Boeing takes hit to its reputation But experts say 2 disasters won’t have lasting effect on company A5 SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 $1.75 IN SPORTS: Lakewood softball team off to strong start B1 State lawmakers making play for Panthers practice facility cility and offices to South Carolina. Sumter’s Rep. Smith chairs South Carolina is in the running to be the new location of the team’s head- committee introducing tax quarters as of a Wednesday meeting at credit bill for football players the Governor’s Mansion when Pan- thers owner David Tepper, Gov. Henry BY RACHEL PITTMAN McMaster and other state lawmakers [email protected] THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — including Sumter’s own state Rep. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster stands with several legislators Wednesday to talk State lawmakers introduced new Murrell Smith — discussed a partial about the state’s efforts to get the Carolina Panthers a new practice facility in Columbia. legislation on Wednesday that would relocation. Lawmakers will try to pass a bill making football players full-time workers under state pave the way financially for the Caroli- law so the Panthers could get tax credits. na Panthers to move their practice fa- SEE PANTHERS, PAGE A9

OPERATION ICE STORM BY Multi-agency operation THE NUMBERS 9 Arrests catches drugs along I-95 ITEMS SEIZED 110 grams Cocaine 1,404 grams Marijuana 500 grams Methamphetamine

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SEARCHES 18 Law enforcement K9-involved searches 84 Vehicle searches TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS 4 PHOTOS BY KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Cpl. Cameron Prescott stands with K-9 Halo on Open container the side of Interstate 95 on Thursday after their teammates found a bag con- taining drugs thrown out of a vehicle by a suspect the night before in a failed 29 attempt to flee a traffic stop. Unlawful lane change One suspect drags Sumter deputy in flee attempt 55 after throwing drugs out the car window Driving left of center BY KAYLA ROBINS nearly a dozen firearms were [email protected] seized during the second-annual 61 Operation Ice Storm in Sumter Safety was the goal this week as this week when local, state and Following too close law enforcement conducted traffic federal agencies teamed up to put stops along the interstate in Sum- a freeze on illegal activity on Inter- 71 ter County, whether that be in pro- state 95. One suspect who was later tecting travelers from aggressive arrested injured a Sumter deputy Cpl. Tyler Urquhart, with the Florence County Sheriff’s Speeding motorists, teens and adults from il- in his failed attempt to flee a traffic Office Special Operations Division Criminal Enforce- legal drugs or their fellow deputies stop. ment Unit, asks a woman if a small bag of an illegal 52 from dangerous suspects. substance is hers on an I-95 off-ramp in Sumter Coun- Hundreds of grams of drugs and SEE DRUGS, PAGE A9 ty on Thursday during Operation Ice Storm. Other violations Stricken New Zealanders reach out to Muslims after shooting

BY JULIET WILLIAMS AND NICK PERRY cist stood silently before a judge, ac- es would follow. Tarrant, who posted prayers prompted a heartfelt re- The Associated Press cused in mass shootings at two an anti-immigrant manifesto online sponse from Prime Minister Jacinda mosques that left 49 people dead. and apparently used a helmet- Ardern, who pronounced it "one of CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Brenton Harrison Tarrant ap- mounted camera to broadcast live New Zealand's darkest days" and said New Zealand's stricken residents peared in court amid strict security, video of the slaughter in the city of the shooter, an Australian native, had reached out to Muslims in their neigh- shackled and wearing all-white pris- Christchurch, appeared to make a chosen to strike in New Zealand "be- borhoods and around the country on on garb, and showed no emotion hand sign, similar to an OK sign, cause we represent diversity, kind- Saturday, with a fierce determination when the judge read him one murder that is sometimes associated with ness, compassion." to show kindness to a community in charge. The judge said "it was rea- white nationalists. pain as a 28-year-old white suprema- sonable to assume" more such charg- The massacre during Friday SEE SHOOTING, PAGE A9

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BY RACHEL PITTMAN ness or have a finished agribusiness who have access to additional grants. urban areas.” [email protected] product or prototype. This year’s winners will follow five Last year, ACRE received 30 grant The application also calls for a com- 2018 grant recipients that ranged from applications, and there were 13 busi- The state’s Agribusiness Center for plete business plan and, if an applicant Sam Norton’s Heron Farms in ness owners in the finalist round be- Research and Entrepreneurship is advances to the finalist round, an in- Charleston — the first saltwater farm fore the group was whittled down to calling for the most creative agricul- person pitch of the business to a panel in the U.S. — to George Nelson’s the five winners. Player said she ex- tural entrepreneurs to apply for 2019 of judges in Columbia on June 4. SweetBay business, a project in Berke- pects at least 30-40 applicants again agribusiness grants, and a priority is “This grant program is for those ley County involving hydroponic this year. being put on rural counties like Sum- business owners who are established,” greenhouses, potential crop solutions Grants will range in amount, and ter. Player said. “We have a different cur- to a local food desert and a farm the number of grants given will de- “We are looking for unique, innova- riculum program with Clemson Agri- school program in collaboration with pend on the nature of the applications tive ideas — not your average road- business that helps people build their the Charleston-based Sundrops Mon- received. crop folks,” ACRE Executive Director business plans.” tessori School. Applications are open until May 1. Kyle Player said. “It’s not a handout The goal of the grant program is to Player, a Lee County native, said ap- Those interested must be S.C. resi- but a handup and gives funds, mentor- give champions of agricultural indus- plicants from rural counties will have dents, must submit a business plan ship and opportunities for additional try-driven research and distinctive points added to their overall totals and completed application form and income to the selected businesses.” agribusinesses throughout the state a during the application review process. must agree to terms and conditions The South Carolina Department of financial and entrepreneurial boost. “Counties like Sumter County are that include permission for an ACRE Agriculture’s ACRE initiative will par- ACRE not only connects recipients of pretty rural, and there are lots of site visit to their business if they ad- cel out sections of General Assembly- these grants with funds, but also of- agribusinesses around,” she said. vance past the finalist round. granted funding in amounts up to fers marketing assistance and con- “We’re prioritizing these rural folks Applications and more information $25,000 to businesses selected. Appli- nects chosen businesses with mentors, who may not have as much opportu- on this and other ACRE programs can cants must run an existing agribusi- potential investors and consultants nity or resources as people in more be found at www.acre-sc.com. Vance man Gala benefits adults with disabilities dies in 4-car BY KAYLA ROBINS [email protected] FIFTH-ANNUAL SUMTER I-95 pileup in DISABILITIES BENEFIT GALA The terms referring to these folks have WHERE: The O’Donnell House, 120 E. Liberty St. changed over the years. Today, they are WHEN: March 28, 6-9 p.m. Summerton normally referred to as developmentally disabled, but perhaps the most accurate TICKETS: $75 each BY SHARRON HALEY way to refer to them might be special SPONSORSHIPS: $250 and up and include a pair Special to The Sumter Item needs, and those who work with, live with of tickets and love them focus on the word special. TO BUY TICKETS: Call Shelly Brown at (803) 778- SUMMERTON — A Vance The Sumter County Disabilities and 1669, extension 150, or visit www.sumterdisabilities. man who would have turned Special Needs Board, which serves 550 org 35 years old today was killed adults with special needs, who the orga- in a four-vehicle chain reac- nization refers to as consumers, and oper- tion wreck on Interstate 95 ates 22 residential homes, is holding its Thursday evening. biggest, and largely only, fundraising ef- eries will be on hand for wine connois- not for Wanda and Sarah allowing us to “Marion Jerome Mack died fort of the year on March 28 from 6 to 9 seurs wanting to add to their collection. bring in food from local restaurants, it at the scene,” Clarendon p.m. at The O’Donnell House. Three distinct types of live music will would not be possible,” Chase said. “It County Coroner Bucky Mock The fifth-annual Sumter Disabilities be provided in different areas of The starts with them. They and their staff said Friday morning. “Mack Benefit Gala is organized and run by the O’Donnell House and courtyard. Kipper put in so much hard work.” was ejected from the vehicle board’s sister organization and fundrais- Ackerman of “Sounds of Grace” will Some of the featured eats are a sau- and died from multiple blunt- ing arm, the Sumter County Develop- play her harp in the east parlor, Kevin téed quail and grits station, a beef strip force trauma.” Mock said mental Disabilities Foundation, a non- Jarvis and AshLee Holloman of “From loin carving station, a chicken and waf- Mack was in the process of profit with a mission that starts with the the Morning” will play acoustic guitar fle station with Chick-fil-A tenders, crab moving from the Columbia DSNB and its consumers but extends and sing in the ballroom, and Stevie cakes prepared on the spot by the man- area to Vance. even further. The foundation’s mission Harris will play guitar outside. agers of Willie Sue’s, teriyaki beef from According to Lance Cpl. statement includes raising funds for the “You combine the amazing food, which Logan’s Roadhouse, ahi tuna from Out- David Jones with the South developmentally disabled of Sumter I can brag about because I do none of back Steakhouse, Lilfred’s baked pimen- Carolina Highway Patrol, the County, even those not part of the DSNB. the cooking — I always say that — with to cheese and croutons, gnocchi, spring wreck occurred at 8 p.m. “The people, businesses and other or- the music and atmosphere of the house rolls and vegetable crudités and desserts March 14 in the southbound ganizations have been so generous,” and grounds, and we believe the gala has by Edible Arrangements, Baker’s Sweets lanes of I-95 at mile marker SCDDF President Chip Chase said. turned into one of the premier events in and Serendipity Catering. 100 on the Santee bridge. “Through the community’s generosity, Sumter,” Chase said. “But, again, it’s not “The menu really is amazing. I’m not After the initial four-vehi- we have raised more than $130,000, and because of us. It’s all because of the sure if it’s that or the cause the event cle wreck, two additional more than 75 percent is in the bank for a wonderful folks of this community. They supports, but we have pretty much sold wrecks occurred with no in- major project we are working toward in blow me away!” out every year,” Chase said. “Our devel- juries. the very near future.” The event will also feature a silent opmentally disabled deserve all the help The interstate was closed The gala is a black tie optional event auction and Restaurant Row, where we can give them. We have so many for more than five hours as that features amazing food donated by those in attendance can spin a Wheel of blessings in our lives, and I honestly be- emergency personnel worked local restaurants, as well as many other Fortune to purchase area restaurant gift lieve our people want to pass those along the wreck and vehicles were morsels prepared by Wanda Hunter, cards at a discounted price. These activi- to these wonderful folks. Like I said, I’m removed from the roadway. Sarah Malyerck and Christi & Co. Catery. ties help reduce the cost of putting on blown away by folks’ generosity; the Jones said four vehicles were Wine, purchased from two local distribu- the gala. same could be said for our consumers. traveling south when a flat- tors, and beer will be served. Those win- “There is still some overhead, but if They truly are special!” bed delivery truck driven by Norman Smith struck the rear of a 2015 Toyota Camry driven by Michael Hamilton. The Camry then struck the rear of Mack’s vehicle, a 2003 Columbia City Ballet to perform at Morris College on Wednesday Honda Accord. Mack’s vehi- cle then ran into the rear of a SUBMITTED Critics have acclaimed this produc- ern soul is often portrayed as angst or 2002 Ford 350 that was towing Experience the Lowcountry when the tion to be the greatest addition to Co- peace, the Southern spirit is filled with a car hauler trailer and driv- Columbia City Ballet performs “Off the lumbia City Ballet’s repertoire. creative healing energy, always evolving en by Nathaniel Green. Jones Wall, Onto the Stage” at Morris College The ballet, conceived and choreo- and growing in its creativity and adapt- said Mack was not wearing a on Wednesday. graphed by Starrett, was created in 2005 ability. While there are pains in life and seatbelt. Doors to the Neal-Jones Auditorium as a tribute to the world-renowned, survival, I view the South today as ap- “This collision is still under open an hour prior to the 7 p.m. perfor- award-winning artist Jonathan Green, propriating the best of its cross-cultural investigation by the South mance. known for his vibrantly colorful art de- heritages constructing a new sense of Carolina MAIT team,” Jones Dancers will express images of Jona- picting Gullah life in South Carolina’s place and an enhanced sense of pur- said. “Additional information than Green’s art through choreography Lowcountry. pose.” will be provided as it becomes produced by Columbia City Ballet Ar- When describing the inspiration for This event is free and open to the pub- available.” tistic Director William Starrett. his art, Green said, “While the South- lic.

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WHAT YOUR GOVERNMENT IS DOING: SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Shannontown demo of abandoned homes to begin soon COUNCIL MOVES REQUEST SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHOOTING RANGE COULD Second Mill Dam now complete, TO REZONE LAND FOR USE BE BUILT NEAR BREWINGTON ROAD LANDFILL sheriff’s office might get pistol AS A MOBILE HOME PARK Reading: First of three TO SECOND READING Agenda item: A request from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office to allow an range, Project Batch unidentified Reading: First of three outdoor pistol, rifle or skeet shooting range in the county’s Heavy Industrial Agenda item: A request from property district beside the Brewington Road landfill. BY RACHEL PITTMAN a new outdoor pistol, rifle owner Charles Smith to rezone his 5-acre Background: The Brewington Road landfill would be located behind the [email protected] or skeet shooting range; plot on Cane Savannah Road from proposed range and uninhabitable flood plains to the southeast. Roodman said and a local property Agricultural Conservation to General the request would not require a special exception because it would be built in Demolition work on the owner asked to rezone his Commercial or General Residential to allow the HI district. Shannontown project may land for a mobile home a mobile home park on the land. Roodman also said the site meets the required special exception review criteria soon begin to take down park, all of which was dis- Background: Smith could re-establish a for shooting ranges, meaning the range would neither be within 1,000 feet in a dilapidated, abandoned cussed at a Sumter Coun- mobile home park on his land – formerly straight line from any residential use land nor within 2,500 feet downrange of any homes; the Sumter Coun- ty Council meeting Tues- the site of Oak Grove Mobile Home Park – residential use land. ty Sheriff’s Office may get day. if it were rezoned from AC to GC or GR, According to Roodman, the Sumter City-County Planning Commission Sumter City-County Zoning Administrator recommended approval of the range, and planning staff concurs. The approval Helen Roodman said. process for the range would include a public hearing. SHANNONTOWN PROJECT DEMOLITION Under the 2030 Comprehensive Land Use Discussion: Councilman Gene Baten asked about the use of the word “or” in Plan, these five acres are designated as part of the “pistol, rifle or skeet” language in the request. Roodman said skeet shooting GETS OK FROM COUNCIL a Military Protection Area. The land is involves shooting at airborne clay pigeons instead of aiming for stationary targets Reading: Procedural between Shaw Air Force Base and Poinsett and that the Standard Industrial Classification code groups pistol, rifle and skeet Agenda item: A request for a vote from the council to approve Summit Electronic Combat Range. According to shooting ranges in the same line item, which could be responsible for the “or” in Engineering, Laboratory and Testing to begin work on the Shannontown Roodman, the comprehensive plan would the language. only allow one mobile home unit per acre of Project demolition, meaning a letter memorializing the contract with Councilman Artie Baker said shotguns are used for skeet shooting, which don’t residential land if the plot were rezoned to GR. Summit ELT would be sent to the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of have as much range as other guns. Governments. She said the Planning Committee Vote: Unanimous approval Background: In late 2018, Sumter County Council in collaboration with COG recommended approval of the request to Also during the meeting: received a $283,983 grant to demolish 19 residential properties in the Turkey rezone the land to GC after planning staff Creek/Shannontown area. This demolition is known as the Shannontown found that, due to the comprehensive • Two requests from County Attorney Johnathan Bryan regarding Project Batch, Project. plan, it would be more favorable for a the name of a still-undisclosed existing industrial development that would bring mobile home park to rezone the land to an additional 120 jobs to the area with $4.2 million in investment, were approved According to Sumter County Property Manager Chris Hilditch, bids for asbestos GC than GR. and moved to a third and final reading — one that would authorize the and air monitoring of the project opened on Feb. 21, and the contract was execution of an infrastructure credit agreement with the company and one that awarded to Summit ELT. Discussion: Councilman Charles Edens asked if staff recommended GC over GR. would allow it to be completely in Sumter-Lee Industrial Park; The demolition is expected to be completed this calendar year, if all goes to Roodman replied staff recommends GC • The third and final reading of an amendment to the Sumter County 2018-19 plan, said Joe Perry, Sumter County government communications coordinator, over GR due to the comprehensive plan budget was unanimously passed after a public hearing was held for the but the two-year contract goes through December 2020. policies. amendment at which no one spoke. The amendment includes purchasing two Discussion: None Edens also noted the density of mobile fire trucks for $100,000, digital imaging archive work for the Register of Deeds Vote: Unanimous approval homes in the area in the past, where he office for $40,000 and $50,000 to fund sheriff’s office deputies providing after- said “you could reach out and touch your hours security at high school sporting events; SECOND MILL DAM PROJECT RECEIVES neighbor.” Roodman said a mobile home • County Council Chairman James McCain reported that the Fiscal, Tax and DHEC APPROVAL park is currently defined as any property Property Committee voted unanimously to retain WebsterRogers LLP as the with three or more mobile homes on it. Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon reported during the meeting that county’s external auditor; and the Second Mill Dam project received a certificate of completion from the Edens asked if the council could limit the • Mixon reported that High Street and Industrial Road have been paved. state Department of Health and Environmental Control after repairing the dam number of mobile homes, but, according to from heavy damage caused by the 1,000-year flood in 2015 and Hurricane Roodman, this is not under the council’s Matthew in 2016. authority. He said the council may be able to change this and that the council needed to we can make a difference. During testing of the dam, three of the four spillways were operating review the definition of mobile home park successfully. The fourth spillway will cycle up and down for several days. Mixon Together and review the layout of the proposed park. said Second Mill Pond will rise almost to full level in the near future as adjustments to the dam are made. Vote: Unanimous approval

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PHOTOS PROVIDED St. Anne & St. Jude Catholic School kicked off Pi day, March 14, by wishing Albert Einstein (aka Adam P., left) a happy birthday. The students then had cooking classes, Pi charts and played other games during their math class in celebration of the day. One student, who wished to remain anony- mous, learned the Pi number sequence to the 100th position. The most delicious part of the day was sharing all flavors of pie. Special thanks to math teacher Deanna Woodberry for setting it all up and our parents for providing pies.

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Seen is a LAMY Vista fountain pen and drawing made with the pen by Adam Schultz. In our computerized age, The allure of the old-fashioned fountain pen — all jazzed up — is making a surprise the fountain comeback. SARAH MATTOZZI / THE GOULET PEN pen returns COMPANY VIA AP BY KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press

n an age of screens and keyboard- ing, when kids hardly learn cur- sive anymore, fountain pens — along with their old-timey accou- Itrements like blotters, bottled ink and fancy nibs — are making a comeback. There are jazzy new colors and styles, Goods for the Study stationery store a visual product, well served by social in Heidelberg, Germany, opened bou- and an array of affordable options. in the SoHo neighborhood of New media platforms like YouTube, Reddit tiques in San Francisco and New York It’s a trend driven less by nostalgic York, said, “We just started a fountain and Instagram. There’s a SubReddit City last year. baby boomers than by an eco- and pen club due to customer demand. for fountain pens, complete with its “People have a real passion for fashion-conscious younger set, many The club meets once a month, and own lingo: “fps” is short for fountain fountain pens now,” says Sam Agye- of them drawn to the analog attrac- people can bring in their fountain pen pens and “npd” stands for new pen mang, general manager for both tions of pens, ink and paper. collections or favorite inks and just day, the day a person purchases a new Lamy boutiques. “They can be Zero “Interest in fountain pens has real- share their love of pens.” fountain pen. Waste if you use bottled ink, which is ly taken off in the 10 years we’ve been Goulet, who has posted more than Some examples of coveted fountain important these days. They’re ergo- in business, especially among people 2,000 fountain-pen-related YouTube pens include clear models, where you nomic and really well-designed. And ages 20 to 35,” says Brian Goulet, who videos, is something of a rock star of can see the ink sloshing around; they’re a great fashion accessory. You owns the online site The Goulet Pen the fountain pen world. He spoke by fancy Italian models by the Florence- can have a few styles and colors of Company with his wife, Rachel. phone from Tokyo, where he was at- based Visconti company (their “Homo fountain pens to go with various out- “Back in the ’90s and 2000s, what tending the 100th anniversary cele- Sapiens Bronze Age” fountain pen is fits. They really make a statement.” was the rage was expensive, limited- bration of the Japanese fountain pen made from hardened basaltic lava “As we move toward this technolog- edition Montblanc and other luxury company Platinum, some of whose from the Mount Etna volcano in ical zeitgeist, there’s nothing better brands,” he says. “What’s happened is pens feature delicate, traditional de- Italy); and Taiwanese-made TWSBI than the trifecta of a fountain pen in that with the rise of social media and signs like koi or autumn leaves. pens that come in limited-edition your hand, good paper and your entry-level fountain pens, a lot of “I started out as a pen turner, mak- color schemes. thoughts,” says Agyemang. companies have come out with pens ing wood rollerball pens by hand. But “Fountain pens seem to be a weird Not only can fountain pens be inex- in wild colors and styles.” as soon as I discovered this fountain thing that people find themselves get- pensive, Goulet says, but other stub- Whereas standard ink colors were pen world, I started plugging into the ting into,” Goulet says. “The beauty born misperceptions about them once limited to black or blue, colors community, posting videos that I of it is that these days you can have should also be shelved. now have evocative names like Cali- hoped would be helpful to them and literally one person in their garage “They don’t have to be messy and fornia Teal or Azurite, and the inks building trust and loyalty among peo- who wants to make an interesting they won’t explode in your pocket have features like quick-drying op- ple passionate about fountain pens,” fountain pen. People will stumble when you get on an airplane,” he tions, sparkles and sophisticated Goulet says. “We now have a company upon it and boom, you’re a brand.” says. “But the most common question sheens. of 40 people and a real following.” Lamy, a fashion-forward, family- I get when I start talking about foun- Kathleen Desaye, manager of the He points out that fountain pens are owned fountain pen company based tain pens, is: ‘They still exist?’”

