org. Condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome.com.

Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.

Stone Mountain

Glenn Palmer died March 3, 2018.

Service to be held at 1 pm Saturday March 10th at Mountain Park First Baptist Church. Bill Head Funeral Home, Lilburn/ Tucker Chapel, (770) 5642726.

Janice Marie Whitten Janice Marie Whitten, 77, of Cumming passed away Sunday, March 4, 2018. A member of Snellville First Baptist Church, Janice is preceded in death by her husband, Ray Whitten; her parents, Frank and Leila Williams; a sister, Jeanette Baltimore; and her brothers, Eugene, Joe and Junior Vaughn.

Survivors include her children, Ronda (Bob) Mobley, Ray Whitten, Jr., Stephanie (Kevin) Norris; sisters, Delores Britt, Linda (Jerry) Jacobson, Loretta (Jim) Tanner; grandchildren, Brittany Whitten, Jordan Whitten, Trevor Norris, Molly Norris, Chase Crowe, Chandler Crowe, Brandi Gaylor, Ashley Waters, Eric Ford, Felicia Crowe; and a great grandchild, Aria Whitten.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 7, at 3:30 p.m. at the Ingram Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Scott Suttles officiating. Interment will be later at Georgia National Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Wednesday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service.

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Locally, barring any surprise filings during the rest of the week, the Board of Commissioners District 2 As qualifying began Mon- field for both parties apday, the picture of whose peared to be set Monday. names will appear on ballots Two Democrats, Ben Ku and this year began to come into Desmond Nembhard, filed focus. paperwork to have a shot at For months, candidates running against Commishad talked about running for sioner Lynette Howard, who office, but once qualifying filed to run as a Republican, began, the time had arrived in the general election in for these people to file their November. paperwork and pay a qualiDistrict 4 Commisfying fee to get their names sioner John Heard has on the ballot. The names also qualified, and he has started trickling in slowly at already drawn one opponent, first on Monday, but many Marlene Fosque, according of the expected names had to Gwinnett County Demoshown up by Tuesday after- cratic Party Chairman Gabe noon.

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And it looks like GwinThe fields for two nett’s ballots may be Gwinnett County Board of crowded with candidates Education seats, in Districts this year thanks to contested 2 and 4, started to take shape local, state and congressional as well, with a Republican races. in each race and Democrats

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starting to line up for each seat.

More than a dozen people have expressed an interest in running for school board seats as Democrats, according to Okoye, but just three people have filed paperwork with the party to enter those races so far.

Two Gwinnett officials who were expected to run for statewide offices — Sen. David Shafer for lieutenant governor and Rep. Buzz Brockway for secretary of state — filed their paperwork to be on the ballot in those races on the first day of qualifying.

Most of their expected opponents in their respective races have filed qualifying paperwork as well.

In the governor’s race, four candidates — Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and former Sen. Hunter Hill on the Republi-

can side and former House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams and state Rep. Stacey Evans for the Democrats — filed their paperwork.

Shiloh graduate Clay Tippins’ campaign announced the Republican candidate is expected to file his paperwork this morning.

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Qualified candidates as of 5 p.m. Tuesday:

Melissa Davis Steve Reilly

Governor Republicans Casey Cagle (R) Hunter Hill Democrats Stacey Abrams Stacey Evans

U.S. House, District 10 Republicans Jody Hice (I) Bradley Griffin Democrats Chalis Montgomery Richard Dien Winfield Tabitha A. Johnson-Green

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State Brian Kemp’s name has not shown up on the state’s list of candidates who filed qualifying paperwork, he did release Tuesday a new campaign ad and a plan to establish a Criminal Alien Database as governor.

A hotly contested race in Gwinnett may be the U.S. House District 7 race, which

U.S. House, District 7 Republicans Shane Hazel Democrats Carolyn Bourdeaux Kathleen Allen

State Senate, District 5 Democrats Curt Thompson (I) Sheikh Rahman State Senate, District 9 Republicans P. K. Martin IV (I) State Senate, District 40 Republicans Fran Millar (I) Democrats Sally Harrell Tamara Johnson-Shealey State Senate, District 41 Democrats Steve Henson (I) District 45 Republicans Renee S. Unterman (I)

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State Senate, District 48 Republicans Matt Reeves Democrats Zahra Karinshak

Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge (Hamil) R. Timothy Hamil (I)

State Senate, District 55 Democrats Gloria S. Butler (I)

Gwinnett County Superior Court Judge (T. Davis) Veronica Cope

State House, District 81 Republicans Ellen Diehl

Gwinnett County State Court Judge (to succeed Pamela D. South) Pamela South (I)

State House, District 93 Democrats Darshun Kendrick (I) State House, District 94 Democrats Karen Bennett (I) State House, District 95 Republicans Scott Hilton (I) Democrats Beth Moore State House, District 96 Democrats Pedro “Pete” Marin (I) State House, District 97 Republicans Bonnie Rich Kipper Tabb Louis Tseng Judson McClure Democrats Aisha Yaqoob Wayne Slear State House, District 98 No candidates qualified yet State House, District 99 No candidates qualified yet State House, District 100 Democrats Dewey L. McClain (I) State House, District 101 Republicans Valerie Clark Democrats Sam Park (I) State House, District 102 Republicans Paula Hastings Democrats Gregg Kennard State House, District 103 Republicans Timothy Barr (I) State House, District 104

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Diggs to replace mentor as Lions coach Arrington stepping down at Peachtree Ridge hoops

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Familiar foes

Norcross players react after defeating Newton during Saturday’s game at Buford. (Photo: Dale Zanine)

Three of Gwinnett’s remaining five teams meet a region opponent with state basketball championship on the line

By David Friedlander

Most of Gwinnett’s five remaining boys and girls basketball teams left with a chance to claim their respective classification’s state championship have quite a bit in common.

For one, there is proximity.

Norcross, Meadowcreek, Greater Atlanta Christian and Wesleyan are all located within less than 7 miles from each other.

The Norcross and Meadowcreek boys square off against each other for the Class AAAAAAA state title Saturday at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion.

GAC’s boys and girls play for the Class AAA title in Ma-

STATE BASKETBALL FINALS Thursday, Macon Centreplex 2 p.m. — AAA girls, GAC vs. Johnson-Savannah 4 p.m. — AAA boys, GAC vs. Jenkins 6 p.m. — AAAAA girls, Buford vs. Flowery Branch Friday, Georgia Tech 2 p.m. — A Private girls, Holy Innocents’ vs. Wesleyan Saturday, Georgia Tech 8 p.m. — AAAAAAA boys, Norcross vs. Meadowcreek

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• Finals berth still sinking in for Meadowcreek boys, 11A • GAC boys, girls set for clashes with Savannah teams, 12A

con on Thursday. Wesleyan’s girls meet Holy Innocents’ for the Class A Private crown Friday at Tech.

Buford, whose girls take on

Stout Buford ‘D’ set for 4th test vs.

Flowery Branch this week if past history is any indication.

The Falcons have found the points hard to come by The Flowery Branch girls against Region 8-AAAAA basketball team’s potent rival Buford, their oppooffense, one that thrived nent in the finals. throughout the regular In three previous meetseason, has been just as ef- ings this season, Flowery fective in the state playoffs. Branch has scored 48, 38 It has averaged 72 points and 41 points in three lossin four Class AAAAA es to the Wolves. Buford’s tournament victories on the foundation is its defense, a way to Thursday’s 6 p.m. big reason it is in the state championship game at the finals for the eighth time in Macon Centreplex. Howa 10-year span. ever, nearing that average, “That shows that we put or even hitting the 50-point mark, will be a challenge See BUFORD, Page 15A

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david.friedlander@gwinnettdailypost.com

Flowery Branch in the Class AAAAA finals Thursday in Macon, is less than 20 miles away from the entire group.

Close neighbors aside,

many of those teams will be seeing some mighty familiar foes in their title games.

Meadowcreek and Norcross are region rivals. Buford and Wesleyan also face a region opponent in the championship, marking a fourth meeting of the season for all.

In all three cases, one team has won all three of the previous head-to-head games this season, leaving the other hoping the fourth time will be the charm.

Meadowcreek’s boys certainly have to hope the ball will bounce their way this See FINALS, Page 11A

Buford’s Sierra Sieracki puts up a shot over the Villa Rica defense during the Wolves victory in the semifinals of the AAAAA State Tournament. (Photo: David McGregor)

Marcus Diggs met Keith Arrington for the first time when he was a ninth-grader at North Augusta (S.C.) High School.

Diggs was new to high school and the veteran coach was new to that high school, getting ready for his first season.

Diggs’ initial thoughts on his new coach?

“He’s mean. He’s mean (laughs),” he said of meeting Arrington. “But that was my first impression.

Once I got to know him, you knew he had your best interests at heart.

Whatever he could do for you, he would.”

Diggs grew even closer to Arrington the Marcus past five seasons on the Diggs Peachtree Ridge basketball coaching staff, drawing knowledge from a coach with nearly 700 career wins. As of Tuesday morning, Diggs is charged with replacing that coach, his coach.

Peachtree Ridge inKeith formed the boys basketArrington ball players in a meeting that Diggs will be the Lions’ new head coach to replace Arrington, who is stepping down after 10 seasons leading the program.

“It’s tough (to see Arrington resign),” Diggs said. “I’ve been here five years and that’s all I know. I see him as a leader. To see him go, it’s bittersweet. But seeing him being able to do something he’s always wanted to do with his family is nice. And also him paving the way for me to be his successor is huge for me.”

