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After a strong fall season, South Carolina’s nationally ranked women’s golf team tied for seventh in their first tournament of the spring and shared last place Feb. 28 after the opening round of their second start.

Coach Kalen Anderson called a team meeting that evening at the USC-hosted Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at Hilton Head Island’s Long Cove Club. The discussion worked wonders.

“The pivotal moment of the season,” Anderson said. “Our own tournament and we’re last (16 strokes from the lead). The final two rounds, we played to our standards, finished second against a national championship-quality field and got in position to challenge to win the tournament. That showed what we can do when we play with confidence.”

The resulting jolt of excitement provided a springboard to three consecutive tournament victories before the Gamecocks placed third, three shots out of first, in the stroke-play portion of the SEC Championship.

South Carolina is the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Regional tournament that starts Monday in Tallahassee, Florida. The Gamecocks are ranked third nationally in the Golfstat poll.

It’s no surprise that Anderson feels good about her team headed into the competition that leads to the national title. Although replacing four players from the 2020-21 squad that spent much of the year ranked No. 1, the current Gamecocks set a school record with five tournament victories.

“Very balanced, (players) one through five, and we’re ready to get back on the golf course after final exams,” Anderson said. “We have depth, not just one or two players at the top. I’m really proud of how they have developed.”

Freshman Hannah Darling, ranked No. 12 in the women’s world amateur golf rankings, owns the team’s best scoring average, 72.7 shots per round.

But right behind are the other four regulars: freshman Louise Rydqvist (73.7), junior Mathilde Claisse (73.73), graduate Tai Anudit (74.0) and junior Justine Fournard (74.5). All five have posted multiple top-10 finishes individually, and sophomore Paula Kirner provides another quality piece to the puzzle.

“We obviously want to be playing our best golf this time of the year, and I think we will,” said Anderson, who took over the program in 2008 and has guided USC into the nationals in nine of the past 11 seasons. That stretch includes five regional championships.

The four top teams in each of six regionals will advance to the nationals May 20-24 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The format calls for four rounds of stroke play with the top eight advancing to the match-play portion that will crown the champion.

To that end, Anderson has prepared her squad with three match-play events on the schedule. In one, the Gamecocks swept to the title without Darling, who competed in the Augusta National Women’s Amateur, in the lineup.

“A lot can happen this time of year,” Anderson said, no doubt remembering her No. 1 team a year ago needed a last-gasp rally in the regionals to advance, then finished the first round of the nationals in last place. The Gamecocks’ rally to make match play fell just short.

“We just need to keep playing like we have, with confidence, since that first round in Hilton Head. If we do that — be focused and do our job — we will be fine.”

Chip shots. Other state teams in the NCAA women’s Regionals include Clemson, No. 6 in Stillwater, Oklahoma; Furman, No. 8 in Stillwater’ and College of Charleston, No. 10 in Tallahassee. ... The South Carolina men’s golf team will be the No. 4 seed in the Norman Regional May 16-18 for the NCAA tournament. Oklahoma is nationally ranked No. 1 and is the top seed on its home course, the Jimmie Austin OU Golf Club. ... The Clemson men’s golf team is a No. 4 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Tigers are in the Regional that will be played May 16-18 at the Scarlet Course at The Ohio State University Golf Club in Columbus, Ohio. ... Former USC All-American Pauline Roussin-Bouchard and Furman star Anna Morgan (Spartanburg) earned berth in the U.S. Women’s Open in qualifying in Southern Pines, North Carolina. ... Area tournament dates to remember: State Seniors, May 9-11, Orangeburg CC; Women’s State Amateur, June 14-16, Fort Jackson GC; Sonic Columbia Women’s Championship, June 20-21; Forest Lake; and Midlands Chevy Dealers Columbia Men’s Championship, July 14-16, The Spur at Northwoods. ... Former USC All-American George Bryan IV, brother of PGA Tour pro Wesley Bryan and half of the Bryan Brothers’ trick-shot show, earned a spot in sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open in local qualifying at Columbia CC. Others advancing included Kyle Mueller (Jacksonville Beach, Florida), University of Georgia star Trent Phillips (Inman), Michael Cromie Athens, Georgia) and former USC player Scott Stevens (Chattanooga, Tennessee). ... Dillard Pruitt (Simpsonville) and Rob Butler (Camden) joined forces to win the CGA’s Four-Ball tourney at Camden CC.

