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BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] Sumter School District has two new school principals and a new chief fi- nancial officer, and a couple of them have Sumter connections. Children ages 8 and up have al- District spokeswoman Shelly Gallo- ready been taking advantage of way released the administrative per- the Sumter County Gallery of sonnel information late Art’s summer art camp, where Monday after it took two scenes from its daily pottery rounds of votes last week class are shown here from Tues- for the district’s board of trustees to agree on the day. The art camp includes a three new positions. range of classes in the morning Sumter native Cedric and afternoon for ages 4-7 and MILLER McKnight will be return- ages 8 and up. For more infor- ing to his alma mater as mation on rates, classes and Lakewood High School’s new princi- how to register, visit www.sum- pal. McKnight was a 2001 graduate of tergallery.com or call (803) 775- Lakewood. 0543. He said he began his career in public education in 2009 as a social studies teacher at Conway Middle School in Horry County. He moved into adminis- tration at Blythewood High School in Richland School District 2 in 2013, serving under Sumter’s current inter- im superintendent, Debbie Hamm. Hamm was previously Richland Dis- trict 2’s superintendent. For the last two years, McKnight has PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM been an assistant principal at Bly- Above, Morgan Edwards helps Demi Crawford with cutting clay during the summer thewood. youth pottery class Tuesday at Sumter County Gallery of Art. Children ages 8 and He said he’s overjoyed with the op- up have already been taking advantage of the Sumter County Gallery of Art’s sum- portunity to come back home. mer art camp, and scenes from its daily pottery class are shown here from Tuesday. “I’m excited,” McKnight said, “and I The art camp includes a range of classes in the morning and afternoon for ages 4-7 can’t even put it into words how excit- and ages 8 and up. For more information on rates, classes and how to register, visit ed I am to get there and get to working www.sumtergallery.com or call (803) 775-0543. and do some great things at Lake- wood.” Left, Ellie Flynn works to mold excess clay between projects on Tuesday. McKnight will also begin his post in

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have a new avenue for skilled cardi- “It’s challenging sometimes for Advanced heart failure ac care. Palmetto Heart opened its patients to travel back and forth for patients will be able to Advanced Heart Health Center on long distances for their heart fail- Monday. ure care,” said Patrick J. McCann, get comprehensive care Located at 115 N. Sumter St., M.D., a Palmetto Heart cardiologist Suite 410, in Medical Office Build- who will lead the center with Shan- BY BERTRAM RANTIN ing One on the Palmetto Health Tu- non W. Cribb, APRN, a cardiac fam- For Palmetto Heart omey campus, the clinic will serve ily nurse practitioner. “The (Sum- PHOTO PROVIDED Special to The Sumter Item patients with advanced heart fail- ter) community now has sub-spe- Patrick J. McCann, M.D., a Palmetto Heart cardiolo- ure and will be staffed by a special- cialty care for heart failure.” gist, will lead the newly opened Advanced Heart Sumter residents and those in ty medical team trained in ad- Health Center with Shannon W. Cribb, APRN, a car- surrounding communities now vanced heart failure care. SEE CLINIC, PAGE A5 diac family nurse practitioner.

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COLUMBIA (AP) — Marie Anderson make adoptees' search for their birth applying to adoptions after that date. "We find that adoptees are given so wishes the kind of law South Carolina parents much easier. South Carolina Foster Parent Associ- many more tests because they have no just enacted had been in place when The law signed by Gov. Henry Mc- ation's Executive Director Carl Brown, medical history and doctors feel they she decided to look for her biological Master in May gives adoptees 18 years who has fostered more than 200 chil- can't take any chances," Anderson said. parents in the early 1990s. and older access to their birth certifi- dren and adopted six in addition to She said that her search found her "I went to foster parents when I was cates and any other information on raising three biological children, sup- birth mother living just "4 miles down 5 days old," said Anderson, now 82 and file, which could include the medical ported the measure. the road" from where she grew up. a coordinator for the ALMA Society, an history and contact information for "I had a lot of children come through "She didn't admit to anything at first, organization that provides adoptees birth parents, if provided. South Caro- my home," Brown said. "Many of them but after three or four days, I got her to with resources to connect with their bi- lina was one of 22 states that seal origi- at some point in their life want to know confess," Anderson said. ological parents. nal birth certificates of adopted chil- from where they came and who they Despite decades of searching, Ander- She conducted painstaking research dren. are." son still hasn't found her father, but through the New York court system, The state Department of Health and Along with the emotional connec- she's come to terms with that. city directories and ancestry data to Environmental Control is reviewing tion, finding parents can be critical to "I may never know, but that's why I find her birth mother. the law to figure out how to implement the health of adopted children, Ander- do what I do," she said. "Now I have South Carolina's new law should it when it goes into effect in July 2019, son said. some closure." Lower costs, fewer benefits in new health insurance option

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Meet the new heart health clinic’s staff New GOP plan: Hold Patrick J. McCann is a cardiologist with Shannon Cribb is a nurse practitioner who Palmetto Heart and a clinical assistant pro- specializes in advanced heart failure for the fessor at the University of South Carolina Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group at Pal- kids longer at border School of Medicine. metto Heart Richland and Pal- McCann earned his medical degree from metto Health Tuomey. She com- Southern Illinois University School of Med- pleted her Bachelor of Science but with their parents icine in Springfield and completed his resi- in Nursing at the University of dency in internal medicine at Saint Louis South Carolina and then earned WASHINGTON (AP) — the lack of progress toward University Hospital. He also completed a her Master’s Degree in Nursing Republicans on Capitol Hill his signature border wall clinical fellowship in cardiology at SLU at Francis Marion University in anxiously searched on makes him look “soft.” Hospital and an advanced heart failure and CRIBB Florence. Tuesday for a way to end Many lawmakers say he transplant cardiology fellowship at the Uni- Cribb’s national board certifi- the Trump administra- could simply reverse the ad- versity of California San Diego. cation is by the American Academy of tion’s policy of separating ministration’s “zero toler- McCann is triple-board certified in ad- Nurse Practitioners as a Family Nurse Prac- families after illegal border ance” policy and keep fami- vanced heart failure and transplant cardiolo- titioner and a Certified Nurse Educator. crossings, with the focus lies together. But some gy, cardiovascular disease and internal medi- Shannon has a demonstrated history of ad- shifting to a new plan to worry he could also inject a cine. He is skilled in managing patients who ministration and management and working keep children in detention new dynamic, rejecting require advanced therapies for heart failure, in the hospital and health care industry. longer than now permitted emerging GOP proposals including left ventricular assist devices, biven- Cribb’s greatest passion lies within her — but with their parents. and potentially exacerbating tricular assist devices and cardiac transplant. practice of being able to improve each pa- GOP House leaders, in- an already tough situation McCann is director of Heart Failure and tient’s quality and longevity of life with new creasingly fearful of voter as his party heads toward a Mechanical Circulatory Support at Palmetto innovative technology and guideline-direct- reaction in November, difficult midterm election. Health Heart Hospital. ed medical therapy. were to meet with Presi- “What I’m asking Con- dent Donald Trump on gress to do is to give us a Tuesday evening at the third option, which we have to help people avoid being heart failure clinic that we’re Capitol to try to work out been requesting since last CLINIC FROM PAGE A1 there.” developing in Sumter, what some resolution. year, the legal authority to At first, the clinic will see fol- we’d like to do is keep patients Leaders in both the detain and promptly re- The Advanced Heart Health low-up patients under the es- in their communities but still House and Senate are move families together as a Center offers thorough patient tablished care of the Palmetto be able to reach them.” struggling to shield the unit,” Trump said Tuesday. evaluations and regular ad- Health Heart Failure Team and The clinic will be open party’s lawmakers from “We have to be able to do justments in medication, meal those who need to be estab- from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday the public outcry about im- this. This is the only solu- planning assistance, cardiac lished as heart failure patients through Thursday and from 8 ages of children taken tion to the border crisis.” rehabilitation and more fre- under McCann’s oversight. a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. from migrant parents and House GOP leaders are quent physician visits. Patient referrals initially Referrals can be directed to held in cages at the border. scrambling to revise their McCann said the clinic is ex- will be made through family Palmetto Heart Sumter, 115 N. But they are running up broader current immigra- pected to reduce the number of practice and cardiac physi- Sumter St., Suite 410, Sumter, against Trump’s shifting tion bill to include a provi- heart failure hospitalizations. cians with eventual plans for S.C. 29150. 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Other experts don't just feel the heat of global creased by between 15 and 29 riating North Korea, analysts say. agree that the suspension will weaken, at least warming, you can see it in ac- days since 1990 in a swath of The cancellation, abruptly decided by Presi- temporarily, the allies' defense posture against tion all around. the country from Oklahoma dent Donald Trump at his summit last week North Korea and open gaps in their combined Some examples of where cli- City north to Winnipeg, Cana- with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, was deterrence. mate change's effects have da, according to a U.S. Depart- formally announced by the Pentagon on Mon- Seoul and Washington describe the move as been measured: ment of Agriculture study. day. South Korea's Defense Ministry simulta- a temporary measure to prolong ongoing de- • Glaciers across the globe • In the western United neously confirmed the suspension of the Ulchi tente on the Korean Peninsula and increase are melting and retreating, States the cute rodent called a Freedom Guardian exercises, consisting large- the chances of successful nuclear diplomacy with 279 billion tons of ice lost pika needs weather around ly of computer-simulated war games. with North Korea. But if North Korea doesn't since 2002, according to NA- freezing for most of the year. In announcing his decision, Trump said sus- reciprocate by taking serious steps toward de- SA's GRACE satellite. Jakob- But those habitats are shrink- pending the "provocative" war games would nuclearization, the allies would be compelled shavn Glacier in Greenland is ing, forcing them to higher al- "save us a tremendous amount of money." The to resume the drills, and that would certainly flowing faster than any other titudes. University of Colora- decision, which apparently came without con- draw a furious response from North Korea, glacier on Earth. In 2012, it hit do's Chris Ray, a pika expert, sultations with South Korea or the Pentagon, which views the exercises as rehearsals for an a record pace of about 75 inch- said she hasn't definitively surprised many in South Korea and the Unit- invasion, experts say. es per hour. In 2017, it slowed linked climate change to dra- down to 40 inches per hour. matic reductions in pika popu- The Portage Glacier in Alaska lations, but she found that they has retreated so much it can- have disappeared more from Clarendon Behavioral Health Services not be seen from the visitor places that are warming and center that opened in 1986. drying. • In the Rocky Mountains, • Extreme one-day rainfall the first robins of spring are across the nation has in- arriving 10 1/2 days earlier creased 80 percent over the than 30 years ago. The first past 30 years. Ellicott City, Painkillers: larkspur wildflower is showing Maryland, had so-called thou- up eight days earlier, and the sand-year floods in 2016 and marmots are coming out of hi- this year. Flooding in Louisi- bernation five days earlier, ac- ana, West Virginia and Hous- cording to data gathered by the ton in 2016, South Carolina, The Good, The Bad and The Truth Rocky Mountain Biological Texas and Oklahoma in 2015, Lab. Michigan and parts of the • On average, during the past Northeast in 2014 all caused 30 years there have been more more than $1 billion in dam- major hurricanes (those with age, according to the National Friday, June 22, 2018 winds of more than 110 mph), Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad- they have lasted longer and ministration. 9am-1pm they produced more energy • The number of polar bears than the previous 30 years, ac- in parts of Alaska dropped 40 cording to an Associated Press percent since the late 1990s. Weldon Auditorium analysis of storm data. Other When scientists have weighed studies have shown that the polar bears recently in certain 7 Maple Street • Manning, SC 29102 first named storm in the At- locations they were losing 2.9 lantic forms nearly a month to 5.5 pounds per day at a time earlier than 30 years ago and of year when they were sup- storms are moving slower, al- posed to be putting on weight. 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COMMENTARY Blind to real problems of today’s stats or several decades, a other ethnic groups. In New few black scholars York City in 1925, for example, have been suggesting 85 percent of kin-related black Fthat the vision held by households were two-parent many black Americans is en- households. According to the tirely wrong. Dr. Shelby 1938 Encyclopaedia of the So- Steele, a scholar at Stanford cial Sciences, that year 11 per- University’s Hoover Institu- cent of black children were tion, said: “Instead of admit- born to unwed mothers. Today ting that racism has declined, about 75 percent of black chil- we (blacks) argue all the hard- dren are born to unwed moth- er that it is still alive and more ers. From 1890 to 1940, a slight- insidious than ever. We hold ly higher percentage of black race up to shield us from what adults had married than white we do not want to see in our- adults. Today about twice as selves.” many blacks have never mar- Dr. John McWhorter, profes- ried as whites. The bottom line COMMENTARY sor of English and compara- is that the black family was tive literature at Columbia stronger the first 100 years University, lamented that “vic- after slavery than during what timology, separatism and anti- will be the second 100 years. Trump and the invasion of the West intellectualism underlie the What about the labor mar- general black community’s re- ket? In every census from 1890 t is cruel. It civilization? German policy. sponse to all race-related is- to 1954, blacks were either just is immoral. The U.S. Hispanic popu- Merkel has never fully sues,” adding that as active as or more so And it lation, already estimated recovered from the nation- “these three thought than whites in the breaks my at nearly 60 million, is pre- alist backlash against the patterns impede black labor market. During heart,” says dicted to exceed 100 mil- million migrants she al- advancement much that earlier period, former“I first lady Laura lion by 2050, just 32 years lowed in from Syria’s civil more than racism; and black teen unemploy- Bush of the Trump admin- away. war. A New Year’s Eve dysfunctional inner ment was roughly istration policy of “zero And Europe’s southern rampage in Cologne, fea- cities, corporate glass equal to or less than tolerance,” under which border is more imperiled turing wilding attacks on ceilings and black edu- white teen unemploy- the children of illegal mi- than ours. German girls by Arabs cational underachieve- ment. As early as 1900, grants are being detained A week ago, the new and Muslims, cost her ment will persist until Walter the duration of black apart from their parents. populist regime in Rome dearly. such thinking disap- Williams unemployment was 15 “Dis- refused to allow a boat full Among the reasons Ba- pears.” percent shorter than graceful,” of migrants from Libya to varians are pulling away In the 1990s, Harvard profes- that of whites; today it’s about adds Dr. land in Sicily. Malta also from Berlin is that, being sor Orlando Patterson wrote, 30 percent longer. Would any- Franklin turned them away. After a in the south of Germany, “America, while still flawed in one suggest that there was less Graham. voyage of almost a week Bavaria is a primary point its race relations ... is now the racial discrimination during “We need and 1,000 miles, 630 mi- of entry. least racist white-majority so- earlier periods? to be ... a grants were landed in Va- Virtually every one of ciety in the world; has a better White liberals and the Dem- country lencia, Spain. the populist parties of Eu- record of legal protection of ocratic Party are the major that gov- Why did Italy reject rope, especially of the minorities than any other so- beneficiaries of keeping black Pat erns with them? Under EU law, mi- right, have arisen to con- ciety, white or black; (and) of- people fearful, angry, victim- Buchanan a heart,” grants apply for asylum in test or to seize power by fers more opportunities to a ized and resentful. It’s crucial says first the country where they riding the issue of mass greater number of black per- to both their political success lady Mela- first enter Europe. This migration from Africa and sons than any other society, and their efforts to change our nia Trump. burdens Italy and Greece the Middle East. including all those of Africa.” nation. Racial harmony would “No one likes this policy,” where the asylum-seekers Yet the progressives ada- During an interview in De- be a disaster for leftists, be says White House aide Kel- have been arriving for mantly refuse to act, ap- cember with The Daily Caller, they politicians, academic lib- lyanne Conway, even “the years. parently paralyzed by a Steele said the anti-American- erals or news media people. As president wants this to Of the landing in Spain, belief that restricting the ism that started during the for black politicians and civil end.” Italy’s interior minister free movement of peoples 1960s and has become main- rights hustlers, Booker T. And so it shall — given Matteo Salvini, a leader of from foreign lands violates stream and visible in the black Washington long ago ex- the universal denuncia- the populist League party, one of the great command- community is “heartbreaking plained their agenda, writing: tions and photos of sob- chortled: ments of liberal democra- and sad.” That anti-American- “There is another class of co- bing children being pulled “I thank the Spanish cy. ism that so dominates the loured people who make a from parents. government. I hope they We are truly dealing American black identity has business of keeping the trou- Yet striking down the take in the other 66,629 here with an ideology of been “ruinous to black Ameri- bles, the wrongs, and the hard- policy will leave America’s refugees (inside Italy). We Western suicide. ca, where we are worse off ships of the Negro race before immigration crisis still un- will not be offended if the If Europe does not act, than we were under segrega- the public. Having learned resolved. French follow the Spanish, its future is predictable. tion by almost every socio-eco- that they are able to make a Consider. Since 2016, the Portuguese and Mal- The population of Afri- nomic measure.” living out of their troubles, some 110,000 children have tese, we will be the happi- ca, right across the Med, is Some people might chal- they have grown into the set- entered the U.S. illegally est people on earth.” anticipated to climb to 2.5 lenge Steele’s assertion that in tled habit of advertising their and been released, along If the migrant boats of billion by midcentury. And many measures blacks are wrongs — partly because they with 200,000 Central Amer- the Med are redirected to by 2100, Africa will be worse off than during segre- want sympathy and partly be- ican families caught sneak- Spanish ports, one sus- home to half of all the gation. How about some num- cause it pays. Some of these ing across the border. pects that the Spanish peo- people of the planet. bers? As late as 1950, female- people do not want the Negro Reflecting its frustra- ple will soon become as If but a tiny fraction of headed households were only to lose his grievances, because tion, the White House unwelcoming as many the African and Middle 18 percent of the black popula- they do not want to lose their press office declared: other peoples in Europe. Eastern population de- tion. jobs.” “We can’t deport them, And Trump is not back- cides to cross the Mediter- Today 70 percent of black we can’t separate them, we ing down. Monday he ranean to occupy the emp- children are raised in single- Walter E. Williams is a profes- can’t detain them, we can’t tweeted: tying towns and villages of parent households. In the late sor of economics at George prosecute them. What (the “The people of Germany an aging and dying conti- 1800s, there were only slight Mason University. Democrats) want is a radi- are turning against their nent, who and what will differences between the black cal open-border policy that leadership as migration is stop them? family structure and those of © 2018 CREATORS.COM lets everyone out into the rocking the already tenu- Trump may be on the interior of this country ous Berlin coalition. Crime wrong side politically and with virtually no docu- in Germany is way up. Big emotionally of this issue mentation whatsoever.” mistake made all over Eu- of separating migrant kids LETTER TO THE EDITOR Where many Americans rope in allowing millions from their parents. see illegal intruders, Dem- of people in who have so But on the mega-issue — TRUMP KEEPS HIS called names that would get ocrats see future voters. strongly and violently the Third World invasion ‘BRING IT ON’ ATTITUDE most people punched out, and And with 11,000 kids of changed their culture!” of the West — he is riding I have always loved the un- he keeps that New York atti- illegal immigrants in cus- Whatever European the great wave of the fu- derdog. tude of, “Bring it on.” And in tody and 250 more arriving leaders may think of him, ture, if the West is to have Although I did not vote for the process, has turned this every day, we could have many Europeans are mov- a future. Trump, he gains my respect country into the United States 30,000 in custody by sum- ing in Trump’s direction, more each day. A man that again around the world. mer’s end. toward more restrictions Patrick J. Buchanan is the was not given a chance to beat I sure as hell am voting for The existential question, on immigration. author of a new book, the Clinton machine, arro- him next time. The other however, thus remains: In Germany, a political “Nixon’s White House gantly mocked in that elec- party? I could not have less re- How does the West, Ameri- crisis is percolating. The Wars: The Battles That tion, viciously attacked even spect for them at this point. ca included, stop the flood Bavarian-based CSU, long- Made and Broke a Presi- before he took office ... and The party of identity politics, tide of migrants before it time coalition partner of dent and Divided America every single day since, not hate and division. alters forever the political Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Forever.” even given a chance to do his JOHN SELLAR and demographic charac- CDU, is now talking divorce job, his family (HIS FAMILY) Sumter ter of our nations and our if Merkel does not toughen © 2018 CREATORS.COM

