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Webb misses filing deadline; no write-in candidates so far

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Sumter County Democratic Party could not certify private investigator Benny Webb as a candidate for Sumter County sheriff because Webb failed to file an affidavit with the party before the end of the filing deadline, which was noon March 30, South Carolina Election Commission Director of Information and Training Chris Whitmire said.

Webb sent a letter to Sumter Democratic Party Chairman Allen DENNIS Bailey on April 6 detailing his efforts to submit his paperwork to Bailey after filing at the Sumter County Voter Registration Office at 11:51 a.m. March 30. The deadline for filing was at noon.

Webb said that at 1:15 p.m.

March 30, he attempted to find WEBB Bailey at his business but Bailey

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Sanders fans say voices of voters can bring change

BY AMANDA FINNEY Special to The Sumter Item PHOTOS BY MELANIE SMITH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Editor’s note: Amanda Finney is working on a master’s in journalism at Syracuse University and is writing a series on some of the contenders for next week’s New York primary from New York.

Cole and Lily Truesdale from Camden visit a pen of rabbits on Sunday at Old McCaskill’s Farm. The day was Sheep Shearing Day and served as an open house of the farm in Rembert. Visitors saw border collie herding demonstrations, blacksmithing, a grits mill, gun dogs, a canning cellar, myriad farm animals on display and more. The band Lonesome Road entertained the crowd throughout the day.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — One might expect to see college students at a “Syracuse for Sanders” march held Saturday, April 9, in downtown Syracuse, yet the supporters who attended this “political revolution” were in fact young parents with their even younger children.

Hundreds of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders supporters hailing from across the state chanted their message, “Wall Street had their turn; now it’s time to feel the Bern.”

Mother of twin 5-year-old girls Shelly Canavan drove an hour from Binghamton for her first Bernie Sanders rally to ensure the average citizen’s voice is heard.

“I grew up from a poor family, and I feel like a lot of people who grow up in poverty

Above left, a chicken cuddles up to a group of ducklings in the sunshine on Old McCaskill’s Farm on Sunday afternoon during the event. Chicks and ducklings were offered for sale at the farm.

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Above right, farm visitors watch a herding demonstration with border collies on Sunday afternoon.

Want to graduate college debt free? Teach in a rural area

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — The teacher shortage in poor, rural districts in South Carolina is so bad, the state is considering offering would-be instructors a way to graduate from college debt free.

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years in the state’s neediest districts, where turnover is the worst and the closest Wal-Mart can be up to 45 minutes away. There’s another, perhaps even bigger, hurdle with Gov. Nikki Haley’s proposal: The state doesn’t have enough teachers interested in its current $5 million loan-forgiveness program.

“We’re in deep trouble,” said Mela-

nie Barton, director of South Carolina’s Education Oversight Committee.

“We used to go to Ohio and Pennsylvania a lot to get teachers. Now those states don’t have surpluses.”

The teacher shortage is nationwide.

In South Carolina, colleges are graduating about 2,000 fewer teachers than needed. Many college students don’t want to become teachers, and the ones

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that do typically don’t want to work in remote places. States are offering to wipe away college loans or increase salaries, but the incentives haven’t enticed enough teachers.

In Indiana, the Legislature recently passed the “Next Generation Hoosier Educators Scholarship,” rewarding

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Friends of Library host author Brenda Remmes

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Novelist Brenda Remmes takes readers back to Cedar Branch and the Quaker Cafe in her second novel, “Home to Cedar Branch.” At 2 p.m. on Sunday, she’ll be the special guest at the Friends of the Sumter County Library Author Event to read from and talk about that book and REMMES her first, “The Quaker Cafe.”

Cedar Branch is a small North Carolina town that has a close-knit Quaker community. As in “The Quaker Cafe,” the town and its residents offer emotional support for the

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protagonist of “Home to Cedar Branch,” Katy, who has left her abusive husband and moved home both to escape and to find peace.

Katy moves to the family farm and finds employment at The Quaker Cafe, where there are also several colorful characters. Her newfound peace is not to last, however, when her husband discovers her location.

Reviews of “Home to Cedar Branch” have been consistently positive.

Bob Strother, author of “Burning Time,” wrote “... Remmes’ novel both thrills and enlightens the reader from its raucous beginning to a nailbiting conclusion. As Remmes’ character, Teensy, might say, “‘Home to Cedar Branch’ is ‘as smooth as the first swallow of a good bourbon.’”

Kimberlyn Blum-Hyclaf, author of

“In the Garden of Life and Death,” praised Remmes for her “ ... humor, suspense and deft touch required of Southern storytellers. ... Remmes has written a sequel that surpasses her first.”

Retired from a career conducting rural health education programs for the schools of medicine at University of North Carolina and University of South Carolina, Remmes lives in an old family home near Dabbs Crossroads with her husband. Before her first novel, she wrote for Newsweek and university journals and published a nonfiction book about the history of her family, titled “Everything Happens at the Crossroads.”

Excerpts can be found at http:// dabbscrossroads.blogspot.com/.

Learn more about Remmes at brendaremmes.com.

Both “The Quaker Cafe” and “Home to Cedar Branch” will be available for purchase and signing at Sunday’s Friends of the Library Author Event. The public is invited to attend. A reception will follow the 2 p.m. event in the main conference room at the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. For more information, call (803) 469-8110.

Remmes will also appear at BooksA-Million in Sumter Mall from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 23, to sign books and talk with patrons; and she will be the luncheon speaker at The Shepherd’s Center of Sumter noon luncheon on Thursday, May 5, in Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall, 24 Council St. Call (803) 773-1944 if you would like to have lunch, for which there is a $6 charge.

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’

FROM STAFF REPORTS A South Carolina Department of Natural Resources Boater Education Safety Course will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, April 30, at Simpson Hardware, 30 Wesmark Blvd. Course instructor will be Ken Cope.

According to South Carolina law, boaters under age 16 are required to pass an approved boating education course before operating a personal watercraft such as a jet ski or a boat powered by a motor of 15 horsepower or more without adult supervision.

The South Carolina Boater Education Course is recommended for motivated students 12 years of age and older with good reading and comprehension skills who want to learn more about the fundamentals of safe and responsible boating. Course materials are on a sixth-grade reading level. A typical course lasts 6 to 8 hours with exam time, depending on the class location and instructor. Enrollees are encouraged to bring a notebook to take notes.

Students under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. Enrollment is free, but space is limited.

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Clockwise from bottom left: Andrik Rivera as Linus, Wells Osteen as Lucy, Carlos Marquez as Charlie Brown, Dylan Dean as Schroeder, Kate Whaley as Patty and Patrick Muldrow as Snoopy starred in Wilson Hall’s recent production of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.”

The play was a collaboration of the drama and vocal arts departments, directed by Christian Smith and Danielle Sekel.

Forest restoration aid available for Sumter, Clarendon and Lee FROM STAFF REPORTS The South Carolina USDA Farm Service Agency announced that 29 counties in South Carolina, including Sumter, Lee and Clarendon, are eligible to apply for the Emergency Forest Restoration Program to address flood damage.

The program provides payments to eligible owners of nonindustrial private forest land to enable the owners to carry out emergency measures to restore land damaged

by a natural disaster. Sign-up is ongoing through May 30, according to a news release.

“It is important that producers apply for EFRP assistance because program funds will be allocated based on the number of applications received as well as by on-site inspections that will determine the extent of the damage,” said acting South Carolina FSA Executive Director W. Jack Nettles. “I encourage eligible landowners who haven’t participated in FSA programs

to contact their local county FSA office as soon as possible because FSA records will have to be created for these individuals.”

After applications are received, South Carolina Forestry Commission will provide technical assistance by evaluating the damage and developing a plan to restore the land, and the local FSA county committee will determine land eligibility and approve applications, the release said.

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Years after cemetery shutdown, families still seek answers

BY ADRIAN SAINZ The Associated Press

What happened at Galilee is not all that rare. From Washington, D.C., to Chicago and elsewhere, lawsuits have been filed and charges purARTLETT, Tenn. sued over mismanaged ceme— Jackie Hughes teries, with accusations of longs to grieve over unmarked graves, burial urns unearthed and dumped, her sister’s death in simplots resold and vaults broken to make room for more ple ways: visit her grave, remains. lay out flowers and pour a Critics and families want more rigorous oversight nacan of Bud Light — her tionwide, from small, familysister’s favorite — on the run operations like Galilee to spot. But three years after well-known national sites such as Arlington National Tawana Hillard’s death, Cemetery.

The federal government Hughes hasn’t been able leaves cemetery regulation to spill a drop. largely to states, which vary dramatically in approach, according to an Associated Hillard is missing. Since her graveside service at Gali- Press analysis of statutes, enforcement and lawsuits. State lee Memorial Gardens near laws are largely limited to liMemphis in 2012, her body censing, establishing funeral has been lost, along with hundreds of others whose re- director boards, developing a complaint process and promains were entrusted to the viding financial protections cemetery. for consumers who buy plots.

“I want to be able to walk “Cemetery regulation is alin, to put flowers down, to most uniformly awful, where just kneel and talk with her, it exists at all,” says Joshua whatever,” Hughes says. Instead she leafs through photo Slocum, director of the nonprofit Funeral Consumers albums at home, smiling as Alliance, which has pushed she remembers Saturday for more federal regulation. mornings spent talking with A lack of oversight appears her sister about their love of to have led to the malfeablues music. sance at Galilee, families and Two years ago, state offiattorneys suing the cemetery cials closed Galilee. Owner say.

Jemar Lambert was accused Tennessee law requires reof misplacing hundreds of cords inspections every two bodies, burying multiple cadavers in the same grave and years at cemeteries but not annual inspections of crushing caskets to fit them into single plots. Lambert re- grounds. Aside from revoking or suspending a license, ceived 10 years’ probation in performing random or quara plea deal. He left behind terly inspections and issuing disorganized records, an infines up to about $1,000, Tenvestigation that continues today, and families who don’t nessee has little power to know where their loved ones punish cemetery owners.

In 2010, Jemar Lambert are buried. took over Galilee from his faHughes says Lambert told ther. It catered to workingher family that several burials were scheduled the day of and middle-class families, most of whom are black. But her sister’s ceremony, so he record-keeping became a would put Hillard in her problem, according to invesgrave later. Other families tigators’ reports. say Lambert told them the Galilee’s registration cersame story. Hughes is among tificate expired in December hundreds now suing Galilee 2010. The state didn’t renew and the funeral homes that it after auditors discovered sent bodies there.

Lambert’s disorganized re“How much longer do we cords. The state started inhave to wait?” Hughes says. vestigating, but Lambert kept “I’m still in limbo.”

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Tabetha Morris-Beattie visits the Galilee Memorial Gardens cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee, in May. She said she wonders if her father, Willie Morris, is the only person buried in his grave because he was improperly interred on private property next to the graveyard. “It opens up old wounds,” she says.

‘I can’t find my sister.’

JACKIE HUGHES Reacting after once again trying to find the gravesite of her sister, Tawana Hillard, at Galilee Memorial Gardens cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee. burying bodies at Galilee for three years as he appealed for a license renewal.

By 2013, investigators had accused Lambert of burying up to 200 bodies in land adjacent to Galilee that he didn’t own. In 2014, he faced more charges — abuse of a corpse and theft. Investigators took over management of the cemetery.

In March 2015, Lambert accepted a plea deal. To Hughes, his punishment isn’t enough. “Ten years’ probation?” she says. “Well, hell. Go on fixin’ to do what

you was doin’, because you’re not going to get no time behind it.”

Through his lawyer, Lambert declined an interview.

Attorney William J. Haynes III says in a statement that problems at Galilee existed before Lambert was born.

“Many of the allegations surrounding Jemar’s tenure at Galilee do not take these facts into account. That is highly unfair to Jemar and his family,” the statement says.

State Sen. Mark Norris, who represents the Memphis suburb Bartlett, home to Galilee, says officials could consider reviewing cemetery records more frequently.

“Perhaps at the beginning of the next General Assembly we’ll be able to make some changes that will give people comfort,” he says.

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance declined to provide an interview with Commissioner Julie Mix McPeak.

Instead, in an email, spokesman Kevin Walters placed blame on Lambert.

“We empathize with the people who have been grievously affected by Mr. Lambert’s reckless and criminal behavior,” Walters wrote.

“Today, it is easy for anyone to second guess.”

Today at Galilee, friends and family can rarely visit loved ones. Last Memorial Day, the state reopened Galilee for a few hours — the only time the gates have opened to the public since February 2014.

