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IN SPORTS: Win over ‘Pack boosts Gamecocks ahead of SEC opener 1B USC Sumter galleries feature area artists Themes of spirituality, plant life SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 are reflected in new exhibit C1 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 $1.00 All eyes on Irma Record-breaking hurricane Make plans now BY ADRIENNE SARVIS bears down on Caribbean [email protected] ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) At the far northeastern While it is important to purchase sup- — The most powerful Atlantic edge of the Caribbean, au- plies and prepare yourself for the possi- Ocean hurricane in recorded thorities on the Leeward Is- bility of Hurricane Irma coming to the history bore down on the islands of Antigua and Barbu- East Coast, U.S. Department of Home- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lands of the northeast Carib- da cut power and urged resi- land Security encourages residents to In this geocolor image captured by GOES-16 and re- bean on Tuesday night, follow- dents to shelter indoors as make plans in case of an evacuation and leased by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ing a path predicted to then they braced for Hurricane Ir- to be prepared for the aftermath of the Administration, Hurricane Irma, a potentially cata- rake Puerto Rico, the Domini- ma’s first contact with land storm. strophic category 5 hurricane, moves westward, can Republic, Haiti and Cuba early Wednesday. Officials Starting with protecting your property, Tuesday in the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward before possibly heading for Islands. Florida over the weekend. SEE IRMA, PAGE A8 SEE PREPARE, PAGE A8 Nothing but blue skies ‘Women daredevils’ take Dream Flights

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Ruth Hoyt, who is “95 going on 96 years old,” had never flown in an open cockpit biplane before, although she spent two years in the U.S. Air Force as a World War II flight nurse. “I flew in large planes, like B-17s, B-4s, B-52s,” the diminutive veteran said. Nonethe- less, she was excited to fly in the Age- less Aviation Dreams Foundation’s Boeing Stea- rman biplane. With five fellow residents of Morningside of Sumter assisted living commu- family and Morningside staff also Ruth Hoyt, above, is ready to take off for nity and two waited. Gary Brown, executive direc- her Ageless Aviation Dream Flight on from Morn- tor of Morningside Sumter, said the Friday morning at Woodward Airport in ingside of community was “very pleased to be Camden. All she needs is her helmet and Georgetown, chosen for this opportunity. it’s lift off for her short flight in the open Hoyt jumped “I think everyone’s excited,” he con- cockpit, quite different from her flights on at the chance tinued. “We’ve got these women dare- large military planes as a flight nurse in to take the devils here.” World War II. flight. Friday Perhaps not everyone was quite as PHOTO PROVIDED morning, she eager to fly as Hoyt. Barbara Francisco, left, shares a photo Barbara Francisco shared waited at Morningside Community Relations taken in her WAF uniform. this picture of herself Woodward Director Heather Freiberg said of while on active duty with Airport in Hoyt, “She played hard to get for half PHOTOS BY IVY MOORE / THE SUMTER ITEM Women’s Auxiliary Air Camden with a minute.” Force. She was one of Barbara As she waited, Hoyt talked a little seven women who flew Francisco, about her World War II experiences, Friday morning with the Helen Gaspa- flying with servicemen injured in bat- Ageless Aviation Dreams retti, Theresa tle to military hospitals. Pilot Mike Winterboer, who is a the women. She said, she was the Foundation. Keller and “I prayed every flight ‘Please God, commercial pilot, and his wife, Diane, flight’s “dog.” Loye Lewis don’t let them die on my watch,’” she who had flown down from Maine in “I just hang my head out of the win- of Sumter and Georgetown’s Catherine said. the biplane, at last announced it was dow and look around,” Diane said. Swinney and Betty Wiggins for the None of them did. time. Diane, who said she was not a In fact, her role was very important, plane and pilot to ready for takeoff. Hoyt had no fears Friday. In fact, pilot but rather a retired wildlife biol- Inside the waiting room, friends, she insisted on going first. ogist, had talked individually with all SEE FLIGHT, PAGE A4 Eutaw Springs: A Revolutionary War struggle lost to history

BY JIM HILLEY or that they are passing over George Washington appointed and his subordinate, British the British fort at Ninety-Six [email protected] what could be considered hal- Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene Gen. Francis Rawdon, moved in May and June. He then set lowed ground. commander of all troops his troops to the vicinity of up camp at Stateburg, in the Visitors passing through “from Delaware to Georgia,” Charleston, leaving most of High Hills of the Santee, to let Eutaw Springs can easily miss SHORT BUT BLOODY effectively making Greene the interior of South Carolina his men recover. the wooden sign standing in In 1780, most of the fighting second in command. in the hands of the rebels. Rawdon soon abandoned front of a brick and wrought- in the Revolutionary War had After Greene met the Brit- Greene, though his com- Ninety-Six and several other iron fence that reads “Eutaw shifted south, where Lord ish in a series of engagements mand was still battered from British forts, and in July, the Springs Battle Ground 1781.” Charles Cornwallis felt he had in North Carolina and in the previous engagements and ailing Rawdon left Lt. Col. Al- Most of those who do take a better chance of maintain- vicinity of Camden, South many long marches, turned exander Stewart in command notice are unlikely to realize ing British rule. Carolina, Cornwallis with- his attention to South Caroli- the significance of the battle In October 1780, Gen. drew his troops to Virginia, na, unsuccessfully attacking SEE BATTLE, PAGE A3

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Lafayette Drive, is collecting items needed for flood relief in Texas at its office, according to owner Rick Burke. “My employees came to me Molina Healthcare gives supplies to Sumter students wanting to do something for A Molina Healthcare of South the people in Texas and Loui- Carolina employee distributes siana,” Burke said. “I told school supplies to local students them I did also.” at Molina’s Back-to-School Bash The company will take donations from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Sumter on Aug. 10. Molina through Friday and at hosted dozens of similar events Maree’s, 31 W. Rigby St., during the summer months, Manning. providing a total of 10,000 Burke said employees are children across the state with emptying a 53-foot trailer and school essentials. refilling it with donated items. When it is full, they PHOTO PROVIDED will send it to Texas for dis- tribution. “We will be taking the load to Fishers of Men in Vidor, Texas,” Burke said. Items accepted include toilet paper, paper towels, tooth- brushes, toothpaste, cases of water, drinks, soap, shampoo, batteries, all hygiene items, new clothes, pet food, diapers, formula, snacks, cleaning supplies, medical supplies and more, Burke said. “Please come by and do- Volunteers needed for ‘Community Circles’ nate, and let’s show them what a wonderful and giving BY IVY MOORE community we have here in [email protected] WANT TO VOLUNTEER? Sumter,” Burke said. If you’ve been a fourth-grader in Volunteers are needed to visit the 13 S.C. won’t sue after Sumter at any time during the past 22 participating elementary schools, listed below. Call Morris at (803) 775-7423 for more years, chances are you know a lot about immigration decision information. how your community works. It was in COLUMBIA — South Caro- 1996 that Sumter Volunteers Inc. initiat- • Sept. 12, 9:30 a.m., Willow Drive cafeteria lina Attorney General Alan ed its annual My Community and Me • Sept. 13, 9:30 a.m., Alice Drive cafeteria Wilson said he won’t go for- program, which provides a hands-on • Sept. 19, 9:30 a.m., Millwood cafeteria ward with a lawsuit fighting look at Sumter’s history, government, • Sept. 20, 9:30 a.m., Kingsbury cafeteria a presidential executive arts, education, faith communities, law • Sept. 26, 9:30 a.m., Thomas Sumter order that protected some enforcement, media, health agencies, auditorium young immigrants from de- charity organizations, volunteerism and portation. more. • Sept. 27, 9:30 a.m., Lemira cafeteria Wilson said the announce- Jo Anne Morris, director of Sumter • Sept. 29, 9:30 a.m., Wilson Hall SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO ment by President Trump’s Volunteers Inc. said more than 20,000 multipurpose room Fourth-graders in Sumter’s public and pri- administration Tuesday to students have completed the program • Oct. 2, 1 p.m., F.J. Delaine library vate schools are given a special notebook rescind the program known that introduces them to role models from • Oct. 3, 9:30 a.m., Manchester cafeteria as DACA in six months puts each segment that makes Sumter the designed to help them learn about the • Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m., Cherryvale gym the decision on how to han- community it is. roles of people in different segments of dle the immigrants back “Over the years, they’ve met firefight- the population and how they work togeth- • Oct. 9, 1 p.m., St. Anne parish hall where it belongs in Con- ers, teachers, doctors, ministers and er to keep Sumter a strong community. • Oct. 10, 9:30 a.m., Pocalla multipurpose gress. many other people important to the com- room Nearly a dozen states munity,” she said. turn select a public or private elementa- • Oct. 11, 9:30 a.m., R.E. Davis gym along with South Carolina The program began at Willow Drive ry school and a date to participate. The were considering a legal Elementary School, when Roseanne Du- volunteers meet at the schools at a desig- challenge to the executive rant received a grant for her 32 fourth- nated time and form an actual circle students can follow along with the order by President Obama grade students, joined by 10 special edu- around the fourth-graders; they then ex- speakers,” Morris said. Exercises and a protecting from deportation cation students, to learn how the differ- plain briefly how their roles fit into the song written by Morris further reinforce young immigrants brought ent elements in Sumter work together function of the community. Students are the function and importance of each seg- into the country illegally as for the good of the community. given a notebook with information on ment of the community. Students can children. This beginning led to “My Community the roles, as well as illustrations by local keep the notebooks. Wilson said in a statement and Me,” of which the major project is artists, including Kim Schneider, Ashley Each year, in recognition of the pro- he won’t challenge whatever called the Community Circle. Lareau, Sylvester Hickmon and the late gram’s having begun at Willow Drive, law Congress might pass as Morris actively recruits volunteers to Ray Davenport. the community circle project starts long as it is constitutional. take part in the program, and they in The notebook was designed “so the there.