Arrington, who has 697 career wins, still plans to coach but doesn’t have anything lined up. He hopes to move closer to his parents — his father is 85, his mother is 82 — and felt it was a good time for a change.

“I want to get back closer to my parents,” Arrington said. “They live in North Augusta. In an ideal world, I’d get back close to them. I’d like to continue coaching, but I don’t have a job right now. There are a lot of moving parts that have to fit together for that to work. But I’d like to keep coaching. It’s just time for a different thing. And it’s a chance to go see my parents a little bit more, be a little better son.”

Peachtree Ridge was one of Gwinnett’s most consistent winners in boys basketball under Arrington, including a region championship this past season that was his third at the school. His best state playoff finish was a trip to the Elite Eight.

The Jefferson County native has been coaching for 36 years.

“Peachtree Ridge High School will always remember what Coach Arrington did for the school, the program and the community,” Peachtree Ridge athletic and activities director Ryan Lesniak said.

“He has truly left a legacy that will stand the test of time. We are excited for him and his future endeavors.”

To replace Arrington, the school chose someone who knows the veteran coach well.

Diggs played basketball for Arrington See LIONS, Page 15A

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Visit www.Gwinnett200.com to see a calendar of upcoming events, displays, and opportunities to learn about our county.

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Uncharted territory Meadowcreek boys still trying to grasp historical significance of first state hoops finals appearance

Prep Schedule

Today

BASEBALL

4 p.m. — Lanier at Hebron 4 p.m. — Shiloh at Chamblee 5:30 p.m. — North Forsyth at Archer 5:30 p.m. — Pace Academy at Wesleyan 6 p.m. — Collins Hill at Mill Creek 6 p.m. — Discovery at Mountain View 6 p.m. — Duluth at Peachtree Ridge 6 p.m. — East Hall at GAC 6 p.m. — Grayson at Providence 6 p.m. — Holy Innocents’ at Norcross

LACROSSE

5:30 p.m. — Kennesaw Mountain girls at Mill Creek 5:30 p.m. — Lanier boys at Riverside Military 5:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Dacula 5:30 p.m. — Parkview at Archer 6:45 p.m. — North Oconee girls at Norcross 7 p.m. — Norcross boys at Brookwood

TENNIS

3:30 p.m. — Discovery at Central 4 p.m. — St. Pius at GAC 4 p.m. — Walnut Grove at Buford

TRACK & FIELD

4 p.m. — Duluth, Providence at Wesleyan 4 p.m. — Meadowcreek at GAC Thursday

BASEBALL

• Parkview, South, Grayson, Brookwood, North, Mountain View, Buford in Perfect Game Spring Showdown at Lake Point 4 p.m. — Wesleyan at Our Lady of Mercy 4:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Clarkston 6 p.m. — Lakeside at Archer

LACROSSE

6:15 p.m. — Blessed Trinity boys at Wesleyan 6:30 p.m. — Johns Creek girls at Duluth 6:30 p.m. — Lanier boys at Chamblee 6:30 p.m. — Wesleyan girls at Buford 7 p.m. — GAC girls at Mountain View 7 p.m. — North Forsyth boys at Norcross 7:30 p.m. — North boys at Grayson

SOCCER

5 p.m. — Providence girls at Woodward Academy 5:30 p.m. — Archer at Newton 5:30 p.m. — Duluth at Collins Hill 5:30 p.m. — Grayson at South 5:30 p.m. — Meadowcreek at Brookwood 5:30 p.m. — Mountain View at North 5:30 p.m. — Peachtree Ridge at Mill Creek 5:30 p.m. — Rockdale Co. at Shiloh

TENNIS

3 p.m. — Collins Hill, Mountain View at E.E. Robinson Park 3 p.m. — Duluth, Peachtree Ridge at Suwanee Station 3:30 p.m. — Berkmar at Central 3:30 p.m. — Brookwood at Meadowcreek 3:30 p.m. — Grayson and Archer at Rhodes Jordan 3:30 p.m. — Lakeside-DeKalb at Parkview 3:30 p.m. — Mill Creek at Discovery 4 p.m. — Alpharetta at Norcross 4 p.m. — Fannin Co. at GAC 4 p.m. — Hebron at Athens Christian 4 p.m. — Loganville at Buford

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By David Friedlander david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

NORCROSS — Much has been made of the athletic renaissance that has occurred at Meadowcreek High School over last calendar year.

The boys basketball team actually started that run of success with last year’s dramatic improvement to 17 wins and a trip to the Class AAAAAAA state tournament.

The Mustangs’ 57-55 win over Grayson in last Saturday’s state semifinals is the latest history-making victory for the school, joining last year’s state championship by the boys soccer team — the first for any Meadowcreek sports program — and a football season that saw the Mustangs tie the school singleseason record for wins (7) and earn a postseason berth for the first time in more than two decades.

One might think that earning the chance to play for a state title — something no other Meadowcreek basketball team has done, not even the one that featured eventual Division I players Chris Allen and Teondre Williams — might produce a huge buzz and a sense of anticipation this week.

Maybe it’s that the student body is still getting used to all this winning, or that it simply needs to recover after the excitement of Saturday’s emotionally draining win, but head coach Curtis Gilleylen has found the reaction around school the past few days to be surprisingly subdued.

However, he also has no concern that the buzz will continue to build as the Mustangs’ showdown with Region 7-AAAAAAA and neighborhood rival Norcross (28-3) in Saturday’s title game at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion approaches.

“It’s still uncharted territory,” Gilleylen said. “So I’m expecting things to kind of ramp up (today), Thursday, Friday. It’s still a little shock.”

There may be plenty of people in Gwinnett County who were shocked

by Meadowcreek’s recent sports success, but Gilleylen is not one of them.

When he was hired to take over the program two years ago this summer, the 40-year-old Flint, Mich., native saw an opportunity

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8 p.m. — Toronto at Detroit ESPN 10:30 p.m. — Cleveland at Denver ESPN

NHL

8 p.m. — Pittsburgh at Philadelphia NBCSP

SOCCER

2:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League Tottenham Hotspur FC vs Juventus FC. Round of 16, 2nd Leg. FS1

Sports Calendar

BASBALL

March 11: Red Stitches Baseball is hosting tryouts for high school age players for its travel teams.

The tryouts are March 4 and 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. at

Norcross High School. The club’s tournament schedule includes Perfect Game and Triple Crown with an out-of-state finale. For more information, email RedStitches2014@gmail.com.

to win right away, especially with players like forwards Jamir Chaplin and Cory Hightower, and post Amari Kelly, coming into the program.

“When we first got together last year, I saw the potential,” Gilleylen said.

“I also saw it was going to take a lot of hard work.

And credit to these guys for busting it.”

While it’s taking the excitement a little time to build among the Meadowcreek student body, the team itself hasn’t had that issue.

From the instant Hightower grabbed the rebound of a missed free throw and the final seconds of last Saturday’s win ticked off the clock, the Mustangs were ready to run back out on the court for the title game.

“I don’t want (this game against Norcross) to come time. Two of the previous down to a buzzer-beater. three Norcross (28-3) wins This is the finals. None of came by a single point. these guys have been this Both came on the strength far, nowhere near this far. of a buzzer-beating I just want them to go out 3-pointer by guard Kyle there, be loose, have fun.

Sturdivant. The most reAt this point, I just want cent was on an improbable them to go hard and do bank shot from the left their best, and I can live wing to snatch the Region with whatever happens.”

7-AAAAAAA title.

Like Meadowcreek’s “We know our foe is go- boys, Wesleyan’s girls ing to be very formidable,” (26-4) have dropped three Meadowcreek boys coach straight to their finals opCurtis Gilleylen said after ponent, Holy Innocents’ his Mustangs (24-6) earned (29-1), this season. a fourth shot at Norcross And like the Mustangs, with a dramatic 57-55 the Wolves are hardly win over Grayson in last intimidated by the prospect Saturday’s state semifinal. of a fourth matchup with “We know them very well. the Golden Bears despite They’re a very talented losses of 14 and 20 points team, but we’ve got a in the regular season, plus talented team in our locker a 54-47 setback in the room, as well.

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“It’s a blessing,” said Hightower, a 6-foot-7 Detroit Mercy signee who is averaging 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game this season. “Last year, our (state tournament run) got cut short (in the first round), but I know this year, we’re going to take it home.”

The Mustangs (26-4) will have to wait three more days before they get the chance to take home the title, though that hardly seems like long compared to the wait the program has endured simply to get in this position.

When he came to Meadowcreek for his junior season in 2016-17, senior guard Dequarius Nichols heard a lot of talk from friends from other schools about how slim his chances of playing for a

winner were.

“I heard it a lot,” said Nichols, who averages 6.4 points, 4.0 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. “A lot of people doubted us and didn’t think we could make it this far. We’ve always been counted out, but we’ve always fought through it. …

We’re just happy to play in the state championship. “(But) we’ve had a lot of love here at school. A lot of people have been showing us a lot of love.

It feels good because a lot of people have noticed. …

Our soccer team, they won the first state championship. We’re the second (Meadowcreek) team to make it to a state championship game, so it’s really big for the community here. So we’re really looking forward to it.”

Look for the

If precedent is any indication, there’s good reason for the Wesleyan upperclassmen to believe they can win Friday.

While Holy Innocents’ has won 11 of the last 15 games in the series, Wesleyan has prevailed twice in the three games that mattered most. The Wolves rallied from 17 points down to beat the Bears in last year’s state title game and won the 2015 Class AA title over Holy Innocents’ after dropping the first three meetings that season.

