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County Finance Director ty departments such as the county departments have 1st workshop is at 5 p.m. Tuesday Jamie Michaelson said the stormwater department and done a great job so far with current general fund just for solicitor’s office. making adjustments for the BY ADRIENNE SARVIS council conference room on county salaries is about $20 A 7.3 percent increase to the 2018 fiscal year by reducing [email protected] Tuesday. million and the 3 percent cost- county’s cost of health insur- budget requests. During the committee meet- of-living adjustment would ance would be $239,000 and He said the county is still Sumter County Council ing, council received a prelim- add approximately $600,000. county departments will pro- waiting to know how much took a look at the preliminary inary report on the proposed He said a 2 percent retire- vide an additional $50,000 for funding it will receive from proposals for the 2018 fiscal increased costs of retirement ment increase would total a total increase of about the state through the local year budget during the Coun- benefits, health insurance and about $412,000 with an addi- $289,000, Michaelson said. government fund. ty Fiscal, Tax and Property cost of living for county em- tional $67,000 — $479,000 all Sumter County Administra- Committee meeting in county ployees. together — provided by coun- tor Gary Mixon said some SEE COUNTY, PAGE A4

SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT ‘‘We’reWe’re bbroke’roke’

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter School Board member and finance committee chairman Johnny Hilton reacts on Monday to those opposed to closing two schools in the district, explaining to the full board the need for the district to become financially stable. Finance committee chairman makes case to full board Consultant continues

BY BRUCE MILLS ty to express his or her beliefs and a critically low level, according to combing through budget [email protected] feelings on the matter. One asked the district’s auditor. finance committee chairman and Hilton went on to explain the BY BRUCE MILLS Members attending last Friday’s fellow-board member Johnny Hil- various emergency cost-cutting [email protected] Sumter School Board Finance ton for the committee’s rationale measures the district has already Committee said they believe imme- for recommending Allan’s report. implemented this year to meet the Sumter School District’s Board of Trust- diate action is necessary to remedy Hilton, a retired educator him- current budget by June 30. Those ees tasked hired financial consultant Scott the district’s financial crisis. The self and long-time principal at include cutting classroom supply Allan with discovering what went wrong committee made the recommenda- Millwood Elementary School in budgets by 50 percent and limiting with the 2016 Fiscal Year budget, how to fix tion to support financial consultant Sumter, said nobody likes the idea substitute teachers as much as and make corrections to the Scott Allan’s report to close two of closing schools, but he said he possible — all of which he said he current FY 2017 budget and low-enrollment schools at the end and the other committee members believes has had a negative impact draft the most cost-efficient of this school year as part of a cost- believed the cost-saving measure on the district’s children. budget for FY 2018, which be- saving measure to build the dis- was necessary. When looking at cutting costs, gins July 1. trict’s fund balance back up. “We’re in a mess, we’re broke,” Hilton said the district office and Since starting with the dis- That motion — a hot-button Hilton said. “We spent all of our the finance committee decided it trict in early January, he has issue — failed Monday night to savings; we have no savings in the was appropriate to look at which ALLAN discovered items in this year’s gain the support of the full board bank.” schools were the most financially budget that were underbudget- in a 3-2 vote, with one board mem- Hilton was explaining that the inefficient. ed, overbudgeted or just not in the budget at ber abstaining. district over-spent by $6.2 million Hilton told fellow board mem- all. In both Friday’s board finance commit- After Allan gave his financial in the fiscal year ending June 30, bers district data shows at smaller, tee meeting and Monday’s board of trustees’ update to the board Monday, each 2016, and closed the year with a board member had the opportuni- general fund balance of $106,449 — SEE CASE, PAGE A4 SEE ALLAN, PAGE A4 Cops and Bobbers fishing trip catches on for children

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS with Sumter Police Department. Tim, 15, fishes at the [email protected] The local chapter is not a union but newly rebuilt and re- it is focused on helping members with stocked pond at Tra- About 20 children from children’s work- or education-related issues and cy’s Camp in Pine- homes in Sumter and Clarendon coun- interacting with the community, he wood during the first ties went fishing with active and for- said. Cops and Bobbers mer law enforcement officers during Sargent said Saturday’s event was a event hosted by Cen- the first Cops and Bobbers fishing great opportunity for the children to tral Carolina Lodge event hosted by Central Carolina have positive interactions with law en- No. 31 of the Frater- Lodge No. 31 of the Fraternal Order of forcement officers. Some of the chil- nal Order of Police on Police at Tracy’s Camp in Pinewood dren may have been removed from Saturday. The event on Saturday. their homes by officers so Cops and allowed children from Central Carolina Lodge 31, consist- Bobbers shows them that officers are two children’s homes ing of about 50 members, includes ac- not bad people, he said. in Sumter and Claren- tive and retired officers in Sumter, For many of the children, ages 3 to don counties to inter- Clarendon and Lee counties. 15, Saturday was the first time they act with law enforce- “It’s important to do what we can,” had gone fishing. ment officers. said Central Carolina Lodge 31 Presi- dent Kevin Sargent, a former officer SEE COPS, PAGE A4 PHOTO PROVIDED

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STATE BRIEFS FROM WIRE REPORTS Nobel-prize winner selects Crestwood McMaster signs bill stabilizing S.C. pension student for STEM honor program COLUMBIA — Gov. Henry McMaster has signed a bill de- BY ZENIYA COOLEY nominated Mosquero to represent quero said. signed to stabilize South Caroli- Crestwood Correspondent Crestwood because of her academic ex- James Curry, Mosquero’s former in- na’s pension system for public cellence, leadership and interest in sci- tegrated business apps teacher, was not workers. A Nobel Prize winner has selected ence and technology. surprised to hear about his student’s The Republican governor Crestwood High School junior Kimber- While at the Congress, success. called the law signed Tuesday ly M. Mosquero as a delegate to the Mosquero will engage with “(Kimberly) was pretty much an ad- “just the first step of many” Congress of Future Science and Tech- students nationwide, listen vanced student,” he said. “I remember needed to secure long-term sta- nology Leaders. The program takes to prestigious award win- her finishing assignments that took the bility. He’s particularly disap- place from June 29 to July 1 in Lowell, ners discuss scientific re- rest of the class a week in a day.” pointed it doesn’t address mov- Massachusetts. search and learn about Curry added that she was recruited ing new hires to a defined con- The Congress is an honors program MOSQUERO technology advances as in the Virtual Enterprise International tribution plan such as a 401K. for students interested in Science, well as the future of sci- course and became the Chief Technolo- Under the law, employers Technology, Engineering and Mathe- ence and technology, ac- gy Officer of the school’s firm in just and their workers will pay matics, or STEM, and it recognizes top cording to a news release from the Na- her second year of high school. more starting July 1. But work- students in the nation who desire to be tional Academy of Future Scientists and Mosquero said she knows the pro- ers’ rates won’t rise again, scientists and technologists. Technologists. gram will possibly help her get a schol- while their taxpayer-supported The program also assists the stu- She said she is most excited to learn arship, be admitted into a good college employers will pay increasingly dents in accomplishing their STEM-re- new information about the field she and get her a good job, and she said more through 2022. lated goals after the event. loves while there. that having a career in a science and Legislators have already John C. Mather, a Nobel Prize-win- “I was inspired to pursue a career in technology field is important to the pledged more changes are com- ning astrophysicist and science direc- the STEM field because I’ve always progress of the world. ing. A House-Senate study tor of the National Academy of Future loved computer work and designing, so “It helps with everything in the envi- panel is set to start meeting Scientists and Technologists, said he I can do both things all at once,” Mos- ronment,” she said. next month on the next round. Its co-chairman, Rep. Bill Herbkersman, has said other possibilities to explore include closing the system to employers Baker honored that aren’t state agencies and school districts. Anita Vaughn, a media specialist at Bates Middle School, presents Sumter School District State senator won’t be Superintendent Frank Baker with charged in case the administrator of the year award from the South Carolina COLUMBIA — State police Association of School Librarians say a freshman South Carolina for the 2017-18 year. The state senator will not be association cited Baker for his charged on allegations made advocacy for the school district during last fall’s campaign that librarians and for participating in he had an “inappropriate rela- a multitude of library and tionship” with a 16-year-old girl literacy-based activities nearly 25 years ago. throughout the district. The South Carolina Law En- RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM forcement Division closed the investigation last month, after prosecutors concluded there’s not enough evidence to charge Sen. Mike Fanning of Great Falls with anything. Its report, made public Tues- day, noted nothing in state law addressed teacher-student rela- tionships until 2010. The Democrat formerly taught high school in Estill and Columbia. A former Estill High student filed a complaint Sept. 29 claiming Fanning began a relationship with her in 1993. Fanning has denied the alle- gations. Church Women United recognizes 5 for contributions BY IVY MOORE Georgia Martin of Mechanicsville been abused or neglected, Parsons constituents in state and local units [email protected] United Methodist Church; Kanika said. and denominational women’s organi- Pendergrass, Mt. Zion Missionary She said CWU traditionally holds zations; impassioned by the Holy Spir- Church Women United, an ecumen- Baptist Church; Mary Johnson, St. three celebrations a year. In addition it to act on behalf of women and chil- ical organization of women and men Mark United Methodist Church; and to May Friendship Day, they are dren throughout the world; and recog- involved in activities at their respec- Ollie James, First Presbyterian Human Rights Celebration, which has nized as a non-governmental organi- tive churches, will recognize five out- Church. no set schedule, and World Communi- zation by the United Nations. standing women for their contribu- CWU President Lois Parsons said ty Day, usually held on the first Friday “CWU is a racially, culturally, theo- tions to their communities on Thurs- “the Key Woman serves as a liaison to in November. Church Women United logically inclusive Christian women’s day, May 4. The awards will be pre- other organizations (on behalf of of the Greater Sumter Area hosts its movement, celebrating unity in diver- sented during CWU’s May Friendship CWU) in her church.” meetings on Thursdays, however. The sity and working for a world of peace Day observance, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The recipients were chosen through local group also hosts a salad lun- and justice.” at Jehovah Missionary Baptist applications submitted to CWU’s Na- cheon fundraiser each September. The public is invited to Church Church, 805 S. Harvin St. The public is tional Office by the awards committee Founded in 1941, Church Women Women United’s May Friendship Day invited to attend. comprising Willie Mae Martin, Fran- United is a movement self-described celebration at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, May Bronwyn McElveen, a member of ces Brunson, Lucille Davis, Glenda as “representing Protestant, Roman 4, at Jehovah Missionary Baptist First Presbyterian Church, will re- Denny and Chairwoman James. Catholic, Orthodox and other Chris- Church, 805 S. Harvin St. There is no ceive the Young Church Woman Unit- The theme for this year’s program is tian women; Biblically based, shared charge for admission. Parsons advises ed Award, which honors a woman who “Kindling New Fires of LOVE,” focus- Christian faith; organized into more anyone interested in becoming in- contributed to her community, partic- ing on the role of Christian women in than 1,200 local and state units work- volved in CWU to attend the meeting ularly through volunteer work. addressing the social needs of chil- ing for peace and justice in the United or to talk with leaders of women’s Key Woman Award recipients are dren, particularly children who have States and Puerto Rico; supported by groups in their respective churches.