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eral volleys, somebody would Greene restored the center Loyalist Provincials held. Maj. Sheridan and Stewart BATTLE retreat and someone would with the North Carolina British regulars met Conti- pounded at their right, and FROM PAGE A1 stand their ground, and that Continentals. The whole nentals in hand-to-hand Maj. John Coffin came in is how you determined a British line then began to fighting, bayonets meeting from their left with his of his forces. winner,” he said. give, but Stewart quickly bayonets and swords clash- mounted infantry. The Greene had been fighting Such battles didn’t last pulled up his left-flank re- ing on swords. But the confu- stunned Americans fought mostly to keep his army in- long. serves, forcing the Patriots sion on the British left soon this impossible situation tact, but by August, he saw “The battle of Cowpens to retreat under thunderous affected the center, and when bravely, but they were quick- an opportunity to go on the maybe lasted 40 minutes,” fire. the Marylanders delivered a ly put to flight. offensive. Reuwer said. “The battle of The encouraged British terrific fire, the whole Brit- After more than four According to Bill Reuwer, King’s Mountain might have shouted, yelled and rushed ish line, except for Majorib- hours of indecisive battle an amateur historian from been an hour and a half or forward in disorder where- anks’ flankers, began re- under a merciless sun, both Camden, Greene marched two hours. Camden, which upon Greene (according to treating. armies had had enough. Ca- his army 20 miles north to had 6,000 troops, is an hour J.P. Petit) “brought in his The Patriots took over the sualties were extremely Camden, crossed the rain- and 15 minutes. strongest force: the Mary- camp. Only Majoribanks, on high. “Blood ran ankle deep swollen Wateree River and “Eutaw Springs is five land and Virginia Continen- the British right flank and in places,” and the area was then traveled 40 miles south hours long,” he said. tals, Kirkwood’s Delawares pushed far back into the strewn with dead and dying. to McCord’s Ferry. “Greene began moving his and Lt. Col. Washington’s woods near Eutaw Creek, Greene collected his Greene then camped at the soldiers at 4 a.m., (and) the Virginia cavalry, with devas- held his unit together. Maj. wounded and returned to recently abandoned British battle rages for the next five tating effect.” Henry Sheridan and his Loy- Burdell’s Tavern. Stewart Fort Mott before advancing hours. It was an unbeliev- Both armies were report- alist New York volunteers remained the night at Eutaw another 40 miles to meet able event,” Bostick said. edly astonished to see Mari- took refuge in the house. Springs but hastily retreat- Stewart in battle at Eutaw The armies were evenly on’s militiamen, steady, un- Stewart gathered some of his ed the next day toward Springs, where the British matched, with Greene hav- faltering and advancing like men beyond, and from this Charlestown, leaving behind set up their command at a ing 2,000 troops as the battle veterans into the enemy’s vantage “picked off” many many of his dead, unburied two-story brick house only a began. hottest fire. (Many were mili- American officers and men. and 70 of his seriously short distance from Eutaw Greene’s army contained a tia who had seen plenty of Greene then sent Washing- wounded. The gallant Ma- Springs (now under Lake host of famous Patriot offi- action fighting under Gen. ton’s cavalry to deal with joribanks, wounded and on Marion), a place where crys- cers. Thomas Sumter, who was Majoribanks, but penetrat- his way to Moncks Corner, tal-clear water bubbled out “The commanding officer not present and reportedly ing the woods with horses died in a slave cabin on of limestone formations un- is Nathanael Greene, Francis did not work well with the was too difficult, so Wash- Wantoot Plantation. He was derneath, long used by Marion is there, ‘Lighthorse’ Continentals.) ington tried to encircle and buried beside the road, but American Indians and the Henry Lee is there, Hezekiah “The fire redoubled; our rout, thus exposing himself when Lake Marion waters settlers that came after Maham is there, Wade officers behaved with the to dangerous fire. His horse covered that area, his re- them. Hampton is there, several of greatest bravery, and the mi- was shot from under him, mains were removed to the At 4 a.m. on Sept. 8, 1781, the really important Mary- litia gained much honor by and he himself was wounded Eutaw Springs Battlefield Greene began his assault on land officers are there; it is their firmness,” Greene later and his company ravaged. Park.” Stewart’s position. just a who’s who of the Pa- reported to the Continental When a hand-to-hand fight SIGNIFICANT TO THE WAR For the next five hours, triot army in the South,” Bo- Congress. developed, a British soldier one of the largest Revolu- stick said. To Maj. Gen. Baron von poised his sword over the Few Americans today have tionary War battles fought in Also among Greene’s offi- Steuben, he wrote that “such wounded Washington, but even heard of the battle or of South Carolina, and argu- cers was Lt. Col. William conduct would have graced Majoribanks gallantly its importance. ably the most ferocious, Washington, a second cousin the veterans of the Great turned it aside. Washington “Its significance has been raged on. of the first president. King of Prussia.” was now his prisoner. lost,” Bill Reuwer, the ama- Today, visitors who ven- Commanding Stewart’s With ammunition exhaust- In camp, eating the desert- teur historian from Camden, ture past the low brick and right flank was Maj. John ed, the militia retired in good ed breakfast and feeling the said. “It’s been revised wrought-iron wall in pres- Majoribanks, who played an order, leaving the fighting to battle was won, the hungry throughout history as either ent-day Eutaw Springs will important role in the con- Brig. Gen. Jethro Sumner’s and thirsty Patriots began neutral or a Patriot defeat, find a monument, two graves flict. Continentals. plundering the English only because people haven’t and several interpretive “As the Patriots advanced, stores of food, liquors and read the first-hand ac- THE BATTLE signs describing the battle as the left of the British line fell equipment. Thoroughly en- counts.” it was understood when the The following account is back in disorder, and Lee, joying themselves they ig- At the time, the battle was markers were set up. Sur- adapted from www.carolana. wheeling his infantry upon nored their leaders’ warn- hailed as an American victo- rounding the 3-acre park on com: them, increased the enemy’s ings and commands. ry. two sides is Lake Marion. At their approach, the sur- confusion. In the center, Lt. Majoribanks, realizing the What they probably won’t prised British left their un- Col. John Cruger’s line of disorder, fell upon them. SEE BATTLE, PAGE A4 see is the bones of brave sol- eaten breakfast and quickly diers fighting one of the last threw lines of battle across and bloodiest battles of the the road in a heavily wooded American Revolution that lie area. YOUR PATH TO A CAREER OR somewhere nearby. Stewart formed his troops Revolutionary War battles in one line across the Conga- UNIVERSITY TRANSFER BEGINS tended to be very short, said ree Road. On his extreme Paul Bostick, executive di- right, he posted Majoribanks cctech.edu or rector of South Carolina Bat- and a flank battalion behind HERE tlefield Preservation Trust. a thicket in front of Eutaw 803.778.1961 “Usually the style of battle Creek. At first, the center of Central Carolina Technical College does not discriminate in employment or admissions on the basis of in the Revolutionary War the Patriot line caved in, but race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, religion, was two armies would col- while opposing flanks were disability, or any other protected class. lide on a field, and after sev- fighting separate battles, A4 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 LOCAL THE SUMTER ITEM

BATTLE FROM PAGE A3 FLIGHT FROM PAGE A1 “In its day, it had enormous Eutaw Springs battleground significance to the war, not just that it would like to acquire. in South Carolina but national- In July, U.S. Secretary of the as she prepared the fliers ly,” Paul Bostick, executive di- Interior Ryan Zinke an- emotionally and answered rector of the South Carolina nounced a $128,470 grant to the their questions. Battleground Preservation South Carolina Department of Like everyone associated Trust, said. “During the Revo- Archives and History for resto- with Ageless Aviation lutionary War, the Continental ration of Eutaw Springs Battle- Dreams Foundation, the Congress only gave seven Gold field in partnership with the Winterboers are volunteers, Medals for incredible accom- Civil War Trust, Lord Berkeley spending their vacation fly- plishments during the war. Conservation Trust and the ing up and down the East One of those was awarded to South Carolina Battleground Coast to take U.S. military Greene for the battle of Eutaw Preservation Trust. veterans and senior citizens PHOTO PROVIDED Springs, which will give you an Bostick said land acquisition up in the biplane at no cost Betty Wiggins, Theresa Keller, Barbara Francisco, Ruth Hoyt, Loye indication of the prominence won’t include the entire battle- to them. Lewis and Helen Gasparetti, all of whom flew in the Boeing Stea- by which it was viewed. In the field, but it would include The nonprofit foundation rman biplane behind them, presented a donation from Morning- South Carolina state song, the enough to allow visitors a bet- focuses on honoring both of side of Sumter and Georgetown to pilot Mike Winterboer, a vol- only battle listed from any war ter understanding of what those groups, with an em- unteer with Ageless Aviation Dreams Foundation. is Eutaw Springs. It was in- took place. phasis on those living in credibly significant.” Santee Cooper owns the long-term care communities women sitting outside the The waiting women each Reuwer said the battle 3-acre spot where the monu- such as Morningside. Ac- waiting area, all eager to go took her turn flying over should be considered a Patriot ment stands and which was cording to a news release, up, watched closely as the Camden, and each deplaned, victory, because the next day, the site of the brick house. the foundation (provides Winterboers escorted Ruth still excited. Greene brought his army back “One of the big misnomers them) “the opportunity to Hoyt to the airplane. As a souvenir, each flier to the field. is that most of the battlefield is experience the thrill of an Diane and Mike assisted received an official Dream “He left a ‘strong picket’ in underwater,” Bostick said. Ageless Aviation Dreams her into the plane, strapped Flight cap autographed by his words on the field, then “There is a piece of the battle- Dream Flight ... in the 1940 her in, gave her some last- Mike Winterboer. In turn, they move forward and chase field that is under the lake, but Boeing Stearman biplane, minute instructions and fas- the fliers presented him with the British all the way to most of it is still there today.” whose radial engine has the tened her flight helmet on a $2,000 donation to the foun- Moncks Corner,” Reuwer said. Bostick said a smartphone innate ability to bring back securely. Hoyt was in the dation from Morningside of At Moncks Corner, Stewart’s app is being developed that nostalgic memories for vet- front seat of the fully re- Sumter and Georgetown. army took position at Fort Far- will tell visitors where they are erans and seniors.” stored small plane, and she “Everybody loved it,” Frei- allon, a site recently purchased relative to the fight as they All funding for the flights couldn’t stop smiling. berg said. “They’re still talk- for preservation, Reuwer said. move around the battlefield. comes from donors, one of At last, the runway area ing about it.” “Because of that victory, “If you are standing where which is Sport Clips, owned cleared, the plane taxied to Perhaps some recalled the Greene is able to create some- the American line was, it will by Sumter native Gordon take off into the blue, almost Flight Nurse’s Creed, which what of a land containment, tell you that, and as you move Logan. Sport Clips, Mike cloudless sky. Cheers rang reads in part: “I can set the which they didn’t have before it will move with you,” he said. Winterboer said, funds fully out from the watching crowd very skies ablaze ... .” that,” he said. Somewhere, probably not far a third of the cost of the pro- as the biplane disappeared For more information Reuwer said he thinks the from the battlefield monu- gram. into the distance. about Ageless Aviation battle had an effect on the ment, lie the graves of the After what seemed like a Hoyt was up about 20 min- Dreams Foundation, visit Cornwallis surrender at York- brave men on both sides who long wait, he announced to utes at about 1,000 feet. After www.agelessaviationdreams. town six weeks later. died during and after the bat- the “women daredevils” he landing, still excited, she de- org. For more about Morn- “There are reinforcements tle, but the location has not was ready to take up the clared the flight “wonder- ingside communities, call that could have gone from the been determined. first passenger. The seven ful.” (803) 469-4490. Southern theater to reinforce “They usually didn’t take Cornwallis that were not be- them very far,” Reuwer said. cause they didn’t win the bat- “The Americans lost 251 killed, tle of Eutaw Springs,” he said. 367 wounded and 75 missing. Gift Certiﬁ cates Available! The Hair Colorist “The idea of being reinforced The British lost 85 killed and from the Southern theater 351 wounded.” ended at the battle of Eutaw He said the graves should be Come See Our Springs.” easy to locate using ground- Through efforts by groups penetrating radar. Great Selection of such as the South Carolina For more information on the Battleground Preservation efforts to preserve the battle- Styling Products! 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He tweeted, “Congress, get ready finding the time to both short-term and long-term program protecting hundreds of thousands to do your job — DACA!” “Make no mistake, fitW in a workout may be diffi- exercise capacity, resulting in of young immigrants who were brought we are going to put the interest of AMERI- cult. In fact, a lack of time is more efficient workouts. into the country illegally as children, Attor- CAN CITIZENS FIRST!” listed as one of the top reasons Anyone, regardless of age or ney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday, Trump added in a second, retweeted mes- people don’t exercise. It used to fitness level, can perform inter- calling the Obama administration’s pro- sage. “The forgotten men & women will no be that you needed to devote an val training. And although ingram “an unconstitutional exercise of au- longer be forgotten.” hour of time to see any benefit, tensities may vary between a thority.” Trump has spent months wrestling with but more and conditioned and non-condi- The government will stop processing new what to do with DACA, which he slammed more research tioned individual, the benefit applications under President Obama’s De- during his campaign as illegal “amnesty.” shows that would be the same. ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or Many of his closest advisers, including Ses- shorter ses- Regardless of the type of in- DACA, program, which has provided nearly sions, policy adviser Stephen Miller and for- sions of more terval training you do, all are 800,000 young immigrants a reprieve from mer chief strategist Steve Bannon argue intense activi- based on the idea that short deportation and the ability to work legally that the program is unconstitutional and ty are just as bouts of exercise that get your in the U.S. have urged Trump to follow through on his beneficial if heart rate up followed by peri- But the administration is giving Congress campaign promise to end it. not more so ods of rest or lower intensity six months to come up with a fix before the But Trump has repeatedly expressed Missy than longer provide a greater benefit. This government stops renewing permits for sympathy for the young people protected by Corrigan sessions. could mean greater improve- people already covered by the program. the program, describing the decision as one High-inten- ments with minimal time in- Trump suggested in an earlier tweet that of the most difficult he’s had to grapple sity training, or interval train- vestment. it would be up to Congress to ultimately de- with as president. ing, refers to alternating between different intensities of exercise and allowing time to rest in between. This can simply mean speeding up your walk to a jog for a few seconds or minutes and then returning to your normal pace. High-intensity interval training, Cross- fit-style workouts or Tabata are great examples. 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Lee himself thought it wiser not to erect any monuments following the war. “I think it wiser,” the retired military leader wrote about a Liberals in a tizzy about statues proposed Gettysburg memorial in 1869, “…not to keep open the sores any blacks and their white greatest black poverty, poorest educa- Obama administration. Some have be- of war but to follow the examples liberal allies demand the tion, highest crime rates and greatest come tragically worse, such as the of those nations who endeavored removal of statues of Con- family instability are in cities such as black homicide victimization rate. For to obliterate the marks of civil Mfederate generals and the Detroit, St. Louis, Oakland, Memphis, example, on average in Chicago, one strife, to commit to oblivion the Confederate battle flag, and they are Birmingham, Atlanta, Baltimore, person is shot every two hours, 15 feelings engendered.” It is a fact working up steam to destroy the imag- Cleveland, Philadelphia and Buffalo. minutes, and a person is murdered that the majority of Civil War es of Gens. Stonewall Jackson and The most common characteristic of every 12½ hours. monuments in this country were Robert E. Lee and President Jefferson these predominantly black cities is So more political power hasn’t erected during the Jim Crow and Davis from Stone Mountain in Geor- that for decades, all of them have been worked. Massive poverty spending Civil Rights Era, mostly to poke a gia. Allow me to speculate as to the run by Democratic and presumably hasn’t worked. Electing a black presi- finger in the eye of the courts or- whys of this statue liberal politicians. Plus, in most cases, dent hasn’t worked. What should dering integration. And, perhaps removal craze, which blacks have been mayors, chiefs of po- black leaders and their white liberal in more ways than admitted, to we might call statu- lice, school superintendents and prin- allies now turn their attention to in prove to the black population who cide. cipals and have dominated city coun- order to improve the socio-economic was still running the town. To understand it, cils. condition for blacks? It appears to be “We erect monuments so that we we need a review of During the 1960s, black and white nearly unanimous that attention shall always remember, and build the promises black liberals called for more money to be should be turned to the removal of memorials so that we shall never and white liberals spent on anti-poverty programs. Confederate statues. It’s not only Con- forget,” writes Arthur Danto. have been making Since the Lyndon Johnson adminis- federate statue removal, but also Con- In regards to the Civil War Walter for decades. In 1940, tration’s War on Poverty programs, federate names of schools and streets. monuments, “people thought Williams the black poverty U.S. taxpayers have forked over $22 Even the Council on American-Islam- they were honoring heroes. They rate was 87 percent. trillion for anti-poverty programs. ic Relations agrees. It just passed a celebrated at the statues’ unveil- By 1960, it had fallen Adjusted for inflation, that’s three resolution calling for the removal of ing, congratulating themselves to 47 percent. During that interval, times the cost of all U.S. military all Confederate memorials, flags, on resisting Reconstruction’s blacks were politically impotent. wars since the American Revolution. street names and symbols from public drive for equality, for enforcing There were no anti-poverty programs Despite that spending, the socio-eco- spaces and property. school and neighborhood segre- or affirmative action programs. nomic condition for many blacks has By the way, does the statue of Union gation and denying votes and Nonetheless, this poverty reduction worsened. Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman civil rights to African-Ameri- exceeded that in any other 20-year in- The visions of black civil rights qualify for removal? He once ex- cans.” Is this what we want our terval. But the black leadership ar- leaders and their white liberal allies plained his reluctance to enlist former Civil War monuments to repre- gued that more was necessary. They didn’t quite pan out. Greater political slaves, writing, “I am honest in my be- sent? Have we not made more said that broad advancement could power and massive anti-poverty lief that it is not fair to our men to progress than that? not be made unless blacks gained po- spending produced little. The failure count negroes as equals ... (but) is not BRENDA REMMES litical power. of political power and the failure of a negro as good as a white man to stop Mayesville Fifty years ago, there were fewer massive welfare spending to produce a bullet?” It’s difficult to determine Editor’s note: Because this letter ex- than 1,000 black elected officials na- nirvana led to the expectation that if where this purging of the nation’s his- ceeded the 350-word length as stat- tionwide. According to the Joint Cen- only there were a black president, ev- tory should end. ed in our Editorial Page Policies ter for Political and Economic Studies, erything would become better for which appears regularly on this by 2011, there were roughly 10,500 blacks. Walter E. Williams is a professor of page, it can be read in its entirety black elected officials, not to mention I cannot think of a single black so- economics at George Mason University. under Opinion on The Sumter a black president. But what were the cio-economic statistic that improved Item’s website, www.theitem.com. fruits of greater political power? The during the two terms of the Barack © 2017 CREATORS.COM

