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A Columbus man was hospital- ized Sunday night after he appar- ently tried to make fireworks in his own living room. First responders with Columbus Police Department and Columbus Fire and Rescue responded to a call about a chemical injury at a home on 12th Street North at about 7:30 p.m., city spokesperson Joe Dillon said. The 27-year-old victim was taken to Baptist Memorial Hos- pital-Golden Triangle with non life-threatening chemical burns to his stomach, Dillon said. The man apparently was work- ing with fireworks’ chemicals Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff The water tower near the Riverwalk is covered in canvas shrouds Saturday to prevent debris from descending on when some of the material caught surrounding homes while Columbus Light and Water has the 2 million-gallon reservoir cleaned and painted. fire, causing the burns. Two other people in the residence drove the victim to Baptist Memorial Hospi- Columbus Light and Water tal-Golden Triangle. meets with nearby residents See FIREWORKS, 3A to explain projects

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Hal McClanahan’s neighbor to the north of his home on Second Street for man who cut South has always been pretty quiet. That changed Saturday morning. woman’s throat The hum of compressors and the hiss of the sand blasters could be Victim required heard a couple of blocks away, but McClanahan is taking it all in stride. stitches, will recover “I don’t have any complaints,” Mc- McClanahan Clanahan said cheerfully as he stood in his drive- DISPATCH STAFF REPORT way while the neighboring property received a makeover. Lowndes County investigators The “neighbor” is the towering water tower be- are searching for a suspect in a tween First and Second streets near the Riverwalk. weekend aggravated assault. Columbus Light and Water, which owns the wa- A woman was hospitalized after ter tower, is having the 2 million-gallon reservoir Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff a man slashed her throat on Sand Workers begin the process of raising buckets of paint to Road Saturday night, said Lowndes cleaned and painted. the top of the 160-foot-tall water tower near the Riverwalk And this time, McClanahan said, CLW is think- County Sheriff’s Office investiga- in this Feb. 24 photo. Columbus Light & Water, which owns tor Tony Cooper. ing of the neighbors. the water tower, is having the 2 million-gallon reservoir Cooper said the victim and sus- See , 3A cleaned and painted. WATER TOWER pect, who had been dating, were sitting in a vehicle outside the See ASSAULT, 3A Columbus woman pushes for rare disease awareness ‘Rare Disease Week is an important a neurotoxin in the brain, which, depending on severi- reminder for the need to spur innovative ty and treatment, can cause a range of debilitating symp- Shannah Hud- medical research and remove barriers to toms, including hemorrhag- son, left, is es, seizures or death. pictured with groundbreaking new patient treatments’ Emmalyn, now 7, is the her 7-year-old daughter Em- reason Shannah started her BY ALEX HOLLOWAY vealed her daughter, Em- malyn. Shannah advocacy for research on [email protected] malyn, had a rare genetic is a rare dis- rare diseases. ease advocate disorder called Glutaric Ac- Within a few weeks of “We want to give Emmalyn after learning her bringing her newborn daugh- iduria/Acidemia Type 1 (GA- the best life she can possibly daughter suffers ter home from the hospital, 1), which prevents the body have,” Shannah said. “She’s from a disorder from completely breaking incredibly blessed, even with that prevents her Columbus resident Shannah body from proper- Hudson learned something down certain types of amino the disorder—she’s actually ly breaking down was wrong. acids. These partially-bro- the best case scenario for the amino acids. A newborn screen re- ken down acids can work as See AWARENESS, 6A Courtesy photo

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1 What type of cats sing a song in MEETINGS Today Today: Colum- Disney’s “Lady and the Tramp”? ■ A Community Conversation: The Lowndes 2 According to the makeup commer- bus Historic Community Foundation and CREATE Foundation cial, “Maybe she’s born with it. Maybe Preservation will host a facilitated discussion about Lowndes it’s ___.” Commission, County, the challenges it faces and the efforts 3 What state elected Ronald Reagan 5:30 p.m., City governor twice? underway to address those challenges. Trotter Hall 4 What punk rock band proclaimed, “I Convention Center (lower level) beginning at Jack Clanton March 6: want to be stereotyped. I want to be 5:30. Registration begins at 5 p.m. Sixth grade, Annunciation classified.”? Columbus ■ Guest artist recital: Pianist Alexey 5 What did George W. Bush declare City Council, 5 Trushechkin presents a recital at 7:30 p.m. at war against in a speech on Sept. 20, p.m., Municipal High 66 Low 47 The W’s Poindexter Hall, funded by the Leslie 2001? Complex Chance of a t-storm F. Threadgill Lecture & Artist Series. Free. Full forecast on March 6: Answers, 6B Trushechkin also presents a master class Tues- page 2A. Caledonia day at 7:30 p.m. Aldermen, 6

p.m., Town Hall Tuesday March 20: INSIDE ■ Guest pianist: Guest artist Jonathan Levin Columbus Classifieds6B Dear Abby 5B and Mississippi State faculty perform at 7:30 City Council, 5 Comics 5B Obituaries 5A p.m. in the Band and Choral Rehearsal Hall on Linda Chandler likes to p.m., Municipal 138th Year, No. 303 Crossword 4B Opinions 4A the MSU campus. Free. cook and clean. Complex

DISPATCH CUSTOMER SERVICE 328-2424 | NEWSROOM 328-2471 2A MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com SAY WHAT? DID YOU HEAR? “This is not anything catastrophic.” MSU coach Vic Schaefer, talking about his team’s first loss of the season, a 62-51 setback to South Carolina ‘Black Panther’ is box-office in the championship game of the Southeastern Confer- king for third straight week Monday ence tournament. Story, 1B. BY ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Estimated ticket sales for Friday LOS ANGELES — Lilapalooza Wakanda’s reign shows through Sunday no signs of waning. “Black 1. “Black Panther,” $65.7 Panther” is king of the box million. office for the third straight 2. “Red Sparrow,” $17 weekend. million. The release from Mar- 3. “Death Wish,” $13 million. vel and Disney brought in 4. “Game Night,” $10.7 $65.7 million domestically million. this weekend, easily outpac- 5. “Peter Rabbit,” $10 ing new releases “Red Spar- million. row” and “Death Wish,” ac- 6. “Annihilation,” $5.6 cording to studio estimates million. Sunday. 7. “Jumanji: Welcome to “Black Panther” has now the Jungle,” $4.5 million. 8. “Fifty Shades Freed,” grossed $500 million do- $3.3 million. mestically after three weeks 9. “The Greatest Show- of release. It’s the third fast- man,” $2.6 million. est film to reach the $500 10. “Every Day,” $1.5 million plateau. million. “Disney is clearly on a roll with ‘Black Pan- boot of the Charles Bron- ther’ showing incredible son action franchise star- strength as it posts the third ring Bruce Willis, was third biggest third-weekend with $13 million. gross of all time,” said Paul “Both newcomers per- Dergarabedian, senior me- formed to expectations but dia analyst for comScore, had to compete in a mar- “and most notably becomes ketplace totally dominated the 10th highest grossing by ‘Black Panther,’” Derga- movie of all time in North rabedian said. America after just 17 days Wakanda’s king may in theaters.” finally be knocked from Fox’s “Red Sparrow,” his box-office throne next featuring Jennifer Law- weekend with the release rence as a Russian bal- of director Ava DuVernay’s lerina-turned-super-spy, “A Wrinkle in Time,” anoth- earned $17 million in its er Disney film that gives first weekend. groundbreaking represen- ABOVE: Willa Greenan, Another new release, tation to African-Americans 12, makes slime during “Death Wish,” MGM’s re- on both sides of the camera. Lilapalooza at Town Creek Farms in West Point Saturday afternoon to CONTACTING THE DISPATCH raise money for 9-year-old Lila Usry, who is fighting Office hours: Main line: leukemia at Mayo Clinic n 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon-Fri n 662-328-2424 in Minnesota. Willa and Email a letter to the editor? Lila shaved their heads HOW DO I ... together during a Face- n [email protected] Report a missing paper? Time call with Lila while she was in the hospital. n 662-328-2424 ext. 100 Report a sports score? n 662-241-5000 Willa’s parents are Daryl n Toll-free 877-328-2430 and Shannon Greenan. n Operators are on duty until Submit a calendar item? LEFT: Graycen Mercier, 5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. n Go to www.cdispatch.com/ 4, dances to live music community during Lilapalooza. The Buy an ad? event supported leukemia n 662-328-2424 Submit a birth, wedding treatment for Lila Usry. Report a news tip? or anniversary announce- Graycen’s parents are Josh and Hannah Mercier. n 662-328-2471 ment? n Download forms at www. — Photos by Deanna Rob- n [email protected] inson/Dispatch Staff cdispatch.com.lifestyles

Physical address: 516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39701 Mailing address: P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703-0511 Starkville Office: 101 S. Lafayette St. #16, Starkville, MS 39759 SUBSCRIPTIONS After Parkland, even idle school HOW TO SUBSCRIBE By phone...... 662-328-2424 or 877-328-2430 threats get tough response Online...... www.cdispatch.com/subscribe ‘Kids make bad decisions and I think that in decades ing more students making RATES threats in the classroom, past those decisions would have been addressed behind and that was frightening Daily home delivery + unlimited online access*...... $13.50/mo. to their classmates,” she Sunday only delivery + unlimited online access*...... $8.50/mo. closed doors with the principal and parents’ said. “Most of the time Daily home delivery only*...... $12/mo. these students didn’t have Online access only*...... $8.95/mo. 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Entered at the post office at Columbus, Mississippi. Periodicals postage paid at Columbus, MS alleged threats since the Florida, have ignited a room.” 16 years on duty at Frank- POSTMASTER, Send address changes to: Marjory Stoneman Doug- wave of copycat threats, The Volusia Coun- lin High School in subur- The Commercial Dispatch, P.O. Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703 Published by Commercial Dispatch Publishing Company Inc., las High School massacre. as happens after nearly ty Schools system in ban Baltimore, said the 516 Main St., Columbus, MS 39703 Meanwhile, an autistic every high-profile school east-central Florida isn’t number of threats goes shooting. Most prove un- taking chances. Sheriff down when districts send FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE founded, but cause big dis- Michael Chitwood made a strong message that ruptions to schools while it clear he had a zero-tol- they won’t be tolerated. tying up police for hours erance policy as threats The Educator’s School or even days. began after Parkland. On Safety Network, which Experts say authori- Thursday, he went further, tracks reports of school TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Cloudy, a shower and Mostly cloudy Mostly sunny and cooler Mostly sunny Mostly sunny ties’ swift responses are saying students or their threats and violent inci- t-storm around underscoring a climate in families would have to pay dents across the country, 44° 67° 36° 54° 31° 56° 32° 66° 47° which even idle threats the costs of the investiga- has documented a spike will result in serious con- tions — at least $1,000 and since Parkland. The Ohio ALMANAC DATA sequences. sometimes much more. group counted 797 as of Columbus Sunday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW “Kids make bad deci- District spokeswoman Sunday. Most (743) were Sunday 73° 34° sions and I think that in Nancy Wait said the mes- for threats of various Normal 65° 41° Record 83° (2015) 14° (1980) decades past those deci- sage is clear: We’re not kinds, including gun and PRECIPITATION (in inches) sions would have been joking around. bomb threats. The threats Sunday 0.00 addressed behind closed “Unfortunately that were made mostly via so- Month to date 0.67 Normal month to date 0.70 doors with the principal word didn’t get to the stu- cial media (331) and ver- Year to date 13.89 and parents,” said Ken dents and we started see- bally (119). Normal year to date 11.58 TOMBIGBEE RIVER STAGES In feet as of Flood 24-hr. 7 a.m. Sun. Stage Stage Chng. Amory 20 18.43 -0.20 Bigbee 14 16.43 +0.56 Shown are tomorrow’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. ‘Trump slump’ in gun sales continues despite control debate Columbus 15 8.30 -0.08 Showers T-Storms Rain Flurries Snow Ice Cold Warm Stationary Jetstream Fulton 20 16.90 -0.86 -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tupelo 21 3.36 -0.99 with talk of gun control “The day after the elec- TUE WED TUE WED in Congress and among tion, it’s just like some- LAKE LEVELS City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 63/42/r 54/33/s Nashville 62/36/r 47/29/pc COLUMBUS, Ohio — In feet as of 24-hr. business leaders following body turned a faucet off,” 7 a.m. Sun. Capacity Level Chng. Boston 40/32/pc 38/35/sn Orlando 83/63/s 74/46/r Gun store owners called it Chicago 42/25/sn 34/22/c Philadelphia 46/33/pc 37/32/sn the Feb. 14 massacre of 17 said David Dobransky, 67, Aberdeen Dam 188 167.49 -0.81 Dallas 69/38/s 59/37/s Phoenix 78/50/pc 80/58/pc the “Trump slump.” Sales people at a Florida high who owns Dobransky Fire- Stennis Dam 166 142.71 -0.81 Honolulu 78/68/pc 80/66/pc Raleigh 50/36/r 54/31/pc of firearms slowed dramat- Bevill Dam 136 136.47 +0.18 Jacksonville 76/50/t 70/39/pc Salt Lake City 45/25/s 49/34/s school. arms, a small gun shop in SOLUNAR TABLE Memphis 64/35/s 50/32/s Seattle 51/33/pc 52/41/pc ically after the election of In the past, gun mas- North Canton, Ohio. Since Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. The solunar period indicates peak feeding times for Donald Trump as presi- sacres generally led to an then, sales there have been fi sh and game. Major Minor Major Minor SUN AND MOON MOON PHASES dent in 2016 allayed fears uptick in sales as people cut in half, and nothing the Mon. 3:27a 9:39a 3:51p 10:02p MON TUE LAST NEW FIRST FULL of a Democratic crack- worried about the govern- president or Congress has Tue. 4:19a 10:30a 4:42p 10:54p Sunrise 6:18 a.m. 6:16 a.m. Sunset 5:54 p.m. 5:54 p.m. down on gun owners. ment restricting access. done or said following the Forecasts and graphics provided by Moonrise 9:54 p.m. 10:51 p.m. That trend has contin- But with Parkland, things Florida shooting has im- AccuWeather, Inc. ©2018 Moonset 8:44 a.m. 9:19 a.m. March 9 March 17 March 24 March 31 ued in recent weeks even are different. proved business. 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GREENWOOD — The Missis- sippi Supreme Court is rejecting a physician’s argument that Attorney General Jim Hood is illegally per- forming law-enforcement duties. The high court on Thursday vot- ed 8-0 to reject Dr. Arnold Smith’s appeal claiming the attorney gener- al is part of the judicial branch. Smith The Greenwood Commonwealth reports that the former oncologist has pursued numerous lawsuits against officials since his 2012 arrest and indictment on charges that he hired a man who made a failed assassination attempt on Greenwood attorney Lee Abraham. The man was ABOVE: Mississippi film directors and local fans killed by investigators for the attorney general. fill a theater at Holly- Smith was found mentally incompetent to stand wood Premier Cinemas in trial and involuntarily committed to the state Starkville for the first night mental hospital at Whitfield. He was released in of the 21st Magnolia Film 2016 and receives court-ordered treatment from Festival Thursday. On the his Jackson home. front row are local spon- Abraham’s civil suit seeking damages from sors of the festival Terry Smith is stalled. McDowell and Patricia Mc- Carthy, right. RIGHT: Di- rector James Mathews of Greenville answers ques- tions about his film, “Holt Collier,” during a Q&A ses- sion with other directors and actors in a Hollywood Premier Cinemas theater during the 21st Magnolia Film Festival Thursday. — Photos by Luisa Porter/ Dispatch Staff

