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PRIMARY ELECTIONS 2018

Cagle, Kemp in runoff; Abrams wins FOX 5 ATLANTA

GUBERNATORIAL PRIMARIES

The Democrats know who they will put forward in November’s general election in Georgia’s gubernatorial race, while two Republican candidates are headed to a runoff in July.

Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle and Secretary of State Brian Kemp will face a July 24 runoff for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor.

Cagle and Kemp beat three GOP rivals in a race characterized by strong support for gun rights and tough talk on

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immigration.

But no candidate got more than 50 percent of the vote as required to win the nomination outright.

Cagle garnered national headlines in February when he threatened to kill a tax break

benefiting Delta Air Lines for ending a discount program for the National Stacey Rifl e AssociaAbrams tion.

Kemp made waves with a series of campaign ads including one where he says he has a “big truck” in case he needs to round up “criminal illegals” himself.

July’s winner in the GOP race will face Stacey Abrams,

who won the Democratic primary in Georgia’s gubernatorial race.

She is the state’s first woman nominee for governor from either major party, and if she wins the general election in November, she’ll become the first black female governor in the U.S. Former state House Minority Leader Abrams beat former state Rep. Stacey Evans in Tuesday’s race. Both are Atlanta-area attorneys. The race was characterized by a battle

over the candidates’ legislative records on education.

Abrams is a celebrated romance novelist who made economic mobility and affordable health care cornerstones of her campaign.

Abrams has garnered major party endorsements including Hillary Clinton, U.S. Rep. John Lewis and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders.

The candidates are seeking to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Nathan Deal, who has held the office since 2011.

Shafer headed toward Republican runoff

BY CURT YEOMANS

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PRIMARIES

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Duluth-based state Sen. David Shafer held a commanding lead in the Republican primary for lieutenant governor Tuesday, but it wasn’t quite enough to avoid a runoff.

With 85 percent of precincts across the state counted at 11 p.m., Shafer had received 48.74 percent of the vote — just under the 50 percent plus one threshold to win the race outright. The race to face him in the July 24 runoff, however, was neck and neck between former state Rep. Geoff Duncan and former state Sen. Rick Jeffares.

Duncan narrowly led Jeffares by a margin of 26.18 percent to 25.1 percent as of 11 p.m.

The winner of the Republican race will face Democrat Sarah Riggs Amico, who beat Triana Arnold James 54.86 percent to 45.14 percent.

During his election night party at Madcaps in downtown Duluth, Shafer had anticipated the Republican primary race might run a little longer, telling supporters early in the night that it appeared headed toward a runoff.

“We’re very encouraged by

Duluth-based State Sen. David Shafer, center, poses for a photo with Kennesaw residents and supporters Patrick Ho, left, and Devon McLaurin during his election night party at Madcaps in downtown Duluth Tuesday night.

Shafer held a large lead over the over Republican candidates in the race. (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)

the early returns,” Shafer told the Daily Post just after 8 p.m.

“We’re showing strength in every part of Georgia.”

Another Gwinnettian running for statewide office did not fare as well as Shafer. State Rep. Buzz Brockway, R-Law-

renceville, missed making the MORE INSIDE runoff for the Secretary of State Gwinnett voters pick winners in local races ................................. 6A Republican primary.

Complete list of results .............. 6A With 92 percent of the precincts reporting as of 11:26 p.m., State Rep. Brad Raffens- likely be in a runoff with forperger lead the field with 35.06 mer Alpharetta Mayor David percent of the vote and will Belle Isle, who received 28.68

percent of the votes cast.

State Sen. Josh McKoon, R-Columbus, received 20.86 percent of the votes and Brockway received 15.39 percent of the votes in the Republican See STATE, Page 6A

Gwinnett BOC authorizes purchase of OFS property

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Anything could go on the 104 acres that Gwinnett County officials are planning to purchase from OFS in unincorporated Norcross.

That’s because the county doesn’t have a clear plan yet for what will go on the site, other than they want

to redevelop it. Officials are calling it “the gateway of Gwinnett County,” but there is no clear plan yet for what that could translate to.

There are some very vague ideas for what type of development the county may want, and what it doesn’t want, though.

“We’re not going to want just any old development on it, you know a gas sta-

tion, a strip mall, that’s not what we’re talking about,” Nash said. “I visualize tall buildings to help deal with the site, I mean leave as much of that site flexible for other kinds of uses (as possible), but I’m just talking Charlotte’s ideas now.

“As a board, we haven’t really coalesced (around a redevelopment plan yet).”

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Police: Man who died at park ruled suicide

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Gwinnett police said a man whose body was found in a ditch at Pinckneyville Park in unincorporated Norcross on Monday morning died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Officers responded to the park at about 10 a.m.

after “a landscaper located a deceased middle-aged Caucasian male in a ditch next to a pavilion near the baseball fields,” according to Gwinnett County Police Department Sgt. Jake Smith.

“The male appeared to have suffered from a gunshot wound,” Smith said. “A backpack and firearm were located near the body.”

The police department had initially brought in its homicide unit because of “suspicious circumstances,” but a department spokesman confirmed Monday afternoon that further investigation of the incident led to a determination that the man killed himself.

The man’s identity is being withheld until family members can be notified.

Man kills himself in outdoor shopping mall parking lot

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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A man died in the parking lot of an outdoor shopping mall in Peachtree Corners on Tuesday afternoon after

taking his own life, officials said.

Gwinnett police responded to The Forum on Peachtree Parkway shortly before 2 p.m. after receiving reports of a person shot, said Master Police Officer Sam Flynn,

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“Upon their arrival, officers learned from eyewitnesses that the 55-year-old Hispanic male shot himself in the head in the parking lot of the shopping center,” Flynn said. “He was pronounced dead at the scene. No bystanders were injured during the incident.”

The scene was turned over to the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner’s Office, which is withholding the man’s identity until next of kin has been notified.

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Students in Angie Estes’ class smile as they look inside the time capsule they made and sealed in 2011. (Staff Photo: Isabel Hughes)

Graduating students open their Lilburn Elementary time capsules

BY ISABEL HUGHES

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“Oh my gosh, it’s the chicken I made — look at this!” a Lilburn high school senior said, turning to her classmates. “It’s one of the blue chickens!”

“Oh I remember those,” another teen said, laughing as he reached into the cardboard box that sat, surrounded by notebook paper and colorful drawings, on the child-sized table.

As a chorus of students saying “Oh my god!” filled Lilburn Elementary School’s media center, Vinnie Vilello and Angie Estes looked on at their former fifth-graders.

“One of the reasons you become a teacher is to see things like this,” Vilello said. “I’m so happy.”

Just days before they graduate from high school, about 20 former Lilburn Elementary students returned to the school to open the time capsules they had made in 2011 in Vilello and Estes’ classes.

The capsules, which Vilello said he now creates with every fifth-grade class and which Estes said she also continued for a number of years prior to moving to Camp Creek Elementary School, were the first of their kind to be

opened at the school.

“We never really thought that (our students) would come back to open the time capsules, but this is a very special class,” Vilello said. “They stayed close, and they’ve kind of kept in touch, and they contacted us about doing this. So we said, ‘Why not?’”

Though a number of the students, most of whom are still part of the Meadowcreek cluster, hadn’t seen each other in years, the time and distance faded as they pored over the boxes before them.

“As I started walking through the hallways, I remembered the classes more or less, the positions and lines we would stand in, and then I came in here and remembered the experiences I had with (my classmates),” Meadowcreek High School senior Alex Salazar said. “We were in the fifth grade, so my expectations (for the capsule) weren’t that high.

But it was more about the flood of memories that came out of it that made it (great).”

Though some students, like Salazar’s classmate, Lily Torp, remembered some of the items they had included in the capsule, the happy shock and awe on the teens’ faces didn’t fade as they pulled out letter af-

ter letter and drawing after drawing.

“I knew what I put in it — I knew I put a book in,” said Torp, also a Meadowcreek senior. “I didn’t remember, though, the board games, the paper cubes and the library cards — that was like, ‘Oh yeah, I remember now.’ It was just so fun opening it, and there was so much to it.”

Though the capsules largely evoked positive memories, as students pulled out Nelson Umanzor’s items, they turned to Vilello, unsure of what to do with them and unaware that Umanzor’s sister, Xenia, was present.

Umanzor, who would have graduated from Meadowcreek this year, was killed in a car crash in October when leaving a football game with three of his friends.

Of the four people in the car, only one survived.

For Xenia Umanzor, who also had Vilello as a teacher — she was three years ahead of her brother in school — the afternoon was a strong reminder of, and teaching moment about, her brother.

“It’s bittersweet,” she said. “But it’s more happy than sad because I can see the impression he left on people, and that’s what makes me happy.”

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The GOP’s fear factor When President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” he could not have foreseen today’s Republican Party.

A bill authored by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ken.) that would require the federal government to balance the budget each year was soundly defeated last week in the Senate. Even Paul admitted he thought Cal the bill had no Thomas chance, but he told the Washington Post his purpose was to point out Republican hypocrisy. Paul accused his Republican colleagues of engaging in an “unholy alliance” with Democrats to keep increasing spending, thereby adding to the deficit and national debt, which now exceeds $21 trillion with no end in sight.

In the House, Republicans pushed back against President Trump’s proposal to cut a measly $15 billion from several programs. For Congress, $15 billion is pocket change, but even this small amount is too much for the GOP, which fears Democrat campaign commercials accusing Republicans of not caring about children and wanting to evict grandma from her home.

Rep. Ryan Costello (R-Pa.) exposed Republican fears in a comment quoted by the Post: “I worry about the messaging the Democrats will be able to do off it. Those ads write themselves.”

This scenario happens with regularity. Are Republicans so stupid that they can’t see it coming? Are they so inept that they can’t devise a strategy to overcome the left’s predictable tactics and put them on the defensive for their failed, expensive and unnecessary programs, along with their refusal to reform entitlements, the real driver of debt?

If the only motivation for Republicans is the next election, and the one after that, ad infinitum, why have any Republicans in Congress at all? Why have a Republican Party, which once was supposedly the party of small government, low taxes and individual responsibility? Now it seems the GOP has joined the other side and has become part of the problem rather than the solution.

It’s not that Republicans — and Democrats for that matter — don’t know how to balance the budget. The bipartisan Balanced Budget Act of 1997 would have balanced the budget by 2002. Unfortunately, the law had a short lifespan. By 1999 and 2000, new legislation was introduced and passed that effectively obliterated the previous attempt at fiscal discipline.

During the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump rightly criticized President Obama for “… almost doubl(ing) our national debt to more than $19 trillion, and growing. And yet, what do we have to show for it? Our roads and bridges are falling apart, our airports are in Third World condition and fortythree million Americans are on food stamps.”

Even some Democrats get it right sometimes, though when spending push comes to election shove they usually vote with the big spenders.

Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.) has said, “Obviously, there has to be a profound change in direction. Otherwise, interest on the national debt will start eating up virtually every penny that we have.”

Well maybe not obviously to many Republicans.

Republicans need to stop fearing the fear factor and start winning arguments. They can start by asking Americans if they want their money to continue to be spent on failed and unnecessary programs. They should then propose alternative programs that do work and promote the power of the individual, which once was paramount before government became our “keeper.”

Fear is not a policy for Republicans. It is surrender. As John F. Kennedy said in another context, “We can do better.”

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

Trump still wins while enemies hate Donald Trump’s many enemies are becoming more and more frustrated. A year into Robert Mueller’s great Russian fishing expedition, the president they desperately want to impeach is still in office. The liberal media and Democrats have spent a year beating Trump over the head with whatever they or Mueller’s lawyers could find, but the president’s popularity has only grown and he keeps winning.

The anti-Trumpers’ desperate hatred was exposed this week when North Korea started making noises that it might cancel the summit with the United States.

You remember North Korea?

For decades American presidents and statesmen have been trying to get it to stop its nuclear missile program and behave like a civilized nation inside and outside its barbed wire fences. Our polite diplomatic efforts to tame the communist dictatorship produced a series of false hopes and flops. Nothing improved.

In fact, thanks to a series of bad deals made in the Clinton and Obama years, North Korea only got more brazen and its military more frightening. But then along came President Trump. His “Not Made in D.C.” brand of tough diplomacy cre-

knew it’d get them votes and campaign contributions.

Once they were elected, of course, nothing happened. It was all talk. It was just a cynical and cheap campaign slogan — like the Republicans’ promises to repeal and replace Obamacare.

Michael But in 2016 when candiReagan date Trump promised he’d put the embassy in Jerusalem, he ated a sudden and seemingly wasn’t lying. Trump kept his miraculous breakthrough. promise this week. And how did We don’t know yet if Trump the left and the liberal estabwill resolve the North Korean lishment media react? They problem, but we know what the screamed bloody murder that it left and their pals in the liberal was a dangerous and reckless media would like to see: another thing to do that will only create failure. They hate Trump so violence in Gaza and hurt the much they were almost gleechances for peace in the Middle ful this week when they heard East.