COMMENTARY To fix health care, move most expensive illnesses to Medicare BY J. EDWARD BELL premiums are for catastrophic The difference in costs is time medical bills. Increase competition. Re- Charleston School of Law illnesses — the most expensive amazing, according to re- This approach is a win-win moving the burden of cata- illnesses people experience. search by the Charleston across the board: strophic illnesses from the olitical ideology may Two systems have developed School of Law. Consider a pa- Stronger hospitals. Hospitals premium formula will cre- be masking an obvi- to deal with these illnesses — tient under 65 who has an av- would become stronger be- ate dynamism in the health ous, pragmatic solu- the Medicare system for peo- erage catastrophic medical bill cause they would be certain to care sector and increase Ption in the raging na- ple 65 and older and the sys- of $1.6 million. The cost for a be paid on all individuals with market competition, poten- tional debate to reform health tem for everybody else. Medicare patient with the catastrophic illnesses. tially allowing new and care. Instead of continuing to People under 65 often are same illness: about $320,000, or Reduced catastrophic costs. smaller companies to self- argue, let’s work together to charged more than actual 80 percent less. That’s a sav- The overall cost to implement insure again. fix the system by shifting the health costs because medical ings of more than $1 million. the shift of catastrophic ill- This pragmatic proposal most expen- providers often take advantage Imagine if we could get nesses would be comparatively should engender broad bipar- sive illnesses of enhanced billing to recoup those savings hundreds of small — $12 billion to $15 bil- tisan support because of its to Medicare. some of the costs they incur thousands of times. This pro- lion a year — since most cata- ability to cover everyone That will for treating people without in- posal would remove the costs strophic illnesses already are while being cost effective. lower the surance. These “cost shifts” associated with catastrophic covered by Medicare. This The common mantra spo- risks to are variable costs that are illnesses out of the cost for in- amount is far less than the ken by many is that “high- health insur- hard to control, which leads surance premiums of Ameri- subsidies being currently paid quality, affordable health in- ers who then insurers to charge a lot for cans under 65. In turn, all of under the Affordable Care Act. surance should be available can cut pre- premiums of people under 65. the costs for catastrophic ill- Lower premiums. For people to all.” While this is great in J. Edward Bell miums by as But if you are covered by nesses would be protected under 65, premiums could be theory, no one has been able much as 40 Medicare, the program pays under Medicare. reduced up to 40 percent. to find a mechanism to do it. percent. actual costs to a medical pro- Other features of our plan: More patient-centered. Doc- Let’s get to work. This idea can be the ulti- vider. Because Medicare only It wouldn’t exempt pre-exist- tors and patients would be able mate fix that makes health pays actual costs, the overall ing conditions. It would allow to approve their treatment Sumter native Ed Bell is presi- care affordable for most Amer- cost of treatment for the Medi- children under 34 to stay on without having it approved by dent of the Charleston School icans. care patient is much less than their parents’ insurance. And insurance companies, which of Law. Contact him at ebell@ Almost half of health care for the patient under 65. it wouldn’t impose caps on life- would reduce regulation. edbelllaw.com.

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PREP FOOTBALL Rush, Felder, Keith, Childers earn week’s top honors BY DENNIS BRUNSON defensive end DJ Felder is the host of “Game Time,” the af- [email protected] Defensive Player of the Week, ternoon sports talk show on PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Crestwood guard Michael “107.5 The Game,” WNKT-FM Being a commitment to the Keith is the Offensive Line- 107.5. University of South Carolina man of the Week, and Sumter Rush is used to all of the at- football team, Darius Rush of placekicker Roman Childers tention he receives from de- C.E. Murray High School is is the Special Teams Player of fenses. When he does get a fa- used to getting a lot of atten- the Week. vorable matchup though, he tion from opposing defenses. The quartet will be honored wants to take advantage of it. In the War Eagles’ first two at the second meeting of the “It’s not really frustrating RUSH games against Kingstree and FELDER KEITH CHILDERS Sumter Touchdown Club pre- because I know people are Bamberg-Ehrhardt, respec- sented by FTC on Friday. It going to be doing that to me,” tively, Rush faced double cov- OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE OFFENSIVE SPECIAL will be held at the Swan Lake Rush said. “When I do get a PLAYER PLAYER erage from beginning to end. LINEMAN TEAMS Visitors Center beginning at one-on-one matchup I want to However, in last week’s game 7:15 a.m. The visitors center is perform to the best of my against Charleston Math & located inside the gates of ability.” Sciene, Rush found himself head coach Chad Wilkes, downs. For his efforts, Rush Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Rush not only lines up wide; facing man-to-man coverage. whose team won 34-0. was named The Sumter Item West Liberty Street. Wilkes uses him all over the “That didn’t turn out too Rush had nine catches for Offensive Player of the Week. The guest speaker on Fri- well for them,” said CEM 134 yards and three touch- Along with Rush, Manning day will be Heath Cline, the SEE HONORS, PAGE B4

USC FOOTBALL AP TOP 25 POLL Conference confidence FSU drops, Tigers move up to No. 3

BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

Florida State slipped all the way to the No. 10 in The Asso- ciated Press college football poll after losing to Alabama and losing quarterback Deon- dre Francois to a season-ending injury. The Crimson Tide is No. 1 again, securing 60 of 61 first- place votes in the first Top 25 of the regular season. Ohio State remained No. 2 in the media poll and received the other first- place vote. Defending champi- on Clemson moved up to No. 3 on Tuesday. Penn State is No. 4 and Oklahoma moved up to No. 5, meaning for the second straight week there will be a top-five matchup. The Sooners play at Ohio State on Saturday. Florida State was No. 3 in the preseason poll and lost an opening-week showdown with Alabama, 24-7. Francois went down with a knee injury late in the game. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Seminoles will turn to With their 35-28 victory over N.C. State last week, South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley, left, and the rest of the Gamecocks are car- freshman quarterback James rying momentum into their Southeastern Conference opener at Missouri this Saturday. Blackman to start. Florida State hosts Louisiana-Monroe this week, but the stiffer tests Win over N.C. State gives Gamecocks momentum heading into SEC opener at Missouri are coming soon. No. 16 Miami visits Tallahassee on Sept. 16. BY PETE IACOBELLI momentum of its 35-28 win South Carolina got past piled up 72 points and 815 South Carolina also received The Associated Press over the Wolfpack into its the Wolfpack despite being yards in a week one win 44 votes after its 35-28 season- Southeastern Conference outplayed on both sides of against FCS Missouri State. opening victory against N.C. COLUMBIA — South Car- opener this weekend at Mis- the ball. The Gamecocks “Is that possible? How State. olina linebacker T.J. souri. were doubled up in yardage many minutes did they Many AP voters said that Brunson believes the Game- “We answered questions (504 to 246) and first downs play?” Gamecocks defensive Florida State they would not cocks answered a few ques- and I’m pretty sure there’s (29 to 12). It took a final lineman Taylor Stallworth have dropped as far on their tions with their surprising more questions out there,” stand in the final minute of said. ballots had Francois not been start against North Carolina said Brunson, a sophomore the fourth quarter after Missouri head coach injured. ESPN’s Rece Davis State. who led the Gamecocks with North Carolina State drove Barry Odom started break- said he would have had the A few, but not all. 16 tacks Saturday against to the Gamecocks 10 to seal ing down film of his team’s Seminoles no lower than No. 3 South Carolina will look N.C. State. “We’ll take it a the win. to carry the early season week at a time.” Next up is Missouri, which SEE CONFERENCE, PAGE B5 SEE TIGERS, PAGE B5