Fireworks Continued from Page 1A Columbus officials called in the Tupelo Police Department Bomb Squad for help Columbus police searching the residence for hazardous mate- blocked all streets entering the 300 rials. CPD Chief Fred Shelton said the Tupelo block of 12th agents removed a “small amount of fireworks Street North Sun- chemicals,” according to a CPD press release. day. A man was Both Shelton and CFR Public Information hospitalized Sun- Officer Anthony Colom confirmed there was day night after he never a fire in the residence, and Shelton add- apparently tried to ed there was no danger to the public. make fireworks in CPD is investigating the case. No charges his home. have been filed at this time. Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff Water tower Continued from Page 1A The 160-foot tall struc- John Cunningham, the paint job on a water tower explained everything and Go on a great trip? ture is surrounded by can- project engineer, said the is good for 15 to 20 years. listened to us,” he said. “I vas shrouds that prevent tower will be cleaned and CLW will spend $650,000 think everybody was satis- Send us your favorite vacation photo! dust, debris and paint painted inside and out. for the work, with another fied. They’re doing it right [email protected] from descending on the “When you’re a paint- $100,000 in reserve in the this time.” neighboring properties. ing a water tower, the big event there are any struc- “The last time, they concern you have is the tural issues that need to be didn’t have the shrouds,” wind,” Cunningham said. addressed as the work pro- McClanahan said. “That “Even with the shrouds, gresses. The tower is one was in 2005 or 2006, I you’re worried about the of CLW’s five water tanks/ think. The stuff went ev- over-spray it produces. reservoirs with a com- erywhere, all over cars When it’s windy, they can bined capacity of seven and lawns. It took a long work on the inside. They’ll million gallons, Gale said. time for it to go away.” also be rolling on a lot of “We still have plenty of Two weeks ago, Colum- the paint.” water in storage,” he said. bus Light and Water held Although the project “So this doesn’t really a meeting with those who is on a 180-day contract, have much of an impact on live near the tower. Cunningham said the our operating capacity.” “We wanted to talk to work could be completed Aside from the noise, everybody, tell them what in a couple of months, if McClanahan isn’t com- they could the weather is good. plaining. expect and The tower will be paint- “Give Todd credit,” he answer any ed the same light blue col- said. “They brought ev- questions or, he said. erybody in the neighbor- they had,” Today, Gale said, a hood in for a meeting and CLW Ex- ecutive Di- rector Todd Gale said. Gale “It’s a pretty big project, so we wanted to hear what they had to say.” Preparations began about a week ago. By Sat- urday, the work had start- ed in earnest. Assault Continued from Page 1A suspect’s residence when the assault occurred. The suspect attacked the vic- tim when she told him she wanted to break up. The victim needed stitches, but Cooper said she will recover. The case is still under investigation by LCSO. 4A MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018

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ZACK PLAIR, Managing Editor BETH PROFFITT Advertising Director The MICHAEL FLOYD Circulation/Production Manager Opinion Dispatch MARY ANN HARDY Controller POSSUMHAW Immigration or importation “Don’t let the small things bother brushing them off. they spread northward. The blood has a foul odor, offending bug you.” Once I did have a ladybug The lady beetles imported by the a predator or homeowner. This fluid Anonymous land in my coffee cup. government were not so successful at can stain and in some cases cause Then Dickie said, “Girl, first, but by 1995 numbers had explod- allergies. The lady beetle can bite or This is not your pretty how come we have so many ed. They were noticed in abundance pinch. little innocuous storybook ladybugs? We didn’t use to in Georgia’s pecan trees, the purpose Homeowners have reported sweep- ladybug — not at all. Sam have all that many lady- for their importation. Lady beetles ing the house daily of lady beetles, got the call early one morn- bugs. Why don’t you do in their eastern habitat winter in the even to shaking out the bedcovers, ing: “Can you come to the some research on that.” cracks and crevices of large pale-col- and parents of “creepers” vacuuming church and help vacuum And so, I did. You have ored stones. When the critters arrived carpets repeatedly to rid the area of the overhead lighting and to love that “girl.” here they adapted to the light-colored the pests. the Sunday School rooms? The domestic sweet siding of homes and other structures Vacuuming is the preferred remov- We have an infestation of Shannon Bardwell ladybug causes few prob- through cracks and crevices. The al method. Only an insecticide will ladybugs.” lems, but for a layperson it weather warms and, not sure which actually kill the lady beetle, and some Sam was up and at ’um early the would be hard to tell the difference. way to go, they very often end up suggest using the “bomb” method if next morning. While at church the The problem ladybug is actually an where it’s nice and warm inside the possible. Then there’s sealing every previous week I glanced up at the Asian lady beetle. The Asian cousin house, searching for food and water. nook and cranny at the point of entry. fluorescent fixtures. I noticed on arrived by two means. In the 1990s If they don’t find any, they perish in One winter, using a pet store bug con- the inside of the plastic cover were the government imported Asian mass. Herein lies the problem. tainer, I exported mine to the green- millions of ladybugs. Occasionally a beetles to consume aphids on agricul- There are a few other problems house. Nuisance or not, the little ladybug would land on the shoulder of tural products like corn and soybeans. with the Asian lady beetle that the critters are fascinating to watch. someone in front of me, then climb up Some lady beetles may have stowed domestic ladybug does not exhibit. Shannon Bardwell’s columns appear their collar and onto their head. Lady- away on ships from the East and When the lady beetle is threatened it in The Dispatch weekly. Email reaches bugs seemed harmless, so I wouldn’t arrived in New Orleans. From thence will expel a tiny bit of yellowish blood. her at [email protected].

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Voice of the people Science and religion As parents of a student son at MSU we read with interest the article in support of the abortionist Dr. Willie Parker. As a physician he is clearly aware that the scientific question of when life begins has been long settled and is agreed upon: conception. What is in debate is whether or not small human beings are to be ascribed legal rights. We need not fool ourselves. The comparison of abortion, 1.6 million US lives/ year who have committed no crime except for their location to capital punishment is a poor one. In 2016, 20 persons in the entire U.S. were executed after a trial and numerous appeals. If one adds to the victim number of 1.6 million infants their moms/dads affect- ed by their loss, the number is staggering. And yet, even 20 lives require great deliberation and to that end the recent popes have encouraged Life without parole as a merciful alternative. Sadly, Dr. Parker concludes that science and religion are incompatible. We respectfully disagree. Science and faith are twin siblings. Often one takes on faith, inspired in our hearts by the Holy Spirit, what science later affirms. Prenatal ultrasounds are one such stirring example. Sonograms now affirm precisely at the time a woman suspects she may have conceived, the unborn child has a beating heart, 4 days after her “missed period.” Mothers’ and babies’ pulses are entirely different numbers! 2 lives! But we always knew that. We would challenge Dr. Parker to offer women and men in a pregnancy crisis life alternatives that allow both patients to be loved and cherished. He sadly is MISSISSIPPI VOICES well aware he participates in a homicide with each abortion and harms a second victim eternally, the frightened mother. Let him instead reach out to both patients with Butterflies and bullets just don’t mix love! I sat there with and Columbine, and I cated. Gerry & Vic Gray-Lewis tears in the corners of faced the profoundly I do not want to take my uncle’s Jackson my eyes, first from the disturbing reality that squirrel gun away. I don’t even joy of looking into their this tragedy will most mind a licensed, safely-kept hand- innocent, expectant likely happen again. I gun for protection in a person’s TODAY IN HISTORY faces. Then as time pray it won’t be these home. I do mind walking around went on, the tears took beautiful children and downtown and realizing that so Today is Monday, March 5, the 64th day of 2018. on a very different this wonderful school many people around me are now There are 301 days left in the year. meaning as I became which I was visiting, exercising their right to carry Today’s Highlight in History: outraged and terribly and it probably won’t concealed weapons, and I definite- On March 5, 1868, the impeachment trial of Presi- afraid. because of the laws of ly mind a child who cannot legally dent Andrew Johnson began in the U.S. Senate, with The moment: I statistics. buy a cocktail being able to obtain Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presiding. Johnson, the recently had the priv- David Creel It will, however, al- a weapon of mass destruction. In first U.S. president to be impeached, was accused of ilege of visiting with most certainly happen fact, I will take the position un- “high crimes and misdemeanors” stemming from his a group of first-grade students somewhere, and aren’t they all our popular with some and say that I attempt to fire Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; the who had won an art contest. They children? see no sense in anybody outside of trial ended on May 26 with Johnson’s acquittal. designed butterflies using every I have heard this phrase spo- the military or police, those sworn On this date: color in the Crayola box, painting ken for years by those opposed and bound to protect us, needing In 1766, Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans to both inside the lines and outside, to gun control: “Guns don’t kill such a mighty weapon. assume his duties as the first Spanish governor of the traditional designs and some people. People kill people.” Well, Still, I am tolerant of those with Louisiana Territory, where he encountered resistance more impressionistic, every one the more complicated reality different views as I seek tolerance from the French residents. unique and beautiful. Along with is that this argument is untrue for my own, but I am willing to In 1927, “The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place,” their principal and teachers, they and true at the same time. It ask the hard question. Is our right the last Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan were being recognized by their absolutely takes a person to pull to bear arms, arms which could Doyle, was published in the U.S. in Liberty Magazine. superintendent in this moment of the trigger, in the case of a mass not even have been imagined in In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, triumph. shooter, a person who has become their sophistication and ability to Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in the Cut to the television news. As so twisted that right and wrong kill on such a wide scale when the crash of their plane, a Piper Comanche, near Camden, this was happening around me, all are blurred beyond recognition. Constitution was written, worth Tennessee, along with pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s I could think about was the recent If, however, that person could not the lives of our children? manager). school shooting in Parkland, get his hands (and they are almost I got my answer reaffirmed Florida, and the father I saw on always male) on an assault weap- watching a group of children the news, irate and confused and on to compound his mental illness celebrate victory in a simple art wounded in a way that he will nev- or sociopathic tendencies, those contest. Our View: Local Editorials er recover, saying, “Now I visit my children in Florida would likely Email reaches former Columbus Local editorials appearing in this space represent the daughter in the cemetery.” I re- still be alive. resident David Creel at beautiful- opinion of the newspaper’s editorial board: Peter Imes, membered Sandy Hook, and Pearl True and untrue, and compli- [email protected]. editor and publisher; Birney Imes, publisher emeritus; Slim Smith and senior newsroom staff. To inquire about a meeting with the board, please contact Peter Imes at 662-328-2424, or e-mail [email protected]. THE STAFF OF THE DISPATCH

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Sorry, it’s time for a oversaw reviews of the industries THE ASSOCIATED PRESS change!” that recommended the tariffs, said Sorry, it’s time for a Trump’s pro- Sunday ABC’s “This Week” that SELMA, Ala. — Several members of Congress nouncement Thurs- Trump is “talking about a fairly joined civil rights activists and others Sunday af- change!’ day that he would broad brush.” ternoon for the annual commemoration of a day of impose tariffs of 25 Republican South Carolina Sen. racial violence in Selma dating to 1965. BY ZEKE MILLER percent and 10 per- Trump Lindsey Graham said the sweep- A bipartisan group including Rep. John Lewis AND KEVIN FREKING cent, respectively, on imported ing action would let China “off the of Georgia led the crossing of the Edmund Pettus The Associated Press steel and aluminum, roiled markets hook,” adding the tariffs would Bridge. It was to recall “Bloody Sunday,” when and rankled allies. While his rheto- drive a wedge between the U.S. and voting rights protesters were attacked by police WASHINGTON — President ric has been focused on China, the its allies. as they attempted to cross the bridge. Donald Trump is embracing the duties will also cover significant im- “China wins when we fight with “It’s very meaningful to come back here, to potential for a trade war after an- ports from Canada, Mexico, South Europe,” he said on CBS’s “Face come back to this historic site and be here with so nouncing his intent to place tariffs Korea, Japan and the European the Nation.” “China wins when the many wonderful people. It’s a beautiful day here on imported steel and aluminum, as Union. American consumer has higher today in Selma,” Lewis said as he was surrounded he rebuffs allies who have pushed Speaking on CNN’s “State of the prices because of tariffs that don’t by his peers, the Selma Times-Journal reported. to be exempted from the stiff du- Union,” White House trade adviser affect Chinese behavior.” Lewis, then a young organizer, was among ties. Peter Navarro said: “At this point in Trump has threatened to tax Eu- those injured then. That violence set the stage for The protectionist policy will be time there’s no country exclusions.” ropean cars if the EU boosts tariffs the Selma-to-Montgomery march, which helped made official in the next two weeks, The across-the-board action on American products in response build support for congressional approval of the White House officials said Sunday, breaks with the recommendation to the president’s plan to increase Voting Rights Act months later. as the administration defended the of the Pentagon, which pushed for duties on steel and aluminum. Sen. Kamala Harris from California, who spoke decision from critics in Washington more targeted tariffs on metals im- British Prime Minister Theresa at the Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast, and overseas. ports from countries like China and May raised her “deep concern” at said she felt a mixture of emotions walking across Trump appeared unbowed Sun- warned that a wide-ranging move the tariff announcement in a phone the bridge. day, as he tweeted that American would jeopardize national security call with Trump Sunday. “It’s bittersweet,” Harris said. “It’s sadness and pain at the thought of what they endured 53 years ago, but it’s also inspiration about again fighting for the best of who we are and honoring those who have been heroes and are still heroes.” The annual celebration drew tens of thousands of people in 2015, when then-President Barack Trump’s Mideast peace plan in limbo as Netanyahu visits Obama spoke near the base of the bridge as for- mer President George W. Bush listened. Israeli Prime Minister arrived in the U.S. over the already vola- tile situation weekend as Washington was gearing up for the annual now looks even more conference of AIPAC, the powerful pro-Israel lobby combustible than normal. Authorities: Man shoots himself BY JOSH LEDERMAN Israel’s government is “If we don’t come up Netanya- to death near White House The Associated Press overjoyed by Trump’s rec- with a strategy against hu arrived in Netanyahu THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ognition of Jerusalem as Iran, we’re going to make the United WASHINGTON — Israel’s capital — with a Israel go to war here pret- States over the weekend There’s much to celebrate WASHINGTON — The Secret Service says a U.S. embassy set to open ty soon,” Sen. Lindsey Gra- but plenty of cause for trep- as Washington was gear- man shot himself to death Saturday as he stood in the holy city in May — ham, R-S.C., said Sunday idation, too, as President ing up for the annual con- near the fence along the north side of the White misgivings are percolat- on ABC’s “This Week.” Donald Trump and Israeli ference of AIPAC, the pow- House. Prime Minister Benjamin ing under the surface over Swirling legal investi- erful pro-Israel lobby. He President Donald Trump and first lady Mela- Netanyahu meet Monday Iran, where Israel sees gations distracting both planned to hold a meeting nia Trump were in Florida at the time. The White at the White House. Trump’s efforts to date leaders at home, and a and working lunch with House says Trump has been briefed on the shoot- For all his talk about to crack down on Israel’s stunning fall from grace Trump on Monday before ing. brokering the “ultimate arch-enemy as lacking. for Trump’s son-in-law and speaking at the confer- Authorities are seeking to notify the man’s rel- deal” between Israelis One major, growing would-be peace negotiator, ence later in the week. atives and haven’t released his name. and Palestinians, Trump’s concern: that the United Jared Kushner, have add- Top-ranking U.S. officials Speaking for the Secret Service, Mason F. long-awaited peace plan States is acquiescing to ed to the mix of politics, including Vice President Brayman says the man approached the fence has yet to arrive, even as Iran’s growing presence personalities and histori- Mike Pence and U.N. Am- shortly before noon and fired several rounds Palestinians and other in Syria and influence in cal grievances that have al- bassador Nikki Haley will from a handgun. Brayman says none of the shots critics insist it will be dead Lebanon — two Israeli ways hindered Israeli-Pal- also address the confer- appear to have been directed toward the White on arrival. And although neighbors. estinian peace efforts. An ence. House.