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BY IVY MOORE Freed-Levenson-choreo- Catherine Matthews will per- [email protected] graphed “It’s Not Where You form a ballet to Brian Crain’s Start, It’s Where You Finish,” instrumental arrangement of If the spring season hasn’t and another uptempo piece ti- Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” exactly dispelled your blues, tled “Money,” danced by the Highly anticipated for this perhaps you need more danc- Thomas Sumter Academy Mid- concert is a dance featuring ing in your life. That’s the phi- dle School company. longtime company member losophy of Sumter Civic Dance Freed-Levenson said the mid- Don Phillips and Freed-Leven- Company, which presents its dle school company “blew away son. They’ll be dancing to spring concert this weekend at the competition in the SCISA “Steppin’ Out” with music Patriot Hall, where they’ll be (South Carolina Independent from Pasadena Roof Orches- “Dancin’ the Blues Away” at 7 School Association) competi- tra’s arrangement of Ir- p.m. on Friday and Saturday. tion, and we think they deserve ving Berlin’s song Company director and chief a chance to perform.” made famous by choreographer Erin Levenson Fred Astaire in 1948. Andrea Freed- Harms choreo- “I promised Don Levenson said the graphed the Sum- I’d dance with him concert offers a ter Civic Appren- on stage, just the two PHOTO PROVIDED wide variety of tice Company in a of us,” Freed-Leven- Cedric Hobbs catches Brooke Delbocca in an athletic dance styles, start- jazz piece titled son said. “It’s a one- move during a rehearsal of “End of the World,” one ing with the “live- “Trouble,” with time thing.” of the dances in the Sumter Civic Dance Company’s ly piece” danced music by Neon Of the concert spring concert at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Pa- to “Shake All Jungle, as well as as a whole, she triot Hall. Your Blues Away” “Survive,” with said, “It’s just At left, Mary Catherine Matthews rehearses the bal- from the Holiday the music of Mad- fun. If people let she choreographed to an instrumental arrange- Inn soundtrack. lyn Bailey. need a nice, re- ment of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” for the Sumter This piece fea- Ballet/Tap, laxing eve- tures the entire which Freed-Lev- ning, a feel- Civic Dance Company’s spring concert, “Dancin’ the Sumter Civic enson choreo- good day, Blues Away.” Dance Company, graphed, features this is com- choreographed by the Sumter Civic pletely Freed-Levenson. Dance Company non-con- DANCIN’ THE BLUES AWAY Freed-Levenson RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM ballet and tap troversial, Sumter Civic Dance Company presents its spring concert, has choreo- dancers dancing and “Dancin’ the Blues Away,” at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday graphed dances in several together to show that tap and these at Patriot Hall. Admission is $8 in advance, $10 at the door. styles, from ballet, tap and jazz ballet are both credible dance kids are For tickets, call (803) 773-2847 or (803) 436-2260. to lyrical, contemporary, forms, she said. so talented!” Broadway and Riverdance, a Andrea Govier and Harms crowd favorite. have choreographed the Freed “One of the company’s School Gymnastics Team in claims to fame is that they are “Rumor Has It,” by Adele, and very versatile,” she said. “They Govier has choreographed a like trying new styles, and they Broadway/tap piece to the tune do them all well. of “Hit the Road, Jack” and “I love our spring concert be- also “Ballroom Blitz.” EVERY DAY cause it’s so diverse.” Other special features in- Not only is the concert di- clude the Sumter Civic Dance verse in styles, but it also fea- Company’s graduating seniors, tures diverse companies, in- Alazia Daniels and Carolina cluding the Freed School (of Toburen, who will dance to Performing Arts) Youth The- “Hold On,” which they also atre, which will dance the choreographed; and Mary BLACKSTONE GRIDDLES FARM PET GARDEN Tailgater Combo 17” Tabletop Griddle

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budgeted for, but the fee was not. He for closure were Mayewood ALLAN FROM PAGE A1 has corrected that for next year, and it’s CASE FROM PAGE A1 Middle and F.J. DeLaine Ele- included in the FY 2018 budget. mentary. Mayewood is zoned meeting, Allan noted a few of his more Another item that was over budget this rural schools, it costs more than in both McGhaney’s represen- recent revelations. year was $31,369 for snacks in teachers’ $10,000 per student to educate a tative area and also Jackson’s The biggest expenditure that he has lounges in the district’s schools. Allan con- child; whereas, the district over- area. DeLaine is zoned in found recently that was not in this sidered that to be superfluous, in light of the all per student cost is about Alston’s area. year’s budget is about $450,000 in fees to district’s financial crisis. He has removed $6,000. Despite having tradition- All three board members hire international teachers. Allan ex- that line item from next year’s budget. ally small class sizes at small, were against closing schools in plained that hiring teachers in certain “If teachers want a snack,” Allan said, rural schools, test scores and the short term. Michalik said areas, such as science and math, is diffi- “they can bring one from home.” student achievement are lower ever since she has been on the cult and districts across the state must He also discovered the district failed to generally than at larger schools school board, the decision to recruit internationally. There is about a budget for a fire instructor from Sumter in the district. close schools has never come $10,000 service fee to be paid to hire County at $21,674 for the district’s career “If we are trying to save up, except once in executive ses- each one. These teachers’ salaries were center. money, then we must identify sion. the schools that are costing us Allan has mentioned it in at the most,” Hilton said. “They’re least two monthly board meet- not as efficient, plus they are not ings before Monday night’s work lina Athletic Programs Eastern District as effective. So, if we are here to session. In early January, Baker COUNTY FROM PAGE A1 championship this season. These boys did a save money and educate chil- also identified at a board finance lot of firsts for the county, he said. dren, then we identify the committee meeting three low- Mixon said the county is not proposing County Council Chairman James Mc- schools that are costing us the enrollment schools including a millage increase but said council is al- Cain presented each player with a certifi- most and are not as effective. It Mayewood, DeLaine and Rafting lowed to increase the mill levy by one ac- cate and a gift on behalf of the council would seem logical that those Creek Elementary. cording to state statutes. and county. schools would be identified as At a board meeting on April 3, The county’s current millage is 84.4 In other news, Council approved second the ones to close.” Allan opened the invitation to mills — one mill is equal to approxi- reading of a request to rezone 4.46 acres Three board members voted Friday’s finance committee mately $300,000 in revenue for the coun- at 3815 Broad Street from residential-15 to against the finance committee’s meeting to the full board. Two of ty. general commercial for the construction recommendation — at least for seven board members attended County council will take a more detailed of a 10-bay auto-repair garage. now. Those included board that committee meeting, which look into the budget during its first budget Bubby Gulledge, the representative of Chairman the Rev. Daryl Mc- lasted 2½ hours, and where workshop at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the county the applicant said that many of the uses Ghaney, Linda Alston and Bar- school consolidation was dis- administration building. in that area are commercial. He said the bara Jackson. Board Vice Chair- cussed extensively. Later, during its regular meeting, coun- subdivision located behind the parcel is man Karen Michalik abstained Closing the two schools would cil recognized the Sumter County Parks separated by a drainage ditch and about from voting on the motion for affect an estimated 308 students and Recreation All-Star 14-and-under 35 feet of vegetation. lack of sufficient information, and provide about $3.6 million in Basketball team for becoming South Car- And, although he is not involved in the she said. Another board mem- cost savings, according to Allan’s olina Athletic Programs State Champi- request, Councilman Charles Edens re- ber, the Rev. Ralph Canty, did calculations. Those savings ons. cused himself from the vote because he not attend Monday’s board translate to about $11,688 per stu- Parks and Recreation Director Phil Par- and the representative work for the same meeting. dent for the 308 students. The dis- nell said the team also won the South Caro- real estate company. The two schools identified trict has about 17,000 students.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Of- and she said it was a lot of fun. came out to volunteer early on visit so that every child gets a COPS FROM PAGE A1 fice Public Information Offi- Although she had already Saturday morning. Dicks said chance to go to camp. Support- cer Ken Bell, also a member caught two fish she said she he enjoyed interacting with the ers and donors make it possi- Sargent said the local chap- of the chapter, on Saturday. was waiting to catch a really group and helping the younger ble, Howard said. ter hopes to make Cops and The kids are having a blast big one. children. She said Lodge 31 received a Bobbers an annual event and catching fish, he said on Sat- Terrance Hicks, a house par- Bekah Howard, summer reduced fee, thanks to dona- the chapter may take children urday morning. ent for one of the children’s camp director at Tracy’s Camp, tions, to bring out the children fishing more than once a year. Tim, 15, who has gone fishing homes, said the children had said the camp opens its facili- on Saturday . Donations from local busi- many times was offering advice also asked if they could go fish- ties all year to families and Howard also said the group nesses made the event possible, to others. He said he had ing on a regular basis and do children who may not have nu- was the first to fish at the pond Sargent said. caught about 30 fish by about other activities at the camp. clear families. since it was rebuilt and re- The Reel Store lent rods and noon. It’s a good pond, he said. Keion Dicks, 15, a corporal She said about 60 percent of stocked after it was damaged reels; Perfection Bakery pro- Saturday was the first time with Sumter County Sheriff’s campers receive a scholarship during the 1,000-year-flood in vided donuts for breakfast; 6-year-old J.C. went fishing Office Explorers program, also to pay for some or all of their October 2015. Wal-Mart provided snacks and beverages; and KFC provided lunch, he said. “It’s been a success,” said Breathe Easier Our Pediatric and Adult ENT Specialists are now in Sumter.