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Ontra’ Harvin, Sumter, Spring Valley front, and the rest of the Sum- ter High Game- cocks moved up to No. 8 in this climb in latest 5A poll week’s SC Prep Media Football Teams will meet on Friday. other local team in any Poll. Likewise The Vikings, who are of the five polls. The 3-0 Spring Valley, Friday in Columbia 3-0 on the season, moved Stallions held steady at Sumter’s oppo- up to No. 7, while the 3-0 No. 6 in the 2A poll. They nent this Friday, BY DENNIS BRUNSON Gamecocks stayed right play host to Columbia moved up to [email protected] behind them, moving up High on Friday in Bish- No. 7. to No. 8. opville. Sumter High School The teams were tied for Manning is the only and Spring Valley both 10th in the preseason other of the seven local moved up a spot in the poll. They face off at SV’s South Carolina High 5A poll in the SC Prep Harry Parone Stadium in School teams receiving Media Football Poll re- Columbia at 7:30 p.m. votes. The 3-0 Mon- leased on Tuesday, add- SHS won last year’s archs are one of 14 ing even more intrigue to matchup 36-22. their top 10 matchup on Lee Central is the only SEE POLL, PAGE B4 B2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2017 PRO FOOTBALL THE SUMTER ITEM AFC West looks like league’s best division BY ARNIE STAPLETON headed to the Hall of Fame — The Associated Press not the one who’s been slowed by bad knees the last two sea- Top to bottom, the AFC sons. West looks loaded this season. Charles, who insists on call- It’s also up for grabs. ing his cut from the Chiefs a All four teams have sky “firing,” is itching to show his high expectations of handling former team it shouldn’t have a difficult schedule that in- let him go. cludes the Eagles, Cowboys, Giants, Patriots and Dolphins K.C. KINGS when they’re not beating up Running woes or not, the on each other. Chiefs have won 11 consecu- The Oakland Raiders are no tive games within the division longer mired in mediocrity dating to Sept. 17, 2015. thanks to 2016 Defensive Play- That’s when they held a er of the Year Khalil Mack 24-17 lead in the final minute and quarterback Derek Carr , over Denver at home, only to who has newfound security in watch Peyton Manning both a shiny $125 million con- throw a touchdown pass to tract and in unretired run- tie it. Then Charles fumbled ning back Marshawn Lynch the handoff with 27 seconds with him in the backfield. remaining when Brandon The Kansas City Chiefs Marshall poked the football have one of the league’s nasti- away. Cornerback Bradley est, youngest defenses, but Roby’s scoop-and-score sent also the specter of instability the Broncos to a stunning with first-round pick Patrick 31-24 win that propelled Mahomes waiting to succeed them to a Super Bowl sea- QB Alex Smith . son. Philip Rivers is commuting from San Diego to L.A. as the VEGAS, BABY Chargers , under new coach The Raiders’ relocation to Anthony Lynn, try to reverse Las Vegas won’t happen for their fortunes following eight THE ASSOCIATED PRESS two more years, so Oakland close losses last year that led Oakland is no longer mired in mediocrity thanks to quarterback Derek Carr and with unretired running has a chance to return to its to the exit of Mike McCoy. He back Marshawn Lynch (25) now in the backfield. The duo will try to lead the Raiders to a title in the AFC previous glory before fans landed in Denver for his sec- West, which might be the best division in the NFL. would have to trek nine ond stint as offensive coordi- HARRASSING QBS hours to attend their games. nator. Miller to train like never be- all-time leading rusher, this The move doesn’t appear a McCoy drew up the blue- The AFC West features a fore, showing up at camp spring to save $6 million in big issue yet as Oakland-Al- prints for a Broncos offense fantastic foursome of pass with thighs the size of water- salary cap space. The Broncos ameda County Coliseum is once again led by Trevor Sie- rushing duos. melons. signed him to a one-year deal sold out for the season, and mian , who has a better sup- Even with DeMarcus Ware The Chargers feature Joey worth up to $4 million. the Raiders look primed to porting cast as he seeks to retiring, Denver has Von Bosa and Melvin Ingram, the The Broncos, who bolstered give their fans a lot more to lead the rebound from a 9-7 Miller and Shane Ray. Oak- Chiefs have Dee Ford and Jus- their backfield and O-line in cheer about before they leave season that ended Denver’s land has Mack and Bruce tin Houston. trying to bridge the gap be- town. five-year reign as division Irvin. Mack edged Miller for tween their substandard of- champs. Defensive Player of the Year CHARLES IN CHARGE fense and spectacular defense, PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH Some things to watch in the last year, which some of The Chiefs cut running are counting on Charles being Raiders, Broncos, Chiefs, AFC West this season: Miller’s teammates say drove back Jamaal Charles , their the player who once seemed Chargers. Titans, Mariota eager to push Keeping Sumter Beautiful By Katie Altman-Goff, aside Texans, Colts in AFC South Water Resources Extention Agent Cotton in Your Ears break down quickly if they become lit- BY TERESA M. WALKER ter in the environment. In fact, they My Aunt Liza, even in her late eight- never do truly decompose but degrade The Associated Press ies, had good hearing. For many years, I into teeny, tiny pieces. Nothing is more stayed with her in Saluda, North annoying than being on a litter cleanup, NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Carolina for several weeks each sum- seeing a plastic bag lying under a black- Tennessee Titans might be the mer, and we often ventured into nearby berry vine, and after you go through Hendersonville to catch a movie. We numerous gyrations and incur bleeding AFC South’s most optimistic settled once on Finding Nemo and got scratches on your arms, the bag disinte- team thanks to quarterback comfortably seated with popcorn and a grates as you attempt to extract it. But Marcus Mariota. Coke. There were some suspenseful the true disaster occurs in our oceans. Yes, Houston coach Bill moments early on, with appropriate Researchers have found that between O’Brien has picked Tom Sav- music, and I looked over to see my aunt 50,000 and 100,000 bag fragments are wadding up pieces of her napkins and floating in every square mile of water. age as his starter with the stuffing them in her ears. She wanted to The nature of the plastic is such that Texans looking for a third block out the sound. they absorb pollutants like PCBs and straight division title, and In- Half of the people in the country PAHs; as marine animals ingest these dianapolis has the always dan- must have stuffing in their ears, too, as plastic particles while feeding, these gerous Andrew Luck — they seem to pay no attention whatso- compounds are stored in their flesh. ever to the numerous reasons not to Think eating fish is healthy? Well, not if maybe. The Colts are running automatically put their grocery store or you are transferring those hormone- out of time to activate Luck other purchases in plastic bags. You disrupting chemicals to your body. and his surgically repaired THE ASSOCIATED PRESS may pat yourself on the back by saying Our State Legislators recently failed shoulder off the physically Tennessee quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) broke his right leg in a that you always take your bags back to to pass a bill that would have prevented unable to perform list. loss against Jacksonville last season. Now fully recovered, Mariota the store and put them into the pur- local governments from banning plastic Jacksonville’s gone back to hopes to provide a big confidence boost for the Titans, who are ported recycling can, but the fragility of bags and Styrofoam containers in their the material makes plastic bags hard to communities. The supporters of the Blake Bortles for lack of a bet- trying to improve upon a 9-7 record in the competitive AFC South. process secondarily, and only 5% actu- bill, who intend to try again next year, ter option after benching him ally are recycled. said it’s about giving consumers choic- this preseason. tially torn labrum originally end Jadeveon Clowney, who Katie Altman-Goff, my fellow es. How about if we consumers show Then there’s Mariota, 2015’s hurt in a September 2015 win blossomed with a career-best Extension agent in Sumter with water them that we can make the choice to No. 2 pick overall who had the over Tennessee. The Colts six sacks in Watt’s absence. resource responsibilities, recently res- carry reusable bags with us when we go cued a sea turtle who had mistakenly shopping. 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EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB AREA ROUNDUP SCOREBOARD Washington 83 54 .606 — Miami 67 70 .489 16 Atlanta 60 76 .441 22½ TV, RADIO New York 59 78 .431 24 Philadelphia 52 85 .380 31 TODAY CENTRAL DIVISION WH volleyball wins tri-match Noon – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal W L Pct GB Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). Chicago 75 62 .547 — The Wilson Hall varsity Pollard had 12 points and Denae Brunson led SHS Milwaukee 72 66 .522 3½ 12:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: volleyball team swept a tri- Destyni Crim had 18 points. with a 62. Sydney Brownlee Milwaukee at Cincinnati or Minneso- St. Louis 70 67 .511 5 ta at Tampa Bayt (MLB NETWORK). Pittsburgh 66 72 .478 9½ match with Sumter High shot a 65, Aubrey Shuping a Cincinnati 59 79 .428 16½ 3:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los School and Lakewood High 66 and Rebekah Demarest a Angeles Angels at Oakland (MLB WEST DIVISION VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS NETWORK). on Tuesday at the SHS gym. 72. W L Pct GB WILSON HALL 9 6 p.m. – IRL Racing: Indy Lights Series Los Angeles 92 45 .672 — The Lady Barons, who are from Watkins Glen, N.Y. (NBC SPORTS Arizona 80 58 .580 12½ NETWORK). Colorado 73 64 .533 19 7-9 on the season, beat Lake- THOMAS SUMTER 0 JV VOLLEYBALL 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk San Diego 62 76 .449 30½ wood 25-13, 25-17 and Sum- Wilson Hall improved to (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). San Francisco 54 86 .386 39½ THOMAS SUMTER 2 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open ter 28-26, 29-27. 4-0 with a 9-0 victory over Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal MONDAY’S GAMES Thomas Sumter Academy PALMETTO CHRISTIAN 1 Matches from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 4 Courtney Clark led WH 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kan- N.Y. Mets 11, Philadelphia 7 with 17 kills, eight aces and on Tuesday at Palmetto DALELL — Thomas Sum- sas City at Detroit (FOX SPORTS 1). Colorado 4, San Francisco 3 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Texas Pittsburgh 12, Chicago Cubs 0 seven digs. Becka Noyes had Tennis Center. ter Academy improved to at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, St. Louis 2, San Diego 0 15 and Liza Lowder had The Lady Barons play at 5-2 with a 2-1 victory over WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). Washington 7, Miami 2 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Eastern Con- Texas 8, Atlanta 2 nine aces and 13 digs. Pee Dee Academy today. Palmetto Christian on Tues- ference Playoffs First-Round Game – Arizona 13, L.A. Dodgers 0 day at Edens Gymnasium. Dallas at Washington (ESPN2). THOMAS SUMTER 3 SINGLES 9 p.m. – Amateur Golf: World Long TUESDAY’S GAMES 1 — Z. Beasley (WH) defeated TSA won by the scores of Drive Championship Men’s and Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. PALMETTO CHRISTIAN 0 Townsend 6-1, 6-1. 21-25, 25-19, 25-20. Women’s Finals from Thackerville, Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. 2 — Guldan (WH) defeated Okla. (GOLF). Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. DALZELL — Thomas DeLavan 6-0, 6-0. Logan Scruggs had five 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Ari- Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Sumter Academy remained 3 — E. Beasley (WH) defeated assists for the Lady Gener- zona at Los Angeles Dodgers or Texas at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Arants 6-0, 6-0. Houston at Seattle (MLB NETWORK). San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. undefeated with a 3-0 victo- 4 — Davis (WH) defeated Houser als. Mercedes Byrd had 10 Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. ry over Palmetto Christian 6-0, 6-0. kills and Maci Willetts had St. Louis at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. PREP SCHEDULE on Tuesday at Edens Gym- 5 — Allred (WH) defeated Hoge 6-0, six kills. TODAY’S GAMES nasium. 6-0 TODAY Milwaukee (Garza 6-8) at Cincinnati 6 — Land (WH) defeated Rudd 6-0, Varsity Cross Country (Castillo 2-7), 12:35 p.m. The Lady Generals won by 6-0. JV GIRLS TENNIS Chicago Cubs (Quintana 9-11) at Sumter at Camden, 5 p.m. scores of 25-17, 26-24 and 25-14. DOUBLES Varsity Girls Tennis Pittsburgh (Cole 11-9), 7:05 p.m. WILSON HALL 5 Wilson Hall at Pee Dee, 4 p.m. Philadelphia (Pivetta 5-9) at N.Y. Mets Josie Reed had 19 assists 1 — E. Beasley/Davis (WH) Varsity and JV Girls Tennis (Harvey 4-4), 7:10 p.m. for 7-0 TSA and Sydney defeated Townsend 8-1. HEATHWOOD HALL 4 Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 Washington (Gonzalez 13-6) at Miami 2 — Allred/Land (WH) defeated p.m. (Peters 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Daniel had 16. Anita Cook- Arants/Houser 8-0. Wilson Hall defeated Varsity and JV Volleyball Texas (Hamels 9-2) at Atlanta (New- ey-Gam had 21 kills, Taja 3 — Raeford/Singleton (WH) Heathwood Hall 5-4 in its Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 comb 2-8), 7:35 p.m. defeated Hoge/Rudd 8-2. p.m. San Francisco (Cueto 6-7) at Colora- Hunley had 11 and Karleigh season opener on Tuesday, Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Acade- do (Freeland 11-9), 8:40 p.m. Young had six. Aug. 29, at Palmetto Tennis my, 4 p.m. Arizona (Walker 8-7) at L.A. Dodgers B Team Volleyball (Maeda 12-6), 10:10 p.m. VARSITY BOYS SOCCER Center. Robert E. Lee, Orangeburg Prep at St. Louis (Flaherty 0-0) at San Diego The Lady Barons won two Wilson Hall (White), 5 p.m. (Lamet 7-6), 10:10 p.m. MIDDLE SCHOOL SOUTH POINTE CHRISTIAN 8 Wilson Hall (Blue) at Holly Hill, 6 p.m. of the three doubles match- THURSDAY’S GAMES VOLLEYBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN 1 THURSDAY Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. es after teams split the six Junior Varsity Football Philadelphia at Washington, 7:05 p.m. HILLCREST 3 Sumter Christian School singles matches. Spring Valley at Sumter, 6 p.m. Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Manning at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. EBENEZER 2 fell to 0-3 with an 8-1 loss to SINGLES Colleton County at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. South Pointe Christian on 1 — Sophie Kaelin (HH) defeated Lee Central at Columbia, 6 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Hillcrest defeated Ebene- Tuesday at the SCS field. Hallie Stone 6-1, 6-3. Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. 2 — Carlie Fort (WH) defeated Porter-Gaud at Laurence Manning, 7 zer 3-2 on Tuesday at the John Clement scored the Abby Mullins 6-3, 6-2. p.m. NFL SCHEDULE Ebenezer gymnasium in the Bears’ goal. Goalie Tyler 3 — Lucy McIver (WH) defeated Andrew Jackson Academy at Claren- The Associated Press don Hall, 6:30 p.m. season-opening match for Dawson had 18 saves. Austin Tuller 6-3, 5-7, 10-5. B Team Football THURSDAY’S GAME 4 — Jane McAdams (WH) defeated Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Kansas City at New England, 8:30 both teams. Ellie Singerling 6-1, 7-6(5). Porter-Gaud at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Hillcrest won by the VARSITY GIRLS GOLF 5 — Lucy DeLong (HH) defeated p.m. scores of 19-25, 25-15, 25-11, Caroline McElveen 6-4, 6-1. Middle School Football SUNDAY’S GAMES WEST FLORENCE 232 6 — Virginia Bounceres defeated Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at Miami, 1 p.m. 21-25, 18-16. Mary Claire Bearak. Varsity Girls Golf Oakland at Tennessee, 1 p.m. SUMTER 265 Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall (at Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. Kristin Reynolds had 20 DOUBLES Beech Creek Golf Club), 4 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 1 p.m. service points for the Lady FLORENCE — Sumter 1 — Stone/Fort (WH) defeated Varsity Girls Tennis Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Kaelin/Mullins 8-6. Sumter at Socastee, 5 p.m. Wildcats, serving the final High School lost to West Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m. 2 — McIver/McAdams (WH) Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. 13 points in the third game. Florence by 33 strokes in a Laurence Manning at Thomas Sum- Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. defeated Singerling/Tuller 8-5. ter, 4 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 1 p.m. Amoni Washington had 16 match on Tuesday at Oak 3 — Bounceres/DeLong (HH) Varsity Volleyball Indianapolis at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. points with six aces, Allyssa Dale Country Club defeated McElveen/Bearak 8-1. Crestwood at Lower Richland, 6 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Carolina at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Sumter at Socastee, 5:30 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Cheraw at Lee Central, 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 4 p.m. MONDAY’S GAMES Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. SPORTS ITEMS Andrew Jackson Academy at Claren- Los Angeles at Denver, 10:20 p.m. don Hall, 4 p.m. THURSDAY, SEP. 14 FRIDAY Houston at Cincinnati, 8:25 p.m. Varsity Football Sumter at Spring Valley, 7:30 p.m. SUNDAY, SEP. 17 Cowboys RB Elliott has suspension Crestwood at Manning, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Lakewood at Colleton County, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Columbia at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Latta at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Bamberg-Ehrhardt, New England at New Orleans, 1 p.m. upheld, but still eligible for Week 1 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 7:30 Buffalo at Carolina, 1 p.m. p.m. Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. SHERMAN, Texas — Dal- tronic devices to steal signs no business winning. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Man- N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. ning, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. las running back Ezekiel El- from their longtime rival John Kelly scored the Spartanburg Christian at Thomas San Francisco at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. liott’s attorneys say his six- New York Yankees. tying touchdown in regula- Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 4:25 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Trinity-Byrnes, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Denver, 4:25 p.m. game suspen- The New York Times re- tion on an 11-yard run with Jefferson Davis at Clarendon Hall, Green Bay at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. sion over a do- ported Tuesday the Red Sox 1:29 remaining, and then 7:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer MONDAY, SEP. 18 mestic violence used a high-tech watch to added two more TD runs in Emmanuel Christian at Sumter Chris- Detroit at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. tian, 5 p.m. case has been relay signs by the Yankees overtime. Marshall matched Varsity Volleyball upheld, but he catchers during a series last Kelly’s scores with a pair of Orangeburg Christian at Sumter Christian, 5 p.m. TRANSACTIONS will play the month at Fenway Park. his own, finishing the game Varsity and JV Volleyball By The Associated Press opener because The newspaper said the with 249 yards rushing and Lee Central at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. BASEBALL ELLIOTT of the timing Red Sox told MLB investi- a school record for rushing SATURDAY American League of the arbitra- gators that Boston manag- TDs. Varsity Cross Country CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Requested Lakewood in Coaches Classic (at waivers on LHP Derek Holland for the tor’s decision. er John Farrell, general RANGERS 8 Sandhills Research Center in Colum- purpose of granting his unconditional Elliott attorney Jeffrey Dave Dombrowski and bia), TBA release. Reinstated INF Yoan Moncada BRAVES 2 Varsity Swimming from the 10-day DL. Selected the con- Kessler told the judge near other team executives were Wilson Hall in Battle of The Midlands tract of LHP Jace Fry from Birmingham the end of a more than two- not aware of the scheme. ATLANTA — Elvis An- (Maxcy Gregg Pool in Columbia), TBA (SL). Varsity Volleyball HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent C Evan hour hearing in federal MONDAY drus, Nomar Mazara and Sumter, Wilson Hall in Lady Game- Gattis to Quad Cities (MWL) for a court Tuesday night that El- Rougned Odor homered, cock Spike-Off, TBA rehab assignment. NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled IB Tyler liott’s suspension was sus- (25) TENNESSEE 42 Andrew Cashner pitched six Austin from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). National League tained by arbitrator Harold GEORGIA TECH 41 strong innings and the MLB STANDINGS ATLANTA BRAVES — Reinstated 3B Henderson. ATLANTA — No. 25 Ten- Texas Rangers beat the At- By The Associated Press Adonis Garcia from the 10-day DL. Recalled INF Micah Johnson from At the start of the hear- nessee rallied from a pair lanta Braves 8-2 on Monday AMERICAN LEAGUE Gwinnett (IL). ing, NFL attorney Daniel of 14-point deficits in the night. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Extended EAST DIVISION second half and stopped a W L Pct GB the contracts of executive vice presi- Nash said Elliott could Andrus, who homered Boston 77 61 .558 — dent/general manager Neal Hunting- play Sunday night against 2-point conversion in the twice on Sunday, made it 1-0 New York 74 63 .540 2½ ton and manager Clint Hurdle for Baltimore 70 68 .507 7 four years. the New York Giants be- second overtime, stunning in the first inning with his Tampa Bay 69 70 .496 8½ cause Henderson’s ruling Georgia Tech 42-41 despite 19th long ball. Mazara’s 17th Toronto 64 74 .464 13 FOOTBALL National Football League came too late in the day for giving up five rushing homer and Odor’s 28th, a CENTRAL DIVISION NFL — Named James Trapp executive W L Pct GB director of the NFL Legends Commu- it to be enforced this week- touchdowns to TaQuon 2-run shot, made it 8-2 in Cleveland 81 56 .591 — nity. end. Marshall and getting thor- the fifth. That gave Texas Minnesota 71 66 .518 10 CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed WR oughly dominated statisti- seven homers over the last Kansas City 68 68 .500 12½ Rashard Higgins and DBs Darius Hill- REPORT: RED SOX USED Detroit 58 79 .423 23 ary and Kai Nacua to the practice cally Monday night. two days. Chicago 54 82 .397 26½ squad. APPLE WATCH TO STEAL Bolstering the outlook for Cashner (9-9) gave up six WEST DIVISION DALLAS COWBOYS — Released WR Brian Brown from the practice squad. YANKEES’ SIGNS embattled coach Butch hits, two runs and two W L Pct GB Signed QB Kellen Moore. Signed LB Houston 84 53 .613 — Mark Nzeocha to the practice squad. NEW YORK — The first- Jones, the Volunteers pulled walks and struck out five. In Los Angeles 71 67 .514 13½ WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed RB place Boston Red Sox have off a remarkable season- his last 10 starts, Cashner is Texas 69 68 .504 15 Chris Thompson to a contract exten- Seattle 69 69 .500 15½ sion. reportedly admitted to opening victory at Mer- 6-2 with a 2.62 ERA. Oakland 58 79 .423 26 Major League Baseball that cedes-Benz Stadium in a COLLEGE MONDAY’S GAMES FURMAN — Named Erin Wissing se- they improperly used elec- game they seemed to have From wire reports Kansas City 7, Detroit 6 nior associate athletics director for N.Y. Yankees 7, Baltimore 4 external affairs. Cleveland 5, Chicago White Sox 3 GONZAGA — Announced junior men’s L.A. Angels 11, Oakland 9, 11 innings basketball F Brandon Clarke is trans- Houston 6, Seattle 2 ferring from San Jose State. Toronto 10, Boston 4 VIRGINIA — Announced the retire- Tampa Bay 11, Minnesota 4 ment of athletic director Craig Lit- Texas 8, Atlanta 2 tlepage, effective when a replace- TUESDAY’S GAMES ment is hired. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. WNBA PLAYOFFS Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. By The Associated Press Texas at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 FIRST ROUND p.m. Today L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 8 p.m. Houston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Seattle vs. Phoenix, 10 p.m. TODAY’S GAMES SECOND ROUND Minnesota (Slegers 0-0) at Tampa Sunday Bay (Snell 3-6), 1:10 p.m. TBD at Connecticut, 3 p.m. L.A. Angels (Skaggs 1-4) at Oakland TBD at New York, 5 p.m. (Manaea 9-9), 3:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Gray 8-9) at Baltimore SEMIFINALS (Gausman 10-9), 7:05 p.m. (Best-of-5) Kansas City (Hammel 7-10) at Detroit (x-if necessary) Relaxing Courtyard (Boyd 5-8), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota vs. TBD Toronto (Biagini 3-9) at Boston (Fister Sept. 12: TBD at Minnesota, 8 p.m. 4-7), 7:10 p.m. Sept. 14: TBD at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Texas (Hamels 9-2) at Atlanta (New- Sept. 17: Minnesota at TBD, TBD comb 2-8), 7:35 p.m. x-Sept. 19: Minnesota at TBD, TBD Cleveland (Carrasco 13-6) at Chicago x-ept. 21: TBD at Minnesota, TBD White Sox (Lopez 0-2), 8:10 p.m. Los Angeles vs. TBD Houston (McCullers 7-3) at Seattle ept. 12: TBD at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. (Leake 8-12), 10:10 p.m. Sept. 14: TBD vs. Los Angeles at Long H ealthC are Beach, Calif., 10 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Sept. 17: Los Angeles at TBD, TBD SUMTER Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 x-Sept. 19: Los Angeles at TBD, TBD p.m. x-Sept. 21: TBD at Los Angeles, TBD Minnesota at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. FINALS NATIONAL LEAGUE (Best-of-5) 1018 N. 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U.S. OPEN S.C. PREP MEDIA FOOTBALL POLLS 5A 2A 1. Fort Dorchester (14) 1. Abbeville (14) 2. Dutch Fork 2. Bamberg-Ehrhardt 3. Byrnes 3. Barnwell 4. T.L. Hanna 4. Carvers Bay 5. Conway 5. Cheraw 6. Greenwood 6. Lee Central 7. Spring Valley 7. Chesterfield 8. Sumter 8. Andrews 9. Boiling Springs 9. Batesburg-Leesville 10. Gaffney 10. Latta Receiving votes: Westside, Spartan- Receiving votes: Southside Christian, burg, Summerville, Irmo, White Buford, Liberty, Woodland, Saluda, Knoll. Chesnee. 4A 1A 1. South Pointe (14) 1. Lamar (12) 2. Hartsville 2. Hemingway 3. North Myrtle Beach 3. St. John’s 4. Belton-Honea Path 4. Lewisville (2) 5. North Augusta 5, Lake View 6. South Aiken 6. Williston-Elko 7. Greer 7. C.E. Murray 8. Ridge View 8. Cross 9. Greenville 9. Wagener-Salley 10. Berkeley 10. Hannah-Pamplico Receiving votes: Bethune-Bowman, Bap- Receiving Votes: Chapin, Eastside, tist Hill, Branchville, Dixie. Beaufort, Orangeburg-Wilkinson. Voters: Chris Dearing, The State; Bret 3A McCormick, The Herald; Lou Bezjak, 1. Chapman (13) The State; Joe Hughes, The Sun News; 2. Dillon (1) Tyler Cupp, WPUB radio; Travis Jen- 3. Newberry kins, Chester News Reporter; Jed 4. Strom Thurmond Blackwell, Spartanburg Herald-Jour- nal; Bob Castello, Greenville News; 5. Timberland Chris Burgin, 100.1 The Fan; Eric Rus- 6. Fairfield Central sell, Aiken Standard; Scott Chancey, 7. Brookland-Cayce Florence Morning News; Chris Clark, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 8. Chester Orangeburg Times and Democrat; 9. Gilbert Dennis Brunson, The Sumter Item; Palmetto Pro Open alum Sloane Stephens hits a return shot during her 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 (4) victory 10. Seneca David Roberts, Greenwood Index- Journal; David Shelton, Charleston over Anastasija Sevastova on Tuesday during the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in New York. Receiving Votes: Powdersville, Broome, Post and Courier; Lake Morris, Ander- Manning, Palmetto. son Independent Mail.

