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Cultural Heritage Foundation board shuts

down talks with new preservation society
Whirllie Byrd: ‘Are we not going to have transparency with this?’
By Slim Smith
ssmith@cdispatch.com
The Columbus Cultural
Heritage Foundation board of
directors abruptly ended pub-
lic discussions with members
of the Preservation Society of
Columbus on the future opera-
tional control of the Columbus
Pilgrimage during a meeting
at the Columbus-Lowndes Con-
vention and Visitors Bureau of-
fice Monday.
CCHF board member Rissa
Lawrence used a priority mo-
tion, seconded by Dewitt Hicks
and approved by a 4-2 vote, to
table the item. A priority mo-
tion, when seconded, prohibits
further discussion unless the
vote fails.
Dick Leike, president of PSC,
had appeared before the board
to clarify his group’s position —
mainly that it would not be shad-
owing CCHF’s operations of the
2020 Pilgrimage, but would
participate by making homes
available for Pilgrimage. PSC is
made up of those whose homes
have regularly been a part of the
Pilgrimage tour of antebellum
homes each spring. After Leike
asked if the board had ques-
tions, the discussion was soon
ended by Lawrence’s motion.
On Sept. 19, the PSC board
sent a letter to the CCHF board
announcing its intention to
Byrd Lawrence
assume control of Pilgrimage
beginning in 2021 and asking
that all funds the CCHF had
provided for the Pilgrimage
previously be directed to them.
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n OUR VIEW: Not discussing the
‘divorce’ is terrible for Pilgrimage.
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The letter said PSC would work
with CCHF to stage the 2020
Pilgrimage.
The CCHF board met on
Oct. 9 and voted to hand over
operational control of Pilgrim-
age immediately and noted that
there were no additional CCHF
funds available to provide to the
PSC.
See PILGRIMAGE, 3A

Oktibbeha Starkville seeks to legally protect

supes: Rails-to- restaurants that allow dogs on patios
Trails proposal
needs further
discussion
Converting Starkville
railroad could result in
loss of property taxes for
county, school district
BY TESS VRBIN
tvrbin@cdispatch.com

S TA R K V ILLE
— Oktibbeha Coun-
ty leaders expressed
concerns at Mon-
day’s board of super-
visors meeting about
lost tax revenue if the
potential conversion
Howard
of the railroad that
bisects Starkville
and Oktibbeha Coun-
ty into a walking and
biking trail becomes
a reality.
The railroad has
not been used in
years but still brings Trainer
in about $80,000
in property taxes that the coun-
ty splits with the city and the
Starkville-Oktibbeha Consolidated
School District, County Adminis-
trator Emily Garrard said. Board
Attorney Rob Roberson said this is
a factor to consider in the decision
of whether to support the proposed
project.
“(We) have to have a cost-bene-
fit conversation,” District 3 Super-
visor Marvell Howard said. “It’s got
to benefit the county and the city
equally.”
The Starkville Board of Alder-
men voted unanimously on Oct. 1
to ask permission from the federal
Surface Transportation Board to
work with Kansas City Southern,
the company that owns the rail-
road, to remove the rails and turn
the route into a trail. The railroad
runs from Ackerman to West Point.
See Rails-to-Trails, 3A
Joseph Campbell, left, teases golden lab mix Napa on the patio at Bin 612 Sunday afternoon while Alena White, Taylor Moore and
Vicky Easley watch. Moore is Napa’s owner and a Bin 612 employee, and she said her dog loves visiting the restaurant’s patio.
State law currently
prohibits practice;
many restaurants
allow it anyway
By Tess Vrbin
tvrbin@cdispatch.com
STARKVILLE — Julie
and Matt Capella take their
beagles, Frances and Jas-
mine, everywhere and never
leave them at home.
“We pick restaurants
where we can eat with our
dogs outside,” Julie Capella
said. “That’s our criteria.”
They were not aware un-
til recently that it’s against
state law to have dogs on
restaurant patios, and they
have never had a restaurant
refuse to allow the beagles
on the premises, they said.
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff
board voted 4-2 to petition
area state legislators to pass
a local and private measure
legalizing dogs on restau-
rant patios exclusively in
Starkville.
Mayor Lynn Spruill said
the issue came to her at-
tention via an article The
Clarion Ledger published
in June, reporting the Mis-
sissippi State Department
of Health’s objections to
pet-friendly restaurant pa-
tios in the Jackson area.
The food code expresses
Tess Vrbin/Dispatch Staff concerns that dogs “might
Dachshunds Sammy and Daisy visit Bulldog Burger Company harbor pathogens that are
on Sunday with their owners, Mary Katherine, David and Tra-
cy Oglesby. The restaurant encourages canine guests on the transmissible through
food,” especially if employ-
patio and provides dog treats and bowls of water for them,
assistant manager Kayla McIlwain said. ees have physical contact
with both food and dogs.
Allowing dogs on restau- eral local restaurants do so Law enforcement officers
rant patios violates Mis- without knowing it is illegal, with patrol dogs and people
sissippi’s adoption of the according to the Starkville with disabilities who use
United States Public Health Board of Aldermen meet- service dogs are allowed
Service Food Code, but sev- ing agenda last week. The See Dogs, 3A

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Pilgrimage
Continued from Page 1A
CCHF organized in
2008 to take over oper-
ations from the Colum-
bus Historical Society, a
homeowners group that
operated the Pilgrimage
since its first event in
1940. Under that agree-
ment, CCHF is governed
by and shares a board
with the CVB, which
provides the funding for
the Pilgrimage through
grants generated by
the county’s 2-percent
restaurant sales tax.
After Leike addressed
the board Monday and
offered to answer ques-
tions, CCHF board mem-
ber Mark Castleberry
asked Leike to confirm
that CCHF’s action at its
Oct. 9 meeting differed
from the PSC’s requests
Dogs
Continued from Page 1A
to bring their dogs on
restaurant patios under
current law.
State Rep. Rob Rob-
erson (R-Starkville) and
State Rep. Cheikh Taylor
(D-Starkville) both sup-
port the proposed poli-
cy change, Spruill said
at Tuesday’s meeting.
She has yet to meet with
State Sen. Gary Jackson
(R-French Camp), the
chairman of the Legisla-
ture’s Local and Private
Committee, she said.
The proposed policy
would allow restaurant
owners to ban dogs from
their patios if they be-
lieve it is better for their
business.
Aldermen Ben Carver,
Sandra Sistrunk, David
Little and Jason Walker,
of Wards 1 to 4, respec-
tively, voted for the peti-
tion. Ward 7 Alderman
Henry Vaughn and Vice
Mayor and Ward 6 Al-
derman Roy A. Perkins
opposed it.
Neither Perkins nor
Vaughn could be reached
for comment by press
time.
Ward 5 Alderman
Hamp Beatty was absent
from Tuesday’s meeting
but said Sunday that he
Rails-to-Trails
Continued from Page 1A
KCS has not yet indi-
cated its support, but the
proposed project would
allow the company to still
hold the easement over
the land in case it decides
to use it for rail transport
again in the future.
Mayor Lynn Spruill in-
troduced the idea to the
aldermen and scheduled a
meeting for Tuesday at the
Golden Triangle Planning
and Development District
to gauge interest from sev-
eral entities, GTPDD proj-
ect analyst Phyllis Benson
said. District 2 Supervisor
and Board President Or-
lando Trainer said he will
attend the meeting.
The process would in-
volve creating rules and
regulations such as hours
of operation and a way to
get a permit to drive a golf
cart on the trail, Benson
said. District 5 Supervisor
Joe Williams mentioned
trail maintenance as a po-
tential hidden expense.
“Maybe it would be
worth doing a study,” Ben-
son said. “When some-
body says ‘study,’ you just
sort of cringe, but there
are so many unanswered
questions with this en-
deavor because it’s so new
to this area.”
Roberson asked if a po-
tential increase in tourism
dollars thanks to the trail
could make up for lost tax
revenue, and Garrard said
that money would go to
the city, not the county or
the school district.
The trail would be part
Leike Castleberry
on two points: When the
operations would change
hands and available fund-
ing. Leike agreed to that
description.
Board member Whirl-
lie Byrd, concerned
about CCHF’s position
that no additional funds
would be made available
to PSC to run Pilgrimage
in 2020, was confused.
“Are we saying we are
not going to continue
funding the Pilgrimage?”
would have voted yes.
“I think it sends a
good signal to the city
of Starkville that we wel-
come people who want
to bring their puppies to
the patios if restaurants
allow it,” Beatty said.
The presence of pets
near food could lead to
food contamination via
hair or bodily fluids, said
Pat Fontaine, executive
director of the Missis-
sippi Hospitality and
Restaurant Association.
There has been discus-
sion in the Jackson area
about allowing dogs on
restaurants’ outdoor
premises, but there is no
proof that the risk of con-
tamination is lower out-
side than inside, he said.
“Common sense will
tell you that when you
dine outdoors, you’re ex-
posing yourself to many
other possibilities of
contamination outside
of pets,” such as insects,
rodents and birds, Fon-
taine said.
Current practices
Dog owners and
restaurant managers
say little to nothing will
change if the policy be-
comes a reality, and some
of the national network
created by the nonprofit
Rails-to-Trails Conser-
vancy, the nation’s largest
trail organization, accord-
ing to its website. Missis-
sippi has 15 RTC trails,
including the Columbus
Riverwalk, the Kitty Bry-
an Dill Memorial Walk-
way in West Point and
Tanglefoot Trail, which
stretches 43.6 miles from
Houston to New Albany.
Tanglefoot increased
tourism in very rural ar-
eas, said District 4 Super-
visor Bricklee Miller, who
supports the project.
“With areas like Ma-
ben, it could make them
destination points,” she
said.
Waste management and
road construction
The board discussed
billing methods for its
house-to-house garbage
collection services in re-
sponse to an upcoming
price increase because
the number of residences
in the county is growing.
The county has been part
of Golden Triangle Waste
Services since 1997.
Currently, Golden
Triangle Waste Ser-
vices charges the coun-
ty $62,000 or $8.12 per
house. The number of
homes the service col-
lects garbage from will
increase by about 1,500,
which will mean a more
than $12,000 increase for
the county.
Garrard suggested
@
she asked.
However, before any
response was offered,
Lawrence moved to table
the item, and was second-
ed by Hicks over board
president Steve Wallace’s
objection.
“Let’s go a little fur-
ther with this,” Wallace
said.
Hicks said a priori-
ty motion meant there
could be no discussion.
“I have questions,”
Byrd protested. “Are we
not going to have trans-
parency with this?”
Wallace asked for a
vote, which passed 4-2,
with Byrd and Castleber-
ry opposed. Though Wal-
lace, in his comments,
seemed willing to dis-
cuss the matter further,
restaurants already pro-
vide water bowls for their
furry outdoor guests.
Six local restaurant
owners — Ty Thames,
Rick Welch, Robin Fant,
Barton Dinkins, John
Bean and Jay Yates — co-
signed a letter to Spruill
and the aldermen ex-
pressing their support for
the request to local legis-
lators.
Thames owns Bin 612,
Restaurant Tyler and The
Guest Room. Bin 612 en-
courages patrons to bring
their dogs, gives them
water and even cooks
chicken tenders for them,
General Manager Aaron
Martin said.
Taylor Moore works
at Bin 612 and brought
her golden labrador mix,
Napa, to the patio on Sun-
day with three friends:
Joseph Campbell, Alena
White and Vicky Eas-
ley. They agreed that
Starkville is a dog-friend-
ly city and that dogs
should be allowed in
more public places.
Campbell has been a
bartender at several bars
in the Cotton District, in-
cluding The Klaasroom
and Mojo Maroon’s, and
said allowing dogs is
billing property owners
instead of individual ten-
ants, and Howard said
multi-unit rental property
owners should disclose
their occupancy percent-
age so the county knows
how much to charge
them.
Trainer told The Dis-
patch he would prefer the
county charge property
owners via an annual tax
instead of a monthly fee.
“Our main concern is
that our bill is about to go
up, and we want to make
sure the people that are
receiving the service are
getting billed and are pay-
ing for the service they’re
receiving,” Trainer said.
The board will contin-
ue to consider the issue
and did not take action
Tuesday.
Additionally, county
engineer Clyde Pritchard
updated the board on
the Poor House Road
construction project that
began a month ago. The
goal of the project is to
replace the base of half
a mile of road between
Highway 25 and South
Montgomery Street in
preparation for future re-
paving.
Construction was ex-
pected to be finished be-
fore Saturday because of
Mississippi State Univer-
sity home football game
traffic, and the road was
open that day, but the
project is not yet finished.
The rumble strips on
the side of the road fell
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he voted with the major-
ity to table.
Board members Nadia
Colom, Thomas “Tango”
Moore and Brock Reyn-
olds were absent.
After the meeting
Lawrence declined to say
why she moved to table
to item without further
discussion with the PSC
members.
“I’d rather not go on
the record with that,” she
said.
Byrd, meanwhile, was
dumbfounded.
“I wanted to take the
time to talk to them more
instead of shutting them
out like that,” she said.
“My anger was all over
my face. I was shocked.
If it’s on the agenda, giv-
ing them an opportunity
good for business.
“So many out-of-town
people have told me at
multiple bars that this is
the only SEC (Southeast-
ern Conference) town
that is fully dog-friend-
ly,” Campbell said. “They
love that they can come
out and see dogs and stuff
like that. It’s a draw.”
On the other hand,
some large groups have
walked out of a bar if one
person is told they cannot
have their dog with them,
he said.
Like Bin 612, Bulldog
Burger Company encour-
ages customers to bring
their dogs and provides
treats and water bowls for
them. The Oglesby fam-
ily from Madison took
advantage of this during
a rare outing on Sunday
with both of their dachs-
hunds, Sammy and Daisy.
Tracy and David
Oglesby brought them
on a visit to their daugh-
ter, Mary Katherine, a
sophomore at Mississippi
State University. It was
the dogs’ first time out to-
gether, Tracy said.
A few waitresses, in-
cluding Grace Waters,
stopped to pet the dachs-
hunds. Others were care-
apart when construction
workers dug them up,
Pritchard said.
At Miller’s request,
the board approved the
use of a surfacing mate-
rial called fog seal that
Pritchard said is rarely
used in Oktibbeha Coun-
ty. Surfacing the stretch
of road should be finished
Tuesday or Wednesday,
Pritchard said.
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
to speak, then we can all
get a better understand-
ing instead of just hear-
ing from (CVB accoun-
tant) Tom Buckley, (CVB
director) Nancy Carpen-
ter and Dewitt Hicks.”
Wallace said he, too,
was disappointed that
the discussions ended so
abruptly.
“I think there is wrong
on both sides, but I don’t
think they should have
been dismissed right
then,” Wallace said.
“We’re going to have to
sit down at some point
and discuss this with
them. We’re not against
the Pilgrimage. Hell, the
Pilgrimage is Columbus.
We need to work with the
homeowners, certainly.
But I don’t think it was
ful to step around the
small dogs while carry-
ing trays of food. Waters
said dogs have not made
it difficult to get around
the patio in the five
months she has worked
at Bulldog Burger.
“Usually people are
really good about keep-
ing them under the tables
and on leashes,” she said.
Assistant Manager
Kayla McIlwain and Mar-
tin both said there have
no issues at either restau-
rant with dogs fighting
each other.
MSDH requires at
least one employee per
restaurant to be certi-
fied as a food protection
manager and keep oth-
er employees informed
about food code rules,
3A
handled right to begin
win.”
Before the meeting’s
end, Byrd asked if a
board member could re-
quest a special meeting
and was told board mem-
bers have that authority
with three days notice.
Byrd did not make the re-
quest, however, and the
board is expected to take
up the matter again at its
next regular meeting on
Nov. 18.
Reached later, Leike
said he was disappointed
the CCHF board did not
want to discuss the mat-
ter further, but is still ea-
ger to continue talks.
“This doesn’t mean
it’s the end of the discus-
sion,” he said.
according to The Clarion
Ledger.
Dining room supervi-
sor Jacob Burrell is one
of four Bulldog Burger
employees who has taken
food safety certification
classes, and those class-
es covered food contami-
nants and proper storage
temperatures but “nev-
er mentioned anything
about dogs on patios,” he
said.
The Capellas have
brought their dogs to
restaurants not just in
Starkville but also in the
Jackson and Gulf Coast
areas, they said.
“I’d be shocked if more
than 5 percent of the
(state) population knows
this is a law,” Matt Capel-
la said.
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Our View