Culinary and restaurant management competition was first in-person event in three years and featured $200,000 in scholarship funds for winning teams

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Besting 80 other culinary and restaurant management teams from across the country, Caesar Rodney High School of Camden, Delaware, and Ben Barber Innovation Academy of Mansfield, Texas, earned first place finishes at the 2022 National ProStart Invitational (NPSI), hosted by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). The competition, held in Washington, D.C., marked the first in-person event since 2019 and awarded more than $200,000 in scholarship funds to winning teams to support their future careers. Caesar Rodney High School won the culinary competition while Ben Barber Innovation Academy won the restaurant management competition.

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"We were thrilled to bring the top culinary and restaurant management high school students together, in-person, for the first time in three years," said Rob Gifford, President of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. "These high school students are the best-of-the-best, representing the industry's talent of tomorrow, and it was a pleasure to give them this platform to showcase their incredible skills on a national stage and win scholarships to support their career goals. We congratulate each participant and look forward to all that they will go on to achieve."

With sponsors including Ecolab, Nestlé Professional, The Coca-Cola Company and Golden Corral, the three-day national event kicked off on Friday, May 6 and saw over 1,000 attendees, including almost 400 ProStart participants and 68 judges.

Caesar Rodney High School in Camden, Delaware, earned their top spot in the culinary competition with a menu featuring flavors from France, Italy and Greece that included frisée salad with egg yolk ravioli, Mediterranean lamb loin, and chocolate dome with balsamic raspberries. Ben Barber Innovation Academy in Mansfield, Texas, won first place in the restaurant management competition with "The Herb'N Table" concept that featured a farm-to-table, contemporary-casual dining experience.

Below are the top five teams for each competition.

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Restaurant Management

Winning teams won a combined $200,000 in scholarships, which can be used at the college or university of their choice. Past NPSI winners have gone on to establish careers at some of the best restaurants in the world, including Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York and Alinea in Chicago.

During the award ceremony held Sunday evening, May 8, NPSI also celebrated teachers recognized through the ProStart National Educator of Excellence Awards (EEA). With support from Golden Corral, these annual awards recognize educators that demonstrate excellence in the classroom and have a passion for helping their students make the most of the opportunities offered through the ProStart program. Ben Rengstorf, a Roosevelt High School ProStart educator from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named the James H. Maynard Teacher of the Year, while the following three select educators were also honored for their excellence in the following categories:

As the philanthropic foundation of the National Restaurant Association, the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's (NRAEF) mission of service to the public is dedicated to enhancing the industry's training and education, career development and community engagement efforts.

The NRAEF and its programs work to Attract, Empower and Advance today's and tomorrow's restaurant and foodservice workforce. NRAEF programs include: ProStart® – a high-school career and technical education program; Restaurant Ready – partnering with community based organizations to provide "opportunity youth" with skills training and job opportunities; Military – helping military servicemen and women transition their skills to restaurant and foodservice careers; Scholarships – financial assistance for students pursuing restaurant, foodservice and hospitality degrees; and the Restaurant & Hospitality Leadership Center (RHLC) – accredited apprenticeship programs designed to build the careers of service professionals. For more information on the NRAEF, visit ChooseRestaurants.org.

Click here for the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation's 2021 Annual Impact Report.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - The price for a gallon of regular gas rose to a new record high Tuesday, according to GasBuddy.

The national average for a gallon of gas is $4.36 per gallon, one cent above the previous record of $4.35, which was set on March 10. Prices could continue to climb through Memorial Day as summer road trip season begins and oil prices remain volatile.

