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MAY 8, 2023www.chronicleonline.com HIGH Mostly sunny PAGE A4 TODAY & next morning MONDAY 67 90 LOW Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community VOL. 129 ISSUE 128 $1MLB: Rays beat Yankees / B1 INDEX Classieds ................ B7 Comics ..................... B6 Crossword ................ B5 Entertainment ........... B4 Horoscope ................ B5 Nation/World ............. A8 Obituaries ............. None Opinion ..................... A6 Sports ....................... B1 TV Listings ................ B4 Weather .................... A4Citrus County hits the airwaves again By MICHAEL D. BATES Chronicle Reporter Citrus County is making quite a splash on television these days. Fresh off an appearance on “RV There Yet?” on the Discov ery Channel in March, comes news that the county could be fea tured on the Waypoint Channel. Waypoint is a streaming televi sion channel for hunting and shing programming. It’s available on sever al apps, including Pluto TV, FuboTV, Amazon Freevee, Tubi and Sling. Capt. Brandon Branch of Crystal River, who has been producing a TV shing show called “Local Lines,” has offered Discover Crystal River to be a sponsor on that show, which airs on Waypoint. Branch anticipates around 20 million views between social me dia and the television show. View ers will notice many Citrus Coun ty landmarks on the show. “Local Lines” will do a show touting the lakes of the east side of the county. Another episode will focus on hunting in the coun ty. Saltwater shing will be shown out of Homosassa and Crystal River. Each episode will feature a 30-second commercial highlight ing all of Citrus County. This would be big exposure for the county because Waypoint TV reaches millions of outdoor en thusiasts who stream shows about shing and hunting. “It’s not just a saltwater show,” said John Pricher, director of Citrus County Tourist Devel opment. “He’s going to cover the freshwater opportunities as well. It’s more countywide than just a show on Crystal River.” The Citrus County Tourism Development Council (TDC) at their last meeting voted unan imously to recommend taking $18,000 from its special-projects fund for this sponsorship oppor tunity. Pricher will present the request at Tuesday’s County Commission meeting. The TDC can only recommend expenditures from the county tourist tax. County commissioners must approve them. The tourist (or bed) tax is lev ied on people who stay at hotels, motels, campgrounds, RV parks and short-term rentals. The tax is mostly borne by tourists and has no impact on residents. Also at Tuesday’s meeting, Pricher will give a presentation on tourist development. The meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 11, at the Citrus County Courthouse, 110 North Apopka Ave. in Inverness. Michael D. Bates is a staff writer with the Citrus County Chronicle and can be reached at mbates@chronicleonline.com.Commissioners on Tuesday will discuss TDC request PRICHERDr. Scott Hebert rises to role of assistant superintendent By GEORGIA SULLIVAN Chronicle Reporter From a small farm in Pennsyl vania to the spring-fed waters of Citrus County, Dr. Scott Hebert continues to uphold his values of hard work, responsibility and teamwork throughout his career in Citrus County Schools. “My grandmother lived with us and she had always wanted to be a teacher,” said Dr. He bert, recalling the origins of his spark for education. “She never did because she was a farm wife and her husband passed away and she just never did. I had al ways liked working with kids, always liked learning, always liked being a part of that, and so that kind of drew me into that being something I wanted to do. I wanted to be a teacher and in spire kids.” Growing up on a farm, hard work, teamwork and responsi bility are values that were in stilled in him from a young age and they were something he felt was important to provide to kids through education, said Dr. He bert. From there, he went on to get his bachelor’s degree in educa tion from Slippery Rock Uni versity, which he ensured the Chronicle is, in fact, a real uni versity in Pennsylvania despite the name. Long tired from the snow of the north, Dr. Hebert conduct ed his own in-depth research on places to move to in Florida that would line up with his personal values he gained from his small farming community he grew up in. “This community was most similar to where I grew up and I felt like it had the values and beliefs that I had from my hometown,” said Dr. Hebert, having moved to Citrus in 1989 and started his rst teaching job at Lecanto Middle School that same year. In the 34 years he has spent Matthew Beck / Chronicle photo editor Dr. Scott Hebert has recently been named the Citrus County School District assistant superintendent of school operations.Priorities: safety, students, being an ‘A’ district In his youth, Dr. Scott Hebert grew up on a farm and says education became his passion.Mike Mullen retires after 35 years in education By GEORGIA SULLIVAN Chronicle Reporter From military man to edu cator, Mike Mullen is retir ing from his role as Assistant Superintendent of School Op erations after spending 35 years in various roles in educa tion. “I’ve worked for a lot of strong leaders, military lead ers, private leaders and I will tell you none have been as good as Sam Himmel in my opinion,” said Mullen. “She’s just been a great person to work for, so I just feel fortu nate. I’ve had a great job. … I’ve had a unique experience where I could start my day off at a pre-K classroom and nish my day off in a welding class and see the entire process. It’s just been a great experience and I’ll miss that part of it very much.” His rst job in a school dis trict was as a custodian at night in a high school when he was going to college. He went on to work as a maintenance help er for a while, drove a school bus, was a teacher and substi tute and coached football, so he’s seen the school system from all kinds of positions and holds an appreciation for what each job does.‘Change is good’ Chronicle file Then State Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, left, meets with Citrus County School District Superintendent Sam Himmel, center, and Assistant Super intendent Mike Mullen at the district headquarters in Inverness in this 2016 file photo. Mullen will soon retire from the district. MULLENSuspect in Texas mall shooting identified as 33-year-old man By JAKE BLEIBERG and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press ALLEN, Texas — The gunman who killed eight people at a Texas outlet mall was identied as a person who had been staying at a nearby motel, but his motive was a mystery Sunday, a day after the attack turned an after noon of shopping into a massacre. Three law enforcement ofcials who spoke to The Associated Press named the gunman as Mauricio Garcia, 33, who was fatally shot Saturday by a po lice ofcer who happened to be near the suburban Dallas mall. The ofcials spoke on condition of anonymity in order to discuss details of an ongoing investigation. One of the ofcials said investigators have been searching the motel and a home in the Dallas area connected to the suspect. The ofcial said police also found multiple weapons at the scene after Garcia was killed, includ ing an AR-15-style rie and a hand gun. Authorities released few details in the aftermath of the assault. They offered no clues about why Garcia would open re on strangers or any details about those who were killed, including their names. The shooting was the latest attack to contribute to the unprecedented pace of mass killings this year in the U.S. Barely a week before, ve people were fatally shot in Cleveland, Texas, after a neighbor asked a man to stop ring his weapon while a baby slept, authorities said. The name of the gunman in Allen emerged as the community mourned for the dead and awaited word on the seven people who were wounded. John Mark Caton, senior pastor at Cottonwood Creek Church, about two miles from the mall, offered prayers during his weekly service for vic tims, rst responders and the shoppers and employees who “walked out past things they never should have seen.” “Some of our people were there. Some perhaps in this room. Some of our students were working in those stores and will be changed forever by this,” Caton said. Recalling phone conversations with police ofcers, he said: “There wasn’t an ofcer that I talked to yesterday that at some point in the call didn’t cry.” The attack unfolded at Allen Premi um Outlets, a sprawling outdoor shop ping center. Witnesses reported seeing children among the victims. Some said they also saw what appeared to be a police ofcer and a mall security guard unconscious on the ground. Andria Gaither, the assistant man ager at the Tommy Hilger clothing store, said she was at the back of the store Saturday afternoon when she saw two young girls trying to hide in a dressing room. At rst, she thought they were playing. Then she heard one say shots were being red. Gaither looked around to see cus tomers and the store manager running to the back of the business. Eventu ally, Gaither and the others ran out a back door. See HEBERT , page A4 See MULLEN , page A4 See SHOOTING , page A4
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 8, 2023 A3L CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLEChildhood Bliss to host talent show Childhood Bliss Inc., a nonprot organization advocating for chil dren’s physical and intellectual de mands, will be hosting a talent show Sunday, May 21, at A Step Ahead Performing Arts Academy Theater, 3451 E. Louise Lane, Hernando. Doors open at 3 p.m. The talent show is a super fun event designed to acknowledge, inspire and encourage talented children in Citrus County and the surrounding areas. This event will provide an opportunity for children between the ages of 3 and 17 years to perform in front of a live audi ence. All participants will receive a cer ticate of participation. Cash prizes and trophy awards for top scores. There will also be vendors, rafes and so much more. To participate, sign up by Friday, May 12, at childhoodblissinc.com/talent-show. They encourage the community to come and support lo cal youth in their endeavors. For tickets, vendor, volunteer and donation information, visit childhoodblissinc.com.U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary: Boating Safety Course Register to take the Coast Guard approved “About Boating Safely” course which is being offered in a virtual learning format. Join the experienced team from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, May 20 and May 27, from the comfort of your own home. After successfully completing the test, you will be sent the Florida Safe Boaters card from FWC and possibly be eligible for discounts on your boat insurance. Did you know that anyone born after Jan. 1, 1988, must have a “Safe Boater” card to legally oper ate a vessel with a 10 HP motor or greater? The course is being offered at a cost of $40, which includes a text book, payable by cash or check pri or to the course date. They will ap ply a discount for family members sharing a book. Space is limited. RSVP no later than May 14, ensuring enough time to receive your textbook, by contact ing Dee Imhoff at hal1414@tampa bay.rr.com, or tinyurl.com/2p 9burfh. Follow them on Facebook: facebook.com/groups/uscgaux154.Women of Sugarmill Woods May luncheon The Women of Sugarmill Woods May luncheon will be held begin ning at 11 a.m. on Monday, May 22, at Sugarmill Woods Country Club, 1 Douglas St., Homosassa. Doors open at 11:00 a.m. The president’s welcome at 11:45 a.m. Lunch is served at noon. Menu is family-style this month: tea sandwiches and assorted salads. As always, coffee, tea or soft drinks and dessert are included. Cost is $25 for members and non-members. Reservations/checks are due by Friday, May 12. Depos it checks (in a small plastic bag to protect in case of rain) in the newly refurbished and relocated Women of Sugarmill Woods mailbox, in Slot 2, located on the left side of the Cypress Village POA ofce on Cypress Boulevard West at the en trance to Sugarmill Woods.Trump Club 45 to meet Citrus County Trump Club 45 will be having a meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9, at the Realtors building, 714 Scarboro Ave., Lecan to. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Keynote speaker will be Cathi Chamberlin speaking on “political weaponization of the Department of Justice.” For more information, call Billy Cayce, president, at 352-322-3097.Homosassa River Garden Club holds monthly meetings The Homosassa River Garden Club welcomes the public to its monthly meetings at the Fellowship Hall of the First United Methodist Church of Homosassa, 8831 W. Bradshaw St., Homosassa. For more information, go to the website homosassarivergardenclub.wordpress.com or call Lorry at 630-269-1096. They have also added their new Facebook group page, just search Homosassa River Gar den Club. IN BRIEF Arthur Franklin Sr., a quiet man who quietly made a difference By NANCY KENNEDY Chronicle Reporter For more than 20 years, Ar thur Franklin Sr. would get up before dawn to start cooking his crowd-pleasing chicken and ribs for the monthly fundraising bar becue sale at St. James A.M.E. Church in Inverness. For folks in the area, it was “appointment barbecue,” a once a month “must have.” “He was a country boy, and he knew how to cook,” said Althea Franklin, Arthur’s wife of 61 years. “If he had a secret to his ribs, he never told anyone. They were just good.” He did, however, teach his sons how to do barbecue. After the church stopped sell ing the monthly dinners, Arthur started selling it from his big yard next to his house. Arthur Franklin had the best-smelling yard on barbecue days. The big cookers are still there, but Arthur Lee Franklin Sr. isn’t. After a long illness, he died March 28, two days before his 85th birthday. His wife called him “Sugar Foot,” because that’s what he rst called her. She grew up in Inverness in the wooden house next to St. James A.M.E. Church at North Apopka Avenue and Dampier Street. She was 17, a senior in high school at Booker T. Washington School, when Arthur came from Alabama with a group of friends to Citrus County to work. There was a dance one night, and that’s where they met. “After I graduated, I was going to go to college, but he said if I went to college he would lose me,” she said. “So, we got mar ried. He was a good husband, a good man, a good provider.” They had three children, two sons and a daughter. Arthur worked at what was then called Florida Power for 30 years, and at the same time he also worked for Wheeler Con struction, mainly doing cement work. “He helped build the church building,” Althea said. “He was a hard worker. He’d work seven days a week building the church. Sometimes all by himself.” Outside the church, there’s a bell that sits on a concrete plat form, made by Arthur Franklin. “He knew his concrete,” Althea said. She also said he was a “pray ing man,” and as a steward at the church, one of his roles was praying for the people during the church services. He was also known in the community as “the sherman,” be cause he could catch sh when nobody else could. “He shed every day that he could,” Althea said. “He’d sh on the Withlacoochee River and Lake Henderson. I went with him a lot of times, and he taught me how to sh. “It was a joy just being on the lake with him.” In 2017, Arthur had open-heart surgeries, followed by surgeries for an abdominal aneurysm and a pacemaker. Eventually, he gave his shing boat to a grandson. “He took ill and I quit my job (as a baker at Inverness Middle School for 50 years) to take care of him,” she said. “I’m the talker in the family, but he was quiet. He was a good man.” Patrick Thomas, who grew up in Inverness, called Arthur Franklin a “great man.” “I’m 55 years old. I have lived in Citrus County all my life. Growing up here there were black men in our community that we boys admired and looked up to, and Mr. Franklin was de nitely one of those men,” Thom as said. “He had a whole family, which he loved and took care of. He loved the Lord, his church and his neighbors. “He could build a house, x the truck, grow a garden, sh, bar beque, sing in the choir, coach sports and more. He was suc cessful in his endeavors and he was quiet about all he did, never looking for applause.” Nancy Kennedy can be reached at 352-564-2927 or by email at nkenne dy@chronicleonline.com. Special to the Chronicle Arthur and Althea Franklin were married 61 years before Arthur died March 28, two days before his 85th birthday. POSTSCRIPTYou can smoke a mullet; you can toss a mulletThe Homosassa Civic Club hosted its annual Mullet Toss and Spring Festival Saturday. That’s right, you read that right. The charity event allowed par ticipants to compete to see who was the best thrower of sh. Kids were able to toss one mullet for free and adults paid $20 to toss two sh. In addition to the mullet toss, there was a casting accuracy competition hosted by the Nature Coast An glers, a free kids zone hosted by the Citrus County Education Foundation, music, and ven dors. What is the proper way to toss a mullet? There are several different throwing techniques. Usually the most successful throwers use “the fold,” where the sh is bent in half and hurled overhand like a baseball. Others prefer the discus-style throw, even though there’s a much higher chance of slinging one into the crowd or ending up at on your back. Some choose to use the softball technique, which requires an underhand sh toss. According to Joe Fara, who has been involved with organiz ing the event for the past four years, the money raised will go to numerous projects in the community, including scholar ships, neighborhood improve ments, Christmas for children in need, and a playground that will be built at Heritage Park. Photos by Julie Mancini LEFT: Pippa Parker, 8, of Lakeland takes her turn at the Homosassa Civic Club’s Mullet Toss and Spring Festival on Saturday May 6. Parker was at the festival with her mom and twin brother Henry. All three took turns tossing fish. RIGHT: Monte Growe of Tarpon Springs gets ready to toss his second mullet during the Homosassa Civic Club’s Mullet Toss and Spring Festival on Saturday May 6. Adults paid $20 to toss two fish while youth under 18 were able to toss one fish for free. Cash prizes and trophies were awarded to the best throw for men and women in various age categories.Civic club throws fish for a good cause Autumn Matthews from the Manatee Pub takes her turn at the Mullet Toss and Spring Festival in Old Homosassa. Matthews was one of four people tossing from the Manatee Pub.