WEDDING CENTENARIAN Berry-Poplin 105 and still serving God SUMMERVILLE — Cathryn Denison the open back and buttons down the Berry of Summerville and Felder Wayne train and her mother’s full-length veil Poplin III of Sumter were united in mar- with lace appliques. She carried a riage at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, hand-tied bouquet of panda anemones, at St. Paul’s Church. white Amelia standard roses, silver The bride is the daughter of Mr. and brunea berries, scabiosa pods, blue Mrs. James Watkins Berry Jr. of Sum- thistle, white wax flower, seeded and merville. She is the granddaughter of silver dollar eucalyptus, Italian ruscus the late Mr. James Watkins Berry and and Dusty Miller. Mrs. James Watkins Matron of honor was Berry of Summerville Cathleen Tupper Char- and Mrs. Harry Thom- low. Bridesmaids were as Folger of Pahokee, Marie Vaughan Berry, Florida, and the late E. Brooke Arledge T. Mann Jr. She is a Brunson, Haley Eliza- graduate of Summer- beth Kernell and Emily ville High School and Ann Purcell. Clemson University The bridegroom’s fa- with a degree in Con- ther served as his best struction Science and man. Groomsmen were Management. She is William Asa Rhody All- employed as a project britton, James Watkins manager for Mashburn Berry III, John Dreyfus Construction in Co- Brunson III, Brian lumbia. Wayne Flowers, Charles The bridegroom is Franklin Marshall III the son of Mr. and Mrs. and Nicolas Hartwell Felder Wayne Poplin Poplin. Jr. of Oswego. He is the A luncheon honoring MR., MRS. FELDER W. POPLIN III grandson of the late the bride and her atten- BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM Mr. Felder Wayne Pop- dants was held at The Mary Cunningham, left, and Kristi Downer of Trinity United Methodist Church lin and Mrs. Poplin of Little Cottage Communi- share a laugh Friday, March 8, at Covenant Place at a party celebrating Cun- Manning and Mr. Leveen Hartwell Wat- ty Café by the bride’s grandmother, Mrs. ningham’s 105th birthday. Cunningham is still a member of Trinity and listens ford and the late Mrs. Watford of Oswe- Hazel Berry, and her aunts, Rita Berry to the Sunday morning service on the radio, even though she’s been unable to go. He is a graduate of Wilson Hall and and Pamela Berry Kacpura. physically attend. Downer brings the Sunday bulletin to her every Friday, and The Citadel with a degree in Business The bride’s parents held the reception Cunningham even has her own hymn book to follow along and sing during the Management. He is employed by Rourk immediately following the wedding cere- worship service. Plumbing Co. in Sumter. mony at Summerville Country Club. The ceremony was officiated by the The bridegroom’s parents hosted the Rev. Michael R. Lumpkin. rehearsal dinner at The Atrium of Doar Escorted by her father and given in Hall, St. Paul’s. marriage by her parents, the bride wore Following a honeymoon to Antigua, a satin ball gown with lace appliques on the couple resides in Sumter. A6 THE ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 If IfYou You Want Want Your Your Home Home SOLD SOLD, Contact, Contact Us Us Today! Today!

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11 BEAUFAIN DR. 155 S. BRICK CHURCH RD, GABLE SC 1465 RUGER DR. 101 MIDDLE ST. 3390 LAUDERDALE LN 539 KNIGHTBRIDGE RD $147,900- Very Nice home in Old Town Landing with fence across back only. $40,000-1000 sqft on .5 acres! Located just off 378/Myrtle Beach HWY Great $145,900- 4 Bedrooms 2 bath & family room upstairs, home in great condition, Unique home in need of TLC! Sold as is. An investor’s delight! $218,000-Wonderful floor plan for large family. 10ft ceilings, hardwood floors. Large kitchen $79,995-All brick Home corner lot! Established subdivision. 4 bedrooms 2 All appliances stay. Dryer is gas, 2 meters (water) and one for irrigation in starter home. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 laminate flooring in living room, dining, great room & Kitchen. Half bath downstairs. 3BR/2BA. 15045 sq for only $23,500. Call Jennifer 803-757- with island, solid surface counter tops. All appliances remain. Front & Back staircases with bath 1418 sqft home! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 yard. Call Mary Alice 803-491-4969 Kitchen with dishwasher, range microwave & refrigerator. Laundry upstairs. Updated 8062 large bonus room for playroom, TV room or 5th bedroom. Hugh master suite with trey within the last 3 years. Privacy fence back yard, 2 car garage. Call Renee 803-491-7023 ceilings, garden tub & large shower. Sprinkler system, Termite bond. Call Renee 803-491-8023

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3910 NAZARENE CHURCH RD 2560 EMIL RD 3363 LANDMARK 1038 CALIFORNIA BLVD. 4935 RIDGE ST. 3112 MAYFLOWER LANE New roof 11/09/2018, Freshly painted 11/2018. New carpeting $89,000-Cutie Patootie!! 3 bedroom 2 bath located off Hwy 15 S on $65,000-4 Bedroom Home sits on 2 acres of Private & Tranquility land!! $114,900-Perfect 2 bedroom Duplex with Gorgeous Open Kitchen with Large $99,995 - All brick home on large lot available. Home was a 3 bedroom but owner $219,000- Well-kept 3 bedroom 2 1/2 bath home. Double garage Eat in Space and breakfast Bar 1 car Garage and Fenced in Yard in Popular and kitchen flooring, white kitchen cabinets, large kitchen Nazarene Church Rd. Brick ranch on 1 acre! Call Adrianna for details This Home is price to sell quickly. Rooms are large!! Shed and carport removed wall to expand liviing room. There are also 2 large lots across the street in Garden Gate subdivision. Call Mack 803-491-5409 803-406-5609 convey. call Reggie 803-312-5961 Landmark Subdivision! Tenant occupied for the past 2 years - Great for a Rental that convey with home. House is move in ready!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 open to dining area, French doors to huge fenced back yard. Property, Small Family, or Someone Downsizing! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 Turn key ready! Call Susan 803-464-5900

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135 HORSESHOE COVE 2602 HWY 260 811 DERBY DOWNS CT. 2625 MT. SINAI CHURCH RD LYNCHBURG 264 MASTERS DR $245,000-This Beautiful home sits on a corner lot and is over 2600 sq ft! It has a bonus $125,000- Great House - Great Price sitting on 1 acre just outside Manning’s City $199,000-Like New 2 Story Home in Jacob’s Creek! 5 Bedrooms and 3 Full Baths, 1115 J. HILTON KING RD. The Lancaster B, Built by Mungo! This two story includes four bedrooms room, 4 bedroom, 3 bath, 2 master bedrooms! The flooring in this home is Pergo and Limits. Large kitchen w/eat-in/sep Dining dining. Huge Great Room w/high ceilings/ Over 2200sqft with Hardwood floors throughout the Main Living Spaces. Large Open $115,000 - Best Fishing Spot on the lake! Perfect little low maintenance -$52,000-Great Starter Home in Lynchburg. Needs a little and two nad a half baths. The entrance from the attached two car it looks beautiful! The kitchen has ceramic tile floors. The property is beautifully land- exposed beams & gas log fp. 3 Roomy bedrooms w/direct bathroom access from Kitchen, Fenced Yard, Upstairs Loft! This is the Bentgrass Floor Plan Built by Great fishing getaway - shared pier and boat ramp. Outside deck and oversized TLC. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 garage leads to the kitchen and eat in and open to the family room! scaped! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 each one. Dbl vanities in Master Bath w/tub & separate shower. Storage shed. Roof Southern Homes in 2015! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 screened porch leading out to the deck! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 Kitchen has large island. Huge master bedroom! All other bedrooms & HVAC only 3-5 years old. Southern style front porch for afternoon relaxing. Call have large walk in closets. Landscaped. Call Tina 803-609-8628 Gwen 803-460-9154

21 PARSON ST 175 NAUTICAL DR. 1038 N GUIGNARD DR. UNIT #15 Executive Home and Living at its BEST! Beautiful JMJ great room open to 39 S. PURDY ST. 890 CORMIER DR. 3595 KATWALLACE CIR $25,000-3 bedroom single wide manufactured home available at a $186,905-The Lancaster B, built by Mungo. This two-story home $259,000-The William split floor plan all on one level! Formal dining, breakfast room, $78,000-2BD/2BA Condo , community pool, club house, HOA & kitchen with custom shiplap, fireplace, granite, white cabinets, formal dining, Cute colourful house has 2 bed 1 bath, 1300 sqft, close to includes 4 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms. The entrance from the at- great price!! Investors welcome! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 Florida room or Living room off great room. Master & Guest suite with full bath Great rm w/ fireplace, kitchen, breakfast bar, all open. Covered back porch overlooking Regime fee. Call Renee for showing 803-491-8023 historic downtown. A must see!! $38,000. Call Reggie Sumter tached two-car garage leads to the kitchen & eat-in, which is open to POND. 3 car garage, landscaped w/ irrigation in front. 9 ft smooth ceilings, master suite on first floor! 2 bedrooms up with loft area or bonus/fam room! 3 car side load the family room with a fireplace, dining room. Upstairs is the master garage! Call Susan 803-464-5900 @ 803-312-5961 with generous master bath, separate shower and 6 ft soaking tub, large walkin closet. bedroom which leads to a master bathroom with 2 linen closets. Granite, wood, tile, crown mold, and more ! Call Susan 803-464-5900

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60 MASTERS DR. 6 BENJAMIN LN 2530 SARGENT RD 20 KLEPIN CT $172,926-The Lancaster, built by Mungo Homes! This two story home includes 4 bedrooms and $120,000- Fabulous 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath. Fixer-upper with 1433 sqft on 2.61 acres. 2 storage $215,000- Fresh Paint! New LVP flooring! SS appliances, granite, smooth ceilings, covered 3545 DELAWARE DR. $155,000-Nice, well Maintained home in Alice Drive School Area!! Sits on a corner lot in Heathley Wood $79,000- Mobile Home Permanent Brick foundation. Large front porch & rear deck. Gas 2,5 bathrooms. The entrances form the attached 2 car garages leads to the kitchens and eat in Subd. Nice Kitchen with all appliances conveying. Formal Dining Room and Kitchen eat-in. Spacious sheds & 1 workshop. Being sold “As Is”. Lock box on the side door. Seller will make any back porch, Flex space on first floor and loft/flex space on 2nd level! Rooms are very spa- which is also connected to the family room. Near the front door is the dining room/office. Upstairs repairs. Call Jennifer 803-757-8062 cious, Formal dining and Breakfast bar. Privacy Fenced yard landscaped beautifully! Master log fireplace in living room with built in’s. Glass sliding doors to rear deck. Fenced yard, family room with fireplace. Kitchen eat-in has bay window over looking the fenced landscaped storage building. Split floor plan. Paved driveway and parking pad. Call Renee 803-491-8023 the master bedroom leads to the master bathroom with 2 linen closets all rooms have walk in backyard with gazebo. Bonus Room could be 4th BR/Office/Play Room, etc. Very close to Shaw, Schools suite with 6’ soaking tub and separate shower! Master suite on the first floor. Cathedral and closets. Call Tina 803-609-8628 & Shopping! Call Gwen 803-460-9154 all smooth ceilings. Call Susan 803-464-5900

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1054 ARNAUD STREET 1255 SANDPIPER DR. 1245 SANDPIPER DR. 9 RAMBLEWOOD LN $116,500- Renovated to the 9’s! All brand new: Hardwoods, 06/2016, HVAC 10/2016, Roof 2015!! $255,000-Open split plan with 3 car garage! Cathedral ceilings in living area, large rooms, 3 full $243,000- Open split plan with 3 car garage, covered back porch, granite, smooth ceilings, 6ft $215,000- Fabulous 4 bedroom split plan with smooth ceilings, granite counter tops, trees, and Fabulous home with walk in attic storage, carport with extra storage, fenced yard, all appli- baths, covered back porch! Call Susan 803-464-5900 soaking tub, separate shower. Call Susan 803-464-5900 it sits on .82 acres. The home has a covered back porch!! Call Susan 803-464-5900 ances stay!! Call Susan 803-464-5900

3200 Homestead Rd. 1.90 acres available. Mobile home friendly! Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 1518 Loblolly Dr. Manning-Great lot for your first or next home .34 acres in popular Pine Knoll LAND SECTION 4095 Fourth Ave Mayesville. 1 Acre lot. Call Jennifer Hannibal Felder @ 803-757-8062...... $6,000 Subdivision. City sewer and water available. Very close to town, schools, shopping, medical facilities, etc. Also, minutes from Lake Marion. Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $20,000 Rabbit Den Road – 33 Acres for Sale! Great for hunting and Timber. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961...... $99,000 36 Robinson St. Land for sale! .18 acres. Sold AS IS! Make an offer today! . Call Jennifer @ 803-757-8062...... $4,500 1023 Shortleaf Dr. Manning-Amazing price on this.39 acre lot in Popular Pine Knoll Subd. City 957 Club Lane – .83 acre lot located in Club Forest Subdivision. Beautiful view of Sunset Country Club Golf water and sewer. Underground utilities. Close to everything - Shopping, Schools, Medical Facilities, Course. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $49,500 202 N Wise Drive. Make an offer!! .34 Acre $18,000. Location! Location! Location! Call Jennifer @ 803-757- I-95 and beautiful Lake Marion! Great Opportunity to build your next home!! Call Gwen 803-460- 915 Club Lane – Great buildable lot close to Sunset Country Club. Call Renee Baird @491-8023...... $39,000 8062 9154...... $20,000 1105 Summit Drive. .89 acres located in a Prestigious Gated Community! The Summit offers private executive 130 Maney St. Lot available .24 acres. Mobile homes welcome. $5,500. . Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 2636 Hwy 260 Manning--Great Opportunity just outside of Manning - 34 acres zoned agricultural! housing, large lots all on a gated cul-de-sac! $64,500. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 1060 Creekside Dr.-$25,000 3.04 acres available to build your dream home/Manufactured Home, Mobile home Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $180,000 1135/1145 Tiger Lane. 2 Lots available across from Shaw AFB! Good business location near heavy traffic area. welcome. Make offer today! Near White Oak Landing. Call Reggie 803-312-5961 1327 McKenzie Rd. Manning- Fabulous Opportunity to build your custom home in Beautiful Dwelling on property is not livable. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961...... $56,000 5915 Brookland Drive....2.95 acres Nice Residential lot in Brookland Plantation. Septic tank permit on file and Buckhorn II Subdivision. 1 acre lot - nearby pond - minutes to the Lake Marion - I-95 - schools - shopping, etc. Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $30,000 6045 Brookland. Wooded 2.44 acre lot in Brookland Subdivision, Front of lot is effectively level, back slopes covenants. Seller has done some site work.-$30,000. Call Renee 803-491-8023 down to stream. Great area to build 1500 SqFt home. No Mobile Homes. Reggie 803-312-5961 2820 Watermark Dr -- 2.24 acres, fabulous ready to build lot backing to trees/woods! There is some topography 1301 McKenzie Rd. Manning-Fabulous Opportunity to build your custom home in Beautiful here! This isn’t your boring lot call Susan Weston 803-464-5900...... $15,000 Buckhorn II Subdivision. 1 acre lot - nearby pond - minutes to the Lake Marion - I-95 - schools - 355 Albemarle Vacant lot in Patriot Village Subdivision off of Patriot Parkway. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409 shopping, etc. Call Gwen 803-464-8909...... $30,000 $33,000 2810 Watermark Dr -- 3.68 acres ready to build lot!! There are beautiful trees, backs to woods! Some topography here & a 2.24 acre lot is also for sale next door. Call Susan Weston 803-464-5900...... $20,000 1095 Alayna Dr. Manning-Fabulous Opportunity to build your custom home in Beautiful Buckhorn Waterfront lot with permission for a pier. Lot 14 is owned and deeded outright. lot 14 is 1/7 acre and is II Subdivision. 1 acre lot - nearby pond - minutes to the Lake Marion - I-95 - schools - shopping, leased from Santee Cooper for less than $400 per year.$94,000. Call Susan Weston @ 803-464-5900 689 Kingsbury Dr-- 1 acre wooded lot, perfect to build you dream home on!! Call Reggie 803- 312-5961...... etc. Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $30,000 $33,000 1221 Hayneswworth Mill Circle. Beautiful 1 acre Waterfront lot on Fabulous Lake Marion. Ready for your 1110 Alayna Dr.-Fabulous Opportunity to build your custom home in Beautiful Buckhorn II dream home!! Call Gwen Lee @ 803-460-9154 5460 Cannery Rd--1.93 acres suitable for Residential, SWMH, DWMH, Grazing or warehouse. Call Reggie 803- Subdivision. 1 acre lot - nearby pond - minutes to the Lake Marion - I-95 - schools - shopping, etc. 974 Meadowbrook Rd. Wooded lot In Green Acres subdivision off of Red Bay- Good home site. $12,000. Call 312-5961...... $12,900 call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $30,000 Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 130 Maney St--.24 lot suitable for Mobile Home. Wooded!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $5,500 UNDER CONTRACT 1039 Nicole Dr.-Great lot for your next home! .68 acres lot in Popular 956 Meadowbrook. 9 Acres of land with frontage on Red Bay Rd. Possible Church Site. $50,000. Call Mack 855 Nevada Ct.-$15,995- Mobile home lot with city water and sewer to site. Owner Financing!! Buckhorn II Subdivison - on the pond! Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $35,000 Kolb @ 803-491-5409 Call Mack 803-491-5409 UNDER CONTRACT 1015 David Austin Rd.-$12,500-CORNER LOT Great Location for Stick Built 360 E. Red Bay Rd. 30 Acres zoned light industrial wholesale. City water and sewer to site. Good location for 40 Shaginaw Ct-Water front lot!!!! .97 acres to build your dream home!! Greta Price, Great OR mobile Home! has septic and well pump already on Lot. Located off patriot parkway on David small industrial use. $250,000. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 location. Beautifully quiet subdivision!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $29,995 Austin Rd! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 Forest Lakes Area. 8.47 Acres. Homesites . $139,900. Call Mary Alice @ 803-491-4969 2119 Tanglewood Rd-Lot available to build your dream home in Ashley Creek Subdivision!!! Price 2735 Byrd St.-4.7 acres, great for building your dream home! Located off Thomas Sumter 3625 Furman Road. 5.29 Acres. Build your dream home or plant your favorite crop. Land is behind 3625 Furman to Sell!!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $8,000 Highway. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609...... $18,000 Rd. $29,995. Call Reggie 803-312-5961. 6 Log Rd- Lot for sale as is in Mayesville awaiting a new owner. Call Jennifer 803-757-8062$6,000 922 & 926 Fulton St.-2 lots available, mobile ready!! Utilities in place, city water, sewer and gas lines. Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $14,900 3520 W. Brewington Rd. Beautiful 3.09 acre wooded lot would make a great spot to start your dream home. 1045 McKenzie Rd Manning-1 acre of vacant residential land. Perfect to build your dream home $20,000. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 on!! Water front! Call Gwen 803-460-9154...... $35,000 3765 Dawson Lane -1 0.29 acres available! Build your own home or move your mobile home etc ... Quiet and peaceful!! Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... $38 ,000- 3920 First Ave. and 3960 First Ave. , Two lots for sale! Make an offer today!! Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 4655 Easy Street- $8,900-Lots approved for mobile homes in Rembert area. Owner financing. 803-757-8062...... $3,000 each Call Mack 803-491-5409 1329 Cherryvale Dr.-Former Mobile Park available. Call Reggie 803-312- 5961...... $22,500 0 Floodtown Rd & 8945 Hwy 261 S. Two lots for sale! Excellent deal! Call Jennifer Hannibal-Felder @ 803- 424 Dogwood Dr.-$5,000-Lot available! .24 acres suitable for residential. Call Reggie 803-312- 414 Dogwood Dr.-Residential lot available! Call Reggie 803-464-5900 757-8062...... $10,000 for both 5961 0 Privateer Township-30 acres Available! Near Sumter/ Manning line. 13 Marshall St. Vacant lot available in Historic District. . Call Reggie @ 803.312-5961...... $10,000 Reggie 803-312-5961...... $59,900

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5565 PERSHING DR 3675 GALLOWAY LN 4975 SEYMOUR RD. 539 KNIGHTBRIDGE RD 210 E. BEE STREET 2210 BECKWOOD RD $150,000 - Seven Acres! All Bedrooms have their own bathroom. $79,995-All brick Home corner lot! Established subdivision. 4 bedrooms 2 $ll5,000- What a great find! 3/br -2/ba very well maintained home w/a rural feel but $230,000- Brunswick III. Granite, wood floors, tank-less water heater, 9ft $180,000-The Chris built by Hurricane smooth ceilings, bamboo floors, living & dining rms. Open Great starter home/investment property! 3BR/1.5BA brick close to everything!! Laminate flooring. New appliances - within the last 6 months. New Kitchen & family rm w/ fireplace, granite, stainless appliances, tankless water heater. Master Suite w/ Large home in need up updates and landscaping - Great for bath 1418 sqft home! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 home priced to sell. Won’t last long at $44,995. Fenced yard Metal Roof & New Train Heat Pump -2011. New Plumbing & Electric in 2008. Large covered smooth ceilings, concrete back porch, fence yard, stainless steel appliances. patio - great for relaxing and entertaining. Detached 2 car garage/workshop/man cave Call Susan 803-464-5900 tray ceiling separate shower & tub, large walk in closet, access to 2nd story balcony! Covered patio, 2 Renovation Loan - Lot is Beautiful! Needs TLC Good Bones! Selling with shed. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 as well as 2 other storage sheds. You don’t want to miss this one! Call Gwen 803-460-9154 car garage, underground sprinklers. Call Susan 803-464-5900 As-Is. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609

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4935 RIDGE ST. 3140 GEORGIA ST 2155 HARBORVIEW 1821 GEORGIANNA DR 935 KOLB ROAD 3296 MATTHEWS DR. New roof 11/09/2018, Freshly painted 11/2018. New carpeting $79,500-3 bedroom brick home on large lot available! Nice $349,000-Executive home ON THE POND!!! 3572sqft 4 BR,3.5 Bath, LR,DR,Sunroom (family $107,500.- One owner in excellent condition! 2 fireplaces one in the living $155,000 - corner lot. Just under 2,000 sqft. Updated kitchen and $238,500 Fabulous & spacious 5 br. 3.5 bath home in Ashbrook Subd. Master & child/guest br and kitchen flooring, white kitchen cabinets, large kitchen deck in deck, perfect for outdoor grilling and entertainment. rm),Breakfast rm, 9’ smooth ceilings some vaulted, Mater suite w/ amazing master bath & office room one in the den. Laundry room has a utility sink. Storage with water bathrooms! New roof new duct work, new flooring, stainless steel down, 3 bedroom and bonus upstairs, spacious/open kitchen w/granite countertops & pantry. (workout rm). Great space, elegant finish off, fireplace, custom cabinets, granite, blinds, lg storage heater. Roof 6 years old, central air 10 to 11 years old. Heated with natural appliances - 100% move in ready. So much living space and a beautiful All Appl to convey, large family room w/gas log fp. Master features walk-in closet, soaker open to dining area, French doors to huge fenced back yard. Great Price for a nice house. Cabinet to Shaw AFB call Reggie area over 2 car garage. Fenced yard landscaped and sprinkled! All this & a Bonus rm/4th BR that will gas 3 1/2 years. Addition 1968. avg gas is 60/month, average power is 122/ tub/sep shower. 2 br’s share Jack-n-Jill bath. Sprinkler system. Screened back porch & patio. Turn key ready! Call Susan 803-464-5900 803-312-5961 knock your socks off! Call Susan 803-464-5900 month. Call Mary Alice 803-491-4969 fenced in yard. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 fenced back yard. Large lot - Great Area! Call Gwen 803-460-9154