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Furniture & Bedding Open to anyone who has lost [email protected] or ms- 31 West Wesmark Blvd. a loved one to murder in a vi- [email protected]. Sumter, SC 803-774-2100 www.BrownsofSumter.com The last word ARIES (March frivolous spending. in astrology 21-April 19): LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Put your Size up your EUGENIA LAST heart and soul into personal situation improvements. Get physical and before you into tip-top shape; you will feel move forward. Consider the good about your accomplishments. demands or responsibilities being Romance will enhance your life. put on you, and make it clear what Don’t let an older relative put SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PETS OF THE WEEK you can do and what you cannot. demands on your time. Don’t waste time arguing or taking on an impossible physical SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t challenge. give in to temptation. Someone or CAN’T ADOPT BUT TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Avoid something will entice you to try WOULD LIKE TO HELP making physical changes. something you shouldn’t. Consider IN SOME WAY? Sumter the consequence before you agree Concentrate on partnerships, Animal Control accepts educational journeys or learning to something that could damage donations of the from someone with more your reputation or a relationship experience. Gather information. with someone close to you. following: Capstar fl ea Don’t let a personal matter SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): control pills (at Petco or interfere with your success. Look for an opportunity to advance Tractor Supply), bleach GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep or to make extra cash, but don’t (gallons or spray bottle), your emotions under control and trust someone trying to talk you metal food and water your wits about you when dealing into a risky venture. 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Take that will bring you in contact with responsibility for your actions and One hundred percent of someone from your past; change what’s necessary. your donation will be used something interesting will develop. for the animals at Sumter Listen, but don’t share too much AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take information. control of your life and set the Animal Control. standard rather than letting LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t someone else make decisions for disregard what others do or say. you. Have confidence that you TOP: Honey is as sweet as her name. This medium-sized 1- to 2-year-old mixed breed girl is gentle, friendly You’ll have to stay on top of Honey is a smart girl, who is as sweet as know what’s best for you, and with other dogs and people and well behaved on a leash. She is an easy-going young lady who could fit situations that unfold at home or at into any home.Ollie Her is green all butt eyes wiggles sparkle andwith playfulnessintelligence, and she would love to find a forever home. work to keep someone from follow through with your plans until you reach your goal. Romance making changes that could cost BELOW: At approximately 4 to 5 months old, Ollie is still a baby. This guy will likely be a good-sized adult you. Take action if it will help you is in the stars. dog. Right now, he is all wiggles and playfulness. Handsome and friendly to all, Ollie is people and treat counter excessive behavior. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take oriented. He seems to know how to sit on command with the help of a treat. We think he would blossom VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You can part in events that are conducive to with a family to help him reach his full potential. Could yours be the family that Ollie needs? stabilize your life if you concentrate meeting new people or will bring on making changes that will cut you closer to someone you love. If you would like to meet Honey in kennel 32 or Ollie in kennel 35 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles your overhead. Saving for Partnerships are favored and can Road, call the adoption coordinator at (803) 774-3232 or email [email protected]. As with all of something that will improve your make a difference in how you move our adoptable dogs, we do require a spay or neuter agreement, and it is strictly enforced. Proof of spay/ life will give you an incentive to forward. A positive change in neuter after adoption will be required. We have many other adoptable dogs as well as animals who were avoid point-of-purchase sales and status or position is apparent. found and are waiting for their owners to claim them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTION B WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

