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No children hurt in Crosswell fire

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com

A Sumter Fire Department firefighter is seen at Crosswell Drive Elementary School on Friday morning after a small fire broke out in the school’s cafeteria.

Classes at Crosswell Elementary School were interrupted early Friday morning when a small fire broke out in the school’s cafeteria.

Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Brian Christmas said a dryer in the school used for rags and aprons

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caught fire about 7:40 a.m. Friday and that units were on scene within three minutes.

“Upon arrival, there was smoke coming out of the building, but the dryer area was actually separate from the rest of the building,” Christmas said. “There was a gentleman on the scene trying to keep (the fire) at bay.”

Christmas said the fire was

contained to that one room and that it had not spread to anywhere else in the building.

A report said there was only about $1,000 in damage to the contents and the building, which has an estimated value of $5 million. There were no injuries from the brief blaze.

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55th Squadron returns home from S. Korea

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Five months is a long time to wait for a loved one to return from overseas. What’s another hour?

Family and friends of the Shaw Air Force Base airmen returning from a deployment to South Korea groaned Thursday night when it was announced over the public announcement system of a base air hangar that the 55th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit would arrive an hour later than expected.

Small children waited anxiously for the plane to touch down, newborns slept before the first appearance of their fathers, and women dressed in high heels teetered on the runway while their husbands and boyfriends flew in from the other side of the world.

About 400 airmen are returning to Shaw this weekend from Osan Air Base in South Korea, with the bulk of them touching down shortly before 9 p.m. Thursday.

On the ground, their loved ones waited expectantly.

Claire Garibaldi drove to Columbia from Savannah to be here for her boyfriend, Senior Airman Michael Shaner, then

came to Shaw with Martha Granados, who dates Shaner’s roommate, Senior Airman Jarryd Burke.

“We met through them,” Garibaldi said.

Granados was overflowing with emotion to see Burke for the first time since his deployment.

“It’s hard to describe,” Granados said. “Anxious but excited.”

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ABOVE: Senior Airman Ken Chudoba greets Lisa Chudoba after his flight from South Korea touched down at Shaw Air Force Base on Thursday. Airman Chudoba was part of the 55th Fighter Squadron who returned this week from a five-month deployment to Osan Air Base, South Korea, where the squadron provided aircraft maintenance and support.

AIRMAN 1ST CLASS DANIEL BLACKWELL / U.S. AIR FORCE

LEFT: A young girl waits to welcome her father home from the deployment. Approximately 400 airmen returned from the five-month deployment.

Sumter County unemployment rate dips as fewer seek work

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com On the face of it, the announcement that Sumter County’s unemployment rate continued downward in August, falling 0.2 percentage points to 9.3 percent, appears to be good news.

The drop, unfortunately, comes not

with an increase in jobs, but because fewer people are looking for work. In fact, throughout the tri-county area, there were about 410 fewer people working in August than in July, according to data from the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce.

According to the DEW, about 44,300 people remained in the Sum-

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LOCAL UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS Sumter County Clarendon County Lee County

JULY 9.5 percent 12.1 percent 10.5 percent

ter County workforce in August, about 300 fewer people than in July. Some of the month-to-month reduction in

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AUGUST 9.3 percent 12.2 percent 10.4 percent

local labor force can be explained by seasonal factors such as college students returning to school, as 41 of the state’s 46 counties saw a labor force decline last month.

This seasonal factor, however, is removed when looking at the year-overyear labor-force pattern, which also

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State Supreme Court to hear case on Certificate of Need program Start your journey to improved health

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n 1999, DeDe Wylie, recovering from an emergency spine surgery after an injury, joined the Sumter YMCA. She said, “The Y offered water exercise programs that were safe for my recovery.”

Water exercise is great for building muscular strength and endurance, increasing range of motion and improving balance and coordination. All of this can be achieved without the pain of high-impact activity that is often felt in the joints.

Fast forward to this year, and Wylie has joined the YFIT programs to improve her overall health.

She joined Commit To Be YFIT which is a six-week program that focuses on creating healthy habits. Seven classes are provided that focus on a CORRIGAN different health topic. The participants get a tremendous amount of information that they can apply in their daily lives to improve their health.

Upon completion of that class, Wylie enrolled in YFIT Camp. This six-week program focuses mainly on nutrition education, emphasizing the important role that nutrition plays in achieving TIPS FOR USING good health and body composition. RESOURCES “Having begun YFIT and modified • Evaluate your health needs.

• Research programs/services parts of my eating, available. particularly stop• Join a program that meets ping my daily your needs.

Mountain Dew • Get educated and apply the habit and drastimethods. cally reducing sodium, I have seen my blood pressure greatly improve and my fluid retention virtually stop. My blood pressure, even with medication, was 130/80, but now it is below 120/70 consistently,” said Wylie.

The YFIT programs are designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and education to make healthy choices and to know how and when to apply them. Commit To Be YFIT is a great place for anyone to start their journey toward better health. The program is free to individuals with a medical referral from their physician. It is in this program that healthy habits are created and the role of exercise and nutrition is introduced.

“Because of the knowledge that the YFIT programs have given, I ‘eat to live’ instead of ‘live to eat,’” Wylie said. “My attitude and approach to food has changed.

And knowing what I’ve recently come to know, when I do splurge, my body makes sure I know it was not the best move.”

The Sumter Family YMCA offers more than 80 aerobics classes every week, and 15 are specifically water aerobics. But the YMCA is more than just a place to exercise; it is a place to seek support and build relationships. There are numerous health education programs and opportunities to learn ways to improve your health. Even in our community, there are health resources and programs all around us. You just have to seek them out and join in. If you are unsure of where to begin, contact the Sumter YMCA, which offers free wellness consultations to help you get started in the right direction. So what are you waiting for? Make the first move!

Missy Corrigan is director of healthy living for the Sumter Family YMCA. She can be reached at mcorrigan@ymcasumter.org or (803) 773-1404.

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COLUMBIA (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a lawsuit over whether the state’s health agency can end a state program that regulates whether new medical facilities can be built or hospitals can expand.

Gov. Nikki Haley vetoed $1.7 million needed to run the Certificate of Need program in June, and the Department of Health and Environmental Control suspended it.

Groups including the South Carolina Hospital Association sued, saying the law requiring the review is still on the books and can’t be suspended just because DHEC didn’t set aside money to

pay for it.

DHEC asked the Supreme Court to decide whether the agency could suspend the program.

About three dozen projects worth about $100 million were being reviewed by DHEC when Haley vetoed the funding.

The justices voted 3-2 to hear the case, with justices Don Beatty and John Kittredge voting against it.

State law still requires medical facilities to acquire a Certificate of Need from DHEC before building, expanding, offering a new service or buying medical equipment costing more than $600,000.

Supporters of the program, in-

cluding the state Hospital Association, said it is needed to keep costly medical services or hospital beds from going unused and also ensures that rural communities keep access to health care.

Haley said her veto, which was upheld by the South Carolina House, meant the program is finished. Haley has said companies shouldn’t have to get approval before they make business decisions.

But Republicans in the House said they were only vetoing the money, not ending the program. A number of legislators have said they would have to vote to get rid of the program since it is state law.

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U.S. Air Force airmen from the 55th Fighter Squadron and Aircraft Maintenance Unit are welcomed home by team Shaw members at Shaw Air Force Base on Thursday after a five-month deployment. Airmen from the 20th Fighter Wing were deployed to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, in an effort to bolster security in the region.

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Cultural commission calls for arts grant applicants FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Cultural Commission announces a call for Third Quarter Grant Applications for Sumter County artists, arts organizations and arts programming.

These grant funds are for activities and projects that start during the months of January, February and March 2014. Funded projects must be completed by June 30, 2014.

Grant applications may be picked up at the Business Office of the Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center, 135 Haynsworth St. Interested artists and organizations can also request a grant application by email.

Send your request to cbryan@sumtercountysc.org. An application (PDF) will be sent by return email. Deadline for submitting Third Quarter Grant Applications is 4 p.m.

Nov. 5.

Hand deliver or mail completed grant applications to: Patriot Hall Performing Arts Center, Attention: Carmela Bryan, 135 Haynsworth St., Sumter, SC. 29150 There is no fee for applying.

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tural Commission with matching funds from the South Carolina Arts Commission offers a small grant program to support artists and arts programming in Sumter County.

The 2013-14 program will provide up to $12,000 in matching (1:1) grant funds to support professional and/or amateur artists, arts organizations and other organizations engaged in arts programming in Sumter County.

Priority will be given to organizations and individual artists, and all grant applications are competitive and judged on their artistic and/ or cultural merit. Grant awards will range from $150 to $1,000.

The grant funds are distributed as a reimbursement upon receipt of a completed final report and necessary receipts. Organizations and individuals can submit grant applications for each of four quarters and can receive up to a total of $2,000 during each annual grant period.

For more information, contact Carmela Bryan, Executive Director of the Sumter County Cultural Commission at (803) 436-2261 or cbryan@ sumtercountysc.org.

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Screening for cooling help will be held The Sumter County Branch of Wateree Community Actions Inc. is holding a mass screening for cooling assistance for the first 200 people from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Rubye J. Johnson Head Start Center, 1155 Lafayette Boulevard.

To determine eligibility for this benefit program, you must bring: • Current South Carolina state-issued ID; • Valid Social Security card for self and all household members; • Proof of income for self and all household members over 18 years for last 30 days (unemployment printout if unemployed); and • Most recent energy bill.

Gross household income must be at or below 150 percent of poverty, and applicants must be residents of Sumter County.

The Federal Poverty Level according to the January 2013 Federal Register is $11,490 for a family of one; $15,510 for two; and increases by $4,020 per person thereafter. The register can be seen at http://aspe.hhs. gov/poverty/13poverty.cfm.

For more information, call Veronica Robinson, county program coordinator, at (803) 773-6512.

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SUMTERITES COME OUT FOR FALL FEAST 2013 Sumter Green’s annual Fall Feast was held Thursday evening and attracted hundreds of people who sampled many different foods prepared by individual cooks, chefs and caterers. Proceeds will be used by Sumter Green to maintain the green spaces that welcome people to Sumter at major intersections leading into town. The adults-only event held at USC Sumter also included a cowboy theme with wine tasting and dancing. Anyone interested in joining or supporting Sumter Green should call (803) 774-1659.

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ABOVE: Ricky McLeod serves up some baby back ribs to Talmadge Tobias on Thursday evening at Sumter Green’s annual Fall Feast at USC Sumter.

LEFT: Brent and Al Barrineau serve up hogballs, a specialty of Big Al’s Barbecue in Boykin.

The dish is pulled pork barbecue inside a hush puppy.

A wide variety of desserts and appetizers was available in the foyer of University of South Carolina Sumter’s Nettles Auditorium during Sumter Green’s Fall Feast.

ABOVE: Denise Weeks, left, tries some of Dr. Frank Baker’s roasted goat during Thursday’s Fall Feast sponsored by Sumter Green.

LEFT: Penny Bradley serves up some of Bradley’s Market’s famous boiled peanuts.

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Public invited to hear sermon given by missionary to Ukraine’s Roma people

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BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com The Rev. Nadia Ayoub, an early childhood education trainer in Beregowo, Ukraine, will speak at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church at 4 p.m. today in the church’s fellowship hall.

She will also give the sermon at 11 a.m. Sunday. The public is inAYOUB vited to attend both.

Ayoub was born in Cairo, where she said, “By age 10, I became aware of the loving friendship I have with the Lord Jesus Christ, and I came to trust him as my savior.�

In Ukraine, Ayoub works with the children of the Roma people, sometimes called gypsies, who are one of the most marginalized groups in Europe. The Reformed Church in Carpath-Ukraine serves a mostly Hungarian population in the Transcarpathian region of western Ukraine and enjoys a close mission partnership with the Presbyterian Church (USA), of which Swan Lake Presbyterian is a member.

Outreach to the Roma

community is a primary function of the Ukrainian church, not just to share the message of Christianity through teaching, but to address discrimination and poverty of the Roma, who have a long history of discrimination and persecution; they were nearly wiped out during the Holocaust.