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“Liquid fuels have turned into liquid gold, with prices for gasoline and diesel spiraling out of control with little power to harness them as the imbalance between supply and demand globally continues to widen with each passing day,” GasBuddy Petroleum Analysis Head Patrick De Haan said. “Russia’s oil increasingly remains out of the market, crimping supply while demand rebounds ahead of the summer driving season.”

Across the Lowcountry, GasBuddy said the latest prices it tracked ranged from $3.79 up to $3.99 per gallon as of 9 a.m.

Statewide, the cheapest price, recorded at a Camden gas station, was $3.65 per gallon.

Fuel prices in the U.S. decreased slightly after spiking in March, as the situation between Russia and Ukraine continued, but simmered.

Prices began to rise again over the last few weeks as the odds of the European Union sanctioning Russian oil increased. Just in the last seven days, the national average rose over 15 cents per gallon, bringing it to Tuesday’s record price, GasBuddy said in a statement.

“There’s little, if any, good news about fuel prices heading into summer, and the problem could become worse should we see an above-average hurricane season, which could knock out refinery capacity at a time we badly need it as refined product inventories continue to plummet,” De Haan said.

The price of diesel fuel also set a new all-time record at $5.53 on Tuesday, GasBuddy said.

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Deanna Jeffcoat let go of a 3-point attempt in a pivotal moment in the game’s second half and started to bounce back on defense, as if she knew it was going in.

And she was right.

That bucket delivered Camden a 35-18 lead with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, and it pretty much told the story of the team’s 47-33 win over Bishop England on Monday night at the Florence Center: The Bulldogs hit seven 3-pointers en route to securing the 3A Lower State championship.

They’ll next play Keenan in the 3A state title game at USC Aiken on Friday at 6 p.m.

Camden is making its first state championship appearance since 1982.

“This is so exciting,” Camden head coach Natalie Norris told reporters. “This is what the kids have worked for, and we just gotta take advantage of our opportunity. I don’t know if I have the words for how proud I am. We’ve overcome a good bit of adversity this year, played a really ambitious pre-conference schedule, and all of those things have seemed to pay off to get to this point.”

Camden started hot on Monday evening — scoring its first nine points from 3-point territory — and the Bulldogs stayed hot.

Bishop England appeared to begin the game with a box-and-one defense on Camden sophomore Joyce Edwards, who was recently declared South Carolina’s 3A Co-Player of the Year and the No. 1 prospect in the country, per ESPN HoopGurlz’s rankings for the class of 2024.

And that opened up opportunities for everyone.

“We knew that they were really going to try to squeeze Joyce on the inside, and we felt like we were going to have opportunities to make those 3s,” Norris said. “We’ve had kids who’ve hit big shots like that all year, and fortunately today we were able to knock enough down to bring it home.”

After jumping out to a 15-4 lead in the first, BE cut the game to as close as 19-12 in the first half. Camden wouldn’t let the game get any closer after that.

The Bulldogs went on a big run in the second half — one that included Jeffcoat’s aforementioned 3 that fueled a 17-point third quarter — and Bishop England couldn’t compel a reciprocal response.

Camden saw six players score on Monday night. Edwards led all scorers with 14 points. Morgan Champion and Deanna Jeffcoat each notched 13. And Zyasia Carter (3), Braylin Mungo (2) and Tateyoina Harris (2) got in the scoring mix, too.

Bishop England saw two go for double-figures: Ella Schar finished with 12 points, and Ally Dominiak had 11.

Coach Norris is a Camden alumna who went on to play at South Carolina. Before joining her players after the game’s final buzzer sounded — they were celebrating and taking pictures near their locker room — she reflected on what it means to represent her “home” on a state championship stage.

“It’s really special,” Jeffcoat said. “It was a lot of fun for me to be a part of that Camden basketball tradition, so it feels really good. We’ve had some hard years, so it feels really good to have made it to this point.”

This story was originally published February 28, 2022 7:03 PM.

