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Continental expanding German tire maker will invest $275M more, add 100 jobs BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com During its meeting Tuesday, Sumter County Council approved an amend-

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ment to a fee agreement with Continental Tire the Americas to increase the company’s investment in the area by $275 million and 100 jobs. The county and Continental entered into their original fee agreement, which stated that the company would invest a minimum of $400 million and

create a minimum of 1,174 jobs, in March 2012. “We partnered with the company in 2011 and said we would be in lock step with them throughout this journey as a team. We have never wavered on that commitment,” said Greg Thompson, chairman of Sumter Economic Development, in a written statement. “We are excited beyond words that they believe in this community as much as we do.” Outside of the meeting, County Council Chairwoman Naomi Sanders

thanked the council, Sumter County administration and the economic development board for working with the manufacturing company and creating the “win-win” expansion package for the community. “We are partners, and this expansion will create additional tax base and new jobs for our citizens, and that is why economic development is a priority for this council,” she said.

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SLED rules 2 responded appropriately in July incident BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has determined that the two Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies involved in a July shooting acted appropriately after encountering a physically aggressive suspect. The shooting occurred July 18 after Cpl. Symeon Graham and Senior Deputy Desmond Sabb responded to reports of a man acting in a lewd manner in a residence in the 100 block of Colts Run in Dalzell, according to Braden Bunch, public information officer for the sheriff’s office. According to Bunch, the suspect, 39-year-old Michael Deshawn Dinkins, began arguing with female victims inside the residence and later

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Shanekia Littles sings “I Won’t Complain” during the 2015 Sickle Cell Anemia Gospel Benefit Concert at Crestwood High School on Saturday. Proceeds from the concert will be used to try to bring a treatment and support center for the disorder to Sumter.

SHS grieves for student struck on freeway BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Robert E. Graham Freeway provides a welcome route for motorists to miss traffic in downtown Sumter, but the wide, poorly-lit highway creates a dangerous barrier for pedestrians. Despite signs posted on the highway to keep people from crossing it, few are willing to walk more than a mile to a legal crossing. Clear footpaths are worn in the grass where walkers on their way to work, to a convenience store, to visit friends or just to get home brave the traffic whizzing by

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at 70 mph or more. As dusk fell Saturday, Terrica Monae Butler didn’t make it across. The 17-year-old Sumter High School senior was struck and killed by a pickup traveling east on the highway. Police said ButBUTLER ler was wearing dark clothing, and the motorist didn’t see her in time to avoid hitting her. No charges will be filed, according to a South Carolina Highway Patrol spokesperson. “Our thoughts and our hearts naturally go out to the

family,” said Principal Nicholas Pearson. “Terrica was a good student, she was a valuable part of Sumter High School.” With the news spreading quickly by social media on the long Labor Day weekend, few students came to school Tuesday who hadn’t already heard the tragic news. “I think the students benefited from having an extra day out of school,” Pearson said. “That gave us an opportunity to grieve and mellow out before coming back in the building” Heidi Adler, who taught Butler ceramics during the spring semester, said the

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school has dealt with a lot of tragedy in the past couple of years. “We have had a lot of loss here at Sumter High with our students and relatives of our faculty, so we have done a lot of grieving,” she said. “It’s difficult, it’s always difficult.” Adler said Butler showed a lot of talent working with ceramics. “She actually came in a day or two late, and she wasn’t sure about it because she hadn’t worked with clay before,” Adler said. “By the end of the day, she looked at me and said ‘I think I like this.’”

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Parolee accused of stealing from mom ROCK HILL — Authorities in York County say a convicted felon who was recently released from prison for holding his mother against her will to try and get drug money is back in jail, accused of stealing from her. The Herald of Rock Hill reports 36-year-old Justin Monroe Peake was in possession of heroin at his mother’s home when picked up by officers after allegedly pawning items from her house and using her credit cards. Det. Keith Dugan of the Rock Hill Police Department said Peake was also accused of taking a lawn mower and other items to a pawn shop. Peake is being held at the York County jail without bond on multiple charges. South Carolina prison officials said Peake was released from prison July 1 and was on supervised release.

BMW to pay $1.6M racial discrimination suit GREENVILLE — BMW has agreed to pay $1.6 million and provide job opportunities for dozens of former black employees who argued they were victims of racial discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Tuesday that BMW Manufacturing Co., in Greer had agreed to settle the suit the agency filed in 2013. The case involved employees working for a contractor that staffed a BMW warehouse. The contractor’s policy was not to employ anyone with a criminal record within the past seven years. When a new contractor took over the company, BMW ordered a new round of criminal background checks and fired anyone with a criminal record from any year. The commission said of the 88 workers fired, 70 were black and some had worked for the company for more than 10 years.

Efforts increase to access Honey Hill battlefield RIDGELAND — The town of Ridgeland and preservationists are working to provide better access to a battlefield that was the site of one of the last Confederate victories of the Civil War. A 75-acre park with parking for 30 vehicles is envisioned for the Honey Hill Battlefield in Jasper County, The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported. New South Associates was hired to develop the plan along with the town and an advisory board. The plan also includes walking paths and boardwalks to allow visitors to better explore the site, which now is largely wooded. The last planning meetings on the project is set for next month.

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Wilson Hall junior Hunter Hendrix is pulled by his classmates, Cantey Jacocks and Madison Weeks, in the Baron Drag Relay during The Baron Games pep rally held in the Nash Student Center recently. Students in grades six through 12 competed in a variety of relays during the event, which was organized by student council.

Poinsett State Park will host free mountain bike event for children BY DEANNA ANDERSON Special to The Sumter Item Poinsett State Park will host a free “Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day” in October for skill levels from beginner to expert that will include a variety of events. The only catch is you have to sign up in advance because there is a limited number of riders for the event. Developed by the International Mountain Biking Association in 2003, the first Saturday of October has been designated by the U.S. Congress as “Take A Kid Mountain Biking Day.” It was designed to “encourage communities in the United States and around the world to join together and ride mountain bikes with kids,” according to IMBA’s Website, www. imba.com. Take A Kid Mountain Biking will be held locally on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Poinsett State Park, 6660 Poinsett Park Road, Wedgefield, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. This is Poinsett’s second year of hosting the event, which includes activities such as bicycle safety checks, challenge courses, group rides, games and a free lunch in the Tea Room. In 2014, 53 people attend-

ed the inaugural event at Poinsett. Officials at Poinsett said they would like to see an increase in numbers this year and reminds all mountain bikers, regardless of skill level, to sign up for a fun, educational and active day of mountain biking activities. Park Manager Zabo McCants said Poinsett is proud to support local youth and families by providing “a free opportunity to enjoy healthy fun and lifestyles and to develop a connection between state parks, bikes and the outdoors while implementing educational opportunities such as bike-safety skills, rider etiquette, nutrition, hydration and sun protection.” Continental Tires the Americas LLC’s Sumter Plant is a major sponsor and “supports local resources for children and adults to lead active, healthy lifestyles and proudly takes part in Take a Kid Mountain Biking Day at Poinsett State Park.” Midlands Southern OffRoad Bicycle Association is another sponsor of this event. Founded in 2010, Midlands SORBA’s mission is to “promote land access, trail preservation and trail

WANT TO GO? WHAT: Take a Kid Mountain Biking WHEN: October 3; registration starts at 8 a.m. WHERE: 6660 Poinsett Park Road, Wedgefield COST: Free PHONE: (803) 494-8177

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS: • 8-9:30 a.m. Registration • 9-10:30 a.m. Bike Safety Inspection and Talk • 10:30-11 a.m. Challenge Course • 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Group Ride and Games • Lunch will be served at 12:30 in the Tea Room Park Events • 1 p.m.-Tie-Dye T-Shirt • 2 p.m.-Take a Selfie with a Snake

development” through biking events and trail work days at Poinsett as well as other locations in the Midlands, according to its website. Other supporters or sponsors of Take A Kid Mountain Biking include Subaru of America, Sumter County Chain Gang Bicycle Club, Custom Embroidery in Eastover and SAFE Kids, a program of Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Take A Kid Mountain Biking is a free event but registration is required and space is limited. Organizers encourage people to sign up early at http://bit.ly/1g85yEp. Participants will need to provide their own bicycles and helmets, which are mandatory. Water, snacks, insect repellent and sun protection are also recommended. As of Friday morning, there were 68 youth tickets still available as well as 123 adult tickets and 17 volunteer tickets. Although you may register the day of the event, getting a ticket in advance secures your participation. In addition to the activities associated with Take a Kid Mountain Biking, Ranger Russ will offer two programs that are open to everyone and require no registration. Visitors can Tie-Dye a Poinsett T-Shirt for $15 — or bring your own shirt and pay only $5 — or they can brave the “Take a Selfie with a Snake” program. For more information on this event, visit information or www.imba.com/kids. For more information Poinsett State Park visit southcarolinaparks.com/ poinsett /introduction.aspx or call 803-494-8177.

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Judge refuses to drop charges in Baltimore death BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss charges against six police officers in connection with the death of a black man from injuries he suffered while in custody. The judge also refused to remove the prosecutor in the case. The death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray — who succumbed to injuries sustained after his arrest on April 12 — sparked protests, rioting and unrest that shook Baltimore for days. A demonstration Wednesday outside the Baltimore courtroom where a pretrial hearing on the charges took place attracted dozens, and resulted in just one arrest. Defense attorneys failed to convince Circuit Judge Barry Williams that what they claimed was prosecutorial misconduct on the part of State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby was reason enough to drop the charges against the police officers — which range from second-degree assault to seconddegree murder. Williams ruled that while Mosby’s public comments regarding initial statements made by the officers to investigators were “troubling,” they were not likely to prejudice a jury. Andrew Graham, an attorney representing Officer Caesar Goodson, un-

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Baltimore Police try to control angry protesters while detaining activist Kwame Rose as demonstrators marched to Pratt Street and the Inner Harbor on Sept. 2, successfully argued that Mosby’s comments after filing charges against the officers were “reckless and unprofessional,” and violated the rules of conduct. He likened Mosby’s comments on the case to a “pep rally calling for payback.”

Williams also ruled against another motion, one that sought to have Mosby removed from the case becasue of what the defense contended were conflicts of interest. He called the assertion that Mosby’s judgment was impacted by the fact

that her husband Nick Mosby is a councilman in a district that experienced a disproportionate amount of violence “troubling and condescending.” “Being married to a councilman is not a reason for recusal,” he said. Williams added that allegations of prosecutorial misconduct would have to be addressed by the state Attorney Grievance Commission. Prosecutors introduced two pieces of evidence on Wednesday: a police communication recorder of White’s dispatches on the day Gray was arrested, and the redacted statements White, Nero, Miller and Porter gave investigators. Goodson did not make a statement, and Rice’s attorney objected to any redaction. Those materials were placed under seal. Officers Edward Nero, Garrett Miller, William Porter and Goodson, as well as Lt. Brian Rice and Sgt. Alicia White, face charges in Gray’s death, though they didn’t appear in court Wednesday. All six are charged with second-degree assault, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office. Rice, Porter and White also face manslaughter charges, while Goodson faces an additional charge of second-degree “depraved-heart” murder.

Clinton: ‘Global effort’ needed to help refugees in Europe CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling for a “concerted global effort” to assist the hundreds of thousands of refugees from the Middle East, Africa and Asia seeking refuge in Europe. In an interview with The Associated Press, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination said Monday that “everyone should be asked to do more” to help the migrants, many of whom are fleeing the civil war in Syria and from areas in that country and in Iraq under the control of Islamic State militants. “I think we need to have a broad-based global response,” Clinton said before spendWant to learn ing Labor more about Day camthe migrant paigning in situation? A7 eastern Iowa and parts of Illinois. “The United States certainly should be at the table, but so should everybody else.” “And if countries are not able to do more physically in taking in these refugees, they should do more financially,” she said. Clinton, the former secretary of state, said she was speaking most particularly about the oil-rich states of the Persian Gulf. “They should be funding a lot of the resettlement work and supporting those countries that are bearing the burden of the refugees,” Clinton said. Clinton spoke as European

countries are debating how best to share responsibility for the more than 340,000 people already seeking refuge on the continent. British Prime Minister David Cameron said Monday the United Kingdom would resettle up to 20,000 Syrians

from camps in Turkey, Jordan and Syria during the next five years, while French President Francois Hollande said his country would take in 24,000 refugees during the next two years. In Germany, the government has approved $6.6 billion

to increase aid for asylumseekers and hire more federal police as it also crafted plans to make it easier to build refugee housing and for non-German speakers to hold jobs. Clinton said an international effort to assist the migrants should be coordinated by the

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Firefighters’ pics set social media ablaze Officials fear men, women may get hurt when distracted in dangerous situation BY ALINA HARTOUNIAN The Associated Press Firefighter Stephanie Preheim had only just arrived at the storage facility she was assigned to protect from a massive wildfire near the tourist town of Chelan, Washington, when the winds shifted, pushing the blaze back her way. Told to stand down, the suddenly sidelined Preheim did what any idled 19-year-old would do — she got out her cellphone, snapped a photo of the smoke-filled scene and posted it on Instagram. “People always ask ‘How was it?’ and it’s impossible to describe what it’s like fighting a fire,” said Preheim, a volunteer with Cashmere Fire Department. “If you have a quick second, why not snap a quick photo and be able to share it with people you love and let them know what you’re doing?” Preheim, and other firefighters like her, are capturing some of the most stunning images of wildfires in the West this season. And that has fire officials grappling with how to approach the digital landscape — even contemplating banning cellphones — as they balance a young workforce’s desire to share with their safety in a hazardous environment. Hotshot Ian Schlake, who was also battling the fire near Chelan, said in an email from the fire lines that firefighters are like everyone else look-

ing to stay connected in an increasingly digital world. “I’d like to show people at home the scale of fire, its power and its spectacle. It’s not something we get back home in St. Louis, Missouri,” wrote Schlake, 31. Utah-based firefighter Eli Peterson’s daredevil Instagram account includes photos of him leaping from a bridge into the water below, rock climbing and camping along with images of rollicking flames. “(Fire is) a beautiful, alive thing that makes beautiful photos,” said Peterson, 19. But, Peterson, like Schlake, said he won’t sacrifice safety for likes online. “There are tons more times when I could have taken pictures, but I can’t pull out a camera because it’s not a safe time,” he said. Fire officials, who have seen an uptick in such postings, warn that the act of focusing on a handheld screen can be deadly when crews are surrounded by danger. “There have been incidents in the past where firefighters have captured the last moments, literally, of their lives,” said Dave Teter, deputy director chief of fire protection at California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The problem is especially heightened in California as the parched state makes for an explosive fire landscape. “Burning conditions and rates of spread and the energy release asso-

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A firefighter watches as a helicopter makes a water drop over a fire in Owyhee County, Idaho, on Aug. 9. Some of the most stunning images of wildfires laying waste to the Western landscape are being captured and posted online by the men and women sent to tame them. ciated with these fires is really unprecedented,” Teter said. Casey Judd, president of Federal Wildland Fire Service Association, a firefighters’ union, said it’s not something he’s worried about. “Pictures have been taken out on the fire lines forever and it’s a learning tool, too,” he said. The photos can indeed be used for training and to document extreme fire behavior, like fire tornadoes, points out Jennifer Jones, a spokeswoman with U.S. Forest Service’s office of fire management. Even so, U.S. Forest Service discourages its young workforce from taking the photos and posting them online. Another problem the photos can pose — questionable content. “We understand people wanting

that digital scrapbook or having that connection with their families, children or spouse when it’s at an appropriate level,” said Cal Fire spokeswoman Janet Upton. “But if it’s a picture of someone with their thumbs up and a cheesy grin and a house burning in the background, this is unacceptable.” Cal Fire has discussed the possibility of stripping crews of their cellphones, and the idea remains on the table. The agency says for now, however, it’s trying to avoid such a drastic measure. Authorities have had firefighters pull videos with audible profanities, but they also acknowledge the eye candy that can come from those out amid the flames. “They do certainly capture some very nice photographs,” Teter said.

Deer devour 1st industrial hemp crops at Oregon farm MURPHY, Ore. (AP) — Deer got the munchies at an industrial hemp crop in southern Oregon. The deer got by barbed-wire fencing a couple weeks ago and went through the hemp plants like high-powered mowers, the Grants Pass Daily Courier reported. “Generally, I don’t think they like cannabis,” said Cliff Thomason, a real estate agent who is the steward of the first industrial hemp crop in Oregon, which was planted near Murphy by Thomason and his partners with Orhempco. The company planted roughly 1,000 plants in the section the deer got into, and Thomason said there are only about 40 left. Industrial hemp has a low level of THC, the psychoactive property of marijuana. Kit Doyle, another partner in Orhemco, said it’s high in protein and that’s likely why

the deer went on a binge. Orhempco has several crops of industrial hemp — each planted at a different time and is in a different stage of maturity. Doyle said the group expects to have other plants go to harvest that will produce hemp seed for sale. The land is owned by Josephine County Commissioner Cherryl Walker and her husband, Martin Hill. Fellow county Commissioner Simon Hare also is a partner.

Only some of the crop is protected by the very tall fencing needed to thwart deer. Doyle said a reason some crops were left vulnerable was because of the uncertainty surrounding the program. A bill in the Oregon Legislature would have put Orhempco out of business had it passed the Senate. “We wanted to hurry and get in the ground, and we didn’t want to spend a lot of money,” Doyle said.