PRO BASEBALL LOCAL SPORTS The Fastball Paradox: With Teeing it up for God velocity up, fastballs down BY JAKE SEINER The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Over five sea- sons as ace of the Pittsburgh Pirates, Gerrit Cole threw one of the game's hardest, heaviest fastballs, and he threw it often. The pitch helped him make millions of dollars. It put him in contention for major awards. Hitters swung through it again and again, and Cole seemed content not to mess with a good thing. But when Cole was traded to the Houston Astros this offsea- son, a funny thing happened. He became more frugal with his fastball and ended up more overpowering than ever. Cole has joined some of the game's best pitchers — includ- ing Cleveland's Corey Kluber and the Dodgers' Clayton Ker- shaw — in benefiting from a THE SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO puzzling baseball paradox: In Golfers await instructions before hitting the golf course at Sunset Country Club for the Churches Challenge Golf Tournament. The 19th an era when annual Churches Challenge Golf Tournament and Praise Rally will be held Aug. 24-25. pitchers are throwing harder than ever, they're 19th Annual Churches Challenge set for Aug. 24-25 at Sunset Country Club maximizing suc- cess by using BY DENNIS BRUNSON Church, while the tourna- all the trimmings will be ca- and is scheduled for a 1 p.m. fewer fastballs. [email protected] ment will be held at Sunset tered by Shoney's. tee time. Pitchers — Country Club. On Saturday, Aug. 25, at There were 185 golfers KLUBER even ones with The Sumter chapter of the On Friday, Aug. 24, the Sunset, there will be a morn- who participated in last blazing fastballs Christian Golfers Associa- players, their families and ing flight and an afternoon year's event. That included like Luis Severino and Chris tion will be sponsoring the event sponsors will gather for flight for the golfers. Sign in 45 teams from 21 different Archer — are using more off- 19th annual Churches Chal- fellowship, devotion, praise for the for the morning flight churches and 12 different de- speed than ever recorded, and lenge Golf Tournament and music and food at 5:30 p.m. at is 7 a.m. with play set to nominations. while many aces think the Praise Rally on Aug. 24-25. Alice Drive Baptist Church lo- begin at approximately 8 The Sumter CGA Chapter downturn is a trend, some be- The praise rally will be cated at 1305 Loring Mill a.m. The afternoon flight lieve baseball could be enter- held at Alice Drive Baptist Road. A barbecue dinner with will begin sign in at 11 a.m. SEE GOLF, PAGE B2 ing a new age dominated not by 100 mph heaters, but by a steady stream of breaking balls and changeups. AMERICAN LEGION SPORTS So why is the hardest-throw- ing generation of pitchers ever going the way of the junk- baller? Depends who you ask, but P-15’s hold off Jets for 7-3 victory one culprit stands out to Cole, Kluber and Kershaw: base- BY DENNIS BRUNSON ball's swing-changing batters. [email protected] "You can call it launch angle, or you can call it the upper With two outs in the top of the fifth cuts," Cole said. "There are a inning of his team's American Legion lot of swings that are dictating baseball game against Dalzell-Shaw breaking balls." Post 175, Sumter P-15's head coach Cur- Cole's move away from a tis Johnson strode to the mound at fastball-first approach is strik- Riley Park with a purpose. ing given the reputation of his Sumter was locked in a 3-3 tie with hardest pitch. He topped out at the Jets, who came into the 7-inning 99 mph as an ace at UCLA, and contest with one win in 11 games, and his fastball was the headliner they had the go-ahead run on third on a resume that earned him base. Johnson called for pitching staff an $8 million signing bonus as ace Lathan Todd to come on in place of the first overall draft pick in starter Chandler Hunter. 2011 by Pittsburgh. Under the Todd recorded the needed out and guidance of Pirates pitching pitched two more scoreless innings, coach Ray Searage, Cole while his teammates pushed across pounded the bottom of the four runs in the bottom of the sixth to strike zone with that heater, pick up a 7-3 victory on Monday. and for years, it worked. He The teams played again on Tuesday was an All-Star and finished Riley Park. Sumter begins play in the fourth in NL Cy Young Award Palmetto Invitational today when it voting in 2015, and was consid- MICAH GREEN / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS plays host to Buckner, Kentucky. The ered among the game's most Sumter right-handed pitcher Rylan Williamson deals against Dalzell-Shaw on Tuesday at overpowering starting pitch- Riley Park. Check www.theitem.com for the late result of Tuesday’s game. SEE P-15’S, PAGE B2 ers. Then baseball's flyball revo- lution took flight — a move- ment of hitters using upper- ON THE FRINGE cut swings designed to crush exactly the kinds of sinking fastballs Cole was delivering. U.S. Open being remembered for wrong reasons After never allowing more than 11 home runs in a season, Cole was tagged for 31 last BY DOUG FERGUSON down three times in a four-hole stretch, year. The Associated Press one of them for bogey, the last one a So it was time to change par on the 14th hole when he first had things up. OUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — If the to get his ball back in play from thick, From 2013-17, Cole threw his aim of the U.S. Open is to iden- shin-high grass. fastball 65 percent of the time tify the best player, then the He became the first repeat U.S. Open — well above the league aver- S last three got it right. champion in 29 years, and it's a won- age. But this year, he's cut that The problem is a tendency to remem- der anyone remembers he won last fastball rate by about 10 ber what went wrong. year. points, replacing those heaters The lasting image from Shinnecock Just the mention of Erin Hills brings with sliders and curveballs. Hills was Phil Mickelson, now 0 for 27 back memories of wide fairways and The new look is working. Cole in the U.S. Open, hitting his putt too record scoring. is 8-1 with a 2.59 ERA through hard on the 13th hole Saturday. He There was Koepka posing with the 15 starts and leads the Ameri- moved as swiftly as his 48-year-old legs trophy, the large leaderboard behind can League with 138 strike- would allow and swatted the ball back him filled with more red numbers than outs. toward the hole while it was still roll- had ever been seen at a U.S. Open. He "I think you're just continu- ing. It was a shocking scene to every- was the third player to win at double ally trying to mess timing up, one but Mickelson, who said he meant digits under par (16 under). The other especially when guys are try- no disrespect to the game by intention- two were Tiger Woods, who won by 15 ing to slug," Cole said. "When ally violating a rule to either save shots shots at Pebble Beach, and Rory McIl- they're trying to hit it out of or save a long walk to wherever his roy, who won by eight at Congressional. the park every time, you have THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ball might have stopped. Koepka won by four shots, one of seven an easier time changing Phil Mickelson reacts after finally sinking a Brooks Koepka, meanwhile, deliv- players to finish at 10 under or better. speeds." putt on the 13th hole during the final ered a classic U.S. Open performance The ultimate test was finding round of the U.S. Open Golf Championship with discipline, grit and clutch putting. SEE PARADOX, PAGE B4 in Southampton, N.Y. He effectively won by getting up-and- SEE FRINGE, PAGE B3 B2 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE W T L GF GA Pts Texas (Mendez 0-1) at Kansas City (Junis 5-7), 8:15 BATTING_Freeman, Atlanta, .337; Gennett, Cincinnati, Croatia 1 0 0 2 0 3 p.m. .336; Kemp, Los Angeles, .333; Markakis, Atlanta, .327; Argentina 0 1 0 1 1 1 TV, RADIO Almora, Chicago, .323; Crawford, San Francisco, .315; Iceland 0 1 0 1 1 1 THURSDAY Martinez, St. Louis, .314; Arenado, Colorado, .305; Nigeria 0 0 1 0 2 0 Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Dickerson, Pittsburgh, .303; Votto, Cincinnati, .302. Saturday, June 16 TODAY Boston at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. RUNS_Albies, Atlanta, 53; Blackmon, Colorado, 53; At Moscow Professional Tennis: Gerry Weber Open Early- 6 a.m. — Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Pham, St. Louis, 52; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 50; Argentina 1, Iceland 1 Round Matches from Halle, Germany, and Fever-Tree Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Hernandez, Philadelphia, 48; Yelich, Milwaukee, 47; At Kalinigrad, Russia Championships Early-Round Matches from London Toronto at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. Freeman, Atlanta, 46; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 46; Croatia 2, Nigeria 0 (TENNIS). Arenado, Colorado, 45; Cain, Milwaukee, 43. Thursday, June 21 International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group B 8 a.m. — NATIONAL LEAGUE RBI_Story, Colorado, 54; Suarez, Cincinnati, 52; At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Match from Moscow — Portugal vs. Morocco (FOX East Division Freeman, Atlanta, 49; Gennett, Cincinnati, 48; Rizzo, Argentina vs. Croatia, 2 p.m. SPORTS 1). Chicago, 47; Baez, Chicago, 46; Shaw, Milwaukee, 45; Volgograd, Russia Horse Racing: Breeders' Cup Challenge W L Pct GB 8:30 a.m. — Markakis, Atlanta, 44; Harper, Washington, 43; Kemp, Nigeria vs. Iceland, 11 a.m. Series Royal Ascot Festival from Ascot, England — Atlanta 42 29 .592 — Los Angeles, 43. GROUP E Princes of Wales's Stakes, Jersey Stakes, Queen Mary Philadelphia 38 32 .543 3½ HITS_Markakis, Atlanta, 92; Freeman, Atlanta, 91; Stakes, Duke of Cambridge Stakes, Royal Hunt Cup Washington 38 32 .543 3½ Gennett, Cincinnati, 87; Anderson, Miami, 81; W T L GF GA Pts and Sandringham Handicap (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). New York 31 38 .449 10 Crawford, San Francisco, 78; Castro, Miami, 77; Serbia 1 0 0 1 0 3 11 a.m. — International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group Miami 29 44 .397 14 Dickerson, Pittsburgh, 77; Herrera, Philadelphia, 77; 5 Brazil 0 1 0 1 1 1 A Match from Rostov—on-Don, Russia — Uruguay vs. Central Division tied at 76. Switzerland 0 1 0 1 1 1 Saudi Arabia (WACH 57). DOUBLES_Albies, Atlanta, 21; Markakis, Atlanta, 21; Costa Rica 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Gerry Weber Open W L Pct GB Bryant, Chicago, 20; Freeman, Atlanta, 20; Hosmer, Sunday, June 17 Early-Round Matches from Halle, Germany, and Fever- Milwaukee 42 30 .583 — San Diego, 20; McCutchen, San Francisco, 20; At Samara, Russia Tree Championships Early-Round Matches from Chicago 40 29 .580 ½ Anderson, Miami, 19; Castro, Miami, 19; 5 tied at 18. Serbia 1, Costa Rica 0 London (TENNIS). St. Louis 37 33 .529 4 TRIPLES_KMarte, Arizona, 7; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 7; At Rostov-on-Don, Russia 2 p.m. — International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group B Pittsburgh 36 36 .500 6 Baez, Chicago, 5; Nimmo, New York, 5; 7 tied at 4. Brazil 1, Switzerland 1 Match from Kazan, Russia —Iran vs. Spain (WACH 57). Cincinnati 26 45 .366 15½ HOME RUNS_Harper, Washington, 19; Albies, Atlanta, Friday, June 22 2 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers 16; Freeman, Atlanta, 15; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 15; At St. Petersburg, Russia at Chicago Cubs or Oakland at San Diego (MLB West Division Story, Colorado, 15; Villanueva, San Diego, 15; 5 tied at Brazil vs. Costa Rica, 8 a.m. NETWORK). W L Pct GB 14. At Kalinigrad, Russia 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Arizona 40 32 .556 — STOLEN BASES_MTaylor, Washington, 21; Inciarte, Serbia vs. Switzerland, 2 p.m. WDXY-AM 1240). Los Angeles 38 33 .535 1½ Atlanta, 20; Turner, Washington, 20; Cain, Milwaukee, GROUP F 6:30 p.m. — Professional Golf: PGA Professional San Francisco 35 38 .479 5½ 15; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 13; SMarte, Pittsburgh, 13; Championship Final Round from Seaside, Calif. Colorado 34 38 .472 6 Baez, Chicago, 12; Dyson, Arizona, 12; Jankowski, San W T L GF GA Pts (GOLF). San Diego 34 40 .459 7 Diego, 11; 2 tied at 10. Mexico 1 0 0 1 0 3 7 p.m. — College Baseball: College World Series Game PITCHING_Scherzer, Washington, 10-3; Lester, Sweden 1 0 0 1 0 3 9 from Omaha, Neb. — North Carolina or Mississippi MONDAY Chicago, 8-2; Newcomb, Atlanta, 8-2; Nola, Germany 0 0 1 0 1 0 State vs. Oregon State (ESPN). L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, ppd. Philadelphia, 8-2; Stratton, San Francisco, 8-4; Wacha, South Korea 0 0 1 0 1 0 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Seattle at New York Washington 5, N.Y. Yankees 3, 1st game St. Louis, 8-2; Godley, Arizona, 7-5; Mikolas, St. Louis, Sunday, June 17 Yankees or Baltimore at Washington (MLB NETWORK). N.Y. Yankees 4, Washington 2, 2nd game 7-2; Suter, Milwaukee, 7-4; 11 tied at 6. At Moscow 7:30 p.m. — American Legion Baseball: Palmetto Philadelphia 6, St. Louis 5, 10 innings ERA_deGrom, New York, 1.51; Scherzer, Washington, Mexico 1, Germany 0 Invitational Game from Sumter — Buckner, Ky., vs. Pittsburgh 1, Milwaukee 0 2.06; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.17; Lester, Chicago, 2.28; Monday, June 18 Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM N.Y. Mets 12, Colorado 2 Nola, Philadelphia, 2.55; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.69; At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia 1290). Arizona 7, L.A. Angels 4 Newcomb, Atlanta, 2.70; Gonzalez, Washington, 3.01; Sweden 1, South Korea 0 8 p.m. — NHL Hockey: NHL Awards from Las Vegas Miami 5, San Francisco 4 Chacin, Milwaukee, 3.18; Wacha, St. Louis, 3.24. Saturday, June 23 (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 152; deGrom, New At Rostov-on-Don, Russia Midnight — Professional Golf: Asian Tour and Korean TUESDAY York, 120; Corbin, Arizona, 117; Gray, Colorado, 100; South Korea vs. Mexico, 11 a.m. Tour Korea Open First Round from Cheonan, South L.A. Dodgers 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 1st game Greinke, Arizona, 95; Strasburg, Washington, 95; At Sochi, Russia Korea (GOLF). Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 94; Nola, Philadelphia, 94; Germany vs. Sweden, 2 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Pivetta, Philadelphia, 94; Velasquez, Philadelphia, 89. St. Louis at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. GROUP G AMERICAN LEGION SCHEDULE Atlanta at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. W T L GF GA Pts Detroit at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. WNBA STANDINGS Belgium 1 0 0 3 0 3 MONDAY L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m., 2nd game England 1 0 0 2 1 3 Sumter 7, Dalzell-Shaw 3 N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Tunisia 0 0 1 1 2 0 Arizona at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. W L Pct GB Panama 0 0 1 0 3 0 Oakland at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. TUESDAY Connecticut 7 4 .636 — Monday, June 18 Dalzell-Shaw at Sumter, late Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Atlanta 6 5 .545 1 At Sochi, Russia Camden at Manning-Santee, late Washington 6 5 .545 1 Belgium 3, Panama 0 Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, late TODAY New York 3 6 .333 3 At Volgograd, Russia Detroit (Fulmer 3-5) at Cincinnati (Mahle 5-6), 12:35 England 2, Tunisia 1 p.m. Chicago 3 7 .300 3½ WEDNESDAY Indiana 1 10 .091 6 Saturday, June 23 Buckner, Kentucky, at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta (Sanchez 3-0) at Toronto (Happ 8-3), 12:37 p.m. At Moscow Manning-Santee at Camden, 7 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 8-2) at Philadelphia (Arrieta 5-5), 1:05 WESTERN CONFERENCE Belgium vs. Tunisia, 8 a.m. p.m. W L Pct GB Sunday, June 24 L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 6-1) at Chicago Cubs (Lester FRIDAY Phoenix 10 3 .769 — At Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Chapin/Newberry at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. 8-2), 2:20 p.m. Los Angeles 8 2 .800 ½ England vs. Panama, 8 a.m. Hartsville at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. Oakland (Montas 3-1) at San Diego (Ross 5-4), 3:40 p.m. Miami (Urena 2-8) at San Francisco (Holland 4-7), 3:45 Seattle 8 3 .727 1 GROUP H p.m. Dallas 5 4 .556 3 W T L GF GA Pts SATURDAY Minnesota 4 6 .400 4½ Troy, Alabama, at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. Baltimore (Cashner 2-8) at Washington (Gonzalez 6-3), Las Vegas 3 9 .250 6½ Japan 1 0 0 2 1 3 7:05 p.m. Senegal 1 0 0 2 1 3 SUNDAY Milwaukee (Suter 7-4) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 5-4), 7:05 TUESDAY Colombia 0 0 1 1 2 0 Tallahassee, Florida, at Sumter, 1 p.m. p.m. Poland 0 0 1 1 2 0 N.Y. Mets (Lugo 2-2) at Colorado (Bettis 5-1), 8:40 p.m. Atlanta at New York, 7 p.m. Chicago at Washington, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 19 Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. At Saransk, Russia MLB STANDINGS THURSDAY Japan 2, Colombia 1 N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. Las Vegas at Seattle, 10 p.m. Indiana at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. At Moscow Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Senegal 2, Poland 1 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. East Division Sunday, June 24 Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. WORLD CUP At Yekaterinburg, Russia W L Pct GB St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Japan vs. Senegal, 11 a.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. New York 47 22 .681 — FIRST ROUND At Kazan, Russia Boston 49 24 .671 — Poland vs. Colombia, 2 p.m. Toronto 33 38 .465 15 MLB LEADERS GROUP A Tampa Bay 33 39 .458 15½ W T L GF GA Pts Baltimore 20 50 .286 27½ TRANSACTIONS Central Division AMERICAN LEAGUE Russia 2 0 0 8 1 6 BATTING_Altuve, Houston, .342; Segura, Seattle, .340; Uruguay 1 0 0 1 0 3 TUESDAY W L Pct GB Betts, Boston, .340; Trout, Los Angeles, .328; Brantley, Egypt 0 0 2 1 4 0 Saudi Arabia 0 0 1 0 5 0 BASEBALL Cleveland 38 33 .535 — Cleveland, .321; Rosario, Minnesota, .321; Simmons, Thursday, June 14 National League Detroit 36 37 .493 3 Los Angeles, .318; Martinez, Boston, .315; Duffy, Tampa At Moscow ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent LHP Robbie Ray to Minnesota 31 37 .456 5½ Bay, .314; Castellanos, Detroit, .310. Russia 5, Saudi Arabia 0 Reno (PCL) for a rehab assignment. Signed SS David Chicago 24 47 .338 14 RUNS_Trout, Los Angeles, 60; Betts, Boston, 55; Lindor, Friday, June 15 Garza to a minor league contract. Kansas City 22 50 .306 16½ Cleveland, 54; Springer, Houston, 54; Segura, Seattle, ATLANTA BRAVES — Signed 2B Greg Cullen; 1B Mason 52; Benintendi, Boston, 51; Rosario, Minnesota, 50; At Yekaterinburg, Russia West Division Uruguay 1, Egypt 0 Berne and Greyson Jenista; Cs Ray Soderman and Judge, New York, 49; Altuve, Houston, 47; Ramirez, Rusber Estrada; 3B Michael Mateja and Brett W L Pct GB Cleveland, 47. Tuesday, June 19 At St. Petersburg, Russia Langhorne; OFs Andrew Moritz and Justin Dean; LHPs Houston 49 25 .662 — RBI_Martinez, Boston, 55; Haniger, Seattle, 53; Tanner Lawson, Jake Higginbotham and Zach Guth; Machado, Baltimore, 53; KDavis, Oakland, 49; Russia 3, Egypt 1 Seattle 46 26 .639 2 Wednesday, June 20 and RHPs Brooks Wilson, Zach Seipel, Zach Daniels Los Angeles 38 35 .521 10½ Benintendi, Boston, 47; Correa, Houston, 47; Gattis, and Trey Riley to minor league contracts. Houston, 47; Moustakas, Kansas City, 47; Ramirez, At Rostov-on-Don, Russia Oakland 36 36 .500 12 Uruguay vs. Saudi Arabia, 11 a.m. CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Austin Brice to Texas 30 44 .405 19 Cleveland, 47; 4 tied at 46. Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Jackson Stephens from HITS_Altuve, Houston, 102; Segura, Seattle, 98; GROUP B Louisville. Signed RHP Cory Heitler and LHP Jerry MONDAY Castellanos, Detroit, 89; Rosario, Minnesota, 87; W T L GF GA Pts D’Andrea to minor league contracts. Washington 5, N.Y. Yankees 3, 1st game Lindor, Cleveland, 84; Machado, Baltimore, 83; Trout, Iran 1 0 0 1 0 3 LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed OFs Jeremiah Vison, N.Y. Yankees 4, Washington 2, 2nd game Los Angeles, 83; AJones, Baltimore, 82; Martinez, Portugal 0 1 0 3 3 1 Josh McLain and Drew Avans to minor league Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 2 Boston, 82; Springer, Houston, 80. Spain 0 1 0 3 3 1 contracts. Houston 5, Tampa Bay 4 DOUBLES_Escobar, Minnesota, 30; Abreu, Chicago, 26; Morocco 0 0 1 0 1 0 MIAMI MARLINS — Optioned RHP Merandy Gonzalez to Texas 6, Kansas City 3 Lindor, Cleveland, 23; Andujar, New York, 22; Bregman, Friday, June 15 Jacksonville (SL). Reinstated LHP Caleb Smith from Arizona 7, L.A. Angels 4 Houston, 22; Castellanos, Detroit, 22; Merrifield, At St. Petersburg, Russia the bereavement list. Sent 1B Garrett Cooper to Kansas City, 22; Pillar, Toronto, 21; Segura, Seattle, 21; Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assignment. 3 tied at 20. Iran 1, Morocco 0 TUESDAY At Sochi, Russia NEW YORK METS — Placed OF Jay Bruce on the 10-day Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. TRIPLES_Sanchez, Chicago, 8; Benintendi, Boston, 5; Portugal 3, Spain 3 DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP Tim Peterson Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Hernandez, Toronto, 5; JJones, Detroit, 4; Profar, Wednesday, June 20 from Las Vegas (PCL). Signed C Phil Capra, SS L.A. Atlanta at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Texas, 4; Smith, Tampa Bay, 4; 9 tied at 3. At Moscow Woodard and 1B Chase Chambers to minor league Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. HOME RUNS_Trout, Los Angeles, 23; Martinez, Boston, Portugal vs. Morocco, 8 a.m. contracts. Detroit at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. 22; Ramirez, Cleveland, 21; KDavis, Oakland, 20; Betts, At Kazan, Russia PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Signed C Jack Conley, LHPs Boston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Boston, 18; Gallo, Texas, 18; Judge, New York, 18; Iran vs. Spain, 2 p.m. Taylor Lehman and Gabriel Cotto and RHPs Dominic Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Machado, Baltimore, 18; Cruz, Seattle, 17; 5 tied at 16. Pipkin, Tyler McKay, Brandon Ramey and Jack Perkins Texas at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. STOLEN BASES_Gordon, Seattle, 19; DeShields, Texas, GROUP C to minor league contracts. Arizona at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. 15; Merrifield, Kansas City, 15; Anderson, Chicago, 14; W T L GF GA Pts PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Signed OF Jack Herman and Oakland at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Segura, Seattle, 14; Betts, Boston, 13; Trout, Los RHPs Cody Smith and Jake Mielock to minor league France 1 0 0 2 1 3 Angeles, 13; Benintendi, Boston, 12; RDavis, Cleveland, contracts. Denmark 1 0 0 1 0 3 12; Smith, Tampa Bay, 12. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Matt Bowman on TODAY Australia 0 0 1 1 2 0 Detroit (Fulmer 3-5) at Cincinnati (Mahle 5-6), 12:35 PITCHING_Kluber, Cleveland, 10-3; Severino, New York, the 10-day DL. Optioned 1B Luke Voit to Memphis Peru 0 0 1 0 1 0 p.m. 10-2; Rodriguez, Boston, 9-1; Verlander, Houston, 9-2; 8 (PCL). Reinstated RHP Greg Holland from the 10-day Saturday, June 16 Atlanta (Sanchez 3-0) at Toronto (Happ 8-3), 12:37 p.m. tied at 8. DL and 1B Jose Martinez from paternity leave. Signed At Kazan, Russia Chicago White Sox (Lopez 2-4) at Cleveland (Kluber ERA_Verlander, Houston, 1.62; Severino, New York, LHP Hector Villalobos and RHPs Cole Aker, Jake France 2, Australia 1 10-3), 1:10 p.m. 2.09; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.24; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.50; Sylvester Jhon Victorino and Angel Ortega to minor At Saransk, Russia Oakland (Montas 3-1) at San Diego (Ross 5-4), 3:40 Snell, Tampa Bay, 2.58; Cole, Houston, 2.59; Sale, league contracts. Denmark 1, Peru 0 p.m. Boston, 2.75; Skaggs, Los Angeles, 2.81; Morton, SAN DIEGO PADRES — Signed 2B Lee Solomon; OFs Thursday, June 21 Baltimore (Cashner 2-8) at Washington (Gonzalez 6-3), Houston, 2.94; Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.15. Payton Smith and Jawuan Harris; Cs Nick Gatewood At Samara, Russia 7:05 p.m. STRIKEOUTS_Cole, Houston, 138; Bauer, Cleveland, and Rainier Aguilar; SSs Xavier Edwards and Jarryd Denmark vs. Australia, 8 a.m. Seattle (Hernandez 6-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Loaisiga 1-0), 129; Sale, Boston, 129; Verlander, Houston, 120; Dale; RHPs Seth Mayberry, Mason Fox, Felix Minjarez At Yekaterinburg, Russia 7:05 p.m. Severino, New York, 118; Paxton, Seattle, 115; Kluber, and Reiss Knehr; and LHPs Erik Sabrowski, Hazahel France at Peru, 11 a.m. Boston (Price 8-4) at Minnesota (Lynn 4-5), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland, 106; Morton, Houston, 105; Bundy, Quijada, Tyler Mortensen, Alexuan Vega and Cody Tampa Bay (Eovaldi 1-2) at Houston (Morton 8-1), 8:10 Baltimore, 100; Snell, Tampa Bay, 97. GROUP D Tyler to minor league contracts.