As an experienced mission worker, Ayoub develops curricula and trains the volunteer staff from Ukraine and other countries. The goal of the work is to develop a model program that can eventually be incorporated into other communities in Eastern and Central Europe.

Ukraine, which became independent following the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, still wavers between a closer alliance with Western Europe and reconciliation with Russia, on whom it depends for its energy sources.

Ayoub’s home is in the United States, where she moved as a young adult in 1984. Her success in developing and initiating a program in Asia similar to the one evolving in Ukraine is her model for her current position.

A member of the Presbytery of Elizabeth,

Ayoub received degrees from Aims Shane University and the Evangelical Theological Seminary, both in Cairo. She was ordained as a minister in 2010.

The public is invited to hear Ayoub speak at 4

p.m. today in the fellowship hall of Swan Lake Presbyterian Church and at 11 a.m. Sunday, when she will deliver the sermon. The church is located on the corner of Bland Avenue and Haynsworth Street.

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The Shepherd’s Center will offer public information classes at 24 Council St. from 11 to 11:50 a.m. each Thursday as follows: Sept. 26, Crystal Strong will discuss the Affordable Care Act as it impacts seniors; Oct. 3, Patty Patterson will discuss emergency preparedness; Oct. 10, David LePage will discuss green energy choices; Oct. 17, Lt. Don Florence will discuss scams / scammers as well as identity theft; Oct. 24, Jesse Bornin will discuss gardening tips for fall and winter; Oct. 31, Tracy Pender will discuss Native Americans in South Carolina, their history and culture; Nov. 7, Dr. Carolyn Brown will discuss dental health and its impact on overall health; and Nov. 14, Pearl Fryer will speak.

The Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. today at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. The meeting will focus on final reporting on the class reunion and the Lincoln Gala. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

The Fuller Garden Neighborhood Watch Association will host a neighborhood watch association banquet from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 24, at South HOPE Center.

Councilman Calvin K. Hastie Sr. will speak.

The Sumter County Education Association-Retired will hold a luncheon meeting at noon Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Golden Corral. All members are asked to attend. Call President Brenda Bethune at (803) 469-6588.

An American Red Cross New Volunteer Orientation / Disaster Services overview class will be held 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at 11552 N. Guignard Drive.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will sponsor a trip to Harrah’s Casino in Cherokee, N.C., on Saturday, Sept. 28.

Tickets are $65 and all guests will receive a $10 rebate applied to slot play and a meal discount of $10.

Payments can be made in two installments by the Sept. 25 deadline. Departure time will be 6 a.m. from 24 Council St., returning at 10 p.m.

Call Ronetta Moses at (803) 775-2703 or J.L. Green at (803) 9684173.

A Bates Middle School Male Mentoring Group flapjack fundraiser will be held at 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at Applebee’s, 2497 Broad St. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at the door or by calling Mark Gillard at (803) 7750715.

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Lifetime’s ‘Taken’ is preposterous, slow-moving

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Call me old-fashioned, but thrillers should be thrilling. The 2013 made-for-television movie “Taken: The Search for Sophie Parker” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime, TV-14) can’t decide if it’s merely a “message movie,” or a Mom-turns-into-Jack Bauer fantasy.

Based, it seems, on a true story, “Taken” stars Julie Benz (“Dexter,” “Defiance”) as Stevie, the impossibly good-looking mother of the similarly gorgeous Sophie (Naomi Battrick). Just 18, Sophie goes on a spring break trip abroad, a move that gives Stevie some pause.

But she should be safe; she’s staying in Moscow with the family of the American ambassador to Russia. What could go wrong?

A few girls-gone-crazy moments later, Sophie and a friend escape their CIA handler, go to a crazy club and are drugged and kidnapped in short order. This is when Stevie morphs from mother to superhero, flying to Russia to break all the rules of a hidebound bureaucracy.

Like several earlier films on Lifetime, “Taken” was made to illustrate the worldwide disgrace that is human trafficking. Unfortunately the film is preposterous and slow-moving (not to mention jingoistic and deeply paranoid) at the same time.

• The ancient “can this marriage be saved?” theme meets “Big Brother” on the new psychological exercise in emotional voyeurism, “The Marriage Test” (10 p.m.

Saturday, A&E). Four couples with troubled relationships agree to live under one roof and submit to intensive group

therapy before a camera crew. All for our entertainment!

Husband-and-wife marriage coaches Will Craig and Laurie Gerber host “Test,” created by Jay McGraw and Dr. Phil McGraw.

• A troubled foster child-turned-drug dealer (Crawford Wilson) finds religion in prison and tries to turn his life around in the made-fortelevision movie “King’s Faith” (7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, UP Network).

• Neil Patrick Harris hosts the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, CBS). The most important fact in the previous sentence is the number — “65.” Television — and the practice of television rewarding itself — is now as old as a Social Security recipient. That’s an obvious fact, but also a remarkable one. Most media come and go much more quickly — particularly those that depend on advertising to survive. Radio arrived with popular crystal sets in the 1920s. It was the indispensable medium for news and entertainment (and advertising) until the early 1950s, when it was eclipsed by TV. So television has remained dominant roughly twice as long as radio.

When will television be eclipsed by emerging media? Advertisers and marketers are certainly moving toward the Internet and social media.

But have they become the places to go for sports, news and entertainment, or just one of many?

Two of the outlets most notable for their many Emmy nominations — HBO and Netflix — do not advertise at all.

Unless you count their

relentless self-promotion. Do they represent the future of television, or a very profitable, divergent anomaly?

HBO is a part of Time Warner, an outfit that still makes its money in the cable business. More than any business out there, Netflix represents a temptation to disgruntled cable customers to “cut the cord” and rely on broadband alone for a wealth of programming — albeit content that could not exist if there were not cable customers to pay for it.

It should be interesting to note how many Emmys Netflix’s “House of Cards” wins — if any.

A big night for the Kevin Spacey drama will be a major vote for the streaming service that has become an influential supplement, even replacement, for “regular” television.

No Emmy Awards would be complete without a glance back at the figures from television who died within the last year. Look for tributes to Jonathan Winters, Cory Monteith and James Gandolfini, among many others. Elton John is also scheduled to perform a tribute to Liberace, a television staple of the 1950s and ‘60s recently profiled in the HBO drama “Behind the Candelabra,” nominated for 15 Emmys.

Saturday’s Highlights • Nickelodeon and its subsidiary channels take three hours off to celebrate “Worldwide Day of Play” (noon). Get out of the house, kids!

• Jack’s possible departure concerns Olivia on “Cedar Cove” (8 p.m., Hallmark, TV-G).

• Cullen needs Durant’s help with his Mormon problem on “Hell

on Wheels” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

• Several knots are tied, not all for love, on “The White Queen” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

• Scheduled on “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS): A soldier shoots two women.

Sunday’s Highlights • The 1998 comedy “Will & Grace” (2 p.m. to 5 a.m., WE, TV-14) returns to the cable schedule with a daylong marathon. Episodes can be seen on WE weekdays from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

• Fingers crossed on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG), nominated for two Emmys.

• The Pittsburgh Steelers host the Chicago Bears on “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 p.m., NBC).

• A calamity changes everything on the twohour season-ender of “Revenge” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

• A mysterious patient may be linked to a secret military facility on “Foyle’s War” on “Masterpiece Mystery!” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings).

• Long-ago decisions have consequences on “Breaking Bad” (9 p.m., AMC, TV-14), nominated for 13 Emmys.

• Memories loom large on the series finale of “Dexter” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

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• Willie pulls a favor to enhance his campus status on “Boardwalk Empire” (9 p.m., HBO, TVMA), nominated for 10 Emmys.

• Eddie tries to escape with someone else’s money on the season finale of “Ray Donovan” (10 p.m., Showtime, TVMA).

• A clue emerges on “Low Winter Sun” (10:15 p.m., AMC, TV14).

• The cartoon “China, IL” returns to “Adult Swim” (11:30 p.m., Cartoon Network).

Cult Choice A journalist (Clark Cable) forgoes a major scoop to befriend a runaway socialite (Claudette Colbert) in the 1934 comedy “It Happened One Night” (8 p.m. Saturday, TCM). Not unlike “Roman Holiday” in the least.

Sunday Series Mass-transit horrors on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Field-trip chaos on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Country club living on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Old and in the way on “Dads” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

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World War II vets reunite after 69 years

BY AMANDA KELLEY The Sun News MYRTLE BEACH — World War II veterans Howard Wollman and Michael Giarla hadn’t seen each other in 69 years — until last month.

The two men, ages 90 and 89, were stationed together in the Navy during the war on the PT 110 boat. Wollman, now a Murrells Inlet resident, was awarded a bronze star medal for saving Giarla’s life on Jan. 26, 1944, when the boat exploded. The two men and one other were the only survivors. “I was separated from him the night it exploded,� said Wollman, 90. “I was out for five days. I woke up in a tent and said, ‘Where am I?’�

Wollman said he was in an Army field hospital and unable to walk for about a month. He couldn’t remember anything between the explosion and waking up in the hospital.

Forty years later, the two men began communicating after they connected through the PT magazine. It started as a yearly phone call on Jan. 26. As the years passed, the men started talking more frequently, growing a friendship but still never meeting again in person.

It wasn’t until a Friday last month, at Villa Romana in Myrtle Beach, that

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For the first time since World War II, Howard Wollman, right, embraces Michael Giarla at the Villa Romano in Myrtle Beach recently. Wollman saved Giarla during a boat explosion and earned a Bronze Star for his heroic actions.

the two men finally reunited in person, hugging like family and making jokes about having less hair.

Giarla was quick to point to Wollman and tell each member of his family, “This is the guy that saved me.�

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SHAW from Page A1 Garibaldi was so eager to see Shaner, she actually flew to Osan last month to surprise him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He knew I was coming.

He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t supposed to know when, but ...â&#x20AC;? she said, and indicated Granados. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He came outside the gate, and I was standing there waiting on him.â&#x20AC;?

Nine-year-old twins Will and Marianna Brogden sat waving small American flags waiting for their father, Staff Sgt. Joshua Brogden. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve waited five months to go hunting and fishing with their dad again. Marianna summed up her sense of excitement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels awesome,â&#x20AC;? she said.

Elsewhere, Lyndsi Williamson helped her 4-yearold daughter, Peyton, color in a cardboard sign welcoming her dad, Staff Sgt. Joshua Williamson, home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a better sign waiting at home, as soon as he opens the door,â&#x20AC;? William-

CHICAGO (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Armed with an assault rifle, assailants indiscriminately sprayed a crowded Chicago park with bullets during a neighborhood basketball game. A 3-year-old boy was struck in the face, among 13 people wounded during the apparent gang shooting.

Thursday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s attack occurred just between areas police have flooded with officers, demonstrating the difficulty of trying to contain all of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gang hotspots. It also reignited outrage over the toll of Chicagoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gun violence, the perpetratorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; disregard for those caught in the crossfire and the inability of even stepped-up police action to prevent such setbacks.

On Friday, residents grappling for answers decried the invasion of drugs and a lack of local leaders, a prominent rap artist said more must be done to understand the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s youth, and a frustrated police chief again called for tougher gun laws. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can do a lot of really good policing. ... We can reduce crime, like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to have success occur as long as these guns keep flowing into our community,â&#x20AC;? police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said during a news conference. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Illegal guns, illegal guns, illegal guns drive violence,â&#x20AC;? he said as he called on lawmakers to toughen the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gun laws.

ABOVE: Claire Garibaldi of Savannah, left, and Martha Granados of Columbia wait at Shaw Air Force Base for the return of their boyfriends, Senior Airmen Michael Shaner and Jarryd Burke, respectively, who were roommates prior to the 55th Squadronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deployment to South Korea.

LEFT: Staff Sgt. Perris Coleman with the 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron looks on as his wife, Natasha, ties a balloon to the arm of their 4-year-old daughter, Londyn.

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son said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been tough, especially being pregnant. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our first boy.â&#x20AC;?

The Williamsons will only have a short time to settle back in before the family follows Sgt. Williamson on his next deployment to Alaska. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we just bought a

house,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably take a trip to Florida and Tennessee now.â&#x20AC;?