Wolverines play host to No. 10 Palmetto Pro Open alum POLL FROM PAGE B1 Latta in Turbeville, while 1-1 SB goes on the road to meet teams receiving votes in the No. 2 Bamberg-Ehrhardt. 3A poll. Manning plays host The only other ranked team Stephens advances to semis to 4A Crestwood on Friday. from Region VI-5A besides There is only one change Sumter is Conway at No. 5. BY BRIAN MAHONEY seeded American advanced these results,” Stephens at the top of the five polls. Manning’s region, VII-3A, has The Associated Press to face the winner of the said in an on-court inter- That’s in 5A where Fort Timberland at No. 5. match between Grand view. Dorchester moved from sec- Lee Central is sandwiched NEW YORK — Sloane Slam champions Venus She’s No. 83 now with 13 ond to first after beating for- between two of its Region Stephens’ comeback from Williams and Petra Kvitova wins in her last 15 matches, mer No. 1 Dutch Fork 41-25 IV-2A foes. Cheraw is at No. 5, injury will keep going all on Tuesday night. becoming just the seventh last Friday. Dutch Fork fell while Chesterfield is No. 7. the way to the U.S. Open Stephens had left foot sur- player outside the top 50 to to No. 2. East Clarendon and Scott’s semifinals. gery in January and didn’t reach the U.S. Open wom- Fort Dorchester, South Branch both have two teams Stephens, an alum of the return to the tour until en’s semifinals since the Pointe in 4A and Abbeville in from their respective regions Palmetto Pro Open, edged Wimbledon in July. Her rankings began in 1975. 2A got all 14 of the first-place ranked in 1A. The Eagles’ Re- No. 16 seed Anastasija Sev- ranking fell to 934th before Her only previous Grand votes. Chapman received 13 of gion V foes C.E. Murray and astova of Latvia 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 she reached consecutive Slam semifinal was at the the votes in 3A with No. 2 Dil- Cross are seventh and eight, re- (4) on Tuesday to reach the semifinals at hard-court Australian Open four years lon getting the other. Lamar spectively. EC’s Region VI foe final four of a major tour- tournaments in Toronto and ago. got 12 of the first-place votes in Hemingway is No. 2 and Lake nament for the first time Cincinnati in August. The men got a first-time 1A with No. 4 Lewisville getting View is No. 5. since 2013. “When I started my Grand Slam semifinalist two. The only ranked team from Sidelined from tennis for comeback at Wimbledon, I when Pablo Carreno Busta East Clarendon and Scott’s Region VI-4A, of which both nearly a year and unsure could have never even beat No. 29 Diego Schwartz- Branch, the two local 1A Crestwood and Lakewood are what she could accomplish dreamed of something like man of Argentina 6-4, 6-4, schools, have games against members, is Hartsville. The just last month, the un- this happening, having 6-2. two ranked 2A teams. The 0-3 Red Foxes are No. 2.