Visitors navigated uneven grounds, broken headstones and trash. They tiptoed among ragged plots, searching for those they had lost once, and then again.

Hughes again tried to find her sister’s gravesite. She cried, holding flowers and balloons.

“I can’t find my sister,” she screamed.

Minutes later, she gave up, releasing the balloons toward the heavens.

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Kerry makes visit to Hiroshima site of A-bomb HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — An emotional John Kerry said Hiroshima’s horrible history should teach humanity to avoid conflict and strive to eradicate nuclear weapons as he became the first U.S. secretary of state to tread upon the ground of the world’s first atomic bombing.

Kerry’s visit Monday to the Japanese city included him touring its peace museum with other foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized nations and laying a wreath at the adjoining park’s stone-arched monument, with the exposed steel beams of Hiroshima’s iconic A-Bomb Dome in the distance.

The U.S. attack on Hiroshima in the final days of World War II killed 140,000 people and scarred a generation of Japanese, while thrusting the world into the dangerous Atomic Age. But Kerry hoped his trip would underscore how Washington and Tokyo have forged a deep alliance during the last 71 years and how everyone must ensure that nuclear arms are never used again.

not about the past,” he told Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, a Hiroshima native. “It’s about the present and the future particularly and the strength of the relationship that we have built, the friendship that we share, the strength of our alliance and the strong reminder of the imperative we all have to work for peace for peoples everywhere.”

Kerry’s appearance, just footsteps away from Ground Zero, completed an evolution for the United States, whose leaders avoided the city for many years because of political sensitivities.

No serving U.S. president has visited the site, and it took 65 years for a U.S. ambassador to attend Hiroshima’s anKYODO NEWS VIA AP nual memorial service. Many Americans think the dropping of atomic From left, Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry bombs here on Aug. 6, 1945, and on the and Britain’s Foreign Minister Philip Ham- Japanese city of Nagasaki three days later were justified and hastened the mond carry wreaths to offer at the cenotaph at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in end of the war.

Kerry didn’t speak publicly at the Hiroshima, western Japan, on Monday. ceremony, though he could be seen with his arm around Kishida and whis“While we will revisit the past and pering in his ear. honor those who perished, this trip is

The otherwise somber occasion was lifted by the presence of about 800 Japanese schoolchildren waving flags of the G7 nations, including that of the United States. They cheered as the ministers departed with origami cranes in their national colors around their necks. Kerry was draped in red, white and blue.

Hours afterward, the top American diplomat still seemed to be absorbing all that he saw.

“It is a stunning display, it is a gutwrenching display,” he told reporters of the museum tour, recounting exhibits that showed the bomb, the explosion, the “incredible inferno” and mushroom cloud that enveloped Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. “It tugs at all of your sensibilities as a human being. It reminds everybody of the extraordinary complexity of choices of war and what war does to people, to communities, countries, the world.”

Kerry urged all world leaders to visit, saying: “I don’t see how anyone could forget the images, the evidence, the recreations of what happened.”

G-7 foreign ministers push nuclear disarmament in Hiroshima HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries, who met Monday in the atomic-bombed Japanese city of Hiroshima, called for a renewed push for flagging nuclear disarmament efforts as they wrestled with some of the intractable global problems facing their nations.

A joint communique condemned the usual suspects: recent extremist attacks from Turkey and Belgium to Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Pakistan; North Korea’s nuclear test and missile launches; and Russia’s “illegal annexation” of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine.

The international community used to share common values that maintained stability and prosperity, Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said at a news conference.

“Today, the world is now facing challenges to change such common values and principles unilaterally, such as terrorism and violent extremism,” he said.

On terrorism, the top diplomats from the U.S., Japan, Britain, Canada, France, Germany and Italy pledged to complete a G-7 action plan that the leaders of their nations can adopt at their summit in Japan’s Ise-Shima region in late May. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said it’s essential to reduce the number of terrorists who may try to return home from Syria and other areas.

He also said it’s key to stem the flow of refugees around the world.

“The refugee crisis demands a global response, and we all agreed on that here,” he said.

A separate statement took aim at China’s land reclama-

tion in the South China Sea, where it is enmeshed in a series of overlapping territorial disputes with Southeast Asian nations.

“We express our strong opposition to any intimidating, coercive or provocative unilateral actions that could alter the status quo and increase tensions,” the statement said, without mentioning China by name.

It also expressed concern about the situation in the East China Sea, where Japan and China both claim some

uninhabited islands.

Japan gave the issue of nuclear nonproliferation added significance by making Hiroshima the venue for the twoday foreign ministers meeting.

Kerry — the highest-ranking American official to visit Hiroshima since World War II — and the foreign ministers jointly laid flowers for the victims of the U.S. atomic bombing in 1945.

They issued two statements on nonproliferation, including a “Hiroshima Declara-

tion” that calls on other political leaders to visit Hiroshima.

“In this historic meeting, we reaffirm our commitment to ... creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons,” the declaration said.

The task is made more complex, it said, by the deteriorating security environment in countries such as Syria and Ukraine, as well as by North Korea’s “repeated provocations.”

The Hiroshima declaration

aims to revitalize and restart the effort toward a nuclearfree world, which seems to have shrunk, said Kishida, the Japanese foreign minister.

“To that end, it was significant that the G-7 ministers saw the reality of the atomic bombing,” he said, noting that the group includes both nuclear and non-nuclear states. “It is crucial for both nuclear and non-nuclear weapons countries to cooperate and together raise awareness of what happens when nuclear weapons are used.”

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Battle to save a battlefield not yet lost P

RINCETON, N.J. — One of history’s most important battles happened here on a field you can walk across in less than half the 45 or so minutes the battle lasted. If George Washington’s audacity on Jan. 3, 1777, had not reversed the patriots’ retreat and routed the advancing British, the American Revolution might have been extinguished.

Yet such is America’s neglect of some places that sustain its defining memories, the portion of the field George over which WashingWill ton’s nation-saving charge passed is being bulldozed to make way for houses for faculty of the Institute for Advanced Study. To understand the gravity of this utterly unnecessary desecration, you must understand the astonishingly underestimated Battle of Princeton.

In December 1776, the Revolution was failing. Britain had sent to America 36,000 troops — at that point, the

largest European expeditionary force ever — to crush the rebellion before a French intervention on America’s behalf. Washington had been driven from Brooklyn Heights, then from Manhattan, then out of New York. The nation barely existed as he retreated across New Jersey into Pennsylvania.

But from there, on Christmas night, he crossed the Delaware River ice floes for a successful 45-minute (at most) attack on Britain’s Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. This was Washington’s first victory; he had not been at Lexington, Concord or Bunker Hill. Trenton would, however, have been merely an evanescent triumph, were it not for what happened 10 days later.

On Jan. 2, 1777, British Gen. Charles Cornwallis began marching 5,500 troops from Princeton to attack Washington’s slightly outnumbered forces at Trenton. Washington, leaving a few hundred soldiers to tend fires that tricked Cornwallis into thinking the patriot army was encamped, made a stealthy 14-mile night march to attack three British regiments remaining at Princeton. They collided on this field.

The most lethal weapons in this war were bayonets. The British had them.

Few Americans did, and they beat a panicked retreat from the advancing steel. By his personal bravery, Washington reversed this and led a charge.

An unusually tall man sitting on a large white horse, he was a clear target riding as close to British lines as first base is to home plate.

When the redcoats ran, the British aura of invincibility and the strategy of “securing territory and handing out pardons” (biographer Ron Chernow) were shattered. And the drift of American opinion toward defeatism halted.

In his four-volume biography of Washington, James Thomas Flexner said: “The British historian George Trevelyan was to write concerning Trenton: ‘It may be doubted whether so small a number of men ever employed so short a space of time with greater and more lasting effects upon the history of the world.’ But such would not have been the result if Washington had not gone on to overwhelm Princeton.”

This ground, on which patriots’ blood puddled on that 20-degree morn-

ing, has been scandalously neglected

by New Jersey. Now it is being vandalized by the Institute for Advanced Study, which has spurned a $4.5 million purchase offer — more than $1 million above the appraised value — from the invaluable Civil War Trust, which is expanding its preservation activities to Revolutionary War sites.

The nation owes much to the IAS, which supported Albert Einstein, physicist Robert Oppenheimer and the diplomat and historian George F. Kennan.

It is especially disheartening that a distinguished institution of scholars is indifferent to preserving a historic site that can nourish national identity.

The battle to save this battlefield, one of the nation’s most significant and most neglected sites, is not yet lost. The government in today’s Trenton, and in the city named for the man who won the 1777 battle, should assist the Civil War Trust.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR GOD BLESS DEDICATED TUOMEY STAFF MEMBERS My wife and I have lived in Pinewood a long time but haven’t used Tuomey because her primary care manager was in Manning and since we have started using Shaw Air Force Base, all of her referrals have been to Palmetto Health in Columbia. A few weeks ago something happened to change that mindset.

My wife woke up on a Saturday with intense stomach cramps but wouldn’t let me take her to the hospital. Sunday, she experienced blood running from her rectum and was anxious to go to a hospital. I had read articles in The Sumter Item about Manning Hospital having some difficulties, so I went to Palmetto Health Tuomey. What a blessing that decision turned out to be.

The folks in emergency immediately wheeled her into a room for evaluation, and the next step was a gown and gurney. RN Jordan, I think that is her name, was the nurse on duty in emergency, had set her up for an MRI within an hour.

Next was admitting. All of this took place in a two-hour period. We arrived about 2 p.m., and she was in a room by 4 p.m. I praise God all of them are dedicated.

All IV’s were in place, and the only thing we had to do was wait for instructions from the on-duty doctor about any antibiotics that could be administered. Soon he arrived and explained what the problem was and the treatment plan. By 5:30 p.m. I could breathe again.

She was hospitalized till Tuesday afternoon. During that time, we saw two chaplains of the hospital, one visiting chaplain, Pastor Kirk from Pinewood Baptist Church, two Christian sisters from Pinewood Baptist Church and all of the attending staff of nurses, nursing assistants, housekeeping and cafeteria staff. Everyone was concerned and compassionate. What a pleasant experience under those kinds of circumstances.

I thank all of the professionals employed there and pray God will continue to help you complete all of your missions as thoroughly and compassionately as you did with my wife. I also thank all our church brothers and sisters for the cards, letters and prayers.

May God bless all of you.

THOMAS MARTIN Pinewood

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “There’s nothing quite like Stephen Curry,” veteran Washington Post sportswriter Sally Jenkins examines the “hidden price Steph Curry pays for making the impossible seem effortless.” Read it online at www.washingtonpost.com: OAKLAND, Calif. — Maybe a kid on a tree swing somewhere is having as much fun as Steph Curry is. Every shot he puts up seems newly invented.

He palms the basketball as if he’s never seen such a marvelous object before: This 9-inch orange sphere, it actually bounces! Off he goes on a hummingbird’s course, flits upward and stalls, just long enough for a frictionless shot off the glass. If you diagrammed his movement, it would be a W. It’s a typical flight from the most counterintuitive star in the NBA, who has so revolutionized playmaking with his airy imagination that he has the Golden State Warriors on a vision quest to win more than 70 games in pursuit of a second-straight championship, and he is on pace to shatter the league record for made threepointers by more than a hundred.

Curry’s still-exploding pyro-cumulus cloud of popularity is such that people arrive early to Warriors games just to watch his drills.

In which he alternates an entrancing parabolic shooting form with a conjuring athleticism so shape-shifting and yet sweetly balanced that even legendary Warriors executive Jerry West, the sublime shot-maker whose silhouette is on the NBA logo, says, “I’d pay to see him play.”

••• Ken Burns calls Jackie Robinson “the most important person in the history of American sports.” His latest documentary began airing on PBS last night. Here’s an excerpt from a Daily Beast story by Lottie Joiner:

doubt in the history of baseball.”

“I would argue that he is the most important person in the history of American sports, and he is one of the greatest Americans who’s ever lived — period,” said Burns.

And this two-part, four-hour series proves his case.

•••

Before the United States Supreme Court ruled separate but equal schools unconstitutional, and before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery, Alabama, bus, Jackie Robinson walked onto the field as first baseman for the Brooklyn Dodgers, making history as the first African American to integrate Major League Baseball.

Robinson was a complicated man who navigated an even more complicated world that both celebrated and despised him.

And in the new documentary Jackie Robinson, which will air on PBS April 11 and 12, we get a rare glimpse into the struggles and strength of one of the nation’s most athletically gifted and politically complex citizens.