North Korea may renege on the You remember how peacesummit meeting. ful things were in Gaza before They’d be happy to see North President Trump? You rememKorea cancel because they don’t ber how much peace there was want Trump ever to succeed in the Middle East until he came with anything at home or over- along to blow things up with his seas. For them, hating President tweets?

Trump trumps putting America Next thing you know, if it’s first. not already true, the TrumpIt’s a similar story with the hate media will be rooting for Trump administration moving the Hamas protestors in Gaza the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem. who are being killed by Israeli For decades, Democrat and soldiers. He doesn’t do things Republican presidents, and at home or abroad the way they congressional candidates have were done in the past, to say the been promising to do it — dur- least. ing elections, that is, when they Sometimes the Trump way

doesn’t work. But sometimes you have to break the rules, buck the experts or kick some butt to get the job done right.

Ronald Reagan did all of those things to get Mikhail Gorbachev to come to the table during the Cold War. He built up the U.S. military. He blew up a Soviet natural gas pipeline. He called the USSR “The Evil Empire,” when everyone around him told him it wouldn’t be polite to do.

No matter what good things President Trump does, as long as he has the keys to the Oval Office, he will be hated by the left and run-down in the mainstream liberal media.

You may not like his methods or his personality. You may think he’s a complete “blank.”

But he’s a “blank” who’s doing in North Korea and Israel some important things that a lot of Democrat and Republican politicians promised but never had the guts to do.

Michael Reagan, a political consultant and the author of “The New Reagan Revolution” (St. Martin’s Press), is the founder of the email service reagan.com and president of The Reagan Legacy Foundation.

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Props to a not-so-royal father of the bride WASHINGTON — You can have your royal wedding, your princess bride, your pomp and your circumstance. For a real love story, I’m going with Thomas Markle.

As in the father of Meghan Markle, former actress and now bride of Prince Harry.

Last week, in anticipation of Saturday’s royal wedding, tabloid history surpassed itself while “fake news” was displaced by a fake paparazzo.

Throughout drips of gossip and shifting tales of family drama, royal watchers were mesmerized by the story of Thomas Markle’s failed photo ruse, his on-again-off-again plans to walk his daughter down the aisle, his heart surgery and, ultimately, his canceled trip to London.

While some criticized him for allegedly trying to profit from his daughter’s rather good fortune, I saw only a man who wanted to make his daughter proud. His was the story that touched the heart of this father’s daughter.

It is entirely possible that I’m projecting my own experience and love for my own father, who on Friday would have turned 94. But even reconciling that understanding — and despite never having met Mr. Markle — another narrative is at least as likely as the unflattering one extant.

Kathleen Parker What happened: Markle’s other daughter, Samantha Markle, has said that she dreamed up the idea for her dad to commission staged photographs as a way to counter real paparazzi photos that recently had displayed him as a disheveled bohemian eating and drinking. If ever there were a caricature of the least likely father of a girl about to become Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter-in-law, one would be hard pressed to find one.

Then again, Americans are suckers for a pauper-toprince story. Now we have an actress-to-princess story to rival that of Grace Kelly’s 1956 marriage to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. As the world turns, so do we — away from class and racial distinctions, if sometimes in theory more than practice, and diversity has become our middle name.

We did, after all, elect an African-American, twice, to

lead the country — a baby step, perhaps, in the longitudinal scheme of things, but nonetheless historical and noteworthy. Someday a woman or other minority will assume the office. Every few years, we reset precedent with our presidents, it seems. The current White House occupant — thrice-married and you know the rest — certainly is a new take on “presidential.”

The real paparazzi photos that Thomas Markle had no doubt hoped to eclipse with his own staged versions showed him at less than his Sunday best. In various shots, he was shown buying beer and cigarettes, sipping red wine at a bar, picking up takeout.

British outlets probably paid handsomely for the unflattering snapshots, no doubt because they conveyed that the new Duchess of Sussex doesn’t exactly hail from aristocracy.

Two thoughts come to mind: One, though we tune in for epic dramas where kings and queens still reign, we don’t cotton to royals or aristocracy here in the U.S. One could say we made that point rather bloodily clear a few centuries ago. And, two, who hasn’t shuffled out to a corner store wearing jeans and an untucked shirt to grab a six-pack and some cigs? (Piffle, I say, if you

say you haven’t.) Surely, the adventurous Prince Harry, who has ditched his royal pretensions a time or two in the past, wouldn’t deny such an errand.

So, Thomas Markle (or Samantha) conspired with a photographer who pretended he was a paparazzo and shot dear ol’ dad in various staged vignettes — working out to get in shape for the big event, getting fitted for his wedding suit, flipping through a book about English houses and customs, and looking at a photo of his daughter and Prince Harry on a public computer screen.

In retrospect, a paparazzo would have needed the aid of supernatural intercessionaries to capture so many “spontaneous” events. But in my fairy tale, Markle wasn’t trying to profit via his soon-to-be-royal daughter. He was reinventing himself as the better man his Meghan made him want to be.

By creating images over which he did have some control, perhaps he was projecting how he sees himself. To me, they were valentines to his daughter — and heartbreakingly dear.

So, cheers to you, Mr. Markle. Here’s hoping your heart mends soon and that you live happily ever after.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.

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Heart attack symptoms may vary DEAR DR. ROACH: My very healthy husband collapsed and died on the way to the hospital. They worked on him for a long time but could not revive him. They didn’t do an autopsy, and they declared his death as “atherosclerotic vascular disease.” He was 79 years old and had no health problems. He came into the house and said that something was in his throat and he couldn’t swallow.

He tried to cough it up, but nothing came up. He then collapsed. He had no pain.

I am still puzzled by that symptom of a heart attack.

Have you ever heard of that? I am really curious and still in shock. I hope you can explain.

— T.S. ANSWER: I am very sorry to hear about your husband. I think he likely did have a heart attack, which is the leading cause of death in the industrialized world.

Although many people have symptoms of heart disease that they ignore, some people have no symptoms until sudden death. Atherosclerosis, hardening of the arteries due to cholesterol plaque and calcium in the blood vessels of the heart, almost always is present in people with a heart attack.

The initial symptom of a heart attack varies widely.

Throat discomfort is not rare. Cough is a common symptom, as the heart becomes damaged and the pressure in the lungs increases. The classic symptom of chest pain certainly does happen, but there are many variations. Both men and women can have atypical presentations.

DEAR DR. ROACH: My teen likes vegetables and eats right. He also drinks a lot of water, works out and doesn’t like soda.

He and my sister have chronic constipation. They both now take a magnesium supplement and feel great.

Is that OK? — T.M.S. ANSWER: Magnesium is a common and safe treatment for constipation. A healthy diet, exercise and drinking plenty of water are good ideas for anyone with constipation, but some people do need additional help.

A recent column mentioned prunes (or prune juice) as an option, but magnesium, if taken at a dose to ensure regular but not excessive bowel movements, is a fine treatment.

DEAR DR. ROACH: Is there medical help or gene therapy to prevent excessive height?

My niece is 6 feet, 1 inch tall and soon will marry a man who is 6 feet, 11 inches tall. Life was not always easy for her, as she was mocked at school.

And he has had a daily life of “How’s the weather up there?” Could they prevent their children from growing to such a height?

— D.B. ANSWER: No, there is no medical treatment to prevent excess height, and there is no medical reason to do so. Instead, I’d advise your niece and her fiance to encourage their children to be comfortable how they are, no matter what their height, and to recognize that many of the comments they will hear are based on envy.

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TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1788, South Carolina became the eighth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1846, Mexican President Mariano Paredes issued a manifesto unofficially declaring war on the United States.

In 1934, outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were fatally shot by police officers in Black Lake, La. In 1949, the Federal Republic of Germany was established.

In 1960, a tsunami killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778), botanist; Margaret Fuller (1810-1850), writer/feminist; Douglas Fairbanks (1883-1939), actor/filmmaker; Margaret Wise Brown (1910-1952), author; Artie Shaw (19102004), bandleader; Rosemary Clooney (1928-2002), singer/actress; Joan Collins (1933- ), actress/author; John

Newcombe (1944- ), tennis player; Marvin Hagler (1954- ), boxer; Mitch Albom (1958- ), journalist/author; Drew Carey (1958- ), comedian/TV personality; Melissa McBride (1965- ), actress; Jewel (1974- ), singer-songwriter; Ryan Coogler (1986- ), filmmaker; Aaron Donald (1991- ), football player.

TODAY’S FACT: The Hawaiian tsunami on this day in 1960 was triggered by a massive 8.5-magnitude earthquake off the Chilean coast that had killed thousands the day before.

TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1895, the Louisville Colonels forfeited a home game to the Brooklyn Bridegrooms in the third inning because they ran out of baseballs.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “Nothing haunts us like the things we don’t say.” — Mitch Albom, “Have a Little Faith: A True Story”

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Mom friends need kindergarten friendship skills Dear Amy: This past year, I made a new friend with the mother of a child in my daughter’s class.

“Christina” is intelligent, interesting and funny.

I very much enjoy her company, and our children get along great.

Sounds perfect, right?

Except for this: Christina is constantly inviting us to do things, only to cancel.

She cancels at least three-quarters of the activities we plan. She will solicit our attendance, and then (usually at the last minute) remember something else she had planned, or her daughter will be too tired or not interested anymore, etc.

I understand that things with kids can be dicey. I know it’s normal for children this age to be fickle.

The thing that bothers me is that this happens so often, and my daughter is inevitably disappointed.

I’ve tried not telling her about any plans we make until we are on the way to the activity, but even so, that is no guarantee that Christina and her daughter will actually show up.

In addition to the school connection, this family also attends our church, so the two children will be seeing each other six out of every seven days for the foreseeable future.

Should I just stop mentioning any plans I make with this family, and if they show up, it’s a nice surprise?

Should I shy away from

child of such a disorganized whirlwind!

You should speak to her about this. Say, “I’m someone who really needs to follow through, and it’s a roller coaster for me and my daughter when you cancel at the last minute.” I also think it’s a good idea to explain Amy Dickinson this to your daughter in advance of getting future invitations from together: “Christina Christina? Should I say changes her plans a lot, something to her? but we can give this a try, She doesn’t seem to anyway, and see if they’ll acknowledge that she show up.” is constantly letting us The natural consedown after making plans. quence for this would When they DO follow be to not make advance through, the girls have a plans with this duo. This wonderful time (as do the does not necessarily moms). preclude a nice friendCan you shed some ship, however. Spontanelight on this? ous get-togethers (after — Wondering Mother church, after school) Dear Wondermight be the way to go ing: Yes, children can for now. be fickle. But guess how Dear Amy: I am a children learn how NOT mother of four boys: One to be fickle? That’s right is on his own, two are liv— their parents teach ing with their father (my them, both by example ex) and one is living with (by being reliable, them- me and his dad. selves), and by words: The problem is that my “Hey, you’re going to go two boys (ages 13 and on that playdate because 12) had problems with you said you would. Oth- my boyfriend about three ers are counting on you to years ago and moved in do what you say you will with their dad. do.”

My boyfriend (who I This mom, “Chrislive with) and my 3-yeartina,” might have OCD old son want to move to or another cognitive Upstate New York, but I organizational issue that don’t want to leave the contributes to her unreli- other boys here. ability and (probably unI don’t know what to intentional) rudeness, and do, and I’d appreciate so it’s possible that this your objective advice. terrible tendency won’t — Torn easily be tamed. Imagine Dear Torn: My what it is like to be the objective advice is for

Ask Amy

you not to leave your children (again). From the scant information you offer, it seems that you have already chosen your boyfriend over your two sons during their early adolescence. Leaving the area now would seal the deal with them.

Your youngest son would benefit from growing up knowing his brothers, and your older sons would benefit from continued contact with you and their little brother.

If your boyfriend presents a hazard to them, then don’t push them together, but it is emotionally healthiest for them to have contact with their mother.

Dear Amy: Regarding the question from “Big Sister,” who shared her Wi-Fi password with her moochy younger sister next door, in addition to your advice, I suggest that they set up a “guest” login for their Wi-Fi. This way, the owner can share the Wi-Fi if they care to, without revealing their own password. They can also terminate the connection easily.

— Been There Dear Been There: Great advice.

Thank you.

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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Get into a routine. Setting time aside to stay fit and maintain a healthy lifestyle is encouraged.

Expanding your knowledge, honing your skills and striving to be your best will help you live up to your expectations and achieve your long-term goals. Let go of the past.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — A business trip or conference call will help you better understand what’s expected of you.

Doing research and talking to experts will help you figure out a way to fulfill your promises.

CANCER (June 21July 22) — A new look will lift your spirits. You can sign a contract, make a personal commitment and alter your current home life to better suit your needs.

Romance is highlighted.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — Get along with your peers. Collaborate with people who keep up with new concepts, technology and information, but don’t force yourself to think the same way.

Avoid indulgence and overreacting.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.

22) — A meeting will help you understand what’s going on. Talk to an expert or someone close to you who has valuable information.