uation,” he said of 2-1 C.E. him to make a big one like week along with the ability to coming a member, go to www. HONORS Murray. “We still have a that to give him confidence participate in all that the TD sumtertdclub.com and click on FROM PAGE B1 strong team though.” for later in the season when club offers. Those interested the membership form. Felder had nine tackles, two we might need a big kick.” in sponsoring can do so for For more information, go to field. He even played Wildcat quarterback sacks and two Childers had missed his pre- $200 per year. the website or call Lee Glaze quarterback in the 22-8 victo- tackles for loss in the 3-0 Mon- vious field goal attempt, but is For those interested in beat (803) 968-0773. ry over Kingstree. archs’ 14-7 victory over previ- now 11-for-11 on PATs. He was “We’re trying to line him ously unbeaten Lakewood. 39-for-43 on PATs as a junior outside as much as possible “DJ has done a great job for and 6 of 12 on field goals. Cash in a FLASH! right now,” Wilkes said. us,” said second-year Man- Keith had five knockdown We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins “We’re moving him around, ning head coach Keith West. blocks in the Knights’ 30-0 vic- & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, but we’ll put him in the slot “He has excelled in all three tory over Franklin Christian. Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates the later we get in the season. of our games so far. He had He graded out at 85 percent as Lafayette Gold We’re wanting to see what the close to 20 tackles in the first the Knights ran for 185 yards. other players can do as well, game (a 39-33 triple-overtime The touchdown club is still and Silver Exchange so we’re letting all of the victory over Wade Hampton), accepting members and club InsideInnside VestcoVestco PrPropertiesopperrties other guys get some work. and he’s been right at double membership is open to the 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 “Kingstree and Bamberg (a digits in all of the games.” public. The fee is $100 per year ((inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 30-6) loss did a lot to take him Childers, a senior, booted a and includes a full buffet away, but we didn’t do anything career long 44-yard field goal breakfast from Shoney’s each 803-773-8022 really different (against to cap off the scoring in the Charleston M & S). They just Gamecocks’ 31-0 victory over tried to play him straight up Goose Creek. He was also and didn’t have a lot of success.” 4-for-4 on extra points. NOT SURE WHAT SPEED YOU NEED? With Wilkes in his first year SHS head coach Mark Use the FTC Bandwidth Calculator as head coach after Brian Barnes said he wasn’t sur- Smith moved on to Bly- prised by Childers’ kick, now at ftcinet.com. thewood and the Eagles suf- which topped his previous fering some key graduation long of 38 yards. losses, Rush still likes where “He’s got the range to make he and his teammates stand. that kick,” said Barnes, whose “We’re facing a little bit of team is 3-0 heading into Fri- adversity like you always do day’s road showdown against when you lose people to grad- 3-0 Spring Valley. “We needed

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mance. He also tossed touch- AP TOP 25 CONFERENCE downs of 6 and 39 yards to TIGERS Record Pts Prv FROM PAGE B1 Samuel and 34 yards to tail- FROM PAGE B1 1. Alabama (60) 1-0 1,524 1 back Rico Dowdle. 2. Ohio St. (1) 1-0 1,445 2 3. Clemson 1-0 1,317 5 72-43 win, upset by the defen- Samuel, who caught five without the injury to Fran- 4. Penn St. 1-0 1,303 6 sive breakdowns that let Mis- passes for 83 yards, also had cois. 5. Oklahoma 1-0 1,253 7 6. Southern Cal 1-0 1,224 4 souri State move the ball an electrifying 97-yard kickoff “I have them at a shaky 7. Washington 1-0 1,083 8 throughout. return TD to start the game. seven now solely because 8. Michigan 1-0 1,051 11 9. Wisconsin 1-0 979 9 “We can’t beat ourselves on Bentley said the offensive their defense is filthy,” 10. Florida St. 0-1 976 3 errors that are day one mis- game plan will be different Davis said. 11. Oklahoma St. 1-0 950 10 12. LSU 1-0 898 13 takes,” he said. this week to take away Mis- Pat Dooley of the Gaines- 13. Auburn 1-0 873 12 USC head coach Will Mus- souri’s fast-paced schemes. ville Sun said he would 14. Stanford 1-0 772 14 15. Georgia 1-0 685 15 champ emphasized in his sec- The Gamecocks will try to have likely had dropped 16. Miami 1-0 537 18 ond offseason that South Car- control the ball and keep their Florida State to fifth or 17. Louisville 1-0 529 16 18. Virginia Tech 1-0 490 21 olina must be more effective defense off the field as much sixth this week without the 19. Kansas St. 1-0 398 20 at both running the ball and as possible. 20. Washington St. 1-0 216 24 Francois injury. Instead, 21. South Florida 2-0 207 19 stopping the run against top- “We know we can run the Dooley has the ‘Noles ninth. 22. Florida 0-1 164 17 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 23. TCU 1-0 154 NR level competition. While those ball against them,” tailback “That’s a different team 24. Notre Dame 1-0 141 NR problems persisted against South Carolina head coach Will A.J. Turner said. “We watched without him,” he said. 25. Tennessee 1-0 124 25 Muschamp is still looking for North Carolina State — the their last game against Mis- Jason Galloway of the Others receiving votes: Utah 96, Gamecocks only gained 31 more from the Gamecocks’ run souri State. They put up a lot Wisconsin State Journal UCLA 82, West Virginia 70, Colo- game as they head to Missouri to rado 65, Maryland 45, Oregon yards on 21 carries — Mus- of points. They also gave up a dropped Florida State four 44, South Carolina 44, Boise St. 22, champ said his players made open SEC play on Saturday. lot of points. So we’re going to spots to seventh on his bal- Northwestern 20, Houston 14, San Diego St. 11, Texas Tech 4, the plays when they had to. try and take advantage of it.” lot this week and said the Kentucky 4, Iowa 3, California 2, “Overall, we got the win can doubt us all they want, but Muschamp said Missouri Francois injury was not a Navy 1, Vanderbilt 1, Pittsburgh 1, Mississippi St. 1, Nebraska 1, and that’s the biggest thing,” we’re going to try and run it will be the fastest team the factor. Michigan St. 1. right tackle Zack Bailey said. down your throat every time.” Gamecocks play all year and “I’ll allow FSU’s play on Bailey said the offensive South Carolina quarterback it’s essential his players keep the field to drop them rath- line and running backs Jake Bentley said because of sharp so as not to get swal- er than simply assuming ington is No. 7 and Michi- worked hard in summer prac- North Carolina State’s strong lowed up by the Tigers’ tempo. they’ll be worse without gan moved up 11 spots to tices to improve and believes defensive front, the game plan “Our guys have to have ur- him,” he said. No. 8 after it beat Florida. that effort will pay off. was to “throw the ball gency on the line, got to have Southern California The Gators dropped five “People probably doubt us all around.” Bentley and receiver the eyes in the right spot be- slipped two spots to No. 6 spots to No. 22 throughout the year. That’s for Deebo Samuel did just that. cause they’re going to spread after playing a tighter-than- No. 9 Wisconsin and Flor- them to do,” Bailey said. “We Bentley threw for 215 yards on the field on you,” Muschamp expected game against ida State round out the top play ball. That’s our job. They an efficient 17-of-29 perfor- said. Western Michigan. Wash- 10.