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New coding system aims to track quality of care BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer

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WASHINGTON — If things are a bit tense in your doctor’s office come Oct. 1, some behind-the-scenes red tape could be to blame. That’s the day when the nation’s physicians and hospitals must start using a massive new coding system to describe your visit on insurance claims so they get paid. Today, U.S. health providers use a system of roughly 14,000 codes to designate a diagnosis, for reimbursement purposes and in medical databases. To get more precise, the updated system has about 68,000 codes, essentially an expanded dictionary to capture more of the details from a patient’s chart. How precise? Get nipped feeding a bird, and the codes can distinguish if it was a goose or a parrot. Have a bike accident with one of those horse-drawn tourist carriages? Yep, there’s a code for that, too. Unusual accidents aside, the government says the long-awaited change should help health officials better track quality of care, spot early warning signs of a brewing outbreak or look for illness or injury trends. Under ICD-10 — the 10th edition of the International Classification of Diseases — there are codes that flag novel strains of flu, for example, and even Ebola and its cousins. With increasing focus on sports concussions, the codes can reflect how long patients lost consciousness and if they needed repeat care. “ICD-10 has the potential to create many improvements in our public health system,” Andy Slavitt, acting administrator of the Centers for

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Medicare and Medicaid Services, told health providers in a recent conference call. But with the deadline approaching fast, he urged providers to make sure their offices are ready and that they take advantage of Medicare-offered testing that lets whoever handles their billing file practice claims. Might patients see an uptick in insurance denials for coding errors that require the doctor’s office to refile the claims? Dr. Robert Wergin, president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, is optimistic that providers are ready enough that patients shouldn’t feel an impact. “Sitting in the room with a patient, I don’t think you’ll notice anything,” Wergin said. His 10-doctor practice in rural Milford, Nebraska, has updated the electronic medical records of patients with chronic diseases, so the next time the diabetic with early kidney disease comes in, that new code is one less thing to check. Most doctors’ offices only use several dozen codes anyway, to match each specialty’s typical diagnoses, Wergin noted. “Really, I probably live in a world of 140 codes.” Why are codes so important? It goes beyond documenting that the bill is accurate — no reimbursement for a wrist X-ray if the diagnosis was knee pain. With medical care gone digital,

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The web page for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows the countdown to when new medical coding will go into effect on Oct. 1, is seen in Washington. more precise diagnosis codes could allow researchers, even doctors themselves, to get a closer look at trends in one office or the entire country, Wergin said. A search of an office’s data could show how, say, all pregnant women with a urinary tract infection in the third trimester fared. The new codes, already used in many other countries, indicate if it’s a first visit or a repeat. A spike in repeat visits for strep throat might indicate a more worrisome strain is spreading. This kind of data also is used by insurers and other organizations to help determine quality of care. CMS can’t estimate how many health providers are ready for the switch, but officials think most large practices and hospitals are, so the agency is intensifying its focus on

smaller doctors’ offices, said Dr. Mandy Cohen, CMS’ chief of staff. Private insurers told Congress months ago that they were ready. They, too, are focusing on small providers. “Health plans are working aggressively to help them get over the hump,” said Justine Handelman of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, who noted that the industry has had years to prepare. The U.S. postponed the deadline twice. Still, responding to concerns from doctors, CMS has promised some flexibility in the first year of assessing claims, if the coding is close. “There will be bumps and challenges,” CMS’ Slavitt said, as he appointed an ombudsman to be the contact for health providers who experience them.

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Minority winemakers changing stereotypes “The reality is, we’ve been kept out of the industry for a long time. Civil rights is just 50 years old and for us to even have opportunities to dine out at established restaurants is fairly new,” said Marcia Jones, a black woman who hosts the syndicated weekly radio show “Wine Talk,” on which she interviews blacks in the industry. “To share wine for generations to come, a comprehensive story needs to be told.” Despite blacks’ strong historical ties to farming — 14 percent of the nation’s farmers in 1920 — they abandoned the work mostly because of the legacies of slavery and discriminatory policies. Today, just 1 percent of all farm operators are black, according to the 2012 U.S. Census of Agriculture. In the wine industry, there are only a few dozen black vintners across the country, about 20 of them in Napa Valley. But their inroads into winemaking reflect the country’s massive social changes and increasing economic mobility. Theodora Lee founded Theopolis Vineyards in 2003 in California’s Mendocino County. The law partner and trial lawyer bottles and markets her wine and is on course to sell about 800 cases this year. “I’m returning to my family’s farming roots,” said Lee, whose grandfather was a sharecropper in Texas. “The only difference is, I own the land.” Jerry Bias, a Virginia vintner who grew up in inner-city Baltimore and later became a Wall Street trader, was inspired by a wealthy black businessman “to take the shackles off of my own thinking and do whatever my dreams call me to do.” He planted vines in 2001 and runs Wisdom Oak Winery, a 153-acre estate and vineyard just south of Charlottesville. He produces about 2,500 cases a year and says his focus is quality. “Excellence is colorless,” he said.

NORTH PLAINS, Ore. (AP) — Bertony Faustin didn’t set out to be Oregon’s first black winemaker. He just wanted to make good wine. But the disbelief that often comes when customers realize a black man owns the winery has worn on him. “People are always surprised. Everybody assumes that … I am not the winemaker,” said the 43-year-old, who four years ago opened Abbey Creek Winery about 20 miles northwest of Portland. “The image of the winemaker is an old white guy. To see that it’s a black man, it takes people aback.” The industry’s stereotype, Faustin said, is one of status and racial homogeneity — photographs in wine publications feature manicured homes, expensive tasting rooms and white families touting well-bred pedigrees. Yet, more blacks and other minorities are increasingly making and drinking fine wine and wine-tasting clubs for black people have proliferated. The shift, many experts say, is making the industry less elitist and attracting a diversity of customers but comes with its own challenges. Just last month, the Napa Valley Wine Train in California kicked a book club composed mostly of black women off a tasting tour. The women said it was because of their race; the train spokesman said employees repeatedly asked the women to quiet down. The company later apologized and promised to train employees on cultural diversity and sensitivity. In the hopes of debunking myths, Faustin is making a documentary film about breaking the racial barrier, with the goals of giving more visibility to black, Latino, Asian and gay vintners and empowering the next generation to drink and pursue wine-related jobs. For generations, social class — and, hence, wealth and race — limited Americans’ access to fine wine.

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Migrants keep entering Hungary Work on fence picks up speed BY BALINT SZLANKO AND PABLO GORONDI The Associated Press ROSZKE, Hungary — Hungarian authorities on Tuesday began busing weary migrants and refugees to a nearby registration center, defusing some tensions at Hungary’s southern border with Serbia. But the human tide hardly ebbed, with a steady stream of people seen trying to approach Hungary, their gateway into the European Union. Hungary has made frantic and confused efforts to control the huge number of migrants transiting the country as they try to reach Germany, leaving many trapped for days outside the border village of Roszke and furious at their treatment by Hungarian authorities. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced fresh efforts to complete a fence to keep the refugees out. The U.N. refugee agency, meanwhile, said it is concerned about the lack of proper reception facilities in the border area and that humanitarian aid needs to be stepped up there. Babar Baloch told The Associated Press on Tuesday that “the border police are not

trained to deal with the refugees.” “When people come in you need to receive them properly. There are woman and children and they are just kept in the open. Temperatures are going down as well so we need to have a system where these people receive proper care,” he said. Earlier in the day, refugees anxious to pass through Hungary who were frustrated at being trapped behind a police line began pushing and police shoved back. One man was hurt in a stampede. “We’ve been here for two days and the Hungarian government only brings one bus?” said a Syrian man, who gave only his first name, Ali. “We’re asking to go back to Serbia, and they are not giving us this right. We’re asking to go to Budapest, and they are not giving us this right. Why? Why?” Despite the efforts of volunteers offering water and some clothes, there were few amenities at the border. The area was strewn with garbage, and more people could be seen walking along railroad tracks in Serbia on their way to Hungary. Many of the travelers had slept outdoors in a field during a cold night. At Budapest’s Keleti train station, migrants were being allowed to board trains bound for Austria and Germany. In many cases, they were segregated from other passengers and told they could only enter certain carriages. The queue of people waiting

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started acting in an inappropriate sexual manner in front of them. One of the victims was a child, he said When the deputies arrived at the residence, one officer spoke with the victims inside the home while the other officer spoke with Dinkins outside. While outside, Dinkins became combative. After first distancing themselves from Dinkins in an attempt to deescalate the situation, the deputies deployed their Tasers. Dinkins was struck two separate times but continued to act aggressively and attempted to take Graham’s holstered service weapon. Both officers fired their weapons at Dinkins during the struggle. Bunch said nine rounds were fired but he does not know how many made contact with the suspect. He said Dinkins was struck more than once. After the shooting, Dinkins was treated on-site by Sumter County Emergency Medical Services before being airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. He was recently released from hospital care and has received a $16,000 bond for several charges which include first degree assault and battery, two counts of exposure of private parts in a lewd and lascivious manner and two counts of resisting arrest with a deadly weapon. Bunch said a body camera was in use during the incident and that evidence was turned over to SLED for the investigation. After reviewing the SLED report, Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III determined the officers would not face criminal charges. “We find that both Sumter County deputies involved with the shooting acted reasonably when faced with violent and unprovoked action by the subject,” Finney wrote in a letter to SLED investigators. Bunch said the sheriff’s office received the SLED report clearing the deputies of the shooting on Friday and both officers have returned to full duty. “We were very confident our officers had acted professionally and appropriately in a very dangerous situation, and the SLED investigation has confirmed this,” said Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis. “We take our training and protocols very seriously so that our deputies can be ready at a moment’s notice to do all they can to protect both the public and themselves.”

Adler said Butler was detail-oriented, followed directions and took pride in her work. “She was one of the students I could always count on,” Adler recalled. “When I walked up to her desk, it would always put a smile on my face because she did such good work.” Pearson said the school district’s crisis management team was at the school Tuesday for students who needed help coping with the loss of a schoolmate. “We at the school are going to get behind the students and make sure they are taken care of,” he said. “We don’t force kids to receive any kind of services; we just take care of them on a needs basis.” Jahmiela Ward posted on FaceBook about Butler. “This is a very hard pill to swallow. I really can’t believe my baby cousin is gone,” Ward wrote. “I cherish every moment I had with you, and I thank God that none of our memories were bad ones. I swear all I can do is cry, but I’m going to stay strong for the family.” Ward posted a link to a change.org petition calling for a pedestrian bridge across the freeway. “All lives matter; time for a change,” the petition says. “Build a bridge over the four-lane in Sumter so people can have the right to walk to the store from their apartment.” Adler said she remembers Butler as a good student who was always smiling. “She was going to graduate early; she had a fantastic family; her mother was very involved,” she said.

COUNCIL FROM PAGE A1 OTHER COUNCIL NEWS Also during the meeting, council approved first reading of a request to rezone approximately 223 acres of land on Queens Chapel Road, between Cannery Road and Westbury Mill Road, from agricultural conservation to residential-15. Sumter Planning Department Director George McGregor said the applicant intends to develop a single-family subdivision on the land once it has been rezoned. He said the subdivision development would be conducive to the county’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which outlines future land use in Sumter County. McGregor said the first phase of the development could be between 20,000 square-feet and 25,000 square feet and

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Two ceramic pieces show Terrica Butler’s pride in her work and attention to detail. Adler said she often used Butler’s work as an example for her other students. “She paid attention to detail,” she said. “A lot of kids will get careless and rush through things. I could always count on her.” Butler showed a lot of excitement about her work, Adler said.

“One time, she took one of her projects home before it was graded,” she said. “She was so excited about what she completed she wanted to go show it off.” Funeral arrangements for Terrica Butler are incomplete but will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel, Inc.

include 200 or more lots. Councilman Charles Edens asked if during second reading of the rezoning request, the planning department could present information on how much the development of the subdivision could affect the county in terms of potential costs. Edens said he would like to know from the planning department if the number of projected families moving to that area will require the county to provide any accommodations, such as a fire station, in that part of the county. In other news: • Council approved first reading of an ordinance authorizing permanent easements to the city of Sumter and Black River Electric Cooperative on North Wise Drive; • Councilman Artie Baker announced that the Public Safety Com-

mittee discussed ways to approach yard maintenance violations in the Turkey Creek area. He said the committee talked about forgoing the step of giving residents 15 days to comply with maintenance regulations after previously receiving two visits from county officials. Baker said no action was taken on the matter; • Vice Chairwoman Vivian FlemingMcGhaney announced that the Fiscal, Tax and Property Committee requested $4,000 from the county’s infrastructure fund to purchase seven signs declaring the Sumter a Purple Heart county. She said the signs will be installed at major roadways entering the county. Council later voted to approve the monetary transfer; and • Councilman Jimmy Byrd said the Internal Affairs Committee did not take action on items discussed during its meeting Tuesday afternoon.

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Teachers aren’t dumb, and here’s what they need In “Teachers Aren’t Dumb,” Daniel T. Willingham, a professor of psychology at the University of Virginia, writes, “Most Americans think that teaching is a natural talent, not the product of training, and that smart people are the ones with the talent.” Read his guest opinion at www.nytimes. com: So some policymakers have concluded that the way to improve schooling is to lure topscoring graduates into teaching (as Japan does) instead of scraping the bottom of the academic barrel (as America supposedly does). Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, invoked this idea in a speech last year. But the problem in American education is not dumb teachers. The problem is dumb teacher training. It’s true that the average SAT score of high school students who plan to become teachers is below the national average. But planning to teach doesn’t guarantee that you’ll succeed in college, pass the certification test and be hired. The median SAT score for those who actually do end up teaching is about the national mean for other college graduates. (There is some variation, depending on teaching specialty.) Teachers are smart enough, but you need more than smarts to teach well. You need to know your subject, and you need to know how to help children learn it. That’s where research on American teachers raises concerns.

ANTI-PARTY MEN IN SPOTLIGHT In “The Anti-Party Men: Trump, Carson, Sanders and Corbyn,” David Brooks writes, “This summer three American politicians have risen to the fore, and they all sit outside or at the margin of the party they are trying to lead.” Read it online at www.nytimes: Donald Trump didn’t even swear allegiance to his party’s eventual nominee until last week. He is a lone individual whose main cause and argument is Himself. Ben Carson has no history in politics and a short history in the Republican Party. He is a politically unattached figure whose primary lifetime loyalty has been to the field of medicine. Bernie Sanders is a socialist independent, who in the Senate caucuses with the Democrats. This phenomenon is even more extreme in Britain. The British Labour Party suffered a crushing election defeat in May because people did not think its leader was strong enough and because they thought its policy agenda was too far left. And yet at the moment the favorite to become the next leader of the British Labour Party is Jeremy Corbyn. Mr. Corbyn has existed for decades on the leftward fringe of the Labour Party, tolerated as sort of a nice but dotty uncle. Maybe this is a summer squall and voters will get inter-

ested in the more traditional party candidates come autumn, the ones who can actually win majorities and govern. But institutional decay is real, and it’s what happens in a country in which people would rather live in solipsistic bubbles than build relationships across differences. I wonder what would happen if a sensible Donald Trump appeared — a former cabinet secretary or somebody who could express the disgust for the political system many people feel, but who instead of adding to the cycle of cynicism, channeled it into citizenship, into the notion that we are still one people, compelled by love of country to live with one another, and charged with the responsibility to make the compromises, build the coalitions, practice messy politics and sustain the institutions that throughout history have made national greatness possible.