ing Yates to score and Crisp pitch. After third baseman P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 to reach third. McGee made a great play to GOLF FROM PAGE B1 After Daulton Dabbs retire Cory Blackley, he let junior teams will play at 5 in the fifth. Twiford moved walked, Hunter McGee came one hit by Jackson Hoshour has returned more than p.m. with the senior teams to third when Hunter on in relief of Melton. Joey get under his glove and Frye $100,000 to the community scheduled to begin at 7:30. knocked down an Eric Pereira greeted McGee with reached third. He scored on through awards to the church- Sumter was scheduled to Lisenby grounder and threw a double to the gap in left- a Holladay single. es, charities and expense pur- play a team from Ohio on him out at first. That’s when center, scoring Crisp and The Jets pushed across chases from local businesses. Thursday, but that contest Johnson decided to go to sending Dabbs to third. Ryan three runs in the third. Some of the different charities was cancelled. The P-15’s Todd. Moore followed with a 2-run Chris Parrish led off with a to have benefited are United will resume play in the invi- Todd, who will attend The single to make it 7-3. single and reached third Ministries, The Salvation tational on Friday when it Citadel, got Josh Galloway Andrew Twitty and Trent with one out on two wild Army, Fireside Fund and dif- takes on Chapin/Newberrry to ground out to third to end Frye added hits off of pitches. Grant put down a ferent children’s homes and at 7:30 p.m. Sumter will take the threat. McGee as well, but Twiford bunt that first baseman youth programs. on Troy, Alabama, on Satur- “We just couldn’t get the came on and didn’t allow Daniel Twitty couldn’t han- The cost is $45 per golfer and day at 6:30 p.m. and will go key hit tonight,” said D-S any more runs. dle, allowing Parrish to includes the praise dinner on up against Tallahassee, Flor- head coach Jaime Lisenby, Melton worked 5-plus in- score. Friday as well as lunch and ida, on Sunday at 1 p.m. whose team fell to 0-7 in nings and was charged with Twiford followed with a beverages on Saturday. Dalzell will play at Harts- league play. “When Sumter six runs, three of them double to left field to send The tournament is known ville today at 7 p.m. needed a hit, they got a hit. earned. He allowed six hits Grant to third. A ground out for its prizes with none greater “We needed to win the We didn’t do that. You’re not while walking four and hit- to first by Eric Lisenby than the $51,000 prize if some- game,” Johnson said about going to win many games ting two. He struck out two. scored Grant, and Twiford one sinks a hole-in-one on the Monday’s contest in re- when you only get six (actu- “Gavin gave us probably came in on a Galloway base 18th hole. Should someone ace sponse to his decision to go ally seven) hits.” our best start of the season,” hit to make it 3-1. the 18th hole, his or her with the right-handed Todd. Sumter finished with 10 Coach Lisenby said. “And Sumter tied the game in church will receive a check for “We’re in a tight game, we hits, but four of them came that was his first start of the the fourth with a little help $50,000 and the player will re- need to win, he’s our best in the 4-run sixth. And those season. He pitched for us in from D-S. Blackley doubled ceive $1,000. pitcher. It was the exact situ- hits came after a hit batter the tournament (in Florence to the left-center gap with Members of the public are ation where you wanted to and two walks. to start the season) and we one out and scored when invited to attend the event and use him.” Dalzell starting pitcher decided to go with him. I just Hoshour’s sacrifice bunt cheer for their respective Sumter was 8-6 on the Gavin Melton limited the hate that he ran out of gas.” was thrown away by Melton. teams, especially on No. 18 season and 7-3 in League III P-15’s to three runs through Hunter allowed six hits Hoshour scored on Jacob when everyone is shooting for play entering Tuesday’s the first five innings with all and three unearned runs in Holladay’s ground out to tie the big prize. game against Dalzell. The of the runs being unearned. 4 2/3 innings. He struck out the game at 3-3. The CGA encourages female P-15’s are in a battle with However, the right-handed three and walked none. Pereira went 2-for-3, was golfers and young golfers to Hartsville, Lexington, Man- Melton hit Jacob Holladay “I was pleased with the hit by a pitch, scored a run participate in the event as well ning-Santee and Orange- with the first pitch of the way Chandler pitched,” and drove in a run. Frye was Registration forms can be burg for the Nos. 2-4 seeds sixth and then walked Johnson said. “He went out 2-for-3 with a sacrifice bunt, mailed to CGA, 1285 Clara for the league in the state Bobby Crisp. Melton threw a there and battled like he al- and Holladay and Moore Louise Kellogg Drive, Sumter, playoffs. pitch in the dirt that catcher ways does.” both had a hit and two RBI. SC 29153 or can be brought to The Jets’ Tyler Twiford Jacob Grant blocked, but Sumter got a run off of Twiford was 3-for-4 with the office at Dillon Park, next picked up his second double pinch runner Trey Yates Melton in the second inning. two doubles to lead the Jets. to Crystal Lakes Golf Course. of the game off of the left- took off for third. Grant With one out, Frye singled Parrish was 2-for-3 with a For more information, call handed Hunter with one out threw the ball away, allow- and went to second on a wild double. (803) 773-2171. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | B3

PRO GOLF Strange’s advice for Koepka: Study up on Willie Anderson

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — Curtis one spot behind Kenny Perry and with Strange has some advice for Brooks Ko- no real chance of catching Tiger epka ahead of next year's U.S. Open: Woods. Apple's latest mobile device Study up on Willie Anderson. was the iPhone 3GS. LeBron James Koepka's one-shot victory at Shin- was with the Cleveland Cavaliers — the necock Hills made him the first back-to- first time around. back U.S. Open champion in 29 years, That was the last time Stricker dating to Strange winning his second in missed the cut in a major. a row in 1989. Strange was the first play- "I don't know if it's a streak," he said er in 38 years to win consecutive U.S. after making the cut on the number at Opens since Ben Hogan in 1951. the U.S. Open. "It's just that I want to "Nobody wrote about it," Strange said keep playing. It's nice to be making about his title defense going into Oak cuts, but it's about more than that." Hill. "I didn't think about repeating. I The last cut he missed was at Hazel- never went to a tournament thinking I tine in the 2009 PGA Championship. was going to win. I went to a tourna- Now the streak is at 25 majors, though ment thinking I was going to play well. Stricker has not played or did not qual- When you're not Tiger Woods-caliber, ify for nine of those majors. it's presumptuous to stand on the first Stricker would like to be at the Brit- tee thinking about winning." ish Open, but he'll have to win the John But when he arrived at Medinah in Deere Classic for a fourth time to get 1990 with a shot at three in a row, there. That would allow him to play the Strange couldn't escape the attention. Senior British Open at St. Andrews, "I wasn't confident or cocky or arro- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and it's possible Stricker will go over to gant, but I believed I might have a Brooks Koepka is interviewed by Curtis Strange after winning the U.S. Open Golf Cham- St. Andrews specifically for the senior chance," Strange said. "You can't help pionship on Sunday in Southampton, N.Y. major. but think because you're asked about it "I'm thinking about going over there, all the time. I can tell you this: Brooks is Then, the tour announced Monday that ed Press on condition of anonymity be- just because it is at St. Andrews," he going to learn a whole lot more about the 3M Open in Minnesota, a PGA Tour cause the plans have not been finalized. said. "I do like St. Andrews — the aura, Willie Anderson than he knows now." Champions event since 1993, would be on the town, the tournament." Anderson, who was born in North the PGA Tour schedule next summer. DUSTIN IN FRONT The deciding factor, as usual, will be Berwick, Scotland, and immigrated to The Houston Open had been penciled Dustin Johnson returned to No. 1 in what his family wants. the United States when he was 16, is the in for the date before the U.S. Open, but the world two weeks ago, and he re- only player to win the U.S. Open three that doesn't mean Minnesota takes that turned to the top of the FedEx Cup DIVOTS times — in 1903 at Baltusrol, in 1904 at spot. standings last week. Brooks Koepka moved to the top of Glen View Club in Chicago and in 1905 One likelihood is for the RBC Canadi- It has not been a bad year. the Ryder Cup standings after the first at Myopia Hunt. an Open to be held a week before the And it could have been even better if two majors, followed by Dustin Johnson "I knew he won the U.S. Open," Strange U.S. Open, two of the oldest champion- Johnson had a stronger record closing and Patrick Reed. Phil Mickelson has said. "I quickly found out the rest." ships in golf in consecutive weeks. out tournaments. dropped out of the automatic top eight Strange was still buzzing after arriv- The Canadian Open in recent years The U.S. Open was the fifth time that qualifiers and is No. 10. With majors ing home in North Carolina over the had taken the spot after the British Johnson had at least a share of the 54- counting double, Mickelson tied for 36th chance to witness the end of his great- Open, arranging a charter flight for hole lead. He won two of those events, at the Masters and tied for 48th in the est distinction in golf. He is part of the those playing the event. But with a con- the Sentry Tournament of Champions U.S. Open. ... Webb Simpson was plan- Fox Sports broadcast, providing analy- stricted schedule next year to end the and the FedEx St. Jude Classic. Johnson ning to have his wife, Dowd, caddie for sis while walking the course. Strange FedEx Cup a week before Labor Day, tied a PGA Tour record by losing a six- him at the Greenbrier Classic. Now typically was with the last group, but that spot now goes to the World Golf shot lead at the HSBC Champions. He that's off the table — she is pregnant when Tony Finau and Daniel Berger Championship in Tennessee. was outplayed by Ted Potter Jr. in the with their fifth child. ... Steve Stricker dropped back early, he wound up with The John Deere Classic has a con- final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach has earned $806,235 in five starts on the Koepka and Dustin Johnson. tract to be held before the British Open. Pro-Am, and by Brooks Koepka in the PGA Tour Champions and is No. 4 in Strange and Koepka not only shared A week before that would put Canada final round at Shinnecock Hills. the Charles Schwab Cup. He has made a brief hug as Koepka walked off the on top of the Fourth of July and too Johnson now has a 9-8 record when $549,838 in eight starts on the PGA Tour 18th green, Strange's duty was to inter- close to Canada Day on July 1. It would he has at least a share of the 54-hole and is No. 130 in the FedEx Cup. ... Ko- view him before the crowd. be tough attracting a strong field, not to lead, including a 0-3 mark in the U.S. epka joined Rory McIlroy, Padraig Har- "I thought about asking him how well mention volunteers. Open. He lost a three-shot lead at Pebble rington, Mickelson and Tiger Woods as he knows his golf history," Strange said A move before the U.S. Open is the Beach in 2010 and was tied for the lead the only players to win majors in con- with a laugh. best fit, especially for the title sponsor at Chambers Bay in 2015 and at Shin- secutive seasons in the last 25 years. Instead, he asked Koepka about going of two PGA Tour events. RBC also has necock. He was the first player since back-to-back, "Do you know how special Hilton Head a week after the Masters. Phil Mickelson at Merion in 2013 to have STAT OF THE WEEK this is?" That would leave the tour to decide on at least a share of the lead after each of Dustin Johnson took 53 putts in the "It was a little emotional for me," Minnesota and Detroit after the U.S. the first three rounds without winning. opening two rounds at the U.S. Open. Strange said. "It was the thrill of my life." Open and before the British Open. Johnson's 9-8 record is a little mis- He took 73 putts on the weekend. Still to be determined is the order in leading because three of those victories SCHEDULE SHAPING UP the fall, with one other surprise. Two were at tournaments shortened to 54 FINAL WORD The PGA Tour filled in some major people aware of the discussions said the holes — Pebble Beach in 2009 (rain), The "He can do my job, but I can't do pieces of the scheduling puzzle last tour is working on a tournament in Barclays in 2011 (hurricane) and Ka- his." — Graeme McDowell, who week, starting with the Houston Open Japan for this fall that would at least palua in 2013 (wind). missed the cut at the U.S. Open, on going to the fall starting in 2019 under temporarily add to the Asia swing along Matt Parziale, the firefighter from the direction of Houston Astros owner with stops in Malaysia, South Korea and STRICKER STREAK Massachusetts who tied as the low Jim Crane and the Astros Foundation. Shanghai. They spoke to The Associat- Steve Stricker was No. 5 in the world, amateur at Shinnecock Hills.

U.S. Open philosophy, would FRINGE FROM PAGE B1 made mistakes at some point. "It doesn't happen by de- enough red numbers to put on Mike Davis, the chief execu- sign," Meeks said. "It happens all the boards. tive of the USGA, is on TV as because of the U.S. Open." "Everyone said Erin Hills much as some of the players. The USGA doesn't always was set up for me," Koepka The ideal week is when Davis get it wrong. Its finest mo- said. "It was set up for a lot of is out of sight until the trophy ment was Pinehurst No. 2 in guys that bomb that ball. I presentation. 2014, when the U.S. Open de- just happened to play a little But he had some explaining livered a proper test for the bit better." to do, such as how the wind men and women in consecu- No one was better on the was stronger than expected tive weeks. The first year back nine when he ran off on Saturday to the point that two years Davis was in three straight birdies, and the he felt good shots were not re- charge, the winning score at middle one was exquisite — a warded, and in some cases Winged Foot and Oakmont chip 8-iron from 155 yards to a punished. He also explained was 5-over par, and no one back pin. Koepka called it the why the rules did not provide complained. best shot he hit all week. for Mickelson to be disquali- Lately, however, the U.S. Remember that one? fied. Open has become more about Probably not, and that's The severity of Shinnecock the USGA than the player OK. It's easy to lose track of in the third round should not who gets the trophy. That birdies on a course that al- take away from this U.S. doesn't happen at the other lowed a record 140 rounds Open. It's supposed to be hard. majors. With few exceptions, under par. It has a history of being the it's about the winner, not the Dustin Johnson spent more toughest test, and living on golf course. It's about the time talking to rules officials the edge often means crossing player, not the organization. AP FILE PHOTO than to Lee Westwood, his the line. Everyone still plays And so the memories of Tiger Woods was one of many players to have reactions like this dur- playing partner, during the the same course, and Koepka Shinnecock are as much ing the U.S. Open in Southampton, New York. final round at Oakmont in shot 72 that day. That's why he about Mickelson as Koepka, 2016. There was a discussion was in position to win. and memories of Erin Hills one. But it would be nice to have on the fifth green on whether If not for Mickelson making are as much about low scores Fans can choose what they a U.S. Open when there wasn't Johnson caused his ball to a spectacle of himself and the as the guy who had the lowest want to remember. such a choice. move a fraction of an inch. moment, odds are it would be Equally vivid was the image forgotten sooner. of two officials telling John- Tom Meeks, the predecessor son on the 12th tee that he to Davis in setting up the U.S. All Your RV Needs at Wally’s might be penalized one shot. Open, used to relish such mo- Or he might not. ments. He said in a 2009 inter- Overlooked is that tough view that the U.S. Open had to par save from behind the 16th be harder than anything else, RV/Marine Aqua- green, and Johnson hitting but still fair, and that was a 6-iron to 5 feet on the 18th hard line to find. "If I had any Toilet Soft hole for a birdie to make the doubt, I would go the more penalty a moot point. difficult way," Meeks said. Tissue The sign that a U.S. Open is He also predicted that not running smoothly is when Davis, if he were to follow the Ultimate Sewer Kit T he Art of Flooring HARDWOOD Aqua-Magic V REFINISHING CARPET TILE 9 N. GUIGNARD DR. Wally’s Hardware SUMTER, SC 29150 1291 Broad St. Ext. • Sumter, SC Open: Mon-Fri. 8am - 5:30pm • Sat. 8am - 2pm Carpathian Flooring 803-774-2800 • 803-774-2802 IN STOCK ONLY • WHILE SUPPLIES LAST • NO RAIN CHECKS 469-8531 B4 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