Express your thoughts and feelings.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) — Work alone or at least keep what you are doing a secret. It’s best not to present what you are working on until you have everything in place.

Handle domestic problems pragmatically.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24Nov. 22) — Do what you can to help out, but don’t force your will on anyone. Listen to others and understand their problems, and offer suggestions. Personal improvements are encouraged.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) — Don’t be too quick to share your feelings. Someone will use personal information against you to make you look bad. Make doing your work and finishing what you start your priorities.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — A change will do you good. Visit someone you find interesting and discuss matters that will help clear up any uncertainty you’ve been feeling. A friendly gesture will be well-received.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) — Channel your energy into making physical improvements at home. Don’t get into a scuffle with someone over something you cannot change. Avoid unpredictable or indulgent people.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) — Emotional misunderstandings are likely to develop if you aren’t forthright about your feelings or are dealing with someone evasive. Be direct and ask questions.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) — Keep a low profile.

Put your energy into something that you know will make a difference.

Sit tight and don’t make personal changes until you have investigated your options thoroughly.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — You’ve got all the right moves if you stay calm and execute your intentions in a steady and knowledgeable manner. Taking on too much and making rash decisions will harm your objective.

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Gwinnett voters pick winners in local races From Staff Reports

Ben Ku fill face Howard in the Board of CommisThis fall’s races for sioners District 2 race Gwinnett County commis- while Marlene Fosque is sion and school board seats set to go head-to-head with came into picture Tuesday Heard in District 4. while two new judges were Ku led Desmond A. chosen — and two more Nembhard in the District judicial hopefuls faced the 2 Democratic primary by prospect of more cama margin of 63.38 percent paigning. to 36.62 percent, with 79 The Democrats now percent of the precincts know who will face incum- reporting as of 10:45 p.m. bent Republican county Meanwhile, Fosque led commissioners Lynette Greg McKeithen in the Howard and John Heard District 4 Democratic prithis fall. mary by a margin of 74.09

percent to 25.91 percent.

The matchups for this fall are now set for two open school board races as Republican Steve Knudsen will face Democrat Wandy Taylor in the District 2 election and Republican Chuck Studebaker will face Democrat Everton Blair, Jr. in the District 4 election.

Knudsen led Carol Ranft in the District 2 Republican primary by a margin of 65.59 percent to 34.41 percent, with 81 percent of the

precincts reporting as of 11 p.m. On the Democratic side of that race, Taylor led Donald in that party’s primary by a margin of 62.23 percent to 37.77 percent .

In the District 4 Republican primary, Studebaker led Randall N. Lee by a margin of 52.74 percent to 47.26 percent, with 86 percent of the precincts reporting as of 11:45 p.m. In the Democratic primary for that seat, Blair led Mark Williams with a 52.99 percent to 47.01 percent.

Two Superior Court seats and one State Court seat were up for grabs in Tuesday’s nonpartisan election due to retirements.

With 82 percent of precincts reporting as of 11:50 p.m., Tracie Cason won with 61.02 percent of the vote, followed by Wesley Person with 20.45 percent and B.T. Parker with 18.54 percent for the seat the Superior Court Judge Debra Turner is vacating.

In the race for the seat being vacated by Superior

Court Judge Tom Davis, Tracey Mason was barely ahead of Veronica Cope, 29.79 percent to 28.70 percent, in a race heading to a runoff. They were followed

by John Burdges (18.84 percent), Jason Park (15.3 percent) and Jon Setzer (7.36 percent).

Over in the race for State Court Judge Joseph Iannazzone’s seat, Ronda Colvin-Leary won with 60.29 percent of the vote over Lance Tyler, who had 39.71 percent.

2018 Primary election results Governor’s race Democratic winner Stacey Abrams

Republican candidates headed to runoff Casey Cagle, Brian Kemp

7th Congressional District Democratic candidates headed to runoff Carolyn Bourdeaux, David Kim

Republican winner Rob Woodall (I)

Lt. Governor’s race

10th Congressional District

Democratic winner Sarah Riggs Amico

Democratic winner Tabitha A. Johnson-Green

Board Of Education District 2 Democratic winner Wandy Taylor

Republican winner Steve Knudsen

Board Of Education District 4 Democratic winner Everton Blair Jr.

State Senate District 5

State House District 99

Democratic winner Sheikh Rahman

Democratic winner Brenda Lopez Romero

State Senate District 40

State House District 102

Democratic winner Sally Harrell

Democratic winner Gregg Kennard

Republican winner Fran Millar (I)

Republican candidates headed to runoff Paula Hastings, Zach Procter

State Senate District 81 Republican candidates headed to runoff David Shafer, Geoff Duncan

Republican winner Jody Hice (I)

Secretary of State

Board Of Commissioners District 2

Democratic winner John Barrow

Republican winner Chuck Studebaker

Democratic winner Scott Holcomb (I)

Superior court judge, Division 2 Tracie Cason

State house District 94

Superior court judge, Division 9 runoff Tracey Mason, Veronica Cope

State house District 97

Democratic winner Karen Bennett

Democratic winner Ben Ku

Republican candidates headed to runoff Brad Raffensperger, David Belle Isle

Republican winner Lynette Howard

4th Congressional District

Board Of Commissioners District 4

Democratic winner Henry ‘Hank’ Johnson Jr. (I)

Democratic winner Marlene Fosque

Republican winner Joe Profit

Republican winner John Heard

State court judge, seat 4 Ronda Colvin-Leary

Democratic winner Aisha Yaqoob

Republican candidates headed to runoff Bonnie Rich, Kipper Tabb

State House District 105 Democratic winner Donna McLeod

Republican candidates headed to runoff Donna Sheldon, Robin Mauck

State House District 107 Democratic winner Shelly Hutchinson

Republican winner Janet Mihoci

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The winner of the Republican primary will face former U.S. Rep. John Barrow, who won the Democratic primary with 52.25 percent of the votes cast over Dee Dawkins-Haigler (28.91 percent) and Rakeim “R.J.” Hadley (18.84 percent).

Elsewhere, Gwinnett’s three incumbent congressmen fought

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State off challenges from within their own parties.

U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., had received 76.85 percent of the votes in Democratic primary for the 4th Congressional District, compared to 23.15 percent for ROTC instructor Juan Parks, with 50 percent of the precincts counted as of 11:08 p.m.

Johnson will face Republican Joe Profit this fall.

In the 7th Congressional Dis-

trict — which has been a closely watched race with national interest — U.S. Rep. Rob Woodall led former Marine Shane Hazel by a margin of 71.64 percent to 28.36 percent in the Republican primary with half of the precincts counted at 11:08 p.m.

There will be a runoff in the Democratic primary for the 7th Congressional District with Carolyn Bourdeaux leading the six-person field with 27.19 per-

cent of votes cast, with half of the precincts reporting. David Kim was close behind Bourdeaux with 26.02 percent of the vote.

The remainder of the field included Ethan Pham (17.39 percent), Melissa Davis (13.87 percent), Kathleen Allen (11.22 percent) and Steve Reilly (4.30 percent).

Meanwhile, U.S. Rep. Jody Hice, R-Ga., received 79.08 percent of the votes cast in the 10th

Congressional District Republican primary while Bradley Griffin received 10.68 percent and Joe Hunt received 10.23 percent with 88 percent of precincts reporting as of 11:18 p.m.

On the Democratic side of that race, Tabitha A. Johnson-Green led the field with 50.68 percent of the votes cast, compared to 26.32 percent for Chalis Montgomery and 23 percent for Richard Dien Winfield.

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Trump: No trade deal yet with China CNN

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BY JEREMY DIAMOND President Donald Trump on Tuesday tempered expectations set by his own administration that the U.S. and China had reached a tentative agreement to resolve a bubbling trade dispute between the two countries.

“There is no deal,” Trump said flatly on Tuesday, seemingly rejecting comments by his own top economic officials who suggested the U.S. and China were on the cusp of an agreement to reduce the U.S.’ trade deficit with China.

“We’ll see what happens, but that deal I will say could be much different from the deal that finally emerges and it may be a much better deal for the United States,” Trump said.

Trump’s comments came two days after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the U.S. and China had agreed to a “framework” for a trade deal and were “putting the trade war on hold.” Stock markets rallied the next day amid a sense that the U.S.-China trade tensions were cooling, but Mnuchin’s comments also prompted a backlash from Trump supporters and economists who argued Trump was easing the pressure on China without having achieved significant concessions.

Trump rejected the suggestion that he was softening

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his stance on Chinese trade abuses, insisting he would negotiate a deal that would benefit the U.S. and noting that it was his administration that barred the Chinese firm ZTE from doing business with U.S. firms last month.

Trump appeared to suggest that Mnuchin had gotten ahead of the administration’s position, rebuking coverage of the latest U.S.-China trade developments as “incorrectly written,” even though he said reporters were not to blame.

“I’m not saying that’s the reporters’ fault, I’m saying I’m not talking about the trade deal. I don’t like to talk about deals until they’re done,” Trump said.

His comments came amid bitter disagreements among the President’s trade team

over the direction the U.S.China trade talks have taken under Mnuchin’s leadership.

The disagreements burst into public view on Sunday when Mnuchin’s comments about putting tariffs “on hold” were followed up by a statement from Robert Lighthizer, the U.S. Trade Representative, who said the U.S. “may use all of its legal tools to protect our technology through tariffs” and other means.

A source close to the process said the statement was intentionally contradictory and an effort by Lighthizer to keep Mnuchin from getting ahead of the administration’s negotiations.

The source argued that Mnuchin was “freelancing” with his comments on

Sunday and said Mnuchin was in danger of becoming “Rex Tillerson 2.0,” referring to the former secretary of state whom the President rebuked for getting ahead of his positions. A Mnuchin spokesman did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump’s comments on trade on Tuesday during an Oval Office meeting with the South Korean President also reflected the extent to which trade negotiations with China loom large amid preparations for the North Korean summit. At one point, the President abruptly transitioned from discussing U.S.-China trade issues to airing his concerns about Chinese influence over North Korea.

ground to a halt Tuesday as civil servants across the country went on strike against President Emmanuel Macron’s proposed economic reforms.

The action is the third nationwide strike since Macron began his five-year term in

May last year, promising to slash public spending and inject new life into the economy.

Fifteen people have been arrested and two shop windows vandalized during protests, police told CNN. All nine major public-

sector unions were taking part in the action, in a rare show of unity not seen in the country for a decade. Around 130 separate strikes were scheduled to take place, Axel Persson from the CGT union’s rail workers said.

— From wire reports

demanded via tweet the Justice Department “look into whether or not the FBI/ DOJ infiltrated or surveilled Former Education Secre- the Trump Campaign for tary Arne Duncan on Tuespolitical Purposes.” day defended his call for His tweets prompted a school boycott until gun the Justice Department to laws change, telling CNN’s ask its inspector general to Kate Bolduan it “would expand an ongoing probe shock the nation” but that he into the surveillance of believes “we need to create former Trump campaign tension to compel lawmakaide Carter Page to include a review of whether the FBI ers to change.” was politically motivated in Duncan, who served under former President Barack its investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. Obama, floated the idea of pulling kids out of schools as election. a way to push for a change to gun laws last week in the EPA blocked aftermath of a fatal school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas. reporters from On Tuesday, Duncan attending speech acknowledged that the idea The Environmental Prois “radical” and “provocative,” but suggested it might tection Agency blocked rebe an effective way to shake porters from several news up the status quo on the issue outlets from a national summit on Tuesday where of gun control.

Ten people were killed in Scott Pruitt, the agency’s last week’s school shooting, chief, was speaking.

Journalists from CNN, and President Donald Trump the Associated Press and acknowledged shortly afterward that such incidents E&E News, a publication that covers energy and have been “going on too environment issues, were long in our country.” barred by the EPA from Trump: ‘Spies’ in entering the event, which was focused on harmful campaign would chemicals in water. be unprecedented In a statement, Jahan Wilcox, an EPA spokesPresident Donald Trump man, said the agency accentuated his fury Tuesbarred reporters from day at the notion an FBI attending due to space source may have provided limitations inside the information about his cam- venue. He said the EPA paign, declaring such a was able to accommodate scenario would amount to only 10 reporters and that an unprecedented scandal. it provided a livestream U.S. officials have told “for those we could not CNN there was no such accommodate.” source planted inside A report published by Trump’s campaign to The Hill, however, said provide information to a handful of seats in the investigators. But Trump press section remained has raged over the story vacant by the time Pruitt nonetheless. began speaking.

— From wire reports On Sunday, Trump

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in to redevelop that site.

The difference is that time the county has used property was razed for the URA to make this kind redevelopment whereas of move to redevelop a buildings will remain, for property. now, on the OFS site.

Giving the URA the OK “There’s a lot of exciteto purchase the property ment and there’s been a lot is a somewhat symbolic of interest from the commove, however, since the munity for something to county commissioners also happen on this site,” Commake up the URA board. In missioner Lynette Howard essence they gave themsaid. “I think that a lot of selves permission to issue people want it to be kind 20-year bonds to buy the of a catalyst for redevelopland. ment in the area.”