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264 MASTERS DR 6690 HIDDEN HAVEN RD 423 LORING 617 PITTMAN RD. 3005 TIDEWATER DR. 885 CORMIER DR The Lancaster B, Built by Mungo! This two story includes four bedrooms $325,000- Beautiful 5/br -3/Ba home in Beech Creek Golf Course. Hardwood Floors, Stainless $41,000 Investors special!!! Priced to sell, 3 bedrooms 1.5 bath 1138 $237,000 - Complete renovation all new! Kitchen, baths, floors, paint, $259,500 - very nice pre-inspected home located in Lakewood, a golfing community. Four $178,560- the Mcdowell A built by Mungo! Four bedroom, loft, two and half and two nad a half baths. The entrance from the attached two car bedrooms, 3.5 baths and sunrooms! Large kitchen with eat-in area. Foyer and Great room baths! Entry way opens to family room and leads into kitchen and eat in. garage leads to the kitchen and eat in and open to the family room! appl., Granite in kitchen/baths. Open floor plan - Form. living/Dining Rms -Private office w/ Sqft on .20 acres. Rental home makes for a great investment. Homes fixtures etc!! Inground saltwater pool, screen porch. Huge 24x30 glass french doors.Spacious Master w/large walk-in closet. Master ba has dbl vanities/soaker workshop 14x30 & 10x20 overhang covered slates! 10x10 garden shed, 3 have hardwood floors. Lot backs up to woods. Fenced backyard. Bathrooms have been Kitchen has a big island. Master is on the main floor. Granite, vinyl and wood Kitchen has large island. Huge master bedroom! All other bedrooms tub/separate shower. Huge yard-The kids will love the tree house & zipline! Energy Smart is currently being rented, immediate cash flow. Out of state owner, updated with granite and tile. Repairs on inspection report are being made. Very nice quiet floors. Tankless water heater. Large bedrooms, huge closets. Landscaped call have large walk in closets. Landscaped. Call Tina 803-609-8628 Home -3 way zoned HVAC. Minutes to Shaw AFB! Call Gwen 803-460-9154 motivated seller.Call Ceilo “CiCi” Elliott 803-468-7330 acres private. call Susan 803-464-5900 street. Gas logs have never been used by this owner. Call Retta 803-968-3925 Tina 803- 609-8628

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3595 KATWALLACE CIR 865 CORMIER DR. 1755 CARNOUSTIE DR 950 CORMIER DR 880 ILLERY RD. 578 NATIONAL STREET $220,000. Great Palmer D plan by Mungo! 4 bdrms, 2.5 baths, formal dining, OPEN kit, $199,900- The Devonshire - 2,567 square feet with screened porch, privacy fenced $185,597-The McDowell B built by Mongol Large family roo m, open kitchen, large $88,995-3BR all brick home available. Ultimate “man cave” detached. 24x24 $259,000-The William split floor plan all on one level! Formal dining, breakfast room, yard, formal living and dining rooms, family room open to kitchen, irrig ation , 2 3BR/1BA all brick home on a huge lot. Garage shed with electricity. Great rm w/ fireplace, kitchen, breakfast bar, all open. Covered back porch overlooking breakfast rm & great rm! Fireplace, wood lam floors, large rooms, flex space off kit kitchen pantry, island, granite. Main floor has bonus room or office, powder room. fully wired for cable, internet, etc 2 car-carport, huge lot, approx. 1 acre. Quiet House is in Move In condition. All appliances convey. Washer & POND. 3 car garage, landscaped w/ irrigation in front. 9 ft smooth ceilings, master suite could be office, pantry, bar! Gas range, tankless H2o, shiplap accents, SS app. Covered car garage. Home has been completely painted, it is fresh and move in ready for Secondary floor has large master bedroom with huge walk in closet. Master bath peaceful living, minutes from town. Priced to sell now! Call Reggie 803-312-5961 with generous master bath, separate shower and 6 ft soaking tub, large walkin closet. porch, privacy fence, pool, fire pit, a real Shangri-La! Master suite is huge w/his/hers new owner! Great deal on this one! Some photos are stock photos more photos has separate tub and shower. Laundry room, three bedrooms full bath and loft. dryer too! Sold AS IS. $73,000. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961 Granite, wood, tile, crown mold, and more ! Call Susan 803-464-5900 closet that opens to laundry rm, seperate shower, soaking tub. Call Susan 803-464-5900 coming! Call Susan 803-464-5900 Landscaped. 2 car garage. Call Tina 803-609-8628

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109 WHITE OAK PARK 1809 BENELLI 1020 LAKAXZUS ST. 1890 N. ST PAUL CHURCH RD. 2635 TURNINGLEAF LANE $42,000-Lots of Potential! Tons of Living Space in this Cute Little Brick Home on White Oak. $157,000-Spacious 4 Bedroom with Over 2000 sqft In Hunter’s Crossing. Gobs of Living Space $215,000- Pre-Inspected by Amerispec! Better than New Home, Built in 2016, barely lived in, 4 $129,000-Nice 1837 sqft brick home! This home has 4 bedrooms and 2 baths. It sits on 1.03 acres $196,000-Pristine Condition! Freshly painted, turnkey ready! Yard is amazing with irrigation, fenced, covered Built in the 1940’s with large Front and Back Porches, Original Hardwoods and 10’ Ceilings Including Front Sitting Room / Office Area, Formal Dining, Upstairs Loft, and Screened Back Porch! bdrms 3 FULL Bath in Stafford Meadows! Great Neighborhood across from Willie Sue’s off Patriot of land. Call Reggie 803-312-5961 porches along with a shed in the back yard! Cathedral ceilings. Gourmet kitchen with tons of cabinets & Throughout. Well Taken Care of Considering Age! Fenced Lot with small storage Shed! Great Fenced Back Yard. Open Kitchen with Double Pantry. Convenient to Shaw Air Force Base and Main Parkway. Hardwood Floors throughout Main Living Areas, All Appliances Convey INCLUDING counters!!! Call Susan 803-464-5900 for First time Home if you fix it up or Great Investment Potential! shopping areas of Sumter! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609 Washer and Dryer! Master and 2 guest beds on the first floor with second master/bonus upstairs! Call Adrianna 803-406-5609

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9 RAMBLEWOOD LN 8 RAMBLEWOOD LN 5796 FISH RD. 516 ADAMS $215,000- Fabulous 4 bedroom split plan with smooth ceilings, granite counter tops, trees, and $189,999-3 Bedroom, 2 bath, 2 garage home with formal dining room, breakfast room with $145,000-What a great find! Lovely, Meticulously maintained 3/br - 2/ba home on 1/2 acre lot. Large Fam Rm w/gas log fp -Formal $138,000-Super Cute Single Story Located in the Heart of Sumter. Alice dr. School District! Fresh Dining Rm.Kitchen has bar seating w/eat-in -lots of counter/cabinet space & fabulous custom designed pantry featuring pullout it sits on .82 acres. The home has a covered back porch!! Call Susan 803-464-5900 a bar, great room. The home has a split floor plan with smooth ceilings with granite counter shelving! All appl convey-incl washer/Dryer, Spacious Sunroom (378 sf) overlooking beautifully landscaped/fenced backyard. 2 stor- New Paint Throughout and on the Exterior. Seller Will Provide Home Warranty to cover all ap- tops! Call Susan 803-464-5900 age sheds. 5 min to Shaw! Call Gwen 803-460-9154 pliances. Roof only 6 years old. Security System. Call Adrianna 803-406-5609

3290 Broad St.- Located at the S.W intersection of Broad St. and Carter Rd. ideal location for fast food, convenience store or bank. COMMERCIAL LISTINGS City water & sewer to site. the developer of this site has 336 apartments under construction adjacent to this site. 2.63 acres. Call 3180 BROAD STREET – Tenants are on a month-to-month rental agreement. Sewer is available and will need to be extended to the property. Mack 803-491-5409...... $850,000 24.36 acres at the corner of Broad and Carter Road Call Mack for more information...... $3,650,000 0 Hwy 15 South-Located on Hwy 15 South, south of Bojangles, approximately 300’ frontage land being sold for 2,000 per frontage 655 & 657 W. LIBERTY – 1.07 acres of land on busy commercial rd. Ideal location for new commercial dev. Call Mack at 491-5409 for details foot. 15 acres in rear off Pack Rd can be purchased for $50,000/acre. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $300,000 $115,000 570 Pinewood Rd--4.35 acres in growing area. Ideal for residential development or possible commercial development. All Mack 10 N Washington – .608 acre lot at the Signalized Intersection; Located across the street from Tuomey Hosp; Ideal location for Dr Office. Call 803-491-5409...... $525,000 Mack ...... $187,500 1920 Castlerock--.97 acres commercial corner lot on Thomas Sumter Hwy at Beach Forest Subdivision. Ideal for Retail Mayfield Drive – 33.14 acres of beautiful soil! 56 preliminary lots already platted with 5 of those lots surveyed & approved! Residential home development. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $149,900 sites. Call Susan Weston...... $285,000 410 S. Main--18,000 square foot warehouse includes 2,000 square foot of office space on 3.27 acres of land with plenty of yard 4627 Blanche – Burgess Glen Mobile Home Park! 191 total lots, 121 mobile homes! Fabulous rental business. Income production in place & room area and a paved parking area with 22 spaces. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $250,000 to grow! Call Susan Weston...... $1,500,000 870 S. Pike West--.77 acres site zoned General Commercial. Ideal for retail or office. Call Mack Kolb 803-491-5409...... 70 Swamp Fox Run – 2.22 ac. zoned Light Industrial-great site for building Call Mack Kolb @491-5409 ...... $85,000 $109,000.00 651 W. Liberty – .65 acres of land zoned general commercial. Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $67,500 604 E. Liberty St--Aproximatly 1 acre site with 2 shop buildings, paved parking and fenced in. Ideal site for repair shop. Cal Mack 3720 Broad Street – 1.58acres near Shaw AFB.Call Mack Kolb @491-5409...... $69,000 803-491-5409...... $49,500 Medical office building- 5,022 sqft- 10 Exam rooms, 4 private offices, large waiting room and secretarial area...... $450,000 27 Shaw St.-$127,500-12.75 acres zoned light industrial wholesale. Ideal site for warehouse or light manufacturing. Call Mack 803-491-5409 UNDER CONTRACT 247 Bultman Drive – 5.66 Acre tract, Located on the NE corner of Bultman Drive and Rast St. Zoned as General Commercial. Utilities: City Water, Sewer, Natural Gas. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409...... $395,000 2 N Lafayette St. Mayesville--Great business Opportunity!! Former laundromat, office & restaurant. Bring all offers!! You can make a difference today! Sold AS IS Call Jennifer 803-757-8062 ...... $19,500 1050 S. Pike W. – High Traffic location! Facing 378, next to 521, close to Broad St. Former motorcycle/ATV dlrship w/retail, office, shop & fenced areas. Call Susan Miller @ 720-6066...... $695,000 UNDER CONTRACT 636 W. Liberty St.--Small Commercial lot. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $9,500 806 Market St. Camden – Commercial Lot available. Approximately .25 acres. Great location in downtown Camden. Selling Agent/Buyer to verify 565 Brushwood Dr.--Located in Sumter west development off Patriot Parkway. The lot is 1.10 acres. Ideal for office site. Call size of lot. Call Reggie @ 803-312-5961...... $19,500 Mack 803-491-5409...... $108,513 1985 N. Guignard Dr. .98 Acres in a high traffic area. Good office or retail location. Call Mack Kolb @ 491-5409...... $164,900 555 Brushwood Dr. -Located in Sumter west development off Patriot Parkway. The lot is .9 acres, Ideal for office site. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $88,784 Mallwood- Total of 4 lots in this package @ $12,000 each. Approved for duplexes or triplexes. Call Mack @ 803-491-5409...... $48,000 585 Brushwood Dr. -Located in Sumter west development off Patriot Parkway. The lot is.82 acres Ideal for office site. Call Mack 465 Rast St. Good professional office location. Ideal for medical office space. Located behind the Sumter Mall...... 803-491-5409...... $80,892 ...... Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 $495,000 690 Brushwood Dr. -Located in Sumter west development off Patriot Parkway. The lot is .8 acres Ideal for office site. Call Mack UNDER CONTRACT 1980 McCrays Mill Rd. 1.84 acres located next to Walgreens. Zoned Commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409.... 803-491-5409...... $79,000 $350,000 665 Constitution Dr.--This site is .61 acres and is ideal for office space. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $61,000 1140 N. Guignard Drive. .57 acres Zoned General Commercial. Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409...... $65,000 3026& 3040 Broad St.-This site is 2.81 acres at the corner of Broad St. and Stamey Livestock rd. Signalized intersection. This 353 E Red Bay Rd. 9.5 acres Zoned light Industrial wholesale. Great place to build a shop. $18,500. ....Call Mack Kolb @ 803-491-5409 site is ideal commercial site. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $695,000 2240 Peach Orchard Rd. Great location for retail store or daycare! 4,200 sqft Building on property needs TLC. $149,995. Call Reggie @ 803- 765 N. Wise Dr.--5.96 acres zoned light Industrial Wholesale. Ideal site for small business or warehouses. Call Mack 803-491- 312-5961. 5409...... $129,000 228 W. Liberty St. Formerly Nu Idea school supply. 30,000sqft office / warehouse. Good site for commercial redevelopment. $525,433. UNDER CONTRACT 1010 N. Guignard--Church is being sold AS IS. The Flat roof area has a new roof. 15,966 sqft. This church has a Call Mack @ 803-491-5409 sanctuary, 4 offices, 20 classrooms, 6 restrooms, storage closets, fellowship hall with kitchen. Call Mack 803-491-5409.$495,000 5 S. Lafayette. .53 acres . Part of the 2.01 acre assemblage located on the SE corner of S. Lafayette and E. Liberty St. $225,137. Call 2771 Broad Street-This is the old Cardinal Tire Location: Owner plans to have the buildings demolished. Excellent location for commercial Mack @ 803-491-5409 development. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $995,000 1 S. Lafayette. Hard corner of S. Lafayette and E. Liberty St. Excellent retail site. $144,430. Call Mack @ 803-419-5409 3259 Broad St.-Great Location for Retail development, hotel or apartments! 6.52 Acres. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $750,000 245 Bultman Drive. 6.03 Acre tract, Located on the southeast corner of Bultman & Rast St. Zoned as Residential Multi Family. Utilities: 2715 Broad St.-excellent site for restaurant or hotel. High traffic area!! Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $639,000 City Water, Sewer, Natural Gas. $395,000 Call Mack 803-491-5409 2580 Lin-Do Court-Beautifully landscaped 6417 square foot Business office that sits on .64 acres with a waiting room, large secretarial area 200 Wall St. Great location for Apartments or a Church. 8.79 Acres of upland. $330,000. Call Mack at 803-491-5409 with reception window, 11 offices, 4 bathrooms, Mechanical room, storage room, conference room, break room, large multi purpose room with kitchenette. Then upstairs has 2 executive offices with shared bathroom, 1 conference room, another office and a hall bathroom. Call Mack 1031 Manning Rd – Land only, ideal for car lot, .80 acre, zoned for general commercial $39,000 Call Mack 803-491-5409 803-491-5409...... $639,000 UNDER CONTRACT 410 W. Wesmark Blvd – 8327 sq ft modern medical office building situated on 1.25 acres-Call Mack for further details 466 N Guignard- Gre at retail location-high traffic area. 3486 sqft retail build ing . great retail location-high traffic area. Building has showroom $975,000 & open office space with reception desk, 3 private offices, secondary showroom with smal] kitchenette and large storage/warehouse space. Call 649 W. Liberty St – Commercial property great location with heavy traffic for any potential business. Currently 3BR house on .37 acres. Mack 803-491-5409...... $369 ,000 See agent for details on showing. $79,995 Call Reggie 803-312-5961 1585 Lewis Rd-14 .54 acres zoned heavy industrial. Ideal site for warehouse or ma nufac turi ng . Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $175,000 854 Broad St. Commercial Property Available!! Excellent location on Broad Street. Building and land. Call Reggie 803-312-5961...... 30 Constitutional Circle-1.12 acres zoned for office use. Call Mack 803- 491-5409...... $112,000 $149,000 580 Constitution Dr.-4.58 acres great area for assisted living facility or office. Call Mack 803-491-5490...... $458,000 261 Broad Street - 2 office buildings on 1.06 acres . front office has 2706 sq ft secretarial area, 6 offices, conference room. Back office 600 Constitution Dr.-1.11 acres located off Patriot Parkway. Great site for office use. Call Mack 803-491-5409...... $111,000 has 1639 sq ft, 4 offices, secretarial area...... $295,000 345-365 Rast Street- 4.71 acres of commercial property located behind the Sumter Mall. Call Mack 803-491-5409.. $315,000 A8 | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 NATION THE SUMTER ITEM Boeing takes hit FAA’s ties to airplane manufacturer questioned BY TOM KRISHER, DAVID KOENIG senger airlines had not had a fatality since AND DEE-ANN DURBIN 2009, while carrying several billion passen- AP Business Writers gers. to its reputation But safety experts say it’s time to look into For more than six decades, the Federal the agency’s relationship with Boeing, based Aviation Administration has relied on em- in Chicago. The FAA’s ties to the company Experts: Disaster unlikely to have ployees of airplane manufacturers to do gov- were revealed when Boeing and the agency ernment-required safety inspections as released similar messages shortly after the planes are being designed or assembled. Indonesian airliner crashed in October and lasting impact on brand, finances But critics say the system, dubbed the again this week, when the FAA announced “designee program,” is too cozy as company that Boeing would upgrade the Max’s flight- NEW YORK (AP) — In an the expense of figuring out employees do work for an agency charged control software, said Mary Schiavo, a for- era of unprecedented airline what went wrong and then fix- with keeping the skies safe while being paid mer Transportation Department inspector safety, Boeing’s newest ver- ing its planes. by an industry that the FAA is regulating. general. sion of its best-selling airliner But the airline industry has “There is a potential conflict of interest,” With the messages, the FAA “revealed that has crashed twice in less than a long history of recovering said Todd Curtis, a former Boeing Co. safety they were just parroting what Boeing told six months, killing 346 people from tragedy, and experts say engineer and creator of airsafe.com, a web- them,” she said. and delivering a massive blow the disaster is unlikely to have site that focuses on airline safety. “They (the The agency needs more people with tech- to the company’s reputation. a lasting impact on Boeing’s FAA) don’t have the money to do all of the nical skills to adequately monitor a company More than 40 countries ei- brand or finances. oversight. It’s a question of being practical.” that makes machines as sophisticated as to- ther grounded the planes or John McDonald, founder of The FAA’s oversight duties are coming day’s jets, she said, contending that it didn’t refused to let them into their crisis management firm Caeli under greater scrutiny after deadly crashes understand the Max’s flight-control comput- airspace after determining Communications, was a for- involving Boeing 737 Max jets operated by er program. that last Sunday’s crash of a mer flight attendant in charge airlines in Ethiopia and Indonesia, killing a “The FAA readily states they don’t under- 737 Max 8 in Ethiopia bore of communications for TWA total of 346 people. The U.S. was nearly alone stand the 4 million lines of code and the 150 enough similarities to Indone- when an airliner — also a Boe- in allowing the planes to keep flying until it computers,” Schiavo said. “What they do is sia’s Lion Air crash of the ing — exploded and crashed relented on Wednesday after getting satellite see that Boeing followed the process, they same model in October. After into the Atlantic Ocean off evidence showing the crashes may be linked. checked the FAA boxes. The public thinks holding out for several days, Long Island in 1996. McDonald The FAA concedes that it doesn’t have re- the FAA has more involvement.” the U.S. Federal Aviation Ad- lost colleagues in that crash, sources to keep up with a growing aviation Indeed, the agency’s own website says that ministration issued an emer- which killed 230 people. industry, and experts say it lacks the person- employees of manufacturers can approve de- gency order grounding the “If you look at past history nel to inspect every component, especially sign changes and aircraft repairs. “Using planes. of when they’ve had any is- those made in other countries. But the agen- designees for routine certification tasks al- Boeing’s reputation is dam- sues with aircraft, they fix the cy says the program’s results speak for lows the FAA to focus its limited resources aged not only because of the problem, and they move on,” themselves. The U.S. has the safest skies in on safety critical certification issues,” it crashes, but also its decision McDonald said. “It’s very, very the world. Until April of last year, U.S. pas- says. not to voluntarily ground the traumatic, but aviation safety planes itself as country after is built on the blood of victims, country pulled them from the and that’s how you learn these term. There are more than build the airplanes, said com- tion system. sky. lessons. The real challenge is 4,600 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes pany spokesman Charles Bick- Boeing shares were down The company’s finances will to make sure you understand on backlog, and they won’t be ers. It is assessing how the sit- more than 11 percent this take a hit as it faces lawsuits what the problem is before you delivered until Boeing has uation, including potential ca- week through Thursday and from victims’ families, com- start putting in fixes.” fixed any problems and the pacity constraints such as had lost about $29 billion in pensation claims from air- The groundings will have a ban is lifted. where to park the planes market value. The shares still lines, delayed revenue from far-reaching financial impact Boeing paused deliveries of while they wait to be deliv- have outpaced the market in missed plane deliveries and on Boeing, at least in the short the 737 Max but continues to ered, will impact its produc- 2019. Yeast from beer of 1886 shipwreck makes new brew