FOOTBALL IS BACK, AND THAT’S GOOD In “The NFL Begins: Is Your TV Big Enough?” Jason Gay writes, “Before the Patriots and Steelers kick off on Thursday night, it’s time to tackle some questions for the season.” Read it online at www.wsj.com: May we interrupt the nonstop coverage of beach badminton, speed chess and robotic bullfrog racing in this space to bring attention to a niche but deserving sport in America: Professional tackle football. Kidding, of course! By now everyone knows football is America’s primary function. Schoolchildren in this country return to classrooms expected to have completed three assignments: they must know the Pledge of Allegiance, they must pretend they read “The Great Gatsby,” and, most important, they must have their picks and a complete breakdown for the NFC West. To call NFL worship in this nation a pastime is an insult. It’s a job, an independent economy, a lifestyle. The 2015 season begins Thursday as Tom Brady and his attorneys take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Bob Kraft’s Hot Tub of Indignation in Foxborough, Massachusetts. We know you have some questions: Is my television big enough for the NFL this year? Here’s the basic rule: if your next door neighbor cannot comfortably see Peyton Manning’s pores, your television is too small. Is it true there will be an Internet-only game this season? Yes! Yahoo won the rights to exclusively stream an October matchup between Buffalo and Jacksonville from London, which means those four minutes you spent watching a cat meow a Phil Collins song could become the second-most inconsequential thing you watched on the Internet in 2015. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem. com

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cademics and public intellectuals, who should know better, attempt to explain the highly visible and publicized pathology witnessed in cities such as Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Ferguson and others as a legacy of slavery. The argument is made that the problems encountered by many black Americans are rooted in white racism, greed and income inequality. They are able to get away with these untruths because most people believe that what is seen today has always been. A bit of history would belie such a vision. It would be foolhardy to argue that slavery has had no effect or that racial discrimination, greed and income inequality are nonexistent. The relevant question is: How much of what we see today can be explained by slavery, discrimination, greed and income inequality? The answer to this question is vital for public policy and resource allocation, a matter that I shall return to later. Let’s examine a few of the most crippling problems in the black community. Chief among them is the breakdown of the black family. Actually, “breakdown” is the wrong word; the black family doesn’t form in the first place. As late as 1950, female-headed households were only 18 percent of the black population. Today it’s close to 70 percent. In the late 1800s, there were only slight differences between the black family structure and those of other ethnic groups. In New York City in 1925, 85 percent of kin-related black households were two-parent households. In 1938, 11 per-

COMMENTARY cent of black children were born to single mothers; today it is close to 75 percent. In some cities and neighborhoods, the percentage of out-of-wedlock births is more than 80 percent. Faced with the evidence that black families were healthier at a time when blacks were just a generation or two out of slavery, at a time when there was far greater racial discrimination and there were far Walter fewer opWilliams portunities, how much credence can be given to the legacy-of-slavery argument to explain today’s weak family structure? Does the effect of a legacy of slavery somehow skip five generations? Female-headed households, whether black or white, are a ticket for dependency and all of its associated problems. One of the best-kept secrets is the fact that the poverty rate among black married couples has been in single digits since 1994. Another devastating problem for blacks is the high unemployment rate in general but particularly among black youth. Nationally, black youth unemployment is nearly 40 percent. In some cities, it is more than 60 percent. But high black youth unemployment is entirely new. In 1948, the unemployment rate for black teens was slightly less than that of their white counterparts — 9.4 percent compared with 10.2. During that same period, black youths were either

just as active in the labor force or more so than white youths. Today black teen labor force participation is a fraction of that of whites. Even during the early 1900s, black males were either just as active in the labor market as whites or more so. So what explains the employment statistics of yesteryear compared with those of today? Would one argue that the reason that black teens had a lower unemployment rate and higher labor force participation rate than whites was that there was less racial discrimination in the 1940s than there is today? Would one argue that blacks had greater skills than whites in earlier periods? Whatever explains the differences, racial discrimination is not part of the answer. I have only addressed three major problems confronting a large segment of the black community — family structure, illegitimacy and unemployment. Which one of them can be tackled by expending resources on what white people are doing or not doing? The weak family structure and illegitimacy are devastating problems, but they are not civil rights problems and have nothing to do with racial discrimination. The black unemployment problem is different. Much of it is the result of the labor market’s having been rigged by powerful vested interests aided, perhaps unwittingly, by much of the black political structure. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2015 creators.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR BURNS THOUGHTS ON BLACK LIVES, GUN CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT I agree that black lives do matter. I am sick and tired of hearing about black unarmed males being shot down like dogs. I am sick and tired of those who would gun down law enforcement officers in retaliation or just because they wear the uniform. Since black lives do mater, here is another thing I am sick of. It is black men killing black men at an alarming rate. Why are we doing home invasions and killing those in the house either over drugs or for revenge? Then we have the drive-by shootings, not caring who they shoot and kill and the black gang members fighting over their turf. Really? Do you have a deed and title to your turf ? When you shoot and kill someone over your alleged turf, after you go to jail for 30 years, you still do not own your turf. When you shoot another black male and kill him, if there is a sentencing range of 20 to 30 years, you know as a black man, you’re going to get the high end of 30 years. There

is no fairness in sentencing in this country, but especially in the south. Black parents and grandparents, we have to do more to keep our black men from killing each other. Many of our people have mental health issues. Regarding the black men in our families, we must do our own background check and gun control since the NRA and others think it’s a SIN. Check our families and make sure our young men with mental health issues do not have access to guns. Black parents and grandparents, do not allow your sons, grandsons, or nephews to bring an unregistered or stolen gun in your house. Call the police. To all black men in the street with nothing else to do, the street people have something for you to do. Think about it. All these black men in jail for committing some kind of crime got caught. What makes you think you can get away with it? FERDINAND BURNS JR. Sumter

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494-5180. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441. AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 3166763. Find them on Facebook.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilita-

tion Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday, 11 a.m.noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 8951252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 7753926 or Nancy at (803) 4694789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m. Call Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

A t-storm in spots in the p.m.

Partly cloudy and humid

A t-storm in the afternoon

Thundershower

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

Partly sunny

92°

73°

93° / 72°

89° / 70°

83° / 66°

82° / 62°

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 25%

SSW 6-12 mph

SW 6-12 mph

WSW 8-16 mph

W 7-14 mph

WSW 6-12 mph

WNW 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 87/69 Spartanburg 86/70

Greenville 86/69

Columbia 92/74

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 92/73

Aiken 88/70

ON THE COAST

Charleston 89/75

Today: A shower or thunderstorm in spots. High 85 to 89. Thursday: A shower or thunderstorm around in the afternoon. High 87 to 91.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/71/s 74/57/pc 87/73/t 78/60/t 89/74/pc 97/75/pc 89/75/s 91/74/s 91/76/s 92/75/s 98/79/t 89/61/s 92/74/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.88 72.57 72.48 97.22

24-hr chg +0.01 -0.02 -0.07 +0.10

Sunrise 7:01 a.m. Moonrise 3:43 a.m.

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

0.00" 1.14" 1.06" 28.21" 29.15" 34.45"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

89° 71° 86° 65° 97° in 1954 53° in 1965

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 84/70/t 77/58/pc 94/73/c 78/59/pc 86/73/t 98/75/pc 88/75/t 83/69/t 92/75/t 82/68/t 93/81/pc 86/61/s 84/67/t

Myrtle Beach 87/76

Manning 92/76

Today: Humid with a thunderstorm in spots. Winds southwest 3-6 mph. Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 91/74

Bishopville 91/74

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 1.71 19 2.24 14 1.98 14 1.61 80 73.52 24 5.18

Sunset Moonset

7:37 p.m. 5:29 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

Sep. 13

Sep. 21

Sep. 27

Oct. 4

TIDES

24-hr chg -0.11 -0.07 -0.25 -0.55 -0.57 none

AT MYRTLE BEACH

High 6:55 a.m. 7:21 p.m. 7:44 a.m. 8:06 p.m.

Today Thu.

Ht. 3.0 3.3 3.1 3.4

City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Today Hi/Lo/W 82/65/t 82/70/pc 88/71/pc 89/75/pc 86/76/pc 89/75/pc 87/70/pc 84/70/pc 92/74/pc 90/73/pc 87/74/t 88/73/pc 89/72/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 82/63/t 87/69/t 90/70/t 91/75/t 85/74/t 90/75/t 89/68/t 87/69/t 94/73/t 92/70/t 86/71/t 90/71/t 90/70/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 91/74/pc Gainesville 88/72/s Gastonia 88/70/pc Goldsboro 87/73/s Goose Creek 89/75/pc Greensboro 87/71/s Greenville 86/69/pc Hickory 86/68/s Hilton Head 86/76/pc Jacksonville, FL 91/73/s La Grange 88/72/s Macon 85/71/s Marietta 82/70/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 93/73/t 88/74/t 90/67/t 88/71/t 91/75/t 86/69/t 88/68/t 86/67/t 88/76/t 90/73/t 88/72/t 88/70/t 83/68/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 84/67/t Mt. Pleasant 88/76/pc Myrtle Beach 87/76/pc Orangeburg 91/72/pc Port Royal 88/75/pc Raleigh 87/72/s Rock Hill 89/70/pc Rockingham 89/72/pc Savannah 88/74/pc Spartanburg 86/70/pc Summerville 90/74/pc Wilmington 87/74/pc Winston-Salem 86/70/s

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SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Thursday, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take the EUGENIA LAST initiative and turn your dreams into a reality. Relationships will play a big role in your success. Engage in activities that will bring you closer to the person you enjoying being with most. Love and romance are highlighted.

power of persuasion is likely to backfire, leaving you in a precarious position. Don’t get involved in secret dealings.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Opportunities are within reach. Get involved in events that interest you and you’ll make a difference. Someone you meet will bring positive changes to your life. Romance is in the stars. Making plans with someone special will confirm your feelings.

2-11-15-18-37 PowerUp: 2

10-16-18-29-45 Powerball: 19; Powerplay: 2

numbers not available at press time

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your astute mind and keen sense of your surroundings will make your life choices easier. Romance should take top priority. Spending time nurturing what’s important to you will pay off. Live in the moment and enjoy what life has to offer. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t get worked up over what’s going on around you. Back away from people who show signs of being unpredictable or argumentative. Put more into home and selfimprovements. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your passionate nature will shine through. Speak up and share your thoughts, and you’ll be offered positive input. A change to the way others view you will lead to greater confidence and opportunities. An interesting position looks promising. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Doublecheck the information you’re given. It’s possible that you’ll overreach or extend yourself physically or financially if you aren’t careful. Your

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 84/65/t 89/76/t 89/75/t 92/71/t 89/75/t 86/70/t 91/68/t 90/69/t 91/74/t 89/68/t 91/73/t 89/74/t 86/67/t

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow ﬂurries, sn–snow, i–ice

SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS Today, 3 p.m., fourth floor council chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Trouble will result if you let emotions lead you down a stubborn path. Open communication will be required if you don’t want to hit a roadblock. Learn from past experiences and keep an open mind.

Ht. 0.6 0.3 0.6 0.3

REGIONAL CITIES

PUBLIC AGENDA

The last word in astrology

Low 1:32 a.m. 1:39 p.m. 2:20 a.m. 2:28 p.m.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t let jealousy or envy cloud your vision. You’re just as capable of competing and winning as anyone you come up against. Revenge is a waste of time. Let your success be your way of getting satisfaction. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep everything in perspective. Overreacting or being indulgent will work against you. Focus on doing your best. Positive alterations to the way live will bring greater happiness into your life. Love is in the stars. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Money, legal or health concerns will surface and turn in your favor. Initiate and negotiate and you’ll get what you want. Don’t let anyone mislead you. Stay away from unpredictable people. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There is plenty you can do to improve your relationships with the people you care about most. A partnership will lead to an interesting change in the way you earn your living. Love and romance should be a priority. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Send out your resume or make adjustments to improve your work relationships and conditions. Share your ideas with someone you want to partner with on future projects. An idea you have will bring you greater recognition.

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY

6-3-7 and 0-3-7

2-8-9-9 and 1-8-4-6

16-17-21-32-36; Lucky Ball: 7

SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PET OF THE WEEK Meet Judy, a stunning charmer who will wiggle her way into your heart. She is a lab mix who is going to be a medium-sized dog. At 4 months old, she is the perfect age to join your family. Judy loves everyone, and she would love to snuggle with you and the kids! Judy is currently in kennel 30 at Sumter Animal Control just waiting to be adopted. Don’t miss this adorable baby girl. Call Animal Control at (803) 436-2066.

SECTION

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL

Washington, Johnson, Farley, Green tabbed as week’s best BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

It’s amazing what a state of mind can do. Sumter High junior defensive end Raymond Johnson started the season on the defensive front four, was moved to outside linebacker before going back to the line again. Johnson had a huge game for the Gamecocks on Friday with 10 tackles, including four for a loss, and two quarterback sacks in their 38-0 victory over Stratford. For his efforts, Johnson has been named The Sumter Item De-

WASHINGTON

OFFENSIVE PLAYER

JOHNSON

FARLEY

DEFENSIVE PLAYER

fensive Player of the Week. Johnson was one of three Gamecocks chosen as players of the week. Wide receiver

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

GREEN SPECIAL TEAMS

Colin Washington is the Offensive Player and center Max Farley earned Offensive Lineman honors. Robert E. Lee

placekicker/punter Weston Green was selected as the Special Teams Player. The quartet will be honored on Friday at 7:15 a.m. at the Sumter Touchdown Club’s second meeting of the season at the Quality Inn on Broad Street. Jerry Moore, the former head coach of 3-time FCS national champion Appalachian State that beat Michigan at the “Big House,” will be the featured speaker. “I guess it was a state of mind that my coach told me because earlier this season I moved to outside linebacker and (my coach told me)

USC FOOTBALL

Home improvement

‘Whatever you thinking out there, just let it go and play ball,’” Johnson said. “So I went out (Friday) and I played very aggressive and took advantage of what I saw, like the offensive line slacking on plays and stuff like that.” First-year SHS head football coach Mark Barnes has been preaching being physical in all three phases of the game and perhaps no better example of that came in the form of the Gamecocks’ first shutout of the season, holding the Knights to just 76 total yards

SEE WEEK’S BEST, PAGE B3

Unbeaten Cavs face tough test at Holly Hill BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier is hoping wide receiver Deebo Samuel (1) and the rest of the Gamecock offense can have a better showing on Saturday at home against Kentucky than they did during their 17-13 victory against North Carolina in Charlotte.

Despite win, Spurrier hopes Gamecock offense, team in general looks better in Columbia than it did in Charlotte BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Other than the victory, Steve Spurrier was not too happy with South Carolina’s opening game performance. Spurrier said the Gamecocks have lots of work

ahead to be the team they want to be this season, even after a 17-13 victory over North Carolina to start the year. “We didn’t do a lot of things very well,’’ he said Tuesday. Spurrier includes himself in that list, bothered by his

choice of two runs —both which were stuffed — after South Carolina drove into the red zone with the chance to put the game out of reach. The issues, though, started before the game. The Gamecocks were called for a delay penalty before ever

running a play. “I don’t know if that’s ever happened before, but we managed to do that,’’ Spurrier said. Things didn’t improve much when the ball was in play.

SEE IMPROVEMENT, PAGE B4

The Robert E. Lee Academy football team is happy to be 3-0 on the season, but head coach David Rankin knows the real season starts on Friday as his Cavaliers travel to Holly Hill to take on the 2-0 Raiders in the SCISA Region I-1A opener. RANKIN “Everyone says if we go 2-2 (in our first four games) we’ve done good, but we’re doing a little bit better by being 3-0 so we’ll see,” Rankin said. Last year the Cavs defeated HH 14-7, but Holly Hill played without senior quarterback Davis Hudson, who led the Raiders to the state title last season. HH has averaged 43.5 points offensively while allowing just 14 in its two games. “They should have a chip on their shoulder knowing that they won the state championship but we also beat them, so I’m sure they’re going to come into the game and want to beat us,” senior offensive and defensive tackle Travis Christmas said. “But we just have to come with that same mentality that we’ve had all year—just know we’re one of the best teams in SCISA (Region I-1A) and know that we can do it. I think we can do it. I know we can get the win if we play like we’ve been doing.” Senior Nate Bochette is the Raiders’ top returning running back while seniors Hagen Mott and Brant Shuler are veteran receivers. Working at the fullback/ H-back positions are junior Stewart Bull and sophomore Nick Strickland. “We’re going to have to play assignment football and stop them from running right at us,”

SEE CAVS, PAGE B3

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

With WR Williams out, Tigers will turn to Peake BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News CLEMSON – It’s Charone Peake’s time. Again. Peake, the former Dorman High standout who has navigated an oft-injured career path himself, suddenly is being counted on to be the healthy, able-bodied replacement for Mike Williams, who is out indefinitely after suffering a

small fracture in his neck in Clemson’s season-opening win on Saturday. “To have a guy like Charone Peake … he’s option No. 1,” Swinney said. “He knows this offense inside and out and he’s playing at a level he’s always wanted to play at.” Peake is embracing the chance with no qualms. By all accounts, the graduate wide re-

ceiver had a solid summer and impressive fall camp, during which he caught at least one touchdown pass in each of the Tigers’ three scrimmages. Now it’s time for Peake to produce similar results in games. The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Peake had two catches for 12 yards against Wofford, but is bound to get more

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

With Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams out indefinitely, Charone Peake (19) will likeSEE PEAKE, PAGE B4 ly become the go-to guy in the Tigers’ passing attack.

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

AREA ROUNDUP

REL volleyball gets road sweep of FCS FLORENCE — The Robert E. Lee varsity volleyball team improved to 12-3 on the season with a 3-0 win over Florence Christian School on Tuesday at the FCS gymnasium. REL won by the scores of 25-16, 2518, 25-17. Reghan Griffin led the Lady Cavaliers with eight kills while adding an ace, three assists and four digs. Whitney Hopkins contributed an ace, a block and four assists and Ivy Watts had four blocks and three assists.

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL

HARTSVILLE 3

VARSITY TENNIS

SUMTER 1

WILSON HALL 8

HARTSVILLE —Sumter High School lost to Hartsville 3-1 on Tuesday at the Hartsville gymnasium. Hartsville won by the scores of 2515, 25-11, 20-25, 25-21. Bri Tyler led Sumter with five aces, four blocks and seven kills. Aubrey Rickard had seven kills and 21 assists, Mary Kate Shaffer had two aces, two kills and four digs and Margaret McMahon contributed seven kills and a block.

HEATHWOOD HALL 1 Wilson Hall improved to 3-2 on the season with an 8-1 victory over Heathwood Hall on Tuesday at Palmetto Tennis Center.

JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ROBERT E. LEE 2 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 1 FLORENCE — Robert E. Lee improved to 7-1 overall with a 2-1 victory over Florence Christian School on Tuesday at the FCS gymnasium. REL won by the scores of 25-18, 1325, 25-22. Sarah Abbott Kirven led the Lady Cavaliers with two aces, two kills, eight assists and two digs. Alli Williams had two aces, five kills and three digs and Emmie McCutchen contributed three aces, six kills and a block.

SUMTER 2 LEE CENTRAL 0

BISHOPVILLE —The Sumter School District team defeated Lee Central Middle 2-0 on Tuesday at the LC gymnasium. Sumter won by scores of 25-11 and 25-10. Bailey Rosdale and Autumn Plate were named outstanding players.