“We do have that game experience,” said Wesleyan coach Jan Azar following the Wolves’ impressive 71-49 semifinal win over St. Francis in Columbus.

“We did graduate eight seniors (from last year’s title team), but do have

‘Wesleyan’ on our jerseys, and a lot of these girls have watched and grown up in our program, and now they get a chance to be out on that court. So it means a lot to them. … It means something to put on that Wesleyan jersey.

“So I do think it gives them a bit of confidence just putting on the jersey, but we’ve got to go out and play a team that’s beaten us three times. But after (Friday’s win), I’m pretty confident in my team.”

Buford’s girls (28-3), meanwhile, will try to pull off four in a row when they play Region 8-AAAAA foe Flowery Branch on Thursday after beating the Falcons by a whopping 31 points in late January, sandwiched between two considerably closer games.

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The Meadowcreek student section gets fired up during the AAAAAAA semifinals on Saturday. (Photo: David McGregor)

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Tallman to take over Hawks lax

By Taylor Denman

numbers of the Rivertaylor.denman@ side lacrosse team — to gwinnettdailypost.com help lift the Hawks, who in recent seasons have Mill Creek boys consistently contended lacrosse will have a for the area title, over the new coach for the 2019 early-round state playoff season, current Riverside block. The Hawks have Military Academy coach advanced to the state Alan Tallman. tournament each season Tallman will take since 2012, but haven’t over for Mill Creek’s Bo advanced as far as the secAdams, who will resign ond round. as the Mill Creek boys “He has an extensive program’s head coach background in lacrosse after this season. Tallman and was a collegiate has spent the past five player,” Mill Creek athseasons as head coach of letic and activities director Riverside Gary Long said. “We’re Military looking forward to him Academy. coming next season. We He was think he’s going to bring an assisa lot to the table. We’re tant coach looking forward to having at Boston him.”

College Tallman is from CarAlan High thage, N.Y., a small town Tallman School in with a rich tradition for Boston for seven years. lacrosse, the hometown At Riverside, Tallman of Syracuse’s four-time took over a program with All-American Powell low participation and brothers. engagement and finished Tallman went to 4-12 in his first season. In the University of New his fourth season, RiverHampshire on a football side had an 11-4 record, scholarship but coached losing three games by lacrosse through colone goal. The team is off lege and both freshman to a 3-1 start to the 2018 football and lacrosse in season. his first year at Boston “Our guys (at RiverCollege High School. side Military Academy) As a coach, Tallman dehave a commitment that scribes himself as a strateis unique to this school, gist and keen on game but they’ve done an planning and in-game outstanding job of buying strategy. He also said that in and I’ve been proud of his strength as a coach is what we’ve done here,” building trustworthy relaTallman said. “(At Mill tionships with players.

Creek) I know going in “What goes with there will be an expectaleadership is cultivating tion. There is no bigger relationships and being expectation anyone can a support system outside put on me that I won’t of the X’s and O’s,” he put on myself. There’s no said. “What differentiates doubt this is a competitive a coach at a high school program and community. level is developing trust.”

I’m excited to mold and Tallman’s wife, Midevelop men of character chele, is Gainesville Mid… Mill Creek was an dle School’s volleyball incredible opportunity for coach and plans to accept my family.” a job in the Mill Creek Tallman said he will cluster as an elementary use experience relating to school teacher. They have teenage athletes — such two daughters, Milan, 7, as when he built up the and Adeline, four months.

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Identical twins and Peachtree Ridge alumni coach against each other in boys lacrosse clash

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

JOHNS CREEK — The game was dubbed “Battle Botts” by players and coaches on both sides.

It may sound like a new season of the television series that features duels between robotic wrecking machines, but this battle between the Peachtree Ridge and Chattahoochee high school lacrosse teams was actually a premiere. Twin brothers and Peachtree Ridge alumni Tyler and Tanner Botts coached against each other for the first time as coaches of their respective programs.

Peachtree Ridge (5-2, 0-1) jumped out to an early 5-1 lead in the first half and outscored Chattahoochee 6-1 in the third quarter. But the Cougars (1-5, 0-1) rallied by shutting out the Lions in the fourth quarter to bring the final score to 12-6 in Peachtree Ridge’s favor.

Payne Durham had five goals for Peachtree Ridge, Carter Winn had two goals and two assists and K Shaw had two assists.

For Chattahoochee, Brendan Lumpkin had two goals and Connor Schwarz had one goal and one assist.

Tyler Botts spent a year as the offensive coordinator before taking over as head coach of the Peachtree Ridge lacrosse team — where he and his brother played when the program was started in

Tyler, left, and Tanner Botts are Peachtree Ridge class of 2011 dual athletes and coached against each other when Peachtree Ridge lacrosse played at Chattahoocee High School on Monday night. (Photo: Taylor Denman)

2008. Tanner Botts is in his first season as an assistant coach at Chattahoochee after spending time as a graduate assistant on the Lenoir-Rhyne football staff.

In their mid-twenties, the Botts brothers’ relationship is still founded on competition, evidenced by the pregame love tap Tyler delivered to Tanner’s cheek before the game. It’s all in good fun, though, and Tanner has plenty of opportunities to pay his brother back since the two are roommates.

“It’s been a blast and it was fun to have him out here,” Tanner Botts said.

“I was in the college game for a while but came back.

Being able to coach against each other is awesome.”

The Botts brothers were essentially inseparable until their college eligibilities ran out. They both played football and lacrosse for Peachtree Ridge and were

two of the Lions’ leading tacklers as seniors.

They played for Peachtree Ridge’s runner-up football team in 2008 and helped establish the lacrosse program as seniors by leading the Lions to the quarterfinals — then the farthest a Gwinnett County team had advanced in the state playoffs.

They continued chasing titles as two-sport athletes at Lenoir-Rhyne. The identical linebacker-midfielders went to the Division II national championship game in their sophomore seasons and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the nation. During one season, they were one of five sets of brothers that played together on Lenoir-Rhyne’s lacrosse team.

“It just brings that competitive drive and desire for greatness that we’re looking for in our kids,” Tanner Botts said. “It’s about being the best you can be, and if that means

you’re going to national championships and state championships, that’s even better.”

Tyler Botts said that, while they look the same, they don’t necessarily act the same, and those differences can sometimes manifest on the lacrosse field through their schemes. But both prepare the same way before games. Both had sticks in hand, warming up goalies and throwing out loose balls. Both keep their toes inches outside of the boundaries during games, directing traffic on the field.

“Last game I was in line drills with them because they were short on numbers,” Tanner Botts said. “I just do whatever it takes to help the team.”

“If they need a look, I’ll sometimes hop in a drill and try to be someone we’re playing against that week,” Tyler Botts said.

The Botts brothers are still pretty inseparable even though there are about 11 miles between their two schools. As adults, the two have the opportunity to show how they’re different now that they’re coaching teams in two different classifications.

“We get to actually show what we both have on different teams because this is the first time we’ve actually been on different teams,” Tanner Botts said.

Tyler added, “People think, identical twins, they look the same. They must act the same. No. We don’t.”

Gwinnett players picked for national tourney From Staff Reports

The Georgia team roster includes Dacula natives Seven girls lacrosse Amelia Blanchette, Grace players have been selected Phillips and Morgan Vasto play in the All-American seur; Lawrenceville natives National Lacrosse Classic Emma Copeland and in Delaware.

Danielle Laplume; Buford

native Jordyn Olivo and Eleanor Rey from Snellville.

The team formerly sponsored by Brine is sponsored by Cascade Maverick. The showcase is in its

11th season. The event is July 16-19. Individuals in the tournament are eligible to qualify for selection to Team U.S.A., which will face the top talent from Team Canada.

GAC girls take right steps Eaton coaches alma mater from season’s crossroads to hoops state finals berth

By David Friedlander

expectations are higher than that now. (They) did not let fear stop them in that (semifinal) game NORCROSS — The (against Franklin County).

Greater Atlanta ChrisThey knew they wanted to tian girls basketball team win that game.” found itself at crossroads The Spartans’ hardseveral times throughout fought 49-43 win over the 2017-18 season — one Frankin County last that began with extremely weekend in Savannah high expectations for a was hardly the only time team that returned four this season they had to starters and welcomed at confront fear. least one highly-touted And it’s not difficult newcomer. to determine the most The Spartans are one notable potential turning step away from meeting point in which the 2017the highest of those ex18 campaign could easily pectations as they prepare have gotten away from to take on Johnson of them and left them short Savannah for the Class of their lofty goals.

AAA state championship A season-ending knee Thursday at the Macon injury to star guard and Centreplex.

Auburn-bound senior It’s not difficult to Robyn Benton suffered identify some of the main during the team’s holiday catalysts that have helped tournament in Naples, GAC (25-4) finally reach Fla., was admittedly a jolt the title game for the first that was felt throughout time since 2011 after the whole team. coming up just short in the “That was all fear,” state semifinals the previ- Grooms said of losing ous two seasons.