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COMMENTARY Environmentalists are dead wrong

ach year, Earth Day the global is accompanied by mean tem- predictions of perature in E doom. Let’s take a 1990 but 11 look at past predictions to degrees determine just how much colder in the confidence we can have in year 2000. today’s environmentalists’ This is about predictions. Walter twice what it In 1970, when Earth Day Williams would take was conceived, the late to put us George Wald, a Nobel laure- into an ice ate biology professor at age.’’ Harvard University, predict- Also in 1970, Sen. Gaylord ed, ‘’Civilization will end Nelson wrote in Look maga- within 15 or 30 years unless zine: ‘’Dr. S. Dillon Ripley, immediate action is taken secretary of the Smithson- against problems facing ian (Institution), believes mankind.’’ Also in 1970, that in 25 years, somewhere COMMENTARY Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford between 75 and 80 percent University biologist and of all the species of living best-selling author of ‘’The animals will be extinct.’’ Population Bomb,’’ declared Scientist Harrison Brown Support cultural outreach that the world’s population published a chart in Scien- would soon outstrip food tific American that year es- supplies. In an article for timating that mankind BY SUSANNA ASHTON portunities around and spend that The Progressive, he predict- would run out of copper Clemson University provided money in every congressio- ed, ‘’The death rate will in- shortly after 2000. Lead, by the Na- nal district, sometimes on crease until at least 100-200 zinc, tin, gold and silver n a circle of folding tional En- big events but often on million people per year will were to disappear before chairs, arranged in a dowment modest projects such as be starving to death during 1990. dingy library meeting for the Hu- loaning books to otherwise the next ten years.’’ He gave Erroneous predictions I room, some 32 senior manities. isolated seniors in Seneca. this warning in 1969 to Brit- didn’t start with Earth Day. citizens of the Upstate sat These citi- To be clear: Our nation ain’s Institute of Biology: In 1939, the U.S. Department around trying to figure out Susanna zens needs hard, big, bold art ‘’If I were a gambler, I of the Interior said Ameri- what the heck was going on weren’t and humanities work. We would take even money that can oil supplies would last in James Baldwin’s novel Ashton voting, need the analytical and out- England will not exist in the for only another 13 years. In “Go Tell It on the Moun- serving on reach work in history, liter- year 2000.’’ On the first 1949, the secretary of the in- tain.” They were there for a a jury, or picketing injustic- ature and philosophy that Earth Day, Ehrlich warned, terior said the end of U.S. book discussion I was try- es. They weren’t reaching the humanities offer, too. ‘’In 10 years, all important oil supplies was in sight. ing to facilitate on behalf of out too far beyond their We need to fund literary animal life in the sea will be Having learned nothing the “Let’s Talk About It” comfort zones. They were festivals and historical fo- extinct.’’ Despite such pre- from its earlier erroneous program sponsored by just talking about a book. rums. dictions, Ehrlich has won claims, in 1974 the U.S. Geo- South Carolina Humani- But they were reaching But we also need the qui- no fewer than 16 awards, in- logical Survey said that the ties, our statewide bureau and, in that, they were pur- eter interventions that cluding the 1990 Crafoord U.S. had only a 10-year sup- trying to foster humanities suing a civic good. They might not draw huge audi- Prize, the Royal Swedish ply of natural gas. The fact enrichment. The books for were trying to think hypo- ences. We need the kind of Academy of Sciences’ high- of the matter, according to this series had been prese- thetically, trying to imagine humanities that remind the est award. the U.S. Energy Information lected as part of a group of something beyond their elderly that their confron- In International Wildlife Administration, is that as American life stories rather own experiences. tations with ideas that con- (July 1975), Nigel Calder of 2014, we had 2.47 quadril- than chosen by the partici- They had come out at found, agitate or delight warned, ‘’The threat of a lion cubic feet of natural pants. It shouldn’t have night, in the rain, to weigh them, matter. new ice age must now stand gas, which should last about been surprising then that in on a book that most of It matters because they alongside nuclear war as a a century. these seniors in rural them didn’t like. Not one are learning to process the likely source of wholesale Hoodwinking Americans Oconee County were some- bit. But liking the book unfamiliar and to risk shar- death and misery for man- is part of the environmen- what unprepared for the wasn’t the point. They were ing their awkward reac- kind.’’ In Science News talist agenda. Environmen- raw lyrics of Baldwin’s 1953 there because these public- tions. Their growth re- (1975), C.C. Wallen of the tal activist Stephen Schnei- work about spiritual and ly funded book discussions; minds us that we need to World Meteorological Orga- der told Discover magazine sexual awakening in Har- ones which I’ve helped run keep reading and keep nization is reported as say- in 1989: ‘’We have to offer lem. for 18 years, gave them searching for ideas we don’t ing, ‘’The cooling since 1940 up scary scenarios, make But, nonetheless, they something to do. Something like, words that discomfort, has been large enough and simplified, dramatic state- were game. While many of to say. Something to plan and flawed characters who consistent enough that it ments, and make little men- the audience members for. Something to step up remind us, just a little bit, will not soon be reversed.’’ tion of any doubts we might complained that they to. of ourselves. This is what In 2000, climate research- have. ... Each of us has to hadn’t been able to finish it, And we, in turn, need to makes us more empathetic er David Viner told The In- decide what the right bal- the group spent the next step up to save these types and thus better citizens. dependent, a British news- ance is between being effec- two hours discussing it, de- of programs. South Carolina needs citi- paper, that within ‘’a few tive and being honest.’’ In riding it, and occasionally In 2016, the South Caroli- zens who care enough to years,’’ snowfall would be- 1988, then-Sen. Timothy just marveling at the depic- na Humanities’ “Let’s Talk push themselves, to expand come ‘’a very rare and ex- Wirth, D-Colo., said: ‘’We’ve tions of religious torment About It” programs were their worlds. The NEH citing event’’ in Britain. got to ... try to ride the glob- and joy that evidently only allocated about $3,000 shows them how to do this. ‘’Children just aren’t going al warming issue. Even if echoed something in their to serve the entire state. And yet, the proposed 2018 to know what snow is,’’ he the theory of global warm- own evangelical pasts. Last year that money went Trump budget is “targeting said. ‘’Snowfalls are now ing is wrong ... we will be Slowly, some of them ac- toward loaning used copies waste” like the NEH. In its just a thing of the past.’’ In doing the right thing any- knowledged that his dream- of the books for all partici- current form, the adminis- the following years, the U.K. way in terms of economic like prose actually told a pants and a small fee to the tration has no allocation saw some of its largest policy and environmental richer tale than more pre- expert brought in to lead for the humanities and the snowfalls and lowest tem- policy.’’ dictable language might. the discussion groups. Most civic values it promotes. peratures since records Americans have paid a “After all,” one lady added participating libraries try Contact Sens. Lindsey started being kept in 1914. steep price for buying into when talking about the to host about eight talks a Graham and Tim Scott and In 1970, ecologist Ken- environmental deception main character, “I remem- year. It doesn’t take a lot of urge them to demand to a neth Watt told a Swarth- and lies. ber my childhood mostly in money. national budget that sup- more College audience: flashes, too. He’s just trying In 2016, the NEH directed ports the National Endow- ‘’The world has been chill- Walter E. Williams is a pro- to sort it out by what it felt $43 million to state agencies ment for the Humanities. ing sharply for about 20 fessor of economics at like.” for local distribution — years. If present trends con- George Mason University. And at that moment in agencies such as South Susanna Ashton is a profes- tinue, the world will be the public library I saw citi- Carolina Humanities. sor of English at Clemson about 4 degrees colder for © 2017 creators.com zens at work thanks to op- These groups then turn University.

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PREP SOCCER PREP BASKETBALL Lady Knights’ Rogers Double hat trick signs with Converse BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]

No one will ever be able to question Lindsey Rogers’ desire to play the game of basketball. She has not one, but two, reasons that tell you otherwise. Rogers began her career at Crestwood High School by tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in her left knee in her freshman year. She went through rehabilitation to get back for her sophomore basketball sea- son only to tear the ACL in her right knee. ROGERS The Lady Knights guard didn’t call it a career though. She re- habbed the right knee and made it back out on the floor. “I was certainly nervous coming back,” Rog- ers said. “I put in a lot of work getting better.” Rogers was an integral part of CHS’ teams the past two seasons, running the point for two region championship teams. She was also im- pressive enough despite the two injuries to have college scholarship offers to come her way. Rogers signed with Converse College in Spar- tanburg last week, choosing it over an offer from Coker College. “It just felt like the right place for me,” said

SEE ROGERS, PAGE B2

PREP SOFTBALL WH edges LMA

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

MANNING — It was a fitting finish to yet an- other classic Wilson Hall-Laurence Manning Academy softball game. Tied at 2-2 after seven innings, it took an eighth inning and the international tiebreak rule to finally separate the two SCISA Region II-3A rivals, with the Lady Barons executing in the extra frame to pull out the 3-2 win Tuesday at Julie Skoler Field. The top of the eighth began with Wilson Hall leadoff batter Carly Allred on at second base RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM and Maddie Elmore at the plate. Elmore laid Lakewood’s Kenneth Jones (11) takes the ball away from Crestwood’s Michael Huffman (15) during the Gators’ 8-0 loss down a sacrifice bunt to move Allred to third, on Tuesday at the CHS field. but Lady ’Cats reliever Lundy Olsen induced Danielle deHoll into a 4-3 grounder for the in- ning’s second out. LMA, however, would not Crestwood’s Edward Acevedo nets 3 goals in survive the inning unscathed as third baseman Ashton Rogers could not get a good throw to first on a Drake Ives grounder, allowing Allred each half of Knights’ 8-0 win over Lakewood to score and Ives to take second. The Ives grounder came on the eighth pitch of a battle with Olsen. BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS on Tuesday of next week, head coach Jack Ray said. Ives went the distance on the mound for the [email protected] “That helps,” Ray said. “I think we’ve got a very win, limiting the Lady ’Cats to six hits and two good chance to go even further this year.” unearned runs. Ives struck out seven, walked Crestwood High School senior forward Edward Experience has been a key factor as CHS has 10 two and hit one batter. Acevedo believes that his job, for the most part, is a seniors on its roster this season. “Laurence Manning has, and always does simple one. “Good team cooperation,” Ray said. “The seniors have, a top-notch program and we know we are “The team is playing well and that causes us to have really stepped up. We’ve got 10 this year; going going to have to play some of our best softball have good plays,” he said. “We practice a lot and we to be hurting next year. (to beat them),” said Wilson Hall head coach make good runs. I just have to finish, that’s all.” “But we’ve got a bunch of guys sitting right now Teresa Alexander, whose team improved to Acevedo has certainly finished a lot this season. that have been with us for a while that are going to 15-13 overall and 3-0 in region play. “Drake was He had 39 goals entering Tuesday’s matchup against step up next year.” in the zone and I knew she wanted to stay in Region VI-4A rival Lakewood at the CHS field, and In the meantime, Ray and the Knights are content that circle. She was pitching a great game and he added six more tallies by the end of the night in to see how far this group can go. Acevedo scored she didn’t look fatigued. She was still going an 8-0 victory. three goals in the first half against Lakewood and strong, so she deserved to stay in there and try “It’s been good,” Acevedo said of his play this another three in the second half. to pull out the win.” year. “It’s my senior year, so I had to go all out.” One goal came on the heels of a corner shot that LMA head coach Maria Rowland subbed The Knights are hoping this season can last even bounced off two goalposts and stayed out. He Kayla Accord for Abbie Beard at second base to longer. At 12-8 and 5-3 in the region, Crestwood wrapped up the second seed and the home playoff game that comes with it, which will likely take place SEE GOALS, PAGE B3 SEE EDGES, PAGE B3

