Church Hid Abuse, Woman Says Youth Pastor’S Actions in ’80S ‘Swept Under the Rug,’ Shesays

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Church hid abuse, woman says Youth pastor’s actions in ’80s ‘swept under the rug,’ shesays

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The 27-year-old married youth pastor in Modesto con- soled the troubled girl, whose father had just died. Eventually, he kissed her. Then he fondled her. She was 14. 1 Over the next 2 ⁄2 years, Brad Tebbutt sexually abused Jennifer Graves in his office at First Baptist Church, a prominent Mo- desto congrega- tion, and in his Brad car. After school, Tebbutt before his wife returned from work, he would have sex with her in his home, she said. At the end of her junior year at Beyer High School, in 1988, Tebbutt and his wife moved away. Arecent publication boasts of his 30-year career as a youth pastor, and he now works in aseniors ministry for the International House of Prayer of Kansas City. PETER HALEY [email protected] How Tebbutt kept his jobs at Jennifer Roach, nowordained in the Anglican Church and acounselor forsexual abuse victims in Washington state, speaks of being sexually churches and religious schools, abused by Brad Tebbutt,then ayouth pastor at First Baptist Church in Modesto, in the1980s. She says she was14yearsold when it began. in Oregon and Missouri, is un- known. Interview requests sub- mitted to several known em- VIDEO Roach has been ordained in the ployers and former employers Anglican Church, she’s earned mostly have gone unanswered. Watchvideo reports to find out more. college degrees and she now It’s clear that soon after the modbee.com counsels sexual abuse victims, abuse ended, First Baptist lead- among other clients, in areli- ers knew. bo would respond only in writ- gious therapy group outside Afew months after Tebbutt ing, sidestepping some ques- Seattle. left town, the girl confided in tions. And she’s become asilence another youth pastor, who told The current lead pastor at breaker. then-high school pastor Marvin First Baptist –which changed to The #MeToo movement has Jacobo, who has led along and CrossPoint Community Church revealed heartbreaking stories distinguished in 2010 –arrived long after of people in positions of power ministry both at church leaders were rocked in abusing others, and now has the church and at private by this sex scandal, as offshoots such as #ChurchToo arespected reli- well as two others where adult and #MosqueMeToo. gious nonprofit volunteers molested several MARTY BICEK [email protected] Abusers and enabling church group in Modes- boys, in the 1980s. First Baptist became CrossPointCommunityChurch in 2010;itnow leaders, Roach said, “don’t get to. Enough boys shared their requires staff members to go through abuse prevention training. to be the only voice in what it Jacobo recently stories with authorities to con- means to have faith. They don’t Marvin confirmed that he vict the two men, although a get to steer this ship entirely on Jacobo had called Teb- delay in reporting allowed one went to police. They termed it who also attended First Baptist, their own. The people they’re butt after the girl to prey on more boys at another an affair, she said. Deborah Jules Vilmur and Jen- harming, they deserve better.” came forward all those years church down the road, court “They gave me specific direc- nifer Vanderpol Tracz, recently ago, and said Tebbutt confessed documents say. tions to never speak of the confirmed that she had confid- LIGHT ON AHILL to him. Jacobo then contacted But Tebbutt’s victim –still a events to anyone, because it ed in them about the abuse not First Baptist, now CrossPoint, Tebbutt’s wife and his boss at teenager, when she finally came would damage the reputation of long after it happened. has served many years as Mo- the time, he said. forward –was told to forgive the church, and of Jesus him- Today is Jennifer Graves desto’s go-to for prominent Tebbutt refused multiple and forget. self,” she said. “The abuse was Roach’s 47th birthday. She’s funerals, including a2003me- interview requests made via Church leaders never in- swept under the rug.” married and has ateenage son. telephone and email, and Jaco- formed her mother. They never Two friends from those days Since those days in Modesto, SEE ABUSE, 6A

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FROM PAGE 1A were done. SO ILLEGAL!” Steele was about “specific laboration with the Rus- The dispute centers on activities in 2016” by sians seeking to influence an application by the FBI Page, including suspected the 2016 election. The MEMO in October 2016 to secure meetings with close asso- indictment of the Rus- a secret warrant to spy on ciates of Russian Presi- sians – accused of flooding department returned the Page, suspected by U.S. dent Vladimir Putin dur- Facebook and other social document to the commit- law enforcement of being ing a July trip to Moscow, media with disinformation tee so it could make it a Russian agent, as well as the Democrats said. and propaganda – cited public. the subsequent renewals. The document says the only contact with “un- “I think the White House Republicans, in their bureau did disclose to the witting individuals” con- 1 tried to bury it as long as 3 ⁄2-page memo, had court that it had made use nected with the campaign. they could,” Rep. Adam claimed top law enforce- of information that was The charges against Schiff of Burbank, the ment officials abused their gathered through politi- Manafort and Gates de- Intelligence Committee’s most sensitive powers in cally motivated means pict an expansive money- ranking Democrat, told relying on politically moti- and quotes from the appli- ANDREW HARRER Bloomberg laundering and fraud The Washington Post in an vated research provided cation itself. President Donald Trump interacts with the crowd Friday operation stemming from interview. The Repub- by a former British spy, “The FBI speculates that at the Conservative Political Action Conference. their work for Ukrainian licans’ decision to release Christopher Steele. the identified U.S. person leaders aligned with Mos- the memo without warn- According to the Repub- was likely looking for in- cow, not from their ing, on a Saturday, is “not licans, the FBI failed to formation that could be involvement in the cam- what you do when you tell a secret intelligence used to discredit” Trump’s Should Trump paign. Michael T. Flynn, think you’re vindicated,” court that Steele’s work campaign, the FBI wrote in the president’s former he added. “It’s what you do had been financed by the the application. national security adviser, when you think the facts Democratic National be worried on and George Papadopou- don’t reflect well on you.” Committee and Hillary KEEPING SECRETS los, a former campaign Clinton’s 2016 presi- The Democrats said it adviser, pleaded guilty to THE FISA COURT dential campaign, making would have been inappro- lying to the FBI about The release was expect- it all but impossible for a priate and inconsistent Russia inquiry? their contacts with Rus- ed to be the final volley, at judge to evaluate the cred- with standard practice for sians or intermediaries least for now, in a bitter ibility of the information. officials to disclose to the but not to collusion. partisan fight over surveil- But the Democratic court the names of U.S. John M. Dowd, the presi- lance that has driven deep document contends the individuals and organiza- none of the charges impli- dent’s private lawyer, fissures through the once- FBI was more forthcom- tions that had paid Steele. BY PETER BAKER cate the president. Yet no pointed to Trump’s cooper- bipartisan Intelligence ing to the surveillance The FBI frequently relies New York Times one outside Mueller’s ation with the investigation Committee. court about Steele than on sources who have agen- office knows for sure as evidence he had nothing Schiff said Saturday that Republicans had let on, das, whether it is a gang WASHINGTON where he is heading. to hide. He noted that the the Democratic memo and that the information turncoat or a mafia in- n a fiery speech to “When you put that all White House had volun- should “put to rest” Re- provided by Steele, a former. What is typically supporters Friday, together, the White House tarily turned over more publican assertions of trusted source in the past, seen as important by courts I President Donald should be extremely wor- than 20,000 pages to wrongdoing against the was only a small part of is that the agenda is dis- Trump went after his ried,” said Benjamin Mueller, including docu- former Trump aide, Car- the evidence supporting a closed to a judge. vanquished opponent Wittes, editor-in-chief of ments related to Flynn and ter Page, in the Foreign wiretap. In the case of Page, the from 2016. “We had a Lawfare, a blog that ana- Comey, and the campaign Intelligence Surveillance surveillance applications crooked candidate,” he lyzes legal issues. “You provided 1.4 million pages. Act process. INTEREST IN PAGE were reviewed by four declared. The crowd re- have to ask the question More than 20 White “Our extensive review of According to the memo, judges, all appointed by sponded with a signature about whether there is a House officials, including the initial FISA application officials laid out a “mul- Republican presidents, the chant from the campaign certain measure of self- eight members of the and three subsequent re- tipronged rationale” for document says. Each trail: “Lock her up!” delusion going on here.” counsel’s office, volun- newals failed to uncover spying on Page, including approved the request. About three hours later In the last 10 days, tarily gave interviews to any evidence of illegal, his past interactions with The memo also asserts and 10 miles to the north, Mueller has indicted 13 the special counsel or unethical or unprofessional Russian spies, and in- that in applications to Trump’s former deputy Russians and three Rus- congressional investiga- behavior by law enforce- formed the court of a renew the wiretap, the FBI campaign chairman, who sian companies on suspi- tors, as did 17 campaign ment and instead revealed counterintelligence in- provided the court with helped put him in the cion of secretly trying to employees and 11 others that both the FBI and DOJ vestigation then underway information from inde- White House, arrived at a help Trump win the elec- affiliated with the cam- made extensive showings into the Kremlin’s covert pendent sources corrob- federal courthouse in tion, added new charges paign, he added. to justify all four requests,” influence campaign. orating Steele’s findings. Washington to plead guilty against Paul J. Manafort, Still, allies of Trump he said in a statement. Page, a former invest- Much of the corroborating to being crooked and face who was Trump’s cam- acknowledged the investi- Republicans, including ment banker based in evidence was blacked out. the prospect authorities will paign chairman, and se- gation had taken a toll. Trump, were undeterred. Moscow, had been on the And, according to the lock him up. cured a guilty plea from a “The good news for the The White House dis- FBI’s radar for years, long Democrats, the wiretap With each passing day, lawyer tied to Manafort’s White House is that more missed the Democratic before his work with produced “valuable in- Robert S. Mueller III, the business dealings with than 18 months since the document as an attempt Trump. The Democratic telligence” for the FBI special counsel investigat- pro-Russian figures. The FBI probe began, there is “to undercut the president memo reveals the FBI that was used to justify its ing Russia’s interference guilty plea Friday by Rick still no evidence of Russian politically.” interviewed Page as late renewal three times. The in the 2016 election, Gates, the former deputy collusion,” said Christoph- “The Democrat memo as March 2016 about his document offers specific seems to add another chairman, raised the pres- er Ruddy, chief executive response on government contacts with Russian examples, which were brick to his case – one sure on Manafort. of Newsmax and a friend surveillance abuses is a intelligence agents, the redacted by the Justice more indictment, one Trump is correct that of Trump’s. “The bad news total political and legal same month Trump added Department. more interview, one more nothing produced publicly is that the special counsel BUST,” Trump wrote on him to his foreign policy guilty plea. 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ANDY ALFARO [email protected] The menu includes Italian favorites such as eggplant parmigiana, chicken cacciatoreand veal marsala.

us,” he said. “We want to be a local The new restaurant is hub for people hanging about twicethe size of its around. Come catcha other two existing eat- drinkorappetizer with eries. Inside, large murals us,” he said. “It’s still the of Italian villagescenes same food, same recipes, are painted on its walls. just abigger locale and The original wood floors more extensive menu.” have been refinishedand Pastas Pronto is at 2930 ANDY ALFARO [email protected] acommercial kitchenwas Fourth St., Ceres. Its Clockwise from right, Ann Orear,TerryHughes,BernadetteRichardson and Jill HuntcelebrateFebruarybirthdays built into the space. The hoursare 11 a.m.to8p.m. during lunch FridayatPastas Pronto’s newlocation on Fourth Street in downtown Ceres. dining room seats just Monday to Thursday, 11 under 100 and includes a a.m. to 9p.m. Friday and small built-in bar in the 2to9p.m.Saturday. For BUSINESSBEAT back. moreinformationcall The family moved to 209-248-5444. Modesto in 2001 has been Elsewhere around the cookingfor years. They Business Beat: Italian restaurant Pastas Pronto started withasmall taque- SinceI’ve received a ria, which they owned for couple calls on this, yes, afew years.And thenfive the 29 DegreesSports Bar expandswithnew spotinCeres years ago, they opened &Grill managementstill Pastas Pronto on HStreet. swears it is coming back. Road. Two years later they While alarge “For Their new spot, on openedtheir second Pas- Lease” has gone up on the Fourth Street in down- tas Pronto on Coffee marquee above its en- town Ceres, is the largest Road. trance on JStreet, General to dateand tookayear to The menu includes Manager Alex Aguilar said renovate. The result is an Italian favoriteslike egg- that is for the unused open and inviting space plant parmigiana, chicken space on the downtown that serves the family’s cacciatore and veal mar- building’s second and BY MARIJKE ROWLAND signature dishesand afew sala, which it serves at its third floors. After opening [email protected] new offerings. other locations. But with last August, the downtown Co-ownerSergio Zam- more spacescomes more Modesto restaurant and They may be called ora Jr., who runsthe res- options, including an bar shut down operations Pastas Pronto, but they’re taurants with his father assortment of steaks, rack around the New Year. fastbecoming Pastas Sergio Sr., said they of lamb and brick-oven Aguilar said they are still Prolific. weren’t necessarily look- pizza. revampingthe concept This week, the family- ing for another location ANDY ALFARO [email protected] Zamora Jr. said they and will begin hiring new owned Italianrestaurant when the Ceres site was Pastas Pronto’s Ceres location is the largest to dateand plan to partner with staff.Hehopes to open opened its third location suggested to them. The took ayear to renovate to createanopen, inviting space. Ceres’new Blaker againinabout amonth. in Ceres. TheZamora space on the newly Brewing and other local family own and operate redevelopedFourth Street beer makers to serve craft Marijke Rowland: two other Pastas Pronto in was the former site of the seal on its facade. Zamora things just fell into place. brews on tap. They also (209)578-2284, Modesto, one on HStreet U.S. Post Office,and still Jr. said they got to know “Weweren’t so much plan to start offeringhap- [email protected], and another on Coffee bears an American eagle the building owner and looking for it, butitfound py hourspecials. @marijkerowland

Elahiwas accused of City Press-Citizen,Elahi the new medical director Physician placed on probation making inappropriate went to trial on criminal of the hospital effective sexual comments to a assault charges stemming Oct 1, according to acom- secretary and unwanted fromincidents with the pany announcement last overIowaharassmentclaim “hugging, touching,kiss- secretaryin2014. Ajury year. ing and fondling of the found he wasnot guilty. Elahi has held amedical the HealthSouth Rehabil- In October 2016,the co-worker,” according to In aresponse to alaw- licenseinCaliforniasince BY KEN CARLSON itation Hospital at Coffee Iowa Board of Medicine CaliforniaMedical Board suitfiled by the co-work- December 2008.Hehas [email protected] Road and Mable Avenue chargedthe physician documents.Elahiad- er, Elahiaccused the been amedical staff mem- in Modesto. with sexualharassment mitted he actedinappro- woman of libel and slan- ber at Doctors Hospital in The Medical Board of According to the terms and unprofessional con- priately, hugged the co- der,according to the Des Manteca since June 2015. Californiahas placed a of probation,Elahi must duct towardafemale worker and kissed her on Moines Register. The Susan Wolbarst, public local physicianonseven haveachaperonepresent co-worker at the Uni- the cheek,but said he did parties settledthe lawsuit information officer for the years’ probation over a when he examines, treats versity of Iowa Hospitals not recallfondlingher. ayear ago. Elahi’s license California Medical Board, sexual harassment allega- or has consultationswith and Clinics in Iowa City. In asettlement agree- to practice medicine in said astate law authorizes tion in Iowa. female patients. He is Elahi was an assistant mentlast year with the Iowaexpired in Septem- the board to take action The disciplinary action required within seven professor at the University Iowa medical board, Elahi ber 2015. againstaphysician who against Dr. Foad Elahi, a daystoprovide copies of of Iowa; the alleged mis- was assessed a$2,500 Information on Elahi’s was disciplined by another pain management special- the stateMedical Board conduct occurred between civil penalty and ordered stintasHealthSouth Mo- state. ist, took effectThursday. decision to the executive March and October 2014. to complete aprogram on desto’s medical director “It letsCalifornia have Elahihas apractice in officers of hospitals where Elahi declined to com- maintaining professional wasnot available from some control over the Manteca and until recent- he has privileges to admit ment Fridayonthe dis- boundaries. HealthSouth. Dr.Greg ly was medicaldirector of patients. ciplinary action. According to the Iowa Vigna was appointed as SEE PHYSICIAN, 4A 4A SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Local MODBEE.COM