Benton, who averaged Seniors Taylor Sut17.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, ton, Caria Reynolds and 3.2 assists, 4.5 steals MaryMartha Turner have and 2.3 blocked shots all been important comthrough 10 games before ponents that have help put her injury. “When Robyn the Spartans in position to went down, you would’ve perhaps claim their first thought the world ended. championship since 2007. … The scoring was not the “MaryMartha has only thing that (was affectgotten better at the right ed). It was the leadership. time,” GAC coach Lady Robyn is a monster. She’s Grooms said. “This year a soldier. She practiced is her first time playing hard. She wanted to win with us. So she had to every practice, every drill. really get acclimated. …

The leadership left. The With Caria and Taylor, … whole mentality of expectI think they realize that ing to win left. this is their third (straight) “You know what I told year in the Final Four. Our (the team)? We could not david.friedlander@ gwinnettdailypost.com

replace Robyn. There’s nobody on this team that can replace Robyn. I needed them to believe in each other. I needed them to understand that everybody has roles, and do what you’re best at.

Do your role the best, and know I’ve got help, even if I mess up.”

It was surprisingly quickly that the Spartans — and in particular leaders like Sutton and Reynolds, who have played major roles all four of their years in the program — began to take Grooms’ challenge to heart.

For Reynolds, the turning point came just after they came home from Florida and jumped back into Region 7-AAA play just after the new year.

“We realized once (Grooms) told us that (Benton) wasn’t able to continue playing the season with us, ‘Hey, we’ve got to pick it up,’” said Reynolds, a Hofstra signee who averages12.3 points, a team-high 8.8 rebounds, 2.3 steals and 1.0 blocked shots per game. “When we played good as a team, we realized that, ‘Listen, we can actually do this. We have potential. We’ve always had potential.’ Now we have to continue and hopefully win state.”

But it took more than just good feelings and confidence that helped GAC on track for their goals. It also took the acceptance of several players to do things on and off the court they hadn’t been asked to do before.

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

The last time the Greater Atlanta Christian boys basketball team played for a state championship in 2014, so did David Eaton.

The 2000 GAC graduate was the head basketball coach at Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant, S.C., where the Warriors won South Carolina’s Class AAAA championship over Hillcrest 65-50 in Eaton’s sixth season as a head coach. GAC won its fourth boys basketball championship in the previous five seasons. The Spartans completed a 32-0 campaign, the first boys team in Gwinnett County history to finish a season undefeated.

Though Eaton said he followed his alma mater closely, there was no way he could have predicted he’d be on the GAC basketball program the next time it would play for a state championship. Eaton came on as GAC’s head coach in 2015, and the Spartans are bidding for an eighth state championship in his third season.

“This is really meaningful and fun in a different way,” Eaton said. “Doing it for the school you grew up at, this school has done a lot for me. It is really unique and meaningful to do it at a place that gave me a lot and taught me a lot growing up.”

Eaton attended GAC from the first grade until graduating in 2000. During his four high school

basketball seasons, starting in 1996, he played for Tim Vick, now GAC’s athletic director.

“David was always a great leader,” Vick said.

“He had a way of drawing people around him and encouraging teammates.

“It’s exciting for me because that was the goal we wanted to reach while he was playing. To see him mature as he has and become the coach that he is — I knew he would be a good coach — to have him come back, to me that’s really special. He knows our community and relates well to the kids.”

Eaton was an efficient shooting guard for the Spartans and one of the team captains later in his high school career.

Eaton remembers success as a player at GAC. The Spartans won 16 games during his freshman season and a region championship during his senior year.

Eaton said he’s kept in contact with Steven Hayes, one of Vick’s former assistant coaches. Hayes is the head coach at Mount Dora Christian Academy (Fla.).

Before that, Hayes, like Eaton, returned to GAC as a coach for the basketball program he played for in his high school days.

Hayes played for the 1987 team that finished runnerup in the state tournament.

Eaton said the two touch base from time to time, usually with messages of encouragement as they follow the trajectory of each other’s teams during the season.

“It just shows you he’s a really good coach, that that’s the type of school you have,” Eaton said. “We have a really good support system and the people who go here still care about this school.”

There are no players left on GAC’s 2014 state championship team at GAC, but that team’s legacy is a spark for Eaton’s 2018 contenders as the championship game approaches Thursday against Jenkins.

Eaton said Jenkins (25-5) presents height and athleticism in the form of 6-foot8 junior Lamont Sams Jr. The Spartans’ focus is on factors they control: being in good position on defense to have the rebounding edge, being patient on offense and not forcing shots.

GAC’s run has been difficult and emotional, Eaton said, because of the perceived strength of the Spartans’ opponents on their side of the bracket.

The Spartans (27-3) feel a sense of accomplishment, but Eaton doesn’t want his players to sigh in relief after edging No. 1 Morgan County 73-71 in the semifinals — just like they weren’t satisfied after beating No. 2 Johnson in the quarterfinals or Pace Academy in the Sweet 16.

“We should feel accomplished and that we did something cool but — I told them — it shouldn’t give you this sense of, ‘Oh shoot, we made it out of there,’” Eaton said. “Our players give me a look like I’m crazy. Like, ‘We’re doing this.’”

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North Gwinnett football players admire their state championship rings during a presentation ceremony Tuesday night at North Gwinnett High School. (Photos: Taylor Denman)

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SUWANEE — Members of the North Gwinnett football team cracked open the velvet boxes containing their rings signifying the Bulldogs’ 2017 Class AAAAAAA state championship, and most made some expression in awe of their ring’s beauty.

Before long, many Bulldogs became amateur hand models, posting videos and photos of themselves unboxing and garnering their state championship rings on social media.

“You had to do that, you can’t hide it,” former offensive lineman Warren Erickson said.

The ring presentation was in tandem with the MaxPreps Tour of Champions trophy presentation, a statue depicting a minuteman engraved with the Bulldogs’ No. 22 ranking, according to MaxPreps, a CBSSports.com site that covers high school sports.

The tour is in its 13th year of honoring the nation’s top high school football programs and has added other high school sports in

successive years.

The championship ring design is unique to the team’s own design specifications. Inset on the top of the ring is an oval red stone representing the team’s unity, surrounded by 14 smaller red stones for each of the Bulldogs’ consecutive wins in the 2017 season. Two belts around the ring feature 27 black stones for each of the team’s seniors. Below that is a belt that signifies the Bulldogs’ Region 8 championship.

“I don’t think the ring could have come out any

ally special experience,” Erickson said. “There’s such detail into this ring about the team we had and the family we built.

When I look at all of that it definitely brings back the best memories. I’ll cherish these forever, so I’m happy I have something to hold to signify that.”

It’s been nearly three months since North Gwinnett engineered a drive with 48 seconds left to the Colquitt County 23-yard line and Cameron Clark’s game-winning kick sailed through the uprights, granting the football program its better, and the story that first state title in 56 years it tells in indicative of our of play. football season,” head Even as North Gwincoach Bill Stewart said. nett’s football team trudges “We feel blessed we’re through the offseason and able to do that, and you get prepares for the approacha ring to kind of show that ing spring practices, it’s a you did it.” relief for the team to reflect The ring presentation on the long days of work brought back memories of poured into the state title the season for Erickson, season and hold a trophy who returned to the North with a ring in hand to sigGwinnett campus from his nify that accomplishment. dorm at the University of “You’ve been moving Georgia, where he enrolled forward, but it’s nice to early to participate in kind of regroup and say, spring practice.

‘We did that.’ Because “Being back here at it wasn’t that long ago,” the high school with all Stewart said. my best friends is a re-

North wins area riflery tournament DAHLONEGA — North Gwinnett took first place in the Area 6 riflery tournament on Monday at the University of North Georgia with a score of 1,124, narrowly getting past Buford, which was second at 1,122.

Scoring for North were Matthew Harrington with 284, Shreya Sastry with 282, Corina Fluker with 280 and Shea Hall with 278. Caitlyn Miller also scored well at 277.

Buford was paced by a pair of 285s from Jacob Ethridge and Morgan Adams. Austin Cagle recorded 278, while Taylor King came in with 274.

Parkview placed fourth

Georgia Tech guard Josh Okogie (5) shoots against Boston College’s Ky Bowman (0) during the first round game of the ACC Tournament on Tuesday at In Brooklyn, N.Y. (Photo: Brad Penner-USA Today Sports)

Hot Raptors slice through Hawks John Collins each scored 14 points, and Dewayne TORONTO — DeMar Dedmon had 12 points DeRozan scored 25 points and 10 rebounds for the and Toronto stayed hot Hawks, who lost all four with a 106-90 win over meetings with the Raptors visiting Atlanta on Tuesthis season. day at Air Canada Centre.

After a tight first half, Kyle Lowry and DeRo- the Raptors opened the zan stayed on the sideline third quarter with a 7-0 for much of the fourth run, but failed to distance quarter. C.J. Miles and themselves from the Delon Wright stepped up Hawks. Jaylen Morris had in their place and fueled a dunk off a nice feed from a fourth-quarter spurt for Dedmon, and Tyler Dorsey the Raptors, who have hit a jumper to give Atlanta won five in a row and 12 a 77-76 lead heading into of 13 overall. the fourth quarter.

Miles hit a pair of The Hawks hit five 3-pointers and Wright had 3-pointers in the first a couple of baskets during half and led by as many a 16-0 run that allowed as eight points midway Toronto to pull away. through the second Toronto outscored Atlanta quarter. Jonas Valanciunas 30-13 in the fourth quarter. converted a three-point Miles finished with 14 play on a dunk and free points, and Wright added throw, and Norman Pow10 points before leaving ell and DeRozan knocked with a toe injury in the down 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. final two minutes to cut Kent Bazemore and into Atlanta’s lead.

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a 44-29 lead with 16:17 remaining. He later conKy Bowman produced verted a three-point play 26 points, 10 rebounds to push the advantage to and six assists to help 51-31 with 13:36 to go.