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Monday, May. 9

Dumont (7-5) at Fair Lawn (8-9), 3pm

St. Dominic (2-14) at Hoboken (7-11), 4:30pm

Delaware Valley (11-7) vs. Hunterdon Central (12-4) at Lenape Valley, 10am

North Hunterdon (10-9) vs. Sparta (10-5) at Lenape Valley, 1pm

Morristown-Beard (1-8) vs. Montclair Kimberley (6-8) at George Washington Field, 3:30pm

West Windsor-Plainsboro North (7-7) at Notre Dame (14-3), 4pm

Robbinsville (12-6) at Allentown (12-3), 4pm

Lawrence (7-9) at Steinert (12-3), 4pm

Hopewell Valley (9-5) at Hightstown (10-5), 4:30pm

Morris Knolls (11-4) at Roxbury (12-1), TBA

Bridgewater-Raritan (9-10) at Immaculata (10-7), TBA

Pingry (11-6) at Watchung Hills (12-0), 4:30pm

Gill St. Bernard's (9-3) at Montgomery (6-9), 4:30pm

Brearley (8-6) at Cranford (15-5), TBA

Westfield (12-8) at Union (10-7), 4pm

Maple Shade (4-9) at Florence (11-3), 3:45am

Pennsauken (10-6) at Palmyra (6-8), 3:45pm

New Egypt (10-5) at Delran (8-6), 3:45pm

Willingboro (0-10) at Burlington City (9-1), 3:45pm

Riverside (5-7) at Cinnaminson (6-8), 3:45pm

Trenton Catholic (0-0) at Medford Tech (1-11), 3:45pm

Pemberton (4-9) at Doane Academy (7-6), 4pm

Rancocas Valley (7-8) at Bordentown (18-1), 4pm

Camden Tech (5-7) at Northern Burlington (9-7), 4pm

Burlington Township (12-2) at Moorestown (9-5), 6pm

BIG NORTH

Ridgefield Park (9-8) at Fort Lee (5-8), 4pm

Northern Highlands (9-8) at Ramapo (16-3), 4pm

Dwight-Morrow (0-11) at Dumont (7-5), 4pm

West Milford (7-10) at Wayne Hills (4-11), 4pm

Pascack Valley (8-7) at Old Tappan (16-4), 4pm

Immaculate Heart (19-0) at Holy Angels (6-10), 4:15pm

Westwood (8-11) at River Dell (10-7), 4:15pm

Paterson Kennedy (0-13) at Paterson Eastside (2-12), 4:15pm

Indian Hills (16-5) at Ridgewood (4-12-1), 4:15pm

Pascack Hills (6-8) at Cliffside Park (6-10), 4:15pm

Demarest (2-13) at Bergenfield (9-9), 4:15pm

Fair Lawn (8-9) at Lakeland (12-3-1), 4:15pm

Wayne Valley (7-8) at Passaic Valley (9-5), 4:15pm

Paramus (11-6) at Hackensack (2-14), 4:15pm

Tenafly (13-3) at Teaneck (7-10), 4:15pm

Passaic (10-10) vs. Bergen Tech (18-0) at Bergen County Tech, 5pm

Middle Township (6-12) at Atlantic Tech (6-8), 4pm

Egg Harbor (15-1) at Hammonton (14-6), 4pm

Atlantic City (9-10) at Millville (9-8), 4pm

Lower Cape May (1-11) at Cape May Tech (6-8), 4pm

Holy Spirit (5-9) at Ocean City (3-10), 4pm

Absegami (4-11) at Cedar Creek (17-4), 4pm

Mainland (9-6) at St. Joseph (Hamm.) (14-7), 4pm

Bridgeton (4-4) at Wildwood Catholic (6-3), 4pm

Pleasantville (0-7) at Buena (14-7), 4pm

Our Lady of Mercy (5-7) vs. Vineland (6-8) at Vineland Pigtail, 7pm

Sterling (11-4) vs. Haddonfield (4-7) at Crows Woods, 4am

Princeton (2-12) vs. Ewing (7-13) at ARMSTRONG FIELD, 4pm

Morristown (4-11) at J.P. Stevens (7-7), TBA

Rahway (11-4) at Spotswood (16-2), 4pm

Metuchen (17-1) at St. Thomas Aquinas (14-6), 4pm

Highland Park (4-9) vs. New Brunswick (2-11) at New Brunswick High School, 4pm

South Amboy (7-5) at Mother Seton (8-5), 4pm

Timothy Christian (13-2) vs. Somerset Tech (4-10) at 14 Vogt Drive, Bridgewater, NJ, 4pm