USC MEN’S BASKETBALL Despite losing players, Martin looking for more after Gamecocks’ Final Four run

BY PETE IACOBELLI ment, defeating No. 2 seeded While lying in the sun, staring AP Sports Writer Duke, No. 3 seeded Baylor and at the crystal blue waters, No. 4 seeded Florida in the Martin reviewed his team’s COLUMBIA — It took a trip East Regional to reach the season and final flourish in to the pristine beaches of their first Final Four. full. Grand Cayman nearly two When the team returned to “That’s when it hit me what weeks the Final Four for Columbia, Martin helped a special month March was,” South Carolina coach Frank counsel starting point guard he said. Martin to soak in the Game- P.J. Dozier on his decision to Martin was rewarded last cocks’ accomplishment. hire an agent and head to the week with an extra year on Now he’s wants more. Mar- NBA draft. He talked to top his contract, tying him to the tin is determined the Final assistant Matt Figger about school through 2022-23. The Four appearance won’t be a the ins and outs of his first deal will pay him $3.3 million one-time thing. He faces an head coaching job in college in its final year. uphill challenge, losing his at Austin Peay. So, with everything — and core leaders and starting It finally took Martin’s wife, then some — on last year’s to point guard off that squad. Anya, to ask if he planned to do-list completed (Final Four But the winning “culture is do anything non-basketball run, coaches/players moving in place in this locker room,” related with his family any- on, contract extension, vaca- Martin said Tuesday. time soon. tion), Martin’s got some work It has been a busy couple of Then he took a little time ahead. AP FILE PHOTO months for Martin. The Game- off to re-charge his engines. South Carolina head coach Frank Martin talks to his players during the cocks (26-11) pulled off several So Martin booked a spring Final Four against Gonzaga on April 1 in Glendale, Arizona. Martin is stunners in the NCAA Tourna- break trip to the Caribbean. SEE MARTIN, PAGE B2 determined the Final Four appearance won’t be a one-time thing. B2 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