Eventually, the squadronâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s flight landed on a runway illuminated by the full moon and slowly taxied to the stairs leading down to the crowd.

Then after a flurry of shouts,

hugs and kisses, it was over, and both returning airmen and their families felt like they were heading home for the first time.

Staff Sgt. Christopher Ospina threw his bags down and embraced his wife, Heather, and looked admiringly at the signs held by his children Mason, 7, and Hunter, 4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a long five months,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just going to hang out as a family.â&#x20AC;?

OBITUARIES BARBARA A. FULLER BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for Barbara A. Fuller, 55, who passed away on Sept. 14, 2013, will be held at 11 a.m. today at New Zion AME Church. Interment will follow in New Zion Memorial Garden.

Online condolences may be sent to www. newlifefuneralservice. com.

New Life Funeral Services LLC of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.

EMMA MAE MARK Emma Mae Mark departed this earthly life on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at Presbyterian Hospital in Charlotte.

Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Samuel and Katie Pinckney Mark.

The family will re-

| ceive friends at the home of Samuel and Katie Mark, 6735 Delores Road, Stateburg.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter.

ROBERT JOE EVANS KEARNY, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert Joe Evans, 66, husband of Marie Herring Evans, died Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at Alaris Health Care, Kearny.

He was born March 13, 1947, in Kingstree, a son of the late William and Sallie Pearson Evans.

The family is receiving friends at the home of George and Lillie McDowell, 2981 Horse Branch Road, Turbeville.

These services have been entrusted to Sam-

uels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

WILLIAM O. JONES William Oneal Jones, 50, departed this life on Monday, Sept. 16, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born Nov. 6, 1962, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Donald and Thelma Wells Jones.

William received his education in the public schools of Sumter County.

He leaves to cherish wonderful memories: a loving wife, Cathlene Smoot of the home; three children, Alexis Potts (Marcus), Rodney Burgess (Kimberly) and Eric Singleton, all of Sumter; four stepchildren, Alphonso Tindal (Tamara), Lorenzo Tindal (Julia) of San Antonio, Texas, Leon Smoot

of Fort Benning, Ga., and Dianne Smoot of the home; five sisters, Ruby Tindal (Grover), Minnie Billie (Larry), Ruth Ann McFadden (Leander), Rosa McBride and Mickey Jones; three brothers, Ronnie Jones, Roy Wells and Steve Jones (Jennifer), all of Sumter; one uncle, Dan Wells of Alcolu; one aunt, Bessie Mae McKnight of Thomasville, N.C.; a host of grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and special friends that loved him very much.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Charles Jones; and a nephew, Kevin Jones.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Westminister Presbyterian Church USA, 9124 Plowden Mill

Road, Manning.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 137A Highland Ave., Sumter.

The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m.

The funeral procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. from the home.

Burial will be in Wells

Cemetery, Alcolu.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com.

Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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BLAZE from Page A1 get worse,” Christmas said. “There wasn’t a lot of damage, and everything was under control by the time we got there. Most of our work was getting smoke out of the cafeteria area and making sure the school was safe for the students and teachers to go back inside.”

Christmas said a teacher suggested opening all the doors and airing out the building. His men brought in an air monitor to ensure low levels of carbon monoxide and good levels for oxygen.

Sumter School District spokeswoman Shelly Galloway said the main inconvenience of the fire was students not being able to eat in the cafeteria at lunch.

“The cafeteria staff prepared boxed lunches for the students and delivered them to each class,” Galloway said. “I commend the students and staff for following emergency management procedures as outlined in the emergency plan, and we are thankful to the quick response from Sumter Fire Department.”

Christmas said while he knows the fire started in the dryer unit, he is unsure what malfunction led to the fire in that unit.

“I don’t think it had anything to do with any electrical problem,” he said. “But I’m sure it is an accidental fire.

There was nothing incendiary or intentional about it.”

Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

JOBLESS from Page A1 shows a gradual decline. The number of people either working or looking for work in Sumter County has decreased for the past three years to the point there are some 1,300 fewer workers than the area labor pool had in 2010, a drop of about 3 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics.

This, coupled with figures from the U.S. Census Bureau which estimate the Sumter County population has actually been increasing slowly during recent years implies that, for whatever reason, more area residents are

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Lee and Clarendon counties also saw both their labor force and the number of employed decrease in August. For Lee County, the receding figures resulted in a minimal unemployment rate improvement of 0.1 percentage points to 10.4 percent, while Clarendon County’s rate increased 0.1 percentage points to 12.2 percent.

Statewide, the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 8.1 percent.

Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 7741201.

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GOP House: Keep government open, hit ‘Obamacare’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Charting a collision course with the White House, the Republican-controlled House approved legislation Friday to wipe out the three-year-old health care law that President Obama has vowed to preserve — and simultaneously prevent a partial government shutdown that neither party claims to want.

“The American people don’t want the government shut down, and they don’t want ‘Obamacare,’” Speaker John Boehner said as members of his rank and file cheered at a celebratory rally in the Capitol moments after the 230-189 vote. He stood at a lectern bearing a slogan that read, “#Senate must act.”

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it will — but not the way Boehner and his tea party-heavy Republican contingent want. Assured of enough Senate votes to keep the government open and the health care law in existence, the Nevada Democrat accused Republicans of attempting “to take an entire

law hostage simply to appease the tea party anarchists.”

Behind the rhetoric lay the likelihood of another in a series of complex, inside-theBeltway brinkmanship episodes as conservative House Republicans and Obama struggle to imprint widely differing views on the U.S. government.

In addition to the threat of a partial shutdown a week from Monday, administration officials said that without passage of legislation to allow more federal borrowing, the nation faces the risk of a first-ever default sometime in the second half of next month.

House Republicans intend to vote to raise the nation’s debt limit next week to prevent that from happening.

But they have said they will include a one-year delay in Obamacare in the measure to reinforce their determination to eradicate the program.

The same bill will include provisions to reduce deficits and stay the administration’s environmental agenda as the GOP seeks gains for its own priorities.

Independent Studies show that homes lose 20% to 40% of their heating and cooling through leaky air ducts.

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Chance of rain: 80%

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Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday High ............................................... 87° Low ................................................ 61° Normal high ................................... 83° Normal low ..................................... 61° Record high ....................... 98° in 1954 Record low ......................... 46° in 1981

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Bishopville 82/66

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00" Month to date .............................. 0.82" Normal month to date ................. 2.62" Year to date ............................... 39.35" Normal year to date ................... 36.01"

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pictures from the public

Ellie McLeod comments on her photo submission, “I went on a trip recently to the Canadian Rockies and Alaska and this big bull elk was standing on the side of the road in the Rockies. I kept getting closer to get a better picture and I think he was telling me to back off! He was beautiful.”

Have you visited someplace interesting, exciting, beautiful or historical that you’ve taken some pictures of? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include selfaddressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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SHS loses to N. Augusta 42-14

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com For the better part of a 1½ quarters, the Sumter High School football team was holding its own against undefeated North Augusta on Friday.

Then things quickly got away from the Gamecocks.

With the game tied 7-7, the high-powered Yellow Jackets reeled off 21 points over the final six minutes of the first half and went on to a 42-14 victory at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

NA improved to 5-0 on the

season, while Sumter fell to 1-3.

“This was a really disappointing game for us,” said Gamecock head coach Reggie Kennedy.

“We thought we’d turned a corner with our offense last week (in a 45-0 victory over Lakewood), but we took a step back tonight.

“Our defense didn’t play bad tonight, but they were on the field too much. We did a good job, but North Augusta struck quick.”

A 24-yard punt return by Willie McCloud set North Augusta up at the SHS 49. The Jackets,

who had outscored their opponents 189-22 coming into the game, went 10 plays for the touchdown. Quarterback Trib Reece threw a 7-yard TD pass to wide receiver Dre Dunbar with 6:29 remaining in the second quarter. Blake Busby’s extra point made it 14-7.

North Augusta defensive back Mike Chavous then intercepted a pass from Sumter QB James Barnes and returned it 26 yards to the SHS 11. McCloud, who rushed 108 yards on 22 carries, SEE GAMECOCKS, PAGE B2

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Sumter’s Ky’Jon Tyler tries to break away from a North Augusta defender in the Gamecocks’ 42-14 loss on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Tyler caught a 54-yard touchdown pass and returned a kickoff 90 yards for the other SHS score.

Barons ground Skyhawks

Gators win 25-6 over Stallions

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

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A week after getting shut out, the Lakewood High School Gators football team showed no signs of ill effects, beating 2A Lee Central 25-6 at J. Frank Baker Stadium on Friday.

Both Lakewood and Lee Central came off shutout losses with the Gators losing 45-0 to 4A Sumter High, while the Stallions lost 54-0 to defending 3A state champion in Hartsville.

The Gators, now 2-2 on the season, surpassed last year’s win total after a 1-9 season, and Lakewood head coach Perry Parks thinks things can only improve for his young squad.

“A sloppy win is a win,” the second-year Lakewood head coach said. “We had a lot of missed opportunities the first half. I scrapped my game plan of trying to throw for 300 yards and said we’re going to run right at these guys and it turned out beneficial for us.”

Lakewood junior quarterback Roderick Charles accounted for 156 yards of

Wilson Hall running back Jay Goodson drags a pair of Hammond defenders in the Barons’ 42-14 victory on Friday at Spencer Field.

SEE GATORS, PAGE B2

Wilson Hall dominates Hammond 42-14

BY COREY DAVIS Special to The Item It was business as usual for the Wilson Hall football team Friday night.

Senior quarterback William Kinney accounted for five touchdowns, while pass-

ing for more than 200 yards and rushing for over 100 yards in leading the undefeated Barons to a 42-14 victory over Hammonds at Spencer Field.

Kinney completed his first nine passes while finishing 12-for-13 for 234 yards and

three touchdown passes.

Kinney’s top target was fellow senior receiver Devin Singleton, who hauled in seven receptions for 191 yards and two touchdown grabs. The Barons amassed 536 yards of total offense in improving to 4-0 on the sea-

son and earning another double-digit triumph. Wilson Hall travels to Porter Gaud in Charleston next Friday.

“I feel all season long we’ve become more diverse,

Boyd leads Clemson over N.C. State 26-14

BY AARON BEARD The Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. — Thirdranked Clemson didn’t show its high-scoring form for much of Thursday night’s trip to North Carolina State. While the Tigers were still good enough to stay unbeaten, it left them trying to figure out what was wrong afterward.

Clemson didn’t score its first touchdown until late in the first half and BOYD didn’t build a comfortable lead until early in the fourth quarter of a 26-14 win, though the Tigers took advantage of a critical third-quarter sequence to seize momentum.

Clemson came in averaging 45 points and 490 yards, but finished with 415 yards in its lowest scoring performance of the young season.

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B3

SEE BARONS, PAGE B2

FRIDAY NIGHT SCORES THURSDAY South Florence 54, Crestwood 7 FRIDAY North Augusta 42, Sumter 14 Lakewood 25, Lee Central 6 Manning 33, Berkeley 9 East Clarendon 20, Camden Military 18 Kingstree 38, Scott’s Branch 0 Wilson Hall 42, Hammond 14 Laurence Manning 24, Heathwood Hall 7 Calhoun Academy 29, Thomas Sumter 6 Thomas Heyward 42, Robert E. Lee 21 Clarendon Hall 50, Richard Winn 34

Waltrip tries to keep Truex after scandal

BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former Sumter High standout and Clemson running back Roderick McDowell (25) tries to avoid the tackle of North Carolina State’s Hakim Jones (20) during the second half of the game in Raleigh, N.C., on Thursday. McDowell had 68 yards rushing in Clemson’s 26-14 win.

LOUDON, N.H. — Michael Waltrip is willing to let driver Martin Truex Jr. leave for another team if Michael Waltrip Racing is unable to find sponsorship for the No. 56 car in 2014.

NAPA Auto Parts WALTRIP will end its multimillion-dollar sponsorship of MWR at the end of the year, the latest fallout from the team’s attempt to manipulate a race to get Truex into NASCAR’s version of the playoffs.

NAPA is Truex’s primary sponsor and in the

first year of a three-year extension announced last August. The deal ran through the 2015 season and is believed to be worth at least $15 million a year.