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

San Diego at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

TV, RADIO TODAY

11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis (MLB NETWORK). 3:20 p.m. – International Basketball: FIBA Americas Championship Second-Round Game (NBA TV). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Washington (ESPN). 7 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Los Angeles at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, NBA TV). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s Quarterfinal Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Idaho State at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Los Angeles Angels (ESPN). 5 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Evian Championship First Round Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF).

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

SINGLES 1 -- Savoca (HH) defeated Z. Beasley 6-1, 7-5. 2 -- Spencer (WH) defeated Strom 6-1, 6-0. 3 -- Munn (WH) defeated James 6-3, 6-0. 4 -- B. Beasley (WH) defeated Rhea 6-3, 6-2. 5 -- Davis (WH) defeated Smith 6-3, 6-1. 6 -- Guldan (WH) defeated Gaton 6-1, 6-1. DOUBLES 1 -- Z. Beasley/Munn (WH) defeated Savoca/ James 8-2. 2 -- Spencer/Guldan (WH) defeated Strom/ Rhea 8-4. 3 -- B. Beasley/Davis (WH) defeated Barr/Lord 8-5.

Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

L 59 59 70 72 72

Pct .569 .566 .489 .474 .474

GB – 1/2 11 13 13

W 82 71 67 65 63

L 55 66 69 71 74

Pct .599 .518 .493 .478 .460

GB – 11 14 1/2 16 1/2 19

W 75 72 69 66 59

L 63 64 68 72 79

Pct .543 .529 .504 .478 .428

GB – 2 5 1/2 9 16

MONDAY’S GAMES

ANDREW JACKSON 26 CLARENDON HALL 16

TUESDAY’S GAMES

EHRHARDT — Clarendon Hall lost to Andrew Jackson Academy 26-16 on Thursday at the AJA field. Wells Robinson scored on a 14-yard run by Wells Robinson. Robinson, who rushed for 62 yards on 15 carries, ran for the 2-point conversion. Justin James scored on a 12-yard run and also ran for the 2-point conversion.

SPORTS ITEMS

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (U.Jimenez 10-9) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9), 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 6-8) at Detroit (Lobstein 3-6), 7:08 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 13-3) at Boston (J.Kelly 9-6), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Tomlin 4-1) at Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 9-11), 8:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 6-9) at Kansas City (Medlen 3-1), 8:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 15-7) at Oakland (Brooks 1-2), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Latos 4-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 13-10), 10:05 p.m. Texas (M.Perez 2-4) at Seattle (Undecided), 10:10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Texas at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 76 71 57 55 53

L 61 66 81 83 85

Pct .555 .518 .413 .399 .384

GB – 5 19 1/2 21 1/2 23 1/2

W 87 81 79 61 57

L 50 55 57 76 79

Pct .635 .596 .581 .445 .419

GB – 5 1/2 7 1/2 26 29 1/2

W 79 71 66 65 57

L 58 67 72 73 80

Pct .577 .514 .478 .471 .416

GB – 8 1/2 13 1/2 14 1/2 22

MONDAY’S GAMES THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Atlanta second baseman Jace Peterson, center, completes a double play after forcing out Philadelphia’s Odubel Herrera (37) during the Braves’ 5-0 loss on Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Herrera’s 3-run homer helps Phillies shut out Braves 5-0 PHILADELPHIA — Rookie Aaron Nola pitched seven innings and Odubel Herrera hit a 3-run homer to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 5-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Nola (6-2) rebounded from the worst start of his career, allowing six hits with a career-high seven strikeouts and one walk, to help Philadelphia snap a five-game losing streak. The right-hander gave up six runs and nine hits in four innings of a 9-4 loss at the New York Mets last Wednesday. Cesar Hernandez had two hits and Brian Bogusevic had an RBI for Philadelphia. A day after snapping their 12game losing streak and 13-game road skid, Atlanta managed just seven hits against three Phillies pitchers while losing its 20th game in the last 22.

NBA TO SEED PLAYOFF TEAMS IN EACH CONFERENCE BY RECORD NEW YORK — The NBA will now seed playoff teams solely by their record, throwing out the top-four protection for teams who win their divisions. The expected change was unanimously approved Tuesday by the league’s Board of Governors. Teams in each conference will be seeded from one to eight by their won-loss record. Previously, division winners were guaranteed no worse than the No. 4

seed, a rule that became heavily criticized last season when Portland ended up No. 4 in the powerful Western Conference despite the sixth-best record in the conference. The league also changed the tiebreaker procedures, making head-tohead results the first tiebreaker for seeding and home-court advantage, and whether a team won its division second. A division winner previously got the home-court advantage if it met a team with the same record in the playoffs.

MISSISSIPPI DT GROSS OUT FOR SEASON WITH NECK INJURY OXFORD, Miss. — Mississippi defensive lineman Issac Gross will miss the rest of the season because of a neck injury. Coach Hugh Freeze said Tuesday via text message that Gross has been “battling this for a year and a half and it has progressively gotten worse.’’ The school says Gross eventually will have surgery. The 6-foot-1, 240-pound senior played in Saturday’s victory over UT Martin. He made three tackles. He played in 12 games last season, including six starts, and was tied for third on the team with eight tackles for a loss. The school says Gross hopes to make a full recovery, redshirt this season and return for a fifth year next fall. From wire reports

N.Y. Mets 8, Washington 5 Milwaukee 9, Miami 1 Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 1 Chicago Cubs 9, St. Louis 0 Colorado 6, San Diego 4 Arizona 6, San Francisco 1 Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 5

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-10) at St. Louis (C. Martinez 13-7), 1:45 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 9-7) at Philadelphia (Morgan 5-5), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 12-7) at Washington (Strasburg 8-6), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (A.Pena 1-0) at Miami (Koehler 8-13), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Happ 4-1) at Cincinnati (Sampson 2-3), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (Rusin 5-7) at San Diego (Shields 10-6), 9:10 p.m. San Francisco (Heston 11-9) at Arizona (Godley 4-1), 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Latos 4-9) at L.A. Angels (Richards 13-10), 10:05 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at San Diego, 3:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

NFL SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAME

Pittsburgh at New England, 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Miami at Washington, 1 p.m. Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEP. 17

Denver at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEP. 20

W 22 20 18 16 14 13

L 9 12 13 15 18 18

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W L x-Minnesota 21 11 x-Phoenix 19 13 x-Tulsa 16 15 Los Angeles 14 18 Seattle 9 22 San Antonio 7 25 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

Pct .710 .625 .581 .516 .438 .419

GB – 2 1/2 4 6 8 1/2 9

Pct .656 .594 .516 .438 .290 .219

GB – 2 4 1/2 7 11 1/2 14

TUESDAY’S GAMES

W 78 77 67 65 65

N.Y. Yankees 8, Baltimore 6 Detroit 5, Tampa Bay 4 Boston 11, Toronto 4 Cleveland 3, Chicago White Sox 2 Oakland 10, Houston 9 Texas 3, Seattle 0 Minnesota 6, Kansas City 2 L.A. Dodgers 7, L.A. Angels 5

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL

EASTERN CONFERENCE z-New York x-Chicago x-Indiana Washington Connecticut Atlanta

No games scheduled

EAST DIVISION

Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit WEST DIVISION

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

MONDAY’S GAMES

AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

MONDAY, SEP. 21

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. San Antonio at Tulsa, 8 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Los Angeles at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Connecticut at New York, 7 p.m.

TENNIS The Associated Press U.S. OPEN RESULTS

Tuesday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $42.3 million Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterfinals Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (19), France, 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4. Women Quarterfinals Roberta Vinci, Italy, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Venus Williams (23), United States, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3. Doubles Men Quarterfinals Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut (12), France, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (3), Romania, 7-6 (5), 6-4. Jamie Murray, Britain, and John Peers (8), Australia, def. Marcin Matkowski, Poland, and Nenad Zimonjic (4), Serbia, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (4). Women Quarterfinals Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta (11), Italy, def. Lara Arruabarrena, Spain, and Andreja Klepac (15), Slovenia, 6-0, 5-7, 6-2. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Sania Mirza (1), India, def. Chan Hao-ching and Chan Yung-jan (9), Taiwan, 7-6 (5), 6-1.

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press BASEBALL

Major League Baseball OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL _ Suspended New York Yankees minor league SS Holman Miranda (DSL) 72 games after testing positive for metabolites of Nandrolone, a performance-enhancing substance. Suspended Detroit minor league OF Magglio Ordonez, Jr. (GCL) 50 games following a second positive test for a Drug of Abuse. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES _ Reinstated INF J.J. Hardy from the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Dariel Alvarez from Frederick (Carolina). BOSTON RED SOX _ Activated 2B Dustin Pedroia from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHPs Jonathan Aro and Matt Barnes from Pawtucket (IL). Selected the contract of LHP Rich Hill from Pawtucket. CHICAGO WHITE SOX _ Recalled INF Micah Johnson from Charlotte (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS _ Activated RHP Carlos Carrasco from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES ANGELS _ Recalled 3B Kyle Kubitza and OF Daniel Robertson from Salt Lake (PCL) OAKLAND ATHLETICS _ Recalled OF Craig Gentry and INF Max Muncy from Nashville (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS _ Recalled OF James Jones and 1B-DH Jesus Montero, from Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of C Steven Baron and RHP JC Ramirez from Tacoma. Transferred LHP Charlie Furbush to 60-day DL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS _ Recalled RHP Jhoulys Chacin, RHP Allen Webster, INF-OF Jamie Romak and LHP Andrew Chafin from Reno (PCL) and OF Socrates Brito Mobile (SL). Purchased the contract of OF Peter O’Brien from Reno. Placed RHP Evan Marshall on the 60-day DL. CHICAGO CUBS _ Activated RHP Neil Ramirez from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Yoervis Medina from Iowa (PCL). CINCINNATI REDS _ Reinstated OF Brennan Boesch and CF Billy Hamilton from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Tony Cingrani, LHP Brandon Finnegan, RHP Josh Smith and INF/OF Kristopher Negron from Louisville (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES _ Reinstated OF Corey Dickerson from the 15-day DL. MIAMI MARLINS _ Named Marc DelPiano vice president, player development. NEW YORK METS _ Selected the contract of RHP Tim Stauffer from Las Vegas (PCL). Recalled OF Darrell Ceciliani from Las Vegas and placed him on the 60-Day DL. SAN DIEGO PADRES _ Announced INF/OF Tommy Medica was claimed off waivers by Miami. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS _ Recalled RHP Sam Tuivailala from Memphis (PCL).

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association NBA _ Fined Phoenix F Markieff Morris $10,000 for a public statement detrimental to the NBA. Women’s National Basketball Association NEW YORK LIBERTY _ Signed G Erica Wheeler for the remainder of the season.

FOOTBALL

National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS _ Placed DE Brent Urban on injured reserve-return. Signed RB Terrence Magee. BUFFALO BILLS _ Signed QB Matt Cassel. Released TE Nick O’Leary. CHICAGO BEARS _ Terminated the practice squad contract of RB-FB Paul Lasike. DALLAS COWBOYS _ Signed RB Gus Johnson, WR Vince Mayle, QB Kellen Moore, WR Rodney Smith and LB Joe Thomas to the practice squad. DETROIT LIONS _ Signed QB Ricky Stanzi to the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS _ Signed WR Ed Williams to the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS _ Waived CB Asa Jackson and DT Louis Nix III.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES _ Signed G Louis Domingue to a one-year contract. NEW JERSEY DEVILS _ Signed F Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond to a one-year contract.

COLLEGE

ALBANY (NY) _ Named Taylor Frink women’s assistant lacrosse coach. BUCKNELL _ Named Jenna Petrucelli women’s assistant lacrosse coach. LINCOLN MEMORIAL _ Named Josh Epstein and Justin Haywood assistant baseball coaches and Kyle Floyd graduate assistant baseball coach. MANHATTAN _ Named Cat Clifford assistant softball coach. SETON HALL _ Named Grant Billmeier men’s assistant basketball coach. SIENA _ Named Peter Larson volunteer assistant baseball coach.

SPORTS

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U.S. OPEN

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

WEEK’S BEST FROM PAGE B1

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Serena Williams returns a shot to Venus Williams during her 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 quarterfinal victory on Tuesday at the U.S. Open in New York.

Serena ousts Venus in 3 sets NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams defeated sister Venus in three sets on Tuesday at the U.S. Open to move within two victories of completing the first Grand Slam since 1988. The younger Williams won 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals in front of a celebrity-filled crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium. It was her 11th three-set victory at a major this year. Serena improved to 9-5 against her sister in Grand Slam matches. Serena was nearly perfect in the first set but tightened up in the second. She pulled it back together in the third, breaking Venus’ serve right

away. Showing the importance of the moment, Serena started celebrating winners with big fist pumps and loud yells of “Come on!” unlike most matches against her sister. The 35-year-old Venus kept up her sharp play of the last two rounds, but Serena — as she so often is against everyone — was simply better. She next faces 26th-seeded Roberta Vinci, who reached her first Grand Slam semifinal and has never defeated Williams. Vincioutlasted Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 5-7, 6-4. The men’s side had slightly more intrigue. Pushed to a fifth set after

coming so close to victory, defending champion Marin Cilic kept his act together and held on to get back to the U.S. Open semifinals. Unfazed by wasting a big lead or match points, the ninth-seeded Cilic stretched his winning streak at Flushing Meadows to 12 matches by beating 19th-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Tuesday night. The two men’s quarterfinals on the other half of the men’s draw are today: No. 2 Roger Federer vs. No. 12 Richard Gasquet of France, and No. 5 Stan Wawrinka vs. No. 15 Kevin Anderson of South Africa.

CAVS FROM PAGE B1

hit a career long 40-yard field and was 3 of 3 on extra point attempts. He also punted five times for a 42.0-yard average with two punts being downed inside the Calhoun 10-yard line. Green also had a helping hand on both sides of the ball. He rushed 12 times for 57 yards and caught two passes for 31 yards, both of which were touchdowns. On defense, he had six tackles and an interception. Christmas said this year’s team is more balanced than last year’s where the strong point was the Cavaliers defense. “From the past years that I’ve been here as a freshman with us going 0-10 all those years and leading up to now I think we’ve been blocking very well, and I think our backfield is probably the best backfield that we’ve had since I’ve been on varsity football.” “I think we just need to come out, and like we’ve been doing, knock them in the mouth offensively push them off the ball, run behind our tackles and our guards. And on defense we just need to play like we’ve been doing and get pressure on the quarterback and don’t let him get comfortable.”

The key for the Cavaliers this year has been getting a lot of different players involved. “It’s been someone different every week,” Rankin explained. “Last week quarterback Nic Stokes, Weston Green and Bryce Barrett each rushed for over 60 yards. It’s kind of been a mixture of players and we want to keep doing that.” The team threw for 143 yards on 8 of 13 passing and had success running out of wishbone formations. Rankin said there is no mistake that REL is a spread team, but is more of a power running team. He thinks it needs to be more efficient in its passing game to have success against Holly Hill. “They pose a different threat, and I don’t know if we’ll be a power run football team,” Rankin said “We’ll probably have to do some other stuff this week besides trying to line up and run at them. “We ran a little wishbone last week for the first time and were very successful in the wishbone, but I don’t think we’ll be successful against Holly Hill in the wishbone because they’re bigger and stronger (than our other opponents).”

Rankin said. “We gave up seven points against Calhoun (in a 24-7 victory on Friday), but I felt like we didn’t play well against the run. We played well against the screens and passes and that’s what Holly Hill is going to try to throw right at us. “Offensively we’ll have to throw it probably, maybe not more than we’ve been doing it, but we’ll probably throw 15 or 16 times and hopefully we can make some of them,” he said. REL opened the season with 27-21 win over Dorchester Academy followed by a 34-12 victory over 2A Thomas Sumter Academy. “We knew coming into the year we’d be pretty good,” junior Weston Green said. “We haven’t been as successful in the past so it feels pretty good to be back rolling again. “Expectations are really high and we’re looking forward to it,” he said. “We have a great group of guys and we play together, so expectations are certainly high.” Green earned The Sumter Item Special Teams Player of the Week, for his performance against Calhoun. The junior

on defense, including 15 negative plays. “If you play physical there should be no scheme that can stop you if you play physical,” Johnson said. “I think if we listen to coach, pay attention and actually buy in to what he says, you can see what happens. It shows, and it showed this week.” Farley, who graded out at 84 percent with three knockdowns, helped pave the way for 276 yards rushing on offense as the entire O-line graded out with average of 81 percent. “(Offensive line) Coach (Drew) Marlowe talks about beating the guy in front of you every single play for every second of the game,” Farley said. “He preaches that every day and that’s a mindset in itself to help us every play. To be able to do that, it’s going to be a trickledown effect and you’re going to end up winning.” The Gamecocks also had success in the passing game as Washington had another big night with six catches for 157 yards and two scores. It’s the second consecutive game Washington has caught five or more passes and had 150 yards receiving. “Every game I get more focused and this past week I came out and had the aggressiveness that I wanted, to be that person to step up to the plate for the offense,” he said. “It’s a hard thing to do, especially when you know there is a lot of pressure on you, but I had to step up to the plate for the team.” Washington said the Gamecocks have seen over the last two games what

happens if they practice hard. “(Coach Barnes tells us) you’ve got to be more physical, that’s the key to winning games,” Washington said. “You’ve got to be more physical and be more aggressive. If you come out and be more physical and more aggressive you’ll have an overall better game.” Green was just doing what he was told as well, but it certainly went a long way to helping Robert E. Lee in a 24-7 victory over Calhoun Academy. The junior hit a career long 40yard field and was 3 of 3 on extra point attempts. He also punted five times for an average of 42.0 yards with two punts being downed inside Calhoun’s 10-yard line. “It’s kind of on the fly, it’s whatever we need to do,” Green said. “We’d like to put it in the end zone really, but we do what we need to do (to win); if kicking is what we need to do then I certainly don’t mind doing it.” Green also had a helping hand on both sides of the ball. He rushed 12 times for 57 yards and caught two passes for 31 yards, both of which were touchdowns. On defense, he had six tackles and an interception. “You’ve just got to do it,” he said. “You practice it all week long so if you practice it, just kick it, it is what it is. I take it all equally seriously. It’s all important relative to our team being successful.” Players of the Week are chosen by The Sumter Item sports department based on nominations from local high school coaches.