versity of California San AROUND THE REGION Diego School of Medicine MODESTO last April. What: Peripheral-NeuropathySupportGroup Elahi’spractice in Man- When: Monday, 10:30a.m. Where: TrinityUnited Presbyterian Church, 1600 Carver Road teca specializes in interven- Info: The Peripheral-NeuropathySupportGroup will be holding tional pain management, its monthly meeting forthose suffering from the disease, caretakers nerve blocks, epidural and supporters.The meeting will be held in the Church’s 502/503 injections and other treat- conference rooms.The topic of discussion will be reviewing what ments for chronic pain. medications work forrelieving Neuropathypain. Participants are encouraged to bring alist of their medications forthe group’s Elahi attended medical survey. Formoreinformation contact Rayat209-634-4373. school andcompleted residencies in Iran before What: ‘The StateofStanislaus County Education’ servingasaresearchfellow When: Monday, 12:45p.m. to 2p.m. in skull base surgery at the Where: ModestoJC-East Campus,435 College Ave. North ShoreUniversity Info: Scott Kuykendall, assistantsuperintendentofeducational options forthe Stanislaus County Office of Education, will address Hospital in New York and students and the public in the Recital Hall –Music 108onEast attending fellowshipsand Campus.Admission is free, and on campus parking in studentlots is residencies at University of available for$2. Aquestion and answer session is planned forthe Washington,AlbertEin- end of the presentation. Formoreinformation contact MJC speech stein UniversityinNew instructor TammyVandenBosch at 209-575-7950, ext. 8335 or York andNew YorkMed- [email protected]. ANDY ALFARO [email protected] ical College. What: Us TooProstateCancer SupportGroup Dr.FoadElahi, apain managementspecialist,has apractice in Manteca, seen Saturday. He received afaculty When: Monday, 6:30 p.m. service award at the Uni- Where: Sutter Memorial Conference Center, (McHenryVillage) versity of Iowa in 2014 Info: The Us TooProstateCancer SupportGroup will be holding FROM PAGE 3A education programs and and ranked high on pa- ameeting forthose suffering from the disease, their caregivers and counseling. tient and resident satis- supporters.The group will featureDr. KenCosner,compound pharmacist and owner of River OakPharmacy, afull service phar- The medical board said faction surveys, the Cali- macyinOakdale. Dr.Cosner will help the group makesense of the PHYSICIAN that a2016psychological fornia Medical Board said. world of medications,and answer questions specific to the mem- evaluation at the Profes- Amember of the cre- bership.Following our featured program, break up into men’s and doctors who practice probation include educa- sional Renewal Center in dentials committee at women’s groups, to sharestories and perspectives.For morein- here,” Wolbarst said. tion to correct any prob- Lawrence, Kan., conclud- Doctors Hospital of Man- formation contact SteveBain, 209-602-1215. “They can’t just commit lems with deficient prac- ed that Elahi was fit to teca informed the medical violations across state tice, aprofessional ethics practice medicine. He board that Elahi has not What: HealthyAging and Association Balance Program When: Tuesdays, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. lines and then walk over course and psychotherapy. completed athree-day engaged in any inappro- Where: Stanislaus Veterans Center, 3500 Coffee Road., Suite 15 to practice here.” The physician is respon- course in professional priate behavior at the Info: The Healthy Aging and Association will be offering is free The terms of Elahi’s sible for paying for the boundaries at the Uni- hospital. balance program to older adults,ages 60 and over. The “A Matter of Balance” program is designed to manage falls and increase activitylevels.Registrants will receiveinformation, resources and a fall prevention manual. Space is limited; call 209-525-4670. LAW&ORDER Stanislaus County Sher- was hit by avehicle that back to her, directly in her ANGELS CAMP iff’s Department. Rodri- was passing another on path, the CHP said. She What: Angels Camp Museum Lecture ONE OF TWOVICTIMS guez-Quintana was arrest- Whitmore Avenue. Four veered to the right, the When: Sunda y, March4,2to3p.m. IN FATALWRECK ON ed and booked into Stanis- others were taken to hos- CHP said, but struck Where: Angels Camp Museum, 753S.MainSt. SYLVAN AVENUE laus County Jail on two pitals with minor injuries Camp and collided with Info: The Angels Camp Museum invites the public to alecture featuring guest speaker Elain Zorbas on the topic, “The Chinese in IDENTIFIED counts of homicide, driv- after the wreck, which the vehicle driven by Mar- Amador and CalaverasCounties from the Gold Rush Onwards.” A29-year-old Modesto ing under the influence occurred in an unincorpo- tin. Cost:freefor museum members,$10 non-members.For more man was identified Friday causing injuries, gross rated part of Stanislaus information, call 209-736-2963 or visit angelscamp.gov/museum. as one of the two victims bodily injury in the com- County at about 7:45p.m. who died in the fatal mission of afelony Alexsandra Delgado, 19, wreck on Sylvan Avenue charge, and an outstand- of Modesto was driving a TURLOCK early Thursday morning. ing warrant. He remains 2006 Toyota at about 55 SETTING IT What: Total Knee ReplacementSeminar When: Wednesday, March 7, 5p.m. Michael Perez, one of two incarcerated with no bail. mph westbound on Whit- STRAIGHT Where: Turlock Care Center, 3100 Christoffersen Pkwy. passengers in a2002 more, west of Carpenter Info: The Sutter Gould Medical Foundation invites the public to a Dodge truck driven by 55-YEAR-OLD Road. Delgado moved We want to makesure the free communityseminar on Total Knee Replacementatthe Turlock Alfonzo Rodriguez-Quin- MODESTANID’D into the eastbound lane of information in this paper Care Center. Michael Temnyk, M.D., Orthopedic Surgeon, will dis- tana, was pronounced AS PEDESTRIAN Whitmore to pass Stacey J. cusssurgical and non-surgical treatmentoptions forknee joint is accurate. Please call pain. Therewill be an Q&Asession afterwards and visitors will also dead at the scene after STRUCK, KILLED Martin, 35,ofModesto, mistakes to our attention, hear from partners at Golden Bear Physical Therapyand apatient Rodriguez-Quintana lost A55-year-old Modesto who was driving a2007 so we may correct them. who had atotal knee replacement. Formoreinformation or to control of his vehicle just man was identified as the Toyota westbound at RSVP,contact SGMF CommunityHealth Education Department at east of McHenry Avenue pedestrian who was struck about 45 mph. 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“I woke up in the middle of the night with him (Chapman) touching me,” Spencer said. “I freaked out. Ididn’t know if I should tell anybody, so of course Ididn’t. Ireally can’t tell you why, if it was out of shame or something. How do you tell somebody, ‘Hey, this guy was touching me’?” Chapman and his family were good friends with and lived close to Spen- cer’s foster family, he said. Chapman continued molesting him, in the car while giving him rides home from church, and in the swimming pool during youth activities, Spencer said. In all, he was abused maybe 10 times over a couple of years, he said. One day, Spencer was in the attic installing the top end of aceiling fan. He peered through the ceiling hole into aroom and saw Chapman grab another boy, he said. “I said, ‘Enough’s enough. This guy’s going to screw somebody else up,’” Spencer said, and the story came out. His foster parents were “mad as hell at me, for exposing FRED BLOCHER Kansas CityStar it and bringing them some Brad Tebbutt nowworks forInternational House of Prayer of Kansas Cityasdirector of the Simeon Internship,aprogramfor people 50 and older. sort of shame,” he said. “I was not very happy with First Baptist, either,” FROM PAGE 1A youth pastor during a situation,” Roach said. “At “We believe every person By the time Roach Spencer said. “They kind youth activity at the form- first, they didn’t believe is created in God’s image sought help in early 1989, of pushed me aside as er Roller King. me. At subsequent meet- and is deeply loved by it’s possible that church well. Ihad been extremely ABUSE “I knew she was sad a ings they kept asking me if God. We believe people leaders were suffering involved, at every activity. lot. Icould tell she was Iwanted to take my story should be free of any kind from scandal fatigue. After Italked about Bob, I morial service for murder carrying something heavy. back. They asked if Iwas of abuse, which is why we was kind of an outcast.” victim Laci Peterson and So Ijust asked her what just doing this for atten- are constantly working CHILD MOLESTERS IN Boys in the group were her unborn son, Conner. was going on,” said Scott tion. toward greater account- CHURCH questioned, and Chapman The downtown church, on Mills. “I imagine she was “At one point they put ability and security. It Ayear before Tebbutt was charged in Stanislaus 12th Street, also has at the point of having to me in aroom with four or breaks my heart that left Modesto, Bob Chap- County Superior Court opened its doors to serv- tell somebody or implode. five adult men and they anyone could be abused in man, then 53,pleaded with abusing Spencer and ices for downed law en- You have to get that out asked me to describe with any context. guilty to molesting 13- two others. “We were all forcement, including CHP somehow.” specific words what had “It’s important that year-old boys he met at saying, ‘Fry him; give him officer Earl Scott, Ripon Mills later started and happened. And Iwas a victims be believed,” First Baptist. as much time as you Police Officer Bob Winget pastored his own church 17-year-old girl. Whiteford continued, Chapman, achurch can,’” Spencer said. A and Stanislaus Deputy in Modesto, Three Rivers “They failed to tell my “and that they speak up, organist, was entrusted to negotiated deal ended Sheriff Jason Garner. Gov. Christian Fellowship, for mom. Iwas aminor and to protect from other hold meetings of groups with Chapman pleading Jerry Brown attended the 14 years before leaving in they kept it from my fam- abuse.” of boys in his Modesto guilty to two counts of funeral of Deputy Dennis 2013 for acareer in mar- ily. They should have CrossPoint now does home, said one of them, child molestation in re- Wallace at CrossPoint in keting. reported it to police and background and finger- Larry Spencer. One time, turn for a300-day term in 2016. “Knowing what I do they didn’t. They told me printing checks on its Chapman hosted asleep- County Jail. The Modesto Bee’s about life and kids and never to speak about this 27-person staff plus volun- over. The evening dis- Yaeger spoke on Chap- archive cites church mem- parents and peer influence again.” teers working with chil- cussion was about puberty man’s behalf at his sen- bership exceeding 3,000 and hurt and pain and In those days and until dren, and requires them to and masturbation, Spen- tencing. in years past. Lead pastor damage, it grieves me he retired in 1991, Bill go through abuse preven- cer said. Then they Roach finds that image Matt Whiteford says it’s greatly,” Mills said. “Not Yaeger was senior pastor tion training every two watched movies and drift- more than 1,000 these only what happened to at First Baptist; he died in years. ed off to sleep. SEE ABUSE, 8A days. her, but that she didn’t 2005. After Yaeger, Wade In the late 1970sand feel she had the support Estes led the church until early ’80s, First Baptist she needed. Looking back, giving the reins to White- Church was “my whole I’m pained by the lack of ford in late 2009, and it world, in alot of ways,” appropriate response.” was renamed CrossPoint recalled Roach, who at- shortly after. tended Sunday services, IT’S NOTTHE SIN.IT’S “I have zero firsthand midweek youth activities THE COVER-UP knowledge of this,” and summer camp. “I What was the church’s Whiteford said in arecent loved it. It was asecond response? phone interview. family to me.” “They completely and Asked about clergy When her father died in entirely mishandled the abuse in general, he said, acar accident, her mother had trouble coping with three teen children. Roach often was depressed as well, she said, and thought about harming herself. She brightened when the youth pastor in charge of Beyer High paid her attention. She thought her prayers had been answered when Tebbutt and his wife invited her to stay in their apartment, at first overnight, then indefinitely. “They saved me from a difficult situation at home,” Roach said. “There was lots of affir- mation; ‘You’re aspecial case,’ he would tell me. ‘You’re the prettiest, the smartest, the funniest’ – things you would tell someone to get them to trust you. Iabsolutely was groomed for abuse.” Sexual encounters went 1 on for 2 ⁄2 years, she said. “He became my entire emotional support, and I was this vulnerable, depressed, anxious girl who had just lost her dad and couldn’t get along with her mom and had no other options. At that age, I didn’t feel Ihad other choices, and he took advantage of that.” Roach wondered why she didn’t become preg- nant. After marrying, she didn’t conceive for five years. “Fertility doesn’t come easy to me,” she said. When Tebbutt left town, she remained silent for six months. Reading Shakespeare’s “Macbeth” in her senior year at Beyer, adark work about terrible secrets, prompted her to confide in another SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 THE MODESTO BEE ...... 7A 8A SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Coverstory MODBEE.COM

reporting and testifying against abusers. On the other hand, it’s not unusual for church leaders to circle the wagons when a member has been victi- mized, she said. “I’ve had victims’ parents tell me, ‘We don’t want anything done. The church is going to help us.’ And they don’t let her be interviewed” by law enforcement, Rees said. “The hardest part (of the job) is cases we can’t go forward on. Those are the ones that keep you up at night.” Mills said, “The bigger an organization is, the more difficult it is to see the needs of individuals. The needs of the organization begin to take prece- dence.” Brown and others have opined on the public- sermon confession of Andy Savage, apastor at a Memphis megachurch who 20 years earlier had driven ahigh school girl to asecluded area and had her perform oral sex. After being outed and apol- ogizing during aJan. 5 worship service, some in DAVIDPULLIAM Kansas CityStar the audience gave him a Multiple calls to Brad Tebbutt’soffice at International House of Prayer of Kansas Cityhavegone unanswered. standing ovation, but resulting backlash forced him to take aleave of FROM PAGE 6A suspected of molest at the gest Austin had about 10 been sexually abusing a over again.” absence pending achurch First Baptist Church and victims in all. One spoke girl in his youth group “Hundreds of victims investigation. AChristian was sent on his way, he when he was sentenced may have come on the have told me that when publisher canceled Sav- ABUSE then went to the Orange- for 12 counts of child heels of the Chapman and they tried to make are- age’s book, “The Ridicu- burg Baptist Church, molestation, including Austin cases. port within the faith com- lously Good Marriage,” to “so sad and depressing. where he was ayouth oral copulation. That alone doesn’t ex- munity, it seemed even be released this year; he It’s as if he is saying to the leader and where he then “It’s alot to live with, plain why the church worse than the damage of wrote another on mar- parents of the church, ‘If molested” twobrothers knowing you’re molest- reacted the way it did, the abuse itself,” Brown riage two years ago. something happens to multiple times, said then- ed,” the young man said, said Christa Brown, who said. “The church culture Another pastor, Larry your kid here, we will not prosecutor John Goulart, according to atranscript. has been writing about enables these coverups. Cotton, was caught in the take your side.’ It’s the according to acourt tran- “It’s ahell of alot. He was Baptist clergy abuse for 12 The notion that you better wake and resigned from typical Christian thing of script. The brothers were 7 like afather figure to me. years. Long ago, at age 17, forgive and the grace of his Texas church afew forgive the abuser and and 11,acharging docu- For along time there I she was forced to apol- God will redeem him is days ago. When the girl, blame the victim.” ment said. called him ‘Dad,’ even ogize to the wife of the lovely sounding in the Jules Woodson, had Spencer wonders how Goulart, now on Modes- though he was molesting pastor who had abused abstract, but it can get confided in him back in his life might have been to City Hall’s legal team, me. He was still the only her, and much of her work twisted to be enabling. 1998, Cotton reportedly different if he hadn’t been doesn’t remember specif- father figure Iever had in focuses on the powerful There need to be conse- told her to keep quiet. violated. ics. “Most likely, it would my life. “institution that tried to quences for cover-up- “I think it screwed up have been the parents of “He left avery damag- silence me.” pers.” ‘DAMAGE AND my relationships, my abil- victims who would have ing scar. Ijust wanted to Roach’s story “fits that Annette Rees, who has DEVASTATION’ ity to have adecent rela- told me that the First say that Ifeel he has dam- pattern perfectly of what prosecuted abuse crimes “Church is one of the tionship. But Ican’t swear Baptist Church discovered aged all of our lives, and I we’ve seen in so many in Stanislaus County for least safe places to ac- that’s the reason. It could the molests, (dismissed) trust you to decide. other Baptist clergy 16 years, is heartened knowledge abuse because be from other things in Austin and allowed him to Amen.” cases,” Brown said, where when churches lovingly the way it is counseled is, my past,” said Spencer, move on to another The judge gave Austin a victims are “shamed, support avictim through who grew up afoster church where he was in a 28-year sentence. Now blamed and slammed all the difficult process of SEEABUSE, 9A child, married three times position to commit more 80,helives in acare and now lives in the Do- molests,” Goulart said in a home for the elderly in minican Republic running recent email. Modesto. an English-speaking call Austin had taken boys AModesto man who center. on trips to his former was part of the boys group patrol office, to Santa at First Baptist, but who VIOLATING TRUST Cruz, to Great America, was not molested, said, “I About the time of Chap- and camping in the moun- remember we were pretty man’s conviction, George tains. “These boys were shocked” to learn of the Austin, aretired Cali- looking up to this man as abuse. “But leadership fornia Highway Patrol afather figure, ayouth dealt with it well. Ididn’t officer and Sunday School leader, aretired CHP feel they tried to cover teacher at First Baptist, officer, someone they anything up.” He asked was molesting boys as trusted,” Goulart said in not to be identified. well. Court documents the transcript. “He put indicate that someone got himself in aposition SAVING FACE,NOT the idea something was where he could molest the GRACE going on. boys.” The revelation in 1989 “When (Austin) became Court documents sug- that ayouth pastor had SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 9A MODBEE.COM News

FROM PAGE 8A Dale Anderson, the hurts that you should have church’s director of pasto- never experienced, and ral support. they were not yours to ABUSE Tebbutt’s other known own. Igrieve over this.” Deportations LET ME STATE employers over the years, Most victims of sexual more often than not, da- CLEARLYTHAT having been informed of abuse would love to re- maging to the victim,” Roach’s story, failed to ceive such aletter ad- targeting RE‘‘GARDLESS OF respond to multiple re- mitting guilt, said Roach. said Rachael Denhollan- der in arecent interview HOW THIS HAS quests for information. While she specializes in with Christianity Today. They include Horizon substance abuse among She was the first to accuse BEENTREATED Community Church and the mentally ill, she also people with Larry Nassar, the former IN THE PAST,I Horizon Christian School, counsels souls broken in USA Gymnastics team near Portland, where he prostitution. doctor who abused hun- UNDERSTAND was achaplain and teach- Roach questions the dreds of girls and was THATISEXUALLY er, and the International hypocrisy in preaching no records sentenced to up to 175 House of Prayer of Kansas virtue while violating a years in prison. ABUSED YOU. City, where Tebbutt now teen girl for 21/2 years, “There is an abhorrent works; aspokesman re- then continuing in minis- BY ELLIOT SPAGAT THE ADMINIS- lack of knowledge forthe Letter from Brad Tebbutt ferred The Bee’s sister try for three decades. Associated Press TRATION HAS SAID damage anddevastation to Jennifer Roachin2005 company, The Kansas “If you touch kids, that sexual assaultbrings,” City Star, to IHOPKC’s you’ve taken yourself out SAN DIEGO PEOPLE WITH continued Denhollander, media policy, which reads: of the pile of people that People arrestedbyde- CRIMINAL who said she was shunned apology,” Jacobo said, and “We will not give out get to call themselves portation officers increas- by her congregationwhen “seemed satisfied with the sensitive information.” ministers. You’ve dis- ingly have no criminal HISTORIES REMAIN she went public. “It is with process and the results. I Afew months ago, the qualified yourself,” she backgrounds, according to APRIORITYBUT deep regret that Isay the feel like we did everything publishing arm of said. “If you want to make figures releasedFriday, church is one of the worst we knew to do in address- MorningStar Ministries money off your degree, go reflecting the Trumpad- THATNOONE IN places to go for help.That’s ing it. If she now feels this released aDVD of a write abook or do some- ministration’s commit- THE COUNTRY ahard thing to say because was insufficient, then we conference featuring sev- thing else. You do not ment to cast awider net. Iamavery conservative sincerely apologize.” eral presenters, including deserve to be in charge of U.S. Immigration and ILLEGALLY IS evangelical, but that is the Roach called that “a Tebbutt, called “Motiva- vulnerable people who are Customs Enforcement IMMUNE. truth. Thereare very, very ‘sorry-she-got-her-feel- ted by Love.” The compa- looking to you for guid- said 65 percentofarrests few who have ever found ings-hurt’ apology.” ny’s founder and exec- ance.” from October to Decem- true help in the church.” It’s true that church utive director, Rick Joyn- What about the bedrock ber were criminals, com- Tebbutt can’t be prose- leaders scripted an ar- er, declined to comment. Christian principle of pared with82percent The administration has cuted, local authorities ranged meeting afew Tebbutt’s latest position forgiveness? duringthe final fullthree said people with criminal said, because the statute years after the abuse end- is director of the Simeon “It’s not something that months of the Obama histories remain apriority of limitations for such ed, where Tebbutt said he Internship, athree-month can be forced,” Roach administration. but that no one in the crimes has long since was sorry and she was training program for peo- said. “Some days Ihave Looked at another way, country illegallyisim- expired. pressured to accept the ple 50 and older at the really great days and Ifeel arrests of criminals mune. Many with deep, In his recent letter to apology, she said. International House of like, yeah, Iforgive Mar- jumped 14 percent to longstanding ties in the The Bee, Jacobo, now The fallout for Tebbutt, Prayer of Kansas City. vin, Iforgive the church, I 25,626 from 22,484, but country who stayed out of executive director of City if any, is unclear. Multiple calls to his office forgive Brad, Iforgive all arrests of noncriminals trouble were allowed to Ministry Network in Mo- “There were no allega- went unanswered; in an those people who covered nearlytripledto13,548 stay under Obamabut are desto, said he didn’t go to tions of sexual misconduct email, Tebbutt asked if he this up. from 4,918. now ordered to leave. Modesto police about against Brad that we were should submit astate- “Then there are other Overall, there were LastFebruary, former Tebbutt 30 years ago aware of at the time he ment, then went silent for days where that’s not 39,174 deportation arrests Homeland Security Secre- because Roach “did not was hired,” said Randy three weeks. where Iamatall, and I’m from OctobertoDecem- tary JohnKelly, now want to press charges. We Shaw, field director with actually OK with that. I ber, up from 27,402 in the Trump’s chiefofstaff, wanted to honor her wish- the Christian and Mis- ‘I SEXUALLYABUSED don’t have to be aChris- final full three months of scrappedthe Obama ad- es in that and begin her sionary Alliance YOU’ tian machine who acts the Obamaadministra- ministration’s policy of process of healing.” Northwest in Oregon, Tebbutt did reach out to (through) programming. I tion. The 43 percentsurge limiting deportations to Like teachers, child care where Tebbutt worked Roach in 2005 with a get to have my own hu- is consistent with trends people who pose apublic workers and others, clergy from 1999 to 2004. lengthy letter, apparently man experience with this. since Trump took office. safety threat,convicted are mandated reporters, At some point, Tebbutt as an exercise in repent- If anything, that would be Duringthe 2017 fiscal criminals andthose who required to tell law en- went through an “18- ance; it arrived in an enve- my message to other peo- year, whichincluded near- havecrossed the border forcement when they month repentance and lope bearing the name of a ple who have gone ly four months under recently,effectively mak- come across or suspect restoration process” with Christian therapy group in through this: `You get to Obama, 74 percenthad ing anyone in the country abuse. But clergy weren’t apsychologist, according Oregon. The Bee obtained go through this how you criminal convictionsand illegally vulnerable. added to the list of occu- to anote recently sent to acopy. (decide), not as somebody 16 percenthad pending ICE’s Dallas field office pations, now 46 long, Roach from his church in “Let me state clearly else tells you to. You for- charges, according to ICE. tallied the most arrests until 1997, eight years Missouri, Forerunner that regardless of how this give when and how and The most common crimes during the latest three- after Roach exposed Teb- Christian Fellowship. He has been treated in the where you forgive.’” were driving under the month period,followed by butt to church leaders. “continues to express past, Iunderstand that I influence, drugs, other Atlanta and Houston. At the time, Roach ac- deep sadness and sorrow sexually abused you,” one Garth Stapley: trafficoffenses and im- cepted Tebbutt’s “direct over his actions,” wrote part reads. “There are 209-578-2390 migrationviolations. 10A SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Nation MODBEE.COM