“If he came to me tomorrow and said, ‘I got a deal to go do something,’ then obviously I would not hold him back,” WalTRUEX trip said Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “I owe him a lot for his loyalty and his passion for our team. I wouldn’t hold him back from doing something he wanted to do, but I’d like him to SEE WALTRIP, PAGE B5

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BARONS from Page B1 balanced and explosive offensively than in the past,” Wilson Hall head coach Bruce Lane said.

“The combination of William and Devin has been a great combination for us all year. I feel we have some very good options on offense.”

The Barons used a nine-play, 82-yard opening game drive to take a 7-0 lead over the Skyhawks. Parker McDuffie scored on a 2-yard run with 8:01 remaining in the first quarter. After a long Hammond’s drive ended on a missed field goal, Wilson Hall used a seven-play, 58-yard drive capped by Kinney’s 24yard touchdown run to push the advantage to 14-0 early in the second quarter.

Kinney continued his strong play as he connected with Jay Goodson on a 40-yard touchdown pass to help give Wilson Hall a 21-0 lead with 4:45 remaining before halftime. Wilson Hall’s opportunistic defense, which had three turnovers, set up the Barons next score on an inter-

ception by sophomore defensive back Robert James. Two plays later, Kinney’s 26-yard run to pay dirt gave Wilson Hall a 28-0 lead with a little more than two minutes left in the second quarter.

Hammond scored before halftime to cut Wilson Hall’s lead to 28-7.

The Skyhawks had a good opening third quarter drive going before Barons’ sophomore defensive back John Ballard jumped in front of Hammond’s pass for WH’s second pick of the game.

The Barons took advantage of the takeaway as Singleton scored on a 82-yard touchdown pass after breaking a couple tackles and sprinting away from the defense into the end zone. Singleton also scored on a 30yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to balloon the Barons’ lead to 42-7.

“Defensively, we forced some turnovers, which was a big key in the victory,” Lane said.

“We’ve just got to continue to play hard and consistent. What happened in this game has no bearing on the next game.

We’ve just got to continue to be humble and hungry and be ready to play every week.”

GATORS from Page B1 total offense and two scores — one rushing and one passing — while junior tailback D’onte Washington led the team in rushing with 96 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. Charles finished 8 of 16 for 105 passing yards, including one touchdown and one interception.

“We had to come out here and do something better than last week (after last week’s shutout),” Charles said.

“We’ve got some good athletes on our team and they found a way (to win) without me (on the field at times).”

The Gators defense was solid against the Stallions, who accounted for just 60 yards of total offense in the first half and finished with 123 yards, 91 of which came through the air.

Senior quarterback Veltron Dixon completed 9 of 17 passes for 91 yards, including an interception.

“Coach Roosevelt Nelson and that defense are playing some good football minus the depth and youth issues,” Parks said. “They need to keep getting better and try to peak before we hit region play starting with Manning (High) in two weeks.”

Lee Central, which dropped

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

AREA ROUNDUP

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Monarchs rout Berkeley 33-9 MANNING — The Manning High School football team improved to 4-1 on the year with a 33-9 victory over Berkeley on Friday at Ramsey Stadium.

Ra’Quan Bennett and John Maddox led the Monarchs offensively. Bennett had 238 yards rushing on 26 carries and three touchdowns, while Maddox had 150 yards rushing on 16 carries and a score.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SUMTER CONWAY

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CONWAY — Sumter High School opened its Regiond VI-4A schedule with a 3-2 victory over Conway on Thursday at the CHS gymnasium.

The Lady Gamecocks, who improved to 7-2 overall, won by the scores of 21-25, 25-9, 25-23, 22-25, 15-11.

Ashley Fleurant led SHS with 30 assists. Christian Hithe had 14 kills and Aubrey Rickard had nine aces.

CLARENDON HALL PATRICK HENRY

SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall improved to 3-2 in SCISA Region I-1A with a 3-2 victory over Patrick Henry Academy on Thursday at the CH gymnasium.

The Lady Saints, who are 5-5 overall, won by the scores of 25-20,19-25, 25-23, 21-25, 15-9.

to 2-2, needs to improve on its execution, according to head coach Baron Turner.

“I’m speechless-- I thought we had a couple of mistakes in the first half, and if you erase them we’re in the game and this game is probably 0-0,” Turner said. “Don’t take anything away from Lakewood; they played hard in the second half and just did what they can do and we couldn’t stop them.”

LC senior tailback George Howard, had the Stallions only score in the second quarter, a 52-yard TD run right before the half to make it a 10-6 Gator advantage at halftime.

Howard finished with 59 yards on eight carries.

Hanging on to a 4-point lead, the Gators found the end zone at the 4:31 mark in the third quarter as Charles had a one-yard scamper to put Lakewood up 17-6. Washington’s 3-yard TD run with 5:36 in the fourth iced the game for the Gators.

The Gators quickly scored on their first opening drive as Charles threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Tyshawn Johnson for an early 7-0 lead at the 9:39 mark of the first quarter. A 20-yard field goal by Blake Carraher opened the second quarter, giving Lakewood a 10-0 lead for most of the half.

LC didn’t get into Gator territory offensively until the second quarter after an inter-

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Clarendon Hall was led by Aubrey Johnson with 20 service points. Emily Brunson added 19 points and Shannon Corbett had 18.

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CONWAY — Sumter High School lost to Conway 2-1 on Thursday at the CHS gymnasium.

Conway won by the scores of 15-25, 25-22, 25-13.

McLean Achziger had 12 service points to lead the Lady Gamecocks in the first game.

Kiana Colclough had five in the second game and Brittany Bickford four in the third game.

CLARENDON HALL PATRICK HENRY

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SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall improved to 6-2 on the season with a 2-1 victory over Patrick Henry Academy on Thursday at the CH gymnasium.

The Lady Saints were led by Sydney Wells, Mackenzie Norman and Brynne Baxley, each of whom had 15 service points.

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COLUMBIA — Brewer Brunson ran for five touchdowns to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 56-36 victo-

‘We had to come out here and do something better than last week (after last week’s shutout). We’ve got some good athletes on our team and they found a way (to win) without me (on the field at times).’

Roderick Charles Lakewood junior quarterback ception by Tony Dunton-El set up the Stallions at the Lakewood 36. The Stallions couldn’t capitalize, going three downs and out.

The next offensive possession wasn’t much better for LC as Dixon threw an interception to Khafari Buffalo.

The Gators couldn’t capitalize as they were hurt by a penalty and a negative play.

ry over Heathwood Hall on Thursday at the Heathwood field.

Brunson scored on runs of 22, 24, 21, six and five yards for the Swampcats, who improved to 4-0 on the season. Brunson, who rushed for 157 yards on 14 carries and caught two passes for 26 yards, also ran for a 2-point conversion and had an interception.

Garrett Black had two touchdown runs of 47 and 59 yards for LMA. He rushed for 151 yards on eight carries and ran for a 2-point conversion.

Luke DeCosta had a 37-yard TD run and returned two kickoffs for 51 yards. Seth Stamps and Kody Reaves both ran for 2 point conversions. Jake Jordan completed four of six passes for 67 yards.

Brent Spurrier had three TDs for the Highlanders while Timothy Wheeler had two scores.

VARSITY GIRLS GOLF SPRING VALLEY SUMTER

Sumter High School lost to Spring Valley by 53 strokes in a match played on Thursday at Beech Creek Golf Club.

Spring Valley shot a 197 while the Lady Gamecocks shot 250.

Ashley Schaffer was the medalist for SHS.

GAMECOCKS from Page B1 went in from three yards out to make it 21-7 with 5:07 left.

After a Gamecock drive stalled, NA took over with 1:41 left in the half. It chose to try and stick the ball in the end zone again and was successful.

Reece connected with wide receiver Jaleel Bryant for a 47-yard TD pass with 18 seconds left to make the halftime score 21-7.

“They ran a wheel route and the receiver got behind our cornerback,” Kennedy said. “We’ve got to stop making mistakes like that.”

Reece completed 13 of 19 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns in the first half. He had a 96yard scoring run on a quarterback draw in the fourth quarter.

Neither team could do much offensively in the second half until midway through the fourth quarter.

Sumter’s only score in the second half came on a 90-yard kickoff return by Ky’Jon Tyler immediately following Reece’s long run.

The Gamecocks had just 198 yards of total offense, only 55 coming on the ground. Barnes was 15-for-36 for 143 yards and two interceptions.

“We thought about making a change (at quarterback), but the offensive coaches decided to let James tough it up,” Kennedy said. “We’ve got to be able to run the ball though. We’ve got to go back and do some things to get better.”

The Yellow Jackets got their first score when Reece hooked up with Dunbar for a 30-yard touchdown pass with 4:44 remaining in the first quarter.

SHS tied the game on a wild 54-yard TD pass from Barnes to Tyler. Tyler was matched up against NA cornerback Mannie Ogletree when Barnes went up top to him. The ball was thrown just short, allowing Ogletree to bat the ball into the air. He fell down, but Tyler tipped the ball again before controlling it and going in for the score to tie the game at 7-7 with 1:09 to go in the first quarter.

FRIDAY NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES Aiken 20, Richland Northeast 7 Allendale-Fairfax 56, Bethune-Bowman 6 Batesburg-Leesville 27, Swansea 24 Battery Creek 42, Garrett Academy of Technology 6 Beaufort 27, Cane Bay 21 Belton-Honea Path 84, Palmetto 0 Bishop England 48, Academic Magnet 21 Blue Ridge 35, Eastside 12 Bluffton 35, James Island 34 Blythewood 35, Lancaster 6 Boiling Springs 28, Rock Hill 13 Brookland-Cayce 21, Dreher 14 Buford 34, Lewisville 22 Calhoun Academy 29, Thomas Sumter Academy 6 Camden 35, Lugoff-Elgin 7 Cardinal Newman 38, Pinewood Prep 3 Carolina Forest 41, Myrtle Beach 35 Carvers Bay 22, Georgetown 14 Chapman 28, Mid-Carolina 7 Charlotte Latin, N.C. 63, Baptist Hill 29 Chesnee 46, Pendleton 7 Christ Church Episcopal 42, Ware Shoals 20 Colleton Prep 28, Holly Hill Academy 7 Crescent 43, Blacksburg 14 D.W. Daniel 49, West Oak 0 Dillon 51, Lake City 7 Dorchester Academy 51, Bible Baptist 28 Dutch Fork 42, Dorman 39 Estill 36, Bamberg-Ehrhardt 30

Fairfield Central 35, Union County 11 Fort Mill 27, Broome 21 Fox Creek 27, Augusta Christian 20 Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy 49, Jefferson Davis Academy 8 Gilbert 62, Pelion 44 Goose Creek 49, Fort Dorchester 28 Greer 42, Greenville 13 Hanahan 45, Edisto 7 Hartsville 28, Cheraw 0 Hemingway 17, Johnsonville 7 Hillcrest 44, Riverside 3 Hilton Head 34, Wade Hampton (H) 14 Hilton Head Christian Academy 48, Northwood Academy 41 James F. Byrnes 62, Clinton 0 Lamar 42, Marion 22 Landrum 21, Carolina High and Academy 6 Latta 58, Lincoln 0 Lexington 36, Irmo 28 Lower Richland 24, Airport 17 Manning 33, Berkeley 9 Marlboro County 28, Conway 21 Mauldin 47, J.L. Mann 20 McBee 7, North Central 6 McCormick 54, Whitmire 0 Nation Ford 31, Ridge View 28 Newberry 35, Chapin 7 North Augusta 42, Sumter 14 North Myrtle Beach 45, Mullins 6 Orangeburg Prep 57, Porter-Gaud 41

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Palmetto Christian Academy 56, Hilton Head Prep 50 Pickens 66, Travelers Rest 15 Powdersville 33, Liberty 26 Saluda 55, Branchville 0 Seneca 49, Walhalla 0 Silver Bluff 53, Midland Valley 33 Socastee 48, Lake View 0 Spartanburg 37, Greenwood 20 Spring Valley 24, Westwood 14 St. James 54, Cross 48 St. John’s Christian Academy 56, First Baptist 54 St. Joseph 42, Calhoun Falls 0 Stratford 42, Ashley Ridge 27 Strom Thurmond 21, South Aiken 7 Summerville 36, Wando 10 Thomas Heyward Academy 42, Robert E. Lee Academy 21 W. Wyman King Academy 44, Andrew Jackson Academy 28 Waccamaw 58, Hannah-Pamplico 0 Wade Hampton (G) 41, Woodmont 35 Wagener-Salley 34, Blackville-Hilda 27 West Ashley 35, Colleton County 28 West Florence 30, Darlington 27 Whale Branch 65, Denmark-Olar 0 Williston-Elko 54, North 6 Wilson Hall 42, Hammond 14 Woodland 53, North Charleston 12 Woodruff 48, Laurens 28 Wren 49, Emerald 28 York Comprehensive 57, W.J. Keenan 12

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

CLEMSON from Page B1 “It just wasn’t smooth,’’ said quarterback Tajh Boyd, who threw three touchdown passes.