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If you have any questions you should contact the Hydr ological Data Section at (352) 796-7211. r r Â…rÂ…rr†  …‡ rr „ˆ Â r *From mouths of rivers**At King ‹ s Bay***At Mason ‹ s Creek rrr‰r‰ „ˆÂ (MORNING) (AFTERNOON) rRecordNormalMean temp.Departure from mean rTotal for the monthTotal for the yearNormal for the year Š‹Â0 -2 minimal, 3-4 low, 5-6 moderate, 7-9 high, 10+ very high ÂŒrÂ…Â… * r n Taken at Crystal River WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY MORNINGHigh: 94° Low: 67° Partly Cloudy Yesterday0.00" 0.00"4.64" 12.97" As reported from https://citrusmosquito.org 30.14 Yesterday at 3 p.m.74%Yesterday observedGoodPollutantOzone May 12May 19May 27Jun 3 0 1Monday6 7Thursday2 3Tuesday 8 9 -or-Common AreasFriday 4 5Wednesday Daytona Bch.8165sFort Lauderdale8272sFort Myers8969sGainesville9164sHomestead8470pcJacksonville8868sKey West8577sLakeland9066sMelbourne8066s SUNMON Albany76430.007243pcAlbuquerque75520.008350sAsheville77480.007759tAtlanta83550.008365tAtlantic City76510.006754pcAustin7774Trace9170shBaltimore74530.007960pcBillings61420.006845shBirmingham84660.008567tBoise55450.236743shBoston79570.007347sBuffalo71480.026545mcBurlington, VT75450.006339sCharleston, SC77570.008569pcCharleston, WV73540.357860tCharlotte79590.008565tChicago8466Trace6349tCincinnati73540.947859shCleveland7555Trace6451shColumbia, SC80550.008767shColumbus, OH77600.257555shConcord, NH79390.006939sDallas84680.198971pcDenver69410.007648pcDes Moines84590.007654mcDetroit74550.036951raEl Paso87530.008961sEvansville, IN74621.438163tHarrisburg7346Trace7453mcHartford79450.007547sHouston79730.178774shIndianapolis79610.617956tKansas City90700.008559tLas Vegas75570.008658sLittle Rock85720.019067shLos Angeles69560.007153pcLouisville72620.978062tMemphis84710.008768tMilwaukee79550.015446raMinneapolis72550.596952pcMobile81650.018270mcMontgomery86640.008468tNashville86640.008466sh SUN Acapulco90/80/sAmsterdam66/53/raAthens75/62/sBeijing84/52/mcBerlin62/41/sBermuda68/65/raCairo83/63/sCalgary57/44/raHavana82/76/raHong Kong77/74/ra Jerusalem67/53/pc n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a/n/an/a n/a SUNSAT Withlacoochee at Holder26.8226.8334.64Tsala Apopka-Hernando36.2136.2338.66Tsala Apopka-Inverness37.2037.2239.73Tsala Apopka-Floral City38.4538.4741.37 Lisbon78/60/mcLondon59/52/raMadrid84/58/mcMexico City79/62/raMontreal61/47/sMoscow53/37/sParis68/52/mcRio83/71/sRome69/59/mcSydney55/47/raTokyo55/52/raToronto62/48/pc Warsaw57/38/s SUNMON New Orleans84700.028572mcNew York City77540.007554pcNorfolk82590.008463shOklahoma City81630.008867sOmaha8451Trace8256shPalm Springs82570.009063sPhiladelphia7550Trace7654pcPhoenix84630.009265sPittsburgh66550.117555shPortland, ME76490.006543sPortland, OR57510.016047shProvidence, RI76480.007344sRaleigh82550.008664shRapid City6540Trace6945shReno5737Trace6036sRochester, NY7243Trace6442pcSacramento65480.006949pcSalt Lake City59430.087346tSan Antonio79730.039171mcSan Diego70550.006955pcSan Francisco6450Trace6251raSavannah79590.008869pcSeattle59480.016348pcSpokane61480.006945mcSt. Louis90660.008463tSt. Ste Marie57460.596638pcSyracuse74430.006643pcTopeka91640.008258tWashington73550.008058pc Miami8275pcOcala9164sOrlando8866sPensacola8070mcSarasota8969sTallahassee8667pcTampa9269sVero Beach8165sW. Palm Bch.7875s Chassahowitzka* 9:24 a.m.0.2 ft9:02 p.m.0.7 ft4:40 a.m.-0.1 ft12:44 p.m.0.1 ft Crystal River** 7:37 a.m.1.7 ft6:59 p.m.2.6 ft1:41 a.m.-0.3 ft1:09 p.m.0.8 ft Withlacoochee* 5:17 a.m.2.9 ft3:49 p.m.3.8 ft11:08 a.m.1.6 ftNonen/a Homosassa*** 8:19 a.m.0.5 ft7:17 p.m.1.8 ft3:58 a.m.0.0 ft12:56 p.m.0.2 ft 8:09 pm6:42 am 11:42 pm 8:49 am 05/08MONDAY6:423:448:094:1405/09TUESDAY6:424:468:095:17 Predominant: TreesMon lowmedhigh Yesterday at 3 p.m.61° 11 Yesterday87/63 99/4488/59 74 2 TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY MORNINGHigh: 88° Low: 66° Partly cloudy TODAY & TOMORROW MORNINGHigh: 90° Low: 67° Mostly sunny MODERATE. Burn ban in effect. For established lawns and landscapes, irrigation may occur during only one (1) of the specified time periods, 12:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., or 4:00 p.m. 11:59 p.m., on the allowable watering days below:Addresses with house numbers ending in: Questions, concerns or reporting violations, please call: City of Inverness at 352-726-2321; City of Crystal River at 352-795-4216, Ext. 313; unincorporated Citrus County at 352-527-7669. For more information, visit:https://www.citrusbocc.com/departments/water_resources/watering_restrictions.phpMONDAY KEY TO CONDITIONS: c=cloudy; fg=fog; hz=haze; mc=mostly cloudy; pc=partly cloudy; ra=rain; rs=rain/snow; s=sunny; sh=showers; sm=smoke; sn=snow; ss=snow showers; t=thunderstorms 101, Zapata, Texas18, Ft. Bridger, Wyo. Today: Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots, becoming southwest 5 to 10 knots in the afternoon. Seas around 2 feet in the morning, then 1 foot or less. Bay and inland waters a PRGHUDWHbFKRS 77° FORECAST FOR 3:00 P.M. Monday ALERT CITRUS SIGNUP Q To register for the Citrus County SheriffÂ’s OfficeÂ’s Alert Citrus weather program, visit www.sheriffcitrus.org and click on the links to register. Q Create a profile, list how you want to be contacted in case of a weather emergency (text, mobile phone, home phone, email), then include the address(es) you want alerts for. You can choose what types of emergencies you want to hear about, and set a quiet period for no conduct. Q Those without computer access may call 352-2492705. in the school district, he worked for 12 years as a teacher, three years as a school counselor, three years as an assistant prin-cipal, six years as a princi-pal and ten years as district staff as Director of Elemen-tary and then most recently Chief Academic Of cer. As of May 9, Dr. Hebert will now be working in the role of Assistant Superin-tendent of School Opera-tions, replacing retiring As-sistant Superintendent Mike Mullen. On top of that, after he graduated from Florida Southern College with his doctorate in 2019, they con-tacted him to be an adjunct professor in the doctoral program, so for the past two years heÂ’s been serving in that position. He also serves on several local boards of directors, including for the Suncoast YMCA, Citrus County Blessings and Citrus Coun-ty Education Foundation. Additionally, in 1999 he won the Florida Teacher of the Year Award. He was in-ducted into the Florida Edu-cators Hall of Fame and he received the Milken Nation-al Educator Award. As Assistant Superintendent of School Operations, Dr. HebertÂ’s top three fo-cuses are school safety, students and returning to an “A” district status. “As a district we believe, and I believe this whole-heartedly with our district, safety is number one. We want to make sure that our kids are safe,” said Hebert. “Continuing to work with our chief, our school re-source of cers to make sure that we have all the safe practices that we need in school.” “Number two: students have to be at the forefront of what we do. ThatÂ’s why weÂ’re here and so I want our kids to have choices, so I kind of thought about this idea of ‘your choice, your path, your future,’” Hebert continued. “We want to make sure that weÂ’re pro-viding the best educational environment for kids and their future because we want them to be success-ful.” “Thirdly, and IÂ’m going to be honest here, we want to be back as an “A” school district. WeÂ’re already mon-itoring all of our processes, our materials. We want to strengthen whatÂ’s happen-ing within the schools. If thereÂ’s programs that we feel are not the most ef-fective, we need to remove those. And weÂ’re already in the process of doing that,” Hebert wrapped up. He also mentioned there are always secondary re-sponsibilities that he wants to continue to improve on, including having an open line of communication with parents and students as well as being scally responsible in all decisions the district makes and en-couraging community part-nerships. “WeÂ’re only as good as everybody together, and when I think about my role as assistant superintendent, I want to continue to be able to inspire others to be successful,” said Hebert. “When I think about the inspiration that my grand-mother gave to me, I just want to continue that.” Even though Dr. Hebert has reached this higher po-sition with the district, the community and students can still expect to see him doing his “Signature Scott Sel e” at events around the county. “ItÂ’s just become something I do and I really do it for the kids,” he explained. “I know they like it, theyÂ’re excited about it and I want to stay connected with whatÂ’s important to them.” Contact Chronicle Reporter Georgia Sullivan at 352-564-2929 or georgia.sullivan@chronicleonline.com. HEBERTFrom page A1 Mullen and his wife, Marsha Mullen, who is a teacher at Forest Ridge Elementary School, are actually retiring at the same time. However, their plans are essentially to have no plans. “WeÂ’re not the kind of people that plan stuff out far in advance, you know,” said Mullen. “We have a camper; we like to go camping. I like to sh, and she likes to lay in the sand, so I can sh while she lays on the beach. Some people want to see the whole country; we donÂ’t have those kinds of plans. I might get so bored I want to go back to work. Who knows?” MullenÂ’s position is being taken over by Dr. Scott Hebert, who has been serving in the role of Chief Aca-demic Of cer in recent years. “I think heÂ’s in a great position to take over,” said Mullen on Dr. He-bertÂ’s promotion. “He and I have worked very close-ly together for several years and heÂ’s at a point where heÂ’s ready to step in and take over the op-erational side of schools, so heÂ’ll be more involved in helping with day-to-day activities in all the schools, and I think heÂ’s very capable of doing that. I hope he enjoys it and I know heÂ’s looking forward to it, heÂ’s excited about it.” Mullen also said that everything has to change and he thinks the changes that are coming are going to be good for the school district. “Somebody comes into a new job, they bring in a new perspective, they see stuff that other people donÂ’t see, and I think itÂ’s good. I think change is good sometimes, so itÂ’ll be good for the school district.” Contact Chronicle Reporter Georgia Sullivan at 352-564-2929 or georgia.sullivan@chronicleonline.com. MULLENFrom page A1 “As soon as I got outside the back of the store, you could hear the shooting,” Gaither said Sunday. “It was so loud. IÂ’d never ever heard anything like that in my life. It was deafening.” She started running the length of the mall and even-tually got in the vehicle of another worker who was leaving. Dashcam video circulating online showed the gunman getting out of a car and shoot-ing at people on the sidewalk. More than three dozen shots could be heard as the vehicle that was recording the video drove off. Allen Fire Chief Jonathan Boyd said seven people, including the shooter, died at the scene. Two other people died at hospitals. The wounded remained hospitalized Sunday – three in critical condition and four in fair condition, the Allen Police Department said in a statement. An Allen police of cer was in the area on an unrelated call when he heard shots at 3:36 p.m., the department wrote on Facebook. Mass killings have happened with staggering fre-quency in the United States this year, with an average of about one per week, accord-ing to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. In a statement, President Joe Biden said the assailant wore tactical gear and red an AR-15-style weapon. He urged Congress to enact tighter restrictions on re-arms and ammunition. Republicans in Congress, he said, “cannot continue to meet this epidemic with a shrug.” Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who has signed laws easing rearms restric-tions following past mass shootings, called the mall attack an “unspeakable trag-edy.” Video shared on social media showed people running through a parking lot amid the sound of gunshots. Fontayne Payton, 35, was at H&M when he heard gunshots through his head-phones. “It was so loud, it sounded like it was right outside,” Payton said. People in the store scattered before employees ushered the group into the tting rooms and then a lockable back room, he said. When they were given the all-clear to leave, Payton saw the store had broken windows and a trail of blood to the door. Dis-carded sandals and bloodied clothes lay nearby. Once outside, Payton saw bodies. “I pray it wasnÂ’t kids, but it looked like kids,” he said. The bodies were covered in white towels, slumped over bags on the ground. “It broke me when I walked out to see that.” Further away, he saw the body of a heavyset man wear-ing all black. He assumed it was the shooter, Payton said, because unlike the other bod-ies it had not been covered. SHOOTINGFrom page A1 Man killed, 2 women hurt in Miami Beach shootingMIAMI BEACH (AP) — A man was killed and two women were wound-ed in a shooting early Sunday at a Miami Beach nightclub, police said. Authorities began receiving reports of shots being fired just before 4 a.m. at the address for the Gala nightclub in the cityÂ’s South Beach area, Miami Beach police said in a news release. Responding officers said they found three people with apparent gunshot wounds. A man and two women were transported to a Miami trauma center, where the man died, police said. The women were expect-ed to recover. Police didnÂ’t report making any arrests or identify any suspects or a motive for the shooting. The nightclub didnÂ’t immediately respond to an email seeking com-ment. Miami Beach has dealt with a spate of week-end shootings in recent months.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 8, 2023 A5Lionel Richie, Katy Perry sing for coronation concert By BRIAN MELLEY and SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON — A day af ter a gilded coronation ceremony watched by millions, King Charles III and Queen Camilla let oth ers take the center stage Sunday as they took in a star-studded concert fea turing Katy Perry, Lionel Richie and others at Wind sor Castle. The newly-crowned monarch and his wife ap peared to enjoy the show as Richie performed “All Night Long,” at one point getting up on their feet and swaying along to the music. Other members of the royal family, including 8-year-old Princess Char lotte and Prince George, 9, waved Union ags along with a crowd of some 20,000 gathered on the castle’s east terrace. Charlotte and her moth er, Kate, the Princess of Wales, sang along as Per ry, dressed in a gold foil ball gown, performed her pop hit “Roar.” “Top Gun” star Tom Cruise appeared in a pre-recorded video mes sage, saying: “Pilot to pilot. Your Majesty, you can be my wingman any time.” The mixed program also saw perfor mances by the Royal Bal let, Nicole Scherzinger from the Pussycat Dolls, opera singer Andrea Bo celli and British band Take That. Even Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog made an appearance, jok ing with host Hugh Bon neville. The entertainment was interspersed with more se rious moments. A message from Charles on the im portance of environmental conservation was played, and the show was ac companied by a light and drone display with a nature theme. Prince William, heir to the throne, took to the stage to pay tribute to his father’s dedication to ser vice. “Pa, we are all so proud of you,” he said. Concert goers sang “God Save the King” as land marks around the U.K. were lit up in colorful lights. Earlier Sunday, thou sands of picnics and street parties were held across the U.K. in Charles’ hon or. The community get-to gethers, part of a British tradition known as the Big Lunch, provided a down-to-earth counterpart to the gilded spectacle of the king’s crowning Saturday. The events were intended to bring neighbors togeth er to celebrate the crown ing even as support for the monarchy wanes. Critics complained about the cor onation’s cost at a time of exorbitant living expenses amid double-digit ina tion. But plenty others took the opportunity to enjoy a party with friends and family. In Regent’s Park in London, Valent Cheung and his girlfriend showed up to cheer the new king with the neighbors who embraced them when they moved from Hong Kong. They dolled up their loy al and “royal” uffy white dog, Tino, with a tiny pur ple crown for the occasion. “This is a new era for U.K,” Cheung said. “We didn’t have these things in Hong Kong. Now, we are embracing the culture. We want to enjoy it, we want to celebrate it.” Charles and Camilla didn’t drop in on any of the picnics, leaving that duty to other members of the royal family. William and his wife, Kate, surprised people picnicking outside the castle before the concert. Dressed far more casually than the day before, they shook hands and Kate em braced a crying girl in a hug. The king’s siblings, Prince Edward and Prin cess Anne and their spous es took on lunch duty for the royal family at events across England. The king’s nieces, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, the daughters of Prince An drew, joined a lunch in Windsor. Prime Minister Rishi Su nak hosted U.S. rst lady Jill Biden and her grand daughter Finnegan Biden at the Big Lunch party held in front of his ofce. Other guests included Ukrainian refugees and community activists. Like the picnic in the park, Downing Street and Sunak’s spread – even his teapot – were festooned in the nation’s colors of blue, white and red. Sausage rolls and salm on were served along with coronation chicken – a dish cooked up for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation 70 years ago – and coro nation quiche, which was picked to suit Charles’ taste and has been the buzz of social media. often for the wrong reasons. The lower-key events fol lowed regalia-laden pag eantry that saw the king and queen crowned to gether in Westminster Ab bey. They were presented with centuries-old swords, scepters and a jewel-en crusted golden orb sym bolizing the monarch’s power in a medieval tradi tion celebrated with litur gy, song and hearty cheers of “God save the king.” The couple then parad ed through the streets in a gilded horse-drawn car riage led by the largest cer emonial military proces sion since the coronation of Charles’ mother. Some 4,000 troops marched in formation through the streets, their scarlet sleeves and white gloves swinging in unison to the sound of drums and bugles from marching bands, including one group of musicians on horseback. Hundreds of thousands of spectators lined the route in the rain to see it in person. Nearly 19 million more watched on televi sion in the U.K., accord ing to ratings released by Barb, a research organiza tion. That’s about 40 per cent fewer viewers than had watched the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in Sep tember. Charles and Camilla said Sunday in a statement that they were “deep ly touched” by the cele bration and “profoundly grateful both to all those who helped to make it such a glorious occasion – and to the very many who turned out to show their support.” Not everyone was there to celebrate, though, and criticism continued Sun day over arrests of more than 50 protesters, includ ing members of a republi can group shouting “Not my king” and environmen talists aiming to end the use of fossil fuels. The Metropolitan Po lice said ofcers detained 64 people Saturday, with four suspects charged with offenses including a reli giously aggravated public order offense and drug possession. Graham Smith, leader of Republic, a group advo cating for abolishing the monarchy, said he was arrested as he planned a peaceful protest and spent 16 hours in police custody. “These arrests are a di rect attack on our democ racy and the fundamental rights of every person in the country,” Smith said. “Each and every police ofcer involved on the ground should hang their heads in shame.” The Metropolitan Police acknowledged concerns over the arrests, but de fended the force’s actions. “The coronation is a once-in-a-generation event and that is a key consider ation in our assessment,” Commander Karen Find lay said. At Regent’s Park, cel ebrants talked about the novelty of what they had witnessed. But the corona tion was nothing new for Rosemary McIntosh, 95, just a lot more vivid than the one she saw televised while living in Zimbabwe in 1953. “We didn’t have TV all day and it was black and white, so it wasn’t as won derful as has been this one,” she said. 