sending messages to her ment to the MiamiHerald friends on Instagram, on Friday. Sabadini could Chances missed to charge blaming them for his ro- not be reached. mantic woes and threat- Cruz’s threats to the eningtokill them. teens could constitute “I’m going to get you aggravatedcyberstalking, suspect beforemassacre and I’m going to kill you afelony,said Louis, the because you took this former Miami-Dade pros- person away from me. I’m ecutor. They could also Even if acase couldn’t goingtokill your family,” violate state law against BY DAVID OVALLE, have been made, the teen he said to DanaCraig,a issuing written threats to SARAH BLASKEY AND NICHOLAS NEHAMAS might havebeen placed onetime friend, in mes- kill. MiamiHerald squarely on the radar of sagesdescribed to Buzz- “Youhave no right to say police analysts who mon- feed. to somebody,‘I’m going to ikolas Cruz itor potentially dangerous Craigtold Buzzfeed she kill you,’ ” Louis said. threatened peoplewho postonline, reported the incident in Most important: Being classmates, Priovolos said. writing to school security. charged with aggravated posted photos At Cruz’sformer high Then Cruz’s ex began cyberstalking could have ofN himselfholding guns, school, authorities seem- datinganother student, prevented Cruz from made violent statements ingly missed anotherop- Enea Sabadini.Cruz threat- possessingthe weapon he onlineand wasrepeatedly portunitytorein in the ened Sabadini on several usedtokill 17 people. described to authorities as increasingly unstable occasions in 2016 and Aconditionofbond for apotential“school shoo- young man. 2017,calling him racial felony stalking charges in ter.” MIKE STOCKER South Florida Sun-Sentinel In 2016,officials at slurs and saying, “I have Broward is the surrender His troubling behavior Nikolas Cruz,seen in courtlast week, displayedtroubling Stoneman Douglas were guns ... Iwill killyou,” as of all firearms. gave law enforcement behavior long beforethe Florida high school shooting. told Cruz was violently well as sending aphoto of “Hewouldberequired plentyofopportunities to and repeatedly threat- at least six weapons laid to surrenderany firearms investigate andarresthim ening several classmates, out on his bed. Sabadini thathehad,” saidRichard –and eventake away his which involved Cruz post- termined that Cruz “pos- according to areport in also reported Cruz’s threats Della Fera, aMiami de- guns –long before he shot ing on the internetthat he sessed knives and a BB Buzzfeed News.Shortly to the school, according to fense attorney. “He up MarjoryStoneman planned to becomea“pro- gun.” But the information after Cruz and his girl- Buzzfeed. wouldn’t have had the Douglas High School in fessionalschoolshooter.” was not forwarded to a friend broke up, he began Crai gdeclined to com- firearm.” Parkland on Feb. 14,ac- The Palm Beach Sheriff’s detective bureau or Bro- cording to interviews with Office was told Cruz had ward’s IntelligenceUnit, former South Florida “put[a] gun to others’ which routinely monitors prosecutors and legal heads in the past.” The possibleviolent offenders experts. Florida Department of who post online. In recent years, South Children and Families Rather, the information Florida police detectives ruledhim stable despite was senttoStoneman have arrested aslew of clearevidence of self- Douglas’ school resource youngmen in unrelated harm.And officials at officer, who is also aBSO cases who exhibitedsimi- Stoneman DouglasHigh, deputy. Nothing happened. lar, troubling behavior on where Cruz killed 17 peo- BSO, on its Twitter ac- avariety of charges. Cops ple on Valentine’s Day, count Friday,said none of took them seriously. knewthat he was cutting itsinteractions with Cruz It never happened with himself, threatening stu- appeared to justify anar- Cruz. dents and taking pictures rest under Florida law. “There’s no doubt there with guns. “The standard isn’t was afailure,” former Those who could have whetherthat information Miami-Dadeprosecutor stopped Cruz made“one itself was ‘arrestable’ but MarshallDore Louis said mistakeafter another,” whetherlaw enforcement of how law enforcement said Andrew Pollack, had an obligation to in- handled tips about Cruz. whose daughter, Meadow, vestigate aviolation of the “The idea that they were 18, was killed in the ram- law,” said John Priovolos, awareofitand could do page. aformerMiami prose- nothing is absurd. ... We One key misstep in cutor. “A detective should can’t let this happen Cruz’s case came in Feb- have been assigned. Sub- again.” ruary2016, when aBro- poenas should have been In the dayssinceFlor- warddeputy responded to sent to Instagram to locate ida’s worstschool shoot- areport that the teenager the IP address and verify ing, Broward County “planned to shoot up the it was Cruz. Sheriff Scott Israel has school.” An Instagram “Cruz could havebeen repeatedly insisted that photo of a“juvenile” with arrested—maybe he his deputies were legally agun prompted the tip, would have been diverted “handcuffed” from arrest- according to atime line to amental-healthcourt, ing Cruz. released by BSO on but he wouldhave been The FBI did not act on Thursday. under some sort of super- two strongtips, one of ABroward deputy de- vision.” SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Nation & World 11A MODBEE.COM

lions and evacuate the Keillor: Emails to critically ill and wounded. Taliban attacks accuser were just 22 more die in Syria; “The U.N. convoys and kill at least 20 evacuation teams are ‘romantic writing’ ready to go,” said Swe- Afghan soldiers Garrison Keillor has UN urges cease-fire den’s U.N. Ambassador The Taliban staged described sexually sugges- Olof Skoog. three attacks in southern tive emails he exchanged Russia has been a main Afghanistan on Saturday, with a former researcher backer of Syrian President killing at least20Afghan who accused him of mis- Bashar Assad since the soldiers as a high-level BY BASSEM MROUE AND conduct as “romantic writ- EDITH M. LEDERER country’s conflict began NATO delegation was ing” that never resulted in seven years ago. In 2015, visiting the country to a physical relationship, and Associated Press Moscow joined the war on discuss the peace process. the radio host rejected the BEIRUT Assad’s side tipping the The insurgents have idea that because he was new wave of balance of power in his been striking checkpoints her boss it was sexual ha- airstrikes and favor. and small outposts at rassment. A shelling on east- Syrian opposition activ- night in the turbulent In one of his first ex- ern suburbs of ists say Russian warplanes southern provinces of tended interviews since the Syrian capital Da- are taking part in bom- Farah and Helmand. Minnesota Public Radio mascus left at least 22 barding Damascus’ east- In the most lethal strike, cut ties with the former people dead and dozens ern suburbs, also known insurgents overran a “A Prairie Home Com- wounded Saturday, raising CRAIG RUTTLE AP as eastern Ghouta, where checkpoint in Farah prov- panion” host in Novem- the death toll of a week of U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, many people are hiding in ince around 3 a.m. Sat- ber, Keillor said he never bombing in the area to center, confers Saturday with Security Council members. underground shelters with urday. A member of the had asexual relationship 500, as the U.N. Security little food and medical provincial council in Fa- with the woman. Council unanimously supplies amid a tight gov- rah, Dadullah Qani, said “No button was un- approved a resolution itarian cease-fire across Russia’s U.N. Ambassa- ernment siege. that more than 20 soldiers buttoned and no zipper demanding a 30-day Syria in hopes of closing a dor Vassily Nebenzia had “There is no electricity, had been killed and that was unzipped,”Keillor cease-fire across Syria. gap over the timing for a called an immediate no water, no flour, no the Taliban had captured said. The weeklong bombard- halt to fighting. cease-fire unrealistic, and bread and no baby formu- a Humvee. — ASSOCIATED PRESS ment has overwhelmed Council members met in an apparent bid to get la,” said paramedic Siraj — NEW YORK TIMES rescuers and doctors at at noon EST on Saturday Russian support, sponsors Mahmoud in an audio makeshift hospitals, many and resumed negotiations Kuwait and Sweden message calling for a short of which have also been ahead of an expected amended the draft resolu- break in airstrikes so resi- bombed. Activists say that vote. tion to drop a demand dents can get food for Rallies marred by terrified residents have As she headed into the that the cease-fire take their children, “There is Student detained violence ahead of been hiding in under- meeting, U.S. Ambassador effect 72 hours after the nothing inside Ghouta.” after explosion at ground shelters where Nikki Haley said: “Today resolution’s adoption. Syrian opposition activ- Italian election dozens of people can be we are going to see if Later Saturday, the U.N. ists said that government Fla. high school Italians demonstrated crammed into small places. Russia has a conscience.” Security Council unani- forces used phosphorous Authorities have de- Saturday against racism, The latest wave of bomb- Ambassador Karel Van mously approved a resolu- bombs in their attacks on tained a 14-year-old boy revivals of fascism, labor ings came after the U.N. Oosterom of The Nether- tion demanding a 30-day the suburbs, but the and launched an arson reforms, mandatory vac- Security Council delayed a lands said there had been cease-fire across Syria claims could not be inde- investigation after an cines and other hotly- vote on a resolution de- “extensive contacts” with “without delay” to deliver pendently confirmed. explosion led to an evac- debated issues, at some manding a 30-day human- Russia overnight. humanitarian aid to mil- uation of a Florida high points clashing with police, school. as antagonism flared be- Orange County sheriff’s tween far-left and far-right spokesman Jeff William- activists in a violence- out to help them, but moving into Oklahoma son said that officers re- marred election campaign. Evacuations urged after eventually everyone had and Arkansas on Saturday ceived reports of a loud It was the last weekend to pull out for their own brought a chance for bang coming from the for political rallies ahead of levee breach in Indiana safety. flooding and possibly boys’ bathroom Saturday Italy’s March 4 national No injuries were report- tornadoes. The weather morning as Timber Creek election, and protesters Woods says the breach ed. service said nearly 10 High School was hosting a held at least a dozen Associated Press was relatively minor when The National Weather inches of rain had fallen in debate competition. marches in several cities. it was discovered about 3 Service says record flood- parts of Arkansas over the After hearing the explo- Justice Minister Andrea DEMOTTE, IND. p.m. Friday near Demotte, ing was occurring along past four days and up to 3 sion and seeing smoke, Orlando warned that A levee breach along about 50 miles southeast the Kankakee following inches more was possible. staff members evacuated fascism “is a danger in the Kankakee River in of Chicago. several days of heavy A tornado watch was the Orlando school, send- Italy and Europe.” northwestern Indiana has He says some local rains and snowmelt that issued for parts of four ing students out to a field. “And also dangerous is local officials urging about residents tried to sandbag have sent streams out of states as potentially severe No injuries were report- the underestimation of 30 homeowners to evac- the breach “to get it under their banks from the Ohio weather developed in the ed. this phenomenon,” he uate. control, but it just got River to Michigan and South and Plains states. — ASSOCIATED PRESS added. Keener Township Vol- bigger and bigger.” Local Wisconsin. The watch was in effect — ASSOCIATED PRESS unteer Fire Chief Randy firefighters were called Strong thunderstorms until 6 p.m. Saturday. 12A ...... THE MODESTO BEE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 FACEBOOK.COM/MODESTOBEE 1B MODBEE.COM TWITTER.COM/@MODBEE Issues&Ideas

Trump’s favored Norway wins big at Olympics

BY MARKOS KOUNALAKIS McClatchy Washington Bureau

onald Trump ad- mires “winners” and his favored immigrant group, theD Norwegians, are winning so much at the Winter Olym- pics that they are probably gettingtired of hauling aroundmedals. If the president were to take acloser look ModestoBee file photo at the Scandinavian nation, Ahomelessman digsthrough adumpster in downtown ModestoinMay. however, there is little else beyond athleticsuccess he wouldpersonally find appeal- OURVIEW behind.” ing. Former county CEO Stan Pyeongchang is exposing Risen helped start Focus on the world to fun-loving, toe- Prevention, and sees the naviga- headed Norwegians killing it tors as essential. “The key is on snow and ice. Mostly hid- Finally,there’s an connecting them to the wide den from view is the state that array of services available,” he helpednurture these success- said. “The goal is to co-locate ful athletes. The Kingdom of an access center for the out- Norway is arich country that opportunity to help reach team at the shelter.” has long contradictedthe In talking with the homeless, American approach to social said Hawn, he found they are welfare. Like tripped-up skat- most concerned with the “3 Ps” ers, its policies on Russia, Modesto’s homeless –partners, pets and possessions. guns,healthcare,internation- Shelters run by charities often al aid,refugees, trade, educa- won’t allow partners to remain tion, the correctional system, the shelter, also on Tuesday. kler and heater. Others will together or pets to be brought and fiscal responsibility are BY THE MODESTO BEE EDITORIAL Apparently, that vote won’t take have showers and toilets and in. The low-barrier shelter will entirely out of sync with BOARD place. Instead, the city council some washing machines, dryers accommodate all three –allow- Trump. omelessness is acrisis will hear apresentation on the and lockers. ing the homeless to store pos- They don’t evenagree on in California. This specifics. The shelter will be on what sessions in secure lockers. what defines a“s---hole” week, the mayors of No one can deny homeless- Supervisor Terry Withrow called That’s just one of the details the country. After Trump’s in- the state’s 11 biggest ness is acrisis. It affects some aperfect location –the block shelter will address. famous comments aboutHai- citiesH asked the state for $2 1,650 people in Stanislaus bounded by 9th, 10th, Cand B County CEO Jody Hayes and ti, El Salvador and African billion to confront it. County; of those, roughly 800 streets. Stanislaus Foods will interim city manager Joe Lopez countries, Norwegians said Homeless in Modesto and are sleeping on bus-stop bench- lease it to the city for anominal will handle Tuesday’s council they weren’t interested in Stanislaus County is part of that es, in tents by the river, in cars fee. presentation. “We are definitely emigrating to the USA, sug- crisis. But here, we have avery or in alleys each night. They’re “We couldn’t do it without interested in the city’s feedback; gesting American declineand real opportunity to make adif- not healthy, nor is their lifestyle. them,” said Brad Hawn, who is it’s very important to the coun- Trump had turned the USA ference and quickly. And we Many abuse drugs or alcohol. leading this project for Focus on ty,” said Hayes. into a“s---hole.” have all the tools we need to do But that doesn’t make them any Prevention, the countywide The council will likely have In North Korea, Norway’s it. less human. program that identified home- several good ideas; but moving national team has schussed Tuesday, Stanislaus County’s At the least, they need asafe, lessness as one of the most the shelter outside city limits away enough Winter Olympic board of supervisors will be dry place to sleep. The low- pressing problems in the county. can’t be one of them. As the medals to startafoundry. On asked to fund creation of a barrier shelter will provide that “I get two or three emails a mayors of California’s 11 largest the world stage, Norwayearns Temporary Low Barrier Emer- for 60 of them. week talking about the home- cities have already made clear, gold for its commitment to gency Shelter and Day Center “Is this aperfect solution, a less. ‘You’ve been taking so urban homelessness is acrisis. democratic values and go- on the edge of downtown Mo- silver bullet?” asked Communi- long, we want to see something. Now. Modesto can be at the vernance. The Economist desto. It’s an excellent concept ty Foundation CEO Marian Do something!’” councilwoman forefront of solving at least a Intelligence Unit’s annual arising from the Focus on Pre- Kaanon. “No. Is it the first step Jenny Kenoyer told The Bee’s small part of it and should with “Democracy Index” ranked vention project; it has support to learning more about the editorial board. She wants the all haste. Norway No. 1. Norway scored from the Stanislaus Community chronically homeless? Yes. We city council to be unanimous in Some council members might perfect 10s on electoralpro- Foundation, the United Way have to start somewhere.” supporting this project. That’s need more time to come up to cess and pluralism,political and Stanislaus Foods, which Using a$2.5 million state because the low-barrier shelter speed on this project. While participation, and political owns the land. grant secured by Assemblyman provides many “somethings.” they’re catching up, people will culture, with near perfect If everything falls into place, Adam Gray and $1 million from The county will use part of its continue sleeping in the cold scoresoncivil liberties and the shelter could be operating the Stanislaus Community funding to hire outreach work- and the rain; living with psycho- government functioning. by June. That’s if nothing gets in Foundation, shipping containers ers to help the homeless navi- sis and addiction. So take your America suffered ahumili- the way. will be modified for housing. gate state and local programs. time. ating downgrade in 2016, Like the city of Modesto. Some will be sectioned off into “It’s an environment of But until then, just know going from being a“fullde- It was thought, until Friday, 60 bedrooms with doors and change,” said Hawn, “of leaving you’re not part of the solution. the city would vote to support windows; each will have asprin- behind what you need to leave SEE KOUNALAKIS, 2B

Teachersshould be outraged at idea of carrying weapons

hen we slashed machine guns, .45-caliberpis- budgets, America’s tols and .38-caliber pistols. teachers paid for “With that in mind ... Iwould their own art sup- NEVERcarryaweapon into a pliesW.They volunteer to super- classroom. EVER.” vise the senior dance, and yes, The politicians who have been they spendevenings grading boughtbythe NRA want to train papers and answering emails teachers to carryarms in class- from parents. BY PETULA DVORAK rooms –though Trumpwas But weapons training? Washington Post quick to tweet that he meant “We’re alreadyasked to wear only about 20 percentofteach- too many hats throughoutthe common-sense gun control ers with“military or special ville and his four deputies. call them athreat –involve, courseofthe day,” said Chris- measuresbeing pushedbythe trainingexperience” who could “It’s not as simple as just sight, the (entire scene), breath- tine Campbell, ahigh school Marjory Stoneman Douglas “immediatelyfire back if asav- putting apistolinaschool,” he ing,” he said.“When we give chemistry teacher in Delaware. HighSchool students who sur- age sicko came to aschool with said. “There are enormous is- our officers and agentsguns, “Teachers are outraged by this.” vived ahorrifying massshooting bad intentions.” sues.” every situation (he or she) is in They should be. in Parkland,Fla. In Washington, we have mul- First, it takes at least 100 is ashoot-or-don’t-shoot sit- The proposalsbyPresident “I am acombat veteranofthe tiple police forces trained to hoursbefore an officer who is uation.” Donald Trump,the National war in Vietnam,” ateacher from carry weapons. So Iwent to trained to use weapons in crisis It’s not just targetpractice. Rifle Association and some Pennsylvania who retired after someone who does this for a situations is ready for action. It’s aboutassessing the scene lawmakers to arm teachers as a 32 years in the classroom wrote living, aretired law enforce- This goes beyond agun,bullets and knowing whether it really solution to America’s sick epi- to me. He is aguy who under- ment officerwho once trained a and apaper target, he said. callsfor gunfire. It’s acomplex demicofschool shootings is stands how ahuman head re- large force of armed officers.I “The building blocks to put a and sensitive issuelaw enforce- preposterous. And it’s atrans- sponds when targeted by M-16 can’t use his name, but I’m not round(of ammo) on athreat – parentefforttostave off the automaticrifles, M-14s, M-60 talking to the sheriff of Hicks- we don’t call them atarget, we SEE DVORAK, 3B 2B SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Opinion MODBEE.COM