Not discussing the ‘divorce’ is terrible for Pilgrimage

When a group of Colum-
bus Pilgrimage homeowners
notified the Columbus-Lown-
des Convention and Visitor’s
Bureau and the Columbus
Cultural Heritage Foundation
by letter in September of its
intentions to assume control
of the Pilgrimage in 2021,
it was not an attempt to air
grievances, negotiate a peace
or suggest a trial separation.
It was a notice of divorce on
the grounds of irreconcilable
differences.
The question today is not
one of saving the marriage.
It’s a matter of whether the
divorce will be an amicable
parting or an ugly fight.
If you will permit us to con-
tinue with the marriage anal-
ogy, there is a child involved.
When parents divorce, there
must be major consideration
of how the split will affect the
child. The less acrimonious
the parting, the better for the
child. When things get nasty,
often the child becomes a
pawn, a point of leverage that
injures the child.
The Pilgrimage homeown-
ers and the CCHF have been
in their current marriage
since 2008. The CVB diverts
a large chunk of taxpayer
money to the private nonprofit
CCHF to fund — among other
things — Pilgrimage. The
CVB and the CCHF share the
same board. We see this as an
obvious conflict of interest,
even if it’s legal. A group that
receives its funding from a
government entity with whom
it shares a board is awful
policy.
That aside, it’s clear the
relationship is beyond saving.
The focus now is the
welfare of the child — in this
case, the Pilgrimage, which
was held for the 79th time this
spring.
Both sides insist they
support the Pilgrimage and
recognize its importance to
the community.
But the sincerity of those
claims is best determined by
their conduct.
From the start, this sen-
sitive subject has not been
handled well.
The homeowners’ letter,
which announced the split
and requested $117,000 in
annual funding, came across
as a lightning bolt. The CVB/
CCHF board seemed genuine-
ly stunned by the letter, which
offered no hope of reconcili-
ation.
During his appearance be-
fore the CCHF board Monday,
Dick Leike, president of the
homeowners group — which
has been organized as the
nonprofit Preservation Soci-
ety of Columbus — admitted
the shock value of the group’s
letter.
“We realize we are hitting
you pretty hard on this, but
we’ve got to get (the Pilgrim-
age) back into the hands of
the people who have the big-
gest stake in this,” Leike said.
Simply put, the PSC wants
custody of the child and child
support. While the CVB/
CCHF seems agreeable to
turning over the operations of
the event, there’s little doubt
some hard, hard feelings
persist. They’ve also been
unwilling to discuss child
support.
At Monday’s meeting, the
board voted to table all dis-
cussion on the issue while the
PSC members were present to
answer questions.
That was a terrible mis-
take.
When parents split, they
are obligated to sit down with
each other and negotiate
some sort of agreement that
places a high priority on the
welfare of the child, no matter
how unpleasant the discus-
sions may prove to be.
The two groups can either
protect the Pilgrimage’s
welfare or render it grave
damage.
Both sides say they love the
Pilgrimage.
If that’s true, both parties
will meet as soon as possible
to work out an agreement that
truly puts the best interest of
the Pilgrimage first.

