Stafford wins
GSGA Sectional
WAYCROSS — Savannah’s Harrison Stafford fired a 1-under-par 71 to capture the summer’s first Southeast GSGA Sectional tournament Tuesday at The Lakes Golf Club at Laura Walker Park.
The South Effingham player shot 35-36 on the par-72, 6,656-yard layout to win by a two-stroke margin over Sea Island’s Mark David Johnson.
Stafford is now the points leader in the Boy’s 16-18 division.
OSU president
stepping down
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University President Gordon Gee abruptly announced his retirement Tuesday after he came under fire for jokingly referring to “those damn Catholics” at Notre Dame and poking fun at the academic quality of other schools.
The remarks were first reported last week by The Associated Press, and Ohio State at the time called them unacceptable and said it had placed Gee on a “remediation plan” to change his behavior.
Gee, 69, said in a teleconference that the furor was only part of his decision to retire, which he said he had been considering for a while. He said his age and the start of a long-term planning process at the university were also factors.
“I live in turbulent times and I’ve had a lot of headwinds, and so almost every occasion, I have just moved on,” he said.
SSU relay team
in nationals
The Savannah State men’s 4x100 relay team will compete in the NCAA track and field championships today in Eugene, Ore.
The team of Kenshard Hamilton, Cameron Hall, Chazwyn Price, and Darrius Baker set a school record of 39.93 in the 4x100 meter relay in the NCAA East Region preliminary to qualify for the national meet.
The 4x100m men’s relay semifinal run is today at 7:15 p.m. The finals scheduled Saturday at 5:12 p.m.
The event will be streamed live on the Pac 12 network at pac-12.com/live/goducks.