NBA DRAFT Arizona’s Deandre Ayton top choice among bigs in NBA draft

BY AARON BEARD The Associated Press

There's been little ques- AP FILE PHOTO tion that Arizona's Deandre Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to a Phil- Ayton is the best of a po- adelphia Phillies batter during a May 31 game in Los Angeles. Cole, Ker- tential-filled group of bigs shaw, Corey Kluber and Gerrit Cole are among the many big league at the top of Thursday's pitchers maximizing success by throwing fewer fastballs. NBA draft. Ayton was a force in his lone college season and PARADOX FROM PAGE B1 looks like the favorite to land with Phoenix as the Kluber and Kershaw have get 84-88 mph slider," said Fra- No. 1 overall pick. Behind made similar adjustments in zier, now with the New York him are several talented big the past couple years. Both Cy Mets. "It makes it tougher on men including Michigan Young winners rank among you." State's Jaren Jackson, the league leaders in fewest And yet, Frazier and his fel- Texas' Mo Bamba and fastballs thrown this season. low hitters aren't close to Duke's Wendell Carter Jr., "Guys are geared up to jumping off their fastball-first who like Ayton all played swing for a fastball," Kluber approach. just one year in college and said. "I guess it's almost rare "The baseline of hitting is could all hear their name now to see somebody actually, the fastball," Mets teammate called in the first 10 selec- like, go the other way with the Jay Bruce said. "You have to tions. breaking ball." stay on the fastball. For me Here's a look at the top Kluber has set a career low personally, that's what my tim- prospects: with a fastball rate of 41.8 per- ing of the at-bat works off of." cent this season. Same for Ker- Bauer has hypothesized for DEANDRE AYTON shaw, who has dropped from a years that as velocities climb, The 7-foot, 250-pound big 72-percent fastball clip in 2010 pitchers may benefit from man can single-handedly all the way to 42.8 percent in throwing fewer fastballs, but dominate defenses, monop- an injury-hampered 2018. he didn't fully embrace the olize the boards and alter "The hitters tell you what shift himself until this year. or swat shots. you need to do," Kershaw said. After a 2017 postseason in STRENGTHS: Ayton of- "And for me, I guess it's been which Houston's Lance Mc- fers an impressive mix of throwing a lot more breaking Cullers Jr. (40 percent fastball power and touch . He aver- balls." rate in 2017) and the Yankees' aged 20.1 points and was a Cole, Kluber and Kershaw Masahiro Tanka (26.4 percent) force around the rim with suspect the tide will turn thrived with low fastball rates, 75 dunks while shooting 61 back, perhaps soon, once hit- Bauer has finally followed percent from the field, yet ters recalibrate to the number suit. he had enough range to hit of four-seam fastballs pitchers It's no coincidence to him 12 3-pointers to pull defend- are throwing up in the strike that he's having the best sea- ers away from the paint, zone. son of his life. too. At the other end, 8.2 of But Trevor Bauer, Kluber's Bauer has thrown his four- his 11.6 rebounds per game analytically-minded teammate and two-seam fastballs less came on the defensive glass in Cleveland, thinks the off- than 40 percent of the time to secure a stop. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS speed uptick is only going to this year — about a 10-point CONCERNS: He wasn't Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw throws to spread. drop from his career average particularly effective (14 a Philadelphia batter during a May 31 game in Los Angeles. Ker- Two years ago, Bauer and — and filled that gap mostly points on 6-for-13 shooting) shaw, Corey Kluber and Gerrit Cole are among the many big Indians closer Cody Allen with sliders. He's baffling hit- in the first-round NCAA league pitchers maximizing success by throwing fewer fastballs. watched as 6-foot-8 Yankees ters like never before, ranking Tournament loss to under- fireballer Dellin Betances among the league leaders with dog and undersized Buffalo. STRENGTHS: Bamba av- which can affect him in carved up Cleveland's hitters a 2.50 ERA and 129 strikeouts His lofty draft stock as- eraged 12.9 points and 10.5 transition or at the defen- with a fastball that averaged — second only to Cole in the sumes he continues to de- rebounds while shooting 54 sive end. He also had bouts 98 mph. Allen — no slouch AL. velop physically and build percent from the floor. But with foul trouble, ending himself with a fastball around That 40-percent clip puts on his game, including on it's the defensive potential when he fouled out in 22 94 mph — told Bauer that if Bauer among the most infre- the defensive end (averaged that stands out here; he minutes during an over- he could throw hard like Be- quent fastball throwers, but he just 1.9 blocks despite his ranked second nationally time loss to Kansas in the tances, he wouldn't even both- thinks the rest of the league physical tools). with 3.7 blocks per game, NCAA Elite Eight. er with a breaking ball. may soon catch up by slowing aided by a wingspan mea- "No," Bauer recalled telling down. Since pitch-type data JAREN JACKSON JR. sured at an incredible 7-10 OTHERS TO WATCH Allen. "He should never throw was first recorded in 2002, the The Michigan State one- at the combine — three — MITCHELL ROBIN- a fastball." rate of four- and two-seam fast- and-done big man is a pos- inches more than any other SON: The five-star recruit Bauer's theory is that the balls has shrunk steadily from sible top-five pick with size, player. curiously opted to play for threat of a 100 mph fastball 64.4 percent to 55.4 percent, ac- length and a reliable jump- CONCERNS: While he's a Western Kentucky, then might be more dangerous to cording to data logged by Fan- shot. good athlete, he'll need to never suited up at the col- hitters than the fastballs graphs. Meanwhile, average STRENGTHS: The 6-11 add some strength to a 225- lege level. The 6-11 center is themselves. fastball velocity has risen from Jackson, who averaged 10.9 pound frame to hold up a first-round prospect with "As guys throw harder, guys 89 mph to 92.6. points and 5.8 rebounds, of- physically in the paint upside to develop thanks to have less and less time to hit If the heat keeps getting fers two intriguing skill- against stronger opponents. his length and athleticism. that offering," Bauer said. "So hotter, Bauer thinks pitchers sets. First, he shot nearly 40 — OMARI SPELLMAN: they have to speed up in order will cool it further on the fast- percent from 3-point range WENDELL CARTER JR. Spellman was the inside- to catch up to it, which, that balls. After all, other hurlers even as he attempted near- Duke's "other" one-and- out big man who shot 43 makes the breaking ball more are going to notice the success ly three per game. He also done frontcourt presence percent from 3-point range effective." that Cole and Bauer — former averaged 3.0 blocks per had his own big season, for national champion Vil- Hitters are left picking be- UCLA teammates — are hav- game, aided by a wingspan even if overshadowed by lanova. He could be the de- tween two nasty poisons — ing with the adjustment this measured at more than 7-5 teammate and possible top facto post presence capable risk being behind on triple- season. Bauer suspects the at the combine. overall pick Marvin Bagley of stretching the floor in a digit fastballs, or jeopardize league-wide fastball rate could CONCERNS: The 18-year- III. small lineup in the NBA, taking ugly swings on break- drop as low as 40-45 percent old (he turns 19 in Septem- STRENGTHS: The 6-10, though he's a likely second- ing pitches as they dart out of before hitters finally adjust. ber) had issues with foul 259-pound Carter is a bit of round pick. the strike zone. "You trap the hitters, basi- trouble during the year, a throwback with his post — ROBERT WILLIAMS: Veteran slugger Todd Fra- cally, if you take that ap- which helped limit him to play. He has back-to-the- Texas A&M's 6-10 sopho- zier was with the Yankees last proach," Bauer said. 21.8 minutes per game on basket skills yet can step more is a gifted athlete year when New York's hard- What do the hitters make of the season. behind the 3-point arc, too. (check out the windmill throwing bullpen led by Be- all that? Carter averaged 13.5 points dunk he threw down in the tances, Aroldis Chapman and "'Everybody can hit 98,' is MO BAMBA and 9.1 rebounds, posting Aggies' NCAA Tournament Chad Green overpowered hit- what they're saying," Frazier The 7-foot freshman from 16 double-doubles. And he's win against Providence for ters while also posting the said. "But that isn't necessari- Texas has the potential to got enough bulk to battle proof). That and his defen- lowest fastball rate in the ma- ly true. It's very hard to hit 98 be an elite defender and re- up front at the NBA level. sive potential is a big rea- jors. with movement. I think some- bounder — and that's just a CONCERNS: He doesn't son why he's a possible lot- "I have to set my feet for 98 times pitchers overthink start. have a lot of foot speed, tery pick. mph, and understand I might things."

NBA DRAFT After electric year, Trae Young awaits the draft’s call BY TIM REYNOLDS to emulate Steve Nash and counts Rod when you want.' And he did not lie." fun ... and it motivated me to get better." The Associated Press Strickland as one of his many men- Kruger's trust in Young was worth- The realistic watching for Young tors. while. In college, there was something should start with the No. 3 pick, Trae Young went into college bas- He thinks he's the best player in the special from Young just about every owned by the Atlanta Hawks. ketball feeling like he had something draft, and very easily could be the first night. Atlanta worked Young out about a to prove to his doubters. guard to get selected. Young had four games where he week ago, and the guard looked notice- A year later, here he goes again. Young was recruited for scored at least 40 points; no one in Di- ably stronger than he was a couple Young was the most electrifying years by Oklahoma, his vision I could say that. Young had nine months ago when his college career player in the college game this past hometown school, and other games where he finished with at ended — he says he's packed on at least season, his stellar numbers in his only Sooners coach Lon Kru- least 20 points and 10 assists; again, no 10 pounds of new muscle since then. season at Oklahoma more than silenc- ger spent hours and other Division I player came close to The Hawks say their approach will ing anyone who felt like he wasn't hours with him this past doing that, either. be simple: They'll take the best player elite. And now he expects that he'll season breaking down Young tied the all-time Division I re- still on the board. Young knows it's out YOUNG need to prove himself once again, film — probably all the cord with a 22-assist game in Decem- of his control. starting right when his name gets while knowing that his ber. He was the first player to finish a "This is the first time in my life called in Thursday night's NBA draft. star guard was going the one-and-done season simultaneously leading Divi- where I haven't gotten to pick where "I'll always have a chip on my shoul- route. sion I in scoring and assists per game. I'm going," Young said. "AAU, you get der," Young said, "until I hang my "I knew how good he was, but I didn't The accolades kept piling up — high- to pick what team you play for. Col- shoes up." even realize he was this good," said est scoring average for a season by lege, same. Having to wait to see That chip served him well at Okla- Kentucky coach John Calipari, who any player from any Big 12 school, where you're going, it's definitely homa, when he led the nation with av- also recruited Young heavily. "The big- consensus All-American, freshman of something different but I'm not ner- erages of 27.4 points and 8.7 assists gest thing in this, and it's a great lesson the year, Bob Cousy Award finalist, vous at all." per game. He'll be snagged in the lot- — Lon Kruger, who I have unbelievable Naismith Trophy semifinalist. And when it's time to find his seat at tery on Thursday, by a team that ap- respect for, basically said 'We're going He had a sensational year by any Barclays Center for the draft, Young parently will be willing to turn its of- to play through you, it's all going measure. insists that he's going to savor the mo- fense over to a 6-foot-2 guard who tries through you, you're going to shoot "It was crazy," Young said. "But it was ment. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | B5

