IN SPORTS: Sumter P15’s open state playoffs against Murrells Inlet B1 18 HOLES Area residents buy closed golf course A2 THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Here is the church, here is the steeple

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Jack Henson watches a long putt Friday at Wyboo Golf Club near Manning. A housing development called Deercreek at Wyboo offers homes for sale along the fairways. Deercreek At Wyboo: Small-town appeal with world-class golf course

BY RICK CARPENTER owner’s son caused [email protected] Tommy Wallace to shutter the golf course. New own- The developers and sales ers plan to reopen the team of a golf course de- course by the fall of 2017. velopment in Clarendon After waiting a decade RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM County are offering rea- for the economy to turn Dondi Avins tosses a strap around the steeple in a series of riggings that helps to hold the structure secure sonably priced homes in a around and a new owner to when the crane begins to lift it. gated community sur- take over the Players rounded by a Course at Wyboo, the world-class Bruffeys are launching a Construction crews giving church a makeover golf course. more aggressive building And there’s and sales campaign. That BY RICK CARPENTER phe. When crew members ging system to Dondi Avins another golf team includes former Sum- [email protected] went to unbolt the fiberglass and watch Avins perform a se- course right merton Mayor and Centu- steeple from the roof, they dis- ries of tosses around the stee- across the ry 21 franchise owner Beth Crews from Kelley Construc- covered only one of four bolts ple to secure the straps. street. Hinson Phillips and former tion and Sumter Construction was securing the steeple to the When the crane finally tried BRUFFEY Deercreek Clarendon County Cham- decided it was safer and more roof. to lift it, one side came off easi- At Wyboo de- ber of Commerce executive effective to remove a steeple to The one bolt had held the ly while the other stayed some- velopers John and Nena Christina Darby. clean and repair it as well as steeple in recent years despite what secure. Dondi Avins went Bruffey bought the land Add to that the Litch- the roof before completing a ice storms, a 1,000-year flood inside the steeple — still at- surrounding the Tom Jack- field Co. Real Estate Sales shingling job at New Bethel and tropical winds from Hurri- tached to the crane — to dis- son-designed Wyboo Golf team, known more for sell- Missionary Baptist Church. cane Matthew. lodge the steeple. Club in the mid-2000s just ing golf course properties “When we tore off the shin- “One more storm, and it Within a few minutes, he before the economy went along the South Carolina gles, we discovered water dam- could have blown over,” Kelley stuck his head out of the stee- south beginning in 2008. coastal area, and the age under the steeple,” said said. ple, crawled out and maneu- They banked on the area Bruffeys appear to have Shaun Kelley, who owns Kelley Sam Avins, who helped re- vered away. The crane opera- becoming a golf retreat des- found the sweet spot of a Construction. pair the roof and helped super- tor brought it down to the pre- tination with the adjoining rebounding housing devel- The company stripped the vise the removal of the steeple, cise place Sam Avins directed Players Course at Wyboo opment. roof and added 150 squares of said the fact it was still on the it to. literally across the street. Deercreek At Wyboo shingles. One roofing square roof after those weather events Now the crew will remove But the downed econo- represents a planned com- covers 100 square feet of sur- was an “act of God.” mold and other stains from the my and the tragic death munity with affordable face. It took a crane operator less steeple, paint it and then se- that took the life of the The crew may have helped than an hour to set up the por- cure it back to the roof — this Players Course at Wyboo the church dodge a catastro- table crane, explain a strap rig- time with all four bolts. SEE GOLF, PAGE A6 Kim vows North Korea’s nukes are not on negotiation table

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North by U.S. and South Korean officials, Korean leader Kim Jong Un vowed was a milestone in North Korea’s ef- Wednesday his nation will “demon- forts to develop long-range nuclear- strate its mettle to the U.S.” and never armed missiles. But the North isn’t put its weapons programs up for nego- there yet, and many analysts say it tiations, a day after successfully test- needs more tests to perfect such an ar- ing its first intercontinental ballistic senal. missile. Worry spread in Washington and at The hard line suggests that North the United Nations, where the United Korea will conduct more weapons States, Japan and South Korea re- tests until it perfects nuclear-armed quested an emergency U.N. Security missiles capable of striking anywhere Council session on Wednesday. U.S. in the United States. Analysts say Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Kim’s government believes nuclear the U.S. response would include weapons are key to its own survival “stronger measures to hold the DPRK and could be used to wrest conces- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS sions from the United States. A man walks by a TV screen, showing a local news program reporting about North Ko- Tuesday’s ICBM launch, confirmed SEE NEGOTIATION, PAGE A5 rea’s missile firing, at Seoul Train Station on Wednesday in Seoul, South Korea.

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BY RICK CARPENTER tractor will begin sprigging on July 10, [email protected] and the greens are expected to grow for eight weeks before they are com- Less than three years after the pletely grown and ready for play, ac- owner shuttered the Players Course at cording to Ecker’s statement. Wyboo, a group of local residents have At the same time, another contrac- formed a company to buy the golf tor is restoring and replacing parts of course and open it by Oct. 1. the irrigation system, which had nu- Thirty-four families, merous leaks and breaks. most of whom live in Once completed, the the Wyboo Plantation forward tee boxes will development or Man- have a course length of ning area, purchased 5,000 yards while the shares of ownership back tees will have 6,969 in The Players Course yards. at Wyboo LLC and The management team bought the Ernie Wal- CLARK has hired Grayson Clark lace-designed course, as the course superinten- according to Jeannie Neal, secretary dent. He has been a senior assistant of the LLC board. superintendent at The Cliffs Club at The group finalized the deal in Mountain Park in Marietta. March and has been working to re- The Players Course at Wyboo will store the course after more than two waive initiation fees for the first two years of neglect. RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM months and will then begin charging a According to a statement by Ron Volunteers from Wyboo Plantation and shareholders of The Players Course at Wyboo $1,000 initiation fee. Green fees will Ecker, one of five management team have taken it upon themselves to spruce up the course to get it ready for reopening range from $20 to $40 with carts de- members, volunteers have worked to Oct. 1. Here, Al Colclough volunteers to mow the fairway leading to the 12th hole. pending on seasons. spruce it up by picking up debris, The Players Course at Wyboo is mowing grass on the fairways and the club house. sprig the greens, which involves plant- about 10 miles south of Manning off roughs, trimming trees, clearing Ecker said a contractor has stripped ing stems and roots in spaces that will State Highway 260 South on Players weeds around ponds and renovating and sanded all of the greens and will eventually grow together. The con- Course Drive. Sumter Laundry Paws to Read program at library LOCAL & STATE BRIEFS Dennie Sides FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS & Cleaners brought his therapy dog Sparky, a stan- One Sumter Community acquires Polar dard schnauzer, to the South Sumter Group will not meet Library on Monday The One Sumter Communi- Bear Cleaners morning to help ty Group will not meet Sun- teach children how day; however, the group will FROM STAFF REPORTS to take care of their host its Third-Annual Prayer pets. Sides is with Breakfast on Saturday, Aug. 5, Sumter Laundry & Cleaners the Paws to Read at The Lincoln Center, 26 (SLC), headquartered at 8 N. program, which lets Council St. in Sumter. Sumter St., Sumter, a 97-year- kids read out loud Breakfast will be served at old Sumter company, has ac- to dogs and other 7:30 a.m., and the program will quired another Sumter compa- pets, such as rabbits start at 8 a.m. ny Polar Bear Cleaners (PBC), and cats. Mia Tickets are on sale for $10 or effective June 26. Stukes, 7, was quick $80 for a table for eight. Sumter Laundry & Cleaners to volunteer to Contact Hastie Law Firm at acquired Polar Bear Cleaners’ practice meeting a (803) 774-7776, or call Joshua dry cleaning and laundry busi- dog and walking a Dupree at (803) 795-3600 for ness in exchange for SLC’s dog. tickets or more information. coin-operated laundry busi- ness. PHOTOS BY IVY MOORE / THE Man suing after “The acquisition will allow SUMTER ITEM spending 2 years in jail SLC to specialize in the dry cleaning and laundry business CHARLESTON — A South and the former owners of PBC Carolina man is suing police to specialize in the coin-oper- after he spent two years in jail ated laundry business to bring for a killing that evidence even better quality and cus- shows he did not commit. tomer service to the Sumter The Post and Courier report- market,” according to Sumter ed 49-year-old Eugene Wright Laundry & Cleaners’ business of North Charleston has sued consultant Andrew Smith, the city’s police department As of June 26, SLC operates and four officers accusing four full-service facilities at them of a shoddy investigation the following locations: 8 N. that brought public ridicule Sumter St., across from Pal- and damaged his reputation. metto Health Tuomey; 456 N. Police charged Wright with Guignard Drive, across from Children from the throwing his 1-year-old daugh- Palmetto Plaza; 1087-B Alice Loving Care Daycare ter to the floor in 2014, killing Drive, adjacent to Ward’s Bar- Center watch Mia her. Wright could not afford B-Que; and 1255 Hastings Stukes as she pets bail and was in jail for 25 Drive, near Chick-fil-A. Sparky under the months before authorities re- For additional information, supervision of his covered cellphone records that customers are asked to call master, Dennie proved his alibi. Sumter Laundry & Cleaners at Sides. The child’s baby sitter is (803) 773-3349. now charged in the death. North Charleston city attor- ney Sandy Senn defended the arrest, saying recent technolo- CORRECTION gy improvements allowed in- If you see a statement in error, vestigators to determine contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or Wright could not have commit- [email protected]. ted the crime.

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BY MEG KINNARD been released. tipped off authorities when she rec- The director also said the men had The Associated Press Causey, 46, has now escaped from ognized a customer as one of the fashioned fake heads out of toilet two different prisons in a dozen years. two men being sought by authori- paper and put them in their beds, COLUMBIA — Authorities on He and another inmate, convicted ties. fooling officers at a 7:15 a.m. prison- Wednesday were searching for an in- murderer Johnny Brewer, escaped Both men were returned to prison. er count. After a 9 a.m. count came mate they think has made his second Broad River Correctional Institution Brewer was found two years later, up short, officials did a roll call and escape from a maximum-security in Columbia in 2005 by hiding in a hanging from a bed sheet in his cell. realized the two were missing. South Carolina prison. trash truck. Grilled by state lawmakers about how Causey, 46, was sentenced to life in Officers began searching just before The pair eluded authorities for the escape happened, then-prisons di- prison in 2004 after he was convicted 2 p.m. Wednesday for Jimmy Causey, three days before being apprehend- rector Jon Ozmint blamed budget cut- of holding Columbia attorney Jack an inmate at Lieber Correctional Insti- ed at a motel along busy Interstate backs that had forced his department Swerling and his family at gunpoint in tution, about 90 miles southeast of Co- 95, not far from the prison from to cut 800 security positions, leaving their home. He was first incarcerated lumbia, according to Sommer Sharpe, which Causey escaped on Wednes- some areas, such as the trash compac- in state prison in 1992 on charges in- spokeswoman for the Department of day. A pizza delivery driver told The tor and loading dock, unmonitored by cluding grand larceny, according to Corrections. No other details have Associated Press at the time she officers. online records.