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A6 Monday, May 8, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle R ecently, Sheriff Mike Prendergast submit ted a guest column recounting two disturbing threats communicated to Seven Rivers Christian School and Citrus Springs Elementary. The quick response by school staff and the Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce prevented the Seven Rivers suspect from arriving on the campus and the safe apprehension of the juvenile responsible for making the Citrus Springs Threat. The fact is school safety will always be a concern. Many people share the idea that because Citrus County is a small quiet community, bad things just could not happen here. However, that could not be further from the truth. Any crime can happen anywhere and at any time. School safety is an issue for all communities. FBI analysts have tried for years to iden tify warning signs of school violence and the people who commit them, but a cookie cutter answer does not exist. The best response a com munity can have is to be proactive instead of reactive, waiting for that one bad day. Citrus County has been on the proactive side of this issue for many years. There is a Citrus County School Resource Ofcer at every public elementary, mid dle, and high school in the county. These ofcers work hand in hand with staff and students to prevent situations from occurring when possi ble. Every school also has a threat assessment team that works with the Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce, providing quick responses to all major and minor incidents. The Citrus County School Guard ians (which are employed by the district) have provided additional support to the schools and resource ofcers. These guardians train and work with the sheriff’s ofce and are able to assist in crisis situations. From the school board and the Citrus County Sheriff’s Ofce, the teamwork across these agencies allows stu dents in Citrus County to feel safer and parents the ability to know their child’s safety is a paramount concern. A dversarial nations have been building their naval forces. The United States, however, still holds the ad vantage of a technologically advanced Navy. We must ensure that it remains techni cally superior by maintaining and improving our ability to respond to threats. That means investing in the equipment our service members need for this fight. The P-8 Poseidon is an American maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft developed for the Navy. It operates in anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles. It is armed with torpedoes, anti-ship missiles and other weapons. It can drop and mon itor sonobuoys and operate in conjunction with other assets. The P-8 Poseidon will play a central role in future U.S. naval conflicts. Airborne systems are critical to finding and neutralizing the submarine threat. The P-3 Orion capabilities were critical to the anti-submarine warfare mission, however that threat has evolved. The P-8A was de veloped to address the growing threat. Compared to P-3 Orion air craft, the P-8A is faster, has great er range and can loiter on station longer. It has improved sensors and weapons. It provides the ca pability we need to counter a submarine fleet. The P-8A Poseidon offers superior anti-submarine war fare capability and improved intelligence-gathering ability. In a Newsweek article de tailing the growing threat of submarine warfare, a Pentagon official noted that “the P-8 Poseidon is the best capability to … detect and monitor … submarines,” and that “the P-8 is the best answer to counter ing” adversarial submarine threats. The platform is so capable that navies worldwide have begun acquiring the aircraft as threats grow. Its variants are being flown by international partners in India, the United Kingdom, Australia, Norway and New Zealand. Germa ny and South Korea are also moving forward with the P-8 Poseidon. Erin Wertheim, editor of the Naval Institute Guide to Combat Fleet of the World, noted that “the purchase of P-8 maritime patrol aircraft by international partners is as much a testament to the P-8’s multi-role maritime patrol capabilities.” Despite its manifold benefit to the Navy and international partners, the Navy has not met its warfighting requirement of 138 P-8s. As it stands, Congress has only allocat ed funding for 128 aircraft, leaving a deficit in the Navy’s operational needs. As the U.S. faces the real possibility of war in the Indo-Pacific, the need for reliable, capable and effective anti-submarine aircraft is more critical now than ever. We never hope for military engagement, but we must be prepared for it. Bringing our P-8 fleet up to its readiness requirement is one of the best ways to prepare for naval bat tles, whether they be in 2025 or beyond. Mike Gallagher is a retired naval officer who led a custom engineering team that supported the P-8A Poseidon development. He wrote this for InsideSources.com. O Editorial page has improved I’d like to offer kudos to the Chronicle. The content of the editorial page and other sections seems to have improved signifi cantly in recent months. When new owners acquired the paper, I was one of the critics. I worried that opinions printed as news and the appearance of sev eral slanted articles from Center Square, Real Clear Politics and others would confuse many with too much misinformation. This is not a culture wars issue, it’s not Red vs. Blue. This is about fairly reporting facts and printing pieces and opinions that are clearly labeled and don’t contain excessive misinforma tion. I’m very happy to say this trend seems mainly reversed. Recently the Chronicle has published several fine articles under its “Another View” and “Various Voices’’ banners. And an article in the Religion section (5/6/23) , “Are Some Human Rights More Important than Others?” is a worthy civics lesson that all should read and ponder. I much prefer reading opin ion pieces from the Wall Street Journal and the Palm Beach Herald vs. the slanted fluff from Center Square and diatribes from Real Clear Politics. I would rather read quality jour nalism from Llwellyn King and George F. WIll than the garbage Oliver North spews out. Thank you Chronicle. Keep up the good work. David Burns Floral City Our nation is changing Seeking a better life, these brave souls built this great “nation of immigrants”. On May 11th, Title 42 will expire. It had allowed asylum-seekers to be rejected without a hearing. To be able to seek asylum in the U.S., you must fear that you will be harmed by someone in your country due to your race, religion, political beliefs, nationality, or belonging to a specific social group (sexual orientation, family member of dissident groups, etc). There have been over 6.3 mil lion migrants crossing the border illegally. Between February and March 2023, there was a 22.9 percent increase in the number of migrants. Since January 2023, Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz says that there have been 385,000 known “Gotaways” that escaped into the U.S. The actual number may actually be 20 percent high er. Fentanyl and other illegal drugs enter daily. Most Fentanyl comes from Chinese labs through Can ada and Mexico. However some enter the U.S. directly from China and India on commercial airlines. Recently in March 2023, 2,848 pounds of Fentanyl and 13,638 pounds of methamphetamine were seized at the southern bor der. Depending on opioid toler ance of a drug user, it takes only 700-2000 mcg to cause death. Opioid overdose deaths average 1,500 weekly. The border crisis also affects our wallets . As of January 2023, the net cost of illegal immigration was $150.7 billion. Some will argue that the migrants do pay taxes which are about $32 bil lion. However the gross negative economic impact of this illegal immigration was $182 billion. The Federation for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) arrived at the $150.7 billion by subtracting the difference. We are a nation in change. There is talk again about raising the debt ceiling. But after two years and $10 trillion of unbri dled spending, which led to record inflation, soaring interest rates, and an economic recession, it would be irresponsible to raise the debt limit without common sense spending controls. We need to address this border crisis. The $1.7 billion omnibus that was rushed to pass at the end of last year was misguided. It included millions of dollars toward orga nizations that facilitate illegal immigration plus another $10 million for legal assistance for detained migrants. Our already-overpopulated nation cannot sustain more popu lation growth. We are going head long into possibly erasing Amer ica’s sovereignty and destroying our economy. Our once-workable immigration system is being undermined and will eventually collapse. Rudy Brooks Crystal River Abortion: Stop it at the source Will the end of abortion be the end of fighting wars to protect our freedom? Sounds crazy but it has me wondering. For clar ity, I’m addressing this mostly from the perspective of Florida chipping away at the 15 week abortion rule with the intent to eventually ban it altogether like other states. In that regard, I will refer to the fetus up to 20 weeks as a potential person. Potential, because up to 15 percent of known pregnancies end in mis carriage by that stage so a lot has to go right in order for a fetus to become a babyeven when the mother really wants it to be. So what I wonder is, if that potential person’s life is so sacred that by law it’s decided women do not deserve to have the most basic freedomautonomy over her body, her health and well being because it’s wrong to “kill” a potential person in the name of freedom, then if born, how can we ask that sacred person to go kill and be killed to protect our freedom? While we’re on the subject, if banning abortions is about promoting life and autonomy over what we do with our bodies doesn’t matter when it comes to it, why not make organ donation mandatory after death? Thou sands of people die everyday and take life promoting organs with them while others die waiting for one. Not to mention, isn’t it dis criminatory to only require young living women to use their organs to promote the life of another? If they don’t deserve freedom over their bodies, why should say, dead men? Speaking of men, prevention has always been the best way to go and it’s especially true in the case of abortion. So how about requiring all men regardless of age to get vasectomies they can have reversed when they have a woman’s (or the government’s) permission? Or require them to at least be on male contraceptives when they’re approved.? (There are a couple in early clinical trials.), Once again, personal freedom doesn’t matter if the goal is to stop abortions, right? What better way to stop abortions than go right to the source??!! Unless of course there is some We don’t hope for war, but we must prepare for it LETTERS TO THE EDITOR OPINIONS INVITED Q Viewpoints depicted in political cartoons, columns or letters do not necessarily represent the opinion of the editorial board. Q Groups or individuals are invited to express their opinions in a letter to the editor. Q Persons wishing to address the editorial board, which meets weekly, should call Jim Gouvel lis at 352-563-5660. Q All letters must be signed and include a phone number and hometown, including letters sent via email. Names and hometowns will be printed; phone numbers will not be published or given out. Q We reserve the right to edit letters for length, libel, fairness and good taste. Q Letters must be no longer than 400 words, and writers will be limited to four letters per month. Q SEND LETTERS TO: The Editor, 1624 N. Meadowcrest Blvd., Crystal River, FL 34429; or email to letters@chronicle online.com. THE CHRONICLE invites you to call “Sound Off” with your opinions about local subjects. You do not need to leave your name, and have less than a minute to record. COMMENTS will be edited for length, libel, personal or political attacks and good taste. Editors will cut libelous material. OPINIONS expressed are purely those of the callers. CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE EDITORIAL CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Founded by Albert M. Williamson “You may differ with my choice, but not my right to choose.” — David S. Arthurs publisher emeritus EDITORIAL BOARD Trina Murphy .................................................... publisher Jim Gouvellis ......................................................... editor Tiarra Alexander .................................. citizen member Curt Ebitz .............................................. citizen member Mac Harris ............................................. citizen member Rebecca Martin ................................... citizen member Don Hiers ............................................... citizen member Roger B. Krieger .................................. citizen member Trish Thomas ......................................... citizen member The opinions expressed in Chronicle editorials are the opinions of the newspaper’s editorial board. Gerard “Gerry” Mulligan publisher emeritusSheriff, Guardians, schools work on safety Our Viewpoint The issue: Safety at Citrus Coun ty schoolOur opinion: A coordinated effort by area law enforcement and schools is appreciated Mike Gallagher See LETTERS , page A7
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 8, 2023 A7 other agenda that is not really about being pro-life or preventing abortions. Which the lack of health care for all, among other things suggests it could be. Laura McKee Dunnellon Returning control to parents Raising a child today is more difficult with social issues and costs. Based on region and household income level, the USDA estimates that it costs between $15,438-$17,375 yearly per child. Today, government involvement in dictating child rearing standards and penalizing the parents who donÂ’t follow the rules is com monplace. There is an imbalance between paren tal rights and the inde pendent rights of minor children. Biden weighed in on this topic at a Teacher conference (April 2022): “TheyÂ’re all our children. And the reason youÂ’re the teachers of the year is because you rec ognize that. TheyÂ’re not somebody elseÂ’s children. TheyÂ’re like yours when theyÂ’re in the classroom.” Some public schools have regulations about obesity. Parents are sent warning letters that their children are obese. The schools will replace the childÂ’s homemade lunch with a school lunch. Another issue is “socially transition” without paren tal consent. A California mother confronted her daughter Jessica as her assignment papers were labeled “Bart”. Jessica explained that she had been transitioning as a boy (Bart) while at school. The mother was informed by the counsel or that Jessica (Bart) did not want her (his) parents to know. The schoolÂ’s policy was to respect the studentÂ’s wishes. Parents should have the final say in raising their children. Florida spends approx imately $9, 937 per stu dent per year. With an open enrollment option, you can send your child to any public school, regardless of where you live. If the school has the capacity to accept your child, the parent will be responsible for transpor tation. This was a great option as not all public schools are created equal. There are also public charter schools and mag net schools which provide a specific learning track such as performing arts, marine science, health fields, etc. There are also 2,300 private schools (tui tion : $9,503-$10,543). Recently DeSantis signed HB1 which gives Parents a choice in their childÂ’s education. Families can apply for a voucher (approximately $8,700 based on an average per-student allotment). Proponents say that it would lower public school enrollment and better student-teacher ratio. It would favor more competitiveness to win the students. Critics point out that the pro gram could cost between $200 million -$1 billion depending on how many parents use vouchers for private school. Many feel private school standards must be included to guide parents in their choice. Florida is returning parental control of their childÂ’s nurturing and edu cation. Sarah Echevarria Beverly Hills LETTERSFrom page A6Trump rejects last chance to testify at New York civil trial By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK — Former Presi dent Donald Trump rejected his last chance Sunday to testify at a civil trial where a longtime advice columnist has accused him of raping her in a luxury de partment store dressing room in 1996. Trump, a Republican candidate for president in 2024, was given until 5 p.m. Sunday by U.S. Dis trict Judge Lewis A. Kaplan to le a request to testify. Nothing was led. It was not a surprise. Trump has not shown up once during the two-week Manhattan trial where writer E. Jean Carroll testied for several days, repeating claims she rst made publicly in a 2019 memoir. She is seeking compen satory and punitive damages to taling millions of dollars. The jury has also watched lengthy excerpts from an October videotaped deposition in which Trump vehemently denied raping Carroll or ever really knowing her. Without TrumpÂ’s testimony, lawyers were scheduled to make closing arguments Monday, with deliberations likely to begin on Tuesday. After prosecutors rested their case Thursday, Trump attorney Joe Tacopina immediately rested the defense case as well without calling any witnesses. He did not request additional time for Trump to decide to testify. Ta copina declined in an email to comment after the deadline passed Sunday. On Thursday, Kaplan had giv en Trump extra time to change his mind and request to testify, though the judge did not promise he would grant such a request to reopen the defense case so Trump could take the stand. At the time, Kaplan noted that heÂ’d heard about news reports Thursday in which Trump told reporters while visiting his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, that he would “probably attend” the trial. Trump also criticized Ka plan, a Bill Clinton appointee, as an “extremely hostile” and “rough judge” who “doesnÂ’t like me very much.” On the witness stand, Carroll, 79, testied that Trump, 76, raped her in spring 1996 after they met at the entrance of the midtown Manhattan department store Bergdorf Goodman. She said the encounter began as a fun and irtatious outing as Trump coaxed her into helping him shop for a gift for another woman. She said they ended up in the storeÂ’s desolate lingerie section, where they teased each other to try on a see-through bodysuit. As Carroll recalled it, laughter accompanied them into a dress ing room where Trump became violent, slamming her up against a wall, pulling aside her tights and raping her before she kneed him and ed the store. In his deposition, Trump said Carroll made it up. He called it “a false, disgusting lie” delivered by a “nut job” who was trying to stoke sales of her book. He also repeated comments he made in statements that she was not his “type.” “SheÂ’s not my type and thatÂ’s 100 percent true,” he said. And he repeated his claims in a 2005 “Access Hollywood” video in which he bragged that men who are celebrities can grab women by the genitals without asking. “Historically thatÂ’s true with stars,” he said. Carroll sued Trump in Novem ber, minutes after New York state enacted a law allowing adult sex ual assault victims to sue others even if the attacks occurred de cades earlier. CarrollÂ’s attorney, Roberta Ka plan, wrote a letter to the judge Sunday to complain that Trump still has not removed April 26 posts on his social media network in which he called CarrollÂ’s alle gations “a made up SCAM.” And she noted that he repeated dis paraging remarks about the trial three days ago in Ireland. After the April 26 postings on Truth Social, Judge Kaplan, who is not related to CarrollÂ’s lawyer, said TrumpÂ’s comments were “highly inappropriate” and ex pressed concern that Trump was trying to communicate to the jury “about stuff that has no business being spoken about.” The Associated Press typically does not name people who say they have been sexually assaulted unless they come forward public ly, as Carroll has done.Horse deaths cast shadow as Triple Crown shifts to Preakness By GARY B. GRAVES Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A raging thunderstorm that washed out activities Sun day morning at Churchill Downs symbolized the dark clouds hanging over the Tri ple Crown after a troubling string of horse deaths. Seven horses have died at the track since April 27, in cluding Derby entrant Wild On Ice. Freezing Point and ChloeÂ’s Dream were euth anized after injuries before SaturdayÂ’s Kentucky Derby that was ultimately won by Mage. Five sustained cata strophic leg injuries, while two succumbed suddenly from causes yet to be deter mined. This spate of incidents comes four years after more than 30 horses died at Santa Anita racetrack in Califor nia. Those deaths shook up the industry and resulted in safety reforms such as the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act (HISA), which established a similarly let tered organization that set uniform safety and doping rules for thoroughbreds. A set of regulations are sched uled to take effect May 22. The question for now is how the stunning occur rence of fatal injuries at the cathedral of horse rac ing affects the sport during its height of visibility with the Preakness and Belmont Stakes following over the next month. And, how horse racing responds. “Everyone in the indus try wants to make racing as safe as possible,” Hall of Fame trainer Todd Pletcher said Sunday. “And even in situations like that where right now everyone is do ing everything they can to make sure the horses are going out there in the safest possible conditions, we still had two fatal breakdowns yesterday. ItÂ’s something as a trainer that keeps you up at night.” Churchill Downs said in a statement Saturday night that it is working with the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission and Horserac ing Integrity and Safety Au thority to investigate each death. A subsequent state ment from the HISA organi zation said ChloeÂ’s Dream and Freezing Point “passed all inspections without inci dent” while being observed in the paddock and post pa rade. An examination of fac tors including necropsies, preexisting health con ditions, training sessions and inspection of track surfaces will take several weeks. Racetrack surface expert Mick Peterson, who has worked with Churchill Downs since 2008 and was once retained by HISA, said Sunday that the surface was consistent. The director of the Univer sity of KentuckyÂ’s racetrack safety program added that the evaluation is ongoing to keep the track condition uniform and make needed improvements. “WeÂ’ve got to look at every factor on that and get it so that we reduce the risk fur ther and further and further to protect them,” Peterson said. “But we need to learn more in order to understand whether this consistency is going to get us to the safe ty we need. And we need to keep improving it.” Concerns still hovered over the 149th Derby, which went off with the eld reduced to 18 horses following ve scratches in the days leading up. That list of defections included Pletcher-trained Forte, the initial favorite, on Satur day morning because of a bruised foot. “I think he would have performed well (Saturday),” the trainer said. “Unfortu nately, that wasnÂ’t an op tion.” Lying ahead for many trainers and ownership is whether to run horses in the Preakness on May 20 in Baltimore. The Triple CrownÂ’s second jewel is shorter at 1 3/16th mile but occurs just two weeks after the Derby compared to the typical one-month layoff. Ramiro Restrepo, MageÂ’s part-owner and a blood stock agent, will watch the coltÂ’s workouts this week and consult trainers and oth er owners before deciding his immediate plans. His coltÂ’s safety and well-being is always the priority, particularly after a tragic week of loss with the animals theyÂ’re devoted to. “We take care of them more than we take care of our children,” said Re strepo, who expressed con dolences to stables that have lost horses. “But we had a condence in how the horse had been responding. So, we can only control whatÂ’s in our barn and whatÂ’s in front of us.” Julio Cortez / AP Here Mi Song is taken to the equine ambulance after the 10th horse race at Churchill Downs on Saturday. rnMonday-ApptOnly TuethruFri-9:30-4:30 r rn  Â r n WhatIlikemostabout VillageCadillacToyota: Theatmosphereand goodworkenvironment Hobbies: FishingandhuntingLOGANMcCABE lmccabe@dimmitt.com SELLUS YOURCAR 1657W.GULFTOLAKEHWY(2MI.E.OFHWY.491&44)•LECANTO rrrn FauxWoodBlinds, Shades,Shutters, Verticals,Cellular