RECRUITING CORNER Linebacker Lytle down to Clemson, Wisconsin

inebacker Spencer Lytle of offers now for offen- Hilinski prefers. from USC. Gourdine, who had 15 QB Bellflower, Calif., has seen sive tackle,” Dawson “I’ve been recruiting for South Caro- sacks last season, said UCF is his fa- enough. said. “The coaches lina up until today,” Hilinski ex- vorite at this point. L He took an official visit to keep saying, ‘We can plained. “I’m still recruiting after I got WR Jalin Hyatt of Dutch Fork Wisconsin and an unofficial visit to put you in the (Na- the other USC offer. I was texting guys landed camp offers this month from Clemson in the last week, and he can- tional Football) after the camp. If that tells you all you VT and Duke. He’s also been to USC celled a planned official visit to Notre League if you try as need to know; I think that explains it- and Clemson camps and has im- Dame for this past week. Now he’s an offensive tackle.’ self really. pressed all with his speed. USC and ready to make a decision between the Phil It’s something that It’s a great offer for me. It’s definite- the Tigers both told him they are in- Tigers and Badgers by the end of I’ve got to consider.” ly meaningful and it shows that all my terested. Hyatt said he’s also looking July. Kornblut Dawson also has of- hard work is paying for sure. But right at Tennessee for an unofficial visit in “In no order Clemson and Wiscon- fers from Colorado now, of course, I’m committed to the near future. Hyatt had 49 recep- sin are currently at the top,” Lytle State, Coastal Carolina, Appalachian South Carolina, and it’s going to take tions for 937 yards and 13 TDs for a said. “I really could make a decision State, Army, Navy, UCF, South Florida a whole lot to change that. But if 5A state championship team last sea- anytime between now and Aug. 1, but and Old Dominion. someone wants to put their best foot son. there is nothing scheduled right now.” Offensive lineman JD Duplain of forward and try that, they can, but it’s The NCSU website InsidePack- He will sign in December and enroll Strongsville, Ohio, visited Clemson definitely going to take a lot because Sports reported LB/RB Quavaris in January. last week. His offers include Boston I’m committed 100 percent right now, Crouch will visit NCSU today. He re- Swansea High School LB Greg Wil- College, Indiana, Michigan State and and I’m recruiting my butt off.” portedly was at Michigan on Satur- liams was one of the impressive per- Arkansas. Hilinski and his mom visited on day and was at Tennessee last week. formers at Clemson’s camp this Clemson is in the top six with OL USC Thursday through Saturday. Hil- USC and Clemson are two others in month, so much so the Tigers offered Trevor Keegan of Crystal Lake, Ill.. inski took his official visit to USC in pursuit. him. He returned to campus with his The others are Penn State, Ohio State, April, and he said at this point he has LB Kalen DeLoach, who has Clemson dad on Thursday for a more detailed Michigan, Georgia and Alabama. no plans to schedule any other official and USC offers, told BamaOnline he look at things as he weighs that op- Clemson offered '20 QB DJ Uiagalelei visits. will visit Alabama on Friday for the portunity to join the Tigers. of Bellflower, Calif., while he was at DB Cam Smith of Westwood High in Champions Cookout. He also said he “They just want to make sure camp on Wednesday. He was offered Blythewood competed at UGA’s camp will take official visits to Michigan, when I say I’m all in, I’m all in,” Wil- by UGA last Tuesday and by Auburn last week and walked out of Athens Alabama, Auburn and FSU. He went liams said. “They really want to on Saturday. with an offer from head coach Kirby to spring games for both USC and work with me. He (Clemson head Sav’ell Smalls, a '20 LB from Seattle Smart. UGA join USC, Tennessee and Clemson and has had them listed coach Dabo Swinney) said he wants was offered by Clemson at camp last UNC in his top four. He has camped at among his favorites. He also took an to mold me into a great player be- Wednesday. Some of his other offers USC and UNC and has visited Tennes- unofficial visit to USC. cause he believes I’m a great fit at are Alabama, Florida State, Southern see. He will visit ECU. USC offered '20 WR Ze’Vian Capers Clemson.” Cal, Washington, Stanford, UGA, Loui- USC continues to show strong inter- of Alpharetta, Ga. He also has offers Williams said the idea of commit- siana State, ND and Oregon. est, Smith said, with regular contact from Clemson, Arkansas and Louis- ting did cross his mind, but he still Reggie Grimes, a '20 DE from Mount from the coaches. ville. wants to talk to his coaches and fami- Juliet, Tenn., was offered by Clemson “Coach Muschamp texts me and my ly before finalizing his plans. He also while at camp on Thursday. mom almost every day, talking about OTHERS wants to spend time with his team at the academics and the progress on the Lakewood High QB Malik Richardson some 7-on-7 competitions and might USC new football operations (building) and was offered by ECU. go to some other camps. DB Johnny Dixon of Tampa, Fla., all the stuff like that,” Smith said. “He WR Jacoby Pinckney of Dorman Williams said he wants to make a made his official visit to USC over the keeps us updated on everything basi- High in Roebuck named his final four decision by the end of the month weekend, the next step in his long cally. I stay in touch with Coach T-Rob as UGA, Michigan, Alabama and VT. with East Carolina, Missouri and running relationship with USC, which a lot too.” DB/WR Kenney Solomon of Socastee Central Florida also under consider- gave him his first offer. Smith has set Aug. 17 for his an- High in Myrtle Beach was offered by ation. “It was good; I liked everything nouncement, and he doesn’t have a fa- UCF after camping there. Some of his Clemson is hoping to add another about it,” Dixon said. “Everything the vorite among his four. He said his plan other offers are Charlotte, Marshall, quarterback to the 2019 recruiting coaches were saying was genuine be- is to sign and graduate early. Coastal and Miami (Ohio). class, and the Tigers like the looks of cause I hung out with the players, and Placekicker Ryan Fitzgerald of OL Daylen Powell of Summerville former Wake Forest commitment they said the same thing about the Moultrie, Ga., competed at USC’s kick- High committed to Western Kentucky. Brendon Clark (6-feet-2-inches, 209 coaches.” er camp on Saturday. He said he had ATH Jalon Calhoun of Southside pounds) of Midlothian, Va. He also got a message from the the longest kickoff at 75 yards and was High in Greenville committed to Geor- They’ll have to beat out the likes of coaches he was excited to hear. a finalist in the punt competition. gia Tech. Calhoun plays QB but has ND, North Carolina and Virginia Tech “The coaches aren’t scared to play USC got a visit last week from run- been recruited primarily as a WR. to land him. He visited Clemson earli- me,” he said. ning back Tahj Gary of Atlanta. USC is Some of his other offers are PSU, ECU, er this month. USC is in Dixon’s final five along in his top eight. Coastal, Furman, Mercer, The Citadel, According to stats from MaxPreps, with PSU, Miami, Alabama and Ohio Athlete Cameron Wynn of Chatta- Wofford and Charlotte. Clark was the ninth leading passer in State. He’s not in a rush on a decision nooga, Tenn., has USC in his top 10 Saluda High LB Raquon Hartley the state of Virginia last season with because he’s not signing early. He has along with Maryland, UF, VT, ND, committed to Middle Tennessee State. 2,006 yards. He completed 61 percent an official set with PSU for late Sep- Mississippi State, Louisville, Missis- Greenville High QB Davis Beville of his attempts with 28 touchdowns tember and might squeeze one in this sippi and West Virginia. committed to Pitt. and just four interceptions. He also summer to Miami, if not, during the Wide receiver Keveon Mullins named runs well, so he sees a good fit in the season. a final four of USC, UGA, Louisville BASKETBALL Clemson offense. “Everything is the same,” Dixon and his hometown Memphis Tigers. Zane Martin, a 6-4 transfer from “Obviously we run a lot of the same said. “They’re still in the same place. He was at USC for camp last week, Towson, reportedly was to visit Clem- routes that they run, kind of the quick I’ve always liked South Carolina.” and he visited Louisville on Friday. He son over the weekend. He is not a game stuff, and I can spread the ball DB Chris Steele of Bellflower, Calif., also picked up an Arkansas offer on graduate transfer and would have to down the field,” Clark said. also made an official visit to USC Saturday. sit out this season. Clark took an unofficial visit to VT over the weekend. That was his sec- Ta’Chawn Brooks, a '20 recruit from Martin averaged nearly 20 points on Thursday, an official to ND Friday ond visit with USC. He took an unof- Dutch Fork High in Irmo, camped at per game last season and declared for through Sunday and an unofficial to ficial visit in March. Steele also has USC on Friday. He measures at 6-4, 275 the National Basketball Association UNC on Sunday. taken official visits to Oklahoma, pounds and ran a 4.9 40-yard dash at draft but did not retain an agent and Clark said he is looking for a school LSU and Florida and is scheduled to Wofford’s camp. He’s being recruited eventually withdrew. He played two that can develop him as a QB, and visit Southern Cal this weekend. He as an OT. He camped at Auburn on seasons at Towson. He reportedly will Clemson’s current QB room is not a plans to announce a commitment on Saturday and Oregon State also is decide between Clemson, Gonzaga, turnoff to him. July 7. showing interest. He also camped at Seton Hall and New Mexico. “It doesn’t really matter to me,” he DB Jaydon Hill of Madison, Ala., Kentucky. USC target AJ Lawson, a 6-7 player said. “The only thing I can do is go in made an unofficial visit to USC over USC offered '20 DB Brian Branch of from Mississauga, Ontario, had 18 there and work as hard as I can, and if the weekend, and USC remains a Tyrone, Ga. He also lists offers from points and 12 rebounds in a 113-74 loss I start, I start, and if I don’t I’m just strong player with him. Louisville, ECU and Indiana. USC of- by his Canadian National Team to the going to keep working and trying to “I’m one of the top guys they want fered '20 RB Tirek Murphy of Middle United State in the gold medal game get better.” to take in this class," Hill said. "He Village, N.Y. Some other offers for him of the FIBA U18 Americas Champion- He has set July 4 for his next com- (defensive coordinator Travaris are Tennessee, Pittsburgh, Michigan, ship played on Saturday. Lawson took mitment announcement. Robinson) is actually saying he de- Duke, BC and Baylor. an official to USC in late May. Creigh- Defensive back Jalyn Phillips of Law- velops DBs and nobody does it bet- USC offered '20 RB Lamy Constant of ton, Southern Methodist and Oregon renceville, Ga., said he has made his ter than him. He said he’s just the Brooklyn, N.Y. He also counts offers are also involved. decision. He had a final five of Clem- guy. My relationship with the from Tennessee, UF, Texas A&M, In the same game, 6-6 '19 recruit Jo- son, Alabama, Oklahoma, Tennessee coaches stands out a lot. I just know Duke, LSU, Baylor, WF, BC and others. siah James of Porter-Gaud in Charles- and Southern California. He was of- the history and defenses and the USC offered '21 RB Dylan Betts-Pau- ton had nine points and eight re- fered by Clemson earlier this month in (NFL) first-rounders they’ve pro- ley of Hoover, Ala., and '21 ATH Will bounds for the USA. He’s a Clemson camp. At this point he is scheduled to duced, (head) Coach (Will) Mus- Shipley of Weddington, N.C. He also and USC target. announce on Aug. 20. champ and T-Rob.” has offers from Duke and WF. Juwan Gary, a 6-6 '19 recruit from DB Shyheim Battle of Rocky Hill said right now USC and Tennes- USC OL target Anthony Whigan of Gray Collegiate in Columbia, will Mount, N.C., was back at Clemson see are neck and neck and he also vis- Lackawanna Junior College in Penn- take unofficial visits this summer to last week for a Swinney camp, an- ited Tennessee recently. He also added sylvania added offers from Arkansas his final five schools of USC, Clem- other chance to interact with the an offer from UF on Saturday. He’s and Oklahoma. Whigan has taken an son, Alabama, NCSU and VT. He has coaches and another chance for looking at some time in August for official visit to USC, and USC is work- been to Alabama and NCSU thus far, them to gauge him in action at cor- making his decision. ing him hard. and he will visit VT at the end of this nerback. Battle feels he impressed DB Jammie Robinson of Cordele, “I talk to (OL) Coach (Eric) Wolford month. He will later take visits to the coaches again, and the Tigers re- Ga., a frequent visitor to USC, was almost ever day," Whigan said. "We Clemson and USC. He will take offi- main at the top of his list along with back for an overnight stay on Friday. talk about everything. They’re just cial visits in the fall before making North Carolina State. That was his second visit of the month happy that I got a chance to come his decision. Gary said he doesn’t Battle said Clemson wants him to to Columbia. Two weeks ago he was in down and visit them and they have a have a favorite from his final five at return for the All-In Cookout in late for his official visit. need for an older offensive tackle.” this point. July. Robinson said he has a final four He recently visited Louisville offi- USC target Brandon Stone, a 6-11 '19 “(Assistant) Coach (Mike) Reed said now of USC, UGA, Auburn and Michi- cially and he has not set any more of- recruit, took an official visit to La he wanted to go ahead and try to get a gan. USC has long been among his fa- ficial visits though he’s talked about Salle over the weekend. He has an offi- commit in, but I told him I’m just tak- vorites, and this visit didn’t hurt the seeing Ole Miss and PSU during the cial visit to PSU set for September. ing my time right now. I’m just taking Gamecocks’ cause. season. He’s still looking at September According to a tweet by GetMeRe- all of my visits right now and stuff “It helped South Carolina out a little or October for a decision. cruited, the USC women offered 5-6 like that,” Battle said. more,” he said. “Just them welcoming eighth-grader Lisa Thompson of Plain- Battle also visited NCSU and UNC me on campus anytime I want to come CLEMSON AND USC field, Ill. last week. He might try to work in a up is pretty nice.” DE Dal’Mont Gourdine of Garrett visit to Ohio State, but it’s the Tigers Robinson was at UGA recently for a Academy in North Charleston has of- BASEBALL and NCSU still at the head of the 7-on-7 and also got the recruiting fers from Nebraska, UCF, Coastal, USC landed a commitment from pack with not much separating treatment from UGA. He is planning a Troy, Florida International, Georgia shortstop Quinntin Perez of Hancock them. return visit to UGA this weekend and State and others. He camped at Clem- JC in California. He had a .367 batting “I’m still in between, not leaning too also plans to get to Auburn over the son last week, hoping to add the Ti- aveage with 12 doubles, three home much anywhere,” Battle said. “Fifty- weekend. He also wants to visit Michi- gers to his list. He also visited Clem- runs and 18 runs batted in this sea- 50.” He has set Dec. 15 for his commit- gan at some point as well. son for a spring practice and the son. He also stole 10 bases in 12 at- ment announcement. “I’m just taking my time with it,” he spring game. tempts. He committed 13 errors in 31 Hanahan High's Cooper Dawson (6-5, said. “Hopefully I’ll have a decision by “I think I need to show them that games with a .906 fielding percentage. 245) participated in a Swinney camp the season; if not, I’ll wait until (De- I’m as good as any player in (the) 5A USC also gained a commitment for earlier this month as a defensive end. cember) signing day.” (classification)," Gourdinne said. "Just the '18 class from outfielder Andrew Unfortunately, he tore his anterior He said there is no leader among the because my school is 2A, I think that’s Eyster (6-3 190) of Ocala, Fla. He cruciate ligament and will miss his se- four at this point. the reason why they haven’t offered. It played last season at Sante Fe JC in nior season. Last week, Clemson con- USC QB commitment Ryan Hilinski would be very special because it’s in- Florida and hit .412 with 13 HRs and tacted him with an offer -- as an offen- was offered last week by Southern Cal state.” 53 RBI. He was a 32nd-round pick in sive tackle. after a camp. Much was written about Gourdine also went to UCF’s spring the Major League Baseball draft earli- “A month ago, I probably would’ve that on the west coast, leading to na- game and has also visited Georgia er this month and a 27th-round pick said, ‘Heck, no,’ but I’ve gotten three tionwide speculation about which USC State. He said he’s also hearing some out of high school. 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COLLEGE WORLD SERIES MSU beats North Carolina 12-2; Gators win 6-1 over Texas

BY ERIC OLSON nana up to his face like a mustache; The Associated Press other times it's a faux radar gun. A couple Mississippi State fans have OMAHA, Neb. — Go bananas, Mis- been dressed up in banana outfits, oth- sissippi State Bulldogs! You're one win ers wear Rally Banana T-shirts, and away from the College World Series fi- the Bulldogs have received best wishes nals. from banana producers Dole and Jordan Westburg hit a grand slam, Chiquita. doubled and drove in seven runs and "If you're going to do all the shenan- Mississippi State continued its sur- igans in the dugout," Westburg said, prise postseason surge by beating "you might have to step it up on the North Carolina 12-2 on Tuesday. field and back that up. It was nice to The Bulldogs (39-27), with two wins do that today." at the CWS, are off until Friday. Win then or on Saturday, and they'll be FLORIDA 6 TEXAS 1 playing for the national championship next week. OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jackson This game was all about Westburg, Kowar struck out a career-high 13 in 6 the freshman who two weeks ago 2/3 innings, Jonathan India hit a came up with the "Rally Banana" three-run homer and defending na- that's become the Bulldogs' good-luck tional champion Florida eliminated charm in the NCAA Tournament. His Texas from the College World Series seven RBIs, on the slam in the second with a 6-1 win on Tuesday. inning and three-run double in the Kowar (10-5) held the Longhorns eighth, tied a CWS record. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS scoreless on five hits, mixing his "I think we had a good banana Mississippi State designated hitter Jordan Westburg hits a grand slam against North changeup with a fastball still touching today. That's all I can say," Westburg Carolina in the second inning of the Bulldogs’ 12-2 victory on Monday in the College the mid-90s deep into his season-high deadpanned. World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. 121-pitch afternoon. Westburg crushed a breaking pitch The Kansas City Royals’ first-round Austin Bergner left hanging, and the gional game against Oklahoma on time, and the meme took off. draft pick struck out the side in the ball landed in the seats above the left- June 3. The Bulldogs were struggling Since then, Westburg has been the third and sixth innings and broke his field bullpen for a 4-1 lead. when he went into the tunnel and curator of the fruit. (No, it's not the previous high of 11 Ks he set against When Westburg returned to the dug- grabbed a banana. Instead of eating it, same banana every game.) TCU in the CWS last year. He became out, a teammate handed him his Rally he put it on his head in hopes of turn- He's put sunscreen and bug spray on the first pitcher with 13 strikeouts in a Banana. ing the Bulldogs' luck. It must have it. He's wrapped one in a towel, as if it CWS game since 2010 and, according Westburg came up with the Bull- worked. Mississippi State won, West- were releaxing at a spa. Sometimes to ESPN, the first in 40 years to do it in dogs' alternate mascot during a re- burg and his banana got some TV Westburg or a teammate puts the ba- fewer than seven innings.