Roger Bannister, first to run sub 4-minute mile, dies at 88 BY CHRIS LEHOURITES 6 p.m. on May 6, 1954, the crowd. The 3 was all that AP Sports Writer wind subsided. Bannister mattered. glanced up again and saw Bannister had just be- LONDON — It was a the flag fluttering oh-so come the first runner to typical British afternoon gently. The race was on. break the mythical 4-min- in early May: wet, cool With two friends act- ute barrier in the mile — and blustery. Not exactly ing as pacemakers, Ban- a feat of speed and endur- the ideal conditions for nister churned around ance that stands as one running four laps around of the seminal sporting a track faster than many the cinder track four times. His long arms and achievements of the 20th thought humanly possi- century. ble. legs pumping, his lungs gasping for air, he put on The black-and-white A lanky Oxford medi- image of Bannister, eyes cal student named Roger a furious kick over the fi- nal 300 yards and nearly closed, head back, mouth Bannister looked up at wide open, straining the white-and-red English collapsed as he crossed the finish line. across the tape at Oxford’s flag whipping in the wind Iffley Road track, endures atop a nearby church and The announcer read as a defining snapshot of figured he would have out the time: a transcendent moment in to call off the record at- “3...” track and field history. tempt. The rest was drowned But then, shortly after out by the roar of the

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Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff Mary Ellen Cockrell, 3, Mason Moon, 4, and Pax Smith, 4, look at Dr. Seuss books with Miss Friendly City Hailey Wooldridge, Miss Golden Triangle Mikayla Poindexter and Miss Golden Triangle Teen Sadie Hardy, 15, at First Baptist Preschool Friday morning. “It’s Read Across America Week. I’m excited to let the kids know that reading is important and it can still be fun at the same time,” Wooldridge said. “Today is Dr. Seuss’ birthday. We are here to celebrate that, and I’m excited to share my love of education and books,” Poindexter said. Mary Ellen’s parents are Clay and Stephanie Cockrell. Mason’s mother is Abby Moon. Pax’s grandparents are Bob and Theresa Smith. Sadie’s parents are Josh and Holly Hardy.

UNDER THE CAPITOL DOME Analysis: Hard feelings from 2014 carry into Mississippi Senate race ‘... If Washington looks Speaking to about 200 people in 2008 special election to fill the fi- Ellisville, McDaniel said elected nal years of the term Lott started. down on us, and they officials in Washington don’t care Wicker easily won a six-year term about Mississippi. in 2012 over a Democrat and two do, then it’s because “They look down on us. And they other challengers who ran low-bud- mock us. What do we know, right? get campaigns. men like Roger Wicker Flyover country. Backwards. We The Republican primary this can’t possibly understand the com- year includes a political newcomer, failed to stand with you’ plexities of Congress,” McDaniel Richard Boyanton of Diamondhead. Mississippi Senate candidate said. “But isn’t that the whole point? In 2014, McDaniel led Cochran in a Chris McDaniel It’s our Congress. ...They work for three-person primary with a little us, not the other way around. And known candidate. BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS if Washington is disconnected, and What the McDaniel camp calls The Associated Press it is, and if Washington looks down dirty dealing in the 2014 runoff, on us, and they do, then it’s because the Cochran camp called hardball ELLISVILLE — men like Roger Wicker failed to — but fair — politics. Cochran had Mississippi state stand with you.” long employed black aides on his Sen. Chris McDan- In a statement that day, Wicker Senate staff and was well connect- iel has launched his said he is ready to run on his record. ed with African-American leaders, second campaign Wicker didn’t mention McDaniel by and he defeated McDaniel in the for U.S. Senate, four name, but his campaign manager, primary runoff by courting black years after refusing Justin Brasell, said McDaniel has voters who traditionally support to concede the first. The theme of his McDaniel accomplished “nothing for our con- Democrats. campaign, so far, is servative cause.” Mississippi voters don’t register “Remember Missis- “While Roger Wicker was speak- by party, and the only people re- sippi.” The phrase re- ing on Donald Trump’s behalf at the stricted from voting in a Republican flects what McDaniel Republican National Convention runoff are those who voted in the and many of his sup- and traveling the country to help Democratic primary for the same porters see as dirty elect President Trump and Republi- office. McDaniel unsuccessfully dealing by the polit- can U.S. senators, Chris McDaniel challenged his runoff loss by say- ical establishment in was missing,” Brasell said. “After ing Cochran had improperly sought his loss to the state’s Wicker attacking and insulting Donald support from voters who never in- senior senator, Thad Cochran, in Trump and his supporters in the tended to support the eventual Re- the 2014 Republican primary run- primary, Senator McDaniel did publican nominee. off. nothing to help elect our president.” “The ten counties where Co- “Remember Mississippi” is the Wicker, of Tupelo, served six chran improved most ... were those name of a book one of McDaniel’s years in the Mississippi Senate, where blacks make up 69 percent supporters wrote about that cam- starting in 1988. He won a U.S. or more of the population,” McDan- paign, and copies of it were on sale House seat in the GOP wave of iel’s attorney, Mitch Tyner, wrote Wednesday outside McDaniel’s 1994. in a challenge to the state Repub- campaign rally in Ellisville. It’s also After one of Mississippi’s two lican Party. “Based on a scientific, the name of a political action com- Republican senators, Trent Lott, re- reliable methodology, a compara- mittee that raised about $1.1 million signed in late 2007, Republican Gov. tive analysis of county-by-county in 2017 and that is now backing Mc- Haley Barbour appointed Wicker increases indicates that Cochran’s Daniel as he challenges U.S. Sen. to temporarily fill the Senate seat. vote increases were correlated to Roger Wicker in the June 5 Republi- Wicker defeated Democratic for- the percentage of blacks that live in can primary. mer Gov. Ronnie Musgrove in a each county.”

Awareness Continued from Page 1A disorder. The newborn the United States as any As part of her trip in grateful for advocates like screen is why a lot of kids that affects fewer than Washington D.C. , Shan- Shannah Hudson, who with GA-1 can have hap- 200,000 people. nah met with the offic- fight for this cause not py, healthy lives. Without Emmalyn is her mo- es of federal legislators just during this special that, she wouldn’t be the tivation, and Shannah representing Mississip- week, but every single kid we know today.” hopes her advocacy can pi, including Sen. Roger day.” Shannah has been help push for a cure one Wicker. As part of those For Shannah, advoca- an advocate in the fight day, through calling for meetings, she told them cy is about raising aware- against rare diseases, increased clinical trial re- about Emmalyn, her story ness that, she hopes, will such as Emmalyn’s, for search for rare diseases. and her advocacy work, one day lead someone to the last three years. Now “What keeps me moti- as well as pushing for work toward finding a the Mississippi represen- vated is the hope for a cure legislation for increased cure such as enzyme re- tative for the Southeast one day in her lifetime,” funding for rare disease Regional Genetic Net- Shannah said. “Not just treatment and research. placement therapies that work, she spent the last for her, but all those who “Rare Disease Week are already available for week in Washington D.C. have rare diseases. For 95 is an important reminder other disorders. for Rare Disease Week. percent of the people who for the need to spur inno- “Without public aware- Wednesday was Rare Dis- have a rare disease, there vative medical research ness, there will not be any ease Day, which recogniz- is no standard treatment. and remove barriers to change,” she said. “There es people who suffer from There’s no FDA-approved groundbreaking new pa- has to be awareness for rare diseases. The Na- protocol or drug. All rare tient treatments,” Wicker someone to be inspired tional Institute of Health disease patents have basi- said in an issued state- to take interest to find a classifies rare diseases in cally no support.” ment. “I am especially cure.” SPORTS EDITOR SECTION Adam Minichino SPORTS LINE 662-241-5000 B Sports THE DISPATCH n CDISPATCH.COM n MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 AUTO RACING Former NASCAR champ Stewart earns first win Climbs back from eighth to win heat race prior to getting victory at Magnolia Motor Speedway BY DAVID MILLER heat race. Stewart led every lap of tangled and Hahn eventually held Special to The Dispatch the feature after a slight challenge off Hagar. from runner-up Blake Hahn on the “I got a good run and got to the Saturday night presented a num- first two laps. top,” Hagar said. “I got by (Hahn) ber of firsts for former NASCAR Stewart declined comment after a couple of times, and he chopped points champion Tony Stewart. the win, but he said he anticipates down on me pretty hard, about spun Stewart, who returned to racing running close to 90 sprint races this us out. We had a good second-place sprint cars last year after retiring season. car, but we weren’t good enough to from NASCAR’s top flight, won his Hahn and Stewart pulled away compete with Stewart.” first sprint race of the season, cap- from the field early on and weath- Hagar was happy to bring home turing the United Speed Contest ered two cautions in the first three a third-place finish after dropping Sanction Sprint Outlaw feature at laps. Stewart maintained a two-sec- the motor in the yellow No. 9 car the Frostbuster 150 at Magnolia ond lead or greater over the field for Monday. Saturday was Hagar’s first Motor Speedway. much of the race. race of the season in the car after The win was Stewart’s first at After a caution on lap 21, third- driving a handful of races for With- Magnolia. He finished 23rd in last place finisher Derek Hagar, a erspoon Racing. year’s Frostbuster. three-time winner at Magnolia and “I’ve been so busy with my busi- David Miller/Special to The Dispatch Stewart earned the pole after last year’s Frostbuster champion, ness, building shocks and stuff for Tony Stewart claimed his first win at Magnolia Motor climbing from eighth to win his passed Hahn for second. The pair See MAGNOLIA, 4B Speedway on Saturday.

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: SEC tournament title game — South Carolina 62, Mississippi State 51

Jim Brown/USA TODAY Sports South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson (22) reacts Sunday after cutting down a portion of the net following the championship game of the Southeastern Conference tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. South Carolina defeated Mississippi State 62-51. GAMECOCKS DENY BULLDOGS AGAIN Season-low scoring output ruins Mississippi State’s chances of denying South Carolina record fourth-straight SEC tournament championship BY ADAM MINICHINO foul and played four minutes in INSIDE to lead four players in double Herbert Harrigan had 13 points [email protected] the first half. MSU also missed figures in No. 2 seed South and five rebounds, and Bian- n MORE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: plenty of open looks, including Carolina’s 62-51 victory against ca Jackson had 11 points and NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Strong Mississippi State crowds three layups in the second half No. 1 seed MSU before a crowd four rebounds to help South Victoria Vivians air-balled a boost overall attendance at SEC when it was trying to add anoth- tournament. Page 2B of 8,215 in the championship Carolina become the first team 3-pointer on the Mississip- pi State women’s basketball er chapter to a history-making game of the SEC tournament at in SEC history to win four- team’s first possession Sunday season and to deny South Car- NEXT UP Bridgestone Arena. straight SEC tournament titles. against South Carolina. olina a shot at making history. n NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION Tyasha Harris added 14 The Gamecocks have defeated Vivians air-balled a 3-pointer Instead, the atypical after- SHOW: 6 p.m. Monday, March 12 points, six rebounds, seven as- the Bulldogs each of the last from the left wing on the Bull- noon for the Southeastern Con- (ESPN) sists, and three steals to help three seasons. dogs’ final trip of the game. ference’s field goal percentage South Carolina (26-6) earn “We got a lot of really good, In between, Teaira McCow- leader proved too much to over- Tournament MVP A’ja Wil- the SEC’s automatic bid to the clean looks,” MSU coach Vic an was whistled for her second come. son had 16 points off the bench NCAA tournament. Mikiah See MSU WOMEN, 2B

COLLEGE BASEBALL MSU completes sweep in Houston Victory against Sam Houston State sets stage for home opener Tuesday From Special Reports INSIDE HOUSTON — The Mississippi State n COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Holly Ward pitched baseball team used a three-run first in- Mississippi State past Sam Houston State on Sunday. Page 4B ning and a strong pitching performance led by Jacob Billingsley to beat Sam Houston State 4-1 in its final game of the centration. We have shown this weekend Shiner’s College Classic at Minute Maid what this team is capable of doing on the Park. mound with focus. Defensively, we were MSU (6-5) completed a weekend great. Our entire infield was exception- sweep to finish its season-opening 11- al. We made some great plays when the game road trip. other team was threatening to score.” In three tournament victories, MSU In the first, Jake Mangum singled, allowed 17 hits and four earned runs in took second base on an error, and scored 30 innings. MSU pitchers had 39 strike- on Tanner Allen’s triple. With two outs, Hunter Vansau walked. Luke Alexander outs. Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff “We pitched well the entire weekend,” singled in Allen. A bases-loaded walk to Mississippi University for Women’s Kyle Brown (23) celebrates with Nicholas Brooks MSU interim coach Gary Henderson Tanner Poole scored Vansau. (9) during Game 1 of their doubleheader against Lane College on Sunday at said. “We did much better with our con- See BASEBALL, 4B Columbus High School. The W swept the two games to improve to 7-3. 2B MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