Letter to the editor Cartoonist View

Voice of the people
Continued discussion on
impeachment inquiry
You asked in your letter of 10/21,
“What about the legal precedence
set in the previous impeachment in-
quiries?” I am not exactly sure what
specific precedence you refer to. My
best guess is that you are referring
to the fact that in the cases of both
Presidents Nixon and Clinton, a
Special Prosecutor ­— equivalent to
a Special Counsel, like Mueller —
was appointed to do the primary in-
vestigating. These special counsels
must be appointed by the Attorney
General; it does not seem likely that
Attorney General Barr will follow
suit. That leaves the task to House
committees — and they are doing it.
Let me add to that what is clear
to me:
The current impeachment inqui-
ry is following the procedural steps
as laid out in the Constitution - they
are not identical to those in a court
of law. The House acts somewhat
like a prosecutor, filing charges —
in place of a Special Counsel, as
noted above, and also in private, as
with previous investigations. The
Mueller report, itself, is not useful
here since there is as yet no overlap
between what Mueller investigated
and the issues now being investigat-
ed by the House committees.
In both Nixon’s and Clinton’s cas-
es, a full vote on the articles of im-
peachment did not come until quite
late - nearly three months after the
Clinton impeachment inquiry was
launched and more than four years
after Kenneth Starr was appointed MUSINGS
Special Counsel on the Whitewater
investigation that later led to uncov-
ering the Monica Lewinsky scandal
and impeachment.
Values by the pound
The President will be able to In the grocery store, tube. Hillary Clinton That’s a piece of advice from a
mount a defense if a trial happens — they got the cheap ham- was at least the good man who was wearing a pinkie ring
in the Senate - as Clinton did. Nixon burger, the good ham- hamburger, and, if she when they carried him out of the
was never impeached but would burger and the ground wasn’t ground sirloin, house for his last ambulance ride.
have been able to do the same had sirloin. she was at least the I didn’t want Trump because
he not resigned first. I come from a ground kind of hamburger that I didn’t want worms, but I let the
Because these proceedings are sirloin family. If we wouldn’t, as my Depres- Electoral College do the shopping
exactly as allowed by the Constitu- were eating the good sion-baby mother would and, as Ma said, that cheap
tion I see no basis for your com- hamburger, or (shame say, “give you worms.” hamburger leads to a nest of worms
plaint that they are not following of all shame) the cheap I never had worms, down in your gut, and over in the
precedent. hamburger, it meant my so Ma must have been Ukraine region.
Finally, I disagree with your father was out of work. right. But the whole But the Democratic shopping
characterization of the Trump-Zel- By the time I was 11, Marc Dion country has ‘em now, isn’t going well. I look at the
ensky conversation as “innocuous” ­ my father had traded worms of hatred and packages, and I check the prices,
— and so does more than half the the nightlife thrills and fascism, worms of but at best, all I see is the good
country according to recent polls. As uncertain income of the side street Russian-fueled conspiracy crawling hamburger. There is no ground
important, there are Congressional bartender for a suit-and-tie corpo- alive on Facebook, and worms com- sirloin.
Republicans, Cabinet members, nu- rate job, and ground sirloin was all ing from the belly of dead Kurdish And I know how appealing the
merous diplomats and White House we ate. children left too long in the street. cheap hamburger can be when you
staff members who found this call as Still, even on the nickel-and- And I’m shopping, making my want something, anything to feed
“alarming” well before we learned dime tips of a bartender in a place way down the meat case of can- your belly and feed your bitterness.
of it. Moreover, Mick Mulvaney, has where whiskey went for a half-buck didates lined up at the debate, “Maybe it’ll be OK if I eat the cheap
over the past few days characterized a shot, my father believed in ground walking resolutely past the cheap hamburger,” you think. “Just as long
that call in a way most unfortunate sirloin. Even if you had to buy less hamburger, looking closely at the as the illegals get nothing at all. I’ll
for the President, and it is not only of it than you really needed, you good hamburger, peering around still be white, and I’ll still have some
Democrats that think so. bought the best, was my mother for the ground sirloin. kind of meat.”
Paul Mack and father’s theory. Sometimes, I take the money Nah. You’ll get worms.
Columbus So, while other families on our out of my pocket to see what I can And I’m counting my money and
street of rented wood-frame houses afford. Can I have free health insur- figuring I’ll buy the good hamburger
A letter to the editor is an excellent dined on the cheap hamburger, we ance? Can I afford to cancel student again this time because, as near as
way to participate in your community. formed our ground sirloin into pat- loan debt? I can tell, the ground sirloin isn’t
We request the tone of your letters be ties and ate one each, even though Only a man without pride counts coming back to this store.
constructive and respectful and the we could have bought the cheap his money inside a store, bar or Marc Dion, a nationally
length be limited to 450 words. We stuff and eaten two burgers each. restaurant. syndicated columnist, is a reporter
welcome all letters emailed to voice@ The domestic notions of the mid- “You don’t count your money at and columnist for The Herald News,
cdispatch.com or mailed to The 1960s stuck with me. I didn’t want the table in a restaurant,” Pop used the daily newspaper of his hometown,
Dispatch, Attn: Letters to the Editor, to elect Donald Trump because to say. “People think you don’t know Fall River, Massachusetts. For more
PO Box 511, Columbus, MS 39703- the man is the cheap hamburger, if you can pay. Count it out in the on Dion, go to go to www.creators.
0511. greasy and sold in a tight plastic street, before you go in the place.” com.
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children were born, then in 2016, continued her
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Grapevine, TX; son, Graham Hudson Butz,
Grapevine, TX; mother, Linda Dodson; maternal
grandmother, Carlene McGill; sister, Dana Hol-
lern; brother, Doug Godfrey; uncles, Rick McGill
(Edna) and Mike McGill (Michelle); cousins,
Chase McGill (Beth), Jake McGill (Monica) and
Anna Kathryn McGill; stepmother, Sherlyn God-
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Health tips from Dr. Oz and Dr. Roizen

Does your mouthwash interfere
with benefits of exercise?
One of the first recorded
instances of washing a person’s
mouth out with soap is in a story
entitled “Scaramouches at School”
(it’s not about The Mooch!), pub-
lished in an 1860s periodical. As
recently as the 1940s, it was a com-
mon hazing ritual in the British
Royal Navy. In 1996, the American
Academy of Pediatrics classified it
as an alternative to spanking.
It’s a bad idea in so many ways
(soap ingredients can make you
sick, and it’s abusive), and now
we know about one more serious
drawback: It turns out that killing
off bacteria in your oral biome can
actually interfere with the positive
effects of cardiovascular exercise.
A study of 23 adults published in
Free Radical Biology and Medicine
found that one hour after exercise,
folks who had used an antibacterial
mouthwash earlier saw less cardio
benefits than those who rinsed
with water. Seems post-exercise
reduction in systolic blood pressure
(that’s a standard reaction) was
around two and a half times less
when participants used the mouth-
wash than when folks did not!
Why does the antibacterial
rinse make a difference? Because it
interferes with the body’s post-ex-
ercise production of blood-vessel
dilating nitric oxide — a process
that depends on certain bacteria
being alive and well in the mouth
and saliva.
If you’re concerned with bad
breath, make sure you’re flossing
daily, brushing twice a day or
more, seeing a dentist every six to
12 months, and don’t smoke! That’s
what it takes to have decay-free
teeth, good breath and promote
bodywide health!
Adipose tissue, lipids and aging
The record for the most turn-
overs in a football game (12) was set
on Nov. 22, 1942,
during a game
between the Detroit
Lions and the Chica-
go Bears. In football,
turnovers are not
a good thing. In
your body, however,
adipose lipid turn-
over is essential to
maintain a healthy
weight.
A recent study
Drs. Oz and Roizen
from the Karolinska
Institute in Sweden has found that as
you age lipid turnover in your adipose thought that meant they’re better
(fat) tissue slows down. The result
is that fat doesn’t get burnt for fuel,
it just hangs around. That makes
it harder for you to maintain your
weight, even though you’re as active
as you’ve always been and eating
the same amount of food you always
have. Over time, you pack on pounds
and deposits of fat around the middle
— and it’s harder to figure out why.
If you’re at a weight you want
to maintain or you want to avoid
gaining even more weight as you get
older (we say starting around age
45 or 50), it’s smart to step UP your
exercise routine. Add another 30 to
60 minutes a week. Make sure to do
interval training with bouts of intense al products.
exercise, and get in two 30-minute
sessions of strength training weekly.
And you want to cut DOWN on your
calorie intake a bit while you make
sure you are getting enough protein
from lean sources. Your need actual-
ly goes up as you get older. That one-
two punch will help you burn more
calories and reduce fat accumulation.
Misleading labeling
on deli meats
In the 1973 movie “Soylent
Green,” detective Frank Thorn
(Charlton Heston) investigates
the Soylent Corporation, a rations
manufacturer (the year is 2022), only
to find that the wafers they make for
a starving population aren’t made
from soy plus lentils
(hence soy-lent),
they’re made from ...
processed people!
We’ve told you
repeatedly that high-
ly processed foods
are not something
you want to eat!
But if you’ve been
buying bacon and
lunch meats that
proclaim “no nitrites
or nitrates added,”
or that say they’re “uncured” and you
for you than conventional versions of
those products, well, say soy-long to
that illusion. That labeling is down-
right misleading.
A recent Consumer Reports study
found that “no nitrites” doesn’t mean
there’s no nitrites — and that’s legal!
What it means is that nitrates and
nitrites used to preserve and flavor
the food come from celery and other
natural sources, not synthetic ones
like sodium nitrite. And when CR
tested 31 packaged deli meat, they
found the “nitrite free” chicken, ham,
roast beef, salami and turkey had
around the same amount of those
bad-for-you chemicals as convention-
Why does this matter? Added
nitrites have been linked to an
increased risk for diabetes, heart
disease and cancer — in fact, a study
in JNCI Cancer Spectrum estimates
that more than 14,500 cancer cases
annually are linked to eating pro-
cessed meats.
So when you’re making lunch,
choose lean, fresh poultry and
seafood, along with vegetables like
edamame (soy) and cold lentil salad
or a hot soup!
Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of “The
Dr. Oz Show,” and Mike Roizen,
M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and
Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleve-
land Clinic. To live your healthiest,
tune into “The Dr. Oz Show” or visit
www.sharecare.com.

$260M deal averts first

federal trial on opioid crisis
Opioids blamed for 400,000 U.S.
deaths in the past two decades
The Associated Press
CLEVELAND — The
nation’s three biggest
drug distributors and a
major drugmaker agreed
to an 11th-hour, $260 mil-
lion settlement Monday
over the terrible toll tak-
en by opioids in two Ohio
counties, averting the first
federal trial over the crisis.
The trial, involving
Cleveland’s Cuyahoga
County and Akron’s Sum-
mit County, was seen as a
critical test case that could
have gauged the strength
of the opposing sides’
arguments and prodded
the industry and its foes
toward a nationwide reso-
lution of nearly all lawsuits
over opioids, the scourge
blamed for 400,000 U.S.
deaths in the past two de-
cades.
The agreement was
struck in the middle of the
night, just hours before a
jury that was selected last
week was scheduled to
hear opening arguments
in federal court in Cleve-
land.
Drug distributors
AmerisourceBergen, Car-
dinal Health and McKes-
son will pay a combined
$215 million, said Hunter
Shkolnik, a lawyer for
Cuyahoga County. Israe-
li-based drugmaker Teva
will contribute $20 million
in cash and $25 million
worth of generic Subox-
one, a drug used to treat
opioid addiction.
“People can’t lose sight
of the fact that the coun-
ties got a very good deal
for themselves, but we
also set an important na-
tional benchmark for the
others,” Shkolnik said.
The deal contains no
admission of wrongdoing
by the defendants.
Across the U.S., the
pharmaceutical industry
still faces more than 2,600
other lawsuits over the
deadly disaster. Partici-
pants in those cases said
the Ohio deal buys them
time to try to work out a
nationwide settlement of
all claims.
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West Point senior quarterback Gray Berry, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament earlier this season, is still finding ways to support his teammates.