BY MARY ESCH Brewery founder Jamie Adams, that impart distinct fruity and floral Associated Press right, and John Condzella bottle flavors. a batch of their Dubbel beer at Adams thinks the yeast from the SS ALBANY, N.Y. — The most distin- the Saint James Brewery in Hol- Oregon is descended from the lineage guishing feature of Jamie Adams’ brook, New York. Adams recent- used by Bass Brewers in England to new ale isn’t its hoppy bite but its ly introduced an ale called Deep make a brand called King’s Ale, which compelling backstory — brewed from Ascent at a New York craft beer is no longer produced. yeast in bottles of beer that went festival after he created it using He said his new beer, which has a down on a doomed steamship and lan- the yeast from the bottles recov- slightly fruity taste with a hoppy fin- guished on the ocean floor for 131 ered from the SS Oregon, a Liv- ish, is a “replication of what would years. erpool-to-New York luxury liner have been served on that ship in 1886. Some who lined up to sample a swig that sank off Fire Island in 1886. We want people to have a small taste of the new Deep Ascent ale at a craft of what life was like as a passenger on beer festival last weekend say it pro- this ship.” vided a refreshing taste of another It may seem like a lot of effort to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS era. come up with a new beer, but ship- “Just the concept that they could wrecks have long held a special fasci- bring a beer bottle up from the bottom nation for craft brewers eager to rec- of the ocean ... then be able to extract reate a taste of history. In 1991, a Brit- the yeast from it, that kind of chemis- ish brewer used yeast salvaged from a try is fascinating,” says beer enthusi- barge that sank in 1825 in the English ast Peter Bowe of Schenectady. “And Channel to create Original Flag Por- the beer is absolutely fantastic.” ter. Last summer, Australian craft Adams, a former Wall Street trader brewer James Squire released The who opened Saint James Brewery in Wreck-Preservation Ale, crafted using Long Island nearly two decades ago, yeast from the merchant ship Sydney says his beer grew out of his love of came up with the idea to make some more bottles. Cove, which ran aground in Tasmania scuba diving. It was brewed with beer if we came up with some intact Adams cultured the yeast in test in 1797. yeast extracted from bottles he and bottles.” tubes with the help of a microbiolo- For some craft beer enthusiasts, the fellow divers salvaged from the SS Or- He enlisted a team of divers in 2015 gist friend and then spent the next real appeal of shipwreck ale is the egon, a luxury liner from Liverpool to to search for bottles but didn’t hit pay two years brewing test batches to get tale more than the taste. New York that collided with a schoo- dirt until 2017, after storms shifted just the right taste. “I spoke to the brewer, and he said ner and sank off Fire Island in 1886. sands and made the first-class dining Along with hops and malted barley, he was the one who did the dive,” said It lies 135 feet deep in an underwa- room accessible. They dug down 15 yeast is a key factor in producing a Calvin MacDowell, sampling Adams’ ter cemetery known to local divers as feet in the sea bed to gain access and beer’s flavor and character. During ale at the New York Craft Brewers Wreck Valley. then another six feet inside the ship to fermentation, the microorganism eats Festival in Albany. “Knowing that it’s “It’s a wonderful, wonderful ship- find a half-dozen bottles upside-down, sugar and creates alcohol as well as from such a long time ago and getting wreck to dive,” says Adams, 44 “I corks intact. Later dives found 20 chemical compounds called esters a taste of history, it’s exciting.” PLACE YOUR AD IN 101 S.C. NEWSPAPERS Exceptional and reach more than 2.1 million readers Exciting using our small space display ad network

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meaning they would be cut Smith chairs the House could include a medical cen- “It’s always been one team, PANTHERS off from state tax credits and Ways and Means Committee ter, restaurants and hotels two states,” Smith said, refer- FROM PAGE A1 other incentives. where the House legislation and would also bring about encing a classic Panthers This legislation was intro- that would make way for the 150 jobs to the state, according motto. “I think now is the “I was very encouraged duced to begin the process of Panthers in South Carolina to McMaster. time to make this a reality.” after the meeting,” Smith told exempting the Panthers play- will start out. The Republican “This isn’t just about foot- At Wednesday’s press con- The Sumter Item. “We’re in ers from this rule. McMaster said he has already assigned ball,” Smith said. “This is a ference, it wasn’t clear wheth- discussion about something and other lawmakers said in a the House bill to a subcom- business deal — not unlike er North Carolina would that would be a great invest- press conference on Wednes- mittee. what Jerry Jones did for make a counteroffer to keep ment in our state.” day that they would support No deal was finalized in Texas with the Dallas Cow- the facility and offices. Currently, the Panthers the legislation. Wednesday’s meeting, but boys.” “We’re not concerned about practice outside the Bank of “There is now legislation in Smith said there is “strong If Tepper does decide to that. We are thinking about America Stadium in Char- both the House and Senate to mutual interest” on the parts build a training facility in South Carolina,” McMaster lotte. Moving the team’s prac- begin the process of pay- of both Tepper and South South Carolina instead of in said at the press conference. tice location would give the rolling a professional team,” Carolina. If the team does de- North Carolina, it would not “We know we can outrun any- players the bonus of an in- Smith said. “It’s highly cide to partially relocate, York be the first time the Panthers one on the field.” door facility and would also unique that the executive and Lancaster counties are trade Carolinas. Former The hearing for the House bring economic growth to branch of our state govern- being considered as potential owner and Wofford College legislation that would provide South Carolina. ment as well as House and sites for the new facility. This alum Jerry Richardson, who the Panthers players with tax However, the players would Senate leadership have gath- area is located approximately sold the team to Tepper in credits and make other finan- not practice enough hours to ered in support of this — it 20 miles from Bank of Ameri- 2018, hosted the Panthers’ cial preparations for the team be considered full-time em- could be a real win for South ca Stadium. training camp at Wofford in will have its first hearing next ployees in South Carolina, Carolina.” The headquarters complex Spartanburg for several years. week.

After speaking with her, he re- DRUGS FROM PAGE A1 turned to his vehicle. A 2002 law re- quires motorists to switch to the non- The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office adjacent lane or slow down when hosted the operation Monday through passing emergency vehicles, law en- Thursday that involved help from the forcement, construction crews, etc., Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office, when their lights are flashing. Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Lake City “You know she said?” Urquhart said Police Department, Florence County when he got back to his vehicle. “I Sheriff’s Office, S.C. Department of said, ‘Next time, move over.’ She said, Probation, Parole and Pardon Servic- ‘Next time, get out the road.’” es, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- He got back out to hand her a $1,000 arms and Explosives, U.S. Department ticket. of Homeland Security and Drug En- Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. forcement Administration. Bryan Rulong said he wishes everyone During the operation, officers pa- “would drive the way they do when trolled the interstate, historically a they see us. That would solve all the major corridor for drug trafficking problems.” along the East Coast, stopping drivers Sumter County is already ap- for everyday traffic violations such as proaching the total number of fatali- improper lane changes, speeding, fol- ties in vehicle accidents it had all lowing too close behind another vehi- last year – in March. Rulong said cle and distracted driving to encour- KAYLA ROBINS / THE SUMTER ITEM most of the fatal collisions have been age safety and correct potentially dan- Tyler Urquhart, Florence County Sheriff’s Office Special Operations, hands a woman single-vehicle crashes and a vehicle gerous driving behaviors. from Georgia a warning for improper lane change. He and other deputies found small hitting a pedestrian, largely due to “These officers worked through the amounts of a variety of drugs that the women’s passenger mainly claimed. distracted, aggressive or impaired night – from 2 p.m. to 2 a.m. – this driving. week to not only keep drugs out of the public information officer for the sher- marijuana, meth and possibly other He said Operation Ice Storm enlists area but to make sure drivers are iff’s office. The chase went from the drugs. teams of “very experienced and very making safe decisions on the road,” northbound rest area at the 139 mile A total of 259 traffic stops resulted versed” officers to help keep roadways Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Den- marker to Vega Lane off S.C. Highway in the seizure of 1,404 grams of mari- safe from dangerous drivers and nis said. 53 after taking exit 141. juana, 110 grams of cocaine, 500 grams neighborhoods safe from illegal drugs Deputies who participate in this He was searched and placed under of methamphetamine and 10 firearms and firearms. kind of operation are trained to look arrest. He was also transported to during the four-day operation. “I-95 is well-known, it’s been called for subtly evasive driving maneuvers Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital after Tyler Urquhart, with the Criminal Cocaine Lane, but in today’s world it’s and other signs indicating potential in- stating he was injured and was trans- Enforcement Unit in the Special Oper- shifting from cocaine to heroin,” he volvement in criminal acts. ported to the Sumter-Lee Regional De- ations Division at the Florence County said. “This whole operation is about During a traffic stop Wednesday tention Center upon medical release. Sheriff’s Office, took The Sumter Item safety. Safety from traffic collisions, night, a driver who refused to get out Davis has been charged with failure along to observe the operation on safety from traffic deaths and safety of his vehicle began to drive away and to stop for blue lights, assault and bat- Thursday. for our officers.” dragged an officer from the Clarendon tery of a high and aggravated nature, As the 10 or so officers returned to Sheriff Dennis said after the second County Sheriff’s Office. The officer possession of marijuana, trafficking their vehicles after locating the dis- time of doing this operation that it was transported to the hospital for methamphetamine, possession with carded purse-sized bag of drugs from was successful and will be conducted minor injuries and was later released. intent to distribute marijuana and Wednesday’s pursuit, a driver honked again. He was back on the road assisting in possession of a controlled substance. at the line of patrol vehicles from the “The dedication these officers have the operation the next day. The next day, officers walked along lane directly next to the shoulder in to keeping the community safe can be The driver, 31-year-old Steven Davis, the side of I-95 with two Sumter K-9 which the vehicles and we were all in. seen in the long hours they put in,” he of Montgomery Street in Savannah, units who located a bag suspected to Urquhart, having just got back into said. “Especially the officer from Clar- Georgia, led officers on a brief chase have been discarded by the suspect his car on the driver’s side, flipped on endon County who was right back on after the Clarendon officer fell to the during the pursuit containing two vac- his blue lights and pulled the motorist the road the next day after he was in- ground, according to Adrienne Sarvis, uum-sealed packages of suspected over. jured.”

hate. Lots of love for our Mus- ing to hear whether their loved They included Asif Shaikh, "I still don't know where he SHOOTING lim brothers," read a hand- ones were among the victims. 44, who said he was among is," she said. FROM PAGE A1 written card on a wall of flow- Outside one of the two more than 100 people at the Al Khokhur, 58, and husband ers in a historic part of the mosques, 32-year-old Ash Mo- Noor mosque when the at- Mehaboobbhai Khokhur, 65, Her fellow countrymen city that stretched a full block. hammed pushed through po- tacker came in. He said he had traveled from India to seemed to want to prove her Still, Muslims were advised lice barricades in hopes of find- survived by playing dead, but spend time with their son right by volunteering acts of to stay away from mosques ing out what happened to his was desperate to know what Imran, their first visit in the kindness. Some offered rides while the nation's security father and two brothers, whose happened to his friends who eight years since he moved to to the grocery store or volun- alert remained at the second- cellphones rang unanswered. were there with him. New Zealand. The couple was teered to walk with their Mus- highest level a day after the An officer stopped him. "It's been 36 hours, I haven't due to fly out Sunday. lim neighbors if they felt un- deadliest shooting in modern "We just want to know if heard anything about them," Imran had dropped off his safe. New Zealand history. they are dead or alive," Mo- he said. father, an electrical engineer, In online forums, people dis- Ardern said 39 survivors re- hammed told the officer. Nearby, Akhtar Khokhur at the Al Noor mosque on Fri- cussed Muslim food restric- mained hospitalized Saturday, Hungry for any news, fami- leaned on the shoulders of day and was looking for a tions as they prepared to drop with 11 critically wounded. But lies and friends of the victims her friend and cried as she parking space when the shoot- off meals for those affected. updates were slow to come, and gathered at the city's Hagley held up her cellphone with an ing began. They have not "Love always wins over many families were still wait- College, near the hospital. image of her husband. heard from him since.

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(5:30) ›› “Thor: The Dark World” ›› “Snow White & the Huntsman” (2012, Fantasy) Kristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth. ›› “Thor: The Dark World” (2013, Action) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman. Thor TBS 24 156 (2013) Chris Hemsworth. Premiere. Premiere. A huntsman sent to capture Snow White becomes her ally. (DVS) must save the Nine Realms from an ancient enemy. (DVS) (6:00) ››› “Tonight’s the Night” (1954, ›››› “The Quiet Man” (1952, Drama) John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Barry Fitzgerald. An Irish-American ››› “The Rising of the Moon” (1957) Cyril Cusack, Noel “The Bride’s Play” TCM 49 186 Comedy) David Niven. returns to Ireland to claim his home. Purcell. Tyrone Power introduces trilogy of Ireland. (1922, Romance) TLC 43 157 (6:00) Sister Wives (N) Sister Wives (N) Seeking Sister Wife (N) (:01) Dr. Pimple Popper Sister Wives (5:13) ›››› “Star Wars: The Empire ››› “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (1983, Science Fiction) Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher. 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COMMENTARY Pelosi is trying to protect Democrats from lunatic left ASHINGTON — upward of $90 trillion-plus Green New Deal, making a Russia to steal the 2016 elec- Pelosi wants to pursue. “It’s House Speaker miasma of government socialist takeover of the tion, Pelosi announced that an opportunity cost in terms Nancy Pelosi’s, D- spending that proposes to American economy the cen- “unless there’s something so of time and resources,” she WCalif., announce- provide everyone with health terpiece of the Democratic compelling and overwhelm- told Rolling Stone magazine. ment that she is “not for im- care, a government jobs guar- Party’s agenda. ing and bipartisan, I don’t During a private meeting peachment” has caused resis- antee, free education, medical That’s bad enough. But Pe- think we should go down that this week, Pelosi reportedly tance on the left. Pelosi is not leave, job training, retirement losi has also had to deal with path.” That won’t stop Rep. asked House Democrats, “Do trying to protect President security and universal basic the mess created by another Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., who we want to drag him down, or Trump. She is trying to pro- income to support those who, left-wing insurgent, Rep. vowed on taking office “to im- do we want to lift people up?” tect the Dem- as she put in her infamous Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., whose peach the motherf--er” and The answer from the Resis- ocratic Party talking points, are “unwill- anti-Semitic remarks have ex- has announced she plans to tance is becoming clear: Drag from its luna- ing” to work. And that’s be- posed a virulent strain of an- introduce a resolution to him down! tic fringe. It’s fore we even get to the energy ti-Jewish hatred that is grip- start impeachment proceed- Pelosi wants to do more an increas- and environmental policies. ping the left. A resolution ings. than resist; she wants to gov- ingly difficult After that troubled rollout, condemning Omar’s anti- Pelosi knows that such an ern. She wants to enact legis- challenge. Pelosi tried to dismiss the Semitism faced such intense impeachment effort would di- lation. To do that, Democrats Pelosi is plan as the “green dream or internal opposition that Pelo- vide Democrats and might need to win back the Senate the first whatever they call it” and de- si had to replace it with a wa- not even pass the House. And and the White House in 2020. Marc Thiessen House speak- clared it “will be one of sev- tered-down version that con- even if it did, there is zero But the Ocasio-Cortez- er in six de- eral or maybe many sugges- demned not just anti-Semi- chance that two-thirds of the Omar-Tlaib wing of the party cades to re- tions that we receive.” Pelosi tism, but also all forms of Senate would vote to convict seems determined to under- turn to the job a second time. favors a more modest, realis- hate — including “anti-Mus- Trump for something other mine that strategy by pursu- But the Democratic majority tic agenda of bolstering lim discrimination and bigot- than a criminal conspiracy ing a platform of socialism, she now presides over is Obamacare, lowering the cost ry against minorities” — ren- with Russia. A failed im- anti-Semitism and impeach- much different from the one of prescription drugs, build- dering it meaningless. peachment would energize ment. If they prevail, not she led in 2007. Since the 2018 ing infrastructure, passing Pelosi’s next move was to Trump’s base, raise Trump’s only will Trump not be im- midterm elections that gave gun restrictions and other try to head off a suicidal im- approval ratings and alienate peached — he’ll also likely her back the speaker’s gavel, conventional Democratic pri- peachment drive gaining the very suburban voters become a two-term president. her party has gone off the orities. But many Democrats strength on her left flank. An- Democrats just peeled away rails. do not share her lack of en- ticipating that special counsel from the GOP to win the Follow Marc A. Thiessen on First, Rep. Alexandria Oca- thusiasm for full socialism. Robert Mueller may not find House majority in the 2018 Twitter, @marcthiessen. sio-Cortez, D-N.Y., hijacked Virtually every Democratic incontrovertible evidence midterms. Most important, Pelosi’s agenda by announc- presidential candidate has that Trump engaged in a she knows it would distract © 2019, The Washington Post ing her Green New Deal — an some kind of support for the criminal conspiracy with Democrats from the agenda Writers Group LETTER TO THE EDITOR MAYEWOOD SCHOOL COULD HAVE ANOTHER USE FOR SUMTER Sumter 2040: Let’s rethink the Mayewood Middle School situation. Evi- dently the district doesn’t need Mayewood, so let’s consider something futuristic and turn Mayewood into a “two-year” college. All students would not normally go to college, but maybe funding could be supported by the “edu- cation lottery.” I don’t know much about the way the system works, but I’m sure the “powers that be” do. Sumter 2040: Moving into the future, we need to remember history to get a “footing” to determine where to go. Sum- ter has a terrible history in everything. All the terrible things were done by “so- called” Christians. The “slave owners” were Christian. Racism is very “alive” today. Until we change, the road to the future is going to be littered with “speed bumps.” The last two years have been craziest that I can remember. We could say that the biggest “threat” to our coun- try is the “uninformed” people/voter. We need to learn, be informed and vote. LEE INGLE Sumter Worse living through chemistry in worldwide drug trade

ASHINGTON — and the U.S. “war on drugs.” for trucks bringing garbage 2016 and 2017, when El kill. And dealers are not pre- On Feb. 12, Joa- He could hardly have ar- from the better neighbor- Chapo was in custody, “Mex- cise chemists. quin Guzman ranged a better launch for hoods. ican heroin production in- “We have,” Kleiman says, WLoera, aka “El his book, which is already on Winslow might be right creased by 37 percent, and “about 30 times as many Chapo,” was convicted of best-seller lists. about sinister involvements seizures of fentanyl in places drug dealers behind bars multiple crimes related to His thesis is that the war of some U.S. financial insti- like Nogales more than dou- today as we had in 1980,” but running the Sinaloa drug on drugs resembles the Viet- tutions in handling the car- bled.” today’s dealers employ cell- cartel, Mexico’s largest. nam War in its futility and tels’ billions. He could, how- The “supply side” attack phones, texting, social media Thirteen days before his con- its collateral damage to Mex- ever, have omitted the thinly on drugs is frustrated by, and home delivery. In the viction, authorities seized icans, more than 250,000 of — very thinly — disguised among other things, geogra- most recent Global Drug enough of whom have died and another President Trump and his phy and the torrent of south- Survey, Kleiman says, “co- the synthetic 40,000 have disappeared, ac- son-in-law who knowingly north commerce. The “de- caine users around the world opioid called cording to the Financial uses cartel money to rescue mand side” is frustrated by reported that their most re- fentanyl for Times, in the past dozen himself from a bad Manhat- declining prices (the supply- cent cocaine order was deliv- 100 million years from violence associat- tan real estate bet. One rea- side failure) for increasingly ered in less time, on average, lethal doses. ed with rivalrous cartels and son to read fiction is to avoid potent products, such as fen- than their most recent pizza It was hid- law-enforcement measures. reading about those people. tanyl, which has passed pre- order.” den in a Those endless photos of con- However, the upward of $40 scription opioids and heroin He notes that serious cul- truck carry- fiscated sacks of drugs do re- billion in profits made from in overdose deaths. Made tural change has taken 50 George ing cucum- semble old photos of dead the $150 billion U.S. market from chemicals, not crops, years regarding tobacco, yet Will bers through Vietcong — body counts of — 30 million consumers of and patented almost 60 years it is “still much more widely the Nogales replaceable bodies. El Chapo, illicit drugs — must go some- ago, it is mixed with heroin used than any of the illicit port of legal 61, will die in a U.S. “super- where. First, to Mexico, “so for an extra kick — and if drugs except for cannabis.” entry. On Feb. 28, authorities max” prison, and his incar- much cash,” Winslow says, doses are not carefully cali- And “the fentanyls aren’t at the port of Newark in- ceration — he has been in “they don’t even count it, brated, a lethal kick. Says going to be the last class of specting a container ship custody since 2016 — will they weigh it.” But then New York University’s Mark purely synthetic and super- that had arrived from Co- make no difference regard- where? A.R. Kleiman: In 1979, a mil- potent recreational chemi- lombia found inside a con- ing drug flows. Every day 4,500 trucks ligram of pure heroin sold cals; they’re just the first.” tainer supposedly filled with The mayhem and sadism pass, necessarily with usual- for about $9 in today’s prices; Worse living through chem- dried fruit 3,200 pounds of Winslow describes are, he ly minimal inspection, today it costs less than 25 istry, even if it disadvantages cocaine, worth $77 million on says, derived from credible through three legal entry cents. “Fifty grams of fen- the crop-growing cartels of U.S. streets. This was two reports. Wonder what the points along the U.S.-Mexico tanyl — just over an ounce Winslow’s epic. days after Don Winslow pub- Central Americans who trek border. Any wall would be and a half — has the punch lished “The Border,” the through Mexico to the U.S. irrelevant to interrupting of a kilogram of heroin, and George Will’s email address is final volume in his 1,900- border are fleeing? Read drug shipments. As is the it’s way, way cheaper.” Three [email protected]. page trilogy of novels (“The Winslow’s description of a strategy of bringing down hundred micrograms — Power of the Dog” and “The 10-year-old Guatemalan liv- cartel kingpins. The New “roughly the weight of a © 2019, Washington Post Cartel”) about the cartels ing off a garbage dump, alert York Times reports that in grain of table salt” — can Writers Group

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PREP SOFTBALL Lady Gators coming together Lakewood softball team off to solid start, looking to Following are five sporting continue to improve events in the coming week that will be of interest to readers of BY DANNY KELLY The Sumter Item. [email protected] SELECTION SUNDAY The Lakewood varsity The NCAA Tourna- softball team is 3-2 on the ment will announce the young season and is 2-1 in 1 68-team field and pair- Region VI-4A play. The Lady ings at 6 p.m. on Sunday, and Gators are looking to get the National Invitation Tour- better as the season pro- nament will follow. gresses. Wofford is waiting to see who The teams three wins it will be playing and where in were a 15-0 triumph over the NCAA Tournament as will Lower Richland on Friday Murray State, led by former as well as wins over Orange- Crestwood High School standout burg-Wilkinson and Lee Ja Morant. Clemson will see if it Central. LHS lost road gets an NCAA bid or an NIT bid. games to both Sumter and South Carolina is hoping to hear A.C. Flora. its name called in the NIT. “We’ve done a great job so far,” Lady Gators head DISTRICT BRAGGING coach Ashley Cappelmann RIGHTS said. “We’ve greatly im- The boys and girls proved. Defensively, we’ve 2 track and field teams had very few errors made. from the three Sumter School With hitting, we’re in a District high schools – Sumter, slump, but we’re coming to- Lakewood and Crestwood – gether.” will go for district bragging Cappelmann has a lot of rights on Monday. players on this year’s team The teams will compete in a she can rely on. 3-school meet at the Crestwood “The whole team plays a track located on its campus vital part,” she said. “I can’t beginning at 5 p.m. pick one and say she’s our best player.” WOMEN’S NCAA SE- Sophomore pitcher/short- LECTIONS stop/third baseman Cakhi The field for the wom- Fowler has done well so far 3 en’s NCAA Tournament this season, posting a 2.33 will be revealed on Monday. earned run average on the South Carolina knows it is in mound prior to Friday’s the field, but needs to find out game. She has recorded a all of the particulars. Clem- .250 batting average with son, which had a tremendous three hits, including a home turnaround season, is expect- run, and four runs batted ing to hear its name called. in. However, Fowler is recov- NCAAS IN COLUMBIA ering from an arm injury. Colonial Life Arena “We are hoping to have in Columbia will play her better to be able to 4 host to first- and sec- throw her more later this ond-round games in the men’s season,” Cappelmann said. tournament later this week. “In the meantime, (seventh- Columbia will be waiting to grade transfer from Lau- hear about its field of teams rence Manning) Autumn on Sunday as well. (Gibbons) is stepping up and TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM doing a great job with pitch- Lakewood pitcher Cakhi Fowler delivers a pitch in the first inning of the Lady Gators’ 15-0 victory USC SUMTER SOFT- ing.” over Lower Richland in three innings on Friday at the Lakewood field. Fowler pitched a perfect game, BALL OPENS REGION Gibbons is 2-1 with a 0.49 albeit shortened by the mercy rule. The University of ERA and two complete 5 South Carolina Sumter games with one of them Junior shortstop/pitcher well as senior catcher and has committed to USC softball team will begin being a shutout. Gibbons Darby Watford (.417 BA, five Keeley Hulse (.538 BA, seven Sumter,” Cappelmann said. NJCAA Region X play on Sat- also plays third base when hits four RBI, one HR) is hits, four RBI). urday. The Fire Ants will trav- she’s not pitching. also a big contributor, as “She does well at the plate SEE LAKEWOOD, PAGE B5 el to Allendale for a 1 p.m. doubleheader against USC Salkehatchie.