BRIEFLY CALENDAR MSU women Mississippi State Prep Basketball Continued from Page 1B Grant’s ace highlights big day for men’s golf team Today’s Game Schaefer said. “We got a lot of shots AUBURN, Ala. — The Mississippi State men’s golf team used Mississippi High School Activities Association we typically make. Even when we top-20 rounds from three players Sunday to move into third place after Class 4A State tournament — Boys semifinal were trying to make our run, we the opening day of competition at the Tiger Invitational. At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson missed two layups and an open MSU shot a 1-over 289 Sunday at the par-72, 7,149-yard RTJ New Hope vs. Corinth, 7 p.m. Grand National Lake Course. three. Those are shots that have Wednesday’s Games “I thought we did a nice job of staying in our moment today,” MSU been falling for us. It was one of men’s golf coach Dusty Smith said. “Garrett (Johnson) was solid all day, MHSAA Class 6A State tournament — Girls semifinal those days. Taylor (Grant) was in control and Peng (Pichaikool) was able to turn his “It is really frustrating because round around on the back to help us out.” At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson Senior Taylor Grant shot a 1-under 71 to lead the Bulldogs. His Starkville vs. Pearl, 4 p.m. it has not happened in a long, long hole-in-one on the Par-3 third hole gave him a strong start to his day. MHSAA Class 6A State tournament — time, and if it happens from a week “The hole in one was definitely a cool experience and got me off to Boys semifinal from now and we get those same a good start,” Grant said. “It’s funny because coach told me yesterday At Mississippi Coliseum, Jackson shots, we’re probably going to win that I was going to get one soon, so I guess he was right.” Sophomores Peng Pichaikool and Garrett Johnson were at even Columbus vs. Starkville, 8:30 p.m. by 20. Sometimes these things hap- par and tied for 16th. Pichaikool rallied on the back nine, collecting six Prep Baseball pen, but I just think our lack of ma- birdies to close out the first round. Today’s Games turity showed. We were just really Freshman Cameron Clarke will enter today’s second round 2-over Starkville Aca. vs Quitman (at Lamar School), 4 p.m. stubborn. We wouldn’t adjust. I im- and tied for 31st. Oak Hill Academy at Marshall Academy, 5 p.m. Junior Ross Bell shot a 7-over 79 into a tie for 77th. plored them the whole first half to Auburn leads the field after a 7-under day. Four players are tied for Starkville Academy at Lamar School, 6 p.m. stop settling for jump shots and to first at 4-under. Starkville at Southeast Lauderdale, 6 p.m. attack the rim and we just wouldn’t.” The Tiger Invitational will continue today. Live scoring will be avail- West Point at New Hope, 6 p.m. MSU (32-1) had its 32-game win- Tuesday’s Games able all day via Golfstat. The round is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. ning streak, which was the second Jim Brown, Christopher Hanewinckel/ n No. 27 men’s tennis team dominates Auburn: At Starkville, Starkville High at Gordo (Alabama), 4:30 p.m. USA TODAY Sports the No. 27 men’s tennis team (7-1, 1-0 Southeastern Conference) beat Marshall Academy at Oak Hill Academy, 5 p.m. longest in SEC history, snapped in TOP: Mississippi State guard Auburn 6-1 on Sunday at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. Heritage Academy at North Delta, 6 p.m. its fourth appearance in the SEC Victoria Vivians (35) shoots the ball MSU relied on solid doubles play and dominant singles to tame the Oak Hill Academy at Starkville Academy, 6 p.m. tournament title game. Tennessee against South Carolina forward A’ja Tigers in the league opener for both squads. Columbus Christian at Hebron Christian, 6 p.m. beat MSU in the title game in 2000. Wilson (22) in the second half of “I thought we did a good job in doubles today, bouncing back after being down on a couple of courts,” MSU fourth-year head coach Matt Noxubee County at New Hope, 6 p.m. On Feb. 5 in Starkville, MSU de- the Southeastern Conference Roberts said. “The guys did a solid job of communicating well and Columbus at Calhoun City, 6:30 p.m. feated South Carolina 67-53 in front tournament championship game making a push. I think we still could have come out with more energy Hamilton at East Webster, 6:30 p.m. of a Humphrey Coliseum-record Sunday at Bridgestone Arena in in doubles.” Mooreville at Caledonia, 7 p.m. crowd of 10,794. MSU shot only 36.7 Nashville, Tennessee. BOTTOM: The 51st-ranked tandem of Florian Broska and Trevor Foshey got Aberdeen at South Pontotoc, 7 p.m. MSU guard Morgan William (2) is percent from the field, while South the Bulldogs off to a quick start in doubles, taking a 6-2 victory on court fouled by South Carolina’s Tyasha 3 against Diego Chavarria and Carles Sarrio. The win moved the pair to Prep Softball Carolina shot 37.7. Victoria Vivians Today’s Games Harris (52) on a drive to the basket 6-0 and 3-0 in dual match play this season. led MSU with 24 points. Wilson led in the first half. Courts 1 and 2 both featured thrillers. On court 1, MSU’s Nuno Eupora at Starkville High, 5:30 p.m. South Carolina with 25. The Bull- Caledonia at Smithville, 6 p.m. Borges and Strahinja Rakic rallied from down 4-1 to win the final five dogs used a 28-9 fourth quarter to games against Matteo De Vincentis and Edward Nguyen to clinch the Columbus at West Point, 6:30 p.m. doubles point. Tuesday’s Games pull away. The victory snapped an At the No. 2 spot, Niclas Braun and Giovanni Oradini faced off Noxubee County at Kemper County, 5 p.m. 11-game losing streak in the series against Tad Maclean and Olle Thestrup in a match that was suspended Starkville High at Eupora, 5:30 p.m. for MSU. with Braun and Oradini leading 6-5 (also having trailed 4-1). Itawamba AHS at Caledonia, 6 p.m. On Sunday, MSU trailed 30-19 MSU’s fourth-ranked Borges wasted no time in dispatching his singles opponent on court 1, downing 123rd-ranked Edward Nguyen South Pontotoc at Aberdeen, 6 p.m. at halftime after shooting 23.1 per- 6-1, 6-1. New Hope at Nettleton, 6:30 p.m. cent (6-for-26) in the first half. That On court 3, the 70th-ranked Rakic put the Bulldogs up 3-0 with a Columbus at West Lowndes, 6:30 p.m. effort included a 1-for-11 showing 6-2, 6-4 win. Moments later, Braun clinched the match with a 6-2, 7-5 Hamilton at Hatley, 6:30 p.m. in the second quarter. The shoot- victory. College Baseball ing percentage was the team’s Like the Bulldogs, the rookie Broska got his career in SEC matches Tuesday’s Games off to a great start, earning a 7-5, 6-4 victory against Maclean on court 5 second-lowest of the season. It MUW at Lane (DH), Noon in his first league match. was 1-for-13 in the second quarter New Mexico State at Mississippi State, 6:30 p.m. Foshey earned a 6-4, 6-7 (5), 1-0 (7) triumph against Lorenzo against Missouri. Austin Peay State at Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m. Rodriguez at No. 6. “It’s tough,” said MSU senior MSU will play host to No. 18 Florida at 3 p.m. Friday. College Softball guard Blair Schaefer, who was 0-for- n Women’s golf team wraps up Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: Tuesday’s Games At Hilton Head, South Carolina, On a day where no team shot better Boston College at Ole Miss, 6 p.m. 5 from the field, all from 3-point than 4-over par, the women’s golf team closed play at the Darius Rucker Southeastern Louisiana at Southern Mississippi, range. “It was the same looks we Intercollegiate with a 20-over 304. have gotten all year, but when they MSU ended the event with a 54-hole total 907, tying Tennessee 6 p.m. for 16th. don’t fall you wonder what are you son spent the majority of the second Junior Katie Holt led the final round for the Bulldogs, posting a ON THE AIR doing differently? Are you rushing half on her and made it difficult for 1-over 72 and carding three birdies, while Ela Grimwood led the team your shot? You try to adjust and it Vivians, who is four inches shorter, by finishing tied for 28th with an 11-over 224 in the three-day event. Today still doesn’t go in. But I feel like we to finish over her when she attacked “We played an incredibly challenging course this week,” Holt said. COLLEGE BASKETBALL can’t really get frustrated with it the basket. “Every aspect of your game is tested. This was my third time playing 5 p.m. — Colonial Athletic Association Long Cove. I wouldn’t say the course gets any easier to play, you just tournament, first semifinal, at North Charleston, because that’s what we do. We have The length of Herbert Harrig- get more comfortable playing it. I’m looking forward to finishing out the South Carolina, CBS Sports Network been hitting shots for our team all an and the size of guards Doniyah spring strong.” 6 p.m. — Mid-American Athletic Conference year. Just because it didn’t happen Cliney and Harris also proved to be Athena Yang and Aubree Jones carded 78s Sunday, and Blair tournament, final, at Albany, New York, ESPN tonight doesn’t mean it won’t hap- too much of a mix to overcome on Stockett rounded out scoring for the team with an 84. 6 p.m. — Horizon League tournament, first No. 2 ranked Alabama took medalist honors in the elite field with a semifinal, at Detroit, ESPNU pen for the next six games that we a day MSU shot 34.5 percent from 14-over 866 total. 7:30 p.m. — CAA tournament, second semifinal, have left.” the field, its second-lowest total of Coach Ginger Brown-Lemm and company will travel to Auburn for at North Charleston, South Carolina, CBS Sports MSU tried to get back into the the season, and was 3-for-19 from the Evans Derby Experience on March 18-20. Network game in the third quarter by shoot- n 3-point range, its lowest percentage Women’s track and field team ranked in USTFCCCA polls 8 p.m. — West Coast Conference tournament, ing 8-for-13 from the field, but South ahead of nationals: At Starkville, With the NCAA Indoor Champion- first semifinal, at Las Vegas, ESPN of the season. ships approaching March 9-10, the women’s track and field program is 8 p.m. — Southern Conference tournament, Carolina countered by going 6-for- “I just thought our kids were ranked No. 17 in the pre-championship USTFCCCA poll. final, at Asheville, North Carolina, ESPN2 13. The Bulldogs cut the deficit to engaged and locked into the game Team rankings were based solely on those athletes that have 8 p.m. — Horizon League tournament, second five points six times in the quarter plan and did not want to lose,” South been invited to the national championships in College Station, Texas, semifinal, at Detroit, ESPNU but couldn’t get closer. this week. The Bulldogs will send three women, all seniors, to the 10:30 p.m. — WCC tournament, second semifi- Carolina coach Dawn Staley said. competition. nal, at Las Vegas, ESPN2 MSU had its chances in the “They wanted to create their own “We have a good group headed to nationals,” MSU coach Steve MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL fourth quarter, too. But Jordan Dan- history, and they were determined Dudley said. “We always want to send more, but the group that’s going Noon — Spring training, Minnesota vs. berry and Jazzmun Holmes had to do it.” down there this year has a very good chance to run fast times and Philadelphia, at Clearwater, Florida, MLB Network steals and couldn’t convert layups, compete for championships.” 7:30 p.m. — Spring training, Arizona vs. San MSU, which is a lock to be a top- High jumper Logan Boss is the Southeastern Conference cham- Diego, at Peoria, Arizona, MLB Network and Roshunda Johnson also missed 16 seed, will now wait to see where pion and leads the nation in her event after breaking her own school NBA a wide open 3-pointer from the right it will be sent. As a likely No. 1 seed, record this season with a leap of 1.92m. Rhianwedd Price-Weimer has 6 p.m. — Detroit at Cleveland, NBA TV win in which she had time to set MSU’s best options for the Sweet 16 qualified for the mile run, and Tiffany Flynn will compete in the triple 7:30 p.m. — Memphis at San Antonio, Fox herself and think about it in the final will be the Kansas City Region or jump. Sports Southeast two minutes. The Bulldog men also slipped into the latest USTFCCCA polls 9:30 p.m. — Portland at L.A. Lakers, NBA TV the Spokane Region. The 64-team as one of the #EventSquad selections. USTFCCCA’s #EventSquad NHL “I just feel like everything didn’t field for the NCAA tournament will rankings determine the top school in each event based on their best 6:30 p.m. — Toronto at Buffalo, NBC Sports fall in our hands today,” Johnson be announced at 6 p.m. Monday, four athletes in that event. MSU is the top men’s 800-meter school in Network said. “We couldn’t knock down March 12 (ESPN). the final #EventSquad rankings. WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL shots and everything wasn’t going Marco Arop and Dejon Devroe will both make their first career 1:30 p.m. — MAAC tournament, final, at Albany, “This is not anything catastroph- appearances in the 800 at the NCAA Division I Championships. New York, ESPNU our way.” ic,” Schaefer said. “We played a 3 p.m. — Big East Conference tournament, first Johnson came into the game heck of a team today that is probably semifinal, at Chicago, FS1 averaging 16 points per game and playing as good as anybody in the Ole Miss 3:30 p.m. — American Athletic Conference shooting 46.6 from the field and country and we got beat. Obviously Kendricks, Reese win silver at IAAF World Indoor tournament, first semifinal, at Uncasville, 55.6 percent from 3-point range Connecticut, ESPNU this is not one of our better games Championships 5:30 p.m. — Big East tournament, second in her last five games. After going BIRMINGHAM, England — Four Rebels participated in the 2018 offensively. It is our poorest shooting semifinal, at Chicago, FS1 3-for-12 from the field (2-for-8 from game of the year. Typically kids that IAAF World Indoor Championships this past weekend, with Ole Miss 6 p.m. — AAC tournament, second semifinal, at greats Sam Kendricks (pole vault) and Brittney Reese (long jump) 3-point range), Johnson said she are knocking down shots and mak- Uncasville, Connecticut, ESPN2 didn’t know if or when she first had coming away with medals for Team USA. 8 p.m. — Big 12 Conference tournament, final, ing them didn’t make them. This has Kendricks, an Oxford native and the defending Outdoor World that feeling it was going to be one at Oklahoma City, FS1 been my fear all year for 32 games champion in the pole vault, took his second-career indoor silver after of those days where making shots going into No. 33, it was the night we a tight duel with world record holder Renaud Lavillenie of France. Tuesday was difficult. She said it was “pretty Kendricks, who entered as the world leader this indoor season at a ca- don’t shoot it well, do we have enough COLLEGE BASKETBALL much everything” that came togeth- reer-best 5.93 meters (19 feet, 5 ½ inches), was one of three over 5.80m 11 a.m. — Atlantic Coast Conference against a top-10 team to find a way to (19-1/4) alongside Lavillenie and Poland’s Piotr Lisek. Lavillenie was the er to work against the Bulldogs. She tournament, first round, at Brooklyn, New York, win a game. I ask our players that all only one to clear and did so on his first attempt at that height for the win, ESPN2 said MSU’s inability to attack the with Kendricks taking silver based on total misses against Lesek. of the time, ‘If your shot isn’t falling, 1 p.m. — ACC tournament, first round, team TBA basket and willingness to settle was The medal is the fifth in his career. He earned golds at the 2017 what else are you doing to help the vs. Pittsburgh, at Brooklyn, New York, ESPN2 the biggest factor. IAAF World Outdoor Championships and the 2013 World University team win?’ This is the first time all Games, silvers at the 2016 and now 2018 World Indoor Championships, 6 p.m. — Colonial Athletic Association “I don’t think it was anything they and a bronze at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. tournament, final, at North Charleston, South year we have had that. Carolina, CBS Sports Network did,” Johnson said. “I think we weren’t Kendricks was a two-time NCAA Outdoor champion in the pole attacking like we normally do.” “I don’t blame it on game three vault as a Rebel in 2013 and 2014. 6 p.m. — Horizon League tournament, final, at Detroit, ESPN Danberry’s steal came early in the of three days. I don’t think it has Reese, the reigning World Indoor champion, earned her 10th anything to do with that. I think you career world medal in the long jump, taking silver after being bested 6 p.m. — Northeast Conference tournament, fourth quarter and would have cut in the fourth round by a world-leading jump of 6.96m (22-10) from the final, at higher-seeded school, ESPN2 take you hat off to South Carolina. 6 p.m. — ACC tournament, first round, at the deficit to six. Johnson’s missed gold medal winner, Ivana Spanovic of Serbia. Reese claimed second 3-pointer came with 2 minutes, 25 Those kids play extremely hard, es- at a season-best 6.89m (22-7 1/4), which ends the season ranked No. Brooklyn, New York, ESPNU pecially defensively.” 3 in the world. 8 p.m. — West Coast Conference tournament, seconds remaining and also could Reese, a Gulfport native and two-time NCAA long jump champion final, at Las Vegas, ESPN have moved MSU within six points. Attendance sees bump prior to title game in 2008, cemented herself as one of, if not the best, long jumpers in 8 p.m. — Summit League tournament, final, at Holmes’ steal and missed layup in Entering the championship game, the six sessions Sioux Falls, South Dakota, ESPN2 world history with her 10th medal. Her silver joins two from the Olympic the final two minutes and Johnson’s of the tournament drew a total attendance of 36,959 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (average of 6,159). That mark eclipsed the total atten- Games (gold in 2012, silver in 2016), four golds at the World Outdoor miss made the loss even tougher to Championships (2009, 2011, 2013, 2017) and three golds from the Noon — Spring training, Houston (ss) vs. N.Y. dance of the seven sessions for each of the previous five World Indoor Championships (2010, 2012, 2016). Mets, at Port St. Lucie, Florida, MLB Network fathom because the Bulldogs, who tournaments. Craig Engels, recent Rebel graduate and part of the Ole Miss 7:30 p.m. — Spring training, Colorado vs. entered the game leading the league “I would like to give credit to the SEC for putting national champion distance medley relay team from 2017, advanced to Seattle, at Peoria, Arizona, MLB Network this on in Nashville,” Texas A&M coach Gary Blair said NBA in scoring (83 ppg.) and field goal his first career world final, taking seventh in the 1,500. After using an shooting (47.5 percent), have been Saturday after his team lost to MSU 70-55 in the semi- impressive kick over his last 200 to snare an auto-qualifier spot in the 7 p.m. — Houston at Oklahoma City, TNT finals. “I wish we could be here every year. I think it’s a prelims at 3 minutes, 47.55 seconds Saturday, Engels ran 3:58.92 in 9:30 p.m. — New Orleans at L.A. Clippers, TNT so good on offense nearly all season. very neutral site in the middle of the SEC. This would be the final in what turned out to be a very slow and tactical race, not far NHL The absence of McCowan, who perfect if we could get your arena for more than once off winner Samuel Tefera of Ethiopia at 3:58.19, which was the slowest 6 p.m. — Detroit at Boston, NBC Sports Network was called for her second foul at the every five years.” winning time in meet history. 9 p.m. — Washington at Anaheim, NBC Sports The SEC men’s tournament will be in Nashville in Network 6:27 mark of the first quarter when On Friday, Ole Miss volunteer throws coach Jeneva Stevens ad- she tried to block a shot sliding over 2019-2021 and 2023-2025. The SEC women’s tourna- vanced to her second career World Indoor final in the shot put. Stevens SOCCER ment will be back in Greenville in 2019, 2020, and 2021. took eighth place at 18.18m (59-07.75). 1:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League, Round to help, limited the Bulldogs’ op- The crowd of 8,215 for the title game between MSU Stevens was a two-time NCAA champion under Ole Miss coach of 16, 2nd Leg, Paris Saint-Germain vs. Real tions in the post. McCowan had six and South Carolina on Sunday pushed the final atten- Connie Price-Smith and throws coach John Smith at Southern Illinois, Madrid, FS1 dance for the 2018 event to 45,174. That total narrowly 1:30 p.m. — UEFA Champions League, Round of points and six rebounds in 24 min- and she owns two medals in world competition: a 2013 gold medal in utes, her fewest since she played 24 missed beating out the mark of 46,130 set in 2012, which the hammer throw at the World University Games (the first-ever gold 16, 2nd Leg, Liverpool vs. Porto, FS2 also was held in Nashville. medal by an American in the event in world competition) and a 2015 WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL in a 95-50 victory against Vanderbilt The SEC tournament was in Duluth, Georgia, in 11 a.m. — Horizon League tournament, final, at silver medal in the shot put at the NACAC Championships. on Feb. 15 (five games). 