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A8 Monday, May 8, 2023 Citrus County ChronicleN & W CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLETo improve kids’ mental health, some schools start later By BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America DREXEL HILL, Pa. — In the hours before he’s due at Upper Darby High School, senior Kha lid Doulat has time to say prayers, help his mother or prepare for track practice. It’s a welcome shift from last year for him and thousands of stu dents at the school, which pushed its start time back by more than two hours – from a 7:30 a.m. start time to 9:45 a.m. One goal for the change: to ease strains on stu dents that were more visible than ever coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ll be honest, I’ve been much happier in the mornings,” Doulat said. “I’ve been more positive, and I’ve come to school smil ing more rather than, you know, grudging out of bed and stuff like that at 7:30.” The idea of later school start times, pushed by many over the years as a way to help adolescents get more sleep, is getting a new look as a way to address the men tal health crisis affecting teens across the U.S. For some schools, the pandem ic allowed experimentation to try new schedules. Upper Darby, for one, initially considered later start times in 2019. Ultimately, it found a way to do it this year by using distance learning as a component of the school day. As students rst came back to in-person learning, many dealt with mental health struggles and behavioral issues, Upper Darby Superintendent Daniel McGarry said. Ofcials saw a breakdown in students respecting the authority of teachers in the classroom. “We had a lot of those things that we were facing and we’re still working our way through it; we’re in a much better place,” McGarry said. “I think our kids feel better. They’re not 100 percent better.” But, he said, much of the social anxiety students felt after being in online school has dissipated. During the pandemic, soaring numbers of high school students expressed persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, with girls and LGBTQ+ youth report ing the highest levels of poor men tal health and suicide attempts. It doesn’t help that research sug gests middle and high school stu dents aren’t getting enough sleep. The reasons why high schools start as early as they do – many begin their day before 7:30 a.m. – are “lost to the sands of his tory,” Buxton said. But now, he said, ”everything is baked into that: trafc light patterns, bus schedules and adults’ work.” Nationally, at least nine states are considering legislation relat ed to school start times, up from four the previous year, accord ing to the National Conference on State Legislatures. Califor nia in 2019 became the rst and only state to dictate school start times.Tennis, or terriers? U.S. Open’s home hosts famed dog show By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK — They’re at the top of their sport. They’re primed to run down tennis balls. So perhaps it’s perfectly natural that about 3,000 top-ight canines are converging on the grounds of the U.S. Open tennis tour nament, where the Westmin ster Kennel Club dog show began Saturday. It’s a new venue for the nearly 150-year-old event, now back in New York City after a two-year, pandem ic-induced sojourn in the suburbs. As the show began Satur day with an agility compe tition and other events, there were a few double-takes, if not double-faults. Barks, not the pock of ten nis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hect are) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Westmin ster’s traditional green carpet had been rolled out in Arthur Ashe Stadium for eet-foot ed – but four-footed – com petitors. Dogs relaxed in their crates on a tented practice court. The fan-friendly South Plaza was set up with a 27,000-gallon pool for a ca nine dock-diving demonstra tion. Turn in any direction, and a dog of some sort was likely to pass by. “It’s kind of weird to see them out and about at a place where you don’t usual ly see dogs,” spectator Haili Menard said as she watched in the dock diving to pick up pointers for her Dalma tian back at home in Bristol, Connecticut. Menard had been to the U.S. Open but never to the Westminster show. “The sport of it is high lighted” by the environs, she said. Meanwhile, Fletcher the Malinois took the plunge. “We’re never going to get to Westminster any other way,” laughed owner Jenine Wech of Schellsburg, Pa. When not doing dock div ing or other sports, Fletcher works as a bedbug-detection dog. Stella competed in agility in 2021 but was back Satur day as dock diving, her fa vorite blow-off-steam sport, got a toe in the Westminster water. For most of its history, Westminster was held in Manhattan, where genera tions of best in show dogs were anointed at Madison Square Garden. In order to hold the event outdoors during the COVID-19 crisis, organizers moved it to the grounds of an estate in sub urban Tarrytown, New York, for the last two years. The club sought to re turn to New York City, while assessing factors in cluding construction plans at a Manhattan pier build ing that formerly hosted part of the show. The tennis center emerged as an alter native. Besides hosting one of tennis’s Grand Slam tourna ments, the facility in Queens has been trying to position itself in recent years as a exible, festive event venue. It has welcomed wrestling, video gaming and BIG3 3-on-3 basketball competi tions and embraced letting dogs have their day. “From the biggest stars in tennis to the biggest stars in the canine world,” said Chris Studley, the facility’s senior director for event services. Westminster President Don ald Sturz was equally upbeat about the prospect of “an iconic dog show event in an iconic venue.” To be sure, Manhattan of fered a certain allure to some participants who travel from around the country. But the spacious tennis center allows for holding all the events in one place, adding new ones and giving dogs and people more elbow room. While dogs aren’t usually the main attraction at the ten nis center, there are plenty of players known for bringing their pooches on tour. Serena Williams had a pooch courtside in Arthur Ashe Stadium when she practiced ahead of last year’s U.S. Open, her nal event before retirement. Her older sister, Venus, also has been spotted with a dog at tournaments. Bianca An dreescu’s pet, Coco, is of ten found with Andreescu’s mother in the stands during matches. Alexander Zverev adopted a dog while in Mi ami ahead of the Miami Open a few years ago. Mary Altaffer / AP Ken McKenna, of Boston, Mass., shows his bulldogs in the Breed Showcase area during the 147th Westminster Kennel Club Dog show on Saturday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. IN BRIEF Arrest made in Mississippi shooting that killed 1, injured 6 OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi have arrest ed a suspect in a shooting that left one person dead and six others injured at a restaurant during a Cinco de Mayo party. Ocean Springs police announced the arrest in a statement Saturday eve ning. Police Chief Mark Dunston declined to re lease the suspect’s name, citing the ongoing investi gation. “Detectives are continu ing to conduct interviews and do not want details to taint any forthcoming in formation,” Dunston said. The suspect was charged with rst-degree murder, though additional charges were possible, Ocean Springs Police Capt. Ryan LeMaire told The Sun Herald. A celebration Friday eve ning erupted in gunre at The Scratch Kitchen in downtown Ocean Springs, a coastal community of about 18,000 a few miles east of Biloxi, Mississippi. Police said that 19-yearold Chase Harmon of Pas cagoula was fatally shot. Six others were wounded. LeMaire said two of them remained hospitalized Sat urday afternoon. The restaurant’s owner said there were about 200 people at the establish ment when the shooter ran past employees who were doing security checks at the entrance to the patio.SUV driver hits crowd at Texas bus stop near border; 7 dead BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — An SUV slammed into a crowd Sunday, kill ing at least seven people and injuring at least 10 who were waiting at a bus stop outside a migrant shelter in the border city of Brownsville, Texas, po lice said. Shelter director Victor Maldonado of the Bish op Enrique San Pedro Ozanam Center said he reviewed the shelter’s sur veillance video on Sunday morning after receiving a call about the crash. “What we see in the video is that this SUV, a Range Rover, just ran the light that was about a 100 feet away and just went through the people who were sitting there in the bus stop,” Maldonado said. The city bus stop is across the street from the shelter and is not marked. There was no bench, and people waiting there were sitting along the curb, Maldonado said. He said most of the victims were Venezuelan men. He said the SUV ipped after running up on the curb and continued mov ing for about 200 feet. Some people walking on the sidewalk about 30 feet from the main group were also hit, Maldonado said. Witnesses detained the driver as he tried to run away and held him until police arrived, he said. Brownsville police in vestigator Martin San doval said the crash hap pened about 8:30 a.m. and police did not know whether the driver inten tionally hit people. “It can be three factors,” Sandoval said. “It could be intoxication; it could be an accident; or it could be intentional. In order for us to nd out exactly what happened, we have to eliminate the other two.” The driver was taken to the hospital for injuries sustained when the car rolled over, Sandoval said. There were no passen gers in the car and police didn’t immediately know the drivers’ name or age, Sandoval said on Sunday afternoon. Police also retrieved a blood sample and sent it to a Texas Department of Public Safety lab to test for intoxicants. Brownsville has long been an epicenter for migration across the U.S.-Mexico border, and it has become a key lo cation of interest for next week’s end to pandem ic-era border restrictions known as Title 42. The Ozanam shelter is the only overnight shelter in the city and manages the release of thousands of migrants from federal custody.Black voters backing Biden, but not with 2020 enthusiasm By AYANNA ALEXANDER Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — La Joia Broughton, a 41-year-old small-business owner, consid ers herself a fan of President Joe Biden. He’s provided opportunities for Black-owned business while bringing integrity to the White House, she said. Her decision for 2024 is not in doubt. Destiny Humphreys is less en thusiastic. The 22-year-old senior at South Carolina State Universi ty, the state’s only public histori cally Black college or university, or HBCU, said she’s disappoint ed in the president, feeling his accomplishments have so far not lived up to his promises. “Honestly, I feel like right now America is in a state of emergen cy. We need some real change,” said Humphreys, who remains un sure about her vote in next year’s election. After a dismal start to his 2020 presidential campaign, Black voters in South Carolina rallied behind Biden, reviving his White House ambitions by driving his Democratic rivals from the race and ultimately putting him on a path to defeating then-President Donald Trump. But at the out set of Biden’s reelection bid, the conicting views among the same voters provide an early warning sign of the challenges he faces as he aims to revive the diverse coa lition that proved so crucial to him before. Black voters formed the heart of Biden’s base of support and any dip in support could prove con sequential in some of the most ercely competitive states, such as Georgia, Michigan and Wis consin. Well aware of the chal lenge, the Biden campaign says it’s condent in its message and is planning to highlight how the president has prioritized issues that are important to Black Amer icans. Yet there are some early signs that Biden will have work to do to generate enthusiasm among Black voters for another run. Biden’s approval rating among Black adults has uctuated over his two years in ofce. As with most demographic groups, the lat est Associated Press-NORC Cen ter for Public Affairs Research poll nds his 58 percent current approval rating among Black adults sitting well below where he began. Roughly 9 in 10 Black adults approved of Biden over his rst months in ofce. While only about half of Demo crats overall say they want Biden to run again in 2024, 81 percent say they would denitely or prob ably support him if he were the nominee. The groundswell isn’t as stark among Black adults: 41 percent say they want him to run and only 55 percent say they are likely to support him in the gener al election. Chris Carlson / AP Courtney McClain, 22, a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina poses for a picture on campus on Monday, May 1 in Columbia, S.C.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 8, 2023 B1 S CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE Section B MONDAY, MAY 8 , 2023 Cole wastes 6-run lead, Rays beat Yankees 8-7 in 10 innings By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG — Gerrit Cole had sailed through this season until a pair of long balls ended his day and sparked the Tampa Bay Rays to an improbable comeback. Cole failed to hold a six-run lead, allowing his rst two home runs of the year, and the Rays beat the Yan kees 8-7 Sunday on Isaac Paredes’ 10th-inning single to take two of three from New York. “It feels awful,” said Cole, who briey paused, searching for words. “I let them down today by just coughing up the lead.” Anthony Rizzo and Harrison Bad er homered for the Yankees (18-17), who led 6-0 before Tampa Bay scored twice in the fth and ve times in the sixth to surge ahead 7-6. “A tough one, obviously,” Yankees maanger Aaron Boone said. “Dif cult.” Jose Siri and Christian Bethan court homered for the major league-best Rays (28-7), who improved to 19-3 at home. Last-place New York has lost 10 of its last 16 games and at 18-17 trails the Rays by 10 games. “This was a big one,” Rays man ager Kevin Cash said. “I know that our clubhouse is pretty excited and they should be.” The announced crowd of 32,142 was the largest at Tropicana Field since 40,135 for a game against San Francisco on June 17, 2016, accord ing to the Rays. Paredes broke a 7-7 tie with a one-out hit to right off Albert Abreu (1-1) that scored automatic runner Brandon Lowe. Aaron Hicks avoided Garrett Cleavinger’s tag attempt during a rundown between third and home on Gleyber Torres’ grounder to short stop with one out in the 10th but was thrown at the plate. Cleavinger took a tumble on the play, point to a leg and left the game with a limp. Cash said Cleavinger has a knee injury and will likely be placed on the injured list. Jalen Beeks (1-2) replaced Cleavinger and struck out Rizzo on a 3-2 pitch. Cole’s ERA rose to 2.09 from 1.35, which had been tied for the major league lead. He retired 13 of his rst 17 batters but allowed seven of his last nine to reach. After allowing a major league-high Special to the Chronicle Lecanto senior Mallory Mushlit recently signed to continue her soccer career with Huntingdon College in Montgomery, Alabama. Pictured, front row, from left, Lindey Mushlit, Mallory Mushlit and Deanna Mushlit. Back row, from left, Taylor Williams, Braeden Williams, Zoe Mushlit and Jo Ellen Knight. MUSHLIT SIGN WITH HUNTINGDON COLLEGE Steve Nesius / AP New York Yankees starting pitcher Gerrit Cole adjusts his sleeve after giving up a three-run home run to the Tampa Bay Rays’ Christian Bethancourt during the sixth inning on Sunday. Steve Nesius / AP The Tampa Bay Rays celebrate an 8-7 win over the New York Yankees on Sunday, in St. Petersburg.Hamlin bumps Larson for lead on final lap to win at Kansas City By DAVE SKRETTA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin had walked out of victory lane after win ning a thrilling NASCAR Cup Series duel over Kyle Larson with a last-lap pass at Kansas Speedway on Sunday just in time to hear his crew chief, Chris Gabehart, make a bold proclamation. “He’s the most talented race car driver in the world,” Gabe hart was saying. Awkward, because Gabehart wasn’t talking about his own driver. “Tells you what he thinks about me,” Hamlin said with a wry grin. Gabehart was talking about Larson, who was leading in the closing laps on a sizzling day in the heartland. But it was Hamlin who was better this time. He spent about 30 laps stalking Larson before making a couple of failed at tempts at the lead in the clos ing laps. Finally, heading onto the backstretch on the nal one, Hamlin pulled alongside Larson and made the slightest of contact, sending him bump ing into the outside wall and giving Hamlin a clear path to the nish line. The victory ended a 33-race winless drought for Hamlin dating to last year’s Coca-Co la 600. And along with giving Hamlin a record fourth win at Kansas, it gave Joe Gibbs Racing its 400th win overall in NASCAR’s top series. “I was sideways. He was sideways. I knew it was going to be close whether he could clear me,” Hamlin said. “I was grinding his left side, trying to keep the side-draft as much as I could. It’s such a super-sen sitive part and I hooked him at the end.” Hamlin said he planned to speak with Larson about the nish at some point. “I was really loose,” Larson said. “He was able to nal ly get my inside off two. It seemed he was side-drafting me aggressively. I don’t know if he nally got me turned sideways, but turned me into the outside wall and he got the win.” So what does Gabehart think of his own driver? “I’m so proud of Denny to work over – in my view – the most talented race car driver in the world,” he said. Larson nished second and William Byron, who was two laps down for more than 50 laps during the middle portion of the race, rallied to join his Hendrick Motorsports team mate in the top three. Bubba Wallace, who won the fall race at Kansas, was fourth while Ross Chastain rounded out the top ve before tempers ew on pit road. Chastain, who has drawn the ire of many drivers this season with his aggressiveness on the track, found himself in anoth er heated confrontation Sun day. He had gotten into Noah Gragson with about 60 laps to go and sent him for a spin, and Gragson walked up to the Trackhouse Racing driver af terward to make his displea sure known. Gragson put his hands on Chastain, who responded with a sweeping right hook that appeared to connect. Gragson tried to return the punch, but he was pulled away by securi ty and NASCAR ofcials. “I’m sick and tired of it,” Gragson said of Chastain’s driving style. “The guy runs into everyone. When you have guys like Chase Elliott and other guys telling you to beat his ass, everyone is just sick of him.” Chastain accepted some of the blame for the spin but didn’t have much to say about the punch. “I got tight off four for sure,” Chastain said. “Noah and I have a very similar attitude on the race track. We train to gether, we prepare together, we know every little bit about each other. I denitely crowd ed him out of four.” Hamlin took the opening stage for his second of the season, and Martin Truex Jr. nished second after his win in last Monday’s rain-delayed race at Dover. The top four spots and six of the top seven in the stage belonged to Toy ota. The second stage ended in a mess when a caution ew and the leaders pit with eight laps to go. Surging Panthers top Maple Leafs 3-2 in OT for 3-0 series lead By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press SUNRISE — Florida brief ly limited ticket sales for their series against Toronto to fans with U.S. credit cards, a decision that some Maple Leafs fans thought was de signed keep them from com ing to Games 3 and 4. The Panthers might be able to keep them from a Game 5 in Toronto, too. Sam Reinhart scored 3:02 into overtime and the Pan thers – who had to ght just to squeak into the play offs, then stunned Boston in Round 1 – are on the brink of their rst conference nals appearance since 1996. Florida topped Toronto 3-2 on Sunday night, taking a 3-0 lead in their Eastern Confer ence seminal series. “We’ve had a lot of guys stepping up at big moments,” Reinhart said. None bigger than he did to win it. Reinhart dumped the puck off the boards be hind the net to set up his game-winner, then headed behind the goal to take a pass back from Anton Lundell. Reinhart twirled his way to the front, tapped the puck home and just like that, Flor ida had its rst series lead in 27 years. “There’s a lot of things go ing our way,” said Florida defenseman Aaron Ekblad, whose team has won six consecutive playoff games for the rst time in franchise history. “We’re just trying to take it day by day ... just do ing the right things to make us successful.” Anthony Duclair and Carter Verhaeghe scored for Flor ida. Sam Lafferty and Erik Gustafsson scored for To ronto, which had plenty of fans there – ticket sales for all opened 24 hours after the online purchasing window opened last week. They left disappointed; Florida’s left thrilled. “They’ve been good,” Pan thers coach Paul Maurice said of Florida’s fans. “Now they’re excited.” Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 22 shots for the Panthers. Jo seph Woll stopped 18 of the 21 he faced for the Maple Leafs after he relieved starter Ilya Samsonov, who stopped all eight shots he saw before leaving early in the second period with an injury. Game 4 is Wednesday night, with Florida in posi tion for a sweep and a spot in the conference nals against Carolina or New Jersey. “Got to win one game,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. “That was the mission here tonight. Got to start with one and give yourself a chance. They’re in full control here; it’s up to us to make it uncomfortable for See RAYS , page B3 See NHL , page B3