Boston College cruise The Yellow Jackets to an 87-77 victory over used a 9-2 run to pull Georgia Tech on Tueswithin 13 with 11:39 day in the opening round remaining. of the Atlantic Coast But Boston College Conference tournament in again responded as Brooklyn, N.Y. Robinson’s 3-pointer Nik Popovic added made it 60-43 with 8:59 a career-best 20 points remaining, and Popovic on 8 of 11 shooting and later scored back-to-back the 12th-seeded Eagles hoops for a 66-47 lead (18-14) never trailed at with seven minutes left.

Barclays Center. Jerome Georgia Tech soon put Robinson scored 19 together its top stretch points and Jordan Chatof the game by going on man had 13 for Boston a 14-4 run to pull within College, which held a 47- 72-65 on Jackson’s dunk 37 rebounding edge. with 2:31 remaining.

Tadric Jackson The Yellow Jackets matched his career high trailed 81-75 after Jackof 29 points — he scored son’s 3 with 45.6 seconds 23 in the second half — left before the Eagles for 13th-seeded Georgia scored six straight to put Tech (13-19). Ben Lamthe game away. mers had 18 points and Bowman contributed Josh Okogie had 14. eight points, six rebounds Boston College and five assists in the faces fifth-seeded North opening half as Boston Carolina State in today’s College led 36-26 at the second round. break.

The Eagles shot 46.7 The Eagles already percent from the field possessed a 13-4 lead just and were 2-for-14 from 6 1/2 minutes into the 3-point range. The Yellow contest.

Jackets shot 39.7 percent Georgia Tech was from the field and were within 17-13 after two 5-for-20 from long range. free throws from LamBowman scored 11 mers with 8:58 remaining of the Eagles’ first 17 in the half before Boston second-half points and College again began ended up with 18 points stretching out the margin. after halftime.

Chatman’s jumper made Bowman’s layup it 28-19 with 5:20 left and capped a 10-3 opening Bowman later provided burst of the second half a layup to make it 32-22 to give Boston College with 2:10 to play.

at 1,111 and also qualified for the state sectionals by finishing in the top six, led by a 290 from Anna Mayo.

Other qualifiers for the state sectionals were Lumpkin County in third, North Forsyth in fifth and Riverside Military Academy in sixth.

GIRLS SOCCER GIRLS SOCCER Parkview 2, Alpharetta 1 LILBURN — Parkview received a pair of goals from sophomore midfielder Nieva Gaither on Tuesday night as the Panthers got past Alpharetta 2-1 in a non-region match.

The win bumped Parkview’s record up to 5-1.

North 1, Northview 0 JOHNS CREEK — North Gwinnett scored in the sixth minute of the first half and made that goal stand as the Bulldogs blanked host Northview 1-0 on

Tuesday night.

The goal by Alexis Cheek came off an assist from Riley George, while Greer Rickett saved three shots at keeper to keep the Titans off the board.

North improved to 6-1-3.

BOYS SOCCER BOYS SOCCER North 1, Northview 0 JOHNS CREEK — North Gwinnett notched a win on the road Monday night with a 1-0 shutout at Northview in nonregion play.

The goal for North (4-5-1) was scored with about five minutes left in regulation by Jonathan Laurent.

South 2, Rockdale 0 CONYERS — South Gwinnett won its Region 8-AAAAAAA opener 2-0 on Monday night at Rockdale County.

Kadeem Agard scored the first goal for the Comets, while the second goal came off a header from Jacob Rolon. Sebastian Farias also played well at keeper

for the Comets.

BOYS LACROSSE BOYS LACROSSE Buford 13, Sequoyah 2 BUFORD — Danny Raymond scored six goals and assisted two Monday night as Buford rolled to a 13-2 win at home over Sequoyah.

Max Whalen added three goals and an assist for Buford (3-3, 1-0), while Pierce Sanders had a goal and an assist with Jaylen Strickland scoring one goal.

BASEBALL BASEBALL Archer 14, Walnut Grove 3 LOGANVILLE — Archer topped Walnut Grove 14-3 in five innings on Monday night in a non-region game.

Blake Bortak, Taylor Dolph and Clayton Logan each went 2-for-4 with an RBI for Archer (3-6), while Hunter Cain was 3-for-3 and drove in two.

T.C. Burns (2-0) started and went four innings in the win.

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Gladiators goalie Vladar assigned to AHL by Bruins goals-against average (2.99) and save percentage (0.910). The DULUTH — The Boston Bru- second-year-pro has 10 games of ins reassigned goalie Dan Vladar AHL experiences over the past from the Atlanta Gladiators to two seasons going 5-1-2-1 with AHL Providence on Tuesday. a 2.34 goals-against average and Subsequently, Atlanta traded 0.926 save percentage. for netmider Carmine GuerriGuerriero, 25, has appeared in ero from Manchester for future six games this season for South considerations.

Carolina, Brampton and Idaho.

Vladar, 20, leads GladiaThe Montreal native started his tors goalies this season with 14 pro career this season after a wins. The Prague native is on four-year stint for the University pace for career ECHL bests in of Alabama-Huntsville. The From Staff Reports

6-foot, 175-pound netminder posted a save percentage of over 0.900 in three of his four campaigns with the Chargers.

Vladar’s recall was the third of the week as Atlanta prepares to play Orlando at 7:05 p.m. today at Infinite Energy Arena in Duluth.

On Monday, defenseman Taylor Doherty and leading point-getter Lindsay Sparks also headed to Providence.

Doherty, 27, has 17 points in 43 games for Atlanta this

season. The 6-foot-8, 236-pound defender played 10 games for the P-Bruins last season. In his seven-year pro career, Doherty has 43 points in 256 AHL games with Worchester, Toronto and Providence.

Sparks, 27, is set to make his P-Bruins debut after signing with the AHL team this summer. Sparks leads the Gladiators in scoring with 53 points in 53 games. The former University of Michigan Wolverine had his

first career AHL stint last year when he posted four points in 22 games for Tucson.

When those two impact players were reassigned to the P-Bruins, the Gladiators made another future considerations deal for Greenville forward Branden Troock.

Troock, 24, was leading the Swamp Rabbits in goals with 16 in 35 games this season before a lower-body injury forced him out of the lineup.

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North Korea is willing to talk to the United States about giving up its nuclear weapons, South Korea said Tuesday, in a remarkable development that followed unprecedented meetings in Pyongyang.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has also agreed to refrain from conducting nuclear and missile tests while engaging in dialogue with South Korea, Seoul’s national security chief Chung Eui-yong said after returning from talks with Kim. Chung said Pyongyang expressed willingness to talk to the United States “in an open-ended dialogue to discuss the issue of denuclearization and to normalize relations with North Korea.”

North Korea clarified that it had no reason to retain nuclear weapons if “the military threat to North Korea is resolved” and the country’s security can be guaranteed, Chung said.

More than 1,000 children killed or injured this year in Syria, U.N. says More than 1,000 children have been killed or injured this year across Syria, a United Nations Children’s Fund official told CNN on Tuesday.

The grim statistic, from UNICEF regional communications chief Juliette Touma, comes as violence rips through the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, where about a third of the nearly 400,000 besieged civilians are children, according to the agency.

In all, 342 children were killed and 803 were injured in Syria in the first two months of 2018, Touma said, citing multiple sources.

About 100 people were killed Monday in Eastern Ghouta, a suburb of Damascus, making it the deadliest day there since the United Nations Security Council passed a nationwide ceasefire resolution on Feb. 24, the Syrian American Medical Society said Tuesday in a statement.

Russian plane crashes in Syria, killing 39 aboard Thirty-nine people were killed when a Russian transport plane crashed while trying to land at Hmeimin air base in northwest Syria, Russian state media reported Tuesday.

Citing the Russian Defense Ministry, state-run outlet RIA-Novosti reported that all 33 passengers and six crew members were killed in the crash. Earlier it had been reported that 32 people had died.

Russian military personnel were on the aircraft, according to RIA-Novosti.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said the accident occurred when the Antonov-26 transport plane came down 500 meters short of the runway, in a statement quoted by the state run news agency Tass.

— From wire reports

Nunberg backtracks on defiance Former Trump campaign aide says he will cooperate with Mueller

By Jeremy Diamond CNN

Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg is backing down from his brazen declarations less than 24 hours earlier that he planned to defy a federal subpoena issued by special counsel Robert Mueller.

“I’m going to cooperate with whatever they want,” Nunberg told CNN on Tuesday in a phone interview.

Nunberg struck a dramatically different tone Tuesday than he did over the course of several TV interviews a day earlier.

Rather than daring the special prosecutor to throw him in jail and repeatedly asserting that he is “not cooperating,” Nunberg sounded chastened and said he was diligently working to aggregate the emails the subpoena demanded.

“I’m working on organizing it,” he said. “I’m just trying to get this done so I can then get back to try to have a life and work on my job.”

Nunberg said he plans to comply with all aspects of the subpoena, including the federal grand jury testimony he has been called to deliver on Friday.

nation W.Va. governor signs bill to give teachers pay raise West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill Tuesday that gives a 5 percent pay raise to all state employees, including striking teachers and school staff.

The deal is intended to end a teachers’ strike that has canceled nine consecutive school days across the state. Teachers’ union representative Christine Campbell told CNN she anticipates school will be back in session today.

Both the House of Delegates and Senate unanimously approved the bill Tuesday, and Justice signed then signed it into law.