Thursday, May 4: Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. SPORTS ITEMS SCOREBOARD x-Saturday, May 6: N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, TBD x-Tuesday, May 9: Ottawa at N.Y. TV, RADIO Rangers, TBD x-Thursday, May 11: N.Y. Rangers at TODAY Ottawa, TBD 5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Barcelo- Saints, Adrian Peterson na Open Early-Round Matches from WESTERN CONFERENCE Barcelona, Spain (TENNIS). Anaheim vs. Edmonton 11 a.m. – Women’s Professional Ten- Wednesday, April 26: Edmonton at nis: Ladies European Tour Mediter- Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. ranean Open Final Round from Barce- Friday, April 28: Edmonton at Ana- lona, Spain (GOLF). heim, 10:30 p.m. agree on 2-year contract 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kan- Sunday, April 30: Anaheim at Edmon- sas City at Chicago White Sox or ton, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Milwaukee (MLB NET- Wednesday, May 3: Anaheim at Ed- WORK). monton, 10 p.m. NEW ORLEANS — The 2:40 p.m. – International Soccer: Ger- x-Friday, May 5: Edmonton at Ana- New Orleans Saints and man Cup Semifinal Match from Mu- heim, TBD nich – Borussia Dortmund vs. Bayern x-Sunday, May 7: Anaheim at Edmon- free-agent running back Munich (ESPN2). ton, TBD Adrian Peterson have 6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Con- x-Wednesday, May 10: Edmonton at ference Playoffs First-Round Series Anaheim, TBD agreed on a two-year con- Game Five – Chicago at Boston (TNT). St. Louis vs. Nashville tract. 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk Wednesday, April 26: Nashville at St. (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). Louis, 8 p.m. The deal means Peterson, 7 p.m. – College Baseball: North Caro- Friday, April 28: Nashville at St. Louis, a 10-year veteran who has lina State at East Carolina (CBS 8 p.m. SPORTS NETWORK). Sunday, April 30: St. Louis at Nash- posted seven 1,000-yard sea- 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New ville, 3 p.m. sons with Minnesota and York Yankees at Boston (ESPN). Tuesday, May 2: St. Louis at Nash- 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: At- ville, 9:30 p.m. once eclipsed 2,000 yards, lanta at New York Mets (FOX SPORT- x-Friday, May 5: Nashville at St. Louis, could become a backup run- SOUTH, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM TBD 102.7). x-Sunday, May 7: St. Louis at Nash- ning back on an offense that 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Xavier at ville, TBD tends to pass more than run. Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). x-Tuesday, May 9: Nashville at St. 8 p.m. – College Softball: Utah Valley Louis, TBD Still, Saints coach Sean at Brigham Young (BYU TV). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Payton said Tuesday that Playoffs Western Conference Semifi- COLLEGE BASEBALL he envisions a productive AP FILE PHOTO nal Series Game One – Nashville at St. role for Peterson, who is Former Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson has reportedly Louis (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). BASEBALL AMERICA POLL 8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Team Record Previous coming back from a 2016 agreed to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. Conference Playoffs First-Round Se- 1. Oregon State 32-3 1 meniscal tear that required ries Game Five – Atlanta at Washing- 2. Louisville 33-6 2 ton (TNT). 3. North Carolina 31-9 3 season-ending knee surgery fill the Friday-night role left game to extend his promis- 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los 4. Texas Christian 30-8 7 after only three games. by Schmidt. ing start to the season and Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco or 5. Auburn 30-12 10 San Diego at Arizona (MLB NET- 6. Clemson 33-8 5 The agreement was first Houston beat Cleveland on WORK). CLEMSON 7 7. Texas Tech 33-10 4 reported early Tuesday Tuesday night even though 10:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: Euro- 8. Mississippi State 28-14 11 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 2 pean PGA Tour China Open First 9. Long Beach State 25-13 12 when Peterson provided a Jose Altuve and Teoscar Round from Beijing (GOLF). 10. Kentucky 28-13 14 statement to ESPN. CLEMSON — Reed Rohl- Hernandez left after a fright- 10:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup 11. Florida 27-13 15 Playoffs Western Conference Semifi- 12. Virginia 33-10 13 Peterson, 32, has spent man upped his hitting ening collision in the eighth. nal Series Game One – Edmonton at 13. Arizona 26-12 6 his entire NFL career with streak to 19 games by going Keuchel (4-0) gave up solo Anaheim (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 14. Cal State Fullerton 24-14 8 2:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: Europe- 15. Louisiana State 27-14 9 the Vikings. His career-best 3-for-3 with a home fun, two homers to Austin Jackson an PGA Tour China Open First Round 16. Arkansas 32-10 16 2,097-yard rushing season doubles and three runs bat- in the third and Michael from Beijing (GOLF). 17. Wake Forest 29-13 17 18. Stanford 23-12 NR in 2012 came one season ted in in No. 3 Clemson’s 7-2 Brantley in the ninth. 19. Texas A&M 28-13 23 after he had reconstructive win over College of Josh Tomlin (1-3) allowed NBA PLAYOFFS 20. Houston 27-12 24 By The Associated Press 21. Maryland 28-11 NR knee surgery to repair a Charleston on Tuesday at three runs — all in the fifth FIRST ROUND 22. St. John’s 29-5 22 (Best-of-7) 23. Michigan 31-9 18 torn ACL. Doug Kingsmore Stadium. — in six innings. 24. Mercer 35-7 NR Over the past three sea- The Tigers (34-8) won EASTERN CONFERENCE 25. West Virginia 23-15 21 BASKETBALL Boston 2, Chicago 2 sons combined, Peterson both games of the home- Sunday, April 16: Chicago 106, Boston COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLL has played in only 21 and-home season series WARRIORS 128 102 Rank Team (Record) Points Pvs PORTLAND 103 Tuesday, April 18: Chicago 111, Bos- 1. Oregon St. (32-3) 497 1 games, including one play- over the Cougars (20-21). ton 97 2. Texas Christian (30-8) 494 3 off loss. He missed all but PORTLAND, Ore. — Ste- Friday, April 21: Boston 104, Chicago 87 3. Louisville (33-6) 492 2 DALZELL-SHAW POST 175 Sunday, April 23: Boston 104, Chicago 4. North Carolina (31-9) 490 4 one game in 2014 because of MEETING ON SUNDAY phen Curry had 37 points 95 5. Clemson (33-8) 488 5 a child abuse case in which before sitting out the final Wednesday, April 26: Chicago at Bos- 6. Texas Tech. (33-10) 485 6 ton, 8:30 p.m. 7. Mississippi St. (28-14) 484 14 he pleaded guilty to misde- DALELL — The Dalzell- quarter and the Golden Friday, April 28: Boston at Chicago, 8. Auburn (30-12) 483 10 meanor reckless assault. Shaw Post 175 American State Warriors welcomed TBA 9. Kentucky (28-13) 481 11 x-Sunday, April 30: Chicago at Bos- 10. Arkansas (32-10) 477 9 The victim was his son, Legion baseball team will back teammate Kevin Du- ton, TBA 11. St. John’s (29-5) 473 13 then 4 years old. hold an organizational rant with a victory over the Atlanta 2, Washington 2 12. Virginia (33-10) 470 15 Sunday, April 16: Washington 114, 13. Florida (27-13) 468 16 Peterson’s last full season meeting this Sunday at the Portland Trail Blazers on Atlanta 107 14. Louisiana St. (27-14) 465 12 was in 2015, when he had D-S Legion hut. Monday to sweep their first- Wednesday, April 19: Washington 15. Maryland (28-11) 463 18 109, Atlanta 101 16. Long Beach St. (25-13) 460 24 1,485 yards and 11 touch- Anyone interested in round playoff series. Saturday, April 22: Atlanta 116, Wash- 17. Arizona (26-12) 458 7 downs rushing. playing should attend with The Warriors advanced to ington 98 18. Cal. St. Fullerton (24-14) 455 8 Monday, April 24: Atlanta 111, Wash- 19. Gonzaga (24-14) 453 — a parent and bring their the conference semifinals, ington 101 20. La.-Lafayette (26-14-1) 450 — BASEBALL Wednesday, April 26: Atlanta at 21. South Carolina (24-15) 449 21 birth certificates. where they’ll face the win- Washington, 6 p.m. 22. Vanderbilt (25-16) 447 27 USC’S SCHMIDT OUT FOR YEAR ner of the series between Friday, April 28: Washington at At- 23. Wake Forest (29-13) 445 17 P-15’S MEETING MAY 4 lanta, TBA 24. San Diego (27-11) 443 19 COLUMBIA — South the Utah Jazz and the Los x-Sunday, April 30: Atlanta at Wash- 25. Michigan (31-9) 441 20 Carolina junior starting Sumter American Legion Angeles Clippers, which is ington, TBA Toronto 3, Milwaukee 2 pitcher Clarke Schmidt, the Post 15 will have a pre-try- tied at 2. Saturday, April 15: Milwaukee 97, To- MLB STANDINGS ace of the USC staff, will out meeting for both its Se- Golden State played for ronto 83 By The Associated Press Tuesday, April 18: Toronto 106, Mil- miss the remainder of the nior and Junior baseball the second straight game waukee 100 AMERICAN LEAGUE season with a right elbow teams on May 4 at 7 p.m. without head coach Steve Thursday, April 20: Milwaukee 104, Toronto 77 EAST DIVISION injury it was announced The meeting will be held Kerr, who has been experi- Saturday, April 22: Toronto 87, Mil- W L Pct GB Tuesday. at the American Legion Hut encing a flare-up of symp- waukee 76 Baltimore 13 5 .722 — Monday, April 24: Toronto 118, Mil- New York 11 7 .611 2 Schmidt suffered a torn at 34 South Artillery Drive. toms stemming from back waukee 93 Boston 11 8 .579 2½ UCL last Thursday while All players between the surgery a couple of years Thursday, April 27: Toronto at Mil- Tampa Bay 10 11 .476 4½ waukee, TBA Toronto 5 14 .263 8½ pitcher against Florida and ages of 14 and 18 who plan ago. Assistant Mike Brown x-Saturday, April 29: Milwaukee at CENTRAL DIVISION will need Tommy John sur- to try out for either team has served as head coach in Toronto, TBA Cleveland 4, Indiana 0 W L Pct GB gery. should attend the meeting Kerr’s absence. Saturday, April 15: Cleveland 109, In- Detroit 10 8 .556 — diana 108 Cleveland 10 9 .526 ½ The Gamecocks right- with parents or guardians. Durant hadn’t played Monday, April 17: Cleveland 117, Indi- Chicago 9 9 .500 1 hander was 4-2 with a 1.34 Players are asked to bring since Game 1 because of a ana 111 Minnesota 9 10 .474 1½ Thursday, April 20: Cleveland 119, In- Kansas City 7 12 .368 3½ earned run average. He their birth certificates. strained left calf. He started diana 114 WEST DIVISION leads the Gamecocks in ASTROS 4 and the Warriors built a Sunday, April 23: Cleveland 106, Indi- W L Pct GB ana 102 Houston 14 6 .700 — ERA and strikeouts with 70. INDIANS 2 72-48 lead by the end of the Oakland 10 9 .526 3½ Wil Crowe, who sat out opening half. WESTERN CONFERENCE Texas 9 11 .450 5 Golden State 4, Portland 0 Los Angeles 9 12 .429 5½ last season after undergo- CLEVELAND — Dallas Sunday, April 16: Golden State 121, Seattle 8 12 .400 6 ing the same surgery, will Keuchel pitched a complete From local and wire reports Portland 109 Wednesday, April 19: Golden State TUESDAY’S GAMES 110, Portland 81 Houston 4, Cleveland 2 Saturday, April 22: Golden State 119, Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Portland 113 N.Y. Yankees at Boston, ppd. Monday, April 24: Golden State 128, Seattle at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. “You’re not going to find a better person Portland 103 Minnesota at Texas, 8:05 p.m. ROGERS FROM PAGE B1 San Antonio 2, Memphis 2 Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, on and off the court than Lindsay,” said Saturday, April 15: San Antonio 111, 8:10 p.m. Wilson, who complimented Rogers on her Memphis 82 Toronto at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Monday, April 17: San Antonio 96, Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. Rogers, who averaged 7.0 points, 5.0 assists leadership on the floor. “She is a great rep- Memphis 82 and 2.0 steals per contest. “I just felt like I resentative to Crestwood on and off the Thursday, April 20: Memphis 105, San TODAY’S GAMES Antonio 94 Kansas City (Karns 0-1) at Chicago was at home. I love the coaching staff and court.” Saturday, April 22: Memphis 110, San White Sox (Quintana 0-4), 2:10 p.m. the players.” Along with her success in the gymnasi- Antonio 108, OT Houston (McCullers 2-0) at Cleve- Tuesday, April 25: Memphis at San land (Bauer 1-2), 6:10 p.m. Crestwood went 24-3 this past season in um, Wilson said Rogers has already taken Antonio, 9 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-2) at Baltimore winning the program’s seventh consecutive enough classes at the University of South Thursday, April 27: San Antonio at (Bundy 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Memphis, TBA N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1) at Boston region crown. The Lady Knights were 21-4 Carolina Sumter to have earned an associ- x-Saturday, April 29: Memphis at San (Sale 1-1), 7:10 p.m. in her junior season. ate degree. Antonio, TBA Seattle (Paxton 2-0) at Detroit (Nor- Houston 3, Oklahoma City 1 ris 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Crestwood head coach Tony Wilson said Converse plays at the NCAA Division II Sunday, April 16: Houston 118, Okla- Minnesota (Santiago 2-1) at Texas homa City 87 (Hamels 1-0), 8:05 p.m. Converse not only got an outstanding bas- level and is a member of Conference Caro- Wednesday, April 19: Houston 115, Toronto (Latos 0-0) at St. Louis ketball player, but an outstanding student linas. The Valkyries went 5-21 overall last Oklahoma City 111 (Martinez 0-3), 8:15 p.m. Friday, April 21: Oklahoma City 115, Oakland (Manaea 1-1) at L.A. An- as well. season and were 4-18 in conference play. Houston 113 gels (Shoemaker 0-1), 10:07 p.m. Sunday, April 23: Houston 113, Okla- homa City 109 NATIONAL LEAGUE Tuesday, April 25: Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m. EAST DIVISION x-Thursday, April 27: Houston at W L Pct GB Oklahoma City, TBA Washington 13 6 .684 — about next season when x-Saturday, April 29: Oklahoma City Miami 10 8 .556 2½ Philadelphia 9 9 .500 3½ MARTIN FROM PAGE B1 at Houston, TBA Holden called him recently Utah 2, L.A. Clippers 2 New York 8 11 .421 5 to ask for phone numbers Saturday, April 15: Utah 97, L.A. Clip- Atlanta 6 12 .333 6½ pers 95 CENTRAL DIVISION Dozier is the 6-foot-6 Mc- and Felder this season and for South Carolina’s incom- Tuesday, April 18: L.A. Clippers 99, W L Pct GB Donald’s All-American believes that will serve ing players next year. Hold- Utah 91 Chicago 11 8 .579 — Friday, April 21: L.A. Clippers 111, Cincinnati 10 10 .500 1½ whose game came to life in them well going forward en, Martin said, wanted to Utah 106 Milwaukee 10 11 .476 2 the NCAA Tournament. He with the Gamecocks. get to know them better Sunday, April 23: Utah 105, L.A. Clip- St. Louis 9 10 .474 2 pers 98 Pittsburgh 8 11 .421 3 was considered a first-round Martin joked how a and start developing chem- Tuesday, April 25: Utah at L.A. Clip- pers, 10:30 p.m. WEST DIVISION NBA draft prospect through friend came up to him and istry for next winter. Friday, April 28: L.A. Clippers at Utah, W L Pct GB much of the season and de- said, “Wow, total rebuild.” Martin has plenty of mo- TBA Colorado 14 6 .700 — x-Sunday, April 30: Utah at L.A. Clip- Arizona 13 8 .619 1½ cided to move on. That The coach started laughing. tivation of his own after pers, TBA Los Angeles 9 11 .450 5 means three starting guards “Character, courage, confi- that Final Four trip. He said San Diego 8 13 .381 6½ San Francisco 7 13 .350 7 in Dozier, Sindarius Thorn- dence, work ethic, camarade- playing in the national well and Duane Notice and rie, teammates, that’s what semifinals (South Carolina NHL PLAYOFFS TUESDAY’S GAMES By The Associated Press Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. key reserve Justin McKie you fight to build,” Martin lost to Gonzaga 77-73 ) made SECOND ROUND Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. will not return. Thornwell, said. “Once you’ve got that him hungry to coach in the (Best-of-7) Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Notice and McKie were all in place, it’s almost never, national championship EASTERN CONFERENCE Toronto at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Washington vs. Pittsburgh Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. seniors this season. ever about rebuilding.” game — and willing to do Thursday, April 27: Pittsburgh at San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. The most experienced The Gamecocks will have what it takes to achieve that Washington, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Saturday, April 29: Pittsburgh at guards currently on the plenty of new faces in the success. Washington, 8 p.m. TODAY’S GAMES roster are two reserves backcourt next season. Del- He told the players, “’You Monday, May 1: Washington at Pitts- Cincinnati (Davis 0-0) at Milwaukee burgh, 7:30 p.m. (Peralta 3-1), 1:40 p.m. from last year’s squad, aware transfer Kory Hold- guys thought I was crazy? Wednesday, May 3: Washington at Chicago Cubs (Lester 0-0) at Pitts- freshmen Hassani Gravett en, who averaged 17.7 You don’t know what’s com- Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. burgh (Glasnow 0-1), 7:05 p.m. x-Saturday, May 6: Pittsburgh at Miami (Volquez 0-2) at Philadelphia and Rakym Felder. Gravett points and 4.2 assists two ing.’” Washington, TBD (Pivetta 0-0), 7:05 p.m. averaged nearly 17 minutes seasons ago, comes online “I got a new taste of some- x-Monday, May 8: Washington at Atlanta (Dickey 1-2) at N.Y. Mets Pittsburgh, TBD (Syndergaard 1-1), 7:10 p.m. a game this past season after sitting out this winter. thing I’ve never tasted be- x-Wednesday, May 10: Pittsburgh at Toronto (Latos 0-0) at St. Louis (Mar- while Felder was fourth on David Beatty of Philadel- fore,” Martin said. “As satis- Washington, TBD tinez 0-3), 8:15 p.m. Ottawa vs. N.Y. Rangers Washington (Roark 2-0) at Colorado the team — behind Notice, phia, a 6-3 guard, signed fied as I am with our team, Thursday, April 27: N.Y. Rangers at (Chatwood 2-2), 8:40 p.m. Thornwell and Dozier — with South Carolina after our program, our players, Ottawa, 7 p.m. San Diego (Cahill 1-2) at Arizona Saturday, April 29: N.Y. Rangers at Ot- (Walker 2-1), 9:40 p.m. with 34 3-pointers. averaging 21 points as a where we’re at, I’ve got a tawa, 3 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-0) at San Fran- Martin praised the fear- high school junior. fire that’s never burned in- Tuesday, May 2: Ottawa at N.Y. Rang- cisco (Cueto 3-1), 10:15 p.m. ers, 7 p.m. lessness of both Gravett Martin got a good sign side of me before.” THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 | B3