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B2 Monday, May 8, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBTampa Bay 28 7 .800 —Baltimore 22 12 .647 5½Toronto 21 14 .600 7Boston 21 15 .583 7½New York 18 17 .514 10 Central Division W L Pct GBMinnesota 19 16 .543 —Cleveland 16 18 .471 2½Detroit 15 18 .455 3Chicago 12 23 .343 7Kansas City 9 26 .257 10 West Division W L Pct GBTexas 20 13 .606 —Los Angeles 19 16 .543 2Houston 17 17 .500 3½Seattle 17 17 .500 3½Oakland 8 27 .229 13 NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division W L Pct GBAtlanta 24 11 .686 —Miami 17 18 .486 7New York 17 18 .486 7Phila. 16 19 .457 8Washington 14 20 .412 9½ Central Division W L Pct GBPittsburgh 20 15 .571 —Milwaukee 19 15 .559 ½Chicago 17 17 .500 2½Cincinnati 14 20 .412 5½St. Louis 11 24 .314 9 West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 21 14 .600 —Arizona 19 15 .559 1½San Diego 18 17 .514 3San Francisco 15 18 .455 5Colorado 14 21 .400 7 AMERICAN LEAGUE SaturdayÂ’s Games Detroit 6, St. Louis 5, 10 inningsN.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2Cleveland 4, Minnesota 3Toronto 8, Pittsburgh 2Cincinnati 5, Chicago White Sox 3Boston 7, Phila. 4Atlanta 5, Baltimore 4Oakland 5, Kansas City 4Texas 10, L.A. Angels 1Seattle 7, Houston 5 SundayÂ’s Games Atlanta 3, Baltimore 2, 12 inningsCleveland 2, Minnesota 0Phila. 6, Boston 1Toronto 10, Pittsburgh 1Kansas City 5, Oakland 1Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 7, 10 inningsSt. Louis 12, Detroit 6Seattle 3, Houston 1Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati 4Texas 16, L.A. Angels 8 MondayÂ’s Games Detroit (Wentz 0-3) at Cleveland (Bibee 1-0), 6:10 p.m.Tampa Bay (McClanahan 6-0) at Baltimore (Gibson 4-1), 6:35 p.m.Oakland (Sears 0-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Cortes 3-2), 7:05 p.m.Chicago White Sox (Cease 2-1) at Kansas City (Greinke 1-4), 7:40 p.m.Houston (Brown 3-1) at L.A. Angels (Sando val 3-1), 9:38 p.m.Texas (Gray 1-1) at Seattle (Gilbert 1-1), 9:40 p.m. TuesdayÂ’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 6:35 p.m.Toronto at Phila., 6:40 p.m.Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 7:40 p.m.San Diego at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:38 p.m.Texas at Seattle, 9:40 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE SaturdayÂ’s Games Chicago Cubs 4, Miami 2Detroit 6, St. Louis 5, 10 inningsColorado 5, N.Y. Mets 2Toronto 8, Pittsburgh 2Cincinnati 5, Chicago White Sox 3San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 1Boston 7, Phila. 4Atlanta 5, Baltimore 4Arizona 8, Washington 7L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 1 SundayÂ’s Games Atlanta 3, Baltimore 2, 12 inningsPhila. 6, Boston 1Toronto 10, Pittsburgh 1Colorado 13, N.Y. Mets 6St. Louis 12, Detroit 6Miami 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 14 inningsMilwaukee 7, San Francisco 3Chicago White Sox 17, Cincinnati 4Washington 9, Arizona 8L.A. Dodgers 5, San Diego 2, 10 innings MondayÂ’s Games Colorado (Freeland 3-3) at Pittsburgh (Keller 3-1), 6:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Gonsolin 0-0) at Milwaukee (Peralta 3-2), 7:40 p.m.St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Stroman 2-2), 7:40 p.m.Miami (Garrett 1-1) at Arizona (Gallen 4-1), 9:40 p.m.Washington (Irvin 0-0) at San Francisco (De Sclafani 3-1), 9:45 p.m. TuesdayÂ’s Games Colorado at Pittsburgh, 6:35 p.m.N.Y. Mets at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.Toronto at Phila., 6:40 p.m.Boston at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m.L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m.San Diego at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m.St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 p.m.Miami at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Washington at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. TAMPA BAY 8, N.Y. YANKEES 7 (10) New York Tampa Bay ab r h bi ab r h bi Volpe ss 5 0 0 0 DÃaz 1b 4 1 1 1Torres 2b 6 0 2 1 Franco ss 5 0 1 0Rizzo dh 3 1 1 1 Arozarena lf 5 0 2 0LeMahieu 1b 5 1 2 0 B.Lowe 2b 5 1 0 0Bader cf 5 3 3 2 RamÃrez dh 5 1 2 0Kiner rf 3 0 0 0 Paredes 3b 5 1 2 2Bauers ph 2 0 0 0 Margot rf 2 1 0 0Cabrera 3b 3 0 2 1 J.Lowe ph 1 0 0 0Trevino c 4 1 0 1 Bethancort c 4 1 1 3Hicks lf 4 1 1 1 Siri cf 3 2 1 1Totals 40 7 11 7 Totals 39 8 10 7 New York 003 210 100 0 — 7 Tampa Bay 000 025 000 1 — 8 E Torres (2). LOB New York 12, Tampa Bay 7. 2B Hicks (1), Torres (6), Cabrera (5), RamÃrez (5), Paredes (7). 3B Bader (1). HR Rizzo (6), Bader (2), Siri (3), Bethancourt (6). SB Franco (8), Cabrera (5). SF Cabrera (2). IP H R ER BB SO New York Cole 5 8 6 5 2 6Cordero 1 0 1 1 1 1Holmes 1 0 0 0 0 2Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 2King 1 1 0 0 0 3Abreu L,1-1 1 / 3 1 1 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Guerra 1 1 0 0 1 1Fleming 5 7 6 6 4 1Thompson BS,0-1 1 2 1 1 1 2Adam 1 1 0 0 0 0Poche 1 0 0 0 1 1Cleavinger 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Beeks W,1-2 1 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Cole pitched to 4 batters in the 6th.WP Cordero, Fleming.Umpires Home, Will Little; First, Ryan Additon; Second, Dan Merzel; Third, Lance Barksdale.T 3:16. A 32,142 (25,025). KANSAS CITY 5, OAKLAND 1 Oakland Kansas City ab r h bi ab r h bi Ruiz cf 4 0 1 0 Witt Jr. ss 4 0 1 0Noda 1b 4 0 0 0 Pasquant dh 3 0 0 0Rooker lf 3 1 0 0 Perez c 4 3 3 1Aguilar dh 2 0 0 0 Melendez rf 4 1 1 0Bleday ph 2 0 1 0 Pratto 1b 4 1 1 2Laureano rf 4 0 1 1 M.Garcia 3b 4 0 1 1Pérez c 2 0 1 0 Massey 2b 2 0 1 1Diaz 2b 3 0 0 0 Eaton lf 4 0 0 0Smith 3b 3 0 0 0 Bradley cf 3 0 1 0Allen ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 30 1 4 1 Totals 32 5 9 5Oakland 000 100 000 — 1 Kansas City 100 100 03x — 5 LOB Oakland 4, Kansas City 6. 2B Prat to (2). HR Perez (7). SB Rooker (1). SF Massey (3). IP H R ER BB SO Oakland Miller L,0-2 6 5 2 2 1 5Fujinami 1 1 / 3 4 3 3 0 0 Long 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 0 Kansas City Yarbrough W,1-4 5 2 / 3 3 1 1 0 2 Hernández H,2 1 1 / 3 0 0 0 1 1 Chapman H,4 1 0 0 0 0 1Barlow 1 1 0 0 0 2HBP Miller (Massey), Yarbrough (Rooker). WP Miller.Umpires Home, Nic Lentz; First, Jeremie Rehak; Second, Paul Emmel; Third, Chad Fairchild.T 2:21. A 12,740 (38,427). CLEVELAND 2, MINNESOTA 0 Minnesota Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Kepler rf 4 0 0 0 Kwan lf 4 1 2 0Correa ss 4 0 0 0 Straw cf 4 1 1 0Polanco 2b 4 0 0 0 RamÃrez 3b 4 0 1 1Buxton dh 3 0 0 0 Naylor 1b 4 0 0 0Kirilloff 1b 2 0 1 0 Bell dh 4 0 2 1Gallo lf 2 0 0 0 Giménez 2b 3 0 0 0Miranda 3b 3 0 0 0 Arias ss 3 0 2 0Gordon cf 3 0 0 0 Brennan rf 3 0 0 0Vázquez c 2 0 0 0 Gallagher c 3 0 0 0Taylor pr 0 0 0 0 Jeffers c 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 0 1 0 Totals 32 2 8 2 Minnesota 000 000 000 — 0 Cleveland 200 000 00x — 2 DP Minnesota 0, Cleveland 1. LOB Min nesota 6, Cleveland 6. 2B Arias (2). SB Taylor (5). IP H R ER BB SO Minnesota Ryan L,5-1 6 8 2 2 0 4Pagán 1 0 0 0 0 0Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0Cleveland Quantrill W,2-2 7 1 0 0 3 4Karinchak H,8 1 0 0 0 1 1Clase S,12-15 1 0 0 0 1 1HBP Quantrill (Buxton).Umpires Home, Scott Barry; First, Adam Beck; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Gabe Morales.T 2:09. A 17,477 (34,788). MIAMI 5, CHICAGO CUBS 4 (14) Miami Chicago ab r h bi ab r h bi Chisholm cf 5 0 1 1 Hoerner 2b 6 1 1 1Soler dh 5 0 1 1 Swanson ss 6 0 0 0Hampson pr 1 1 0 0 Happ lf 6 1 2 1Arraez 2b 5 0 1 0 Bellinger cf 5 1 2 1Sánchez rf 6 0 1 0 Hosmer dh 4 0 1 1Gurriel 1b 6 1 1 1 Wisdom pr 0 0 0 0De Cruz lf 6 0 1 0 Velázquez rf 4 0 0 0Segura 3b 5 1 1 0 Mancini ph 2 0 0 0Stallings c 3 0 0 0 Mervis 1b 6 1 2 0Wendle ph 1 0 1 1 Madrigal 3b 6 0 2 0Fortes c 1 1 0 0 Amaya c 2 0 1 0Berti ss 4 1 1 0 Suzuki pr 0 0 0 0 Barnhart c 2 0 0 0Totals 48 5 9 4 Totals 49 4 11 4Miami 000 010 010 100 11 — 5 Chicago 000 000 002 100 10 — 4 DP Miami 1, Chicago 1. LOB Miami 9, Chicago 13. 2B Sánchez (4), Bellinger (9). 3B Wendle (1). HR Gurriel (3). SB Bellinger 2 (9), Berti (6), Wisdom (2). SF Chisholm Jr. (1). S Berti (2), Amaya (1), Wisdom (1). IP H R ER BB SO Miami Alcantara 8 1 / 3 9 2 2 0 9 Puk 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 2 Floro BS,1-3 1 1 1 0 0 0 Brazoban 1 0 0 0 1 0 Scott 1 0 0 0 0 1 Okert W,1-0 1 1 1 0 1 0 Nardi S,1-2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago Wesneski 6 5 1 1 0 6 Fulmer 1 0 0 0 0 1 Boxberger 1 2 1 1 1 1 Merryweather 1 0 0 0 0 0 Leiter Jr. 2 1 1 0 0 2 Alzolay L,1-2 3 1 2 0 0 0 HBP Floro (Amaya).Umpires Home, Alan Porter; First, Nate Tomlinson; Second, Sean Barber; Third, Jim Wolf.T 3:49. A 38,196 (41,363). COLORADO 13, N.Y. METS 6 Colorado New York ab r h bi ab r h bi Profar lf 5 1 2 1 Nimmo cf 3 1 0 0Grichuk dh 5 2 1 1 Lindor ss 3 1 0 0Bryant rf 5 1 2 3 McNeil rf 5 1 3 2Cron 1b 3 1 0 0 Alonso 1b 3 0 0 0McMahn 3b 4 1 1 0 Baty 3b 5 0 1 2Trejo 2b 5 2 2 0 Vogelbac dh 4 1 1 1Tovar ss 5 1 2 2 Canha lf 5 1 1 0Wynns c 3 1 1 2 Guillorme 2b 4 0 2 1Doyle cf 5 3 3 3 Ãlvarez c 3 1 1 0Totals 40 13 14 12 Totals 35 6 9 6 Colorado 102 070 102 — 13 New York 300 110 100 — 6 E Bryant (2). LOB Colorado 7, New York 10. 2B Profar (5), McMahon (9), Tovar (9), Trejo (5), Ãlvarez (2), Canha (7). HR Grichuk (1), Bryant (5), Doyle (1), Vogelbach (2). SB Doyle (5). SF Wynns (1). IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Feltner 3 1 / 3 4 4 4 6 3 Suter W,1-0 1 2 / 3 3 1 1 0 3 Mears 1 0 0 0 1 0 Bard 1 1 1 1 0 0 Hand 1 1 0 0 0 1 Lawrence 1 0 0 0 0 1 New York Lucchesi 4 4 3 3 3 4 Yacabonis L,2-1 1 / 3 3 5 5 2 0 Hunter 2 2 / 3 4 3 3 1 2 Brigham 1 0 0 0 0 1 Leone 1 3 2 2 0 0 HBP Feltner (Nimmo). WP Leone.Umpires Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, John Tump ane; Third, Alex MacKay.T 3:06. A 36,501 (42,136). TORONTO 10, PITTSBURGH 1 Toronto Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h bi Springer rf 5 0 1 0 Hayes 3b 4 1 2 0Lukes rf 0 0 0 0 Reynolds dh 5 0 0 0Bichette dh 5 2 2 0 Joe lf 4 0 1 0Varsho lf 5 1 2 2 Santana 1b 3 0 1 1 Chapman 3b 4 2 1 0 Castro ss 3 0 0 0Belt 1b 4 2 3 0 McCutch ph 0 0 0 0Merrifield 2b 5 1 2 4 Marcano ss 0 0 0 0Jansen c 5 1 2 2 Suwinski cf 4 0 0 0Kiermaier cf 5 1 2 2 Andujar rf 4 0 1 0Espinal ss 4 0 0 0 Mathias 2b 2 0 1 0 Bae ph-2b 2 0 0 0 Delay c 4 0 2 0Totals 42 10 15 10 Totals 35 1 8 1 Toronto 103 010 005 — 10 Pittsburgh 000 000 010 — 1 E Castro (7). LOB Toronto 8, Pittsburgh 10. 2B Varsho (7), Kiermaier (5), Belt (7), Jansen (3), Mathias (2), Andujar (1), Joe (10). HR Merrield (1), Varsho (5), Kiermaier (2). SB Hayes 2 (5), Santana (4). IP H R ER BB SO Toronto Kikuchi W,5-0 6 1 / 3 4 0 0 2 3 GarcÃa 1 3 1 1 1 1 Romano H,1 2 / 3 0 0 0 0 1 Pearson 1 1 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh Contreras L,3-3 5 9 5 5 3 4 Moreta 1 0 0 0 0 1 Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 2 De Jong 2 6 5 5 0 1 GarcÃa pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.WP De Jong.Umpires Home, Jansen Visconti; First, Cory Blaser; Second, Clint Vondrak; Third, Carlos Torres.T 2:46. A 21,655 (38,753). ST. LOUIS 12, DETROIT 6 Detroit St. Louis ab r h bi ab r h bi Vierling rf 5 0 0 0 Nootbaar rf 5 0 1 2Báez ss 4 0 1 0 Goldscht 1b 5 4 4 4Greene cf 4 0 0 0 Gorman 2b 3 1 0 0Torkelson 1b 4 2 2 1 Arenado 3b 5 1 0 1Ibáñez 3b 2 0 1 0 Contreras dh 5 1 0 0Maton ph 2 0 0 0 Donovan lf 3 1 2 3Haase lf 4 1 1 0 Carlson cf 4 1 1 0Cabrera dh 4 1 2 1 Edman ss 3 1 0 1Schoop 2b 2 0 0 0 Knizner c 4 2 2 1McKinsty ph 1 1 0 0 Rogers c 4 1 1 4 Totals 36 6 8 6 Totals 37 12 10 12 Detroit 000 105 000 — 6 St. Louis 111 007 02x — 12 E Báez 2 (4), Maton 2 (3), Edman (5). LOB Detroit 4, St. Louis 5. 2B Ibáñez (3), Knizner 2 (2). HR Torkelson (3), Rogers (4), Gold schmidt 3 (7), Donovan (3). SB Gorman (3), Goldschmidt (4). SF Edman (1). IP H R ER BB SO Detroit Faedo 4 2 / 3 3 3 2 0 1 Alexander 1 / 3 1 2 2 0 0 Englert L,1-2 BS 1 / 3 3 5 1 0 1 Holton 2 2 / 3 3 2 2 1 1 St. Louis Matz 5 1 / 3 5 1 1 0 2 Naile H,1 1 / 3 2 3 0 0 0 Romero W,1-0 1 / 3 1 2 2 1 0 VerHagen 2 0 0 0 0 3 Helsley 1 0 0 0 0 1 HBP Alexander (Gorman), Holton (Donovan). WP Holton.Umpires Home, Quinn Wolcott; First, Manny Gonzalez; Second, Junior Valentine; Third, Adrian Johnson.T 2:43. A 44,465 (44,494). PHILADELPHIA 6, BOSTON 1 Boston Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h bi Verdugo rf 4 0 0 0 Stott 2b 4 1 1 0Yoshida dh 4 0 2 0 T.Turner ss 3 1 1 0Tapia lf 4 0 1 0 Harrison 3b 0 0 0 0Devers 3b 3 0 0 0 Harper dh 3 2 1 0Duran cf 3 0 0 0 Castellano rf 4 1 1 1Casas 1b 2 1 1 1 Schwarber lf 3 1 2 3J.Turner ph 1 0 0 0 Guthrie pr 0 0 0 0Valdez 2b 2 0 0 0 Realmuto c 4 0 2 2Dalbec ph 1 0 0 0 Bohm 1b 4 0 0 0Hernándz ss 3 0 1 0 Marsh cf 3 0 0 0Wong c 3 0 0 0 Sosa 3b-ss 3 0 1 0Totals 30 1 5 1 Totals 31 6 9 6Boston 000 010 000 — 1 Philadelphia 000 202 02x — 6 LOB Boston 2, Philadelphia 4. 2B Hernán dez (7), Castellanos (13). HR Casas (4), Schwarber (8). SB Realmuto (5). IP H R ER BB SO Boston Houck L,3-2 5 2 / 3 5 3 3 1 4 Bleier 1 / 3 1 1 1 0 0 Brasier 1 1 0 0 0 1 Littell 1 2 2 2 2 0 Philadelphia Walker W,3-2 6 3 1 1 0 6 Alvarado H,4 1 1 0 0 0 0 Strahm S,1-1 2 1 0 0 0 3 Umpires Home, Charlie Ramos; First, Ramon De Jesus; Second, Doug Eddings; Third, Lance Barrett.T 2:14. A 44,669 (42,901). MILWAUKEE 7, SAN FRANCISCO 3 Milwaukee San Francisco ab r h bi ab r h bi Yelich lf 5 2 2 1 Wade Jr. 1b 5 0 2 1 Winker dh 4 1 1 0 Estrada ss 5 1 3 1Adames ss 3 1 2 4 Haniger lf 5 0 2 0Tellez 1b 4 1 1 0 Pederson dh 5 0 0 0Contreras c 5 1 3 2 Flores 3b 4 0 2 0Anderson 3b 4 0 1 0 Conforto rf 4 0 0 0Turang 2b 3 0 1 0 Sabol c 4 1 3 0Taylor rf 4 0 1 0 Slater cf 2 1 0 0Wiemer cf 3 1 0 0 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 Stevensn cf 0 0 0 0 Wisely 2b 4 0 1 1Totals 35 7 12 7 Totals 39 3 13 3 Milwaukee 021 020 002 — 7San Francisco 020 000 001 — 3E Estrada (3). DP Milwaukee 1, San Fran cisco 3. LOB Milwaukee 8, San Francisco 10. 2B Flores (4), Sabol (2). HR Contreras (2), Adames (6), Estrada (6). SB Turang (5), Wiemer (5), Yelich (6). SF Adames (3). IP H R ER BB SO Milwaukee Houser 4 2 / 3 7 2 2 1 5 Milner 2 / 3 2 0 0 0 2 Payamps W,1-0 1 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 3 Strzelecki H,9 1 2 0 0 0 3 Williams 1 1 1 1 0 1 San Francisco Stripling L,0-2 5 7 5 5 2 3 Junis 3 2 0 0 3 2 Waites 1 3 2 1 0 1 HBP Junis (Adames). WP Houser.Umpires Home, Jeremy Riggs; First, Edwin Moscoso; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, David Rackley.T 2:51. A 34,603 (41,915). TEXAS 16, L.A. ANGELS 8 Texas Los Angeles ab r h bi ab r h bi Semien 2b 6 1 2 1 Ward lf 3 1 1 1Grossman rf 5 0 0 1 Trout cf 4 2 1 0Lowe 1b 4 2 1 1 Phillips cf 1 0 0 0Miller 1b 1 0 1 0 Ohtani dh 3 1 2 1GarcÃa dh 4 2 3 3 Rendon 3b 3 1 2 4Jung 3b 6 2 1 0 Renfroe rf 4 1 1 2Heim c 4 2 2 0 Drury 1b 5 0 0 0León ph-c 1 0 0 0 Urshela ss 5 1 3 0Duran ss 5 2 2 2 Rengifo 2b 5 0 0 0Taveras cf 5 2 4 4 Thaiss c 4 1 3 0Jankowski lf 1 1 0 0 J.Smith lf 3 2 1 2 Totals 45 16 17 14 Totals 37 8 13 8 Texas 034 400 500 — 16 Los Angeles 302 200 001 — 8 E Urshela (3), Rendon (6), Thaiss (4). DP Texas 2, Los Angeles 0. LOB Texas 8, Los Angeles 9. 2B Semien (9), GarcÃa (5), Tav eras (6), Miller (2). HR Duran (4), J.Smith (2), GarcÃa (9), Rendon (1), Renfroe (8). SB GarcÃa (2), J.Smith (1), Taveras (2). SF Grossman (3), Renfroe (2). IP H R ER BB SO Texas Pérez 3 2 / 3 8 7 7 3 2 Sborz W,1-1 2 2 0 0 1 1 Ragans 2 1 / 3 1 0 0 2 2 Leclerc 1 2 1 1 0 1 Los Angeles Suarez L,1-2 2 2 / 3 6 7 7 3 3 Silseth 3 1 / 3 5 6 3 2 3 Devenski 2 5 3 3 0 3 Lamb 1 1 0 0 0 0 Sborz pitched to 3 batters in the 6th.WP Ragans.Umpires Home, Nestor Ceja; First, Emil Jimenez; Second, Ryan Blakney; Third, Bri an OÂ’Nora.T 3:06. A 41,641 (45,517). SEATTLE 3, HOUSTON 1 Houston Seattle ab r h bi ab r h bi Dubón 2b 4 0 0 0 RodrÃguez cf 4 1 1 1Bregman 3b 4 0 0 0 T.France 1b 3 0 2 0Alvarez dh 4 0 2 0 Kelenic rf 4 1 1 0J.Abreu 1b 4 1 1 0 Suárez 3b 4 1 2 0Tucker rf 3 0 1 1 Raleigh c 4 0 0 0Peña ss 3 0 0 0 Hernándz dh 3 0 1 0Julks lf 3 0 1 0 Crawford ss 4 0 2 0Meyers cf 3 0 0 0 Caballero 2b 3 0 1 0Maldonado c 3 0 1 0 Trammell lf 3 0 1 0Totals 31 1 6 1 Totals 32 3 11 1Houston 000 000 100 — 1 Seattle 002 010 00x — 3 E J.Abreu (3). DP Houston 4, Seattle 1. LOB Houston 4, Seattle 10. 2B J.Abreu (5), T.France (10), Suárez (5), Kelenic (10). HR RodrÃguez (6). IP H R ER BB SO Houston Bielak L,0-1 4 2 / 3 10 3 2 2 0 Gage 1 / 3 0 0 0 2 1 Martinez 1 0 0 0 0 2 Maton 1 1 0 0 0 0 B.Abreu 1 0 0 0 0 3 Seattle Miller W,1-0 6 2 0 0 1 5 Speier H,5 1 / 3 2 1 1 0 0 Brash H,4 2 / 3 1 0 0 0 2 Gott H,6 1 0 0 0 0 2 Topa S,1-2 1 1 0 0 0 1 HBP Martinez (T.France). WP Bielak.Umpires Home, Phil Cuzzi; First, Mark Rip perger; Second, Shane Livensparger; Third, Dan Bellino.T 2:42. A 42,277 (47,929). MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL THIS DATE IN BASEBALL STANDINGS AND SCORES May 8 1929 – Carl Hubbell of the New York Giants pitched a no-hitter against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the first by a left-hander in the majors in 13 seasons. 1935 – In the first game of a doubleheader, Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinnati Reds hit four doubles in consecutive innings (sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth) off four different Phillies pitch ers. Lombardi also singled to send the Reds past Phil adelphia 15-4. 1963 – A Stan Musial home run against the Dodgers gives him 1,357 extra-base hits, surpassing Babe RuthÂ’s major league record. He will get 20 more; his record will later be bro ken by Hank Aaron. 1963 – Pirates LF Willie StargellÂ’s first major league homer and Cubs P Bob BuhlÂ’s first major league hit in 88 at-bats highlight a 9-5 Chicago win over Pitts burgh. 1983 – Darryl Strawberry gets his first major league hit, a single, in a 10-5 Mets win over the Reds. 1984 – MinnesotaÂ’s Kirby Puckett had four singles in his first major league game, and the Twins beat the California Angels 5-0. 1998 – Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire hits his 400th career home run in a 9-2 loss to the Mets. He is the 27th player to reach 400, and does so in fewer at bats than anyone in his tory, 4,726. Babe Ruth had taken 127 more at-bats, having held the old record. 2001 – Randy Johnson became the third pitcher to strike out 20 in nine innings, but didnÂ’t finish the game in which the Arizona Diamondbacks beat Cincin nati 4-3 in 11 innings. Johnson, the first left-hander to strike out 20, missed a chance to join Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood as the record-holders for a nine-inning game because Arizona could not finish off the Reds in regu lation. 2012 – Josh Hamilton became the 16th player to hit four home runs in a game. His four two-run drives carried the Texas Rangers to a 10-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles.GoldschmidtÂ’s 3 homers help Cardinals stop 8-game skid By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ST. LOUIS — Paul Gold schmidt homered three times, and the St. Louis Cardinals stopped an eight-game losing streak with a 12-6 win over the Detroit Tigers on Sunday. Goldschmidt, had four hits and four RBIs in his third three-homer game, the rst since March 29, 2019, against Milwaukee. He hit solo homers in the rst and third innings off Alex Faedo and a two-run drive in the eighth against Ty ler Holton. Brendan Donovan hit a three-run homer off Mason Englert (1-2) for an 8-6 lead in a seven-run sixth. Jake Rogers hit a grand slam in a ve-run sixth for the Tigers, whose ve-game winning steak was stopped. Spencer Torkelson also homered for Detroit. Drew VerHagen (2-0) pitched two perfect innings. ––– Rockies 13, Mets 6 NEW YORK – Brenton DoyleÂ’s first big league home run capped a seven-run fifth inning and the Mets lost for the 11th time in 14 games to fall to 17-18 – dropping under .500 for the first time since they were 3-4. Jurickson Profar and Kris Bryant had RBI hits in the third, and BryantÂ’s two-run homer sparked the big fifth inning against Jimmy Yacabonis (1-2), who allowed five runs while recording one out. Tovar had a two-run double and Austin Wynns deliv ered an RBI single before DoyleÂ’s two-run shot. Guardians 2, Twins 0 CLEVELAND – ClevelandÂ’s Cal Quantrill had a no-hit bid broken up by Alex Kirill offÂ’s two-out single in seventh. Quantrill (2-2) allowed one hit in seven innings, and James Karinchak and Emmanuel Clase finished with hitless relief. Clase got his 12th save. José RamÃrez and Josh Bell had RBI singles in the first off Joe Ryan (5-1). Braves 3, Orioles 2, 12 innings ATLANTA – Michael Harris II hit a game-ending double off Cionel Pérez (1-1) as Atlanta won two of three from Balti more, which lost consecutive games for the first time since April 8-9. Braves right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. brought a roar from the sellout crowd of 40,800 at Truist Park in the 11th when he caught Adam FrazierÂ’s 322-foot flyout and made a one-hop throw to third baseman Austin Riley, who tagged Austin Hays for a double play. Michael Tonkin (3-1) pitched two per fect innings. Phillies 6, Red Sox 1 PHILADELPHIA – Kyle Schwarber hom ered after being dropped from leadoff to fifth in the batting order, and Philadelphia stopped a six-game skid and ended Bos tonÂ’s eight-game winning streak. J.T. Realmuto singled twice and drove in two runs for the defending NL champi ons who won for the first time since Bryce HarperÂ’s return to the lineup on Tuesday. Taijuan Walker (3-2) allowed one run and three hits in six innings with six strike outs. Royals 5, Athletics 1 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Salvador Perez went 3 for 4 with a 462-foot homer over the left-field fountains and Kansas City avoided being swept in the series between teams with the worst records in the major leagues. The Royals (9-26) lost two of three to the AÂ’s (8-27). Ryan Yarbrough (1-4) pitched 5 2 / 3 innings and allowed one run and three hits. He left getting hit on the face by a liner that was 106.2 mph off the bat of Ryan Noda. Mason Miller (0-2) gave up two runs and five hits in six innings. Blue Jays 10, Pirates 1 PITTSBURGH – Whit Merrifield had four RBIs, three on his first home run this sea son, and Toronto finished a three-game sweep that extended the PiratesÂ’ losing streak to seven following a 20-8 start. Merrifield put the Blue Jays ahead with a run-scoring infield single in the first fol lowing a 95-minute rain delay and opened a 4-0 lead in the third when he sent a hanging curveball from Roansy Contreras (3-3) into the left-field bleachers. T Yusei Kikuchi (5-0) allowed four hits in 6 1 / 3 scoreless innings after giving up five runs in just 4 1 / 3 innings to the Boston Red Sox on May 2. Cubs 5, Marlins 4, 14 innings CHICAGO – Garrett Hampson scored on a 14th-inning balk by Adbert Alzolay (1-2), ending the longest game in the major leagues this season and stopping MiamiÂ’s five-game losing streak. Steven Okert (1-0) got three outs for the win, and Andrew Nardi pitched the 14th for his first career save. Yuli Gurriel hit his third homer for Miami, which was outscored 34-12 during its losing streak. White Sox 11, Reds 4 CINCINNATI – Hanser Alberto had four hits with a career-high four RBIs and Chi cago opened a big lead with an 11-run second, its biggest inning since an 11-run fifth at Kansas City on Sept. 17, 2007. Alberto and Gavin Sheets homered in the second. Graham Ashcraft (2-1) gave up eight runs and six hits in 1 1 / 3 innings. The Reds had not allowed that many runs in an inning since a 13-run fourth inning on April 13, 2003. Michael Kopech (1-3) gave up eight hits in six innings, allowing his runs on solo homers by Jonathan India, Jose Barrero, Tyler Stephenson and Wil Myers. Mariners 3, Astros 1 SEATTLE – Bryce Miller (1-0) gave up two hits over six shutout innings for his first major league win, Justin Topa worked around a leadoff single in the ninth for his first big league save and Seattle took two of three from the World Series champions. First baseman José Abreu made a run-scoring error in a two-run third inning and Matt Gage committed a bases-loaded balk when he relieved Brandon Bielak (0-1) in the fifth. The Astros have lost three straight series and are 17-17. Julio RodrÃguez, in a 1-for-18 slide, hit a career-long, 454-foot homer for the Mari ners, who have won six of seven. Brewers 7, Giants 3 SAN FRANCISCO – Willy Adames and William Contreras hit two-run homers, and Milwaukee ended a six-game losing streak while stopping San FranciscoÂ’s four-game winning streak. Joel Payamps (1-0) struck out three in 1 2 / 3 innings. Ross Stripling (0-2) allowed five runs and seven hits in five innings. Rangers 16, Angels 8 ANAHEIM, Calif. – Leody Taveras had a career-high four hits along with four RBIs and Adolis GarcÃa hit his team-leading ninth homer as Texas overcame a 3-0 deficit and won its second straight after losing the series opener. Garcia leads the major leagues with 36 RBIs. Ezequiel Duran and Josh H. Smith also went deep. Taveras drove in four runs for the Rangers, who scored 26 runs in the last two games after losing FridayÂ’s series opener 5-4 in 10 innings. Josh Sborz (1-1) pitched two scoreless innings. José Suarez (1-2) gave up seven runs, and three walks in 2 2 / 3 innings. Nationals 9, Diamondbacks 8 PHOENIX – Joey Meneses hit a threerun homer in the ninth inning off Miguel Castro (1-1) and had four RBIs after Wash ington rallied from a four-run deficit to take an 8-6 lead. Erasmo RamÃrez (2-1) didnÂ’t allow a baserunner in 1 1 / 3 innings and Hunter Harvey worked around a walk in ninth for his first save since 2019 at Double-A Bowie to prevent ArizonaÂ’s first sweep of the Nationals since 2009. Tom Gannam / AP The St. Louis CardinalsÂ’ Paul Goldschmidt watches his solo home run, his third of the day, in the ninth inning of Sun dayÂ’s game against the Detroit Tigers, in St. Louis. The Cardinals won, 12-6.