“I don’t really know if it was anxiety or having 12 days off or it just wasn’t as rhythmful as we wanted it to be. Then, we came back in the second half and did some great things.’’

Boyd’s 30-yard scoring pass to Martavis Bryant capped the game-turning sequence — including an apparent Wolfpack touchdown negated by an official’s whistle — that put the Tigers (3-0, 1-0 ACC) in control.

Boyd found Bryant for another touchdown, with Bryant snatching the ball from defender Niles Clark for a 15-yard score that made it a three-possession game early in the fourth.

Boyd threw for 244 yards on 24-for-37 passing, with his first scoring toss coming on an 11-yarder to Sam Cooper with 2:23 left in the second that gave the Tigers a 13-7 halftime lead.

“Tajh is a perfectionist.

That’s the way he is in practice,’’ Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “That’s the way he is all the time. He can’t stand when he feels like he made a mistake.

I just told him, `Go to the next play.’ I told (offensive coordinator Chad Morris), `Just keep calling the game. We’ll get him going.’’’

Shadrach Thornton scored the Wolfpack’s first touchdown on a 21-yard run in the second for a 7-6 lead, but N.C. State (2-1, 0-1) couldn’t complete

the upset in coach Dave Doeren’s first league game.

“It’s not a moral victory by any means,’’ Doeren said. “We do not accept losing here. But I’m proud of the way we competed.’’

The Tigers entered Raleigh with their highest ranking in 25 years and a prime spot in the national championship chase.

They also came in with memories of their inexplicably bad performance here two seasons earlier, when the Wolfpack scored 27 second-quarter points en route to a 37-13 rout of the then-No. 7 Tigers.

N.C. State followed that win with an upset of No. 3 Florida State here last year. But N.C. State’s hopes of beating a top10 team at home for the third straight season essentially ended in one frustrating sequence.

Receiver Bryan Underwood sprinted around the right side for what appeared to be an 83yard touchdown to tie the game at 13 midway through the third.

But officials ruled Underwood stepped on the sideline at the Clemson 47 and blew the play dead, making it an unreviewable play — replays appeared to show him remaining inbounds — that led to boos raining down from the CarterFinley Stadium stands.

“It was right in front of me,’’ Doeren said. “He didn’t go out of bounds. Unfortunately they blew it dead so they couldn’t review it. It’s an unfortunate deal. I know the guy felt bad about it. You can’t do anything about it. That’s just the way it is.’’

Three plays later, Clemson’s Vic Beasley knocked the ball

(3) CLEMSON 26, NC STATE 14 Clemson NC State

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First Quarter Clem — FG Catanzaro 49, 9:58.

Third Quarter Clem — Bryant 30 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 5:25.

Fourth Quarter Clem — Bryant 15 pass from Boyd (run failed), 11:27.

NCSt — Thomas 4 run (Sade kick), 3:50.

Attendance: 57,583.

Clem 2222 40-171 40-171 244 244 24-37-0 24-37-0 88 5-36.4 0-0 0-0 6-45 6-45 27:11

NCSt 1818 36-165 36-165 213 213 20-37-1 20-37-1 00 6-40.2 6-40.2 1-1 1-1 9-57 9-57 32:49

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Clemson, McDowell 14-68, Howard 7-45, Boyd 13-38, Brooks 5-17, S.Watkins 1-3. NC State, Underwood 2-54, Thomas 14-30, Shirreffs 4-23, Thornton 1-21, R.Smith 3-17, Dayes 6-16, Creecy 6-4.

PASSING — Clemson, Boyd 24-37-0-244. NC State, Thomas 20-36-1-213, Team 0-1-0-0.

RECEIVING — Clemson, S.Watkins 10-96, Bryant 6-73, Hopper 4-25, M.Williams 1-25, Cooper 1-11, McDowell 1-10, Seckinger 1-4. NC State, R.Smith 5-51, Underwood 4-35, Payton 3-26, Valdes-Scantling 2-27, Ramos 2-23, Cherry 2-16, Thornton 1-32, Purvis 1-3.

loose from Pete Thomas on a sack for a fumble recovered by Spencer Shuey. The Tigers pounced on the opportunity, with Boyd hitting Bryant for the 30-yard score that made it 20-7 with 5:25 left in the quarter.

Bryant’s impressive grab for his second touchdown on Clemson’s next drive made it 26-7 with 11:27 left — and the booing over the Underwood call continued.

“It hurts, but hey, things happen in games,’’ Underwood

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Florida looks to continue dominance of Tennessee

BY MARK LONG The Associated Press

Second Quarter Clem — FG Catanzaro 45, 14:46.

NCSt — Thornton 21 run (Sade kick), 11:03.

Clem — Cooper 11 pass from Boyd (Catanzaro kick), 2:23.

First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

THE ITEM

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tennessee-Florida is becoming an irrelevant rivalry.

For more than a decade, the series essentially decided the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division — in September. The winner usually ended up in Atlanta playing for the league title; the loser had to wait a year for another shot.

Now, though, the rivalry is as lopsided as some of its recent scores.

The 19th-ranked Gators (1-1) have won eight in a row against Tennessee (2-1), the series’ longest streak since the Volunteers won the first 10 meetings between 1916 and 1953.

Florida has won the last six games by double digits, a couple of them nowhere near that close.

“It’s a great rivalry, but in order for us to continue to really make this a rivalry, we have to start winning some of these football games,” first-year Tennessee coach Butch Jones said.

Jones gets a shot at ending the slide Saturday in Gainesville.

STATE Thursday (3) Clemson 26, N.C. State 14 Today Citadel at Old Dominion, 6 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Wofford, 7 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Norfolk State, 4 p.m.

Hampton at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m.

Benedict vs. S.C. State, 4 p.m.

Newberry at Catawba, 7 p.m.

Tusculum at North Greenville, 7 p.m.

ACC Today (8) Florida State vs. Bethune-Cookman, 6 p.m.

(16) Miami vs. Savannah State, 7 p.m.

Marshall at Virginia Tech, noon North Carolina at Georgia Tech, noon Wake Forest at Army, noon Pittsburgh at Duke, noon Tulane at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m.

West Virginia vs. Maryland, 3:30 p.m.

VMI vs. Virginia, 3:30 p.m.

SEC Today (1) Alabama vs. Colorado State, 7 p.m.

(6) LSU vs. Auburn, 7:45 p.m.

(9) Georgia vs. North Texas, 12:21 p.m.

(10) Texas A&M vs. SMU, 7 p.m.

(19) Florida vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Massachsuetts, noon Arkansas at Rutgers, 3:30 p.m.

Troy at Mississippi State, 7:30 p.m.

Missouri at Indiana, 8 p.m.

TOP 25 Today (4) Ohio State vs. Florida A&M, noon (5) Stanford vs. (23) Arizona State, 7 p.m.

(7) Louisville vs. Florida International, noon (13) UCLA vs. New Mexico State, 10:30 p.m.

(15) Michigan at Connecticut, 8 p.m.

(17) Washington vs. Idaho State, 3 p.m.

(18) Northwestern vs. Maine, 3:30 p.m.

(20) Baylor vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 4 p.m.

(22) Notre Dame vs. Michigan State, 3:30 p.m.

(24) Wisconsin vs. Purdue, 3:30 p.m.

(25) Texas State vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m.

SMALL COLLEGE ROUNDUP

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Pough: S.C. State ready for Benedict in Palmetto Capital City Classic JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina State head football coach Buddy Pough was relieved to get his first win of the season last week, but that feeling won’t last long if his Bulldogs lose to Division II Benedict in POUGH the Palmetto Capital City Classic today in Columbia.

“We like to think we’re a cut above them, like Clemson when we play them. But I don’t know if there is that much space between Clemson and South Carolina State as there is between South Carolina State and Benedict,” Pough said.

South Carolina State (1-2) is renewing its rivalry with Benedict (20). The two historicallyblack colleges have only played sporadically recently, with the Bulldogs handling their lower-division opponents easily. Pough is 4-0 against Benedict in his 12 years coaching South Carolina State, winning the games by an average of 42 points.

But the Tigers have a little more bite this year.

They lead Division II in defense, allowing 129 yards a game. And Benedict head coach James Woody wants his team to show no fear when it takes the field at Williams-Brice Stadium.

“We’re not intimidated at all,” Woody said.

“They put their pants on like we put our pants on. They have helmets, we have helmets. We’re going to go out there on that field and see what happens.”

Pough said South Carolina State will need a big game from senior

receiver Tyler McDonald, who is on his way to setting several school records. He needs just 18 catches and 390 receiving yards to break Oliver “Tre” Young’s records in each category set four years ago.

“We’ve been able to put together some plans that have given him a chance to really shine,” Pough said. “Tyler is a fluid, shake-and-bake kind of guy who can make people miss.”

HAMPTON LOOKS TO MAKE WAVES AT COASTAL CAROLINA

In Conway, Coastal Carolina (3-0) will try to continue the best start in program history against Hampton (0-3).

The Chanticleers have five Big South Conference titles and three FCS playoff bids in 12 years of football, but they have never started a season 3-0.

Going back to last season, Coastal Carolina has won nine of 10 games under second-year coach Joe Moglia with the only loss coming in the second round of last year’s playoffs.

The Chanticleers have never played Hampton before. The Pirates’ offense has struggled this season, averaging less than 11 points a game and gaining just 226 yards — the fifth worst in FCS. “I know they are disap-

pointed with the start they had, but we can’t worry about that,” Moglia said.

Coastal Carolina’s offense is still humming.

The Chanticleers are tops in the Big South, averaging 38 points and 458 yards a game so far this season.

Hampton head coach Donovan Rose expects a playoff-like atmosphere at Brooks Stadium on Saturday.

“We’ve got to show up.

They are going to try to smash our face in,” Rose said.

CHARLESTON SOUTHERN TAKES ON NORFOLK STATE

In Norfolk, Va., Charleston Southern (3-0) will try to keep new head coach Jamey Chadwell’s record unblemished against Norfolk State (0-2).

The Buccaneers have been the surprise of the college football season in South Carolina, knocking off rival The Citadel in the opener and keeping the momentum going.

Just two years ago, Charleston Southern was in the midst of a 16-game losing streak.

Chadwell said Norfolk State’s record is deceiving and the game will be tougher because the Spartans had a bye last week. “Norfolk is by far the best team we’ve seen

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personnel wise all year,” Chadwell said.

But that personnel hasn’t been able to move the ball. Norfolk State is averaging less than 179 yards a game on offense and has scored just six points in its first two games.

GARDNER-WEBB BULLDOGS VISIT WOFFORD TERRIERS

In Spartanburg, Wofford (2-1) takes a break from the Southern Conference with a game against Gardner-Webb (2-1).

The Terriers have won six straight over the Bulldogs, but Gardner-Webb has upset both Southern Conference foe Furman and nationally ranked Richmond already this year.

“They are a sound football team — very athletic and very physi-

cal,” Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said.

Gardner-Webb is winning in part thanks to a good defense against the run. The Bulldogs are the best in the Big South, allowing just 108 yards on the ground a game.

Running is almost all Wofford does in it finelyhoned triple option attack. The Terriers have the 12th best rushing attack in the nation at 242 yards a game.