To honor Polly’s memory, ROVENA B. WATSON a dietician at George Wash- OBITUARIES please consider donating to On Wednesday, June 13, ington University Hospital your local animal rescue shel- 2018, Rovena Brunson Wat- for six years. As a compas- PAULINE ENZOR OSBORNE of Rigby’s Restaurant. ter or donate to the Polly Os- son, widow of the late Otis sionate care provider, she Pauline "Polly" Enzor Os- In 1976, she joined Bob borne Endowed Scholarship Watson, exchanged her rug- furthered her education at borne, beloved friend of many Capes Realtors, where she at USC Sumter (established by ged cross for her precious Automation Academy of Bal- and a former top Columbia was their top producer in 1983 Austin). For information, call crown at Palmetto Health Tu- timore and Catonsville Com- Realtor, died peacefully on and 1988 at the respective ages or email Vicki Singleton at omey. munity College to receive Wednesday, June of 60 and 65. She then joined (803) 938-3782 or singlev@usc- Born on May 26, 1925, in her certificates as a nurse’s 13, 2018, of natu- RE/MAX Realtors in 1993, re- sumter.edu. Manning, she was a daughter aide/geriatric aide and nurs- ral causes at age tiring in June 1999 at the age A memorial service will be of the late Willis and Mary ing support technician. She 94. of 75, after 23 years in real es- held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Magdalene Johnson Brunson worked at various nursing She will be re- tate. She earned both GRI and the 3926 Devine St. Chapel of and stepdaughter of the late homes before providing 10 membered for CRS certifications and was a Dunbar Funeral Home in Co- Sallie James Brunson. years of patient care at her generosity, lifetime member of the Co- lumbia. Email [email protected] Service of remembrance Johns Hopkins Hospital in OSBORNE her work ethic, lumbia Board of Realtors Mil- to submit a memory or state- will take place on Thursday at Baltimore, Maryland. She her beautiful lion Dollar Club. She was hon- ment to go in the program. 1 p.m. at Society Hill AME later became a taxi driver for smile and the ored by the Columbia Sales Please view and/or sign the Church, 1030 Morello Road, two cab companies in Balti- many large and small ways and Marketing Executives As- online guestbook or view the S.C. 260 South in the Jordan more before returning to she touched our lives. sociation, Who’s Who in full obituary at https://www. Community of Manning, South Carolina. She re- Polly was born on Sept. 28, American Women, and Trib- mearesfuneralhome.com/notic- where the Rev. Marie Harvin, turned to cooking and pa- 1923, in the Spring Branch ute to Women in Industry. At es/PaulinePolly-Osborne. pastor of the Historic Laurel tient care at Greene Nursing farming community of Horry RE/MAX she marketed using Hill AME Church, will pre- Home and A Step Above In- County, the seventh child of postcards featuring pictures MARY DAVIS side. Words of hope will come Home Care. her seventh-child father, Quit- of her four great-grandchil- MANNING — Mary Davis, from the Rev. Dr. Mary When she returned to S.C., tie Montrose Enzor, and his dren, Lindsey, Rebecca, Kayla 66, died Saturday, June 15, Rhodes, pastor of Society Hill Ellen and Norwood Brunson wife, Leona Joyner Enzor. and Miranda. 2018. She was born Oct. 29, AME Church. The service of finally married each other to Preceding her in death were Polly’s primary lifetime de- 1951, in Clarendon County, a committal will follow in the become husband and wife. her parents; her two sisters, votion was to her family. She daughter of the family plot in the Society Hill Ellen also returned to her Jennie Lovette of Lumberton kept in close contact with her late Thomas AME Church Cemetery. family’s home church, Mt. and Irene Luther of Nichols; 10 siblings and coordinated al- Johnson and Ev- The family is receiving rela- Sinai in Mayesville, in 2001. and seven brothers, Ernest most yearly reunions, with elyn Pugh John- tives and friends from 4 to 8 She dedicated her life to Jesus and Luther of Nichols, Ros- many at the Duford House son. p.m. at the residence of her Christ and joined Bethany coe, Elmer and Cecil of Fair and then at the Polly House at Funeral servic- daughter, Ruth Ann Watson, Missionary Baptist Church in Bluff, North Carolina, Austin Spring Branch. All have bene- es for Mrs. Davis of 1764 Bonanza Crossing, 2011. Ellen was a devoted Fentrice of Eden, North Caro- fited from her commitment to DAVIS will be held at 11 Jordan Community of Man- member who regularly at- lina, and Carrol of Florence. sharing food, fun and photos a.m. Thursday at ning. tended Bible study, Sunday She is survived by her "little with all since her teens. Mt. Zero Mis- Fleming & DeLaine Funeral School and other services. She brother," Herman Enzor; her Polly’s kind heart and gen- sionary Baptist Church, 7827 Home and Chapel of Manning served faithfully as a trustee, two children, Austin Edwin erosity were legendary. Un- Paxville Highway, Manning. is in charge of these services. a missionary and pastor’s Floyd of Sumter and Rachel able to afford a bike as a child, The Rev. Jeffery Jackson, pas- Online condolences for the aide for Bethany Missionary Floyd Harjes (John) of Co- she finally bought her own in tor, officiating; the Rev. Lillian family may be sent to www. Baptist Church. lumbia; four grandchildren, 1965, then donated one annu- Wright, presiding; and Minis- flemingdelaine.com or She leaves to cherish her Kathy Floyd Goodwin and ally to Epworth Children’s ter Shirley Sterlings, Bishop [email protected]. memories: her husband, Nor- Kim McGinnis of Sumter, Home for many years. O. W. Prince and the Rev. Dr. wood Brunson Sr.; a son, Eric Chris Harjes (Natalie) of More important than these Elizabeth Richburg, assisting. SHIRLEY A. SIMMONS (Lisa) Lesane of Baltimore; Asheville, North Carolina, "things," Polly gave, especially Burial will follow in the Shirley A. Simmons, 69, stepsons, James (Clarissa) and Heather Harjes of Char- to her grandchildren and churchyard cemetery. wife of Elder Robert Sim- Brunson and Jasmin Brunson lotte, North Carolina; six great-grands, the gift of time The family is receiving mons, entered into eternal of Sumter; daughters, Chap- great-grandchildren, Lindsey and the everyday "simple friends at her residence, 108 rest Saturday, June 16, 2018, at lain (Major) Linda Lesane of McGinnis Havenga (Jakes) things" that make memories Richard St., Manning. Palmetto Heart Hospital in Enterprise, Alabama, and and Rebecca McGinnis of Tay- and happy childhoods. Chris These services have been Columbia. Demeshia Moreno of Atlanta; lors, Kayla Floyd and Miran- and Heather loved going to entrusted to Samuels Funeral Born in Richland County on stepdaughters Sylvia (George) da Goodwin of Sumter, and Morrison’s Cafeteria, then the Home LLC. May 18, 1949, she was the Maddox of Prattville, Ala- Via and Zeb Harjes of Ashe- toy store and book store, then daughter of the late Wesley bama, Rosa (Kenneth) Pack of ville; and two great-great- Cromer’s to watch the mon- THERESA R. HUGHES and Rosa Blanks. Gable, Dylena (Frederick) grandchildren, Hallie and keys and buy peanuts to be FLORENCE — Theresa The family will receive rela- Wells of Mayesville and Glo- Coby Havenga of Taylors. fed to the squirrels and pi- Rush Hughes, 86, widow of tives and friends at the home, ria (Elijah) of Sumter; one sis- Polly, who grew up during geons at the State House. David Hughes, died Friday, 1000 Dover Circle, from 3 to 8 ter, Elder Shirley (Willie) Bat- the Depression, loved telling Kathy and Kim also loved June 15, 2018, at Carolinas p.m. tle of District Heights, Mary- and writing stories about Cromer’s and the State House, Hospital Sys- Ephriam D. Stephens Fu- land; eight sisters-in-law; growing up "in the old days," along with playing grocery tems. She was neral, 230 S. Lafayette Drive, three brothers-in-law; 11 and about adventures with store with Polly’s pantry born Nov. 28, is in charge of arrangements, grandchildren, 16 great- her two sisters and eight items and loose change. They 1931, a daughter (803) 775-8911. “Where Dignity grandchildren, 19 step-grand- brothers, including several also enjoyed swimming and of the late Hill- is the Watchword.” children, 21 step-great grand- mischievous pranksters who skiing at the Lake Murray re- ard Rush and El- children; and a host of nieces, argued for years about who treat, sleeping on the feather vira Rush. ELLEN "IDA LEE" LEE BRUNSON nephews, cousins, other rela- was really "the ring leader." mattresses at the Caesar’s HUGHES Funeral ser- Ellen “Ida Lee” Lee tives and friends. She was known for her Head mountain house, and vices will be held Brunson, 71, departed this The family is receiving rela- work ethic, telling well-mean- riding the Gator at Spring at 2 p.m. Thurs- journey of life from multiple tives and friends at the home, ing activities directors "What Branch. day at Hayes F. Samuels Sr. medical conditions on the eve- 125 W. Bartlette St., Apart- do I like to do? I like to work." Lindsey, Rebecca, Kayla and Memorial Chapel, 114 N. ning of Wednesday, June 13, ment 308, Sumter. Even at 90, she could outlast Miranda took joy in playing Church St., Manning. Burial 2018. She was born on March Funeral services will be most younger people in the on and painting the play will follow in Rush Cemetery. 25, 1947, in Lee County, the held Thursday at 2 p.m. at yard or garden. house at Polly’s Hopkins These services have been fourth of 12 children of the Bethany Missionary Baptist She graduated from Floyds home, sliding and digging in entrusted to Samuels Funeral late Ella Louise Williams and Church, 350 E. Red Bay Road, High School, where she let- the sand pile, riding scooters Home LLC of Manning. Hayes Lawson. She received Sumter, with the Rev. Daryl F. tered in track one year and on the driveway, making rock her early childhood education McGhaney, pastor, eulogist. basketball four years, being dams in the stream, frying COLUR T. STERLING in the public schools of Lee The remains will be placed named All-Conference in bas- shrimp over candles, riding Colur Nadine Tindal Ster- County. in the church at 1 p.m. for ketball. She attended North mall escalators and shopping ling, 99, died on Thursday, She married at an early age viewing until time of services. Greenville Junior College for at Target. June 14, 2018, in Cambridge, and had three children in her The procession will leave one semester before marrying Thanks to Polly’s angel Maryland. first union with the late from the home at 1:20 p.m. and having children. granddaughter, Kathy Good- She was born in Sumter to James Lesane Jr. She later ad- Services directed by the In 1964 she moved to Colum- win, for coordinating loving the late Sarah and William opted one of her grandchil- management and staff of Wil- bia, where she worked at the 24/7 care since October 2017. Henry Tindal. dren in her second union to liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 Market Restaurant, where she Our gratitude to Polly for She will be interred at Ar- Henry Moreno. She began N. Main St., Sumter. Online was named South Carolina her long life of contributing to lington National Cemetery in working in the local hotels memorial messages may be Waitress of the Year in 1968 the happiness and character Arlington, Virginia. and restaurants in Sumter sent to the family at williams- by the SC Restaurant Associa- of our children and the well This is a courtesy an- until she relocated to Wash- [email protected]. Visit tion, and then at the Flaming being of us all. She will be nouncement by Sumter Fu- ington, D.C. us at www.WilliamsFuneral- Pit. She also was part owner missed. neral Service Inc. Ellen began her career as HomeInc.com. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 CLASSIFIEDS THE ITEM B7 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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Summons, were filed with the Clerk AD LITEM NISI Deficiency [email protected] John P. action. of Court for Sumter County, South Judgment Waived It appearing to the Fetner (SC Bar# 77460), 4. This Court has subject matter ANNOUNCEMENTS [email protected] Clark endangering her life, Plaintiff seeks Carolina on August 19, 2016. satisfaction of the Court, upon and in personam jurisdiction over permanent Restraining Orders of Columbia, South Carolina 5/25/18 reading the Motion for the Dawson (SC Bar# 101714), the parties, and venue is proper [email protected] 100 and against Defendant prohibiting NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE appointment of Anne Bell Fant as before this Court. any form of contact whatsoever for Lost & Found INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for any Executive Center Drive, Suite 201 Post Office Box 100200(29202) any reason, both temporarily and NOTICE THAT pursuant to the unknown minors and persons who FOR A FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION: permanently. South Carolina Supreme Court may be under a disability, it is Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 s/ (Divorce upon the Grounds of James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, Habitual Drunkenness and/or FOR A FOUTH CAUSE OF ACTION: you may have a right to Foreclosure SCRCP, Anne Bell Fant, be and Sumter County Sumter, South Habitual Drug Use, Carolina (013263-08958) 5/30/18 (Resume Use of Maiden Name) Intervention. To be considered for hereby is appointed Guardian Ad and/or One Year Continuous 17. The above allegations are any available Foreclosure Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown A-4659649 Separation) 06/06/2018, 06/13/2018, 06/20/2018 incorporated by reference. Intervention, you may communicate minors and all unknown persons 5. The above allegations are 18. Plaintiff seeks to resume the with and otherwise deal with the under a disability, all of whom may SUMMONS incorporated herein by reference. use of her maiden name of Walker. Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers have or may claim to have some 6. During the marriage, Defendant 19. Plaintiff asserts that she is not Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers interest in or claim to the real had a fixed habit of habitually doing so for any fraudulent purpose, Townsend and Thomas, PC property commonly known as 3365 IN THE FAMILY abusing alcohol to the point of COURT FOR THE to avoid prosecution, or that she is represents the Plaintiff in this Tobias Rd, Aclolu, SC 29001; that intoxication and/or passing out. on any terrorist or other offender list action. Our law firm does not Anne Bell Fant is empowered and THIRD JUDICIAL 7. Defendant also had a habit of in order to avoid prosecution represent you. Under our ethical directed to appear on behalf of and CIRCUIT smoking marijuana and consumed thereof. rules, we are prohibited from giving represent said Defendant(s), unless DOCKET NO: and abused this substance until the you any legal advice. You must the said Defendant(s), or someone on 2018-DR-43-0298 parties' separation or about January FOR A FIFTH CAUSE OF ACTION: submit any requests for Foreclosure their behalf, shall within thirty (30) 2016 when Defendant was removed (Attorney Fees, Suit Money and Intervention consideration within 30 days after service of a copy hereof as from the former marital residence Lost around 5am on Nettles Rd., STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Costs) June 13th, reward offered, $500.00 days from the date you are served directed, procure the appointment of COUNTY OF SUMTER due to his habitual use of 20. The above allegations are with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem intoxicants. incorporated by reference. for safe return. Call 803-481-3348 REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY for the said Defendant(s), and it is DELILA W. TAYLOR, 8. The parties have not cohabitated 21. Due to the conduct of ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of Plaintiff, since January 2016. Defendant as alleged herein, the FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, this Order shall forthwith be served vs. 9. Plaintiff seeks a Decree of Plaintiff is entitled to an award of THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY upon the said Defendant(s) Any CHARLES R. TAYLOR, Divorce from the Defendant upon attorney fees, suit money and costs PROCEED. Columbia, South Heirs-At-Law or Devisees of Annette Defendant. the ground of habitual drunkenness due to his marital fault causing the Carolina 5/25/18 STATE OF SOUTH Tomlin Ceasar a/k/a Annette T. and/or habitual drug use, or in the breakup of the marriage. Plaintiff CAROLINA IN THE COURT OF Ceasar, Deceased, their heirs, TO: THE DEFENDANT, CHARLES alternative, one year of continuous further asserts that there is no COMMON PLEAS COUNTY OF Personal Representatives, R. TAYLOR : separation. property to divide between the SUMTER DOCKET NO. Administrators, Successors and parties, but should Defendant seek 2016CP4301543 HSBC Bank USA, Assigns, and all other persons YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED FOR A SECOND CAUSE OF equitable distribution or special National Association as Trustee in entitled to claim through them; all and notified that an action has been ACTION: equity, Plaintiff further requests that trust for Citigroup Mortgage Loan unknown persons with any right, filed (Bar to Alimony) the Court consider an award of Trust Inc., Asset Backed Pass title or interest in the real estate against you in this Court. Within 10. The above allegations are attorney's fees and costs against Through Certificates Series described herein; also any persons thirty (30) days of the day you receive incorporated herein by reference. Defendant. 2003-HE4, Plaintiff, v. Jerlean T. who may be in the military service of this Summons, you must respond in 11. Defendant is able-bodied and WHEREFORE, Plaintiff prays that Fulwood a/k/a Jerlean Tomlin; the United States of America, being writing to this Complaint by filing an capable of self-support. she be granted all relief contained Matiel Johnson; Matilda Yvette a class designated as John Doe; and Answer with this Court. You must 12. Plaintiff is able-bodied and herein, together with such other and Richardson, as Personal any unknown minors or persons also serve a copy of your Answer to capable of self-support. further relief as the Court deems Representative of the Estate of under a disability being a class this Complaint upon the Plaintiff or 13. Defendant is currently residing just and proper. Annette Tomlin Ceaser a/k/a Annette designated as Richard Roe, by the Plaintiff's Attorney at the with his live-in girlfriend. T. Ceasar; Any Heirs-At-Law or publication thereof in the The Item, address shown below. If you fail to 14. Based upon the length of the Carrie A. Warner Devisees of Annette Tomlin Ceasar a newspaper of general circulation answer the Complaint, judgment by marriage, together with other factors P.O. Box 6306 a/k/a Annette T. Ceasar, Deceased, in the County of Sumter, State of default could be rendered against enumerated under the South Columbia, SC 29260 their heirs, Personal South Carolina, once a week for you for the relief requested in the Carolina s, Defendant should be (803) 799-3074 Office Representatives, Administrators, three (3) consecutive weeks, together Complaint. permanently barred from receiving (803) 252-3548 Facsimile Successors and Assigns, and all with the Summons in the above alimony from the Plaintiff, both Attorney for Plaintiff other persons entitled to claim entitled action. s/Robert P. Davis Plaintiff complains of the Defendant temporarily and permanently. through them; all unknown persons Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC as follows: with any right, title or interest in the ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 1. Plaintiff and Defendant are FOR A THIRD CAUSE OF ACTION: real estate described herein; also Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030), husband and wife, having been (Restraining Orders) any persons who may be in the [email protected] Andrew married on April 5, 2013. 15. The above allegations are military service of the United States W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893), 2. No child was born of the incorporated herein by reference. of America, being a class designated [email protected] marriage and none is expected. 16. Due to the Defendant's abusive as John Doe; and any unknown John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635), 3. Plaintiff and Defendant are conduct during the marriage, minors or persons under a disability [email protected] Kevin T. citizens and residents of the County including verbal and emotional being a class designated as Richard Brown (SC Bar # 064236), of Sumter, State of South Carolina, abuse upon the Plaintiff, together Roe; Defendant(s). (013263-08958) [email protected] Jason D. having been so for at least three with the history or physical assault ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN Wyman (SC Bar # 100271), months prior to the institution of this upon Plaintiff, as well as threats of

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PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A2 milk is displayed on the shelf at The Fresh Market in Latham, New York. So-called A2 milk is showing up on more supermarket shelves. This subset of cows could solve your milk problem

BY MICHAEL HILL ShopRite and Wegmans, and Associated Press TV ads with the tagline "Love milk again" went up recently in MORAVIA, N.Y. — Milk got New York City and elsewhere. your stomach feeling sour? "The Northeast is really the Dairy companies looking for big kahuna of the dairy indus- ways to appeal to people who try in the U.S.," said Blake Wal- avoid milk because of indiges- trip, the company's U.S. CEO. tion are promoting what they The company's U.S. expan- describe as a natural, easier- sion complements its efforts to drinking alternative. It's called boost distribution in markets A2 milk, which is produced by including Southeast Asia and a subset of cows that produce the Middle East under a recent milk lacking a protein that deal with the world's biggest Dan Ripley, of the Ripley Family Farm in Moravia, New York, feeds a Guernsey calf. Some cows on the farm backers say is associated with dairy exporter, New Zealand's naturally produce milk without a protein some people blame for indigestion. milk's dyspeptic tendencies. Fonterra. That A2 claim has its skep- Separately, Nestle SA, the James Rayburg said he has a industry. While the vast majority of tics, but the bet is that consum- world's largest food company, history of milk issues but can "Unfortunately, all the stud- Ripley farm's revenue comes ers will pay an extra dollar or began selling an A2 baby for- pour A2 on cereal or add it to ies are somewhat sort of from wholesaling traditional more per half-gallon to drink mula in China this year. recipes without worries. His flawed in various ways, and milk, selling Guernsey A2 milk that might not cause indi- Most cows produce milk that shop recently switched over to they seem to be spinning a milk and cheese is a way to gestion, gas and bloating. contains both A1 and A2 pro- Ripley's milk for all the drinks rather attractive story around make extra income. "Our approach has been, 'Lis- teins. Backers of this milk they serve. A2," German said. Other farmers who sell to ten, if you thought you had claim the A1 protein can cause "For me, I know if I'm feeling Ripley understands the the a2 Milk Company, like trouble with milk, try our A2 bloating and other symptoms that much better about drink- skepticism and said he be- Hourigan's Dairy Farm in milk because you may be able because of the way it breaks ing that much milk, then our came convinced only after he central New York, get a pre- to have it,'" said Dan Ripley, down when digested. Some customers are feeling that way, discovered his own children mium for that milk from the whose family farm in central cows naturally produce milk too," Rayburg said. could drink A2 without the di- company. While there are New York has both ordinary without the A1 protein, and Not everyone is convinced. gestion problems that afflicted costs associated with segre- cows and those producing what farmers can breed those cows The National Dairy Council, them with regular milk. gating A2 milk and perform- he sells as "Premium A2 with an eye toward building a which represents U.S. dairy Ripley Family Farm is es- ing genetic tests to make cows Guernsey" milk. herd that produces milk that farmers, said the claim re- sentially a competitor to Wal- produce the right type of The major A2 player in the only contains the A2 protein. mains an unproven theory. trip and the far larger a2 Milk milk, the extra money is ap- United States, Australia-based This kind of milk still has Bruce German, director of Company, but both say the preciated. a2 Milk Company, started sell- lactose, but proponents say it the Foods for Health Institute milk could be a boon to a U.S. "The milk market is kind of ing its milk in California in could help people who mistak- at the University of Califor- dairy industry that has milk tough right now," said Hou- 2015 and this year began mak- enly assume they're lactose in- nia, Davis, said existing stud- consumption dropping for de- rigan's farm manager A.J. ing a big push into the North- tolerant. ies have either methodological cades and wholesale prices Wormouth, "and anything we east. Its milk is now sold in In Buffalo, New York, Public flaws or may have issues be- slumping amid a global over- can do to add value to your major eastern chains such as Espresso + Coffee co-owner cause they are funded by the supply. product definitely helps." C2 | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM bizarro Wallace the braVe