West Point rallies around senior quarterback Gray Berry

By Theo Derosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
WEST POINT — West
Point senior Brandon
Harris dreamed of finish-
ing out his final football
season with the Green
Wave with all his fellow
seniors alongside him on
the field.
So when quarterback
Gray Berry was diag-
nosed with a torn ante-
rior cruciate ligament
after West Point’s game
against Noxubee County
on Sept. 20, Harris was
shaken, upset.
“I really felt like, ‘I re-
ally ain’t got my quarter-
back no more,’” Harris
said, “so I had to step up.”
Seeing Berry anxious
to play during pregame
warmups and knowing
how much the gesture
would mean, Harris trad-
ed his No. 2 jersey for his
teammate’s No. 14 when
the Green Wave traveled
to Saltillo on Oct. 4.
“He had mentioned
that, but I never really
thought he was actually
gonna do it,” Berry said.
“It was real special for
him to do that for me.”
Harris’ act was just one
example of how the Green
Wave are playing for their
absent quarterback. West
Point is ranked second in
the state and first in Class
5A, and the Green Wave
have won seven straight,
but coach Chris Chamb-
less knows having Berry
on the field would mean
even more.
“We’ve been able to
continue to be success-
ful, but I’d like to see how
much more successful
we could have been with
Gray out there with us,”
Chambless said.
‘It really hit me’
Berry knows exactly
when he tore the ACL in
his right leg: when he was
hit on a scramble against
Horn Lake on Aug. 23 in
the Green Wave’s first
game of the year.
West Point’s trainer did
a few tests on the sideline
and suspected the tear
but was unable to confirm
it. Berry went to the doc-
tor the next morning and
was told he had a bruised
meniscus. The doctor
judged Berry’s ACL to be
strong enough, and he did
not undergo an MRI.
Still feeling the effects
of the injury, Berry sat out
West Point’s next game, a
loss to Louisville. In the
meantime, he worked
with a trainer to rehab the
injury and was back on
the field by the following
week against Starkville.
Berry caught a touch-
down pass against the
Yellow Jackets, then com-
pleted six of his 11 pass
attempts against Tupelo
the following week.
But during pregame
warmups at Noxubee
County, Berry said, “it re-
ally hit me.”
He informed Cham-
bless, who told him to
check it out. At the doctor,
Berry got the MRI, which
confirmed his suspicions:
His ACL had been torn in
August at Horn Lake.
From independence to
dependence
On Oct. 8, Berry un-
derwent surgery to repair
his ACL. The procedure,
which involved braiding
two pieces of Berry’s
hamstring with the old
ACL, took about an hour,
and he was able to go
home that day.
But he had to lie down
and keep his leg straight
for nearly a week, and
around the house, the lit-
tle things that used to be
no big deal were no longer
so easy.
“You really would be
surprised at how much
stuff you take for grant-
ed,” Berry said. “It’s more
of a slower pace and more
cautious at some things
… It’s a lot more depen-
dent than independent.”
When he returned to
school last Wednesday
after West Point’s fall
break, his teachers had
gotten the word. In each
classroom, there was a
chair or a stool at his desk
so he could easily elevate
his leg — something Ber-
ry needed to do for 15-30
minutes at a time. Several
classmates greeted him
in the halls, saying he was
See berry, 4B

Heritage Academy girls basketball team knows it’s an ‘underdog’ Moorhead Monday

By Theo DeRosa
tderosa@cdispatch.com
Missed opportu-
Head coach Moe Reed knows what the
Heritage Academy girls basketball team is
nities, Shrader’s
up against.
The Patriots have just seven healthy schematic maturity,
Jones and Emerson
players, including just three seniors. They
don’t yet have the familiarity that months of
practices typically breed. And they have a
new coach: Reed, the former head coach at
Winston Academy, is in her first season at
the helm.
angling for more
So Monday’s 45-33 loss to Carroll Acade- By Ben Portnoy fight and our competi-
my in the Impact Sports Preseason Tourna- bportnoy@cdispatch.com tiveness throughout the
ment at the Mississippi University for Wom- game for four quarters
en isn’t the end of the world for the Patriots. STARKVILLE — Fol- and I thought the kids did
“We’ll get better,” Reed said. “I’m not lowing an impassioned a real good job with that,”
down. I’m trying to figure them out, they’re sermon at last Monday’s he said. “Coming off the
trying to figure me out, and this is a good press conference and a Tennessee game that was
test early in the year,” Reed said. fiery speech postgame something we stressed
While this week’s tournament may have Saturday, Moorhead fol- during the week — for
“preseason” in its name, the games will count lowed suit Monday after-
four quarters we were go-
as regular-season contests in the standings, noon.
ing to bow our back, bow
Reed said. So the competition the Patriots Speaking with the me-
our neck, stand toe to toe
face is even more meaningful, and Reed said dia, an animated Moor-
and fight and I thought
it offers a good way to see where her team head again preached on
we did that.”
can expect to be. the energy his Mississip-
Jennifer Mosbrucker/Dispatch Staff pi State squad brought in After combing
“This is a good measurement for me to Heritage Academy’s Bailey Harris, right, passes the ball to through the game film
see what all we need to work on and get back teammate Kaicey Chipmon, left, during a game Monday night at the early going against
No. 2 LSU Saturday. with his staff Sunday,
in practice and really fix it in the next couple Pohl Gymnasium on Mississippi University for Women’s campus. Moorhead pointed to a
The Patriots were defeated by the Carroll Academy Rebels 45-33 “I was really excited
See Heritage, 4B in the preseason tournament. about our energy, our See msu, 4B
2B Tuesday, October 22, 2019 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com

Hot Cole, Astros face Scherzer, Nats in World Series

The Associated Press

HOUSTON — Gerrit
Cole rattles off the names
of the pitching greats with
ease, featuring the same
command he shows with
his vaunted four-seam
fastball.
Bob Gibson. Tom
Seaver. Don Drysdale.
Plus the guys he saw in
person as a kid — Randy
Johnson and Curt Schil-
ling — when they domi-
nated in October.
Now in the midst of
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“The people you keep given
referring to,” Cole said so that numbers. The
each row, each 6 2 7 8 3 4 9 5 1
object
column isandtoeach
place
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box 3 8 9 5 6 1 7 2 4
Monday, “got the job numbers
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done. So I’m trying to de- the empty spaces so 5 7 8 3 2 9 1 4 6
liver on that front.” only once. The difficulty 2 3 1 4 7 6 5 8 9
that each row, each
Because as we all level increases from
column and each 4 9 6 1 5 8 3 7 2
know, heading into Tues- Monday
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day night’s opener be- the same number only once. The difficulty level
tween his Houston As- increases from Monday to Sunday.
tros and the Washington
Nationals, this is when
reputations are built — or
wrecked.
Madison Bumgarner,
Orel Hershiser and Pedro
Martinez excelled in their
first Series starts. So
did Clayton Kershaw, al-
though his ledger is more Brad Penner/USA TODAY Sports
checkered. Houston Astros starting pitcher Gerrit Cole (45) throws against the New York
Cole enters this match- Yankees during the seventh inning of game three of the 2019 ALCS playoff
up against fellow ace Max baseball series at Yankee Stadium.
Scherzer at 19-0 in his last times than not, I think He’s so cool and calm and way, it hasn’t been appar-
25 starts, including three
that’s really going to el- collected. And I think a ent.
wins in the playoffs. No
evate your game and I lot of his players feed off On Monday at Min-
pitcher has ever won 20 in
a row in a single season. think that’s true for him,” that,” he said. ute Maid Park, when the
“I mean, I’ve been in he said. Same way the Astros 29-year-old right-hander
the situation, faced really Talking about the feel when Cole takes the walked into a small inter-
good pitchers here in the Washington lineup, Cole mound. view room to do a news
National League over the was equally effusive in his Asked recently wheth- conference, Astros man-
years; Kershaw, (Jacob) praise for Rendon. er he’d ever seen someone
ager AJ Hinch was finish-
deGrom, those guys. You “It starts with An- on this kind of run, Ver-
ing up at the podium.
just know you’ve got to thony Rendon being the lander answered, “Never.”
tone-setter, a really spe- All this for Cole, along Without fanfare, Cole
come out there, you’re
going to be throwing up cial talent, probably a with the prospect of earn- simply sat down by him-
zeros. And you’ve got to generational talent. We’ll ing well over a $200 mil- self on the well-worn car-
try to match the intensi- have to see how it all plays lion contract in free agen- pet and bided his time for
ty from your opponent,” out,” Cole said. cy after the World Series a few minutes, silently
Scherzer said. “But if it goes as ex- ends. picking at his fingernails.
“And Cole’s had a ter- pected, he’ll probably end Yet if any of this is go- Not a care in the world
rific year. So obviously up in the Hall of Fame. ing to his head, by the — or World Series.
it’s going to one heck of a
challenge.”
Cole led the majors in
strikeouts, topped the AL
in ERA and finished sec-
ond in the big leagues to
teammate Justin Verland-
er in wins.
“When you dream as a
little kid, you dream about ACROSS
storybook endings and 1 Bringer of
storybook players and news
scenarios like that,” Cole 7 Give the cold
said. shoulder
In the old days of base- 11 Roma’s land
ball — like, three or four 12 Fast runner
years ago — this is about 13 “Tell It to My
the time someone would Heart” singer
step up and say, well, he’s 15 Having
due for a loss. tattoos
Got to be, right? 16 Diner des-
NLCS MVP Howie serts
Kendrick chuckled at that 18 Supply with a
notion. free pass
“I faced him in the 21 Locate
past, but what he’s been
22 Yellow fellow
doing the past few years
24 Hill worker DOWN 22 Scoundrel
has been phenomenal
since he came over to the
25 Spoil 1 Wallop 23 Pound occu-
Astros. It’s like he’s found 26 — Grande 2 Greek vowel pant
his stride,” said Kendrick, 27 Sure to fail 3 Bright beam 25 Copycat’s cry
who will be Washington’s 29 Plane part 4 In cahoots 28 Deceived
designated hitter in Game 30 Ninny 5 Detroit team 29 Native hut
1. 31 Slimming plan 6 Gloomy 31 Dance music
“I’ve been watching 32 Edna Ferber 7 Follow secretly 33 Babysitter’s
him throughout the post- book 8 Opposing vote bane
season. His stuff’s elec- 34 “Bad Blood” 9 Ornate vase 34 Bar bill
tric, everybody knows singer 10 Honey maker 35 In the manner
that,” he said. 40 Lotion ingre- 14 Home style of
Fusing his talent with dient 16 Wine grape 36 Hither’s
the Astros’ fortified ana- 41 National park 17 As a follower partner
lytics approach, Cole has in Maine 19 Scientist 37 Writer Tarbell
found what works best for 42 Rock group Curie 38 In shape
him. Among the results 43 Soup choice 20 Use a press 39 Eastern “way”
with his four-seamer, 21 Craze
curve and slider: Nearly
17 percent of his pitches
result in a swing-and-
miss, the highest rate of
anyone since such data
has been tracked in the
last 18 years.
NL MVP candidate An-
thony Rendon is among
the few hitters who’ve
managed some success
against Cole, going 5 for
13 overall.
“It’s been truly amaz-
ing just to watch him do
his thing and the amount
of success that he’s had,”
Rendon said. “Not that
he didn’t have success in
Pittsburgh prior.”
“But I think by him
coming to a postseason
team, being around guys
or a team that has been
in the postseason more
 The Dispatch • www.cdispatch.com Tuesday, October 22, 2019 3B

BRIEFLY Michigan State opens at No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason CBB poll