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 8, 2023 B3 NBA SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Monday, May 1 Phila. 119, Boston 115Denver 97, Phoenix 87 Tuesday, May 2 New York 111, Miami 105L.A. Lakers 117, Golden State 112 Wednesday, May 3 Boston 121, Phila. 87 Thursday, May 4 Golden State 127, L.A. Lakers 100 Friday, May 5 Boston 114, Phila. 102Phoenix 121, Denver 114 Saturday, May 6 Miami 105, New York 86, Miami leads se ries 2 – 1L.A. Lakers 127, Golden State 97, L.A. Lak ers lead series 2 – 1 Sunday, May 7 Phila. 116, Boston 115, OT, series tied 2 – 2Phoenix 129, Denver 124, series tied 2 – 2 Monday, May 8 New York at Miami, 7:30 p.m.Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Phila. at Boston, 7:30 p.m.Phoenix at Denver, 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 Miami at New York, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Golden State, 10 p.m. Thursday, May 11 Boston at Phila., 1 p.m.Denver at Phoenix, TBA Friday, May 12 x-New York at Miami, TBAx-Golden State at L.A. Lakers, TBA NHL SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7 x-if necessary) Tuesday, May 2 Florida 4, Toronto 2Seattle 5, Dallas 4, OT Wednesday, May 3 Carolina 5, New Jersey 1Vegas 6, Edmonton 4 Thursday, May 4 Florida 3, Toronto 2Dallas 4, Seattle 2, series tied 1 – 1 Friday, May 5 Carolina 6, New Jersey 1 Saturday, May 6 Edmonton 5, Vegas 1, series tied 1 – 1 Sunday, May 7 New Jersey 8, Carolina 4, Carolina leads series 2-1Florida 3, Toronto 2, Florida leads series 3-0Dallas at Seattle Monday, May 8 Vegas at Edmonton, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 9 Carolina at New Jersey, 7 p.m.Dallas at Seattle, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 10 Toronto at Florida, 7 p.m.Vegas at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Thursday, May 11 x-New Jersey at Carolina, TBASeattle at Dallas, TBA Friday, May 12 x-Florida at Toronto, TBAEdmonton at Vegas, TBA AUTO RACING NASCAR Cup Series AdventHealth 400 Results Sunday At Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kan. Lap length: 1.50 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (8) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 51 points.2. (2) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 38.3. (1) William Byron, Chevrolet, 267, 34.4. (17) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 267, 37.5. (3) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 267, 34.6. (6) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 41.7. (21) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 267, 30.8. (4) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 267, 38.9. (5) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 267, 35.10. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 31.11. (13) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 267, 26.12. (33) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 267, 25.13. (18) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 24.14. (27) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 267, 29.15. (9) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 267, 28.16. (10) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 267, 24.17. (14) Chris Buescher, Ford, 267, 25.18. (30) Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 267, 19.19. (20) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 18.20. (24) Corey Lajoie, Chevrolet, 267, 17.21. (19) Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 267, 23.22. (26) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 18.23. (35) JJ Yeley, Ford, 266, 0.24. (32) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 266, 13.25. (29) Josh Berry, Chevrolet, 266, 0.26. (23) Michael McDowell, Ford, 266, 20.27. (28) Ryan Preece, Ford, 266, 10.28. (34) Brennan Poole, Ford, 264, 0.29. (22) Noah Gragson, Chevrolet, 262, 16. MLB 6:30 p.m. (SUN) : Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles 7:30 p.m. (MLBN): St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs or Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers9:30 p.m. (BSF) : Miami Marlins at Arizona Diamondbacks NBA PLAYOFFS 7:30 p.m. (TNT): New York Knicks at Miami Heat 10 p.m. (TNT): Golden State Warriors at L.A. 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He was 73. Oakland did not announce a cause of death. Blue had used a walking stick to as sist his movement at a 50th anniversary of the 1973 Oakland AthleticsÂ’ champi onship team on April 16. “He was engaging. He was personable. He was caring,” ex-teammate Reggie Jack son said during an interview with The Associated Press on Sunday. Blue was voted the 1971 American League Cy Young Award and Most Valuable Player after going 24-8 with a 1.82 ERA and 301 strikeouts with 24 complete games, eight of them shut outs. He was 22 at when he won MVP, the youngest to win the award. He remains among just 11 pitchers to win MVP and Cy Young in the same year. Blue nished 209-161 with a 3.27 ERA, 2,175 strikeouts, 143 complete games and 37 shutouts over 17 seasons with Oakland (1969-77), San Francisco (1978-81, 85-86) and Kan sas City (1982-83). He ap peared on the Hall of Fame ballot four times, receiving his most support at 8.7 per cent in 1993, far short of the 75 percent needed. A six-time All-Star and three-time 20-game winner, Blue helped pitch the AÂ’s to consecutive World Series ti tles from 1972-74. Harden makes winning 3 in OT, 76ers tie series with Celtics By DAN GELSTON Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — James Harden hit a oat er with 16 seconds left in regulation that tied the game, buried the go-ahead 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining in overtime and scored 42 points to help the Sixers stave off a wild Bos ton Celtics comeback in a 116-115 victory on Sunday. The 76ers tied their play off series at 2-2 – with Game 5 set for Tuesday. Harden won the game in front of John Hao, a par alyzed Michigan State shooting survivor who de veloped a long-distance friendship with the 10-time All-Star. Harden invited Hao to a game as soon as he was able to travel. “HeÂ’s strong, heÂ’s bounc ing back, heÂ’s recovering very well,” Harden said. “I feel like itÂ’s my job to give him that light, that smile that he deserves. Hopeful ly today was one of those days where he can smile.” Harden waved over Hao and signed his game-worn sneakers moments after Marcus SmartÂ’s potential winner was a tick too late. The 76ers are now guar anteed to return home for Game 6 on Thursday. Jaylen Brown said his poor defensive read when he ditched Harden to try and double Joel Embiid was a pivotal moment. “ItÂ’s a gamble at the wrong time and a big shot by James Harden,” he said. “ThatÂ’s my fault. I take full accountability.” The Celtics did almost all they could to snuff out that chance. Smart and Jayson Tatum keyed a Celtics rally from 15 points down with 2 minutes left in the third quarter. BostonÂ’s fun began in the fourth when Smart and Brown buried consecutive 3-pointers and Tatum at tacked the rim for a bucket that wiped out an eight-point hole in 90 seconds. Al Horford put them ahead 98-90 – on a possession that started on the other end when Tyrese Maxey had his shot blocked – and shim mied for the crowd as boos rained on him. Yes, the 76ers had home court but fans tensed up as memories all those sec ond-round exits since 2001 stirred inside the building. Smart and Malcolm Brog don hit consecutive 3s for a 105-100 lead. But it was P.J. Tucker, the heart and guts of the Sixers, who again did the dirty work on a defensive rebound and a bucket. He made the free throw with 1:05 left and the tie game gave the Sixers new life. Smart hit two free throws and Harden tied it 107-all to guarantee a thriller. The Sixers were on the brink of defeat numerous times over the nal 17 min utes, none more than when Embiid crashed into Smart on a driving, one-handed bank shot with 1:49 left in overtime and was whistled for an offensive foul. The play was reviewed and the call stood. Boston kept its 112-111 lead Embiid, the NBA MVP who had 34 points and 13 rebounds, kept his com posure and eventually got to the line to sink two free throws with 59 seconds left and the season in the bal ance. Tatum – who struggled to score early but nished with 24 points, 18 re bounds, six assists and four blocks – hit a step-back 3 for a 115-113 lead. Harden made sure Boston would never challenge again. Matt Slocum / AP The Philadelphia 76ersÂ’ James Harden celebrates after Game 4 of the NBAÂ’s Eastern Conference semifinals against the Boston Celtics, on Sunday in Philadelphia. The 76ers won 116-115.33 homers last year, Cole didnÂ’t allow one in his rst 51 innings before Siti homered in the fth. Yan dy DÃaz scored later in the inning when second base man Gleyber Torres made a tumbling grab shallow right eld on Wander FrancoÂ’s hit but followed with an er rant throw to third base. “It motivates everyone,” Siri said. “It was a key mo ment at that point in the game that we had to take advantage of it and start scoring some runs.” Paredes hit an RBI dou ble in the sixth ahead of BethancourtÂ’s three-run homer, that tied the score 6-6. Siri walked and stole second, and sprinted home when reliever Jimmy Cordero failed to look at him after elding DÃazÂ’s grounder near the rst-base line and throwing to rst for the out. “Obviously, got to be more aware in that situa tion,” Boone said. Jose Trevino hit an RBI grounder in the seventh. Cole was allowed six runs and eight hits in ve-plus innings. It was the rst time this season he as given up more than two runs and his ERA climbed from 1.35 to 2.09. Cole, who is 2-8 in reg ular-season games against the Rays, said he lost com mand of his secondary pitchers and hasnÂ’t pin pointed the problem. Rizzo had a solo homer and Bader added a two-run drive off Josh Fleming in the third. Hicks got his rst extra-base hit this season, coming on his 57th at-bat, with an RBI double in a two-run fourth. He scored on TorresÂ’ two-base hit. New York took a 6-0 lead when Bader tripled in the fourth and scored on Os waldo CabreraÂ’s sacrice y.Up nextRays: LHP Shane Mc Clanahan (6-0) will face Baltimore RHP Kyle Gibson (4-1) on Monday night. RAYSFrom page B1 them and not go away. We still have tremendous belief in our group.” ReinhartÂ’s goal for that 3-0 lead means itÂ’s time for the Maple Leafs to spend the next three days hear ing about the most dreaded of stats three games into a best-of-seven – the one about how only four clubs have erased such a decit in hockey history. Toronto is one of those four, coming from 3-0 down to beat De troit in the 1942 Cup nal. “Obviously, itÂ’s do-or-die now,” Leafs center Aus ton Matthews said. “So, it starts with one game.” And they may have a new starting goalie as well. Samsonov left the ice 37 seconds into the second period with an undisclosed injury. He was ruled out be fore the third period started and Keefe had no postgame update on his condition. The play started with Samsonov stopping a shot by Duclair, as Verhaeghe came down the slot chasing the rebound. Verhaeghe got tripped by TorontoÂ’s Luke Schenn, and Schenn also crashed into Samsonov on the same play. Samsonov remained down for more than a min ute, eventually got to his feet and skated to the To ronto bench – going direct ly down the tunnel to the Maple LeafsÂ’ locker room. Woll replaced Samsonov, coming in cold to face the Florida power play. Woll stopped the rst shot he faced, but Duclair scored with 1 second left on the power play to tie the game at 1-1. Toronto led 1-0 and 2-1, only to see Florida come back with the tying goal each time. Lafferty one-timed a pass from David Kampf home just 2:26 into the contest to nish off a 2-on-1 and open the scoring. GustafssonÂ’s wrister made it 2-1 when it caromed in off Marc Sta alÂ’s stick midway through the second. Verhaeghe tied it 5 minutes later and to the third they went, tied at 2-2. It stayed that way until Reinhart decided theyÂ’d played enough.Around the rinkMatthews took a puck off the outside of his right wrist in the third period, was shaken up and remained in the game – appearing to not even miss a shift. ... To ronto is now 34-47 all-time in Game 3s. Florida is now 5-8. ... There were only two penalties called in regula tion, both against Toronto in the second period.Woll tiesThere is one big tie be tween Woll and the Pan thers – he was Boston Col legeÂ’s go-to netminder for three years, before Spencer Knight took over for the Eagles in the 2019-20 sea son. Knight has been with the Panthers for parts of three seasons and has been out since February in the NHLÂ’s player assistance program.The captainMiami Heat captain Ud onis Haslem – wearing a Duclair jersey – was at the game with some teammates including Heat guard Gabe Vincent, and did his part to get fans engaged by beating a drum at one end of the rink shortly before game time. “I got cool with Duclair a couple years ago, and told him that when I had time I would come out,” said Haslem, whose Heat lead New York in a sec ond-round series 2-1 with Game 4 in Miami on Mon day. “ItÂ’s amazing here right now. South Florida sports, we always feel like the underdogs, but these guys on the Panthers, the heart they play with, itÂ’s in spiring to see.” NHLFrom page B1 30. (25) Harrison Burton, Ford, 261, 7.31. (15) Austin Cindric, Ford, 260, 6.32. (31) Chase Briscoe, Ford, 260, 5.33. (36) Josh Bilicki, Chevrolet, 260, 4.34. (7) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, accident, 176, 11.35. (16) Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, accident, 162, 2.36. (12) Christopher Bell, Toyota, accident, 157, 6. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 117.6 mphTime of Race: 3 hours, 24 minutes, 24 sec onds.Margin of Victory: 1.307 seconds.Caution Flags: 11 for 57 laps.Lead Changes: 37 among 12 drivers. GOLF PGA Tour Wells Fargo Championship Sunday At Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, N.C. Yardage: 7,448; Par: 71 Final Round Wyndham Clark, $3,600,000 67-67-63-68—265 -19Xander Schauffele, $2,180,000 66-69-64-70—269 -15Harris English, $1,180,000 71-66-66-69—272 -12Tyrrell Hatton, $1,180,000 69-65-68-70—272 -12Tommy Fleetwood, $772,500 65-71-67-70—273 -11Adam Scott, $772,500 67-68-67-71—273 -11Michael Kim, $675,000 68-68-69-69—274 -10Corey Conners, $525,000 70-69-66-70—275 -9Max Homa, $525,000 70-67-68-70—275 -9Sungjae Im, $525,000 69-66-68-72—275 -9Kyoung-Hoon Lee, $525,000 66-70-71-68—275 -9Denny McCarthy, $525,000 71-67-71-66—275 -9Brendon Todd, $525,000 71-68-65-71—275 -9Rickie Fowler, $355,000 71-68-68-69—276 -8Justin Thomas, $355,000 68-67-70-71—276 -8Jimmy Walker, $355,000 72-68-68-68—276 -8Gary Woodland, $355,000 69-69-67-71—276 -8Seamus Power, $285,000 69-70-67-71—277 -7Alex Smalley, $285,000 73-65-68-71—277 -7 Kevin Streelman, $285,000 66-71-70-70—277 -7Patrick Cantlay, $235,000 67-71-71-69—278 -6Dylan Wu, $235,000 72-65-69-72—278 -6Tony Finau, $185,000 71-69-70-69—279 -5Emiliano Grillo, $185,000 67-73-68-71—279 -5Tom Kim, $185,000 67-73-68-71—279 -5Matt Kuchar, $185,000 72-67-68-72—279 -5Doug Ghim, $134,125 71-69-67-73—280 -4Mark Hubbard, $134,125 72-69-67-72—280 -4Stephan Jaeger, $134,125 70-70-70-70—280 -4Nate Lashley, $134,125 68-66-71-75—280 -4Taylor Moore, $134,125 66-71-71-72—280 -4J.J. Spaun, $134,125 68-67-72-73—280 -4Adam Svensson, $134,125 68-67-70-75—280 -4Trace Crowe, $134,125 70-70-69-71—280 -4Keegan Bradley, $99,600 70-69-69-73—281 -3Matt Fitzpatrick, $99,600 69-70-72-70—281 -3Matthew NeSmith, $99,600 67-71-69-74—281 -3Ryan Palmer, $99,600 66-72-70-73—281 -3Chad Ramey, $99,600 69-71-70-71—281 -3Joseph Bramlett, $83,000 72-69-72-69—282 -2Kramer Hickok, $83,000 67-74-72-69—282 -2Francesco Molinari, $83,000 72-68-71-71—282 -2Hayden Buckley, $69,000 72-67-73-71—283 -1Viktor Hovland, $69,000 71-69-66-77—283 -1Si Woo Kim, $69,000 68-72-70-73—283 -1 Champions Tour Mitsubishi Electric Classic Sunday At TPC Sugarloaf, Duluth, Ga. Yardage: 6,987; Par: 72 Final Round Stephen Ames, $300,000 65-64-68—197 -19 Miguel Angel Jimenez, $176,000 67-66-68—201 -15 Ken Tanigawa, $144,000 66-66-71—203 -13 Brett Quigley, $120,000 70-65-69—204 -12 Lee Janzen, $88,000 66-71-68—205 -11 Steve Stricker, $88,000 70-67-68—205 -11 Kris Blanks, $72,000 70-68-68—206 -10 Bernhard Langer, $60,000 67-69-71—207 -9 Billy Mayfair, $60,000 70-69-68—207 -9 Alex Cejka, $41,714 70-69-69—208 -8 Ernie Els, $41,714 68-68-72—208 -8 David McKenzie, $41,714 72-70-66—208 -8 Colin Montgomerie, $41,714 70-68-70—208 -8 Timothy OÂ’Neal, $41,714 69-68-71—208 -8 Kirk Triplett, $41,714 73-67-68—208 -8 Y.E. Yang, $41,714 66-68-74—208 -8 Stuart Appleby, $29,150 72-66-71—209 -7 Steve Flesch, $29,150 71-70-68—209 -7 Rod Pampling, $29,150 66-71-72—209 -7 Paul Stankowski, $29,150 70-73-66—209 -7 Brian Gay, $23,333 72-68-70—210 -6 Robert Karlsson, $23,333 70-68-72—210 -6 Rocco Mediate, $23,333 71-70-69—210 -6 Darren Clarke, $18,700 72-71-68—211 -5 Ken Duke, $18,700 69-72-70—211 -5 Tom Gillis, $18,700 70-73-68—211 -5 Jeff Maggert, $18,700 69-73-69—211 -5 Esteban Toledo, $18,700 74-71-66—211 -5 David Toms, $18,700 65-70-76—211 -5 Woody Austin, $14,750 73-69-70—212 -4 Joe Durant, $14,750 71-72-69—212 -4 Jim Furyk, $14,750 73-66-73—212 -4 Paul Goydos, $14,750 67-73-72—212 -4 Billy Andrade, $11,571 72-69-72—213 -3 Glen Day, $11,571 73-71-69—213 -3 Harrison Frazar, $11,571 70-69-74—213 -3 Robert Gamez, $11,571 74-73-66—213 -3