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Cross Country Thomas Sumter in Camden Invitational, TBA Middle School Football Williams at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Williamsburg at Manning, 4:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball East Clarendon at Governor’s School, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Lakewood at Lake City, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4:15 p.m. Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. THURSDAY Junior Varsity Football Sumter at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Timberland at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Manning at Lake City, 6:30 p.m. Fairfield Central at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7 p.m. B Team Football Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 5 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 6 p.m. Middle School Football Calhoun at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Golf Lugoff-Elgin at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), TBA Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall (at Sunset Country Club), 4 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Spring Valley at Manning, 4:30 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Lakewood at Lee Central, 5:30 p.m. Lake City at East Clarendon, 7 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter, A.C. Flora at Spring Valley, 6 p.m. Florence Christian at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 4:30 p.m. Sumter Christian at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Varsity Football Lakewood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Timberland, 7:30 p.m. Lake City at Manning, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Fairfield Central, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at McBee, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 7:30 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Calhoun, 7:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Holly Hill, 7:30 p.m. Laurens Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m. SATURDAY Varsity Cross Country Lakewood, Thomas Sumter in Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic (in Columbia), 8:30 a.m. Varsity Swimming Sumter in Myrtle Beach/Pepper Geddings Meet, TBA Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Christian Invitational (at Hilton Head Aquatics Center), TBA Varsity Volleyball Sumter in Lady Gamecock Spike-Off, TBA Crestwood in Ashley Ridge Tournament, TBA

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SEC sets record with 10 teams in AP Top 25 BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press The Southeastern Conference has a record 10 teams ranked in the first Associated Press college football poll of the regular season. Ohio State remained a unanimous No. 1 after pulling away 42-24 at Virginia Tech on Monday night. The SEC already held the record for most teams from one conference in the Top 25 with eight, a mark it matched in the preseason. After the conference went 12-1 to open the season, No. 16 Texas A&M and No. 25 Mississippi State moved into the poll to go with the eight teams already there. Alabama moved up a spot to No. 2. The rest of the SEC roll call is: No. 6 Auburn, No. 10 Georgia, No. 14 LSU, No. 17 Mississippi, No. 18 Arkansas, No. 20 Missouri and No. 23 Tennessee.

POLL POINTS The SEC has been dominating the AP poll in recent years and has had eight ranked teams six times in the regular season and three times in the preseason. The Big Ten and the Atlantic Coast conference have each had a high of seven teams ranked in the AP Top 25. The Big Ten has done it five times. The ACC has had seven twice. The Pac-12’s high for ranked teams is six, including in this season’s preseason poll and last season’s final rankings. The most ranked teams the Big 12 has ever had in the AP Top 25 is six, which happened for three weeks in 2011.

DROPPED OUT Teams dropping out of the rankings were Arizona State and Stanford, part of a lackluster 7-5 start to the season for the Pac-12. Wisconsin also dropped out of the rankings after losing to Alabama.

STEPPING IN On the bright side of the Pac-12’s opening weekend, Utah moved into the rankings at No. 24 with its victory against Michigan in coach Jim Harbaugh’s debut with the Wolverines.

RANKED MATCHUPS IN WEEK 2 • No. 8 Oregon at No. 5 Michigan State. For the second straight season, Ducks-Spartans is a Top-10 matchup that could give the winner a major boost to its playoff resume. • No. 14 LSU at No. 25 Mississippi State. The Tigers get no tuneup after their opener against McNeese State was cancelled because of lightning. • No. 19 Oklahoma at No. 23 Tennessee. Another chance for the SEC to make a statement or be just a little bit humbled.

AP TOP 25 RECORD PTS PV

1. Ohio St. (61) 2. Alabama 3. TCU 4. Baylor 5. Michigan St. 6. Auburn 7. Oregon 8. Southern Cal 9. Notre Dame 10. Georgia 11. Florida St. 12. Clemson 13. UCLA 14. LSU 15. Georgia Tech 16. Texas A&M 17. Mississippi 18. Arkansas 19. Oklahoma 20. Boise St. 21. Missouri 22. Arizona 23. Tennessee 24. Utah 25. Mississippi St.

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1,525 1 1,420 3 1,365 2 1,252 4 1,198 5 1,166 6 1,081 7 1,074 8 1,061 11 981 9 942 10 862 12 833 13 653 14 636 16 629 NR 600 17 480 18 469 19 279 23 274 24 259 22 169 25 137 NR 104 NR

Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, BYU 74, Northwestern 72, Arizona St. 49, Oklahoma St. 30, West Virginia 23, Florida 8, Temple 8, Cincinnati 7, Kansas St. 7, Minnesota 5, Louisville 4, N.C. State 4, W. Kentucky 3, California 2, Stanford 1.

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Ohio State receiver Braxton Miller, right, cannot reach a pass in the end zone as Virginia Tech’s Greg Stoman defends during the Buckeyes’ 42-24 victory on Monday in Blacksburg, Va. Miller did finish the night with two touchdowns.

Miller, top-ranked Buckeyes pull away from Hokies 42-24 BY HANK KURZ JR. The Associated Press BLACKSBURG, Va. — Braxton Miller has clearly found a new home at wide receiver, and No. 1 Ohio State has found another dangerous weapon. Not what the rest of the college football world wanted to hear. Miller scored two touchdowns — one on a 54-yard catch-and-run where he had to tip-toe down the sideline, the other on an electrifying 53-yard run — and the starstudded Buckeyes began their title defense with a 42-24 victory over Virginia Tech on Monday night. “I really would have preferred that third quarterback be over competing for a quarterback job rather than out there as an athlete,’’ Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer said as the Hokies fell to 0-9 against teams ranked No. 1. “I thought he was pretty special.’’ Miller made a diving 24yard reception for his first

PEAKE FROM PAGE B1 looks when the 12thranked Tigers host Appalachian State at 12:30 p.m. Saturday. “I feel like my role will increase,” Peake said. “That’s an amazing talent we lost. I’m going to have to switch over a little bit and increase my role, but I’ll be fine. “I’ll take advantage of my opportunities. I’m definitely healthy. I’ve been healthy for a long time now.” Such hasn’t been the case for much of Peake’s career. Peake came to Clemson as a highly touted receiver at Dorman, where he was a second-team USA Today All-American and the No. 14 player nationally according to ESPN. After catching 25 passes for 172 yards as a sophomore, Peake appeared poised for a breakout season. But his 2013 campaign was cut short by a torn ACL suffered in practice just two games into the season. Peake missed the final 11 games and received a medical redshirt. In 2014, injury struck again. He missed six games with knee issues again and wound up with just 12 catches for 129 yards. Peake has cross-trained at all the receiver positions, so there shouldn’t be any hesitancy about him stepping in as the starter at Williams’ position while Germone Hopper replaces Peake. “I’ve played all three positions since I’ve been here,

catch since moving to wide receiver, and he only got better as the night wore on. His touchdowns came after the Hokies had taken a 17-14 lead into halftime, the long run including a spin move that left defenders falling down. Wide receiver Michael Thomas watched it happen, and said he thought: “There he goes. That’s Braxton.’’ Miller said he set the defenders up for the spin move, which allowed him to run free to the end zone. “I definitely did. I set them up,’’ he said. “I acted like I was looking straight but I seen them out of the corner of my eye.’’ And Miller wasn’t alone in turning heads. Cardale Jones picked up where he left off last season by throwing for two touchdowns and running for a third, and tailback Ezekiel Elliott was virtually untouched in breaking off an 80yard run and gained 122 yards on just 11 carries. But it was Miller who stood out most. The Big Ten offensive player of the year

AMWAY TOP 25 Record Pts 1. Ohio St. (63) 1-0 1599 2. Alabama (1) 1-0 1485 3. TCU 1-0 1464 4. Baylor 1-0 1349 5. Oregon 1-0 1279 6. Michigan St. 1-0 1252 7. Auburn 1-0 1190 8. Florida St. 1-0 1090 9. Georgia 1-0 1075 10. Southern Cal 1-0 1035 11. Notre Dame 1-0 994 12. Clemson 1-0 870 13. UCLA 1-0 801 14. Mississippi 1-0 735 15. LSU 0-0 734 16. Georgia Tech 1-0 651 17. Oklahoma 1-0 541 18. Arkansas 1-0 495 19. Texas A&M 1-0 418 20. Arizona 1-0 336 21. Missouri 1-0 301 22. Boise St. 1-0 277 23. Tennessee 1-0 212 24. Wisconsin 0-1 108 25. Utah 1-0 106

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Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 97; Arizona State 66; Oklahoma State 52; Northwestern 35; Brigham Young 23; Kansas State 23; South Carolina 22; Duke 15; West Virginia 13; Miami (Fla.) 12; Florida 7; Louisville 6; Marshall 6; Minnesota 5; North Carolina State 4; Maryland 3; Nebraska 3; Temple 3; Illinois 2; Pittsburgh 2; California 1; Louisiana Tech 1; Memphis 1; Stanford 1.

so I know all of them pretty well,” Peake said. “It’ll be nothing new to me.” Having been through the experience of being relegated to the sideline by injury, Peake said he was more than willing to offer encouraging words to Williams, who entered his junior season as first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection. “I just let him know it’s not the end of the world and that everything’s going to be fine,” Peake said. “It’s just a little minor setback. “It’s tough when you first get the news, but once you start making progress and feel yourself getting better, that’s when you mentally get stronger and feel like you can be the person you were before.”

as a quarterback in 2012 and 2013, Miller missed last season with an injury to his right throwing shoulder. When he was slow to heal, he removed himself from the three-way quarterback battle. “’’This kid’s all about the right stuff and I’m honored to coach him again for a fourth year. I love this guy,’’ coach Urban Meyer said. The Buckeyes avenged a 35-21 home loss to Virginia Tech last season and earned their 14th straight win overall. The Hokies, meanwhile, lost more than the game, with quarterback Michael Brewer shelved by a broken left collarbone that stalled any hope of a comeback. Trainer Mike Goforth said Brewer will have surgery Tuesday and set the recovery time at “four to six weeks, maybe as many as eight.’’ The Hokies trailed 21-17 and had driven into Buckeyes territory when Brewer went down, but had trouble moving the ball after Bren-

den Motley took over behind center. Motley did lead one late touchdown drive, hitting Isaiah Ford from 17 yards, but by then it was long over. “I feel for Michael,’’ Beamer said. “You’re talking about a guy who puts so much into it ... and then after one play he’s done for a while.’’ And the Hokies just couldn’t stop Miller and Co. in the second half. Miller first had the 54-yard touchdown reception where he nearly stepped out of bounds and tight-roped along the sideline, erasing a 17-14 halftime deficit. Then he had the spin move that Jones said let him know, “he’s back.’’ The run made it 28-17 with 2:05 left in the third. “I love that spin move,’’ Meyer said. Jones added a 10-yard TD run in the fourth, and Barrett, who started for Ohio State until he was injured late in the season last year, threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to a wide-open Thomas with 8:14 remaining.

IMPROVEMENT FROM PAGE B1 Quarterback Connor Mitch struggled in his first college start. South Carolina receivers had difficulty breaking free in the North Carolina secondary. Playmaker Pharoh Cooper spent as much time behind center taking wildcat snaps as he did finding open spaces in the defense. It was not until South Carolina decided to stick mostly to the ground in the second half and rely on its defense that Spurrier could count on the victory. Now, Spurrier said his job this week is to clean things up in a hurry before opening the Southeastern Conference season against Kentucky (1-0), which has not won in Columbia since 1999. “Probably what we need to worry about is see if we can line up and get the ball snapped, eliminate some careless penalties and try to look like a pretty good team when we go out here Saturday night,’’ Spurrier said. If the Gamecocks do, it’s most likely because of an effective running game and an improving defense. South Carolina rushers went for 259 yards against the Tar Heels, nearly 100 more than the Gamecocks 161-yard-a-game average on the ground last year. Senior Shon Carson led the way with 75 yards, including a go-ahead, 48-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The Gamecocks defense made that stand up when the offense could not punch the ball in late, linebacker

Skai Moore getting his second end-zone interception of the contest to choke off North Carolina’s last threat. South Carolina did what it could not at times last year — blowing fourthquarter leads to Missouri, Kentucky and Tennessee — and made a pair of first downs in the final three minutes by running the ball to put the game away. Carson is a third-teamer whose fresh legs late were the difference. Carson said he, starter Brandon Wilds and backup David Williams are a reliable trio who can make a difference this season. “I think they’re going to give us the ball more because they trust us more,’’ Carson said. North Carolina’s hightempo offense posted 440 yards on South Carolina, yet the Gamecocks offense got three interceptions — their 11 last season were tied for third worst in the SEC — all that came when the Tar Heels with at or inside the Gamecocks 21 yard line. Moore added 10 tackles with his two interceptions and was named the SEC defensive player of the week. Kentucky coach Mark Stoops knows his team will face a motivated group, particularly after the Wildcats rallied from 38-24 down in the fourth quarter for a 45-38 victory in last year’s contest. “It’ll be a very difficult environment and against a team that’ll be very hungry to get after us,’’ he said.

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Steelers LB Harrison OK with de facto mentor role BY WILL GRAVES The Associated Press

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Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota, left, and Tampa Bay quarterback Jameis Winston will each make their first NFL starts against each other on Sunday. It’s hard to predict how the duo, taken 1-2 overall in the draft, will fare.

Mariota, Winston open careers against each other, but how QBs taken 1-2 in draft will fare is hard to predict BY TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press

yards with a TD and an interception as the Saints beat the Rams 24-20. Manning was sacked 40 times as a rookie, going 3-5-2. He had nine interceptions and six touchdowns. He started in New Orleans for a decade and then played in Minnesota and Houston, but was never on a team with a winning record.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Credit the NFL schedule for ensuring that the debuts of rookie quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Marcus Mariota will get plenty of attention. Winston and Mariota are the sixth pair of quarterbacks drafted 1-2 overall in league history. On Sunday, they will become the first to open their careers against each other when Mariota and the Tennessee Titans visit Winston’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. So after all the debate and arguments over which Heisman winner should have been drafted first, Winston and Mariota get the chance to prove it on the field, something Jim Plunkett and Archie Manning and Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III never got as rookies. It’s hard to predict what will happen. Quarterbacks previously drafted No. 1 and 2 went 5-5 in their inaugural NFL starts:

DREW BLEDSOE: The New England rookie lost his opener 38-14 to Buffalo, going 14 of 30 for 148 yards with two TDs and an interception. Bledsoe had 15 TDs and 15 interceptions as a rookie. Bledsoe started for the Patriots for eight seasons before an injury in 2001 led to Tom Brady taking over the job. RICK MIRER: Notre Dame quarterback started every game for Seattle — the only season Mirer started 16 games. Mirer went 6-10 with 17 interceptions and 12 touchdowns. Mirer lost his debut 18-12 to San Diego where he was 20 of 27 for 154 yards and an interception.

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JIM PLUNKETT: The top overall pick out of Stanford went 6-8 for New England, and was sacked 36 times. The 2-time Super Bowl champ with the Raiders also threw 19 touchdowns and 16 interceptions. Plunkett beat his future Oakland team 20-6 throwing for 127 yards with two TDs and an interception in his opener. ARCHIE MANNING: Now best known as Peyton and Eli’s father, Manning started the season opener as a rookie, going 16 of 29 for 218

PEYTON MANNING: The debate whether to draft Manning or Leaf seems silly now, but Manning’s first year in Indianapolis wasn’t pretty. He went 3-13 with 28 interceptions and 26 touchdowns. He lost his debut 24-15 at home to Miami, with three interceptions. He is a five-time NFL MVP and has started three Super Bowls, winning one. RYAN LEAF: Now considered a bust, Leaf won his first two games with San Diego, beating Buffalo 16-14 and winning on the road 13-7

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at the then-Houston Oilers. Leaf started his first nine games and was 3-6. He started only 12 more games in a career that lasted just four seasons.

1999 TIM COUCH: The Kentucky quarterback lasted only five seasons after Cleveland made him their choice to revive the franchise. Couch made his first start Week 2 when he lost 26-9 at Tennessee going 12 of 24 for 134 yards and a TD. Couch was 2-12 starting 14 of 15 games. DONOVAN MCNABB: The Syracuse quarterback was 2-4 as a starter but saw only spot duty off the bench before his first start in Week 7. McNabb won 35-28 over Washington, though he did little with his arm (8 of 21 for 60 yards). He later led the Eagles to five NFC title games and one Super Bowl.