The Associated Press been ranked No. 1 for them second and the program facing NCAA 10 teams, then picked
College Football 12 weeks in the AP poll rest at No. 1. They will charges tied to a feder- back up with four teams
There isn’t much before Monday. But be tested right away, al corruption investiga- all ranked in the top 11.
EMCC up three spots in new Michigan State has yet none had come in the too: the Spartans open tion into the sport. No. 18 Ohio State
NJCAA football poll to accomplish under preseason poll, with the the season against Ken- Kansas and Duke and No. 23 Purdue
East Mississippi Community College is up three Hall of Fame coach Tom open their seasons
Spartans starting at No. tucky in a 1-vs-2 match- joined Michigan State
spots in the new National Junior College Athletic
Izzo, from Big Ten titles 2 four times in the past up Nov. 5 in New York. against each other on and Maryland for the
Association football poll, released Monday.
The Lions (5-3) jumped three spots to No. 14 from
and Final Four trips decade. “This is a program the same bill with Mich- Big Ten’s quartet,
No. 17 in the overall rankings after Thursday’s blowout to winning a national “It’s almost bizarre to deal and it’s the players igan State-Kentucky. while the SEC had No.
win at Coahoma. They are the second-highest three- championship. me because I would’ve in the program, and I’m 22 LSU and No. 24 Au-
loss team in the rankings, behind only Iowa Western The Spartans can thought Magic’s team really proud of them for Champs at 11 burn — fresh off its Fi-
(5-3). now add another mile- was No. 1,” Izzo said in that,” Izzo said. “Unfor- Virginia has gone nal Four run — joining
Four Mississippi schools -- No. 1 Mississippi Gulf stone to the list: They an interview with the tunately, what you are from facing questions Kentucky and Florida.
Coast (8-0), No. 2 Northwest Mississippi (7-1), No. 6 are No. 1 in The Associ- at the beginning of the
AP. about how it would re- The Big 12 (three),
Hinds (7-1) and No. 9 Jones (6-2) -- made the top 10
ated Press Top 25 men’s Nope, the Magic year doesn’t help you at spond to an unprece- Big East (three), Pac-12
this week.
EMCC’s final regular-season game is at 2 p.m. college basketball pre- Johnson-led bunch that the end of the year, but dented tournament loss (two) and West Coast
season poll for the first beat Larry Bird and In- I think it does say some- against UMBC to how it
Saturday against Northeast Mississippi (3-5) in Scooba, Conference (two) also
when the Lions will celebrate homecoming. time in program histo- diana State in the 1979 thing about the pro- will build on its run to its had multiple ranked
ry. gram and what we’ve
Men’s Tennis The Spartans were
NCAA title game start-
ed at No. 7. done over these years.”
first NCAA title. Tony
Bennett’s Cavaliers are
teams.
Ramskogler Wins All-Bulldog Battle To Reach the overwhelming The Spartans won 11th after losing De’An-
Finals At ITA Southern Regional Championships choice with their vet- 32 games last year and The top tier dre Hunter, Ty Jerome The watch list
For the fourth year in a row, a member of the eran returnees led by reached Izzo’s eighth Roughly half of the and Final Four most The Pac-12 could
Mississippi State men’s tennis team will represent the star Cassius Winston. Final Four before fall- voters (33 of 65) chose outstanding player Kyle quickly add to its total
Maroon and White in the championship singles match of They topped 60 of 65 ing to Texas Tech. They Michigan State, Ken- Guy to the NBA draft. It with Washington and
the ITA Southern Regional Championships.
ballots in voting results return Winston with fel- tucky and Kansas in is the lowest preseason Colorado as the top
MSU sophomore Gregor Ramskogler outlasted vote-getters among un-
released Monday, eas- low starters Xavier Till- some order atop their ranking for a champion
State true freshman Davide Tortora in a three-set semi-
ily outdistancing No. man and Aaron Henry ballot. Kentucky re- since Connecticut was ranked teams. Wash-
final battle Monday to move into Tuesday’s title match
where he will face Auburn’s Tim Dollman at 10 a.m. He 2 Kentucky and No. from that run, and they ceived two first-place 17th to start the 2014-15 ington twice appeared
will look to become the fourth Bulldog in as many years 3 Kansas as the only get back another start- votes, while Kansas re- season. in last season’s poll at
to claim the ITA Southern Region singles crown. other teams to receive er in Joshua Langford ceived the other three. No. 25. But it’s been a
Morning play commenced at the Yarbrough Tennis first-place votes. after he missed much It marks the ninth Conference watch much longer wait for
Center Monday with Ramskogler and the seventh-seed- Duke was fourth, of last year with a foot straight year that John The Atlantic Coast, the Buffaloes, who ha-
ed Tortora fighting through the first set, keeping pace ven’t cracked the poll
followed by Louisville, injury. Calipari’s Wildcats have Big Ten and Southeast-
with one another to a tiebreaker. Ramskogler pushed
through in the breaker to claim the first set 7-6(3).
Florida, Maryland, That nucleus is good been a top-five presea- ern conferences each since January 2014 but
However, like he has done all week, Tortora dug in as Gonzaga, North Car- enough that only one son pick and seventh had four ranked teams have five starters back
he took a quick 4-2 lead in the second frame, winning olina and Villanova to voter picked the Spar- in a row for Bill Self’s to lead all leagues. and are picked to finish
it 6-4. Ramskogler then took a 4-2 lead of his own in round out the top 10. tans as low as third, Jayhawks, who open The ACC ended last second in the Pac-12 be-
the third and final set, taking it and the match 7-6(3), Michigan State had with four others picking the season with the season with four top- hind No. 15 Oregon.
4-6, 6-4.
Ramskogler, who was the top seed in qualifying,
has won seven-straight matches in a six-day span
to earn his spot in the championship match of the
tournament against Auburn’s Dollman, who has also
come through qualifying to reach Tuesday’s main draw NBA ‘19-20: Suspense returns; LA teams seek Hollywood ending
title clash. Dollman advanced to the final when Ole Miss’
top-seeded and 25th-ranked Tim Sandkaulen withdrew The Associated Press ters had moved north play. who’d like their new bounds violation, or a
due to injury Monday.
in recent years, with Toronto lost two start- Chase Center in San goaltending or basket
With the Reichraming, Austria, native Ramskogler
For five years the Golden State building ers to Los Angeles, with Francisco to be the same interference violation.
reaching the finals of this week’s ITA Regionals, MSU
will now have another entry into the Oracle ITA National NBA Finals have re- a dynasty in the Bay Danny Green signing spring destination that
Fall Championships Nov. 6-10 in Newport Beach, turned to the same Area. But Kevin Durant with the Lakers. That the Oracle Center in Winning Warriors
California, as all ITA Regional singles finalists advance spot, the longest run is gone, Klay Thompson could open the door for Oakland was. Golden State’s NBA
to the national event. Bulldog senior All-American ever in one Western is injured, and even Ste- MVP Giannis Antetok- This season, that will Finals streak is the
Giovanni Oradini qualified for the Oracle by reaching the Conference location. phen Curry’s sharpest ounmpo and the Milwau- be harder than ever. second-longest in NBA
quarterfinals of the ITA All-American Championships LeBron James and shooting might not be kee Bucks, or the Phila- “The West is stacked
earlier this fall. history, behind only
Anthony Davis want to able to keep the run go- delphia 76ers to seize the all the way up and down,” the 10 straight trips by
Source: From Special Reports
bring them back to Los ing. East title. Curry said.
the Boston Celtics from
Angeles. It wasn’t good enough The wide-openness Some other things
1957-66. The Warriors’
So do Kawhi Leon- to know about the NBA
CALENDAR ard and Paul George.
last season, when Durant
and Thompson were hurt
of the league this sea-
son is a far cry from re- season:
hopes of extending it
could depend largely on
With the Warriors in the finals and Leonard cent years, when travel
Today weakened and power- led Toronto to its first plans to the Bay Area in Revved up Rockets
the play of guard D’An-
College Volleyball gelo Russell, an All-Star
Mississippi University for Women at house pairs popping up championship. June could be assumed Houston acquired last season in Brooklyn
Lane College, TBA all over the place, the Leonard then joined months in advance, or Russell Westbrook to join who was acquired when
Prep Volleyball Playoffs 2019-20 NBA season, fellow Southern Califor- when James’ teams in James Harden, putting
Lanier at Caledonia, 6 p.m. Durant went to the Nets.
unlike many in recent nia native George with the East went to eight two recent MVPs in the
Ridgeland at New Hope, 6 p.m.
years, is a suspense sto- the Clippers, who have straight NBA Finals. same backcourt. West-
Prep Girls Basketball
Heritage Acdemy, Hebron Christian, Oak ry. never even gotten out “You can’t call who brook’s next triple-dou- Happy (or unhappy)
Hill Academy at Impact Sports Presea-
son Girls Tournament, All Day
Both L.A. teams will of the second round but the NBA champion is,” ble will be his 139th and returns
try to give it a Hollywood are now considered title Hall of Fame player and break a tie with Magic Among the games of
Men’s College Golf
Mississippi University for Women at ending. favorites. Davis was trad- TNT analyst Reggie Johnson for second on note in which a player
Chick-fil-A Collegiate Invitational, 8 a.m. When a whirlwind of ed to the Lakers, who Miller said. “Before you the career list, while will be returning to his
Mississippi State at TVA Community player movement was loaded up quickly after would have three, four Harden will be aiming former home:
Credit Union Invitational, All Day finished, the real win- flopping in James’ first teams that were dead- for a third straight scor- Nov. 7 — Kemba
Men’s College Tennis
Mississippi State at USTA Futures, All ner, as James noted, was season. locked. You know they’re ing title after averaging Walker (Boston) to
Day Staples Center, which Those teams meet going to be there. This 36.1 points last season. Charlotte.
Wednesday is now home to two title Tuesday on opening year, given no injuries, a Nov. 15 — Mike Con-
Prep Cross Country contenders in the Lakers night, when the regular team getting hot, chem- Coach’s challenge ley (Utah) to Memphis.
Starkville Academy at State Meet, TBA (the way it used to be) season gets started after istry obviously issues, NBA coaches will Nov. 27 — Kyrie
Starkville High at Region 2-6A Champi- and Clippers (the way it’s a turbulent preseason there’s a lot of teams that have a chance to get Irving (Brooklyn) to
onship never been.) overshadowed by tension can go for it. But the Lak- calls overturned as the Boston, Davis to New
Women’s College Basketball “I agree with what between the NBA and ers and Clippers being league implemented a Orleans.
MUW at Rust College, 5:30 p.m. (Exh.) Bron said,” George said. China . The Raptors get headliners.” coach’s challenge on Dec. 11 — Leonard
“The Staples Center is their rings in the first They’re hardly alone a one-year trial basis. to Toronto.
Thursday where you want to be game before facing New among the contenders Each team is allowed Jan. 9 — Westbrook
College Football
with the team we got and Orleans, whose heavily out West. Denver, Port- one per game and can to Oklahoma City.
Itawamba Community College at North-
with the team they have.” hyped rookie Zion Wil- land and Utah all figure challenge either a foul March 28 — Marc
west Mississippi Community College,
7 p.m.
The finals’ Western liamson injured his knee to be tough. And don’t called on its own team, Gasol (Toronto) to
Women’s College Soccer Conference headquar- late during exhibition count out the Warriors, the call of an out-of- Memphis.
Mississippi State at LSU, 7 p.m.
Friday
Prep Football
Baseball Class 5A 3 p.m. — Winona Academy vs. Heritage Academy, New Orleans 36, Chicago 25 INDIANA PACERS — Signed F Domantas Sabo-
West Point at Columbus, 7 p.m. 1. Madison-Ridgeland Academy junior varsity Dallas 37, Philadelphia 10 nis to a four-year contract extension.
2. Presbyterian Christian 4 p.m. — Hebron Christian vs. Kemper Academy, Open: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, Pittsburgh LOS ANGELES LAKERS — Waived F Devontae
Starkville Academy at Jackson Acade- MLB Playoff Glance 3. Jackson Academy junior varsity Monday’s Games Cacok and G Demetrius Jackson.
5 p.m. — Winona Academy vs. Heritage Acade- New England at N.Y. Jets, 7:15 p.m. MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Exercised their contract
my, 7 p.m. WILD CARD
Tuesday, Oct. 1: Washington 4, Milwaukee 3
4. Jackson Prep
5. Parklane Academy my, varsity Thursday, Oct. 24 options on F Jaren Jackson Jr. and G Grayson
Washington at Heritage Academy, 7 Wednesday, Oct. 2: Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1 Class 4A 6 p.m. — Central Holmes Christian vs. Kirk Acad-
emy, varsity
Washington at Minnesota, 7:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 27
Allen.
NEW YORK KNICKS — Exercised their contract
DIVISION SERIES 1. Heritage Academy
p.m. (Best-of-5) 2. Hillcrest Christian 7 p.m. — Carroll Academy vs. Lamar School, Arizona at New Orleans, Noon options on Gs Frank Ntilikina, Dennis Smith Jr.
American League 3. Hartfield Academy varsity Tampa Bay at Tennessee, Noon and Kevin Knox.
Calhoun Academy at Columbus Chris- Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 4. Brookhaven Academy N.Y. Giants at Detroit, Noon SACRAMENTO KINGS — Extended the contract
Friday, Oct. 4: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 5. Simpson Academy Cincinnati vs L.A. Rams at London, UK, Noon of G Buddy Hield.
tian Academy, 7 p.m.
Oak Hill Academy at Winona Christian,
Saturday, Oct. 5: Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Monday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3 1. Marshall Academy
Class 3A
Pro Football Denver at Indianapolis, Noon
Philadelphia at Buffalo, Noon
SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Signed G Dejounte
Murray to a contract extension.
Tuesday, Oct. 8: Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1 2. Columbia Academy NFL Glance N.Y. Jets at Jacksonville, Noon WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Signed G Chris Chi-
7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1
N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0
3. Clinton Christian Academy
4. Carroll Academy
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
Seattle at Atlanta, Noon
L.A. Chargers at Chicago, Noon
ozza to a two-way contract.
NBA G League
East
Noxubee County at Choctaw County, 7 Friday, Oct. 4: N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota 4 5. Lamar Christian W L T Pct PF PA
Carolina at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m. SOUTH BAY LAKERS — Acquired the 2019 and
Saturday, Oct. 5: N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 2 Class 2A Oakland at Houston, 3:25 p.m. 2020 first-round draft pick from Wisconsin for the
p.m. New England 6 0 0 1.000 190 48 Cleveland at New England,34:25 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 7: N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 1. Columbus Christian Academy Buffalo 5 1 0 .833 121 91 returning player rights to G Jemerrio Jones.
National League 2. Union Academy Green Bay at Kansas City, 7:20 p.m. FOOTBALL
Hebron Christian at Humphreys Acade- Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 3. West Memphis Christian School
N.Y. Jets
Miami
1 4 0 .200 63 123
0 6 0 .000 63 211
Open: Dallas, Baltimore National Football League
Thursday, Oct. 3: L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 0 4. Rossville Christian Academy Monday, Oct. 28 NFL — Suspended Tampa Bay DL Terry Beckner
my, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4: Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 5. Greenville Christian School
South Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:15 p.m. four games for violating the league’s policy on per-
W L T Pct PF PA
Starkville at Murrah, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6: L.A. Dodgers 10, Washington 4
Monday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, L.A. Dodgers 1 1. DeSoto School
Class 1A Indianapolis 4 2 0 .667 143 138 formance-enhancers.
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Promoted LB Joe
West Lowndes at Okolona, 7 p.m.
Lafayette at New Hope, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 9: Washington 7, L.A. Dodgers
3, 10 innings
2. Riverdale Academy
3. Prairie View Academy
Houston 4 3 0 .571 185 164
Jacksonville 3 4 0 .429 144 148
Tennessee 3 4 0 .429 121 112
College Football Giles-Harris from the practice squad. Waived CB
Parry Nickerson. Released QB Chase Litton from
St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2
Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6
4. Delta Academy
5. Delta Streets Academy
North SEC Standings the practice squad.
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Placed G Forrest
Caledonia at South Pontotoc, 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 Girls