Children enjoy library’s summer activities POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES stolen from a residence in the 30 block of Antrim Brian K. Bailey Sr., 30, of 146 Court on Monday. W. Red Bay Road, was ar- rested on June 10 for al- A recreational vehicle, un- legedly kicking in a door known make and model, and threatening to kill the with University of South victim with a knife while Carolina Gamecock colors in the 10 block of Weath- and stickers and Ocean erly Way on May 12. Bai- Lakes Campground stick- ley is charged with first- ers, valued at $6,000, was degree domestic violence. reportedly stolen while it was parked at a residence Anthony T. Coursey, 49, of in the 400 block of Mikom 3991 Country Lane, and Road between 2 and 9:10 Christine Marie Connor, 37, a.m. on Tuesday. of 2586 S.C. 261 South, Wedgefield, were arrested Approximately $600 in li- on June 28 and charged quor was reportedly sto- with receiving stolen len from a store in the goods valued at $10,000 or 4500 block of Florence more; forgery of a value Highway in Mayesville on less than $10,000; and Tuesday. conspiracy for allegedly Four black 20-inch Mickey possessing and selling Thompson tires valued at stolen goods in November $1,000 and four silver tire 2016. According to a news rims, unknown make, val- release from Sumter ued at $1,500 were report- County Sheriff’s Office, edly stolen from a resi- Coursey and Connor pos- dence in the 10400 block sessed about $23,000 in of Lynches River Road in reportedly stolen items Lynchburg on Tuesday. on Nov. 4 and forged a Bill A gold 2000 Chevrolet Cav- of Sale in the amount of alier valued at $5,000 was $7,000 after selling the reportedly stolen while it items. Coursey and Con- was parked at a residence nor also planned to steal in the 1800 block of Hora- the items and resell them, tio-Hagood Road in Rem- according to the release. bert on Tuesday. Robert L. Stevenson III, 18, A Toshiba laptop valued of 1295 Shoreland Drive, PHOTOS BY CAITLAN WALZER / THE SUMTER ITEM at $1,000, $500 in cash and was arrested on June 20 an LG tablet valued at The Club House Learning Center’s Jordan Rainer spent time sitting and reading a book at Sumter County and charged with mali- Library on June 28. $500 were reportedly sto- cious injury to property len from a night club in for allegedly causing the 500 block of Old Man- $2,000 or less in damage ning Road between 9:30 to the victim’s wooden p.m. on Monday and 8:40 chairs, kitchen door a.m. on Tuesday. panel, front door and a A pink stun gun, unknown kitchen wall using a base- make, valued at $25; a ball bat in the 960 block of black canister of Mace Parsons Lane on May 7. valued at $12; and a Swiss Also, on June 23, Robert- Army knife valued at $20 son was charged with were reportedly stolen first-degree burglary for from a residence in the allegedly kicking in the 2300 block of Brookgreen front door of a residence Road between 11:30 p.m. in the 2200 block of Bob on Monday and 8:15 p.m. White Drive and taking on Tuesday. guns, ammunition and other items valued at $3,295 on June 18. DAMAGED PROPERTY Approximately $2,000 in STOLEN PROPERTY damage was caused to A Panasonic TV, unknown the lining of a pool in the size, valued at $800; a 1000 block of Wellsboro Panasonic radio valued at Court between 3 a.m. on $300; an Acer computer Saturday and midnight on Emmie Mooneyham competed in valued at $350; a PlaySta- Sunday. According to an the library’s Geronimo Stilton tion 3 valued at $300; a incident report from Sum- Scavenger Hunt on June 28. Par- Guitar Hero game valued ter Police Department, a ticipants hunted through news- at $100; a purse, unknown propane heater, unknown papers, books and magazines for brand, valued at $150; and make, valued at $300 was reportedly stolen from the the next clue of the scavenger approximately $500 in jewelry were reportedly residence. hunt.

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Michael Padilla, who was Killeen, Texas, as if trying to healthy, balanced meal re- raised in foster homes and hide. gardless of whether debts are vividly recalls having to “The cash register woman paid on time. sweep and mop the lunch- says to this 4-year-old girl, ver- Elsewhere, the California room to earn meals at an Al- batim, ‘You have no money,’” Senate in May unanimously buquerque public school. said Holt, describing the inci- approved a bill that prevents “It’s shouldn’t be that way,” dent last year. A milk carton schools from denying lunch if Padilla said. “This should not was taken away, and the girl’s a parent or guardian has not have to be a thought for a food was dumped in the trash. paid. child.” “She did not protest, other Thresa Thomas, a Los An- Federal cash subsidies feed than to walk away in tears.” geles Unified School District two out of three students Holt has joined a chorus of AP FILE PHOTO food service worker for stu- statewide — yet meals still go outrage against lunchroom Second-grade students enter a student account code to track lunch dents with severe physical unpaid, school administrators practices that can humiliate purchases at Gonzales Community School in Santa Fe, New Mexico. and learning disabilities, say. children as public school dis- All students are offered the same lunch at Gonzales and other Santa grinds up complimentary “The piece that is really dif- tricts across the United States Fe public schools to avoid any chance of embarrassing students cheese sandwiches in a food ferent in this legislation is rethink how they cope with whose parents may have fallen behind on meal payments. processor to serve through that you cannot turn a child unpaid student lunch debts. feeding tubes to students who away no matter what they The U.S. Agriculture De- tional requirements and up to “There’s no limit to the bad don’t bring lunch and whose owe,” said Nancy Cathey, who partment is requiring dis- 6 percent refuse to serve stu- behavior a school can have. parents have not paid. oversees food services at Las tricts to adopt policies this dents with no money. 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If the United States were to NEGOTIATIONS FROM PAGE A1 hold talks with a North Korea capable of attacking the entire accountable,” using the acro- many analysts that Kim’s gov- U.S. mainland with nuclear nym for the nation’s formal ernment won’t give up its nu- weapons, those negotiations name, the Democratic Peo- clear program because it be- would be similar to “arms re- ple’s Republic of Korea. lieves it guarantee its survival duction talks,” Lim said. In a show of force, U.S. and from outside threats. But once North Korea already has a South Korean troops fired it possesses functioning reliable arsenal of shorter- “deep strike” precision mis- ICBMs, it would also have a range missiles and is thought siles off South Korea’s east stronger bargaining position to have a small number of coast on Wednesday. South and might propose talks with atomic bombs. Some outside Korea’s military later released the United States on reducing civilian experts believe the previously shot video showing those threats, possibly in ex- North has the technology to the test-firing of sophisticated change for freezing but not mount warheads on shorter- South Korean missiles and a dismantling some of its nucle- range Rodong and Scud mis- computer-generated image de- ar or missile activities, the an- siles that can strike South picting a North Korean flag in alysts say. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Korea and Japan, two key U.S. flames with the backdrop of a North Korea might seek a A U.S. MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile is fired during a combined mili- allies where about 80,000 major building in Pyongyang, downsizing or suspension of tary exercise between the U.S. and South Korea against North Korea American troops are sta- North Korea’s capital. joint U.S.-South Korean mili- at an undisclosed location on Wednesday in South Korea. tioned. But it’s unclear if it North Korean state media tary exercises that it views as has mastered the technology on Wednesday described lead- rehearsals for an invasion, or South Korea. The war ended stage provocations or take needed to build an atomic er Kim as “feasting his eyes” the signing of a peace treaty with an armistice, not a peace other dangerous actions to bomb that can fit on a long- on the ICBM, which was said officially ending the 1950-53 treaty, leaving the Korean draw the U.S. into negotia- range missile. to be capable of carrying a Korean War that could be Peninsula technically still in a tions,” said analyst Park Hy- Regional disarmament talks large nuclear warhead, before used as pretext for demanding state of war. eong-jung at South Korea’s on North Korea’s nuclear pro- its launch. “With a broad the withdrawal of the 28,500 “If the U.S. doesn’t accept Korea Institute for National gram have been stalled since smile on his face,” Kim urged American troops currently in talks, North Korea might Unification. 2009. his scientists to “frequently send big and small ‘gift pack- ages’ to the Yankees,” it said, an apparent reference to con- tinuing the stream of nuclear and missile tests Kim has or- dered since taking power in late 2011. 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t’s been hard to focus on back to my passively aggressively con- ticed my husband walking stumbled upon a helpful verse. my daily Bible passage daily reading, front them via local law en- over to the house to speak to “Whoever claims to love with my neighbor’s un- proud that I forcement. the owner. He returned min- God yet hates a brother or sis- I tamed lawn staring back hadn’t cast I could also draw compari- utes later, and I demanded to ter is a liar. For whoever does at me through the early morn- the first sons between my property know what she had to say for not love their brother and sis- ing stillness. Still a little dark, stone. Then, and theirs, creating a plat- herself. ter, whom they have seen, I could make out the leggy as the weeks form of self-righteousness to The single mother had been cannot love God, whom they highway grass stretching its rolled by, the gloat from. At least my yard through a rash of recent have not seen.” (1 John 4:20- upturned arms more than a lawn began isn’t as bad as theirs, I would hardships, some of which 21, NIV) foot from its roots. The area Faith Matters to encroach say to myself, shoring up my might have been avoided had Had I heeded Scripture, I around the base of a poorly JAMIE H. onto the own sense of significance. she made better decisions and might have recognized my own trimmed Bradford pear tree WILSON street, but I could gather the neighbors some of which were unavoid- shortcomings, particularly the was even higher due to a also my sense in an ad hoc meeting to talk able. She was unable to mow very blatant command to “Love crude attempt at mowing sev- of propriety. badly about the unkempt her lawn or hire someone to my neighbor.” (Mark 12:31) eral weeks earlier. The old, The distraction pulled my lawn, winning points by draw- do it for her. My gracious hus- My husband chose the bet- white pick-up parked halfway head up from Scripture more ing attention to my own lawn band volunteered. ter solution by denying him- on the lawn, halfway on the than a few days. I was at one and its absence of derelict ve- It’s easy to condemn when self that which he was enti- street also harbored a patch of the more petty crossroads hicles and jungle-like vegeta- you practice a self-righteous at- tled to and seeing how he of tall grass. in life. tion. titude. It’s easier to jump to con- could love his neighbor. In the To be honest, it didn’t both- Local code enforcement All of these things I could clusions, to lash out and to for- end, his solution opened the er me at first, when the lawn laws dictate that a lawn more do, I thought to myself as I feit loving behavior toward an- door for future ministry. started to get high. Who than 12 inches in height are stared up from my Bible one other person. Had I spent more among us hasn’t neglected the subject to an infraction. Aha! morning. All might give me a time in God’s word each morn- Email Jamie H. Wilson at landscaping every once in a The law is on my side. I could sense of self-righteousness. It ing instead of mentally judging faithmatterssumter@gmail. while? I thought. I would turn call and get them in trouble or was later that day that I no- my neighbor, I might have com. Vatican admits The focus on freedom his week we celebrated In- fore even getting past problems at dependence Day. In the started in life be- United States, we com- cause of family T memorate this day as the backgrounds or ‘pope’s hospital’ day our forefathers adopted the their own personal Declaration of Independence 241 backgrounds. VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican years ago. Just as our secretary of state acknowledged Tues- The Continental Congress de- country in 1776 be- day that there were problems at “the clared that the 13 American colo- Family came a free nation, pope’s hospital” for children in the past, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS nies regarded themselves as a new Encouragement each one of us has but said the new administration is mak- Vatican secretary of State Cardinal Pietro nation, the United States of Ameri- the opportunity to ing a “serious effort to resolve them.” Parolin arrives at an event where the Bam- ca. Our country was no longer a RICHARD become free from Cardinal Pietro Parolin said some of bino Gesu hospital’s annual report will be part of the British Empire; our HOLMES the sin of our past the problems identified by current and released Tuesday at the Vatican. country was free. (Wikipedia.org) and build a new former Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospi- On Sunday as I sat in church listen- life in Jesus tal staff in 2014 were “truly unfound- gery, unsupervised experimental pro- ing to patriotic songs, I was re- Christ. ed.” But for problems that were veri- cedures and facilities that didn’t meet minded of the freedom we can ex- We do not have to be in bondage fied, “there was an attempt, and there medical standards. perience, freedom from sin and our to the sinful ways of this world. We is currently an attempt and serious ef- But a second, three-day Vatican past provided through Jesus Christ. can choose to follow Christ and fort to resolve them,” he said. probe in January 2015 found the hospi- Paul wrote to the Roman church gain freedom from our bondage of Parolin was responding to an Associ- tal was in many ways “best in class.” these words, “But now that you sin. ated Press investigation that found that That team, headed by an American have been set free from sin and We will still be tempted, but as a under its previous 2008-2015 adminis- health care expert, said it had “dis- have become slaves of God, the believer, you now fight the battle tration, the mission of the children’s proved” the findings of the first review benefit you reap leads to holiness, with Christ leading the way; all we hospital had shifted to focus more on and said the Vatican should be proud and the result is eternal life.” (Ro- have to do is follow. Today, may we profits than on its young patients. of its hospital for the quality of care it mans 6:22). be challenged to celebrate the free- A Vatican-commissioned report provided, the staff’s devotion to chil- This is good news for believers. dom found in Jesus. A freedom that reached that conclusion in 2014 after a dren and their families and employees’ We are reminded the old self, that is never ending. three-month investigation into staff sense of pride at working there. of a sinful nature, has been ren- complaints that corners were being The AP corroborated many of the dered powerless so it can no longer Family Encouragement Corner is a cut, safety protocols ignored and chil- first report’s findings through inter- enslave us to sin. What does this weekly inspirational thought from dren put at risk because of pressure to views with more than a dozen current mean to us? Richard Holmes. Holmes serves as a produce. and former Bambino Gesu employees, Just this week I heard someone chaplain at Shaw Air Force Base. The report, authored by an Italian as well as patients, their families and say to a group of people, “Since my The opinions expressed in this arti- cardiologist who interviewed dozens of health officials. The AP reviewed medi- parents are angry drivers I may cle do not express the views of Shaw current and former employees, cited cal records, civil court rulings, hospital end up an angry driver.” Air Force Base or United States Air breaches of accepted medical proto- and Vatican emails, and five years of The person was reminded he or Force. For more information regard- cols. The problems included over- union complaints. she has a choice to be similar to ing Family Encouragement Corner crowding that caused increased infec- The head of the first investigation, their parents or be a positive driver. or to offer your suggestions or com- tion risk, the reuse of disposable however, fully stood by the report he We live in a world where people ments please feel free to email fami- equipment, early awakening from sur- delivered to Parolin, in April 2014. sometimes defeat themselves be- [email protected].