The move is similar in Gwinnett County Chief some ways to the plans Finance Officer Maria to redevelop the former Woods also said income Olympic tennis center produced from letting OFS site near Stone Mountain, continue to manage filmalthough the URA was not ing leases on the property involved in that project. could contribute at least Gwinnett acquired the $2.9 million annually — tennis center in 2016 so a based on 2017 revenues developer could be brought from film projects — to

pay off the bonds.

OFS will also be allowed to lease space on the property that it is selling to the county for its operations, thereby creating another revenue source to help pay off the bonds.

redeveloping the site as a movie campus and mixeduse development years ago.

That deal fell apart and ended with OFS and Jacoby suing each other. The litigation was resolved late last year.

“We appreciate them Site long eyed for coming to us and wanting various projects to partner with us to ensure The OFS has been that this is the gateway into pitched for various types the county and that they of redevelopments over were willing to be patient the years, ranging from a and wait until we could movie campus to a casino, step forward and let everybut the previous plans fell thing with Jacoby pan out,” through.

Woods said.

Woods said OFS reached The county is interested out to the county about in the site because of its potentially buying the prop- location, which Nash called erty for redevelopment. The a “strategic” and “critical” county will pay the same spot in Gwinnett because it per acre price that Jacoby is next to the Jimmy Carter Development was going to Boulevard interchange on pay when it was looking at Interstate 85, which is a

obituaries Duluth, GA

Commerce, GA

Vladimr Tudor Danaila

Mrs. Irene Franklin (Eubanks)

Vladimr Tudor Danaila, age 60, of Duluth, GA, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home. Buford, GA

Mrs. Irene Eubanks Franklin, age 83 of Commerce, Georgia. Evans Funeral Home, Inc., Jefferson, Georgia.

Feimster

Buford, GA

Steve R. Holbert age 64, of Buford, GA passed away on April 26.

Wages and Sons Gwinnett Chapel.

Hoschton, GA

Terrance L. Feimster Terrance Lee Feimster “Terry”, 63 years old of Duluth, Georgia passed away on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at Gwinnett Medical Center.

Terry was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on November 21, 1954 and moved with his family to Valdosta, Georgia. He is the son of the late William O. Feimster and Judith A. Feimster. Terry graduated from Valdosta High School and was a proud member of the Valdosta Marching Cats Honor Guard. Terry attended Valdosta State University and graduated from Southwestern State University in Americus, Georgia with a degree in Business Management. He was an active member of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and remained active in their Alumni Association. He treasured his colleagues and their ongoing friendships.

Terry spent his entire career working for Johnson Wholesale Floors, Inc as sales consultant for 36 years. Terry never met a stranger. His outgoing personality and his strong desire to learn the business created his successful career. Terry loved his pit bull, Honey and enjoyed collecting model cars and trains.

Surviving are his beloved son, Gavin Feimster of Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, his brother Byron Feimster (Patti) of Vidalia, Georgia, and nephews Justin Feimster, Chandler Feimster, and Nathan Feimster.

A memorial service will be held Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Wages and Sons Funeral Home located at 1031 Lawrenceville Hwy, Lawrenceville, GA. Donations may be made to Friends to theForlorn Pitbull Rescue, Inc, info@ friendstotheforlorn.org.

Online condolences can be expressed at www. wagesandsons.com

Retired Lt. Col. Robert H. LaCoy Retired Lt. Col. Robert H. LaCoy, age 100, of Hoschton, GA passed away, Monday, May 21, 2018.

Decatur, GA

Nancy Monaga age 66, passed away on May 19, 2018. Arrangements by, Tim Stewart Funeral Home.

Johns Creek, GA

Sung Tae “Sam” Parque PARQUE - Sam (Sung Tae) Parque, 84, of Johns Creek, GA died May 19, 2018. Mr. Parque, a native of South Korea was formerly employed with Harry’s Farmers Market. He is survived by his wife, Meijee Parque; sons Andy Parque both of Johns Creek, GA, Dennis Parque of San Farancisco, CA. Condolences may be sent by visiting www. billheadfuneralhome. com. The family will receive friends Friday, May 25, 2018 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at Bill Head Funeral Homes & Crematory Duluth Chapel (770)476-2535.

Talmo, GA

Mr. Neil Patton Mr. Neil Patton, age 61 of Talmo, Georgia. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, Georgia.

Lawrenceville

Bob Simpson Bob Simpson, 90, of Lawrenceville, GA passed away quietly, attended by his loving family, on May 9, 2018. He was a good man and a great provider, a loving husband, doting father, proud gramps and s

smiling great-grandfather.

He survived Depression, War, hurricanes, disease, and gladly accepted that taking care of family and modeling honesty and integrity was his life purpose.

He was born Robert Lee Simpson, Jr. in San Francisco, California. After his father’s import-export firm became a casualty of the Depression, the family relocated to Fort Worth, Texas when he was 5.

He became a full-fledged grown-up when he enlisted in the Navy before his 17th birthday and served on the USS Chaffee DE230 in the closing weeks of WW2. The GI Bill (and his Mother’s insistence) got him to college, where he fell in love, got married, and started a family--all by the age of twenty-two.

He studied engineering, but a growing family meant that he had to quit college and find a job. He had worked with shipboard electrics in the navy and was hired as a lineman with the local power company.

Recognizing his intelligence and natural leadership skills, he was given more responsibilities in two different power companies, and soon was put in charge of construction and maintenance crews.

He became an Electrical Engineer the hard way, by practical experience and night school.

He went on to become a registered Professional Engineer, working for Monsanto Chemical company on their many plants in the US. “Retiring” at 55, he established his own company, SEECO, consulting on manufacturing power systems across the western hemisphere until the age of 81.

Professional Engineers have a duty to society as a whole. Bob more than fulfilled this responsibility by working unpaid on, and chairing a committee writing the National Electrical Code. He also helped to write the accepted practice standards of the IEEE for industrial power systems, the bible to all who design these installations. He became an honored Fellow of the IEEE. Bob tired of business travel, but never of trips with his wife and kids to visit amazing natural wonders or places where history happened. He spent hours at his hobby, building a world-class stamp collection. Above all, he loved to laugh and taught everyone in the family the craft of comic timing.

He was preceded in death by the love and light of his life, his only sweetheart, Jeane (Francisco) Simpson. Also, his mother Charlotte, father Bob (Robert Sr.), sister Ann, and many friends and family whose memories were held dear in his heart.

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heavy traffic area.

“Before we could really deal with OFS directly, we had to let OFS and Jacoby settle out everything that they had going on between them,” Nash said. “We had to make sure that we didn’t step in the middle of it as long as there was some either relationship between them (and then) litigation between the two.”

in their yet-to-be-finished transit development plan is a multi-modal transit hub on the Jimmy Carter Boulevard corridor.

That hub would allow for the extension of heavy rail from MARTA’s Doraville station into Gwinnett. A site hasn’t been chosen for that hub — yet.

“It’s certainly within the area that’s been identified as a potential location for A possible transit hub in that,” Nash said. “It could conceivably be at this the site’s future?

While mixed-use devel- location, but again the real reason for acquiring the opments are being discussed as possible redevel- ownership of the 104 acres opment projects for the site, is to catalyze, to facilitate it could also end up playing redevelopment.

“There could be any a role in Gwinnett County’s number of ancillary things future transit plans. associated with it, includCounty officials have ing a potential transit previously said one of the projects they are looking at center.”

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He is survived by his son Don and his wife Carol, their children Craig (wife, Alexis) and Danielle Pool (husband, Chris), son Terry and his wife Jean Hamilton, their sons Jesse and Tyler, cherished nieces Beth Engelhardt and Mary Phillips-Kalvitz. Beloved great-grandchildren include Kate and Aaron.

Bob was a longtime member at Lawrenceville Presbyterian Church, which is hosting a memorial service at 11am, Friday, May 25.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Bob Simpson’s name to the Alzheimer’s Association (41 Perimeter Center E #550, Atlanta, GA 30346). Or online: https://tinyurl.com/alzorg-villagepark Snellville, GA

Jerry Evan Sumrell age 71 of Snellville, passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 in the Snellville Chapel of Tim Stewart Funeral Home. Interment will be held 2:00 PM on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Pinewood Memorial Park in Greenville, NC. Mr. Sumrell served in the Army during the Vietnam War. He owned and operated several businesses, including Jerry’s Texaco in Conyers, Snellville Alignment and Brakes, and J & W Marine Service on Lake Lanier. He was a kind and c

caring husband, father, and grandfather. He will be greatly missed. Mr. Sumrell was preceded in death by his Wife, Ruth P. Sumrell, in 1998; Parents, Ione (Irving) and William Sumrell; and Brother, J.W. Sumrell. He is survived by his Wife: Claudette Sumrell; Daughter & Sonin-law: Jerri and Steve Risch of Clover, SC; Son and Daughter-in-law: Allen and Wendy Sumrell of Dacula; Step Children: Susan Brittingham of McAlester, OK, Michael Mundy and Robin Daniel, both of Newnan, and Allison Buice of Cleveland; Sisters: Caroline Benford and Joyce Craft, both of Greenville, NC; Brothers, Doug Sumrell of Cumming, Billy Sumrell of Church Road, VA, and Pat Robinson of Jefferson; Grandchildren: Mackenzie Sumrell and Ashley Sumrell, both of Dacula, and Alexis Risch of Clover, SC; Step Grandchildren: Sharon Mundy and Alecia Mendenhall, both of McAlester, OK, Molly Daniel of Newnan, Alaina Loner and Zachary Anderson, both of Cleveland.

The family will receive friends from 12:00 PM 2:00 PM on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Tim Stewart Funeral Home, 2246 Wisteria Drive, Snellville, GA 30078. 770-979-5010.

Please sign the online guest registry at www. stewartfh.com.

Sugar Hill, GA

Rod Alexander Sysol Rod Alexander Sysol, age 59, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018. Flanigan Funeral Home, Buford, GA

Pendergrass, GA

Mrs. Glenda Ann Tolbert (Gee) Mrs. Glenda Gee Tolbert, age 75 of Pendergrass, Georgia. Evans Funeral Home, Jefferson, Georgia.

Grayson, GA

Linda Darnell Williams

Linda Darnell Williams, 76, died on Friday, May 18, 2018, at her home in Grayson, Georgia, surrounded by family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest T. and Lassie Ward Darnell, her husband, Louie S. Williams, Sr., sisters Mary Harper, Catherine Powell, Floranell Parker, and Diane Darnell, and brothers Leon, Roger, and Raymond Darnell. The body will be cremated and a private memorial service will be held.

She is survived by her children Louie S. “Steve” Williams, Jr. (Mary), Laura Smith (Lib), and Christian B. “Chris” Williams, grandchildren Stella Smith, Zachary Williams, and Joseph “J.D.” Williams, and several nieces and nephews. The family extends its sincerest appreciation to her caregivers Christine Dokes, Valerie Edwards, Michelle Smith, and Karen Carnes, and the staff of Amedisys Hospice. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity of your choice.

Advantage Funeral and Cremation Services, 500 Harbins Road, Lilburn, GA 30047 770-923-2940Arrangements by R. T. Patterson Funeral Home Cremation

NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC CITY OF SUWANEE, GEORGIA PRELIMINARY BUDGET DOCUMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC REVIEW The City of Suwanee preliminary budget document for Fiscal Year 2019 is currently available for public review at the Suwanee Library, 361 Main Street, Suwanee, GA 30024. Additional information, including the preliminary budget document, is available for public inspection at City Hall during regular business hours from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The public is hereby notified that the City Council of Suwanee is scheduled to adopt a budget for Fiscal Year 2019, which runs from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019, during the City Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Suwanee City Hall, 330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee, Georgia, 30024.

Before adoption, the City of Suwanee will conduct two public hearings on the proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2019 at the City Hall, 330 Town Center Avenue, Suwanee, Georgia 30024 on:

Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at 6:30 p.m.

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All interested citizens may present written or oral comments and ask questions regarding the proposed uses and budget. Consideration of adoption of the Fiscal Year 2019 Budget is scheduled for Tuesday, TJune 26, 2018 at the 6:30 p.m. regularly scheduled City Council Meeting.

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Mill Creek boys repeat North girls, Eagles’ as state golf champs Bae claim state titles

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Wet conditions cut the Mill Creek boys golf team’s workload in half, but the accomplishment still felt satisfying.

The Hawks repeated as Class AAAAAAA state champions when

Tuesday’s final round was called off because of the soggy Sunset Country Club turf in Moultrie.

Their work Monday was just enough to edge Colquitt County, playing in its home territory, by a stroke.

Their winning total was 13-over-par 301, boosted by rounds in the 70s from

state runner-up Luka Karaulic, J.T. Smith and Zach Mullett. “(The players) were super excited,” Mill Creek coach David Allen said. “(Winning state) was their goal from the outset. We knew it would be tough, nothing is easy. But we See HAWKS, Page 11A

By Will Hammock will.hammock@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Down by 11 shots after Monday’s first round, North Gwinnett’s girls golf team rallied for its first state championship Tuesday in the Class AAAAAAA tournament at Spring Hill Country

Club in Tifton.