AREA ROUNDUP Wilson Hall boys take third in SCISA 3A golf championship

CONWAY – Wilson Hall saw its ished ninth with a 343. Rutledge Du- personal best 93 to finish as the run- GIRLS 2-year run as SCISA 3A boys golf state Rant led the Swampcats with a 78. Von ner in the junior varsity competition. champion come to an end on Tuesday Gardner shot an 87, Grant Kinlaw an He had a 25 straight run and won a 20- VARSITY SOCCER with a third-place finish in the state 88 and Dawson Shirley a 90. gauge shotgun. CRESTWOOD 3 tournament on Tuesday at the Hack- LAKEWOOD 1 ler Golf Course at Coastal Carolina. SPORTING CLAYS JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL Crestwood High School closed out The tournament is normally a 2-day, WILSON HALL WINS WILSON HALL 9 its regular season with a 3-1 victory 36-hole event. However, it was limited GEORGETOWN — Wilson Hall’s In- NORTHWOOD 3 over Lakewood on Tuesday at the CHS to 18 holes after Monday’s first round termediate Advanced team of Sam NORTH CHARLESSTON — Wilson field. was postponed due to rain. Louis Tisdale, Alex McLeod and Will Hall closed out its season with a 9-3 Caylie Kovalcik scored two goals to Hammond won the title with a 297. McLeod won the SCYSF State Champi- victory over Northwood Academy on lead the Lady Knights, who are 8-9 Porter-Gaud was second with a 307 onship on Saturday at Backwoods Tuesday at the NA field overall and finished 4-4 in Region VI- and the Barons were third at 315. Quail Club. Hunter Ives led the 3-8-1 Barons 4A. Jazmyn Taylor scored the other WH senior Easton Ward was the Tisdale was the individual runner- with two hits and the victory on the goal. medalist with a 69. up with a personal best 96 to lead the mound. He allowed one hit and two Gloria Reyes added three assists and Walker Jones was next with a 75 Barons. He also has a 25 straight run. runs while striking out four in five in- Shannon Marie had nine saves. while Miller Jones shot a 77 and Will Alex McLeod had a personal best of 90 nings. Crestwood finished third in the re- Barnes a 94. and also had a 25 straight run. Wes Corbett had a hit and an run gion and earned a spot in the state Laurence Manning Academy fin- WH’s Matthew Blankenship had a and Wise Segars had a double. playoffs.

with Olsen allowing just one hit, moments, the defense got some GOALS FROM PAGE B1 EDGES FROM PAGE B1 an infield single by Katherine really great plays at some criti- Sistare, and striking out one cal moments and offensively cleaned up a loose ball moments later for his sec- open the bottom of the eighth. over the final three innings. Danielle had the first RBI and ond goal of the game and a 2-0 Crestwood lead. Beard had struck out in a 7-pitch Wilson Hall scored single runs Liza had a phenomenal home It was 4-0 at the break with Acevedo and fresh- at-bat to end the seventh with in the third and fourth innings, run. Then, in the last inning, man Jordy Gutierez-Mendoza finding the net. Se- runners at second and third. sending four batters to the plate doing what it took to make sure nior defenseman Kareem Smallwood added the Brooke Ward hit a grounder to in both frames. An Allred bunt we got that go-ahead run.” other goal in the second half to go along with Acev- short that proved to be an easy single led to the third-inning run LMA had a great opportunity to edo’s second hat trick of the night. fielder’s choice out at third with as deHoll followed with an RBI end the game in seven, beginning “Edward is probably No. 1 in the state in refer- Accord breaking on the play. single to right. Liza Lowder took with a Sara Knight Nalley single ence to goals and points right now,” Ray added. With the runner in scoring posi- care of the Lady Barons’ fourth- to left. Always dangerous leadoff The Knights also dished out five assists with tion advantage lost, the Lady inning scoring with one swing of hitter Baylee Elms, who has hit three coming from sophomore Christian Acevedo ’Cats could not get anything else the bat, launching a Hussey seven home runs this season, and senior Grant Wilber connecting on the other going as Rogers struck out and pitch over the left-center fence popped out to Ives for the first out two. Olivia Coker lined out to third to for a solo home run. before Cora Downer completed a Senior goalkeeper Aaron Griffin recorded the end the game. Errors could have proven cost- 4-for-4 night with her fourth in- shutout with eight saves, including one in the final “That eighth inning has bit us ly for the Lady Barons as LMA field single, taking second on an moments of the first half on a breakaway by Lake- in the butt a couple of times, and scored single runs in the second infield throwing error that ad- wood’s Charles Olden. this is the second time with and fourth off Wilson Hall field- vanced Nalley to third. It was that kind of night for the Gators who fell them,” said Rowland, whose ing miscues. Ward would come Trinity Harrington hit a to 12-7 and 1-7 in region play. team dropped to 16-6-1 and 2-1. around to score in both innings, grounder to short with Nalley “I think we’re going to be a fourth seed in the “It’s come down to an error here reaching on a hit by pitch in the breaking for the plate. The playoffs,” LHS head coach Mike Carraher said. “So or there, but we had ample op- second and singling through the throw from Elmore at short was we’re going to be on the road.” portunity to execute and win in right side of the infield in the fielded cleanly by Jarecki in Lakewood was undermanned coming into the the seventh inning and we didn’t fourth. Third baseman Maddi- time to retire Nalley, with Down- game — dealing with injuries and a few more not do it. We had opportunities to son Sliwonik threw a ball past er taking third on the play. Har- being able to play after the game was rescheduled score in other innings with run- second base and to the rightfield rington would move to second from Monday because of rain. ners on second and third. We left fence that allowed Ward to score on catcher indifference before “We had to play a lot of guys who weren’t nor- a lot of runners on tonight, way in the second while two stolen Beard’s inning-ending strikeout. mally playing in certain positions and it’s kind too many runners on tonight.” bases and a throwing error by “I had a decision to make, am I hard to throw people in there at the last second,” In all, the Lady ’Cats left nine catcher Sydney Jarecki brought going to go for the tie and bunt Carraher said. “But they did their best and Crest- runners on base, including eight Ward around in the fourth. the runner over or are we going wood is a great team. They’ve got a lot of good se- in scoring position. “When we had the error early to try to go for the hit and score niors and a lot of good leadership, so take nothing From the start, it seemed a on, I thought how bad that was with no outs,” Rowland said. “I away from them. pitcher’s duel was in the works going to come back and bite us chose to go for all you’ve got. I “The score didn’t really reflect how good our as LMA’s Liz Hussey and Ives later,” Alexander said. “You just went for it. I wanted to score the team is this year.” were both dominant in the cir- can’t afford to give them a run, run and get the runner on, and Gators goalkeeper Maurice Sanchez kept Lake- cle. Hussey would last five in- and we did that twice. But I hindsight is 20-20. It was obvi- wood in the game most of the night, Carraher nings, surrendering four hits guess I have to give my pitcher ously the wrong move, but it is added, including stopping a penalty kick in the sec- and two earned runs while walk- credit. She stepped up with some what it is. You’ve got to learn ond half. ing two and hitting one batter, really big strikeouts at critical from it, so I will.”

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NFL DRAFT DEFENSE, DEFENSE: Draft crop is loaded on that side