“It took a lot of pulling for everyone to get there,” Justice told crowds of cheering educators at the state Capitol in Charleston.

“But we’re there.”

Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers, said the deal was a “huge breakthrough” for school employees and for doing what’s right.

Office of Special Counsel: Conway violated Hatch Act The U.S. Office of Special Counsel announced Tuesday that White House aide Kellyanne Conway violated the Hatch Act on two occasions by “advocating for and against candidates” in last year’s Alabama Senate special election.

In a new report, the OSC special counsel, Henry Kerner, pointed to Conway’s TV interviews conducted in her “official capacity” in November and December of last year.

Former Trump campaign aide Sam Nunberg said Tuesday that he will comply with a grand jury subpoena in the Russia investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. On Monday, Nunberg went on multiple TV shows indicating that he would defy the subpoena. (File Photo)

Still, Nunberg maintained that the document request laid out in the subpoena was “extremely time consuming” and said he had no regrets about his very public defiance.

“I got very aggravated,” Nunberg said, explaining why he felt compelled to go on a TV blitz on CNN, MSNBC and a local New York station to share his frustrations.

He said he didn’t believe his public defiance would wind him in any legal trouble, noting that Mueller’s team is composed of

“very professional people.”

Nunberg said he was ultimately swayed by the points some of the interviewers and TV guests he spoke with on Monday raised, notably former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade, who warned Nunberg on MSNBC he could be charged with contempt.

Nunberg’s series of interviews Monday raised concerns among some of his friends and acquaintances who described the salvo as a very public meltdown. In an interview with CNN’s Erin Burnett, the host told

Nunberg she smelled alcohol on his breath, but the former Trump aide denied he had been drinking.

Asked Tuesday about the concerns he elicited, Nunberg declined to get into details and said simply “it’s not an issue.”

After spending hours on television Monday, Nunberg ended the phone interview after just three minutes, saying he needed to return to the arduous task of organizing the emails the special counsel asked him to provide via a written subpoena.

record.

Robert Forrest also entered a plea deal of theft of property over $10,000 and placed on three years’ probation. As a term and condition of his probation, he will be required to reimburse the City of Nashville $45,000.

Barry held a press conference, where she thanked Erica Smith, from left, Jacob Fox, Regina Spencer, Susan everyone for their support.

McLaughlin and Jennifer Long are teachers in Monroe and Summers counties in West Virginia protesting for better pay and benefits. The state’s governor signed a bill passed Tuesday to give all state employees a 5 percent raise after it was passed in the state’s House of Delegates and Senate. (Photo: CNN)

The agency said Conway “impermissibly mixed official government business with political views about candidates in the Alabama special election.”

One of the two interviews was on CNN’s “New Day,” and the second was on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends.”

In a letter to President Donald Trump, Kerner said he is referring her violations for the president’s “consideration of appropriate disciplinary action.”

In a statement, White House deputy press secretary Hogan Gidley said Conway was expressing the president’s position for lawmakers who support the administration’s agenda.

nationwide.

Still, the administration is hailing the ruling as evidence that it has the authority to terminate DACA, a program that protected young undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation, as President Donald Trump decided in September.

In a 30-page opinion, Maryland District Judge Roger Titus rejected a challenge to the termination of DACA, saying the administration did in fact have a “reasonable” justification given it concluded the program was likely unlawful.

Judge sides with Trump on DACA

Nashville mayor resigns after pleading guilty to theft charges

The Trump administration won a victory in court Tuesday on its plan to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but not before a federal judge criticized the White House and Congress for failing to work together.

The ruling is a relatively symbolic win after two other federal courts have already halted the president’s effort to end the program

Nashville Mayor Megan Barry has resigned after pleading guilty to theft charges in criminal court.

Barry appeared in court Tuesday morning and pleaded guilty to theft of property over $10,000 — a Class C Felony. She will pay $11,000 in restitution and serve three years’ probation. After that time, she will be able to apply to have it expunged from her

people Cosby attorneys plan to attack victim as ‘greedy’ Bill Cosby’s defense team plans to use a civil settlement between the comedian and the woman accusing him of assault to prove “just how greedy this person was,” defense attorney Tom Mesereau said in court Tuesday.

The comment came as part of a pretrial hearing for Cosby’s upcoming March 29 trial in Montgomery County, Pa., outside Philadelphia. Cosby faces three counts of aggravated indecent assault for allegedly drugging and assaulting Andrea Constand at his home in 2004.

Cosby’s previous trial on those charges ended in a mistrial in June when jurors could not come to a unanimous verdict on any of the counts.

Cosby and Constand previously reached a civil settlement in 2006, and the details of that settlement have remained confidential.

Cosby’s defense team in his trial last year did not use the civil settlement, but Mesereau said Tuesday that the defense plans to use details of the negotiations and how much money Constand received.

Dwayne Johnson accepts Razzie for ‘Baywatch’

It may not have been an Oscar, but Dwayne Johnson graciously accepted the award anyway.

“The Rock” posted a video Sunday on Instagram accepting a Razzie for last year’s “Baywatch.” The Golden Raspberry Awards, known as the Razzies, celebrate the best of the worst in Hollywood.

Along with the video, the House to vote on star wrote, “So let me go school security ahead and take this ‘L’ right on the chin for Baywatch. bill next week Win some, lose some, but Momentum on overhaul- hey… that’s the way love ing the country’s gun laws goes.” has practically stalled at the “Happy Oscars SunU.S. Capitol, but the House day!” he said in the video. will vote next week on a “I’m super pumped and narrow proposal that will very proud for my buddies give schools more money to who’ve been nominated tostrengthen security. night, pulling for you guys House Majority Leader to bring home the gold. I’m Kevin McCarthy analso excited because I was nounced Tuesday morning just informed that I too am the chamber would hold bringing home the gold the vote next week on the tonight.” school safety bill, which will come roughly one Cynthia Nixon month after a mass shooting may run for at a high school in Parkland, Fla., killed 17 people. N.Y. governor But the narrow proposal Actress and activist won’t tackle any changes to Cynthia Nixon is reportedly the country’s background gearing up to launch a procheck system nor will it address changing gun laws gressive primary challenge to New York Democratic President Donald Trump Gov. Andrew Cuomo. has asked for including The “Sex and the City” Trump’s call to raise the star is forming a team of age at which individualumni of the New York als can buy rifles from 18 political sphere, includto 21. Democrats have ing Rebecca Katz and Bill said they will vote for the proposal but have slammed Hyers — who worked on New York City Mayor Bill GOP leaders for not doing de Blasio’s first campaign more.

The No. 2 House Demo- — to help her ahead of the crat criticized House Speak- state’s Democratic primary in September, NY1 reported er Paul Ryan for failing to Tuesday. bring up any measures to Katz wouldn’t comment add more gun restrictions when reached by CNN, such as one proposal expanding background check referring questions Nixon’s publicist, who said a final requirements for firearm decision has not been made. purchases.

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Lego’s sales numbers drop for the first time in 13 years

By Ivana Kottasová

longer-term growth,” he said.

Euromonitor toy analyst Matthew Hudak said the sales decline How’s this for bad luck: Lego and Europe. Profits also fell by 17 comes after the company scored sales have dropped for the first percent last year. a major win with Star Wars toys time in 13 years.

“Overall we are not satisfied tied to the release of “The Force Annual revenue dropped 8 per- with the financial results,” said Awakens.” cent in 2017, the Danish company CEO Niels Christiansen. He acThe product line helped genersaid Tuesday, ending a long streak knowledged that Lego had grown ate record revenues in 2015 and of rapid growth powered by the too big and complex, and said he 2016. But its success may have success of its Star Wars products would work to stabilize the busi- limited demand last year. and “The Lego Movie.” ness in 2018.

“Households can have too Lego said that sales were par“There is no quick fix and it many Lego products and not want ticularly weak in North America will take some time to achieve more each year,” Hudak said.

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Lego tried to replicate the strategy in 2017 with offerings tied to “The Lego Batman Movie” and “The Lego Ninjago Movie.”

It said Ninjago products had “performed well” and Batman toys were “also popular.” But analysts said the new offerings didn’t perform as well as the Star Wars or “The Lego Movie” lines, fueling the retrenchment.

Lego announced in August that it would replace Bali Padda,

its first non-Danish CEO, after just nine months in the job. The following month it cut 1,400 jobs, or roughly 8 percent of its workforce.

Lego sales have quadrupled since 2007. In 2014, the private company topped rival Mattel to become the world’s top toymaker in terms of sales.

“It’s grown so quickly with only one product that it inevitably had (to) slow down and hit a wall,” Hudak said.

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•From Page 10A our defense as a premium to give us a chance to win,” Buford girls coach Gene Durden said of his team’s success at slowing down Flowery Branch, which is led by Alabama recruit Taniyah Worth.

“We always feel like this time of year offense may falter a little bit. But defense needs to be a constant. That’s what we’ve built our program on.”

Half of Flowery Branch’s six losses this season have come to Buford (28-3), and all featured well below-average offensive outputs. The Wolves won 58-48 on Dec. 15 and 69-38 on Jan. 23, both in the regular season, then completed the three-game sweep with a 49-41 victory in the region finals.

Buford, currently on a 13game winning streak since a mid-January loss to Norcross, has maintained its defensive intensity in the postseason. It has given up a mere 36.8 points per game in the state playoffs, not

seeking a repeat state championship and a third in a four-year span. The program also won three straight titles under Durden from 2009-11. The success has come despite a climb through four different classifications.