tion.” The sign-in method will sponsored by Youth Link SC. Azalee Williams-Kinard at CHURCH NEWS apply. Contact Deloris Israel at Will be held at the Mt. Zion (803) 236-6451 for tickets. (803) 478-7814 or (803) 460- Enrichment Center. 6547 to list your book(s) of the * Sunday-Wednesday, July Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Min- Bible (five minutes). St. Paul AME Church, 835 Church, 4319 Rowe Drive, Sum- istry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Man- 23-26 — Revival worship cele- Plowden Mill Road, announc- merton, announces: ning, (across from Camp Bob bration at 6 p.m. on Sunday es: Cooper), announces: Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets and 7 nightly Monday- * Sunday, July 16 — The pas- Wednesday. Bishop Terry Mc- * Saturday — Sons of Allen an- tor’s 20th pastoral anniversary * Sundays through Sept. 3 — at Bethesda Church of God, nual breakfast at 9 a.m. 2730 Broad St., announces: Caskill Sr., pastor of Mount will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Outdoor interdenominational Sinai Baptist World Outreach * Sunday — Promotion and William T. Johnson, pastor of worship service will be held at * Saturday — Knitting Hearts Church of Pendleton, will awards program at 10 a.m. Taw Caw Missionary Baptist 9:30 a.m. for those who spend will meet from 10 a.m. until speak. Church, Summerton, will summer weekends at Lake noon. Ed and Patty Garner, of speak. Marion. Check us out on Face- The Outpouring of Lancaster, * Sunday, July 30 — Youth wor- Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, book. Pennsylvania, will speak. ship celebration at 10:45 a.m. 155 Wall St., announces: The Rev. Rossi Ramsay, field Nursery provided. A love offer- * Sunday-Friday, July 14 — Clarendon Ministerial Alliance, representative of Sumter Bap- ing will be received. Knitting Welcome night service for the P.O. Box 811, Manning, an- Friendship Missionary Baptist tist Association, will speak. Hearts is a community-wide, S.C. Baptist Congress of Chris- nounces: Church, 182 S. Pike East, an- multicultural women’s minis- nounces: tian Education will be held at * Saturday, July 15 — Meeting try. Visit knittingheartsminis- St. James AME Church, 180 W. 6 p.m. on Sunday at the at 9 a.m. at McLeod Health * Sunday, July 16 — Usher min- try.wordpress.com Fulton Manning Road, Pine- church. Congress classes will Clarendon Fitness Center istry’s anniversary celebration wood, announces: be held Monday-Friday at classroom, 50 E. Hospital St., at 4 p.m. Sumter High School. Call Dr. Manning. Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist * Sunday — Family and friends * Wednesday-Friday, July 26-28 Church, 207 Reardon St., Man- day at 2 p.m. The Rev. Herman Sammie Simmons at (803) 494- — Revival at 7:30 nightly. ning, announces: Holland will speak. 4940 or the Rev. George Wind- ley Jr. at (803) 775-1462. Community Church of Praise, 562 * Sunday — Church anniversa- S. Pike Road, announces: Greater Mount Pisgah Enrichment ry celebration at 3 p.m. The St. John Baptist Church, 3944 * Sunday — Church anniversa- Center, 609 Miller Road, an- Rev. Major Lloyd of the Faith Brewer Road, Manning, an- Triumph Ministries, 3632 Broad ry celebration at 3:30 p.m. nounces: Center, Manning, will speak. nounces: St. Ext., announces: Bishop Mullins will speak. * Sunday, July 16 — Birthday * Sunday, July 16 — Family and * Thursday-Friday and Sun- celebration for Sister Frances Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 friends day at 3:30 p.m. The day, July 13-14 and 16 — Pro- Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Smalls at 4 p.m. On the pro- W. Bartlette St., announces: Rev. Ronnie Smiling, of phetic revival services at 7 gram: Single Angels, Spiritual nightly Thursday-Friday and 5 Church, 105 Dinkins St., Man- * Sunday — Pastor appreciate Bethesda Missionary Baptist ning, announces: Caravans, The Abrams, K.C. & Church of Sumter, will speak. p.m. Sunday. Speakers: Thurs- Company of Washington, D.C., day celebration at 10 a.m. The day, Apostle Frankie Perry; Fri- * Sunday, July 30 — The sec- The Sensational Brown Broth- Rev. Joseph Johnson Jr. will day, Apostle Michael Ripley; ond annual rainbow tea will be ers of Florence and many speak. St. Mark Missionary Baptist and Sunday, Prophet Toney held at 4 p.m. Speakers: Fati- more. Church, 7650 Summerton High- Fairley. mah Holland, Quadri Bell-Aim- Mount Zion Missionary Baptist way, Silver community, Pine- well, Jakiya Frierson, Whitney wood, announces: Lesaine, William Shaw and Historic Santee AME Church, Church, 325 Fulton St., an- Walker’s Chapel Freewill Baptist Kyndra Johnson. 1045 Dingle Pond Road, Sum- nounces: * Saturday — The play “Love Church, 99 Walter Ave., an- merton, announces: * Saturday, July 15 — Hidden Never Fails” will be presented nounces: * Monday-Friday, July 31-Aug. 4 at Patriot Hall, 135 Hayn- — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. * Sunday, July 16 — Annual Figures: Coding and Robotics * Saturday — Gospel singing One Day Summer Camp for sworth St. Doors open at 5 Aaron Brown, of Unity Baptist Layman Program at 3 p.m. p.m. and the play will begin at at 6 p.m. featuring The Believ- Missionary Church of Cross, consisting of “The 66 Books of girls in third through sixth ers, Burning Bridges and the grades from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., 6 p.m. Tickets are $25 in ad- will speak. the Bible: Genesis to Revela- vance or $30 at the door. Call Rev. Nat and Carleen Brown.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH the potential for mosquitos The Bible asks, “Death, spreading pandemics has got- Where Is Thy Sting?” Now we ten the world health communi- know. ty’s attention. Bill Gates is a tad The documentary “Mosquito” rattled by the prospect. Per- (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-PG) just haps that’s a concern we all might give you nightmares. should share. Narrated by Jeremy Renner, it • The 2010 3-D version of ticks off gruesome statistics “Yogi Bear” (8 p.m., Nickelode- about the little stingers and on) was a critically savaged their role in epidemics that modest hit that did not become have killed millions and infect- a franchise. Like the “Alvin ed billions. Some contend that and the Chipmunks” movies, it half the people who have ever was based on a cartoon popular lived have died from a mosqui- decades before the birth of its to-borne illness. audience, or even their parents. Diseases including Zika, ma- “Yogi” also celebrated a char- laria, West Nile virus, yellow acter type all but written out of fever, chikungunya and dengue modern pop culture. The late- have been around killing peo- sleeping picnic basket thief ple for many years. In the 21st hearkened back to the crafty century, warmer temperatures but shiftless characters and and ubiquitous air travel have sidekicks from the early and enabled these Africa-based dis- mid-20th century. eases to move to Europe and Characters like Jughead North America, where hun- from the “Archie” comics, dreds of millions of people Sluggo in the “Nancy” strip, have little or no immunities to most of the “Little Rascals” SHANE HARVEY / CBS tropical viruses. and Maynard G. Krebs on Mitch (Billy Burke), left, is interrogated by a woman claiming to be his daughter, Clementine (Gracie Dzi- Made with the cooperation of “Dobie Gillis” seemed to sur- enny), in the “Diaspora” episode of “Zoo,” airing at 10 p.m. today on CBS. the Bill and Melinda Gates vive and thrive without dis- Foundation and featuring in- cernible income or family to TONIGHT’S OTHER terviews with Bill Gates, “Mos- support them. HIGHLIGHTS bols” appear on “Battle of the Andy Samberg, Jillian Bell quito” is a curiously beautiful Perhaps Kramer on “Sein- Network Stars” (9 p.m., ABC, TV- and 2 Chainz featuring Trey film, filled with gorgeous close- feld” was the last great • Jane Lynch hosts “Holly- PG). Songz & Ty Dolla $ign appear ups of blood-sucking parasites scrounge artist of his kind. He wood Game Night” (8 p.m., NBC, • Attacks in New York and on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 as well as their breeding was funny and likable despite TV-14). Portland show similar pat- p.m., ABC, r) * Hayden Panet- grounds. (and perhaps because of) his • Jamie Foxx hosts “Beat terns on “Zoo” (10 p.m., CBS, tiere, Shirley MacLaine and Graphics inform us of the lack of social standing, materi- Shazam” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG). TV-14). Myq Kaplan appear on “The unique properties that make al wherewithal and an allergy • The architects make cuts on • Jordan and Cain find equi- Late Late Show With James Cor- mosquitos ideal for transmit- to gainful employment. “Boy Band” (8 p.m., ABC, TV- librium on “The Night Shift” (10 den” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r). ting viruses. In the end, it all In the gentrified 21st century, PG). p.m., NBC, TV-14). comes down to saliva. In addi- even our fictions and fantasies • Howie Mandel Hosts “All- tion to literally “sawing” their have evicted the lovably unam- Star Comedy Gala” (8 p.m., CW, r, CULT CHOICE way into your skin and drink- bitious. There’s little room for TV-PG). LATE NIGHT Cary Elwes, Robin Wright ing your blood, mosquitos use artful survivors like Yogi Bear. • Scarlett encounters Mack- Chelsea Handler, Scott East- and Mandy Patinkin star in their own spit as an anti-coagu- It’s a little sad that Jughead enzie on “Nashville” (9 p.m., wood and the Regrettes appear the 1987 fantasy “The Princess lant, and that’s what spreads (Cole Sprouse) on the CW’s CMT, TV-PG). on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Bride” (8 p.m. and 10 p.m., disease, one bite at a time. moody “Riverdale” is a bitter • Andy Cohen hosts “Love Trevor Noah, Ilana Glazer and AMC). Size-wise, it’s difficult to blogger and the tale’s narrator. Connection” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV- Sam Richardson are booked think of anything less signifi- I liked him better when he was 14). on “The Late Show With Stephen Copyright 2017 cant than mosquito spit. 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Brent Budowsky writing at greater appeal to Republicans Orwell in fact could be quite with lives at stake?” As the U.S. military com- TheHill.com, June 29, offers who will vote in 2020 prima- critical of journalists. . . . He Well, it looks as though we mander on the Korean Pen- the idea of “Joe Scarborough ries. criticized quote “the all-pre- may be about to find out. insula said Tuesday in a in ’20: He served in the House Scarborough is a serious vailing schizophrenia of dem- On Tuesday, North Korea joint statement with his of Representatives as a Repub- man. He served in the House ocratic societies, the lies that launched what appears to be South Korean counterpart, lican and conservative.” of Representatives as a Re- have to be told for vote catch- its first genuine interconti- “Self restraint, which is a publican and conservative ing purposes” and “the distor- nental ballistic missile. choice, is all that separates Watching the latest vulgar and has a body of knowledge tions of the press.” Though it landed off the coast armistice and war.” Can and sexist outburst of Donald and experience that far sur- But it was a cautionary tale of Japan, it was launched on a President Trump exercise Trump, who temporarily oc- passes any understanding of — noting that the Axis powers high arc that American ana- that restraint? What happens cupies the Oval Office and has policy and issues that Trump in World War II “lost the war lysts say indicates it has the when in a moment of anger now turned his foul mouth will ever possess. quite largely because their capability to reach the United he suggests a military against Mika Brzezinski, let • • • rulers were unable to see facts States (Alaska, at least). This strike? Will his saner advis- me suggest an idea that is of- CNN’s Jake Tapper speak- which were plain to any dis- is an outcome national securi- ers be able to rein in his fered very seriously. . . . ing at the Los Angeles Press passionate eye. To see what is ty experts have worried and worst impulses? Joe Scarborough, who is a Club, June 25: in front of one’s nose needs a warned about for some time, How important will it be for serious and principled conser- constant struggle.” and one that Trump himself Trump to save face and look vative even if he makes too On this day in 1903, a future • • • pledged would never happen strong? Given his thin skin, many snide comments about journalist named Eric Blair The Washington Post’s Paul under his watch. We could be how much of an impact will liberals from the upper East was born, better known as Waldman writes, “President headed for a military crisis personal attacks from Kim Side and Georgetown, should George Orwell. Reading Gar- Trump may be about to face with the potential to cost and criticisms at home have enter the GOP primaries and rison Keillor’s sublime Writ- his first full-blown interna- thousands or even millions of on his decision-making? How run against Trump in the 2020 ers Almanac today I was re- tional crisis.” lives, the outcome depending will he react when faced with presidential campaigns. minded of the quote “In a on Trump’s strategic thinking a choice between two bad op- While the thought of former time of universal deceit, tell- On the many occasions over and good judgment. tions? president Trump someday ing the truth is a revolution- the past five months where It’s hard to tell what kind of This isn’t a full-blown crisis glued to the television watch- ary act.” President Trump demonstrat- “heavy move” Trump thinks yet. But it could become one, ing CNN and MSNBC and What a fantastic quote and ed his deep ignorance, his China might put on North and for the first time Trump then writing angry vulgar how appropriate for this eve- alarming impulsiveness, his Korea, and I doubt he knows will be truly tested. He hasn’t tweets about future president ning, and this era. bottomless need for praise or himself. The unfortunate fact done a lot to inspire confi- Joe Scarborough and his first Except then I did some re- his tendency to lash out when is that we have no good op- dence so far. lady Mika has its own appeal, search to prepare for this criticized, one common re- tions here. We can threaten a • • • the idea of a principled con- speech and I learned that ac- sponse has been to ask, “What strike against North Korea, Notable & Quotable is com- servative replacing by suc- cording to Quote Investigator, happens when he faces a gen- but the result of that would be piled by Graham Osteen. Con- ceeding an unprincipled vul- Orwell never actually said uine crisis, with the need to massive casualties in South tact him at graham@theitem. garian should have even this. . . . make difficult decisions and Korea. com.