Calvary Christian (Old Bridge) (3-7) at Piscataway Tech (0-14), 4pm

South River (9-3) at East Brunswick Tech (10-5), 4pm

Rumson-Fair Haven (6-8) at Carteret (7-10), 4pm

Bayonne (15-4) at North Bergen (6-9), 4:30pm

Union City (12-6) at Hudson Catholic (12-8), 4:30pm

Lincoln (0-7) vs. Memorial (5-11) at Coviello Field, 4:30pm

Morris Knolls (11-4) at Randolph (5-12), TBA

Morristown (4-11) at J.P. Stevens (7-7), TBA

Parsippany (2-9) at Morris Catholic (11-4), 4pm

Pequannock (9-9) at Hanover Park (12-5), 4pm

Pequannock (9-9) at Morris Hills (7-10), 4pm

Newton (7-9) at Kittatinny (7-7), 4pm

Wallkill Valley (6-7) at Hackettstown (3-8), 4pm

West Morris (14-2) at Mount Olive (6-10), 4pm

Whippany Park (10-2) at Madison (12-5), 4pm

Dover (9-6) at Mountain Lakes (6-6), 4pm

Morris Knolls (11-4) at Sparta (10-5), 4pm

Lenape Valley (5-7) at Vernon (10-6), 4pm

Hopatcong (2-10) at Sussex Tech (7-7), 4pm

Kinnelon (4-12) at Parsippany Hills (8-8), 4pm

North Warren (10-3) vs. Morris Tech (8-4) at John Henry Park, 4pm

Chatham (1-12) at Pope John (9-8), 4:30pm

High Point (8-6) at Jefferson (13-2), 7pm

Leonia (6-4) at Ridgefield (8-5), 4pm

Waldwick (10-8) at Bogota (2-8), 4pm

St. Mary (Ruth.) (1-11) at Paterson Charter (1-14), 4pm

Eastern Christian (6-7) at Emerson Boro (14-1), 4pm

Bergen Charter (2-8) at Butler (5-7), 4pm

Manchester Regional (2-11) at Hawthorne (11-5), 4pm

Midland Park (8-4) at Park Ridge (14-3), 4pm

Hasbrouck Heights (6-13) at Wood-Ridge (10-8), 4pm

Harrison (4-9) at Secaucus (4-8), 4pm

Becton (10-8) at Weehawken (14-1), 4pm

Garfield (3-10) at Elmwood Park (3-8), 4pm

Cresskill (4-10) at Palisades Park (0-13), 4pm

Lodi (7-8) at Glen Rock (12-4), 4pm

Pompton Lakes (8-7) at Rutherford (12-4), 4:15pm

Saddle Brook (6-14) at Lodi Immaculate (9-10), 4:15pm

North Arlington (4-10) at Wallington (16-5), 7pm

Cherokee (10-7) at Cherry Hill East (3-10), 3:45pm

Lenape (12-2) at Eastern (6-9), 3:45pm

Paul VI (14-2) vs. Cherry Hill West (8-7) at CHERRY HILL WEST, 4pm

Shawnee (8-7) at Washington Township (7-8), 4pm

SEC

West Orange (5-13) at Glen Ridge (9-6), TBA

Montclair (12-4) at Belleville (0-14), TBA

Bloomfield (8-11) at Caldwell (8-8), TBA

Payne Tech (10-4) at Newark Academy (8-5), 4pm

West Essex (5-12) at Cedar Grove (14-5), 4pm

Arts (4-7) at West Side (0-9), 4pm

Science Park (3-6) at Technology (7-2), 4pm

Barringer (1-11) at St. Vincent (3-9), 4pm

Livingston (13-4) at Verona (6-9), 4pm

West Caldwell Tech (7-7) at Montclair Kimberley (6-8), 4pm