The film is the latest project by award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns, who has documented the American experience for more than 25 years including films on jazz, the Civil War and Thomas Jefferson.

This time, he enlists the help of his daughter Sarah Burns and son-inlaw David McMahon to examine the life of the legendary baseball great.

Robinson, Burns told The Daily Beast, “is the most important person without a

In “Alex Trebek says 2016 race disappointing on both sides,” the Jeopardy host talks to www.thehill.com: The longtime game show host, though, told The Hill he still has hope that the democratic process will put the best candidate in the White House.

“What you have to realize is this is democracy in action,” Trebek said Saturday in Washington. “So we should not be too upset, because an important element of our society is being manifested. This is the way it was supposed to be.”

Trebek said he is not a registered Democrat or Republican, describing himself as “an independent ... interested in politics.”

He said he hopes the country winds up “with somebody like an FDR as president,” or a leader who “will inspire people and not somebody whose negativity will take us all down.”

Trebek has hosted more than 7,000 episodes of Jeopardy over the last three decades.

The Sumter Item’s “Notable & Quotable” column is compiled by Graham Osteen. Send comments or ideas to graham@theitem.com.

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TEACH FROM PAGE A1 students who commit to teaching five years in any public school with up to $30,000 off their college tuition. But the program is limited to 200 students yearly who graduate in the top 20 percent of their high school class.

House Speaker Brian Bosma, a Republican who sponsored the measure, called the program an “innovative way to encourage high school students.”

“In today’s economy, we realize our top-performing students have many college and career options,” he said.

California faces one of the nation’s most severe teacher shortages: Enrollment in college education programs has dropped more than 70 percent during the last decade, according to the Learning Policy Institute.

A bill to reinstate a program slashed during the recession offers loan forgiveness to graduates who spend four years in a disadvantaged or rural area teaching a sub-

FILING FROM PAGE A1 was not in, and he was unable to submit the affidavit.

When contacted Monday, Whitmire cited the South Carolina Code of Laws Section 23-11-110 (B)(1), which says, “A person offering his candidacy for the office of sheriff shall file a sworn affidavit, no later than the close of filing, with the county executive committee of the person’s political party.”

Because the closing of filing had passed, Bailey could not have certified to the election commission that Webb had met all the requirements to be on the ballot, Whitmire said.

A Democratic or Republican candidate for county sheriff must not only file with the county board of voter registration and elections and pay a filing fee, but must also submit an affidavit and pay an additional fee to the county party executive committee no later than the close of filing, he said.

“What happens immediately after the close of filing is the party has to certify to the county election commission that all of the candidates who filed meet, or will meet, all of the qualifications for election to the office,” Whitmire said.

The deadline for a party to certify a candidate was April 5, and without the affidavit, the party would not be able to certify the candidate legally, he said.

Webb and Bailey contacted the state election commission after the certification deadline to ask if it was still possible to certify Webb as a candidate, Whitmire said.

Members of the election

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Fourth-grade teacher Lori Clarke prepares for her students March 8 at Lonnie B. Nelson Elementary School in Richland School District 2 in Columbia. South Carolina’s Career Changers loan-forgiveness program nearly covered the cost of Clarke’s master’s degree in education from University of South Carolina. After graduating, $45,000 worth of loans were erased over three years of teaching at a highpoverty school in the Columbia area. She now works in a nearby school district. ject where there is an identified shortage. But to get to pre-recession levels, California districts will need to hire 60,000 new teachers.

“You really can’t afford to be a teacher if you owe $2025,000 in student loan debt,” said bill sponsor Sen. Fran Pavley, a Democrat, adding California’s high cost of liv-

ing in many cities makes being a teacher even more challenging.

A state task force in Idaho, on the other hand, determined it would be more effective to increase average teacher salaries, said Blake Youde, spokesman for the Idaho State Board of Education.

commission told Webb and Bailey they knew of nothing that would allow a late certification, according to Whitmire.

“Furthermore, he was intentionally left off because he didn’t have the affidavit that he was required to do by law,” Whitmire said.

Bailey said Webb did not file his affidavit in time, as required.

“He was supposed to have it in by noon the day of filing,” he said.

When contacted Monday, Webb said he did not want to comment beyond what he had written in his letter to Bailey.

“I don’t want to say anything that could be misconstrued,” he said.

With Webb failing to be certified, incumbent Sheriff Anthony Dennis will run unopposed in the Nov. 8 General Election unless a write-in candidate notifies election officials of his or her intention to run before Thursday.

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are disadvantaged from the voting process, constantly told their vote doesn’t matter, and they feel powerless, so they don’t vote, so nothing reflects their needs,” she said. “I think the way to change that is by showing your kids from a young age that they have a voice and to give them a voice and create a community for them where they see other people of all ages have a voice and can make a difference.”

Sponsored by “Syracuse for Sanders,” a grassroots organizing group that serves to educate and unite people in support of Sanders’ presidential run, the organizers hoped to energize members of the community before voting commences Tuesday, April 19.

Elementary school teacher Tara Morgan knew just how important the march was to participate in, not only for herself, but also for her two children who stood by her side holding a handmade sign.

“I believe it’s very important to teach children from an early age … they have an amazing capacity for understanding what goes on around them, and often what they see is very confusing, adults saying one thing and doing another,” Morgan said.

“They need to know their voices are important and the privileges they have and how to be allies for people who don’t have those privileges.”

Although this event was not hosted by the official Sanders campaign, the mission to empower people to

take their government back was a value all four speakers spoke of, especially a movement where government works for the people and by the people, while onlookers who drove by honked in support.

Matthew Huber, a professor of geology at Syracuse University, spoke of climate change and the urgency to fix it when no other candidates are speaking about such a grave issue.

“Oil production is up nearly 80 percent since Obama took office, nearly doubled, while gas production is up 30 percent,” he said. “Obama has promoted fracking, and this is why we cannot afford another corporate Democrat like Hillary Clinton. She represents the failed neo-liberal corporate ideology.”

While looking down at her two children, Morgan reflected on the other candidates in the presidential race.

“We have someone running who is incredibly racist and brings out the worst our country has to offer,” Morgan said. “It’s very dangerous, the rhetoric he puts out there. I also think we have someone running who is neo-liberal and dangerous, but people don’t recognize it.”

The implied Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton remain nameless to Morgan and others who refuse to recognize them as viable options for our country. Morgan concluded if Sanders does not gain the Democratic nomination, she would not support fellow Democrat Clinton. “I don’t believe in what she stands for, and I don’t believe she will support our country.”

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Buried secrets loom large in the new series “Game of Silence” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). At first glance, Jackson Brooks (David Lyons) has it made. He’s getting married to a gorgeous fellow lawyer, Marina (Claire van der Boom), and about to join her as a partner in their elite firm. But old friends with a secret past re-enter his life and drag him back to horrific memories.

Flashbacks reveal Jackson’s childhood on the slightly wrong side of the tracks of a small Texas town. There he and his gang rode their bikes, shot off fireworks and went swimming in a quarry. A moment of irresponsibility would send them to a juvenile detention facility — and provide “Game” with its grim catalyst.

Not only would they be subject to violence and abuse by other inmates, but singled out for brutalization by guards and the warden himself. A quartercentury later, some of Jackson’s pals have taken vengeance on their old tormentors.

Jackson the lawyer and friend must save them from prison, and Jackson, the hotshot Grisham-esque investigator, must follow a conspiracy of corruption all the way to the governor’s mansion. That is, if he can escape his own actions that he has kept secret from nearly everyone over the past 25 years.

• Reality television replaced the sitcom for many viewers.

And it did so years ago. Jessica Simpson, Ozzy Osbourne and any number of “Real Housewives” were not professional actors or comedians, but people laughed at them nonetheless.

So why can’t comedians get into the act? “Living With Funny” (9 p.m., Oxygen, TV-14) asks viewers to watch five emerging comedians negotiate life on the stage, on the road and at home with their spouses, girlfriends, or in one case, multiple girlfriends.

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CULT CHOICE Ann Sheridan and Ronald Reagan star in the 1942 melodrama “Kings Row” (8 p.m., TCM). The future president considered this his finest performance.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Guest-stars on “iZombie” (CW, TV-14) include Ken Marino (8 p.m.) and Rob Thomas (9 p.m.). The second episode is the season finale.

• Hydra’s past proves perilous on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• Feedback from a focus group on “The Grinder” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• The business of peanut butter gets sticky on “Beyond the Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

From left, David Lyons stars as Jackson Brooks, Michael RaymondJames as Gil Harris, Larenz Tate as Shawn Cook and Deidrie Henry as Detective Liz Winters in the new NBC drama “Game of Silence,” premiering at 10 p.m. today.

• Mountain bikers embark on a 24-hour endurance test in Arizona’s Sonoran Desert on the third season debut of “Boundless” (10:15 p.m., Esquire, TVPG).

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AROUND TOWN ette Drive. All area veterans The Sumter Chapter of the Naand active military are invittional Federation of the Blind of Sumter Chapter National Federation South Carolina will meet at 7 ed. of the Blind to meet p.m. today at Shiloh-RanThe Lincoln High School Preserdolph Manor, 125 W. vation Alumni Association will Bartlette St. Transportation sponsor a dinner fundraiser 11 provided within their milea.m.-5 p.m. on Friday, April age area. If you know a blind 15, at the Lincoln High person, contact Debra School cafeteria, Council Canty, chapter president, at Street. Cost is $8 per dinner (803) 775-5792 or debra. and the menu will consist of canty@frontier.com. Listen fried chicken, seasoned rice, to the message line anytime sweet peas, roll, dessert and at (206) 376-5992 for infora drink. Dine in or take out. mation about the gala. Make Call (803) 968-4173. donations payable and Lincoln High School Class of mailed to NFB Sumter Chap1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on ter, P.O. Box 641, Sumter, SC Saturday, April 16, at the 29151.

South Sumter Resource CenClarendon School District One ter, 337 Manning Avenue. will conduct free vision, hearCall (803) 968-4464. ing, speech and developmental The Lincoln High School Preserscreenings as part of a child vation Alumni Association will find effort to identify stumeet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, dents with special needs.

April 17, at the Lincoln High Screenings will be held from School cafeteria, Council 9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Cen- Street. Drawing for the raffle tickets will be held. Lincolter, 8 South St., Summerton, nites, friends and communion the following Thursdays: ty members are invited. Call April 14; and May 12. Call (803) 968-4173.

Sadie Williams at (803) 485The Pinedale Neighborhood As2325, extension 116. sociation will meet at 4 p.m.

AARP will offer free tax prepaon Thursday, April 21, at the ration from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 South HOPE Center, 1125 S. p.m. on Mondays and Lafayette Drive. Call (803) Wednesdays through April 968-4464.

18 at the Shepherd’s Center The Annual Earth Day Celebraof Sumter, 24 Council St. Aption and Flower Sale will be plicants are advised to bring held from 8 a.m. to noon on with them government-isSaturday, April 23, at Swan sued photo IDs, Social SecuLake-Iris Gardens on the rity cards and / or Medicare north side of the gardens cards for anyone in the surrounding the gazebo. household, last year’s tax There will be green vendors, forms, W-2 and / or 1099 music, entertainment and forms, and power of attormore. ney certification forms if they are filing for someone The Sumter Branch NAACP will else. Call Henry Dinkins at meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, (803) 499-4990 or Lula King April 24, at Friendship Misat (803) 316-0772. sionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike Road East. Sheriff AnThe Sumter Stroke Support thony Dennis will give comGroup will meet at 6 p.m. on munity updates.

Thursday, April 14, in the library of Alice Drive Baptist The Sumter County Education Church on the corner of LorAssociation-Retired will meet ing Mill Road and Wise at noon on Wednesday, April Drive.

27, at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. For addiThe Sumter Combat Veterans tional information, call BrenGroup will meet at 10 a.m. on da Bethune at (803) 469Friday, April 15, at the South 6588.

HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafay-

PUBLIC AGENDA LEE COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 9 a.m., council chambers SUMTER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Today, noon, Sunset Country Club SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6 p.m., Furman Middle School, 3400 Bethel Church Road SUMMERTON TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., town hall LYNCHBURG TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Teen Center on Magnolia Street, Lynchburg

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Avoid EUGENIA LAST appearing inconsistent or unpredictable, or you will be regarded as difficult. An emotional issue with someone will come to a head if you can’t find it in your heart to forgive and forget. Make love and compassion a priority.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Extend a kind gesture to someone. Your sensitivity and compassion will bring high returns. Participate in events that will bring you in touch with someone from your past. An aggressive action will show others that you mean business.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A reality check is in order. Recall memories that will make you revisit a similar situation to the one you face now, and you will be wiser in the way you handle matters. A subtle change to your appearance will bring compliments.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your sensitivity will make it difficult for you to keep the peace. Responding to someone who makes negative comments will not help you move forward. Save your energy for something that will enhance your life instead of harming it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Put business first and you will advance. Use your charm, wit and bright personality to wow those you work with. Let your adventurous spirit continue to grow when it comes to your personal life and romantic desires.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Rely on your perceptive qualities to help you come up with answers and to guide you through any situations that may be uncertain. Don’t be tempted to overdo, overspend or overreact. Take the practical approach whenever possible.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Partnerships are highlighted and

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall TURBEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall MAYESVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Today, 7 p.m., town hall SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Thursday, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

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Gaffney 67/48 Spartanburg 68/48

Greenville 69/49

Columbia 74/54

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IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 71/51

Aiken 68/54

ON THE COAST

Charleston 76/57

Today: Mostly cloudy with a shower and thunderstorm around. High 72 to 76.

Wednesday: Clouds and sun; a couple of showers in southern parts. High 64 to 68.

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76° 43° 74° 48° 90° in 1995 30° in 1960 0.00" 1.04" 1.14" 13.37" 15.60" 12.56"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 68/56/r 47/32/s 70/54/c 48/32/s 80/60/c 71/57/pc 79/66/t 59/40/r 86/64/pc 59/40/r 81/62/pc 63/53/pc 60/41/r

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Myrtle Beach 74/54

Manning 73/54

Today: Periods of rain and a thunderstorm.

Winds north 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun.

Winds east-northeast 7-14 mph.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 73/51

Bishopville 70/50

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 9.21 -0.19 19 5.03 +1.22 14 6.46 -0.88 14 3.65 +0.01 80 78.11 -0.24 24 6.74 none

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 73/51/t Gainesville 82/62/pc Gastonia 68/48/r Goldsboro 70/47/t Goose Creek 73/57/t Greensboro 65/43/r Greenville 69/49/r Hickory 67/45/r Hilton Head 73/59/t Jacksonville, FL 82/61/t La Grange 68/58/r Macon 70/56/r Marietta 68/54/r

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take on a project that will use your talents by implementing the thing you get the most out of doing emotionally, financially or physically. An opportunity will have its highs and lows. Don’t let emotional blackmail cause you to miss out.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Socialize, do things with children or make new friends. You can make an interesting change at home that will give you greater freedom to reach your life goals. Being open to compromise will help you deal with those who oppose your plans.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Learn from observation and avoid making a mistake. Caution will be required while traveling or taking on physical challenges.

Reconnecting with someone from your past will have an influence on a decision you make. Impulsive reactions will lead to personal uncertainty.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll have plenty of ideas, but before you try to take on too much, consider what’s most important to you and concentrate on completing one thing at a time.

Organization and preparation combined with enthusiasm will lead to your success.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Express your desires and share your dreams, but don’t be too quick to try to do the impossible. Being reasonable and looking for practical alternatives should be your intent. Don’t give in to poor habits or temptation.

Jessica Lane, 14, won a first place blue ribbon for her mixed media piece “Avocado” at the Westford Regional Art Event at the Parish Center for the Arts (PCA) in Westford, Massachusetts. Jessica is the granddaughter of the Rev. Dr. Stewart and Mrs. Libby Lane of Sumter. Photo taken by Jessica’s mother, Jeanette Lane.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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the masters

Willett’s jacket Englishman wins following Spieth’s painful collapse

citadel baseball

Philip Watcher dismissed from team

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Danny Willett gives a thumbs up Sunday after winning the Masters in Augusta, Ga.

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

again.”

This was Spieth’s to lose, and he did just that in matter of three holes.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — A big deficit. A Staked to a five-shot lead going to the collapse that was painful to watch. An back nine, Spieth found a bunker at No. Englishman in a green jacket who 10 and made bogey. He hit into the might not get his due. trees right of the 11th fairway that led Nick Faldo has seen this all before. to another bogey. And then one swing On Sunday, it was Danny Willett who changed everything. Spieth chose to hit all the right shots to win the Masfade a 9-iron toward the right pin on ters. the par-3 12th and came up short and “We all go out there and try and play into the water. Going to the drop zone good golf, and at the end of the day, for an awkward distance, he hit his someone has got to win the golf tourna- wedge so fat that it found the water ment,” Willett said in Butler Cabin as again.

Jordan Spieth, his face still awash in The quadruple-bogey 7 put him three shock, looked on. “And, fortunately shots behind. enough, today was my day.”

Those are the shots for which this Just like 20 years ago, when Faldo Masters will be remembered, at least in won Greg Norman’s expense, this Mas- the immediate future. The images are ters might be remembered more for the not Willett clenching his fist when he way it was lost than how it was won. made three birdies on the last six holes, Even as Willett stood on the 18th but Spieth hanging his head as a fivegreen in his green jacket, he couldn’t shot lead turned into a three-shot defihelp but say to Jordan Spieth, “I feel cit. very fortunate to be standing here, and “It was a really tough 30 minutes for you not putting the jacket on yourself me,” Spieth said, “that hopefully I

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never experience again.”

Two weeks ago, Faldo was reminiscing about his six-shot comeback to beat Norman in 1996. Everyone remembers the short putts the Shark missed, the tee shot into the water on No. 12 that cost him the lead, and the 78 on his card. Faldo thinks more about the fact he shot 67 — the same score as Willett on Sunday — that was the lowest on the weekend.

Willett had a bogey-free 67 that matched the lowest score on the weekend this year.

He started the final round only three shots behind, tied with Jason Day, the No. 1 player in the world, and Dustin Johnson. The other three players ahead of him, and even those behind him, couldn’t sustain the round of golf that Willett put together.

Yes, Spieth lost it. But someone had to win it.

“I just feel fortunate that I was in the position that I was able to pounce on

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pro tennis

Stephens beats Vesnina, captures Volvo Car Open American wins 3rd WTA title of season

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Sloane Stephens invited a friend to come watch her play at the Volvo Car Open.

“And I was like, ‘Well, I’ve never won a match there, so the earlier in the week you could come, the better,”’ Stephens said, laughing.

Turns out, the rising 23-year-old American had a nice long stay, winning her third WTA title of the season with a 7-6 (4), 6-2 victory over Elena Vesnina in the finals Sunday.

Stephens had actually won one match in her previous five main-draw appearances on Charleston’s green clay. In this visit, the seventh-seeded Stephens from Planation, Florida, dropped only one set on the way to her first clay-court crown.

Stephens said she changed her fortunes here when she

changed her attitude, going from anxious about past losses to carefree about her chances.

“Just go out and play and have fun because, I mean, it’s just another week,” Stephens said she told herself. “Like I don’t have anything to lose.

My life is great. It’s tennis and this is what I do every week.

So I kind of just changed my mindset and that worked.

“I should do just do that every week,” she joked.

Stephens almost has done that in 2016, previously winning events in Auckland and Acapulco. The victory in Charleston gives her four career titles.

Not that Vesnina made it easy, rallying from 5-2 down in the opening set and holding a set point before Stephens forced the tiebreaker.

Vesnina put away a shot at The Associated Press the net to make it 3-3 in the tiePalmetto Pro Open alum Sloane Stephens celebrates after debreaker before Stephens won

feating Elena Vesnina 7-6 (4), 6-2, during the Volvo Car Open See stephens, Page B6 finals on Sunday in Charleston.

Former Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s standout Philip Watcher has been dismissed from The Citadel baseball program.

Watcher and teammates Drew Ellis and Austin Mapes were all dismissed from the team for a violation of team rules.

The trio was suspended indefinitely from the team the week before, leading up to the suspension.

Each of the players was a starter for the Bulldogs. Mapes is a junior while Ellis and Watcher are sophomores.

Watchers’s twin brother, Jacob, is still a member of the team.

Philip, an infielder, had started 21 of the 25 games The Citadel had played before the suspension. He was batting .262 with four doubles, one home run and seven runs batted in.

He was seeing time on the mound as well, having made eight appearances, including three starts. He had a 0-1 record with a 6.05 earned run average. He had 20 strikeouts while allowing 11 walks and 21 hits in 191/3 innings.

He had perhaps his best performance in his final game, striking out eight batters and allowing just two runs in a career high six innings in a nodecision in a 4-3 win over Charleston Southern on March 29.

As a freshman, Philip played in 26 games and had 81 at-bats.

He batted .247 with two doubles, a triple, a homer and 14 RBI. He pitched just 2/3 of an inning as a freshman.

uscs baseball

Ants split, keep top spot in Region X

By Justin Driggers justin@theitem.com GREENVILLE, N.C. -- The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team split a 4-game series at Pitt Community College over the weekend.

The Fire Ants won the opening game on Saturday 15-2 before dropping the second game 14-4. On Sunday, Pitt took the opening game 4-3 on a walkoff in the 11th inning before USCS rebounded with an 8-4 win in the second contest.

The Fire Ants improved to 29-13 overall and 15-5 in Region X. They still have a 1-game lead over Spartanburg Methodist College heading into this weekend’s showdown against SMC at C.B. Mooneyham Field.

“I’m proud of the way the guys bounced back (on Sunday) after that tough loss,” Medlin said. “We pitched it really well all day and even though we gave up two unearned runs early (in the second game), they came back and played well the rest of the game.”

Andy Mitchell got the start in the final game and went three innings and allowed

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College baseball roundup

USC sweeps Tennessee COLUMBIA — Alex Destino broke a 3-3 tie with a 2-out pinch-hit RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning and junior left-hander Josh Reagan worked out of a bases loaded jam with no outs in the top of the ninth against the middle of the Tennessee batting order as sixth-ranked South Carolina defeated the Volunteers 4-3 on Sunday to sweep a 3-game SEC baseball series.

The Gamecocks improved to 28-5 and 10-2 in the SEC and Tennessee fell to 18-14 and 3-9.

Tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the eighth inning, Dom Thompson-Williams stole second base with two outs to put a runner in scoring position for Carolina. After a walk to DC Arendas gave the Gamecocks a pair of runners.

Tennessee went to the bullpen for right-hander Jon Lipinski to face the right-handed hitting TJ Hopkins. Head coach Chad Holbrook countered with the left-handed hitting Destino, who did not start this week due to a bruised AC joint. On a 1-1 pitch, Destino knocked a RBI single to left field to score Thompson-Williams and give Carolina the 1-run lead.

Tennessee looked to mount a rally in the ninth with Derek Lance leading off with a single followed by a pair of bunts that went for singles by Benito Santiago and Chris Hall to load the bases. Reagan dug deep though and on a 3-2 changeup was able to coax Nick Senzel into a tapper back to him to get the fielder’s choice at home. He followed that up with a strikeout of Vincent Jackson and then ended the game getting Jordan Rodgers to pop up to Arendas at second to preserve the victory.

South Carolina right-hander Tyler Johnson (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings of relief to earn his first win of the year. Reagan’s scoreless ninth gave him his 10th save of the season.

Duke 2 Clemson 1

DURHAM, N.C. -- Justin Bellinger’s 2-out, 2-run double in the sixth inning lifted Duke to a 2-1 victory over No. 16 Clemson at Jack Coombs Field on Sunday.

The Blue Devils, who won the series 2-1, improved to 17-15 overall and 6-9 in the ACC. The Tigers dropped to 23-9 overall and 8-7 in ACC play.

Senior right-hander Brian McAfee (5-2) earned the win by allowing just six hits, one unearned run and three walks with six strikeouts in a complete game. Tiger starter Alex Eubanks (2-3) suffered the loss, as he gave up just five hits, two runs and one walk with six strikeouts in 62/3 innings pitched.

The Tigers score an unearned run in the fourth inning after a muffed throw at first base. The Blue Devils put their first leadoff batter on base in 16 innings in the sixth when Jimmy Herron singled. He later scored with Jack Labosky on Bellinger’s hard-hit double up the middle with two outs. The Tigers had several scoring opportunities but left five on base, all in scoring position.