Another championship would be even more special for Buford’s big senior class, which can match the class of 2011’s three state championships. The senior group measures 10 strong — Tory Ozment, Mary Walters, Kya Styles, C.J. Johnson, Jessica Nelson, Jasmin King, Audrey Weiner, Sierra Sieracki, Emily Fisher and Nandini Fonseca.

“That’s their goal (to win Buford’s Gene Durden talks to his team during warmups at the state),” Durden said of his seClass AAAAA semifinals in Fort Valley. (Photo: David McGregor) niors. “This group of seniors has been a special group. They’ve far off its 34.3 season average. what they’re going to try to do,” been to four Final Fours, so the The Wolves had their own Durden said. “It comes down to Final Four every year and two trouble scoring in the last meet- who can execute their game plan state championships already. ing with Flowery Branch (25-6), better. … They’re going to bring That would be the cherry on top likely a byproduct of teams that their best. We have to match of the cake for them to go out know each other very well. their intensity.” with another state championship.

“They know what we’re goGames at this level are nothIt would solidify their legacy ing to try to do and we know ing new for Buford, which is with Buford basketball.”

UGA’s Smith to appear at Stripers game From Staff Reports Former University of Georgia standout and consensus AllAmerican linebacker Roquan Smith will throw out the ceremonial first pitch and meet with fans at the Gwinnett Stripers game April 14.

Smith, a projected first-round pick in the NFL Draft, will be on the Coolray Field main concourse approximately one hour prior to the 6:05 p.m. game against the Rochester Red Wings to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. He then will take the pitcher’s mound to throw out the first pitch.

Smith, a Montezuma native and Butkus Award winner, helped lead the Bulldogs to the 2017 SEC championship over Auburn and to the 2018 national championship against Alabama.

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at North Augusta, where Name: Marcus Diggs New position: Head he also was on the football boys basketball coach and track and field teams. at Peachtree Ridge “I’m so proud,” ArFormer position: Asrington said. “It’s great to sistant boys basketball see your former players coach at Peachtree succeed and get a position Ridge like this. It’s almost like a Age: 32 family with your former Career record: First player coaching where you head coaching job once were. I’m just very Education: Graduated from North Augusta excited for him. He’s going (S.C.) High School; to be a great coach here earned a degree in at Peachtree Ridge. He’s special education from going to do some things Voorhees College different from me. But you (S.C.); earned master’s feel like a part of you is degree from Piedmont still there.” in special education Diggs, 32, developed his Background: In his love for basketball by playfifth year at Peachtree ing for Arrington, and he Ridge as a boys basketball assistant; discovered his passion for spent past two seasons coaching it during college. as varsity assistant to He initially played colKeith Arrington; won a lege football at Newberry region title in his only (S.C.) for two seasons, season as head junior but switched up his future varsity coach; led Lions plans to include basketto back-to-back ninthball after getting a taste of grade county titles in coaching. his first two seasons at “I was helping out Peachtree Ridge; was on basketball, football a summer league back and track and field home, local high school teams at North Augusta; kids, and they needed played college football someone to fill in for a as a defensive back for weekend,” Diggs said. “I two years at Newberry said, ‘Hey, I’ll help out.’

(S.C.) before transferWhen I knew (I wanted ring to Voorhees to coach) was when I had Family: Wife, Nikki the same adrenaline rush on the sideline as I had on the court. I knew this is it. be around the game. From This is my opportunity to there, it just took off.”

Diggs coached briefly at Westside and South Aiken (S.C.) in the Augusta area, then was hired for his first full-time job at Peachtree Ridge.

He had success immediately, leading the Lions to ninth-grade county championships his first two seasons. He moved up to junior varsity head coach the following season and won the region title.

Arrington promoted Diggs to his varsity assistant the past two seasons.

“As a school, we wanted someone that would be passionate about kids, invest in them as young men and connect with the community,” Lesniak said.

“After our interview process concluded, that person is Coach Marcus Diggs.”

While some things will change under Diggs, plenty will remain the same because of his long connection with Arrington as a player and coach.

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What was once one of Jordyn McCartney’s worst things is now one of her best.

As a sophomore, McCartney moved from attack to starting defense for the perennially powerful Grayson girls soccer team.

McCartney played about 15 minutes a game as a freshman on a

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and 2010 and Tour events in 2006 and 1999.

More than 360 anglers A spokesperson for the in 184 boats will share Tour said FLW hopes to the water and compete for see a return to the tradition $125,000 in the next leg of of captivated crowds that the Fishing League World- followed anglers at previwide Tour at Lake Lanier ous tournaments. from Thursday to Sunday.

“Lake Lanier is obviThe FLW Tour at Lake ously a world-class spotted Lanier is the third of seven bass fishery,” Director of events during the tour’s Public Relations Joseph regular season. It’s the fifth Opager said. “That was time in the tour’s existence what the main draw was.

Lake Lanier has hosted We were really hoping to an event — including the showcase Lake Lanier.”

Forrest Wood Cup in 2012 According to a press

release, pros and co-anglers are randomly paired each day. Pros supply and control the boat movement.

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the winner is determined by the heaviest accumulated weight from all four days of competition.

The tournament will be nationally televised on NBC Sports Network at noon April 18, but spectators are free to share the water if they are courteous to other fishermen. There are no boundaries that restrict anglers and any area accessible by water is free for fishermen to use.

Anglers set out from Laurel Park in Gainesville

at 7 a.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday and 7:45 a.m. Sunday. Weigh-ins on Thursday and Friday are at 3 p.m. at Laurel Park and the same location at 4 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday Chris Johnson of Peterborough, Ontario, currently leads the pro division after the first two events.

Johnson finished first at the Harris Chain of Lakes Tournament from Feb. 22-26 near Orlando, Fla. Tim Frederick of Leesburg, Fla., won the season’s first

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Weather forecasts Monday called for a 10 percent chance of precipitation Thursday, clear skies Friday and 50 and 60 percent chances for precipitation on Saturday and Sunday, respectively.

Lanier grad Coursey, Hansis earn conference honors for GGC From Staff Reports

batted over .600 in a threegame sweep of Madonna LAWRENCEVILLE — University (Mich.) to Leading the Georgia Gwin- receive baseball’s Hitter of nett College baseball and the Week honor. softball The Sugar Hill native teams to had seven hits, including an unhis first collegiate home defeated run, and four RBIs for weekthe week. Coursey was a end has double shy of hitting for brought the cycle in a 4-for-5 perPlayer of formance in last Friday’s Walter the Week series opener.

Coursey recogniGGC (17-2) faces No. 1 tion to freshman Walter Lewis-Clark State College Coursey and junior Taylor in a four-game series startHansis from the Associaing Tuesday in Lewiston, tion of Independent Institu- Idaho. tions.

Hansis had six strikeouts Coursey, a Lanier grad, and allowed just one hit, an

infield single, in a shutout The team travels to No. to earn softball’s Pitcher 8 Lindsey Wilson College of the Week for the second (Ky.) for a doubleheader time this spring.

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Grayson senior defender Jordyn McCartney, a Super Six selection, has helped the Rams to a state title and a runner-up finish in her three seasons with the program. (Photo: Christine Troyke)

McCartney selection, chuckled a little at the memory.

“It was a a little frustrating at “That’s my best spot now,” the beginning, but I got it.” the senior said. “Honestly, I’m Head coach Rebekah Bullreally good at defending corner ock remembers it as a smooth kicks.” transition.

McCartney and fellow senior “It seemed very natural to Ashanti Long are the ones me because she has excellent directing the Rams’ younger speed,” Bullock said. “When defenders as Grayson makes Jordyn was put in the back, her a bid for its third state finals speed and her vision allowed appearance during McCartney’s her to shut down people. Most four years. of the time she marks players “Last year we were mainly other people can’t. It’s a natural upperclassmen and now we’re ability.” having to teach all of our McCartney was charged with systems to the underclassmen, holding some of the nation’s but once we click, it’ll go a lot best playmakers in check that better,” McCartney said. “We season, including Collins Hill’s had a practice where all we did Rachel Jones, now on the youth was work on defending corner national team, and the former kicks because that’s how we Parkview star Emma Carlson, got scored on by Parkview (in who plays at Duke. the season opener). So I had “It was hard, but after that, I to show everyone where they was pretty OK with marking,” needed to be.”

McCartney said with a grin.

Being a vocal leader is a far The Rams’ defense is struccry from the McCartney who tured in a way that the outstarted playing on the someside backs, where McCartney times still unsteady legs of a moved, still attack, but there toddler. was a learning curve.

“I was a really shy kid,” she “It was just the mentality of, said. “I wouldn’t go outside and ‘Get back,’” she said. “But I play with all the other kids in had my teammates who would the neighborhood. So my mom make sure I was in the right thought putting me on a sports place. team would help.

“I understood in most “I started when I was 3, but situations what to do, but I was I don’t think I started enjoying always lost on corner kicks. So it until I was 6. That’s when I they mostly just told me to be realized I was good at it.” on the front post and stay on the McCartney just laughed at post until the goalie tells me to the idea she might have pleaded get out.” with her mom to quit before it McCartney, a Super Six got to be fun.

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maybe I would go back to pink.

She said we went to state last year and we didn’t win with pink.”

McCartney might have wanted to consider blonde, which is what she had as a freshman when Grayson won the state championship.

— Grayson head coach The Rams were ousted in the Rebekah Bullock second round during McCartney’s sophomore season, but “Oh, no, not my mom,” she returned to the final last year. said with a big grin.