2013 (20,497) and 2014 (30,467), Little Rock, Arkansas, n Men’s tennis team beats to LSU: At Oxford, the men’s tennis Detroit, ESPNU “It was my fault she got the sec- 1 p.m. — Summit League tournament, final, at in 2015 (25,821), Jacksonville, Florida, in 2016 (29,526), won the doubles point and posted straight-sets wins at four, five and ond foul,” Vivians said. “I was being and Greenville, South Carolina, in 2017 (34,322). six singles to earn a 4-1 victory against LSU on Sunday at the Palmer/ Sioux Falls, South Dakota, ESPNU 3 p.m. — West Coast Conference tournament, lackadaisical on the ball and my The total of 46,130 was the biggest since 2008, Salloum Tennis Center. when the tournament drew 51,036 in Nashville. The 24th-ranked duo of Zvonimir Babic and Filip Kraljevic cruised final, at Las Vegas, ESPNU girl drove and she fouled. I feel like to a 6-1 win at No. 2 doubles. Gustav Hansson and Finn Reynolds won 4 p.m. — American Athletic Conference without Teaira we lose a lot of height All-tournament team 6-3 at No. 3 doubles to clinch the point and a 1-0 lead. tournament, final, at Uncasville, Connecticut, and a lot of rebounding.” Harris and Herbert Harrigan joined Wilson on the Ole Miss (9-3, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) kept the momentum ESPN2 team. Vivians and Texas A&M’s Chennedy Carter also going in singles, winning four first sets. Senior Grey Hamilton finished 6 p.m. — Big East Conference tournament, final, South Carolina played its part by were named to the squad. off a straight-sets win against Julian Saborio 6-1, 6-4 on court four. at Chicago, FS1 making things tough on Vivians, Follow Dispatch sports editor Adam Minichino on who was 7-for-20 from the field. Wil- Twitter @ctsportseditor The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 3B BRIEFLY Baseball Alabama Continued from Page 1B No. 44 men’s tennis team loses to No. 28 Kentucky Billingsley (1-0) allowed TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The No. 44 Alabama men’s tennis team five hits and no runs in six fell to No. 28 Kentucky 4-0 at the Alabama Tennis Center on Sunday innings. He walked two and afternoon. struck out six. Keegan James The loss drops the Crimson Tide to 14-3 and 0-2 in the SEC Southeastern Conference. worked the seventh before In doubles, the score was tied 1-1 after the No. 34 pair of junior being lifted with two outs in Mazen Osama and sophomore Edson Ortiz defeated Bourgois/Benson, the eighth. Cole Gordon faced 6-1, while freshman Riccardo Roberto and sophomore Zhe Zhou fell to the final six batters to earn his Bushamaka/Hussey moments later, 6-1. It was all up to the No. 40-ranked tandem of sophomores Thibault first save. Cancel and Alexey Nesterov who battled back from a 5-2 deficit only to MSU plated an insurance fall in the tiebreaker, 7-6 (8-6). score in the seventh when In singles, No. 115 Enzo Wallert defeated freshman Patrick Kau- Luke Alexander scored on a kovalta, 6-3, 6-3, while No. 63 Ryotaro Matsumara beat No. 113 Mazen wild pitch. Osama, 6-4, 7-5. Kento Yamada clinched the match for the Wildcats (8-4, 1-0) with his victory over Nesterov 7-6 (7-0), 6-4. Sam Houston State (7-4) Alabama will return to action at 4 p.m. Friday against LSU in Baton broke up the shutout on a sin- Rouge, Louisiana. gle by Jaxxon Grisham in the n No. 37 women’s tennis team loses to No. 4 Vanderbilt: At eighth. Nashville, Tennessee, the No. 37 women’s tennis team fell to No. 4 Vanderbilt 4-0 Sunday afternoon at the Currey Tennis Center. Poole had three of MSU’s The loss drops Alabama to 12-5, while Vanderbilt improves to 9-2 11 hits. Mangum and Allen and 2-0 in the SEC. had two hits. Alabama will play host to No. 7 Ole Miss at 5 p.m. Thursday. MSU will play host to New n Women’s golf team captures third-consecutive Darius Rucker Intercollegiate: At Hilton Head, South Carolina, the women’s Mexico State at 6:30 p.m. golf team won its second tournament of the season Sunday with an Tuesday in its home opener. eight-stroke victory at Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at the par-71, 6,282- Tickets for the game, along yard Long Cove Club. with all of MSU’s home games The win was the third in a row for the Crimson Tide at the Rucker, and some road games, can be Deanna Robinson/Dispatch Staff and the fifth in the seven seasons the tournament has been played. purchased throughHailState. TOP: Mississippi University for Women’s Heath Ford, a former standout at Oak Hill Alabama also took home team titles in 2012, 2013, 2016, and 2017. Academy in West Point, rounds third base and tries to score in Game 1 against Lane The victory also gives the Tide six top-two finishes in six tourna- com/tickets. College on Sunday at Columbus High School. BOTTOM: The W’s Drew Williams threw a ments this season. n Mississippi complete game in the opener to help push the Owls to a sweep of the doubleheader. “I always love to go to this tournament because the course is so University for Women demanding,” Alabama coach Mic Potter said following the round. “We have good ball-strikers and you can’t fake your way around this course. sweeps Lane College: At You have to make a decision on every shot and commit to it. Our team Columbus, the Mississippi did a great job of that all weekend.” University for Women base- Alabama (286-291-289/866) finished at 14-over par, eight shots ball team defeated Division ahead of second-place Arkansas (290-296-288/874), which came in at II Lane College 4-2 and 9-1 22-over par. Wake Forest (296-294-288/878) finished third at 26-over par. Duke (295-296-288/879) finished fourth at 27-over par while on Sunday at Columbus High Northwestern (287-296-303/886) finished fifth at 34-over par. School. Junior Lauren Stephenson (69-71-72/212) was the Tide’s low The W (7-3) swept the dou- finisher for the fourth time in six outings. She finished second at 1-under bleheader to remain undefeat- par, two shots off the lead. The Lexington, S.C. native was one of only two golfers to finish below par for the tournament. ed at home. Senior Lakareber Abe (71-74-72/217) and junior Cheyenne Knight In Game 1, Drew Williams (73-73-71/217) tied for sixth at 4-over par. Sophomore Kristen Gillman (3-1) pitched a complete-game (73-73-74/220) tied for 15th at 7-over par. Freshman Angelica Moresco six-hitter. He allowed one (76-78-75/229) finished at 16-over par to tie for 56th after a 4-over par earned run and struck out six. round on Sunday. Alabama will return to action March 18-20 at the Evans Derby RJ Cox led the Owls with Experience at the Auburn University Golf Club in Auburn, Alabama. two hits. n Men’s track and field team No. 8, women’s team No. 40 The Owls took a 2-1 lead in in Pre-NCAA Championships USTFCCCA National Rankings: At the bottom of the second. Cox Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the men’s track and field team remains No. 8, while the Crimson Tide women’s team checks in at No. 40 in the latest singled and former Starkville U.S. Track & Field Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) High School standout Nick indoor rankings released Sunday. Brooks walked. Former Heri- The Crimson Tide men won their first Southeastern Conference tage Academy standout Bran- indoor championship since 1972 on Feb. 25 at Texas A&M. Alabama’s don Jones singled to right cen- Shelby McEwen won the high jump and the Crimson Tide distance runners scored 31 points in the 3,000 and 5,000 meters to lead ter and advanced to second on Alabama to the title. the throw to bring Brooks and Alabama will send nine athletes (six men, three women) and its Cox home. out Will Golsan had an RBI Sunday to lead the Southern lowed two hits and walked women’s 4x400-meter relay to College Station, Texas for the 2018 Lane College tied the single in a five-run fifth Sun- Mississippi baseball team to one. He struck out two and hit NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, March 9-10, at Texas A&M. n No. 4 men’s golf team returns to action at Southern game in the fifth, but The day to lead No. 12 Ole Miss a 20-4 victory against Nicholls three batters. Highlands Collegiate Masters: The No. 4 men’s golf team will play W rallied in the bottom of to a 12-1 victory against Long State in the Cox Diamond In- Sean Tweedy (1-0) earned its second tournament of the spring when it competes at the Southern the sixth. Damain Benefield Beach State. vitational. the win in relief by getting the Highlands Collegiate Masters, hosted at the par-72 7,510-yard Southern walked and Cox and Brooks Ole Miss (10-1) had 14 hits The runs were a sea- final two outs of the fifth. Highlands Golf Club. to back strong outing on the son-high for No. 15 Southern Southern Miss will take on The Crimson Tide enters the event coming off a fifth-place finish singled. Jones’ sacrifice fly at the spring season-opening Puerto Rico Classic, which was held on gave the Owls the lead. Leon mound led by James McAr- Miss (8-3), which scored in Alabama at 6 p.m. Wednesday Feb. 18-20. Senior Lee Hodges claimed his third career tournament “Trey” Petite was walked in- thur. each the last eight innings. It in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. victory — and second at Alabama — earning the medalist honor with tentionally. Sumpter Bass’ McArthur pitched five had 16 hits for its second-high- n Alabama bounces a 7-under par 206. During the fall season, Alabama claimed three first sacrifice fly accounted for the scoreless innings. He al- est total this season. back to beat Oklahoma: place finishes and a second-place result during to end 2017 ranked No. 1 in the nation, according to Golfstat.com. final margin. lowed two hits and struck out “We did what we needed At Norman, Oklahoma, the The 15-team Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters features nine In Game 2, the Owls used five. Through three appear- to do after a tough game (Sat- Alabama baseball team had a teams ranked among in the top 30 in the nation and 13 ranked among a four-run second to take con- ances, the junior from New urday) night,” Southern Miss season-high 18 hits Sunday en the top 55, according to the latest Golfstat.com statistical rankings. trol. Will Peters and Damain Braunfels, Texas, has a 0.59 coach Scott Berry said. “We route to a 13-1 victory against In addition to the 4th-ranked Crimson Tide, participating teams earned run average. looked at this as a weekend Oklahoma at L. Dale Mitchell include No. 5 Florida, No. 8 Oklahoma, No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 14 Benefield had RBIs and for- Illinois, No. 19 USC, No. 21 UCLA, No. 28 Pepperdine and No. 30 BYU. mer Oak Hill Academy stand- The Rebels scored first in series, with an opportunity to Park. Additionally, No. 35 UNLV, No. 36 TCU, No. 43 Northwestern and No. out Heath Ford had two. the top of the second after a come out (Sunday) and win Alabama (10-2) scored 53 UCF, while SMU and Washington round out the field. The Owls came back in the two-out walk by Cole Zabows- the series, and that’s what we three in the third and four Head coach Jay Seawell’s lineup for the weekend is anchored two bottom of the fourth to score ki. The Rebel first baseman were able to do.” in the fourth to cruise to the players among the top 20 individuals in the nation in junior Davis Riley (No. 2) and Hodges (No. 18). Playing in the third slot is senior Jonathan three runs then ended the took second on a wild pitch Southern Miss went 2-1 in victory. Eleven of the 14 Al- Hardee, followed by freshmen Davis Shore and Wilson Furr. Senior scoring effort in the bottom and scored on a single by Coo- the round-robin tournament abama hitters collected at Steven Setterstrom will Live scoring for this year’s tournament can be of the fifth with two additional per Johnson. at Blue Wahoos Stadium, least one hit, including eight found at www.Golfstat.com. runs. Grae Kessinger opened home to the Cincinnati Reds’ of nine starters. Six players on In the fourth, Benefield, the scoring in the fifth with AA affiliate. Southern Miss offense had multi-hit efforts, Junior Colleges a freshman infielder, hit a a single to left field. After a defeated Eastern Michigan with Cobie Vance leading the ICC’s Williams sets new American, unofficial World two-run home run for the pro- pitching change, Ryan Olenek 9-4 Friday night before losing team at 3-for-4. The junior Record at Arnold Classic gram’s first home run. knocked one off the pitcher to a four-run lead and dropping a added two RBIs and scored CLEVELAND — Coach Ray Williams went to the Arnold Sports Peters (2-1) pitched five score another run and spark 9-6 decision to Ohio State on two runs. Cody Henry and Festival looking to shock the powerlifting world yet again. innings and allowed five hits the Rebels. Saturday. Chandler Taylor had a home The 31-year old from Demopolis, Alabama, drew one of the largest and one unearned run. He Nine Rebels had hits and With Eastern Michigan run and three RBIs. crowds at the fitness expo when he unofficially shattered his current raw struck out six. Brooks pitched scored runs. The RBIs were defeating Ohio State 6-1 on Henry, a senior, registered International Powerlifting Federation (IPF) World Record by completing the heaviest raw squat ever performed in an IPF formal competition two hitless innings. He struck spread among seven players. Sunday in the first game, the a double and two runs scored. when he successfully moved 1,069 pounds on his third and final squat out three. Ole Miss will play host to teams finished with 2-1 re- Junior Sam Gardner (1-0) attempt. The W will travel to Jack- Austin Peay at 6:30 p.m. Tues- cords in the three-day tourney. earned his first career win at Williams opened the day with a successful attempt of 975 pounds son, Tennessee, on Tuesday day at Swayze Field. Nicholls State (1-10), which Alabama. He allowed three on his first attempt before easily moving 1,030 pounds on his second attempt of the USA Powerlifting SBD Pro American Powerlifting for a second doubleheader n Southern lost 11-5 to Eastern Michi- hits in five innings. He walked Championships. against Lane. First pitch is Mississippi scores gan in 10 innings Saturday, two and struck out a sea- When Williams called for 1,069 pounds for his final attempt, scheduled for noon. season-high 20 runs in dropped all three of its games. son-high five. Sophomores hundreds of powerlifting fans and other athletes crowded the stage to n No. 12 Ole Miss beats victory: At Pensacola, Flor- Sophomore right-hander Davis Vainer and Deacon see the Indians’ defensive line and strength and conditioning coach : At Long ida, Catcher Bryant Bowen Cody Carroll pitched 4 1/3 Medders and junior Dylan make history for a second-straight year. The lift officially set the new Long Beach State American Record. Beach, California, Former matched career highs with scoreless innings in his first Duarte worked the final four Williams finished the Classic with a total of 2,403.5 pounds — 27.5 New Hope High School stand- three hits and four RBIs start of the season. He al- scoreless innings. pounds shy of his current IPF world record total of 2,431 pounds set at last year’s Arnold Classic — after adding a 518-pound bench press and 821.5-pound deadlift during Saturday’s competition. SUNDAY’S GOLF SCORES Paul Dunne, $58,000...... 73-75-72-71—291 Geoffrey Sisk, $6,630...... 72-73-71—216 Austin Ernst, $14,716...... 71-67-73-70—281 World Golf Championships- Dylan Frittelli, $58,000...... 73-70-71-77—291 Jerry Smith, $6,630...... 70-75-71—216 Cristie Kerr, $14,716...... 70-67-74-70—281 Golf Russell Henley (6), $55,500...... 69-69-75-79—292 Willie Wood, $6,630...... 76-70-70—216 Sung Hyun Park, $14,716...... 68-73-69-71—281 Mexico Championship Matt Kuchar (6), $55,500...... 74-74-73-71—292 Scott McCarron, $4,760...... 71-73-73—217 Madelene Sagstrom, $14,716...... 68-72-70-71—281 Mickelson ends longest drought with playoff win in At Club de Golf Chapultepec, Mexico City Yusaku Miyazato, $53,500...... 77-72-74-70—293 David McKenzie, $4,760...... 71-75-71—217 Shanshan Feng, $12,782...... 70-70-71-71—282 Purse: $10 million / Yardage: 7,345; Par 71 Brandon Stone, $53,500...... 75-76-71-71—293 Steve Pate, $4,760...... 73-71-73—217 Lexi Thompson, $10,723...... 75-69-72-67—283 (x-won on first playoff hole) Brett Rumford, $52,500...... 78-74-72-73—297 Rod Spittle, $4,760...... 71-76-70—217 Pornanong Phatlum, $10,723...... 74-68-73-68—283 Mexico Final HaoTong Li, $52,000...... 73-79-73-73—298 Stephen Ames, $3,655...... 71-72-75—218 Mirim Lee, $10,723...... 69-74-71-69—283 MEXICO CITY — The shot through a gap in the trees only he x-Phil Mickelson (550), $1,700,000...... 69-68-65-66—268 Gavin Kyle Green, $51,500...... 78-73-74-74—299 Jim Carter, $3,655...... 72-74-72—218 Inbee Park, $10,723...... 73-70-70-70—283 Justin Thomas (315), $1,072,000...... 72-70-62-64—268 Steve Flesch, $3,655...... 71-73-74—218 Jennifer Song, $10,723...... 65-75-73-70—283 could see. The two birdies he had to have when time was running out. Rafa Cabrera Bello (170), $510,500..... 66-67-69-67—269 Champions Tour Bernhard Langer, $3,655...... 68-77-73—218 In Gee Chun, $10,723...... 68-72-71-72—283 Phil Mickelson finally looked like the Lefty of old Sunday in the Tyrrell Hatton (170), $510,500...... 70-68-64-67—269 Mark O’Meara, $3,655...... 75-74-69—218 Eun-Hee Ji, $10,723...... 67-75-68-73—283 Kiradech Aphibarnrat, $330,500...... 66-69-71-65—271 Cologuard Classic Sonny Skinner, $3,655...... 75-70-73—218 Marina Alex, $10,723...... 69-67-70-77—283 Mexico Championship, especially when a final round of pressure, pos- Brian Harman (110), $330,500...... 68-67-68-68—271 At Omni Tucson National (Catalina Course), Sarah Jane Smith, $8,495...... 75-70-72-67—284 Glen Day, $3,060...... 73-71-75—219 Angel Yin, $8,495...... 73-73-69-69—284 sibilities and dramatic shots that kept the crowd buzzing finally ended at Sergio Garcia (92), $239,750...... 68-65-69-70—272 Tucson, Arizona Paul Goydos, $2,720...... 73-73-74—220 Dustin Johnson (92), $239,750...... 69-66-68-69—272 Purse: $1.7 million / Yardage: 7,207; Par 73 Carlota Ciganda, $8,495...... 71-74-70-69—284 Skip Kendall, $2,720...... 74-73-73—220 Hyejin Choi, $7,842...... 71-73-72-69—285 Chapultepec Golf Club. Adam Hadwin (78), $182,000...... 70-71-67-66—274 Final Bob Tway, $2,720...... 72-73-75—220 Shubhankar Sharma, $182,000...... 65-66-69-74—274 Steve Stricker, $255,000...... 66-70-69—205 Katherine Kirk, $7,214...... 74-69-74-69—286 He was posing with the trophy. Michael Allen, $2,125...... 69-77-75—221 Sandra Gal, $7,214...... 72-75-69-70—286 Bubba Watson (78), $182,000...... 69-66-72-67—274 Jerry Kelly, $124,667...... 70-72-65—207 Dan Forsman, $2,125...... 73-72-76—221 For the first time in 102 tournaments around the world, dating to Paul Casey (67), $150,500...... 73-68-68-66—275 Gene Sauers, $124,667...... 67-70-70—207 Jodi Ewart Shadoff, $7,214...... 71-70-73-72—286 Carlos Franco, $2,125...... 74-76-71—221 Jane Park, $6,548...... 75-69-72-71—287 the summer of 2013 when he won the British Open at Muirfield, the Patton Kizzire (67), $150,500...... 69-69-71-66—275 Scott Dunlap, $124,667...... 65-71-71—207 Corey Pavin, $2,125...... 73-75-73—221 Daniel Berger (58), $126,500...... 69-68-72-67—276 Olin Browne, $66,300...... 70-70-69—209 Nicole Broch Larsen, $6,548...... 70-73-71-73—287 47-year-old Mickelson showed he still had the stuff to beat players who Joey Sindelar, $1,700...... 73-72-77—222 Georgia Hall, $6,077...... 73-76-70-69—288 Tommy Fleetwood (58), $126,500...... 72-71-67-66—276 Bob Estes, $66,300...... 71-69-69—209 Len Mattiace, $1,547...... 71-74-78—223 Su Oh, $6,077...... 68-76-72-72—288 weren’t even born when he collected the first of his 43 victories on the Alex Noren (58), $126,500...... 69-70-71-66—276 Doug Garwood, $66,300...... 69-68-72—209 Sam Randolph, $1,547...... 74-76-73—223 Brittany Altomare, $5,430...... 72-73-73-71—289 Jordan Spieth (58), $126,500...... 70-67-69-70—276 Rocco Mediate, $66,300...... 72-65-72—209 PGA Tour. John Daly, $1,343...... 80-73-71—224 Ashleigh Buhai, $5,430...... 75-67-76-71—289 Adam Bland, $114,500...... 70-67-71-69—277 Billy Andrade, $42,500...... 70-69-71—210 Hale Irwin, $1,343...... 76-74-74—224 Candie Kung, $5,430...... 71-72-74-72—289 “This is a very meaningful win,” Mickelson said after beating Justin Xander Schauffele (53), $114,500...... 65-68-70-74—277 Woody Austin, $42,500...... 68-70-72—210 Mark Calcavecchia, $1,156...... 76-75-74—225 Jacqui Concolino, $5,430...... 73-71-70-75—289 Thomas in a playoff. “I can’t really put it into words given the tough Charley Hoffman (46), $104,300...... 70-66-70-72—278 Jeff Maggert, $42,500...... 69-70-71—210 Russ Cochran, $1,156...... 75-76-74—225 Megan Khang, $4,940...... 75-72-74-69—290 Pat Perez (46), $104,300...... 68-67-68-75—278 Tommy Tolles, $42,500...... 65-70-75—210 Brad Faxon, $1,020...... 73-80-73—226 Brittany Lincicome, $4,940...... 73-73-72-72—290 times over the last four years, and the struggle to get here, and knowing Jon Rahm (46), $104,300...... 67-71-70-70—278 Michael Bradley, $30,600...... 69-70-72—211 John Huston, $1,020...... 79-75-72—226 Mi Jung Hur, $4,705...... 75-72-72-72—291 Brendan Steele (46), $104,300...... 69-66-71-72—278 Todd Hamilton, $30,600...... 72-68-71—211 Karine Icher, $4,470...... 78-71-73-71—293 that I was able to compete at this level but not doing it. To finally break Jhonattan Vegas (46), $104,300...... 70-68-69-71—278 Billy Mayfair, $30,600...... 68-72-71—211 HSBC Women’s Pernilla Lindberg, $4,470...... 73-71-74-75—293 through and to have this validation means a lot to me.” Francesco Molinari (39), $95,250...... 71-70-70-68—279 Esteban Toledo, $30,600...... 71-72-68—211 Kim Kaufman, $4,234...... 75-73-73-73—294 Kyle Stanley (39), $95,250...... 71-65-71-72—279 Kirk Triplett, $30,600...... 69-69-73—211 World Championship Alena Sharp, $4,000...... 75-75-70-76—296 Mickelson, who closed with a 5-under 66, was at his best over the Jorge Campillo, $91,000...... 72-71-69-68—280 Paul Broadhurst, $21,902...... 69-73-70—212 At Sentosa Golf Club (Tanjong Course), Singapore In-Kyung Kim, $4,000...... 75-72-73-76—296 back nine with as many as six players still in the mix. Tony Finau (36), $91,000...... 68-70-68-74—280 Tom Byrum, $21,902...... 75-67-70—212 Purse: $1.5 million / Yardage: 6,718; Par: 72 Tiffany Chan, $3,843...... 74-74-76-76—300 Kevin Kisner (33), $88,000...... 70-71-66-74—281 Kent Jones, $21,902...... 71-73-68—212 Final Suddenly two shots behind when Thomas holed out from 119 yards Louis Oosthuizen (27), $81,429...... 64-71-76-71—282 Wes Short, Jr., $21,902...... 70-74-68—212 a-amateur Tshwane Open for eagle on the 18th hole, Mickelson played a high-risk shot through the Dean Burmester, $81,429...... 73-70-74-65—282 Joe Durant, $21,902...... 69-72-71—212 Michelle Wie, $225,000...... 67-73-66-65—271 At Pretoria Country Club, Waterkloof, South Africa Patrick Cantlay (27), $81,429...... 70-75-71-66—282 Scott Parel, $21,902...... 76-69-67—212 Jenny Shin, $98,051...... 71-68-68-65—272 Purse: $1.25 million / Yardage: 7,081; Par: 71 smallest of gaps in the trees to escape with par on the 14th hole. That’s Kevin Chappell (27), $81,429...... 73-70-72-67—282 Bart Bryant, $15,895...... 70-69-74—213 Brooke M. Henderson, $98,051...... 68-72-65-67—272 Final when he saw the score, and he followed with a two-putt birdie on the Matthew Fitzpatrick, $81,429...... 71-69-74-68—282 Mike Goodes, $15,895...... 70-68-75—213 Danielle Kang, $98,051...... 68-64-70-70—272 George Coetzee, South Africa...... 67-64-68-67—266 Branden Grace (27), $81,429...... 72-69-73-68—282 Tom Lehman, $15,895...... 71-72-70—213 Nelly Korda, $98,051...... 70-66-65-71—272 Sam Horsfield, England...... 68-69-64-67—268 par-5 15th and a 20-foot birdie on the 16th. Bernd Wiesberger, $81,429...... 73-71-72-66—282 Mike Small, $15,895...... 66-73-74—213 Jin Young Ko, $48,619...... 72-67-67-67—273 Mikko Korhonen, Finland...... 68-64-69-68—269 Thomas, who won last week in a playoff at the Honda Classic, Rickie Fowler (17), $73,000...... 68-70-70-75—283 Kevin Sutherland, $15,895...... 71-69-73—213 Minjee Lee, $48,619...... 71-66-68-68—273 Felipe Aguilar, Chile...... 65-67-71-67—270 Marc Leishman (17), $73,000...... 69-68-69-77—283 Scott Verplank, $15,895...... 71-72-70—213 Angela Stanford, $38,817...... 76-66-70-63—275 Sebastian Gros, France...... 69-70-66-65—270 capped off a 62-64 weekend with more clutch play, no shot bigger than Joost Luiten, $73,000...... 72-71-68-72—283 Tommy Armour III, $12,013...... 72-72-70—214 a-Atthaya Thitikul...... 70-71-68-66—275 Daniel van Tonder, South Africa...... 67-72-66-65—270 his sand wedge that bounced behind the flag and spun back into the Chris Paisley, $73,000...... 65-75-71-72—283 David Toms, $12,013...... 73-70-71—214 Sei Young Kim, $29,845...... 70-72-72-62—276 Scott Jamieson, Scotland...... 67-69-67-68—271 Thomas Pieters (17), $73,000...... 69-68-74-72—283 Lee Janzen, $12,013...... 70-72-72—214 Amy Yang, $29,845...... 74-68-70-64—276 Thomas Aiken, South Africa...... 65-71-67-70—273 cup on his final hole for eagle . Patrick Reed (17), $73,000...... 72-74-68-69—283 Larry Mize, $12,013...... 74-71-69—214 Lydia Ko, $29,845...... 71-71-67-67—276 Pedro Oriol, Spain...... 71-69-71-62—273 Erik Van Rooyen, South Africa...... 68-68-67-71—274 The playoff — the sixth in the last eight weeks on the PGA Tour Justin Rose (17), $73,000...... 71-72-73-67—283 Fran Quinn, $12,013...... 70-73-71—214 Jeong Eun Lee, $29,845...... 69-70-70-67—276 Connor Syme, Scotland...... 70-68-68-69—275 — lasted only one hole on the par-3 17th, where Thomas made bogey Webb Simpson (17), $73,000...... 72-70-73-68—283 Duffy Waldorf, $12,013...... 71-74-69—214 Jessica Korda, $29,845...... 68-70-68-70—276 Adilson da Silva, Brazil...... 67-72-66-70—275 Peter Uihlein (17), $73,000...... 74-72-70-67—283 Mark Brooks, $9,034...... 71-72-72—215 Caroline Masson, $24,152...... 70-70-74-63—277 Jacques Blaauw, South Africa...... 71-69-69-67—276 for the second time. His gap wedge was too long, his chip too weak. Ross Fisher (12), $67,500...... 71-68-69-76—284 7Paul Claxton, $9,034...... 70-73-72—215 So Yeon Ryu, $20,127...... 69-75-70-64—278 Victor Perez, France...... 69-68-68-71—276 Mickelson’s 18-foot birdie putt rimmed around the edge of the cup, and Yuta Ikeda, $67,500...... 73-74-68-69—284 Tom Pernice Jr., $9,034...... 71-71-73—215 Ariya Jutanugarn, $20,127...... 68-74-68-68—278 JC Ritchie, South Africa...... 68-67-74-67—276 David Lipsky, $65,500...... 70-71-71-73—285 Ken Tanigawa, $9,034...... 71-72-72—215 Lizette Salas, $20,127...... 71-67-71-69—278 Scott Vincent, Zimbabwe...... 68-69-69-70—276 Thomas missed his par from just inside 10 feet. Charl Schwartzel (10), $65,500...... 71-69-70-75—285 Marco Dawson, $9,034...... 71-69-75—215 Chella Choi, $20,127...... 68-69-72-69—278 Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa.67-69-72-69—277 The disappointment was tempered only by his start — Thomas Wade Ormsby, $63,500...... 79-67-69-71—286 Tim Petrovic, $9,034...... 77-69-69—215 Charley Hull, $20,127...... 70-68-69-71—278 Peter Karmis, South Africa...... 69-70-72-66—277 Gary Woodland (9), $63,500...... 74-71-73-68—286 Jeff Sluman, $9,034...... 74-72-69—215 Ha Na Jang, $20,127...... 70-68-69-71—278 JJ Senekal, South Africa...... 67-72-69-69—277 was 11 shots back going into the weekend — and by the guy who beat Abraham Ancer (8), $61,500...... 71-76-71-69—287 Brandt Jobe, $6,630...... 71-69-76—216 Moriya Jutanugarn, $17,409...... 70-71-69-69—279 Ockie Strydom, South Africa...... 73-65-70-69—277 Chez Reavie (8), $61,500...... 72-73-68-74—287 José María Olazábal, $6,630...... 71-72-73—216 Mi Hyang Lee, $16,781...... 72-72-71-65—280 Also him. Satoshi Kodaira, $60,000...... 72-73-73-70—288 Jesper Parnevik, $6,630...... 72-74-70—216 Anna Nordqvist, $14,716...... 75-67-70-69—281 Patrick Newcomb, United States...... 67-72-72-69—280 — From Special Reports Jason Dufner (7), $58,000...... 72-72-68-79—291 Vijay Singh, $6,630...... 72-72-72—216 Hyo Joo Kim, $14,716...... 72-68-71-70—281 Julian Suri, United States...... 65-74-72-70—281 4B MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com COLLEGE SOFTBALL Ward, Bulldogs improve to 16-3