“Exactly what you expect out of Coach Ayers.

I think they have another contending football team to put on the field this year,” Gardner-Webb head coach Carroll McCray said.

CITADEL MAKES A TRIP TO OLD DOMINION

In Norfolk, Va., The Citadel (1-2) steps up to play Old Dominion (1-2),

which is in its first year in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

The Monarchs played their first FCS team of the season last week and gained 733 yards in a 76-19 win over Howard.

“This is an outstanding offense,” Citadel head coach Kevin Higgins said of ODU. “They scored on the first seven possessions and had over 500 yards in the first half last week.”

The Bulldogs are also coming off their first win last week, beating Western Carolina, which was important to keep this season from falling apart early, Higgins said.

“We saw a lot of improvement in several different areas last week,” Higgins said.

“Hopefully we can continue that trend.”

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SPORTS

THE ITEM

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

Braves top Cubs 9-5 to reduce magic number to one for title JOHN JACKSON The Associated Press CHICAGO — Teams usually can’t wait to get out of the cramped quarters of the visiting clubhouse at Wrigley Field. Not so the Atlanta Braves, who were delighted to put in some overtime in the less-than-friendly confines Friday night.

The Braves’ 9-5 victory over the Chicago Cubs reduced their magic number to one and ensured them of at least a tie in the NL East.

The players decided to watch the game between the second-place Washington Nationals and Miami Marlins in the clubhouse to see if they would win the outright title — even though Nationals-Marlins wasn’t slated to begin until an hour and a half after the Braves game ended.

“Some guys are going to stay here and some guys’ families are here, so they’re going to go spend some time

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Atlanta’s Chris Johnson, right, is greeted at home by Dan Uggla after Johnson’s home run in the Braves’ 9-5 victory on Friday in Chicago.

with their families,” closer Craig Kimbrel said. “We’re all going to be back here around the end of the game.”

The Nationals won 8-0 to keep the Braves from clinching the NL East.

When asked if it would be weird sticking around so late

to watch the game in an empty ballpark, Kimbrel said: “No, we did it in 2010 with San Diego and San Francisco.

It’s actually, a lot of fun. Let’s just hope the Marlins win.”

If not, the Braves simply will look to take care of things during their next opportunity.

MLB ROUNDUP

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Votto’s homer lifts Reds over Pirates 6-5 WILL GRAVES The Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Votto homered off Kyle Farnsworth in the 10th inning and the Cincinnati Reds edged Pittsburgh 6-5 Friday night to pull even with the Pirates for the top wild-card spot in the National League.

Cincinnati pushed across three unearned runs in the ninth off Pittsburgh closer Mark Melancon to tie it and Votto won it an inning later when his fly to left field reached the first

row of seats for his 24th homer of the season.

JJ Hoover (5-5) earned the win for the Reds, who have won four straight. Aroldis Chapman worked the 10th for his 38th save.

Farnsworth (1-1) retired Brandon Phillips to start the 10th but left fielder Starling Marte couldn’t quite grab Votto’s shot down the line and the Reds started a pivotal three-game series with a stunning victory.

NATIONALS MARLINS

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WASHINGTON —

Jordan Zimmermann pitched a two-hitter and picked up his NL-leading 19th win Friday night, leading the barely-still-alive Washington Nationals to an 8-0 victory over the Miami Marlins.

Zimmermann (198) took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, struck out nine and faced only three batters above the minimum. He passed the 200-inning mark for the season and lowered his ERA to 3.18 for the Nationals, who have essentially hit must-win mode in their late push for

the playoffs.

YANKEES GIANTS

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NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez set a major league record with his 24th career grand slam, passing Lou Gehrig with a tiebreaking shot in the seventh inning that sent the New York Yankees to a 5-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday night.

Rodriguez’s slam helped CC Sabathia (14-13) beat Tim Lincecum in a matchup of former Cy Young Award winners having subpar seasons.

SPORTS ITEMS

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Stenson leads Tour Championship after 64

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press ATLANTA — Tiger Woods and Henrik Stenson, the top two seeds in the FedEx Cup, could not have been more different in the opening round of the Tour Championship.

Stenson hardly missed a shot on the front nine. He had such control over his game that six of his first seven iron shots were 10 feet or closer to the hole. He converted five of them for birdies, added a 5-iron from 223 yards to 4 feet for one last birdie on the par-3 18th, and wound up with a 6-under 64 and a one-shot lead at East Lake.

Tiger Woods was the model of frustration.

He missed a short birdie putt on the opening hole that set the tone for a most unusual day. When it was over, Woods failed to make a birdie for only the seventh time in his PGA Tour career — three of them at East Lake.

Woods opened with a 73, nine shots behind.

“It’s a nice feeling to hit those kind of shots playing with the world’s best player,” Stenson said. “Normally, it’s him who does it to everyone else, but it was kind of nice to throw a couple at him.”

YANKEES LHP ANDY PETTITTE TO RETIRE AFTER SEASON

NEW YORK — Yankees pitcher Andy Pettitte will retire after this season.

The team announced Pettitte’s decision in a news release Friday, hours before opening its final homestand. The 41-year-old left-hander initially retired after the 2010 season, but he sat out only one year before returning to the Yankees.

“I’ve reached the point where I know that I’ve left everything I have PETTITTE out there on that field,” Pettitte said in the statement. “The time is right. I’ve exhausted myself, mentally and physically, and that’s exactly how I want to leave this game.”

In a nice bit of symmetry, Pettitte is scheduled to make two more starts this season — one at Yankee Stadium and the other in his hometown of Houston.

Pettitte is set to pitch against the San Francisco Giants on Sunday, when the Yankees will

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Henrik Stenson leads the Tour Championship in Atlanta by one stroke after Friday’s second round.

honor longtime closer Mariano Rivera. Baseball’s career saves leader also is retiring.

49ERS’ SMITH OUT ON BAIL AFTER HIS ARREST FOR DUI

SAN FRANCISCO — Authorities say San Francisco 49ers All Pro linebacker Aldon Smith is out of jail following his arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and marijuana possession.

Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup says Smith posted $5,250 bail on Friday morning, just hours after he was taken into custody by police responding to a solo vehicle crash involving a pickup SMITH truck in San Jose’s Silver Creek area.

Police say Smith was arrested after officers gave him a breathalyzer test and determined he was under the influence.

— from wire reports

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 7:45 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match from Norwich, England —Aston Villa vs. Norwich (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:55 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match from Liverpool, England —Southampton vs. Liverpool (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. — PGA Golf: Tour Championship Third Round from Atlanta (GOLF).

Noon — PGA Golf: Tour Championship Third Round from Atlanta (WIS 10).

Noon — College Football: North Texas at Georgia (WOLO 25).

Noon — College Football: Pittsburgh at Duke (WACH 57).

Noon — College Football: North Carolina at Georgia Tech (ESPN).

Noon — College Football: San Jose State at Minnesota (ESPN2).

Noon — College Football: Marshall at Virginia Tech (ESPNU).

Noon — College Football: Vanderbilt at Massachusetts (ESPNEWS).

Noon — College Football: Louisiana Tech at Kansas (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Third Round from Turin, Italy (GOLF).

Noon — College Football: Tulane at Syracuse (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

12:30 p.m. — International Soccer: English Premier League Match from London — Fulham vs.

Chelsea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Michigan State at Notre Dame (WIS 10).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Tennessee at Florida (WLTX 19).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Purdue at Wisconsin (WOLO 25).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Arkansas at Rutgers (ESPN).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Utah State at Southern California (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: West Virginia vs.

Maryland from Baltimore (ESPNU).

4 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Chicago Cubs (WGN, WPUB-FM 102.7).

4 p.m. — College Football: Louisiana Monroe at Baylor (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. — College Football: Houston vs. Rice from Houston (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

6 p.m. — College Football: Lehigh at Princeton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. — College Football: The Citadel at Old Domnion (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. — Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Pacific Links Hawaii Championship Second Round from Oahu, Hawaii (GOLF).

7 p.m. — College Football: Arizona State at Stanford (WACH 57).

7 p.m. — College Football: Colorado State at Alabama (ESPN2).

7 p.m. — College Football: Southern Methodist at Texas A&M (ESPNU).

7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Pittsburgh or Texas at Kansas City (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Two — Atlanta at Washington (NBA TV).

7:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Kentucky 300 from Sparta, Ky. (ESPNEWS, WEGX-FM 92.9).

7:30 p.m. — College Football: Troy at Mississippi State (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7:30 p.m. — College Football: Texas State at Texas Tech (SPORTSOUTH).

7:45 p.m. — College Football: Auburn at Louisiana State (ESPN).

8 p.m. — College Football: Michigan at Connecticut (WOLO 25).

9 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Canelo Gonzalez for the World Junior Middleweight Title from Las Vegas (SHOWTIME).

10 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Two — Los Angeles at Phoenix (NBA TV).

10:15 p.m. — College Football: Utah at Brigham Young (ESPN2).

10:15 p.m. — College Football: Wyoming at Air Force (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Seattle at Los Angeles (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 a.m. — Formula One Racing: Singapore Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Singapore (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS American League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct z-Boston 93 61 .604 Tampa Bay 83 69 .546 Baltimore 81 71 .533 New York 80 73 .523 Toronto 70 82 .461 Central Division W L Pct Detroit 89 64 .582 Cleveland 83 70 .542 Kansas City 80 72 .526 Minnesota 65 87 .428 Chicago 60 92 .395 West Division W L Pct Oakland 90 63 .588 Texas 83 69 .546 Los Angeles 74 78 .487 Seattle 67 86 .438 Houston 51 102 .333 z-clinched playoff berth

GB – 9 11 12½ 22 GB – 6 8½ 23½ 28½ GB – 6½ 15½ 23 39

Friday’s Games Cleveland 2, Houston 1, 7 innings N.Y. Yankees 5, San Francisco 1 Detroit 12, Chicago White Sox 5 Boston 6, Toronto 3 Today’s Games Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 10-7) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-3), 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 8-5), 1:05 p.m.

Minnesota (P.Hernandez 3-1) at Oakland (J.Parker 11-7), 4:05 p.m.

Houston (Clemens 4-5) at Cleveland (Kazmir 8-9), 6:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 11-13) at Detroit (Porcello 13-8), 7:08 p.m.

Texas (Garza 3-5) at Kansas City (Guthrie 14-11), 7:10 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 11-9) at Boston (Buchholz 11-0), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (J.Saunders 11-15) at L.A. Angels (Williams 8-10), 9:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Houston at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Texas at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

National League

By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 91 62 .595 – Washington 82 71 .536 9 Philadelphia 71 81 .467 19½ New York 68 84 .447 22½ Miami 56 97 .366 35 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 89 64 .582 – Pittsburgh 88 65 .575 1 Cincinnati 87 66 .569 2 Milwaukee 68 84 .447 20½ Chicago 64 90 .416 25½ West Division W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 88 65 .575 – Arizona 77 75 .507 10½ San Diego 71 81 .467 16½ San Francisco 71 82 .464 17

| Colorado 70 84 .455 x-clinched division

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Friday’s Games Atlanta 9, Chicago Cubs 5 Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 5, 10 innings Washington 8, Miami 0 N.Y. Mets 6, Philadelphia 4 N.Y. Yankees 5, San Francisco 1 Today’s Games San Francisco (Vogelsong 3-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 8-5), 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Medlen 14-12) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 9-11), 4:05 p.m.

Cincinnati (H.Bailey 11-10) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 8-11), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Koehler 3-10) at Washington (Strasburg 7-9), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 11-10) at Philadelphia (Cloyd 2-5), 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis (Lynn 13-10) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 119), 7:10 p.m.

Arizona (Cahill 7-10) at Colorado (McHugh 0-2), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-9) at San Diego (B. Smith 1-1), 8:40 p.m.