BY BARRY WILNER MARSHON LATTIMORE, CB, able, how about ... HAASON CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY, to their secondary. An addi- AP Pro Football Writer OHIO STATE REDDICK, LB, TEMPLE RB, STANFORD tion to the sputtering “Legion 6. New York Jets 12. Cleveland (from Philadel- 20. Denver of Boom” in ... KEVIN KING, PHILADELPHIA — DE- Offense, offense. New York phia) When C.J. Anderson went CB-S, WASHINGTON FENSE, DE-FENSE. wouldn’t mind Now, for that QB to follow down last season, Denver 27. Kansas City That’s going to be the area grabbing future in the footsteps of Otto Gra- headed straight Best talent still in the mix is of concentration in this draft, all-world tight ham and Brian Sipe — oh, into the dump- where the Chiefs need to go. in the first end O.J. Howard wait, those were the other ster. If John Some believe they will draft a round and here, except the Browns. Anyway, it’s a gam- Elway is truthful QB for the future, but more through Jets have no one ble here, yet ... MITCHELL about being sat- likely it is ... ZACH CUNNING- much of the of note to throw TRUBISKY, QB, NORTH CAR- isfied with his HAM, LB, VANDERBILT proceedings to him. So they OLINA quarterback 28. Dallas in Philadel- try — again — to WATSON 13. Arizona crew, he gets COOK Having scored bigtime in re- phia. In- find their fran- Bruce Arians blinks once, those guys some cent drafts, particularly last deed, the chise quarterback in ... DE- twice, three times. Yep, the help now ... DALVIN COOK, year with Zeke Elliott and first half-dozen or so selec- SHAUN WATSON, QB, CLEM- perfect weapon to balance out RB, FLORIDA STATE Dak Prescott, the tions could come from that SON his offense (if everyone can 21. Detroit Cowboys seem to side of the ball. 7. Los Angeles Chargers stay healthy) is there ... O.J. Back to defense after a know what they That’s often the fallout San Diego — Oops, that’s HOWARD, TE, ALABAMA short run on offensive play- are doing. De- when there are no slam-dunk one even Roger Goodell might 14. Philadelphia (from Min- ers. The Lions get a boost to fense is a priori- quarterbacks available. mess up on draft night — nesota) their cornerbacks group with ty, though a TE Here’s how we see Thurs- make that Los Angeles was A terrific pass rusher re- the third Buckeyes DB chosen to eventually re- day night’s first round falling, hoping one of the top defen- mains on the board, and in this round ... GAREON place Jason Wit- HUMPHREY minus any trades. sive backs remained available though the Eagles need a CONLEY, CB, OHIO STATE ten is possible ... 1. Cleveland here. One did ... MALIK wideout, they can wait in this 22. Miami MARLON HUM- With the QB class so dicey, HOOKER, S, OHIO STATE deep draft to get him. So the Miami continues the love- PHREY, CB, ALABAMA especially to 8. Carolina man is ... DEREK BARNETT, fest for DBs with the fifth one 29. Green Bay start things, This one is easy. The Pan- DE, TENNESSEE taken and the second from the Folks point to how weak the Cleveland goes thers need a standout running 15. Indianapolis Louisiana State secondary ... Packers’ secondary looked for the potential back to balance their offense If Andrew Luck is in the TRE’DAVIOUS WHITE, CB, late last season, but it was so of a dominant, and make sure there can be a Colts’ draft room, he’s also in LSU banged up that backups for long-term pass smooth transition from Jona- the staff’s ear to get him more 23. New York Giants backups were playing. With rusher. Some an- than Stewart down the line. protection. He is, after all, What, only one offensive better health expected, DB alysts wonder That RB is ... LEONARD coming off shoulder surgery. lineman off the board? Re- isn’t the selection. LB is with GARRETT about his passion FOURNETTE, RB, LSU Here’s some help, Andrew ... joice, Eli, the Giants have lots ... CHARLES HARRIS, LB, for football, but 9. Cincinnati RYAN RAMCZYK, OT, WIS- of blockers they could grab in MISSOURI ... MYLES GARRETT, DE, Always a haven for players CONSIN this spot, and they gladly take 30. Pittsburgh TEXAS A&M with off-field incidents, Cin- 16. Baltimore ... CAM ROBINSON, OT, ALA- With Ben Roethlisberger be- 2. San Francisco cinnati fills a linebacking A team with mostly medio- BAMA ginning to think about retire- When in need of defense, go need with a guy who was dis- cre receiving options for Joe 24. Oakland ment and the Steelers in a for the pass rusher first, the missed from the NFL combine Flacco might dip into the Already winners with the good spot to develop a QB for shutdown cornerback second, in February and has ques- wideout and tight end pool vote to allow their relocation perhaps two years, this is a the stud linebacker or safety tions surrounding him about more than once this year. As a to Las Vegas, the Raiders perfect time to get one. He is next. So ... SOLOMON THOM- a drug test. If he behaves, the start ... COREY DAVIS, WR, would like to add to their for- ... PATRICK MAHOMES, QB, AS, DE, STANFORD Bengals have an anchor at LB WESTERN MICHIGAN tune with some help for the D. TEXAS TECH 3. Chicago with ... REUBEN FOSTER, 17. Washington It comes in the form of ... 31. Atlanta John Fox, a defense-first LB, ALABAMA Another club with eyes on a JARRAD DAVIS, LB, FLORI- Had the Falcons only been coach, gets his pick of the top 10. Buffalo young quarterback, but prob- DA able to keep pressure on Tom defensive backs for a team Hard, no impossible, to see ably not here with the defense 25. Houston Brady in the fourth quarter of that needs help at receiver, on the Bills passing needing bolstering and lots of Had Watson or Trubisky the Super Bowl. Addressing the offensive line, and has set- up a target for options there. Such as ... TAK- been on the board, the Texans that shortcoming ... TACO tled on Mike Glennon as its Tyrod Taylor or KARIST MCKINLEY, DE, might have pulled the trigger CHARLTON, DE, MICHIGAN QB. Lots of options lead to ... whomever be- UCLA on a quarterback. The others 32. New Orleans (from New JAMAL ADAMS, S, LSU comes Buffalo’s 18. Tennessee left are even bigger gambles, England) 4. Jacksonville quarterback The defense was addressed so the best option is the O-line Ooh, that hurt. The Saints Sticking with the theme — down the line. earlier, so for Marcus Mariota ... FORREST LAMP, OG, had their eyes on Mahomes, Tom Coughlin is running the Howard is tempt- WILLIAMS and the passing offense, a po- WESTERN KENTUCKY and there aren’t any other QBs Jaguars now and he won two ing, but an out- tential game-breaking receiv- 26. Seattle worth this pick. Here’s a Super Bowls with a deep, pow- side receiver is more tempting er with lighting speed makes The Seahawks would have chance to spice up the return erful and fast defensive front ... MIKE WILLIAMS, WR, sense ... JOHN ROSS, WR, liked to have Lamp up front, game and bolster the second- ... JONATHAN ALLEN, DE, CLEMSON WASHINGTON but with the Texans beating ary ... ADOREE’ JACKSON, ALABAMA 11. New Orleans 19. Tampa Bay them to the choice, they turn CB, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 5. Tennessee (from Rams) At some point, the Saints Tampa has an interest in There’s a great chance the need to think about a young the running backs and offen- Titans will trade out of this quarterback to groom behind sive linemen still sitting there. spot. Staying put will lead Drew Brees. Maybe in the With Doug Martin’s status in them to the most promising next round, but with so much question, it seems logical to cornerback in this crop ... juicy defensive talent avail- go with the versatile RB ...

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AUTO RACING NASCAR star Dale Earnhardt Jr. to retire at end of season

BY JENNA FRYER The news shocked and saddened The news was the latest blow to the AP Auto Racing Writer drivers throughout the paddock. stock car series, which lost two other “Dale Jr. has had a huge impact on popular drivers in Gordon and Tony CHARLOTTE — Dale Earnhardt Jr. our sport — and you can see that Stewart to retirement the past two abruptly announced his retirement at every week with his legion of fans and years. Now Earnhardt, the last of the the end of the season Tuesday, a deci- Junior Nation,” Jeff Gordon said in a true country boys, is following them sion that will cost NASCAR its most statement released by Fox Sports, out the door. Born and raised in North popular driver as the series scrambles where he now works as an analyst Carolina, Earnhardt has deep roots in to rebuild its fan base. after spending much of last season NASCAR. His late Hall of Fame father, At a news conference, Earnhardt filling in for the injured Earnhardt. Dale, won seven titles and, known as said he “wanted the opportunity to go “He has a tremendous sense of the “The Intimidator,” was one of the out on his own terms.” After missing history of NASCAR and, while he greatest drivers in NASCAR history. much of the 2016 season due to con- shares his father’s name, Dale has Earnhardt’s grandfather, Ralph, ran cussion-like symptoms, he acknowl- made a name for himself with his ac- 51 races at NASCAR’s highest level. edged that time off played a role in his complishments in racing.” Earnhardt has won NASCAR’s most decision. He wanted retirement to be AP FILE PHOTO A third-generation racer, Earnhardt popular driver award a record 14 his choice rather than something that Dale Earnhardt Jr, right, gets a hug from turns 43 in October, is newly married times. He has 26 career Cup victories was decided for him. his late father Dale Earnhardt after an and has said he wants to start a fami- and is a two-time champion of NAS- “Having influence over my exit only Earnhardt Jr. victory earlier in his career. ly. He has lately become a vocal advo- CAR’s second-tier Xfinity series, became meaningful when it started to Earnhardt Jr. announced his retirement at cate for research into sports-related where he plans to race twice next seem most unlikely,” Earnhardt said. the end of this season on Tuesday. brain injuries, and the hit he took last year. But the son of the late champion “As you know, I missed a few races June led to months of rehabilitation has never won a Cup title. Now in his last year and during that time I had to onhardt has been plagued by concus- that gave him a new perspective on his 18th full-time season at the Cup level, face the realization that my driving ca- sions the last several years and he life. The concussions left him with he made his 600th career series start reer may have already ended without missed half of last season recovering nausea, double vision, anxiety and earlier this year. me so much as getting a vote on the from a head injury. He had delayed other symptoms that he has discussed Earnhardt has driven for Hendrick table. Of course, in life we’re not contract talks on an extension to drive in great detail. since 2008 after a nasty split with Dale promised a vote, and that’s especially the No. 88 Chevrolet, and the two-time His wife, Amy, posted on Twitter Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by true in racing.” Daytona 500 winner will now call it shortly after the announcement: “I’m his father but run by his stepmother. He informed Hendrick Motorsports quits when the season ends in Novem- so proud of Dale for working so hard He was unhappy with the direction of owner Rick Hendrick on March 29 of ber. to get back and even prouder for his DEI since his father’s 2001 death in a his plan to retire. Earnhardt said tell- “You deserve everything, all the courage & self awareness to make the last-lap accident at the Daytona 500, ing his boss of nearly 10 years was the awards and accolades,” Hendrick said. decision to retire. I’m sure God has and a frosty relationship with his step- toughest part of his decision. “There will never be another Dale many other great plans for him and mother led him to bolt to NASCAR’s Colorful, candid and talented, Earn Earnhardt Jr. You’re the one.” us!” most powerful team.