The Bulldogs shot 232 in the final round, shaving 15 strokes off their Monday score, and edged Mill Creek by a mere stroke.

The Hawks finished in a painfully close second for the second straight season, finishing at 480. Defending champion Lambert was third at 482.

The Wright stuff

Mill Creek had an 11shot advantage on secondplace North after Monday, but watched it slip away as Ahra Ko and Alice Acosta shot in the 70s to lead a comeback in sloppy conditions. The state championship was the first in golf for North, which had finished

See NORTH, Page 11A

All-county finals clash postponed Rain delays baseball state championship

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Masses of Mill Creek and Parkview baseball fans made the trek to the University of Georgia’s Foley Field for Tuesday’s Class AAAAAAA state championship series, but only a handful made it into the stadium.

Plenty never made it out of their car.

Heavy rainstorms began roughly 30 minutes before the planned 5 p.m. first pitch and didn’t let up for nearly an hour, raining out the planned doubleheader between the two Gwinnett County schools. Players from both teams pitched in during pre-game warmups to drag a tarp over the infield, but it didn’t end up helping much because the outfield was under

See BASEBALL, Page 11A

Collins Hill hires pair of coaches 500-win Ethridge takes over Eagles’ wrestling program

By Christine Troyke

christine.troyke@gwinnettdailypost.com

Norcross head coach Dani Wright calls in a play during this season’s quarterfinals. (Photo: Craig Cappy)

Norcross names Collins Hill grad as full-time replacement for retiring Hembree

By Will Hammock

great job. She won the region, took us deep in the playoffs.

We look for her to continue to Health issues have forced do that. longtime Gwinnett girls bas“Angie set a tone, not just ketball coach Angie Hembree for basketball in the state, but into retirement, leaving the she also made a big impact on Norcross program to someall of the sports here at Norone who knows the legendary cross High School. She was a coach well. big supporter of Coach (Keith) Blue Devil athletic officials Maloof and the football proinformed the players Monday gram, and all the other sports that interim head coach Dani here. She’s going to be tremenWright is now the full-time dously missed. She definitely head girls basketball coach. left a legacy. We feel confident Wright, one of Hembree’s Dani can step in and carry on assistant coaches, took on the tradition that Coach Hemthe interim role for the 2017bree has built.”

18 season and led Norcross Wright has not only coached to a 26-4 record, the Region with Hembree, she also played 7-AAAAAAA title and a trip Norcross coach Angie Hembree talks with her team in a timeout four years for her at Collins to the quarterfinals of the Class during a state championship game at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Hill, helping the Eagles to AAAAAAA state playoffs. back-to-back state champion(Photo: Karl L. Moore) “It was a very odd situaships her final two seasons. tion from the get-go because “We didn’t know if she would that (Hembree) was not going Then known by her maiden we didn’t know how long be back in a week, two weeks, to be able to come back (for name, Kubik, Wright played Coach Hembree would be out,” then it kept going throughout the season) and Dani would college basketball at Auburn Norcross athletic and activithe season. We knew eventuhave to finish out the season ties director Kirk Barton said. ally toward end of the season (as head coach). Dani did a See NORCROSS, Page 11A will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Collins Hill’s storied wrestling program opened a new chapter Monday with the official introduction of head coach Nate Ethridge.

Athletic director Scarlett Straughan had a deep pool of talented applicants and hired Ethridge away from another successful program in Michigan.

Nate “This was a very Ethridge sought-after position,” Straughan said. “We’ve been working on it since March and clearly I needed to make a decision quickly, but I also wanted to take my

See ETHRIDGE, Page 11A

Dix lured away from East Hall hoops program

By Will Hammock will.hammock@gwinnettdailypost.com

Joe Dix was briefly a head boys basketball coach in Gwinnett County back in 2012 before a change of heart. Now the longtime East Hall coach is coming back for another job in the county.

Collins Hill has hired Dix to lead its boys basketball program, filling the void left when Ty Baumgardner was hired at Westwood (S.C.) High

See DIX, Page 11A

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Thursday

BASEBALL

Class AAAAAAA state final 1 p.m. — Parkview vs. Mill Creek (DH) in Rome

The Home Teams

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Braves

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Peach State June 2, 7 p.m.

Durham Durham Columbus 5:05 p.m. (DH) Thu, 12:05 p.m. Fri, 7:05 p.m.

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COLLEGE BASEBALL

11 a.m. — ACC Tournament, Wake Forest vs Louisville FSSO 3 p.m. — ACC Tournament, Clemson vs Notre Dame FSSO 7 p.m. — ACC Tournament, North Carolina vs Pittsburgh FSSO

MLB

7 p.m. — Atlanta at Philadelphia FSSE

NBA

8:30 p.m. — Conference finals, Game 5, Cleveland at Boston ESPN

NHL

8 p.m. — Conference finals, Game 7, Washington at Tampa Bay NBCSP

In Brief

Blank: Jones will be Falcon ‘forever’ Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank does not envision anything that will keep Julio Jones from being with the team long term, amid reports that the wide receiver is angling for an updated contract.

“I love Julio. He loves me. He loves Atlanta. He’s going to be here forever,” Blank said Tuesday from the league’s meetings in Atlanta.

The 29-year-old wideout is due $10.5 million in base salary this season and $12.5 million in 2019, which rank 12th and tied for eighth, respectively, among current NFL wide receivers.

Head coach Dan Quinn said after practice Tuesday he has been in touch with Jones and expects him to attend the team’s mandatory minicamp from June 12-14.

— Field Level Media

Sports Calendar

ALL SPORTS

Ongoing through Aug. 3: All Sports Youth Camps, in partnership with Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation, will host summer break camps in baseball, basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse, softball and multisports this year. Locations include Bogan Park, Collins Hill Park and George Pierce Park. Summer camps are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, go to www. allsportsyouthcamps.com, email DLStancil@yahoo. com or call 770-356-6861.

BASEBALL

June 4-8: The 38th annual Robert Sapp Baseball Camp will host its local summer session at the Hog Mountain Baseball Complex, across from the Atlanta Falcons headquarters. The camp is from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily for ages 6 to 14. Cost is $135 per player or $125 per player for a team rate. The site is one of seven summer camp locations around the state this summer for Sapp, a former Gwinnett high school coach and former head coach of the University of Georgia. For more information, go to www.robertsappbaseballcamp.com, email rsbbcamp@charter.net or call 770-287-3309.

June 15-17: Gwinnettbased Red Stitches Baseball will host its fourth annual college showcase tournament at Truett-McConnell University. The event is open to high school and travel teams in the 15-and-under and 16- and 17-year-old divisions.

Games will be played at Tru-

ett-McConnell, Habersham Central and White County.

Cost is $675. Two games of pool play will be followed by a single-elimination tournament. For more information, email RedStitches2014@ gmail.com.

GOLF

June 4: The inaugural Parkview TFXC 4-Man Scramble Tournament will be held June 4 the Providence Club to benefit the high school’s track and field and cross country programs.

Shotgun start is 9 a.m. Cost is $75/player or $300/team and lunch and breakfast are included. For more information or to register, go to www.parkviewtfxc.com.

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

SOFTBALL

June 4-7: The annual Georgia Gwinnett College softball summer camp, where participants learn from Grizzlies head coach Kat Ihlenburg and current players, runs daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 4-7 and includes lunch in the campus dining hall. It’s open to girls age 7 through entering high school. The cost is $225 and more information can be found at www.grizzlysoftballcamps.com. June 3 is the deadline for online registration and walk-up registration is welcome on June 4.

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Grizzlies back with more banners GGC tennis teams return home after sweeping NAIA titles was huge for us. This was the tightest group I’ve ever had. They’re best friends on and off the court.”

Georgia Gwinnett ColJunior Ayed Zatar, who lege tennis coach Chase won in straight sets at No. Hodges is nearly out of 3 singles to give GGC its fingers to wear national fourth point in the final, championship rings. was a second-team AllHodges guided the American selection. Zatar Grizzlies men to their fifth was 35-3 in 2017-18 with a straight NAIA title and the 20-1 mark in doubles. women to their fourth in Junior Rafael Coutinho, five years on Saturday in sophomore Federico HerMobile, Ala. rera Duran and freshman The Grizzlies, who have Valentino Caratini colonly been around for six Georgia Gwinnett College’s Rafael Coutinho reacts to lected honorable mention years and playoff eligible winning at No. 2 doubles in the NAIA national champi- accolades. Coutinho won for five, chanted “dynasty” onship match against Keiser on Saturday in Mobile, Ala. all 12 singles matches (Photo: GGC Athletics) after the men completed and teamed with Herrera the title sweep. It’s hard to Duran to win all 15 of their argue. The men are 20-0 Grizzlies one of just two Konfederak teamed with doubles matches. Carain national tournament regular-season losses, 5-4, senior Gilad Berman to tini posted a 12-1 singles matches and the women in Lawrenceville on March grab the first point of the record and won all 16 are 19-1, with only a finals 24. finals in doubles. They doubles matches during his defeat in 2015 to mar the “We’ve got a phenome- won eight of the 10 games. first collegiate season. perfection. nal women’s program and I Both were recognized “I’m really happy with GGC is running out think a lot of times they get Tuesday with first-team the season as a whole,” of room on the walls of overshadowed,” Hodges All-American honors. For Hodges said. “They did a its tennis center in Lawsaid. “At just about any Konfederak, it was the great job representing us in renceville to hang the red other place, they would be fourth time. Berman, who every way.” championship banners. (in the spotlight) so they was named the NAIA tourThree women — junior The Grizzlies made space played with a bit of a chip nament’s most outstanding Henar Munoz, sophomore Tuesday for Nos. 8 and 9. on their shoulder. player after winning the Emerald Able and fresh“It’s a good problem to “They were the No. 2 clinching point with an man Madeline Bosnjak have,” Hodges said. “It was seed and everyone was ace in his singles match, — earned first-team Alla long eight days, but we’re expecting Keiser to win earned the award for a American honors Tuesday. definitely happy to be back the championship. That’s third time.

Munoz won a team-high home with two more.” the mindset we had and it Berman led the way for 14 singles matches, includThe men were a prehelped us because I think GGC this season, taking a 9-1 mark on the No. sumptive favorite in the we were the hungrier team. ing over at No. 1 singles 2 court, during the regular preseason and ranked No. It was more about letting while Konfederak was out. season. She went 14-2 1 from wire to wire. There everyone know we’re still Berman helped the Grizin doubles action, with a were some questions for the champs than avenging zlies to three NAIA titles 10-2 record while being the women’s side after los- a regular-season loss.” after playing his freshman partnered with sophomore ing their top four players to The men entered the sea- season at UNLV. Maria Prados Cid, an graduation. son with an active national “It was phenomenal for all-american honorable “To be honest, on paper, record winning streak and him as a senior and a cap- mention. most people didn’t think extended it to 82 matches tain to clinch the national Bosnjak, named the we would win this tourna- — virtually all of it withchampionship,” Hodges final tournament’s most ment,” Hodges said. “To out No. 1 singles Kevin said. “He really took care outstanding player, and win is incredible, especial- Konfererak. The senior of business.

Able are the NAIA’s No. ly to beat a team that beat missed the whole spring “For us to be able to 1-ranked doubles team by us earlier in the season season but made it back in accomplish what we did the Intercollegiate Tennis — not to mention a really time to help the Grizzlies without Kevin for most Association. strong Xavier team in the shut out Keiser in the final of the year, to keep an “We know we’ve got a semifinals. They really — and go to his graduation 82-match winning streak good team coming back,” played their best tennis at ceremony. intact, has been really Hodges said. “But we’re the most important time.”

“It was a storybook end- amazing. We had a nextjust trying to enjoy the Keiser handed the ing for sure,” Hodges said. man-up mentality and that moment.”

By Christine Troyke christine.troyke@ gwinnettdailypost.com

Defending champs sweep Buford

By Taylor Denman taylor.denman@ gwinnettdailypost.com

ATHENS — Loganville High School baseball inserted itself back into the upper echelon of Georgia’s dynastic baseball programs with its fourth state title in the 2017 Class AAAAA state championship series.

The 2017 baseball title was Loganville’s first since winning a Class AAAA championship in 2012.

The program’s first was in 2008. The Red Devils seem say they were here to stay after sweeping Buford at Foley Field on the University of Georgia campus.

Game 1 was a 13-3 run-ruling in five innings, and the Red Devils edged the Wolves 3-2 in Game 2, despite being held scoreless through the final five innings.

Loganville completed a season sweep of the Wolves, which started with back-to-back wins in mid-April to clinch a region championship and ended with back-to-back wins Monday night for the state title. But Monday night was almost certainly not the end of Buford and Loganville’s rivalry. Of the 11 different players that started both games for Loganville, only four — including both starting pitchers — were seniors.

Stuart Chester finished his first season as Buford’s head coach at 28-13.