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JACK OHMAN • THE SACRAMENTO BEE then maybe people won’t LETTERS get killed. After all, it’s really worked well in outlawing drugs, hasn’t it. – Samuel H. Newnam, Jeff Denham, Modesto

please help stop Weapons must not silence our voice this awful slaughter As a young boy we watched the TV series Combat and loved playing To Rep. Jeff Denham: weapons. army. We enjoyed hours of I don’t often do this, but I know such a move fighting Nazi troops with I feel my opinion is impor- would not totally elim- our imaginary weapons. tant here. I want to speak inate the possibility of This was fun, but we knew about the recent shooting future mass shootings, but it was a game and weap- in Florida, your re-elec- it would be a step in the ons of war only existed in tion and the firearms right direction and cer- the military. controversy. I have always tainly be approved by the Americans are appalled supported you and even majority of your constitu- at the rapid escalation of attended a couple of your ents. the horrific gun violence fund raisers. We cannot I have served as presi- utilizing military-style afford to lose you in Con- dent of the Modesto Po- weapons. We all need to gress. lice Officers Association, answer the question: After 75 years, I am tied the Oakdale Rotary Club, “How have I stood by and into our Oakdale commu- the Oakdale Educational allowed this to happen in nity and have connections Foundation and I was the my community, my state, throughout Stanislaus founder of the Oakdale my country? While I sup- County. I spent 12 years Senior Citizens Founda- and fisherman in Cali- the guns. Great idea. First, As you vote, the port the Second Amend- on the Modesto Police tion. I was honored with fornia. Let’s clear that up let’s take away the guns kids are watching ment, I will not pretend Department and 23 years the American Legion first. from all the security peo- that defining weapons that at E.&J. Gallo Winery, Medal of Honor and also I checked today on how ple surrounding celebri- The atrocity of 17 lives can and cannot be owned retiring as a vice presi- honored to be named much money Rep. Jeff ties, congressmen and taken will be a part of our violates this right. dent. I offer my opinion in Oakdale Citizen of the Denham has taken from other elites. Second, let’s history forever! The apa- The NRA wants to con- the hope you will listen Year, Stanislaus County the NRA. In total $19,400 get Hollywierd to stop thy of our elected officials vince us that any restric- and act accordingly. Citizen of the Year and according to the Washing- making movies glorifying will also be a part of our tion on gun ownership is a Please take a strong received the Oakdale ton Post. The NRA does gun violence. Then let’s history forever. The future slippery slope and violates stance in addressing the Chamber of Commerce not represents my inter- remove all the video of our government lies on our rights. Americans are firearms crisis in our na- Lifetime Achievement ests. I demand the Con- games depicting mass the shoulders of our youth extremely proud and pro- tion. Demand stronger Award. I think people will gressman give back this murders from gun vio- and it must be protected. tective of our freedoms background checks and listen to me and not only “blood” money. lence. After we have done Do kids have to look over and liberties, but these are the total elimination of accept, but appreciate my The Congressman voted all of that, then here is the their shoulders at school to not blanket freedoms void possession of weapons opinion. for the tax bill, saddling big problem: taking all the feel safe, or do they feel of restrictions or respon- such as the AR-15. If you I have a lot of soul future generations with guns away from criminals that they must also carry sibilities. fail to do so there is a searching to do before I huge debt to put a tempo- who don’t buy them, don’t guns for their protection? Military weapons belong strong possibility you will vote. But stopping this rary bucks in our pockets. have permits and don’t Or will they refuse to at- with the military, not in not be re-elected. awful slaughter will be a He voted to repeal the really care. Chances of all tend school out of fear? I our communities. We all People are fed up with critical factor in my deci- ACA. Had that passed, my of this happening? Zilch. heard a 12-year-old say, deserve protection from the failure of Congress to sion. I will work diligently daughter – who requires a – Ray Newman, Modesto “What if the bad guy weapons of mass murder, address this problem year to elect someone who liver transplant – would comes here?” especially the next in- after year and shooting takes steps to eliminate have lost the coverage that We need to remember nocent victims and their after shooting. The very these weapons of mass she receives through the We need someone these things the next time families. Let us not stand first step to be taken is the murder. Please heed my Medicaid expansion to stand up to NRA we go to the polls. silent another day. elimination of the AR-15 advice! through the ACA. That – Loraine Haugen, Modesto – Warren Council, Escalon and other assault-style – Frank Clark, Oakdale would be giving her a Another senseless trage- death sentence. dy, this time in Parkland, If this is the representa- Fla. Again, sympathetic (or After outlawing God bless those tion you want in Congress? just pathetic?) lip service guns, what’s next? kids in Florida More protection for your moral indignation; – Gary W. Kinard, Gustine from the GOP. Thoughts ducks than kids your willingness to debate and prayers for those af- So when we outlaw Campaigner Trump said pros and cons. (When did fected. But that’s all. At certain semi-automatic he could shoot someone Insanity! It is a federal us “older” citizens lose Denham’s gun vote this rate, we will have seen rifles, and there are still on New York’s Fifth Ave- crime to possess an un- motivation?) You have was inexcusable 122 school shootings by mass shootings, what is nue and not lose any sup- plugged shotgun (capable begun expressing commu- Dec. 31. Will we toast? Or next? We outlaw semi- porters. He was right! of holding more than 3 nity anger and grief, and I The $17,000 in National will we be one in 122? automatic shotguns and Though he didn’t person- shells) for the “taking” believe you will turn to the Rifle Association contribu- Will Jeff Denham still be handguns? Then outlaw ally pull the trigger in any (i.e., shooting, killing) of streets if it is necessary to tions plus an endorsement our representative? Den- pump and bolt-action of these mass shootings, migratory waterfowl such challenge those in power. I by the NRA’s “Political ham has received $62,900 rifles and shotguns? Then he, the Congress and the as ducks and geese. What will hobble along with you Victory Fund” bought from the pro-gun lobby, single-shot guns? Then NRA have always is the rationale to legally … but behind, in support. Congressman Jeff Den- mostly the NRA. The NRA what? Knives, cars, base- facilitated gun owners and possessing a semi-auto- A suggestion. Create a ham’s votes for HR1181, would have us believe ball bats, poisons, etc.? We gun manufacturers with matic rifle with 30-round national fund with student authorizing veterans there are only two sides: all must suffer because the whatever they wanted, and magazines designed for board of directors and call deemed mentally incom- guns or no guns. I look to liberals now have all these his base is on board for the maximum human casu- it something like the Never petent to buy firearms, those promoting respon- rights and freedoms they most part. So the killing alties? The taking of Again America Foundation. and for HR38, overriding sible gun ownership; those have fought so hard to keeps on happening. school children is not It could compile a list of federal law concerning the who rely on contributions achieve? Polls say 80 to 90 per- sport. all national, state and local concealed-carry of a fire- from individuals, not lob- The right to not be able cent of citizens favor uni- – Douglas Hardie, former elected officials and candi- arm into a school zone. byists or corporations. to determine a dangerous versal background checks card-carrying NRA member, dates who receive money If you treasure the 2nd Josh Harder, Democrat- person in our society? and assault-rifle bans, but Modesto from the NRA. Invite each Amendment above all else ic candidate for Congress, The right to protect no one in Congress is recipient to transfer those – including the lives of our supports safe gun owner- mental medical records? listening. Get behind kids, or funds to the Foundation children – then Denham’s ship. One-hundred percent The right to protect a I am so impressed with for projects providing your man. But if you honor of Harder’s contributors person’s criminal records, if the students in Florida for get out of the way improved school and after- the 2nd Amendment and are from real humans. For there is a minor involved. standing up, being vocal Just maybe, the revolu- school security, plus coun- believe it needs to be our children’s sake, for the Now you liberals have all and organizing for change. tion has begun. The imme- seling and training. The strengthened by common- safety of all in our commu- these rights. Now what? I hope their call to action diate explosion is the long- names of non-participating sense gun control mea- nity, we need candidates This is a social problem. and march on March 24 simmering anger over politicians would be made sures, consider a vote who will represent us – not What has changed to will be monumental and NRA hardware used to kill public. against Jeff Denham this the gun lobby. Not any cause these mass shoot- that everyone who cares and wound so many, this Now, open the door for November. lobby or any company; just ings and other murders will join them country- time at the Marjory Stone- the kids and get the hell – Rob Schaeffer, Modesto ordinary citizens, with just and shootings? Why such a wide. God bless these man Douglas High School out of their way. one vote. Let’s change the cheap value on human young people; I hope you in Parkland, Fla. – Bruce E. Jones, Modesto game now. Politics in a life? Is it really the object’s are the change we need. Now it is the “kids” of Get rid of guns? time of tragedy? The GOP fault for what is used in a This is your future and you Florida who are showing Criminals agree has politicized this for crime? Is the answer really are on the right track. Be the rest of us what maturi- This isn’t the guy decades. It’s time we re- more gun laws? brave! ty means. Young folks, I want in Congress Let me see if I have this turn the favor. Let’s take the easy, lib- – Yvonne Hudson, Modesto how proud we are of your right. Guns are a problem. – Pablo Torres, Modesto eral way out and com- courage; how we respect I am a licensed hunter So, let’s just get rid of all pletely outlaw all guns and

FROM PAGE 1B mitted to building and infrastructure and invests but there is one thing Russians in the Olympics bolstering international the nation’s profits to Donald Trump would might all contribute to the aid, giving a larger per- prevent deficits and en- definitely disdain: Nor- happy factor. KOUNALAKIS centage of its GDP than hance citizen welfare, way’s open documents A decade ago, the USA does the U.S. The United improve the correctional rule that makes every- was in the top three on the mocracy” to “flawed de- is an ardent NATO sup- States gives the most total system, provide free uni- one’s tax return public by global happiness scale. mocracy” as index’s re- porter and clear-eyed dollars in global aid, but versity, and build a better putting them online. Dur- Now, America is 19th. searchers cited “public critic of Moscow. Trump wants to slash aid national healthcare serving my (free) university Could Donald Trump confidence in government Norway pays its fair dramatically. ice. America’s debates graduate school days in Make America Happy has slumped to historic share in NATO dues. Norway, an oil produc- today surround record 1980s Scandinavia, I was Again by releasing his tax lows in the U.S.” The USA Donald Trump, on the ing country, has amassed debt, entitlement cuts, surprised to find that tax returns and having kinder, is now ranked No. 21. other hand, arrived in the a hard-working trillion- and moving away from filing was incredibly sim- gentler tweets? Defending democracy is Oval Office both admiring dollar sovereign wealth universal healthcare. Nor- ple. supposed to be a top U.S. Putin and questioning the fund to cover future ex- way, the little country that The 2017 World Happi- Markos Kounalakis is a goal. NATO is a collective value of a free-riding penses. Norwegians have earns Olympic medals in ness report found Norway senior fellow at Central defense organization led NATO alliance. The presi- saved and invested. its sleep is wildly outper- to be the happiest country European University and by former Norwegian dent views NATO less as Trump’s America, by forming a chest-thumping, on earth. Knowing how visiting fellow at the Hoover Prime Minister Jens Stol- Europe’s protective shield contrast, is more focused self-declaring nation of much your neighbor Institution at Stanford. tenberg that is democra- and more as an American on instant gratification. “winners.” earns, seeing that there is Email markos@ cy’s first line of defense. protection racket. Norway remains open There are many things less income inequality, or stanford.edu Bordering Russia, Norway Norwegians have com- to refugees, builds its to admire about Norway maybe just beating a few

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is thatwhile he charts the narcissistic impulseshave way individuals haveben- been given free rein,when Thevirtueofradical honesty efited over the centuries, spiritual longings have he spends barely any time nowhere healthytogo, on the quality of the rela- when socialtrust has been his week Iaskeda cent from 24 percent. The nationsinthe Organiza- tionships between individ- devastated,when all the group of students percentage of lower-mid- tion for Economic Cooper- uals. unconscious networks that at the University dle-class Americans drop- ation and Development, Pinkerignoresthe de- make up 99 percent of our of Chicago a ped to 17 from24. The after France. cline of social trust, the thinking are aflame and questionT I’m also asking percentage in the upper Pinkerhas data like this breakdownoffamily life, disordered. students aroundthe coun- middle class (earning in sphere after sphere, the polarization of national Our problems are rela- try: Who are your heroes? $100,000 to $350,000) marking the progress life, the spread of tribal tional.Idon’t know about There’s alwaysalong hit 30 percent from 13 we’ve madeinhealth, the mentalities, the rise of yours,but after the CNN pause. Buteventually one BY DAVID BROOKS percent. Half of all Amer- environment, safety, narcissism,the decline of Town Hall on Wednesday of the students suggested New York Times icans wind up in the top 10 knowledge and overall social capital, the rising night, my Twitter feed was StevenPinker. Another percent of earners at at happiness. So is he right, alienation from institu- aflame, with two raging chimed in Jonathan Haidt. to do this. In his new book, least one point in their that society is in much tions or the decline of warringcamps. If we had Therewas general nod- “Enlightenment Now,” he career; 1in9spend some better shape than we’re citizenship and neigh- an emotionally healthy ding. arguesthat thispose is time in the top 1percent. allowing? borliness. It’s simply im- polity,itwould be com- That was interesting. dishonest toward the facts. Poverty has been trans- In part, but not totally. possible to tell any good- pletelyeasy to pass eight Both men are psychology For example, we’re all formed by falling prices Pinker’s philosophical lens news story whenlooking or 10 sensible restrictions professors, at Harvard and awareofthe gloomystatis- and government support. prevents him from seeing at the data from these to at least make it harder New York University,who tics aroundwage stagna- “Whenpoverty is defined where the real problems moral, social and emotion- for lonely attention-seek- bravely stand against what tion and incomeinequal- in terms of what people lie. He calls himself an al spheres. ers to get guns. But our can be the smothering ity, but Pinker contends consume ratherthan what Enlightenment man,but Pinkerisaparagon of nation is emotionally sick. orthodoxy thatinhibits that we should not be they earn, we find that the he’s really ascientific exactly the kindofin- Pinker’s rationalism is thought on campus, but nostalgic for the economy American poverty rate has rationalist. He puts tre- tellectualhonesty and not the total cure. But I not from the familiar con- of the 1950s, when jobs declined by 90 percent mendous emphasis on the courage we needtorestore have to confess,Ireally servative position. were plentiful and unions since 1960,” Pinkerwrites. value of individual reason. conversation and commu- like him. Afew yearsago One way Pinker does it strong. Athird of Amer- America has aprettybig The key to progress is nity, and the students are the magazine Moment is by refusing to be pessi- ican children lived in pov- safety net.Our numbers information –making right to revere him. gave genetic tests to a mistic. There is amood erty. Sixty percent of se- look bad because so much ourselves betterinformed. But today’ssituation bunch of writerswith Jew- acrossAmerica,but espe- niors had incomesless of ourhealth care spend- The key sin in the world is reminds us of the weak- ish heritage. The tests cially on campus, that in than $1,000 ayear. Only ing is funneled through aresult either of entropy, ness of the rationalism revealthat Pinker and I order to show how aware half the population had employers, but whenyou the randomnessthat is Pinkerchampions. Con- are third cousins. Learning of social injustice you are, any savings in the bank at add this privatesocial built into any system, or scious reason can get you of this kinship tie, Inow you have to go around in a all. spending to state social faith –dogma clouding only so far whentribal feel specialaffection for perpetual state of indigna- From 1979 to 2014,the spending, America has the reason. emotions have been him. Why? There’s no tion, negativity and righ- percentage of poor Amer- second-highest level of The big problem with aroused, when existential rational, scientific reason. teous rage.Pinker refuses icans dropped to 20 per- such spending of the 35 his rationalistic worldview fears rain down,when Ijust do.

FROM PAGE 1B about it. They said they “At this rate firearms year. Elite forces can re- to safely store asmall idea of arming school wouldn’t feel comfortable purchases and money quire quarterly or even arsenal? Or will teachers staff. Educators need to in aschool full of armed spent on training will soon monthly training. What be asked to take their be focused on teaching DVORAK adults. “Like those air- become tax deductible for will it be for teachers? service weapons home our students,” she said. ports in Third-World educators,” said afrus- All parents are familiar every night? Sue Kochman teaches at ment officers across the countries where you see trated Lester Green, a with the “professional “Bringing more guns ahigh school in Penn- nation have wrangled with them standing around high school music teacher. development day” thing, into our schools does sylvania. for ages. with guns out in the “Do we also get to write when our kids get random nothing to protect our “I have been ahigh Classrooms can be open,” she said. off Kevlar vests?” days off so their teachers students and educators school English teacher for chaotic. And in many Our retired weapons He’d leave teaching can learn new curriculum from gun violence. Our 30 years, and Iassure you school shootings, it’s a trainer said he had a before carrying aweapon. and policies. Now they’ll students need more we do not want to carry student who is the shoo- whole team of folks who So would the other teach- add days off to go to the books, art and music pro- weapons,” Kochman said. ter. What about achild did nothing but service ers Iinterviewed. shooting range? grams, nurses and school Her school already has running for cover? What and maintain weapons. Hello, lawmakers, this is And where the guns be counselors; they do not armed guards and active about astudent who starts If we decide to dole out reality calling. kept? Law enforcement need more guns in their shooter training, and acting up in the middle of the money to arm some It’s not just the 100 agencies have temper- classrooms,” said Lily Kochman believes that is class? We are already teachers –around $600 to hours of training to get ature-controlled and heav- Eskelsen García, president enough. asking alot of teachers in $700 for the average them ready to shoot. ily fortified storage facil- of the National Education “I will never carry a such afrenetic scenario. weapon and around $10 Some police departments ities. Schools can’t keep Association, which repre- gun,” she said. “I want Campbell, the chem- for abox of ammo –who require officers to renew kids from hacking into sents three million people. kids to believe that the istry teacher, said she will be responsible for the their training and re-qual- grading systems; now they “Parents and educators pen is mightier than the talked to her students maintenance? ify on the range every might have to find away overwhelmingly reject the sword.” 4B SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Explore MODBEE.COM

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Dear CarTalk: Ijust boughtmywife anew Honda and inherited her old 2005 Volvo S80T6. My “new” ride has 182,000miles on it, a killer stereo and an odd problem I’ve never seen before:When makinga left turn while moving, the engine will rev, as if in neutral, when Istep on the accelerator. OnceI take my foot off the gas, the car findsagearand I can accelerate normally. This doesn’t occur when makingaright turn, and it doesn’thappen if Icome to astop before turning left. Have you seen this issue before,and is it anything to be concerned about? Thanks! –K.C. Dear K.C.: This sounds like aclassiccase of abad Modsy motor mount. Modsy is among the online home design services that author RoyFurchgott tried. There are four mounts that attach the engineand transmission to the frame HOME DECOR of the car. Thesemounts serve two purposes: They After you sign up, they hold the engine and trans- email you mercilessly with missioninplace, and they offers and encouragement providecushioning to Interior designers to buy stuff. isolate the engine’s vibra- tions from the rest of the THE PLAN car. When filling out the If one of your motor arejust aclick away questionnaires, Iset the mountsisbroken, the design goal to refresh a engine will be able to bedroom, keeping the move out of place, and won’t personally meet the existing armoire, poster, depending on which BY ROY FURCHGOTT designer who will deco- rug and window treat- mount is bad, it could be Washington Post rate your home. The de- ments. The bed and end at its worst whenyou’re sign is based entirely on tables could go, and Ihad makingaleft turn. My iring an interior photos, measurements been experimenting (and guess is it’s the mount designer is and guidance that you failing) with layering tribal closest to the firewall. often consid- provide online, or in some rug patterns. Iwas think- And when the engine ered aposh cases, by phone. ing loosely, not literally, of moves,it’s probably pull- Hextravagance afforded to We took alook at the French Morocco. Iset the ing on the transmission’s people with more money highest-profile services, budget up to $10,000. shifter cable, and momen- than taste. But, afew giving each the same The designers were tarily putting the trans- years back, the interior bedroom to redesign, to faced with aroom about missioninto neutral –just design industry was shak- see what, exactly, clients 18 by 13 feet, with an as if you had shifted into en by an internet upstart might expect. eight-foot ceiling at the neutralyourself. When called Homepolish, which The services all have a windows that rises to 14 you lift yourfoot off the connected style-chal- few things in common. KATHERINE FREYWashington Post feet by the bedroom gas andthe engine returns lenged homeowners with For one, aquiz. To deter- RoyFurchgott wantedtoincorporateMoroccan-inspired doors. Walls are amedi- to its properposition, the interior designers for a mine your personal style designs when redecorating his bedroom. um-dark red, with brown problem correctsitself. three-hour consultation at and to pair you with a trim so dark it appears So ask your favorite acomparative bargain simpatico designer, the black. Large bi-fold closet mechanic to check for a price of $350,and $130 an sites ask you to select your design goals? terior Designers member- doors eat up one wall, an bad motor mount. At our hour thereafter. from pictures of things Each site then pairs you ship, and others just a art deco armoire fills an- shop, we open the hood, Now, the shaker is get- such as rooms, furniture with adesigner. Modsy, portfolio. other, and there is just put the car in gear, plant a ting shaken. and decorativeitems, Laurel &Wolf and Deco- All of the sites required room for aqueen bed and foot firmly on the brake Several interior design pointing out what you like. rist chose my designer me to make arough draw- bed stands on the long pedal, and then step on start-ups offer services They then label your style. based on my quiz and ing of the room’s floor wall opposite the closet. It the gas –bringingthe similar to Homepolish at The quizzes variously questionnaire. Havenly plan with measurements, would be achallenge. engine speedup to rough- even lower prices, provid- determined me to be narrows the field to a and to take photos of the Here is what the various ly where it is when you ing design advice, shop- “traditional,” “eclectic group of designers cate- room and furniture. services came up with: experience the problem. ping services and some with atouch of glam” and gorized by icons indicat- Not all of the sites were By the way, don’t do project management, with “contemporary.” ing their specialties,such willing to say how they LAUREL &WOLF this with the car facing fees starting at less than The sites ask additional as “Color Connoisseur,” make money with such This site is optimum for anything, or anybody, you $100 for the whole she- questions about consid- “Pattern Mixologist” or low design fees, but the people in ahurry. The care about. If amotor bang. 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barricades and yellow live a very normal life for BY ALLEN G. BREED tape as police officers such famous people. And I Associated Press saluted and admirers think he’d be very proud captured the moment on that his neighbors turned JOHN D. SIMMONS [email protected] CHARLOTTE, N.C. cellphones. Firetrucks out and quietly celebrated Mourners lined U.S. 70 through Black Mountain, N.C., as the motorcade carrying the Motorists pulled aside parked on overpasses his reward and his pas- remains of the Rev. Billy Graham processed through town Saturday. and well-wishers lined along Interstate 40. sage into heaven.” freeway overpassestosee “He has never really The motorcade left the the Rev. Billy Graham’s reveled in all of the celeb- mountain chapel at the It was a chance for Montreat. Wednesday at his home in motorcadebarrel through rity. It’s come with the training center operated residents in some of Gra- The procession is part of North Carolina’s moun- his beloved home state of territory,” said Joe Tyson, by Graham’s evangelistic ham’s favorite places to more than a week of tains at age 99, reached North Carolina on Sat- a family friend who runs a association in Asheville on pay tribute. He often mourning that culminates hundreds of millions of urday in a running tribute furniture store in Black a long drive along In- shopped or caught trains with his burial March 2 at listeners around the world to “America’s Pastor.” Mountain, where he terstate 40 to his library in Black Mountain. He the Billy Graham Library with his rallies and his Adults and children watched the procession. in Charlotte, the state’s maintained his home in in Charlotte. pioneering use of televi- stood behind wooden “But they’ve managed to largest city. the nearby community of Graham, who died sion.