UNC Greensboro 7 Citadel 4

CHARLESTON –The Citadel baseball team dropped the series finale against the Universi-

Collegiate baseball poll The Collegiate Baseball poll with records through April 10. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors:

Rcd Pts Prv 1. Miami, Fla. 25-4 493 2 2. South Carolina 28-5 492 6 3. Florida 29-5 490 1 4. Florida State 22-8 488 5 5. Mississippi State 23-9-1 486 8 6. Louisville 24-7 484 4 7. Vanderbilt 25-7 481 3 8. Texas A&M 25-7 478 7 9. Kentucky 22-9 475 13 10. Texas Tech 24-9 474 19 11. Texas Christian 24-7 471 10 12. California 19-9 469 9 13. U.C. Santa Barbara 21-7-1 467 12 14. Oregon State 22-7 464 14 15. Mississippi 25-7 462 15 16. Missouri State 25-6 459 16 17. N.C. State 22-9 457 21 18. Southern Miss.

25-8 456 NR 19. North Carolina 23-9 454 11 20. Louisiana State 21-10 452 25 21. South Alabama 25-8 450 28 22. Coastal Carolina 23-10 449 23 23. Clemson 23-9 448 17 24. Florida Atlantic 23-6 446 18 25. Lamar 25-7 445 NR 26. Brigham Young 25-5 439 22 27. Georgia Tech 23-8 435 24 28. New Mexico 23-9 432 NR 29. Stanford 17-9 430 NR 30. Creighton 20-7 427 29

East Division

Washington New York Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Cincinnati Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee West Division

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

The top 25 teams in the Baseball America poll through April 10 (voting by the staff of Baseball America):

Rcd Prv 1. Miami 25-4 2 2. Mississippi State 23-9 5 3. Florida 29-5 1 4. Texas A&M 25-7 3 5. South Carolina 28-5 8 6. Florida State 22-8 11 7. Texas Christian 24-7 7 8. Mississippi 25-7 14 9. Louisiana State 21-10 15 10. Oregon State 22-7 10 11. Louisville 24-7 4 12. Vanderbilt 25-7 6 13. UC Santa Barbara 21-7 12 14. North Carolina 23-9 13 15. Texas Tech 24-9 23 16. Kentucky 22-9 19 17. California 19-9 9 18. Long Beach State 19-11 20 19. Rice 20-11 25 20. N.C. State 22-9 NR 21. Florida Atlantic 23-6 18 22. Michigan 21-8 17 23. South Alabama 25-8 NR 24. Tulane 21-10 NR 25. Southern Miss.

25-8 NR

L Pct GB 1 .800 — 3 .400 2 5 .286 3 3 .250 2½ 6 .000 4½

W 5 5 5 4 3

L Pct GB 1 .833 — 1 .833 — 2 .714 ½ 3 .571 1½ 4 .429 2½

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L Pct GB 2 .714 — 3 .571 1 3 .500 1½ 4 .429 2 5 .286 3

Saturday’s Games

Sunday’s Games

From local, staff reports

Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 2, Pittsburgh 1 Washington 4, Miami 2 St. Louis 12, Atlanta 7 Milwaukee 3, Houston 2 San Francisco 9, L.A. Dodgers 6 Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 3 Colorado 6, San Diego 3

American League W 6 3 3 3 2

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 2 .600 2½ 3 .500 3 4 .429 3½ 4 .333 4

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L Pct GB 1 .800 — 2 .714 — 2 .600 1 2 .500 1½ 7 .000 5

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L Pct GB 3 .571 — 4 .429 1 4 .333 1½ 4 .333 1½ 4 .333 1½

Saturday’s Games

Sunday’s Games

Toronto 3, Boston 0 Baltimore 5, Tampa Bay 3 Milwaukee 3, Houston 2 Cleveland at Chicago, ppd., rain Kansas City 4, Minnesota 3, 10 inn.

L.A. Angels 3, Texas 1 Oakland 2, Seattle 1, 10 inn.

N.Y. Yankees at Detroit, ppd., rain

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Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA y-Florida 82 47 26 9 103 239 203 x-Tampa Bay 82 46 31 5 97 227 201 x-Detroit 82 41 30 11 93 211 224 Boston 82 42 31 9 93 240 230 Ottawa 82 38 35 9 85 236 247 Montreal 82 38 38 6 82 221 236 Buffalo 82 35 36 11 81 201 222 Toronto 82 29 42 11 69 198 246 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 82 56 18 8 120 252 193 x-Pittsburgh 82 48 26 8 104 245 203 x-N.Y. Rangers 82 46 27 9 101 236 217 x-N.Y. Islanders 82 45 27 10 100 232 216 x-Philadelphia 82 41 27 14 96 214 218 Carolina 82 35 31 16 86 198 226 New Jersey 82 38 36 8 84 184 208 Columbus 82 34 40 8 76 219 252

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Dallas 82 50 23 9 109 267 230 x-St. Louis 82 49 24 9 107 224 201 x-Chicago 82 47 26 9 103 235 209 x-Nashville 82 41 27 14 96 228 215 x-Minnesota 82 38 33 11 87 216 206 Colorado 82 39 39 4 82 216 240 Winnipeg 82 35 39 8 78 215 239 Pacific Division

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Miami at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Chicago at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Utah, 9 p.m.

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Washington 113, Charlotte 98 L.A. Clippers 98, Dallas 91 Houston 130, L.A. Lakers 110 Utah 100, Denver 84 Milwaukee 109, Philadelphia 108, OT Miami 118, Orlando 96 Indiana 129, Brooklyn 105 Golden State 92, San Antonio 86 Toronto 93, New York 89

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W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 54 26 .675 — x-Portland 43 38 .531 11½ Utah 40 40 .500 14 Denver 33 48 .407 21½ Minnesota 28 52 .350 26 Pacific Division

W L Pct GB z-Golden State 72 9 .889 — x-L.A. Clippers 52 28 .650 19½ Sacramento 32 48 .400 39½ Phoenix 22 58 .275 49½ L.A. Lakers 16 64 .200 55½ x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference

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Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 4 Baltimore 9, Boston 7 Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota 1 Kansas City at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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Kansas City Chicago Detroit Cleveland Minnesota West Division

Oakland Texas Houston Los Angeles Seattle

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Boston 8, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 8, Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland 3 Tampa Bay at Baltimore, ppd., rain Houston 6, Milwaukee 4 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 0 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 1 Oakland 6, Seattle 1

Golden State on Thursday night in Oakland, 112-101.

The Warriors dominated the fourth quarter in taking the season series 3-1. Curry controlled the action with a series of layups when San Antonio’s defense attempted to run him off the 3-point line.

“They just exploded,” Spurs forward David West said.

“Steph just took over the game. We weren’t able to get to him, keep bodies in front of him.”

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ty of North Carolina Greensboro on Sunday afternoon 7-4.

Former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jacob Watcher kept hot-hitting UNCG (25-8, 5-1 SoCon) in check, giving up just six hits in 51/3 innings pitched and fanning three. Kyle Smith pitched 21/3 innings in relief and allowed three hits to the Spartans, who lead the nation in batting average.

Ben Peden finished the day 2-for-3 with two runs scored and Steven Hansen knocked in two runs. Mike Deese capped off the series with a hit and an RBI in the first inning and finished the 3-game homestand with a hit in each game.

Shy Phillips recorded his first stolen base of the year and Stephen Windham mowed down two base runners attempting to steal, pushing his season total to 15 runners thrown out this year.

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Warriors tie record with 72nd win, end Spurs’ home streak SAN ANTONIO — The Golden State Warriors got a momentous victory in the one place they hadn’t won in nearly two decades.

Now, they’re one victory away from topping Michael Jordan and the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.

Stephen Curry had 37 points and the Warriors beat the San Antonio Spurs 92-86 on Sunday night for their 72nd victory, tying Jordan’s Bulls for the season record.

“We can get to 73,” forward Draymond Green said.

“That’s the significance for me of 72.”

The defending champions will finish the regular season at home against Memphis on Wednesday night.

“Obviously, we’re in the moment, enjoying the ride,” Curry said. “The goal is to win a championship. That’s the goal. But we put ourselves in a great position to end the season with a win and do something no team has done in the history. That’s an amazing accomplishment.”

The Warriors got No. 72 by doing what nobody else had this season — beating the Spurs in San Antonio.

The Spurs had won 48 consecutive regular-season games at home, including an NBA-record 39 straight to this

TODAY 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Second Leg Match – Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester City (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Quarterfinal Second Leg Match – Wolfsburg vs. Real Madrid (FOX SPORTS 2).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers (NBA TV).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Playoffs Conference Final Game One – Teams To Be Announced (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Washington (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Oral Roberts at Oklahoma State (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: Utah at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: Creighton at Nebraska (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Houston or San Francisco at Colorado (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at San Antonio (TNT).

9:30 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Playoffs Conference Final Game One – Teams To Be Announced (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Memphis at Los Angeles Clippers (TNT).

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season. Golden State also ended a 33-game skid in San Antonio that dated to 1997.

“Definitely sweet because we broke the streak,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “That’s all the media would talk about for the last few years. It’s tough to win here. It definitely was huge for us.”

San Antonio sat Tim Duncan for rest and was without an injured Boris Diaw. It had not lost at home since March 2015. The Spurs also fell to

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Barons 4th, Sumter 12th after first round of Bengal Invitational COLUMBIA -- Wilson Hall’s varsity golf team is in fourth place after the first round of the Parks Hutto Bengal Invitational held on Monday at Columbia Country Club.

The Barons shot a team score of 315 to put them behind Gaffney (310), Waccamaw (308) and tournament leader Boiling Springs (292).

Sumter High was tied for 12th place with a 332.

SHS’ Dixon Flowers shot a 71 and was one stroke behind Boiling Springs’ Trent Phillips for the top individual score. Daniel Spencer shot an 84, Andrew Griffin an 87 and Dwight Jenkins finished with a 90 for the Gamecocks.

Easton Ward shot a 76 to lead Wilson Hall. Christian

Salzer was next with a 77, Grier Schwartz followed with an 80 and Walker Jones finished with an 82.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL Ben Lippen 15 Wilson Hall 8

Tanner Epps, Brad Goodson and Burgess Jordan all had two hits in a losing effort as Wilson Hall fell to Ben Lippen 15-8 on Monday at the WH field.

Goodson scored two runs, as did Chandler Scott. Jordan’s two hits were both triples and he also scored three times.

The Barons fell to 2-4 and will travel to Orangeburg Prep on Thursday.

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Big 7th helps Lady Barons softball rally past REL 8-7 BISHOPVILLE -- Wilson Hall’s varsity softball team scored five runs in the top of the seventh inning to rally past Robert E. Lee Academy 8-7 on Friday at the REL field.

Drake Ives picked up the win, striking out eight. Ives and Catherine Kelley each had an RBI. Becka Noyes and Liza Lowder both drove in two for the Lady Barons, who are now 9-7 on the year. Madison Elmore and Betsy Cunningham both scored two runs and Danielle deHoll scored two and drove in one.

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MYRTLE BEACH -- Sumter High School lost to Socastee

8-3 on Friday at the Socastee field.

Anna Copeland was 3-for-4 for the Lady Gamecocks with a home run and two RBI.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL Lakewood 15 Orangeburg-Wilkinson 2

Avriel Clark struck out six in two innings, allowing two runs on one hit with three walks to pick up the win in Lakewood’s 15-2 victory over OrangeburgWilkinson on Monday at the LHS field.

Lauren Dean, Jillian Lynch and Jade McCord all reached base twice and scored twice for the JV Lady Gators.

Prep schedule TODAY Varsity Baseball Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Manning, 6:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m.

Timberland at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m.

C.E. Murray at East Clarendon (DH), 5:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 7 p.m.

Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

North Walterboro Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

B Team Baseball Robert E. Lee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Golf Sumter, Wilson Hall in Bengal Invitational (in Blythewood), TBA Varsity Boys Soccer Carolina Forest at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Manning, 6:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 5:30 p.m.

Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at The King’s Academy, 5:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 4 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Carolina Forest, 7:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6:30 p.m.

Marlboro County at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Timberland at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m.

C.E. Murray at East Clarendon (DH), 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 5:30 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 5:30 p.m.

North Walterboro Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Marlboro County at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 5:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Manning, 5:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

St. John’s Christian at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis Berkeley at Manning, 4:30 p.m.

Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field Scott’s Branch at Lee Central, 5 p.m.

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Orioles beat Red Sox 9-7 on Davis 3-run HR in 9th BOSTON — Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off new Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning and drove in five runs, carrying the Orioles over the Red Sox 9-7 Monday in David Ortiz’s final home opener.

Kimbrel (0-1), the All-Star reliever acquired in an offseason trade from San Diego, entered with the score 6-6. He walked Caleb Joseph with one out and Manny Machado with two outs, then gave up Davis’ home run to center on a 97 mph pitch.