GUEST COMMENTARY State schools can’t keep teachers, and USC wants to help

BY JON PEDERSEN cent, we could save than 65 percent of all teachers hired fessions that have been subjugated to districts nearly $6 came from “traditional” pathways, the “anyone with a degree can do this” t the University of South million annually. whereas PACE (South Carolina’s state- mentality. Carolina’s College of Educa- How do we increase run alternative pathway), ABCTE (a And those who seek alternative cer- tion, we are committed to retention? Teacher private nonprofit entity that the state tification typically leave the profession A recruiting and educating a support is key. Here has authorized to certify teachers) and earlier and in higher numbers than cadre of future teachers, but recruit- at USC, we are imple- Teach for America in total account for those in traditional teacher education ing is only a small part of the remedy menting a three-year about 8 percent of teachers hired. The programs, exacerbating our retention for the state’s severe teacher shortage. Jon induction program to rest came from other states or coun- problems. The key to success is retention. help new teachers tries or were inactive teachers return- If we are going to address the teach- Last year, 6,482 S.C. teachers did not Pedersen through those often ing to teaching. er shortage, we must focus equally on return to their classroom, according difficult first years of One question I frequently hear is, recruitment and retention efforts, and to the S.C. Center for Educator Re- teaching. Simply put, we are commit- “Why isn’t someone with a content de- we must include both traditional and cruitment, Retention and Advance- ted to supporting teachers and in- gree qualified to teach in the public alternative routes that embody rigor- ment, and that number is rising each creasing the likelihood they will stay schools?” ous standards for teacher preparation. year. in their classrooms. This question focuses on creating Our college is committed to looking to Even when teachers leave one We also need to do more to change quicker, less rigorous pathways so other states, such as Kentucky, whose school and join another, the impact on the conversation about the teaching more individuals can qualify and fill universities are creating alternative those schools and their students is im- profession. It’s easy to find criticisms our classrooms. This is not a solution, pathways that are substantial and of mense: student learning losses in of public education and teachers. Why as many alternative, fast-track ap- high quality, and working with our many cases are never recovered. would anyone aspire to become a proaches simply deprofessionalize colleagues across the state to create Additionally, teacher turnover costs teacher when there is so little respect teaching by emphasizing that a degree similar opportunities. S.C. school districts $23 million each for the profession? and a passion for children is all that is If we continue to attempt to go it year, according to the National Com- We need to do more to encourage needed. alone, our progress will be minimal. It mission on Teaching and America’s those in the profession to stay and to Indeed, it’s hard for me to believe is only through joint efforts that we Future. inspire the best and brightest to that intelligent, well-meaning individ- will be able to recruit and retain the This includes recruiting, hiring and choose teaching. This ultimately will uals would be willing to short change teachers we need for all schools and training a new teacher but does not in- include raising teacher salaries. our youth with teachers who lack the all children in South Carolina. clude district-level costs or other hid- Some have suggested that we can knowledge, skills and dispositions den expenses. If we could reduce the solve our shortage with more alterna- needed to be effective, culturally com- Dr. Pedersen is dean of the USC College number of teachers leaving their cur- tive pathways to teacher certification. petent educators. of Education; contact him at pedersje@ rent teaching positions by just 25 per- Last year in South Carolina, more I am hard-pressed to find other pro- mailbox.sc.edu. A10 | THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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YOUTH BASEBALL Defense key in Sumter American’s run to state tournament

BY DENNIS BRUNSON “The first two days we prac- at 9 a.m. against Greer. If ters in the opposing batting [email protected] ticed we didn’t even pick up Sumter wins that game it will order is just as important. the bats,” Gordon said. “We play again on Saturday at 5 “If you can retire the lead- When the Sumter American just worked on our defense; p.m. against the winner of the off batter or the cleanup hit- 7-8 year-old coaches pitch all- we tried people at different game between Lexington ter, catch a fly ball or throw star baseball team came to- positions to see who fit where. American and Hartsville them out and put them in the gether to prepare for the Dis- “It was a big part of empha- Northern. dugout, that really can take a trict 9 AA tournament, head sis for me. We told the team Should it lose the opening lot out of the other team. coach Daniel Gordon and his our defense was going to pull game Sumter American J.D. Rowe plays first base staff felt they had a very good us through.” things go in the state tourna- would play an elimination for Sumter American Peyton hitting team up and down the Defense certainly pulled ment, which begins on Satur- game on Sunday at 3 p.m. Gilley mans second, Jack Gor- batting order. Sumter American through the day at Ball Park Road Recre- Gordon said limiting errors don is the shortstop and Tyler So the focus turned to de- district tournament as it went ation Complex in Lexington. is obviously important, but fense. 4-0. Now it gets to see how Sumter American will play being able to retire key bat- SEE AMERICAN, PAGE B3

LEGION BASEBALL PLAYOFFS AUTO RACING Stenhouse surges Better late than never for rebuilt Roush Fenway Racing