2012 ANDREW LUCK: The Stanford quarterback rewarded the Colts’ faith by going 11-5 replacing Manning in Indianapolis. But like Manning, Luck lost his opener. He was 23 of 45 for 309 yards with three interceptions in a 41-21 loss to Chicago. ROBERT GRIFFIN III: RG3 beat Luck out for the Offensive Rookie of the Year award, and he won Washington’s opener 40-32 over New Orleans with a dazzling performance. Griffin was 19 of 26 for 320 yards and two TDs in that game. Now Griffin finds himself benched heading into his fourth season.

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Goodell unwilling to give up The right advertising final say in discipline process opportunity! NEW YORK (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is willing to lessen his role in the player discipline process, but he’s still reluctant to give up final say. Goodell told ESPN Radio on Tuesday morning the league reGOODELL sists third-party arbitration. The players union wants disciplinary power now held by Goodell to be handled by a neutral arbitrator. Goodell said he’s “very open’’ to changing his role and called it “extremely time consuming,’’ adding he has discussed this matter with several owners the past couple years. After a federal judge overturned Tom Brady’s four-game suspension in the “Deflategate’’ scandal last week, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank suggested it may be time to revisit the system that makes Goodell the sole arbiter of cases. But Goodell indicated any

change would come within the initial discipline process, not with the way appeals are handled. “We believe that the standards of the NFL are important to uphold,’’ Goodell told the network. “We believe that you don’t delegate that responsibility or those standards. We think that somebody with a deep knowledge of the game, our policies and our rules are important particularly when it relates to competitive violations. Those are important to have. There’s got to be a system in there somewhere.’’ Goodell said he spoke to union chief DeMaurice Smith before Brady’s decision came down about making changes to the collective bargaining agreement. “We want to get to a better discipline system,’’ Goodell said. “We’ve had several discussions with the union about how to do that. We have done that on the field over the last several years and I think we’ve got a better system.”

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PITTSBURGH — James Harrison wants to make something very clear, so he does it in a very James Harrison sort of way: by glancing up from his chair and briefly flashing the withering glare that makes disagreeing with the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker seem unwise. The 37-year-old gets it, really. He’s the old guy now. The last one standing from a group that reeled off three Super Bowl apHARRISON pearances in six years, the final one nearly a half-decade ago. It’s easy to look at the sea of 20-somethings around the locker room and point to the four-time Pro Bowler as the sage leader of a group thirsting for knowledge. Only, Harrison insists, it’s not true. Oh, the part about the kids pestering him for wisdom is true. It’s the part about Harrison somehow reluctantly filling the void left by the retirement of Troy Polamalu, Brett Keisel and Ike Taylor that rings hollow. “I haven’t embraced anything any more or any less than I have the last seven or eight years,’’ Harrison said. “It’s just that now people actually want to make it and talk about it and make it seem like I’m doing something more that I didn’t do before.’’ Maybe it’s because Harrison spent so much of his prime commanding attention for other things, namely his frenetic play as one of the most feared hitters of his generation, and his seemingly endless clashes with the commissioner’s office. His default setting as antagonist made it easy to overlook Harrison was a self-made man who never forgot what it was like to be considered too short, too slow and too small to make it. The slights fueled his rise from the practice squad to 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year. It also led him to become an open book eager to share the philosophy that has shaped a singular 13-year career — one that shows no signs of slowing down after some old friends coaxed him out of an 18-day retirement last fall. He responded by finishing with 5 1/2 sacks for a team that surged to the AFC North title. Dietary tips. Workout regimens. Recovery solutions. Pass rush techniques. A highly disciplined offseason program that includes weeks training in the Arizona heat. How to survive as a disruptive force, which he always has been. Ten years ago Harrison’s legendary workouts were the equivalent of weight room urban legends. During one memorable session last fall Harrison did pushups with 310-pound center Maurkice Pouncey sitting on his back. Is he showing off ? Of course. He’s also setting a tone. Jarvis Jones, taken in the first round two years ago to replace Harrison, can’t help but stare at his mentor. “You’ll be looking at him, some of the stuff he’ll be doing and you’ll be like, ‘Wow,’’’ Jones said. “He’s been a beast for so long. He’s showing us the way and continuing to be a revolving door for us.’’

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RECRUITING

La. duo to visit USC before making decision W

ide receiver Isaiah Graham of Bastrop, La., and his teammate, defensive end Travez Moore, will announce their college football decisions on Oct. 30, the night of their homecoming game. By then, Graham will have taken official visits to South Carolina, Texas Christian and Arkansas. He and Moore are scheduled to visit the Gamecocks on Oct. 10 for the Louisiana State game. Graham said Tennessee also has been working him and might get a visit, and he talked with Southern California and he wants to see how that goes. He’s also been in touch with USC recruiter Steve Spurrier Jr. on a regular basis. “I’m really looking forward to getting down there and meeting them,” said Graham, who will be joined by his parents on the visit. “I’m just taking my time with my official visits and weigh all of my options. I just want to be around a great coaching staff and at a place where I can see myself playing. I want to see the ball in the air more. I don’t really want to go to a running offense because I won’t be able to play at my highest level.” Graham said he doesn’t have a favorite at this point. Moore has a top four of USC, TCU, LSU and Charlotte with the Horned Frogs holding a slight lead over the rest. Moore said the only other official visit he plans to take is to TCU. Moore added that while he’s never been to USC and is still learning about the Gamecocks, he’s getting a good feeling from recruiter Deke Adams. “We’ve got an understanding with each other,” he said. “They show a lot of concern about my family.” Defensive back Javon Jackson of Tyrone, Ga., plans to take an unofficial visit to USC for the Kentucky game on Saturday. He has had USC and Duke at the top of his list, but said Ohio State is starting to become involved. “We’ll see where that goes,” Jackson said. USC offered 2017 linebacker Will Ignont of New Market, Ala., and ‘17 offensive line-

man Robert Hainsey of IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.

CLEMSON AND USC DB JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, Va., committed to USC in June following a camp visit and said the commitment remains in place. He has two official visits set at this point, USC for the Clemson weekend and Arizona State later this month. However, he’s looking at other possible visits to Clemson, Mississippi and Penn State. Givens said Clemson, in particular, has been making a strong push for him in recent weeks and is also recruiting him as a cornerback. “They’ve kind of been recruiting me a lot harder the last couple of weeks,” Givens said. “(Defensive coordinator) Coach (Brent) Venables has been my primary recruiter and he has been recruiting me the hardest of all the coaches. He really wants me there. It’s crazy. I feel like if I were to decommit and go to Clemson I’d be the most hated person in South Carolina, on the maroon (garnet) side at least. “I don’t know what the future holds, but right now I’m a Gamecock. I’m still committed, still 100 percent, but I just feel as though I should take officials just to make sure I’m doing what’s best for me, just go have fun with the process even though I’m committed. Mainly, just going around and making sure I’m doing what’s best for me.” Givens said he won’t finalize the decision until December. DB Tank Robinson, a ‘17 recruit from Lake Marion High School in Santee, was offered by Michigan on Saturday. USC and Clemson also are on his offer sheet. LB Xavier Thomas, an ‘18 recruit from Wilson High in Florence, was offered by North Carolina. He also has offers from Clemson, USC and Florida State.

CLEMSON DB KJ Sails of Gibsonton, Fla., has not been offered by Clemson despite a solid camp

performance this summer, but he’s in touch with the Tigers regularly on social media. Sails has 29 Phil Kornblut offers with Utah the RECRUITING most recent. CORNER He’d love to add Clemson to that list, but is understanding of the situation the Tigers are in related to their scholarship numbers and needs. “They are tight on numbers, but I had a good camp and they are waiting to see what happens during the season and then they will offer,” said Sails, who is good friends with Clemson freshmen Deon Cain and Ray Ray McCloud. Sails plans to take two of his official visits to Cincinnati and Wisconsin. This summer he also visited UNC, Virginia, Mississippi State, Auburn, Georgia, Georgia Tech, UK, Cincinnati, Iowa, Michigan and South Florida. He does not have a favorite. OL Austin Fontaine, an ‘18 recruit from Dematha Catholic in Hyattsville, Md., was offered by Clemson.

OTHERS WR Larry Collins Jr. of Lower Richland High in Hopkins is down to Wake Forest and UNC, according to his father Larry Collins Sr. The only unofficial visits planned right now are to WF and UNC for a couple of games this season. Collins Sr. said they’ve not talked to USC or anyone else recently other than the Demon Deacons and Tar Heels. The plan is to make a decision by the end of September. There is no favorite between the two at this point. DB Stephen Davis Jr. of Dutch Fork High in Irmo announced on Sunday he has decomitted from Auburn and is reopening his recruiting. Tight end Naseir Upshur of Philadelphia committed to FSU over Michigan last week. USC also recruited him and he visited the Gamecocks this

summer.

BASKETBALL Seventh Woods, a 6-foot-1inch point guard from Hammond School in Columbia, has cut Florida from his list. Woods told Rich Taylor of MidlandsHSSports.com that he will only visit Georgetown, UNC and USC. He will go to Georgetown on Friday, UNC two weeks later and USC on Oct. 9. Woods said he could have his decision within a week of his visit with the Gamecocks. Jordan Bruner, a 6-9 player from Spring Valley High in Columbia, took an official visit over the weekend to Yale, and he will be taking one less official visit than originally planned. He has cut Temple from his list, leaving him with officials to UGA on Sept. 18, Tennessee on Oct. 2 and Clemson on Oct. 9. Bruner has had a long-running relationship with Clemson and is looking forward to his weekend next month with the Tigers. “They are a great school and they’ve been recruiting me for the longest of all the schools I’m looking at,” Bruner said. “I’ve developed a pretty good relationship with all the coaches. It’s just a great school and they have a good program that’s pretty much getting better every year.” Bruner is coming off an injury-plagued junior season. He tore a medial collateral ligament in a knee in the preseason and only played in a couple of 4A state playoff games. He worked hard to get back to health in the spring and summer but developed a stress fracture in his lower left leg that iis bothering him now. “I was maybe 70 percent in April, if that,” Bruner said. “June, I was probably about 80 percent. In June, I hyperextended my knee in a practice and then I started feeling what I thought was shin splints, but now I’m pretty convinced it’s a stress fracture in my shin. It was kind of tough. I never really got fully healthy over the summer and I’m still working on getting

back now from this stress fracture.” Bruner said he tried to play through the pain this summer and didn’t let on to any coaches that he was still dealing with injuries. He’s planning to sign in November. Brachen Hazen, a 6-8 player from Columbia City, Ind., made an official visit to Central Florida last week. He’s also looking at Maryland, Valparaiso and Ball State. He made an unofficial visit to Clemson in August. De’Riante Jenkins, a 6-6 player from Hargrave Prep in Virginia, said he’s still talking with USC, but has not scheduled an official visit. He made an official visit to Virginia Commonwealth over the weekend and also has dates set with Clemson, Tennessee and Rutgers. He’s undecided about his fifth visit at this point. Shandon Goldman, a 6-9 player from St. Johns NW Military Academy in Minnesota, took an official visit to Clemson last month and has not yet scheduled any others. Goldman said he’s just getting settled in at the prep school and is still recovering from a severely sprained ankle suffered at Clemson. He’s not allowed to take telephone calls his first two weeks of school, but he said his head coach has been in touch with Clemson assistant Richie Riley. Clemson head coach Brad Brownell plans to visit Goldman this month to watch him work out once he’s healthy. Blake Harris, a ‘17 6-3 PG from Chapel Hill, N.C., made an unofficial visit to Clemson on Saturday. “I liked the whole atmosphere and the coaches are very nice and make your feel comfortable,” said Harris, who attends the Carlisle School in Martinsville, Va. “They are big in my recruiting right now.” He missed all of last season with a broken wrist and because he was a transfer. He also has offers from Cincinnati, FSU, GT, Virginia Tech, Seton Hall and WF.

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Drivers want new rules package for Chase, NASCAR says no BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Moments after Carl Edwards climbed from his winning Southern 500 car, he began lobbying for NASCAR to apply the rules package used at Darlington Raceway in the upcoming playoffs. Edwards and his Joe Gibbs Racing teammates are among the loudest supporters of an aerodynamic package that has been experimented with twice this summer, most recently Sunday night at Darlington Raceway. Although his drivers want the lowdownforce package used in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, team owner Joe Gibbs is content using the much-maligned current rules. “There’s some things that I can’t change, and NASCAR said ‘Hey, look, we’re not going to go changing things and go to a different package for the Chase,’ and I think that’s fair,’’ Gibbs said Tuesday in a telephone interview. NASCAR did indeed announce on Aug. 14 that the current package will be used in the Chase, which begins next week. The decision came five weeks before the playoffs begin, and Gibbs agreed with NASCAR’s rationale that there wasn’t enough time for teams to prepare for a new package that would be when the stakes are the highest. “That’s fair, and that will be a fair way for us to approach the Chase this year,’’ he said. That’s in direct contrast to what the sport’s biggest stars want. NASCAR chairman Brian France has tasked his upper management with improving the on-track product, which

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Drivers lobbied NASCAR to adopt the aerodynamic rules package that was used at Darlington Raceway on Sunday for the Chase playoffs, but NASCAR declined to change the current rules package citing a lack of time for drivers to prepare for the new rules. has becoming increasingly boring this year. The poor ontrack product came as a bit of a surprise after the dramatic racing that occurred in last fall’s 10-race playoffs. As the quality of racing deteriorated throughout the spring, NASCAR decided to in-season test some different aerodynamic packages. The tests, though, came during actual Sprint Cup races, giving fans a glimpse of three different ideas: The current rules package, the low-downforce package used at Kentucky and Darlington, and a high-drag package used at Indianapolis and Michigan. The current rules aren’t satisfying anyone, and the lowdrag package did nothing to

improve the racing. But the low-downforce package has wide support, mostly because the majority of the elite drivers strongly back these rules, which make the cars difficult to handle and forces the wheelmen to up their game. “It separates the racecar drivers from the pretenders, and that’s the way it should be,’’ said Darlington runnerup Brad Keselowski. It’s quite possible NASCAR will ultimately use a version of the low-downforce package when setting the 2016 rules, and series executive vice president Steve O’Donnell seemed to indicate after Sunday’s race that the sanctioning body was pleased with the show at Darlington.

Still, O’Donnell reiterated that the rules won’t change for the Chase, something Edwards made a strong campaign for after his win. “I’m kind of a shoot-for-themoon kind of guy,’’ he said about his hope that NASCAR couldn’t overlook the racing throughout the field Sunday. “Everybody has developed this package. I believe it’s pretty obvious that it races really well and it’s really fun to do and it’s fun to watch.’’ JGR has certainly excelled at this package. At its debut in July at Kentucky, all four JGR drivers finished in the top five and Kyle Busch went to victory lane. Edwards won at Darlington, while Denny Hamlin and Busch finished third and

seventh. But JGR has shown it can win this season anywhere and under any rules package. Busch won in the first race with the high-drag package, and all four JGR drivers have won races using the 2015 rules package. The organization has won 10 races this year, seven of those wins coming in the last 10 events. Even with that proven record this year, Hamlin is on board with scrapping all rules packages right now in favor of the lower downforce. At Darlington, where Hamlin finished third, Goodyear had enough notice about the rules to prepare a companion tire that was softer and made degradation a major theme of the race.

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AREA SCOREBOARD ROAD RACING FORREST RAY 5K

The 10th Annual Forrest Ray 5K will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19. The race will begin at the Sumter County Library at 111 North Harvin Street. Proceeds from the race will go support the Sumter County Library. Race day registration will begin at 7 a.m. with the race starting at 8. The registration cost prior to the race is $20 while race day registration is $25. Runners can visit www. strictlyrunning.com, the Sumter Family YMCA or any Sumter County Library location to register. For more information, call (803) 773-7273 or visit www. sumtercountylibrary.com.

TURKEY TROT

Registration is being taken for the 33rd Annual Turkey Trot to be held on Thursday, Nov. 26. Early registration will run through Nov. 23. The fee is $20 per person age 18 or older and $15 for those 17 or younger. Late registration will run through the morning of the race at the cost of $30 for those 18 or older and $25 for those 17 or younger. There will be a Gobbler Dash that is free to children ages 4-9 as well as the Turkey Trot. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. with the race starting at 9 a.m. For more information, contact the YMCA of Sumter at (803) 773-1404.

ETC. TRISUMTER TRIATHLON

The TriSumter Triathlon will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center located at

1115 South Lafayette Drive beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event will include a 300yard pool swim, a 16-mile bicycle ride and a 5K run. It will begin and end at the aquatics center. There will be several age groups beginning with 12-15. There is a special military rate, $30 for individuals and $60 for a team. For all others, it is $45 for individuals and $75 for teams. Early registration runs through Oct. 1 and those who do so will receive a long sleeve dryfit shirt. The cost is $60 for an individual and $90 for a team that registers between Oct. 2-16. The cost is $90 for an individual and $120 for a team that registers on race day. Online registration is available at www.TriSumter.com.