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This week end, “ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” which says goodbye to this iteration of the space misfits and its driving creative voice, di rector James Gunn, earned $114 million in ticket sales from 4,450 locations in North America, ac cording to studio estimates Sun day. Internationally, where the film opened in 52 territories includ ing China, “Vol. 3” earned $168 million, giving it a $282 million global debut. Domestically, itÂ’s both an im pressive sum for any movie and slightly less than what weÂ’ve come to expect from a Marvel opening. Last year on the same weekend, “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,” riding on the success of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” raked in $187.4 million in its first three days in North America. And in Novem ber, “Black Panther: Wakan da Forever” also opened over $181.3 million. But things have come back to earth this year, at least by high-flying superhero standards. “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quan tumania” debuted just over $106 million on its way to $474 mil lion worldwide. At rival studio DC/Warner Bros., “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” only made $133.4 million total. The ques tion on some analystsÂ’ minds this weekend is whether itÂ’s be cause of the specific character or a bigger issue of “superhero fatigue.” “Guardians Vol. 3” bumped “ The Super Mario Bros. Movie ” out of first place after four week ends atop the charts and kicked off the summer movie season, a vital and usually profitable cor ridor for Hollywood that runs through Labor Day and often ac counts for 40 percent of a yearÂ’s box office. For Comscore senior media analyst Paul Dergarabedian, itÂ’s still a solid opening for the summer season, which he said is poised to deliver the most robust profits since 2019. “Though ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Â’sÂ’ debut may re flect a bit of audience fatigue for the reliable superhero genre, this is just the beginning for what promises to be an irresistible movie marketplace with a killer combination of appealing films for every taste and every audi ence demographic,” Dergarabe dian said. The next major superhero mov ie on the schedule is DCÂ’s “The Flash,” set for June 16, which has its own flurry of intrigue around it because of star Ezra MillerÂ’s legal and personal troubles. “Guardians Vol. 3” sees the re turn of actors Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Kar en Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper and Vin Diesel. Reviews have been mostly pos itive, but a little more divided than previous installments. And it remains difficult to compare a pre-pandemic opening such as Vol. 2Â’s $146 million debut (May 2017) with a post-pandemic one. “Vol. 3” is GunnÂ’s last Guard ians/Marvel movie as he turns his focus to leading DC Studios. “The Super Mario Bros. Mov ie” added $18.6 million in its fifth weekend to take second place, bringing its domestic to tal to $518.1 million. Globally, it has now surpassed $1.1 billion. Third place went to “Evil Dead Rise” with $5.7 million, and in fourth place was “Are You There God? ItÂ’s Me, Margaret,” with $3.4 million – both were hold overs. Studios left the weekend most ly clear for the superhero behe moth, but Screen Gems and Sony did debut their new Priyanka Chopra Jonas romantic comedy “Love Again” (featuring Celine Dion and some new songs) in 2703 locations. It made a mod est $2.4 million to take the fifth place spot. Estimated ticket sales for Fri day through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Final domestic fig ures will be released Monday. 1. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” $114 million. 2. “The Super Mario Bros. Mov ie,” $18.6 million. 3. “Evil Dead Rise,” $5.7 million.4. “Are You There God? ItÂ’s Me, Margaret,” $3.4 million. 5. “Love Again,” $2.4 million.6. “John Wick: Chapter 3,” $2.4 million. 7. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” $1.5 million. 8. “Air,” $1.4 million.9. “Guy RitchieÂ’s The Covenant,” $1.2 million. 10. “Sisu,” $1.1 million. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Today is Monday, May 8, the 128th day of 2023. There are 237 days left in the year. Highlight in history:On May 8, 1996, South Afri ca took another step from apartheid to democracy by adopting a constitution that guaranteed equal rights for Blacks and whites. On this date:In 1541, Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto reached the Mississippi River. In 1846, the first major bat tle of the Mexican-American War was fought at Palo Alto, Texas; U.S. forces led by Gen. Zachary Taylor were able to beat back Mexican forces. In 1915, Regret became the first filly to win the Kentucky Derby. In 1945, President Harry S. Truman announced on radio that Nazi GermanyÂ’s forces had surrendered, and that “the flags of freedom fly all over Europe.” In 1972, President Richard Nixon announced that he had ordered the mining of Haiphong Harbor during the Vietnam War. In 1973, militant American Indians who had held the South Dakota hamlet of Wounded Knee for 10 weeks surrendered. In 1978, David R. Berkowitz pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn courtroom to murder, attempt ed murder and assault in con nection with the “Son of Sam” shootings that claimed six lives and terrified New York ers. (Berkowitz was sen tenced to six consecutive life prison terms.) In 1984, the Soviet Union announced it would boycott the upcoming Summer Olym pic Games in Los Angeles. In 1993, the Muslim-led government of Bosnia-Herze govina and rebel Bosnian Serbs signed an agreement for a nationwide cease-fire. In 2003, the Senate unani mously endorsed adding to NATO seven former commu nist nations: Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. In 2020, the unemployment level surged to 14.7 percent, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Great Depression; the government reported that 20 million Americans had lost their jobs in April amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Ten years ago: A jury in Phoenix convicted Jodi Arias of first-degree murder in the 2008 death of her one-time boyfriend, Travis Alexander (Arias was later sentenced to life in prison). Five years ago: James Pax ton of the Seattle Mariners pitched a no-hitter against the Blue Jays in Toronto, becom ing the first Canadian to achieve that feat in his home country. One year ago: A Russian bomb destroyed a school sheltering about 90 people in eastern Ukraine, killing as many as 60 people. The gov ernor of Luhansk province said 30 people were rescued from the rubble of the school in the village of Bilohorivka. Jill Biden made an unan nounced visit to western Ukraine, holding a surprise MotherÂ’s Day meeting with first lady Olena Zelenska to show U.S. support for the embattled nation. TodayÂ’s birthdays: Natural ist Sir David Attenborough is 97. Singer Toni Tennille is 83. Actor James Mitchum is 82. Country singer Jack Blanchard is 81. Jazz musi cian Keith Jarrett is 78. Actor Mark Blankfield is 75. Singer Philip Bailey (Earth, Wind and Fire) is 72. Rock musician Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) is 72. Rockabilly singer Billy Burnette is 70. Rock musician Alex Van Halen is 70. Actor David Keith is 69. Actor Raoul Max Trujillo is 68. Sports com mentator/former NFL coach Bill Cowher is 66. Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is 62. Actor Melissa Gilbert is 59. Rock singer Darren Hayes is 51. Singer Enrique Iglesias is 48. Blues singer-musician Joe Bonamassa is 46. Actor Matt Davis is 45. Actor Elyes Gabel is 40. Actor Domhnall Gleeson is 40. Actor Julia Whelan is 39. Actor Nora Anezeder is 34. TODAY IN HISTORY Marvel Studios-Disney Fom left, Pom Klementieff as Mantis, Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Dave Bautista as Drax, Karen Gillan as Nebula in a scene from “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.”
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Citrus County Chronicle Monday, May 8, 2023 B5A & P Teen girl judges others, wants to changeDEAR AMY: I am a 16-year-old girl. School is OK (I’m a sophomore), but one thing I notice is the fact that I am re-ally judgmental. I tend to have bad and judgmental thoughts about others. For example, if I see a girl wearing revealing clothing, I will call her a “slut” or a “whore” inside my head. Or if I see a boy wearing pajamas or slides or crocs at school, I’ll think of him as “lazy” and “sloppy.” I also have relatively high standards when it comes to having boyfriends. Most of my standards have to do with clothing and shoes. Even though I’ve never been in a relationship before, I will judge the person by the way they look and if they don’t match my standards, then I won’t give them a chance. There is this senior who was talking to me, but since he didn’t match my stan-dards, I didn’t want to be seen with him around school. I’m one of those people who knows what they don’t want, rather than what they do want. I’m trying to gure out what is wrong with me, but I guess I’m so used to being the way I am, it’s hard for me to stop. I’ve been constantly beating myself up over the fact that I’m judgmental and not giving people a chance, but I feel like if I don’t change, then I won’t be able to have a relationship. What should I do? – Judgmental Teenager DEAR TEENAGER: First of all, I admire your motivation to change. Being judgmental is a universal human trait. When you think about it, using your judgment about others is an important evolutionary survival tool. If you don’t know someone personally, you need to rely on your instincts and judgment to dis-cern whether you are safe around them. I agree with you that the next stage in your development should be to work on the harsh voice in your head in order to let others in – no matter what they’re wear-ing. When you give others a chance, you are really giving yourself a chance – to grow into the kind of person you want to be. Can you change? Of course you can! Like all change, it will take time, practice, and persistence. I do need to offer a corrective observation, and I hope you will pay attention. The words you use to describe other girls (“slut” and “whore”) are rude and sexist, while the words you use to describe boys are much less offensive. This is an example of how misogyny has permeated our culture, and you – a smart and capable girl – should not perpetuate it, even inside your head. Using more neutral language will help you to behave differently. DEAR AMY: I have a dear friend who I’ve known for over 40 years. She is the most generous person I know.Recently she retired and is now traveling with her three dogs. When she’s in town she assumes that she can stay with us for a week or two. After she has been with us, it takes us a whole day to de-dog the house. Honestly, I can’t do it anymore – especially since one of the dogs is now prone to accidents. I de nitely can’t handle that! How do I tell her that her dogs can’t stay with us without throwing away our friend-ship? – Dreading the Dogs DEAR DREADING: Bringing three dogs to anyone’s home for an extended stay is a huge lift, but if these dogs are older and in rm, your friend is not going to leave them behind. It’s important that you be honest about this. Understand that this will affect your friendship because she will stop visiting you. I suggest that you tell her, “This is really hard for me to say because I treasure your visits – but I just can’t handle having the dogs with us. Can you help me to come up with an alternative?” I assume that your friend lives within driving distance. Maybe you should visit her – or meet her for a few days at another dog-friendly location. DEAR AMY: I was disappointed by your response to “Bewildered Daughter in North Carolina,” who had forged a rela-tionship with her toxic birth mother, who had given her up for adoption as a baby. You never mentioned her “real” parents – the people who raised her! – Upset DEAR UPSET: The letter writer also did not mention her parents, which is why I focused only on her speci c question. You can email Amy Dickinson at askamy@ amydickinson.com or send a letter to Ask Amy, P.O. Box 194, Freeville, NY 13068. A CROSS 79·V´+RZBB
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Musthaveaminimum5yrs exp.runningaGoss Community/DGM430 printingpress.Thisisanight shiftposition,fourdaysper week. Weofferanexcellent benefitspackageincluding health,life,dental,eyecare, 401K,paidvacationsand holidays. Applyinpersonor sendresumeto: CitrusCountyChronicle Attn.TomFeeney 1624NMeadowcrestBlvd. CrystalRiver,FL34429 Office352-563-3275or Fax#352-563-5665 Clark holds off Schauffele for first PGA Tour win at Wells Fargo By STEVE REED Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Wyn dham Clark tried to pull his hat over his eyes with both hands as he struggled to hold back tears on the 18th green at Quail Hollow Club after winning his rst PGA Tour event at the Wells Fargo Championship. The long, agonizing wait that included days on tour where he wanted to “break some clubs” were over. It was time to celebrate.“I’m a little choked up,” Clark said on the green. “It’s been a long ve years (on tour) to get to this point. I thought I would have won one earlier, but it is well worth the wait.” Clark shot 68 on Sunday for a four-shot victory over Xander Schauffele. He nished the tournament at 19-under 265, the second-lowest score in relation to par in tourna ment history behind only three-time champion Rory McIlroy’s 21-under 267 in 2015 when par for the course was 72. Schauffele had accuracy issues with his driver on Sunday and shot 70, nishing at 15 under. Tyrrell Hatton and Harry En glish nished tied for third at 12 under, one shot better than Tom my Fleetwood and Adam Scott. Defending champion Max Homa shot 70 on Sunday and tied for ninth at 9-under 275. “There are so many times that I wanted to cry and break clubs – and I did break clubs at times – in this journey,” Clark said. “But to get to this point is so sweet. It is just amazing to nally do this.” “To go and put that round of 63 together (on Saturday) and nish at 19 under is a fantastic effort,” Hatton said. “Yeah, he deserves to be holding that trophy.” Clark’s victory didn’t come easy – perhaps tting for his career. The world’s 80th ranked play er opened the nal round with a two-shot lead, surrendered it to Schauffele after seven holes and then stormed back to win after playing the nal 11 holes in 4 un der. Despite never having won on tour before, there were signs that Clark was due. He’d nished in the top six in three of the last ve tournaments he’d entered, includ ing a third place nish at the Zu rich Classic last month. He showed the poise of a cham pion after a rough start. Clark pulled his tee shot left on No. 1 over the cart path, leaving him a difcult approach shot lead ing to a bogey. Schauffele pulled into the lead with birdies at Nos. 3 and 7 and it looked like Clark, who was struggling just to make birdie over the rst six holes, might col lapse under the pressure of trying to win his rst tournament. “My caddie (John Ellis) kept preaching to me that it’s going to be challenging and get your mind wrapped around it,” Clark said. The momentum changed on the eighth hole. Clark chipped to within 4 feet and rolled in a short birdie putt to pull back into a tie and then took the lead for good at the turn when Schauffele’s par putt lipped out on No. 9. Schauffele started struggling with his driver, missing four straight fairways. Clark kept the pressure on sinking birdie putts at No. 10 and 12 sandwiched in between a Schauffele bogey on No. 11, pushing the lead to four strokes with six holes left to play. Clark matched Schauffele’s birdies at the 14th and 15th holes to maintain a four-shot edge head ing into the difcult closing three holes known as the Green Mile. From there, the only real drama was whether he’d break McIlroy’s tournament record. But Clark played the nal three holes in 1 over, bogeying the 18th after nding a fairway bunker. “I didn’t hit it as well and didn’t make as many putts as maybe I did the day before but mentally I was super strong,” Clark said. “I didn’t start out great. I was kind of shaky. I think in years past I might have folded. But this time I stayed patient and hung in there and caught re on the back nine.” Schauffele said he wished he could have put more pressure on Clark, but that he was just at on Sunday. “I started leaking oil,” Schauffele said. Clark dedicated the win to his mother, who got him into golf and later died of breast cancer when he was 19 years old. He contem plated giving up the game after her death, but didn’t. “I’m glad I stuck it out,” Clark said. McIlroy, playing for the rst time since missing the cut at the Masters, played the nal three rounds in 3-over par, including a 72 on Sunday to nish even par for the tournament. He had nine top 10 nishes in 11 starts including wins in 2010, 2015 and 2021 at Quail Hollow, but this was his worst outing since missing the cut in 12 years ago. McIlroy declined to speak to re porters after his nal round. Ames wins by 4 shots on Champions Tour DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Stephen Ames capped off his dominant week on the TPC Sugarloaf with a 4-under 68 on Sunday that gave him the tournament scoring re cord and a four-shot victory in the Mitsubishi Electric Classic. Ames joined David Toms as the only multiple winners on the PGA Tour Champions this year. He pre viously won the Trophy Hassan II in Morocco. Ames had a three-shot lead go ing into the nal and was never seriously challenged. He drove into the water on the nal hole and still made a 30-foot par putt to nish at 19-under 197. Ames broke his own 54-hole record at Sugarloaf by four shots. He also won in 2017. Miguel Angel Jimenez birdied the nal hole for a 68 to nish alone in second. Brett Quigley tried to make a run at Ames and got within three shots until a bogey-double bogey nish for a 69 to nish alone in fourth. Ames won $300,000 and moved up four spots to No. 4 in the Charles Schwab Cup standings. What made this victory more spe cial was having his son, Ryan, as his caddie for the week. Ryan Ames is a PGA of Canada mem ber and aspiring teaching pro. “The fact I ended up winning was icing on the cake,” Ames said. Steve Stricker didn’t make a birdie until the back nine and then shot 32 to tie for seventh, keeping his lead in the Charles Schwab Cup. He has nished in the top 10 in all seven of his PGA Tour Champions events this week, and 11 in a row dating to last August. Meronk makes ‘solid statement’ for Ryder Cup at Italian Open ROME (AP) — A morning pep talk from European Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald in the locker room. Then a trophy ceremony in the afternoon at the Marco Sim one club outside Rome. That’s just what Adrian Meronk has been dreaming about, and the Polish golfer’s Ryder Cup ambi tions are starting to look like they might become a reality after he won the Italian Open on Sunday less than ve months before the sport’s biggest team event is held on the same course. Meronk nished at 13-under overall with a 2-under 69 for a one-stroke victory over Romain Langasque, with third-round lead er Julien Guerrier three strokes behind in third. It’s not the rst time that Meronk has performed well at Marco Sim one, having nished in a tie for second behind Nicolai Hojgaard at the 2021 Italian Open. He also showed his team credentials when he holed a 25-foot putt at No. 18 to claim the clinching point for Continental Europe at the Hero Cup match-play event in January. “I wanted to play well in front of Luke and to win the tournament is just such a relief,” Meronk said. “I saw (Donald) this morning in the locker room. He said, ‘Keep it go ing. Good luck.’ So nice, encour aging words from him.” The victory – his third on the European tour – will move the 6-foot-5 Meronk up to fourth in the Race to Dubai standings. Meronk hit his 3-wood to just in front of the green on the drivable par-4 16th to set up a birdie that gave him a one-stroke lead. Then he got up and down on the dif cult par-3 17th after hitting his tee shot into the rough right of the green. On 18, Meronk sunk a 7-foot downhill birdie putt, which vir tually sealed it with Langasque driving into the high grass right of the fairway in the nal pairing behind him. Hojgaard also again showcased his abilities at Marco Simone, n ishing with a 6-under 65 to nish in a tie for fth, six strokes behind Meronk. From Sept. 29-Oct. 1, Marco Simone will become the third ven ue in continental Europe to host the Ryder Cup after Valderrama in Spain (1997) and Le Golf Nation al in France (2018). Thailand wins International Crown LPGA match play event SAN FRANCISCO — Atthaya Thitikul birdied the 16th hole at Harding Park to cap a dominating week that carried Thailand to a victory over Australia on Sunday for the country’s rst International Crown team match play title. Thitikul beat Stephanie Kyri acou 4 and 2 to improve to 5-0 on the week and earn the clinching point in the nal. Patty Tavatanakit had already beaten Hannah Green 4 and 3 in the other singles match. Sisters Ariya and Moriya Juta nugarn won their match over Min jee Lee and Sarah Kemp 4 and 3 when Ariya Jutanugarn holed out a chip shot from the edge of the green on the 15th hole as sixth-seeded Thailand nished the week winning 11 of 12 matches. The United States beat Sweden in the consolation match to nish third. The International Crown is a match-play tournament featuring teams of four players from eight countries split into two pools. The top two teams from each pool ad vanced to the seminals, where the format was two singles match es and one alternate-shot match. The players on the winning team all received $125,000 in prize money with the runners up getting $75,900. It was a breakthrough weekend for Thailand, which had never nished better than fourth in the rst three editions of this tourna ment.