Baltimore
W L T Pct PF PA
5 2 0 .714 214 156
East
Conference All Games Lamp on the IL.
Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 1 Class 5A NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived/injured LB Keion
College Volleyball Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 innings 1. Jackson Academy Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 154 W L PF PA W L PF PA
Adams.
2. Jackson Prep Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131 Florida 4 1 153 106 7 1 260 126
Auburn at Mississippi State, 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 0 7 0 .000 114 186 OAKLAND RAIDERS — Traded CB Gareon Con-
LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 3. Madison-Ridgeland Academy Georgia 3 1 111 40 6 1 252 74
West Missouri 2 1 86 62 5 2 247 116 ley to the Houston Texans for a 2020 third-round
(Best-of-7) 4. Parklane Academy pick.
5. Presbyterian Christian W L T Pct PF PA South Carolina 2 3 108 143 3 4 200 177
American League Kansas City 5 2 0 .714 202 150 Canadian Football League
Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Class 4A Tennessee 1 3 50 122 2 5 151 189
Oakland 3 3 0 .500 127 165 Vanderbilt 1 3 71 141 2 5 129 235 EDMONTON ESKIMOS — Activated QB Trevor
Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston 0 1. Leake Academy Harris from the 6-game IL. Released DB Robert
on the air 2. Simpson Academy Denver 2 5 0 .286 112 136 Kentucky 1 4 65 122 3 4 141 163
Sunday, Oct. 13: Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees 2, 11 L.A. Chargers 2 5 0 .286 140 141 Priester from the practice roster. Signed QB Troy
innings 3. Pillow Academy West
NATIONAL CONFERENCE Conference All Games Williams to the practice roster.
Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 4. Hartfield Academy HOCKEY
East W L PF PA W L PF PA
Today Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. Yankees,
ppd.
5. Central Hinds Academy

1. North Delta Academy

Class 3A
Dallas
W L T Pct PF PA
4 3 0 .571 190 124
Alabama
LSU
4 0 188
3 0 144
95 7 0 341
79 7 0 351
115
140
National Hockey League
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Signed F Philip To-
MLB BASEBALL Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston 8, N.Y. Yankees 3
Friday, Oct. 18: N.Y. Yankees 4, Houston 1 2. Bowling Green School Philadelphia 3 4 0 .429 171 186 Auburn 3 1 148 77 6 1 254 120 masino to a three-year contract.
ECHL
7 p.m. — World Series: Washington at Saturday, Oct. 19: Houston 6, N.Y. Yankees 4 3. Winona Christian School N.Y. Giants 2 5 0 .286 132 187
Washington 1 6 0 .143 90 176
Texas A&M
Ole Miss
2 2 101 113 4 3 216 153
2 3 137 144 3 5 207 216 ECHL — Suspended Jacksonville D Nick Wright
Houston, Game 1, FOX National League 4. Lee Academy (Miss.) five games.
5. Columbia Academy South Mississippi St 1 3 74 125 3 4 174 199
Washington 4, St. Louis 0 SOCCER
NBA BASKETBALL Friday, Oct. 11: Washington 2, St. Louis 0 Class 2A W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 6 1 0 .857 164 147
Arkansas 0 4 74 137
Saturday’s Games
2 5 173 215
Major League Soccer
7 p.m. — New Orleans at Toronto, TNT Saturday, Oct. 12: Washington 3, St. Louis 1 1. Manchester Academy MLS — Awarded an expansion franchise to Sac-
2. Centreville Academy Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133 Auburn 51, Arkansas 10
Monday, Oct. 14: Washington 8, St. Louis 1 ramento, Calif. to be known as the Sacramento
9:30 p.m. — LA Lakers at LA Clippers, Tuesday, Oct. 15 Washington 7, St. Louis 4 3. Claiborne Academy Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185
Atlanta 1 6 0 .143 145 223
Florida 38, South Carolina 27
Republic and to begin play in 2022.
4. Marvell Academy LSU 36, Mississippi St. 13
TNT WORLD SERIES
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) 5. Lee Academy (Ark.) North Vanderbilt 21, Missouri 14 CINCINNATI — Announced the resignation of
technical director Luke Sassano. Promoted Hunter
SOCCER (MEN’S) Houston vs. Washington Class 1A
Green Bay
W L T Pct PF PA
6 1 0 .857 184 139
Georgia 21, Kentucky 0
Freeman to director of scouting and player recruit-
Texas A&M 24, Ole Miss 17
11:55 a.m. — UEFA Champions Tuesday, Oct. 22: Washington at Houston, 7:08
p.m. (Fox)
1. Tensas Academy
2. Riverdale Academy Minnesota 5 2 0 .714 192 123 Alabama 35, Tennessee 13 ment.
League: Bayer Leverkusen at Atlético Chicago 3 3 0 .500 112 105 Saturday, Oct. 26 COLUMBUS CREW — Exercised 2020 options on
Wednesday, Oct. 23: Washington at Houston, 7:07 3. Briarfield Academy Ds Waylon Francis, Hector Jimenez and Jonathan
Detroit 2 3 1 .417 149 160 Mississippi St. at Texas A&M, 11 a.m.
Madrid, Group D, TNT p.m. (Fox)
Friday, Oct. 25: Houston at Washington, 7:07 p.m.
4. Franklin Academy
5. Delta Academy West Auburn at LSU, 2:30 p.m. Mensah and Ms Luis Argudo, Pedro Santos and
2 p.m. — UEFA Champions League: (Fox)
W L T Pct PF PA
San Francisco 6 0 0 1.000 156 64
South Carolina at Tennessee, 3 p.m. Wil Trapp. Agreed to terms with G Jon Kempin and
D Josh Williams.
Arkansas at Alabama, 6 p.m.
Atalanta at Manchester City, Group C, Saturday, Oct. 26: Houston at Washington, 7:07
p.m. (Fox) Preseason MAIS girls Seattle 5 2 0 .714 181 176 Missouri at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. COLLEGE
TNT L.A. Rams 4 3 0 .571 190 164 MICHIGAN — Announced S J’Marick Woods has
TENNIS
x-Sunday, Oct. 27: Houston at Washington, 7:07
p.m. (Fox) tournament Arizona 3 3 1 .500 161 192 entered the transfer portal.