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — When Ricky Stenhouse Jr. first made the switch from sprint cars to stock cars, he wrecked an awful lot of Jack Roush’s inven- tory. It got so bad that Roush had to sit Stenhouse down in an at- tempt to rein him in a little bit. The patience Roush showed Sten- house while re- building his organi- zation — once STENHOUSE among the top in NASCAR — paid off Saturday night when Sten- house won for the second time this season. His victory at Dayto- na International Speedway was his second in two months. He had gone 155 Cup races before getting to victory lane. Roush wasn’t at Daytona to celebrate with Stenhouse, though. He took the holiday weekend off and was on vacation with his granddaughter. “We believe we’re on the right track, and you always want more, RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM but we’re pretty excited about the Sumter’s Caleb Larrimore (6) scores the first run of the game as Murrells Inlet catcher Kevin Fries lunges to try to get the out during direction we’re headed, and that’s the P-15’s 11-1 victory on Wednesday in the opening game of a first-round American Legion state playoff series at Riley Park. a testament to Jack Roush and what he’s set up,” Roush Fenway Racing president Steve Newmark P-15’s not deterred by delayed start as Todd fans 14 Murrells Inlet batters in 11-1 victory said. “Jack is on vacation taking his granddaughter out to see BY EDDIE LITAKER AMERICAN LEGION PLAYOFFS 14 strikeouts. Mount Rushmore, and it’s some- Special to The Sumter Item After Todd struck out two in setting thing we’ve encouraged him to do WEDNESDAY Post 178 down in order in the top of because what Jack has done over Sumter 11, Murrells Inlet 1 A Wednesday playoff doubleheader Manning-Santee at Horry the first, the P-15’s pushed across a the last year is really empowered at Riley Park resulted in a much later run on two hits in their half of the in- a group of individuals to try to TODAY start for the American Legion baseball Sumter at Murrells Inlet, 7 p.m. ning. Caleb Larrimore laced a 1-out run the company on a day-to-day state playoff series opener between Horry at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. double to left, took third on a Dawson basis. Sumter and Murrels Inlet. FRIDAY Price single to left and came home on “This is probably Jack’s First pitch for the Seniors came at Murrells Inlet at Sumter, 7 p.m. a Rylan Williamson sacrifice fly. Price proudest moment because this 8:20 as the Sumter Juniors’ 7-inning, Manning-Santee at Horry, 7 p.m. stole second without a throw with Lar- was a race that he wasn’t at, and 2-0 win over McBee extended past two SATURDAY rimore at third and took third on Wil- we were still able to implement Sumter at Murrells Inlet, 7 p.m. (if necessary) hours. However, the delay did little to Horry at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. (if necessary) liamson’s fly, but was stranded as Joey everything that he’s taught us deter the P-15’s as starting pitcher La- Pereira popped out to shortstop. and go out there and get him in SUNDAY than Todd was dominant on the Murrells Inlet at Sumter, 7 p.m. (if necessary) Todd struck out the side in the sec- victory lane.” mound and got plenty of offensive Manning-Santee at Horry, 7 p.m. (if necessary) ond, giving him five strikeouts among There’s no denying that Sten- support in their 11-1 victory. MI’s first six outs, before Sumter house, who turns 30 in October, Sumter leads the best-of-5 series top of the sixth, his second time ac- opened the bottom of the second with has been an integral part of 1-0. The second game will be played complishing that feat, to run his a Ryan Touchberry single to left. An- Roush’s turnaround. He’s in his today at the Socastee High School strikeout total to 13, as Post 178 was drew Twitty was hit by a Nick Bray fifth full season and wasn’t pro- baseball field in Myrtle Beach begin- hitless at that point. However, MI did moted to the Cup level until ning at 7 p.m. get three hits in the seventh to push Todd held struck out the side in the across the run as Todd finished with SEE SUMTER, PAGE B4 SEE STENHOUSE, PAGE B3

WIMBLEDON Brengle upsets 2-time women’s champ Kvitova

BY HOWARD FENDRICH This, instead, is all the debut in 2015, she lost to The Associated Press 27-year-old from Dover, Venus Williams 6-0, 6-0. Delaware, was focused “So, like, that’s always LONDON — Madison on as she began playing in my head when I’m out Brengle knew, of course, Kvitova on Wednesday here,” Brengle said, point- that her opponent, Petra evening on Court No. 2: ing a finger at her right Kvitova, was a 2-time Please just let me win a temple. “It’s like, ‘Oh, my Wimbledon champion game. The 95th-ranked goodness, don’t do that and a popular pick to Brengle did just that — ever again!’ That was re- win the title again this and much, much more, ally tough for me.” year. stunning the 11th-seeded Turned out, she didn’t Brengle also was Kvitova 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 to need to stress about a aware, of course, that reach the third round at shutout for too long: she herself never had Wimbledon. Brengle broke the strong- won so much as one The reason for Bren- serving Kvitova to take THE ASSOCIATED PRESS main-draw match at the gle’s preoccupation with the very first game. Madison Brengle returns to Petra Kvitova during her 6-3, 1-6, 6-2 second-round All England Club until taking merely a single Wimbledon victory on Wednesday in London. this week. game? In her Wimbledon SEE BRENGLE, PAGE B2 B2 | THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