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HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY DEB THOMPSON *Onecallawayforyour buyingandsellingneeds. *Realtorthatyoucanrefer toyourfamilyandfriends. *Servicewithasmile sevendaysaweek.ParsleyRealEstate DebThompson 352-634-2656 resdeb@yahoo.com FRANKJ.YUELLING,JR. Lic.RealEstateBroker VETERANOWNED Callmeifyouare lookingto buyorsellyourhome orvacantlot, residentialorcommercial. Over30yearsexperience. Cell:352-212-5222 GARY&KAREN BAXLEY GRIRealtors YourChristianRealtor connectiontoyour nexttransaction 352-212-4678Gary352-212-3937Karen kbbaxley@yahoo.com TropicShoresRealty PROTECTYOURHOME from p estssafelyandaffordably. P est,rodent,termiteandmosq uitocontrol.Callforaquoteo r inspectiontoday 888-498-0446 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Iputthe REAL in REALESTATE! JIMTHE"REAL" MCCOY I'mattentiveto yourrealestate needs! CALL&GET RESULTS! (352)232-8971 MakingRealty DreamsaReality Mypassionandcommitment istohelpyoumake yourRealEstatedreams cometrue. CALLME forallyour RealEstateneeds!! LandmarkRealty KimberlyRetzer DirectLine 352-634-2904 MICHELEROSE Realtor "Simplyput I'llworkharder" 352-212-5097 isellcitruscounty @yahoo.com CravenRealty,Inc. 352-726-1515 HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY MikeCzerwinski Specializingin *GOPHERTORTOISE SURVEYS&RELOCATIONS *WETLANDSETBACKLINES *ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS MichaelG.Czerwinski,P.A ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS 352-249-1012 mgcenvironmental.com 30+Yrs.Experience Ourofficecoversallof CITRUSandPINELLAS Counties! **FREE** MarketAnalysis PLANTATIONREALTY LISAVANDEBOE BROKER(R)OWNER 352-634-0129 www.plantation realtylistings.com PickJeanne Pickrelforall yourReal Estateneeds! CertifiedResidential Specialist. GraduateofReal EstateInstitute. 352-212-3410 Callfora FREE MarketAnalysis. pickjean@gmail.com Century21JWMorton RealEstateInc. HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY Debra"Debbie"Cleary Professional Representation IstheKEYtoSuccess! PROVENPRODUCER! MeadowcrestSpecialist ServingALLofCitrusCounty (352)601-6664 TROPICSHORESREALTY Thankyoutoallwhoserved. 38Clientsservedin2022 8.3 MILLION inSales 40yearsintheBusiness MayIhelpyounext? CALL(352)302-8046 DebInfantine-Realtor TropicShoresRealty Century21JWMorton RealEstate,Inc StefanStuart Realtor 352.212.0211 Honest Experienced HardWorking ForAwardWinning CustomerServicecontact StefanStuartC21@gmail.com HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY AGENTFOR SUGARMILLWOODS Sellers&Buyers FRUSTRATED? NEEDINGHELP? CALLME,NOW. HelloI'm WayneCormier KeyOne 352-422-0751 wayne@waynecormier.com "Haveagreatday andGodBless" THINKINGOFSELLING YOURHOME? LETMY25YEARSOF EXPERIENCEHELPYOU SELLYOURHOME! EXPERIENCECOUNTS! CALLMETODAYFORALL YOURREALESTATE NEEDS! *FreeHomeMarketAnalysis MARTHASATHER Realtor (352)212-3929 Martha.sather@gmail.com TropicShoresRealty TIMETOBUY ORSELL YOURMOBILE InALeasedLandPark? CALL LORELIELEBRUN LicensedRealtor&Mobile HomeBroker Century21 NatureCoast, 835NEHighway19, CrystalRiverFl. 352-613-3988 Unique&HistoricHomes, CommercialWaterfront& Land SMALLTOWNCOUNTRY LIFESTYLEOUR SPECIALTYSINCE1989 www.crosslandrealty.com "LETUSFINDYOU AVIEWTOLOVE" (352)726-6644 CrosslandRealty Inc. Your Hometown Agents APPLIANCES COMMERCIALMIXER GLOBESP20Commercial 20QuartPlanetaryMixer AllAccessoriesincluded! ExcellentCond.!$1100OBO 352-212-4622LeaveMsg SMITTYS APPLIANCEREPAIR 352-564-8179 NostalgicCoca-Cola Refrigerator 3.2cubeft.,verynice,$80 352-423-1088 FURNITURE 2VintageSouthernsofasin excellentcondition Perfectforgrandma! $200eachor$375both Textforpictures! 239-691-2993 CURIOCABINET 82"Hx40"Wx13"Dwith shelves-Whitewashed$100 352-613-0529 Early60sWoodenDesk GreatShape$100 724-554-4761 Rolltopdesk $225 352-513-2118 FURNITURE LazyBoy RealLeatherCouch beautifullikenew,costwas $3,000, asking$1,500 352-422-6091 SouthernLivingLoveseat likenewloveseat, usedverylittle $100608-617-4599 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT ATTENTIONOXYGENTHER-A PYUSERS! InogenOneG4 i scapableoffull24/7oxygen d elivery.Only2.8pounds. F REEinformationkit.Call 844958-2473. EQUATESHOWER&BATH CHAIR w/back,newinbox, neverbeenopened, REDUCEDPRICE ,$30 352-410-8262or 732-857-5120 FannyPack forINOGENOneG4Portable OxygenConcentrators Brandnewstillinpackage $45727-247-3025 HospitalBed Withtrapeze,likenewmattresswithpillowtop. $350OBO 352-726-0480 INVERSIONTABLE $60352.726.1882 Merits3Wheel MobilityScooter Needsbatteries $150obo 352-287-1735 MOBILITYSCOOTER 3-Wheeled,batterypowered $400OBO 352-726-0480 PAIROFALUMINUM CRUTCHES $10 352-726-1882 ROVERKNEECYCLE withmanual$25 352.726.1882 MEDICAL EQUIPMENT QuantumMotorized PowerChair N everused/BrandNew-muliti positional,lifting/layingdown, etc. $7,500OBO 352-726-0480 BrunoScooterCarrier Pushoutforrearcaraccess, weightcapacity350lbs,with4 retractingstraps,lockkey listprice$2,600 DisabledVeteranasking $900 352.697.0240 EQUATEARMBLOOD PRESSUREMONITOR BrandNewinBox, PriceReduced,$20 (352)410-8262or (732)857-5120 TOILETSEATCHAIR $10 352-726-1882 SPORTING GOODS BeautyBeltMassager Messagesyourwaist.Suntentownbrand. $25 352-419-4066 ELLIPTOGO LikeNewpdover$3000will take$1000OBOElliptogo VehicleRackIncluded 352.586.8946 FishingPoleRack 16holes,blackmetalon wheels$20 352-423-1088 GOLFBALLS ExcellentTitleist,Callaway, Taylormade,Bridgestone. $10/doz. 352-228-9030 REDPHILIPSBIKE MadeinEngland usedfordisplayonly $85OBO 865-201-6579 SPORTING GOODS SCHWINNBICYCLEHELMET ventilated,adjustable,Model #SW124,$22, 352-344-1515 Treadmill Pro-Form735Treadmill $100352-422-6750 WEIGHT 25lbcastirondumbbell $20 352.344.1515 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE 8.4WOODEDACRE FORSALEBYOWNER 3Bd/3BaHome,newporches front8x20,backporch12x30 w/newscreen,newmetalroof, completelyinspected. Readytomovein! $300KCashorBestOffer Ray:(828)497-2610Local 6acres with 370ftofpavedroadfrontage Mixedresidential.LocatedEof Hwy19inHomosassa. Call352.422.6088 DUNNELLON NorthWilliamsSt 3000SFMOL; Commercialbuilding on.042acre **Forsaleorlease** MotivatedOwner Contact:AlIsnetto, PalmwoodRealty. 352-597-2500x202 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE LovelySpaciousInterior 2bed2bath RecentlybeenremodeledNewwalkinshowers,NewAC Approx.1,600sqft Moreinfo.Call706-492-5119 HOMOSASSA 71CypressBlvd Outstanding3/2/2Pool Homeonanoversized LotinSMW Only$440,000 RE/MAX KathyGreen724.601.8619 kathygreensellshomes.com locatedonanIslandinNorth FloridawithAceHardware department,Conveniencest ore,Bar&3bed2bath house.Ownerretiringafter 10years.$1,400,000 352.498.5986 REAL ESTATE FOR SALE DAVIDKURTZ Realtor VacantLand SPECIALIST Letmehelpyou BUY,SELLOR INVEST FREE/NoObligation MARKETANALYSIS foryourproperty. 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B10 Monday, May 8, 2023 Citrus County Chronicle CLASSIFIEDS Fun By The Numbers Like puzzles? Then youÂ’ll love sudoku. This mind-bending puzzle will have you hooked from the moment you square off, so sharpen your pencil and put your sudoku savvy to the test! 5/8/23 CROSSWORD CLUES ACROSS 1. Midway between south and southeast 4. Fathers 9. Wine grape14. Al BundyÂ’s wife15. Organic compound16. Venezuelan state17. Interest term18. Experts20. Central cores of stems22. Smooth and glossy23. One-time S. Korean city24. One from Damascus28. Short message at the end of an email29. It cools your home30. Oh, God!31. Intestinal pouches33. Men37. Popular English soccer team (abbr.)38. Former CIA39. Arrange in steps41. A baglike structure in a plant or animal 42. The Great Lake State43. Dog-__: to mark a page44. Stop moving46. Ancient Dead Sea region49. Of I50. Clerical vestment51. Songs sung to a lover55. Charges58. Popular design program manufacturer59. Where to park a boat60. One who values reason64. Slang for cigarette65. Sailboats66. Actress Zellweger67. Screen material68. Country music legend Haggard69. Puts together in time70. When you hope to arrive CLUES DOWN 1. An involuntary and abnormal muscular contraction 2. PhillyÂ’s rail service 3. Leaves a place 4. No longer be a part in 5. Guitar players use them 6. Cease to exist 7. GeneralÂ’s assistant (abbr.) 8. Shaking of the earth 9. Strong winds10. For each one11. A bog12. The creation of beautiful orVLJQL¿FDQWWKLQJV$I¿UPDWLYH19. Pie _ __ mode21. Nonclerical24. Inspirational football player Hamlin25. Learning environment26. Khoikhoi peoples27. Bring out or develop 31. Shows up32. Theatrical device34. Loads35. Popular Hollywood alien36. Distinguishes40. College dorm worker41. Secondary or explanatory title45. Resembling wings47. One who delivers a speech48. In the middle52. Loop with a running knot53. Airborne (abbr.)54. Beloveds56. Ordain57. Breed of small cattle59. Very small period of time (abbr.)60. Revolutions per minute61. They __62. Longtime ESPN anchor Bob63. A place to stay rnrr rrr rrr   Â SOLUTIONSPeanuts WILLCONSTRUCTIONCORP. 352-628-2291 We alsoofferSafetyGrabBars, We atherStripping,InsuranceInspections r Siding Sof t Fa scia Skirting Ro of ov ers Ca rp orts Screen Roo ms De cks Wi ndo ws Do ors Ad ditions Pe rmi t An d En gineering Fe es Al lofour structures withstand 120mph winds 352-628-7519 LIENS 0508MCRNLIEN5/16NOS NOTICEOFPUBLICSALE P ERSONALPROPERTYOFTHEFOLLOWINGTENANT S W ILLBESOLDFORCASHTOSATISFYRENTALLIENSI N A CCORDANCEWITHFLORIDASTATUTES,SELFSTORAG E F ACILITYACT,SECTIONS83-806AND83-807.CONTENT S M AYINCLUDEKITCHEN,HOUSEHOLDITEMS,BEDDING , T OYS,GAMES,BOXES,BARRELS,PACKEDCARTONS,FUR N ITURE,TRUCKS,CARS,ETC.THEREISNOTITLEFO R V EHICLESSOLDATLIENSALE.VEHICLESSOLD“ASIS ” A NDFORPARTSONLY.OWNERSRESERVETHERIGHTT O B IDONUNITS.LIENSALETOBEHELDONLINEENDIN G T UESDAY, MAY16,2023AT12:00PM .VIEWINGANDBID D INGWILLONLYBEAVAILABLEONLINEATWWW.STOR A GETREASURES.COM,BEGINNING5DAYSPRIORTOTH E S CHEDULEDSALEDATEANDTIME.ALSO,VISI T W WW.PERSONALMINISTORAGE.COM/DUNNELLON-FL S TORAGE-UNITS/FORMOREINFO. P ERSONALMINISTORAGE/DUNNELLON U NIT:#16–MARGARETJOHNSON P ERSONALMINISTORAGE 1 1955N.FLORIDAAVE.(HWY41),DUNNELLON,FL34434 PublishedMay1&8,2023 LIENS 0515MCRNLIENS5/24NOS NOTICEOFSALE N OTICEISHEREBYGIVENthattheundersignedintendstosel l t hepersonalpropertydescribedbelowtoenforcealienimpos e d o nsaidpropertyunderTheFloridaSelfStorageFacilityActS tat u tes(Section83.801-83.809).Theundersignedwillsellatp ubli c s alebycompetitivebiddingonWednesday,May24th,2023,a t 1 0:00AMESTonLockerfox.com.Wheresaidpropertyisstore d a t: IstorageCrystalRiverat7957WGulftoLakeHighway , C rystalRiver,Florida34429. T hefollowing: N ame:Unit#Contents: S tephanieDriggers1053Furniture M elissaGolden1043Bike,Boxes K atrinaZalewski2007HouseholdGoods P urchasesmustbepaidforatthetimeofpurchasebycashonly . A llpurchaseditemsaresoldasis,whereis,andmustbere m ovedatthetimeofthesale.Salesaresubjecttocancellatio ni n t heeventofsettlementbetweenownerandobligatedparty. Datedthis8thdayofMayand15thdayofMay2023 TRANSPORTATION CUSTOMVAN 1998Savanna1500.Oneofa kind,rarefindw/only16,000 miles&garagekeptinTN. 2Captainchairseatsand entirecargoareaisopenand carpeted.Makingthisthe perfectcamperorhauling largerequipmentasthiswas designedforsuch. Refurbishedenginetiresand radio.Haveallreceiptstotaling 14,000alongwithletterfrom customcarshoponallwork donetobringthisvanbackto life.$18,500 Call901.377.4930 SIDEBYSIDE 2019PolarisRZR HighLifterwithmanyextras 170hours,1,153miles Local515.460.1173 BOATS 1997SPORTSCRAFTFISHMASTER ,27ft.,new2021twi n 350VortecMtrsw/650Holly doublepumpers,includeselectronics&safetygear,etc., alum.3-axleTrailer,$28,500 Local864-247-6395 IBUYBOATS CASHPAIDFOR ALLBOATS $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 Lowe14'aluminumBoat Bimini,trailer,&15hpTohatsu 4cycle$2,100 813-951-3253 BOATS TrollingMotors Minn-Kota 75lbsofthrust24v remotecontrol$950 Watersnake 54lbsofthrust12v $525OBO 352.586.8946 CARS/SUV 2006ToyotaSequoiaLTD 4x4,navigationsystem, DVD/CD,Sunroof,3rowseati ng,rearconsoleseat,coldAC , leather&powerseats,black exteriorgrayinterior Everythingingoodcondition 159,800mi $9,500OBO352-293-4504 CHEVYTAHOE 2007-newJasper engine&transmission Ingoodshape$13,500 352.256.5980 2010VOLKSWAGEN GOLFTDI TurboDiesel,auto,fullpower 62Kmi.,silverw/blackinterior $8500 325-697-1805 2012HYUNDAIACCENT 91,000miles,excellentcond. $7,500OBO AskforCarl 352.400.8353 2014HYUNDAISONATA Inexcellentcondition,loaded, backupCamera,73,000mil Callformoreinformation 352-601-3225 CADILLAC Black2008DTS165,000Miles Newtires,brakes,Battery 18"ChromeRims Notnewbutnicecar 352-342-3917 FORD 2019MUSTANGGT HighPerformance5.0460HP 17KSpecial,Maroonincolor $50,000 Tom352-341-3803 Lincolntowncar2007 Excellentcondition,always garaged2tonebronzebody, creaminterior. Withnewbrakes. $10,000askingprice. 352-489-7696BOB CLASSICS 1963StudabakerLark Regal4doorsedanV-8. Manynewitems .$9,850 606.207.7160 1990CHEVY LUMINA EURO,red,4-DR,good tires,rebuiltmotor, $5,000OBOasis 352-212-4622 1990CHEVY LUMINA EURO,red,4-DR,good tires,rebuiltmotor, $4,000OBOasis 352-212-4622 CHEVY CAMARO 1981Z28 Coupe PerfectBody,norust,no dents,4speedmunci,NEW 355ciw/450to525HP-Looks &RunsAwesome-Toomuch tolist-$25K 352-364-7229 MOTORCYCLES CANAMSPYDER 2013LikeNewSpyderRT-LTD ChromePackageithasevery option.AutomaticTransmission,ExcellentCondition, NO Scratches,lowmiles15,000 andalwaysgaragekept.EngineSize997ExteriorBrown $14,500Callortext Todd802.233.1704 MotorScooters 2013Kymco150cc542mil& 201950cc105mil $2,200forBoth 727-415-7728 TRUCKS 2015Chevrolet SilveradoLTZ 3,5000HD4x4,duallydiesel, 44,000mil,leatherinterior,long bed,fullyequipped,$52,000 904-806-5378 TRUCKS 2011FordF-150XLT4D CherryRed,fewcigarette burnsonseat,lowmillage 117,398k,USBmusicinput, cruise,wiredhitch,weather techliningthroughout $15,000OBO text 352-575-3621 RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 2010HarmonybySunnybrook 21FBStandemwheels goodconditionw/slide $8,500 352-270-8028 2021LightWeight TravelTrailer withExtras-$17,900 352-212-6949 D UTCHMANCOLEMA N BRANDNEW 202217fttraveltrailer Sleeps6,features WinegardAIR360antenna Lotsofstorage$14,500 352-247-0788 29ftSAFARI 1998Motorhomewith83,000 miles,FordPowerstrokediesel engine.NewtiresExcellentcond, tomuchtolist!$20,500OBO Carl352.400.8353 HURRICANERV ClassA2010Fourwinds31D Lowmileage,twoslideouts, garagekept&veryclean 352.634.1874 IBUYRV's CASHPAID FORRV's $$CALLVINCE$$ LOCAL 941-301-9946 NewmarMountainAire 37.5ft1999RVwith 69,000originalmiles. GoodconditionLOCAL $25,000 207.502.2216
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