OBITUARIES RALEIGH DOZIER ter; three grandchildren, Mor- entrusted to Samuels Funeral grandmother and sister. ments, (803) 775-9386. MANNING — Raleigh Dozi- gan C. Stover of New York, Home LLC, Manning. Surviving in addition to er died on Wednesday, Aug. New York, Megan E. Stover of her companion, John Dubose, 30, 2017. Charleston and Charles L. LILA MAE CHARLES are son, Gary Lee Simpson He was a son of the late Stover Jr. of Sumter; and a MANNING — Lila Mae and his wife, Wanda, of Sum- Essic and Estell host of nieces, nephews, other Charles, 88, widow of Vance ter; four daughters, Kathy Johnson Dozier. relatives and dear friends. Buster Charles, died on Sun- Boswell and her husband, Funeral servic- Condolences may be made day, Sept. 3, 2017, at her resi- Chip, of Wedgefield, Earlean es for Mr. Dozier on her tribute page found at dence. Koone and her husband, SAM BELIN JR. will be held at 2 www.PalmerMemorialChapel. She was born on June 17, Karl, of Wedgefield, Pauline a.m. today at Pro- com. 1929, in Summerton, a daugh- Rogers of Sumter and Melisa Sam Belin Jr., 83, widower gressive Church Professional services ren- ter of the late Anthony and Moural and husband, Ramon, of Inez Session Belin, depart- DOZIER of Jesus, 4325 dered by Palmer Memorial Maybell Dickson Samuels. of Wedgefield; one brother, ed this life on Monday, Sept. 4, Greeleyville Chapel Inc. The family is receiving Wayne Simpson of Doug- 2017, at his residence. Highway, Manning, with El- friends at her residence, 4410 lasville, Georgia; one sister, He was born on April 28, dress Joan Wilson, pastor. BONNIE LEE C. BROWN Kingstree Highway, Manning. Sarah Louise Brookshire of 1934, in Kingsborough, a son Burial will follow at St. Mat- Bonnie Lee Collins Brown, These services have been Sumter; and 14 grandchil- of the late Sam Sr. and Victo- thew Cemetery, Manning. age 80, beloved wife of 59 entrusted to Samuels Funeral dren. ria Ellis Belin. The family is receiving years to Billy Rudolph Brown, Home LLC, Manning. She was preceded in death Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. friends at the home of his sis- died on Monday, by one son, Raymond Allen Main St., Sumter, is in charge ters, Ester and Mae Dozier, Sept. 4, 2017, at LINDA F. HUTSON Avins; and one daughter, Dor- of arrangements. 1420 Yellowbank Road, Man- her residence. Linda Fields Hutson, be- othy Cannon. ning. Born in Taylors, loved wife of Larry Gale Hut- A memorial service will be MARIAH M. BOYD These services have been she was a daugh- son, died on Sunday, Sept. 3, held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mariah Monroe Boyd, entrusted to Samuels Funeral ter of the late 2017, at Palmetto Health Tu- the Bullock Funeral Home daughter of Kimberly Bell Home LLC, Manning. Irvin Floyd Col- omey. Chapel. and Cornelius Boyd, died on BROWN lins and Helen Linda, born on May 4, 1950, The family will receive Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at Pal- BETTIE L. STOVER Louise Hood Col- in Florence, courageously friends immediately following metto Health Tuomey. Funeral services for Bettie lins. Mrs. Brown enjoyed bak- won her battle with multiple the service and other times at Funeral arrangements are L. Stover will be held at noon ing, crafting, cross stitching diabetic related health prob- the home of her daughter, incomplete and will be anon Thursday at Mt. Pisgah and crocheting. She was a lems when her Lord and Sav- Pauline, 4380 Bush Branch nounced later by Sumter Fu- AME Church, 217 member of the MRMA Club ior called her home. She grew Road, Sumter. neral Service Inc. W. Bartlette St., Auxiliary, the Jamil Shrine up in Lee County and was a The family would like to ex- The family will receive Sumter, with the Temple Color Guard Auxiliary daughter of the late Elijah tend a special thanks to friends at the home of her Rev. Laddie N. and DAV Auxiliary. She will be McIver and Annie Rembert Tabitha Arnold and a special uncle, Timmy (Shakeya) Bell, Howard officiat- remembered as a loving wife, Fields. friend, Kerrick Brown. 30 Habitat Court, Sumter. ing. Interment mother, grandmother, great- She is survived by her hus- You may go to www.bullock- will follow at Hill- grandmother and friend. She band; sons, Keith Edward funeralhome.com and sign the ALEXANDER HOUSE STOVER side Memorial will be dearly missed by all Brown, Kevin Charles Kel- family’s guest book. MANNING — Alexander Park cemetery in who knew her. She attended lenbenz and William H. The family has chosen Bull- House, 77, husband of Sandra Sumter. Gum Springs Pentecostal Holi- “Jabo” Smith; grandchil- ock Funeral Home for the ar- Nichols House, died on Sun- The public may view from 2 ness Church in Taylors. dren, Madison Smith, Dakota rangements. day, Sept. 3, 2017, at McLeod to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Me- In addition to her husband, Lynn Smith and Jada Gale Health Clarendon, Manning. morial Chapel, 304 S. Main she is survived by two sons, Smith of the home, and He was born on March 4, St., Sumter. Mark Brown and his wife, Blaze McKenzie Brown, 1940, in the Jordan section of Mrs. Stover will be placed Betty, of Sumter and Tim Jesse James Brown, Angel Manning, a son of the late in the church at 11 a.m. on Brown of Lyman; one daugh- GrayRain Brown, Kelsey Robert Wendell House and Thursday for further viewing ter, Lisa Hubbard and hus- Anne Kellenbenz and Britta- Margaret Robinson House. until the hour of service. band, Bill, of Myrtle Beach; ny Smith; sisters, Margaret DOROTHY M. WEAVER Funeral services will be Born in Sumter County, she eight grandchildren, Kyle, Fields Rodgers of Sumter held at 11 a.m. on Thursday was a daughter of the late Wayne, Shanna, Ryan, April, and Anne Fields Boykin Dorothy Mixon Weaver, 82, at Antioch Missionary Bap- Charles Haskell Logan and Joshua, Lee and Jonathan; (Harry) of Bishopville; a spe- widow of Franklin D. Weaver, tist Church, 2571 Joseph Ruth Kibler Logan. She was and 11 great-grandchildren. cial niece, Melanie Turner died on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017, Lemon Dingle Road, Man- united in marriage to the late In addition to her parents, (Dennis) of Sapphire, North at her home. ning, with the Rev. Sam Liv- James Wendell Stover Jr. she was preceded in death by Carolina; and brother-in-law, Born in Sumter, she was a ingston Sr., pastor, officiat- Mrs. Stover transitioned on one sister, Louise Wofford. Roger Hutson (Marianne) of daughter of the late David ing. Burial will follow at the Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, at Pal- A graveside service will be Largo, Florida. Furman Mixon and Annie M. church cemetery. metto Heath Tuomey of Sum- held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Linda was preceded in Brown Mixon. Mrs. Weaver The family is receiving ter. She received her former the Fort Jackson National death by her brother and sis- was a member of Zoar United friends at his residence, 1972 education in the public Cemetery in Columbia. ter-in-law, Wayne and Patricia Methodist Church and retired Thompson Drive, Manning. schools of Sumter County. The family will receive Fields; brother-in-law, Calvin from Sumter School District 2 These services have been She matriculated at South friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Rodgers; and mother-in-law, with 20 years of service. entrusted to Samuels Funeral Carolina State College, How- Thursday at Bullock Funeral Clara Mae Hutson. Surviving are one son, Gene Home LLC, Manning. ard University in Washington, Home. A celebration of life memo- Allen Weaver and his wife, D.C. and Columbia University Memorials may be made to rial service will be held at Lynn, of Mayesville; five CLINTON W. BROWN SR. of New York, New York. After the Shriners Hospital for Chil- noon on Thursday at the El- grandchildren, Gene Kelly, DALZELL — Clinton W. graduating from Columbia dren, 950 W. Faris Road, more-Cannon-Stephens Fu- Ronnie Gainey, Danelle Gain- “Biggie” Brown Sr., husband University with a Master of Greenville, SC 29605. neral Home chapel with Pas- ey, Tracy Weaver and Chris of Mildred Weaver Brown, de- Science degree, she became a You may go to www.bullock- tor Tommy McDonald officiat- Weaver; three great-grand- parted this life on Tuesday, teacher and taught in the funeralhome.com and sign the ing. children, Kayleigh Gilbert, Sept. 5, 2017, in Dalzell. Sumter School District at Lin- family’s guest book. The family will receive Lakin and Lily Gilbert; and a He was born on April 11, coln High School, Millwood The family has chosen Bull- friends from 11 a.m. to noon stepdaughter, Donna Mae 1948, in Winchester, Virginia, Elementary School and Mor- ock Funeral Home for the ar- on Thursday at Elmore-Can- Hillman of Sumter. to the late George H. and Ada ris College. In later years, she rangements. non-Stephens Funeral Home. She was preceded in death Marie Brown. and her husband owned and In lieu of flowers, memori- by two sons, David Franklin The family is receiving operated Stover Real Estate in als may be made to Covenant “Frankie” Weaver and Mi- friends at the residence, 2261 Sumter. Bettie L. Stover was a Bible Church, P.O. Box 519, chael Nelson Weaver. N. Kings Highway, Dalzell. devoted member of Mt. Pis- Dalzell, SC 29040. Funeral services will be Services are incomplete and gah AME Church in Sumter, Elmore-Cannon-Stephens held at 11 a.m. on Thursday will be announced later by where she served faithfully in Funeral Home and Crematori- at Zoar United Methodist Whites Mortuary LLC. many capacities. Mrs. Stover MARY ALICE M. MCCRAY um of Sumter is in charge of Church with the Rev. Steve was also a life member of the arrangements. McCormick officiating. Buri- DARRIN D. LANG Delta Sigma Theta Sorority MANNING — Mary Alice al will follow at the Zoar MANNING — Darrin D. Inc. Mack McCray, 64, widow of MARGARETTE AVINS United Methodist Church Troy Lang, 38, died on Sun- In addition to her parents, Lewis Mack, died on Satur- Margarette Simpson Davis cemetery. day, Sept. 3, 2017. she was preceded in death by day, Sept. 2, 2017, at Colleton Avins, age 71, beloved wife of The family will receive He was born on March 15, her husband, James Wendell Medical Center, Walterboro. the late Paul Avins Jr., died friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today 1979, in Manning, a son of Stover Jr. She was born on Oct. 19, on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, at at Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Birdie Wilder and Geneva Lee Survivors include two sons, 1952, in Manning, a daughter Palmetto Health Tuomey. neral Home. Lang Smith and stepson of James W. Stover III (Ronalda) of the late Emanuel and Lou She was a daughter of the Online condolences may be Bishop Richard Smith. and Charles L. Stover (Liz- Edna Rogers Mack. late Horace and Oneida Mari- sent to www.sumterfunerals. The family is receiving mayrem), both of Sumter; a The family is receiving on Campbell Simpson. She com. friends at 211 Dixson St., Cam- brother, Charles “Uncle friends at the home of her worked for Bosch Corp. and Elmore Hill McCreight bridge Apartment 1-L. Brother” Logan (Maureen) of cousin, Ernestine Rogers, 200 Campbell’s Soup. She loved to Funeral Home & Cremato- These services have been Brigantine, New Jersey; a sis- Breedin St., Manning. do crafts. She will be remem- ry, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is entrusted to Samuels Funeral ter, Gloria L. Farmer of Sum- These services have been bered as a loving mother, in charge of the arrange- Home LLC, Manning. B6 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 06, 2017 CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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Two art shows now on exhibit at The University of South Carolina Sumter feature the work of Camden artist Dot Goodwin and Sum- ter artist Terry Newman. Both exhibits can be viewed through Oct. 31. Goodwin’s work often in- corporates Native American images and traditional symbols of institutions and South Carolina in her commercial art. Her exhibit titled “Three Worlds” in the Umpteenth Gallery illus- trates the deep connection she feels to Native Ameri- cans and their spiritual practices. The artist says her hands are her favorite tool, as she enjoys “the sensation of carving surfaces or carefully building multi-level images for casting.” Her strong sense of symmetry and attention to detail stand out in her work. Horses and wings are recurring images in her work, as illustrated by the mixed media piece, Blue on Blue, on this page. Goodwin was born on her family’s farm in Chatham County, North Carolina, but traveled across the country after her father joined the PHOTOS PROVIDED military. As an adult, she Terry Newman’s acrylic painting, Scarlet Bee Balm, shows her current focus on “God’s glorious plant life.” See her work in the Upstairs Gallery in joined the military herself, the USC Sumter Administration Building through Oct. 31. serving three years at Fort Jackson, plus seven more as of mediums in my creative member of the Sumter Art- a civilian in the fort’s art adventures over my adult ists Guild. shop. While there she mas- years, but none brought me The Umpteenth Gallery is tered several media, from as much pleasure as wield- located in the Arts and Let- lapidary and leather crafting ing a brush on canvas.” ters Building on the USC to wood carving, embossing. Scarlet Bee Balm, shown Sumter Campus. The Up- and die-making and casting on this page, is an acrylic, stairs Gallery is located in and also becoming a master painted in Newman’s pre- the Williams-Brice-Edwards framer. ferred medium. (Administration) Building, She lives in the country, “I like that acrylic paints also on campus. Both exhib- where she has horses and can be manipulated, dry its are available to be viewed where she draws inspiration quickly, clean up is effort- from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- from nature. less, and they have no un- day through Thursday. Ad- Terry Newman’s exhibi- comfortable odor to endure,” mission is free. tion titled “Rooted in God’s she explains. “I can control USC Sumter, 200 Miller Splendor,” reveals her cur- my work with ever so de- Road, has five art galleries rent focus on “God’s glorious fined details or let my on campus that are free and plant life with all of its myri- strokes flow effortlessly with open to the public. Visit ad colors, shapes, sizes and equally great satisfying re- www.uscsumter.edu for growth patterns.” sults. ... I find true pleasure more information on current She said in her artist’s in my art when I can capture and upcoming exhibits or statement that “... creating a moment in time, a specific contact Laura Cardello, the Camden artist Dot Goodwin’s mixed media work titled “Blue on Blue” has been in my blood for as scenic view or evoke an emo- university’s curator of ex- can be seen in her exhibit, “Three Worlds,” in USC Sumter’s Umpteenth long as I can remember. I tional feeling from the hibits, by calling (803) 938- Gallery. have delved into many forms heart.” Newman is an active 3801.