From Special Reports YESTERDAY’S ANSWER YESTERDAY’SSunday’s answer ANSWER Sudoku 9 8 3 5 6 2 1 7 4 STARKVILLE — SudokuSudoku is a number- Sudoku is a number- Senior Holly Ward re- placing puzzle based on 6 4 7 1 9 3 2 8 5 placing puzzle based on David Miller/Special to The Dispatch a 9x9 grid with several corded her third shutout a 9x9 grid with several 1 5 2 7 4 8 3 6 9 Tony Stewart (14) led every lap of the Frostbuster 150 Winged Outlaw Sprint Car given numbers. The object of the season Sunday to given numbers. The object 3 2 6 8 1 4 9 5 7 race Saturday. is to place the numbers is to place the numbers lead the Mississippi State 1 to 9 in the empty spaces 4 9 8 2 7 5 6 1 3 1 to 9 in the empty spaces softball team to a 5-0 vic- so that each row, each so that each row, each 7 1 5 9 3 6 8 4 2 tory against Sam Houston column and each 3x3 box Magnolia column and each 3x3 box 5 7 1 3 8 9 4 2 6 contains the same number State in the Bulldog Slam- Continued from Page 1B contains the same number only once. The difficulty 2 6 9 4 5 1 7 3 8 boree at Nusz Park. race teams,” Hagar said. at Hattiesburg on Friday of the race. Camponovo only once. The difficulty