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MESA, ARIZ. Oakland foundits closerin Blake Treinen last summer, and its bullpen transforma- tion continued whenitac- quiredoffseason targetsYus- meiroPetit and Ryan Buchter this winter. For ateam thathad 25 blownsaves, one short of the majorleaguehigh, and con- vertedonly 58 percent of its save chances ayear ago,itis another step forward. “We feel like we’re alot better,” A’s manager Bob Melvin said, “and we feel like we have adeep bullpen, too. “We have anumberofguys who can give us multiple innings now, whereyou are not havingtogothrough one-inning guys and use so many guysduringthe course of agame.” Everything starts with the JOE CORTEZ [email protected] closer, of course, and Treinen Matt Long leads aworkout during afundraiser forthe family of Frank “Spunky” HernandezinTurlock. He died in acar accidentonJan. 9. is ready to continue thatrole after recording13saves fol- lowinghis acquisition from FITNESS owners Tanner Sylvia and Matt Washingtonfor veteran relief Long, along with Hernandez’s arms Sean Doolittle and Ryan cousin, local boxing manager Madson in mid-July. Chico Rodriguez. Treinen was used in asetup Fitness enthusiasts and other role upon arriving in Oakland Community comes passers-by could come to the beforebeing given the ninth compound and make adonation inningalmost exclusively in to receive specialized training. early August. It took. Or, folks could simply stop for He converted his final 12 to the aid of family chorizo and egg burritos or save chances last sesaon, tri-tip sandwiches. starting when he finishedoff Sixty-five people showed up an 11-10victoryover the Los to participate in one of three Angeles Angelswith two BY JOE CORTEZ training sessions, and about strikeoutsand aweak popout [email protected] another 60 showed up to buy on Aug. 6. Treinen had a2.36 food, make donations or simply ERA in his 24 appearances TURLOCK offer condolences to the family. from that point, with 31 etty Hernandez strug- According to Sylvia, $3,500 in 2 strikeouts in 26 ⁄3 innings. gled to get the words donations and another $500 “That’s my goal, to pick up out. The tears came too from araffle were raised in four whereIleft off last year,” easily. What would her hours. All of the proceeds will said Treinen, 29 “My goal is Llate husband, Frank “Spunky” go to Hernandez’s widow and to go out and get outs and Hernandez, tell her today, if he their 2-year-old daughter, Ana- give this team the best could? lia. chance to win.Just try to get He was killed Jan. 9inacrash “It’s good to see the out- myself in aposition to be on Interstate 5near the San pouring of support she’s re- successful.” Joaquin County line. ceived for the family,” said It wasasatisfying conclu- “Everything’s going to be all Petey Hernandez, Frank Her- sion to tough start with the right,” said Hernandez, fighting JOE CORTEZ [email protected] nandez’s oldest brother. “It’s win-now Nationals, who tears to speak. “He loved Bob Philip Hernandez, holding his niece Analia, said his brother “was on good to see that there’s good named Treinenthe closer at Marley’s ‘Three Little Birds.’ He topofthe world forhis family.Hewas an amazing person.” people still.” the end of 2017 spring train- loved that song. And one of the According to his family, Spun- ing but moved on when two lyrics in there is ‘everything’s ky Hernandez was somebody bad outings in succession going to be all right.’ Iknow Idon’t know how –and that Saturday morning at The Iron who liked to be active. Whether he’d be telling me that. To do it he’ll always be with us.” Compound fitness facility in SEE A’S, 2C for our baby girl, to keep going – She spoke at afundraiser held Turlock, organized by TIC co- SEE HERNANDEZ, 6C

NBA Bryant couldadd an Oscar to his awards on thecourt

Annie Award, the animation Disney after so many years and BY CHARLES SOLOMON industry’s most prestigious starting something new.” New York Times prize, for best short film of “It was pretty surreal to see 2017,and is considered alikely myself animated,” he added When Los Angeles Lakers favorite for the Academy Award with alaugh. “I once dreamed superstar Kobe Bryant decided for animated short. of having asignature Nike shoe, to make afilm of “Dear Basket- “Even though, in his own but Inever thought I’d be ani- ball,” his farewell poem to the words, I‘couldn’t have picked a mated by Glen Keane –that BRYANDERBALLANYT sport he loved, he chose two worse animator for basketball,’ I pretty much tops everything!” Retired NBA star Kobe Bryant andanimator Glen Keane teamed up collaborators who knew nothing felt Glen and Ishared an emo- Keane said it “was the most on the Oscar-nominated animated short“Dear Basketball.” about the game: former Disney tional connection that enabled difficult thing I’ve ever animat- artist Glen Keane, who had him relate to the piece at a ed,” adding: “I was trying to animated “Aladdin,” “Beauty deeper level,” Bryant, who re- draw amoving sculpture in like. Everybody knows Kobe.” “Lou,” from Pixar, which has and the Beast” and“Tarzan,” tired in 2016,said in arecent space that had to look exactly The film has generated con- won the category four times, and Oscar-winning composer telephone interview. “He was at like Kobe. Icould draw Beast siderable excitement in the “Revolting Rhymes” and “Gar- John Williams. They were good atime in his career that was any way Iwanted: Nobody animation industry for its cele- choices. Their film won the parallel to my own –leaving knows what Beast really looks bration of traditional drawing. SEE OSCARS, 4C 2C Sports SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 MODBEE.COM

COLLEGES TODAY ON TV BASEBALL IN BRIEF Baseball SUNDAY’S BEST BETS OHTANI STRUGGLES tour of camps Saturday IN PITCHING DEBUT 11 a.m. – Stanislaus StateatSan Francisco State BASEBALL TIME TV with Boston in Fort Myers. Women’s tennis NY Yankees at Philadelphia 10 a.m. MLB Shohei Ohtani went Clark said after his ses- only one way in his spring sion in the Red Sox club- GOLF Noon – Stanislaus State at Mills College (Oakland) training debut for the Los house that the union’s PGA, Honda Classic 10 a.m. GOLF Angeles Angels and got special training camp for PGA, Honda Classic Noon CBS pulled early. free agents in Bradenton PRO CALENDAR MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL The Japanese star pitch- will stay open indefinitely. Michigan State at Wisconsin 10 a.m. CBS er and hitter was sched- About one-third of the GIANTS UNLV at New Mexico 11 a.m. CBSSN uled to throw two innings 166 players who exercised Illinois at Rutgers Noon BTN Saturday but was taken free agency rights in No- Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Memphis at Connecticut 1 p.m. ESPN out after giving up two vember have not reached a vs. Chi. Cubs* vs. Kansas City* vs. Arizona* at Milwaukee* UCLA at Colorado 1 p.m. ESPNU hits and two walks in contract agreement with a 12:05 p.m. 12:05 p.m. 12:05 p.m. 12:05 p.m. 1 Colorado State at Nevada 1 p.m. CBSSN 1 ⁄3 innings in the Angels’ team. That includes stars A’S Minnesota at Purdue 1 p.m. FS1 6-5 win over Milwaukee in such as starting pitcher Florida State at North Carolina State 3 p.m. ESPNU Tempe, Ariz. Jake Arrieta and third base- Today Monday Tuesday Wednesday Angels manager Mike man Mike Moustakas. vs. Kansas City* at Chi. White at Cleveland* at Chi. Cubs* Northwestern at Iowa 4:30 p.m. BTN Rays: MOTOR SPORTS Scioscia didn’t put Ohtani Tampa Bay top 12:05 p.m. Sox* 12:05 p.m. 12:05 p.m. in the batting order. pitching prospect Brent Monster, Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 10 a.m. FOX 12:05 p.m. The 23-year-old right- Honeywell has a torn NHRA, Arizona Nationals* 3:30 p.m. FS1 WARRIORS hander struck out two. He ulnar collateral ligament NBA allowed one run, on a in his right arm and will Monday Wednesday Friday March 6 San Antonio at Cleveland 12:30 p.m. ABC homer by Keon Broxton. have Tommy John sur- at New York at Washington at Atlanta vs. Brooklyn Philadelphia at Washington 5 p.m. ESPN Ohtani threw 31 pitches, gery, sidelining him for 4:30 p.m. 5 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. NHL 17 for strikes. the season. NBA ESPN NSBA NSBA St. Louis at Nashville 9 a.m. NBC Ohtani spent five sea- Saturday’s games San Jose at Minnesota 5 p.m. NSCA sons with the Nippon KINGS Ham Fighters before sign- Giants 9, Dodgers (SS) 3: OLYMPICS ing with the Angels in Hector Sanchez, Mac Monday Tuesday Thursday Saturday Women’s cross-country skiing* Noon NBC December. Williamson and Kyle Jen- vs. Minnesota at Portland vs. Brooklyn vs. Utah Closing Ceremony* 5 p.m. NBC 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. sen homered for San Closing Ceremony* 8 p.m. NBC Notable NSCA, NBA NSCA NSCA NSCA Francisco. Starter Chris SOCCER Concern grows among Stratton allowed three hits SHARKS EPL, Manchester United vs. Chelsea 6 a.m. NBCSN unsigned free agents: and a walk but no runs in EPL Cup, Arsenal vs. Manchester City 8:25 a.m. ESPN Union leader Tony Clark two innings for the Giants. Today Tuesday Thursday March 4 Athletics 8, Padres 3: at Minnesota vs. Edmonton vs.Chicago vs.Columbus WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL says major leaguers re- 5 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. North Carolina State at Notre Dame 11 a.m. ESPN2 main concerned about the Franklin Barreto homered NSCA NSCA NBCSN NSCA South Carolina at Tennessee 1 p.m. ESPN2 unusual amount of un- off San Diego starter Ty- *Exhibition Stanford at Washington State 1 p.m. PAC12BA signed free agents with son Ross. A’s reliever spring training nearing the Jharel Cotton fanned five Cal at Washington 3 p.m. PAC12BA end of its second week. of his six batters. *Taped Clark began his annual — ASSOCIATED PRESS

FROM PAGE 1C “It’s a team in D.C. that verted him to the bullpen, movement. NL West title team man- needs to have results right and scouts have always “The stuff has always aged by Melvin, has de- away because it is a team believed his sinking fast- been there. I think the veloped into a reliever A’S that is built to win for the ball/slider repertoire change of scenery from capable of wearing many last decade. For someone played well there. Washington to us kind of hats. He had a career-low bumped his ERA into the to have to learn in that Treinen’s average fast- gave him a new breath 2.76 ERA in a career-high nines. His 5.73 ERA at the role, I don’t think it molds ball was 97.6 mph in 2017, and he performed really 60 appearances with the time of the trade had well. They need some- according to Fangraphs, well for us. There is no Angels last season. dropped to 3.93 by the body experienced in that TOM MIHALEK AP among the best in the reason for us make any “He is probably as ver- end of the season. role. I don’t really want to A’s closer Blake Treinen league. Because of its change in that role.” satile a pitcher as there is “You learn from it,” dwell on the tough stuff, celebrates a victory over sink, his ground ball to fly Petit and Buchter will in the game,” Melvin said. Treinen said. “This is a but it did shape me to the Phillies in Philadelphia ball ratio was among the add to a bullpen that in- “If ever there is a fix-it-all business, and if you have continue to put my head last September. top 15 among relievers. cludes veterans Santiago (guy) and a guy that can any slip-ups things can down and work hard.” “It’s at a high velocity Casilla and Liam Hen- pitch in any inning and change quickly. It’s in the Treinen, originally and it is moving quite a dricks, among others. doesn’t make any excuses past. It is nice to come out signed by the A’s in 2011, brought John Jaso in 2013. bit,” Melvin said. “There Buchter is the lone lefty. about where he pitches, and have a team that has was traded to the Nationals A starter early in his are very few guys that Petit, a rookie spot just wants to perform for confidence in you. in a three-team deal that career, Washington con- have the kind of ‘velo' and starter on Arizona’s 2007 the team, it’s him.” SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 Sports 3C MODBEE.COM

we could kind of feel it building,” Shuster said. “Their margin for error got incredibly small.” Shuster had executed a perfect shot: a blend of cool-handed finesse and foolproof strategy. His team’s lead was suddenly insurmountable. “We knew we were going to lose,” Niklas Edin of Sweden said. This was Shuster’s fourth consecutive Olym- pic appearance, and he has experienced all the joy and heartbreak that the games can offer. After helping the U.S. to a bronze medal at the 2006 Turin Games, the Amer- icans’ next two trips to the Olympics were unmiti- gated disasters: last place in 2010 and next-to-last place in 2014. It got so bad that the word “shuster” was added to Urban Dictionary.(De- finition? “A verb meaning to fail to meet expectations, particularly at a moment critical for success or even slightly re- spectable results,” as in “Man, he really shustered that!”) Then, in the summer of 2014, Shuster was sidelined from USA Curl- ing’s high-performance program. NATACHA PISARENKO AP “Everything happens for Skip John Shuster, left, and Matt Hamilton of the United States react during the men’s curling final against Sweden on Saturday. a reason,” he said. He found three curlers who still believed in him: CURLING George, a liquor salesman who competes in 8-year- old sneakers with holes in them; Hamilton, a sweep- US shocks Sweden ing wizard renowned for his mustache; and Land- steiner, an engineer. The team became for first gold medal known in curling circles as Team Reject, a moniker it came to embrace. And the Last Sunday, after a loss has never happened be- curlers began the slow BY SCOTT CACCIOLA to Norway, the Americans fore: an Olympic gold for climb back to respect- New York Times were on the brink of elim- the U.S. curlers as they ability, through the na- ination, again. defeated Sweden, 10-7, tional ranks, through the GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA After the game, with before a flag-waving NATACHA PISARENKO AP Olympic trials and ohn Shuster, the family headed to a hotel throng from back home. US gold medalists, from left, Joe Polo, John Landsteiner, through the Olympic bon- face of U.S. curling and his wife’s encouraging Shuster and his four team- Matt Hamilton, Tyler George, John Shuster and Phill spiel, or tournament, here J for the past four words ringing in his head, mates – Tyler George, Drobnick (captain) celebrate during the medal ceremony. in South Korea, where Winter Olympics – Shuster found a grassy Matt Hamilton, John they surmounted all kinds and all the good and bad spot outside the venue, sat Landsteiner and Joe Polo, of obstacles. those experiences have down and came to a real- who served as the team’s up.” much as we love it,” The United States had entailed – had a gold med- ization. alternate – defeated Swe- The United States is not George said. “There’s a to beat Canada – Canada! al draped around his neck “This is silly,” he told den, the top-ranked team known as a curling power- reason why we play it, and – twice in four days just to for the first time in his life himself. “I’m getting my in the world, so soundly house. Americans had there’s a reason why we reach the final. (Canada is Saturday. Moments be- heart broken, I feel like, that it conceded the never won a gold medal in love it as much as we do.” really good at curling.) fore, he and his team- by this sport – and this is match with several rocks the sport. For that reason The win came with its “From the day that the mates had done what silly. Seriously, this is the to play in the 10th and and more, members of the share of thrills. 2014 Olympics came to an jubilant curlers do, raising Olympics.” final end. team expressed hope that On Saturday, Shuster end, every single day was their brooms aloft in He slept soundly that The victory was as deci- curling would become delivered the biggest shot with this journey in screaming excitement night for the first time in a sive as it was unexpected – more than a cultural curi- in the history of U.S. curl- mind,” Shuster said. over an improbable victo- long time. His team did to everyone, perhaps, but osity every four years. ing when he cleared two That much was clear as ry. Yet at that moment, it not lose again. the Americans them- Perhaps the team’s suc- Swedish stones with his the members of Team was hard to believe how Five consecutive victo- selves. cess here can help. final rock of the eighth Reject stood together atop close his dream here had ries culminated Saturday “This,” George said, “is “We want our sport to end to score 5 points. the medal podium. Their come to crumbling apart. night in something that a team that never gives be loved by our country as “During the entire end, journey was complete.

MEN’S HOCKEY CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING OLYMPICS Ledecka wins RESULTS Men’s 50km Mass Start Classic VIEWING GUIDE Semifinals 1. Iivo Niskanen, Finland, 2:08:22.1. IN BRIEF again, this time Selected events, through 4 p.m. Saturday. Friday 2. Alexander Bolshunov, OA Russia, Pacific time zone. OA Russia 3, Czech Republic 0 2:08:40.8. MEDAL COUNT Germany 4, Canada 3 3. Andrey Larkov, OA Russia, 2:10:59.6. Sunday IOC UPHOLDS on a snowboard 11. Scott Patterson, United States, 98 medal events Medal Games RUSSIA BAN Ester Ledecka won the Nation G S B Tot 2:13:14.2. WHAT TO WATCH Saturday 33. Noah Hoffman, United States, The International second leg of an unheard- Norway 13 14 11 38 Bronze Medal 2:19:04.1. Women’s cross-country Olympic Committee of Olympic double, taking Canada 11 81029 Canada 6, Czech Republic 4 48. Tyler Kornfield, United States, gold and replay of men’s Gold Medal 2:24:36.5. upheld its ban of Russia the gold medal in snow- Germany 13 8 7 28 OA Russia vs. Germany, late gold medal hockey game. United States 9 8 6 23 SNOWBOARD from the Pyeongchang boarding’s parallel giant NBC Olympics, denying the slalom Saturday to go Netherlands 8 6 6 20 SATURDAY’S RESULTS Men’s Big Air OA Russia 1 6 9 16 Final Ranking country the chance to with her surprise skiing ALPINE SKIING 1. Sebastien Toutant, Canada, (84.75; Noon-3 p.m.: Cross coun- South Korea 5 6 4 15 march into the closing victory in the Alpine sup- Parallel Team 89.5; JNS), 174.25. try: women’s 30km final; Switzerland 5 6 4 15 Semifinals 2. Kyle Mack, United States, (82.0; 86.75; ice hockey ceremony under its own er-G earlier in the Winter France 5 4 6 15 Heat 1 JNS), 168.75. flag. The vote came Sun- Games. Norway (Nina Haver-Loeseth, Leif Kristian 3. Billy Morgan, Britain, (JNS; 82.5; 85.5), 5-7:30 p.m.: Closing Cere- Austria 5 3 6 14 Haugen, Sebastian Foss-Solevaag, Kristin 168.0. mony day just hours before the The Czech star, top- Japan 4 5 4 13 Lysdahl), 1 4. Chris Corning, United States, (74.25; closing ceremony. ranked on the snow- Austria (Michael Matt, Marco Schwarz, 78.75; JNS), 153.0. Sweden 6 6 0 12 Katharina Gallhuber, Katharina Liens- 5. Redmond Gerard, United States, (74.75; Russia was banned from boarding circuit but never Italy 3 2 5 10 berger), 3 (Q) JNS; 68.25), 143.0. these Winter Games after a a threat until now in ski- China 1 6 2 9 Heat 2 Bronze Medal France (Tessa Worley, Alexis Pinturault, Men’s Parallel Giant Slalom W, (5) Ramona Theresia Hofmeister, massive doping scandal at ing, is the first to win gold Czech Rep 2 2 3 7 Clement Noel, Adeline Baud-Mugnier), 1 Semifinals Germany. the 2014 Sochi Olympics, medals in both sports. Britain 1 0 4 5 Switzerland (Denise Feierabend, Wendy Heat 1 L, (2) Alena Zavarzina, OA Russia, +4.07. but the IOC had left open She outraced Selina Finland 1 0 4 5 Holdener, Daniel Yule, Ramon Zenhausern), W, (1) Nevin Galmarini, Switzerland. Gold Medal 3 (Q) L, (4) Sylvain Dufour, France, DNF W, (1) Ester Ledecka, Czech Republic. the possibility of reinstate- Joerg of Germany to the Belarus 2 1 0 3 Small Final (Bronze Medal) Heat 2 L, (3) Selina Jorg, Germany, +0.46. ment before the start of the line in the final and won Slovakia 1 2 0 3 Norway (Nina Haver-Loeseth, Leif Kristian W, (3) Lee Sangho, South Korea. Australia 0 2 1 3 Haugen, Sebastian Foss-Solevaag, Kristin L, (2) Zan Kosir, Slovenia, +0.01. SPEEDSKATING closing ceremony. by .46 seconds, a much Lysdahl), 2 (W) Bronze Medal Men’s Mass Start USOC to take hard look: more comfortable margin Poland 1 0 1 2 France (Tessa Worley, Alexis Pinturault, W, (2) Zan Kosir, Slovenia. Final With the US team facing than the .01-second edge Slovenia 0 1 1 2 Clement Noel, Adeline Baud-Mugnier), 2 L, (4) Sylvain Dufour, France, +1.49. 1. Lee Seung-Hoon, South Korea, 60. New Zealand 0 0 2 2 Big Final (Gold Medal) Gold Medal 2. Bart Swings, Belgium, 40. its worst medal haul in 20 in the super-G race that Austria (Michael Matt, Marco Schwarz, W, (1) Nevin Galmarini, Switzerland. 3. Koen Verwei, Netherlands, 20. years at a Winter Games, left her staring at the Spain 0 0 2 2 Katharina Gallhuber, Katharina Liens- L, (3) Lee Sangho, South Korea, +0.43. 9. Joey Mantia, United States, 7:45.21. Hungary 1 0 0 1 berger), 1 the US Olympic Commit- clock in shock. Ukraine 1 0 0 1 Switzerland (Denise Feierabend, Wendy Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom Women’s Mass Start tee’s sports chief said he’ll — ASSOCIATED PRESS Holdener, Daniel Yule, Ramon Zenhausern), Semifinals Final Belgium 0 1 0 1 3 Heat 1 1. Nana Takagi, Japan, 60. take a hard look at what Kazakhstan 0 0 1 1 Final Ranking W, (1) Ester Ledecka, Czech Republic 2. Kim Bo-Reum, South Korea, 40. occurred to try to avoid a 1. Switzerland L, (5) Ramona Theresia Hofmeister, 3. Irene Schouten, Netherlands, 20. Latvia 0 0 1 1 2. Austria Germany, DNF. 11. Heather Bergsma, United States, repeat. Liechtenstein 0 0 1 1 3. Norway Heat 2 8:35.80. The US had 23 medals medals and a pegged a 9. United States W, (3) Selina Jorg, Germany 15. Mia Manganello, United States, heading into the final day minimum of 25. L, (2) Alena Zavarzina, OA Russia, DNF. 8:54.40. of action, with an outside Sweden wins women’s chance to win one more. It curling gold: The Swedish will be the poorest show- women won the gold ing since 1998, four years medal in the final match tage known as the ham- they conceded. the Olympics hockey Canada’s Toutant beats before a home Olympics of a marathon curling mer. After South Korea Norway sets medals re- tournament empty-hand- USA’s Mack: Sebastien in Salt Lake City sparked a festival. They beat South mustered just one point in cord: Through Saturday’s ed, even after missing out Toutant of Canada won renaissance for the coun- Korea 8-3 in nine ends to the sixth, Swedish skip events, Norway led the on a third straight gold the men’s Big Air snow- try’s winter sports pro- leave the “Garlic Girls” Anna Hasselborg deliver- medals table with 13 gold, medal. boarding event. Toutant gram. with a silver that is the ed a takeout on her final 14 silver and 11 bronze, Andrew Ebbett, Chris won in the Olympic debut At a news conference, hosts’ first Olympic medal rock of the seventh to breaking the record of 37 Kelly and Derek Roy each of the event by scoring chief of sport performance in the sport. score three points and overall set at the 2010 scored in the first period, 174.25 points in the final. Alan Ashley acknowl- Sweden took control of open a 7-2 lead. Vancouver Olympics by the helping Canada take the Kyle Mack of the United edged the numbers were the match by stealing a The South Koreans Americans. bronze medal by beating States took second with a disappointing. A USOC point in back-to-back ends picked up one point in the Canada claims hockey the Czech Republic 6-4. score of 168.75, and Billy internal document, ob- – the fourth and the fifth – eighth, but when they bronze: The Canadian The Russians and Germa- Morgan of Britain earned tained by The Associated even though South Korea couldn’t keep the Swedes men made sure they ny played later for the bronze. Press, set the target at 37 had the last-rock advan- from scoring in the ninth, aren’t going home from gold medal. — ASSOCIATED PRESS 4C Sports SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 MODBEE.COM