“We were a couple runs from getting it to three games,” Chester said. “I told them, ‘This is a learning experience. Baseball and life parallel each other, and you’re going to be knocked down in life a lot harder than you were knocked down tonight. The 2019 season starts tomorrow.’”

As poor as Buford’s Game 1 seemed, it got off to an optimistic start. Evan

Buford’s Garrison Price reacts after striking out in the Wolves 13-3 loss to Loganville in game one of the AAAAA state finals. (Photo: David McGregor)

Place and Noah Ledford reached base with one out in consecutive at-bats, a walk and hit-by-pitch.

Both scored to put Buford up 2-0 in the top of the first inning, Place on an RBI single from Reese McIntyre and Ledford on an RBI single off the bat of Garrison Price.

Four errors through the first four innings cost the Wolves six unearned runs and buried them 8-2 after three innings.

Loganville also accepted six free passes through the first three innings. After one scoreless defensive inning in the fourth, three Buford pitchers combined to allow eight Loganville batters to reach base on three hits, four walks and a hit batsman.

Game 1 starter Ramsey David suffered from a blister that broke open in the middle of game, Chester said.

“In the second inning, it was bleeding,” Chester said. “It was on his thumb, which was a bad place to have it. It messed with his location. But that’s baseball. We pushed him as long as he could go, and I don’t see how he went as long as he did.”

In total, Loganville drew 10 walks in Game 1. Six of those walks resulted in Red

Devil runs, while two were stranded on base in the fifth inning when Loganville extended its lead to 10 runs.

Buford catcher Pat Walker had two of Buford’s five hits, a leadoff double in the second inning and a one-out triple in the fourth that resulted in a run.

Buford stranded seven runners on base, including five in scoring position.

Loganville’s Bryant Pietri reached base in all four of his Game 1 at-bats on three walks and one single. His first at-bat in Game 2 sparked fireworks.

After a one-out walk put Joseph Brandon on first, Pietri drove a pitch from Buford’s left-handed starter Sean Adams deep to left field and put the Red Devils up 2-0 in the top of the first inning.

Down 3-0 in the bottom of the second, Garrison Price drove in Ledford on a single after the Wolves’ first baseman reach when he was hit by a pitch. McIntyre scored from second when a throwing error ruined a potential inningending double play for Loganville.

Loganville starter Seth Clark got all but one out for Loganville, struck out seven Wolves batters and allowed three hits to Garrison Price, Place and

Grant James. All three were singles.

While Buford’s offense struggled to figure out Clark, its pitchers and defense clung to a one-run deficit.

Buford’s Game 2 starter, Adams, pitched his first scoreless inning in the third when he recovered from a leadoff walk with a double play, followed by his third strikeout of the game. Adams retired two batters in the fourth while a Loganville runner stood on third base. Griffin Bonner entered the game with the bases loaded and two outs before he fell behind Brandon Joseph 3-0. He executed three critical pitches and kept the Red Devils insurance runs from scoring. Bonner threw 2 1/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits and no walks before he was lifted in the seventh.

Buford’s fifth inning featured three defensive highlights. Austin Turner saved a leadoff double by tracking a deep fly ball off the bat of Loganville’s Bay Witcher to the center-field fence. Left fielder Place ran into foul ground to catch the second out, and Walker threw out Tanner Green trying to steal second.

Chester didn’t hesitate to turn to C.J. Couch when Loganville’s Dylan Strickland led off the seventh with a single. Loganville had advanced two runners in scoring position by the time Couch got two outs, but Couch stranded both on a flare to left field.

In contrast to Game 1, there was no hesitation to go to the bullpen in Game 2.

“We were going to use every gun we had,” Chester said. “For Bonner and C.J. to come in — and Sean was not sharp, but sharp enough — for Bonner to come in like he did … in that second game it was no holds barred.”

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Ethridge

Chippewa Hills, Ethridge would only leave if the contime and make sure I got ditions were exactly right. the right person. I think “It had to be a perfect fit, we’ve done that.” not just for me, but for my Ethridge has been at family,” Ethridge said.

Chippewa Hills High His oldest daughter, PaySchool in Remus, Mich., ton, is about to graduate since 2001 when he behigh school in Michigan, came a head coach at age which also played a role in 23. Over the last 18 years, the timing of the decision.

Ethridge built the program Ethridge and his wife, Chi, into a perennial state conhave four more schooltender and hit the 500-win aged kids — Alison (16), benchmark in January.

Jackson (13), Laudon (11) The Warriors made it to and Taison (8). the semifinals in his final “My wife has always season there. wanted to come south and, “It was pretty clear to honestly, I’ve kind of held me when Nate and I first her back for a while,” he started talking that he said. “We kind of looked was going to be my guy,” last year and just never Straughan said. “I will say pulled the trigger.” it was a hard decision in With Payton graduating, the end. We had some reEthridge began to look ally, really good candidates seriously at his options. from all over the country, “I put feelers out,” he but his passion and enthu- said. “I had certain things siasm is just unbelievable. that I needed if I was going “The length that he went to make a move as far as to to learn the history of teaching and coaching.” our program and learn our Ethridge had many kids — he really invested in conversations with Cliff it — and that told me that Ramos, who started the he wants to make Collins Collins Hill wrestling Hill his home. That’s what program and made it a we’re looking for here.” national power. Straughan It’s what Ethridge was enlisted Ramos’ help in her looking for as well. After search, though he hasn’t investing so many years at coached at Collins Hill

since 2010.

“Truthfully, how I ended up being here is the people I met along through this process,” Ethridge said.

“From the Takedown Club to (assistant coach) Shannon Felix to Coach Ramos.”

Another variable was the football program.

Ethridge has been an assistant at Chippewa Hills and wanted to continue to coach football. He talked with Eagles head coach Lenny Gregory and found a lot of common ground.

“I wanted to touch base with him before I committed,” Ethridge said. “I really liked what he’s doing with the culture here and accountability. I think he and I have a lot of similar traits.

“The district I’m coming from had a very strong football/wrestling relationship. I’ve coached football as long as I’ve coached wrestling so that was a big deal for me, to make sure that relationship was still going to be something that was going to work.”

Even 900 miles away, Ethridge had heard of the Collins Hill program, which saw a streak of five straight state traditional titles end

Norcross in 2012 and, with duals, has 11 total championships competing in Georgia’s highest classification.

“I think the history of our program and what was built here all the way back to Cliff Ramos really has established a program that makes it very desirable for people to come and work here,” Straughan said. “I enlisted the help of Cliff Ramos in my search because I wanted the best and I wanted to make sure I took care of these hardworking student-athletes and staff.”

The Eagles finished fourth at state this year and have a solid group of athletes set to return.

“My goals coming in Year 1 are to try to reestablish some of the things that Coach Ramos set as far as numbers and commitment to get them back to where they were previously,” Ethridge said. “I mean, they’re talented. They have good kids.

“Obviously I wouldn’t move my family if I didn’t have expectations — and I think the program has expectations of me. I want that. I came for those expectations.”

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ready for the rain and all the icky weather to come as girls state runner-up in,” said Ko, a Northern twice in 2007 and 2008.

Illinois University signee “It really all started with who moved in from Florida the weather,” North girls for her senior year. “We coach John Payne said. prepare pretty well for it.

“The weather was terrible. We brought our umbrellas, The course was puddling. our rain gear, our towels, all The greens had some the extra things we needed. standing water on them.

“So we were mentally Every other team, it was prepared for it.” like, ‘What are we doing Ko led the Bulldogs’ here?’ We just kept playing charge with an even-par and played great. … We 72, improving on her were within two strokes disappointing, first-round (of the lead) at the halfway 79. She finished alone in point. Then it was like, fourth place.

‘Please don’t cancel this Acosta lowered her firstnow.’ We shot 232 today, round 83 to a second-day which outside of what we 76, tying for ninth. shot at area, was second“It was tough, but I best round all year, and in looked at it as a good opthose kind of conditions.” portunity for us because The North golfers we’ve played (matches) in weren’t the only ones who the rain before and we’ve thrived in the rain-soaked trained in the rain before,” conditions. Collins Hill’s said Acosta, one of three Jenny Bae won the indijuniors in North’s starting vidual championship with foursome. “I looked at it an even-par 70, bettering as an advantage for us. It her first-round 74 from was wet and gross, but we Monday. Bae won by five played well.” strokes over first-round Lauren Maher was co-leader Tess Davenport North’s third scorer, shoot(74-75) of Mill Creek. ing 85 and 84 to tie for 19th.

Bae made birdie on the Chelsea McGovern wasn’t par-3 second hole and also far behind in a tie for 28th had birdie on the par-5 sev- with rounds of 89 and 92. enth. She surrounded those “I think (the comeback) holes with 18 pars. surprised people,” McNorth had its share of Govern said. “I feel like pars Tuesday while other Mill Creek maybe felt like, teams faltered.

‘Hey, we’ve got it.’ But we “For me as an individual, were so focused we wanted I was already mentally it. We stayed as a team the

whole time. I think it’s the team mentality that helped us win it.”

And with a one-stroke margin of victory, every stroke counted.

Payne pointed specifically to Maher, who ended up in a bunker on her 18th hole approach shot. She pitched it close and made the putt to save par for what ended up being a crucial up and down. A bogey there would have forced a playoff with Mill Creek.

“I didn’t really realize (the importance of that sand save) until all of Mill Creek’s girls came in and we realized we were one stroke different,” Maher said. “Just knowing that could have gone either way for us. When I went into the bunker, I didn’t have any negative thoughts in my head. It was just, ‘I’ve been working on bunker shots all season and I can get up and down.’ And that’s what happened.”

Mill Creek challenged for the championship thanks in large part to Davenport’s runner-up finish, as well as Emma Bell’s sixth-place showing.

Bell shot 76 and 78. The Hawks counted an 86 from Georgia Stonecypher in the first round and a 91 from Joanna Moon in the second round. Stonecypher tied for 28th and Moon was 34th.

Peachtree Ridge’s girls

ended up in 11th and Collins Hill, with a nice boost from Bae, placed 12th.

Peachtree Ridge’s Bridget Hoang (80-87) tied for 16th.

The team title eventually came down to longtime region and area rivals North and Mill Creek. The Hawks closed the gap on North considerably from area — Davenport missed the area tournament for a U.S. Women’s Open qualifier — but didn’t quite reach the pinnacle.

“We looked at it like 11 strokes is nothing,” Maher said. “If you think about it more as match play, us vs. Mill Creek, we’ll be good. We came into today with the mindset of getting those 11 strokes back. And we pretty much did that after the first nine.”

The Tuesday trophy celebration was a stark contrast to the Bulldogs’ mood after Monday.

“The girls were very disappointed at the course (Monday) because the first round was our worst 18 of the season,” Payne said. “It wasn’t even close. We just went back to the hotel and everybody was in a better mood. We talked there at the restaurant and we just said no matter what, we will not quit. We will play hard.

Whatever happens, happens. But no matter what happens, give us a chance to go down fighting.”

Hawks •From Page 9A got great leadership from Luka and J.T., our captains. They kept everybody together and powered through it. It was wellearned. They deserved it.”

Karaulic’s 1-under 71 led Mill Creek, but he didn’t get to fight for low medalist honors because of the final round cancellation. The Georgia Tech signee ended up second to Colquitt’s Tanner Brown, who shot 71.

“Oh yeah, oh yeah (I wanted to play the second round),” Karaulic said. “I was in a mental state after the first round. I’ve been here so many times and I know what I can do out there and 71 is just not my best. But it is what it is.”

Even though the Hawks

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Because of the shaky field conditions and both schools with graduation

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didn’t hit a shot Tuesday, they still endured a stressful finish.

Brown still had to finish his last hole of the first round for Colquitt, which trailed Mill Creek by a stroke. After a three-hour weather delay Tuesday, Brown got to play his final hole, needing a birdie to tie Mill Creek. He had a look at a birdie putt, but he missed and settled for par, giving the Hawks the team title.

“Obviously, it was super nerve-racking,” Smith said.

“They always say you’d rather be in a position to actually get a chance to do something instead of sitting there watching somebody. Obviously, it was nerve-racking when we found out (how close it was), then there was a three-hour wait there. So

there was a lot of time to sit and think about it.”

Smith tied for fifth at 74 with Norcross’ Brock Healy, who qualified for state as an individual.

Mullett shot 76 and tied for 14th. Mill Creek also counted an 80 from Jordan Rodriguez, and got an 82 from Lucas Pence and 87 from Brandon Yau. “It feels really good (to repeat as champion),” Smith said. “Obviously, last year felt awesome as well because it was our first one, but it feels really good to be on top again.

We graduate (today), so it’s a great way to go out. …

I think it will do a lot (for Mill Creek). Just winning one was really special, but to win two in a row really leaves a legacy. It really puts us on the map as a golf

powerhouse for the state.”

North Gwinnett’s Pierce Garland tied for eighth individually with a 75 and the Bulldogs tied for seventh in the team standings.

Brookwood finished 13th and Peachtree Ridge was 15th, led by Nick Gibson.