level increases from 2018 Conceptis Puzzles, Dist. by King Features Syndicate, Inc. Ward (7-2) recorded “It’s the busiest I’ve ever night. Hughes will com- finished second, while level increases from 8 3 4 6 2 7 5 9 1 Monday to Sunday. Difficulty Level 3/03 a strike on the first or been, and I haven’t had pete in Super Late Models Jamey Boland, Terry Wil- Monday to Sunday. second pitch against ev- time to focus on my race for Leon Henderson this son, and Tim Dees round- ery batter she faced. The car. I actually wanted to season. Hughes won the ed out the top five. right-hander allowed two get the motor fresh — it’s Southern All-Stars Gov- Jamie Pickard won the hits, struck out 10, and got 29 nights on it — so to ernor’s Cup Super Late Late Model Sportsman didn’t walk a batter. go out there and be com- Model race at Magnolia feature. Hunter Carroll, “Holly (Ward) pitched petitive with those guys last season, becoming the Tony Shelton, Zack Shel- lights out,” MSU coach with a worn-out motor, it series’ youngest feature ton, and Kurt Radojscics Vann Stuedeman said. gives me a boost of confi- winner at age 16. rounded out the top five. dence for what the season Rick Rickman won the Lee Ray won the Street “She did a Vann-tastic job. might hold.” Super Late Model feature. Stocks feature. TK King, We used all of her pitch- In other race action, Brian Rickman, Shay Michael Williams, David es today. We tried some Spencer Hughes, former Knight, Jamie Tollison, Williamson, and Johnny Sunday’s Cryptoquote: different pitches in some NeSmith Street Stocks and Shelby Sheedy round- Stokes rounded out the different situations to get national champion, won ed out the top five. top five. ready for conference play. the open-wheel modified Monte Skinner start- Scooter Ware won the She’s feeling pretty confi- feature. Hughes climbed ed third and won the Factory Stocks feature. dent now. We just have to from fifth to first in his NeSmith Late Model Kevin Williams, Corey keep her there.” heat race to start on feature. Skinner passed Johnson, John Beard, and Junior Emily Heim- the pole for the feature. Ross Camponovo on lap Aidan Fletcher rounded berger went 3-for-3 with Hughes finished second five and led the remainder out the top five. a double and three runs scored. Senior Calyn Ad- ams had two RBIs. MSU will continue its nine-game homestand at 6 p.m. Wednesday against Boston College. The game will be the third “No One Fights Alone” contest of the season. MSU will sport teal uniforms to bring awareness to ovari- an cancer. n Southern Mississippi beats No. 17 Ole Miss: At Oxford, Destini Brown had her eighth multi-hit game of the season, and her fourth in a row, Sunday to lead the Southern Mississippi softball team to a 5-2 victo- ry against No. 17 Ole Miss David Miller/Special to The Dispatch in Ole Miss Classic. Monte Skinner (00) won the NeSmith Late Model feature Saturday at Magnolia Brown, a freshman, is Motor Speedway. hitting .523 and is the first ACROSS Golden Eagle to reach 20 1 Workout sites hits on the season with 23. 5 Hit’s counterpart AUTO RACING 10 Smell awful Southern Miss (9-10) 11 Coves received multi-hit games 13 Italian wine from Samantha Papp and Harvick dominates Vegas for another win region Caitlyn Aldous. Chase 14 Game fish BY GREG BEACHAM Nelson, Sarah Van Schaik, Monster Energy Cup Pennzoil on Martin Truex Jr. was 15 Food fish The Associated Press in fourth and pole-sitter 17 Compass dir. Alyssa “Tata” Davis, and 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Sunday Ryan Blaney in fifth. 18 Marine fish Kaley Fruge all had one At Las Vegas Motor Speedway, LAS VEGAS — From Las Vegas, Nevada Harvick has already 19 Suit accessory hit. Lap length: 1.50 miles his dynamic opening laps (Start position in parentheses) matched his Cup win total 20 Gallery fill 1. (2) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267 laps, 60 points. 21 Yellowstone Senior Samantha Ro- to his comfortable cruise 2. (13) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 43. from last season in three 3. (5) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 50. animal bles (5-4) pitched her third to the checkered flag, 4. (4) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 46. races — and he’s headed complete game of the year. Kevin Harvick was the 5. (1) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 48. 22 Masked mam- 6. (8) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 41. to Phoenix, where he has mals She struck out three. safest bet in Sin City this 7. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 43. 8. (9) Erik Jones, Toyota, 267, 29. won five times since 2012. 25 Fixes socks Kaitlin Lee (8-1) weekend. 9. (12) Paul Menard, Ford, 267, 30. 10. (29) Aric Almirola, Ford, 266, 27. Harvick also took a mo- 26 Writer Rice worked through the first Harvick’s air of inevita- 11. (25) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 266, 26. Sunday’s answer 12. (14) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 266, 25. ment to savor a milestone. 27 Cat coat two frames unscathed bility increased with each 13. (16) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 266, 24. Only Richard Petty, Kyle 28 Got together 4 Snow lander 25 Twofold 14. (7) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 265, 23. but she allowed five runs lap around the Las Vegas 15. (28) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 265, 22. Busch and David Pear- 29 Marine fish 5 Cut in half 27 Pretends 16. (20) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 265, 21. 33 MPG-rating org. in the third before being Motor Speedway on Sun- 17. (19) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 265, 20. son have won more races 6 Mocking com- 29 Sculpting day, and the rest of the 18. (11) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 265, 19. across the three national 34 Food fish ments medium lifted for freshman Anna 19. (21) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 264, 18. 35 Game fish NASCAR Cup field must 20. (24) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 264, 17. circuits than Harvick, the 7 Sick 30 Rapidly Borgen, who worked 4 1/3 21. (26) Darrell Wallace Jr, Chevrolet, 264, 16. 37 Malek of “Mr. 8 Goddess of grains 31 Playwright Neil be a bit worried about how 22. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 264, 15. 42-year-old Californian scoreless innings. 23. (23) David Ragan, Ford, 264, 14. Robot” 9 British school 32 Pious sort they’re going to catch up 24. (31) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 264, 13. with plenty of good years Paige McKinney had 25. (30) Cole Custer, Chevrolet, 264, 0. 38 Set straight student 36 Desk set item this year. 26. (18) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 263, 11. left on his tires. two of Ole Miss’ five hits. 27. (17) William Byron, Chevrolet, 263, 10. 39 Clickable picture 12 Contemptuous Harvick raced to his 28. (34) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 262, 9. “It’s been a lot of years 40 Musical sounds smiles Ole Miss (13-3) will 29. (33) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 262, 0. second straight NASCAR 30. (27) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 262, 7. accumulated with a lot 41 Penny 16 Golf goals play host to Boston Col- 31. (36) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 255, 6. Cup win with a dominant 32. (37) Joey Gase, Chevrolet, 253, 0. of great race teams and 21 Uncivilized lege at 6 p.m. Tuesday performance in Vegas on 33. (35) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, engine, 195, 4. DOWN 22 Awoke 34. (6) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, accident, 183, 8. people and situations,” (SEC Network). Sunday, earning his 100th 35. (3) Kurt Busch, Ford, accident, 183, 9. Harvick said. “When you 1 Hold tightly 23 Self-contained n 36. (22) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, accident, 176, 1. 2 Kind of question 24 Toronto’s prov- No. 11 Alabama career win across the 37. (15) Michael McDowell, Ford, engine, 100, 1. tag that triple-digit num- Race Statistics 3 Silver or gold ince loses to Northwestern: three national series. Average Speed of Race Winner: 141.760 mph. ber to it, it really lets you Time of Race: 2 hours, 49 minutes, 31 seconds. At Seattle, No. 11 Ala- “There was no catch- Margin of Victory: 2.906 seconds. realize that you’ve been Caution Flags: 4 for 29 laps. bama lost to Northwest- ing that 4 (car),” sec- Lead Changes: 11 among 6 drivers. fortunate to accomplish a Lap Leaders: R.Blaney 1; K.Harvick 2-38; ern 4-0 on Sunday in its ond-place finisher Kyle M.McDowell 39-49; K.Harvick 50-121; Ky.Busch lot of things.” Busch said. “He was on 122-125; K.Harvick 126-163; J.Logano 164-176; final game of the Husky M.Truex 177-182; J.Logano 183-194; K.Harvick Not many wins are rails, and lights out.” 195-224; Ky.Busch 225-230; K.Harvick 231-267 Classic. Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): more emphatic than Har- Harvick followed up his K.Harvick, 5 times for 209 laps; J.Logano, 2 times for vick’s 100th. Alabama (12-5) had 23 laps; M.McDowell, 1 time for 10 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 only three hits against stellar performance last times for 8 laps; M.Truex, 1 time for 5 laps; R.Blaney, Harvick led 144 of the 1 time for 0 laps. Northwestern (10-8). The weekend in Atlanta with Wins: K.Harvick, 2; A.Dillon, 1. first 160 laps and comfort- Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 135; Wildcats used an RBI sin- another victory in his Stew- 2. J.Logano, 132; 3. R.Blaney, 131; 4. M.Truex, 115; ably won the first two stag- art-Haas Racing Ford. He 5. Ky.Busch, 104; 6. K.Larson, 104; gle and a three-run home 7. B.Keselowski, 99; 8. D.Hamlin, 97; 9. P.Menard, 96; es. He was fourth out of the led a track-record 214 of the 10. A.Dillon, 94; 11. A.Almirola, 93; 12. C.Bowyer, 93; run in the fourth to earn 13. Ku.Busch, 77; 14. R.Newman, 75; 15. D.Wallace, end-of-stage caution after 267 laps, won all three stag- 68; 16. A.Bowman, 67. the victory. Stage 2, with Joey Logano es and capably held off Bus- getting in front with an ex- Alexis Osorio (3-3) ch’s late hometown charge ally proud of everybody.” ceptional pit stop. tied a season high with 10 to win in Vegas for the sec- Busch got close to his But Harvick reclaimed strikeouts. ond time in four years. second career victory in the lead off another re- Alabama will play host “These last two weeks, his hometown with his start with 73 laps to go to the Easton Crimson we’ve just hit on every- Joe Gibbs Racing Toyo- after Kurt Busch wrecked Classic next weekend. Ala- thing we needed to,” said ta, but couldn’t overcome along with Chase Elliott. bama will face Boston Col- Harvick, who cruised the dominant leader. Kyle Harvick emerged from lege and Fordham twice home 2.9 seconds ahead Larson finished third af- his last pit stop with a before finishing the week- of Busch. “My (team has) ter winning the Xfinity three-second lead on Brad end with a game against done their homework on a Series race on Saturday, Keselowski, and Busch WHATZITWHATZIT ANSWERANSWER Samford. number of things. Just re- while defending champi- couldn’t catch up. Log cabin Log cabin The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com MONDAY, MARCH 5, 2018 5B BOXING Wilder survives pummeling to stop Ortiz, retain heavyweight title BY BARRY WILNER gesturing by Wilder gave Ortiz a “I almost had him and I think I pion tonight.” Wilder basically threw away The Associated Press solid lead. would’ve if there were a few more Wilder, 32, is 40-0 with 39 the early rounds with a lack of “A true champion always finds seconds in the round,” Ortiz said. knockouts. This easily was his aggression and much clowning. NEW YORK — Deontay Wild- a way to come back and that’s “Wilder was definitely saved by toughest bout. Somehow, he was The left-handed Ortiz was all er was out on his feet. Forget de- what I did tonight,” Wilder said. the bell. I thought I had him out ahead on all three judges’ score- business. fending his WBC heavyweight “Luis Ortiz is definitely a crafty on his feet. But you have to give cards. In the fifth, with boos raining title, Wilder was lucky to find his guy. He put up a great fight. We him credit, he weathered the The Associated Press had it down from the crowd of 14,069 at corner when the seventh round knew we had to wear him down. storm.” 86-83 for Ortiz heading into the Barclays Center, Wilder finally concluded. I showed everyone I can take a Instead of folding, Wilder 10th. landed a solid punch. That invig- About 10 minutes later, he was punch.” closed the ninth with two hard Ortiz, 38, is 28-1. He couldn’t orated him and two rights to the strutting around the Barclays Well, yeah — Wilder certainly rights, and then a series of vicious have come much closer to becom- chin sent down Ortiz. Center ring, his belt secure, but took his share of them. combinations in the 10th started ing the first Cuban heavyweight Wilder couldn’t finish him, his reputation as being untouch- Even after Wilder knocked Ortiz’s downfall. belt holder after finally getting and was nearly finished himself able severely tarnished. down Ortiz in the fifth round, the It was over with 55 seconds his match with Wilder. Their two rounds later. Ortiz was so Wilder survived a pummeling bout remained in the Cuban’s fa- to go in the 10th after Ortiz went bout was initially scheduled for dominant in those three minutes from Luis Ortiz, then knocked vor. down for the second time in the November, but Ortiz twice tested that Wilder looked bewildered at out the challenger in the 10th Then, in the seventh, Wilder round from a right uppercut and positive for a banned substance, a his predicament. round Saturday night to retain his was dazed and confused by Or- referee David Fields stopped it. diuretic. He was ready Saturday, The champ hung on in the crown. Befitting the undefeated tiz’s assault. Though he never hit “I just had to get my range but not quite resourceful enough. eighth, then somehow found the champion from Alabama, it was a the canvas, he stumbled to his back and my fundamentals back,” “In this sport, any punch can fortitude and punching power wild affair for the final few rounds corner when that round ended. 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Turn the other cheek other the Turn SOLUTION: IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