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taking registration for its Biddy Basketball League for children ages 3-4. The cost is $25 for members and $40 for non-members. Registration will run through Sept. 27. Late registrants will be put on a waiting list. If space is available, a $10 late fee will be charged. For more information, call the YMCA at (803) 7731404.

tion of The Sumter Item Players of the Week, a weekly devotional, a Pick ‘Em Contest, the Coaches Corner and a guest speaker. Membership is $100 and sponsorship levels start at $200. For more information, go to www.sumtertdclub.com or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773 or Talmadge Tobias at (803) 4914573 for more

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SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

9-HOLE SCRAMBLE

The Sumter Touchdown club presented by FTC is still accepting members for its weekly breakfast meetings on Friday. The club will meet for 12 weeks through Friday, Nov. 29. Meetings will be held each Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at The Quality Inn on Broad Street. Each meeting will feature a buffet breakfast, the recogni-

The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will be held every Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

den, S.C. 527, Elliott. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

friends at 657 Sierra Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

OBITUARIES PEGGY W. ROBERTS Peggy W. Roberts, 81, widow of Ernest Omar Roberts Jr., died on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at her home. Born in Nash County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Howard Thomas Sr. ROBERTS and Lena Gladys Solomon Whitley. She was a member of Hickory Road Baptist Church. Survivors include three daughters, Robin R. Hofstadter of Sumter, Lena Berard of Sumter and Nichole Smith of Seaford, Virginia; a son, David Allen Steele of Sumter; and eight grandchildren, Kirstin Berard, Christopher Berard, Nathan Smith, Joshua Smith, Nicholes Smith, Dylan Steele, Emily Grace Steele and Maya Jane Steele. She was preceded in death by a brother, Howard Thomas Whitley Jr. A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Hickory Road Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ron Taylor officiating. Memorials may be made to Hickory Road Baptist Church, 1245 Cherryvale Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 or to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. North, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

KENNETH I. ANDERSON Kenneth Iredell Anderson, 62, beloved husband of 39 years to Linda Gay Riggs Anderson, died on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at his residence. Born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, he was a son of the late James Lloyd AnANDERSON derson Sr. and Blanche Stroud Anderson. Kenneth first worked as a golf pro in Kenansville, North Carolina. He then went on to join the U.S. Air Force and served his country for more than 21 years on active duty. While on active duty, he served in Operation Desert Storm. He retired as a senior master sergeant in 2000. Kenneth enjoyed playing golf and trout fishing. Most of all, he loved his family and will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Talby Wayne Puckett and his wife, Christina Maria Puckett, of Sumter; three brothers, James L. Anderson Jr. and his wife, Carol, of Jacksonville, North Carolina, Tommy Anderson and his wife, Sandy, of Youngsville, North Carolina, and Tallie Anderson of Youngsville; one sister, Vera Smithey and husband, Calvin, of North Wilkesboro, North Carolina; and three grandchildren, Kenneth, Kaylee and Kody Puckett, all of Sumter. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Roger C. Anderson. A funeral service will be held at noon on Thursday in the Bullock Funeral Home

Chapel. Interment follow at 2 p.m. at the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery with full military honors. Honorary pallbearer will be his best friend, Billy Hughes. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

PRINCE CONYERS JR. MANNING — Prince Conyers Jr., 68, died on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, at Palmetto Health, Columbia. He was born on July 15, 1947, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Prince Sr. and Mary Hammett Conyers. Funeral servicCONYERS es will be held at noon on Thursday at St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1126 St. Matthews Lane, Jordan community of Manning, with the Rev. Rodney R. Conyers, pastor, and the Rev. Mose Dingle Jr. presiding. Burial will follow in State Cemetery, Jordan community, Manning. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister and brother-in-law, Mary and Willie Durant, 2135 Durant Lane, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Sumter.

DOROTHY MAE JAMES Dorothy Mae James, 80, departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at Sumter Valley

Health & Rehab Center. She was born on July 20, 1935, in Lee County. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

MARGARET F. TAYLOR Margaret Fuller Taylor, 74, widow of Roosevelt Taylor, departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on Feb. 26, 1941, in Eutawville, a daughter of the late John David and Mary Lee Palmer Fuller. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 49 Larkin St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

FANNIE ELIE Fannie Elie, 87, died on Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on April 15, 1928, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Vander and Delia Lee Holliday. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 3580 Drayton Drive, Rolling Hills, Dalzell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

VERLIE B. WILSON ELLIOTT — Verlie B. “Pearly Mae” Wilson entered eternal rest on Sept. 4, 2015, at her residence, 131 Casual Branch Road, Elliott. The family is receiving friends at the residence. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Elliott, with the pastor, the Rev. Lee M. Johnson, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Paul Memorial Gar-

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ELIZABETH B. LEWIS Elizabeth Brown Lewis, 53, departed this life on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Sumter County. She was born on Jan. 16, 1962, in Sumter, a daughter of Mattie Frazier White and the late Jessie White. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 695 Bernice Court, Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

HERBERT LEE SHANNON Herbert Lee Shannon, 45, died on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Aug. 8, 1970, in Sumter County, he was a son of Willie James and Hattie Howard Shannon. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 13 Byrd St. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

MICHELLE R. JAMES FLORENCE — Michelle Rindgo James died on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015. The family is receiving friends at the home, 550 W. Darlington St., Unit 103, Florence. Arrangements will be announced by Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc. of Lynchburg.

TERRICA M. BUTLER Terrica Monae Butler, 17, departed this earthly life on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Connie E. Smith Butler and Eric “Cubbie” Butler. The family will receive

FRANKLIN BURROUGHS LYNCHBURG — Franklin Burroughs, 51, husband of Barbara Toney Burroughs, died on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. He was a son of Martin V. and Jesse Mae Anthony Burroughs. Homegoing services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Thursday at St. Mark Baptist Church in Bishopville. The Rev. Darren P. Dixon is pastor. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc. of Lynchburg is in charge of arrangements.

FRANKLIN ROBINSON Franklin Robinson, 68, departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on Feb. 20, 1947, in Baltimore, Maryland, a son of the late Samuel and Margaret Kennedy Robinson. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 1062 W. Sherwood Drive, Sumter, SC 29153. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

THOMAS BRACEY Thomas “Button” Bracey, 67, died on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at the Hospice Care Center, Paterson, New Jersey. Born on April 5, 1948, in Bishopville, he was a son of the late James Edward Pouge Sr. and Evelyn Bracey. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of Willie Bracey, 1429 Crowndale Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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Edward Pierce, through their attorney, KariA. Wells-Plunkett, Esquire, whose address is 541 Main St., Suite A, Presque Isle, ME 04769, have petitioned for termination of your parental rights in regard to the following minor child: Annabelle Witherspoon Hamel, born May 2, 2008.

undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff, John D. Clark at the Clark Law Firm L.L.C., at Post Office Drawer 880, 22 E. Liberty Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29151-0880, within thirty (30) days following the date of service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time stated, Plaintiff will move for an Order declaring you, the Defendant in default on the ground that Defendant failed to timely answer or otherwise submit responsive pleadings to the Complaint filed with this Court on August 3, 2015. In addition, the Plaintiff will seek the relief requested in the Complaint previously filed in this matter.

2. The father of the child is Shareaf Scriven. 3. The Court finds that Shareaf Scriven cannot, with due diligence, be served by any other prescribed method; and tl1at the address of Shareaf Scriven is not known and cannot be ascertained by reasonable diligence, and therefore orders service by publication. 4. A hearing on the Petition tor Termination of Parental Rights of Shareaf Scriven will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at 9:00a.m. at Penobscot County Probate Court, 97 Hammond Street, Bangor, ME 04401-4996 for Shareaf Scriven and petitioners to appear and be heard. 5. An Order terminating Shareaf Scriven's parental rights will divest Shareaf Scriven and Annabelle Witherspoon Hamel of all legal rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations to each other as parent and child, except inheritance rights between the child and the parent. Furthermore, Shareaf Scriven shall not be entitled to notice of the child's adoption proceedings or have any right to object to or participate in the adoption proceeding. The Order shall have all other effects set forth in 22 M.R.S.A. §4056. 6. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Shareaf Scriven appear and defend the cause and file a written response to the Petition by delivering it in person or by mailing it to: Register of Probate,97 Hammond Street, Bangor, ME 04401-4996, and by mailing it to Petitioners' attoney at her address on or before November 3, 2015 at 9:00a.m. 7. Shareaf Scriven is entitled to legal counsel in these proceedings. Lf Shareaf Scriven wants and attoney, but is unable to afford one, he should contact the Probate Court at (207) 942-8769 as soon as possible to request appointed counsel. IMPORTANT WARNING to SHAREAF SCRIVEN: If you fail to file a response within the time stated above, or if after you file a response, you fail to appear at hearing, a judgment may, in your absence, be entered against you for the relief requested. If you oppose the petition, do not fail to answer within the required time. Dated: August 20, 2015 M. Ray Bradford, Jr. Judge of Probate Attest: Susan M. Almy Register of Probate

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t’s a new semester for the Shepherd’s Center of Sumter’s Adven-

tures in Learning, and new classes have been added to the fall syllabus along with many old favorites. In addition, said Executive Director Jeanette Roveri-Smith, there are many special activities for the center’s members. For one, “We’ve got several exciting trips scheduled,” said Roveri-Smith, who is currently traveling with members on a center-sponsored, weeklong trip to Miami and Key West. Trips coming up in 2016 include Niagara Falls and Toronto, Canada; Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort; and Boston, Salem and Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Regular classes meet on Thursdays begin on Sept. 24 and and continue through the end of the semester on Nov. 12. They include: Computers, Bead Weaving, Low Impact Aerobics, Geography, Short Stories, Bridge, Knitting, China Painting, Creative Card Making, Line Dancing, Poker & Games of Skill (no gambling for money), Crochet, Advanced Quilting, Sit to Be Fit, Canasta/Hand & Foot and Beginning Sign Language. In addition to those, Roveri-Smith said, “We’ve got some classes that meet on days other than Thursday, and some of them are held outside of the Shepherd’s Center.” On Mondays beginning Oct. 5, Brookdale Sumter will host Chicken Scratch, a traditional embroidery taught by Madi Meeker; Tuesdays bring Yoga, Bowling Buddies at Gamecock Lanes, and Hand and Foot at

South Hope Center; on Wednesdays members can work on their Unfinished Crafts at Brookdale; and Friday brings yoga at Morningside of Sumter. Longtime member Gus Becker will teach Make & Take a Hypertufa Pot at the Shepherd’s Center on Oct. 13 and 15. Participants in this class will make one or two lightweight planters to use at home. Anyone 50 years of age or older can join the Shepherd’s Center, Roveri-Smith said. Those joining in the fall pay dues of $20 that are valid through the end of the year. The fee for regular Thursday classes is $15, which entitles members to take as many classes as can fit into their schedules — there are six different sessions each Thursday. An extra class offered from 9 to 9:50 a.m. each Thursday in October will be Gun Safety. Taught by Sgt. Ken Nesbitt, this class is a prerequisite to obtaining a concealed weapons permit. Also new this year, RoveriSmith said, are five classes grouped under the title Lifestyle360 and offered through Morningside of Sumter. Heather Freiberg, community relations director at Morningside, said the classes comprise a “wellness program (that) focuses on enriching (participants’) lives using five dimensions of wellness — spiritual, physical, social, emotional and intellectual — and is built on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, a theory about how individuals work toward selfactualization – or becoming one’s ‘best’ self.” Meeting weekly on Wednesdays from Sept. 14 through Oct. 15, these free classes are: • Journaling for Spirit (spiritual), led by Heather Freiberg, writer, artist and Hatha Yoga teacher • Yoga for Every Body (physical), taught by certi-

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Certified yoga instructor Scott Freiberg will teach senior yoga for Shepherd’s Center members from 10 to 11 a.m. Fridays at Morningside of Sumter.. fied yoga instructor Scott Freiberg • Hands on Healthy Cooking (social) — Scott Freiberg, Morningside food director • Watercolors, an Introduction (emotional) — • Doodling (intellectual) — Heather Freiberg Members can also opt to have lunch at the center at 12:15 p.m. on Thursdays. Catered hot, balanced meals are available for $6. During the lunch period, a variety of guests will entertain and/or speak on informative topics. For more information on the Shepherd’s Center of Sumter, or for a brochure with a complete Adventures in Learning schedule, call (803) 773-1944, or stop by the office at 24 Council St. before noon.

Shepherd’s Center members enjoy comedy by Becky Starnes as Minnie Pearl earlier this year. Entertainment and informative presentations accompany the catered, hot lunch served at the center on Thursdays during Adventures in Learning.

Hollywood couple Shirley Jones, Marty Ingels recall 9/11 BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks

aughter is often cited as a key ingredient for a successful mar-

riage. Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels would agree. In 1974, Shirley was leaving an art exhibit at Michael Landon’s home when Marty bumped into her. Literally. “I was getting into my car and as Marty was arriving, he knocked me over onto a chaise longue,” Jones said from the couple’s home in Encino, California. “That’s how we met.” Marty, however, didn’t hit and run. The two actors became friends and were married three years later. “That was 38 years ago,” said Jones. “He’s still making me laugh every day.” But there were few smiles on Sept. 11, 2001 when, like the rest of the world, Shirley and Marty watched in horror as terrorist attacks left almost 3,000 people dead on American soil. “Like everyone, we were devastated,” said Ingels. “Just days before the attack, we had purchased some land in Fawnskin, on the north side of Big Bear Lake in San Bernardino County, California. We weren’t quite sure what to do with it, but after 9/11 decided to turn it into a park to

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Actors Shirley Jones and Marty Ingels, who have been married for 38 years, have established a park near their home in Southern California to honor those who died in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, as well as first responders. remember the victims. Today, Fawn Park is still the only 9/11 memorial in Southern California.” The couple had purchased a cabin in the area a decade earlier, and when the small parcel of land became available in the center of Fawnskin’s main street, Jones and Ingels acquired it to prevent commercial development. “It’s a very small town, only about 300 residents,” said Jones. “They’re always nervous about anyone doing anything new and, coming from a small town myself, I understood that. It took a while to get things moving, but the

park is now pretty much full with visitors on the weekends, which is wonderful. Marty even contacted former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, who sent a 600-pound piece of girder from the World Trade Center to use as a centerpiece in the park. There’s a fountain around it and photographs of people who died, as well as first responders.” In addition to providing the land for the park and contributing their own money to the project, Jones and Ingels have relied on donations to keep it running. “It costs about a thousand dollars a month to maintain,” said Jones.

Surprisingly, adds Ingels, government support for the park has been non-existent. “I thought they would at least provide some grant money, but we’ve been on our own mustering funds,” he said. “Clint Eastwood, Charlton Heston and other friends helped financially to get it started, and we’re always looking for more donations. Our coffers are often close to empty, but we’re keeping it alive.” Visitors to Fawn Park will also see a collection of children’s play structures, including a horseshoe pit and giant

tire, picnic benches and a collection of life-sized Americana statues including a fireman, policeman, Indian chief and cowboy, as well as a sign reflecting Ingel’s sense of humor: “Children left unattended and running will be towed away at the owner’s expense.” A comedian throughout much of his career, Ingels appeared in more than 70 films and TV shows, including the short-lived but fondly remembered comedy “I’m Dickens, He’s Fenster” from the early 1960s. His wife, however, has found more of the entertainment spotlight over the years, being widely recognized for playing the matriarch in the popular musical sitcom “The Partridge Family” and for winning an Oscar for her role in “Elmer Gantry.” But Marty takes his wife’s fame in his stride. Mostly. “When people call me ‘Mr. Jones,’ that’s a little hard to take,” he laughed. “I tell myself they’re mistaking me for Tom Jones and I can live with that!” As they continue to share humor in the everyday aspects of marriage, the couple hopes their park will remain a place to not only celebrate life, but remember a terrible tragedy that took it away from so many. “It’s a small park with a big message,” says Jones. “We must never forget what happened on that September day.” To support Fawn Park, contact Marty Ingels at www.

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omato lovers wait for this moment all year, that moment

when the plants in the garden are struggling under the weight of those gorgeous red (or yellow or orange or even green) orbs, and the tables at the farmers markets threaten to buckle under the load. We slice and eat them as fast as we can, but we still can’t keep up. Nor can we ever get enough. This is when fresh tomato sauce comes into play, turning a basketful of ripe tomatoes into an easy dinner. The beauty of this recipe is you can cook the tomatoes for as little or as long as you want, and you’ll still have a lovely, clean sauce. I like to take out

about half of the sauce after 10 minutes, preserving the sweet-acidic freshness of a barely cooked tomato, then let the rest of the sauce simmer for longer so that it reduces and concentrates and becomes deeper in flavor. The two batches are then reunited and whirred together, and the result is a sauce with both depth and brightness. Not in the mood for that extra step? Just cook the whole thing for about 20 minutes, blend it up and call it a day. Also, if you prefer a chunky rustic sauce, just skip the blending step altogether. You can use absolutely any tomatoes you like. Some are more meaty, some have more water and seeds, and the sauce’s consistency, flavor and color will vary accordingly. And if you have the opportunity to mix different varieties of tomatoes you’ll get a blend of different notes of sweetness and acidity. The tiny bit of sugar bumps up the natural sweetness of the tomatoes; it’s a nice touch. However you make it, this is the quintessential summertime pasta meal.