Gibson tied for 14th with a 76. Preston Allen tied for 24th with a 77 to lead Brookwood.

All the teams ended up behind Mill Creek once again, sending five seniors out as state champions. It was particularly satisfying for those Hawks, who were around in 2015 and 2016 when only a few strokes kept the team from a state championship.

“We made sure that didn’t happen again junior or senior year,” Karaulic said.

Baseball ceremonies Wednesday, the Georgia High School Association postponed Games 1 and 2 until Thursday. Rather than being played at Foley Field, they will be held at State Mutual Stadium,

home of the Rome Braves.

The doubleheader begins at 1 p.m. Thursday, but the time hasn’t been set for Friday’s Game 3, if necessary.

Though the two local schools are separated by

only 24 miles, they now face increased travel to the new location, possibly on consecutive days. Rome is more than 85 miles from Parkview and more than 101 miles from Mill Creek.

•From Page 9A and Brigham Young, where she was an AllAmerican in 2007, after high school.

The two coaches remained close beyond Collins Hill and Wright reunited with her old coach at Norcross, where she has worked the past four years. Wright, her husband David (also a coach at Norcross) and their two children lived with Hembree during the 2017-18 school year to help her through the medical issues.

“We stayed with (Hembree) almost the whole school year,” Wright said.

“Just to take care of her, and she took care of us, too. We stayed with her and we finally moved out two or three weeks ago and went back to our house. We just wanted to make sure someone was there. It was not like a big deal, she’s family to us.”

Hembree spoke to the Norcross players Monday, stressing that she didn’t want to stop being their coach, just that her health necessitated her retirement. She had a heart attack in April 2017, but has been cleared by her cardiologist. Her biggest issue now is determining what caused a grand mal seizure last November.

She also faces a surgery for vocal cord polyps, a byproduct of a tracheostomy.

“I’m not leaving because I want to, it’s because I have to,” Hembree said. “I need to get healthy. I’m going to do whatever God has planned next for me. I’m going to miss the kids, but I’m not really going anywhere. I’m going to be around. … I’m not a religious person, but I am a very spiritual person.

I think that everything happens for a reason. I need to get well. Once that happens, then we’ll see what happens. I really don’t know. Whatever is planned for me, I know God will show me the right thing to do.

“I need to spend more time with my parents, be there for my nieces and nephew, my sister and brother, spend some family time. I need to get myself well so I can be there for them.”

Hembree was Norcross’ head girls basketball coach for a decade, winning state championships in 2010, 2011 and 2013. The Blue Devils also finished as state runner-up in 2015 and 2017, and made the Final Four in 2012.

The longtime coach, who has 529 career wins, also won three state titles at Collins Hill, the first two in 2001 and 2002 when Wright was a player. She also led the Eagles to the 2005 state champi-

onship before spending two seasons as a college assistant at the University of Miami (Fla.).

She returned to high school coaching and built a powerhouse, one that Wright now inherits, at Norcross.

“They couldn’t have done better (than hiring Wright),” Hembree said. “She did a heck of a job taking over for me in some really tough circumstances. Nobody asked for this to happen and she was scared to deatth about me and at the same time being there for the girls and doing a great job for them. Her record, her accomplishments, her Coach of the Year award were well deserved.

“I’ve done this 32 years and I’ve been very blessed and I’m leaving it in good hands. I’m happy for Dani and David.

David’s huge and (fellow assistant) Chris Shaw. All of us were at Collins Hill together. They did such a wonderful job this year and they worked so hard to do right by Norcross and do right by the kids.

And I know the kids are happy. They’re happy where the program is.

It’s going to be in good shape.”

Wright’s 2017-18 season was challenging, but it also gave her quality experience heading into next season.

“This year kind of taking that role on, I don’t really feel so much of a newbie,” Wright said. “(Hembree’s) helped me out so much, even this past year with advice, what to do, drills, everything. She’s always been such a good mentor. I’m excited, not so much as nervous as I would have been (without being interim head coach).”

Wright got into coaching after finishing at BYU, serving as a community coach at both Collins Hill and Dacula.

The role allowed her to stay at home with her two young sons, now 10 and 7, for most of the day.

She was the head girls basketball coach at Wilkinson County Christian Academy (Miss.), where her husband was head football coach, for two years before rejoining Hembree at Norcross.

As coaching colleagues, Wright grew even closer to her former high school coach.

“I learned a lot obviously basketball-wise (from Hembree),” she said. “I learned how kids work harder for you, building relationships with the kids. I take that stuff with me more than coaching. She’s just a great mentor, a great leader. She always teaches kids the whys in life, making sure they turn into good, quality kids, not just basketball players.”

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the last 14 as head coach.

This is one I really had School. Baumgardmy eye on. When it came ner went 82-28 in four open, they were interested seasons with the Eagles, in me and I was interested winning a school-record in them.”

25 games in 2015-16, the Dix, a native of Tuskefirst regular-season region gee, Ala., was an assistant title in program history for eight seasons under and the second region Seth Vining at East Hall. tournament title in school He won two state chamhistory. A state playoff pionships at East Hall win in 2016 was Collins in an assistant role, then Hill’s first in the tournawon the 2005 state title as ment since 2001. head coach.

“There are only a The 300-game winner handful of jobs I would has reached the state playseriously consider leaving offs 13 of his 14 seasons East Hall for and this is at East Hall. one of ones at the top He accepted the head of the list,” Dix said. “I boys basketball job at always saw the potenSouth Gwinnett in May tial at Collins Hill and 2012, but changed his obviously Ty fulfilled a mind weeks later and lot of that over the last opted to stay at East Hall. four years. That kind of “That didn’t feel right had my interest, and I’ve (at South) … I feel totally been looking for a new different this time,” he challenge. I’ve been at said. “I’m very excited East Hall 22 years total, about getting this going.”

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Dugout Club celebrates best in Gwinnett baseball From Staff Reports Mill Creek’s baseball program picked up several of the top awards Sunday in the Gwinnett Dugout Club’s annual celebration to honor the best in local high school baseball.

The Hawks shared team of the year honors with North Gwinnett, earned field of the year acclaim and saw their leader, Doug Jones, named coach of the year. In addition, senior Davis Sharpe was named the John B. Sawyer pitcher of the year.

The other top award went to Brookwood senior Will Banfield, the Hugh Buchanan player of the year. Norcross’ Ray Pen and Brookwood’s Matt Klug received the Gino Vizzi Courage and Perseverance Award for overcoming adversity this season.

Four new members were inducted into the Dugout Club’s hall of fame — Parkview’s Brandon Jacobs and Stephen McCray, Providence Christian’s Christin Stewart and Shiloh’s Kyle Lewis.

The club also recognized its all-county teams and other honors. Those awards are as follows: All-County First Team Position players Marcerio Allen, Dacula Michael Borah, North Gwinnett Alek Boychuk, Mill Creek Logan Cerny, Parkview Chase Chaney, Mountain View

Tim Martin, Brookwood Parker Meadows, Grayson Ashton Shepherd, Peachtree Ridge Carson Taylor, Greater Atlanta Christian Austin Turner, Buford Cabrera Weaver, South Gwinnett Pitchers Alex Flood, Brookwood Ramsey David, Buford Walker Cleveland, North Gwinnett Robert Bennett, Parkview Braden Hays, Parkview Corey Farrow, South Gwinnett All-County Second Team Position players Isaiah Byars, Parkview Marc Davis, South Gwinnett Lavoisier Fisher, North Gwinnett Jadyn Jackson, Lanier Luke Matthews, Providence Nasim Nunez, Collins Hill Landon Parks, Wesleyan Ray Peng, Norcross Evan Place, Buford Josh Shuler, North Gwinnett Garrett Spikes, Mountain View Brendan York, Mill Creek Pitchers Alaska Abney, Mill Creek Logan Conn, Peachtree Ridge Dylan Schuble, Mountain View Cooper Stinson, Norcross Cole Tillotson, Providence Ryan Watson, North Gwinnett All-County Honorable Mention Position players John Anderson, Grayson; Don Daniel, Wesleyan; Angelo DiSpigna, Brookwood; Jonathan French, Parkview; Elijah Jones, Discovery; Shane Lussier, GAC; Bryan Medina, Berkmar; Craig Osmer, Archer; Andrew Phanmanee, Mountain View; Garrison Price, Buford; Tylor Rowe, Central Gwinnett; Connor Tate, Archer Pitchers Sean Adams, Buford; Dominic Canale, Mountain View; Jake Edwards, Hebron; Gage Felton, Dacula; Jake Johnson, GAC; Zach Murray, Lanier; Bryant Wise, Grayson Academic All-County Archer: Landon Burton Berkmar: William Purdue Brookwood: Jonah Daiss

Buford: Cole Hunter Central Gwinnett: Michael Serrian Collins Hill: Adam Alicea-Brooks Dacula: Braxton Butcher Discovery: Alex Haller Duluth: Ryan Shaw Grayson: Bryant Wise GAC: Jacob Brechbuhl Hebron: Asher Miller Lanier: Trevor Morelock Mill Creek: Mitchell Shreiner Mountain View: Chase Chaney Norcross: Cole Hanna North Gwinnett: Ryan Watson Parkview: Chris Jernigan Peachtree Ridge: Aiden Gardner Providence: Mitchell Miller Shiloh: Paul Gregory Thornton II South Gwinnett: Jackson McCarthy Wesleyan: Carson Pavelec Scott McIntyre Hustle and Attitude Award Archer: Jack Kraus Berkmar: Gary Sanchez Brookwood: Ty King Richards Buford: Griffin Price Central Gwinnett: Komlan Amoussou Collins Hill: Alex Pollard Dacula: Tanner Nichols Discovery: Jordan Brown Duluth: Caleb Barnett Grayson: Dexter Harris GAC: Sam Johnson Hebron: Jesse Bailey Lanier: Chase Coursey Mill Creek: Hogan Scoggins Mountain View: Andrew Phanmanee Norcross: Bryant Rhooms North Gwinnett: Chase McCulloch Parkview: Ben Markiewicz Peachtree Ridge: Ryan Nauert Providence: Wesley Anderson Shiloh: Anthony Canada South Gwinnett: Cory Lee Wesleyan: Matt Adent Cliff Shelton Assistant Coach of the Year Michael Bailey, Archer Jason Hughes, Brookwood Curtis Burke, Central Gwinnett Steve Crumley, Dacula Josh Lee, GAC Bob Cole, Hebron Nathan Toups, Norcross Brian Albury, South Gwinnett Clint Edwards, South Gwinnett

Collins Hill grad Cole Zabowski made the nine-player, Southeastern Conference All-Defensive Team released Monday.

The Ole Miss sophomore was selected as the league’s top defensive first baseman. In addition to his defensive work — a .979

fielding percentage — the 6-foot-5, 225-pounder has a .318 batting average with nine home runs and 37 RBIs this season.

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Gwinnett athletes excel As Patents on Sex Drugs Expire, a New $1 at Meet of Champions Pill Takes the Spotlight first-place finishes in the girls competition.

Six Gwinnett athletes In the boys meet, won individual events over Archer’s Sterling Warner the weekend at the Geor(100, 10.61), Brookwood’s gia High School Meet of Khalil Hassan (triple jump, Champions in Marietta.

46-5 3/4) and Parkview’s Brookwood’s Morgan Brian Hauch (pole vault, Bentley won the girls triple 15-3 1/2) won events. jump at 39 feet, 10 3/4 Shiloh’s Ronje Wilinches, and added a fourth- liams had two secondplace finish in the long place finishes in the girls jump at 17-4 1/4. Dacula’s 100 hurdles (14.49) and Elsie Igberaese (discus, high jump (5-5 1/4), and 138-4 3/4) and Greater Norcross’ Javon Joyner Atlanta Christian’s Chloe was fourth in the discus Fair (300-meter hurdles, (131-1 1/2) and shot put 45.19 seconds) also had (42-0 1/4). Dacula’s KenFrom Staff Reports

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Former North coach Sphire using familiar methods to rebuild Camden County

By Kevin Price

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Watching North Gwinnett win its first state football championship last December wasn’t bittersweet for former Bulldogs head coach Bob Sphire.

In fact, he was as proud as anyone when the team hoisted the state championship trophy following the thrilling 19-17 victory over Colquitt County at Tom Robinson Memorial Stadium.

“I couldn’t have been happier,” said Sphire, now the head coach at Camden County, which held its spring practice this month. “That’s a great group of young men and a great community. They definitely deserved that success.”

Sphire had spent the previous 11 seasons working tirelessly to bring a state championship to the Suwanee school. He led North Gwinnett to unprecedented success with 10 winning seasons and 10 state playoff appearances, taking the Bulldogs to the state title game in both the 2007 and 2013 seasons.

He left the program with 282 career wins, posting a 110-28 record with the Bulldogs. Prior to his arrival, the team had never had a 10-win season

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Former North Gwinnett head coach Bob Sphire has settled into his new job running the football program at Camden County. (Photo: David McGregor)

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Shiloh’s Okogie keeps his name in NBA draft From Staff Reports

Georgia Tech sophomore Josh Okogie, a Shiloh grad, will keep his name in the pool for the NBA draft and will not return to play for the Yellow Jackets, Okogie and head coach Josh Pastner announced Monday.