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DEAR ABBY He wants to take the one one daughter was singled — I have a daughter on a trip to Hawaii. out for special treatment, 59-year-old And he has been telling ev- and put a stop to it then. brother-in- eryone she is now 18 (the girl law who has is still in high school). READER ALERT — If you know always been Should I say something to a student who would like to a “proud him, or mind my own busi- enter the $5,000 Dear Abby bachelor.” ness? He will likely hang up College Columnist Scholar- He isn’t a on me. I don’t know the ship contest, see the infor- Dear Abby rich, hand- daughters or their mom mation on DearAbby.com/ ABIGAIL some, well. Am I wrong to hear scholarship and learn more. VAN BUREN George some alarm bells going off ? The deadline is fast ap- Clooney- Wary in Washington proaching. type bache- Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van lor, but a DEAR WARY — No, you are not Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, hand-to-mouth, burping, un- wrong. The statement that and was founded by her mother, Pauline couth “Shallow Hal” kind of the girl is “now 18” is a red Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. bachelor. He befriended a flag for me, too. Rather than DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los An- geles, CA 90069. woman with four daughters, talk to your brother-in-law, paying most of his attention inform the mother that he To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable — and most frequently re- to one of the daughters. He may be “grooming” her quested — poems and essays, send would take the woman and daughter for something your name and mailing address, plus her girls to dinner, and take more than an innocent tour check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) the daughters shopping of the islands. She should to: Dear Abby — Keepers Booklet, P.O. Roger and Kathy Wienberg 6/20/18 without the mother. have noticed something was Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. ACROSS 48 Recycle bin 7 Watched 38 Spreadsheet Shipping and handling are included in 1 Not quite item again input Fast forward eight years. amiss eight years ago, when the price. round 49 Work on, as a 8 Astound 39 As a group 5 Gumbo vintage auto 9 Liquid poured 40 On a tether vegetable 52 Behold in in honor of a 41 Compelling 9 Ply amazement deity 44 Colonnaded 14 Like every U.S. 55 Pluto’s largest 10 Animated entryway jumble sudoku PREVIOUS SOLUTION president moon 11 Holiday 45 Reviewed for 15 “Coulda been 56 Trip up fireplace item typos THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME hoW to play: a lot worse!” 57 Use a 12 Ties, as a 46 State By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek 16 Romantic text wrecking ball score assemblies Each row, column and 17 Fidgety on 13 Potatoes often 50 Skin malady set of 3-by-3 boxes 19 Gymnast 59 Ode title used for fries 51 “__ So must contain the Simone who words 18 Alpine lake Unusual”: won four 60 Metaphor in 22 Island near Cyndi numbers 1 through 9 golds in Rio a gambling Sicily Lauper’s without repetition. 20 Carefree debacle 24 Yet again debut 21 The “I” of “The 61 Employee 26 Physician, studio King and I” hours hopefully album 22 Masters suggested by 28 Light-sensitive 53 Poet’s 23 Characteristic this puzzle’s eye part creation of the villain circles 33 Great 54 Word with in “The 63 Smell or American Ball secret or Fugitive” taste Park player school 25 “Is that it?” 64 Ancient Dead 36 Like some 58 Scads 27 All-in-one Sea region French 61 Supervillain printer 65 Slurpee, vowels Luthor feature basically 37 Command- 62 In the 29 Actor 66 Tidied, as a ment verb know Wallach lawn 30 Unconscious 67 TV warrior Previous Puzzle Solved 31 “__ goes princess nothing!” 68 Sci-fi escape 32 Muse of ships poetry 34 Navig. DOWN technology 1 “Heavens!” 35 T.S. Eliot 2 Window poem, with topper “The” 3 Twelve-month 39 Sprite 4 Thompson of 42 Admonish “Switched at 43 They’re on Birth” the phone 5 Gift box 47 Classical direction lead-in 6 Genghis __ THE SUMTER ITEM TELEVISION WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018 | C3 WEDNESDAY EVENING JUNE 20 SP FT 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM LOCAL CHANNELS WIS News 10 at Entertainment World of Dance “The Qualifiers 3” World of Dance “The Qualifiers 4” Reverie “Blue Is the Coldest Color” Mara WIS News 10 at (:34) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy WIS * 3 10 7 (N) Tonight (N) is warned about side effects. (N) 11 (N) Fallon (N)

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(DVS) Ashford are trapped. (N) Oded Fehr. Survivors of a deadly virus battle zombies. (2010) The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Full Frontal With Conan Actor Burt Reynolds; actor Dylan Full Frontal With TBS 24 156 Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Samantha Bee (N) Moran. Samantha Bee (6:00) ››› “Adventures of Don Juan” ›››› “The Philadelphia Story” (1940) Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn. An ex-hus- ››› “June Bride” (1948, Comedy) Bette Davis, Robert Montgomery, Fay Bainter. A ››› “The Catered TCM 49 186 (1948) Errol Flynn. band’s return upsets a socialite’s wedding plans. (DVS) wedding story spells love for an editor and a reporter. Affair” (1956) TLC 43 157 (:09) My 600-Lb. Life (N) My 600-Lb. Life “James & Cynthia” James is suspected of cheating. (N) (:14) My 600-Lb. Life James is suspected of cheating. NCIS: New Orleans “Overdrive” A Marine ››› “American Sniper” (2014, War) Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Jake McDorman. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle logs an incredible ››› “Live Free or Die Hard” (2007) Bruce Willis, Justin Long. TNT 23 158 dies in a race car crash. number of kills. (DVS) America’s computers fall under attack. (DVS) TRUTV 38 129 Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Comedy Knockout Comedy Knockout Impractical Jokers TV LAND 55 161 M*A*S*H (:36) M*A*S*H (:12) Everybody Loves Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Mom Mom King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens NCIS “Revenge” The team searches for NCIS “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” Parsons’ NCIS “Past, Present and Future” Tony is Colony “Lazarus” Snyder goes back to (:01) Modern Fami- (:31) Modern Fami- (12:01) Modern USA 25 132 Bodnar. (DVS) view of the team changes. determined to find Ziva. work for the IGA. (N) (DVS) ly (DVS) ly (DVS) Family WE 68 166 CSI: Miami A movie star is found dead. CSI: Miami “Just Murdered” CSI: Miami “Burned” CSI: Miami Possible drug-smuggling. CSI: Miami “Born to Kill” CSI: Miami WGNA 8 172 Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Costner stars in 21st-century western series BY KEVIN McDONOUGH chief (Gil Birmingham) sees Big star. Big skies. Big Dutton’s land as rightfully be- show? It’s a pretty safe bet longing to his people. that fans of TV westerns and “Yellowstone” is not an old- Kevin Costner will tune in for fashioned western shot “Yellowstone” (9 p.m., Para- against picturesque back- mount, TV-MA), a multigener- drops. It depicts Montana’s ational saga set in Montana’s wide-open spaces as both glo- ranching country. rious and troubled. Between Costner (“Dances With vistas, Native Americans live Wolves”) stars as John Dut- in squalid conditions, and oil ton, the family patriarch and and gas rigs dot the landscape. owner of the biggest ranch in Costner’s role as the star at- the United States. A father traction is both the strength and grandfather not always in and weakness of the series. control of his brood, he’s con- As a grandfather, he’s philo- tent knowing that his vast sophical and given to long- spread is the envy of the winded regrets. Too often, he world. speaks in platitudes. And he’s Family dynamics with a not alone. There are entirely side of envy, greed and histor- too many explanatory speech- ical resentments are what es in this movie-length series drive “Yellowstone.” This tale pilot. of ranchers and branding, Dutton may be a grandpa, cowboys and stallions begins, but he’s not a doddering old oddly enough, in a courtroom, man. He’s not weak enough to where John’s son Jamie (Wes be King Lear or Vito Corleone. PARAMOUNT NETWORK Bentley) challenges a develop- And so far, his sons don’t er encroaching on the family’s seem likely to challenge or re- From left, Dave Annable stars as Lee Dutton, Wes Bentley as Jamie Dutton, Luke Grimes as Kayce Dutton property rights. Jamie looks place him. Beth is certainly and Kevin Costner as John Dutton in “Yellowstone,” premiering at 9 p.m. today on Paramount. good in a suit, but he’s a bit of shrewd enough to pick up all a stiff. of the marbles, and may • “Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours “World of Dance” (8 p.m. and 9 Noah, Liza Koshy and Two British actress Kelly Reilly emerge as the driving force of to Hell and Back” (8 p.m., Fox, p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * On Feet on “The Late Show With plays his sister Beth, a far this 21st-century western. 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Purist vampires rage on “The United Feature Syndicate ance is deceptive. on “Handmaid’s,” we’ve seen Originals” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) Dutton’s estranged son moral qualms about a reli- * Offside fouls on “American Kayce (Luke Grimes) lives gious state separating parents CULT CHOICE Housewife” (9:30 p.m., ABC, close by, but at a considerable from children and the emer- TCM celebrates peak wed- TV-PG). emotional distance after mar- gence of Canada as a beacon ding season with a night of See McLaughlin Ford rying a Native American of resistance and an adver- films featuring brides and Service Specialists woman, Monica (Kelsey As- sary to Gilead. Blessed Day! grooms, from “The Philadelphia LATE NIGHT bille), and raising their son on Story” (8 p.m.) to “The Gradu- Dan Reynolds is booked on for all your auto the reservation with minimal ate” (3:45 a.m.). “The Daily Show With Trevor service needs! contact with Grandpa. 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Call Rhonda Barrick at: (803) 774-1264 | E-mail: [email protected] Traditional paella gets a twist with hearty vegetables

BY AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN We coated the rice with this po- tent mixture before adding hough traditional pa- broth, wine and saffron and simmering the rice until ten- ella centers on a va- der. riety of meat and Cooking on the stovetop T alone yielded unevenly cooked seafood, we wanted to devel- rice, so we transferred it to a op a vegetable-focused ver- 350 F oven where the grains cooked to perfection in the sion that highlighted the steady, even heat. You will need array of hearty vegetables at least a 6-quart Dutch oven for this recipe. While we prefer common in Spanish cuisine: the flavor and texture of jarred artichokes, bell peppers, whole baby artichokes, you can substitute 18 ounces frozen ar- fennel and peas. tichoke hearts, thawed and pat- We gave the artichokes and ted dry, for the jarred kind. peppers extra flavor by roasting Bomba rice is the most tradi- and then tossing them with a tional rice for this dish, but you bright, lemony sauce. We sau- can use any variety of Valencia teed the fennel with chopped rice. If you cannot find Valen- onion to give it a rich caramel- cia rice, you can substitute Ar- ized flavor that gave the dish ar- borio rice. Socarrat, a layer of omatic backbone. Chopped ka- crusty browned rice that forms lamata olives brought in a dis- on the bottom of the pan, is a tinct pop of briny, contrasting traditional part of paella. In flavor. this version, socarrat does not To infuse the rice with com- develop because most of the plex, authentic flavor, we cooking is done in the oven; if bloomed the paprika with the desired, there are directions on garlic and browned diced toma- how to make a socarrat before toes to give them savory depth. serving. CARL TREMBLAY / AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP

VEGETABLE PAELLA 1/3 cup dry white wine 3 minutes. Stir in rice and cook until grains are well coated 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads, crumbled with tomato mixture, about 2 minutes. Stir in broth, wine, Servings: 6 1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed saffron, and 1 teaspoon salt. Increase heat to medium-high Start to finish: 2 hours Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position, place and bring to boil, stirring occasionally. Cover, transfer pot 3 cups jarred whole baby artichokes packed in water, rimmed baking sheet on rack, and heat oven to 450 F. Toss to oven, and bake until liquid is absorbed and rice is ten- quartered, rinsed, and patted dry artichokes and peppers with olives, whole garlic cloves, 2 der, 25 to 35 minutes. 2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and chopped coarse tablespoons oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pep- For optional socarrat, transfer pot to stovetop and re- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives, chopped per in bowl. Spread vegetables in hot sheet, and roast until move lid. Cook over medium-high heat for about 5 min- 9 garlic cloves, peeled (3 whole, 6 minced) artichokes are browned around edges and peppers are utes, rotating pot as needed, until bottom layer of rice is 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil browned, 20 to 25 minutes; let cool slightly. well browned and crisp. Salt and pepper Mince roasted garlic. In large bowl, whisk 2 tablespoons Sprinkle roasted vegetables and peas over rice, cover, 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley oil, 2 tablespoons parsley, lemon juice and minced roasted and let paella sit for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining 1 2 tablespoons lemon juice garlic together. Add roasted vegetables, and toss to com- tablespoon parsley and serve. 1 onion, chopped fine bine. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Nutrition information per serving: 511 calories; 138 calories from fat; 1 fennel bulb, stalks discarded, bulb halved, cored, and Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees. Heat remain- 15 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 1289 mg sodi- sliced thin ing 2 tablespoons oil in Dutch oven over medium heat um; 82 g carbohydrate; 10 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 12 g protein. 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika until shimmering. Add onion and fennel and cook until 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained, minced, and softened, 8 to 10 minutes. For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and drained again Stir in remaining minced garlic and paprika and cook product reviews, visit https://www.americastestkitchen. 2 cups Bomba rice until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, and cook com. Find more sauce recipes and pairing suggestions 3 cups vegetable broth until mixture begins to darken and thicken slightly, about in "The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook."

A simple shrimp pad thai that requires just 1 skillet

BY AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN Our version of this take-out classic is surprisingly easy to make and re- quires just one skillet. While truly authentic pad thai, with its sweet, sour and salty flavors, requires hard-to-find ingredients like preserved daikon, palm sugar and dried shrimp, our simplified week- night recipe uses accessible ingredi- ents to create a simple flavor profile. ONE-PAN SHRIMP PAD THAI Servings: 4 Start to finish: I hour 8 ounces (3/8-inch-wide) rice noodles 1/3 cup lime juice (3 limes) 1/3 cup packed brown sugar 1/4 cup fish sauce 1 pound extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled and deveined 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 4 garlic cloves, minced 8 ounces (4 cups) bean sprouts Fresh cilantro 1/4 cup dry-roasted peanuts, chopped Bring 3 quarts water to boil in large saucepan. Place noodles in large bowl. Pour boiling water over noodles. Stir, then let soak until noodles are soft and pliable but not fully tender, stirring once halfway through soaking, 12 to 15 minutes. Drain noodles and rinse under cold running water until water runs clear. Drain well and DANIEL J. VAN ACKERE/AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP set aside. While noodles soak, squeeze 1/3 cup shrimp in single layer and cook until spotty 4 minutes. 143 mg cholesterol; 1894 mg sodium; 76 g carbohy- lime juice. Whisk sugar, fish sauce, and lime brown and cooked through, about 2 min- Add sprouts and shrimp to skillet and drate; 2 g fiber; 21 g sugar; 21 g protein. juice together in bowl. Mince garlic. Chop utes per side. Stir in garlic during last min- cook until shrimp and sprouts are warmed 1/4 cup cilantro. Chop peanuts. ute of cooking. Transfer shrimp to plate and through and noodles are well coated and For more recipes, cooking tips and ingre- Peel and devein shrimp. Pat shrimp dry tent loosely with aluminum foil. tender, about 3 minutes. Sprinkle with ci- dient and product reviews, visit www. with paper towels. Add noodles and lime juice to mixture to lantro and peanuts and serve. americastestkitchen.com. Find more reci- Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over now-empty skillet and cook over medium Nutrition information per serving: 478 calories; 98 pes like One-Pan Shrimp Pad Thai in "Din- medium-high heat until just smoking. Add heat until sauce is thickened slightly, about calories from fat; 10 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); ner Illustrated. "