Sunday’s Games San Francisco at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 2 0 0 1.000 36 Miami 2 0 0 1.000 47 N.Y. Jets 1 1 0 .500 28 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 45 South W L T Pct PF Houston 2 0 0 1.000 61 Indianapolis 1 1 0 .500 41 Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 40 Jacksonville 0 2 0 .000 11 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 1 1 0 .500 41 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 41 Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 16 Pittsburgh 0 2 0 .000 19 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 3 0 0 1.000 71 Denver 2 0 0 1.000 90 Oakland 1 1 0 .500 36 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 61 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 1 1 0 .500 52 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 79 N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 54 Washington 0 2 0 .000 47 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 2 0 0 1.000 39 Atlanta 1 1 0 .500 48 Carolina 0 2 0 .000 30 Tampa Bay 0 2 0 .000 31 North W L T Pct PF Chicago 2 0 0 1.000 55 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 55 Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 66 Minnesota 0 2 0 .000 54 West W L T Pct PF Seattle 2 0 0 1.000 41 St. Louis 1 1 0 .500 51 San Francisco 1 1 0 .500 37 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 49

PA 31 30 30 46 PA 52 41 39 47 PA 34 55 37 36 PA 34 50 30 61 PA 48 86 77 71 PA 31 47 36 34 PA 51 49 54 65 PA 10 55 57 48

Thursday’s Game Kansas City 26, Philadelphia 16 Sunday’s Games San Diego at Tennessee, 1 p.m.

Arizona at New Orleans, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Dallas, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Washington, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New England, 1 p.m.

Green Bay at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Miami, 4:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m.

Jacksonville at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 4:25 p.m.

Chicago at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game Oakland at Denver, 8:40 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS

By The Associated Press All Times EDT (x-if necessary) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-3) Eastern Conference Washington 1, Atlanta 0 Thursday, Sept. 19: Washington 71, Atlanta 56 Saturday, Sept. 21: Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. x-Monday, Sept. 23: Washington at Atlanta, TBA Chicago vs. Indiana Friday Sept. 20: Indiana at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 22: Chicago at Indiana, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 24: Indiana at Chicago, TBA Western Conference Minnesota vs. Seattle Friday, Sept. 20: Seattle at Minnesota, 9 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 22: Minnesota at Seattle, 5 p.m. x-Tuesday, Sept. 24: Seattle at Minnesota, TBA Phoenix vs. Los Angeles Phoenix 1, Los Angeles 0 Thursday, Sept. 19: Phoenix 86, Los Angeles 75 Saturday, Sept. 21: Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m. x-Monday, Sept. 23: Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

GOLF Tour Championship Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At East Lake Golf Club Atlanta Purse: $8 million Yardage: 7,307; Par 70 Second Round Henrik Stenson 64-66—130 Adam Scott 65-69—134 Jordan Spieth 68-67—135 Justin Rose 68-68—136 Dustin Johnson 68-68—136 Billy Horschel 66-70—136 Keegan Bradley 72-65—137 Nick Watney 72-65—137 Gary Woodland 70-67—137 Zach Johnson 69-68—137 Steve Stricker 66-71—137 Phil Mickelson 71-67—138 Jim Furyk 70-68—138 Roberto Castro 67-71—138 D.A. Points 72-67—139 Hunter Mahan 70-69—139 Bill Haas 70-69—139 Graham DeLaet 68-71—139 Webb Simpson 68-71—139 Sergio Garcia 68-71—139 Luke Donald 70-70—140 Kevin Streelman 69-72—141 Brendon de Jonge 70-72—142 Jason Day 68-74—142 Matt Kuchar 69-74—143 Tiger Woods 73-71—144 Jason Dufner 74-70—144 Brandt Snedeker 69-75—144 Boo Weekley 70-75—145 Charl Schwartzel 68-79—147

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Chiefs remain perfect after beating Eagles

BY DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press

Chiefs 26, Eagles 16

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jamaal Charles hasn’t forgotten the nightmare that was last season, making the first words out of his mouth in describing the Kansas City Chiefs’ perfect start quite appropriate.

“It’s a dream,” the Pro Bowl running back said.

An impressive 26-16 victory over the Eagles in coach Andy Reid’s return to Philadelphia on Thursday night left the Chiefs 3-0 for just the second time in a decade. The Chiefs have won their first three games only eight times ever, and six of the previous seven ended in the playoffs.

“We’ve been through a lot in the six years I’ve been here, and I know they don’t want to go through (the hard times) again,” Charles said, “so having a change and Andy Reid coming on and being the coach, he just says to go out there and have fun.”

Sure is easier to have fun when you’re winning.

The Chiefs have already eclipsed their win total from all of last season, and they’re not doing it with smoke and mirrors, either.

Try turnovers and defense.

The Chiefs have forced nine turnovers and have yet to commit one after tying for the league lead with a minus-24 turnover differential last season. They forced the Eagles

Kansas City Philadelphia

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10 — 26 7 — 16

First Quarter KC — FG Succop 33, 12:08.

KC — Berry 38 interception return (Succop kick), 11:12.

Phi — Avant 22 pass from Vick (run failed), 5:06.

Second Quarter KC — FG Succop 31, 8:21.

KC — FG Succop 34, 2:26.

Third Quarter Phi — FG Henery 29, 6:29.

Fourth Quarter KC — Charles 3 run (Succop kick), 12:57.

Phi — McCoy 41 run (Henery kick), 11:36.

KC — FG Succop 38, 3:21.

Attendance: 69,144.

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Time of Possession

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Kansas City head coach Andy Reid calls a play during the second half of the Chiefs’ 26-16 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday in Philadelphia.

into five of them on Thursday night, including a pick-six by safety Eric Berry.

“Turnovers and points on both sides of the ball are very important,” Reid said during a conference call with reporters on Friday. “That’s been from the first meeting with the players, that’s what we stressed, and touchdowns do matter from special teams, from offense and defense. You want everyone to be involved

WALTRIP from Page B1 hang around so we can attract a sponsor and keep him in our cars.”

NASCAR took the unprecedented step of kicking Truex out of the Chase in favor of Ryan Newman, who would have made it into the field instead of Truex without MWR’s meddling. MWR was also fined $300,000, general manager Ty Norris was suspended indefinitely and all three crew chiefs for its drivers were placed on probation for the rest of the year.

The penalties levied against MWR led to a larger NASCAR investigation that uncovered at least one other case of race manipulation.

NASCAR was then forced to expand the Chase field to 13 drivers to include Jeff Gordon and issue new rules banning digital radios and more than one team member per car on the spotter stand.

NASCAR chairman Brian France also ordered all competitors to give 100 percent at all times during a meeting in which it was made clear attempts to artificially alter the outcome of races would be prohibited.

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Waltrip continued at New Hampshire to apologize for his team’s actions.

“We will race forward with respect and appreciation for being able to be here,” he said. “We’ll start to regain trust.”

Aaron’s, sponsor of Brian Vickers for MWR, said it remains dedicated to the organization, but Clint Bowyer sponsor 5-Hour Energy said Thursday it was still evaluating its relationship with MWR. Waltrip said Friday that he “fully expects” 5-Hour Energy to remain with MWR. MWR co-owner Rob Kauffman pumped in muchneeded cash and brought stability and accountability to the organization. Waltrip said Kauffman could help fund Truex in 2014.

NAPA’s decision will end a relationship with Waltrip that dates to 2001. NAPA was sponsor for Waltrip for both of his Daytona 500-winning cars and moved with him when he formed Michael Waltrip Racing in 2007. The company took over sponsorship of Truex when he joined MWR in 2010 and as Waltrip’s replacement.

in that part.”

The Chiefs defense, which allowed 40 points in their season opener a year ago, has allowed 34 points through its first three games. That includes what amounted to a shutout in their season-opener against Jacksonville, which managed just a safety off a blocked punt.

Kansas City piled up five more sacks against the Eagles, wrangling to the turf elusive

This is the second scandal NAPA has been through with Waltrip, who was found to have a fuel additive in his engine in his debut race, the 2007 Daytona 500.

“They just felt like the events of the last 10 days had spiraled out of control a bit,” Waltrip said. “They felt like what we were involved with and NASCAR penalized us for was more than they were comfortable dealing with, more than they were comfortable with accepting.

They worked hard to try to figure out a way to hang around.”

The loss of a primary sponsor, particularly with only nine races left in the season, is a big blow to Waltrip. It will be a tremendous challenge to quickly replace the money because NAPA is a rare sponsor that covers the entire 36-race Sprint Cup schedule.

Should MWR not secure sponsorship to replace NAPA, it could lead to layoffs of nearly 100 employees and the possible shuttering of Truex’s team.

“We’re going to race ahead,” Waltrip said. “We’re going to try to find funding for the 56 and have three cars in the competition for the Chase next year. “

quarterback Michael Vick on just about every play.

Justin Houston had 4½ of the sacks, pushing his total to 7½ this season, and even recovered a pair of fumbles — one that he caused.

Houston’s sack total made him the third-fastest player in franchise history to reach 20 sacks to start a career since it became an official stat in 1992. The only players to do it more quickly offer some good

KC 19 19 395 395 37-147 37-147 248 248 2-12 2-12 3-96 3-96 2-34 2-34 22-35-0 22-35-0 5-25 5-25 5-43.6 5-43.6 0-00-0 9-65 9-65 39:07 39:07

Phi 2121 431 431 28-260 28-260 171 171 3-14 3-14 3-78 3-78 0-0 0-0 13-30-2 13-30-2 5-30 5-30 4-37.0 4-37.0 4-3 4-3 6-45 6-45 20:53

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING — Kansas City, Charles 20-92, A.Smith 10-33, Davis 6-25, McCluster 1-(minus 3). Philadelphia, McCoy 20-158, Vick 5-95, Brown 3-7.

PASSING — Kansas City, A.Smith 22-35-0-273.

Philadelphia, Vick 13-30-2-201.

RECEIVING — Kansas City, Avery 7-141, Charles 7-80, McGrath 4-31, Sherman 1-10, Jenkins 1-6, Bowe 1-4, McCluster 1-1. Philadelphia, Avant 5-87, Jackson 3-62, Cooper 2-29, Celek 2-18, Ertz 1-5.

MISSED FIELD GOALS — Kansas City, Succop 51 (WR). Philadelphia, Henery 48 (WL).

company: Derrick Thomas and Jared Allen.

“The DBs, the linebackers giving great coverage, the big guys in the middle pushing the pocket,” Houston said.

“When they’re doing that, man, it’s real easy for me to do my job.”

Newman wins pole at New Hampshire LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Ryan Newman turned a track record lap of 136.497 mph to win the pole at New Hampshire Motor Speedway and headline a top 12 loaded with Chase drivers for Sunday’s race.

Chase for the Sprint Cup championship drivers filled 10 of the top 12 spots Friday. Kasey Kahne was second, Jeff Gordon third and Kurt Busch was fourth for what will be the secNEWMAN ond Chase race.

Joey Logano qualified sixth, Kevin Harvick was eighth, series points leader and last week’s winner Matt Kenseth was ninth, and Greg Biffle starts 10th. Jimmie Johnson is 11th and Kyle Busch 12th.

Martin Truex Jr. starts fifth the same week he found out NAPA was dumping sponsorship of his Michael Waltrip Racing No. 56 car after the race-fixing attempts at Richmond earlier this month.

SYLVANIA 300 LINEUP After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 136.497.

2. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 136.082.

3. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 136.053.

4. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 135.868.

5. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 135.636.

6. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 135.525.

7. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 135.463.

8. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 135.41.

9. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 135.371.

10. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 135.208.

11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 135.126.

12. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 135.097.

13. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 135.073.

14. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 135.021.

15. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 134.987.

16. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 134.892.

17. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 134.477.

18. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 134.42.

19. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 134.292.

20. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 134.217.

21. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 134.193.

22. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 134.132.

23. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 133.981.

24. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 133.792.

25. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 133.769.

26. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 133.637.

27. (51) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 133.548.

28. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 133.52.

29. (55) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 133.408.

30. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 133.301.

31. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 133.282.

32. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 133.17.

33. (30) Kevin Swindell, Toyota, 132.365.

34. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 132.232.

35. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 132.2.

36. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 132.163.

37. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

38. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

39. (33) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (95) Scott Riggs, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (98) Johnny Sauter, Ford, Owner Points.

42. (32) Timmy Hill, Ford, Owner Points.

43. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points.