6:30 a.m. — ATP/WTA: The Swiss

x-Tuesday, Oct. 29: Washington at Houston, 7:07
p.m. (Fox)
Hosted by the Mississippi University for Women
Home team listed first
Today
Thursday’s Games
Kansas City 30, Denver 6
Sunday’s Games
Transactions Monday’s moves
NYU — Named Ken Bigley and Steven Keith assis-
tant wrestling coaches.
PROVIDENCE — Named Nick Sailor director of
Indoors Basel, The Vienna Open & The x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: Washington at Houston,
3 p.m. — Kemper Academy vs. Carroll Academy, San Francisco 9, Washington 0 BASKETBALL training and education for diversity, equity and
7:08 p.m. (Fox)
Elite Trophy Tournament, Early Rounds, junior varsity Green Bay 42, Oakland 24 National Basketball Association inclusion.
RUTGERS — Promoted Tim Eatman to women’s
4 p.m. — Hebron Christian vs. Oak Hill Academy, Buffalo 31, Miami 21 BOSTON CELTICS — Signed F Jaylen Brown to a
TENNIS basketball associate head coach. Named Mi-
Prep Basketball
junior varsity Arizona 27, N.Y. Giants 21 contract extension.
12:30 a.m. (Wednesday) — WTA: The 5 p.m. — Carroll Academy vs. Hebron, varsity L.A. Rams 37, Atlanta 10 BROOKLYN NETS —Signed G Taurean Prince to chelle Edwards assistant coach; Betsy Yonkman
6 p.m. — Kemper Academy vs. Lamar School, Indianapolis 30, Houston 23 a multiyear contract. director of program administration, operations and
Elite Trophy Tournament, Early Rounds, Preseason MAIS Impact varsity Minnesota 42, Detroit 30 CHICAGO BULLS — Exercised their contract op- scouting; Brian Shank director of video/assistant
Zhuai, China, TENNIS 7 p.m. — Heritage Academy vs. Oak Hill Acade- Jacksonville 27, Cincinnati 17 tions on F Lauri Markkanen, C Wendell Carter Jr. director of basketball operations; Will Abrams di-
Sports coaches poll my, varsity Tennessee 23, L.A. Chargers 20 and F Chandler Hutchison. rector of player development and Geoffrey Lanier
Boys Thursday Baltimore 30, Seattle 16 DETROIT PISTONS — Waived F Joe Johnson. recruiting coordinator.
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MSU
Continued from Page 1B
number of missed oppor-
tunities — including fresh-
man quarterback Garrett
Shrader’s second quarter
interception that resulted
in Racey McMath’s 60-yard
touchdown reception — as
spots MSU could have
made Saturday’s game
tighter.
“Watching the film
there were a ton of missed
opportunities through-
out that game in all three
phases that would have
made it a much closer
game,” he said. “And I’m
not saying it would’ve been
a win but, and it isn’t coach
speak, there were a bunch
of plays that were left on
the field.”
That said, this week-
end poses a new threat as
the Bulldogs head on the
road to Texas A&M. Hav-
ing struggled on the road
throughout the Moorhead
era, the second-year coach
said his team can’t afford
a lackadaisical start Satur-
day.
“I think we have to start
fast,” Moorhead said. “We
can’t come out there and
afford to not be excited,
not be energized, not be
executing for a quarter and
a half and next thing you
know you’re down a touch-
down or two.”
Shrader coming along
schematically
While Shrader had two
interceptions Saturday,
Moorhead remains confi-
dent in his youthful signal
caller — particularly in his
understanding of the play-
book.
When making the
switch from graduate trans-
fer Tommy Stevens — who
played under Moorhead
for two years at Penn State
— to Shrader, there was
an inevitable shift in play
calling as Shrader has only
been learning the playbook
since enrolling in January.
Despite that, Shrader is
62-of-106 for 828 yards and
four touchdowns passing
this year and has added an-
other 440 yards and three
touchdowns rushing on
just 78 attempts.
Speaking with the me-
dia Monday, Moorhead di-
rectly addressed where he
feels like Shrader is at with
the playbook.
“He has a ton left to
“I don’t know how re-
alistic it was entering the
season but both those
guys had a plan in their
mind that they were going
to get on the field,” Moor-
head said. “I pulled them
in sometime last week and
told them ‘Hey, you’re not
freshmen anymore. You
guys got to play grown up
and be ready to roll.’”
Doctor’s office
Beyond Smitherman,
Moorhead offered an up-
date on a handful of other
injured Bulldogs heading
Matt Bush/USA TODAY Sports into Texas A&M week.
Mississippi State Bulldogs head coach Joe Moorhead and Louisiana State Tigers Offensively, junior
head coach Ed Orgeron shake hands after the game Saturday at Davis Wade right guard Stewart Re-
Stadium. ese (lower body) junior
learn,” Moorhead said. better and better and bet- lined for the rest of the right tackle Greg Eiland
“Miles and miles and miles ter for the next game, for season, freshmen Jarrian (upper body) and Shrader
— and that’s a good thing the rest of the season and Jones and Martin Emer- are all listed as day-to-
because he’s a true fresh- down the road.” son figure to play more day.
man. snaps than they already Defensively, Williams
“I think the good thing have this season. (lower body), senior nick-
is he can beat you with his
Jones and Emerson Through seven games, el back Brian Cole (lower
arms, he can beat you with playing major roles Emerson and Jones have body) and senior defen-
his legs, he makes some With injuries begin- combined for 22 tackles, sive end Chauncey Rivers
plays design, some by im- ning to rack up, the Bull- one interception and one (mild lower body) are all
provisation,” he continued. dogs have increasingly fumble recovery while day-to-day as well.
“But every single snap leaned on their youth out- playing in relief of Smith- None of those afore-
he takes in practice and side of Shrader. erman, junior corner Ty- mentioned injuries are
during the course of the With senior cornerback ler Williams and Camer- expected to be long term
game is going to make him Mo Smirtherman side- on Dantzler. issues.

Heritage
Continued from Page 1B
of weeks before our sea-
son really starts taking
off,” Reed said.
What she saw Monday
against the Rebels wasn’t
always encouraging — a
poor start, minimal ball
movement, turnovers in-
duced by fatigue due to
imperfect conditioning —
but there were plenty of
good signs.
Senior Sydney Adair
scored a team-high 18
points, showing off the
hustle she always dis-
plays and hitting three
3-pointers.
“She’s one of those that
she’s gonna give you ev-
erything she’s got every
night,” Reed said. “She
hit some big shots for us.”
Taylor Wheeler scored
six points, and Lucy
Sharp had five. Senior
Bailey Harris, who will
have to reprise her role as
a leader for the Pats, con-
tributed four.
“Overall, pleased with
the effort, and we’ll get
better from here,” Reed
said.
The effort wasn’t there
at all points for the Pats,
as Reed said she was
disappointed with the
way Heritage Academy
started the game. Car-
roll jumped out to a 10-4
lead, and the Rebels never
trailed.
“They were the better
team tonight, and they
wanted it more,” Reed
said of Carroll.
Adair and Harris, who
along with Carson Nich-
ols are the team’s only
seniors, know that the
Patriots might see plenty
of games along the same
lines, but they relish the
chance to play spoiler.
“We’re not expected
to be the best, and we
know that, but we have a
chance to come and up-
set some people,” Harris
said. “We have nothing to
lose. We’ve just gotta give
it our all and see what the
outcome will be. We’ll
have outcomes in our fa-
vor this year that some
people may not expect.”
While many people
may not expect much
from Heritage Academy,
Reed isn’t one of them —
she holds high expecta-
tions for her first year in
charge.
“We’re the underdog,”
she said. “I know that.
Everybody else knows
that. But I think we really
could come through and
surprise some people if
we play our game, play to
our strengths, be smart
and be patient.”
The familiarity Her-
itage Academy has —
Adair, Harris and Nich-
ols have played together
since they were small —
might just help the team
notch wins it wasn’t ex-
pecting. The Pats came
seven points away from
an upset of North Delta in
the North State playoffs
last season, after all, and
another year playing to-
gether can only help.
“It helps our team
chemistry overall,” Adair
said. “This is the smallest
team I’ve ever played on,
which I think will defi-
nitely keep us closer, for
sure.”
With two juniors, two
sophomores and a host of
junior high players pro-
viding depth, the Patriots
know their experience is
something they still need
to work on — and that it
will come with time.
“We’re really young,
but we’re gonna learn
quick,” Adair said.
The Pats will have two
more games this week
to practice playing as a
team and improve their
conditioning and chemis-
try. They’ll face Oak Hill
Academy at 7 p.m. today
and Winona Academy at 5
p.m. Thursday.
Less than two weeks
later, on Nov. 5, they’ll
start the rest of their reg-
ular season with a game
at Hartfield Academy.
“It’s gonna be a long
season,” Harris said, “but
I think we’ve got it.”

Berry
Continued from Page 1B
in their thoughts, that
they’d missed him.
“I’ve really got a lot
of support in school and
from teachers, and it’s
really been an easy tran-
sition for me,” Berry said.
Berry got fitted for his
custom leg brace Friday,
allowing him to ditch his
black metal crutches and
put pressure on his leg
again. He’s just glad he
had plenty of help in the
interim.
“When you have peo-
ple that are supporting
you, and they love you,
that really helps the mind-
set and gives you confi-
dence to come back and
be able to play with them
again,” Berry said.
‘Things to look forward to’
Berry’s support sys-
tem goes deeper than his
family and his teachers.
Though Berry’s final foot-
ball season is premature-
ly over, Chambless is hap-
py for the impact being
a member of the Green
Wave has had on Berry
as he deals with his first
serious injury.
“One thing that’s
touching to me is to hear
him say that he wouldn’t
be able to face this mental-
ly without having Green
Wave football, because
that’s made him a better
person,” Chambless said.
“That’s touching to me
and the coaches to know
that we’re at least trying
to do right and get them
physically and mentally
tough, but to be able to
put them through things
to handle challenges the
rest of their life. That’s
huge for me.”
When Berry’s injury
was announced, his team-
mates and the West Point
coaching staff quickly ral-
lied around him.
“They really lifted me
up,” Berry said. “I had a
lot of adults in the coach-
ing staff and the players
really lift me up and give
me a lot of encourage-
ment. That really helped.”
Berry’s ACL tear isn’t
West Point’s first this
season — sophomore cor-
nerback Fred McMillian
went down in practice
earlier this year with the
same injury — so Cham-
bless and his staff know
the impact a season-end-
ing injury can have.
But McMillian has two
years left at West Point,
and he should be ready
for spring football prac-
tice. Berry’s athletic ca-
reer is far from over, too.
“You have things to
look forward to, and that
drives you,” Chambless
said.
‘You want to be out there’
Berry hopes his re-
covery will be complete
within the expected six
months.
Six months means
March. March means
baseball.
For Berry, the ace of
West Point’s pitching
staff, being able to be
back on the mound when
the Green Wave hit dis-
trict play is the goal. As
a right-hander, he’ll have
to put his weight on the
leg, something Berry
knows won’t be easy.
“But that’s just where
you just gotta trust the
therapists and all the
rehab that you’ve done
for the last six months,”
Berry said. “And when
they say that you’re good
to go, then you can just
do nothing but trust it.”
Six days after he tore
his ACL against Horn
Lake, Berry announced
his commitment to
Northeast Mississippi
Community College to
play baseball. He’ll play
catcher for the Tigers,
and he doesn’t expect
his injury to limit him by
the time he makes it to
Booneville.
But for now, all Ber-
ry can do is watch his
Green Wave teammates
win from the sidelines.
“You want to be out
there, especially with
your team,” Berry said.
“It’s district time, and
it’s this time of the year
when West Point really
starts rolling, and every-
thing’s starting to click,
and success is starting
to come our way.”
Being unable to play
brings on new feelings,
Berry admitted, but he
can still talk to Har-
ris and West Point’s
wide receivers between
drives. Berry said that
helps him stay focused
and feel part of the
game.
For Harris, it doesn’t
matter whether or
not Berry is playing.
He’s there, and that’s
enough.
“He’s always gonna
be on the sidelines,”
Harris said. “He’s al-
ways gonna be with
us.”
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Patriots blitz Darnold, Jets 33-0 to remain undefeated