USC MEN’S BASKETBALL Gamecocks wait to hear NIT fate FROM STAFF its an NIT invitation, even AND WIRE REPORTS though its coach believes his [email protected] team's capable of much more. The Gamecocks went NASHVILLE, Tenn. — 5-8 in nonconference action The South Carolina men’s this season but earned the basketball team is in a wait- fourth seed in this tourna- and-see mode today. Not ment by going 11-7 in SEC Former Crestwood High School concerning the NCAA Tour- play. standout Ja Morant has come nament though; instead the "Now, are we an NCAA out of nowhere this season to Gamecocks are looking to Tournament team today? I become one of the hottest com- see if they receive an invita- say yes," South Carolina modities in college basketball tion to the National Invita- coach Frank Martin said. and is predicted by most to be a tion Tournament. "But the bottom line is we top 5 pick in the NBA draft USC’s NCAA hopes fell by didn't win enough to get into should he choose to declare the wayside on Friday when the NCAA Tournament. Me himself eligible after his sopho- they lost to No. 22 Auburn saying that doesn't mean we more season at Murray State. 73-64 in the quarterfinals of belong. I'm just saying we're The Sumter Item will offer in- the Southeastern Confer- good enough to be in that. formation on Morant in The Ja ence Tournament at Bridge- We didn't do enough early in Watch throughout the rest of stone Arena. the year to put ourselves in his season and beyond. Clemson will be watching that situation." to see if it gets an NCAA South Carolina beat Au- STAT LINE invite, but it will more like- burn 80-77 in the regular 24.6 ppg (8), 10.0 apg (1), 5.5 ly be receiving an NIT bid season thanks to a career- rpg, 1.8 spg, 50.3 FG%, 81.0 instead. Southern Confer- high 32 points from Chris FT%, 33.6 3P% ence champion Wofford, on Silva. The senior forward HIS LATEST the other hand, will be was nearly as good in the re- looking to see what seed it match and helped South 3/9 vs Belmont in the Ohio receives, who it plays and Carolina lead for much of Valley Conference champion- where in the NCAA Tour- the first half before Auburn ship game, W 77-65. 36 points nament. rallied to forge a 36-all tie at seven rebounds, three assists. While Auburn reached the intermission. JA’S BEST Sunday’s championship Silva led South Carolina game with a 65-62 semifinal with 27 points and 11 re- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ja averaged 32.5 points per win over Florida on Satur- bounds, while Felipe Haase Auburn guard Bryce Brown (2) drives past South Carolina forward game in the OVC tournament, day to further improve its and Tre Campbell each Chris Silva (30) in the first half of the Tigers’ 73-64 victory in the scoring 29 against Jacksonville seeding, South Carolina, added 12 points. quarterfinals of the Southeastern Conference tournament on Fri- State in the semifinal round which is 16-16 on the season, day in Nashville, Tennessee. USC will find out today if it gets an in- waits to see whether it mer- SEE USC, PAGE B3 vitation to the NIT. SEE JA, PAGE B3 B2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

USC SUMTER SPORTS Fire Ants softball splits at Ripken Experience; baseball swept

FROM STAFF REPORTS had two hits and two RBI, Sumter lost to John Wood Com- [email protected] while Nisbet had two hits, in- munity College 8-0. The Fire cluding a double, three RBI Ants managed just two hits. MYRTLE BEACH — The and a run. Emily Holmes had University of South Carolina two runs and two RBI, and USCS BASEBALL SWEPT Sumter softball team split a Shaw scored twice. Cuyahoga Community Col- pair of games on Saturday at Nisbet worked 3⅓ innings lege swept a doubleheader from Ripken Experience, beating to get the win. the University of South Carolina Finger Lakes Community Col- On Wednesday in Myrtle Sumter on Friday at Riley Park. lege 16-5 before falling to Her- Beach, USCS lost a pair of 4-3 Cuyahoga won the first kimer College 11-1. games to Monroe College. game 5-0 and the second 13-1. In the win over Finger Phillips was 2-for-4 with a On Friday in Myrtle Beach, Monroe scored three runs Daniel Twitty took the loss Lakes, the Fire Ants, who are double and an RBI, Laurel USC Sumter lost to Herkimer in the bottom of the seventh in the opener, working five in- now 12-10 on the season, had Shaw and Jayla Cowell both 10-2 and defeated Kishwaukee to win one game. Hudson, nings. Jakob Woods was 2-for- 15 hits. Kristen Wemes went had two hits and two runs, College 12-1. Brooke Vance and Hailey 4 to lead the USCS offense. 2-for-3 with a triple, three and Shelby Nisbet had two Hudson had two of the Fire Carter each had two hits. In the second game, Alex runs scored and three runs hits, two runs and an RBI. Ants’ three hits against Her- Vance had two doubles and Sanchez was the losing pitch- batted in. Abigale Hudson had Against Herkimer, Wemes kimer, including a triple. She Hudson one. er. He gave up four runs in two hits, including a double, had a hit and scored the only also scored a run. In the other game, Wemes five innings. three runs and an RBI. run. Jayla Cowell had a dou- Against Kishwaukee, Hud- and Hudson each had a hit Tyler Turner was 2-for-3 Brooke Ward had a double, ble and an RBI, and Alexis son went 4-for-4 with a triple, and scored a run. with a double and an RBI to two runs and two RBI, Megan Lyles had a double. two runs and two RBI. Ward On Tuesday in Myrtle Beach, lead the offense.

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Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Colorado 71 30 29 12 72 226 223 TV, RADIO Utah at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago 70 31 30 9 71 239 260 Denver at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Pacific Division TODAY New York at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA 8:20 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League Golden State at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Calgary 71 44 20 7 95 255 204 SHR, Hendrick Match — Werder Bremen vs. Bayer Leverkusen (FOX Miami at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. San Jose 71 43 20 8 94 256 218 SPORTS 1). New Orleans at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Vegas 71 39 27 5 83 214 197 9:55 a.m. — International Soccer: Italian Serie A Chicago at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Arizona 71 36 30 5 77 193 197 Match — Parma vs. Lazio (ESPN2). Indiana at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Edmonton 70 31 32 7 69 198 229 10:10 a.m. — English Premier League Match — Vancouver 71 29 32 10 68 193 221 gunning for 1st Liverpool vs. Fulham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). TUESDAY’S GAMES Anaheim 73 29 35 9 67 170 225 10:30 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga Philadelphia at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Los Angeles 71 25 38 8 58 168 227 League Match — FC Nurnberg vs. Eintracht Houston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime Frankfurt (FOX SPORTS 1). Golden State at Minnesota, 8 p.m. loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild Noon — College Softball: Mississippi State at L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. cards per conference advance to playoffs. Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot win under new 12:25 p.m. — English Premier League Match — Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Chelsea vs. Everton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). FRIDAY’S GAMES 1 p.m. — PGA Golf: The Players Championship Final Columbus 3, Carolina 0 Round from Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. (WIS 10). Toronto 7, Philadelphia 6 1 p.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League SPRINGS TRAINING Vegas 2, Dallas 1 Match — Bayern Munich vs. FSV Mainz (FOX rules at Fontana Anaheim 5, Colorado 3 SPORTS 1). AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct. Calgary 5, N.Y. Rangers 1 1 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Miami (FOX New Jersey 3, Vancouver 2, SO SPORTS SOUTHEAST). New York 11 6 .647 BY GREG BEACHAM 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta Oakland 11 8 .579 Minnesota 12 9 .571 SATURDAY’S GAMES The Associated Press vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Detroit 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Cleveland 12 9 .571 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 1 Houston 12 10 .545 Minnesota vs. Toronto (MLB NETWORK). Florida 4, Los Angeles 3 Kansas City 13 11 .542 FONTANA, Calif. — Four drivers 1 p.m. — Professional Basketball: NBA G League Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m. Baltimore 11 10 .524 Game — Maine at Lakeland (NBA TV). Washington at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. have earned a victory in the first four Los Angeles 11 10 .524 2 p.m. — College Baseball: Mississippi State at Buffalo at Carolina, 7 p.m. Detroit 10 10 .500 weeks of what's shaping up as a com- Florida (SEC NETWORK). Chicago at Montreal, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay 10 10 .500 3 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Los Angeles at New Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m. Seattle 8 8 .500 petitive NASCAR Cup Series season. York City (FOX SPORTS 10. Calgary at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Toronto 9 11 .450 Only two teams have reached Victo- 3:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Texas 8 12 .400 Milwaukee (WOLO 25). Edmonton at Arizona, 10 p.m. Chicago 7 12 .368 ry Lane, however. Two other giants of 3:30 p.m. — College Hockey: Big Ten Tournament Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Semifinal Match — Penn State vs. Ohio State (BIG Boston 7 13 .350 the sport are eager to join them. TEN NETWORK). SUNDAY’S GAMES Stewart-Haas Racing and Hendrick 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: The Auto Club 400 from NATIONAL LEAGUE New Jersey at Colorado, 3 p.m. Fontana, Calif. (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9). W L Pct. Motorsports are still looking for Chicago 14 9 .609 St. Louis at Buffalo, 5 p.m. 4 p.m. — AAF Football: San Antonio at Atlanta (CBS N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 6 p.m. their first wins of the year heading SPORTS NETWORK). San Diego 12 8 .600 Los Angeles 12 8 .600 Vancouver at Dallas, 7 p.m. 4 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. into Sunday's race at Fontana. Plen- Men’s Singles Championship Match and Women’s Washington 12 9 .571 Philadelphia 11 9 .550 Florida at Anaheim, 9 p.m. ty of uncertainty still Singles Championship Match from Indian Wells, Edmonton at Vegas, 10 p.m. Calif. (ESPN2). Miami 12 10 .545 exists around NASCAR's 4:30 p.m. — Amateur Gymnastics: World Cup — Atlanta 11 10 .524 Milwaukee 12 11 .522 MONDAY’S GAMES new racing rules pack- Women’s All-Around Competition (NBC SPORTS Arizona at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Arizona 9 11 .450 NETWORK). Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. age as the West Coast New York 9 12 .429 5 p.m. — Major League Soccer: Portland at Vegas at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Colorado 9 12 .429 Swing wraps up at Auto Cincinnati (FOX SPORTS 1). Winnipeg at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. 5 p.m. — College Softball: Florida at Louisiana State Pittsburgh 8 12 .400 Club Speedway, but the (SEC NETWORK). San Francisco 8 12 .400 St. Louis 8 12 .400 TUESDAY’S GAMES trailing teams believe 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m. Cincinnati 6 11 .353 (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. JOHNSON they're starting to figure 8 p.m. — AAF Football: Birmingham at San Diego Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. (NFL NETWORK). SATURDAY’S GAMES it out. Boston 6, Atlanta 1 Boston vs. N.Y. Islanders at Nassau Veterans 9 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Minnesota at Houston Memorial Coliseum, 7 p.m. While cars fielded by (ESPN). St. Louis 8, Washington 5 Miami 11, N.Y. Mets 6 Washington at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Joe Gibbs Racing and Team Penske 10 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Edmonton at Vegas (NBC Colorado at Minnesota, 8 p.m. SPORTS NETWORK). Minnesota at Tampa Bay, cancelled Detroit 6, Pittsburgh 3 Edmonton at St. Louis, 8 p.m. have made quick adjustments to the Toronto at Nashville, 8 p.m. MONDAY N.Y. Yankees 17, Toronto (ss) 7 new rules, Hendrick and Southern Houston 13, Philadelphia 5 Florida at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m. California's own Jimmie Johnson are Philadelphia vs. St. Louis from Jupiter, Fla. (MLB Baltimore 4, Toronto (ss) 3 NETWORK). Milwaukee (ss) 5, Colorado 4 still trying to bounce back from a slow 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cincinnati 5, Texas 2 start. They're hoping for a boost on Cincinnati vs. Colorado (MLB NETWORK). Kansas City (ss) 6, Milwaukee (ss) 2 PGA TOUR 7 p.m. — College Softball: Florida at Louisiana State San Francisco (ss) 10, San Diego (ss) 3 this familiar weathered asphalt one L.A. Dodgers 2, Chicago White Sox 0 PLAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP SCORES (SEC NETWORK0. hour east of Los Angeles, where John- 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Golden State at San San Diego (ss) 10, Kansas City (ss) 5 Saturday Antonio (ESPN). Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona 1 At TPC Sawgrass (Players Stadium Course) son has won six times. 10 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Cleveland 7, L.A. Angels 2 Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. "There are tracks that a driver can Angeles Dodgers vs. Texas from Surprise, Ariz. Seattle vs. Yomiuri (ss) at Tokyo, JP, 11:05 p.m. Purse: $12.5 million (MLB NETWORK). Yardage: 7,189; Par: 72 make a difference at," said Johnson, SUNDAY’S GAMES Third Round 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana at Portland who hasn't won anywhere since June (ESPN). Tampa Bay vs. Boston (ss) at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 Jon Rahm 69-68-64—201 p.m. Tommy Fleetwood 65-67-70—202 2017. "This track has been one. The Houston vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 Rory McIlroy 67-65-70—202 p.m. Jason Day 70-66-68—204 one thing that is so different right now NBA STANDINGS N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Abraham Ancer 69-66-70—205 is we're back to a package we've run Fla., 1:05 p.m. Ollie Schniederjans 71-70-65—206 EASTERN CONFERENCE N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., Brandt Snedeker 69-72-65—206 two other times this year. We're on a Atlantic Division 1:05 p.m. Keegan Bradley 65-73-68—206 W L Pct GB high-wear track. I look at Atlanta. It St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Dustin Johnson 69-68-69—206 x-Toronto 49 20 .710 — Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Brian Harman 66-69-71—206 did not go well. Philadelphia 44 25 .638 5 Boston (ss) vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 Jim Furyk 71-64-71—206 Boston 43 27 .614 6½ "Atlanta is similar to this place, so p.m. Joel Dahmen 69-71-67—207 Brooklyn 36 34 .514 13½ N.Y. Yankees (ss) vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., Patrick Reed 69-69-69—207 I'm hopeful that we've made our car New York 13 56 .188 36 1:05 p.m. Southeast Division Adam Scott 70-69-68—207 better since Atlanta for this type of Minnesota vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Kevin Kisner 68-68-71—207 W L Pct GB Cleveland vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 Jhonattan Vegas 72-69-67—208 environment. That's what I think the Miami 32 36 .471 — p.m. Eddie Pepperell 72-68-68—208 Orlando 32 38 .457 1 Kansas City vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., whole Hendrick Motorsports crowd is Justin Rose 74-66-68—208 Charlotte 31 37 .456 1 4:05 p.m. Tony Finau 69-71-68—208 focused on right now." Washington 29 40 .420 3½ Colorado vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Bryson DeChambeau 70-69-69—208 Atlanta 24 46 .343 9 Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 Stewart-Haas also appears to be Central Division p.m. Vaughn Taylor 67-70-71—208 making progress. Kevin Harvick was W L Pct GB Arizona (ss) vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Hideki Matsuyama 71-72-66—209 x-Milwaukee 52 17 .754 — Chicago White Sox vs. Arizona (ss) at Scottsdale, Rickie Fowler 74-67-68—209 the fastest in the second practice Sat- Indiana 44 25 .638 8 Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Corey Conners 72-70-68—210 urday in his Ford Mustang, and the Detroit 35 33 .515 16½ L.A. Angels vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Ryan Moore 67-74-69—210 Chicago 19 51 .271 33½ Oakland vs. Nippon-Ham at Tokyo, JP, 11:05 p.m. Tom Hoge 69-71-70—210 California native is counting on his fa- Cleveland 17 52 .246 35 Lucas Bjerregaard 70-70-70—210 miliarity with Fontana to help Sunday, MONDAY’S GAMES Webb Simpson 70-70-70—210 WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle vs. San Francisco (ss) at Tokyo, JP, 6:05 a.m. Byeong Hun An 66-71-73—210 even while every driver attempts to Southwest Division Miami vs. Washington (ss) at West Palm Beach, J.T. Poston 68-69-73—210 figure out how their cars are working W L Pct GB Fla., 1:05 p.m. Ian Poulter 69-66-75—210 Houston 43 26 .623 — Pittsburgh vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., Brian Gay 76-67-68—211 under the rules package. San Antonio 40 29 .580 3 1:05 p.m. Richy Werenski 72-71-68—211 New Orleans 30 41 .423 14 Baltimore vs. Detroit (ss) at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Nick Taylor 73-69-69—211 Memphis 28 41 .406 15 Boston vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Matt Kuchar 69-70-72—211 Dallas 27 41 .397 15½ Philadelphia vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Russell Knox 70-68-73—211 AUTO CLUB 400 LINEUP Northwest Division Detroit (ss) vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Rory Sabbatini 68-69-74—211 W L Pct GB Washington (ss) vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., Keith Mitchell 71-65-75—211 Friday’s qualifying; race Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Denver 45 22 .672 — 1:10 p.m. Matt Wallace 69-73-70—212 Portland 42 26 .618 3½ San Diego vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 Fontana, Calif. Michael Thompson 69-71-72—212 (Car number in parentheses) Oklahoma City 42 27 .609 4 p.m. Billy Horschel 69-70-73—212 Utah 39 29 .574 6½ San Francisco (ss) vs. Chicago White Sox at Note: No one completed a lap in final round of Luke List 69-68-75—212 qualifying Minnesota 32 37 .464 14 Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Justin Thomas 71-72-70—213 Pacific Division Cincinnati vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 Bubba Watson 72-71-70—213 W L Pct GB 1. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 0.000 mph. p.m. Daniel Berger 75-68-70—213 Golden State 46 21 .687 — 2. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 0.000. N.Y. Yankees vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 Denny McCarthy 69-72-72—213 L.A. Clippers 40 30 .571 7½ 3. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 0.000. p.m. Matthew Fitzpatrick 70-71-72—213 Sacramento 33 35 .485 13½ 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 0.000. L.A. Dodgers vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Tiger Woods 70-71-72—213 L.A. Lakers 31 38 .449 16 5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 0.000. Phoenix 16 54 .229 31½ Si Woo Kim 73-68-72—213 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 0.000. x-clinched playoff spot Brice Garnett 71-69-73—213 7. (6) Ryan Newman, Ford, 0.000. NHL STANDINGS Martin Kaymer 71-69-73—213 8. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 0.000. FRIDAY’S GAMES Sergio Garcia 69-70-74—213 9. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 0.000. Charlotte 116, Washington 110 EASTERN CONFERENCE Sung Kang 73-66-74—213 10. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 0.000. Detroit 111, L.A. Lakers 97 Atlantic Division Kelly Kraft 73-70-71—214 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 0.000. Philadelphia 123, Sacramento 114 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Scott Piercy 74-68-72—214 12. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 0.000. Houston 108, Phoenix 102 x-Tampa Bay 71 54 13 4 112 277 187 Francesco Molinari 72-70-72—214 13. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 178.006. Milwaukee 113, Miami 98 Boston 71 42 20 9 93 214 184 Martin Trainer 73-69-72—214 14. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 177.817. Portland 122, New Orleans 110 Toronto 71 43 23 5 91 257 210 Seamus Power 74-67-73—214 15. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 177.756. San Antonio 109, New York 83 Montreal 71 37 27 7 81 212 210 Gary Woodland 72-69-73—214 16. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 177.677. L.A. Clippers 128, Chicago 121 Florida 71 32 27 12 76 232 239 Andrew Landry 73-68-73—214 17. (8) Daniel Hemric, Chevrolet, 177.580. Buffalo 70 30 31 9 69 194 226 Charles Howell III 69-70-75—214 18. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 177.384. SATURDAY’S GAMES Detroit 72 25 37 10 60 195 247 Chris Kirk 74-69-72—215 19. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 177.283. Boston 129, Atlanta 120 Ottawa 71 24 41 6 54 207 261 Branden Grace 73-70-72—215 20. (41) Daniel Suarez, Ford, 177.253. Memphis at Washington, 7 p.m. Metropolitan Division Cameron Smith 72-70-73—215 21. (1) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 177.148. Phoenix at New Orleans, 7 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Emiliano Grillo 70-72-73—215 22. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 176.761. Washington 71 42 22 7 91 245 219 Cleveland at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Jason Kokrak 73-68-74—215 23. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 175.008. N.Y. Islanders 71 41 23 7 89 203 171 Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. Thorbjørn Olesen 70-69-76—215 24. (95) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 173.507. Pittsburgh 72 39 24 9 87 248 218 Portland at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Bud Cauley 69-70-76—215 25. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 177.629. Carolina 70 38 25 7 83 208 194 Brooklyn at Utah, 9 p.m. Louis Oosthuizen 73-70-73—216 26. (47) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 177.462. Columbus 71 40 28 3 83 219 208 Indiana at Denver, 9 p.m. Brooks Koepka 72-71-73—216 27. (19) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 177.427. Philadelphia 71 34 29 8 76 220 240 28. (43) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet, 177.052. N.Y. Rangers 71 28 30 13 69 200 236 Jimmy Walker 75-68-73—216 SUNDAY’S GAMES C.T. Pan 72-70-74—216 29. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 176.151. L.A. Lakers at New York, 12 p.m. New Jersey 72 27 36 9 63 204 246 30. (32) Corey LaJoie, Ford, 175.863. Scott Langley 69-72-75—216 31. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 174.936. Charlotte at Miami, 1 p.m. Made cut did not finish Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE 32. (36) Matt Tifft, Ford, 174.825. Central Division Jason Dufner 70-73-74—217 33. (00) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 173.913. Toronto at Detroit, 4 p.m. Anirban Lahiri 70-71-76—217 Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA 34. (51) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 172.476. Winnipeg 70 41 25 4 86 241 210 Tyler Duncan 70-71-76—217 35. (27) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 169.643. Chicago at Sacramento, 6 p.m. Patrick Rodgers 72-70-76—218 Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 9 p.m. Nashville 72 40 27 5 85 215 193 36. (52) BJ McLeod, Ford, 168.401. Kevin Na 71-70-78—219 Minnesota at Houston, 9 p.m. St. Louis 71 37 27 7 81 204 194 37. (77) Garrett Smithley, Chevrolet, 168.201. Dallas 71 37 29 5 79 179 175 Adam Long 71-72-77—220 38. (66) Joey Gase, Toyota, 165.445. MONDAY’S GAMES Minnesota 71 33 30 8 74 192 209 Patton Kizzire 71-70-79—220 THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 | B3