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BY JOHN NELSON rounded by papery bracts. even on small trees it is commonly Curator, USC Herbarium I know I shouldn’t say that the flow- rippled and waved, appearing to some ers are “insignificant.” They are quite like taut muscle. Maybe we should be It’s the end of summer, and our significant in their own way, of looking for it at the beach! Anyway, I campus is crawling with students, all course, and after all, they are the rea- always tell students on our field trips young botanists, and newly arrived all son that this species is able to repro- that if they do lots of pull-ups on this over the place. It’s a very busy time for duce. It’s just that the flowers proba- tree, they’ll develop big arm muscles. everybody, and definitely for botanists. bly won’t be showing up in corsages They love that. There is no end of plant life to discov- or in bouquets. Maybe I should just By the way, this species received its er and study wherever you are in the say that they are “humble.” scientific name in 1788, described by Southeast, and I hope you will be pay- Handsome, toothy leaves, very shiny the British-born botanist Thomas Wal- ing attention to the plants around you and smooth on the upper surface, will ter, who lived along the Santee River in the upcoming early autumn season. appear later on, these looking some- in present-day Berkeley County. The Here’s a plant that is found in every what like the leaves of a birch. Or a book that Walter published was called state east of the Mississippi River — beech. “Flora Caroliniana,” and it represents and also a bit west of it. I will almost I think this is an attractive tree, but the first American treatment of plants bet that it grows where you are, or not I don’t see it often used in landscap- employing the “new” Linnaean sys- far away. It is a native, deciduous tree, ing. To me, the foliage isn’t particular- tem of classification. Great reading!! almost always found in wet, or at least ly impressive in terms of autumnal damp, places. It is particularly at coloration, but that shouldn’t be any Answer: “Ironwood,” “Hornbeam,” home in floodplains of deep swamps, reason not to try it in your yard, pro- Carpinus caroliniana often leaning over creeks. vided that you have a damp corner. It is usually a small tree, commonly The wood is particularly interesting, John Nelson is the curator of the A.C. considered a member of the understo- in being exceptionally hard and dense; Moore Herbarium at the University of ry, although every now and then you the trees are difficult to cut for this South Carolina, in the Department of can find one that is up to 40 feet or so reason. Biological Sciences, Columbia SC PHOTO PROVIDED tall. It makes lots of cool branches, Perhaps the most interesting thing 29208. As a public service, the Herbari- The trunk of this mystery tree is covered very twiggy. It produces very small, about this species, and surely the easi- um offers free plant identifications. with thin, mostly smooth bark, and even on insignificant flowers, both male and est identification trick, involves the For more information, visit www.her- small trees it is commonly rippled and female, in the early spring, and these trunk. The trunk of the tree is covered barium.org, call (803) 777-8196, or waved, appearing to some like taut muscle. eventually form ribbed nutlets sur- with thin, mostly smooth bark, and email [email protected].

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(DVS) TRUTV 38 129 Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers I’m Sorry I’m Sorry Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers TV LAND 55 161 M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Younger (N) Love-Raymond King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A Suits “Shame” Mike proposes a power (:01) The Sinner “Part VI” Ambrose begins (:02) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (12:02) Suits USA 25 132 Teens attack a transgender peer. case takes an emotional toll on Dodds. move. (N) (DVS) to waver. (N) (DVS) A rapist with a unique tattoo. “Shame” WE 68 166 CSI: Miami Murder on a beach. CSI: Miami “Losing Face” CSI: Miami “Ashes to Ashes” CSI: Miami “Broken” CSI: Miami “Breathless” CSI: Miami WGNA 8 172 ›› “Ghost Rider” (2007, Action) Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley. ›› “Ghost Rider” (2007, Action) Nicolas Cage, Eva Mendes, Wes Bentley. Rules/Engagement Can broadcast’s new fall programs really be called ‘new’?

BY FRAZIER MOORE Meanwhile, the CW is updat- TV wormhole. An original-cast The locations and faces vary NBC jumps onto the crime- AP Television Writer ing the 1980s soap “Dynasty.” revival of “Roseanne” is in the from one show to the next. But docudrama bandwagon with its CBS’ sitcom “Kevin Can Wait” cards for mid-season at ABC, wherever you land, expect lots limited series “The Menendez NEW YORK (AP) — Once is reuniting star Kevin James while discussions are reported- of gunfire, lurching camera Murders,” which carries the upon a time, the fall roll out with Leah Remini, his leading ly under way for resuscitating work, a pounding musical durable “Law & Order” brand. from the Big Three broadcast lady years ago on “King of such laid-to-rest favorites as score and at least one hearty CBS’ “Me Myself and I” bor- networks was as eagerly await- Queens,” for a retooled second “The West Wing,” ‘’King of the hero who’s haunted by regrets. rows a structural element from ed as those shiny new models season of what seems to be Hill,” ‘’24,” ‘’The Munsters,” TV’s cluttered comic-book last season’s breakout hit, from the Big Three automak- morphing into “King of Long ‘’Starsky & Hutch” and “The rack is jammed with even more “This Is Us” — the multi-time- ers, unveiled with great fanfare Island.” Jetsons.” titles from the Marvel portfolio: frame format — and then in dealer showrooms. “Young Sheldon” is a CBS Yet another echo from the “Marvel’s Inhumans” is a new hokes it up. This unwieldy sit- The TV “season” today is a spinoff from TV’s biggest sit- past: CBS’ fall entry “S.W.A.T.,” ABC series about a race of su- com zigzags between three seamless year-round cycle with com, “The Big Bang Theory.” which was a 2003 film and a perhumans with diverse amaz- points in the life-span of its dozens of providers adding Likable, maybe, but no surpris- short-lived 1970s series. ing powers while, on Fox, “The main character. It’s overly com- scads of new prime-time shows es there. “S.W.A.T.” is one among a Gifted” (from 20th Century Fox plicated, not funny and, by the to the hundreds already And CBS’ “9JKL” will feel bumper crop of Elite-Team Ac- Television in association with way, puzzling: Bobby Moyni- swamping the audience on comfortably rote before you’ve tion Sagas. Marvel Television) tells of an han, who stars as the protago- cable and streaming as well as seen a single episode. Its stars Besides “S.W.A.T.” (which, ordinary suburban couple nist at age 40, bears no resem- broadcast. are familiar, all right: Mark starring Shemar Moore, is whose children possess mutant blance to John Larroquette, To acknowledge this vestige Feuerstein, Linda Lavin and billed as a Los Angeles-based powers. who plays him at age 65. of a bygone media age — the Elliott Gould. More to the point “specialized tactical unit”), CBS’ crime drama “Wisdom NBC’s laugh-and-cry sensa- fall TV season — is to dwell on is its done-to-death premise: there’s NBC’s “The Brave” of the Crowd” seems to be a 2.0 tion “This Is Us” offered hope fewer than two dozen new se- Offspring moving back home (globe-trotting “elite undercov- version of the vast computer that a broadcast network still ries arriving on the five legacy with the parents. er military heroes” overseen by system that drove CBS’ defunct knew how to challenge and networks. Granted, Memory Lane ex- Anne Heche), CBS’ “SEAL “Person of Interest.” But in- charm a mass audience — and Some will likely find favor tends beyond broadcast. Netflix Team” (with David Boreanaz stead of The Machine, a Silicon still aspired to. The networks’ with viewers, and, despite is making hay one more time part of “the most elite unit of Valley entrepreneur (Jeremy copycat fall slates are declaring years of doomsday forecasts, for “One Day at a Time” and Navy SEALs”), and the CW’s Piven) develops Sophe, an on- otherwise by super-serving the broadcast networks launch- “Fuller House.” “Valor” (focused on “an elite line crowdsourcing platform viewers more of what they al- ing them will continue to hang But it’s broadcast that seems unit of U.S. Army helicopter pi- that he hopes will help track ready watch and have watched tough. to have been swallowed by a lots”). down his daughter’s killer. for years. 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chnitzels are The tangy, quickly pickled cucumbers and often made onions make a great with veal or counterpoint to the light- S ly fried pork cutlets. You chicken, but pork is could definitely use dried a great alternative. dill instead of fresh if it's easier. Pounding out the Also, yes, they're called cutlets makes them seedless cucumbers, but of course there are still a even thinner and nominal amount of seeds more tender, so they in them. Removing the seeds gives the salad a cook up quickly, per- nicer texture, without the fect for a weeknight slightly slimy consisten- cy of the seeds, and helps meal. And there's reduce any wateriness in that irresistible the salad. A little tip: Double the crunch from the cucumber salad next Panko bread-crumb time you are serving a bagel and smoked salm- coating. This is one on spread — it's a great of those heartening side for a brunch of any sort, especially as a foil dishes that's popular to smoked fish.

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Quick Pickley Cucumber Salad: 1 seedless cucumber, peeled if desired 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced 2 teaspoons Kosher salt 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill (preferable) or 1 teaspoon dried dill Freshly ground black pepper to taste Pork Schnitzel: 4 1/2-inch (4 ounce) thick boneless pork chops 2/3 cup all-purpose flour 2/3 cup whole milk 1 cup Panko bread crumbs Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper to taste THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2 teaspoons finely minced fresh thyme Pork Schnitzel with Quick, Pickley Cucumber Salad is ready in 30 minutes and is popular with kids and adults. 2 to 4 tablespoons olive oil Slice the cucumber in half lengthwise, use a teaspoon to and use a rolling pin (or bottle of wine) to gently pound the Cook the pork for about 3 minutes on each side until golden scoop out the seeds, and slice the cucumbers into thin half- pork chops until they are of an even thickness between 1/4 - brown and just cooked through; you will probably need to moons. and 1/3-inch thick. do this in at least two batches, adding more oil for the sec- Place the sliced cucumber and the onion in a colander, and Place the flour in a shallow bowl, the milk in another shal- ond batch as needed. toss with the salt. Let sit for 10 minutes, then rinse the cu- low bowl, and the Panko bread crumbs in a third shallow When the pieces of pork are cooked, place them briefly on cumber and onion in very cold water and, using your hands, bowl. Season the flour and the milk lightly with salt and pep- a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Serve the pork with the squeeze the vegetables to remove as much water as possible. per. Stir the thyme into the Panko. Quick Pickley Cucumber Salad. Place the cucumber mixture in a clean dishtowel, roll up, and Season the pork lightly with salt and pepper, then dip Nutrition information per serving: twist and squeeze to remove as much water as possible each piece into the flour, shaking off any excess, and then again. Quick Pickley Cucumber Salad: 29 calories; 0 calories from fat; 0 g fat (0 g into the milk, then the Panko, pressing so that the bread saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 481 mg sodium; 7 g carbohy- In a serving bowl, stir together the vinegar, sugar, dill and crumbs adhere to the pork. Place the breaded pork on a drate; 2 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 2 g protein. pepper. Add the cucumber and onion, and toss to combine. plate or wire rack. Pork Schnitzel: 362 calories; 197 calories from fat; 22 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 Hold in the fridge. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a large skillet until hot. g trans fats); 68 mg cholesterol; 596 mg sodium; 14 g carbohydrate; 1 g Place each pork chop between two pieces of plastic wrap fiber; 1 g sugar; 26 g protein. InGreat the Mood Food for !

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