The 6-foot-4 guard, who earned third-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors in 2017-18, previously submitted his application to the NBA Undergraduate Advisory Committee and to the NBA in March, participated in workouts and interviews with NBA teams and attended the NBA draft combine last week in Chicago, where he tested and performed well.

Okogie, still just 19, posted a vertical jump of 42 inches at the NBA combine, tying Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo for top honors in the event. He also had the fastest three-quarter court sprint and the fifth-fastest shuttle run.

“Josh is a tremendous young man and an excellent student-athlete,” Pastner said. “He has set a tremendous example, making the dean’s list this past semester, and

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Peachtree Ridge’s Trawick helps Reinhardt to Series

Peachtree Ridge grad Matt Trawick has helped the Reinhardt University baseball team to this week’s NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, capping a senior season of accomplishments on and off the field.

Trawick, a two-year starter in centerfield, has a .289 batting average and a .381 on-base percentage. He has 23 RBIs, 49 runs scored and 12 doubles for a team that won the NAIA Bowling Green Regional to make the World Series.

The senior graduated this month summa cum laude with a 4.0 GPA in biology, earned Daktronics NAIA Scholar-Athlete honors. He plans to attend medical school.

Duluth’s Erwin leads locals excelling for Birmingham-Southern Georgia Tech guard Josh Okogie (5), a Shiloh grad, has decided to keep his name in the NBA draft, ending his college caeer. (Photo: Matt Cashore-USA Today Sports)

deserves a lot of credit for making himself a much better player over the course of his two years here. We will miss him in our program in many respects, from his performance on the court to the energy he plays with and brought to our team. We fully support his decision to take this next step, and wish him all the best.”

Okogie ranked fourth in the ACC at 18.2 points per game as a sophomore, and averaged 16.9 points over his two seasons with the Yellow Jackets. He surpassed 1,000 career points, one of six Tech players ever to do so

before the end of their sophomore years. He also played for the USA Basketball Under-19 National Team last summer.

“I’d like to thank God, my family, my friends and my teammates, the coaching staff and the entire Georgia Tech community for their support over the last two years. I’ll forever be a Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket,” said Okogie, a two-time Daily Post player of the year during his Shiloh career. “This has been a tremendous learning experience, and I’m excited about my future.”

The NBA draft is June 21 in New York.

Duluth grad Becca Erwin earned All-American honors this season for the Birmingham-Southern College swimming team, highlighting a strong season for Gwinnett products at the school.

Erwin helped BSC to the Southern Athletic Association championship as the meet’s high-point scorer, winning all of her events at the conference meet for a second straight season. She was first in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle races, as well as the 100 breaststroke. She was an All-American in the 100 and the 200 after placing fourth (200) and sixth (100) at the NCAA Division III Championships.

Peachtree Ridge’s Tristan Sumpter led the BSC men to a conference title with a fourth-place finish in the 200 backstroke and sixth-place finishes in the 200 and 500 free. Collins Hill grad Driscoll Crabbe was fourth in the 200 butterfly, fifth in the 400 individual medley and ninth in the 200 IM at the SAA meet.

Archer’s Abby Swain also excelled at the conference meet, placing sixth in the 100 breast, eighth in the 200 IM and 11th

in the 200 breast.

Collins Hill grad Russell plans transfer to Minnesota Collins Hill grad Sean Russell, a standout wrestler at Edinboro University (Pa.) the past three seasons, has announced plans to transfer to Minnesota.

Russell has been an NCAA Division I National Championships qualifier for three straight years. He was 32-7 this past season and was voted Edinboro’s MVP after a season that saw him won his third straight Eastern Wrestling League and Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference titles.

The 125-pounder has a 97-24 career record.

Dacula’s McMillan headed to Princeton for football

Dacula senior Tre McMillan has signed with the Princeton University football program, choosing the Ivy League program over offers from Brown, Navy, Columbia and others.

The 5-foot-11, 200-pound running back was the Region 8-AAAAAA offensive player of the year and a first-team allcounty running back by the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett as a junior. As a senior, he won the Touchdown Club of Gwinnett’s Cecil Morris Award, given to an all-county caliber player whose season was cut short by injury.

Lanier’s Harper to join Brenau track program

Lanier senior Talara Harper signed last week with the Brenau University women’s track and field program.

Harper was an honorable mention allcounty selection this past season by the county’s coaches. She was third in the 100-meter dash and fourth in the 200 at the Region 8-AAAAAA Championships.

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Sphire

school’s most successful coach departed. and hadn’t advanced beSphire, though, doesn’t yond the second round of see it that way. the playoffs.

“I think it just validates Sphire had no plans of everything I believe in,” he leaving North Gwinnett said of North Gwinnett’s when the 2016 season championship run. “I knew ended with a loss in the what we had, and leaving first round of the state knowing the shape the proplayoffs that left the team gram was in actually made with a 6-5 final record. it easier. I knew it was OK. The Bulldogs went 5-5 I knew the program was in the previous year, but good shape again. I would Sphire knew the team was have felt horrible had on the rebound following things fallen apart.” a school split with Lanier Sphire has a track that was a setback for the record for building teams North Gwinnett program. into champions. He did He was already working that at Lexington (Ky.) toward the 2017 season Catholic, taking the prowhen longtime friend and gram from a 1-4 record in former Grayson coach Jeff his first season in 1991 to Herron asked Sphire if he a 14-1 record and a state might be interested in talk- championship in his final ing with Camden about its season in 2005 before accoaching vacancy. cepting the North GwinHerron, who led the nett job.

Rams to a state crown He got two chances at a in his only season with state title with the Bulldogs the team in 2016, built and then had them primed Camden into a state and to make that run to the national power, taking crown a year ago. the Wildcats to three state Now he hopes to use his championships in 2003, same proven formula for 2008 and 2009. building a top-notch team Camden’s program to get Camden back into had lost its way in recent the championship converseasons, going 27-16 over sation in Georgia’s largest a four-year period with a classification.

2-7 mark in the 2016 camWithout the benefit of paign, leading Welton Cof- a full offseason — Sphire fey, who replaced Herron, didn’t walk into the Camto step down and move den job until Feb. 1 — he into the athletic director could only establish bits position. and pieces of his overall Sphire decided he program last year and he would listen to the Cammostly concentrated on den administration, which installing new offenses and eventually led him to King- defenses during the two sland to assume the task weeks of spring practice, of rebuilding the Wildcats’ summer workouts and proud program. preseason camp.

He took the high road That alone was a major out of town when he left challenge as Sphire’s Suwanee, saying nothspread offense was draing but good things about matically different than the North Gwinnett, the footwing-T offense, a staple of ball program and the local the program put in place community.

by Herron when he came Sphire just felt like the to Camden after winning Camden job and what a state crown with Oconee was promised him there, County in 1999. including the financial The multiple defense compensation, was too Sphire installed, which good to pass up. features several blitz Some might say that packages and coverages, what Sphire experienced also was a drastic switch last season was an ill from the odd-stack defense twist of fate as he endured the Wildcats previously a humbling 3-7 season employed. with the Wildcats while Clearly, the changes the Bulldogs paraded to a weren’t met with instant 14-1 record and celebrated success as Camden won their first state championjust one more game in its ship just months after the first season under Sphire

than it had the previous season.

That didn’t come as a surprise to Sphire, who expected the Wildcats to not only struggle while learning the new offense and defense, but also knew they didn’t have the physical prowess to match up several teams on the schedule regardless of what plays the team called on either side of the ball.

But the growth that Sphire saw from his team throughout last season had him encouraged going into the current offseason which is critical in terms of continuing the building process.

Sphire pointed to four games to explain what he saw from the Wildcats moving through the 2017 season. The first was the 35-13 home loss in Week 2 to Venice (Fla.), which won the Class AAAAAAA state title last fall in the Sunshine State.

“The kids knew we were beat before we even kicked off, and I didn’t like that,” he said. “I coached like a maniac in the fourth quarter of that game because I wasn’t going to accept anything other than playing hard every play.

“I think we bounced back from that and started trying. The kids decided they weren’t going to back up and accept anything other than a great effort either.”

Three weeks later against McEachern, Sphire was proud of his team’s competitiveness despite a 38-13 loss to the Cobb County power in Powder Springs.

“Our kids made that a business trip,” he said. “We had them on the ropes, but we didn’t have enough bullets and they did.

“But, I think our kids walked out of there knowing if we let (the coaches) coach us, there might be something to this.”

Following a 53-7 home win the next week over Forest Park — the third and final victory for the Wildcats — they gave Colquitt a challenge in their region opener before losing 27-6 at home to the Packers.

“It was a war midway through the third quarter,

but they made a couple of plays and we just weren’t physical enough to match up with them,” Sphire said.

A few weeks later, Camden closed its season with an inspired effort in a 21-10 road loss to Tift County.

“That game we didn’t win and our kids felt like it was a game they deserved to win,” Sphire said. “I knew when they started feeling like that, they’d gone to a different spot.”

Sphire said the energy and intensity the players had that night against the Blue Devils has carried over into the offseason.

“The first two or three months I was here, I didn’t get a good feeling when I walked in the weight room.

It didn’t feel like a championship football team,” Sphire said. “But I think we’ve started learning how to do the right things, and the Monday right after the Tift game when I walked in the weight room, it felt like what a football team is supposed to feel like.”

With a more normal offseason this year, Sphire is heavily into what he believes is the process to building a program the right way.

The first step is recruiting players — as in making sure potential players from within the Camden school district come out for the team. He has spent time holding individual meetings with current middle-school players and their families.

“Much like (Alabama’s) Nick Saban and (Georgia’s) Kirby Smart, I’m selling kids on coming out and being a part of Camden football,” he said. “I’m doing the same thing they are.”

This spring, Camden coaches have already held an eighth-grade camp for rising freshmen which attracted 65 future Wildcats compared to the 35 ninthgraders who dressed for spring ball last year.

Also, the Wildcats held a camp for sixth- and seventh-graders that drew 165 players.

Sphire had close to 100 players in the sophomore through senior classes participate in spring practice this month.

Getting the players out is first and foremost, but what you do with them once they are in the program determines future success, according to Sphire, who said player development is integral to success on any level of the game.

Part of this process involves concepts that build successful studentathletes both on and off the field. The Camden coaches grade their players every day on 11 principles that probably sound familiar to anyone who played for the Bulldogs during Sphire’s tenure.

Those principles are attendance, attitude, effort, discipline, academics, nutrition/body composition, strength, power/explosiveness, speed, football preparedness and the “love” factor.

“If we get to where everyone gets at least an 80 across the board, then you better watch out on Friday nights. You’re going to be in for a tough battle against us,” Sphire said.

That didn’t happen last year and it hasn’t happened thus far in the offseason.

Progress is taking place, however. Sphire said those who hired him knew it wasn’t a quick-fix situation.

“They were right,” he said. “They weren’t down on the kids. They were just realistic. But they also knew what we had coming. We have something we can build of off. We’ve got a good eighth-grade class coming up and two or three behind them, that if you stack it up, all of a sudden you can have what it takes in AAAAAAA football.”

This spring, Camden continued work on its execution in the spread offense and Sphire said the coaches adjusted the offense to fit its personnel much like it did with the Bulldogs.

“We were different every year based on our quarterback and what we had around him,” he said.

“Some years we ran the screen game more. Some years we were more playaction and down the field, taking shots.”

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his offense. Senior Brooks Bryan won the job last year, but with him graduating, the Wildcats will look at as many as five players who could be the next guy taking the snaps.

Defensively, the Wildcats want to shore up weaknesses by trying new players in the secondary positions and hopefully improving their man-coverage abilities.

Most of all, Sphire wants the Wildcats to be physically and mentally stronger than they were last year.

“We’ve got to play smarter and with more poise, especially in key situations,” Sphire said, “and we weren’t the most physical team, either. Our kids played hard, but we weren’t strong enough physically to match up with the teams we played.”

Sphire said the team’s main rallying cry in the offseason has been one word: finish.

For Camden specifically, that means playing better in the final six minutes of the first half where they began to lose games last year and also winning the fourth quarter, which is key for any team in close games.

“We’ve had a fourthquarter station in the weight room, and we ran a fourth-quarter drill at the end of our practices this spring also,” Sphire said.

The coach is definitely approaching the challenge that is rebuilding Camden’s program with the same passion and serious approach that made the Bulldogs successful and ultimately led them to great successes.

In time, the coaching veteran thinks Camden can be a force in the postseason once again, too.

“They’re going to blow the whistle and kick off, so we have a chance to be a major player. We’ll just see how it plays out,” Sphire said. “Right now, I just want us to prepare from day to day and get better.

“Hopefully, everyone here will see what (North Gwinnett) did last year and realize we can do that same thing here. The beauty of it is that it’s been done here.

It’s not like it hasn’t ever happened here before.”

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