Roselle Catholic (1-10) at Newark Tech (11-1), 4pm

Irvington (7-7) at East Orange (6-6), 4pm

Manchester Township (5-11) at Pinelands (7-9), TBA

Barnegat (7-8) at Jackson Liberty (1-13), 2:30pm

Lacey (10-6) at Point Pleasant Boro (12-5), 3:45pm

Freehold Borough (10-5) vs. Manalapan (5-9) at Manalapan High School, 3:45pm

Wall (14-3) at Middletown South (14-0), 3:45pm

Mater Dei (6-8) at Trinity Hall (5-7), 4pm

Raritan (14-4) at Middletown North (12-8), 4pm

Shore (6-11) at Red Bank Regional (2-13), 4pm

St. Rose (0-14) at Long Branch (0-14), 4pm

Ranney (0-9) at Henry Hudson (4-9), 4pm

Donovan Catholic (18-0) at Lakewood (0-10), 4pm

Colts Neck (10-8) at Matawan (8-8), 4pm

Rumson-Fair Haven (6-8) at Carteret (7-10), 4pm

Keansburg (12-0) at Point Pleasant Beach (11-1), 4:15pm

Freehold Township (12-3) at Red Bank Catholic (15-4), 4:30pm

Jackson Memorial (14-4) at Brick Memorial (4-12), 5:30pm

Lakewood (0-10) at Donovan Catholic (18-0), 5:30pm

Toms River East (9-4) vs. Toms River South (13-7) at Toms River East, 7pm

New Providence (10-5) at Mount St. Mary (6-11), TBA

Hillsborough (7-4) at Phillipsburg (6-8), TBA

Princeton Day (3-6) at Somerville (0-15), 3:45pm

Rutgers Prep (0-13) at Pingry (11-6), 4pm

Delaware Valley (11-7) at Scotch Plains-Fanwood (14-7), 4pm

Manville (9-4) at Franklin (3-13), 4pm

Belvidere (9-5) at Bound Brook (5-7), 4:45pm

Wildwood (2-6) at Woodstown (10-3), 4pm

Williamstown (5-13) at Triton (4-11), 4pm

Salem (0-12) at Penns Grove (3-6), 4pm

Gloucester Tech (13-7) at Delsea (14-4), 4pm

Gloucester Catholic (12-4) at Glassboro (1-8), 4pm

Kingsway (15-3) at Deptford (3-10), 4pm

Clearview (9-7) at Highland (4-8), 4pm

Timber Creek (7-7) at Cumberland (2-13), 4pm

New Providence (10-5) at Mount St. Mary (6-11), TBA

Summit (7-10) vs. Oak Knoll (6-6) at Chatham- Shunpike Field, 4pm

Rahway (11-4) at Spotswood (16-2), 4pm

Roselle Catholic (1-10) at Newark Tech (11-1), 4pm

Delaware Valley (11-7) at Scotch Plains-Fanwood (14-7), 4pm

Roselle Park (6-12) vs. Roselle (5-7) at Sylvester Field, 4pm

Academy for Urban Leadership Charter (0-4) vs. Hillside (1-9) at Charlotte De Filippo Park, 4:30pm

Independent

Camden (1-2) at Pennsauken Tech (2-7), 3:45pm

Princeton Day (3-6) at Somerville (0-15), 3:45pm

Camden Tech (5-7) at Northern Burlington (9-7), 4pm

Academy for Urban Leadership Charter (0-4) vs. Hillside (1-9) at Charlotte De Filippo Park, 4:30pm

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