more. There were games where veterans got off to a good start (such as George Hill at Washington) but then didn’t play in the second quarter because of the commitment to the long-term plan. Divac does not get into the details of Joerger’s job, like deciding the rotation. But they do work in concert, which was the case regarding when to send players to the G League.

Q: Q: What does Kings management think of Willie Cauley-Stein? To me, he’s shown growth but he’s so up and down, and I’m not sure he’s the defensive anchor the Kings were hoping for either. – bryan, @heyhey916

A: A: Cauley-Stein has shown growth, in part because the Kings have a much better grasp of his abilities. Divac had said he’d like to see Cauley- Stein become a consistent double-double machine, but those expectations seem to be tempered. Cauley-Stein is not a physical, brawler type in the paint, and he’s looked better this season at power forward. The Kings can go into the offseason knowing that if Arizona center Deandre Ayton is available in the draft they can HECTOR AMEZCUA [email protected] comfortably draft a cen- Kings coach Dave Joerger likely won’t play rookie Bogdan Bogdanovic at small forward, especially against bigger players such as Andrew Wiggins of ter, should they decide to the Timberwolves, who will play at Golden 1 Center on Monday. go that route. Cauley-Stein believes his “breakout” season will KINGS Q&A and Skal Labissiere, so come next year. So there there won’t be much op- remains a lot to be seen portunity for Caboclo, from him, too. barring injury. Now for this week’s Starting Bogdanovic, Hield non-Kings question:

Q: Q: Is there any way to

(tell) if general manager Q: Q: What’s your favorite Vlade Vlade and coach cold weather city to go would create size problem Dave Joerger are truly on for a game? the same page? – Robert Alvis, @robertalvis

– Brian Hudson, A: A: That’s easy – Brook- ease, so why haven’t we are playing a team with a scouts and coaches be- @radiohudson lyn. BY JASON JONES seen a starting unit that big small forward, you’re lieve Hield might be best A: A: Aside from both You have to love a city [email protected] includes him, Buddy Hield asking Bogdanovic or as an off-the-bench scorer being under contract where you can purchase and De’Aaron Fox? Is Hield would be playing at in the future, but he is just through 2020, the way Notorious B.I.G. gear at hroughout the Buddy best as a bench a distinct size advantage. in his second season. I like Joerger has coached the the game (which I did this season, Jason scorer to help balance the For example, I doubt that role for Hield, but he Kings is a sign he and season). The arena isn’t Jones answers rotation? Also, where do Joerger would want to ask has to get consistent min- Divac are aligned. necessarily my favorite, T The front office has readers’ ques- Iman Shumpert and Bru- Hield or Bogdanovic to utes to flourish. but everything else about tions about the team in a no Caboclo fit in? Will defend the Timberwolves’ I’d be surprised to see asked Joerger to do some- Brooklyn is worth it. weekly Twitter mailbag. they play? Andrew Wiggins on Mon- Shumpert and Caboclo thing that’s not easy. Most Honorable mentions to Tweet your questions with – David F-W, day. play much, if at all, this coaches would like to play Chicago, Washington and the hashtag #JonesHold- @LowBrassDude93 Hield has been a much season. Shumpert is still an eight or nine-man Philadelphia. sCourt. A: A: Coach Dave Joerger more efficient shooter off recovering from injuries, rotation. Joerger had been has mentioned a few the bench than as a start- so there’s no rush to get asked to play 10 or 11 Jason Jones: times one of the problems players to try to evaluate Q: Q: With Bogdan Bog- er. He’s shooting 46 per- him on the court and take @mr_jasonjones, read more danovic’s versatility, it with the Kings is a lack of cent in 44 games as a minutes from Hield, Bog- all of the youngsters. about the team at seems he can play point size at small forward, reserve entering Saturday danovic or Justin Jackson. That created some ten- sacbee.com/kings. guard, shooting guard which is a problem with and 37.9 percent in 12 The Kings are commit- sion, especially for veter- and small forward with that lineup. If the Kings games as a starter. Some ted to evaluating Jackson ans who wanted to play

NBA IN BRIEF FROM PAGE 1C dream of playing profes- almost sketchy.” sionally, then realizes his Three years earlier, Butler out for Timber- career must eventually Bryant had reached out to wolves: The team said OSCARS end: His aging body can John Williams, but not Jimmy Butler has had an no longer endure the about film. He thought MRI that revealed a me- den Party” are computer- demands of the sport. understanding the com- niscal injury to his right animated; the fifth nomi- Keane’s drawings juxta- poser’s writing and con- knee. nee, “Negative Space,” pose the boy and the ducting process might The Timberwolves did was done in stop-motion. adult. help him on the court: not provide a timeline for There is also some con- Bryant, who spent two “How did he lead a large Butler’s absence Saturday, troversy surrounding the decades with the Lakers in orchestra to create such but it is likely good news nomination: #MeToo a run that included five beautiful music? I was that it is a cartilage injury, activists say a 2003 sex- NBA titles, said he wanted trying to relate the art of and not a ligament. ual-assault case against a younger generation of conducting to leading a Butler was hurt Friday Bryant is reason not to athletes to see the film basketball team to a night at Houston in the reward the movie. (The and learn “about the emo- championship.” third quarter and had to case was dismissed.) An tional journey of having a The composer was sur- be carried off the court by MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ AP online petition is seeking dream, believing it’ll prised when the athlete a pair of teammates. The Oklahoma City’s Paul George is defended by Golden to rescind the nod, and come true; it comes true, contacted him. “I couldn’t Wolves lost 120-102 to the State’s Draymond Green during the first half of the the argument has been then the realization that imagine why Kobe wanted Rockets and the All-Star Warriors’ 112-80 victory in Oakland on Saturday. taken up on social media. you have to wake up from to meet me,” Williams had the MRI on Saturday Bryant deliberately that dream and move on recalled. “I told him I had at Mayo Clinic. chose an artist who didn’t to another.” never been to a basketball The Wolves said more of the injury. Jarell Martin points to lead six players know basketball: “Some- At Disney, Keane was game – high school, col- updates on Butler’s pro- started for Evans against in double figures, and one who’s been watching known for loose, powerful lege or professional.” gress would be issued Miami on Saturday night. Miami stopped a three- basketball their whole drawings. Some of their Nevertheless, they when information became Saturday’s games game slide when they beat lives – and playing it – strength was inevitably quickly became friends, available. reeling Memphis. tends to miss the small lost when they were and when he was asked to In his first season with 76ers 116, Magic 105: Joel The Grizzlies lost their moves, the details. When traced, inked and painted compose the score, Wil- Minnesota, Butler has Embiid had 28 points and ninth game in a row, the you come at it with fresh for the films. Although liams agreed immediately: helped lead the team to 14 rebounds, and Phila- longest active streak in eyes, you look at every this practice is standard “I thought ‘Dear Basket- the thick of the Western delphia extended its sea- the NBA, and their second single thing because it’s throughout the animation ball’ was a very reassuring Conference race, averag- son-high win streak to in as many nights. all new.” industry, Bryant wanted and contributive little ing 22.2 points. They were seven with a victory over Justise Winslow scored Keane said, “I’ve always the spontaneity and piece.” in fourth place before play Orlando. a season-high 17 points for believed animation can roughness of Keane’s Bryant is developing Saturday, in position to Six 76ers scored in dou- the Heat. help an audience under- original drawings – which other ideas for films. “Ag- end a 13-year absence ble figures, including Ben Celtics 121, Knicks 112: stand an action in deeper appear on screen. ing can be very difficult from the playoffs. Simmons with 17 points Kyrie Irving had 31 points, ways than live action.” “My career – like other for athletes,” he said. “We Grizzlies’ Evans to un- and seven assists, and nine rebounds and eight “You can edit the move- things in life – was never train our whole lives, we dergo MRI: Memphis 3-point specialist J.J. Red- assists, leading Boston ment, leaving out extrane- perfect. There’s beauty in dedicate ourselves to a Grizzlies guard Tyreke ick added 16 points on over New York for its ous details and emphasiz- those imperfections, and craft we have to leave Evans will undergo a pre- 6-for-8 shooting – and just second victory in two ing the important points,” the last thing I wanted to early because our bodies cautionary MRI on Sunday one 3-pointer. nights since the All-Star he added. “There’s some- do was create a film will not allow us to go on.” on injured right ribs that Marco Belinelli had 15 break. thing deeper and more where all the lines were “What you’ve done for forced him to miss their points, Robert Covington Irving scored 15 points emotional that art can perfect and the coloring so long becomes who you game at Miami. had 12, and Dario Saric in a dazzling third quarter communicate, even was perfect,” he ex- are, and it’s very, very Coach J.B. Bickerstaff scored 11. and then helped the Cel- though you can take a plained. “That would have difficult to walk away said he doesn’t anticipate Aaron Gordon led Or- tics finish it off with his photo of the same thing.” taken away from the hu- from it and do something a long absence for Evans, lando with 20 points, passing in the fourth, Bryant’s poem begins manity of the piece, which else,” he continued. “So to who is averaging a team- including four 3s, to go highlighted by a behind- with recollections of him- is about creating and be two years into retire- high 19.4 points per game. with seven rebounds and the-back dish to Jaylen self as a boy, practicing enjoying that journey of ment and have an Oscar Evans left Friday’s seven assists. Brown for a dunk that dribbling with a basketball imperfection. It was really nomination means so game against Cleveland in Heat 115, Grizzlies 89: made it 115-106. made of his father’s tube important for the anima- much.” the fourth quarter because Tyler Johnson scored 23 — ASSOCIATED PRESS socks. He attains his tion to be 2-D and feel SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 2018 5C MODBEE.COM Scoreboard