Baltimore at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. NBA FREE AGENCY SCOREBOARD San Francisco at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Miami at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. TV, RADIO Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. TODAY 5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European TODAY’S GAMES PGA Tour Irish Open First Round from San Francisco (Cueto 6-7) at Detroit Londonberry, Northern Ireland (GOLF). (Sanchez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. 7 a.m. – Professional Tennis Wimble- Miami (Koehler 1-3) at St. Louis don Men’s and Women’s Second- (Wacha 5-3), 1:45 p.m. Round Matches from London (ESPN). Milwaukee (Davies 9-4) at Chicago 8 a.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer Cubs (Montgomery 1-5), 2:20 p.m. League Seventh-Place Game from Or- Cincinnati (Romano 0-1) at Colorado lando, Fla. (NBA TV). (Chatwood 6-9), 3:10 p.m. 8 a.m. – International Cycling: Tour de Pittsburgh (Kuhl 2-6) at Philadelphia France Stage Six from Troyes’, France (Hellickson 5-5), 6:05 p.m. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Atlanta (Foltynewicz 6-5) at Washing- 10 a.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Sum- ton (Gonzalez 7-3), 7:05 p.m. mer League Fifth-Place Game from San Diego (Lamet 3-2) at Cleveland Orlando, Fla. (NBA TV). (Tomlin 4-9), 7:10 p.m. Noon – Professional Tennis Wimble- Arizona (Ray 8-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Hill don Men’s and Women’s Second- 5-4), 10:10 p.m. Round Matches from London (ESPN). Noon – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer FRIDAY’S GAMES League Third-Place Game from Or- Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. lando, Fla. (NBA TV). San Diego at Philadelphia, 6:35 p.m. 12:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Tour LECOM Health Challenge First Milwaukee at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Round from Findley Lake, N.Y. (GOLF). N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Mil- Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 8:40 waukee at Chicago Cubs or Cincin- p.m. nati at Colorado (MLB NETWORK). Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. 2 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer Kansas City at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. League Championship Game from Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Orlando, Fla. (NBA TV). 2 p.m. – Track and Field: IAAF Dia- mond League Meet from Lausanne, TENNIS Switzerland – Athletissima (NBC By The Associated Press SPORTS NETWORK). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: The Greenbrier WIMBLEDON RESULTS Classic First Round from White Sul- Wednesday phur Springs, W.Va. (GOLF). At The All England Lawn Tennis & Cro- 5 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping quet Club World Truck Series Buckle Up In Your London Truck 225 Pole Qualifying from Spar- Purse: $41.1 million (Grand Slam) ta, Ky. (FOX SPORTS 1). Surface: Grass-Outdoor 6 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Thornberry Creek Singles LPGA Classic First Round from Onei- Men da, Wis. (GOLF). First Round 6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Se- Paolo Lorenzi (32), Italy, def. Horacio ries Alsco 300 Practice from Sparta, Zeballos, Argentina, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 7-6 (8), Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7-5. 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk Second Round (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). Roberto Bautista Agut (18), Spain, def. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Peter Gojowczyk, Germany, 6-2, 6-1, State Playoffs First-Round Series 3-6, 6-3. Former Utah forward Gordon Hayward (20) signing with Boston on Tuesday was the last big domi- Game Two – Sumter at Murrells Inlet Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (12), France, def. no to fall in the NBA free agency period, but there are still plenty of deals left to be done. (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-1, 7-5, 6-2. WWHM-AM 1290). Sam Querrey (24), United States, def. 7 p.m. – International Softball: World Cup Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 6-4, 4-6, of Softball XII Game from Oklahoma City 6-3, 6-3. – United States vs. Canada (ESPN). Gilles Muller (16), Luxembourg, def. 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: At- Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-7 lanta at Washington (FOX SPORTS (7), 4-6, 6-3, 9-7. SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB- Biggest moves made, but Aljaz Bedene, Britain, def. Damir FM 102.7). Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-3, 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Bos- 3-6, 6-3, 6-3. ton at Tampa Bay or Houston at To- Kei Nishikori (9), Japan, def. Sergiy ronto (MLB NETWORK). Stakhovsky, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-1, 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer 7-6 (6). League Game from Salt Lake City – Fabio Fognini (28), Italy, def. Jiri Vesely, Philadelphia vs. San Antonio (NBA TV). some deals yet to be done Czech Republic, 7-6 (3), 6-4, 6-2. 7:30 p.m. – CFL Football: British Colum- Karen Khachanov (30), Russia, def. bia at Montreal (ESPNEWS). Thiago Monteiro, Brazil, 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 BY BRIAN MAHONEY 7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping (3), 7-5. Kyle Lowry can sign the Sabonis to Indiana in the World Truck Series Buckle Up In Your Ruben Bemelmans, Belgium, def. Dani- The Associated Press deals they agreed to with deal to get Paul George, and Truck 225 from Sparta, Ky. (FOX il Medvedev, Russia, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 2-6, SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 6-3. their teams. when Taj Gibson left for 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Los Ange- Marin Cilic (7), Croatia, def. Florian The biggest remaining Hayward was perhaps the Minnesota. les at Minnesota (ESPN2). Mayer, Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-4, 7-5. 8 p.m. – USL Soccer: Cincinnati at Steve Johnson (26), United States, def. domino wobbled in the af- top free agent to change ad- Derrick Rose and Rudy Tampa Bay (ESPNU). Radu Albot, Moldova, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3. ternoon and finally fell in dresses, his decision coming Gay are still on the market, 9 p.m. – Track and Field: Track Town Kevin Anderson, South Africa, def. An- Summer Series from New York (ESPN). dreas Seppi, Italy, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-3. the evening. in an essay on The Players’ though both are coming off 9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer Andy Murray (1), Britain, def. Dustin League Game from Salt Lake City – Brown, Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. When Gordon Hayward Tribune after it had been re- knee injuries. Rajon Rondo Boston vs. Utah (NBA TV). Jerzy Janowicz, Poland, def. Lucas announced he was joining ported earlier in the day by also remains available for Pouille (14), France, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-1. the Boston Celtics, it ESPN but denied at the time teams seeking a point MLB STANDINGS Benoit Paire, France, def. Pierre-Hu- wrapped up the decisions of by his agent. Just like Du- guard, and restricted free By The Associated Press gues Herbert, France, 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-4. Rafael Nadal (4), Spain, def. Donald players at the top of this rant’s move from Oklahoma agents Kentavious Caldwell- AMERICAN LEAGUE Young, United States, 6-4, 6-2, 7-5. summer’s NBA free agent City to Golden State, the Pope and Andre Roberson EAST DIVISION Women Second Round board. The biggest moves word came on the Fourth of are strong wing defenders. W L Pct GB Heather Watson, Britain, def. Anasta- have been made, but there is July. Miami could try to keep Boston 49 35 .583 — sija Sevastova (18), Latvia, 6-0, 6-4. New York 44 39 .530 4½ Dominika Cibulkova (8), Slovakia, def. more dealing to be done. The Jazz lost a player Dion Waiters and James Tampa Bay 44 42 .512 6 Jennifer Brady, United States, 6-4, 6-4. The Utah Jazz need to fig- Sunday even before Hay- Johnson now that Hayward Baltimore 40 43 .482 8½ Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, def. Elena Toronto 39 45 .464 10 Vesnina (15), Russia, 6-3, 6-3. ure out how to move on ward’s decision when won’t be coming, and more CENTRAL DIVISION Ana Konjuh (27), Croatia, def. Irina-Ca- after losing their leading George Hill decided to join teams will flirt with the re- W L Pct GB melia Begu, Romania, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-3. Cleveland 44 38 .537 — Maria Sakkari, Greece, def. Kristyna Plis- scorer and another starter Sacramento — though it ap- maining players who Kansas City 43 40 .518 1½ kova, Czech Republic, 6-7 (6), 6-4, 6-4. Tuesday. peared the point guard wouldn’t command much Minnesota 43 40 .518 1½ Johanna Konta (6), Britain, def. Donna Detroit 37 45 .451 7 Vekic, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 10-8. The Cleveland Cavaliers wouldn’t be back once Utah money — or even Carmelo Chicago 37 47 .440 8 Naomi Osaka, Japan, def. Barbora Stry- could ponder whether they acquired Ricky Rubio in a Anthony, if he were to be- WEST DIVISION cova (22), Czech Republic, 6-1, 0-6, 6-4. Venus Williams (10), United States, need another move to coun- trade with Minnesota. That come available in New York. W L Pct GB def. Wang Qiang, China, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1. Houston 57 27 .679 — Elina Svitolina (4), Ukraine, def. Franc- ter a fortified Boston team three-year, $57 million deal Hayward’s four-year deal Los Angeles 43 45 .489 16 esca Schiavone, Italy, 6-3, 6-0. that finished ahead of them was one of two additions worth about $128 million Seattle 41 44 .482 16½ Carina Witthoeft, Germany, def. Aryna Texas 40 44 .476 17 Sabalenka, Belarus, 7-6 (5), 3-6, 6-3. in the regular season. made Sunday by the Kings, halted the run of Western Oakland 37 48 .435 20½ Madison Brengle, United States, def. The Miami Heat, the who also got Zach Randolph Conference teams loading Petra Kvitova (11), Czech Republic, 6-3, TUESDAY’S GAMES 1-6, 6-2. other team that fell short in to leave Memphis for his up all summer, often at the Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Caroline Garcia (21), France, def. Ana the Hayward chase, can former coach, Dave Joerger, expense of the weaker East. Detroit 5, San Francisco 3 Bogdan, Romania, 6-4, 6-3. Minnesota 5, L.A. Angels 4 Simona Halep (2), Romania, def. Beat- shop elsewhere with the with a $24 million, two-year The trades of George and Tampa Bay 6, Chicago Cubs 5 riz Haddad Maia, Brazil, 7-5, 6-3. cash they freed up by finally agreement. Jimmy Butler, who went Oakland 7, Chicago White Sox 6 Camila Giorgi, Italy, def. Madison Keys Milwaukee 6, Baltimore 2 (17), United States, 6-4, 6-7 (10), 6-1. waiving Chris Bosh. Also on Sunday, Patrick from Chicago to Minnesota, Kansas City 7, Seattle 3 Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia (13), def. Fran- There aren’t any fran- Patterson agreed to a three- may have sent two 2017 San Diego 1, Cleveland 0 coise Abanda, Canada, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Houston 16, Atlanta 4 Peng Shuai, China, def. Carla Suarez chise-altering players left as year, $16.4 million contract playoff teams into the lot- Boston 11, Texas 4 Navarro (25), Spain, 6-2, 6-2. the NBA heads toward the to leave Toronto for Oklaho- tery. WEDNESDAY’S GAMES end of the moratorium ma City, where he can in- So Hayward’s decision Toronto 7, N.Y. Yankees 6 Chicago Cubs 7, Tampa Bay 3 TRANSACTIONS Thursday, when stars such herit one of the forward definitely shook things up. Oakland 7, Chicago White Sox 4 By The Associated Press as Kevin Durant, Stephen spots that opened when the The question now is: How Baltimore at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. BASEBALL Curry, Blake Griffin and Thunder traded Domantas will teams respond? San Francisco at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. American League Houston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned Boston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. RHP Tyler Wilson to Norfolk (IL). L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Placed RHP Chris Tillman on the pa- Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. ternity list. Reinstated LHP Zach Brit- ton from the 60-day DL. Recalled LHP TODAY’S GAMES Jayson Aquino from Norfolk. Trans- first and last sets combined, San Francisco (Cueto 6-7) at Detroit ferred INF Ryan Flaherty to the 60- BRENGLE FROM PAGE B1 (Sanchez 0-0), 1:10 p.m. day DL. Kvitova made 45 unforced Houston (McCullers 7-1) at Toronto LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP “As long as I got on the in that hand — clenching it errors to 11 for Brengle. (Liriano 4-4), 7:07 p.m. Huston Street on the 10-day DL, retro- Boston (Sale 11-3) at Tampa Bay active to July 3. Recalled RHP Eduardo board to start, then I could for a celebratory fist pump Kvitova was one of a (Faria 3-0), 7:10 p.m. Paredes from Salt Lake City (PCL). relax,” Brengle said with a remains difficult — Kvitova half-dozen seeded women San Diego (Lamet 3-2) at Cleveland MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed LHP (Tomlin 4-9), 7:10 p.m. Hector Santiago on the 10-day DL, smile, “because, trust me, returned at the French to lose on Day 3, a group Baltimore (Bundy 8-7) at Minnesota retroactive to July 3. Recalled RHP an ‘O-and-O’ stays with (Berrios 7-2), 8:10 p.m. Alan Busenitz from Rochester (IL). Open in May, losing in the that also included No. 15 Oakland (Blackburn 0-0) at Seattle NEW YORK YANKEES — Signed INF Ji- you.” second round there. But Elina Vesnina (beaten by (Gaviglio 3-3), 10:10 p.m. Man Choi to a major league contract and selected him to the 25-man roster. Now she’ll have this victo- then she won a grass-court new mom Victoria Azaren- FRIDAY’S GAMES National League ry to cherish, along with an- title at Birmingham in June. ka, a former No. 1 and two- Milwaukee at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. NEW YORK METS — Traded INF Milton Houston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Ramos to the Baltimore Orioles in other one from this year “I feel just really empty time Australian Open Boston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. exchange for International Signing that also holds some signifi- right now. I know my body; champion), No. 17 Madison Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Bonus Pool space. L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. cance: Brengle beat Serena it’s not great. But mentally Keys, No. 18 Anastasija Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. BASKETBALL Williams at a tuneup tour- I’m really glad that it’s over. Sevastova, No. 22 Barbora Chicago White Sox at Colorado, 8:40 National Basketball Association p.m. CHICAGO BULLS — Signed F Lauri nament at Auckland, New I mean, it was kind of a Strycova and No. 25 Carla Kansas City at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Markkanen. Zealand, back on Jan. 4. fairy tale, but on the other Suarez Navarro. Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Agreed to terms with G Nick Young on a one- Williams went on to win the hand, it was very tough,” The action was much NATIONAL LEAGUE year contract. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed F Australian Open later that she said. “I just need to look more straightforward in the EAST DIVISION Mike Young to a two-way contract. month and hasn’t played forward and look to the fu- men’s draw, with straight- W L Pct GB Washington 50 34 .595 — since — she is pregnant and ture.” set victories by defending Atlanta 40 42 .488 9 WNBA STANDINGS taking at least the rest of Kvitova said she felt ill champion Andy Murray New York 38 45 .458 11½ Miami 37 45 .451 12 By The Associated Press this year off — so Brengle Wednesday, and she was vis- and Rafael Nadal, who has Philadelphia 28 54 .341 21 EASTERN CONFERENCE is, for the moment, the last ited by a trainer in the third won the last 26 Grand Slam CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB woman to defeat the 23-time set. sets he has played. W L Pct GB Washington 10 6 .625 — Milwaukee 46 40 .535 — Connecticut 8 7 .533 1½ Grand Slam champion. The temperature soared For Keys, the 6-4, 6-7 (10), Chicago 42 42 .500 3 New York 7 7 .500 2 “That’s my thing,” Bren- toward 85 degrees (near 30 6-1 exit in the second round St. Louis 40 43 .482 4½ Atlanta 6 7 .462 2½ Pittsburgh 38 46 .452 7 Indiana 7 8 .467 2½ gle said, holding up a fist Celsius) after being in the against 86th-ranked Camila Cincinnati 36 47 .434 8½ Chicago 3 12 .200 6½ and laughing. “I’m going to low 70s (20s Celsius) the Giorgi of Italy was the WEST DIVISION WESTERN CONFERENCE hold on to that one forever.” prior two days. American’s earliest in five W L Pct GB W L Pct GB Los Angeles 56 29 .659 — Minnesota 12 1 .923 — Kvitova, who won Wim- “When the match (got) appearances at the All Eng- Arizona 52 32 .619 3½ Los Angeles 12 3 .800 1 bledon in 2011 and 2014, had longer and longer, I felt a lit- land Club. Colorado 49 37 .570 7½ Phoenix 7 6 .538 5 San Diego 35 48 .422 20 Dallas 8 9 .471 6 been favored by some Brit- tle bit sick and tired. So I “The whole time, I was San Francisco 33 52 .388 23 Seattle 7 8 .467 6 ish bookmakers to lift the couldn’t really move. I was just kind of waiting for her TUESDAY’S GAMES San Antonio 1 14 .067 12 trophy at fortnight’s end, so slow,” she said. “I felt level to drop and it never re- Washington 11, N.Y. Mets 4 TUESDAY’S GAMES despite competing in only like, I don’t know, like an ally did,” said Keys, who re- Detroit 5, San Francisco 3 No games scheduled Miami 5, St. Louis 2 her third tournament of her animal. But a very slow ani- cently had a second surgery Tampa Bay 6, Chicago Cubs 5 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES comeback. She was attacked mal.” on her left wrist to remove Pittsburgh 3, Philadelphia 0 Connecticut at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Milwaukee 6, Baltimore 2 Atlanta at Dallas, 8 p.m. by a knife-wielding intruder Brengle took advantage scar tissue from the original San Diego 1, Cleveland 0 Washington at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Houston 16, Atlanta 4 at her home in the Czech by playing plenty of slices procedure in October. “It Cincinnati 8, Colorado 1 TODAY’S GAMES Republic in December and and changing speeds and kind of just away from me L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3 Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. needed surgery on her left angles. She was out-hit by a really quickly and, not hav- New York at Seattle, 10 p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAMES hand, the one she uses to wide margin in the second ing a lot of matches under Chicago Cubs 7, Tampa Bay 3 FRIDAY’S GAMES hold a racket. set, but her steadier play in my belt, it was tough to get N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Still without full strength the third was enough. In the it all back.” THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 | B3

NASCAR NOTEBOOK SPORTS ITEMS Truex Jr. tries to dig into points gap Betances falters