Mookie Betts homered off Zach Britton leading off the bottom half, and Boston had two on and no outs when Ortiz grounded into a double play.

Britton then struck out Hanley Ramirez for his third save.

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Balitmore’s Chris Davis, left, watches his 3-run homer in front of Boston catcher Blake Swihart in the ninth inning on Monday at Fenway Park in Boston. The Orioles beat the Red Sox 9-7 to remain perfect.

start by Max Scherzer on Monday night.

Twins 1 Scherzer (1-0), pitching on a MINNEAPOLIS — Austin full week’s rest, won despite Jackson hit a two-run, two-out allowing two-run doubles to single in the fourth inning one A.J. Pierzynski and Nick pitch after just missing a Markakis in the first two ingrand slam, lifting the Chicago nings. The righty wound up White Sox to a 4-1 victory going six innings and didn’t let Monday that spoiled Minneso- Atlanta score again in front of ta’s home opener and stuck a sparse crowd of 18,119. the winless Twins with their Cardinals 10 seventh straight loss.

Brewers 1 Carlos Quintana (1-0) comST. LOUIS — Michael Wacha pleted six smooth innings with one run allowed for the White allowed four hits in six scoreless innings and the St. Louis Sox, who have won five of Cardinals had 10 extra-base their first seven games. Todd hits Monday in routing the Frazier sparked a second-inning rally with a leadoff single Milwaukee Brewers 10-1 in and later added an RBI double. their home opener.

Jeremy Hazelbaker was 4 for Nationals 6 4 with a triple, double and sacBraves 4 rifice fly, lifting his average to WASHINGTON — Falling to .526, and fellow rookie Almed0-6 for the first time in nearly ys Diaz had two doubles.

30 years, the Atlanta Braves Padres 4 lost 6-4 to the Washington NaPhillies 3 tionals, who used Wilson PHILADELPHIA — Alexi Ramos’ four singles and two Amarista’s safety squeeze in RBIs to help cover up a shaky

the seventh scored the goahead run and the San Diego Padres beat the Phillies 4-3 Monday to spoil Philadelphia’s home opener.

Will Myers hit a solo homer for the Padres, who benefited from a strange double play and two video reviews going their way.

Pirates 7 Tigers 4

DETROIT — Gregory Polanco had two of Pittsburgh’s six doubles, and the Pirates chased Justin Verlander during the fifth inning of a 7-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday.

Verlander (1-1), who took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning at Miami in his first start, allowed seven runs and 10 hits five of them doubles in 41/3 innings. His 111 pitches were his most in an outing lasting fewer than five innings.

From wire reports

Braves struggle in all phases against Cards

BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves couldn’t hit, couldn’t field and couldn’t throw strikes.

Even manager Fredi Gonzalez had to give a harsh review to the all-around poor play.

The Braves managed only four hits, committed three errors and walked nine batters as they fell to Carlos Martinez and the St. Louis Cardinals 12-2 on Saturday night.

“We’re not looking real pretty right now in all aspects of the game,” Gonzalez said. “Today’s game was not a good game for us.”

The Cardinals had 14 hits, loading the bases in four innings. They scored at least one run in every inning except the first and sixth.

“There’s no panic going on, but it’s not really good baseball our fans are watching right now,” Gonzalez said.

Julio Teheran (0-1) gave up four earned runs on six hits and four walks in four innings.

He also threw two wild pitches.

“I don’t want to make excuses, but it was one of those

nights you want to just put away and forget,” Teheran said.

Teheran loaded the bases with three walks in the first.

As a bookend to the collection of shaky pitching, Jason Grilli walked three in the ninth.

Kolten Wong had three hits and scored three runs. He also reached on a three-base error

by Braves right fielder Nick Markakis that Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said should have been ruled a triple.

Markakis had a run-scoring double and scored on Freddie Freeman’s single in the third for the Braves’ only runs.

Martinez (1-0) allowed two runs on four hits and three walks.

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Westwood back on track with strong performance

By PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

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Lee Westwood reacts after an eagle on the 15th hole during the final round on Sunday at the Masters in Augusta, Ga.

Masters par scores Sunday At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. Purse: TBA (Last year: $10 million) Yardage: 7,435; Par: 72 Final Danny Willett, $1,800,000 Jordan Spieth (270), $880,000 Lee Westwood, $880,000 Paul Casey (127), $413,333 J.B. Holmes (127), $413,333 Dustin Johnson (127), $413,333 Matthew Fitzpatrick, $311,667 Soren Kjeldsen, $311,667 Hideki Matsuyama (94), $311,667 Daniel Berger (73), $230,000 Jason Day (73), $230,000 Rory McIlroy (73), $230,000 Justin Rose (73), $230,000 Brandt Snedeker (73), $230,000 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, $175,000 Louis Oosthuizen (60), $175,000 Rafa Cabrera Bello, $145,000 Emiliano Grillo (54), $145,000 Billy Horschel (54), $145,000 Danny Lee (54), $145,000 Jamie Donaldson (49), $116,000 Brooks Koepka (49), $116,000 a-Bryson DeChambeau, $0 Angel Cabrera (45), $89,000 Bill Haas (45), $89,000 Matt Kuchar (45), $89,000 Bernhard Langer (45), $89,000 Henrik Stenson (45), $89,000 Charley Hoffman (40), $68,000 Smylie Kaufman (40), $68,000 Scott Piercy (40), $68,000 Webb Simpson (40), $68,000 Jimmy Walker (40), $68,000 Sergio Garcia (36), $56,500 Kevin Streelman (36), $56,500 Bernd Wiesberger, $56,500 Kevin Kisner (34), $50,250 Bubba Watson (34), $50,250 Shane Lowry (31), $46,000 Justin Thomas (31), $46,000 a-Romain Langasque, $0 Victor Dubuisson, $37,000 Harris English (26), $37,000 Anirban Lahiri (26), $37,000 Davis Love III (26), $37,000 Troy Merritt (26), $37,000 Adam Scott (26), $37,000 Chris Wood, $37,000 Martin Kaymer, $27,467 Ian Poulter (21), $27,467 Patrick Reed (21), $27,467 Keegan Bradley (19), $24,900 Larry Mize (19), $24,900 Hunter Mahan (17), $24,000 Kevin Na (16), $23,400 Cameron Smith (16), $23,400 Thongchai Jaidee, $23,000

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the opportunity,” Willett said.

“If I had been 5-over par, then it wouldn’t have mattered what Jordan had done. Fortunately, I was in a position where we were in second place, playing quite nicely, and as a result of him doing what he did, we were able to stay at the lead.”

The victory was a surprise only in the way it unfolded, not the name on the trophy.

Willett was the No. 1 ama-

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teur in the world nearly a decade ago, the English Amateur champion in 2007 who played in the star-filled Walker Cup matches that year at Royal County Down that featured Rory McIlroy on his side, and an American team of Johnson, Rickie Fowler, Webb Simpson and Billy Horschel on its roster.

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Where does Spieth go after epic meltdown?

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as.

Then, he had to do it again for the patrons.

Willett earned the honor by AUGUSTA, Ga. — Where shooting a bogey-free round of does Jordan Spieth go from 67 that left him three ahead of here?

Spieth and Lee Westwood. WilHe could have been sailing lett finished at 5-under 283. along on the second act to one Still looking a bit shocked, of the greatest years in golf Spieth managed to muddle history. Instead, the young through.

Texan left Augusta shaking “I can’t imagine that was fun his head, and trying to figure for anyone to experience,” he out how to shake off one of said, “other than maybe Danthe most epic collapses in the ny’s team and those who are history of the game. fans of him.”

It won’t be easy.

He fully expected to be tak“Big picture, this one will ing home his own green jacket hurt,” Spieth said, still sound- for another year, as is the cusing in a bit of shock outside tom for the Masters champion. the Augusta National club“I can’t think of anybody house Sunday evening after it else who may have had a all slipped away. “It will take a tougher ceremony to experiwhile.” ence,” said Spieth, who now Not only will Spieth have to has to leave his jacket at the erase the memory of his club. splashdown on No. 12 — a quaFor Willett, this is a careerdruple-bogey 7 that included changing victory that almost two water balls and turned a never got started. His first one-time five-shot lead into a child was due Sunday. But three-shot deficit to the evenZachariah James Willett came tual champion, Danny Willett. early, on March 30, which alSpieth will also have to clear lowed the new dad to rebook all the bad thoughts out of his his ticket to Augusta and play head. Over the weekend, he in his second Masters. played 31 holes of good-toNow, Willett can be mengreat golf and put himself in tioned in the same sentence position for a second green with none other than Nick jacket at the tender age of 22.

Faldo — the only other EngThose other five holes were 17 lishman to wear the green and 18 on Saturday, then 10, 11 jacket. and 12 on Sunday. He went a Faldo’s third and final victocumulative 9 over on those ry at Augusta came courtesy and had bad swing thoughts of Greg Norman’s epic colthat he simply couldn’t overlapse back in 1996. Willett’s come. came courtesy of Spieth, “The wheels kind of came though the 28-year-old Engoff the last ... holes on Saturlishman, who will move up to day,” said Spieth, who brought ninth in world ranking, did his coach, Cameron McCorplenty to earn the victory, as mick, back into Augusta for a well. quick tuneup before tee time He went bogey-free through in the final round. the last 18 holes, which looks It helped. For a while.

My confidence going into the first hole was fantastic,” said Spieth, who made four straight birdies to hit the turn at 7 under, in the lead by five strokes. “But listen, I had my ‘B-minus’ game tee to green.

Ultimately, you have to have your ‘A’ game every single part, and I just didn’t have those iron swings, as it showed on the back nine.”

All of which set up an awkward award presentation in Butler Cabin, which was then replicated on the practice green in front of the clubhouse.

First, Spieth had to present the green jacket to Willett in front of the television camer-

all the more impressive considering the shaky play going on around him.

Westwood, still 0-for-the-majors, chipped in for an eagle on 15 to get within one shot of the lead, only to miss a 4-footer to save par at the 16th — right after Willett had drained a longer birdie putt.

The two-shot swing finished off Westwood, who at least showed he’s still got game at age 42 after enduring a winless 2015, when his focus was clearly distracted by a divorce and a move back to his native England to be closer to his kids.

“Obviously, I must be doing something right,” Westwood said.

Dustin Johnson, another extremely talented player who has dealt with personal issues, also got within a shot of the lead but couldn’t pull out his first major title.

For Johnson, it was a familiar story — plenty of good shots, but some shaky putting and mistakes at the most inopportune times. He double-bogeyed the fifth and was all done after another double-bogey at the 17th. He finished in a tie for fourth with J.B. Holmes and Paul Casey, four shots back.

“I think my game’s exactly where it needs to be,” Johnson said, not looking at it as another one he let get away. “I feel like I’ve got control of my game. I’m looking forward to the year for sure.”

For Spieth, the next major can’t come soon enough.

But he has to wait two painful months for the U.S. Open at Oakmont.

Time to clear his head, and try to move past the one he gave away.

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it sorted out by changing his swing and sticking to exercises that kept it loose.

He has been showing up on big stages in recent years.

Willett reached the semifinals of the Match Play at Harding Park before losing to Gary Woodland and beat Jim Furyk in the consolation match. He won in Dubai at the start of this year, and then finished two shots behind Adam Scott at Doral in another World Golf Championship.

Willett goes to No. 9 in the world.

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Westwood chipped in for AUGUSTA, Ga. — Lee eagle at the 15th, pulling Westwood will probably go within a stroke of Willett. down as one of the most ob“Not many people hole that scure runner-ups in major one under that kind of presgolf history. sure,” Westwood said.

This Masters will be reBack in 2010, he climbed to membered for Jordan SpiNo. 1 in the world rankings, eth’s collapse and Danny Wil- supplanting Tiger Woods and lett’s improbable victory. holding the top spot he held That’s not what Westwood for nearly half a year. Westwill take from it. wood was a perennial conAt 42, he showed Sunday tender in the majors — so that he’s still got game. much so that he assumed anPlaying alongside his coun- other dreaded title, best playtryman Willett, Westwood er without a victory in one of closed with a 3-under 69 that golf’s biggest events. gave him a chance to claim He’s now a two-time runhis first major. His hopes ner-up at the Masters and were dashed when he bohas finished in the top three geyed the 16th hole right of the other majors. after Willett had made birdie, It looked as though Westa two-shot swing that pretty wood’s days as a serious conmuch decided who would be tender were over when he donning the green jacket. plodded through a winless It was Willett, not Westyear on both the PGA and wood.