FRESH TOMATO SAUCE WITH PASTA Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 4 4 pounds ripe tomatoes (about 14 plum tomatoes) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 5 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional) Kosher salt and ground black pepper, to taste 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme 6 large fresh basil leaves, chopped or shredded 12 ounces dried pasta (any variety) Parmesan cheese, to serve Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Fill a large bowl with ice water and have it nearby. Use a paring knife to cut an X across the bottom of each tomato. Carefully set the tomatoes into the boiling water, cook for 60 seconds, then use a slotted spoon to transfer them to the ice water. Cool for 1 to 2 minutes. Place the tomatoes on a cutting board with a groove to catch the juices, then dump out the ice water, reserving the bowl. Peel off the tomato skins, then roughly chop the tomatoes, discarding the stem and any white core. Transfer the chopped tomatoes and any juices on the board to the bowl. Return the large pot to medium heat. Add the oil, onion and garlic and saute, not allowing the garlic and onions to get more than lightly golden,

When the apple itch strikes, bust out this easy baked treat BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press During my freshman year at the University of Vermont, I became a pro at apple picking, and at cooking up all those apples I picked. I probably know at least 20 different ways to bake an apple! So ever since college, it just doesn’t feel like fall without a slew of apple recipes rotating through my kitchen. Luckily, apples are a great healthy choice. One small apple has about 80 calories and delivers great vitamins and 4 grams of fiber. And that means you won’t be hungry after snacking on one (or eating one for dessert). Sure, many of the calories come from sugars, but with all that fiber, it’s unlikely you’ll be sitting down to consume huge quantities of them at one time. My favorite apple concoction is apple pie a la mode. While I love to occasionally indulge on the real deal, I scratch the cinnamon-apple and cream itch with my healthier individual insideout apple crumbles! It’s a baked apple with the crumble

for about 5 minutes, or until soft. Stir in the red pepper flakes, if using, and season with salt and pepper. Add the tomatoes and all of their juices, then increase the heat to high. Bring to a rapid simmer, add the sugar, then cook for about 10 minutes, or until the tomatoes start to break down. Use a slotted spoon to transfer about half of the tomatoes to a bowl. Continue to simmer the rest of the tomato mixture for another 15 minutes until it thickens further and some of the liquid evaporates. Stir the reserved tomato mixture back into the pot along with the thyme and basil. Check and adjust the seasoning. While the tomato sauce finishes cooking, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. For a chunky sauce, you can simply drain the pasta, return it to the pot, and toss with the sauce to combine. Alternatively, use an immersion blender to puree the sauce as smooth as you’d like right in its pot, or carefully transfer it to a food processor or blender and pulse or puree the mixture — in batches if necessary — until it reaches the desired consistency. Serve with grated Parmesan. Nutrition information per serving: 530 calories; 120 calories from fat (23 percent of total calories); 14 g fat (2.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 240 mg sodium; 86 g carbohydrate; 9 g fiber; 16 g sugar; 17 g protein.

INSIDE-OUT APPLE CRUMBLES Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 4 small sweet apples, such as Honeycrisp or Fuji 1 tablespoon packed dark brown sugar 1/4 cup chopped walnuts 1/4 cup rolled oats 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon ground dry ginger 1 tablespoon butter 1 cup low-fat plain Greek yogurt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon honey Heat the oven to 400 F. Use a melon baller to carve out the core of each apple, but leave about 1/2 inch at the bottoms (don’t scoop all the way through). The goal is to create about a 1-inch-wide cavity down the center of each apple. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, walnuts, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Break apart the butter and mash it into the sugar mixture with a fork until well incorporated. Divide the mixture among the apples, spooning it in and packing it tightly into the cavity of each apple. Arrange the apples in a baking dish, add 1 inch of water to the bottom of the dish, then cover with foil. Bake for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for another 20 to 25 minutes, or until a paring knife slides into the apples with no resistance. Set aside to cool slightly. Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk together the yogurt, vanilla and honey. Whisk in 1 teaspoon water at a time until the sauce resembles a thick whipped cream. Serve each apple with a quarter of the yogurt cream drizzled over top or on the side for dipping. Nutrition information per serving: 240 calories; 80 calories from fat (33 percent of total calories); 9 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 10 mg cholesterol; 20 mg sodium; 36 g carbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 26 g sugar; 7 g protein.

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cozily tucked away on the inside of the apple where the core used to be. I love individual desserts because they feel

a smidge fancy. They also have their own portion control built right in. What a perfect way to celebrate fall.

Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian is an expert on healthy eating on a budget. She is the author of the cookbook, “Supermarket Healthy.” http://www.melissadarabian.net

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Embrace the delicious difference of raw honey in ice cream BY AARTI SEQUEIRA The Associated Press These days, the ubiquitous honey bear may not cause us to stop and give thanks. Sure, it may sweeten our tea or Greek yogurt, but that pales in comparison to the reaction the golden nectar may have inspired in the hearts of ancient peoples when sweetness of this magnitude was incredibly rare. Imagine how wide their eyes opened at just one drop of the intense syrup on their tongues, especially after risking the stingers of angry bees protecting their hives! Perhaps the best indication of honey’s lofty position in the ancient world is its significance in religion. Hindus consider it an elixir of immortality. Buddha is said to have been fed honey by a monkey on one

of his forest retreats. And the God of the Bible describes the promised land to Moses as one of free-flowing milk and honey, a symbol of both abundance and completion. It is for this reason that at this time of year, Jews commemorate the new year (by the Jewish calendar) by nibbling on apples dipped in honey.

APPLES AND HONEYCOMB ICE CREAM Start to finish: 5 hours (1 hour active), plus freezing Servings: 6 For the custard: 2 cups heavy cream 1 cup whole milk 2 tablespoons skim milk powder 2/3 cup sugar, divided

6 large egg yolks 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract Pinch of salt For the honeycomb candy: 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup water 1 1/2 tablespoons raw honey 2 tablespoons corn syrup 2 teaspoons baking soda For the apples: 3 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and diced into 1/2-inch cubes 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 1/4 cup raw honey Splash of bourbon (optional) Pinch of salt To make the custard, in a medium saucepan over medium, bring the heavy cream, milk, milk powder and half of the sugar to a gentle simmer, stirring until the sugar dissolves completely. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks and remaining half of the sugar. Whisk in 1/3 of the hot cream

mixture, then pour the entire mixture back into the saucepan. Place the saucepan back on low heat and stir until it thickens and coats the back of a spoon (about 170 F). Remove from the heat, stir in vanilla and salt, then strain into a heat-safe container. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight. To make the honeycomb candy, line a large baking sheet with kitchen parchment. In a large saucepan, combine the sugar, water, honey and corn syrup. Place over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to maintain an enthusiastic simmer and cook until the mixture registers 296 F on a candy thermometer. Remove the pan from the heat and gently sprinkle in the baking soda. It will start to double and triple in volume. Don’t be alarmed! Pour onto the prepared baking sheet and allow to cool at room temperature

for 30 to 40 minutes. Break the candy into pieces, then put them in a large zip-close plastic bag. Bash the candy with a rolling pin until you get small pieces, about the size of granola. Store in the freezer. To make the honeyed apples, in a small saucepan over medium-high, bring the apples, sugar and honey to a boil. Cook the apples until softened but not mushy, about 10 minutes. Add the bourbon, if using, and salt. Remove from the heat and allow to cool to room temperature. To churn the ice cream, set up your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions to churn the custard. Spoon the ice cream into a container. Fold in half of the honeycomb candy and the apples until evenly distributed. Spoon into bowls or cups, then offer remaining candy to sprinkle over the tops.

1 dinner, 2 meals — the secret to easy lunch packing BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press This is the dinner you need for those nights when you’re already dreading packing lunches the next day. The concept is simple. You make a bigger-than-you-need (but still fast and easy) dinner, then you stash the leftovers. In the morning, those leftovers get transformed into a delicious lunch, no heavy lifting needed. In this case, that dinner is a flank steak marinated in garlic and red wine vinegar. On Day 1, you serve the steak with skillet-seared spinach. If you’re feeling ambitious, some mashed potatoes would be nice, too. On Day 2, you take thin slices of the leftover steak and slap them onto crusty bread with mustard or into a whole-wheat wrap with a bit of fresh greens and maybe some mayonnaise or barbecue sauce.

MARINATED FLANK STEAK WITH SEARED SPINACH To get dinner on the table fast, toss the steak in with the marinade in the morning so it will be ready to cook when you get home from work. Start to finish: 30 minutes, plus marinating Servings: 8 4 cloves garlic, minced, divided 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes 2 pounds flank steak 1 tablespoon butter 11 ounces baby spinach Grated Romano cheese, to serve In a zip-close plastic bag, combine half of the garlic, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, the vinegar, 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and the red pepper flakes. Add the steak, then close the bag, squeezing to remove as much air as possible. Make sure the marinade covers the meat on all sides. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours and up to 8. When ready to cook, heat a large skillet over medium-high. Remove the steak from the marinade, patting it dry with paper towels. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the skillet. When the oil is hot, add the steak and cook for 5 minutes per side for medium-rare, or until desired temperature. Remove the steak from the pan and set aside to rest. Meanwhile, return the skillet to the heat and melt the butter with the remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Add the remaining garlic and saute for 1 minute. Add the spinach and cook until wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. When the steak has rested, slice it thinly across the grain. Serve with the spinach, topped with grated Romano. Nutrition information per serving: 260 calories; 140 calories from fat (54 percent of total calories); 16 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 80 mg cholesterol; 620 mg sodium; 2 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 26 g protein.

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TLC’s docu-comedy ‘Suddenly Royal’ has its charms BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Have you noticed how people who believe in “past lives” never had a dull one? Everybody seemed to have been Cleopatra, Henry the VIII’s consort or Attila the Hun’s fishing buddy. Nobody, it seems, was ordinary. Genealogy often reflects the same strain of self-aggrandizement. Who wants to be descended from nobodies? We all want to find noble wood in our family tree. And some, it seems, find it. The peculiar new docu-comedy “Suddenly Royal” (10 p.m., TLC) profiles David Drew Howe, who discovered that he is descended from the very last king of the Isle of Man, located between Britain and Ireland. In the logic of a fish-outof-water movie, this makes him next in line for the job — not that the islanders, known as Manx, really want him around. The makers of “Suddenly” pump up the extraordinary nature of David’s story by accentuating his modest circumstances. A car repairman who married up, he leans on Pam, his high school sweetheart and a smart former state trooper. David could not be more unassuming. He seems to be in awe of his spouse and their charming and precocious 12-year-old daughter, Grace. The producers and editors have gone a tad overboard emphasizing David’s unsuitability for the throne. There is a fine line between ordinary and dull, and David’s lack of curiosity about his new kingdom and his “subjects” gets old. This being TLC, much is made of the new “royal family” and their social awkwardness. Lost in this translation is the historical fact that it was Americans who initially taught the Britons about abandoning the need for titled royalty, and not the other way around. If this all sounds familiar, it’s because it sounds like the plot to the 1991 comedy “King Ralph,” one of the rare misfires in John Goodman’s impressive career. Still, “Suddenly Royal” has its charms, owing more to David’s “court,” than to his highness. He may have struck genealogical gold, but TLC has found engaging stars in Pam and Grace.

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The funny and brilliant “Key & Peele” airs its series finale tonight at 10:30 p.m. on Comedy Central. • Jimmy and Gretchen try too hard not to cool down their tempestuous relationship on the second season premiere of “You’re the Worst” (10:30 p.m., FXX, TV-MA). At first, they were a couple you couldn’t not watch. Now, they’ve become sitcom characters you might want to avoid. • A skit envisions Ray Parker Jr.’s idea for new tunes on “Key & Peele” (10 p.m., and 10:30 p.m. Comedy Central, TV-14). This marks the series finale for this brilliant collaboration as its principals focus on separate projects. We will hear from them again.

CULT CHOICE California teens spend an eventful night before going off to college, jobs and the service in director George Lucas’ 1973 drama “American Graffiti” (8 p.m., Sho 2).

TONIGHT’S SUMMER FINALES • Molly shares grim and revealing details about Shepherd on a two-hour “Extant” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • On the final two episodes of “The Carmichael Show” (NBC, TV-PG), Maxine’s casual approach to prayer raises eyebrows (9 p.m.), a conversation about guns grows heated (9:30 p.m.). • Winners emerge on “Home Free” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • After the top five perform, a winner emerges on “Last

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Paper-thin veggies make better, more creative salads BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Want to build a better salad? Think thin. This summer, I fell in love with my mandoline, that paddle-shaped kitchen gadget that with back-and-forth swipes lets you easily and quickly render produce to paper-thin slices. Why for salads? Because tender wafers of carrot and ribbons of cucumber and flakes of radish are so much more pleasing and delicious than the hunks and chunks our usual knife hacking produces. The result is a salad of contrasts. Crunchy romaine and wedges of tomato play off deliciously pliable slices of otherwise firm produce. And for dressing addicts such as me, lots of slices offer up more surface area for vinaigrette to cling to. Typically, I start by making a simple dressing in the bottom of a large bowl. I usually do a 2-to-1 ratio of olive oil to cider vinegar spiked with hefty pinches of salt and pepper. A splurt of Dijon mustard or a blop of strawberry jam helps emulsify the whole mess. Whisk, then start building the salad. First in, raw garlic. A chopped clove would be too intense. But paperthin slices of garlic shaved on a mandoline add a mild, pleasant bite to the salad.

Now add the greens and tomatoes, then shave in carrots, bell peppers, celery, cucumber, fennel, or any other firm vegetable. Another advantage of the mandoline is that it renders rather pleasant some vegetables I otherwise find abrasive. Raw radishes and red onions, for example, tend to overpower when merely chopped. But thin slices — as with the garlic — add a delicious spike of flavor. Once all of the ingredients are shaved into the bowl, toss well, then top with something crunchy. Homemade croutons are fantastic, but for ease I often just toss a handful of sunflower seeds or toasted pumpkin seeds on top. Done. You can easily spend some serious cash on stainless steel mandolines, but I wouldn’t. I have one of those and almost never use it. I prefer the cheap plastic ones with ceramic blades, such as those made by Kyocera. They can be found for as little as $11 online, are easily held directly above your salad bowl, and can be tossed in the dishwasher. They also sport a double-sided blade, meaning the produce is sliced on both the downward and upward slides. But be sure to be smart about your mandoline. They come with a finger guard for a reason. Use it.

CHILI-CUCUMBER BREAD SALAD Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 Four 1-inch thick slices sourdough bread (about 10 ounces) Olive oil 1 teaspoon garlic powder Kosher salt and ground black pepper 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar or white balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 large English cucumber 1 green bell pepper, cored 1 small red onion 2 heads romaine lettuce, roughly chopped 1 serrano chili 1/2 cup crushed roasted and lightly salted peanuts Heat the oven to 375 F. Cut the bread slices into 1-inch chunks, then pile them on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle the chunks with about 2 tablespoons of olive oil, then sprinkle with the garlic powder and a hefty pinch each of salt and pepper. Toss to coat, then spread in an even layer. Toast in the oven for 20 minutes, stirring halfway through, or until the bread is just lightly browned and crusty, but not dried out (the bread should still be tender at the center). Set aside to cool (refrigerate to speed cooling if desired). Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together 3 tablespoons of olive oil, the vinegar, mustard and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Trim off one end of the cucumber, then carefully use a mandoline to shave the cucumber into the bowl. Repeat with the bell pepper and onion. Add the romaine, then toss well to coat with the dressing. Once the bread cubes have cooled, add those and toss again. Divide between 4 serving plates, then use the mandoline to shave some of the serrano over each. Sprinkle each serving with peanuts. Nutrition information per serving: 510 calories; 240 calories from fat (47 percent of total calories); 27 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 690 mg sodium; 56 g carbohydrate; 11 g fiber; 10 g sugar; 16 g protein.

Stocking and cooking from a pantry the Alice Waters way BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

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When it comes to aspirational cooking, it’s tough to top Martha Stewart and Alice Waters. But while you may never master Stewart’s frustratingly perfect souffles and multitiered cakes, most of Waters’ recipes fall on a more manageable spectrum (though you may falter at replicating the aspirationally high earnestness with which she presents them). And therein lies the difference: Stewart’s bar is based on perfection, Waters’ is keyed to finding simple comforts in each season. And that is a pleasant notion to pursue. Waters, the driving force behind Berkeley, California’s iconic Chez Panisse restaurant and author of numerous cookbooks,

deftly imbues her often basic and nearly always seasonal recipes with feelings you want to evoke. And you can come away feeling better for having chased the comfort found in her recipes. All of this comes to play in her latest cookbook, a diminutive volume titled simply, “My Pantry.” In it, Waters walks you through not the basics you should buy, but those you should consider making. Things like tahini and chocolate nut bark, zucchini pickles and gravlax, fresh ricotta and vanilla extract. You won’t make them all. Even Waters acknowledges this isn’t a to-do list of musthave items. They are basic, comforting foods you may want depending on your time and place and mood. And she’s happy to show you how.

SLOW-ROASTED NUTS WITH SAGE LEAVES “Roasting a mixture of nuts at a low temperature is a wonderful method,” Alice Waters writes in “My Pantry.” ‘’At high temperatures, some kinds of nuts in the mixture may burn, but they won’t if roasted with the others at a low temperature. The delightfully crisped sage leaves are as satisfying as the roasted nuts themselves.” Start to finish: 40 minutes (10 minutes active) Makes about 3 1/2 cups 1 cup walnuts 1 cup almonds 1 cup pecans 1 1/2 cups loosely packed sage leaves 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon salt

Heat the oven to 275 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with kitchen parchment. In a medium bowl, mix together the nuts and sage leaves. Add the oil and salt and toss gently until the nuts and sage are evenly coated. Spread the nuts and sage on the prepared baking sheet and bake for 20 minutes. Stir the nuts and return them to the oven for 10 more minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and break a few nuts open. If their centers are golden brown they are done; if the nuts still need more time, stir them and return them to the oven, checking every 5 minutes or so. You want them to roast fully, not burn. I usually find 35 minutes is about right.