BY NASCAR WIRE SERVICE Quaker State 400 (7:30 p.m. In six career starts at He dominated the NAS- on NBC Sports Network). Kentucky, Truex claims CAR Camping World as Blue Jays rally SPARTA, Ky. — A 1.5- “We’ve hit an unlucky three top-10 finishes. He Truck Series with a Suno- mile track is coming at streak the past two weeks led 46 laps and finished co Rookie record seven the perfect time for Mar- and that’s going to happen 10th in last year’s race. wins last year. tin Truex Jr. in a 36-race schedule,” “I have some good runs Still, very few foresaw past Yankees 7-6 After reeling off five Truex said. “But we’re at Kentucky Speedway,” how quickly he’d adapt in consecutive top-six finish- feeling good about Ken- said Truex, who has two his first season in the se- NEW YORK — Dellin Betances forced es, Truex has tucky. We sure like the wins, five top-five and 11 ries where names are in the go-ahead run with four walks in produced mile-and-a-half tracks top-10 finishes this sea- made. Byron has elevated the eighth inning, and the Toronto Blue showings of and I felt we had a good son. “Like any racetrack, his performance as the Jays beat the New York Yankees 7-6 37th and 34th chance of winning there you have to find the right 2017 campaign hit its mid- after wasting a 5-run lead. in his last last year. But a controver- balance for all four turns way point with two con- Justin Smoak and Kend- two races. sial call for a pit road vio- and Kentucky has some secutive victories and rys Morales hit back-to- Still, he lation knocked us out of unique corners. But with three straight top-two fin- back home runs in the TRUEX JR. ranks second contention.” our past history at the ishes. third inning off Michael in the Mon- NASCAR’s stage racing mile-and-a-half tracks I The 19-year-old Char- Pineda, who also allowed ster Energy NASCAR Cup enhancements have treat- am confident that (Crew lotte native will go for a Kevin Pillar’s leadoff Series standings, only 18 ed Truex well. He leads Chief) Cole (Pearn) and third consecutive victory BETANCES homer in the fourth. Rus- points behind Kyle Lar- the Monster Energy NAS- his engineering team will in Friday’s Alsco 300 at sell Martin tied the score son. CAR Cup Series with 11 once again figure it out.” Kentucky Speedway (8 6-6 with a seventh-inning homer against Leading the series with stage wins and 21 playoff p.m. on NBC Sports Net- Chad Green, then walked to drive in the a 4.2 average finish at 1.5- points. Statistically, Truex BYRON GOES FOR 3RD work). Only seven drivers go-ahead run in the eighth. mile tracks this season – has outperformed Larson STRAIGHT XFINITY WIN in NASCAR XFINITY Se- Betances (3-4) walked his first three including wins at Las this season. He paces the Going into the NASCAR ries history have won batters in the eighth, when he threw Vegas and Kansas — series in average running XFINITY Series season, three straight races. nine straight balls, threw a called third Truex will try to triumph position (8.7), driver rat- people knew William Byron would become the strike past Jose Bautista, then walked at 1.5-mile Kentucky ing (109.1), laps led (963) Byron could wheel a race first rookie to achieve the Martin on a 3-2 pitch. Speedway in Saturday’s and fastest laps (542). car. feat. CUBS 7 RAYS 3 CHICAGO — Jon Jay connected for his third career pinch-hit homer and Ian Happ hit a tiebreaking 2-run single an inning later, helping the Chicago Cubs rally for a 7-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. The Cubs appeared to be headed for their sixth loss in eight games before Jay drove a 1-2 pitch from Erasmo Ramirez (4-3) over the wall in left-center for a tying 3-run shot with two out in the sixth inning. Jay then popped out of the dugout for a curtain call, obliging the crowd of 39,855 on a picturesque day at Wrigley Field. ATHLETICS 7 WHITE SOX 4 OAKLAND, Calif. — Sonny Gray pitched six mostly sharp innings to beat Chicago for the second time in two weeks and the Oakland Athletics de- feated the White Sox 7-4 . Jed Lowrie added three hits and two RBI, Bruce Maxwell doubled in two runs and Jaycob Brugman homered to help the A’s to their second straight home win following eight consecutive losses at the Coliseum. TUESDAY ASTROS 16 BRAVES 4 ATLANTA — Jose Altuve homered and drove in four runs, Josh Reddick hit a grand slam and the Houston As- tros pounded the Atlanta Braves 16-4 on Tuesday night. Showing why they’re the major leagues’ best team at 57-27, the Astros PHOTO PROVIDED banged out 19 hits to tie a season high The Sumter American 7-8 year-old coaches pitch all-star baseball team will compete in the AA state tournament beginning on and led 12-0 before Atlanta scratched Saturday in Lexington. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Larry Johnson, Jack Gordon, Austin Griffin, Johnny out three late runs. Lauzon and Scoop Dennis. Second row: Zylen Dennis, Hunter Stanfield, Morgan Love, Peyton Gilley, Tyler Woodward, J.E. Yuli Gurriel doubled twice to drive in Rowe and Cash Holloway. Third row: Coach Daniel Gordon, coach Perry Holloway, coach Elliott Rowe and coach Mike Love. three runs, Brad Peacock (6-1) won his third straight start, and George Spring- SUMTER AMERICAN were both 3-for-4. Gilley Marion. Woodward went er went 4 for 5 with a homer, helping AMERICAN 7-8 ROSTER and Woodward both had 3-for-3 with three RBI. Houston improve to 30-9 on the road FROM PAGE B1 four runs batted in and Rowe was 3-for-3 with an and overshadow the return of Braves Players Scoop Dennis Stanfield, Holloway and RBI, Scoop Dennis had slugger Freddie Freeman. Woodward is the third Zylen Dennis Jack Gordon each drove three RBI and Zylen Den- Peyton Gilley OILERS SIGN STAR MCDAVID TO baseman. Morgan Love Jack Gordon in three runs. nis was 2-for-3. mans the pitching posi- Austin Griffin In the 3-1 win over Lake Coach Gordon thinks 8-YEAR, $100 MILLION DEAL Cash Holloway tion. He was part of Larry Johnson Marion, Holloway was his team has a chance to EDMONTON, Alberta — The Oilers three double plays in a Johnny Lauzon 2-for-2 with two RBI and have signed star captain Connor McDa- Morgan Love make a run in the 12-team 3-1 victory over Lake J.E. Rowe Rowe had a hit and an double-elimination tour- vid to an eight-year, $100 million deal. Hunter Stanfield Marion in the district Tyler Woodward RBI. nament. McDavid led the NHL in scoring with tournament. Coaches In a 12-6 win over Sum- “We’ve told them this is 100 points last season, en route to win- Daniel Gordon Cash Holloway and Perry Holloway ter National, Holloway a tournament of champi- ning the Hart Trophy as league MVP. Hunter Stanfield alternate Mike Love and Love were both 3-for-3 ons and they are one of Drafted first overall by the Oilers in at catcher and Larry Elliott Rowe while Lauzon had two RBI the champions,” he said. 2015, the 20-year-old McDavid has been Johnson is the centerfield- and Griffin and Zylen “We’re not going over the catalyst of Edmonton’s transforma- er. Splitting time at the Sumter American blast- Dennis were both 2-for-3 there for a consolation tion from bottom dweller to contender. other three outfield sports ed St. George 26-7 in its with an RBI. prize. We want to be good The deal has an average annual value are Zylen Dennis, Austin district opener. Johnson Sumter American won enough to win it and that of $12.5 million. Griffin, Johnny Lauzon went 4-for-4 while Stan- the district crown with we can play with any- and Scoop Dennis. field and Scoop Dennis an 11-2 win over Lake body.” From wire reports

Stenhouse said. “I think a lot on the track. STENHOUSE of the times as a race car driv- He knows there’s still a lot FROM PAGE B1 er you try to take the car and of work to do toward building put it on your back. It’s tough a consistent Ford entry for the 2013 after he’d won consecu- to do in the Cup Series. Every- 10-race playoffs this fall. With tive Xfinity Series champion- thing has got to align right, both wins on plate tracks, he ships. and I think when I came into still needs to prove he can win The promotion was rocky the Cup Series, I almost across the spectrum of tracks. for a while, in part because of thought we were going to win But through 17 races so far Stenhouse’s natural drive to our first race at Kansas that this season, Stenhouse al- push too hard, and in part be- year and get our first win out ready has a career-high seven cause Roush was on a rapid of the way. top-10s. road toward mediocrity. The “Then really kind of strug- “I feel like our next accom- team had gone from five Cup gled after that. I feel like just plishments that we can do on cars in its heyday and a mon- trying too hard and making the racetrack are probably ster lineup that included Matt mistakes and us not necessar- short-track wins,” he said. Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Greg ily having the cars where we “We’re still working on our Biffle and Kurt Busch to just a want them and everybody was mile-and-a-half program. We two-car team this year. just trying to do more than we don’t feel like we’re capable of As the Roush group contin- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS were capable of for a long winning on a mile-and-a-half. ued to rebuild, Stenhouse fig- Ricky Stenhouse Jr. jumps above his car as he celebrates after win- time.” We feel like we can run top 10 ured out his strengths. One of ning Saturday’s Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway in Now that the rebuild has and get top-10 finishes, but them, second-place finisher Daytona Beach, Florida. turned an obvious corner — we’re not ready to go out and Clint Bowyer said, is clearly two wins this season from win those races yet. racing on restrictor plate came in, he was a little bit cha- ing through the ranks racing Stenhouse, a spot in NAS- “But that’s something that tracks. Stenhouse’s first victo- otic, but he’s not now. He’s got sprint cars. But actually hav- CAR’s playoffs, improvement we’re working toward, trying ry was in May at Talladega. it figured out, and he’s won two ing a car that can contend has from Roush teammate Trevor to get a plan together for the “He does a good job of block- of them.” been a significant part of the Bayne and behind-the-scenes playoffs so that we can go out ing. He’s learned a lot. He’s be- Stenhouse laughed at Bow- growing process. personnel moves that are now and compete at those. But I come a good plate racer,” Bow- yer’s use of the word “chaot- “I think us dirt guys, we in Year 3 — it’s up to Sten- feel really good about the yer said. “I remember when he ic” and chalked it up to com- drive the car really hard,” house to continue delivering short tracks.” B4 | THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AMERICAN LEGION STATE PLAYOFFS

LOWER STATE Today First-Round Series Horry at Manning-Santee Sumter (League III 1) Friday vs. Murrells Inlet (League II 4) Manning-Santee at Horry Wednesday Saturday Sumter 11, Murrells Inlet 1 Horry at Manning-Santee (if nec- Today essary) Sumter at Murrells Inlet Sunday Friday Manning-Santee at Horry (if nec- Murrells Inlet at Sumter essary) Saturday Second-Round Series Sumter at Murrells Inlet (if nec- July 10-14 essary) Sumter or Murrells Inlet vs. Lex- Sunday ington or Hampton Murrells Inlet at Sumter (if nec- Chapin/Newberry or Goose Creek essary) Lexington (League VIII 2) vs. Camden or Georgetown vs. Hampton (League I 3) Florence or Hartsville vs. Orange- Wednesday burg or Aiken Hampton at Lexington Beaufort vs. Horry or Manning- Today Santee Lexington at Hampton Friday UPPER STATE Hampton at Lexington First Round Saturday Rock Hill (League V 1) Lexington at Hampton (if neces- vs. Union (Ind) (League VI 4) sary) Wednesday Sunday Union at Rock Hill Hampton at Lexington (if neces- Today sary) Rock Hill at Union Chapin/Newberry (League VIII 1) Friday vs. Goose Creek (League I 4) Union at Rock Hill Wednesday Saturday Goose Creek at Chapin/Newberry Rock Hill at Union (if necessary) Today Sunday Chapin/Newberry at Goose Creek Union at Rock Hill (if necessary) Friday Williamston (League VII 1) Goose Creek at Chapin/Newberry vs. Spartanburg (League VI 3) Saturday Wednesday Chapin/Newberry at Goose Creek Spartanburg at Williamston (if necessary) Today Sunday Williamston at Spartanburg Goose Creek at Chapin/Newberry Friday (if necessary) Spartanburg at Williamston Camden (League III 2) Saturday vs. Georgetown (League II 3) Williamston at Spartanburg (if RICK CARPENTER/THE SUMTER ITEM Wednesday necessary) Georgetown at Camden Sunday Sumter’s Daniel Reynolds gets a hit in the second inning of the P-15’s 11-1 victory over Murrells Inlet on Today Spartanburg at Williamston (if Wednesday during a first-round American Legion state playoff game at Riley Park. Camden at Georgetown necessary) Friday Gaffney (League VI 1) Georgetown at Camden vs. Easley (League VII 4) Saturday Wednesday in the third as Williamson was more doubled off the left field Camden at Georgetown (if neces- Easley at Gaffney hit by a pitch but retired on a wall and came home on an er- sary) Today SUMTER Sunday Gaffney at Easley fielder’s choice grounder from rant throw from Post 178 Georgetown at Camden (if neces- Friday FROM PAGE B1 sary) Easley at Gaffney Pereira. Touchberry followed catcher Fries as he attempted Florence (League II 1) Saturday with a single to right, taking to steal third. Price, who had vs. Hartsville (League III 4) Gaffney at Easley (if necessary) Wednesday Sunday pitch, then Cory Blackley second as the throw to third walked, was stealing second on Hartsville at Florence Easley at Gaffney (if necessary) bunted his way on to load the came in late. A Blackley sac fly the play and ended up at third. Today Fort Mill (League V 2) Florence at Hartsville vs. Greenwood (League VII 3) bases with no outs. plated Pereira and a Reynolds Williamson followed with his Friday Wednesday A Daniel Reynolds single to single to left scored Touchber- second RBI sac fly to push the Hartsville at Florence Greenwood at Fort Mill Saturday Today left got the merry-go-round ry and Twitty to stretch the lead to 10-0. Florence at Hartsville (if neces- Fort Mill at Greenwood rolling as Touchberry came Sumter lead to 8-0. Two more Todd strikeouts sary) Friday Sunday Greenwood at Fort Mill home and Twitty and Blackley While Todd did not add a and a fly to short by Robtoy Hartsville at Florence (if neces- Saturday advanced 90 feet. Courtland strikeout to his pitching tally ended a 1-2-3 top of the fifth. sary) Fort Mill at Greenwood (if neces- Orangeburg (League I 2) sary) Howard grounded out to short, in the top of the fourth, he Lake Shulze, who came on in vs. Aiken (League VIII 3) Sunday bringing Twitty home, before a still faced the minimum three relief in the fourth, retired Wednesday Greenwood at Fort Mill (if neces- Aiken at Orangeburg sary) wild pitch scored Blackley. A batters. Cole Prosser ground- the first two batters of the Today Inman (League VI 2) Larrimore sac fly to right al- ed out to first before Kevin Sumter fifth before P-15 head Orangeburg at Aiken vs. York (League V 3) Friday Wednesday lowed Reynolds to tag up from Fries drew the first walk off coach began to clear the Aiken at Orangeburg York at Inman third and the Sumter lead was the Sumter starter. The P-15’s bench. Chandler Hunter drew Saturday Today Orangeburg at Aiken (if neces- Inman at York 5-0 after two. caught a break as Fries broke a walk before Hampton Rowe sary) Friday Sunday York at Inman An error on first baseman for second but a Madison became the fifth Sumter bat- Aiken at Orangeburg (if neces- Saturday Williamson foiled Todd’s bid Hammond grounder went ter to be hit by a pitch. Price sary) Inman at York (if necessary) Beaufort (League I 1) vs. Sunday at a perfect game as Kolby right to second baseman followed with a single to right Lower Lexington (League VIII 4) York at Inman (if necessary) Robtoy reached first to open Reynolds, who tagged out center to plate Hunter for an Wednesday Second-Round Series Lower Lexington forfeits series to July 10-14 the MI third. Todd then ral- Fries and threw to first to 11-0 P-15 lead. Price stole sec- Beaufort, Beaufort wins series lied to strike out the side for complete the inning-ending ond ahead of a bases-loading 3-0 Rock Hill or Union vs. Williamston Horry (League II 2) vs. or Spartanburg eight Ks through three in- double play. walk to Williamson. However, Manning-Santee (League III 3) Gaffney or Easley vs. Fort Mill or nings. Two more P-15 runs came a Pereira fly ball to center Wednesday Greenwood Inman or York vs. Greenville The P-15’s threatened again home in the fourth as Larri- would leave the sacks full. Manning-Santee at Horry