European tours in 2015. He “You come out and contend tied for 46th at Augusta Nain the first major of the year, tional, his worst showing in obviously I must be doing nearly a decade, and didn’t something right,” said Westfinish higher than 43rd in wood, who finished three any of the remaining majors. shots behind Willett’s winMuch of his attention was ning 5-under 283, in a tie with consumed by a divorce and Spieth for second place. his decision to move back to Westwood got into the mix England from Florida so he after Spieth, who made the could spend more time with turn with a five-shot lead, his children. shockingly made a quadrupleNow, with his personal life bogey 7 at the par-3 12th by sorted out a bit, Westwood is dumping two balls into Rae’s ready to contend again.

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Busch sweep is NASCAR’s 1st in 25 years

By STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press

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FORT WORTH, Texas — Four races in NASCAR’s top three series over eight days — and Kyle Busch won them all.

From Martinsville to Texas, Busch had consecutive weekend sweeps, something last done in NASCAR 25 years ago.

“I think the magic is Kyle Busch, but that’s just me,” Busch said with a smile before looking to car owner Joe Gibbs, who started laughing and told the No. 18 Toyota driver to not freak out on him.

“I’d admit I think it’s everything,” Busch then said.

“You’ve got to have all the pieces of the puzzle put together, but I think more importantly we’ve got good cars, but the crew chiefs are just doing a really good job right now.”

Plus, the defending Sprint Cup champion can win races in whatever he drives. The 30-year-old Busch has already won 36 Sprint Cup races, with 80 Xfinity Series wins and 45 more in the Camping World Truck Series.

Along with his second consecutive Cup victory, taking the checkered flag just after midnight into Sunday morning, his Texas two-step included winning for the fourth time in his five Xfinity starts of 2016. His sweep at Martinsville was a truck victory and the Cup race.

“The guy is good. He’s got a great team behind him, and they put themselves in position at the end,” said Dale Earnhardt Jr., the runner-up in the first Cup night race this season. “I ain’t surprised by any means.”

The next Sprint Cup and Xfinity races are at Bristol, where Busch swept all three national series races in the same weekend in August 2010.

The trucks don’t race again until May 6.

Harry Gant had consecutive

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Kyle Busch celebrates early on Sunday after winning the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas. weekend sweeps at Richmond and Dover in 1991, during a stretch when he won four Cup races in a row at age 51. It was Busch’s second weekend sweep at Texas, after doing it in the spring of 2013.

Busch, now the cup Series points leader, led only 34 of 334 laps in the rain-delayed Duck Commander 500 on Saturday night — one lap in the middle of the race and the last 33 following a 13-car incident for the final caution.

On Lap 302, the first after the final restart, Busch went high through Turn 4 to pass Martin Truex Jr., who led six times for 141 laps before finishing sixth at the highbanked, 11/2-mile Texas track.

Busch stayed ahead and went on to beat Earnhardt by nearly 4 seconds.

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Truex and Austin Dillon, whose spin triggered the backstretch melee, had stayed out during a caution only a few laps before that when everyone else went to pit road to get fresh tires.

“When the race restarted for the final time we just didn’t have the grip everybody else had,” Truex said. “We were just sliding around.”

Jimmie Johnson, who had his three-race Texas winning streak snapped, finished fourth to stay second in series points. Previous points leader Kevin Harvick slid to third after a 10th-place finish.

Busch won his seventh Cup race in 32 starts since returning last year from a compound fracture of his lower right leg and a broken left foot sustained in a crash in the 2015

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From Page B1 three runs on four hits. None of the runs were earned, however.

Andrew Brong got the win in relief, tossing 21/3 innings and giving up one run on two hits to improve to 2-1 on the year.

A 3-run fourth inning was the big difference. Mickey Dugan went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a run scored. William Thomas had a hit, drove in two and scored a run and Dillon Heffner had a hit and scored twice. Evan Carter went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and Derrick Parnell drove in a pair.

Pitching was again solid in the extra-inning loss to start the day. Tyler Bialeschki went 5 2/3 innings and allowed three runs while Christian Hendrix and Zach Mosay combined for three scoreless innings.

Jake Trejo was the hardluck loser, falling to 6-2 after Phillip Van Kueren’s RBI single sneaked into the outfield to give the Bulldogs a 4-3 win.

Jason Miller was 2-for-5 with a double and a run scored.

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Caleb Morris also had two hits, including a double, and drove in Heffner with the tying run in the top of the seventh to push the game into extras. Heffner had two hits and scored a run.

The difference, Medlin said. was Pitt closer Eric Sigovich.

After allowing the tying run in the seventh, he tossed 41/3 scoreless innings to pick up the win.

In the opening victory on Saturday, USCS starter Jamie Morlan got the win after allowing two runs on seven hits a strikeout and walk in six innings.

He was bolstered by a pair of 5-run innings from the Fire Ants offense in the fifth and the seventh. Morris was 3-for-4 with three runs batted in.

Dugan and Fred Wadsworth each had three hits and two RBI with Wadsworth also scoring two runs.

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Patrick Price was 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored and Tee Dubose had two hits and scored twice.

Miller had three runs scored.

The victory came after the Fire Ants blew a tire on the way to Greenville and arrived late, not taking batting practice before the game started.

The same tire also blew on the way back Sunday.

“They did a great job of putting those distractions aside and coming out and playing,” Medlin said. “Playing on the road in the this league is always a challenge and they found a way to get a split. It will be another challenge next week against SMC.” In a 14-4 defeat, Austin Hawley (0-5) took the loss on the mound. Miller had two hits and scored twice, Heffner drove in a run and William Thomas doubled and had an RBI.

1. (15) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 334 laps, 44 points.

2. (16) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 334, 39.

3. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 334, 38.

4. (11) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 334, 37.

5. (4) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 334, 37.

6. (3) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 334, 37.

7. (1) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 334, 35.

8. (17) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 334, 33.

9. (21) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 334, 32.

10. (22) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 334, 32.

11. (9) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 334, 31.

12. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 334, 29.

13. (18) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 334, 28.

14. (20) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 334, 27.

15. (12) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 334, 27.

16. (5) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 334, 25.

17. (19) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 333, 24.

18. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 332, 23.

19. (10) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 332, 22.

20. (30) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 332, 0.

21. (26) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 332, 20.

22. (23) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 332, 19.

23. (32) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 332, 18.

24. (24) Aric Almirola, Ford, 331, 17.

25. (33) Landon Cassill, Ford, 330, 16.

26. (25) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 330, 15.

27. (27) Brian Scott, Ford, 330, 14.

28. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 330, 13.

29. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 330, 12.

30. (37) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 329, 11.

31. (28) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 329, 10.

32. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 329, 9.

33. (31) David Ragan, Toyota, 328, 9.

34. (29) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 327, 7.

35. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 323, 6.

36. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 315, 5.

37. (13) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, acc., 290, 4.

38. (36) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, acc., 289, 3.

39. (14) Greg Biffle, Ford, accident, 286, 2.

40. (39) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, accident, 178, 1.

season-opening Xfinity race at Daytona.

“I think that it’s just a part of everyone coming together.

It’s a part of the whole team,” he said. “It’s not just me. It’s

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 138.355 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 37 minutes, 16 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 3.904 seconds.

Caution Flags: 7 for 41 laps.

Lead Changes: 17 among 8 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Edwards 1-30; D.Ragan 31; C.Edwards 32-58; M. Truex Jr. 59-72; M.Kenseth 73; C.Elliott 74; M. Truex Jr. 75-137; C.Edwards 138-174; M. Truex Jr. 175-176; Ky. Busch 177; K.Harvick 178; C.Edwards 179-208; M.Truex Jr. 209-216; M. Kenseth 217-235; M. Truex Jr. 236-259; T. Bayne 260-271; M.Truex Jr. 272-301; Ky.Busch 302-334.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): M.Truex Jr., 6 times for 141 laps; C.Edwards, 4 times for 124 laps; Ky. Busch, 2 times for 34 laps; M.Kenseth, 2 times for 20 laps; T.Bayne, 1 time for 12 laps; C.Elliott, 1 time for 1 lap; K. Harvick, 1 time for 1 lap; D.Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: Ky.Busch, 2; J. Johnson, 2; D.Hamlin, 1; K.Harvick, 1; B.Keselowski, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. Ky. Busch, 259; 2. J.Johnson, 253; 3. K.Harvick, 252; 4.

C.Edwards, 241; 5. J.Logano, 234; 6. D.Earnhardt Jr., 211; 7. Ku.Busch, 208; 8. D.Hamlin, 201; 9. B.Keselowski, 201; 10. A.Dillon, 198; 11. M.Truex Jr., 187; 12. M.Kenseth, 171; 13. J.McMurray, 171; 14.

C.Elliott, 168; 15. A.Allmendinger, 166; 16. K. Kahne, 161.

not just (wife) Samantha, but it’s (crew chief) Adam Stevens, it’s coach Gibbs, it’s the organization and everyone rallying around us. It’s my medical team, everyone that helped me.

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comfort. Ragweed, also, an angiosperm, is the culprit for which goldDust is defined as fine, dry partienrod is often blamed. Other major cles of matter. Pollen, in the same sources of wind-borne pollen with dictionary, is said to be the fine, which we contend are oaks, elms, powderlike material produced by birches, cedars, and pecans. the anthers of flowering plants. This Animals are responsible for the time of year, in my house, they are majority of plant pollination, and of the same thing. The other night we those animals, it’s the insects which turned on the oven, and after a few shoulder most of the load for carryminutes the kitchen got so hot (we ing pollen from male to female flowhave a gas oven in a free-standing er parts (and collecting nectar and range – it pours heat out into the pollen for their own use in the proroom) that I ran upstairs and cut on cess). Protecting pollinators is critithe attic fan. cal to the life we enjoy. Every third Immediately, my usually slow-tobite of food we eat comes from the react Husband Edward hollered out, work of pollinators, even a greater “You’re filling up the house with percentage if you include beef and pollen!” and I cut the switch. But milk from cattle whose diet often the next morning, the result of that includes alfalfa, an insect-pollinated minute of sucking outdoor air inside legume. was a three-by-one foot swath of The Xerces Society is a nonprofit yellow under my open bedroom organization that protects wildlife window. It looked for all the world through the conservation of invertelike a kid had gotten hold of yellow brates and their habitat – that’s their baby powder and dumped it all over mission statement. Not only insects, the floor. but oysters, worms, and even the If you live in South Carolina, you animals that build coral reefs fall know that pine trees absolutely into that category. While we can cover the world with their yellow financially support organizations pollen. Pine trees, like their fellow that work on a world-wide scale, we gymnosperms (plants that produce can make an actual difference by “naked” seeds) rely on wind to move how we manage our own home their pollen from male flowers landscape. Check out their website where it is produced to female flow- and make your home a pollinatorers which need it for fertilization. friendly habitat.

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USC - UNC baseball game postponed until Wednesday CHARLOTTE -- With thunderstorms in the forecast for the Charlotte area throughout the day, Tuesday night’s game between North Carolina and South Carolina at BB&T Ballpark has been postponed to Wednesday at 7:05 p.m.

All tickets issued will be valid for Wednesday’s game, which will pit two of the nation’s top 15 teams against one another in the first of a 2-year series at the home of the Charlotte Knights.

Limited standing room only tickets are still available and can be purchased by visiting the BB&T Ballpark ticket office or online at CharlotteKnights.com.

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four of the next five points to move in front.

Stephens did not let herself get down during Vesnina’s comeback.

“I knew I was going to get my opportunity, some way, if I just battled every point,” she said. “And I think it worked.”

Stephens made sure not to give Vesnina, the 29-year-old Russian, any openings in the

Warrant: Ex-Saints Smith was shot in back, torso NEW ORLEANS — Former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith was killed in a case of road-rage, by a Humveedriving man who rear-ended his Mercedes and then shot him in the back and side, according to a police warrant read in court.

Cardell Hayes, 28, was ordered held on $1 million bond Sunday night after police arrested him on a charge of second-degree murder.

Smith, 34, was beloved by fans for helping the Saints win the 2009 Super Bowl, and for remaining in the community

with his wife, Racquel, and their three children as New Orleans recovered from Hurricane Katrina. He had been enjoying Smith a street festival Saturday, posting a photo of himself and his wife on Twitter and Instagram with the caption: “Having a blast at the (hash)fqf2016 (at) French Quarter Fest.”