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DePaul 70, Marquette 62 R. Diaz ...... 71-73-70—214 BASKETBALL River City 3, Woodcreek 1 Denver 89, W. Illinois 52 S. Garcia...... 72-70-72—214 Armijo2,Pitman 1, OT BASEBALL E. Illinois68, SIU-Edwardsville 56 N. Watney ...... 71-71-72—214 MOTORSPORTS HIGH SCHOOL BOYS Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals E. Michigan 82, N. Illinois 53 M. Every...... 73-69-72—214 No.13Rocklin at No.1Roseville Evansville 75, S. Illinois 44 C. Stroud...... 69-73-72—214 No.3River City at No.2Armijo MLB SPRINGTRAINING M. Hoffmann...... 67-73-74—214 NASCAR CIF Sac Joaquin Section playoffs Green Bay107, Detroit 97 Game time 7p.m.unlessnoted Saturday’sresults Indiana St.66, Bradley 64 T. Merritt ...... 71-74-70—215 Division III Giants 9, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 3 Kent St.64, Bowling Green 63 M. Thompson...... 76-69-70—215 Monster Energy Folds of Honor Friday’sQuarterfinals QuikTrip 500 Division I Rio Americano 3, Benicia 0 A’s8,San Diego 3 Loyola of Chicago 68, Illinois St. 61 G. Chalmers...... 74-71-70—215 Friday’sQuarterfinals Houston6,Atlanta 1 Miami (Ohio)64, Akron 62, OT A. Cejka...... 74-70-71—215 In Hampton, Ga. Woodland 1, Ponderosa0 At Atanta Motor Speedway Sheldon 62, Woodcreek 46 Central Valley 1, Vista del Lago 1, CV wins Philadelphia 9, Baltimore(ss) 6 N. Colorado 79, North Dakota 66 A. Lahiri ...... 73-71-71—215 Folsom 53, Oak Ridge 46 N.Y. Yankees 4, Pittsburgh 1 N. Dakota St.84, Nebraska-Omaha 62 R. McIlroy ...... 72-72-73—217 Friday’squalifying;raceSunday 4-2 in PKs 1. Kyle Busch, Toyota,184.652 mph; 2. Capital Christian 60, Franklin-EG 59 Sierra 2, Manteca1 Boston4,Tampa Bay3 N. Iowa 71, Missouri St. 56 Modesto Christian 67, Jesuit 54 Detroit 5, Toronto4 Oakland 72, Milwaukee 70 LPGA HONDATHAILAND Ryan Newman, Chevy,184.419; 3. Kevin Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals Harvick,Ford, 184.388; 4. DanielSuarez, Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals Miami 3, Washington 2 Rio Grande 83, Chicago St. 75 In Chonburi, Thailand No.4Woodland at No.1Rio Americano Toyota,184.229; 5. Brad Keselowski, No.4Folsom at No.1Sheldon St.Louis 10, N.Y. Mets 5 S. Dakota St.97, Fort Wayne 90 At Siam CC (Pattaya Old Course),par: 72 No.3Central Valley at No.2Sierra Ford,183.856; 6. Ricky StenhouseJr., No.3Capital Chr.atNo. 2Modesto Chr. Colorado 11, Cincinnati 4 Saint Louis 62, George Washington 53 Thirdround, top 25 Ford,183.722; 7. Kurt Busch,Ford, Kansas City 8, L.A. Dodgers (ss)4 UT Martin 72, SE Missouri 66 J. Korda...... 66-62-68—196 Division IV 183.485; 8. Kyle Larson, Chevy,183.449; Divison II Friday’sQuarterfinals Chi. Cubs 6, Texas1 Valparaiso69, Drake 64 M. Jutanugarn...... 66-69-65—200 Friday’sQuarterfinals 9. Clint Bowyer, Ford,182.284; 10. Erik Liberty Ranch 7, Oakdale 0 Chi. WhiteSox 5, Seattle 3 M. Lee...... 66-67-68—201 Antelope 67, Del Oro 56 SOUTHWEST Jones,Toyota,181.052. Casa Roble 2, Dixon 0 Cleveland11, Arizona2 Appalachian St.69, UALR 67 A. Jutanugarn ...... 68-69-65—202 Grant 67, Bear Creek 51 L.A. Angels 6, Milwaukee 5 11. Aric Almirola,Ford, 183.430; 12. Center 2, El Dorado 1 Cent.Arkansas 74, Abilene Christian 72 L. Thompson...... 66-68-69—203 Whitney 57, Rocklin 51 Placer 1, Livingston1,Placer wins 5-4 in Minnesota 1, Baltimore(ss) 1 Georgia Southern 81, TexasState 77 N. Korda...... 70-69-65—204 Denny Hamlin, Toyota,182.952; 13. Jamie St.Mary’s 81, Burbank 65 McMurray, Chevy,182.825; 14. Kasey PKs Today’sgames IncarnateWord69, TexasA&M-CC 62 A. Yang ...... 67-69-68—204 Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals Chi. Cubs vs.Giants,12:05 p.m. Kansas 74, TexasTech 72 M. Wie ...... 68-67-69—204 Kahne,Chevy,182.507. 15. Paul Menard, Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals No.5Grant at No.1Antelope No.4Casa Roble at No.1Liberty Ranch Kansas City vs.A’s,12:05 p.m. Lamar 71, Stephen F. Austin 66 N. Broch Larsen...... 70-67-68—205 Ford,182.464; 16. Joey Logano,Ford, No.3Whitney at No.2St.Mary’s Atlanta vs.Washington, 10:05 a.m. Oklahoma 86, Kansas St. 77 S. Feng...... 69-68-68—205 182.129; 17. Michael McDowell, Ford, No.3Center at No.2Placer Baltimorevs. Boston, 10:05 a.m. Prairie View 80, Alabama St. 74 M. Khang...... 67-69-69—205 181.955; 18. AlexBowman, Chevy, Division III Houstonvs. St.Louis,10:05 a.m. TCU82, Baylor 72 B. M. Henderson...... 67-68-70—205 181.634; 19. Darrell WallaceJr.,Chevy, Division V Friday’sQuarterfinals Friday’sSemifinals N.Y. Yankees vs.Philadelphia,10:05 a.m. Texas 65, Oklahoma St. 64 B. Lincicome...... 67-65-73—205 181.467; 20. Trevor Bayne, Ford, Central Catholic 53, Christian Bros. 33 Pittsburgh vs.Detroit (ss),10:05 a.m. TexasSouthern 106, Alabama A&M 71 I. GeeChun...... 67-73-67—207 181.307. Hilmar 0, VentureAcademy 0, Hilmar wins Patterson 68, Del Campo 66 6-5 in PKs Tampa Bayvs. Minnesota,10:05 a.m. Texas-Arlington 89, Georgia St. 81 A. Ernst...... 71-67-69—207 21. AJ Allmendinger,Chevy,181.248; Rio Americano 57, Vanden 51 Ripon 1, West Campus 0 Detroit (ss) vs.Toronto, 10:07 a.m. UTEP 73, Southern Miss. 44 J. Young Ko ...... 73-67-68—208 22. Jimmie Johnson, Chevy,181.236; 23. Beyer 49, Manteca 47 Miami vs.N.Y. Mets,10:10 a.m. UTSA 74, Louisiana Tech 64 C. Ciganda...... 70-69-69—208 William Byron, Chevy,180.804; 24. Chris Thurs.March 1/Championsip Cincinnati (ss) vs.WhiteSox,12:05 p.m. Wichita St.84, SMU 78 P. Phatlum ...... 69-69-70—208 Buescher,Chevy,181.842; 25. Austin Beyer49, Manteca 47 at TBD Colorado vs.Texas, 12:05 p.m. D. Kang ...... 68-70-70—208 Dillon, Chevy,181.753; 26. Ryan Blaney, Manteca1120610 — 47 No.2Ripon vs.No. 1Hilmar,time TBD Cleveland vs.Cincinnati (ss), 12:05 p.m. COLLEGE WOMEN A. Munoz...... 69-68-71—208 Ford,181.550; 27. ChaseElliott,Chevy, Beyer 19 11 713—49 L.A. Dodgers vs.Seattle,12:10 p.m. Division VI A. Stanford...... 72-68-69—209 181.082; 28. Ty Dillon, Chevy,180.293; Ben Polack 14, Hayden Keller 10, Milwaukee vs.Arizona,12:10 p.m. Beyer – Friday’sSemifinals Major Scores C. Hull...... 70-70-69—209 29. David Ragan, Ford,180.117;30. Matt Kris Fore 10, James Tonge 9, McKay Bundy San Diego vs.L.A. Angels,12:10 p.m. FARWEST Bradshaw Christian 6, Summerville 0 A. Nordqvist...... 70-70-69—209 DiBenedetto, Ford,178.914. 4, Brendan Grey 2. 18, 9-13, 49. Cal Poly63, Cal St.-Fullerton 56 Totals: Western Sierra0,Amador 0, WS wins 4-1 L. Salas ...... 71-72-67—210 31.GrayGaulding Jr., Toyota,178.269; Gino Campiotti 15, Jorge Colorado St.75, Nevada 64 Manteca– in PKs S. Hyun Park ...... 67-73-70—210 32. Cole Whitt,Chevy,177.045; 33. Sedano 14, Michael Ballard10, Kyle E. Washington 66, Idaho St. 64 Jeffrey Earnhardt,Chevy,175.050; 34. Bolding 2, Derek Range 2, Matthew Ender Thurs.March 1/Championship Gonzaga 62, BYU 37 Ross Chastain, Chevy,174.362; 35. Martin 2, Jordan Burciaga 2. 16, 8-12, 47. at Elk Grove H.S. Long Beach St.85, Hawaii 80 Totals: BASKETBALL TruexJr.,Toyota;36. Harrison Rhodes, Beyer 4(Tonge 3, Keller), No.2Western Sierravs. No.1Bradshaw Loyola Marymount 79, Pacific 77 3pt. goals – Chevy Manteca3(Cedano 2, Ballard). Christian, 5p.m. Montana 87, Montana St. 63 Total Fouls NBA HOCKEY – Manteca14, Beyer 13. Fouled Out – N. Colorado 51, North Dakota 45 Division VII Western Conference XFINITYRinnai 250 None. Portland 82, Pepperdine 58 NHL In Hampton, Ga. Friday’sSemifinals Pacific WLPct GB Portland St.68, N. Arizona 59 At Atlanta Motor Speedway Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals Holt Academy 4, Mariposa 0 Western Conference Warriors 46 14 .767 — SacramentoSt. 79, S. Utah 77 Laplength: 1.54 miles No.5Patterson at No.1Central Catholic Golden Sierra 3, Buckingham Charter2 L.A. Clippers 31 27 .534 14 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 72, Santa Clara 51 Pacific GP WLOT PtsGF GA Pos. Driver Car Laps* No.6Rio Americano at No.2Beyer L.A. Lakers 24 34 .414 21 San Diego St.85, San Jose St. 78 Vegas 61 41 16 486215 166 1Kevin HarvickF163 Tuesday/Championship Kings 18 40 .310 27 S.F. 49, San Diego 47 Sharks 62 33 21 874180 173 2Joey Logano F163 Division IV at Elk Grove H.S. Phoenix 18 42 .300 28 Seattle 64, CS Bakersfield 56 Calgary 63 32 22 973182 185 3Christopher Bell T163 Friday’sQuarterfinals No.3Golden Sierra vs.No. 1Holt Acade- SouthwestWLPct GB Southern Cal 65, Colorado 53 Anaheim 63 31 21 11 73 171172 4John H. Nemechek C163 Foothill 73, Sonora 63 my,5p.m. UC Davis 66, UC Irvine 56 LosAngeles 61 33 23 571174 151 5Elliott SadlerC163 West Campus 63, WestonRanch 60 Houston4513.776—UC Santa Barbara 72, UC Riverside 70 Edmonton 60 25 31 454167 196 6Justin Allgaier C163 Placer67, Dixon 58 TENNIS San Antonio 35 25 .583 11 UCLA78, Utah 71 Vancouver 61 23 31 753164 200 7Austin Cindric F163 Calaveras 73, Liberty Ranch 62 New Orleans 32 26 .552 13 UNLV74, New Mexico 62 Arizona 61 18 33 10 46 147202 8Kyle BenjaminT162 Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals COLLEGE MEN Memphis 18 40 .310 27 Utah St.57, Air Force 55 9RyanTruexC162 1 No.9Foothill at No.4WestCampus Dallas 18 41 .305 27 ⁄2 Central GP WLOT PtsGF GA Big 8Conference/LateFriday Utah Valley 84, Grand Canyon 64 10 Ryan Reed F162 No.10Calaveras at No.6Placer 11 Daniel Hemric C162 NorthwestWLPct GB W. Illinois 77, Denver 61 Nashville 60 37 14 983192 155 Modesto JC 5, Reedley4 Weber St.105, Idaho 88 Winnipeg 62 37 16 983208 164 12 Matt Tifft C162 Division V Singles – Nick Reilley (MJC)d.Robert Minnesota 37 26 .587 — 13 Ty Dillon C162 Denver 33 26 .559 2 Wyoming 74, Fresno St. 57 Minnesota 61 34 20 775185 172 Friday’sQuarterfinals Smith 4-6, 6-2, 6-2; Mike Lopez(MJC) d. Dallas 62 35 23 474184 164 14 SpencerGallagher C162 Argonaut 92, Golden Sierra 68 Luis Montoya 6-0, 6-1; Trey Reed (MJC) d. Portland 33 26 .559 2 EAST 15 ChaseBriscoe F162 St.Louis 62 34 24 472173 160 Bradshaw Christian 67, Elliot Christian 61 Jacob Navarro6-1, 6-3, Joel Reimer (R) d. Oklahoma City 34 27 .557 2 Army 48, BostonU.47 16 Ross Chastain C162 Utah 30 29 .508 5 Brown 85, Cornell 59 Colorado 61 32 24 569187 185 Summerville 64, Brookside Christian. 63 Edgar Castillo 6-1, 6-3; Jorge Carillo (MJC) Chicago 63 27 28 862178 179 17 Brandon JonesT161 Colfax 83, Mariposa 59 Eastern Conference Bucknell 57, American U. 52 18 Alex Labbe C161 d. Jose Meza 4-6, 6-4, 7-5; Reedley won by Atlantic WLPct GB Buffalo 70, Ohio 53 Eastern Conference 19 Tyler Reddick C161 Wed. Feb. 28/Semifinals default. Duquesne 76, St.Bonaventure 73 Atlantic GP WLOT PtsGF GA 20 MichaelAnnettC161 No.4Bradshaw Chr.atNo. 1Argonaut Doubles – Reilley/Lopez(MJC)d.Smith/ Toronto4117.707—Harvard72, Princeton 58 Montoya 8-2; Navarro/Meza (R) d. 1 21 Dylan Lupton F160 No.6Summerville at No.2Colfax Boston4219.689 ⁄2 Tampa Bay624217387 223 167 Reed/Carillo 8-4; Reedley won by default. 1 Oklahoma St.79, West Virginia 69 22 Ryan SiegC160 Philadelphia 32 25 .561 8 ⁄2 Toronto643920583 213178 Records–Modesto JC (3-2, 2-0 Big 8). 1 Penn 79, Dartmouth 50 23 KazGrala F159 Division VI New York 24 37 .393 18 ⁄2 Richmond 49, George Washington 36 Boston593714882 194146 Friday’sSemifinal Brooklyn 19 41 .317 23 24 Josh Williams C159 RobertMorris 67, Bryant 61 Florida 59 28 25 662175 193 25 GarrettSmithleyC159 RiponChristian 86, Faith Christian 46 COLLEGE WOMEN SoutheastWLPct GB Detroit 61 25 26 10 60 162181 Sacred Heart66, St.Francis Brooklyn 60 26 Joey GaseC159 Saturday’sSemifinal @Highlands Non conference Montreal612329955 157193 Washington 34 25 .576 — Saint Joseph’s 52, Fordham 50 27 Jeremy ClementsC158 SacramentoWaldorfatSacramento 1 Ottawa6121301052166 216 Miami 31 29 .517 3 ⁄2 St.Francis (Pa.) 85, CCSU 75 28 DavidStarr C158 Adventist, late AcademyofArt 6, Stanislaus 3 Charlotte2633.4418UMass87, Rhode Island 50 Buffalo 62 18 33 11 47 147205 29 SpencerBoydC158 Singles – Cassidy Ferrell (STAN) d. Monika Orlando 18 41 .305 16 Wagner 69, Mount St.Mary’s 68 Metropolitan GP WLOT PtsGF GA 30 BJ McLeod C158 Stanikove 6-3, 6-4; Klara Thell-Lentorp 1 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS (AAU)d.Kayla Nguyen 6-1, 6-0, Maria Atlanta 18 42 .300 16 ⁄2 Yale 66, Columbia 59 Washington 62 35 20 777194 184 31 Vinnie MillerC158 Central WLPct GB SOUTH Philadelphia 62 33 19 10 76 188178 32 Stephen LeichtT157 Andrisani (AAU)d.Megan Hagerty 6-2, CIF Sac Joaquin Section playoffs 6-1, Taisiia Andrieieva(AAU) d. Miliaana Austin Peay 75, MurraySt. 69 Pittsburgh 63 36 23 476206 187 33 TommyJ.Martins C156 Game time 7p.m.unlessnoted Cleveland 35 23 .603 — 34 TimmyHill C156 Proft 6-0, 6-1, Paula Alcantara (AAU) d. 1 Belmont 84, TennesseeSt. 42 New Jersey 62 32 22 872185 188 Indiana 34 25 .576 1 ⁄2 35 Chad Finchum C155 Division I Taylor Galya6-1, 6-3 (10-5), Briana Hooks Milwaukee 33 25 .569 2 Bethune-Cookman 75, Savannah St. 54 Columbus 62 31 26 567163 174 Campbell 57, Winthrop 45 N.Y. Islanders632927765 207225 36 Matt MillsC154 Tuesday/Semifinals (STAN) d. Kristina Gross 6-3, 6-3. Detroit 28 30 .483 7 37 JJ Yeley C92(1) Doubles – Ferrell/Nguyen (STAN) d. 1 Chattanooga 71, Samford 65 Carolina 62 27 25 10 64 164189 No.4Edison at No.1St. Mary’s Chicago 20 39 .339 15 ⁄2 Davidson 69, VCU 63 N.Y. Rangers 62 27 30 559175 198 38 MorganShepherdC49(2) No.3Cosumnes Oaks at No.2Folsom Andrisani/Andrieieva8-7 (7-5), Stanikova/ Friday’sgames Florida Gulf Coast74, Stetson 60 39 Cole CusterF10(3) Alcantara (AAU)d.Galya/Hagerty 8-2, Twopoints forawin,one point Boston110, Detroit 98 Furman 63, Wofford 57 NOTE: 40 Jeff GreenC5(4) Gross/Thell-Lentorp (AAU)d.Qualls/Proft forovertime loss.Top three teams in each Division II Charlotte122, Washington 105 Gardner-Webb 54, High Point 47 *Reasonout: 1-engine,2-brakes, 3- Tuesday/Semifinals 8-7 (7=5). division and twowild cardsper conference Indiana 116, Atlanta 93 George Mason 65, La Salle 55 accident,4-vibration. No.4Del OroatNo. 1Antelope advancetoplayoffs. Milwaukee 122, Toronto119 (OT) Grambling St.73, Ark.-Pine Bluff 63 Race statistics No.3Whitney at No.2Bear Creek WRESTLING Cleveland 112, Memphis 89 Hampton 63, Morgan St. 60 Friday’sresults Average Speed of Race Winner: 129.670 Houston120, Minnesota 102 HoustonBaptist67, McNeeseSt. 61 Minnesota 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 mph. Time of Race: 1hour,56minutes,9 Division III HIGH SCHOOL BOYS New Orleans 124, Miami123 (OT) Howard78, DelawareSt. 70 Pittsburgh 6, Carolina 1 seconds. Margin of Victory: 4.183 seconds. Tuesday/Semifinals Denver 122, San Antonio 119 Jackson St.68, MVSU 67 Winnipeg 4, St.Louis 0 Caution Flags: 4for 21 laps. No.5Bradshaw Christian at No.1 CIF Sac-Joaquin SecionMasters L.A. Clippers 128, Phoenix 117 Jacksonville 64, North Florida 43 Chicago 3, Sharks 1 Christian Brothers Team Scores (Top 5) – 1. Vacaville 215; 2. Portland 100, Utah 81 Jacksonville St.73, TennesseeTech 59 Vegas 6, Vancouver 3 CampingWorld Truck ActivePest No.3River Valley at No.2Kimball Oakdale 199; 3. Del Oro176.5; 4. Oak L.A. Lakers 124, Dallas 102 Liberty 95, CharlestonSouthern 57 Control 200 Ridge 157.5; 5. Elk Grove 139.5. Also: 6. Saturday’sgames Saturday’sresults Benefiting Childrenas Healthcare of Lipscomb 69, Kennesaw St. 52 Philadelphia 5, Ottawa3 Division IV Pitman 119.5; 7. Turlock 97; 9. El Capitan Philadelphia 116, Orlando 105 Longwood 67, UNC-Asheville 54 Atlanta Tuesday/Semifinals 77; 16. Patterson 54. Boston121, New York 112 Calgary 5, Colorado 1 In Hampton, Ga. No.4Lathrop at No.1Foothill Louisiana Tech 70, UAB 60 Florida 6, Pittsburgh 5 Top6individuals qualify forCIF State Miami 115, Memphis 89 Louisiana-Lafayette59, South Alabama 56 At Atlanta Motor Speedway No.3West Campus at No.2Union Mine meet March 2-3. New Jersey 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Laplength: 1.54 miles Warriors 112, Oklahoma City 80 Memphis 65, Tulsa 56 Division V 106–1stJake Stone (Oakmont); 2nd Dallas at Utah, late Detroit 3, Carolina 1 Pos. Driver CarLaps* Mercer63, ETSU 48 Winnipeg 5, Dallas 3 Tuesday/semifinals EvanIvaldi (Del Oro);3rd William Giron Minnesota 122, Chicago 104 1Brett Moffitt T134 (Turlock); 4th EvanTaylor (Folsom); 5th Morehead St.62, E. Kentucky 51 Toronto4,Boston 3 2Noah Gragson T134 No.5Mariposa at No.1Colfax Portland at Phoenix, late NC A&T73, Florida A&M 52 No.3Capital Christian vs No.2Argonaut Brayden Abell (Oakdale); 6th Brennan L.A. Lakers at Kings,late Columbus 3, Chicago 2 3JohnnySauterC 134 NC Central 81, SC State 63 Washington 5, Buffalo 1 Dibble (Summerville); Also: 8th Christian Today’sgames 4Ben Rhodes F134 Her (Beyer) Nicholls 72, New Orleans 48 Tampa Bay4,Montreal3(SO) 5Matt Crafton F134 Division VI Detroit at Charlotte, 10 a.m. 1stCaydin Wickard(Golden Radford64, Presbyterian 40 Arizona 2, Anaheim 0 6Stewart FriesenC 134 Fri. March 2/Championship 113 – New Orleans at Milwaukee,noon SC-Upstate74, NJIT 67 at University of Pacific (Stockton) Valley), 2nd Dallas Stevens (Del Oro);3rd San Antonio at Cleveland, 12:30p.m. Edmonton at LosAngeles,late 7Myatt Snider F134 SE Louisiana 64, Northwestern St. 54 8Jesse LittleT 134 No.2Ripon Christian vs No.1ForestLake Keanu Perez (Sonora); 4th Eli Blackwell HoustonatDenver,5p.m. South Florida 84, Cincinnati 65 Today’sgames Christian, 10 a.m. (Tracy); 5th TJ Ruiz (Vacaville); 6th Clayton Philadelphia at Washington, 5p.m. 9GrantEnfingerF 134 Southern U. 75, Alcorn St. 55 St.Louis at Nashville,9a.m. 10 Austin Dillon C134 Bashor (Oakdale); Also: 8th Giovanni BostonatBuffalo,2p.m. BOXING Villegas (Turlock). COLLEGE MEN Temple 65, EastCarolina 64 11 Parker Kligerman T134 Troy 94, Louisiana-Monroe 62 Detroit at N.Y. Rangers,4:30 p.m. 12 Joe Nemechek C134 120 – 1stBrenden Johnson (Del Oro); UNC-Greensboro57, W. Carolina 54 San Jose at Minnesota,5p.m. 2nd Henry Porter(Oakdale); 3rdJacob Major Scores 13 SpencerDavis T134 LOCALCLUB MIDWEST Edmonton at Anaheim, 5p.m. 14 Dalton Sargeant C134 Peralta (Vacaville); 4th Edison Alanis FARWEST Vancouver at Arizona,6:30 p.m. (Franklin-EG); 5th Spencer Francesconi (Elk Air Force 75, Utah St. 65 Ball St.78, Toledo 73 15 Austin Wayne Self T134 Badtothebonz BoxingClub Cent.Michigan 78, W. Michigan 62 16 Korbin ForristerT 134 Chiminga Miller,15, 130 lbs.(bad- Grove)6th Mokhel Obeid (Patterson) E. Washington 74, Idaho St. 69 Monday’sgames 126 – 1stAngelo Martinoni (Folsom), Gonzaga 79, BYU 65 E. Illinois 76,SIU-Edwardsville 72 Washington at Columbus,4p.m. 17 Bo Le Mastus T134 tothebonz boxing club)d.Adrian Neato, 18 Austin Hill C133 2nd Lokhai Tonge (Elk Grove),3rd Devin Idaho 68, Weber St. 62 Iowa 75, Indiana 62 TorontoatTampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. 17, 134 lbs. (Santa Rosaboxing club) 19 Justin Fontaine C133 Holman (El Capitan); 4thTeagueDilbeck Loyola Marymount 74, Pacific 71 Kansas St.91, Kansas 67 Philadelphia at Montreal, 4:30 p.m. Kent St.60, Akron 55 20 Cody Coughlin C133 SOCCER (Granite Bay), 5th Leem Kue (Buhach Oregon St.79, Arizona St. 75 Vancouver at Colorado,6p.m. Colony), 6th Conner Shirar (Vacaville); Miami (Ohio)92, Bowling Green 64 Vegas at LosAngeles,7:30 p.m. 21 Kyle BuschT 133 Pepperdine 75, Portland 64 22 Justin HaleyC 132 Also: 8th ChaseMirelez(Patterson) Portland St.72, N. Arizona 66 Michigan St.82, Purdue 68 HIGH SCHOOL BOYS N. Illinois 84, E. Michigan 75 Late Friday 23 Wendell ChavousC 131 132 – 1stElijah Blake (Del Oro);2nd S. Utah 77, SacramentoSt. 74 24 Jordan AndersonC 129 Samuel Silveria (Pitman); 3rdJared Saint Mary’s(Cal) 67, Santa Clara 40 Nebraska-Omaha 59, N. Dakota St. 57 Blackhawks 3, Sharks 1 CIF Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs New MexicoSt. 76, UMKC 67 25 RobbyLyons C128 Horstman (Oak Ridge); 4th Donny Fontillas Southern Cal 74, Utah 58 San Jose 001—1 26 Jennifer Jo Cobb C120 Game time 3p.m.unlessnoted (Ripon); 5th Noah Mirelez(Patterson); 6th Stanford86, Washington St. 84 Rio Grande 69, Chicago St. 62 S. Dakota St.77, Fort Wayne 55 Chicago 012—3 27 JoshReaume C119(1) Zane Martin (Vacaville); Also: 7th Seth UC Davis 64, UC Riverside 63 28 ClayGreenfield C116(2) Division I Borba (Oakdale); 8th Emmanuel Conde Saint Louis 85, Dayton 72 FirstPeriod—None. Tuesday/Semifinals UC Santa Barbara 82, CS Northridge 73 29 Norm BenningC108(3) (Turlock) Texas72, Iowa St. 59 Second Period—1, Chicago,Rutta 6 No.12Eidson at No.1Folsom, 6:30 p.m. Washington 68, California 51 30 Akinori OgataC62(1) 1stLawrenceSaenz (Vacaville); Wichita St.81, Tulane 70 (Schmaltz,Duclair), 5:46. No.3McClatchy at No.2Jesuit 138 – EAST ThirdPeriod—2, Chicago,Schmaltz 17 31 JoeyGaseC 7(4) 2nd Ricky Torres (Oakdale); 3rdRyley SOUTHWEST 32 Scott Stenzel C0(4) Davidson 71, Duquesne 60 (Duclair), 2:01. 3, San Jose,Meier 15 Division II Boutain (Benicia); 4th Michael Mello (Oak Navy 62, Loyola (Md.) 56 Baylor 85, TCU 53 *Reasonout: 1-accident,2-garage, Ridge); 5th Kendall Frank (Elk Grove); 6th Oklahoma 79, TexasTech 61 (Pavelski, Burns), 12:09. 4, Chicago, Tuesday/Semifinals Penn 74, Harvard 71 Anisimov 17 (Rutta,Jurco),19:29. 3-vibration, 4-electrical. No.16WestatNo. 4Lincoln-L,6:30 p.m. Nathan Gonzalez(El Capitan); Also: 7th Princeton 64, Dartmouth 47 UCF 64, Houston 59 Race statistics Jose Estrada(Beyer); 8th RhysPanero UConn 80, SMU 36 Shots on Goal—San Jose 15-10-18—43. No.6Bella Vistat at No.2Woodcreek, Providence74, Georgetown 69 Chicago 11-13-12—36. Average Speed of Race Winner: 123.823 6:30 p.m. (Escalon) SetonHall 81, St.John’s 74, OT Power-playopportunities—San Jose 0 of mph. Time of Race: 1hour,40minutes,0 145 – 1stJake Ryan (Oakdale); 2nd St.Francis (Pa.) 80, RobertMorris 60 1; Chicago 0 of 2. seconds. Division III Jackson Redhair (Oak Ridge); 3rdKendall UMBC 83, Mass.-Lowell 75 Goalies—San Jose,Jones 19-16-5 (35 Tuesday/Semifinals LaRosa(Pitman); 4th Noah Johnson (Vista UNC-Wilmington 83, Drexel 82 shots-33 saves). Chicago,Berube 1-0-0 No.5Buhach Colony at No.1Pacheco, del Lago); 5th Edmond Adams (Waterford); Vermont 69, Stony Brook 60 GOLF (43-42). 6:30 p.m. 6th Nahele Tonge (Elk Grove) Virginia 66, Pittsburgh 37 A—21,906 (19,717). T—2:36. LOCAL No.3Antelope at No.2Vista del Lago, 152 – 1stJTStinson (Del Oro);2nd West Virginia 85, Iowa St. 70 PGAHONDACLASSIC 6:30 p.m. Anton Sta. Maria (Rodriguez); 3rdAnthony Yale 83, Columbia 73 In Palm Beach Gardens,Fla. BASEBALL Velazquez(Pacheco);4th Manny Curry SOUTH At PGA National, par 70 Division IV (Pleasant Grove);5th Tyee Ducharme (Vacaville); 6th Omar Ramos(Golden Arkansas 76, Alabama 73 Thirdround, top 25 COLLEGE Tuesday/semifinals Belmont 84, TennesseeSt. 59 L. List...... 71-66-66—203 LATESTLINE No.5VentureAcademy vs.No. 1Galt, Valley); Also: 7th Patrick Garcia (Modesto Christian); 8th Kyle Brown (Waterford) Campbell 72, Presbyterian 56 J. Thomas...... 67-72-65—204 Home teaminCAPS CCAA 6:30 p.m. at Walker Park CharlestonSouthern 78, Winthrop 75 No.3Natomas vs No.2Livingston, 5:30 160 – 1stNoah Blake (DelOro); 2nd W. Simpson...... 66-72-66—204 SF State4,Stanislaus 3(Game 1) Clemson 75, Georgia Tech 67 T. Fleetwood ...... 70-68-67—205 NBA p.m. Cole Chapman (Vacaville); 3rdCarson Duke 60, Syracuse 44 J. Lovemark...... 68-69-68—205 Stanislaus 100 011 000 —390 Gause(Elk Grove); 4th EvanMyrtue (El FavoriteLine O/UUnderdog San Francisco 300 001 00x —454 Division V Capitan); 5th Caleb Humbird(Ponderosa); FAU74, North Texas 54 A. Noren...... 66-75-65—206 1 1 CHARLOTTE 4 ⁄2 (214 ⁄2)Detroit Thurs.March 1/Championship 6th Jack Santina (Oak Ridge) FIU 67, Rice 64 K. Kraft ...... 72-69-66—207 1 1 Tyler Murphy,Cody Kruip (6) and Anthony MILWAUKEE 3 ⁄2 (222 ⁄2)New Orleans at Cosumnes Oak HS or Elk Grove HS 170 – 1stGabe Martinez(Oakdale); 2nd Florida 72, Auburn 66 L. Oosthuizen...... 67-72-69—208 1 Enwiya. DillionHouser,Cameron Crone (7) CLEVELAND 5(216 ⁄2)San Antonio No.3Escalon vs.No. 1WestCampus,time Hunter Gonzalez(Rocklin); 3rdMatt Yang Florida A&M83, NC A&T 77 D. Berger...... 67-72-70—209 1 and Johny Juarez,Jason Hare. WP – Houser Houston4⁄2 (228)DENVER TBD (Bella Vista); 4th Joseph Valdez(Placer); Gardner-Webb 72, UNC-Asheville 61 R. Sabbatini ...... 69-69-71—209 1 (1-2). LP – Murphy (1-1). S–Crone (2). WASHINGTON1⁄2 (212)Phila. George Mason 78, UMass76, OT D. Frittelli...... 71-72-67—210 San Francisco State(3-8, 3-3 CCAA)– 5th Peter Ming (Elk Grove); 6th Malik Lewis (Franklin-EG); 8th Miguel Georgia 93, LSU 82 H. Swafford...... 73-69-68—210 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Brady Dorn 1-4 (run), Jackson Kritsch 2-4 Division VI Also: Hampton 57, Morgan St. 38 S. Burns ...... 70-71-69—210 (2 runs), Jack Harris (run), Trevor Rogers Thurs.March 1/Championship Cervantes (Sierra) Howard93, DelawareSt. 74 T. Woods ...... 70-71-69—210 FavoriteLine Underdog 1-2 (2 RBIs), Jason Hare1-2 (2 RBIs) at Cosumnes Oak HS or Elk Grove HS 182 – 1stBreck Jeffus (Turlock); 2nd Kentucky 88, Missouri 66 T. Pieters...... 69-70-71—210 CINCINNATI18Tulsa Stanislaus State(6-4, 2-2 CCAA)–Braeden No.6WaterfordvsNo. 1LeGrand, 7p.m. Kyle Richards (Folsom); 3rdElliot Hought- Liberty 65, High Point 45 N. Kentucky9IUPUI Oki 4-4 (2 runs), Jack Large 1-5, Ethan on (Calaveras); 4th Kaden West (Oak B. Hun An...... 70-72-69—211 1 2 DivisionVII Louisiana-Lafayette88, South Alabama 71 J. Dufner ...... 69-72-70—211 MichiganSt7⁄ WISCONSIN Utler 2-4 (RBI), John Holleran 1-4, Ridge); 5th Cody Golding (Oakdale); 6th Louisville 75, Virginia Tech 68 UCONN2Memphis Anthony Enwiya(run),Nikko Delgado 1-4, Tuesday/Championship KoeAlava (Benicia) B. Martin...... 70-71-70—211 at Elk Grove HS Marshall 103, Charlotte 75 S. Piercy...... 70-70-71—211 TEMPLE 6UCF VicenzoMargiotta (RBI) 195 – 1stColbey Harlan (Oakdale); 2nd NEWMEXICO 2UNLV No.4Millennium vs.No. 3Leroy Greene McNeeseSt. 88, HoustonBaptist 79 A. Schenk...... 69-71-71—211 AlbertBicocca (Oak Ridge); 3rdBrendan Miami 79, BostonCollege 78 RUTGERS 1Illinois Stanislaus 4, SF State2(7inn.) Academy,7p.m. Tallent (Pitman); 4th Chris Island (Vaca- T. Lovelady ...... 75-70-67—212 HOUSTON25EastCarolina Michigan 85, Maryland 61 A. Scott...... 73-72-67—212 (Game 2) ville); 5th John Gblah (Elk Grove);6th PURDUE18Minnesota Stanislaus 100 000 3—482 HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Mathew Cooper (Tokay); Also: 7th Seth Middle Tennessee79, UAB 54 H. English...... 71-74-67—212 1 NEVADA 17 ⁄2 Colorado St Mississippi St.72, South Carolina 68, OT J. Huh ...... 71-73-68—212 San Francisco 001 100 0—273 Puisis (Calaveras) UCLA 3COLORADO CIF Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs 220 – 1stIsaiah Perez (Pitman); 2nd Morehead St.70, E. Kentucky 66 E. Grillo...... 71-72-69—212 1 Matt Pulos, Kevin Hahn (5), Chase Nicholls 78, New Orleans 64 Penn St 1 ⁄2 NEBRASKA All games 3p.m. unlessnoted Victor Moore(Calaveras); 3rdChristian P. Rodgers...... 72-71-69—212 ILL.-CHICAGO1Wright St Wheatcroft (7) and Ethan Utler.Jack Northeastern 81, Elon 59 J. Furyk ...... 72-70-70—212 Higgins,Joshua Romero(6) and Jason Cornes (Whitney); 4th Paul Banks (Placer); NC STATE2Florida St Division I 5th PrestonCobabe (Oak Ridge); 6th Jacob NotreDame 76, Wake Forest 71 P. Malnati...... 71-71-70—212 IOWA 3N’western Hare. WP – Hahn (1-0). LP – Romero(0-2). Saint Joseph’s 72, Richmond 70 D. Bozzelli ...... 68-73-71—212 S–Wheatcroft (6). Friday’sQuarterfinals Rhea(Del Campo) Davis Sr.9,Franklin-EG0 St.Bonaventure68, VCU 63 R. Henley ...... 68-70-74—212 NHL Stanislaus State(7-4, 3-2 CCAA)–Braeden 285 – 1stJake Lovengood (Vacaville); Tennessee73, Mississippi 65 Notables Oki 1-4 (2 runs), Jack Large 1-3 (RBI), Folsom 2, Cosumnes Oaks 0 2nd Levi Markey (Del Campo), 3rdMichael FavoriteLine Underdog Line TexasA&M 89,Vanderbilt 81 B. Harman...... 74-70-69—213 Ethan Utler 2-4 (RBI), Jarrett Veiga 1-3, GraniteBay 1, St.Francis0 Jeffus (Turlock); 4th LucasGramlick Troy 73, Louisiana-Monroe 67 S. Stallings ...... 73-70-70—213 BUFFALOOFF BostonOFF Nathaniel Thompson(run), Nikko Delgado Pleasant Grove 4, Tracy 1 (American Canyon); 5th Ryan Higgin- Tulaneo 79, S uth Florida 68 R. Moore...... 70-73-70—213 NASHVILLE-165 St.Louis+155 1-3, Andrew Renteria 2-3 (run, RBI). 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NASCAR behind is harder to do Sunday led NASCAR on SPORTS BRIEFS than protect the position Saturday to move up the JAGUARS’ BORTLES you already gained.” scheduled start by one SIGNS EXTENSION Drivers like slipping The 2017 race was ex- hour, to 1:06 p.m. ET. The Jacksonville Jaguars pected to be the farewell According to weather. signed quarterback Blake for the old surface. In- com, there is an 80 per- Bortles to athree-year, andsliding on old stead, the persistent lob- cent chance of rain on $54million deal that will bying effort by drivers Sunday. There is a100 keep him under contract Atlanta racetrack helped convince NASCAR percent chance of rain on through the 2020 season. and Atlanta Motor Speed- Monday, causing addi- The deal includes way officials to wait at tional complications for $26.5 million guaranteed. mile track, patches and least one more year. NASCAR crews who move The team announced BY CHARLES ODUM all. PAUL ABELL AP “No decision yet,” AMS equipment to Las Vegas the move one day after Associated Press “Anytime you get a A crew member works on president Ed Clark said. for next week’s event. giving two-year exten- chance to run in Atlanta tires during practice for “We’re going to get The track’s perform- sions to top executive HAMPTON, GA. with the old track, sliding today’srace at Atlanta through the weekend and ance on awet day could Tom Coughlin, coach For NASCAR drivers, around, it’s always fun,” MotorSpeedway. then look at it again.” influence the decision to Doug Marrone and gener- the 21-year-old track sur- said Austin Dillon, who Clark said input from repave the surface before al manager Dave Cald- face at Atlanta Motor won last week’s Daytona drivers on the decision is the 2019 race. well. Speedway feels like their 500and will start 25th in champion Martin Truex. welcome but not all-im- “I would say there is not The Jaguars (10-6)won favorite, old friend. Sunday’s rain-threatened “Definitely acool place to portant. adriver in the garage that the AFC South for the first Aslippery, thrill-packed Monster Energy Cup race. come knock the rust off.” The track was repaved wants to pave this track or time in team history last friend. The first few laps in Kyle Busch, who won for the last time in 1997. wants this track to get season and made the “This place is awe- Friday’s practice and the pole Friday, said it’s An announcement from repaved,” Truex said. playoffs for the first time some,” Ryan Blaney said. qualifying let drivers know especially crucial to start AMS last year said the “Unfortunately, we are in adecade. “We’re slipping and slid- the Atlanta track is differ- from the front in Atlanta. decision to delay installing going to find out on Sun- ing.” ent. “Qualifying up front at anew surface was made day. Ithink the weather US STAYSUNBEATEN The track is overdue for “It’s abit of asurprise Atlanta is important,” “after an in-depth review and the circumstances we IN BASKETBALL CUP new asphalt, and drivers to come here ayear later Busch said. “It’s so hard and exhaustive consulta- will have to deal with this QUALIFYING are renewing their annual and get reminded of how on tires here, you don’t tions with NASCAR, weekend are going to be Rodney Purvis scored 14 plea to give the surface crazy this place is, how want to roll back on tires Goodyear, race teams and what makes that decision points, Xavier Silas had 13 one more year. They love slick it is and how fast it and pass alot of cars. … drivers.” for us.” and sparked the Amer- racing on the old 1.54- is,” said defending Cup Having to come from The threat of rain on icans’ strong start, and the US beat Cuba 84-48 on Friday night in Santa Cruz to remain unbeaten in qualifying for the 2019 GOLFINBRIEF Basketball World Cup. KORDALEADS, The Americans raced to EYES HER SISTER a15-0lead and improved Jessica Korda kept an to 3-0inGroup C. Next eye on her younger sister up for the U.S. is Puerto while firing a4-under 68 Rico on Monday. in the third round of the The Americans are LPGA Thailand in Chon- relying on GLeague play- buri on Saturday to lead ers for now, with former Moriya Jutanugarn by four NBA coach Jeff Van Gun- strokes. dy leading the team be- Aday after acourse- fore national team coach record 62 at Siam Country Gregg Popovich leads Club, Korda fought back them at the Cup in China. from abogey on the front nine with five birdies to TRANSGENDER finish on 20-under 196 WRESTLER WINS 2ND overall. The American was HIGH SCHOOL TITLE on the 18th hole when For the second year in a concerns over lightning row, atransgender wres- suspended play for 30 tler has won the Texas minutes before play re- girls’ Class 6A 110-pound sumed. Her 19-year-old division. sister, Nelly Korda (65), is Mack Beggs, an 18-year- eight shots off the lead in old senior from Euless atie for sixth. Trinity High School near European Tour: Oliver Dallas, entered the tour- Fisher birdied his last four nament in Cypress outside holes in the third round of of Houston with an unde- the Qatar Masters to share feated record. He beat the lead at Doha Golf Chelsea Sanchez –who he Club. The 29-year-old beat for the title in 2017– Englishman shot a7-un- in the final match. der 65 for an overall 16- WILFREDO LEE AP under 200. Eddie Peppe- GOJOWCZYK, TIAFOE Luke Listhits out of abunker on the 18th hole during Saturday’sthirdround in Palm Beach Gardens,Fla. rell (66) picked up shots REACH DELRAYFINAL on the 16th and 18th to Germany’s Peter Go- catch his compatriot, and jowczyk beat American HONDACLASSIC with abirdie for a69. It the pair enjoy atwo-shot Steve Johnson 7-6(3),6-3 was the first time he broke lead over American Sean to reach Sunday’s Delray 70 on the PGA Tour in the Crocker (67) in third. Beach Open final. 12 rounds since he first —ASSOCIATED PRESS Gojowczyk will play List takesslim lead; steppedawaywith aseries American Frances Tiafoe, of backsurgeriesafterthe who beat Denis Shapova- 2015 Wyndham Cham- lov of Canada 7-5, 6-4. pionship. 15th and par-317th, the Woods sevenback And while only 10 play- second- and third-tough- SVITOLINARETAINS ers were ahead of him, est holes at PGA National TITLE IN DUBAI Woodsstill was seven on Saturday. He essential- Top-seeded Elina Svito- and keeping clean cards the attention off everybo- shots behind. ly hit the sameshot, acut lina retained her Dubai BY DOUG FERGUSON on the front nine at PGA dy else, so you can just “I’ve got ashot going 6-iron into the wind to Championships title with Associated Press National before an audi- kindofgoout and do your into tomorrow,” Woods right pins and made15- a6-4,6-0 win over un- ence of no more than a ownthing.” said. footers. seeded Daria Kasatkina, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLA. few dozenpeople. Every- His thingwas strong Thomas was never far In between those par 3s who was finally unable to uke List can un- one else was busy watch- enough at PGA National. away from the lead, and was atough par save make acomeback. derstandwhy he ing Tiger Woods try to Listfinishedwith apair of the final hour changed when he hit out of afair- It was the 11th singles might be over- stay close enough to con- birdies around his lone everything. The PGA way bunker, into the wind title for the 23-year-old looked in the tention. bogey for a4-under 66, champion had three bird- and over the water to the Svitolina, who had won a LHondaClassic,even with “I know I’ll be an un- giving him aone-shot lead ies overhis last five holes back rightgreen. He tour-high five titles in ashot at his firstPGA derdog going against overThomas and Webb for a65tomatch the low playedalofted pitch to 7 2017,and added Brisbane Tour victory. JustinThomasand guys Simpson. List was at 7- round of the toughest feet and holed it for par, a to that list earlier this He felt thatSaturday like that, whichisfine,” under 203. tournament thisyear on big improvement from the year. while taking the lead. List said. “It’s kind of nice Woods madebogeys on the PGA Tour. previous day when he —ASSOCIATED PRESS List and Jamie Love- having Tiger in the field the notorious par 3s on the Particularly impressive four-putted the 16th for a mark were trading birdies now because he takes all backnine,and finished was that two of those double bogey. birdieswere on the par-3