COLLEGE BASKETBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL No. 8 Tennessee rallies past No. 4 No. 5 Duke nips No. 3 North Kentucky 82-78; Auburn wins Carolina 74-73 in ACC semis CHARLOTTE — Zion nament game — the con- BY STEVE MEGARGEE Williamson had the go- ference's longest streak. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ahead tip-in on his own (11) HOUSTON 61 miss with 30.3 seconds left MEMPHIS 58 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — and fifth-ranked Duke Lamonte' Turner ended a held off third-ranked MEMPHIS, Tenn. — shooting slump by sinking a North Carolina 74-73 on Corey Davis Jr. scored 17 go-ahead 3-pointer with 30 Friday night in the Atlan- points and Houston weath- seconds left as No. 8 Tennes- tic Coast Conference semi- ered a late Memphis rally see rallied to beat No. 4 Ken- finals. in the American Athletic tucky 82-78 in a Southeastern Williamson had 31 points Conference semifinals. Conference Tournament semi- and 11 rebounds and the Top-seeded Houston will final thriller Saturday. Blue Devils (28-5) survived face the Cincinnati-Wichita Tennessee (29-4) trailed by a fight with their fierce State winner. eight with less than three rival in a classic that went N.C. CENTRAL 50 minutes left before rallying to down to the final play. Ulti- NORFOLK STATE 47 move a step closer to its first mately Duke hung on, but SEC Tournament title since needed a final stop. After NORFOLK, Va. — Zacar- 1979. The third-seeded Volun- RJ Barrett missed two free ry Douglas scored all 10 of teers face No. 22 Auburn (25-9) throws with 12.4 seconds his points during a 25-6 sec- in Sunday's championship left, UNC pushed down- ond-half run and North game. court for Coby White to get Carolina Central won its Auburn, the fifth seed in a contested long jumper. third consecutive Mid-East- this tournament, beat Florida The shot rattled around ern Athletic Conference 65-62 in the other semifinal. the rim and out as Nassir tournament with a 50-47 The Tigers are seeking their Little crashed the glass for victory against top-seeded first SEC Tournament crown a desperate tip attempt, Norfolk State on Saturday. since 1985. sending Duke's bench into The Eagles (18-15) earned Tennessee went on an 11-2 celebration and leaving a another trip to the NCAA run to take a 75-74 lead on a disappointed White crouch- Tournament despite miss- Grant Williams 3-pointer from ing at midcourt. ing nine of their last 10 in front of the Vols' bench with (6) MICHIGAN STATE 67 shots and not scoring for (19) WISCONSIN 55 1:31 left. Kentucky (27-6) went THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the final 4:03. back ahead with 1:06 left when Tennessee forward Kyle Alexander (11) blocks a shot by Kentucky for- VERMONT 66 PJ Washington delivered a put- ward Reid Travis (22) during the Volunteers’ 82-78 victory in their CHICAGO — Cassius UMBC 49 Winston scored 21 points back of his own miss. Southeastern Conference tournament semifinal game on Saturday in Admiral Schofield missed a and Kenny Goins keyed BURLINGTON, Vt. — Nashville, Tennessee. 3-pointer on Tennessee's next Michigan State's fast start, Anthony Lamb scored 28 possession, but Williams got Bridgestone Arena crowd ap- Jared Harper hit a 3-pointer helping the Spartans beat points, and Vermont beat the rebound and called time- peared to be cheering for Ken- with 12 seconds left as No. 22 Wisconsin in the Big Ten Maryland-Baltimore Coun- out with 38.5 seconds left. The tucky as "Go Big Blue" chants Auburn held off Florida 65-62 semifinals. ty 66-49 on Saturday to win Vols worked the ball to Turn- competed with the sounds of Saturday to reach the South- Seeking their sixth Big the America East Tourna- er, who buried a 3-point at- "Rocky Top." That environ- eastern Conference Tourna- Ten tourney title, the Spar- ment championship and tempt from behind the top of ment created a much closer ment championship for the tans (27-6) will face No. 10 earn an NCAA Tourna- the key. game after the home team first time since 2000. Michigan in the final. ment bid. Turner had been shooting 8 won easily in the two regular- Auburn (25-9) came in as (10) MICHIGAN 76 It was the seventh con- of 52 from 3-point range over season matchups. the fifth-seeded team after MINNESOTA 49 ference title overall and his last 10 games before hit- Tennessee led 36-34 at half- sharing the SEC regular-sea- second in three years for ting that shot. time by shooting 7 of 9 from son title a year ago, and now CHICAGO — Isaiah Liv- the Catamounts (27-6), who Washington missed a shot 3-point range and capitalizing the Tigers will play either No. ers scored a career-high 21 lost to UMBC in last year's from right around the basket on foul trouble that caused 4 Kentucky or No. 8 Tennes- points and Michigan closed championship game. They and then missed a putback at- all-SEC forward Washington see on Sunday, looking for in on a record third got their revenge on the an- tempt in the last 15 seconds to play just six first-half min- their second tournament straight Big Ten Tourna- niversary of 16th-seeded left. Tennessee's Jordan Bone utes for Kentucky. championship and first since ment championship. UMBC's shocking upset of got the rebound, was fouled Kentucky turned it around 1985. The title game also will Xavier Simpson added 15 top-seeded Virginia in last and made two free throws to as Tennessee missed its first give them a chance to burnish points and nine assists to year's NCAA Tournament. put Tennessee ahead 80-76 eight 3-point attempts in the their NCAA Tournament help Michigan (28-5) win its with 10.9 seconds left. second half while the Wild- seeding. 10th straight Big Ten Tour- From wire reports Ashton Hagans made a driv- cats controlled the paint. Florida (19-15) may have ing layup to cut the lead to But in a game that featured needed one more upset after 80-78 with four seconds re- nine ties and 15 lead changes, knocking off regular-season maining, but Bone sank two Tennessee made the last big champ LSU in the quarterfi- more free throws with 2.4 sec- shot. nals to earn their at-large onds left to seal the victory. UP NEXT NCAA berth. Schofield scored 21 points, Auburn and Florida did Williams had 20 and Bone Tennessee faces Auburn in their best to put on a good added 18 for Tennessee. Wash- Sunday's championship game. show with lots of shooting, ington scored 16 points to lead Kentucky learns the date, and the Gators putting on a five Kentucky players in dou- location and opponent for its 34-30 at halftime. ble figures. first NCAA Tournament UP NEXT The third Kentucky-Tennes- game. see meeting of the season took (22) AUBURN 65 Florida: waiting for NCAA place roughly a three-hour FLORIDA 62 bracket announcement. drive from each campus, and Auburn: SEC championship about two-thirds of the NASHVILLE, Tenn. — on Sunday.

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Samuel A. Donaldson 3/16/19 ACROSS 39 Tribute 7 Model X 28 Guitarist, 1 Some halftime opening maker, slangily performers 40 Green roller before 30 Wonderland PHOTO PROVIDED 11 Galaxy array 41 “What a 2017 trial The Sumter Braves 10-and-under baseball team won the Swing into Spring USSSA Tournament in Lex- 15 Home to tragedy” 8 “Divergent” evidence Gotham City, 43 Messenger heroine __ 32 Was fooled ington on Sunday, March 9. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Larry Johnson, Drake Price, Metropolis, substance Prior by the fake Jack Gordon, Connor Carter, Zy Dennis and Austin Griffin. Second row: Head coach Daniel Gordon, Pey- etc. 44 Play __ 9 Spanish 33 Unsafe? 16 Persian for 45 Montana team “that” 36 Underworld ton Gilley, Tyler Woodward, Scoop Dennis, Ayke Workman, JE Rowe and assistant coach Elliott Rowe. “king” in the ’80s 10 Contextual 40 Prospector’s 17 Technology 47 Subject of meaning prize term from the the 1975 film 11 Note near B 42 Cell Greek for “far “Overlord” 12 Facebook terminals sight” 49 Triangular upload 44 Sacred Sumter 10-under baseball team 18 Rhode Island’s pastry 13 One way to Indian motto 50 Fair treat spread the river 19 Factory 53 Walk with news 46 Runs problems effort 14 Lose 48 Deadpan 20 Maintained 54 Hardly a lost 21 “The Sound 49 Spot saver?: goes 3-0, wins Lexington tourney 22 Queen who cause of Music” Abbr. sings, “The 57 Pine product name 50 Nursery cold never 58 Jicama or 23 Squee-worthy item The 10-and-under Sumter flared up in the second set of worried about Harper being bothered me rutabaga 24 Goose __ 51 Wind anyway” 59 Gets on 25 Snack that in a pit Braves travel baseball team his 7-6 (2), 7-6 (2) victory over set for the opener on March 23 Holy one? 60 Parts of doesn’t 52 Grab (onto) won the Swing Into Spring Karen Khachanov in Friday’s 28 against Atlanta. Harper, 24 Church a bigger sound very 55 Norfolk USSSA Tournament in Lex- quarterfinals. He twice called who recently signed a record marriage picture appetizing sch. notice 26 “To Be Young, 56 Search ington on Sunday, March 9. for a trainer, who applied $330 million, 13-year contract, 27 Red head DOWN Gifted and subjects for The Braves went 3-0, out- tape just below Nadal’s knee. agreed with that assessment. of the 20th 1 Colo. summer Black” singer 100+ yrs. century setting Previous Puzzle Solved scoring their opponents 30-8 A somber Nadal an- “Felt good today coming 29 Cut off 2 Dell while improving to 7-0 over- nounced his withdrawal a in,” Harper said. “I was a lit- 31 Fathom, e.g. alternative all. They defeated the Colum- couple hours before he was tle sore. Just trying to keep 32 Old-timey 3 “Three proof of Coins in the bia Knuckleheads 10-8, the scheduled to take the court at the swelling out, things like purchase Fountain” Lake Murray Titans 5-0 and Indian Wells Tennis Garden. that.” 34 Hawaiian for composer the Mid Carolina Panthers He also says he won’t play X-rays were negative and “long” Styne 35 1-Down part: 4 The slightest 15-0. again until the Monte-Carlo Harper was listed as day to Abbr. change Sumter was led by Tyler Masters clay event in mid- day. He was struck by a 96 36 Slangy 5 Watterson’s “Please call” Calvin and Woodward, who pitched a April. mph fastball from Toronto 37 Rough case Susie, at complete game shutout in the It would have been the 39th rookie Trent Thornton in the 38 “The More times semifinal game and hit a career meeting between sixth inning of Friday’s You Know” 6 What segment, Pandora home run and two doubles on Nadal and Federer, who ad- game. Harper sat out Satur- briefly released the weekend to lead the of- vances to Sunday’s final in day’s exhibition against fense. JE Rowe hit two dou- pursuit of a record sixth title Houston. bles and had five hits. Scoop at Indian Wells. When asked about dodging JUMBLE Dennis hit three doubles and INJUJRED STAR HARPER SAYS NO a major injury, Harper re- had four runs batted in. Pey- WORRIES ABOUT OPENING DAY plied “I wish I would have THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME ton Gilley threw a complete dodged the ball.” By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek game shutout in the champi- CLEARWATER, Fla. — A “The first time I really got onship game. day after an errant fastball hit on the ankle bone,” Harp- NADAL’S KNEE INJURY FORCES bruised his right ankle, Phil- er said. HIM OUT AT INDIAN WELLS lies slugger Bryce Harper He’s 0 for 5 in 10 plate ap- said he had no concerns pearances in four exhibition INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — about being ready for open- games. Rafael Nadal has withdrawn ing day. “It’s definitely important to from the semifinals of the “As of right now, no,” get back out there and get the BNP Paribas Open because Harper said Saturday. “If I at-bats that I need,” Harper of a knee injury. felt that way then I’d proba- said. “But also being smart. Nadal had been set to play bly tell you guys. I really I’d rather be healthy than get longtime rival Roger Federer don’t.” my at-bats.” later Saturday. Philadelphia manager The Spaniard’s right knee Gabe Kapler said he wasn’t From staff and wire reports

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BOYS AREA ROUNDUP GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP Gamecocks rally in 7th for Fowler, Lady Gators make quick 9-8 victory over Lugoff-Elgin work of Lower Richland, win 15-0 First Place: Josh Fugate 3200 12:08.0; 1600 5:28.0; LUGOFF — Sumter High School’s 800 2:28.0. Cahki Fowler tossed a 3-inning lowed no hits. She also had a triple. varsity baseball team scored two runs Second Place: Ethan Robertson 3200, 800; Billy perfect game to lead the Lakewood Colquitt 100; Graham Campbell shot put. in the top of the seventh inning to take Third Place: Ethan Robertson 1600; Jarret Butzer High School varsity softball team HIGH SCHOOL TRACK a 9-8 victory over Lugoff-Elgin on Fri- discus; shot put; Louis Wright triple jump; Aus- to a 15-0 victory over Lower Rich- tin Doffrill JV discus; 4x100 relay (Phillip Carino, WILSON HALL WINS MEET day at the L-E field. Billy Colquitt, Louis Wright, Jarret Butzer). land on Friday at the LHS field. Bryce Lyons led off the Gamecock ROBERT E. LEE Fowler had seven strikeouts for Wilson Hall won a 9-team varsi- seventh with a double. Victor Brown First Place: Jon Russell Brannon discus 91-07. the Lady Gators. ty/junior varsity meet on Thurs- sacrificed pinch runner Kieran Hager- Brittany Epps had three inside- day at Spencer Field. ty to third, and Hagerty scored when VARSITY TENNIS the-park home runs, and Darby The Lady Barons won with 202 Jackson Hoshour hit into a fielder’s Watford had three hits. Cambrie points. Thomas Sumter Academy WEST FLORENCE 6 choice to make it 8-8. SUMTER 0 Deberry, Taylor McPhail, Keeley was second with 134 points. Robert Hoshour stole second and scored on Husle and Fowler had two hits E. Lee Academy was ninth with a Sebastian Ducom single. Sumter High School lost to West apiece. two points. Drake Thames pitched the final of Florence 6-0 on Thursday at the SHS LAURENCE MANNING 3 Winners for Wilson Hall were his five innings to get the win. Thames courts. WILLIAMSBURG 1 Mary Parish Williams in the 400- allowed seven hits while walking two SINGLES meter hurdles, Maggie Norris in and striking out three. 1 — David Dubose (WF) defeated Tyler Smithhart 6-1, MANNING — Elizabeth Hussey the triple jump and Ashley Reid 6-2. Sumter had 12 hits led by Ducom and 2 — Robbie Fleschner (WF) defeated Frampton pitched a 2-hitter to lead Laurence Baker in the high jump. Lyons with three apiece. Ducom also McCloskie 6-2, 6-1. Manning Academy to a 3-1 victory Bella Crowe won two events for 3 — Jack Sansbury (WF) defeated Logan Stanley 6-1, 6-0. had a dougle with four runs batted in. 4 — Ben Richbourt (WF) defeated Daniel Gilman 6-4, 6-2. over Williamsburg Academy on TSA, the 1,600 and the 800. Reese Trey Yates had two hits, two runs and 5 — Mike Asper (WF) defeated Paul Gotshall 6-2, 6-3. Friday at Julie Skolar Field. Distelzweig won the 3,200, and an RBI, while Jacob Holladay had two DOUBLES Hussey struck out 11 and walked Jordan Thornton won the 400. The hits and an RBI. 1 — Did not play. just two. She allowed an unearned 4x800 relay team of Distelzweig, 2 — Ross McMillan/Wesley Player (WF) defeated Donte’ Hoshour had two RBI and a run, Coleman/Nick Crank 6-1, 6-1. run in the top of the first inning. Isabella Grudzinksi, Dolly OCon- while Brandon Arnold had a hit and Hussey also had a double and nell and Kaci McBrayer won as two runs. JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL scored a run as did RandiLynn did the 4x100 team of Piper Hitch, Sumter improved to 3-4 overall and Holcombe. Hannah Truett had a Porter Laney, Lillian Lindler and LAURENCE MANNING 15 1-2 in Region IV-5A. BEN LIPPEN 4 hit and two runs batted in, while Riley Hyder, and the 4x400 team of BISHOP ENGLAND 10 Madison Rainwater had a hit and Jordan Thornton, Addison Thorn- MANNING 0 COLUMBIA — Laurence Manning an RBI. Hannah Kate Branham ton, Crowe and McBrayer. Academy defeated Ben Lippen 15-4 on scored the other run. WILSON HALL CHARLESTON — Bishop England’s Friday at the BL field. On Thursday in Manning, LMA First Place: Mary Parish Williams 400 hur- dles 1:19.50; Maggie Norris triple jump 25- Danny Brooks and Chase Loggins com- Keaton Wildes, TJ Hicks and Jackson defeated Trinity-Byrnes 16-1. 06; Ashley Reid Baker high jump 04-02. bined to no-hit Manning High School Campbell each had two hits for the Hussey had three hits, three runs Second Place: Campbell Bauman 100 hur- dles; Annabelle Huffman 400 hurdles; Ga- in a 10-0 victory on Friday at the BE Swampcats. Hicks, Cam Branham and and two RBI. Hannah Truett had brielle Gregory 200; Maggie Norris long field. Henry Black had two RBI apiece. two hits, including a triple, with jump; high jump; Zoe Miller triple jump; 4x400 relay (Ann Weathers Blankenship, The Monarchs fell to 3-3 overall and SUMTER 4 two runs and an RBI. McKenzie Bailey McInerney, Mary Parish Williams, 0-2 in Region VII-3A. LUGOFF-ELGIN 0 Truett had a double and three runs, Campbell Bauman). Third Place: Lily Naylor 100 hurdles; Grace while Breanna Boykin and Madison Beasley 100; Emma Howle 400; Mary Mar- LUGOFF — James Wylie and Connor Truett had two hits and two runs, garet Griffin 400 hurdles; high jump; Mad- VARSITY SOCCER die Crawshaw triple jump; 4x100 relay LAKEWOOD 6 Batey combined on a 1-hit shutout as and Branham had two hits and a (Maury Shuler, Annabelle Branham, Sy- LOWER RICHLAND 1 Sumter High School defeated Lugoff- run. Holcombe had two RBI. mone Tucker, Sara Hayes Ridgeway). Elgin 4-0 on Thursday at the L-E field. CARDINAL NEWMAN 5 THOMAS SUMTER Lakewood High School improved to Wylie tossed five innings, allowing WILSON HALL 1 First Place: Reese Distelzweig 3200 14:22.0; Bella Crowe 1600 6:10.0; 800 2:30.00; Jordan 2-1 in Region IV-4A with a 6-1 victory the one hit with five strikeouts to get Thornton 400 1:13.07; 4x800 relay 14:59.00 (Reese Distelzweig, Isaebella Grudzinksi, over Lower Richland on Friday at J. the win. Batey pitched the final two in- Wilson Hall lost to Cardinal Dolly OConnell, Kaci McBrayer); 4x100 Frank Baker Stadium. nings for the save. Newman 5-1 on Thursday at Patri- relay 58.07 (Piper Hitch, Porter Laney, Lil- lian Lindler, Riley Hyder); 4x400 relay Grayson Ramirez had two goals and Batey had two hits, including a dou- ot Park SportPlex. 5:01.00 (Jordan Thornton, Addison Thorn- one assist to lead the 7-2 Gators. An- ble, while Landon Jones and Fischer Andi Grae Wingate had the Lady ton, Bella Crowe, Kaci McBrayer). Second Place: Lillian Lindler 100; Jordan thony Huges had one goal and an as- Ardis had two hits apiece. Barons’ only hit, an RBI single that Thornton 1600; sist, while Tyler Carrher, Jalen Pearl scored Sydney Jarecki. Third Place: Jordan Thornton 800; Aniyah Hill discus. and Kevin Carson each scored a goal. JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER LUGOFF-ELGIN 13 Koby Wagner had 11 saves In goal SUMTER 5 SUMTER 2 and Ryan Carter had five saves. COLUMBIA 0 MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK SUMTER 3 Sumter High School lost to Lu- HILLCREST WINS MEET COLUMBIA 0 Sumter High School improved to goff-Elgin 13-2 on Thursday at the 3-2-1 with a 5-0 victory over Columbia SHS field. Hillcrest Middle School won a Sumter High School improved to 6-4 High on Thursday at the SHS field. Josie Self had two hits for the 3-team meet at the Chestnut Oaks with a 3-0 victory over Columbia High Chris Roberts scored two goals for Lady Gamecocks. Emily Jordan track on Thursday. on Thursday at the SHS field. the Gamecocks, while Jimmy Krivejko, had a hit and a run, while Kailin The Lady Wildcats finished with Brent Byard, Brian Gamboa and Patrick McKnight and Ben Connor Hodge had a hit and an RBI, and 41 points. Furman had 37 and Dyson Roberts each scored a goal for each scored a goal. Miquel Saquic had Morgan Berry scored a run. Chestnut Oaks had 25. the Gamecocks. Byard, Jehu McCray two assists. Teniya Morant won two events and Luis Meza-Rueda had an assist JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL for HMS. She won the discus with apiece. B TEAM BASEBALL LAKEWOOD 18 a toss of 63 feet, 5 inches, and the WILSON HALL 3-11 LOWER RICHLAND 0 shot put with a throw of 22-03. HIGH SCHOOL TRACK LAURENCE MANNING 2-2 Jorden Hatcher won the long WILSON HALL WINS MEET Lakewood High School defeated jump with a jump of 13-07. MANNING — Wilson Hall swept a Lower Richland 18-0 on Friday at Hatcher and Morant ran legs on Wilson Hall won a 10-team varsity/ doubleheader from Laurence Manning the LHS field. the winning 4x100-meter relay junior varsity meet on Thursday at Academy on Friday, winning the first Bailey Moss hit a grand slam team along with Keanndria Davis Spencer Field. game 3-2 and the nightcap 11-2 at the home run to lead the Lady Gators and Eniya Spann. They had a time The Barons won with a score of 142.5 LMA field. offense. Riley Ruighaver had a dou- of 58.19 seconds. points. Thomas Sumter Academy was In the opener, Cameron Coulter had ble and scored three runs, while Hatcher and Davis ran legs on second with 134, while Faith Christian a double and drove in two runs. Coult- Bayleigh Ruighaver scored three the winning 4x400 team along with had 127. er was also the winning pitcher, going times and pitched one scoreless in- Cecelia Nassef and Nylayah Sin- Robert E. Lee Academy finished sev- five innings and striking out six while ning. Loralei Williams had a hit gleton. They won in a time of 5 enth with 20 points. allowing two runs. and scored twice. minutes, 21 seconds. Winners for Wilson Hall were Con- Clark Kinney worked the final two Jillian Lynch pitched two in- nor Hanson in the varsity triple jump, innings to get the save. Dylan Jones nings with six strikeouts and al- From staff reports and Will Singleton in both the JV dis- had a hit and scored a run. cus and shot put. In the second game, Coulter had two Josh Fugate won the varsity 800-, hits, scored three runs and drove in 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs to lead two runs. Boykin Wilder had two hits TSA. REL’s Jon Russell Branham won and three RBI, and Kinney scored the varsity discus. three runs. WILSON HALL Dylan Richardson had two hits and First Place: Connor Hanson triple jump 31-04; two runs. He was also the winning Will Singleton JV discus 95-05; JV shot put 34- 08.50. pitcher, striking out five and allowing Second Place: James Hiott 1600; Harry Waynick two runs in 3-plus innings. Ben Reyn- triple jump; Wilson Frerichs high jump; Noah Kennedy JV shot put. olds also worked 3-plus innings to get Third Place: James Hiott 800; Connor Breen JV the save. shot put. THOMAS SUMTER From staff reports

PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY Laurence Manning at Cardinal Newman, 4:15 p.m. Varsity Baseball Clarendon Hall at St. John’s Christian, 4 p.m. Dreher at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. JV and B Team Baseball North Central at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Camden at Sumter, 5 p.m. TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM East Clarendon at Lake View, 5;30 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf Lakewood’s Brittany Epps connects for the second of her two inside-the-park Scott’s Branch at Bethune-Bowman, 5:30 p.m. Manning at East Clarendon (at Lake City Country Pee Dee at Wilson Hall, 6:30 p.m. Club), 4 p.m. home runs in the first inning of the Lady Gators’ 15-0 victory over Lower Rich- Dillon Christian at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall (at Sunset land in three innings on Friday at the Lakewood field. Epps had three round-trip Country Club), 3:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Baseball hits on the night. Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Junior Varsity Baseball Trinity-Byrnes at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. Lower Richland at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Porter-Gaud at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. tion players where they need to be Lakewood at A.C. Flora, 6 p.m. Varsity Boys and Girls Soccer LAKEWOOD instead of having them pitch. Lake City at Manning, 6 p.m. Orangeburg-Wilkinson at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. Lamar at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. “We haven’t had (this kind of) Varsity and JV Boys Soccer FROM PAGE B1 B Team Baseball Blythewood at Sumter, 6 p.m. pitching before,” she said. “When East Clarendon at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Lakewood at Dreher, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Williamsburg, 6 p.m. Manning at Hanahan, 5:30 p.m. Freshman Morgan Christmas we can have people where we need Varsity Boys Golf Varsity and JV Girls Soccer (six runs, one RBI) has also helped them, it really does help.” Manning, East Clarendon at C.E. Murray (at Sumter at Blythewood, 6 p.m. the team out a lot. Cappelmann is also appreciative Swamp Fox Country Club), 4 p.m. Varsity Softball The Lady Gators have had a of her coaching staff, which in- Varsity and JV Girls Soccer Orangeburg-Wilkinson at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Sumter at Andrew Jackson High, 6 p.m. Sumter Christian at North Walterboro Christian, 5 p.m. huge boost offensively from junior cludes her father. Varsity Softball Clarendon Hall at St. John’s Christian, 5 p.m. centerfielder/third baseman Brit- “We have a supportive coaching North Central at Lee Central (DH), 5;30 p.m. Varsity and JV Softball tany Epps, who is batting .778 with staff,” she said. “My dad, Rocky Scott’s Branch at Bethune-Bowman, 5:30 p.m. Lakewood at Dreher, 5:30 p.m. seven hits, five RBI and two HR. Healon, is the pitching coach. It’s Varsity and JV Softball Manning at Hanahan, 5 p.m. West Florence at Sumter, 5:30 p.m. Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 5 p.m. “She’s on every time,” Cappel- good to have multiple eyes so we Lakewood at Manning, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Edisto at East Clarendon, 5 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. mann said. “She has our highest can fix stuff and get ready for the Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, 4 batting average and slugging per- season. Ryan Fowler is a multipur- Varsity Boys Tennis p.m. Sumter at Lower Richland, 6 p.m. centage. She played travel ball, but pose coach. He does everything.” Varsity Boys Tennis Varsity Track and Field Blythewood at Sumter, 5 p.m. this is my first year playing with Cappelmann is ready to see what Sumter at Crestwood, 5 p.m. Bishop England at Manning, 4:30 p.m. her. She has good hands.” the 2019 season has in store for TUESDAY Varsity Track and Field Freshman third baseman/catcher Lakewood. Manning at Calhoun County, 5 p.m. Varsity Baseball Lee Central at Spring Valley, 5:30 p.m. Cambrie DeBerry (four runs) has also “Our defense is strong, but I Crestwood at Lower Richland, 6:30 p.m. A.C. Flora at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Middle School Track and Field helped the team out so far this year. hope our bats can catch up,” she Manning at Hanahan, 6 p.m. Alice Drive, Ebenezer, R.E. Davis at Chestnut Cappelmann is glad she can rely said. “We have potential. I’m excit- Hannah-Pamplico at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. Oaks, 4:30 p.m. Bates, Furman at Hillcrest, 4:30 p.m. on her pitching more than usual ed about this season and I’m ready Varsity and JV Baseball this year so she can keep her posi- to see where it puts us.” B6 | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

PRO BASEBALL NL Rookie of Year Acuna looking forward to 1st opening day

BY DICK SCANLON Acuna hit .293 with 26 home runs in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 111 games last year, helping the Braves win the NL East after four KISSIMMEE, Fla. — When Ronald straight losing seasons. His three Acuna Jr. got back to the Atlanta homers are among nine hits in 25 at- Braves' clubhouse after getting his bats this spring. third hit of the game, Freddie Free- The Braves open the season March man acted surprised. 28 at Philadelphia. Last year, Acuna "You should have kept going," Free- was not brought up to the majors until man told him, "and gone for the April 25. cycle." "I've been anxious for the season to Acuna went 3 for 3 with a long start since we got here to camp. I've home run and double off St. Louis felt ready, I've been wanting this to opening day starter Miles Mikolas in happen," he said. "When the season Atlanta's 5-0 exhibition win Tuesday. starts is out of my control. All I can It was the kind of performance the control is how I go about my busi- Braves have come to expect from the ness." 2018 NL Rookie of the Year, and the Acuna led off 66 times as a rookie kind of day Acuna expects from him- and subtly suggested early in spring self. training that batting first is his prefer- Good enough that former Braves ence. But he has batted fourth most of great Dale Murphy sheepishly the time this spring, including Tues- asked Acuna for his autograph, day, behind Ender Inciarte, Josh Don- demonstrating the stature the aldson and Freeman. 21-year-old outfielder has achieved "The mentality is the same for me — after less than a full season in the see the ball, hit the ball," he said. "As big leagues. long as I'm in the lineup, I'm happy. "I've felt good from the day we start- Those decisions aren't up to me." ed camp, but as the games progressed Acuna figures to be in the Atlanta I've felt even better," he said through a lineup for a while. translator. "I think with these last at- "It's an impressive set of skills," ob- bats, just a little extra patience has served Braves coach Walt Weiss. "The gone into it. I've had good at-bats even power and the speed combo is elite. if the results weren't what we would He's not just a power guy. I think he's have wanted, but things are progress- going to be a really good hitter his THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing quickly and we kind of see the re- whole career, and when he gets rolling Atlanta outfielder Ronald Acuna Jr. is preparing for his first opening day despite already sults now." it's fun to watch." having won the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Jevonte' R. Hill (Sheila); vice. Sumter. OBITUARIES brother, Paulo M. Gadsden The funeral procession will Family will receive friends (Juanita); sisters, Diane B. leave at 10:15 a.m. from Wil- at the home of his son, 1124 THELMA M. MCLEOD Rashaad will be placed in Gadsden, Lorkitia R. Gadsden liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 Hurley Drive, Sumter, SC Thelma M. McLeod, 98, the church at 11 a.m. on Mon- and Mozell L. Gadsden; and a N. Main St., Sumter. 29150. widow of George Allan day until the hour of service. host of aunts, uncles, neph- Interment will follow at Eb- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. McLeod, died on Thursday, Rashaad Ragin, 25, transi- ews, cousins, grandchildren enezer Presbyterian Church- Main St., Sumter is in charge March 14, 2019, at tioned on Tuesday, March 12, and special friend, Leslie Mc- yard Cemetery. of arrangements. NHC HealthCare 2019, at Prisma Health Rich- Cray, all of whom will miss Services directed by the of Sumter. land Hospital in Columbia. him dearly. management and staff of Wil- KHALIF B. PATTERSON Born on Oct. 4, Born in Sumter County, he The homegoing service for liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 DALZELL -- Khalif Bilial 1920, in Pinewood, was the youngest son born to Anreid will be held Monday at N. Main St., Sumter. Online Patterson, 38, transitioned she was a daugh- Minister Lester and Rosa noon at Bible Way Church of messages may be sent to the from this life on Tuesday, ter of the late Wactor Ragin. He was a life- Atlas Road, 2440 Atlas Road, family at williamsfuneral- March 12, 2019, in Mc- MCLEOD James Wilson long member of St. Matthews Columbia, with burial in New [email protected]. Visit us on Donough, Georgia. McLeod and Mary Missionary Baptist Church of Hope Community Cemetery the web at www.WilliamsFu- He was born July 25, 1980, Dawkins McLeod. She was a Sumter. Rashaad was educat- in Pinewood. neralHomeInc.com. in Newark, New Jersey, to the member of Sam’s Tour Club, ed in the public schools of Bostick-Tompkins Funeral late Valerie Denise Patterson Home Demonstration Club Sumter County and was a Home has been entrusted ARTHUR C. SCOGGINS and the late Kevin Keith McG- and Bethel Baptist Church, graduate of Crestwood High with the arrangements. Con- Arthur C. "Charlie" Scog- riff. where she was a past Sunday School Class of 2013. He dolences may be sent by visit- gins, 85, husband of Kathryn Funeral services are incom- school teacher and involved joined the Army National ing www.bosticktompkinsinc. J. Scoggins, died on Friday, plete and will be announced with the GA’s and WMU. Guard as a fulltime mechanic com. March 15, 2019, at his home. later by Whites Mortuary She is survived by a son, and was honorably dis- Born on Sept. 30, 1933, in LLC. Timothy Keith McLeod (Ann) charged. Afterwards, he was WILLIE REMBERT JR. Washington, Georgia, he was of Sumter; a daughter, Phyllis employed with Hartt Truck- Willie Rembert Jr., 50, en- a son of the late Arthur C. DEACON LAWRENCE HILTON Kaye Jordan (Terry) of Fay- ing Transportation Co. and tered into eternal rest on Fri- and Susie Beatrice Corbert MANNING -- Deacon Law- etteville, North Carolina; two most recently with Interna- day, March 15, 2019, at Prisma Scoggins. He retired from the rence Hilton, 73, husband of daughters-in-law, Judith tional Paper Co. in Eastover. Health Tuomey Hospital. U.S. Air Force after 26 years Jannette Miller Hilton, died McLeod of Williamsburg, Vir- In his spare time, he enjoyed Born on June 25, 1968, in of service and was a Vietnam Saturday, March 16, 2019, at ginia, and Judy McLeod of basketball and fishing. Sumter County, he was a son War veteran. He also retired his residence. He was born Sumter; two sisters, Barbara Rashaad was preceded in of Willie N. Rembert Sr. and from Cooper Tools. July 18, 1945, in the Potato M. Morris of Summerton and death by his paternal grand- Helen Smalls Brunson and Survivors include his wife Creek section of Clarendon Gerry Timmons of Latta; 11 parents, Charlotte Brunson stepson of Larry Brunson Jr. of 50 years; three children, County, a son of the late Dea- grandchildren; 14 great- and Nathaniel Mouzon; and The family will receive rela- Kristi Jones (Tim) of Sumter, con Pinkney Hilton and grandchildren; and two great- his maternal grandparents, tives and friends at his home, Jimmy Scoggins (Tracy) of Emma Felder Hilton. great-grandchildren. Willie and Annie Wactor. 5684 Shakima Road, and the California and Lori Magazin The family is receiving In addition to her husband Survivors include his moth- home of his mother and step- (Bill) of Utah; six grandchil- friends at the residence, 1093 and parents, she was preceded er and father, Rosa Mae Wac- father, 4315 Queen Chapel dren, Brennan Jones, Landon Moorer St., Manning. in death by two sons, Ray- tor Ragin and Minister Lester Road. Jones, Peter Scoggins, Rachel These services have been mond Wilson McLeod and Ragin of Sumter; brother, Funeral arrangements will Scoggins, Tom Magazin entrusted to Samuels Funeral George Allan McLeod; a Quentin (Quetta) Ragin, El be announced by Ephriam D. (Amber) and Sarah Yannetta Home LLC of Manning. grandson, Greg McLeod; a Paso, Texas; nephew, Quentin Stephens Funeral Home of (Chris); two great-grandchil- great-granddaughter, Katelyn Ragin Jr.; and a host of aunts, Sumter. dren, Madeline Yannetta and JAMES B. LOWERY McLeod; two brothers, Bill uncles; other relatives; fi- Everly Yannetta; a sister, James Benjamin Lowery, McLeod and Pete McLeod; nancée, Tyauna Ruth of Sum- ORA LEE ABRAMS Susie Brenizer; and a brother, 83, husband of Virginia Loney and four sisters, Ruth M. ter; and many dear friends. Ora Lee Abrams, 89, widow Fred Scoggins. Lowery, died Friday, March Bartlette, Janet M. Trembley, Professional services ren- of Hezekiah Abams, departed He was preceded in death 15, 2019, at his home. Audrey M. Alford and Kath- dered by Palmer Memorial this earthly life on Wednes- by a brother, James Tyler Born Nov. 28, 1935, in Sum- leen Robertson. Chapel Inc. day, March 13, 2019, at NHC Scoggins. ter County, he was the son of A funeral service will be Condolences may be made HealthCare, Sumter. A graveside service with Mary Keith. held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at on his tribute page found at Born on Aug. 9, 1929, in full military honors will be The family will receive rela- Bethel Baptist Church with www.PalmerMemorialChapel. Sumter, she was a daughter of held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at tives and friends at the home, the Rev. Larry Fraser officiat- com. the late Lillie Bell Joe. Mrs. the Fort Jackson National 3625 Peach Orchard Road, ing. Burial will follow at the Abrams was a loving and de- Cemetery. Dalzell. church cemetery. voted wife and mother. She Memorials may be made to Funeral arrangements are Grandsons will serve as was a faithful member of Eb- the American Heart Associa- incomplete and will be an- pallbearers. enezer Presbyterian Church tion, 4217 Park Place Court, nounced by Williams Funeral Visitation will be held one (USA), Dalzell, where she Glen Allen, VA 23060-9979. Home Inc. hour prior to the service from served on many organiza- Elmore-Cannon-Stephens 10 to 11 a.m. at the church and tions. She was educated in the Funeral Home and Crematori- BONNIE BRAY BURGESS other times at the home of Sumter County public school um of Sumter is in charge of MANNING -- Bonnie Bray her granddaughter, Kim Wil- ANREID M. GADSDEN system. She was a hard work- the arrangements. Burgess, 66, died Thursday, son, 3025 Tidewater Drive, er and owned her own food March 14, 2019, at Palmetto Sumter. Anreid Maynard Gadsden, vendor business. She served ROSENA W. MCKNIGHT Baptist Hospital in Columbia. Memorials may be made to affectionately known as many years as a domestic Rosena W. McKnight, 70, She was born May 10, 1952, in Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 "Sugar Bear" and "Reidy Dee," worker and assisted mothers wife of Robert McKnight Jr., Mullins, a daughter of the late Bethel Church Road, Sumter, was born May 29, in raising their young chil- and daughter of the late Mari- Harold Ford and Wilma Bur- SC 29154. 1962, in Bronx, dren. on and Christina Witherspoon gess. Stephens Funeral Home & New York. He was She leaves to cherish her Sr., was born on May 6, 1948, The family is receiving Crematory, 304 N. Church St., the son of the late memories: her daughter-in- in Clarendon County. She de- friends at the home of her sis- Manning, is in charge of ar- Paul Reid Gads- law, Angela Joe of Munich, parted this life on Friday, ter, Lois Anderson, 51 High- rangements, (803) 435-2179. den and the late Germany; four grandchildren, March 15, 2019, at Prisma land Ave., Sumter. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Mozell Lenora Charlene Dennis (Roderick) Health Tuomey Hospital in These services have been GADSDEN Green-Gadsden. Grant, Hazel L. Dennis of Sumter. entrusted to Samuels Funeral RASHAAD RAGIN Anreid was edu- Sumter, Steven M. Dennis and Family will receive friends Home LLC of Manning. Funeral services for cated in the public schools of Troy D. Dennis of San Diego, at the home, 16 E. College St., Rashaad Ragin will be held at Bronx, New York, graduating California; nine great-grand- Sumter, SC 29150. ALMA POLLARD noon on Monday at St. Mat- from John F. Kennedy High children; one great-great- Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Alma Pollard, 104, died Sat- thews Missionary School. He enjoyed many hob- grandchild; a host of nieces, Main St., Sumter is in charge urday, March 16, 2019, at her Baptist Church, bies such as photography, nephews, cousins, friends and of arrangements. home. Born Nov. 15, 1914, in 1715 Guignard cooking, DJing, and going to loving neighbors. Sumter County, she was the Drive, Sumter, church. He was the proud Funeral services will be WILLIE BRADLEY SR. daughter of Esaw and Eveline with the Rev. Cal- owner of several barbershops held at 11 a.m. on Monday at Willie Bradley Sr., 73, hus- English Pollard. vin Hastie Sr. offi- and restaurants. Ebenezer Presbyterian band of Mary Lou Alston The family will receive rela- ciating. Interment Anreid leaves to cherish his Church, 4620 Queen Chapel Bradley, and son of the late tives and friends at the home, RAGIN will follow at Ev- fond memories to his loving Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Richard Bradley and Carrie 4510 Dawson Road, Dalzell. ergreen Memorial children, Andreid D. Gadsden, Carnell Hampton officiating, Lou Mack Bradley, was born Funeral arrangements are Park cemetery. Andre M. Gadsden, Anried M. eulogist. on Jan. 25, 1946, in Sumter. He incomplete and will be an- The public may view from 2 Gadsden Jr., Dion J. Gadsden, The remains will be placed departed this life on Friday, nounced by Williams Funeral to 6 p.m. today at Palmer Me- Thomas Bush, Erica M. Bush, in the church at 10 a.m. for March 15, 2019, at Prisma Home Inc. morial Chapel, Sumter. Deonrie L. Gadsden and viewing until the hour of ser- Health Tuomey Hospital, THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 | C1

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The Gressette Office Building at the State- Prescribed fire: house in Co- lumbia is seen recently. The prescription DAN GEDDINGS / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM for a healthy forest BY RYAN BEAN typically only include tree lit- Clemson Extension ter, grasses and small debris. In the case of a wildfire, Gov. Henry McMaster has where the fire gains much proclaimed March 2019 Pre- more intensity, more fuels be- scribed Fire Awareness come available, which leads to Month in South Carolina. further damage and added Prescribed burning is a difficulty in controlling them. very important management In an effort to reduce the pos- tool in the Southeastern sibility of catastrophic wild- United States and can easily fires, land managers use pre- be related to human health. scribed fire to reduce these We rely on medical profes- fuels in order to reduce the sionals to assess our health risk of losing valuable timber and make preventative rec- growth, damage to property A commonsense bill ommendations that some- and structures, and even loss times require a prescription. of life. found myself walking a different 4 to March 20 through April 30. The sea- Our forests have evolved with “Prescribed burning plays path recently. I was treading the sonal bag limit will remain three. The the presence of naturally oc- a crucial role in forest and daily bag limit will be one, and only one curring fires. These fires land management objectives. halls of state government. The wild turkey may be taken in the first 10 shaped the landscape but When a forest is managed I days of the season. Section 2 also requires often burned with low inten- using prescribed fire, not Senate Subcommittee on Fish, Game the department to provide an annual re- sity and resulted in a patch- only is the result aesthetical- and Forestry was meeting on a port on wild turkey resources in work of burned areas. With- ly pleasing, but fuels are re- bill regarding the wild turkey South Carolina to the chairman of out these regularly occurring duced, and the risk for dam- the Senate Fish, Game and Forest- fires the fuels, made up of aging wildfires is much less,” hunting season. The meeting ry Committee and the chairman of dropped foliage, woody de- says Ryan Bean, Area Forest- was held in the Gressette Of- the House Agriculture and Natural bris and herbaceous vegeta- ry and Natural Resources Resources Committee. tion, build up to unhealthy Agent with Clemson Cooper- fice Building on March 13. I Section 3 will set the Saturday and dangerous levels. Much ative Extension Service. signed up and was the first to before the start of a game zone tur- like a medical prescription is So, next time you see key season, as the Youth Turkey made to keep us healthy, for- smoke as a result of a pre- speak to the committee. Sen. Dan Day for hunters under 18 years of est managers prescribe fire scribed burn, remember, pre- Thomas McElveen chaired the age. The license and tag require- as a management tool to im- scribed burning is an essen- Geddings ment would be waived, and the bag prove the health of forests. tial tool in the health and Subcommittee meeting. limit will be one male wild turkey. When conducting a pre- safety of South Carolina’s The laws regarding hunting, Youth turkey hunters who have not scribed fire, the fuels will forests. fishing and related outdoor activities in completed the hunter education program our state are set in place by the state Legis- must be accompanied by an adult who is at lature and are based on traditional uses least 21 years of age. The adult may not and advice from natural resource profes- harvest or attempt to harvest a turkey but sionals. This system has been in place for a is permitted to call for a youth hunter. long time and has worked well. It offers the Section 4 will set funding from resident greatest amount of use and opportunity and nonresident tags to be used only for for our citizens and has given way to wild turkey scientific research on public change when needed. But the system only lands, and on private lands with the land- works if both parties are sincere. owner’s consent. To improve wild turkey The South Carolina Department of Nat- habitat and hunting opportunities. For ural Resources produced a report dated wild turkey predator control and enforce- Nov. 1, 2018, titled “Wild Turkey Resources ment of turkey hunting laws and regula- in South Carolina with Recommendations tions. on Seasons and Bag Limits.” The report After hearing from a half dozen people was met with some skepticism and concern at the meeting, there were some amend- by hunters and members of the Legisla- ments made to the bill, and it was passed ture. by the Subcommittee and will be sent to As a result, Bill S. 575, relating to the the full Fish, Game and Forestry Commit- wild turkey hunting season, was intro- tee for their consideration. That meeting duced in the South Carolina state Senate will take place next Wednesday in the on Feb. 27. Sponsors include Sen. “Chip” Gressette Building. The time was set at 10 Campsen, Sen. Thomas McElveen and Sen. a.m. I think it’s a little ironic that this date Shane Martin. The bill is currently resid- is also the first day of the turkey hunting ing in the Senate Committee on Fish, Game season. and Forestry. The process is that the bill will be con- In summary, 575 proposes to provide a sidered by the Senate Committee, more cost for wild turkey tags, amend the turkey amendments may be added, and a favor- hunting season, set bag limits, establish a able vote will send the bill to the full Sen- Youth Turkey Hunting Day and require an ate for consideration. The Senate and annual report by the DNR. House of Representatives will have to vote Wild turkey transportation tags have for approval for the bill to become law. been issued at no cost to hunters. Section 1 There will no doubt be more changes of the bill sets the cost of tags at $10 for made to the bill, but in its current form it residents, $50 for nonresidents, and no cost is a commonsense bill that can meet the for persons under 16, lifetime licensees and concerns raised in the department’s report PHOTO PROVIDED gratis licensees upon request. and offer the greatest amount of opportu- Prescribed fires are typically low intensity and used to achieve spe- Section 2 would amend the turkey hunt- nity to hunters and land managers. cific management objectives. Here, prescribed fire is being used to ing season in Game Zones 1 and 2 to April Reach Dan Geddings at cdgeddings@gmail. reduce fuels in planted longleaf pines on Sandhill Research and Ed- 1 through May 12 and in Game Zones 3 and com. ucation Center in Columbia.