Grayson has won the region Bullock remembers McCart- title every year McCartney has ney still being fairly reserved as been on the team and is aiming a freshman. for a fourth.

“I’ve really enjoyed watch“Moving her to the back of ing her develop,” Bullock said. the field was a big boost for “This year she was voted team the team because it allowed captain, which is a testament her to shut down plays as they to the character she has. She’s developed,” Bullock said. “The always pushing herself to the thing about Jordyn is she’s so brink and that’s made her a versatile and so unselfish. Her game-changer for us. biggest strengths might not be “And she’s always smiling. what she wants them to be, but Her personality kind of matches she’s willing to put the team her hair color.” before her personal aspirations.”

Last year, McCartney’s hair If you ask, McCartney admits was styled in a hot-pink puff. to missing being on the attack This year, she went with green, all the time. which is a nice match to the “Yeah,” she said. Then there’s Rams’ colors, but maybe not a pause. “Yeah.” the most superstitious choice.

She’ll likely get an opportu“I’ve always dyed my hair,” nity in college, though. Her verMcCartney said. “Last year, I satility is one of the big allures had done mostly every color for programs like Kentucky already. It was initially pink, and Central Florida, who are but then by the time the season at the top of her list right now. came around, it was reddish. So McCartney also visited AppalaI just kept it. People seemed to chian State. like it. “(Those are places) where, “Before tryouts, I was talking even if I did play in the back, to Coach B and she asked what I’d still be able to get forward,” color I was going to do. I said she said. “They know I can play She’s always pushing herself to the brink and that’s made her a gamechanger for us. And she’s always smiling. Her personality kind of matches her hair color.”

The Buford girls track and field team’s 800-meter relay team posted the nation’s fastest time this year and broke an all-time Gwinnett County record over the weekend at Parkview’s Need For Speed IX. The foursome of Trinity Price, Kimberly Harris, Trinity Rossum and Alexa Rossum won the event with a time of 1 minute, 37.16 seconds, shattering a mark previously held by Collins Hill. The old county record of 1:40.70 was set in 2002.

In addition to the relay, Trinity Rossum won the 100 in 12.36 and Price won the 200 in 24.75.

Buford finished as runner-up in the girls team standings with 86.5 points. Lambert won the meet with 97 points and Collins Hill was third at 64.5.

Parkview won the boys championship with 148.83 points to top runner-up Lambert (98.16) and third-place Buford (90.50).

The Panthers got two victories from Justin Long in the 60 (6.90) and 200 (21.44), as well as individual first-place finishes from Keith Williams (300, 35.55), Brian Hauch (pole vault, 13 feet, 8 inches) and Charles Jordan (shot put, 46-5). Parkview also was first in the 800 relay in 1:28.20.

The Buford boys got wins from Anthony Grant in the 100 (11.32) and Matt Walton in the 800 (2:02.41), while Collins Hill had three event winners in Kennedy Pedro (girls 800, 2:29.73), Kayce Dorsey (girls shot put, 34-2 1/2) and Darwin Lisbey (boys discus, 139-9).

Kalen Surles (60, 7.95) and Morgan Manley (300, 42.11) won races for the Lanier girls. Wesleyan’s girls team earned victories from Emrie Harbour (pole vault, 8-2) and Meagan Lynch (long jump, 18-2 1/2).

Gibson, Ko win at North golf tourney From Staff Reports North Gwinnett’s Ahra Ko and Peachtree Ridge’s Nick Gibson were low medalists over the weekend at the inaugural North Gwinnett Golf Invitational, hosted at Bear’s Best by the Bulldogs.

Ko shot 71 and teammate Lauren Maher contributed an 81, leading the North girls to the team championship. The North boys, with a 76 from both Bryce Fowler and Pierce Garland, placed third in the 12-team tournament.

Gibson also shot 71 to win the boys individual title. Mt. Bethel Christian finished first in the boys team standings.

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GARAGE SALES SNELLVILLE 30078 GARAGE SALE MARCH 9 & 10, 9-4 General merchandise w/ Easter decor, & wreaths. 3057 Park Ln.

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

770-271-7127 770-714-8250

PIANO Lowery upright piano in very good condition with bench. $200.

Call (770) 932-3880 MISC. FOR SALE KILL BED BUGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System.

Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com

•Finished Basements •Bathroom Remodeling •Kitchen Remodeling •Custom Cabinets •Room Additions •Garages/Carports •Screened Porches •Custom Decks •Siding All Types Call John

770-962-2071 Credit Cards Accepted

POWER WASHING

PRESSURE WASHING

M&M Lawn Maintenance All Types of Yard Work * Lawns starting at $30

Call 678-790-2127

CALL

770-780-9786

HOUSES STARTING AT $89 • Roof Cleaning • Black streaks removed from roof • Mold & Mildew removed from homes • Drives-WalkwaysPatios-Decks cleaned/sealed • Gutters cleaned For a FREE Estimate

CALL OR TEXT

404.886.3587 Established 1989

NOTICES

A-1 DONATE YOUR CAR FOR BREAST CANCER! Help United Breast Foundation education, prevention, & support programs.

FAST FREE PICKUP-24 HR RESPONSETAX DEDUCTION 844-506-0455 ARE YOU in BIG trouble with the IRS? Stop wage & bank levies, liens & audits, unfiled tax returns, payroll issues & resolve tax debt FAST. Call 877-355-6139.

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GWINNETT CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING DEADLINES

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SNELLVILLE 30078 MOVING SALE Fri & Sat, 3/9 & 10, 9-5 2131 Hidden Mill Run Off Webb Gin House Rd. Tools, antiques, toys, trains, hunting/military, Coca Cola, and housewares.

STAIRLIFTS ACORN STAIRLIFTS. The AFFORDABLE solution to your stairs! **Limited time--$250 Off Stairlift Purchase!** Buy Direct & Save. Please call 1-877-768-2480 for FREE DVD and brochure.

Bucket Truck

Delivered & Dumped

DACULA - NICE 2BR BASIC DUPLEX. Stove/refrigerator. Yard.

No dogs over 8 lbs.

References. $600/mo.

770-925-2127

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

770-513-3151

Expert Take Downs √ 20Years Experience √ Insured √ Free Estimates √ Stump Grinding

Oak

APTS/DUP/CONDOS/ T’HOMES FOR RENT

MOBILE HOMES & LOTS FOR RENT

COUNTRY BOY TREE REMOVAL

1/2 Cord - $100 1 Cord - $190

REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

GWINNETT•LAWRENCEVILLE 1BR/1BA Basement Apartment with private entrance. Very nice subdv with pool & tennis privileges.

Near Gwinnett colleges. $600/mo.

678-933-3625

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

Summer Seasoned

LINERS VEHICLES

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

Call 10AM-8PM est.

470-558-8579. $21,900

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Wednesday Friday Sunday

Monday 3 pm Thursday 3 pm Friday 11:30 am

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MUSICAL EQUIPMENT

ZONED COMMERCIAL Drastically Reduced, Bring All Offers!

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

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

LANDSCAPING/ LAWN CARE

I CAN HELP WITH

LOADER WORK

GWINNETT, SNELLVILLE Eternal Hills Memorial Gardens: 2 Burial

ROOMMATE WANTED /ROOM FOR RENT

SPANISH REPORTER/ NEWS PRODUCER Location: Duluth, GA Duties: Coverage, production & editing of local packages daily (M-F) for newscasts; Hispaniccentric local stories & must be written in formal Spanish (Journalism style); speak in formal Spanish (Journalism style) live on camera from the field; & using editing tools incl. Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro; assisting w/ Newscast. Reqs: Bachelor deg. or foreign equiv. in Journalism, Communications, or closely rel. field plus 2 yrs. of exp. in the job offered or closely rel. pos. Exp. which may have been obtained concurrently must incl. 2 yrs. of exp. w/ producing & presenting special reports in news & politics, & editing tools incl. Adobe Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro. Must speak Spanish. Please mail resume to: Mr. Coline Sim, Telemundo Atlanta, 4675 River Green Pkwy, Duluth, GA 30096.

STRUGGLING WITH DRUGS OR ALCOHOL? Addicted to PILLS? Talk to someone who cares. Call The Addiction Hope & Help Line for a free assessment.

888-497-5176

SERVICES

Plots w/2 vaults, opening & closing in the Dogwood Estates, section B, Spaces 1 & 2.

Orig. $15,000, asking $7,500. 404-392-1842

NOW HIRING! PLUMBERS for Residential Roughing and Finishing.

Starting at $24/hr.

INVENTORS FREE INFORMATION PACKAGE. Have your product idea developed affordably by the Research & Development pros and presented to manufacturers.

CALL 1-844-656-1522 for a Free Idea Starter Guide. Submit your idea for a free consultation.

536896-1

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PERSONAL

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

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Wednesday Friday Sunday

Friday 3 pm Tuesday 3 pm Wednesday 3 pm

To place a Classified ad please call 536554-1

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WALNUT GROVE AREA 11.57 ACRES Of Land with +/-411 Feet of Road Frontage On Busy Highway 138.

Sewer is available to this property.

Suitable for grocery store or any type business. $2,225,000 Peters Realty Professionals 770-466-2885 www.petersrealtyprofessionals.com

RIVER FRONT 3BR/2.5BA 2 Story on 1.92 acre river lot with above ground pool.

Formal living & dining rooms, spacious kitchen.

Master with sitting area. Full finished basement with kitchenette.

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

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