The Associated Press
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.
— Tom Brady set the tone and the
New England Patriots’ blitz-hap-
py defense took over from there.
Bill Belichick’s bunch is still
undefeated after another abso-
lutely dominant performance.
Brady threw a TD pass to Phil-
lip Dorsett, Sony Michel ran for
three scores and New England
forced Sam Darnold into five
turnovers while cruising to a 33-0
victory over the New York Jets on
Monday night.
“We were able to make some
plays early in the game,” Beli-
chick said, “and play pretty solid
for 60 minutes.”
The Patriots improved to 7-0
for the third time in franchise
history, and first since 2015. They
also swept the two-game season
series against their AFC East ri-
vals for the fourth straight year,
outscoring the Jets (1-5) 63-14 in
the two meetings this year.
And, the top-ranked Patriots
defense was a big reason in this
one.
Darnold was the AFC offen-
sive player of the week after lead-
ing New York to a 24-22 win over
Dallas last Sunday in his return
from missing three games with
mononucleosis.
He was miserable against New
England, finishing 11 of 32 for
86 yards and a 3.6 quarterback
rating. ESPN had Darnold wear
a microphone during the game,
and he was caught on the sideline
saying, “I’m seeing ghosts” at one
point.
Belichick blitzed Darnold of-
ten, giving the second-year quar-
terback little time and forcing
him into bad — and often ugly —
throws. Devin McCourty, Duron
Harmon, Stephon Gilmore and
Terrence Brooks all had intercep-
tions. Darnold also lost a fumble
on a sack, and later knocked an
errant snap out of the back of the
end zone for a safety.
“Obviously, that was brutal,”
Jets coach Adam Gase said. “We
couldn’t do anything right. All
three phases, we were bad. It was
just a bad performance.”
Brady was 31 of 45 for 249
yards with a TD and an intercep-
tion before leaving with 2:55 left
to chants of “Brady! Brady!” from
the Patriots fans who stayed until
the end at MetLife Stadium.
They watched New England
take total control from the begin-
ning.
Michel’s 3-yard touchdown
run capped an efficient drive by
Brady to open the game. The Pa-
triots went 16 plays and 78 yards
while eating up 8:47, and convert-
ed four third downs along the
way. The last came on third-and-2
when Brady pitched it to Michel,
who easily zipped into the end
zone.
“Our guys were ready to go
today,” Belichick said. “We got off
to a good start. That was a great
opening drive. It took up most of
the first quarter.”
New England made it 10-0 a
few minutes later after McCourty
intercepted Darnold’s first pass
of the game, coming on the Jets’
second play from scrimmage.
New England turned the turnover
into a 34-yard field goal by Mike
Nugent.
After the Jets went three-and-
out, Brady went back to work. On
fourth-and-6 from the 35, Beli-
chick opted to leave the offense on
the field instead of having Nugent
try for a 53-yard field goal.
And, it paid off.
Brady connected with Ben
Watson for 7 yards to extend
the drive. After a 2-yard run by
Michel, Brady threw a perfectly
placed ball to Dorsett, who caught
the pass over Trumaine Johnson
in the end zone for a 26-yard
touchdown.
New England took advantage
of another turnover by Darnold
on the Jets’ next drive when John
Simon popped the ball out of the
quarterback’s hand for a strip-
sack and Kyle Van Noy recov-
ered. The Patriots lineback-
er ran 39 yards for what was
initially called a touchdown,
but officials then ruled he was
down.

Comics & Puzzles

DILBERT
Dear Abby
D
EAR ABBY:
My friend
“Nan” is
planning her wed-
ding and asked if
I, along with our
friends, would
be bridesmaids.
Fast-forward a few
months: The bride-
to-be is now preg-
nant. We’re having
our first get-to-
ZITS gether as a bridal
party, and she
wants us to serve
only nonalcoholic
“mocktails” for
Dear Abby
our girls’ night in.
I asked the maid of honor if we
could have the option of alcohol, serious problems with people
and she said no because that’s
what the bride wants.
Is it rude to drink in front of
a pregnant bride? Obviously, I
will honor Nan’s wishes, but I’d
like a second opinion. Should
this no-alcohol policy be in
GARFIELD effect for all pre-wedding events
(shower, bachelorette party,
etc.)? I feel we’re all adults and
should be able to make our
own choices. It’s not as if we’re
going to get wasted at these
things. Your thoughts, please?
— PERPLEXED BRIDESMAID
DEAR BRIDESMAID: In most
cases, it is not considered rude
to consume alcohol in front of
someone who is abstaining,
although many people choose
to refrain, too. In this case, the
bride would not have specified
CANDORVILLE
Horoscopes
TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct.
22). How many ways are
there to be a good person?
Endless. You’ll come up with
at least a dozen before the
New Year’s Eve ball drops.
Stay open-minded. Goodness
isn’t always synonymous with
appropriateness or amenability.
As you follow your heart’s desire
without worrying about much
else, goodness happens. Pisces
BABY BLUES and Scorpio adore you. Your
lucky numbers are: 8, 19, 33,
28 and 50.
ARIES (March 21-April 19).
While you can’t exactly travel
to happiness, some places are
generally happier than others,
increasing the odds of finding
enjoyment and contentment.
And the good feeling will proba-
BEETLE BAILEY
MALLARD FILLMORE
FAMILY CIRCUS
that she wanted
no alcohol served
if she was
comfortable with
her bridal party
drinking when she
couldn’t join in.
Her wishes should
take precedence.
DEAR ABBY:
My husband is
disabled and
hasn’t worked in
nearly 20 years.
I have been the
sole support of
our family all this
time.
My issue is,
my husband seems to have
he perceives as rich. The fact
that some people have more
money than we do rankles him
no end. It has reached the point
where the kids and I are really
disturbed by his vitriol. In his
eyes, no rich person can be a
good person, and most of them
don’t deserve what they have.
What can I do? — WEARY OF
LISTENING IN MAINE
DEAR WEARY: Your husband
may be venting his frustration at
his inability to work and provide
for the family, and misdirecting
his anger toward people he per-
ceives as rich. Has he always
been this way, or is this recent?
If it’s recent, his physician may
want to see and evaluate him.
If it’s not, then it may be time
to point out that money, while
bly land while in transit to such
a place.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20).
You’ll put your head down and
do your job, undistracted, unde-
terred, no matter who notices
or doesn’t. This is why you are
the biggest producer and will
continue to be in demand.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21).
When you’re a good person to
the right people, it doesn’t feel
like anything, because that’s
the norm, just as it should be.
To do right by the wrong people
is harder, more important and
never regrettable.
CANCER (June 22-July 22).
That thing you keep thinking
about is not going away. Your
mind will keep wrapping around
and around it until the rest of
it can make the gears of life
mesh more smoothly, is no
guarantee of happiness, and
nobody — regardless of income
— has everything. Then tell him
to stop.
DEAR ABBY: My wife has a
terrible habit of always being
early — whether it’s for a party,
football game, picnic, reunion,
etc. It has reached a point
where friends and family no
longer tell her the correct time
they want us to arrive because
they don’t want her there early.
Her family started it, and friends
are following suit. Now she’s
upset because when she arrives
she isn’t the first, but everybody
else is happy because she’s ar-
riving when she is supposed to.
Abby, most hosts don’t
want guests showing up early
because they’re still preparing,
and early arrivals get in the
way. Please advise my wife to
respect that! — EARLY BIRD
GETS THE SCORN
DEAR BIRD: If, having been
given the wrong time to arrive by
multiple hosts, it hasn’t dawned
on your wife that what she’s
doing hasn’t been appreciated,
she isn’t going to heed anything
that I could write. POLITE people
show up on time. If they arrive
at the location early, they do
what they need to do to “waste”
time until the appointed hour. In
her zeal to make an entrance,
she is being rude and intrusive,
and if she shows up early, the
host should put her to work.
you follows through with some
action. There’s an experience
that wants to be had.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You
certainly don’t need anyone else
to make your life interesting.
You’re quite adept at doing that
on your own. However, a charis-
matic character is coming into
your world — fun ensues.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept.
22). Thinking too much can be
worse than negative thinking
insomuch that it usually ends
up negatively anyway and just
takes longer to get there. What
will stop the downward thought
spiral? Action.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23).
There’s not much good that can
come of overidentifying with
ideas about yourself, opinions
about the world or beliefs
about your place in it. Take a
breath, and take the sophisti-
cated stance — everything is a
“maybe.”
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov.
21). You’re keenly observant
and so in the moment today.
This is why you’re able to cap-
ture the beauty, get privy to the
inside info, catch the jokes and
invest with great timing.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-
Dec. 21). You are working with
others for a wondrous result,
though, curiously, you don’t
yet know who you’re working
with and what the result will
be. Keep doing your thing. The
paths will soon converge.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.
19). From where you’re sitting,
the borders are much easier to
make out than the possibilities.
That makes your job of seeing
the possibilities and only the
possibilities a little more chal-
lenging yet still utterly doable.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.
18). When everyone in the
room is new and doesn’t know
what to expect, congratula-
tions. You’ve entered the ideal
circumstance. There is nothing
more exciting than a room full of
strangers.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March
20). Those who are running
from responsibility may simply
be ill-informed about the joys
of running toward it. Don’t
take their dodge as a personal
slight. Instead, show the way via
example.

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IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF
LOWNDES COUNTY, MISSIS-
SIPPI
IN THE MATTER OF THE ES-
TATE OF HAROLD EUGENE
CALDWELL, DECEASED
CAUSE NO. 2019-166
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI
COUNTY OF LOWNDES
Letters of Testamentary have
been granted and issued to the
undersigned upon the Estate of
HAROLD EUGENE CALDWELL,
Deceased, by the Chancery
Court of Lowndes County, Mis-
sissippi, on the 7th day of Oc-
tober A.D., 2019. This is to
give notice to all persons hav-
ing claims against said estate
to Probate and Register same
with the Chancery Clerk of
Lowndes County, Mississippi,
within ninety (90) days from the
first publication date of this No-
tice to Creditors. A failure to so
Probate and Register said
claim will forever bar the same.
This the 7th day of October
2019.
/s/ Sandra Gale Caldwell
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