Daniel Island man wins S.C. division tournament on Santee Cooper Lakes BY FLW FISHING Costas said. “I worked both sides of the bass, 16-12, $326; • 7th: Kate Hough, Gilbert, two bass, SUMMERTON — Boater Lex Costas creek and probably fished 20 places.” Complete results can be found at FL- 6-5, $383; of Daniel Island brought five bass to Costas weighed three fish from the Z WFishing.com. • 8th: Mike Sather, Beech Island, one the scale Saturday weighing 30 pounds, Craw and two from the jig — all large- Thornhill caught a 7-pound, 15-ounce bass, 6-4, $210; 12 ounces, to win the T-H Marine FLW mouth. bass — the heaviest of the • 9th: Matthew Dangerfield, Summer- Bass Fishing League South Carolina Di- The top 10 boaters finished event in the Boater Divi- ville, two bass, 5-7, $186; and vision tournament on Santee Cooper the tournament in: sion — and earned • 10th: Darvin Cannon, Columbia, one Lakes. For his catch, Costas earned • 1st: Lex Costas, Daniel the day’s Boater Big bass, 5-5, $163. $2,993. Island, five bass, 30-12, Bass award of $310. Griffith caught the biggest bass in the “I started out on the $2,993; Steve Crowley of Co-angler Division, a big largemouth lower end of Lake Marion • 2nd: Steve Thornhill, Inverness, Florida, weighing in at 10 pounds, 2 ounces. The in the Crappie Neck area Pineville, four bass, 25-10, won the Co-angler Di- fish earned him the day’s Co-angler Big using a 1/2-ounce white $1,807; vision and $1,397 Satur- Bass award of $155. jig,” said Costas, who • 3rd: Ken Ellis, Bowman, five bass, day after catching three bass The tournament was hosted by the earned his second career 22-14, $931; weighing 13 pounds, 8 ounces. Clarendon County Chamber of Com- win on Santee Cooper • 4th: Casey Warren, Galivants Ferry, The top 10 co-anglers were: merce. COSTAS Lakes in BFL competi- five bass, 22-12, $652; • 1st: Steve Crowley, Inverness, Flori- The top 45 boaters and co-anglers in tion. “I was fishing under- • 5th: Brandt Tumberg, Moore, four da, three bass, 13-8, $1,397; the region based on point standings, water points in 10 to 14 bass, 21-4, $559; • 2nd: Ronald Bryant, Batesburg, two along with the five winners in each feet of water and caught four fish from • 6th: Chuck Howard, Elloree, five bass, 12-11, $698; qualifying event, will be entered in the my first two stops.” bass, 19-13, $1,062; • 3rd: Josh Goedel, Boiling Springs, Oct. 17-19 BFL Regional Championship After he caught four, Costas said he • 7th: Robert Clarke III, Pineville, five two bass, 11-8, $465; on the Potomac River in Marbury, moved on to Lake Moultrie to fish An- bass, 19-8, $616; • 4th: Casey Griffith, Guyton, Geor- Maryland. Boaters will compete for a gel’s Creek, and used a Texas-rigged, • 8th: Kyle Austin, Ridgeville, five gia, one bass, 10-2, $481; top award of a Ranger Z518L with a green-pumpkin-colored Zoom Z Craw bass, 17-9, $419; • 5th: Bobby McDonald, Easley, two 200-horsepower outboard and $20,000, to catch another seven keepers. • 9th: Ron Brown, Cross, five bass, 16- bass, 6-9, $479; while co-anglers will fish for a new “I culled three times throwing at 15, $372; • 6th: Ronald Harris, Jefferson, Geor- Ranger Z518L with a 200-horsepower stumps and brush in 6 to 8 of water,” • 10th: Wade Grooms, Bonneau, five gia, one bass, 6-7, $306; outboard. C2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM REFLECTIONS

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS The first RB-66C arrived at Shaw Air Force Base on May 11, 1956, from the Tulsa Division of the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was the first assigned to a regular Air Force unit. Dedi- cated as the “City of Sumter,” the aircraft was accepted at ceremonies attended by Sumter Mayor Priscilla Shaw and other civic leaders and presided over by Col. Stephen B. Mack, Shaw base commander. Airplane donated to city of Sumter Landmark aircraft was on display at TEC for 16 years

eflections remembers when Shaw Air Force Base presented the City of Sumter an RB-66 R photo reconnaissance jet plane as a memorial. “The first such plane delivered to the Air Force was named City of Sumter. The project was initiated by former base commander Harrison M. Harp and complet- ed under Col. Benjamin Chapman.” The plane was put on display at a site selected by Sumter TEC until it was later removed in 1981. Information and pho- tos used to complete this ar- ticle were taken from The Sumter Item archives. A decommissioned Air Force plane was put on display at Sumter TEC in 1965. This was the original intersection of Bultman and “Old airplanes never die, Guignard drives in 1971 with the aircraft seen at far right. they just get towed into the sunset to be shot at another day. At least that’s the case of the old jet at Sumter TEC. The jet, which had be- Sammy Way come something of a land- mark at Sumter TEC, was REFLECTIONS removed to make room for parking lot expansion.” The Sumter fire department and maintenance engineers from Shaw cut away at the old airplane with axes and buzz saws to remove the plane’s wings. After the wings were removed, the craft was towed away in 1981. The RB-66 Destroyer was donated to the city by the Air Force; it was eventually towed to the Poinsett Gunnery Range near Wedgefield, where pilots used it as a target in simulated attacks, according to an Air ABOVE LEFT: In 1969, airmen Force spokesman. The plane was moved to a paint the RB-66 Destroyer which prepared site at TEC in 1975 and at the urg- was donated to the City of Sumter ing of TEC officials removed to allow the and eventually returned to the Air school to construct much-needed additional Force. ABOVE RIGHT: City firemen parking spaces. The Sumter City Council and Air Force engineers remove a voted to return the aircraft to the Air Force, wing section from the aircraft according to City Manager Horace Curtis. After the wings and other sec- “The RB-66 Destroyer was used extensive- tions were removed, the plane ly in reconnaissance and bombing missions was towed to Poinsett Gunnery over Vietnam and Korea. The decommis- Range for use as a target in simu- sioned plane given to the city was obsolete lated fighter attacks, Air Force of- and no longer flown by the Air Force." ficials say.

In 1965, the Air Force gave the City of Sumter a decommissioned RB-66 as a memorial. The plane is seen being towed down U.S. Hwy. 76 toward Sumter. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 | C3 YESTERYEAR DAV Sumter chapter organized; Shaw holds mock disaster

75 YEARS AGO — 1944 Hill College were two men 25 YEARS AGO — 1994 Sept. 7 — Oct. 13 from Sumter. William Howard March 10 — 16 • Capt. William A. Berrian Brown received a Bachelor of • Shaw Air Force Base and Jr., of the Columbia chapter Science degree in accounting. civilian emergency workers of Disabled American Veter- Tim Holmes Towery was will hold a mock air show di- ans, will be in Sumter when awarded B.S. degree in Busi- saster with more than 100 “ca- the local chapter of DAV is re- ness Administration. Also in sualties.” The event comes organized. A meeting will be the graduating class, which less than two months before held in the courthouse. All included 42 South Carolinians, the Air Force’s F-16 Thunder- veterans who were wounded was James LeRoy Reynolds of bird serial demonstration in action or have a disability Pinewood. team is to perform in the skies as a result of war service are • Only one-half an hour be- over the base. The scenario of cordially invited and urged to fore game time, a sudden the “cooperative mass casual- attend. shower postponed the sched- ty exercise” is that during an • Sumter started preparing uled Camden-Sumter legion air show, two jets collide in for The Lake View game here baseball opener. The two midair — with one of the jets on Friday night at the same teams, which finished one-two veering off into the woods time. The team hopes to get last season, plan to try to open east of the base’s runways out of the loss column where the season again here. Slated and the other hitting the run- the Gamecocks have resided to take the mound for Sumter way and sliding into the for the past two weeks. The will be fast baller Ron Teal. He crowd of spectators, said Vic Sumter team was beaten by a will be facing Bishopville Jones, Sumter County’s direc- fine Laurinburg, North Caro- standout Charlie Welch, who tor of public safety and civil lina, 11 last Friday night, 26-13 is the scheduled hurler for defense. — almost by the same score as Camden. • Poor health and bad eating Camden defeated them the • James D. Pritchard, direc- habits have made Dr. Dale week before — 25-14. The tor of bands at the University Cannon a busy man. Since his birds looked good in spots but of South Carolina, has re- arrival in Sumter two years were up against a superior signed his position, Dr. Arthur ago, Cannon, a cardiologist, foe. The Tar Heel team had M. Frasier, head of the music has viewed the hearts and ar- previously defeated White- department, has announced. teries of several hundred ville, North Carolina, 34-0 and Pritchard will assume full- Sumterites — many of which Bennettsville, 39-0. time teaching duties on the are in very bad shape — by • More than 130 nurses were faculty of the expanding way of heart catherizations, a expected to be in Sumter for music department. Pritchard relatively new service at Tu- the 37th-annual business ses- will teach clarinet and band omey Regional Medical Cen- sion of the South Carolina administration and will be ter. Recruited by local physi- State Nurses Association and principal clarinetist with the cian Strat Stavrou, Cannon the 5th-annual business ses- Columbia Philharmonic or- was supposed to lighten the sion of the South Carolina chestra. patient load of Stavrou’s prac- State League of Nursing Edu- • Sumter’s pre-season tice. Stavrou was the only car- cation. Streamlined to a one- SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO strong point proved to be its diologist in Sumter until Can- day wartime meeting, the con- 1994 — Heyward Hall Henderson was a familiar figure in Sumter. downfall in the opening game non’s arrival. vention will feature business of the 1969 legion season, a 5-4 • Clarendon County law- sessions for each association ed in cotton should listen to of Pickens County. loss to Camden. “Our usually makers have won a major bat- and a luncheon. The YWCA Mr. Eleazer’s talk. • Sept. 25, 1969, has been set reliable defense is what beat tle in their fight to have a new will be headquarters for the • The American Legion Aux- as the activation date of the us. We hit as well as I expect- prison here — and not a simi- convention. Miss Ada I. Sny- iliary of Sumter Post 15 will new 943rd Military Airlift ed, but our defense tonight lar one in Jasper County — der of Sumter is a director in be host to the district conven- Group (AFRES) at Charleston just didn’t have it,” Jones funded in next year’s state the League of Nursing Educa- tion, and delegates from Cam- Air Force Base. The reserve said. Four errors, most of budget. The state House of tion and chairman of the pro- den, Bishopville, Summerton, unit will be the associate unit which contributed to the scor- Representatives voted 68-29 to gram and arrangements for Manning and Columbia are of the 437th Military Airlift ing, gave Camden the breath- spend $10.7 million next fiscal the State Nurses Association. expected to be here. The Wing, commanded by Brig. ing room it needed to take the year to open and operate the Miss Margaret Pettus of Sum- YWCA will be headquarters Gen. C. T. Ireland Jr. Estab- close game. Turbeville facility, which is lo- ter is secretary of the league. for the one-day meeting. The lishment of the 943rd Associ- • “We rather choose to die cated on U.S. 378 just west of • R. E. Wells received a tele- principal address will be made ate Group is part of a long- freemen than to live slaves.” town. gram from the War Depart- by Mrs. Roy Hammond of Co- range program to modernize These words were expressed • As a formal debate, it was ment advising him of the lumbia, president of the auxil- Air Force Reserve flying units by South Carolinians before a bust. But residents at a death in action of his son, Cpl. iaries of the Department of and to upgrade their capabili- the Revolutionary War when meeting at High Hills Middle Clarence Wells, USMC. Cpl. South Carolina. Mrs. LeRoy ty to assist the regular Air the British were imposing School at least got to speak Wells volunteered for the Ma- Davis, president of the Sumter Force. more and more taxes and re- their mind on the idea of rine Corps on Feb. 11, 1938, Auxiliary, will open the meet- • A public hearing concern- strictions on the early Ameri- starting a new town in west- and had been overseas since ing, and the Rev. W. H. ing design characteristics on can colonies. Miss Cassie ern Sumter County. Cher- October 1943. He was sta- Stender will pronounce the in- the proposed 4-lane widening Nichols, retired English teach- ryvale resident Mike Hinkle tioned at Indianhead, Mary- vocation. Colors will be ad- of a section of U.S. 378 east of er, talked about the Revolu- is pushing for incorporation land, and Washington, D.C., vanced by the Boy Scouts, and Sumter has been scheduled. tionary War period in Sumter of a 45-square-mile area of before going overseas. He had Mayor Edwin B. Boyle will The hearing will be held in County at the regular Histori- western Sumter County. The served on Bougainville with speak. the assembly room of the cal Society meeting. She had area he wants to incorporate the Third Marines. • There will be a sweet pota- Sumter Area Technical Edu- done extensive research and has grown since he started • The War Food Administra- to digging demonstration held cation Center at 506 Guignard reading to complete her re- promoting the idea in 1990. It tion helps communities in on Friday, Oct. 13, it was an- Drive. Interested persons are port. now includes Cherryvale, every state to improve the nu- nounced by the assistant invited to attend and express • Representatives of the Stateburg, Dalzell, Oakland trition of children by reim- county agent, Mr. R. P. Alston. their views on the economic, Sumter Area Technical Edu- Plantation, Green Swamp, bursing the sponsors of lunch- The demonstration will take social and environmental ef- cation Commission appeared Wedgefield and a swath run- room programs for part of the place two miles out North fects of the project. before the Sumter County ning along U.S. 378 from S.C. cost of food for lunches served Main Street on the Bishopville • Arnold Hutto, Joe Carter Commission to explain fu- 261 to the Wateree River. to children at school. Any highway on the right-hand and Charlie Wise were repeat ture plans to expand the • Music is Rob Crosby’s job. public or private school side of the road where a line winners at Sumter Speedway local facility. Following the In fact, it’s been the focal point through the high school level of oak trees lead back to the in a 160-lap racing program. anticipated Dec. 1, 1969, com- of his life for the better part of is eligible to apply for federal house on the “Old Nunnery Hutto picked up the win in the pletion of a library and ex- 20 years, first as the lead of aid, provided the school is op- Farm.” All interested farmers late-model sportsman feature pansion of the administra- the Rob Crosby Group and erated on a nonprofit basis. are invited, according to Mr. and became a three-time win- tion area at TEC, work is ex- now on his own as a solo art- The community has the re- Alston. Mr. Hugh Bowers, ner on the season, while Cart- pected to begin on a ist. Perhaps the most impor- sponsibility for organizing the sweet potato specialist for the er became a three-time victor 70,000-square-foot Basic tant aspect of his business is program and seeing that it op- extension service, and Mr. in the rookie division. Charlie Trades and Occupational songwriting. Penning a good erates effectively. W. H. Garri- Alston will be in charge. Wise became the first repeat Training Center. song is an inexact science at son, director of the state • Sir George Williams, winner in the claim division • Strolling down Pennsylva- best, but Crosby finds that lunchroom program in South whose birthday the YMCAs after Dudley Hodge was dis- nia Avenue in the nation’s good songs usually start in Carolina, reports that three of celebrate around the world on qualified. Danny Barwick capital next week will be viva- small packages — and in un- every five students in the Oct. 11, was a country boy, drew the No. 1 position and cious young Darylene Adams usual surroundings. “Most of white and black schools are who came to the big city on started in the inside pole posi- of Sumter, who reports for the times I’ll find my best receiving lunches. his own and found a deep tion alongside Carl Pack in work in the office of South songs start as little snippets, • Fayetteville, North Caroli- need for friendship and associ- the claim event and headed Carolina Sen. Strom Thur- and then it will all come at na, will be Sumter’s opponent ation with young fellows of the field for the first two laps. mond. Miss Adams, who still once,” said Crosby, a Sumter in the grid contest to be played character. The YMCA, which He and Hodge locked bumpers finds it hard to believe that native who has made a name at the Sumter County Fair on he founded 100 years ago, has in front of the grandstand on she is really going to Washing- for himself in country music Nov. 10, it was announced. Se- tried to provide that opportu- the third circuit, and he had ton, received good background circles. curing Fayetteville assures a nity for boys and young men to call it quits for the night. training for this position as • Chuck Gibbons has always first-class contest for the Tar ever since. • May building in Sumter she finished Edmunds High had cars in his life. His dad Heels to have a strong club • According to an announce- lags behind May 1968 figures School in 1968 and since then was in the car business, and this season. Last year Sumter ment by K. E. Ward, publicity by almost $140,000 with per- has been enrolled in the tech- the interest rubbed off on the played Charleston at the fair, chairman, the Community mits issued during the Janu- nical secretary course at Sum- younger Gibbons from day and the game drew a large Chest and War Fund workers ary-May period also down by ter Area TEC. one. “Once you get cars in crowd. It ended in a victory have raised $29,250 toward the nearly $463,000 compared to • Construction is underway your blood, you never get for Sumter by a wide margin. $56,457.61 campaign goal. This the 1968 figures. These facts for the completion of a them out,” said Gibbons, the • The Disabled American includes the amount raised by are derived from the monthly $140,000, 12-classroom high owner of Chuck Gibbons Ford Veterans Sumter chapter was the advance gifts committee. building reports issued by school for Wilson Hall. Locat- in Manning. “I’ve always loved organized last night at a meet- Mr. Ward stated the drive is City Building Official Randy ed on Wise Drive, the one-sto- cars.” ing during which Carl coming along fine and that he Peeples. ry building will be brick-edi- • Harold McCants is no Humphries of this city was thinks the campaign will be • Mary Claire Webster of faced, each of its 12 class- stranger to national champi- named temporary secretary completed soon if the workers Mayesville and Margaret Gail- rooms being made of concrete onships. The former Sumter and treasurer. The chapter will contact all their pros- lard LeNoir of Horatio re- block with tile floors. All High School sprinter has will meet on Oct. 23 for the pects. ceived the B.A. degree in Ele- classrooms will hold an aver- qualified for the NCAA Divi- purpose of electing officers. 50 YEARS AGO — 1969 mentary Education from age of 25 pupils, housing sion II Indoor National Track • Mr. J. M. Eleazer, Sumter Lander College. Frank E. grades 7-12 with their total en- and Field Championships four June 8 — 14 County farm agent and Clem- Nowak, executive vice presi- rollment of 220. consecutive years while at son College information spe- • Five boys from Sumter dent of Education Projects • Olanta, a long-time loser to Norfolk State. McCants, now a cialist, spent the day on the have been elected to county of- Inc., gave the commencement Sumter’s P-15’s, turned the ta- senior at Norfolk State, will be farm of B. H. Cooper, Spring- fices in Palmetto Boys’ State address. The organization bles here, blasting the fre- competing in the indoor na- field, Orangeburg County, at The Citadel. James Jones which he helped found is quent League III Champions, tionals in Nesmith, North Da- watching the mechanical cot- has been elected senator of based in Pittsburgh. E. Don 5-1. It was the first time in the kota. So far this season, he’s ton picker in operation. He Marion County; John Phillips Herd Jr., president of Lander, history of the coaching career unbeaten in the 400-meter will broadcast over Columbia and Ronald Smith, representa- presided at the exercises. of W. Bernard Jones that one dash, and he held the fastest station WIS an on-the-spot de- tives of Hampton County; • Among the 257 students of his teams had lost the first indoor time for NCAA Divi- scription of the machine, how David Tisdale, representative awarded baccalaureate de- two games of the season. sion II in the nation with a it works and how much cotton of Rutledge County; and grees during the spring com- Sumter lost to Camden earlier 48.5-second performance at it harvests. Everyone interest- James Potter, representative mencement exercises at Mars this month. Virginia Tech. C4 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS SUNDAY, MARCH 17, 2019 CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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