Nicklaus confident Woods will break majors mark

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Jack Nicklaus remains confident Tiger Woods will surpass his mark of 18 major titles despite facing a level of competition the Golden Bear says as good as any that’s ever been in golf.

Nicklaus was in Charleston for the opening of a pizza restaurant, in which he and son Gary are investors. Nicklaus said he’s never wavered from believing the 37-year-old Woods will eventually pull out of his majors drought — he hasn’t won one since the 2008 U.S. Open — and win the five titles necessary to move past Nicklaus These days, Woods “has as many good players as we’ve ever

had in the game,” Nicklaus said.

With recent major champions like Rory McIlroy, Adam Scott and Phil Mickelson playing top-level golf, the chances of one player dominating several majors in a short time as Woods did at times in achieving his 14 titles becomes less likely, Nicklaus said.

Still, Nicklaus doesn’t waste much time worrying about holding on to his achievement.

“If you look at it realistically, Tigers’ probably got another 10 years of top golf,” Nicklaus said.

“That’s 40 majors. Can he win five of them? I think he probably will.”

Nicklaus went through several major droughts in his career.

He didn’t win for more than three years between the 1967

U.S. Open and his next title at the 1970 British Open. He went through a similar stretch after his win at the 1975 PGA Championship, not winning major No. 15 until the 1978 British Open.

Of course, Nicklaus’ longest major-less run was a nearly sixyear period until his dramatic final title at the 1986 Masters when he was 46 years old.

Nicklaus said one major difference between his run and Woods’ chase is the national attention. Nicklaus didn’t even consider the historic context of his run until 1970 when a golf writer mentioned he had just won No. 10 — and the fourth of his six green jackets — at the 1972 Masters and trailed thenleader Bobby Jones by three.

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Golfer Jack Nicklaus thinks Tiger Woods will still break his record for victories in majors with 18. Nicklaus was in Charleston on Friday.

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Earline G. Jones; Estate of Henry A. Jones, John Doe and Richard Roe, as Representatives of all Heirs and Devisees of Henry A. Jones, Deceased, and all persons entitled to claim under or through them; also, all other persons or corporations unknown claiming any rights, title interest in or lien upon the real estate described herein, any unknown adults being as a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in Military Service designated as a class Richard Roe, Defendant(s) It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the filed Petition for Appointment of Kelley Woody, Esquire as Guardian ad Litem for known and unknown minors, and for all persons who may be under a disability, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to said appointment, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all known and unknown minors and all unknown persons who may be under a disability, all of whom may have or claim to have some interest or claim to the real property commonly known as 6 Kinsey Circle, Sumter, SC 29150; that she is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendants, unless said Defendants, or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for said Defendants.

AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in the Item, a newspaper of general

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ORDER APPOINTING ATTORNEY FOR UNKNOWN DEFENDANTS IN MILITARY SERVICE Upon reading the Petition filed by Plaintiff for the appointment of an attorney to represent any unknown Defendants who may be in the Military Service of the United States of America, and may be, as such, entitled to the benefits of the Service member's Civil Relief Act, and any amendments thereto, and it appearing that Kelley Woody, Esquire has consented to act for and represent said Defendants, it is ORDERED that Kelley Woody, Esquire of P.O. Box 6432, Columbia, SC 29260 phone (803) 787-9678, be and hereby is appointed Attorney for any unknown Defendants who are, or may be, in the Military Service of the United States of America and as such are entitled to the benefits of the Service member's Civil Relief Act aka Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, and any amendments thereto, to represent and protect the interest of said Defendants, AND IT IS FURTHER ORDERED That a copy of this Order shall be forth with served upon said Defendants by publication in the Item, a newspaper of general circulation published in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons and Notice of Filing of Complaint in the above entitled action.

SO ORDERED. AMENDED SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: Estate of Henry A. Jones YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53, of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling

Announcements payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and Complaint attached hereto.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Earline G. Jones and Henry A. Jones to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for BSM Financial, L.P. d/b/a Brokersource dated September 8, 2004 and recorded on September 9, 2004 in Book 952 at Page 1633, in the Sumter County Registry, hereinafter Mortgage.

Thereafter the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger.

The premises covered and affected by the said Mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said Mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that certain, piece, parcel, or lot of land with improvements thereon, situate and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown as designated as Lot No. 62 of the Pocalla Subdivision, First Addition as on that certain plat by J.P. Edwards, R.L.S., dated July 18, 1971 and recorded in the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-30, at Page 59. Said Lot No. 62 is bounded and measures as follows: On the Northeast by Lot No. 61, said plat, and measuring thereon 161.45 feet; on the Northwest by Kinsley Circle, said plat, and measuring in a curve line thereon 40.56 feet; on the Southeast by Lot Nos. 69 and 70, said plat, and measuring thereon aggregate distance of 150.0 feet; on the Southwest by Lot No. 66, said plat, with no measurements being given; and on the West by Lot Nos. 63, 64 and 65, said plat, and measuring thereon an aggregate distance along an irregular line of 228.55 feet.

Be all of said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said plat.

Thereafter this being the same property conveyed by Roston C. Stukes, Jr. by deed to Earline G. Jones and Henry A. Jones dated September 8, 2004 and recorded September 9, 2004 in Deed Book 952 at Page 1630 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina.

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Estate Sale : Sat 7am - 2pm 866 Perry Blvd, Cash Only No Early Sales Misc. Kitchen, Hardware, Books, Music, Christmas Decor., Electronic accessories, Furniture & lots more!

Moving sale! 1170 Waterway Dr. Sat. Sept. 21st, 8 am - 12. Lawn mower, too much to list.

The sale you've been waiting for: Idlewild Neighborhood Yard Sale, Saturday, Sept 28th 7am-?

State Communications 1084 Broad St. Sat. 10 am - 2 pm.

Appliances, tables, tools, etc.

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Farm Equipment / Tractors Ford 8-N Tractor, runs good. Also 6ft disc & 4ft bush mower. $3,000 for all or sold seperately. Call 803-399-1069

2300 Drexel Dr. Sat 8-1. Hunting/Fishing, Girls Uniforms. Too mant items to list.

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Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

BUSINESS SERVICES

Panda's Closet store closing.

50 & 60% off shoes, housewares, jewelry. Clothes $1 Each 1961 F Mccrays Mill Rd

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SBC Construction Decks & Fences, Screen Porches, Sun Rooms, Flooring, Concrete, Top Soil, Water problems, Insulated Windows. Free Est. 795-6046

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H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

Professional Remodelers Home maintenance,ceramic tile, roofing, siding & windows doors, etc. Lic. & Ins. (Office) 803-692-4084 or (Cell) 803-459-4773

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp.

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Everything must go sale! 620 Portsmouth (Deerfield Courtyard) Sat 7-12 , chandelier, ceiling fans, lamps, TV, gun rack, books, decorator pillows, household treasures!

MUST SELL. Fresh Round Hay Bales just cut. Call 775-4391, 464-5960

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Huge Multi Family Indoor Garage Sale! 3325 Carter Rd., Fri. 10-6, & Sat. 9-4. Wall oven, gutter mat., cab. hdw., stair parts, other bldg. mat., bedding, baby furn., clothing, TV's, comp. monitors, shoes, toys, stereo cab., books, & more! FINAL WEEKEND!!!!

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Lazy Boy over sized Recliner , maroon, excellent cdtn. Asking $400. Call 469-6212 Church Furniture and supplies for Sale. Contact Rev. Dr. Cokley Richburg at (803)696-3286 BIG AL'S 2013 New Crop Sweet Potatoes. Pick up at 435 S. Guignard or call 803-464-6337.

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves.

Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

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Property Address: 6 Kinsey Circle, Sumter, SC 29150

Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

200 Trillum Lane, off Deschamps Rd. Sat. 7am-? Multifamily sale. Plenty to choose from!

Antique Cast Iron Springer Spaniel Door Stopper. $20.00 Call 803-469-2689

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

906 Shadow Trail(off Wise Dr) Fri & Sat 8-? Huge Sale!

Appliances, furniture,clothes,hshld items, antiques & much more!

Everything in excellent Condition.

2 plots at Evergreen Memorial valued at $2100 a piece will sell both for $3500 (won't separate) Call 803-968-3400

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on May 2, 2013 BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC Suzanne E. Brown, SC Bar No. 76440 J. Marshall Swails SC Bar No. 79067 J. Martin Page SC Bar No. 100200 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 (888) 726-9953 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1059207

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Only certified applications need apply. Applications available at Summerton Police Dept. 2 S. Cantey Street, Summerton, SC Need construction superintendent. Please fax resume to 864-220-5900

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Looking for an Office helper/Secretary. The job description requires computer skills, filing, dispatching and answering telephones. Good personality, people skills and organization. Full time position. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street.

Exp. Bartenders & Servers needed. Apply within Sunset Country Club, Mon - Fri, 8 am - 3 pm, 1005 Golfcrest Rd. .

The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity!

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Must have valid driver license, tools and own truck. Call 803-825-9075 Mike Need OTR Truck Drivers. 2yrs exp. Good driving records. Dependable, willing to work. Paid weekly. Paid vacations. Call 888-991-1005 Medical office seeking a medical research assistant. The preferred candidate will have medical experience and preferably a BS in chemistry. Email resume to: public.relations@cdkc.net or fax to 803-469-7519 Bread Route Local delivery of Arnold Bread & Thomas' Breakfast. Grocery or related exp. needed. Fax resume to 843-626-3318 or call 843-448-5463

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2011 Dodge Caliber, w/ wheelchair topper & hand controls. Very low mi. $22,500 OBO. 983-5202

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Salary based on Exp. Apply in person, at 1282 N. Lafayette Dr. NO PHONE CALLS!!! Valid Driver's License Required. Must have own tools.

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Whitaker Trust Fall Special at Dillon Trace Apts. with 12 month lease. 1st month rent free. Call 469-6063 607-7222 Newly renovated Apts. 2BR 1BA All new appliances C/H/A $550-$650 7A & 7B Wright St Call 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460 Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes 2 & 3 BR apartments and houses available in Sumter Area. No Security Deposit Required. Call 773-8402 for info.

Homes for Sale 3BR 2BA SW Like new on Large Lot in Oswego Area. Owner Financing with $5500 Dwn. Call 494-5010 Investment Properties 1250 Coffey St. 3 br, 1 ba brick home. $45,900. 131 A-B Highland Ave. Duplex, $40,000.

202-206 Montreat St. Brick Triplex, $40,000. 206-208 Dixie Duplex, $35,000. With tenants.

Quick sale! 316-8105.

4BR 2BA MH LR , Den W/fireplace, Large Fenced backyard, Dalzell Area. Payments Approx $375 MO. Owner Fin. with $7K Down. Call 803 236-5953 Must See! $65,000, 3 Br, 1.5 ba, FD, office, covered carport with workshop in Pinewood. Call Patty at 803-565-0056.

2806 Tindal Rd Sumter 3BR 2BA C/H/A Call 803 481-7903 Asking $51,000

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A Dollar and a Deed is all you need. Call 803-469-3252

Mobile Home Rentals

Singlewide in Sumter, SC Call me at 803-469-3252!

1996 2/3BR mobile home. C/H/A, all appliances. Section 8 OK. Call 803-469-6978

LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing.

We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

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Scenic Lake 2Br, 2Ba & 3 Br, 2 Ba. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500.

Taking applications for 2 & 3 BR Mobile homes. Large Rms, Clean, quiet areas $350 -$550 Mo. No pets. Call 803 840-5734

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MH For Rent, 3BR/2BA, Eat in Kitchen, washer/dryer 2 decks, shady yard MH for Sale 3 BR/ 2BA Kit.,Dining room, Den, With washer /dryer hook up, 3 decks on 1.5 acre Call 803-481-3498 or 803 565-7257 for info.

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Suzuki 250cc Completely rebuilt 4 wheeler. Exc. cond. $1,400 OBRO. Call 803-236-2605

Autos For Sale 2000 Mercury Grand Marquis.

264,000 miles. $2,500 OBO. Call/text 803-600-6082 2006 Mini-Cooper S-Model, 5-speed, Leather interior. 88,000 miles. $9,000. Call 803-469-0573 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before.

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