OBITUARIES BRITTON M. COX West Educational Fund, in BERTHA J. LOGAN stepsons, Roosevelt (Maude) Main St., Sumter, is in Britton Monroe Cox, 18, care of Edward Jones to the Bertha Johnson Logan, 98, Canty of Sumter and Willie charge of arrangements. died on Monday, July 3, 2017, attention of Amanda Miller, widow of James Edward Roy (Alice) Canty of Fletch- Online memorials may be in Manning. 2065 Wedgefield Road, Sumter, “Sonny” Logan Sr., was er, North Carolina; two sis- sent to the family at job- Born in Sumter, he was a SC 29154. born on Oct. 28, 1918, in ters-in-law, Vivian Presha [email protected] or visit son of Miles Pat- Online condolences may be Pinewood, to the late James and Pansy Conyers of Pine- us on the web at www.job- rick Cox and sent to www.sumterfunerals. and Rosa Amanda Harvin wood; a special cousin, Eliz- smortuary.net. Tammye Lynn com. Johnson. She departed this abeth Burns of Sumter; god- Cook Cox. Britton Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- life on Saturday, July 1, daughter, Almeta King of PAUL WHEELER was employed at neral Home & Crematory, 221 2017, at her residence. Darien, Georgia; her adopt- Paul Wheeler, 68, departed Mid-Carolina Ex- Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Mrs. Logan gave her life to ed families, Georgia Thomas this life on Monday, July 3, terminating Co. of the arrangements, (803) Christ at the early age of 12 and family, Mr. and Mrs. 2017, at Palmetto Health Tu- COX He was an avid 775-9386. at Mount Olive AME Church, James Lies Jr., Mr. and Mrs. omey. hunter, fisher- Pinewood. After marrying Gregory Miller, Mr. and He was born on Jan. 15, man and outdoorsman. He her high school sweetheart at Mrs. Richard Smoot, Mari- 1949, in Lee County, a son of was very mechanically in- the age of 21, she relocated to lyn Ragin and Richard the late Robert Sr. and Ra- clined. Britton loved people Sumter, where she became a “Peter” Swinton; 15 grand- chel Wells Wheeler. and had a wonderful positive faithful and dedicated mem- children; 23 great-grandchil- The family will receive energy. He always kept a ber of Mt. Pisgah AME dren; four great-great- friends at the home, 2135 Av- smile on his face and the face Church. She served as a mis- grandchildren; and a host of enue B, Mayesville, SC of others. JOHN K. BLACKWELL JR. sionary, member of the gos- nieces, nephews, relatives 29104. Surviving are his father and pel choir, Stewardess Board and friends. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. stepmother, Julie Boyce Cox; TAMPA, Fla. — John Ken- No. 2, booster’s club and culi- Mrs. Logan was preceded Main St., Sumter, is in mother and her companion, neth Blackwell Jr., 43, hus- nary staff. Her love for God, in death by her parents, six charge of arrangements. Geoff Carr; one son, River band of Yaritza Cambero family and church, in that siblings and a daughter, West; one brother, Miles Ham- Blackwell, died order, was her life living. Constance Roberta “Bert” HAMPTON ALFORD ilton Cox; one stepbrother, on Tuesday, July Mrs. Logan is survived by Boatner. Hampton Alford, 101, wid- Lake Kirven; one stepsister, 4, 2017, at a two sons, James Edward Public viewing will be ower of Daisy Dixon Alford, T.J. Kirby (Kevin Moye); and Tampa hospital. (Jonnie) Logan Jr. of North held from 2 to 6 p.m. today died on Monday, July 3, his girlfriend, Randi West, all He was born Valley Stream, New York, at Job’s Mortuary. 2017, at Palmetto Health Tu- of Sumter; numerous aunts, on Sept. 9, 1973, and Raymond (Loretta) Mrs. Logan will be placed omey. uncles, nieces, nephews and in Columbia, a Logan of Sumter; a daugh- in the church at 11 a.m. on Born in Lee County, he cousins. BLACKWELL son of the late ter, Beverly Chatman of Friday for viewing until the was a son of the late Henry Memorial services will be John Kenneth Sumter; a granddaughter, hour of service. and Laura English Alford. held at 11 a.m. on Friday in Blackwell Sr. and Mamie Tracy Smith (Todd) Owens Funeral services will be Funeral arrangements are the chapel of Elmore Hill Mc- Smith Blackwell and grand- of Sumter; a grandson, the held at noon on Friday at incomplete and will be an- Creight Funeral Home with son of Pauline Graham Rev. Lance L. (Susan) Smith Mt. Pisgah AME Church, nounced by Palmer Memori- the Rev. Jock Hendricks offici- Blackwell and the late Er- of San Antonio; great- 217 W. Bartlette St., with the al Chapel Inc. ating. nest Blackwell Sr. grandson reared as her own, Rev. Laddie Howard officiat- The family will receive Celebratory services will Logan Smith of Sumter; a ing. Interment will follow in friends following the memori- be held at noon on Saturday niece reared as her own, Hillside Memorial Park. al service and other times at in Tampa. Rhonda Presha (Arnett The family will receive the home, 312 Winn St. Courtesy announcement Klugh) of Columbia; an friends at the home, 594 S. In lieu of flowers, memori- by Samuels Funeral Home adoptive daughter, Thelma Main St., Sumter, SC 29150. als may be made to the River LLC of Manning. L. Bradley of Sumter; two Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. ● Mulches ● Soils ● Aggergates Beautiful ● Landscape Supplies ● Rocks ● Pine Straw ● Palm Trees Blueberry Plants Rock Candles ● Sod as well as MEXICANMEXICAN RESTAURANTRREESTAURANT Native Persimmons. Everyone loves our delicious Come out Mexican specialties. and browse! 246 S. Pike West Rd. 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Box 71727, North PUBLIC AUCTION Policies of South Carolina Electric & the South Carolina Department of Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, or Huntington Place Apartments Gas Company Revenue for a license permit that to otherwise appear and defend the SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE Rents from $625 per month will allow the sale OFF premises action pursuant to applicable court 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. 1 Month free* On August 14, 1987, the Public consumption of Beer & Wine at rules, within thirty (30) days after AUCTION *13 Month lease required Service Commission of South Dollar General Store # 17823, located service hereof, exclusive of the day Leasing office located at Carolina ("the Commission") issued at 8265 Camden Hwy., Rembert, SC of such service; except that the July 15, 2017 its Order No. 87-898 which requires Ashton Mill Apartment Homes 29128. To object to the issuance of United States of America, if named, 10:00 A.M. the annual review of the Purchased shall have sixty (60) days to answer 595 Ashton Mill Drive this permit / license, written protest Gas Adjustments and the Gas must be postmarked no later than after the service hereof, exclusive of UNITS FOR AUCTION 803-773-3600 Purchasing Policies of South June 23, 2017. For a protest to be such service; and if you fail to A-42 Aaron Rouse Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 Carolina Electric & Gas Company. valid, it must be in writing, and answer the Complaint or otherwise A-49 Carrie Rubin should include the following appear and defend within the time A-50 Julia Hinkle PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a information: (1) the name, address aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action Lrg 1BR Apt. Private. $450/mo + hearing, pursuant to 10 S.C. Code will apply to the Court for relief B-32 Shaquilla Alston and telephone number of the person $500 dep. req. 1 yr. lease. Incl. Ann. Regs. 103-817 and Commission filing the protest; (2) the specific demanded therein, and judgment by B-37 Chrishonda Samuel water, cable, all appl., W/D, C/H/A. Order No. 87-898, on the above reasons why the application should default will be rendered against you E-26 Quentin Green 803 934-6942 Avail now matter has been scheduled to begin be denied; (3) that the person for the relief demanded in the G-8 Willie Lawson on Thursday, November 09, 2017, at protesting is willing to attend a Complaint. G-30 Velvery McCoy Montreat St. (off Miller Rd.) 2BR 10:30 a.m., before the Commission in hearing (if one is requested by the G-21 James Williams 1BA, all electric, no pets $350-$400 the Commission's Hearing Room at applicant); (4) that the person TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite mo + dep. 803-316-8105. protesting resides in the same YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO Garage, Yard & 100, Saluda Building, Columbia, county where the proposed place of MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN Estate Sales South Carolina 29210. business is located or within five YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON Unfurnished miles of the business; and (5) the WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) Homes Any person who wishes to name of the applicant and the RESIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS Coming Soon Covenant Bible participate in this matter as a party address of the premises to be Church is holding a yard sale of record, should file a Petition to Large 3BR/1.5BA, C/H/A, very big licensed. Protests must be mailed to: Sat. 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