RE: THE WILL AND ES- TATE OF WYLODINE N. ANDREWS, DECEASED

NO. 2018-0037

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

WHEREAS, the Last Will and Testament of Wylodine N. Andrews, deceased, was admit- ted to probate by order of the Chancery Court of Lowndes County, Mis- sissippi, in Cause No. 2018-0037, appointing the undersigned Substi- tute Executor, and Let- ters Testamentary hav- ing been issued to him on February 21, 2018; and

WHEREAS, the Order Admitting Will to Pro- bate was entered on the February 20, 2018, by the Chancery Court of Lowndes County, Mis- sissippi, admitting said Last Will and Testa- ment to probate;

THEREFORE, notice is hereby given to all per- sons having claims MONDAY, MARCH 5,ag a2018inst said estate to • www.cdispatch.com 6B present the same to the The Dispatch Clerk of this Court for probate and registra- tion according to law; within ninety (90) days from the first publica- TO PLACE AN AD, CALL 328-2424 Ttionhe of this Dnotiispace, or Tch they will b e forever barred. OR VISIT CDISPATCH.COM This the 21st day of February, 2018 TRIPLE EXPOSURE! s/Christian G. Heinkel All ads appear in The Commercial Dispatch, Christian G. Heinkel, Substitute Executor The Starkville Dispatch and cdispatch.com! Prepared by: Classifieds Houses For Rent: New Hope ClassifiedsLegal Notices 0010 Legal Notices 0010 Tree Services 1860 General Merchandise 4600 Apts For Rent: South 7040 Apts For Rent: Other 7080 Houses For Sale: East 8200 J. Gordon Flowers, MSB 7130 IN THE CHANCERY #5378 A&T Tree Service SEALY BOXSPRING & DOWNTOWN 1BR - This DOWNTOWN EXECUT- PERFECT HOME for COURT OF LOWNDES Brunini Grantham Grow- Bucket truck & stump mattress, Full Size, large 1 bedroom apart- IVE APARTMENT: 1,500 NICE FAMILY home, large family with small COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI er & Hewes, PLLC removal. Free est. like new, $100. ment has been recently sqft, 2BR/2BA, new ap- 4BR/2BA. 2800sf. 1mi budget. 3BD/2BTH, on P.O. Box 7520 Serving Columbus 662-549-6197. renovated. It features pl, 60" TV, granite type from school. $1500/ 3 acres inside the city RE: ESTATE OF BETTY Columbus, MS 39705 since 1987. Senior great natural light, hard- countertops, beautiful mo. 662-574-1214. limits with outside stor- JEANE DOWDLE, DE- 662-574-0302 citizen disc. Call Alvin @ wood floors, tall ceil- flooring, walk in closet, age building and fenced 242-0324/241-4447 CEASED [email protected] FURNITURE: SOFA, light ings and access to a ceiling fans, recessed yards. Call Barbara at "We'll go out on a limb shared laundry room. lighting, pantry, W&D, Houses For Rent: Caledonia SFA Realty, 662-574- for you!" sage green, exl cond, JOHN NUTIE DOWDLE, Publish: February 26, very comfy, $135. Re- $750 rent and $750 de- $1300/mo unfurnished, 7160 1821 or 662-327-9916. EXECUTOR March 5 and March 12, cliner, Big Man, blue posit. Utilities included. $1500/mo furnished. 2018 General Help Wanted 3200 chenille, almost new, No pets please. Call Dep, lease, & credit 2BR/1BA country Houses For Sale: Caledonia NO. 44CH1:18-PR- $100. Recliner, Big Peter 662-574-1561 check. Coleman Realty house. Quiet neighbor- 8450 00030-HJD Building & Remodeling 1120 FULL TIME Garden Cen- Man, taupe microfiber, 662-329-2323. hood. W/D incl. Avail ter employee. Experi- used but good cond, Apts For Rent: West 7050 4/1. $675/mo $675 4BR/3BA plus bonus Take down NOTICE TO CREDITORS REMODELING, BRICK ence/plant knowledge dep. Call 662-356-4764 work, painting, storm $50. 662-356-9180. FULLY FURNISHED room, is like new. Open helpful, will train. CORPORATE UNITS or 901-848-0051. floor plan with popular WHEREAS, the Last Will damage or additions. Send Name, Address, that “for rent” and Testament of Free estimates. Conference Room. 24/7 split bedroom plan. Con- Phone Number, & Sporting Goods 4720 Professional Gym. Cable venient to Caledonia BETTY JEANE DOWDLE, 40 years experience. Interest/Experience to: 3BR/2BA, Nice Older 662-328-0001 or (cell) & Electric included. 50" School, CAFB, and deceased, was admit- Blind Box 647 c/o The GUN SMITH. Over 50 Home. 1700 sqft. shopping. Call Barbara sign and get ted to probate by order 662-570-3430. smart TV's. ON SITE Commercial Dispatch yrs. exp. (As good as Management, Security $1100/mo, Lease & Pope @ SFA Real Es- of the Chancery Court of PO Box 511 the best, better than Deposit. No Smokers. tate 662-574-1821 or Lowndes County, Mis- Tom Hatcher, LLC & Maintenance. MTM fast results Custom Construction, Columbus, MS 39703. most). New & used Flexible leases. Next to No Pets. Available now. 662-327-9916. sissippi, in Cause No. guns, new scopes, re- 662-435-1248. 44CH1:18-PR-00030- Restoration, Remodel- hospital. 8 Corporate ing, Repair, Insurance pairs, rebuilding, clean- Units Available. with an easy HJD, appointing the un- MANUAL MACHINIST ing & scopes, mounted GREAT AREA schools. dersigned Executor, and claims. 662-364-1769. needed for repair shop. For more info, contact: 3BD/1BTH, completely Licensed & Bonded & zeroed on range, an- 662-386-4446, ask for: Houses For Rent: Other 7180 Letters Testamentary Experience using lathes, tique guns restored, & updated kitchen w/ all classified ad. having been issued to mills, grinders and vari- Benji, Mon-Fri 9a-5p OR appl, in-ground pool, W S CONSTRUCTION wood refinished. Ed Ashleigh, Sat-Sun 9a-5p 1BR/1BA near EMCC. him on February 14, Building, remodeling, ous hand tools in repair Sanders, West Point. Water, trash, lawn incl. storage bldg, privacy 2018; and metal roofing, painting of motors, pumps, gear- Take 45 Alt. Turn right in lease. No pets. fence backyard. Low & all home repairs. boxes, job shop projects on Yokohoma Blvd. Go DOWNTOWN LOFT. Very $450/mo. $350 dep. 100's. Call Barbara at Call today WHEREAS, the Order Ad- 662-242-3471 and related items is re- 8 mi. east & turn left on big, nice 1 bedroom. App/refs/lease req. SFA Realty 662-574- mitting Will to Probate quired. Knowledge in Darracott Rd & go 2 mi. Wood floors, lots of win- 662-242-2923. 1821 or 662-327-9916. was entered on the General Services 1360 welding both TIG and Open Tue-Fri. 9a-5p & dows, washer/dryer. to place 14th day of February, MIG, acetylene torch Sat. 9a-12p. Call for $700 per month. Call NICE 2BR/1BA, Steens. cutting, brazing and sil- 4BR/2.5BA, 3,500 sqft, 2018, by the Chancery DUMP TRUCK Hauling appt. 662-494-6218. Jessica, 662-889-1770. Quiet neighborhood, 1 11+ acres, $375,000. your ad. Court of Lowndes Slag, Gravel, Clay Dirt, ver soldering is pre- acre lot. Laundry room, ferred. Knowledge of Lg master BR/BA w/ County, Mississippi, ad- Grating Driveways & carport, & workshop. No two walk in closets. Lg mitting said Last Will Trailer Parks. 5 yard In- general machine shop Free Pets 5100 Pets. No HUD. practices and safety is Den, DR, kitchen & and Testament to pro- ternational Truck holds COLEMAN $587/mo + $575 dep. Breakfast room, en- 328-2424 bate; required. 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Box 2225 Call 662-328-8655, 3 BEDROOMS New Hope School Dis- leave message. 10% down, as low as probate and registra- & more! Call Jimbo @ Columbus, MS 39704. Pets 5150 trict. $425 mo. & $425 3BR/2BA for Rent with $199/mo. Eaton Land. tion according to law; 662-364-1687 LEASE, dep. Garbage & lawn Option to Purchase, 662-361-7711 If no answer leave Mason Dixon Kennels service provided. Columbus. Built in within ninety (90) days LOCAL FIRE Protection from the first publica- voicemail or text. Gundog Training. DEPOSIT Call 662-574-7614. 2016, 1200 sqft., car- Company looking for Chateaux © The Dispatch Resort Property 8750 tion of this notice, or Retriever Training. port, CH&A, laminate & RETAINER WALL, drive- PART TIME Shop Tech. Basic Obedience. AND they will be forever Holly Hills tile floors, granite coun- 10.4 ACRES in High- barred. way, foundation, con- Puppy Training. 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