friends at the home of his sent to www.sumterfunerals. Survivors include two chil- OBITUARIES cousin, Rosa Tyler, 1348 Cher- com. dren, Joey H. Geddings and ryvale Drive, Sumter, SC Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Amy M. Lyles (Daniel), both ARTHUR L. LUCAS Earl Lesley. She was a mem- 29150. neral Home & Crematory, 221 of Sumter; two step-grand- DARLINGTON — Arthur L. ber of Trinity United Method- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge children, Madison Lyles and Lucas, of Darlington, passed ist Church. Mrs. Anderson Main St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) Gracie Lyles; two brothers, away on April 22, 2017. was a retired educator. She of arrangements. 775-9386. Robert “Butch” Tolson and Services are incomplete at taught two years in the Green- Roy Tolson, both of Sumter; this time and will be an- ville County school system EVELYN K. BARWICK and a sister, Linda Windham nounced by Boatwright Cha- and the remainder of her ca- MANNING — Evelyn Kolb of Sumter. pel on Main, Darlington. reer was spent as a math Barwick, 92, widow of Francis Funeral services will be teacher at Alice Drive Middle Levi “Ike” Barwick, died on held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at ARGIRE “SANDY” HODGE School. She was a member of Monday, April 24, 2017, at her the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Argire “Sandy” Kokinos Delta Kappa Gamma Society home. Funeral Home chapel with Hodge, 76, wife of Gordon International, a sorority of Born in Pinewood, she was the Rev. Dr. David Richardson Hodge, died on Sunday, April women educators, and the a daughter of the late Rollin LAWRENCE C. MORSE III and Bobby Baker officiating. 23, 2017, at her home. Manchester Trail Riders As- and Annie Whilden Kolb. Mrs. Burial will be in Sumter Cem- Born in Olean, New York, sociation. Barwick was a lifelong mem- Lawrence “Larry” Colum- etery. she was a daughter of the late Survivors include her hus- ber of Pinewood Baptist bus Morse III, 54, died on The family will receive Nestor and Stamaticoula Koki- band of 44 years; her mother Church. She retired from Sib- Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Pal- friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on nos. She was a member of of Manning; two children, ert’s Drug Store and was a metto Health Tuomey. Thursday at Elmore-Cannon- Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Kelly Rebecca Anderson of former volunteer at Tuomey Services will be announced Stephens Funeral Home and Cathedral in Columbia. Mrs. Sumter and Robert Matthew hospital. by Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- other times at the home of Hodge retired from the New Anderson (Amy) of Fountain Surviving are one son, Har- neral Home & Crematory, 221 her daughter. York public school system Inn; one grandson, Reid An- old Barwick (Nona) of Ro- Broad St., Sumter, (803) 775-9386. Memorials may be made to after 34 years as a middle and derson; three brothers, Mi- swell, New Mexico; a daugh- New Calvary Baptist Church, high school English teacher. chael Lesley (Carol) of Jasper, ter, Ann Springfield (Walter) 38 Center St., Sumter, SC Survivors include her hus- Georgia, David Lesley (Terr- of Manning; nine grandchil- 29150. band of 41 years; two daugh- ye) of Lake Providence, Loui- dren; and seven great-grand- Elmore-Cannon-Stephens ters, Terri Condello and siana, and Edwin Lesley (Sal- children. Funeral Home and Crematori- Susan Anner; four grandchil- ley) of Chapin; and a number She was preceded in death um of Sumter is in charge of dren; one sister, Bessie Const of nieces and nephews. by two sons, Kenny Barwick the arrangements. (Spiro) of Amherst, New York; Funeral services will be and Danny Barwick. SAM PETER DUKES JR. and a goddaughter, Stephanie held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Funeral services will be JOSEPHINE T. GEDDINGS Kokinos Weisenburger of Trinity United Methodist held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at MANNING — Sam Peter New York City. Church with the Rev. Angela Pinewood Baptist Church Josephine Tolson Geddings, Dukes Jr., 66, died on Monday, A funeral service was held Marshall and Brian Hatfield with the Rev. Kirk Carlisle 68, widow of Floyd H. Ged- April 24, 2017, at his residence, Tuesday at the Elmore-Can- officiating. Burial will be at and the Rev. Bennie Barwick dings, died on Monday, April 2023 Joseph Lemon & Dingle non-Stephens Funeral Home Oak Grove Cemetery in Man- officiating. Burial will be in 24, 2017, at Palmetto Health Road, Manning. Chapel. The Rev. Father Mi- ning. Pinewood Cemetery. Tuomey. He was born on June 12, chael A. Platanis officiating. Pallbearers will be Ryan The family will receive Born on June 7, 1948, in 1950, in the Jordan communi- Burial was at the Providence Connor, Candler Mathews, Ed friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Thurs- Sumter, she was a daughter of ty of Manning, a son of the Baptist Church Cemetery. Lesley, Robert Lesley, Taylor day at Pinewood Baptist the late Robert and Rueviner late Sam Peter Dukes Sr. and Pallbearers were Jarod McFaddin and Stephen Les- Church and other times at the Capell Tolson. She was a Azalea McKinney Dukes. Barkwell, Drey Brunson, ley. home, 1279 Mill Creek Drive, member of New Calvary Bap- The family is receiving Jason Brunson, Logan Hodge, Honorary pallbearers will Manning. tist Church. She was formerly friends at the home of his sis- Larry Horne and Joe Meyers. be Earl Jenkins, Willie Jen- In lieu of flowers, contribu- employed at Waters’ Florist, ter, Elizabeth “Liz” Dukes, The family received friends kins and Frank Jenkins. tions should be sent to the worked for the Salvation 6284 Moses Dingle Road, Jor- Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon- The family will receive Special Olympics of Roswell, Army for more than 20 years, dan community of Manning. Stephens Funeral Home and friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today 605 S. Kentucky Ave., Roswell, and taught arts and crafts at These services have been will receive friends at other at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens NM 88203. Central Carolina Technical entrusted to Samuels Funeral times at the home. Funeral Home and other Online condolences may be College. Home LLC of Manning. Memorials may be made to times at the home. Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Memorials may be made to Cathedral, 1931 Sumter St., Trinity United Methodist Great Food... 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PHOTO PROVIDED The Mayesville Presbyterian Church Choir will host its third hymn festival at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 30. The public is invited to sing along with the choir on many traditional hymns. Members of the choir are, front row from left: Marsha Nelson, Angie Bland, Cyndi Eckley, Jane Watson, Cathy Peake and organist/choir director Tammy Williams; and back row, from left: Don DuBose, Jimmy Bland, Gordon Eckley, Jo Ellen Miller and Jane Hammond. Festival features ‘Hymns of Christian Unity’

have stood the test of time, as well as a tioned some of the dogma of the written by the Anglican Bishop Wil- Audience invited few that have earned a place in the Roman Catholic Church, especially liam Walsham How supports the church’s repertoire in recent de- the selling of so-called “indulgences” “common creed” shared by Chris- to sing along with cades,” Williams said. to absolve sins. tians. She named several familiar hymns Williams cited the “numerous calls Church members Carol Ann Comp- that will be sung on Sunday: “The to pray for reconciliation and unity ton and David Watson will give brief Mayesville choir church’s one foundation,” “Take my among the various Christian denomi- commentaries on the hymns. life, that I may be,” “There’s a wide- nations,” which prompted the title and The Rev. Brian Peake, who has pas- ness in God’s mercy,” “For all the theme of the festival. She said the tored the Mayesville congregation for BY IVY MOORE saints,” and “All my hope on God is hymns selected support certain as- the past 15 years, said he looks for- [email protected] founded.” pects of the theme and “were written ward to this opportunity to welcome Brief commentaries between hymns by authors from a variety of denomi- friends and visitors to the church. If you like traditional hymns and will offer a glimpse into the back- national backgrounds.” “For those who enjoy hymn-singing, love to sing them with like-minded ground of each. Several of the hymns The lyrics will support “characteris- perhaps the most satisfying element people, Mayesville Presbyterian will be accompanied by majestic ar- tics of Christian unity, the scriptural of a hymn festival is the occasion to Church will offer you that opportunity rangements featuring trumpeter Kelly call to be in harmony with one anoth- engage in hearty singing with a at 4 p.m. Sunday. The church’s third Jokisch. er, the common creed that forms the church full of other hymn lovers,” annual hymn festival will feature the Williams said the choir “will also basis for Christianity, and the breadth Williams said. “Mayesville’s hymn fes- church’s choir, directed by Tammy present choral settings of a few and depth of the universal Church.” tival promises to provide ample oppor- Williams, choir director and organist, hymns.” Found in the hymnals of many de- tunity to do just that.” leading the audience in singing. She noted that 2017 marks the 500th nominations, for example, “The Mayesville Presbyterian Church, 109 Titled “A Festival of Hymns: Hymns anniversary of the Protestant Refor- Church’s one foundation (is Jesus W. Sumter St. in Mayesville, will pres- of Christian Unity,” the program will mation. It is traditionally dated to 1517 Christ, our Lord)” clearly promotes ent its third annual hymn festival at 4 feature “stirring renditions of well- when the monk Martin Luther pub- Christian unity; and “For all the p.m. Sunday, April 30. Admission is known congregational hymns that lished his “95 Theses,” which ques- saints (who from their labors rest),” free, and the public is invited to attend.

Historical society celebrates Shaw AFB’s 75th anniversary

FROM STAFF REPORTS and Army in their relation- ship to Shaw and Sumter. Sumter County Historical Clauss is from Waukegan, Society will observe the 75th Illinois, and entered mili- anniversary of Shaw Air tary service in 1988 as an in- Force Base, established in telligence analyst at Fort 1941, at its 3 p.m. Sunday Dix. He has been stationed meeting at the Heritage Ed- at a number of bases since, ucation Center of the Sum- including Fort Drum, New ter County Museum. Two York; Pearl Harbor; Red guests will speak on the Cloud, Korea; Fort Riley, topic “Shaw Air Force Base Kansas; and Kaiserslauten, — The Past, Present and Fu- Germany. His deployment ture” during the annual history includes Somalia, membership meeting, to Haiti, Bosnia, Iraq and Ku- which the public is invited. wait. Clauss has received Since Shaw Air Force Base numerous awards, including was established in 1941 as a the Bronze Star, Defense training base for pilots, the Meritorious Service Medal, facility has seen many alter- Iraq Campaign Medal, Unit- ations to its physical cam- ed Nations and NATO med- pus, and its role has als and Armed Forces Expe- changed with the demands ditionary Medal. Clauss is of our military. These married to Sarah Legel and AIRMAN 1ST CLASS KATHRYN R.C. REAVES / SHAW AIR FORCE BASE changes have brought is a graduate of the U.S. U.S. Air Force master sergeants selected for promotion to senior master sergeant gather for a group photo growth and new roles, espe- Army Sergeants Major at Shaw Air Force Base on March 2. Shaw Air Force Base is 75 years old, and The Sumter County Historical cially with Shaw now being Academy. Society will celebrate its anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Heritage Education Center of the Sumter headquarters for both Air Sexton has been a public County Museum. Force and Army units. affairs specialist for more Speaking at Sunday’s than 30 years, serving 11 ma’s Noriega Crisis and Op- lion in assets, and an annu- Sunday in the Heritage Edu- meeting are Sgt. Maj. Mi- bases in six countries. To erations Desert Shield and al impact of more than $800 cation Center of the Sumter chael Clauss, currently as- everyone outside the base, Desert Storm. As the repre- million which generates County Museum, 122 N. signed as G2 sergeant major he is the representative of sentative for Shaw, Sexton more than 2,000 jobs in the Washington St. There is no for the U.S. Army, and Rob- the installation commander is the public point of con- region. charge for admission. For ert Sexton, who is the com- and Team Shaw. His active tact for South Carolina’s The Sumter County His- more information call Ray munity relations manager duty military service spans second-largest employer, torical Society invites the Thompson at (803) 968-6032 for Shaw. They will present more than 20 years, includ- with more than 8,300 em- public to its annual mem- or email ret@474747@gmail. the roles of the Air Force ing participating in Pana- ployees, more than $4 bil- bership meeting at 3 p.m. com. At Your Service Home Care Your Concierge With a locally practicing physician and local medical equipment specialist at the helm, AYSHC has combined expertise in health care and see the growth of the aging population within their own community. Personal Assistance for safe daily living VA, Medicaid, Long Term Insurance Provider www.ays-homecare.com 1250 Wilson Hall Rd | Sumter, SC 29150 803-607-9677 37 W. Rigby St | Manning, SC 29102 C2 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM BIZARRO SOUP TO NUTZ

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