At about 11:30 Saturday night in the upscale Lower Garden District, Hayes’ Humvee H2 rear-ended Smith’s Mercedes G63, pushing it into a Chevrolet Impala occupied by two of Smith’s acquain-

tances. Hayes and Smith argued, and Hayes shot both Smith and Smith’s wife, Racquel, police said. She was taken to a hospital with a leg wound.

The accident that police said touched off the deadly confrontation was the second within moments, defense attorney John Fuller explained outside the courthouse. He said Hayes ran into the back of Smith’s Mercedes while following a hit-and-run driver who had rear-ended his Humvee and sped off. Fuller wouldn’t say whether Hayes identified the Mercedes as the vehicle that had rear-ended him.

Hayes is not guilty of murder, and the story is more complex than the police account, Fuller said. He said Hayes called 911 after he was hit, and persuaded a witness who was about to leave to remain and talk to police.

Police spokesman Tyler Gamble told The Associated Press in an email Sunday that he had no immediate information about the witness or the 911 call.

Fuller asked for low bond Sunday night, noting that Hayes had waited for police, owns a towing business and is raising his 5-year-old son.

second set. She was up 5-1, and even after blowing a 40-0 lead in the final game, Stephens’ strong groundstokes pushed Vesnina deep into corners with shots she could not return.

“At one point, I was thinking, ‘She’s everywhere,”’ Vesnina said of Stephens’ play.

Vesnina hit a service return wide on the final point as the big crowd at stadium court cheered. Stephens was the first American to win the title since Serena Williams took consecutive trophies in 2012-13

when this was the Family Circle Cup. Vesnina, who lost to Caroline Wozniacki in the 2011 final, was the first weekend qualifier to reach the tournament’s championship match.

The fatigue of 718 minutes — nearly 12 hours — of tournament tennis looked as though it finally set in during the final set.

For Vesnina, the long ride in Charleston was well worth being a little tired.

“All the way from the qual-

ies. I can’t believe I’m standing here in the finals,” she told the crowd. “I love Charleston.”

Stephens has a couple of more reasons to love Charleston, too.

Along with the $128,100 for winning, Stephens was stunned when she received a power-blue Volvo V60 Polestar from the tournament.

“Did you know I was getting a car?” she excitedly asked.

“Neither did I.” When asked what she’d do with it, she answered simply,

“Drive it.”

Maybe all the way to the French Open?

Stephens was pleased with her clay performance and will tackle tournaments in Madrid and Rome before heading to Paris. She has reached the fourth round at Roland Garros the past four years and is hopeful her Charleston win is a springboard to even more.

“I mean, I couldn’t ask for a better start,” she said. “So I’m excited to get over there and start playing.”

Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Concord Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

The family would like to express their appreciation to Covenant Place, Amedisys Home Health and Amedisys Hospice Care for all of their care and compassion.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

press special thanks to Agape Hospice, Lisa Avins and Eric Corbell for their loving care.

Funeral services will be conducted at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Pinewood Baptist Church with the Rev. Kirk Carlisle and the Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating. Burial will follow in the Sumter Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 3223 Sunset Blvd., Suite 100, West Columbia, SC 29169.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

ter-in-law, Naomi Hudson, 18 Shirer St., Sumter, SC 29150 beginning Friday.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc.

thur Ellisor.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Green Acres Assembly of God Church, 537 Lewis Road, and other times at the home, 442 Ridgeway St. Memorials may be made to Patricia Collins.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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OBITUARIES ANNETTE R. COOK FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina — Annette Rebecca Cook, age 79, of Fayetteville, formerly of Sumter, departed this life on Thursday, April 7, 2016.

Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Monday COOK at Wiseman Mortuary Chapel.

Viewing was held one hour prior to the service.

She is survived by a daughter, Benaden Loya; siblings, George and Bennie Green and Susan Carter; four grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and a host of other family and friends.

LILA HODGE Lila Deas Holland Hodge, 92, widow of Leroy Hodge and Lester Holland, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at her home.

Born on May 19, 1923, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late John Edward HODGE and Mamie Hall Deas. She lived most of her adult life in Charleston. She was a wonderful cook, loved to fish, and enjoyed the outdoors. She was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include a son, Ronnie L. Holland of Albuquerque, New Mexico; two daughters, Tyler S. Hodge of Summerville and Helen H. Prescott (Sonny) of Sumter; a sister, Doris D. Jones (Calvin) of Sumter; six grandchildren, Monty C. Prescott of Sumter, Wanda P. Baker (Tripp) of Sumter, Kimberly W. Fabela (Robert) of Fort Worth, Texas, Eric L. Holland (Lana) of Tempe, Arizona, Greg S. Holland (Megan) of Albuquerque and Kacey R. Shafer (Don) of Houston, Texas; and seven great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; two children, Gerald Holland and Carolyn Holland Wiggins; a grandson, Troy Wiggins; four sisters, Bertha Stokes, Sally Register, Lola Roscoe and Edna Kennedy; and three brothers, Heyward Deas, Dock Deas and J.B. Deas.

A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery with the Rev. James Braswell officiating.

Pallbearers will be Dale Jones, Dean Jones, Larry Deas, Billy Deas, Ronald Deas and Mike Deas.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens

JAMES R. WILLIAMS James R. Williams, 83, entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Aug. 18, 1932, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late George and Lillie Williams. James received his formal education in the public schools of Sumter and Clarendon counties. He was a lifelong member of Union Station AME Church.

Left to cherish his memories are two children, Sherriol R. Kelley and Clyde Lewis, both of Sumter; two grandchildren, Quinna (Michael) Horlback Sr. and Shavon Fickens of Sumter; three greatgrandchildren, Michael Jr., Heaven and Miracle; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Union Station AME Church, 945 S. Main St., with the pastor, the Rev. Harry L. Wilson, officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope AME Church cemetery, Pinewood.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his daughter, Sherriol R. Kelley, 214 W. Williams St. Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral Home, 230 S. Lafayette Drive, Sumter, is in charge of arrangements, “Where Dignity is the Watchword.”

DEBRA LYNN GRISWOLD Debra Lynn Griswold, 59, widow of Elwyn Cleo Griswold, died on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at her home.

Born in Adel, Georgia, she was a daughter of Jean Reed Oliver and the late Edwin Oliver. Mrs. Griswold was a member of Pinewood Baptist Church.

She is survived by her mother of Sumter; a son, Jason Griswold and wife, Kayla, of Sumter; a daughter, Jamie Brown of Sumter; six grandchildren, Austin Griswold, Brittany Griswold, Jonathan Griswold, Landon Griswold, Matthew Brown and Will Brown; and a brother, Brian Campbell and wife, Suzanne, of Lexington, Kentucky.

The family would like to ex-

EUGENE CLARK SR. MANNING — Eugene “Gennie” Clark Sr., 78, died on Monday, April 11, 2016, at Blue Ridge Nursing Home, Sumter.

He was born on Dec. 27, 1937, in the Jordan section of Manning, a son of the late Wallie Clark Sr. and Earlean Frazier.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Sheila Thompson Clark (Austin Stanciel), 11507 S.C. 260, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

KENNETH COLLINS Kenneth Collins, 69, husband of Patricia Prosser Collins, died on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at his home.

Born in Florence County, he was a son of the late Walter and Lottie Collins. He was a member of Green Acres Assembly of God Church and was a master plumber for 43 years.

Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Elizabeth Amerson of Greenville; two sons, Kenny Joseph Collins of Pinewood and Walter Joey Collins of Sumter; and five grandchildren, Adam Amerson, Andrew Amerson, Hailey Collins, Caden Weatherly and Jace Weatherford.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Green Acres Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Michael Bowman and Chaplain Andrew Basham officiating.

Burial will be in Green Acres Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Wesley Solomon, Andrew Amerson, Brandon Hanniford, Kelly Feagin, T.K. Hodge and Corey Hodge.

Honorary pallbearers will be Brian Dubose and Ar-

JESSIE MAE JOHNSON Jessie Mae Johnson, daughter of the late Flora Lee Johnson, died on Monday morning, April 11, 2016, at the Carriage House of Sumter, 431 N. Main St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Sumter Funeral Service Inc.

WILLIE J. SINGLETARY BISHOPVILLE — Willie James Singletary, 59, passed on Friday, April 8, 2016, in Bishopville.

Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Henry and Classie Wright Singletary.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of his daughter and son-inlaw, Minister Kimberly and William James, 834 Bassett Drive, Hartsville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home, Bishopville.

SAMMIE ANDERSON Sammie Anderson, 65, departed this life on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at the residence.

He was born on Nov. 23, 1950, in Sumter, a son of the late Charlie Sr. and Nancy Garrett Anderson.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his sister, Elizabeth Wilson, 2635 Burnt Gin Road, Wedgefield, SC 29168.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

JULIA B. HUDSON Julia B. Hudson, 92, departed this life on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Brookdale Senior Living.

Born on Jan. 22, 1924, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Rubin and Annie Davis Benjamin.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of her sis-

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THE SUMTER ITEM

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Revenge after breakup should be put on hold DEAR ABBY — Recently a guy I’ve known for more than a year decided it would be best for us to part ways.

Before Dear Abby Christmas, I ABIGAIL had asked VAN BUREN what he would like for Christmas. His response was, “I don’t want anything for Christmas -- I want you.”

A couple of weeks later, he told me the pictures, nightstand, candy dishes and candleholders he had in my apartment were gifts from him because he loved me. Tonight, he packed everything up and left! I don’t know ex-

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

actly why, but I think it has more to do with his own issues than about me.

Abby, I feel I have been manipulated and used. Ironically, this man I thought was a friend is a psychotherapist.

While we were together, he would discuss confidential information about some of his clients with me. I think I should report him, but on the other hand, I’m asking myself whether I’m only looking for revenge.

Should I leave it alone, or report him to the American Psychological Association?

Or am I overreacting to losing him? I still feel really mixed up.

Vengeful in Minnesota DEAR VENGEFUL — Psychotherapists are not gods, and like other human beings, they

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can have their flaws. I understand why you would be hurt and disappointed. However, rather than look for revenge, you should consider yourself lucky you didn’t invest more time in this flake.

As to whether you should report his breach of professional ethics to the APA, I think that for the sake of the patients/clients whose trust he has betrayed, you should do exactly that — but after your anger is no longer raging.

What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in “What Every Teen Should Know.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

By Janice Luttrell

ACROSS 1 Gearshift letters 6 Where a baby develops 10 Largemouth fish 14 Pianist Chick with 22 Grammys 15 Sheltered, at sea 16 Johnson of “Laugh-In” 17 Banjo sound 18 Org. with many long missions 19 Whopper maker?

20 “Fine, don’t listen to me” 23 Old TV-top receiver 26 Calms 27 Lobster-steak combo 31 Prefix with -logue 32 “Airplane!” actor Robert 33 “We don’t know yet,” in a TV schedule 36 Corner-to-corner line: Abbr.

37 Accustom (to) 39 Timely blessing 40 Some MIT grads 41 Tabloid twosome 42 Lull in a cradle 43 Two-rope jumping 47 Texas landmark

4/12/16 51 Two-man Army helicopters 52 Nonverbal communication ... and what the starts of 20-, 27- and 43-Across can be 56 Spirited horse 57 Like some dorms 58 PlugIns Scented Oil maker 62 Multigenerational tale 63 Sharpen 64 Haunted, say 65 Marked, as a ballot 66 Squeezed (out) 67 Ward off DOWN 1 Tipper’s 15: Abbr.

2 Use oars 3 Org. promoting hunter safety 4 Navigational hazard 5 Southern California’s __ Beach 6 Classified listing 7 Skin care brand with an Active Botanicals line 8 Middle: Pref.

9 Sweetheart 10 Lightweight wood

11 Ram in the sky 12 Like bread made into stuffing, perhaps 13 Feudal servants 21 What a keeper may keep 22 Two-legged zebras?

23 Remark to the audience 24 Film with nakedness 25 Financial dept.

28 Green digit?

29 Onetime Egypt-Syria fed.

30 Sandwich bread 33 Place for a crown or cap 34 Lawn bowling game 35 Pharaohs’ crosses 37 Norah Jones’ “What Am __ You?”

38 Modern, in Munich 39 “Enter the Dragon” martial artist 41 Hollywood favorite 44 Praised 45 Waste watchers: Abbr.

46 Cloak’s partner 47 Put down 48 Seuss’ environmental advocate 49 Words of wisdom 50 “Oops, sorry” 53 Yearn (for) 54 Corner for breakfast 55 Trait carrier 59 Dadaist Jean 60 Yahtzee cube 61 Slender fish

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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