ing in Turlock. He was Analia, who celebrated working as an outside her second birthday on plant technician for AT&T Thursday, doesn’t quite in San Jose. He’d gone to understand the situation, school to be alineman but senses that something and had agoal of going to is different. work as alineman for “I think she under- PG&E. stands alittle bit,” said According to friends, he Letty Hernandez. “She was adevoted father who misses him, she asks for doted on his daughter. him, goes towards his “You can’t even put it pictures and says she into words,” said his wants her daddy. So I mother, Vangie Macias. “I know she feels it.” JOE CORTEZ [email protected] had him older, and Iused “He was on top of the Family members,fromleft, Philip Hernandez, Vangie to think to myself that I’m world for his family,” said Macias,Petey Hernandez, Analia Hernandezand Letty never going to see his Philip Hernandez, Spun- Hernandezgather at afundraiser in Turlock. kids. And here Iam, Iget ky’s brother. “He was an to see his baby, and he’s amazing person.” not here. And that’s the And his family agreed FROM PAGE 1C hardest thing. He was my that this fundraiser, with baby.” people showing up to Sylvia said that when work out and get fit –most HERNANDEZ Analia is old enough, she wearing the gear of his will have free access to favorite team, the Oak- it was working out at a lock),” said Letty Hernan- training at The Iron Com- land Raiders –would’ve gym, riding his bicycle, dez, who grew up in Pla- pound all the way through made Spunky happy. going on hikes or playing nada. “And Ithink we high school, the hope “He would be proud of with his daughter, he was were the first couple that being that she can some- this,” said Petey Hernan- always busy doing some- came out of there.” day train to earn an ath- dez. “This is what he thing. Spunky Hernandez was letic scholarship that loved to do.” “We actually met work- born in Modesto, grew up would help defray the cost ing out at Roq Fit (Tur- in Patterson and was liv- of her education.